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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/4/2011 11:15:05 AM

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21 Apr 1942 First attack at Savaii fairly good.

Subs

Burma
We call off the LRCAP. their bombers don't fly. Plenty of supply at Akyab, around 270AV and lvl 3 forts two engineer bn and an AA bn.

DEI
Sorebaya is cleared of mines.

Malang should fall next turn as another regiment moves in.

Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4027 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436

Defending force 4173 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 106

Assaulting units:
21st Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
25th Army
5th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
6th KNIL Regiment
Loemafjang Base Force
Banjoewangi Base Force
Malang Base Force

Pacific
We bombard Pago Pago. Bad weather stops KB flying,

Night Naval bombardment of Pago Pago at 148,161 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed on ground

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CL Tama
CL Abukuma
CL Yura
CL Nagara

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

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17

Their aircraft still fly, the two AP's will live.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 7
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
SBD-1 Dauntless x 30

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 2 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-1 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Rakuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Ise
xAP Kokuryu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 3
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
SBD-1 Dauntless x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed
SBD-1 Dauntless: 9 destroyed

Over Wellingto though we loose badly when part of KB launches at the port. Plane losses are high, with most units having only 1/3rd of their planes, but 2/3 of their crews... It wasn't worth it and they will retire...

Afternoon Air attack on Wellington , at 112,191

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
B5N2 Kate x 27
D3A1 Val x 59

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 19
P-40E Warhawk x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 10 destroyed, 8 damaged
D3A1 Val: 24 destroyed, 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 1
DD Talbot, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Port hits 2

Savaii will fall to a shock attack next turn (a good thing as we are almost out of supply!).

Ground combat at Savaii (146,159)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7996 troops, 112 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 305

Defending force 3520 troops, 44 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 88

Japanese adjusted assault: 329

Allied adjusted defense: 112

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
324 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
519 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
Kimura Det
14th Army
48th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
Samoa Det.
2nd/102nd Infantry Battalion
136th USA Base Force
Bobcats USN Naval Construction Battalion
4th Marine Defense Battalion
2/198th Coast AA Battalion

The Pago Pago invasion force is gathering... but need to soften the place up. They have re-oriented their subs to around Pago Pago... this is good for our shipping at Suva as we start to plan the withdrawel.

China
In the far south one of their units moves off the road an intp the forest, we will try to take the other unit ASAP.

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/4/2011 11:24:49 AM

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22 Apr 1942 Savaii Falls, Malang Doesn't Fall :(

Subs

Burma
Finally happy with the supply and troop position in Burma. Need another two div eventually but we have dug in largely unmolested. On the Border with China troops are moving... need to stop that.

Airforce is reasonable, aircrew are fairly good, Oscar nubers are low in the pool so we will continue to hold back from capping Akyab.

Their bombers hit the paras between Akyab and Cox's Bazaar. Akyab is repairing... temporary only.

Pulling resources oil and fuel nicely from Rangoon. Have a moderatly strong SCTF in the area, that will be reinforced by 2 CV's a CVE and 2-3 BB's in about a month.

Port Blair is a level 3 airfield and climbing.

DEI
Despite predictions Malang doesn't fall... next turn...

Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12446 troops, 130 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 558

Defending force 4160 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 105

Japanese adjusted assault: 233

Allied adjusted defense: 184

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
601 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
361 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
21st Infantry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
25th Army
5th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
6th KNIL Regiment
Loemafjang Base Force
Banjoewangi Base Force
Malang Base Force

Pacific
Savaii falls to the shock attack, this is good as we are almost out of supply!

Ground combat at Savaii (146,159)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7805 troops, 112 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 287

Defending force 3159 troops, 44 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 61

Japanese adjusted assault: 430

Allied adjusted defense: 70

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Savaii !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
313 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3759 casualties reported
Squads: 95 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 324 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 55 (55 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 5

Assaulting units:
48th Engineer Regiment
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
Kimura Det
14th Army
48th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
2nd/102nd Infantry Battalion
Bobcats USN Naval Construction Battalion
136th USA Base Force
4th Marine Defense Battalion
2/198th Coast AA Battalion

Pagp Pago force is manouvering, but need to bombard the defenders from the sea and air first.

Starting to withdraw from Suva.

Mini KB is about to rearm/refuel. The two parts of KB are joining up. These forces will cover the withdrawal.

China

The attack in the south fails, more force is on the way.

Ground combat at 71,56 (near Lang Son)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3985 troops, 65 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 123

Defending force 8606 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 222

Japanese adjusted assault: 103

Allied adjusted defense: 121

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
168 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
1st Ind. Field Artillery Regiment
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/6/2011 11:04:22 AM

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23 Apr 1942 Bad weather has an impact.

Subs

Burma
Due to cloud over their primary target, Akyab, the allied bombers move on to m=Mandaly, which is protected by 3 AA Bns and fighters...

Morning Air attack on 4th Ind. Engineer Regiment, at 59,46 (Mandalay)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 28
Wellington Ic x 15
B-17E Fortress x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
Wellington Ic: 8 damaged
Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed by flak

We thank the wether gods for this diversion and opportunity to kill Allied bombers :)

More supply and troops are arriving.

DEI
Some bad die rolls see the attack at Malang fail,wether stops the 100 bombers flying in support as well...

Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15623 troops, 156 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 531

Defending force 3905 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 94

Japanese adjusted assault: 368

Allied adjusted defense: 496

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
451 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 84 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Assaulting units:
21st Infantry Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
25th Army
5th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
6th KNIL Regiment
Banjoewangi Base Force
Loemafjang Base Force
Malang Base Force

Sorebaya is now open for operations and damaged ships and tankers for the SWPAC move in.

