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RE: 19 January 1942 - 4/7/2012 3:08:38 PM   
CT Grognard

 

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Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
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Submarine attack near Mersing at 51,81

Japanese Ships
xAP Koan Maru, Torpedo hits 1

Allied Ships
SS KXIII



xAP Koan Maru is sighted by SS KXIII
SS KXIII launches 4 torpedoes


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Amphibious Assault at Tawau (69,90)

TF 171 troops unloading over beach at Tawau, 69,90





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Amphibious Assault at Gorontalo (72,99)

TF 189 troops unloading over beach at Gorontalo, 72,99





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ASW attack near Bara at 74,106

Japanese Ships
DD Numakaze
DD Minazuki
DD Namikaze
DD Nokaze

Allied Ships
SS Tarpon



SS Tarpon is sighted by escort
Tarpon diving deep ....
DD Namikaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Nokaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nokaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Nokaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 25



Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAP Van Cloon, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Silverbeech, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AVP Fazant, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMc Endeh, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
TK Pan Scandia, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Zannis Cambanis, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage



Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 28
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 23



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
170 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
28 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses ...


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Afternoon Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
G3M2 Nell x 24
G4M1 Betty x 15



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 9th Indian Division, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
G3M2 Nell x 15



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 11th Indian Division, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 64



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 26 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak


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


Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...


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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21073 troops, 290 guns, 373 vehicles, Assault Value = 454

Defending force 39348 troops, 443 guns, 203 vehicles, Assault Value = 461

Japanese adjusted assault: 128

Allied adjusted defense: 131

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1528 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 36 disabled
Guns lost 20 (2 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (4 destroyed, 18 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
2550 casualties reported
Squads: 111 destroyed, 89 disabled
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 59 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 13 (11 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)


Assaulting units:
48th Engineer Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
71st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
91st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
1st PA Infantry Division
202nd PA Construction Battalion
1st PI Base Force
1st USMC AA Battalion
I Philippine Corps
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
Clark Field AAF Base Force
192nd Tank Battalion
201st PA Construction Battalion
PAF Aviation
Asiatic Fleet
Nichols Field AAF Base Force
Provisional GMC Grp
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
Far East USAAF
21st PA Infantry Division
USAFFE
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
II Philippine Corps
Cavite USN Base Force
41st PA Infantry Division
301st Construction Battalion
51st PA Infantry Division
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Bataan USN Base Force
Manila Bay Defenses
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment


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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 69347 troops, 799 guns, 282 vehicles, Assault Value = 1970

Defending force 54875 troops, 579 guns, 351 vehicles, Assault Value = 1060

Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)


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


Assaulting units:
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Division
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
5th Division
56th Engineer Regiment
124th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
18th Division
148th Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
6th Tank Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
36th Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
11th Indian Division
1st Manchester Battalion
1st Malay Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
27th Australian Brigade
SSVF Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
9th Indian Division
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
112th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
Singapore Fortress
Singapore Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
III Indian Corps
Malaya Army
113th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd Malay Battalion
224 Group RAF
109th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
111th RAF Adv Base Force
110th RAF Adv Base Force
223 Group RAF
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Pegu (55,53)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4399 troops, 70 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 683

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 129

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 129 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pegu !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
33rd Division
112th Infantry Regiment
143rd Infantry Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Army
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion


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Ground combat at Jesselton (68,86)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 604 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Defending force 449 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 9

Allied adjusted defense: 3

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Jesselton !!!

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

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


Allied ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
III/81st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
108th RN Base Force

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Post #: 151
20 January 1942 - 4/7/2012 5:26:43 PM   
CT Grognard

 

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Dutch torpedo boats intercept my Oosthaven invasion TF; in low visibility they score no hits for the loss of three.

Recon had identified a CL and DD in Singapore's port, so I launched Betties and Nells from Singkawang - they only found two small minesweepers.

Light forces land at Morotai and Tandjoengeslor.

Singapore

76 Sallies bomb ground troops at Singapore. Japanese AV at Singapore is now over 2000; Southern Army HQ is at Mersing, only two hexes away. I have put the best leaders in place, and have given the order for a deliberate attack to be carried out tomorrow, 21 January 1942!

Dutch East Indies

I am continuing small landings in the Dutch East Indies. 90th Infantry Regiment has 25 planning points for Tarakan, and will land there soon.

China

My 25,000-strong infantry force in north China inflicts heavy casualties on two Chinese Corps. They will continue moving along the road towards Lanchow.

1st Army (1600 AV) is about three days out of Sian. Once they capture that city, they will march southeast towards Nanyang.

< Message edited by CT Grognard -- 4/7/2012 5:31:45 PM >

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Post #: 152
RE: 20 January 1942 - 4/7/2012 5:32:29 PM   
CT Grognard

 

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Oosthaven at 48,96, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Yura
CL Tama
CL Kiso
CL Kitakami
CL Oi
DD Oshio
DD Hibiki
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
DD Shinonome
DD Shirakumo
DD Ushio
TB Hatsukari
TB Tomozuru
SC Ch 1
SC Ch 2
SC Ch 3
xAP Terukuni Maru
xAP Husimi Maru
xAP Rakuyo Maru
xAP Horai Maru
xAP Kongo Maru

Allied Ships
TM-4
TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
TM-6, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
TM-10
TM-11
TM-12, Shell hits 1
TM-13
TM-14
TM-15, Shell hits 2, and is sunk



Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 10% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
TM-15 engages TB Tomozuru at 1,000 yards
TB Tomozuru engages TM-14 at 1,000 yards
CL Tama engages TM-5 at 1,000 yards
CL Yura engages TM-5 at 1,000 yards
DD Ushio engages TM-15 at 1,000 yards
DD Shirakumo engages TM-6 at 1,000 yards
TM-15 sunk by DD Shinonome at 1,000 yards
TM-5 engages xAP Kongo Maru at 1,000 yards
TM-5 engages xAP Terukuni Maru at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
xAP Kongo Maru , xAP Horai Maru , xAP Rakuyo Maru screened from combat
TM-6 sunk by TB Tomozuru at 2,000 yards
TB Tomozuru engages TM-5 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages TM-5 at 4,000 yards
DD Ushio engages TM-5 at 4,000 yards
TB Tomozuru engages TM-14 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
xAP Kongo Maru , xAP Horai Maru , xAP Rakuyo Maru screened from combat
- escorted by DD Shirakumo , DD Hibiki
CL Kitakami engages TM-11 at 3,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages TM-13 at 3,000 yards
DD Oshio engages TM-10 at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
xAP Kongo Maru , xAP Horai Maru , xAP Rakuyo Maru screened from combat
TM-13 engages TB Tomozuru at 2,000 yards
DD Ushio engages TM-5 at 2,000 yards
CL Oi engages TM-5 at 2,000 yards
TM-12 engages TB Tomozuru at 2,000 yards
TB Tomozuru engages TM-5 at 2,000 yards
DD Shirakumo engages TM-12 at 2,000 yards
TM-5 engages xAP Terukuni Maru at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
xAP Kongo Maru , xAP Horai Maru , xAP Rakuyo Maru ,
xAP Husimi Maru screened from combat
- escorted by DD Shinonome , SC Ch 2
TM-5 sunk by CL Tama at 3,000 yards
xAP Kongo Maru screened from combat
CL Kiso engages TM-14 at 3,000 yards
DD Ushio engages TM-13 at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
xAP Kongo Maru , xAP Horai Maru , xAP Rakuyo Maru screened from combat
- escorted by SC Ch 1
TB Hatsukari engages TM-13 at 4,000 yards
Block T. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 3,000 yards
xAP Kongo Maru , xAP Horai Maru , xAP Rakuyo Maru ,
xAP Husimi Maru screened from combat
- escorted by TB Tomozuru , TB Hatsukari , SC Ch 3
CL Oi engages TM-14 at 3,000 yards
CL Oi engages TM-11 at 3,000 yards
CL Yura engages TM-14 at 3,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Amphibious Assault at Morotai (80,101)

TF 135 troops unloading over beach at Morotai, 80,101





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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
G3M2 Nell x 58
G4M1 Betty x 23



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 10 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged

Allied Ships
AMc Jarak, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Klias, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk



Repair Shipyard hits 4
Port hits 11
Port fuel hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
22 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
20 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 108 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 24



No Japanese losses


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


Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22



No Japanese losses


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


Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 76



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 29 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
28 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...


