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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/4/2015 5:47:34 PM

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Don�t worry about the P51s. With your HR your Franks will eat them alive. Only thing you have to worry about is the P47s.

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/4/2015 7:14:24 PM

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You are right.
But P-51D is forcing me to sprred my forces. Ealier i neded only 50-80 planes in base and B-29 have no chance. But now if he concentrate 200 P-51D on single base i will no be able to hold bombers from crashing oil wells

Docup will pay for that with loses but he will replace them and i will not rebuild those wells.

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/5/2015 6:22:20 AM

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Yeah, but you are so late in the game now that loosing the oil is to be expected. Don�t break your back trying to protect the oil. Your only objective at this time should be to keep him out of B29 range of the HI.

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/5/2015 6:48:46 AM

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Yeah, but you are so late in the game now that loosing the oil is to be expected. Don�t break your back trying to protect the oil. Your only objective at this time should be to keep him out of B29 range of the HI.

HI is rather safe. B-29(but not P-51) can reach some big cities from China but long campaign is rather impassible from there (supplies). Just in case i keeping some squadrons on CAP in those places

I still have Palembang out of range of his fighters so i gaining 11k of fuel every day. And i plan to keep that way for another month or more.

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/6/2015 5:17:56 AM

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1 November 1944

Ambon
No attack today. Not from air, sea or ground
That is good news. I manage to transfer some supplies there and tomorrow i will return with CAP.
APD TF with 6000 supplies is in range of Ambon and Numlea. Tomorrow i will unload supplies. BB and CA TFs will cower unloading of supplies. 300 fighters will CAP on morning.

Burma
First two ID retreat from Chiang Mai area and by rail will move SE. They need some rest. Morale below 90.

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/6/2015 2:46:51 PM

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Yeah, but you are so late in the game now that loosing the oil is to be expected. Don�t break your back trying to protect the oil. Your only objective at this time should be to keep him out of B29 range of the HI.

HI is rather safe. B-29(but not P-51) can reach some big cities from China but long campaign is rather impassible from there (supplies). Just in case i keeping some squadrons on CAP in those places

I still have Palembang out of range of his fighters so i gaining 11k of fuel every day. And i plan to keep that way for another month or more.

In your particular game koniu I think it's wise to fight to keep oil flowing, but not to lose the Kuriles!! You can even afford a Marianas invasion now, as it'll take a while to get each and build them up, get set up to send the B-29s. Plus it's a sporadic slow bombing process from there.

Him getting anything closer would be a big problem. The PI, the Kuriles, close-in China or Korea.

When he gets anything on Western Borneo then you have to get ready to close it down, but now send all tankers you can to pull that stuff back to the HI. You might even dump it in Hong Kong or Takao to make the trips shorter if you're not already.

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/6/2015 2:58:07 PM

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Yeah, but you are so late in the game now that loosing the oil is to be expected. Don�t break your back trying to protect the oil. Your only objective at this time should be to keep him out of B29 range of the HI.

HI is rather safe. B-29(but not P-51) can reach some big cities from China but long campaign is rather impassible from there (supplies). Just in case i keeping some squadrons on CAP in those places

I still have Palembang out of range of his fighters so i gaining 11k of fuel every day. And i plan to keep that way for another month or more.

In your particular game koniu I think it's wise to fight to keep oil flowing, but not to lose the Kuriles!! You can even afford a Marianas invasion now, as it'll take a while to get each and build them up, get set up to send the B-29s. Plus it's a sporadic slow bombing process from there.

Him getting anything closer would be a big problem. The PI, the Kuriles, close-in China or Korea.

When he gets anything on Western Borneo then you have to get ready to close it down, but now send all tankers you can to pull that stuff back to the HI. You might even dump it in Hong Kong or Takao to make the trips shorter if you're not already.

I agree with the Kuriles and other stuff.

Pomping fuel is not a problem i am able to keep Palambang and other places almost empty all the time. I never have there more that week fuel production. Usual thing for mew is waiting with tankers because there is no fuel to load

As for Docup capturing refineries and oil fields. I am planing to try to destroy them as soon i he capture them. Somehow it can slow his advance because he will not get those extra supplies and fuel from them

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/6/2015 5:26:19 PM

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Yeah, Erik makes a very good point. Docup is running out of time so he have to pull a "hail Mary" soon. Kuriles or the Philippines...If I were him I would go for the Philippines. If he got his prepping done right he could be there quite quickly...

