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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/14/2014 12:39:12 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Captain Cruft

I don't spelling things out, but here are some more clues.

The hex which the arrow is pointing to is the only way in to or out of Hong Kong.

I can bomb that hex with about 3,000 planes, uncontested.

The unit moving towards Hong Kong is a single Tank Regt, but I have over 1,000 AV of infantry on its way to the hex from Swatow.

I thought that might have been your intention but to me it seemed like a long shot you'd try to do that rather than be content with just sitting in that giant fort in Hong Kong seeing as how you've played fairly conservative this whole war.

Looking at the last bombardment report (which I had neglected to view before) I realize the AV situation is a lot closer than I had remembered. I guess bringing in those reinforcements was the right idea! I've never seen 3,000 bombers in a coordinated action before but ya you're definitely on to something big if you manage to pull it off. A few turns of heavy air bombardment could do a lot of damage. If you're going that route which I suspect you are might as well throw the whole kitchen sink at him with your fleet and bombard him (assuming you aren't putting your fleet into unnecessary risk). That being said, I expect a strong Allied response once he figures out you are trying to obliterate his superstack under a mountain of firepower. Good luck! I actually think you could pull this off.

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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/14/2014 2:14:59 AM   
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but yeah, why not? why wasting supply, pilots and time with soon irrelevant, old allied airframes? at least it's complete terra incognita, which I really like.




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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/14/2014 6:20:35 AM   
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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/14/2014 12:23:48 PM   
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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/14/2014 1:50:11 PM   
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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/14/2014 8:58:46 PM   
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Trapped!

My Tank Regt has crossed the hexside thereby isolating the Allied army at Hong Kong.

To be clear, I intend to annihilate the troops at Hong Kong, not in the adjacent hex. The point about that hex is that because it is clear and I can address it with lots of ordnance I should be able to prevent any rescue attempt.




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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/14/2014 10:44:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		Also today he has landed at Cebu.

I cannot contest landings in the Philippines until he is within 8 hexes of Clark Field.

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1576 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Defending force 10235 troops, 199 guns, 337 vehicles, Assault Value = 433

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

Assaulting units:
5th Makapili Regiment

Defending units:
711th Tank Battalion
25th Infantry Division

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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/15/2014 1:44:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		What is the raw AS you are bringing to the adjacent clear hex? How does that compare to his forces at Canton? Excellent gambit here. Win or lose, you will delay him significantly.

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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/15/2014 10:35:37 AM   
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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/15/2014 1:49:26 PM   
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Bad news. He has advanced one of the Chinese Corps at Canton over the river into the "hex of doom" (78,60). The auto Shock Attack caused my two Tank Regts there to retreat.

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Ground combat at 78,60 (near Hong Kong)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 10780 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 381

Defending force 1485 troops, 0 guns, 224 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

Allied adjusted assault: 219

Japanese adjusted defense: 73

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 85 (44 destroyed, 41 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Allied ground losses:
399 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
53rd Chinese Corps

Defending units:
8th Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment




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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/15/2014 1:52:24 PM   
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2 x Infantry Division
2 x Ind. Mixed Brigade
1 x Ind. Mixed Regt.
1 x Tank Division
5 x Tank Regt.

The temporarily victorious Chinese Corps will now receive bombing by Sonias, Oscars and Peggies, which had up until now been addressing the two British Brigades advancing over the river from the east of Canton.

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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/15/2014 10:47:56 PM   
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The Chinese Corps in the hex of doom has no AA whatsoever. Marvellous ...

This is the stack which will remove this irritating unit when it moves there from the adjacent hex. The 51st Division is a mutant if you're wondering why it's so big.




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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/16/2014 1:11:10 AM   
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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/16/2014 2:05:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		I had the same issue with 51st Division in my first PBEM. For some reason the number of squads is doubled. I was told that it wouldn't sort itself out until the number of squads destroyed brought its TOE back to its intended strength.

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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/16/2014 2:12:30 PM   
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Pingsiang falls. The shattered 64th Div will head for Nanchang to recover.

The hex of doom received a lot of ordnance today. However he LRCAPed it with P-47s out of Liuchow, which meant that 60 Oscars and their noob pilots were lost.

There are now three Allied units in the hex, and the colour is looking more British than Chinese. My guys adjacent are still two days out.

We will continue with the bombing but with Escorts and Sweeps instead of going in naked. I never thought he would LRCAP at such a distance ...