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Amphibious Assault at Tandjoengselor (68,92)

TF 97 troops unloading over beach at Tandjoengselor, 68,92

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



17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of I/81st Nav Gd
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of I/81st Nav Gd


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Ground combat at 91,33 (near Paotow)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24808 troops, 154 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 766

Defending force 7621 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 191

Japanese adjusted assault: 460

Allied adjusted defense: 109

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
676 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled


Allied ground losses:
3187 casualties reported
Squads: 107 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 86 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 26 (23 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
11th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
17th Group Army


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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 69661 troops, 798 guns, 282 vehicles, Assault Value = 2004

Defending force 54959 troops, 579 guns, 351 vehicles, Assault Value = 1063

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


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


Assaulting units:
5th Division
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
18th Division
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
124th Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
2nd Division
6th Tank Regiment
25th Army
1st RF Gun Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
34th Field AA Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
36th Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
22nd Australian Brigade
SSVF Brigade
27th Australian Brigade
1st Malay Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
11th Indian Division
1st Manchester Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
9th Indian Division
224 Group RAF
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
113th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
III Indian Corps
Singapore Base Force
2nd Malay Battalion
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
2nd ISF Base Force
Malaya Army
Singapore Fortress
109th RAF Adv Base Force
112th RAF Adv Base Force
110th RAF Adv Base Force
111th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
223 Group RAF
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Gorontalo (72,99)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 510 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 17

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Gorontalo !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
Bandasan SNLF

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Post #: 153
21 January 1942 - 4/8/2012 11:25:40 AM   
CT Grognard

 

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From: Cape Town, South Africa
Status: offline 		I made some mistakes in this turn...

Naval movements

I had sent 13 DMS minesweepers to Bataan from Singkawang a few turns ago...the intention was for them to sweep it once it had fallen...but I forgot to redirect them after Bataan held out a bit longer. As a result, the Manila Bay coastal defense guns were still active...and I paid for it. I eventually lose six DMS's. Ah well, at least they managed to clear 288 mines at Bataan, can't be too many left.

A US sub scores a hit on my invasion fleet from Oosthaven, a torpedo badly damages an already-damaged transport - she later sinks. My escorts retaliate, claiming a single DC hit.

Singapore

A massive bombing strike on Singapore in clear skies by 78x IJN bombers from Singkawang and 105x IJAAF bombers from Johore Bharu. There is a lot of flak, a lot of bombers are damaged.

We then launch a massive attack at Singapore. The fortifications are reduced to 2, on the plus side we destroy 132 combat squads to our own loss of 161. This is a battle of attrition that I can afford.

Sumatra

IJN paratroopers drop in to capture Praboemoelih, next to Palembang. 38th Division at Oosthaven is already in strategic mode and ready to rail up to Praboemoelih.

Dutch East Indies

Morotai is captured by a light landing force.

< Message edited by CT Grognard -- 4/8/2012 11:44:56 AM >

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Post #: 154
RE: 21 January 1942 - 4/8/2012 11:28:05 AM   
CT Grognard

 

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TF 7 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DMS W-20, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DMS W-19, Shell hits 1
DMS W-18, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DMS W-17
DMS W-16
DMS W-15
DMS W-12
DMS W-11
DMS W-10
DMS W-9
DMS W-6
DMS W-5
DMS W-1


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


Manila Bay Defenses firing at DMS W-20
DMS W-20 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
DMS W-19 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
Manila Bay Defenses firing at DMS W-19
DMS W-18 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
Manila Bay Defenses firing at DMS W-18
DMS W-17 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
DMS W-16 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
DMS W-15 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
DMS W-12 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
DMS W-11 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
DMS W-10 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
DMS W-9 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
DMS W-6 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
DMS W-5 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
DMS W-1 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
DMS W-20 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
DMS W-19 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
DMS W-18 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
DMS W-16 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
DMS W-12 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
DMS W-9 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
DMS W-6 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
DMS W-1 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
288 mines cleared


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Sub attack near Oosthaven at 49,96

Japanese Ships
xAP Rakuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CL Oi
CL Kitakami
CL Tama
CL Yura
DD Shirakumo
DD Shinonome
DD Hibiki
TB Tomozuru
TB Hatsukari
SC Ch 3
SC Ch 2
SC Ch 1
xAP Kongo Maru
xAP Husimi Maru
xAP Terukuni Maru
DD Ushio
DD Inazuma
DD Ikazuchi
DD Oshio

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon, hits 1



SS Seadragon launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Rakuyo Maru
DD Ushio attacking submerged sub ....
DD Inazuma fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Oshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ushio fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Oshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Oosthaven at 49,96

Japanese Ships
xAP Rakuyo Maru, on fire, heavy damage
DD Inazuma

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon



SS Seadragon launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Rakuyo Maru
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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TF 7 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DMS W-19, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS W-15, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS W-12, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS W-11, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS W-10
DMS W-9, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DMS W-6
DMS W-5
DMS W-1



Manila Bay Defenses firing at DMS W-19
Manila Bay Defenses firing at DMS W-15
Manila Bay Defenses firing at DMS W-12
Manila Bay Defenses firing at DMS W-11
Manila Bay Defenses firing at DMS W-9
284 mines cleared


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Morning Air attack on 9th Indian Division, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
G3M2 Nell x 44
G4M1 Betty x 22



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 14 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
G4M1 Betty: 9 damaged


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
29 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
19 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 27th Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking Malayan Air Wing ...
Also attacking 223 Group RAF ...
Also attacking 224 Group RAF ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 27th Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...


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Morning Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 12



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged


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


Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore Base Force, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 105



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 41 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak


Allied ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
26 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Malaya Army ...
Also attacking AHQ Far East ...
Also attacking 22nd Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking III Indian Corps ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 2nd Gordons Battalion ...
Also attacking 2/17 Dogra Battalion ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking AHQ Far East ...
Also attacking 22nd Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking Malaya Army ...
Also attacking AHQ Far East ...
Also attacking 22nd Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking III Indian Corps ...
Also attacking 2nd Gordons Battalion ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking AHQ Far East ...
Also attacking 22nd Australian Brigade ...


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Amphibious Assault at Loewoek (71,101)

TF 189 troops unloading over beach at Loewoek, 71,101





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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 74331 troops, 802 guns, 441 vehicles, Assault Value = 2031

Defending force 55019 troops, 586 guns, 354 vehicles, Assault Value = 1074

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 1286

Allied adjusted defense: 2357

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
5707 casualties reported
Squads: 161 destroyed, 290 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 108 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 37 disabled
Guns lost 57 (9 destroyed, 48 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
3365 casualties reported
Squads: 132 destroyed, 61 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 143 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 48 (8 destroyed, 40 disabled)
Vehicles lost 35 (2 destroyed, 33 disabled)


Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
18th Division
113th Infantry Regiment
2nd Division
56th Engineer Regiment
124th Infantry Regiment
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
5th Division
Imperial Guards Division
148th Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
34th Field AA Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
36th Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
SSVF Brigade
2nd Gordons Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Manchester Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
1st Malay Battalion
11th Indian Division
27th Australian Brigade
9th Indian Division
2nd Malay Battalion
224 Group RAF
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
110th RAF Adv Base Force
III Indian Corps
109th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
Singapore Fortress
223 Group RAF
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Base Force
113th RAF Adv Base Force
AHQ Far East
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
111th RAF Adv Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
112th RAF Adv Base Force
Malaya Army
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Morotai (80,101)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 420 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 9

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Morotai !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
8th Indpt SNLF Coy


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Ground combat at Praboemoelih (48,92)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 260 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 9

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Praboemoelih !!!

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



Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /1

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Post #: 155
22 January 1942 - mass surrender on Luzon - 4/8/2012 11:37:15 AM   
CT Grognard

 

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The DMS survivors from Bataan start sweeping Manila harbour; it's now completely clear.

A Dutch sub fires a spread at a TB of mine in the invasion fleet returning from Oosthaven to Singkawang, but misses. A second Dutch sub is sighted by the same invasion fleet.

Darwin

The 25 Betties go in again, claiming 8 250kg bomb hits. DD Van Ghent and DD Paul Jones are still afloat. Nothing has passed through the Torres Strait yet, but my sixteen submarines lurking there will wait to ensure the Dutch East Indies are blocked off from southern Australia.

Philippines

Here was some good news. A ground strike went in at Bataan; we then attacked and overwhelmed the defenders, with over 50,000 American and Filipino soldiers surrendering. At Subic Bay a Philippine Infantry Division also surrendered to an attack by 65th Brigade. All of Luzon is now Japanese. BANZAI!

I will move my troops to Manila and rest them there to recuperate. 14th Army assetson Luzon will now start planning for Java.

Singapore

We conduct a bombardment attack with all artillery units, resting the infantry units. I get very good results, 18 Commonwealth squads are destroyed. I will bombard another turn, and then deliberate attack again on 24 January - AV should by then be back up to around 1900.

Sumatra

38th Division is at Praboemoelih, and unpacking from strategic mode, and will move on Palembang in three days' time. Recon indicates my opponent has bunkered in at Palembang, 9 Allied units totalling 16,000 troops have been spotted there.

Dutch East Indies

We capture Loewoek, in the Celebes.

Burma

15th Army waits at Pegu for supplies to catch up (sigh). Recon indicates the AVG in Burma is at Toungoo, with the AVG in China at Changsha.