Pacific
Bad wetaher grounds our CV aircrew. An escaping TF of damaged xAP's from Savaii are detected and hit by serach aircraft but not engaged. Their bombers fly against an incoming BB bombardment TF.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Niue at 147,165

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
F4F-3A Wildcat x 3
SBD-1 Dauntless x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-1 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SBD-1 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SBD-1 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Junyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
Zuiho-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Niue at 147,165

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 6
F4F-3 Wildcat x 8
SBD-1 Dauntless x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-1 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima

The invasion force is waiting to see the damage assessment before going in.

Mini KB rearms and refuels at Norfold Island from AKE and AO's.

Moving fuel forward to Tulagi.

China
We try an attack in the south but fail, more forces arrive during the turn so will try again next turn.

Ground combat at 71,56 (near Lang Son)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3818 troops, 65 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 498

Defending force 8533 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 219

Japanese adjusted assault: 83

Allied adjusted defense: 157

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
433 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
65th Brigade
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
20th Engineer Regiment
74th Infantry Regiment
1st Ind. Field Artillery Regiment
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps

< Message edited by jrcar -- 5/6/2011 11:05:23 AM >

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/6/2011 11:06:40 AM

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The question is where are their CV's?

A dive bomber is detected off Wake, and so is a SCTF... they could be going in their...

NZ is full of troops, but Wake is only relatively lightly defended, so they probably could get the troops to go for it.

It would be a good move on their behalf... except they are sticking their neck out again...

Cheers

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/6/2011 11:19:34 PM

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24 Apr 1942 Invasion of Wake! Para drop succesful in China...

Subs

Burma
Bad weather stops the enemy bombers from flying.

DEI
Resting at Malang. Better weather next turn so with probably air support we will attack.

Moving engineers to Padang to did in a guard unit. Will build airfields at the base behind Padang.

Pacific
They invade Wake while we bombard in prep for a landing at Pago Pago.

At Wake they land 3 bns of Marine raiders... which are thrown back into the sea...

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

13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Mississippi
BB New Mexico
BB Idaho
BB Colorado

Japanese ground losses:
164 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (5 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 21
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 5

Pre-Invasion action off Wake Island - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

64 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CL Hobart
APD Chew
APD Barker
APD Fox
APD Rathburne

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Amphibious Assault at Wake Island

TF 168 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 136,98

Allied ground losses:
242 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

10 troops of a US Raider Squad lost overboard during unload of 2nd Marine Raider Bn /3

Invasion Support action off Wake Island - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Exeter, Shell hits 2
CL Hobart
APD Rathburne

Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1837 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86

Defending force 1864 troops, 47 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 65

Allied adjusted assault: 9

Japanese adjusted defense: 48

Allied assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 2)

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), disruption(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
664 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 55 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Marine Raider Bn /1
1st Marine Raider Bn /1
3rd Marine Raider Bn /1

Defending units:
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
50th JNAF Coy

At Pago Pago we bombard and finally get a coordinated strike with covering Zeros from Vava'u, and the two CV tf in the area. The rest of KB is 2 days sail away.

Night Naval bombardment of Pago Pago at 148,161 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
SBD-1 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed on ground

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
CA Kako
CL Tenryu
CL Kiso

Allied ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 9 (4 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 70

BB Kirishima firing at Pago Pago
BB Hiei firing at Pago Pago
CA Kako firing at Pago Pago
CL Tenryu firing at 7th Marine Defense Battalion
7th Marine Defense Battalion firing at CL Tenryu
CL Kiso firing at 161st Infantry Regiment

Afternoon Air attack on Pago Pago , at 148,161

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 71
B5N2 Kate x 49
D3A1 Val x 72

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 4
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 9 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 11 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-1 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
ACM Picket, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 35
Port hits 5

We land at Pago Pago next turn... should be interesting...

China
In China they had been building forces up on the border with Burma... these had to be coming from somewhere so after a week of reconing bases the paras are launched on a daring raid to seize the airfields and supply dumps of a apparently undefended base....

Ground combat at Tsuyung (68,46)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 193 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 7

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tsuyung !!!

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /1

Almost 20k in supply is captured! Will move in some troops via air... they wil eventually be lost but their aim is to eat as much as they can while they can. This cuts off resupply to China by air, and the loss of so many supplies will really hurt....

Overall a fantastic turn, Wake is succesfully held, Pago Pago is suitably prepped and we launch an effective strike in China...

We are worried about Pago Pago, 16 units are detected there, the initial landing is 3 Divs, with a 4th in floating reserve, and another 2 div preping on Fiji, but 5-6 days sail away... Fuel is now very low, but more will soon be on the way. Have enough suitable AKE to maintain the bombardments if we can get the fuel in... talk about a shoe string and just in time logistics!

Cheers

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/6/2011 11:42:26 PM

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BANZAI

. Daring raid in China. Loss of the use of 20K supply in starving China will HURT. Even if you fail to eat it, deny the enemy the supply link and the ability for access that much supply for say two months and ouch. Pago does sound like a tough nut. Anywhere with 16 LCUs is bound to have at least one full division if not two. OTOH perhaps an opportunity to bag a whole army of valuable Ami troops.

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/7/2011 2:22:52 AM

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25 Apr 1942

Subs
Sub attack near Perth at 48,147

Japanese Ships
SS I-124, hits 3

Allied Ships
PG Clive

Burma
The bombers come back to Akyab, trashing the airfield again.

