Slitherine

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From the cheaps, it seems more and more like a China focused approach. Quick recoveries in DEI may the course of action with your CV power. He can't get to auto victory only in China, so he has to come out to play somewhere else.

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ORIGINAL: John 3rd

I would be having kittens at this point. Way too slow of an offensive.

WHERE is he going? There MUST be some sort of 'big' objective but I don't see it. Have you received any sort of Allied intelligence that might help?

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Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12750 troops, 102 guns, 107 vehicles, Assault Value = 680

Defending force 32089 troops, 187 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 760

Japanese adjusted assault: 131

Allied adjusted defense: 844

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 6

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

Japanese ground losses:
1169 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 63 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled

Allied ground losses:
219 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
10th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
13th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
5th Armored Car Co
9th Armored Car Co
13th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
30th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps

SL in this hex and all the trail hexes to Ankang is 40k. I now have 42k in hex and will order the small 8th Corp out as I have another to arrive in a few days.

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Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8116 troops, 52 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 291

Defending force 4486 troops, 58 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 147

Japanese adjusted assault: 183

Allied adjusted defense: 14

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
310 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2245 casualties reported
Squads: 84 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
4th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
21st PA Infantry Division
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion

Clark Field will be abandoned now as I don't have the troops to hold it and Manila.

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Ground combat at Singkawang (56,88)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1229 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 46

Defending force 1268 troops, 15 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Japanese adjusted assault: 33

Allied adjusted defense: 11

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singkawang !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

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

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

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

Allied ground losses:
754 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
III/124th Infantry Battalion
8th JAAF AF Coy

Defending units:
W Borneo Mil'ie Cdo
2e-VLG-I Sup Afd
Singkawang ML Base Force
1e-VLG-V Sup Afd

With Symon's recent changes to the Allied OOB, this base has significant Aviation Support for the Dutch, but not much in combat power. Just a friendly FYI for players that will play RA, BTS, or DBB.

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Has Japan spotted the Allied Deathstar? Probably not, else why risk it?

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Cloaking devices are working and fully operational.

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Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3030 troops, 0 guns, 561 vehicles, Assault Value = 586

Defending force 37211 troops, 230 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 893

Japanese adjusted assault: 182

Allied adjusted defense: 706

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 78 (1 destroyed, 77 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1795 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 166 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 24 (1 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
9th Armored Car Co
23rd Tank Regiment
5th Armored Car Co
10th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
13th Division
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
45th Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps

I feel like this is the "Battle of Cambrai" or another WW1 battle when tanks overwhelm the infantry. My troops are in good shape disruption wise, but the number of disabled troops is over 50% for two Corp. There are another 10 LCUs out in the clear terrain headed for this hex. I have troops moving to reinforce the flanks and some marching through Sian and then to loop down to Ankang, The question is can I get them there in time??

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Ground combat at Loyang (87,43)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 46649 troops, 421 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 1396

Defending force 2788 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Japanese adjusted assault: 1380

Allied adjusted defense: 6

Japanese assault odds: 230 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Loyang !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
2366 casualties reported
Squads: 100 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
35th Division
36th Division
37th Division
41st Division
12th Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
15th Chinese Corps
36th Group Army