< Message edited by CT Grognard -- 4/8/2012 11:41:47 AM >

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Post #: 156
RE: 22 January 1942 - mass surrender on Luzon - 4/8/2012 11:38:15 AM   
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TF 7 encounters mine field at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-10
DMS W-1



40 mines cleared


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ASW attack near Tambelan-eilanden at 53,91

Japanese Ships
TB Tomozuru
CL Oi
CL Kitakami
CL Kiso
CL Tama
CL Yura
DD Ushio
DD Shirakumo
DD Shinonome
DD Hibiki
TB Hatsukari
SC Ch 3
SC Ch 2
SC Ch 1
xAP Kongo Maru
xAP Husimi Maru
xAP Terukuni Maru
DD Inazuma
DD Ikazuchi
DD Oshio

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII



SS KXVIII launches 4 torpedoes at TB Tomozuru
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Oshio fails to find sub and abandons search
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Pontianak at 54,90

Japanese Ships
CL Oi
CL Kitakami
CL Tama
CL Yura
DD Ushio
DD Shirakumo
DD Shinonome
DD Hibiki
TB Hatsukari
SC Ch 3
SC Ch 2
SC Ch 1
xAP Kongo Maru
xAP Husimi Maru
xAP Terukuni Maru
DD Inazuma
DD Ikazuchi
DD Oshio
TB Tomozuru

Allied Ships
SS KX



SS KX is sighted by escort
KX bottoming out ....
DD Inazuma fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Oshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Oshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 25



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Toendjoek, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
DD Van Ghent, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
HDML P 16, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Sinabang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Tjisaroea, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Havfru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Van der Lijn, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Paul Jones, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage



Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 18



No Japanese losses


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


Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...


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Amphibious Assault at Tapul (73,90)

TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Tapul, 73,90





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Ground combat at Subic Bay (78,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7829 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 240

Defending force 3129 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Japanese adjusted assault: 123

Allied adjusted defense: 31

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Subic Bay !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Allied ground losses:
4568 casualties reported
Squads: 134 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 149 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 77 (77 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2


Assaulting units:
65th Brigade

Defending units:
31st PA Infantry Division
Subic Bay Defenses


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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21537 troops, 290 guns, 373 vehicles, Assault Value = 522

Defending force 35885 troops, 385 guns, 193 vehicles, Assault Value = 310

Japanese adjusted assault: 272

Allied adjusted defense: 105

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
843 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Vehicles lost 20 (2 destroyed, 18 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
50934 casualties reported
Squads: 1333 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1492 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 106 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 193 (193 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 204 (204 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 38


Assaulting units:
16th Engineer Regiment
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
4th Marine Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
PAF Aviation
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
I Philippine Corps
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
Cavite USN Base Force
Provisional GMC Grp
1st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
Far East USAAF
51st PA Infantry Division
Manila Bay Defenses
301st Construction Battalion
Clark Field AAF Base Force
1st USMC AA Battalion
1st PI Base Force
21st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
Asiatic Fleet
Nichols Field AAF Base Force
Bataan USN Base Force
USAFFE
II Philippine Corps
202nd PA Construction Battalion
201st PA Construction Battalion
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment


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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2497 troops, 222 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 1666

Defending force 52633 troops, 578 guns, 352 vehicles, Assault Value = 909

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
124th Infantry Regiment
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
5th Division
1st Tank Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
18th Division
2nd Division
6th Tank Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
1st RF Gun Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
36th Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Gordons Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
11th Indian Division
2/17 Dogra Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Malay Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
9th Indian Division
112th RAF Adv Base Force
Singapore Fortress
1st Manchester Battalion
Malaya Army
110th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
SSVF Brigade
224 Group RAF
Singapore Base Force
AHQ Far East
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
113th RAF Adv Base Force
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
109th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
223 Group RAF
111th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
2nd Malay Battalion
III Indian Corps
Malayan Air Wing
2nd ISF Base Force
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Loewoek (71,101)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 498 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 16

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Loewoek !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
Bandasan SNLF

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Post #: 157
23 January 1942 - 4/8/2012 10:23:44 PM   
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Small landing forces go ashore at Taytay and Lolobato.

An invasion force hits Tarakan - 90th Infantry Regiment, which has 27 planning points. The warship escorts suppress the coastal defense guns, but some hits are suffered amongst the invasion force. None are serious though. 90th Inf Rgt goes ashore in good order with lots of supply. They will assault Tarakan tomorrow with the assistance of level bomber support.

Minesweepers clear another 120 mines at Bataan.

Singapore

More heavy bombing raids. We bombard again, destroying more Commonwealth squads. IJ Army AV is up to 1750, we will do one more bombardment attack before another deliberate attack on 25 January, by which time we'll have double the supply required.

Darwin

25 Betties go in for a bombing run again, scoring six hits and sinking a minesweeper and a small freighter.

Burma

Still waiting for supply to catch up to Pegu. I am in the process of moving air support battalions to Chiang Mai, which is now 27% up to a level 3 airbase. Thanks to aircraft losses being low, I've managed to upgrade two Sentai to shiny new Ki-43-Ic Oscars. Three Sentai will move to Chiang Mai to contest the skies in Burma:

1st Sentai - 42 Ki-43-Ic Oscar - average experience 72
11th Sentai - 42 Ki-43-Ic Oscar - average experience 73
59th Sentai - 30 Ki-43-Ic Oscar - average experience 71

That's 114 Oscars with pilots all above 70 experience. Recon suggests there are currently 21 AVG fighters at Toungoo. Hopefully numerical superiority will assist in attriting the AVG.

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RE: 23 January 1942 - 4/8/2012 10:24:51 PM   
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Amphibious Assault at Taytay (75,82)

TF 82 troops unloading over beach at Taytay, 75,82





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Amphibious Assault at Lolobato (79,102)

TF 135 troops unloading over beach at Lolobato, 79,102

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



17 troops of a SNLF Squad accidentally lost during unload of 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 8th Indpt SNLF Coy


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Pre-Invasion action off Tarakan (67,91) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

137 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu
DD Hakaze
DD Okikaze
DD Kamikaze
DD Shikinami
DD Suzukaze
DD Kawakaze
xAK Arima Maru, Shell hits 2
CS Chiyoda
DD Ayanami
xAK Naruto Maru, Shell hits 1
SC Ch 23
SC Ch 22
SC Ch 21
SC Ch 20
SC Ch 19
SC Ch 9
SC Ch 7
AK Sasako Maru

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


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


CL Kinu firing at Tarakan Defenses
Tarakan Defenses firing at CL Kinu
Tarakan Defenses firing at DD Hakaze
DD Hakaze firing at Tarakan Defenses
Tarakan Defenses firing at DD Okikaze
DD Okikaze firing at Tarakan Defenses
DD Kamikaze firing at Tarakan Defenses
Tarakan Defenses firing at DD Kamikaze
Tarakan Defenses firing at DD Shikinami
DD Shikinami firing at Tarakan Defenses
Tarakan Defenses firing at DD Suzukaze
DD Suzukaze firing at Tarakan Defenses
DD Kawakaze firing at Tarakan Defenses
Tarakan Defenses firing at DD Kawakaze
CL Kinu firing to suppress enemy battery at 8,000 yards
CS Chiyoda firing to suppress enemy battery at 8,000 yards
75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Arima Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Okikaze firing to suppress enemy battery at 8,000 yards
CL Kinu firing to suppress enemy battery at 8,000 yards
CS Chiyoda firing to suppress enemy battery at 8,000 yards
75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Naruto Maru at 8,000 yards
CS Chiyoda firing to suppress enemy battery at 8,000 yards
SC Ch 23 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 22 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 21 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 20 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 19 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 9 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 7 fired at enemy troops
DD Kamikaze fired at enemy troops
DD Suzukaze fired at enemy troops
DD Kawakaze fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Tarakan (67,91)

TF 224 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 67,91

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



17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost overboard during unload of 90th Infantry Rgt
15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 90th Infantry Rgt


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Invasion Support action off Tarakan (67,91) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

30 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu, Shell hits 2
DD Okikaze, Shell hits 1
xAK Naruto Maru, Shell hits 1
DD Sawakaze
xAK Arima Maru, Shell hits 1
SC Ch 23
SC Ch 22
SC Ch 21
SC Ch 20
SC Ch 19
SC Ch 9
SC Ch 7
AK Sasako Maru


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


Tarakan Defenses firing at CL Kinu
CL Kinu firing at Tarakan Defenses
DD Okikaze firing at Tarakan Defenses
Tarakan Defenses firing at DD Okikaze
120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Naruto Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Sawakaze firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards
75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Arima Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Sawakaze firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards
SC Ch 23 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 22 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 21 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 20 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 19 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 9 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 7 fired at enemy troops
DD Okikaze fired at enemy troops


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TF 62 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-17
DMS W-16
DMS W-10
DMS W-6
DMS W-5
DMS W-1



120 mines cleared


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Morning Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
G3M2 Nell x 53
G4M1 Betty x 22



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 17 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
G4M1 Betty: 13 damaged


Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
28 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
22 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
19 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 27th Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking 22nd Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking Malaya Army ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 22nd Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 22nd Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...