DEI

Attack on Malang with air support makes progress.

Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15708 troops, 156 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 539

Defending force 3480 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 79

Japanese adjusted assault: 350

Allied adjusted defense: 133

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
675 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
631 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 75 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
42nd Infantry Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
25th Army
5th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
6th KNIL Regiment
Banjoewangi Base Force
Loemafjang Base Force
Malang Base Force

Pacific
We land on Pago Pago. about a third of the force is unloaded. The enemy numbers are a bit highre than I thiought (was expecting only 1 regiment, not 2) so the reserve is comitted and more troops, armour and heavy guns, are loaded at Suva.

Pre-Invasion action off Pago Pago - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

559 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
CL Abukuma
CL Yura
CL Nagara
DD Minazuki
DD Urakaze
xAP Brazil Maru, Shell hits 4
AK Tosan Maru
DD Hamakaze
DD Yakaze

Japanese ground losses:
615 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

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

Amphibious Assault at Pago Pago

TF 94 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 148,161

Japanese ground losses:
240 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 10054 troops, 244 guns, 201 vehicles, Assault Value = 406

Defending force 8530 troops, 81 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 444

Japanese ground losses:
182 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
754th Tank Bn /1
34th Infantry Regiment
Samoan Marine Battalion
161st Infantry Regiment
193rd Tank Bn /1
276th Cst Art Bn /1
7th Marine Defense Battalion
210th Coast AA Regiment
II US Fighter Cmnd
104th USN Base Force
1st USMC Air Wing Base Force
8th Marine Defense Battalion
70th Coast AA Regiment
31st Aviation Base Force
46th Const Rgt /2

Defending units:
19th Div /5
4th Div /1
53rd Div /2
16th Army /2

China
Our aircraft flying in to the city we captured are intercepted. The force that was looking at crossing into Burma from China has now turned around, this is good.

Cheers

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So much for my theory. 16 LCUs with only about four stout combat units will eventually equal a stunning victory for Japan. Well done.

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/7/2011 1:05:06 PM

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Well we did recon by fire some time ago... I thought there was only one regiment then... I think they bought another in.

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So much for my theory. 16 LCUs with only about four stout combat units will eventually equal a stunning victory for Japan. Well done.

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26 Apr 1942

Subs

Burma
The bombers come again this turn. Akyab is still open... so having rested most of the fighters the last couple of days I'm putting up a 80% LRCAP from 120 Oscars and about 30 Zeros to see how it goes getting bombers. We have lots of 7- trained pilots in reserve, generous numbers of airframes, so it is worth trying to give them a bloody nose...

Port Blair now has 36 Betty and 27 Zero and is soon to be a level 4 airfield (2-3 days).

More troops are arriving, a regt 100% preped for Akyab...

Thinking out shipping from Rangoon, loading lots of fuel, oil and resources.

DEI
Malang Falls, some troops will chase down the stragglers while about half head for Bandoeng immediately. The first assualt there should be in a bout a week.

Engineers arrive at Padang.

Pacific
We continue to land at Pago Pago suffering light casulties overall, but it looks like we will losse 2-3 xAP's to the enemeies guns (there are 2 Marines Defence Bns and the Cst Gun unit). At the end of the day our AV is 1000 to about 400.

The floating reserve will join with two tank regiments next turn, then land the turn after to bing it up to 4 Divs and 2 Tk regts. The BB TF should hit about the same time. All of KB is now in location, and Mini KB is 2 days away. More fuel is on the way.

The enemy shipping retires from Wake. A convoy of a BF and another Naval guard for Wake begin loading. A BF Bn is on the way to Marcus, and more forces are heading into the theatre as well... Time to really start putting the ground units in place.

Will free up some engineers from Korea to move to the Centpac to help dig in quicker... also need more supplies there.

Port Moresby airfield is fully open now, port is starting to reduce from 100% damaged.

China

Production
Kates and Vals are halted, 200 Val and 120 Kate are in the pools. So will save engines for a few days.

Helen production is going well, several uits have converted, keeping the Sally units as are and changing over the Sonia/Ann type units to Helen. Also producing Lily IIa, so Sally, Helen and Lily all in production, want to fully get rid of Ida/Sonia/Ann.

Accelerating TK's and DD's as well as the closer CV types.

Oil and fuel gathering going well, oil now sucked out of Sumatra to Singapore, and under 100k of fuel in Palembang and dropping. Have switched on 8k TK group to pulling oik from Rangoon. 350k of Fuel in Singapore now. Pulling resources and oil back to Kendari from Babo and Boela nicely as well. Fuel from Balikpapan and Tarakan going to Rabaul, Koepang and Kendari, building up tactical reserves in the later. Fuel from Brunei mostly going to Manila and Davao.

Converting many of the xAK-t ships back to full cargo types and slowly reorganising and rationalising convoys.

Resources really good, oil and fuel marginal, need to get more tankers in operation back to the home islands, but need to get fuel to the fleet in the SWPAC first.

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Never enough TKs or DDs, eh?

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/8/2011 1:35:12 AM

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Cribtop certainly not, however considering we have lost only 3 DD's, and they have lost 26, I suspect they have more of a problem. We have lost one 8k and one 1.25k TK's, they have lost 2 9.7k, 6 7k and 7 smaller ones. But we are now operating on very extended lines in the SOPAC.

27 Apr 1942

Subs

Burma
They don't fly, so our CAP trap doesn't execute. Will try another day and rest.