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/6/2015 5:49:17 PM

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Yeah, Erik makes a very good point. Docup is running out of time so he have to pull a "hail Mary" soon. Kuriles or the Philippines...If I were him I would go for the Philippines. If he got his prepping done right he could be there quite quickly...

I think it will depend how current offensives in Ambon and north coast of New Guinea will go.
I believe that if i mange to slow down him there he will lose patience and he can change axis of advance and land in Kuriles.

But at this point i believe Docup want to advance in Ambon/Hollandia/Biak and from there north toward Mindanao and from there Luzon

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/6/2015 5:53:04 PM

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Perhaps its a good idea to encourage him to go that route...although slowly.

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/8/2015 6:00:10 PM

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Winter strike in USA.
Docup is cut of from electricity from over 48h. I hope they will fix it fast and his family will be ok

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/18/2015 6:13:26 AM

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We back to game. Current date 10 November.
Dont have data to make proper report (I am at work. But most important thing to report is Ambon.

Docup made two deliberate attacks.

First with tanks only. I lost 400 men and 21 squads disabled but in return over 50 tanks disabled.
Second attack was with all his troops. Japan lost 400 men and 40 disabled squads. Allied loses are 2000 killed, 300 squads disabled and over 200 guns and vehicles disabled. Dont know why docup is attacking with IDs split in 3. They land as one unit

I airlifted to Ambon fresh regiment. Last allied bombardment showing that he have 1200(1550 on day 1) active AV against 650 on Japanese side(600 on day 1). Forts reduced to 4. Even if allies capture Ambon those two Australian IDs(one of best allies have) he have there will not be able to fight for some time

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/19/2015 6:59:36 PM

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Just to avoid page 2

War is moving slowly.
Japan made another major step toward victory - Los Angeles bombed

Morning Air attack on Los Angeles , at 225,76

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
M6A1 Seiran x 3

No Japanese losses

Manpower hits 1
Fires 547

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/19/2015 11:55:46 PM

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Just to avoid page 2

War is moving slowly.
Japan made another major step toward victory - Los Angeles bombed

Morning Air attack on Los Angeles , at 225,76

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
M6A1 Seiran x 3

No Japanese losses

Manpower hits 1
Fires 547

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/24/2015 1:44:18 PM

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13 November 1944

Ambon Battle.
Allies try 3 times and fail to capture base. Right now Docup is focusing on Air and Naval bombardment to soft me. Today he send old BB to bombard base. It was dark 0% moonlight night. But Japanese Torpedo bombers decide to fly. All pilots are 70 TT attack ~50XP

Night Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2 Jill x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2 Jill: 5 damaged
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
BB Arizona, Torpedo hits 1
BB New Mexico, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

as usual enemy artillery open fire

Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 570 troops, 50 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 1337

Defending force 24516 troops, 295 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 642

Assaulting units:
1st Australian Division
8th Australian/B Division
754th Tank Battalion
8th Australian/A Division
Americal Infantry Division
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment
8th Australian/C Division
181st Field Artillery Regiment
225th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
46th Division
148th Infantry Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
47th Const Co
66th JNAF AF Unit
24th JAAF AF Bn

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/28/2015 9:21:35 AM

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Thailand

Sorry foe bad map quality

As You can see will need to abandon Rahaeng area soon.

In Rahaeng and west of it I have ~800AVa but Docup after month of marching trough jungle finally enter base and road hex. I should hold there enough(~week) i hope for more to allow troop NE of Rahaeng cross river
I have ID in Moulmein but i not sure what to do with them. Retreat to Rahaeng when they still can or sacrifice them to block only road between Thailand and Burma. It can buy some precious days by that.

NW of Bangkok i have 1200AV blocking Tavoy but they probably need to be evacuated to Bangkok soon. They only allowing me to keep Bangkok open for some time.

In Victoria Point i prepping defense line. 2xID plus tanks will be sacrificed to slow down allied advance towards Singer.

Everything from Bangkok and Rahaeng are will be evacuated toward Saigon by rail(i hope) and from there move to new defensive line on East.
I already evacuated toward Saigon 4xID and Tank Div

Any advice is appreciated. Especially about Moulmein and where build new defense line

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/29/2015 8:30:01 AM

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17 November 1944

Penape
Allies land on island. Marine ID, US Army ID and tanks.
Garrison is only 200AV, will not hold long, but using Marines there mean they cant be use in other place.