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Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 25



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAP Tjisaroea, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AM Abraham Crijnssen, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
ACM Colonel Harrison, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AMc Enggano, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Toendjoek, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAKL Sipirok, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 52



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 15 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak


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


Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...


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Afternoon Air attack on Singapore Base Force, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 9 damaged


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


Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Invasion Support action off Tarakan (67,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 23
SC Ch 22
SC Ch 21
SC Ch 20
SC Ch 19
SC Ch 9
SC Ch 7
AK Sasako Maru
DD Ayanami
CS Chiyoda



SC Ch 23 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 22 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 21 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 20 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 19 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 9 fired at enemy troops
75mm Field Gun battery firing at AK Sasako Maru
40mm Bofors AA Gun battery firing at AK Sasako Maru
120mm CD Gun battery firing at AK Sasako Maru


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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2497 troops, 222 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 1733

Defending force 52789 troops, 578 guns, 352 vehicles, Assault Value = 920

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Assaulting units:
2nd Division
Imperial Guards Division
124th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
5th Division
56th Engineer Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
18th Division
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
25th Army
1st RF Gun Battalion
34th Field AA Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
36th Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
1st Manchester Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
11th Indian Division
22nd Australian Brigade
27th Australian Brigade
SSVF Brigade
2nd Loyal Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
1st Malay Battalion
9th Indian Division
110th RAF Adv Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
224 Group RAF
113th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd Malay Battalion
Singapore Fortress
Malaya Army
223 Group RAF
Singapore Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
111th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
112th RAF Adv Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
III Indian Corps
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
109th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1317 troops, 30 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 53

Defending force 3711 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126



Assaulting units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Base Force
Tarakan Defenses

Defending units:
90th Infantry Regiment

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Post #: 159
North China Situation - 4/8/2012 11:02:55 PM   
CT Grognard

 

Posts: 694
Joined: 5/16/2010
From: Cape Town, South Africa
Status: offline 		NW of Paotow is an infantry force of 740 AV that is harassing two Chinese Corps on the road towards Lanchow.

1st Army with 1628 AV is east of Sian, and will cross the river to the southwest. There is one Chinese unit in the wooded hex there. There are sixteen Chinese units at Sian.

Nanyang appears to have been abandoned to reinforce Sian. A division is marching north from Sinyang to investigate.

790 AV is marching first south then west to cross the river southwest of Chengchow (there are 4 Chinese units there). 593 AV will march due west from Anyang. 210 AV is marching west from Kaoping on Tsiaotso. I'm hoping to cut off any Chinese units left at Loyang, Chengchow and Nanyang.




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Post #: 160
24 January 1942 - 4/9/2012 6:13:31 AM   
CT Grognard

 

Posts: 694
Joined: 5/16/2010
From: Cape Town, South Africa
Status: offline 		A good turn for my submarines!

Naval movements

Bataan is swept clear. Manila is now open and in business!

A Japanese sub scores two torpedo hits on a Dutch coastal minelayer near Lingga, sinking it. A Glen-boat sights a tanker convoy in the Fiji area and both torpedoes hit a US 14,054-ton tanker, sinking her! There are more tankers in the convoy, it's heading east, my I-boat is vectored to follow and hopefully have another bite at the apple, with the Glen floatplane searching ahead.

And then if that was not enough good news for one turn, DD Shiratsuyu spots a US submarine outside Saigon and manages to press her attack - scoring four hits with Type 95 Mod-2 depth charges, the sub is claimed sunk! BANZAI!

Dutch East Indies

We send in a massive aerial ground attack by IJN level bombers at Tarakan. Our initial assault is unsuccessful, however. Our disruption is not high, we will try again tomorrow.

A destroyer TF bombards Ambon before an invasion TF unloads two Naval Guard Units there. Another SNLF is being loaded at Kendari and once unloaded there will assist in the attack.

A small force lands at Culion.

Singapore

96 Sallies go in at 10,000 feet, hopefully they are adding fatigue and disruption to the Commonwealth units. My artillery then bombards, and three more infantry squads are destroyed.

I have ordered a deliberate attack tomorrow. I estimate that raw AV will be about 1850 Japanese versus 910 Allied - or 2:1. Hopefully we can get a good die roll. 25th Army at Singapore now has over 200 IJA Engineer and IJA Cmbt Engr 41 squads!

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Post #: 161
RE: 24 January 1942 - 4/9/2012 6:14:06 AM   
CT Grognard

 

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TF 62 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-17
DMS W-16
DMS W-10
DMS W-6
DMS W-5
DMS W-1



94 mines cleared


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Submarine attack near Lingga at 51,87

Japanese Ships
SS I-166

Allied Ships
CMc Pro Patria, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage



CMc Pro Patria is sighted by SS I-166
SS I-166 launches 2 torpedoes


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Sub attack near Kabara at 138,162

Japanese Ships
SS I-10

Allied Ships
TK Larry Doheny, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
TK L. P. St. Clair
DD Sands



SS I-10 launches 2 torpedoes at TK Larry Doheny
I-10 diving deep ....
DD Sands fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sands fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sands fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sands fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sands fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Saigon at 60,72

Japanese Ships
DD Yugure
PB Ikuta Maru
PB Hakakisan Maru
PB Eiko Maru #2
xAK Kyokko Maru
xAK Nanko Maru
xAK Fushimi Maru
DD Shigure
DD Shiratsuyu

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack, hits 4, heavy damage



SS Skipjack is sighted by escort
Skipjack bottoming out ....
DD Shigure fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Shiratsuyu fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shiratsuyu fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shiratsuyu fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shiratsuyu fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shiratsuyu attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Tarakan Defenses , at 67,91 (Tarakan)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 73
G4M1 Betty x 46



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 22 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 10 damaged


Allied ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
22 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
17 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
25 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
27 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Tarakan Base Force ...
Also attacking Tarakan Defenses ...
Also attacking VII KNIL Battalion ...
Also attacking Tarakan Defenses ...
Also attacking Tarakan Base Force ...
Also attacking Tarakan Defenses ...
Also attacking Tarakan Base Force ...
Also attacking VII KNIL Battalion ...
Also attacking Tarakan Defenses ...
Also attacking Tarakan Base Force ...
Also attacking Tarakan Defenses ...


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Morning Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 96



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 48 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak


Allied ground losses:
189 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
26 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Malaya Army ...
Also attacking Malayan Air Wing ...
Also attacking 22nd Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Malaya Army ...
Also attacking Malayan Air Wing ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...


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Naval bombardment of Ambon at 76,109 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Sanae
DD Kuretake
DD Wakatake
DD Nagatsuki
DD Oboro
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shirayuki
DD Usugumo
DD Fubuki
DD Akatsuki
DD Samidare
DD Yudachi
DD Harusame
DD Murasame
DD Kasumi


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


Ambon Defenses firing at DD Sanae
DD Sanae firing at Ambon Defenses
Ambon Defenses firing at DD Kuretake
DD Kuretake firing at Ambon Defenses
DD Wakatake firing at Ambon Defenses
DD Nagatsuki firing at Ambon Defenses
DD Oboro firing at Ambon Defenses
DD Hatsuyuki firing at Ambon Defenses
DD Shirayuki firing at Ambon
DD Usugumo firing at Ambon
DD Samidare firing at Ambon
DD Yudachi firing at Ambon Defenses
DD Harusame firing at Ambon Defenses
DD Murasame firing at Ambon


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Amphibious Assault at Culion (76,80)

TF 97 troops unloading over beach at Culion, 76,80





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Pre-Invasion action off Ambon (76,109)

41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DMS W-14
DMS W-13
APD Hagi
APD Fuji
APD Nadakaze
APD Shimakaze
CM Itsukushima
CM Tsubame
PB Nanpo Maru

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



DMS W-14 fired at enemy troops
DMS W-13 fired at enemy troops
APD Hagi fired at enemy troops
APD Fuji fired at enemy troops
APD Nadakaze fired at enemy guns
APD Shimakaze fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Ambon (76,109)

TF 168 troops unloading over beach at Ambon, 76,109



15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 16th Nav Gd


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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3758 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126

Defending force 1904 troops, 43 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 53

Japanese adjusted assault: 49

Allied adjusted defense: 73

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

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

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


Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Assaulting units:
90th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Base Force
Tarakan Defenses


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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2497 troops, 221 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 1775

Defending force 52862 troops, 578 guns, 351 vehicles, Assault Value = 914

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)


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


Assaulting units:
113th Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
18th Division
Imperial Guards Division
1st Tank Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
2nd Division
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
124th Infantry Regiment
5th Division
6th Tank Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
25th Army
1st RF Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
36th Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
1st Manchester Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
27th Australian Brigade
11th Indian Division
2nd Gordons Battalion
1st Malay Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
SSVF Brigade
2nd Loyal Battalion
9th Indian Division
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
111th RAF Adv Base Force
112th RAF Adv Base Force
AHQ Far East
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
2nd Malay Battalion
2nd ISF Base Force
224 Group RAF
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
110th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RAF Adv Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Base Force
113th RAF Adv Base Force
Singapore Fortress
Malaya Army
III Indian Corps
Malayan Air Wing
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
223 Group RAF
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Lolobato (79,102)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 403 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 8

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lolobato !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
8th Indpt SNLF Coy


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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1186 troops, 28 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Defending force 3654 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 114



Assaulting units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Base Force
Tarakan Defenses

Defending units:
90th Infantry Regiment


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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2044 troops, 20 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Defending force 3620 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121



Assaulting units:
Molukken Garrison Battalion
Ambon Defenses
Ambon Base Force

Defending units:
15th Naval Guard Unit
16th Naval Guard Unit

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Post #: 162
25 January 1942 - 4/9/2012 9:17:33 PM   
CT Grognard

 

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Status: offline 		Naval movements

An invasion force lands at Ambon; more light forces land at San Jose (west of Iloilo).