A large stack, including Australians! Is moving on Akyab from Cox's Bazaar. We being to move in a third regiment 100% prepped. If we can keep the AV up I'm hoping we can hold the base and the forts.

DEI
Closing on the remnants of the Dutch on Java... a bit of hard fighting to go, but we can now free up Sallys for Burma if we wish.

Pacific
Continued landings at Pago Pago see 2 xAP sink, and a third become damaged to the CD guns. The escorts are out of ammo. The CV's fly at Pago Pago hitting the port, airfield and troops. Enemy aircraft put up only a token resistance, but FLAK causes a fair bit of damage. The BB's will hit next turn, then the second wave will land. We have 1200AV in good shape ashore but supplies are only marginal. Another 500AV will land in the second wave. A third is preparing but need the escorts due to the number of enemy sobs in the area.

China
We are pulling back and consolidating in the North, but preparing to advance in the south.

Rearanging forces and moving more troops in position in the CENTPAC. This looks like where they may push... however I think they have comitted a lot of free force in NZ, and they can't advance in the CENTPAC yet.

The movement in Burma is obvious, we want to hold them up on Akyab so we can get more troops (Supplies are now good) into theatre. They have ceased sending shipping past Ceylon since Port Blair was taken. A CV TF will depart Japan for the IO in 6 days once a second BB comes out of dry dock.

Starting to send ships into dock for upgrades. Manila is very busy doing this in particular. Have increased the repair yard at Sorebaya but supplies are very low, 30k is on the way.

Detecting the Aussies in Burma was good, takes a little presure off the defence of the DEI. Just need to keep them pined at Akyab... and cause ground casulties to the UK formations in the process. Soon medium bombers will congregate... some epic battles coming up!

The movement of the combat focus to Burma is welcome, plenty of fuel and our fleet can operate at full effectiveness from places like Rangoon.

Cheers

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/8/2011 11:16:00 AM

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Subs
This TF was carying troops from Savaii. The CA is at 27 Float and should get home OK.

ASW attack near Savaii at 146,160

Japanese Ships
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1
CL Kuma
AMC Bankok Maru
CM Okinoshima
DD Asanagi

Allied Ships
SS Swordfish

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Burma
Their aircraft again don't fly, so our aircraft are set to minimum to rest for a turn or two. Akyab is recovering again.

DEI
No change.

Pacific
Last turn B-17 hit Rabaul, they lost at least one to the CAP over Rabaul. We decided to stay, and the enemy doesn't fly this turn, and the airfield recovers a little.

We have a CA Tf heading to an east coast target...

Around Pago Pago the two parts of KB kook up. Mini KB is a day away. This frees up CV Junyo and CVE Unyo to head towards the Indian Ocean.

The sea bombardment of Pago Pago doesn't do a lot, nor does the air bombardment. Next trun the second wave will run in to Pago Pago while the ships from the first wave head back.

Night Naval bombardment of Pago Pago at 148,161 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
CA Kako
CL Tenryu
CL Kiso
DD Kuretake
DD Amatsukaze
DD Isokaze

Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Afternoon Air attack on Pago Pago , at 148,161

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 37
B5N2 Kate x 68
D3A1 Val x 65

Allied aircraft
F4F-3A Wildcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 16 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 12 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Port hits 1

Also attacking 161st Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking Pago Pago ...
Also attacking 31st Aviation Base Force ...
Also attacking 1st USMC Air Wing Base Force ...
Also attacking 8th Marine Defense Battalion ...
Also attacking II US Fighter Cmnd ...
Also attacking 8th Marine Defense Battalion ...
Also attacking Pago Pago ...
Also attacking 161st Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking Pago Pago ...
Also attacking 161st Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 7th Marine Defense Battalion ...
Also attacking 8th Marine Defense Battalion ...
Also attacking 7th Marine Defense Battalion ...
Also attacking Pago Pago ...
Also attacking 161st Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 34th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking Pago Pago ...
Also attacking 161st Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking Pago Pago ...
Also attacking 46th Const Rgt /2 ...
Also attacking 7th Marine Defense Battalion ...
Also attacking Samoan Marine Battalion ...
Also attacking 34th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 161st Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 7th Marine Defense Battalion ...
Also attacking Pago Pago ...
Also attacking 34th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 7th Marine Defense Battalion ...
Also attacking 34th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking Pago Pago ...
Also attacking 161st Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 70th Coast AA Regiment ...
Also attacking Pago Pago ...

We now have plenty of supply, and 2 of the 3 divs are in great shape. The third needs another day or two, may wait for the 4th dive to start landing.

An enemy TF is detected at Christmass Island, it has a BB... They may be waiting for KB to run low or sorties... She will rearm/refuel shortly though.

China
Quiet.

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/8/2011 11:28:41 AM

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Here is southern China. After probing in a few locations we are trying for Nanning with forces freed up from Korea, and eventually bound for Burma...

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/8/2011 11:33:33 AM

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In the north we have advanced and withdrawn back. We don't have the combat power at the moment. Trying to starve the Chinese to make sure they don't grow out of control...

May need to with draw back further in an effort to entice them out. If they don't follow then we can break contact and concentrate somewhere else...

Otherwsie will be content to get small "wins" of trashing units here and there where we can until we can create a combat advantage.

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/9/2011 10:01:49 AM

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Burma
Lots of Blenheims try to attack a FT TF off Akyab grining in a third regiment... they fail. I dodn't have any LRCAP over it sod it, would have bagged a lot of 'em!