I really proud of CD guns. Two CLs eat some hits with armor penetration (14cm guns). and probably one DD sunk or is close to be sunk after ammo explosion.

Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

261 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Pasadena, Shell hits 37, on fire
APA Highlands
DD Hyman, on fire

Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

168 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Moale, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Mansfield, Shell hits 4, on fire
xAK Ariadne Moller
DD Maddox, on fire
xAK Clan Lamont, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
AKA Procyon
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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LSD Casa Grande, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Pasadena
DD Haynsworth
APA Highlands
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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
xAK Ariadne Moller, Shell hits 2, on fire
AKA Procyon
AKA Stokes
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Pre-Invasion action off Ponape (119,113) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

655 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Pasadena, Shell hits 8
DD Hyman, Shell hits 6, on fire
DD Haynsworth, Shell hits 7, on fire
DD English, Shell hits 2, on fire
APA Highlands

Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Pre-Invasion action off Ponape (119,113) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

470 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Moale, Shell hits 1
DD Maddox, Shell hits 3, on fire
xAK Clan Lamont
DD Mansfield
xAK Clan Forbes, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
xAK Nora Moller
AKA Procyon

Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

415 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Astoria II, Shell hits 9
DD Barton II, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Ingraham II, Shell hits 1
DD O' Brien II
DD Laffey II
DD Walke II
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4663 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 219

Defending force 24795 troops, 365 guns, 612 vehicles, Assault Value = 1056

Assaulting units:
18th Garrison Unit
Ponape Naval Fortress
48th JNAF AF Unit
25th JAAF AF Bn
85th JAAF AF Bn
59th JNAF AF Unit
11th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units: that perfectly build invasion force. I only miss HQ but they probably on ships.
77th Infantry Division
104th Combat Engineer Regiment
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/30/2015 5:19:27 AM

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18 November 1944

Ambon
Docup unload supplies in base. So far he bombing from sea, ground and air without major effect. Disruption of troops is low.

Night Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2 Jill x 43

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 4
P-40N5 Warhawk x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2 Jill: 5 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
APD Hopping
APD Bates
APD Walter B. Cobb
APD Reeves

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
24 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Pre-Invasion action off Ambon (76,109) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

74 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
APD Walter B. Cobb
APD Hopping
APD Bates, Shell hits 6, on fire
APD Reeves, Shell hits 1
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 562 troops, 50 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 1397

Defending force 24609 troops, 295 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 651

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

Assaulting units:
8th Australian/B Division
754th Tank Battalion
Americal Infantry Division
1st Army Tank Regiment
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
1st Australian Division
8th Australian/A Division
8th Australian/C Division
181st Field Artillery Regiment
225th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
148th Infantry Regiment
46th Division
112th Infantry Regiment
48th Road Const Co
156th JAAF AF Bn
47th Const Co
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
20th RF Gun Battalion
24th JAAF AF Bn
66th JNAF AF Unit
6th JNAF Coy
31st Special Base Force
157th JAAF AF Bn

Ponape
Intensive day at Ponape. Night bombardment and DA at day. My boys hold.
I hope for couple more days

Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

123 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Nevada, Shell hits 22 (4x14cm hits penetrate tower armor)
BB Colorado

Japanese ground losses:
166 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 7
Port hits 5
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24853 troops, 365 guns, 612 vehicles, Assault Value = 1061

Defending force 9695 troops, 155 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 217

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 70

Japanese adjusted defense: 227

Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 5)

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

Japanese ground losses:
879 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 28 (5 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
235 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Vehicles lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Marine Division
104th Combat Engineer Regiment
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
77th Infantry Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
18th Garrison Unit
Ponape Naval Fortress
25th JAAF AF Bn
59th JNAF AF Unit
85th JAAF AF Bn
48th JNAF AF Unit
11th JAAF AF Bn

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/31/2015 5:18:22 AM

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19 November 1944

30 Navy 2E bombers disobey range settings and go against shipping in Port Blair. 27 lost.
What is strange i find only small 70 plane CAP mostly build on P-40 and similar generation planes.
CAP like that will be my potential target when Ki-83 arrive in 11 days.

Docup unloading supplies and probably some arty units in Ambon.
His transports ships are still in Ambon hex and for sure they are still unloading as i see during LCU bombardment partially unloaded arty unit.
I have undetected 2xKongo TF and 2xCA TF in range. I will try to intercept them during night.