Dutch East Indies

I send in a heavy naval bombers raid on Tarakan; but the Dutch hold out by the skin of their teeth for a 3 to 1 (87:22 - if Japanese adjusted assault was just one more it would have been a 4 to 1 and the base would have fallen).

At Ambon I have two SNLFs ashore, I am bringing a third one to ensure quick capture of the base.

At Djambi something strange happened. I had reconned Djambi, found it was clear, and the SNLF paras were sent in. But judging by the combat modifiers, Arnhem had just moved two garrison battalions in. Needless to say the Jap paras were surprised. They will soon be up to 30 AV but supply will be an issue, let's hope they can hold out. South of them, 38th Division has started making its move across the river towards Palembang.

Singapore

The most exciting thing this turn is a massive assault at Singapore, which reduces fortifications to 1. One of the Aussie brigades got really banged up by 2nd Division. I have disruption of around 40 to 50; will continue bombarding to try to convert some of his disabled squads to destroyed squads and look to attack again in a few days' time. I have revised my target date for capture of Singapore to 31 January.

China

The 740 AV infantry corps in the far north inflicts heavy losses on two unfortunate Chinese Corps.

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Post #: 163
RE: 25 January 1942 - 4/9/2012 9:18:20 PM   
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Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
APD Hagi
APD Fuji
APD Nadakaze
APD Shimakaze



Ambon Defenses firing at APD Hagi
APD Hagi firing at Ambon Defenses
Ambon Defenses firing at APD Fuji
APD Fuji firing at Ambon Defenses
Ambon Defenses firing at APD Nadakaze
APD Nadakaze firing at Ambon Defenses
APD Shimakaze firing at Ambon Defenses
APD Fuji fired at enemy troops
APD Nadakaze fired at enemy troops


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Pre-Invasion action off San Jose (78,84)

Japanese Ships
xAK Tenryu Maru
xAK Taifuku Maru
xAK Rokko Maru
xAK Santos Maru


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


xAK Tenryu Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Taifuku Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Rokko Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Tenryu Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at San Jose (78,84)

TF 171 troops unloading over beach at San Jose, 78,84

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



17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost in surf during unload of 1st Indpt SNLF Coy


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Invasion Support action off San Jose (78,84)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Tenryu Maru
xAK Taifuku Maru
xAK Rokko Maru
xAK Santos Maru



xAK Tenryu Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Taifuku Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Rokko Maru fired at enemy troops


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Morning Air attack on Tarakan Defenses , at 67,91 (Tarakan)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 45
G4M1 Betty x 26



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 18 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged


Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
21 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking VII KNIL Battalion ...
Also attacking Tarakan Base Force ...
Also attacking Tarakan Defenses ...
Also attacking VII KNIL Battalion ...
Also attacking Tarakan Defenses ...
Also attacking VII KNIL Battalion ...
Also attacking Tarakan Defenses ...


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Morning Air attack on VII KNIL Battalion, at 67,91 (Tarakan)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 11



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 4 damaged


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


Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Tarakan Defenses , at 67,91 (Tarakan)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 21
G4M1 Betty x 20



No Japanese losses


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


Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
21 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 49



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 20 damaged


Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...


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Afternoon Air attack on 11th Indian Division, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 12 damaged


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


Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Pre-Invasion action off San Jose (78,84)

Japanese Ships
xAK Ayatosan Maru
xAK Arizona Maru
xAK Teiyo Maru


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


xAK Ayatosan Maru firing at 3rd PI Base Force
xAK Ayatosan Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Arizona Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Teiyo Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at San Jose (78,84)

TF 82 troops unloading over beach at San Jose, 78,84





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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 71451 troops, 799 guns, 441 vehicles, Assault Value = 1835

Defending force 52977 troops, 577 guns, 351 vehicles, Assault Value = 921

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 1231

Allied adjusted defense: 2513

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
4696 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 449 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 41 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 95 disabled
Guns lost 43 (4 destroyed, 39 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
2729 casualties reported
Squads: 57 destroyed, 180 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 102 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 64 (15 destroyed, 49 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled)


Assaulting units:
2nd Division
113th Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
5th Division
18th Division
Imperial Guards Division
56th Engineer Regiment
124th Infantry Regiment
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
25th Army
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
36th Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
27th Australian Brigade
1st Malay Battalion
11th Indian Division
2/17 Dogra Battalion
1st Manchester Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
SSVF Brigade
9th Indian Division
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
109th RAF Adv Base Force
113th RAF Adv Base Force
III Indian Corps
112th RAF Adv Base Force
Singapore Fortress
111th RAF Adv Base Force
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
224 Group RAF
Malaya Army
223 Group RAF
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
110th RAF Adv Base Force
AHQ Far East
2nd Malay Battalion
2nd ISF Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at 90,33 (near Paotow)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24582 troops, 154 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 743

Defending force 5161 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118

Japanese adjusted assault: 601

Allied adjusted defense: 35

Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
279 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
2378 casualties reported
Squads: 60 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 95 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 19 (8 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Units retreated 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
11th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps


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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3654 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 114

Defending force 1778 troops, 37 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 47

Japanese adjusted assault: 87

Allied adjusted defense: 22

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

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


Allied ground losses:
103 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled


Assaulting units:
90th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Base Force
Tarakan Defenses


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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1082 troops, 22 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Defending force 3639 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112



Assaulting units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Base Force
Tarakan Defenses

Defending units:
90th Infantry Regiment


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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2044 troops, 20 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Defending force 3629 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 122



Assaulting units:
Molukken Garrison Battalion
Ambon Defenses
Ambon Base Force

Defending units:
15th Naval Guard Unit
16th Naval Guard Unit


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Ground combat at Djambi (48,88)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 248 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Defending force 1908 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 65

Japanese adjusted assault: 10

Allied adjusted defense: 21

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

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

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


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


Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1

Defending units:
Medan Garrison Battalion
Van Aaran Garrison Battalion

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Post #: 164
26 January 1942 - 4/9/2012 9:25:38 PM   
CT Grognard

 

Posts: 694
Joined: 5/16/2010
From: Cape Town, South Africa
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Naval movements

We continue the landing at San Jose; the second invasion force reaches Ambon, but an xAKL is sunk by by the 150mm CD battery.

Another SNLF lands at Ternate.

Singapore

Heavy air attacks and a bombardment attack result in only 2 destroyed Commonwealth combat squads.

Philippines

We are mopping up the Philippine islands now that Luzon and Mindanao are entirely Japanese. San Jose is captured.

Dutch East Indies

The focus now is to clean up the Celebes and Moluccas and all other Dutch islands to isolate Java. I have no fear of surface action in this theatre at the moment, given the carnage inflicted at Darwin, unless he runs ships all the way up from Perth, but I don't think he has much there. I have lots of subs cordoning off the Torres Strait who should hopefully give early warning.

However - the Dutch troops at Tarakan manage to pull off a 1 to 2 after narrowly avoiding a 4 to 1 the previous turn. Drat! We suffer very few casualties though, will continue attacking tomorrow.

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Post #: 165
RE: 26 January 1942 - 4/9/2012 9:26:27 PM   
CT Grognard

 

Posts: 694
Joined: 5/16/2010
From: Cape Town, South Africa
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 26, 42
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Invasion Support action off San Jose (78,84)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Ayatosan Maru
xAK Arizona Maru
xAK Teiyo Maru


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


xAK Ayatosan Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Arizona Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Teiyo Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAKL Hakuyo Maru, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS W-13
CM Tsubame
APD Hagi
xAK Atago Maru, Shell hits 1



150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAKL Hakuyo Maru at 11,000 yards
150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAKL Hakuyo Maru at 11,000 yards
Massive explosion on xAKL Hakuyo Maru
150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Atago Maru at 11,000 yards


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Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Meiyo Maru, Shell hits 2
APD Fuji
CM Tsubame
APD Hagi



150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Meiyo Maru at 9,000 yards
CM Tsubame firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards


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Morning Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G3M2 Nell x 53
G4M1 Betty x 21



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 27 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
G4M1 Betty: 12 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak


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


Aircraft Attacking:
27 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
21 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
19 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 22nd Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...