We sweep the unit nth of Akyab, get a Buffalo for our troubles and identify the 46th Indian Brigade. Helens will bomb next turn.

DEI

We capture the second last base in Java, only Bandong to go.

Ground combat at Loemadjang (56,106)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3493 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121

Defending force 1404 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Japanese adjusted assault: 59

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 59 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Loemadjang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(+), fatigue(-)

Allied ground losses:
1937 casualties reported
Squads: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 172 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 44 (44 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 4

Assaulting units:
42nd Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
6th KNIL Regiment
Banjoewangi Base Force
Loemafjang Base Force
Malang Base Force

Pacific
They trash Port Moresby, time to pull the oscars out. But we get 1-2 B-17.

KB has little impact at Pago Pago.

Afternoon Air attack on Pago Pago , at 148,161

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 128 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 47
B5N2 Kate x 63
D3A1 Val x 64

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 13 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 21 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

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

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Air squadrons are rotated off the CV's to Suva to fill up with planes and highly trained pilots. The CV's have plenty of sorties, but low on Torps, so they need to rearm in a few days.

Next turn a 4th Div, 2 tk regts and a medium gun regt will land at Pago Pago.

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30 Apr 1942 Second wave lands on Pago Pago

Subs
ASW attack near Samah at 68,61

Japanese Ships
xAK Seattle Maru
xAK Canberra Maru
DD Tachikaze

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish, hits 2

Burma
Escorted Helens attack the 46th Indian Bde 1 hex nth of Akyab, a CAPing Buffalo is lost, and light damage caused to the Indians. We will continue to harass, it looks like they may try to move out into the jungle...

Akyab is swept and hit by bombers trashing the airfield.

A CA Bombardment TF slips out from Rangoon to hit Cox's Bazaar.

DEI
I thought that enough force has arrived at Bandoeng to "give it a go" ... I was wrong:

Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24317 troops, 267 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 849

Defending force 21317 troops, 321 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 638

Japanese adjusted assault: 467

Allied adjusted defense: 2548

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 4)

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

Japanese ground losses:
3253 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 220 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 65 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
183 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division
148th Infantry Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
22nd Recon Rgt /3
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
2nd KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Regiment
Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
4th KNIL Regiment
Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion
1st Regt Cavalerie
Afdeling Ritman
3rd KNIL AA Battalion
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
KNIL Army Command
Merak Base Force
1st KNIL AA Battalion
Kalidjati Base Force
Tjilitap Base Force
Bandoeng Base Force

Pacific
The second wave lands at Pago Pago taking light casulties in the process. The TF incuded DMS that swept mines, but were engaged by the CD guns, and a DD hit a mine. Several tpts were moderately hit, however at the end of the day another 300AV was ashore brining the total to around 1700.

B-17 Resume the air offinsive over Port Moresby. Rufe and LRCAP Oscar harass them and may have shot 1-2 down. PM is basically closed again as an airfield.

A CA bombardment TF begins the run in to Brisbane...

Lord Howe Island is taken.

China
Pulling back to see if we can entice them out.

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/10/2011 2:24:17 PM

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01 May 1942 First attack at Pago Pago

Subs
They do good this turn, luckily the TKs are empty and while one is badly (64 flt) damaged at worst we should only loos one of them... and we got their sub...

Sub attack near Tandjoengselor at 69,93

Japanese Ships
TK Hoyo Maru
DD Sagiri
E Ishigaki
TK Toa Maru, Torpedo hits 1
TK Kaizyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS O24, hits 11, on fire, heavy damage (forced to the surface and sunk)

Sub attack near Tandjoengselor at 69,94

Japanese Ships
TK Kaizyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
SS O19

We got our own back... sort of..

Submarine attack near Palm Island at 93,143

Japanese Ships
SS RO-64

Allied Ships
xAKL Coolana, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Burma
We again attack the Indian Bde, they hit Akyab. Damage as per yesterday :) They use 80 aircraft sweeping...

DEI
We lick our wounds and think...

Pacific
Pago Pago almost falls on the first attack. A shock attack tomorrow should seal the deal.

Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42476 troops, 458 guns, 206 vehicles, Assault Value = 1754

Defending force 15826 troops, 405 guns, 379 vehicles, Assault Value = 404

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 2879

Allied adjusted defense: 765

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
2812 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 151 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 124 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Vehicles lost 32 (9 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
780 casualties reported
Squads: 28 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 102 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 44 (2 destroyed, 42 disabled)

Assaulting units:
19th Division
53rd Division
38th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
4th Division
7th Tank Regiment
16th Army
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
Samoan Marine Battalion
161st Infantry Regiment
754th Tank Bn /1
193rd Tank Bn /1
34th Infantry Regiment
276th Cst Art Bn /1
7th Marine Defense Battalion
70th Coast AA Regiment
II US Fighter Cmnd
104th USN Base Force
8th Marine Defense Battalion
31st Aviation Base Force
210th Coast AA Regiment
1st USMC Air Wing Base Force
46th Const Rgt /2

Tha bombardment TF hits Brisbane. It stayed around (I thought I'd turn off do not retire... but I didn't). Their aircraft weren't on Naval attack, but we didn't get any of the ships in the potrt that we had detected.

Naval bombardment of Brisbane at 96,160 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
Hudson I: 1 destroyed on ground

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Ashigara
CA Haguro
CA Myoko

Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 76
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

CA Mikuma firing at 21/22 Field Regiment
CA Ashigara firing at Brisbane
CA Haguro firing at 2nd Australian Division
CA Myoko firing at Brisbane Fortress
Brisbane Fortress firing at CA Myoko

China
No Change

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/10/2011 2:39:45 PM

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Tony and I had a planning meeting.