DA in Penope. Marines crash my boys. I hold base but AV reduced to 20 points. Forts reduced to 4. Base will fall tomorrow.

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 3/31/2015 2:39:49 PM

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Any advice is appreciated. Especially about Moulmein and where build new defense line

I would garrison the base north east of Chumphon. Yes, he can land at Victoria Point and move on Chumphon, but you would have time to evacuate from that base if that happened. You are buying time, make him spend a couple of days there.

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 4/1/2015 2:05:32 PM

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Any advice is appreciated. Especially about Moulmein and where build new defense line

I would garrison the base north east of Chumphon. Yes, he can land at Victoria Point and move on Chumphon, but you would have time to evacuate from that base if that happened. You are buying time, make him spend a couple of days there.

Defense pint will be Chumphon. A already massing troops there and forts are building fast. betwwen him and Chumphon he will have to cros 2 hexes wthout road. That shoul allow me to if needed to reinforce ths area even more.

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 4/1/2015 2:22:44 PM

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20 November 1944

Burma
Japan DA against lonely Chines unit near Bangkok. I set over 200 bombers to support them but bad weather keep them on ground. I am expecting tomorrow massive air raid in that hex

Ground combat at 55,60 (near Tavoy)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32003 troops, 385 guns, 602 vehicles, Assault Value = 1201

Defending force 19995 troops, 157 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 845

Japanese adjusted assault: 907

Allied adjusted defense: 1181

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
814 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1661 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 140 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Division
33rd Division
2nd Tank/B Division
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
6th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
6th New Chinese Corps

Ambon
IJN miss allied TF in night but also mange to retreat to save space.
At day Japanese bombers attack ships in area. For cost of 10 bombers i have sunk DD and couple xAK and another Fletcher DD end up with huge hole after 800kg bomb hit
Sadly weather did not help

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 9 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B7A2 Grace x 20
N1K2-J George x 27
Ki-84r Frank x 18

Allied aircraft
Boomerang C-12 x 2
F6F-3 Hellcat x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Boomerang C-12: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Celeno, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Elmdale, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK La Cordillera, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Misool at 80,108

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y4 Judy x 42
N1K2-J George x 18
Ki-84r Frank x 59

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
DD Cotten, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Ammen, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Colahan
DD Capps
DD Anthony
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Misool at 80,108

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y4 Judy x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 5 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
DD Ammen, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
DD Anthony
DD Capps
DD Colahan
DD Cotten, heavy fires

Ponape
Base fall

Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23660 troops, 364 guns, 510 vehicles, Assault Value = 985

Defending force 7367 troops, 156 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 531

Japanese adjusted defense: 71

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Ponape !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1180 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 51 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 68 (46 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
189 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled

R&D
Ki-83 advance to 1/45 production will start in 9 days

KB
KB at his apogee
Last squadron upgraded to A7M2
Currently KB is composed from 14CV, 6CVL and 4CVE
1300 Planes: 540xA7M2, 400xD4Y4, 360xB7A2

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KB
KB at his apogee
Last squadron upgraded to A7M2
Currently KB is composed from 14CV, 6CVL and 4CVE
1300 Planes: 540xA7M2, 400xD4Y4, 360xB7A2

a beautiful sight indeed. May they sail into battle again soon !

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 4/2/2015 4:42:01 AM

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KB
KB at his apogee
Last squadron upgraded to A7M2
Currently KB is composed from 14CV, 6CVL and 4CVE
1300 Planes: 540xA7M2, 400xD4Y4, 360xB7A2

a beautiful sight indeed. May they sail into battle again soon !

I hope so. I have dream that last KB action will be massive battle against allied death star.

PS. I made decision - with 30 November i will close J2M5 production. Only successor will be A7M2. From that day Navy will build only N1K2 and A7M2.
I hope to have J7W1 in late spring 1945 (it will be fastest Japanese fighter of war)
I have ~500 J2M5 is service and 600 in pool.

From next week K-83 will be produced i plan to upgrade only 3-4 grops to it. 200 Sentai(97planes) and 2 or 3 (49planes) groups.
Ki-83 will be last researched army plane.