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Morning Air attack on Malaya Army, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 85



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 44 damaged


Allied ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking AHQ Far East ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking III Indian Corps ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking Malaya Army ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking AHQ Far East ...
Also attacking III Indian Corps ...
Also attacking Malaya Army ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...


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Pre-Invasion action off Ambon (76,109)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
APD Aoi

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



APD Aoi fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Ambon (76,109)

TF 121 troops unloading over beach at Ambon, 76,109





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Amphibious Assault at Ternate (78,102)

TF 135 troops unloading over beach at Ternate, 78,102

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



17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 8th Indpt SNLF Coy


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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3639 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112

Defending force 1675 troops, 37 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Japanese adjusted assault: 45

Allied adjusted defense: 46

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

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

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


Allied ground losses:
154 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)


Assaulting units:
90th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Base Force
Tarakan Defenses


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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2505 troops, 222 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 1490

Defending force 51059 troops, 565 guns, 346 vehicles, Assault Value = 753

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


Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Assaulting units:
124th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
113th Infantry Regiment
18th Division
2nd Division
5th Division
56th Engineer Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
25th Army
1st RF Gun Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
36th Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Loyal Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2/17 Dogra Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
SSVF Brigade
22nd Australian Brigade
11th Indian Division
9th Indian Division
III Indian Corps
113th RAF Adv Base Force
Malaya Army
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
112th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
223 Group RAF
1st Malay Battalion
1st Manchester Battalion
2nd ISF Base Force
AHQ Far East
110th RAF Adv Base Force
Singapore Base Force
109th RAF Adv Base Force
Singapore Fortress
Malayan Air Wing
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
111th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd Malay Battalion
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
224 Group RAF
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at San Jose (78,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 376 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Defending force 345 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Japanese adjusted assault: 12

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE San Jose !!!

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


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


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy

Defending units:
3rd PI Base Force


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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 987 troops, 22 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 29

Defending force 3605 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 110



Assaulting units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Base Force
Tarakan Defenses

Defending units:
90th Infantry Regiment


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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2044 troops, 20 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Defending force 5562 troops, 43 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 184


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


Assaulting units:
Molukken Garrison Battalion
Ambon Defenses
Ambon Base Force

Defending units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
15th Naval Guard Unit
16th Naval Guard Unit

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Post #: 166
27 January 1942 - 4/9/2012 9:34:51 PM   
CT Grognard

 

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Dutch East Indies

Another ground strike against the plucky Dutch defenders at Tarakan. The subsequent attack is too much for them and Tarakan finally falls. I now have a convenient refuelling point for my warships in the Dutch East Indies. Damage to the facilities was minimal - 89(1) for Oil, and 89(1) for the Refinery. Three Dutch HDMLs are scuttled along with a Do-24K-1 flying boat.

Ternate is captured, again we destroy a Do-24K-1 here...Arnhem has not been pulling them out prior to capture.

At Ambon my shock attack is highly successful, the entire Dutch garrison surrenders on the first attack.

Singapore

Heavy bomber raids seem almost ineffectual, I hope its driving up fatigue and disruption. A bombardment attack destroys three squads and four vehicles. I might attack again on 29 January 1942.

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Post #: 167
RE: 27 January 1942 - 4/9/2012 9:35:55 PM   
CT Grognard

 

Posts: 694
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Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
APD Aoi, Shell hits 1
xAK Kizan Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire



APD Aoi firing at Ambon Defenses
150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Kizan Maru at 8,000 yards
APD Aoi firing to suppress enemy battery at 8,000 yards
40mm Bofors AA Gun battery firing at APD Aoi
150mm CD Gun battery firing at APD Aoi


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Morning Air attack on Tarakan Defenses , at 67,91 (Tarakan)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 26
G4M1 Betty x 25



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
26 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking VII KNIL Battalion ...
Also attacking Tarakan Base Force ...
Also attacking Tarakan Defenses ...
Also attacking VII KNIL Battalion ...
Also attacking Tarakan Base Force ...
Also attacking Tarakan Defenses ...


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Morning Air attack on 11th Indian Division, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 83



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 36 damaged


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


Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking Malaya Army ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 22nd Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking III Indian Corps ...
Also attacking AHQ Far East ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking Malaya Army ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking Malaya Army ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking III Indian Corps ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking Malaya Army ...


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Afternoon Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
G3M2 Nell x 30
G4M1 Betty x 12



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 11 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...


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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3631 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112

Defending force 1471 troops, 33 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Japanese adjusted assault: 74

Allied adjusted defense: 19

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarakan !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
870 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 29 (29 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 2


Assaulting units:
90th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Base Force
Tarakan Defenses


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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2497 troops, 222 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 1552

Defending force 51285 troops, 564 guns, 344 vehicles, Assault Value = 767


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


Assaulting units:
1st Tank Regiment
124th Infantry Regiment
5th Division
148th Infantry Regiment
2nd Division
56th Engineer Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
18th Division
113th Infantry Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
25th Army
3rd Mortar Battalion
36th Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
2/17 Dogra Battalion
SSVF Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2nd Gordons Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
11th Indian Division
1st Malay Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
22nd Australian Brigade
9th Indian Division
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Malaya Army
111th RAF Adv Base Force
112th RAF Adv Base Force
Singapore Fortress
113th RAF Adv Base Force
III Indian Corps
224 Group RAF
Singapore Base Force
110th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
2nd Malay Battalion
109th RAF Adv Base Force
AHQ Far East
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
1st Manchester Battalion
Malayan Air Wing
223 Group RAF
2nd ISF Base Force
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Ternate (78,102)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 386 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 3

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ternate !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-), supply(-)



Assaulting units:
8th Indpt SNLF Coy


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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5587 troops, 43 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 185

Defending force 2477 troops, 30 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Japanese adjusted assault: 179

Allied adjusted defense: 34

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ambon !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
406 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
2675 casualties reported
Squads: 98 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 71 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 36 (36 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3


Assaulting units:
15th Naval Guard Unit
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
16th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Molukken Garrison Battalion
Ambon Defenses
Ambon Base Force

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Singapore - 4/9/2012 10:11:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		My opponent's main combat-ready forces remaining at Singapore are estimated as follows:

9th Indian Division - about 300 AV (experience should be just over 40)
11th Indian Division - about 300 AV (experience should be just over 40)
22nd Australian Brigade - about 85 AV (experience should be just over 50)
2nd Loyal Battalion - abpit 23 AV (experience should be just over 45)

All the rest are pretty banged up.

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Ship Losses - 4/9/2012 10:22:43 PM   
CT Grognard

 

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Status: offline 		Herewith estimated ship losses for both sides, thus far I am very happy, my surface fleet is very much intact:

CV/CVL

So far, only CVL Ryujo, which was sunk by CL Boise on the third day of the war.

BB/BC

BB Tennessee
BB Pennsylvania
BB Nevada

CA/CL

CA Australia
CA Canberra
CL Marblehead
CL Mauritius
CL Perth
CL Achilles
CL Leander
CL Java
CL Tromp
CL De Ruyter

No IJN cruisers sunk yet.

DD

20x Allied DD are claimed; IJN losses are 7x DD and 1x TB.

SS

Six Allied SS are claimed sunk - one by air action, the rest by depth charges.

The Japanese have lost one SS - hit a mine on the first day of the war at Singapore - and four midget submarines.

AP

The IJN has lost three xAPs, all to submarine action.

We are claiming sixteen Allied xAPs sunk - including the large xAP President Madison and xAP Rochambeau - most of them sunk at Darwin.

AK

For the Allies, 20x xAKs and 37 xAKLs are claimed sunk.

The Japanese have so far lost one AK, 13x xAKs and 5x xAKLs.

TK

Thus far the Japanese have not lost a single tanker.

The Allies have lost 5x TK and 2x YO.

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House Rules - 4/10/2012 10:41:35 AM   
CT Grognard

 

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Status: offline 		Arnhem and I discussed our House Rules again. We are trying to play this game as historical as possible, this is DaBigBabes scenario 28 "C" with the reduced cargo limits and we're playing with PDU "off".

We've just reconfirmed our house rules and I've taken out the ones that have become obsolete since we started the game. To confirm our current house rules in play at the moment are as follows:

(These House Rules were mostly derived by Fletcher a few years back. The Monsoon Rule was based on rules set up by John 3rd. The origin of these rules are therefore gratefully acknowledged.)