We are getting concerned about forces in Burma,and now that Pago Pago is about to wrap up we will do some major troop movements.

On Java 4 Regts and lots of Arty will seige Bandoeng while 2-3 Daitai of Sally will work it over. The Imperial Guards Division will move to Batavia then head to Burma.

In the South Pacific once Pago Pago falls we will set up Fiji, Tulagi/Lunga and Rabaul with a div each, and have Naval Guard-regt out posts on key islands, with smaller forces in between as a decepytion measure.

We would like to get another unit into Port Moresby.

In the Centpac we will continue to deploy the Naval guard units out onto islands, with key concentrations at Tarawa, Nauru, Kusaie and Roi Namur/Kwaljelon. More engineers are on the way from Korea, and some will move from the SOPAC operations.

Aleutions will remain a low priority, although forces are prepping for the central islands.

KB is taking aircraft and pilot replacements, mini KB and KB are currently co-located and will escort the divisions out of the SOPAC.

2-3 of these Divisions will head to Burma, 1 to Sumatra, 1 to Java.

A new miniKB- is forming of 2 CV and a CVE with suitable esorts to operate in the Indian Ocean.

We will continue to feight against the Australian coast, may even start "prepping" units...

We think we have gained 3-6 months of relatively low activity in the Pacific, we have already dug in to at least level 3 forts on our main bases, and intend to hold "outposts" so they can't follow on our shirt tails as we depart the theatre.

We will then plan to deep raid with all of KB to get behind likely form up locations and sink convoys. Our ISR plan will bein to realign from the current early warning defensive one to a more offensive orientation to detect these locations and conduct pattern analysis.

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It's very easy to follow this AAR and I'm sure it will help ease the pain of learning this side, great job.

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SuluSea, thank you for the feedback, much appreciated!

02 May 1942 Pago Pago Holds... just.

Subs
The opposition thouhght it was rude that we hit Brisbane (where one of them is living) then badly damaged one of their subs as well!

ASW attack near Brisbane at 96,160

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Ashigara
DD Asagiri
DD Nenohi
DD Michishio

Allied Ships
SS Tautog, hits 12, heavy damage

Burma
We bombard Cox's Bazaar causing only light damage. Interesting seeing what units are there...

Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CL Sendai
DD Asakaze
DD Fumizuki
DD Yugiri
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shirayuki
DD Usugumo
DD Akatsuki
DD Oyashio

Port hits 4
Port supply hits 2

CA Mogami firing at 7th Hussars Regiment
CL Sendai firing at Cox's Bazar
DD Asakaze firing at Cox's Bazar
DD Fumizuki firing at Cox's Bazar
DD Yugiri firing at 7th Hussars Regiment
DD Hatsuyuki firing at 2nd Royal Tank Regiment
DD Shirayuki firing at 2nd Royal Tank Regiment
DD Usugumo firing at 2nd Royal Tank Regiment
DD Akatsuki firing at 7th Hussars Regiment
DD Oyashio firing at 7th Hussars Regiment

Helens again hit the 46th Indian Bde north of Akyab, we get another Buffalo in the process but cause only light damage.

They sweep with lots of fighters again. Tomorrow will be the third day so we will try to oppose them... need to attrit their aircraft if we can, we have a good reserve of airframes and lots of pilots.

DEI
The Imperial guard starts to move.

Soon to land on Christmas island.

More troops on the way for the garrison.

Pacific
A few more hits on Brisbane, this time we take some return fire, the last DD is a little beat up.

Night Naval bombardment of Brisbane at 96,160 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

145 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 2
CA Haguro, Shell hits 2
CA Myoko
DD Asagiri, Shell hits 1
DD Nenohi
DD Michishio
DD Nowaki
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yukikaze
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 3

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 25

Pago Pago resists a shock attack.. we need to rest and recover disruption... but forts are now gone.

Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 40260 troops, 458 guns, 198 vehicles, Assault Value = 1582

Defending force 14784 troops, 404 guns, 377 vehicles, Assault Value = 357

Japanese adjusted assault: 1808

Allied adjusted defense: 829

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
5423 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 284 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 275 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 41 disabled
Vehicles lost 58 (8 destroyed, 50 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
416 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 157 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 93 (1 destroyed, 92 disabled)

Assaulting units:
4th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
38th Division
53rd Division
19th Division
7th Tank Regiment
16th Army
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
161st Infantry Regiment
34th Infantry Regiment
Samoan Marine Battalion
754th Tank Bn /1
193rd Tank Bn /1
276th Cst Art Bn /1
7th Marine Defense Battalion
210th Coast AA Regiment
1st USMC Air Wing Base Force
104th USN Base Force
II US Fighter Cmnd
70th Coast AA Regiment
8th Marine Defense Battalion
31st Aviation Base Force
46th Const Rgt /2

They continue to hit Port Moresby, Rufe and LRCAP Oscar harass. Sending anouther unit of Rufe down to help out as the one there is getting tired.

China
The withdrawel continues. We are also pulling back in southern China as well as they have moved in reserves and we can't generate the combat power. These forces will now head to Burma.

China is at stalemate, they almost certainly don't have the supplies to attack. Our aim now is to try and "beast" smaller stacks of the enemy, so we can generate the combat power to take something significant later.

