GreyJoy
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ORIGINAL: obvert Nice work grinding through in China. Looks like you're prioritizing the mountains which I feel is a good move. If there is any way to make him think you're heading for Chungking directly while in fact aiming for Kunming, that seems it would be to your benefit. Kunming seems to me the base that assures a much harder road to the Allies reopening China to supply and reinforcements. Thanks Obvert. Yes, i have enough forces to be able to advance on different vectors. We'll advance northwards, but 3 divisions and two tank divisions will keep on moving towards Kumming. My priority is to open a direct road between China and Burma, so that i can open a new road for the supply flow to Burma. Oct 30 1942 In China, the two tank divisions crossed the river and got halted by a 1-1...but the enemy is weak and is already falling back. Good. I'll wait a couple of turns a a couple of divisions and then i'll keep on pushing forward. Tomorrow we'll attack in the north. First a deliberate attack, then a shock one. The enemy convoy that was advancing eastwards south of Cocos fell back... but i'm reinforcing the whole area nonetheless! 12 newly arrived Judy-C (the recon type) have been loaded on my Carriers. What about having a naval search of 20 hexes? Dediced not to build the Irving (recon type, with 2 Ha-35 engines). I now realized it's a waste cause the Judy can to the same job using only 1 engine and, moreover, it's CV capable. In Burma, an allied shock attack, on the right flank of Mitikyna, finally dislodged the brave RTA Cav div. These guys will now be sent back to Rangoon, to some deserved R&R. What else? Still no sign of the enemy CVs. The fact that Brad used only xAPs and xAKs for his western Oz operations, means he's saving his AP/AKs for something else...and probably the whole USN Fleet too. So i gotta be ready. My guess? CENTPAC. Why? Because it will be consistent with his strategy of keeping me always offbalance... a hit in Nopac, then one in CENTPAC, a double hit in NW OZ, then one more... in CENTPAC... sounds logical to me. We'll see. We're upgrading our first Carrier A6M2 to the A6M5s... a good upgrade. A mini KB is assembling in southern DEI, along with 3 BBs, 4 CAs, 22 DDs and 7 CLs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 268th Motorised Brigade, at 54,43 (Cox's Bazar) mmmmm...... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 74,48 (near Kweiyang) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 13835 troops, 226 guns, 848 vehicles, Assault Value = 628 Defending force 23865 troops, 155 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 802 Japanese adjusted assault: 166 Allied adjusted defense: 103 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(-), disruption(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 469 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 88 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Vehicles lost 20 (1 destroyed, 19 disabled) Allied ground losses: 890 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 108 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Tank Division 2nd Tank Division Defending units: 66th Chinese Corps 32nd Chinese Corps 60th Chinese/C Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 64,41 (near Myitkyina) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 8934 troops, 17 guns, 88 vehicles, Assault Value = 322 Defending force 2066 troops, 14 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 27 Allied adjusted assault: 568 Japanese adjusted defense: 19 Allied assault odds: 29 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 1072 casualties reported Squads: 40 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Units retreated 1 Allied ground losses: 44 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 75th Indian Brigade 84th Indian Brigade 2nd Reserve Division Defending units: RTA Cavalry Division
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