General
- IJAAF units must operate with IJAAF aviation support present and IJNAF must operate with IJNAF aviation support;
- The only IJAAF plane that may be used in an ASW role is the Ki-51 (to reflect historical use);
- Japanese subs may only be equipped with the Glen;
- No partial parachute deployments (i.e. one unit one target);
- No submarine invasion – except for Marine Raiders on US SST submarines
- All PT boats in a hex must be in the same TF;
- 4E bombers cannot operate on Naval Attack below 10,000 feet (but are free to operate at any altitude for other attacks);
- 4E bombers – excluding B-29s – cannot operate on Ground Attack in hexes that have Allied units in them (i.e. close air support); B-29s cannot be used on Ground Attack at all (but may be used on Airfield, Port or City Attack);
- No strategic bombing by either side until July 1943; in the Dutch East Indies strategic bombing may only take place from 1 Jan 1944;
- No night bombing if moonlight is less than 50% (except B-29s, who are assumed to have ground-mapping radar);
- Minimum altitude for night bombing is 3,000 feet;
- Fighters may only fly sweeps or CAP at best or second best maneuver altitude bands;
- Japanese surface ships cannot transit Malacca Strait until Singapore has fallen;
- The atomic bomb may not be used on Tokyo;
- Commonwealth land and air units may only operate to liberate Commonwealth possessions as well as the Dutch East Indies – i.e. British, Indian, Dutch, Australian and New Zealand units are limited to Australia, New Zealand, India, Burma, Malaya, New Guinea, New Britain, the Solomons, New Hebrides, Fiji, Tonga, Samao etc and the whole of the Dutch East Indies)

Monsoon Rule
- From 15 May to 15 October each year in all jungles and mountain hexes in Burma and also Kohima-Ledo-Imphal area the following restrictions:
o No shock or deliberate attacks in jungle hexes in the area during this time;
o Deliberate attacks still allowed in non-jungle (open) hexes;
o Bombardment attacks allowed everywhere;
o Movement into friendly or non-occupied hexes allowed;
o Aircraft flying from bases in this region during this time is a factor of its size*10% (e.g. if Chiang Mai is a level 4 airbase, it can only fly 40% of its aircraft, so Rest must be set to 60%)
o No carrier aircraft strikes on Burma from the Bay of Bengal during this time (but carrier aircraft can still strike Bengal, Northern India, Malaya from carriers in the Gulf of Bengal)

China
- No industry bombing in Chinese bases by either side, but bombing Manpower allowed;
- Maximum of 4 squadrons of US 4E bombers may operate from Chinese bases, but only from level 6 airbases (or higher), and there must be American aviation support present;
- No Chinese ground or air units may leave its borders except those assigned to the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma;
- The NCAC (Northern Combat Area Command) shall be limited to 4x Chinese Corps and one Chinese fighter squadron, and may enter Burma now that Rangoon has fallen;
- The AVG may operate in Burma and China only.

Kwantung Army
- Units must pay PPs to cross the Kwantung border;
- The Japanese player may buy out artillery units to a maximum of 1 artillery regiment for every 3 infantry regiments who have already paid the PPs to exit (i.e. no stripping or arty units only);
- No Kwantung HQs may be bought out until one of the following events:
o 1944;
o Invasion of the Marianas;
o Liberation of Rangoon;
o Liberation of any base in the DEI with a level 4 airbase or larger.
- No air units may be removed from Kwantung until 1 June 1942, and from then only one daitai may be moved per month (but subject always to a minimum of 4 fighter daitai and 8 bomber daitai); this does not prevent offensive air operations from Kwangtung on targets in China;
- If the Japanese player decides to invade the Soviet Union, he must invade Soviet territory in an unoccupied hex to activate and may then only begin offensive operations a week later (i.e. no strategic surprise to reflect superior Soviet intelligence assets in Japanese government);
- Once Soviets are activated, no Japanese unit in Kwantung may get a HQ reassignment, except isolated units that can be evacuated by sea.

Dutch East Indies
- Dutch air units cannot be disbanded nor can they be withdrawn;
- Dutch surface vessels may operate in Indian Ocean waters or between Australia and New Guinea, but not in the Pacific;
- Dutch submarines can only operate between the South China Sea and northern Australia (not in the Pacific);
- Garrison requirements must be observed by the Allied player;
- IJA units need a minimum of 25 planning points to amphibiously land at/parachute into an enemy-held DEI base (not needed for IJN units)

Australia
- Japan may only invade Australia once Timor, Ambon, Kendari, Mindanao, Batavia and Soerabaja have been captured (to reflect secure lines of supply) and I have saved a reserve of 3,000 political points; these political points must be kept in reserve until either:
o Capture of all ports in northern Australia (Port Hedland; Broome; Derby; Wyndham; Darwin); or
o Capture of either Perth, or Sydney, or Brisbane (strategic long-range operation);
- IJA units invading Australia must have at least 80 planning points;
- If Australia is invaded by the Japanese, the Allied player may not spend PPs on anything except sending forces to Australia by any means or medium, whether land or air (with the exception of reassigning leaders);
- Australian CMF units may only operate in Australia and Papua New Guinea;

India and Ceylon
- No restricted Allied unit in India may change its command area until 1 January 1943. PPs must be paid in order for units to leave India (to reflect the large number of British troops required in India to suppress the “Quit India” movement as well as the Indian National Army guerrilla activities);
- If Japanese forces cross the border into India, British and Commonwealth units may only spend PPs to send reinforcements to India;
- The Japanese player will need a reserve of 4,000 political points in order to invade India, this must be maintained until the capture of Calcutta, Bombay, Colombo or Trincomalee;
- Any IJA units invading India or Ceylon must have at least 80 planning points;

Thailand
- Thai ground forces may invade Burma but are limited to east of the Salween river (i.e. only Mergui, Victoria Point, Moulmein);
- US ground forces may not enter Thailand, but US air forces are able to bomb Thailand (USA never declared war on Thailand).

Royal Navy
- Until 1 September 1942 no RN capital ships (CV, CVL, BB or BC) may operate in the Pacific (except for repairs, transit to ports in the US/return from them);
- From 1 January 1943 a single capital ship may operate in the Pacific (reflecting HMS Victorious in the Solomons campaign);
- From 1 January 1945 no restriction, Royal Navy may operate freely in the Pacific once assigned to Pacific Fleet under US command.


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RE: House Rules - 4/10/2012 2:48:50 PM   
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Status: offline 		Other than the arty policy, seem pretty good set.  Arty isn't so cheap to buy out any more, I think that restriction is now obsolete.

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Post #: 172
RE: House Rules - 4/10/2012 2:55:03 PM   
CT Grognard

 

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From: Cape Town, South Africa
Status: offline 		Fortunately I am blessed with an opponent who is also willing to try and play this game as historically as possible!

I know that I am in for a lot of hurt and anguish as Japanese player since I'm playing with PDU off...I have lots of daitai that start as Nates and end as Nates - in 1945.

One thing I'm enjoying about this mod is how much slower the tempo is. It takes a looooong time to repair, never mind increase, base facilities. Engineers in DBB-C are at a real scarcity. I captured Cagayan two days into the war. I only managed to have the airfield fully repaired three weeks later.

This really makes planning your invasions and ultimate strategy so much more important. You need to realise that you're not going to turn a level 0 airbase into a level 4 overnight.

You also never have enough aviation support where you need it.

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RE: House Rules - 4/10/2012 3:16:46 PM   
CT Grognard

 

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From: Cape Town, South Africa
Status: offline 		These House Rules, while attempting to keep things as historically viable as possible, do have certain adverse effects, however.

For example, once the Monsoon kicks in in Burma, I know I have a period of five or so months to rest, recuperate and build up existing bases there.

I also know that my oil centres in the DEI are safe from Allied bombing until at least 1 January 1944.

By the same token, my opponent Arnhem knows that it is highly unlikely that I will invade India or Australia, given the extremely onerous requirements before I'm able to do so (3,000 planning points in reserve and any IJA unit invading needs 80 planning points), and he will be able to deploy troops elsewhere.

That being said - it is now 27 January 1942 in our game and my political points stockpile is currently just over 2,000 - never say never.  At this rate an invasion of Australia might be on in late March 1942 still utilising the Japanese early war amphibious bonus!

However, any possible operation in Australia would require the invasion of Java first. This requires the capture of Singapore first to provide a nice deep port to sustain this.

The destruction of surface combat vessels in this theatre (two CAs, about four or five CLs, and twenty DDs) really, really makes me consider the northern Australia invasion as a viable option. The ability to cover this invasion(s) with land-based air assets from Timor, Ambon and Kendari - gold. I would be able to effectively prevent any form of amphibious resupply of those ports (Port Hedland, Broome, Derby, Wyndham and Darwin) with my overwhelming surface vessel and aerial assets able to be concentrated in the area.