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/11/2011 12:59:48 PM

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Placing an Air HQ on Fergusson Island (Next to Milne Bay) and building up those small bases (AF to size 2 or 3) within a single hex should help with the defense of Port Morseby. You can move in Nell/Betty to hit any shipping and it would make it harder for those 4e bombers to close down just one base while you could still carry torpedoes from different bases.

You might want to send an Ind Eng Rgt to Wake Island to expand the port to size 2 if you want to move the CD unit that goes there to another base. I could not get it off in my game with the size 1 port.

Any desire to take Baker and Canton Islands to allow a way to slip out SC TF or CV TF into the eastern Pacific later for raiding mission??

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/11/2011 1:12:49 PM

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Thanks for the toughts, comments below.

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Placing an Air HQ on Fergusson Island (Next to Milne Bay) and building up those small bases (AF to size 2 or 3) within a single hex should help with the defense of Port Morseby. You can move in Nell/Betty to hit any shipping and it would make it harder for those 4e bombers to close down just one base while you could still carry torpedoes from different bases.

Our plan is to use Umboi (already 3 afld, 3 forts) and Finshaven to do this... the Oscar LRCAP is from Umboi at the moment, let them land on the (obvious) southern tip of PNG, while they are attacked from 3 sides... well thats the plan! PM and Buna area held as targets for them to bomb.

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You might want to send an Ind Eng Rgt to Wake Island to expand the port to size 2 if you want to move the CD unit that goes there to another base. I could not get it off in my game with the size 1 port.

Yes about to land troops there, a second Naval guard and a basefore. A BF just landed at Marcus, and engineers are on the way. We may evac a cadre back to Marcus via air. We are trying to harden the CENTPAC, it is an obvious thrust line... if they have any thrust left...

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Any desire to take Baker and Canton Islands to allow a way to slip out SC TF or CV TF into the eastern Pacific later for raiding mission??

Yes :) in fact some shipping has just been detected at Canton, Mini KB is about to visit, and main KB is a day behind... We have troops prepping, looks like some forces there now...

We have the next 3-6 months to launch spoinling attacks... but need to pull back from the SOPAC under cover of the CV's first.

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/12/2011 4:23:03 AM

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03 May 1942

Subs
They do good this turn... but our TK is afloat wand will live. Will move an AV and float planes to this location.

Sub attack near Balabac at 71,84

Japanese Ships
TK Nissyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
TK Akebono Maru
DD Minegumo

Allied Ships
SS O19, hits 1

Burma
Our LRCAP trap over Akyab works very well. Bad wetaher closes their fighter fields down, while the bombers, flying from a different field, still comein... Wellington rhymes with laminton, and both are nice to eat :)

Morning Air attack on 78th Infantry Regiment, at 54,45 (Akyab)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 23

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 22
Wellington Ic x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 9 destroyed, 5 damaged
Wellington Ic: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged

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

The pilotes reckon they are tired after their efforts, I know they just want to drink Sake and celebtrate... so we will stand them down... well done guys!

DEI
No change

Pacific

Mini KB is moving forward to investigate a small Tf off Canton Island... KB is behind...

Otherwise starting to move the troops around to defensive locations while the troops on Pago Pago rest.

China

They try to attack an Armoured regt in forest with two infantry corps, the guys circle the tanks and fire... lots...

Ground combat at 73,55 (near Nanning)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16724 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 716

Defending force 690 troops, 0 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 58

Allied adjusted assault: 326

Japanese adjusted defense: 215

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 22 (2 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
311 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
47th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
5th Tank Regiment

Otherwise the withdrawel is going nicely...

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/12/2011 4:32:44 AM

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04 May 1942
Subs
We get our own back this turn...

Sub attack near Diamond Harbour at 51,39

Japanese Ships
SS I-155

Allied Ships
CL Emerald, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Enterprise
DD Napier

Burma
Helens raid Dacca against a light CAP of Buffalo and do light damage to the airfield. They hit Akyab with B-17 only under heavy sweeps of over 100 allied fighters. Our planes largely rest.

DEI

Merauke reaches lvl 2 afld, a small unit of Vals will move in to help seal the northen Australia route to Darwin.

Pacific
Mini KB finds a DD and some xAK's off Canton island, but bad weather forces the strike aircraft back. Some do attack the port though, so they know we are in range... bugger another nice ambush stuffed up by weather... I love this game :)

Betties, whcih haven't flown opnce in weeks of being on ground attack fly against Pagop Pago, just as we withdraw the fighters they were coving the base... go figure :( we loose a couple of betty.

The troops at Pago Pago are almost recovered enough... next turn should be enough then they will attack.

China
Our movements are confusing the enemy... this is good :) Near Nanning we have pulled in all our forces and will try an Attack... they are in forest, but are moving as they have relaised the danger and are probably low on supply... we have a chance so we will take it... we have raw AV of 2100 they probably have around 1000...

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/12/2011 9:53:29 PM

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05 May 1942

Subs

They continue to try and supply Darwin:

Submarine attack near Horn Island at 92,128

Japanese Ships
SS RO-64

Allied Ships
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

They make several unsuccesful attacks on on TK convoys around Balikpapan. We have formed a 4th ASW TF to patrol the area.

Burma
Masses of enemy troops arrive atCox's Bazaar, and more armoured units arrive outside Akyab. We droop off another 1000 supplies. A bombardment TF is on the way to hit the enemy again.

They sweep Akyab with fighters, and bomb with B-17. Still resting our guys.

DEI
Christmas Island is taken.