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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/16/2014 6:00:38 PM   
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No ordnance delivered today due to weather.

Rather curiously it looks like he is sending some more troops to Hong Kong. That just makes it easier for me to cut them off.




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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/16/2014 6:44:58 PM   
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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/17/2014 6:29:13 PM   
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Oscars delivered ordnance, nothing else did.

My stack will arrive tomorrow.

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Afternoon Air attack on 72nd British Brigade, at 78,60 , near Hong Kong

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 167

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 26 damaged
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 7 destroyed by flak

Allied ground losses:
308 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 55 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 22 (4 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
38 x Ki-43-IIIa Oscar bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
37 x Ki-43-IIIa Oscar bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
42 x Ki-43-IIIa Oscar bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 50th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 53rd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 72nd British Brigade ...
Also attacking 50th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 53rd Chinese Corps ...

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Afternoon Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 78,60 , near Hong Kong

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 8 damaged
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 2 destroyed by flak

Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
41 x Ki-43-IIIa Oscar bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb




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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/17/2014 9:41:22 PM   
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Once again the weather prevents any aerial ordnance being delivered.

He has had a unit arrive at Hong Kong, and so now both hex-sides are green. That will change when I have evicted him from the hex of doom. The vanguard of my troops (1,100 AV, tank heavy) have arrived but do not have full supply so I will wait before attacking. Not to mention allowing the rest of the guys to get there.




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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/17/2014 9:52:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		This was today's bombardment at HK. The best yet ...

There are 8 x 30cm Howitzers on the way too.

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Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11995 troops, 281 guns, 274 vehicles, Assault Value = 2865

Defending force 179947 troops, 3071 guns, 3619 vehicles, Assault Value = 4579

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

Allied ground losses:
513 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/17/2014 10:25:30 PM   
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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/17/2014 10:28:20 PM   
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Time to take these old girls out for a spin I think.




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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/18/2014 12:50:09 AM   
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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/18/2014 10:30:41 PM   
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I lost 88 Oscars today because the unit they were targeting moved from the hex of doom to Hong Kong, where needless to say there is rather a lot of flak. The Peggies on the other hand breezed over without any damage whatsover at 12,000ft. A bit strange ...

Quite a pleasing ground bombardment attack though. His units appear to be deteriorating, for whatever reason.

A recon by bombardment in the hex of doom is scheduled for tomorrow. Although the mouseover is showing an increase in the number of units there, the actual troop number is not very different from that previously reported.

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Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11975 troops, 281 guns, 274 vehicles, Assault Value = 2866

Defending force 177055 troops, 3069 guns, 3329 vehicles, Assault Value = 4411

Allied ground losses:
541 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 33 (6 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled)




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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/19/2014 9:55:03 PM   
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Eek!

He has moved a large proportion of his troops at Hong Kong to the hex of doom. The movement arrow only appeared last turn, so that must mean they managed to travel in Move mode rather than Combat mode, despite suffering daily Bombardment Attacks. Not sure how that happened but so be it ...

Not really sure what to do now except sit tight and see what happens. I don't think I can get a result with a Deliberate Attack in either hex.

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Morning Air attack on 72nd British Brigade, at 78,60 , near Hong Kong

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 49
Ki-61-Id Tony x 32
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 29
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 145

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 35 damaged

Allied ground losses:
255 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 60 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 42 (3 destroyed, 39 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
30 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
32 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
20 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
28 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Provisionl Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 23rd Chindit Brigade ...
Also attacking Gardner's Horse Regiment ...
Also attacking 43rd Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 72nd British Brigade ...
Also attacking Provisionl Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 50th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 50th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking Provisionl Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 50th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 72nd British Brigade ...
Also attacking Provisionl Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking Gardner's Horse Regiment ...
Also attacking 43rd Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 72nd British Brigade ...
Also attacking Provisionl Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking Gardner's Horse Regiment ...
Also attacking 43rd Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 72nd British Brigade ...
Also attacking Provisionl Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 23rd Chindit Brigade ...
Also attacking Gardner's Horse Regiment ...
Also attacking 72nd British Brigade ...
Also attacking Provisionl Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 50th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 72nd British Brigade ...
Also attacking Provisionl Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking Gardner's Horse Regiment ...
Also attacking 43rd Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 72nd British Brigade ...
Also attacking Provisionl Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking Gardner's Horse Regiment ...
Also attacking 43rd Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 72nd British Brigade ...