If I were to seriously contemplate northern Australia, I'd have to start prepping units by 1 February (I find on average my infantry divisions accrue about 1.5 planning points per day average, so for 80 planning points, 53 days plus buffer makes for 60 days required).

So I'll have to make up my mind soon if I plan to invade Australia with the amphibious bonus 

That being said - with aerial and surface supremacy in the area - the amphibious bonus becomes irrelevant.

With regards to the Solomons - which I will be embarking on in February - I have 4th Division (at Ponape ) almost 80 prepped for Port Moresby, 144th Infantry Regiment is at Truk prepping for Rabaul (about 60 planning points). Full Kido Butai is escorting a massive resupply convoy on its way to Truk. Also going to Truk is the entire Combined Fleet - amongst them eight BBs. There are AKE's at Truk now able to reload those BB's main guns.

Things are going to heat up in the Solomons pretty soon


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RE: House Rules - 4/10/2012 3:22:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		I just realised again I have pretty much the entire 14th Army available to me, currently sitting in the Philippines  

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28 January 1942 - 4/10/2012 10:36:47 PM   
CT Grognard

 

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Status: offline 		Naval movements

One of my I-boats sitting in the Torres Strait fires two torpedoes at a minelayer, but misses.

In the Philippines, landing forces go ashore at Boac and Cebu.

Singapore

More heavy air attacks, and another bombardment attack, yields only a small effect.

Palembang

38th Division crosses the river into Palembang, and achieves a 1 to 19 on the shock attack. Fortunately I am facing low experience units, I only love 7 squads destroyed but the rest are pretty disrupted.

DEI

Following the fall of Tarakan, I forgot to update my level bombers at Kendari's orders, so they continued on Ground Attack - one squadron attacked the remnants that fled Tarakan, another squadron decided to bomb Soerabaja. Ah well, at least I got some recon on Soerabaja.

China

I have added another infantry regiment to my forces at Wenchow, we achieve a 1 to 1 and reduce forts to 0. Hopefully it will fall in the next turn.

I am busy with a secret operation in northern China, one aspect of which sees me moving on Tsiaotso, achieving a 2 to 1 to reduce forts to 0.

Burma

We capture Rangoon with all facilities intact. I'll hang tight here for a while - once again waiting for supply to catch up...


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RE: 28 January 1942 - 4/10/2012 10:37:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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Sub attack near Horn Island at 91,129

Japanese Ships
SS I-24

Allied Ships
AM Deloraine
xAKL Minnipa



SS I-24 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Deloraine
AM Deloraine fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Deloraine fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Deloraine fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Deloraine fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Deloraine fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Amphibious Assault at Boac (80,80)

TF 97 troops unloading over beach at Boac, 80,80





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Pre-Invasion action off Cebu (80,86)

42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 23
SC Ch 22
SC Ch 21
SC Ch 20
SC Ch 19
SC Ch 9
SC Ch 7
CS Chiyoda
AK Sasako Maru

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



SC Ch 23 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 22 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 21 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 20 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 19 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 9 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 7 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Cebu (80,86)

TF 224 troops unloading over beach at Cebu, 80,86



15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of Kure 1st SNLF


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 23
SC Ch 22
SC Ch 21
SC Ch 20
SC Ch 19
SC Ch 7
AK Sasako Maru



SC Ch 23 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 22 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 21 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 20 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 19 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 7 fired at enemy troops


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Morning Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G3M2 Nell x 34
G4M1 Betty x 20



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 15 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
G4M1 Betty: 9 damaged


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


Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 22nd Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking AHQ Far East ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 27th Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking AHQ Far East ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...


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Morning Air attack on 9th Indian Division, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 9



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 6 damaged


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


Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on VII KNIL Battalion, at 67,92 , near Tarakan

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
G4M1 Betty x 25



Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged


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


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



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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja Defenses , at 56,104 (Soerabaja)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 19



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged


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


Aircraft Attacking:
19 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore Base Force, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 81



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 41 damaged


Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Malaya Army ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking Malayan Air Wing ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking Malayan Air Wing ...
Also attacking Malaya Army ...
Also attacking Malayan Air Wing ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking Malayan Air Wing ...


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 23
SC Ch 22
SC Ch 21
SC Ch 20
SC Ch 19
AK Sasako Maru



SC Ch 23 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 22 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 21 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 20 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 19 fired at enemy troops


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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22962 troops, 217 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 657

Defending force 13601 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 399

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 961

Allied adjusted defense: 712

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
1097 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 113 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Allied ground losses:
466 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
15th Division
102nd Infantry Regiment
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
13th Army
China Expeditionary Army
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
100th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army


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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6724 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 209

Defending force 2207 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 74

Japanese adjusted assault: 72

Allied adjusted defense: 28

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
679 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 77 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


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


Assaulting units:
16th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
5th New Chinese Corps


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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12255 troops, 98 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 399

Defending force 12099 troops, 64 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 388

Japanese adjusted assault: 74

Allied adjusted defense: 1411

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 19 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1791 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 170 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled


Allied ground losses:
277 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)


Assaulting units:
38th Division

Defending units:
44th Indian Brigade
Zuid KNIL Battalion
Padang Garrison Battalion
Tapanoeli Gsn Battalion
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
45th Indian Brigade
Padang Base Force
Palembang ML Base Force
24th NZ Pioneer Coy


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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2505 troops, 222 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 1603

Defending force 51191 troops, 563 guns, 340 vehicles, Assault Value = 776

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)


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


Assaulting units:
5th Division
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
18th Division
1st Tank Regiment
2nd Division
148th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
124th Infantry Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
6th Tank Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
25th Army
3rd Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
36th Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
1st Manchester Battalion
SSVF Brigade
2nd Gordons Battalion
1st Malay Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
11th Indian Division
2/17 Dogra Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
2nd Loyal Battalion
9th Indian Division
Malaya Army
224 Group RAF
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
111th RAF Adv Base Force
110th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
223 Group RAF
III Indian Corps
Singapore Fortress
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
113th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd Malay Battalion
112th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22163 troops, 197 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 692

Defending force 564 troops, 12 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

Japanese adjusted assault: 727

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 727 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Rangoon !!!

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

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


Allied ground losses:
721 casualties reported
Squads: 34 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 16 (16 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1


Assaulting units:
143rd Infantry Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
33rd Division
55th Engineer Regiment
15th Army
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
Rangoon BAF Battalion


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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2690 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 91

Defending force 3656 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121


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


Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
1st Port Maint Engineer Battalion

Defending units:
Kure 1st SNLF
Sasebo 2nd SNLF

(in reply to CT Grognard)
Post #: 177
RE: 28 January 1942 - 4/12/2012 8:39:15 PM   
JWE

 

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Status: offline 		M'kay, I gave your opponent some Babes hints on this and that, so now it's your turn. Just so you know, nothing I say is a priori, it's only a comment on a posted result, or a general comment like this one.

As you know, Japan has this early war unload bonus (which I hate to utter death. If there's one thing I could change in the code, it would be this, because I know why it was done in the first place, but know just how to do the exact same thing with data, but there it is, so ... ). But once it's gone, some serious consideration has to be given to those xAKs that were designated -t, and get them back into the cargo schlepping mode.

Now, there's a few Classes that upgrade to AKs (without the little x in front) and a few more that can convert to this. Most people have no clue what this means, but you are a Babes guy, so ... AKs (without the x) provide load/unload bonuses. if you have an AK and do the -t option, it becomes identical to an AP; all the load/unload bonuses, but configured more for troops. Can tell you more, but not on an open forum where preteens live. PM coming.

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Post #: 178
RE: 28 January 1942 - 4/16/2012 5:57:30 PM   
CT Grognard

 

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Joined: 5/16/2010
From: Cape Town, South Africa
Status: offline 		OK time for a large update...

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Post #: 179
29 January 1942 - 4/16/2012 6:04:00 PM   
CT Grognard

 

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From: Cape Town, South Africa
Status: offline 		Cebu is invaded, and later falls. A US sub near Bataan fires two torpedoes at one of my minelaying subs, but misses.

We bomb Palembang with naval level bombers; more Betties discover a Dutch ship near Kendari which is promptly sunk with two aerial torpedoes.

Sallies go in to bomb Singapore again, but cause little damage. A follow-up bombardment does little.

We attack at Wenchow - but disappointingly achieve a 1 to 5. We're going to be in for the long haul here then...

My elite infantry corps marching on the secondary road in northern China towards Lanchow puts the hurt on the shell of a Chinese Corps, which is destroyed by attrition.

Also in China, we capture Chengchow, inflicting heavy losses on the 24th Group Army HQ. A first attack at Tsiaotso brings the forts down to 0.

I am busy springing a nasty trap in China

As part of the deception I allowed 116th Division to be sacrificed in Nanyang to firstly provide an idea of forces there and secondly give my opponent confidence. All will be revealed soon.

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