So until last day of war Japanese air force will use K-44c(SR1, escort, CAP), Ki-84r(escort,CAP), Ki-83(sweeper), N1K2(escort), A7M2(KB,CAP) and J7W1(CAP) and that all. No jets

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 4/4/2015 7:42:27 AM

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22 November 1944

Burma
Allied offensive East of Bangkok repel. Japanese counterattack force 1000 allied AV to retreat to Tavoy. In process I also practically destroy enemy tank regiment
This will buy me few days. Sadly i need to retreat to Bangkok or i will risk being cut of. Docup bypassing my positions from south

Ground combat at 55,60 (near Tavoy)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 31405 troops, 384 guns, 602 vehicles, Assault Value = 1145

Defending force 19711 troops, 157 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 768

Japanese adjusted assault: 893

Allied adjusted defense: 191

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1035 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 90 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2391 casualties reported
Squads: 154 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 227 destroyed, 73 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 14 (6 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 90 (37 destroyed, 53 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Division
33rd Division
2nd Tank/B Division
6th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Gardner's Horse Regiment
6th New Chinese Corps

Ambon
Another DA. Another small victory. Sadly forts down to 3

Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21516 troops, 380 guns, 633 vehicles, Assault Value = 1435

Defending force 24384 troops, 295 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 638

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 480

Japanese adjusted defense: 1360

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1265 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 84 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 22 (2 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1879 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 232 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 29 (4 destroyed, 25 disabled)

Penope
Base in enemy hands last units wiped out after Banzai charge

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 4/5/2015 10:04:07 AM

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23 November

Burma
I decided to abandon Moulmein. Last units will move out from base in 48h

Ambon
I manage to successfully unload 5k of supplies

I see BB? or CA? TF paroling in Gorong base hex. I will check CAP there. If not extremely strong it can be good target for KB in near future

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 4/6/2015 7:27:50 AM

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24 November 1944

Ambon
CV battle suspected tomorrow.

I move KB toward Manado last turn. I was planing to intercept that heavy SAG in Gorong hex.
Was not expecting what show up today

Entire enemy fleet show up between Lautem-Damar-Babar
I am sure at lest one CVL and two Iowa class BB. Reckon show two AC groups total of 350 fighters and 300 bombers. At least two SAGs and other two look like transport TFs.

I need to rethink how play that. I dont have enough SAGs to protect bases i have in area and KB so i will focus on KB probably.
LBa will be set but i am suspecting that bases will be closed tomorrow by naval bombardment

Only TF Docup have DL is in Kendari

I lost today 70 bombers against CAP over enemy fleet.
This time Docup bring best he have but numbers are small i will say

CAP over enemy AC TF
F4U-1A Corsair x 3
F4U-1D Corsair x 52
F6F-5 Hellcat x 103

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 4/6/2015 8:13:43 AM

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Those are groups on CAP over enemy fleet.

VF-7 CV Hancock (Essex class)
VF-10 CV Interpid (Essex class)
VF-11 CV Hornet II (Essex class)
VF-14 CV Wasp II (Essex class)
VF-22 CVL Independence (Independence class)
VF-31 CVL Cabot (Independence class)
VF-32 CVL Langley (Independence class)
VF-37 CVE Sangamon (Sangamon class)
VF-42 CV Yorktown (Yorktown class) sunk 5/43
VF-50 CVL Bataan (Independence class)
VF-51 CVL San Jacinto (Independence class)
VF-71 CV Wasp (Wasp class) sunk 7/42
VF-80 CV Ticonderoga (Essex class)
VMF-123 /B - original LBA
VMF-211/A - original LBA

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RE: Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) - 4/6/2015 5:21:35 PM

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Turn send. I hate that moment when nothing can be done, only waiting.

I have second thoughts about sending KB in middle of Banda Sea. I start to believe that 600 CV planes i see there is not all Docup have there. What i afraid is that it can be trap and i will end fighting even 2000+ enemy CV planes plus LBA or Docup use CV groups and it is attempt to force KB to react there and he will land somewhere else. Of course it can be just simple attempt to land reinforcements to Ambon or he protecting his SAGs trying to intercept IJN BB but i will not know until next turn.

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Turn send. I hate that moment when nothing can be done, only waiting.

I have second thoughts about sending KB in middle of Banda Sea. I start to believe that 600 CV planes i see there is not all Docup have there. What i afraid is that it can be trap and i will end fighting even 2000+ enemy CV planes plus LBA or Docup use CV groups and it is attempt to force KB to react there and he will land somewhere else. Of course it can be just simple attempt to land reinforcements to Ambon or he protecting his SAGs trying to intercept IJN BB but i will not know until next turn.

Tense moments!!