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Morning Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 78,60 , near Hong Kong

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 36
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 20
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 50

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 18 damaged

Allied ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 10 (5 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb
26 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 50th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 50th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 50th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 50th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 50th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...

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Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12010 troops, 281 guns, 274 vehicles, Assault Value = 2876

Defending force 57935 troops, 1009 guns, 953 vehicles, Assault Value = 1325

Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
Hong Kong Def Force
66th Naval Guard Unit
Yokosuka 5th SNLF
38th Division
60th Division
15th Tank Regiment
30th Division
2nd Guards Division
104th Division
55th Division
21st Division
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
Canton Special Base Force
44th Road Const Co
3rd Air Division
11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
9th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
29th Army
33rd Road Const Co
52nd Field AA Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Bn /9
11th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
1st JAAF Base Force
100th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
43rd Const Co
12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
53rd Field AA Battalion
28th Army
75th Field AA Battalion
25th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
42nd Road Const Co
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
10th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
7th JAAF Base Force
47th JAAF AF Bn /1
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Shipping Engineer Regiment
Hong Kong Special Base Force
34th Road Const Co
20th RF Gun Battalion
54th Field AA Battalion
18th RF Gun Battalion
16th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Bn /9

Defending units:
82nd (West African) Division
2nd British Division
19th Indian Division
20th Indian Division
60th Chinese Corps
Southeast Asia
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Indian Light AA Regiment
77th Heavy AA Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
17th Indian Light AA Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
XXXIII Indian Corps
5th Field Regiment

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Ground combat at 78,60 (near Hong Kong)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 18425 troops, 158 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1468

Defending force 132188 troops, 2195 guns, 2806 vehicles, Assault Value = 3605

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

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

Assaulting units:
51st Division
27th Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Division
25th Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
53rd Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
53rd Chinese Corps
254th Armoured Brigade
18th British Division
81st (West African) Division
38th Infantry Division
7th Australian Division
14th Chindit Brigade
23rd Chindit Brigade
Gardner's Horse Regiment
25th Indian Division
Provisionl Tank Brigade
43rd Cavalry Regiment
255th Indian Tank Brigade
72nd British Brigade
73rd Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
28th (East African) Brigade
3rd New Chinese Corps
11th Indian Division
5th Indian Division
32nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
88th Medium Regiment
8th Medium Regiment
3rd West African AA Regiment
163rd Light AA Regiment
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
14th Army
20th Artillery Regiment
IV Indian Corps
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
56th Heavy AA Regiment
22nd Artillery Regiment




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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/20/2014 12:17:16 AM   
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Frustrating. It had been such a coup.

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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/20/2014 11:10:55 AM   
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Status: offline 		Although I may have missed out on the "big victory" I think it has certainly messed up his timetable on the mainland quite badly.

Now my only worry is about losing too many troops in the clear terrain of the hex of doom. It is likely he will do an attack there this turn, and I am out-numbered 2 or 3 to 1 without taking firepower into account. Peggies and Oscars will hopefully be bombing but I doubt this will have a material effect given the size of his stack.

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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/20/2014 12:02:48 PM   
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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/20/2014 9:17:14 PM   
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No attack!

Perhaps he is waiting for all his guys to vacate Hong Kong, which they have now done.

I cannot get my troops out of the hex in time so will just to take the punishment next turn.




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RE: The Hive - Cruft PBEM - 2/20/2014 10:11:32 PM   
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The brave defenders at Zamboanga did well today.

I am going to try for his shipping at San Jose next turn. It's a surface combat TF.

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Ground combat at Zamboanga (75,89)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 19877 troops, 413 guns, 447 vehicles, Assault Value = 868

Defending force 12947 troops, 134 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 249

Allied adjusted assault: 748

Japanese adjusted defense: 1663

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Allied ground losses:
472 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 39 disabled
Vehicles lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Assaulting units:
104th Combat Engineer Regiment
27th Infantry Division
33rd Infantry Division
706th Tank Battalion

Defending units:
Yokosuka 5th SNLF /1
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF /1
4th JNAF AF Unit /1
22nd Special Base Force
23rd Special Base Force
62nd JNAF AF Unit /1
24th Special Base Force
49th JNAF AF Unit /1
32nd Special Base Force
17th Naval Const Bn /1
51st JNAF AF Unit /1
27th JNAF AF Unit /1




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