Pacific
Mini KB finds nothing near Canton islan, she is turning back to provide flank guard for the convoys that are starting to load. KB is about to rearm/replenish

The 144th Regt will move to Tarawa.

A div will remain behind on Fiji, 2 regiments at Nadi, 1 at Suva, with some other units at Suva.Suva is on the way to level 6 forts, Nadi to 5.

Forces are starting to pull out of New Caledonia, Some to Luganville to act as a rear link, some back to the PNG area.

We are still resting at Pago Pago... may as well let them repair the base a bit :)

China
The speculative attack in China fails... One of our units is very badly hit.

Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 58791 troops, 561 guns, 115 vehicles, Assault Value = 2134

Defending force 48035 troops, 280 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1699

Japanese adjusted assault: 1258

Allied adjusted defense: 5029

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
3366 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 397 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 353 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 43 disabled

Allied ground losses:
949 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 84 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 62 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
41st Division
13th Ind.Mixed Brigade
116th Division
36th/A Division
17th/C Division
13th Division
36th/B Division
36th/C Division
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
30th Chinese Corps
55th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
44th Chinese/B Corps

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/13/2011 10:58:11 AM

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06 May 1942 a big turn of misses...

Subs
They miss some troopships...
Sub attack near Suva at 131,161

Japanese Ships
xAP Ussuri Maru
xAP Tsingtao Maru
DD Kuretake

Allied Ships
SS Gato

Burma
They move forward a SCTF to Cox's Bazaar and our massed Netties launch... and miss!

Morning Air attack on TF, near Cox's Bazar at 54,43

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 110 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
G3M2 Nell x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 4 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CL Enterprise
CA Dorsetshire

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cox's Bazar at 54,43

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 24
G4M1 Betty x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 9 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire
CL Durban
CL Enterprise
DD Napier
DD Tjerk Hiddes

We have a SCTF 2 hex away about to bombard the troops in the Jungle... I'm tempted to try and get these ships... but I'll go for the easier option, I expect they will withdraw...

Pacific
Troops are moving around, KB is rearming...

Ands thats about it for the turn!

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/13/2011 11:10:45 AM

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07 May 1942 Pago Pago Falls! Naval combat off Akyab...

Subs
They are trying to get supplies into Darwin...

Submarine attack near Bathurst Island at 77,123

Japanese Ships
SS I-123

Allied Ships
xAKL Pelton Bank, Shell hits 1

Burma
We attack the massed troops one hex north of Akyab, the 6th Australian Div is detected in the stack...

Then as we withdraw their SCTF makes an intercept:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,44, Range 13,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Shell hits 3
CL Sendai, Shell hits 1
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Akatsuki
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
DD Fumizuki
DD Asakaze

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire, Shell hits 7, on fire
CL Enterprise, Shell hits 2
CL Durban, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 1
DD Inconstant, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Napier, Shell hits 1

We do a better job than they do... but one of our DD's suffers significant engine damage and is only makeing 6 knots... it will get abandoned to its fate, but I'll give it LRCAP.

Their aircraft fly and miss our destroyers, 50 of ours launch and 27 find their targets...

Morning Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,44

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
G3M2 Nell x 27

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 27 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD Tjerk Hiddes
CL Durban, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CL Enterprise
CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

A very nice outcome for the turn, their SCTF is neutraliased, Ours is mostly OK, andwe have 5 CA's coming into Singapore who will then redeploy to support Akyab... BB's and CV's are also on the way... If Akyab can hold...

They don't bomb Akyab, all damage is cleared and work begins on the forts... 3.24 and climbing with almost 100 engineers...

More fighters with 70 level pilots are redeploying from China... we intend to fight hard...

DEI
Imperial Guards being to load for Rangoon at Batavia.

Pacific
We finally take Pago Pago, our supply was almost up... the garrison and 9k in supply is now moving in to unload, and the 4 divs will embark.

Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36943 troops, 458 guns, 192 vehicles, Assault Value = 1341

Defending force 14243 troops, 404 guns, 377 vehicles, Assault Value = 333

Japanese adjusted assault: 1430

Allied adjusted defense: 507

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pago Pago !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

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

Japanese ground losses:
2340 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 151 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 81 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 43 (13 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
10171 casualties reported
Squads: 367 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 684 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 89 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 473 (473 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 442 (442 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 14

Assaulting units:
53rd Division
19th Division
38th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
4th Division
7th Tank Regiment
16th Army
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
193rd Tank Bn /1
754th Tank Bn /1
34th Infantry Regiment
161st Infantry Regiment
Samoan Marine Battalion
276th Cst Art Bn /1
II US Fighter Cmnd
70th Coast AA Regiment
210th Coast AA Regiment
7th Marine Defense Battalion
8th Marine Defense Battalion
1st USMC Air Wing Base Force
31st Aviation Base Force
104th USN Base Force
46th Const Rgt /2

This ends the planned stage of the Pacific campaign. All targets were succesfully taken, no major ships were lost, and around 3 combat divs of the enemy plus many support troops above what is "normal" were killed.

We are digging in very nicely on our main line of resistance, and redeploying trrops to their garrisons, and probable final resting places...

The enemy has limited ability to deploy troops offensively for several months... and we will try in interupt and intercept their efforts.

The focus is now Burma... we have enough to hold... but should we launch an attack...

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/13/2011 3:29:27 PM

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Well done. 14 LCUs surrendered is a nice "end of the offensive phase present."

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/13/2011 3:56:46 PM

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Straight up the middle or short hook? You don't strike me as long hook types...

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