GreyJoy
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Good news first:
INDIA:
On Jan 30th, the 25th Army bombards Calcutta, while the Divisions rest a bit before the next attack.
At Ansalon, formerly conquered by japanese paras, an allied tank unit entered into the hex and attacked, followed up by a infantry battallion.
The paras of the 2nd Raiding Rgt had just left the city, so the lancers conquered it before the land attacking phase. However i had ordered another para drop, and the enemy tanks, heavily bombed during the day, found a wall of experienced and fanatic japanese soldiers!:-)
The attack is repulsed and followed by a shock attack that pushes back towards their bases the two enemy units!
Ground combat at Asansol (53,34)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 264 troops, 0 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 68
Defending force 885 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30
Allied adjusted assault: 0
Japanese adjusted defense: 11
Allied assault odds: 1 to 99
Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-)
Attacker: disruption(-)
Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
15th/1st Punjab Battalion
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
Defending units:
1st Raiding Rgt /1
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Ground combat at Asansol (53,34)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 823 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23
Defending force 1311 troops, 10 guns, 97 vehicles, Assault Value = 67
Japanese adjusted assault: 16
Allied adjusted defense: 7
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Asansol !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)
Allied ground losses:
238 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 61 (61 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Rgt /1
Defending units:
15th/1st Punjab Battalion
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
In the meanwhile, the IJA units are sorrounding Calcutta, closing any possible exit door.
On the 31st, followed up by a cruiser bombardment and by several air bombings, the 25th Army Attacks again.
Ground combat at Calcutta (52,37)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 82847 troops, 885 guns, 378 vehicles, Assault Value = 2517
Defending force 37701 troops, 287 guns, 499 vehicles, Assault Value = 957
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 1393
Allied adjusted defense: 977
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
3784 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 110 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 62 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 17 (3 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
961 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 43 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 14 (7 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 61 (38 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Assaulting units:
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
33rd Division
2nd Division
15th Guards Regiment
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
5th Division
38th Division
21st Division
18th Division
2nd Raiding Rgt /4
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
16th AA Regiment
20th AA Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
112th Infantry Rgt /5
25th Army
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
31st Fld AA Gun Co
Southern Army
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
143rd Infantry Rgt /3
Defending units:
50th Tank Brigade
45th Indian Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
43rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Patiala Lancers Regiment
255th Armoured Brigade
Fort William
44th Indian Brigade
18th British Division
36th Indian Brigade
Eastern Command
India Command
6th Heavy AA Regiment
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
35th Light AA Regiment
The 33rd ID is the only unit who suffered more than usual...now at only 200 AVs left...while the other are in good shape.
The 18th UK division is the only enemy units still in fighting shape, but now the odds are really shifting towards my side and we're not far from a 2-1... potentially with two more Attacks the city may be ours!
In the while, more Guards regiments are arriving, along with 3 tank regiments... they should make the trick.
Another para company this turn has crossed the river, closing the last RR Door (eastern one). There's now no way they can leave the town.
RAAF keeps on not contesting the skies over India, thus leaving me a great freedom of movement here.
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RE: The war has started - 
In all seriousness, it looks like you didn't bring in enough artillery to wear him down.
. You can still prevail, as ny59giants says, due to supply. You will need your air force now, but thankfully that's a bit cheaper to buy out of Manchuria than the LCUs are. 
stupid me! 
. Today we were ready, with 40 zeros and 36 nates... wasn't enough... an Hudson scored a single bomb hit and lit the fires... 30 more refineries damaged
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