SqzMyLemon
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August 9/42:
Mangalore is liberated by Indian troops. That's another 42 VP swing with Japan losing 35 and the Allies gaining 7.
Allied bombers target both Bangalore and Cocanada today. One of the Japanese units at Bangalore is identified as the 41st Inf. Rgt. and if memory serves me it's a weak one. It doesn't matter really as it appears the Japanese are bugging out from the base. Cocanada's airbase is hit hard in a series of raids. Even the smaller raids achieved good results in comparison to the previous discussion on the raids against Vizagapatnam. AAR's follow:
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Morning Air attack on Cocanada , at 41,37
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 70
P-40E Warhawk x 20
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 54
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Morning Air attack on Cocanada , at 41,37
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on Cocanada , at 41,37
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 4
In other news, the Japanese get a little roughed up in China with an attack against dug in Chinese troops north of Kweilin. Another attack near Tuyun doesn't go well for Japanese forces either. AAR's follows:
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Ground combat at 76,52 (near Kweilin)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22469 troops, 306 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 757
Defending force 44944 troops, 240 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1700
Japanese adjusted assault: 226
Allied adjusted defense: 3823
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 16
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
3720 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 449 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 54 disabled
Guns lost 89 (11 destroyed, 78 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
177 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
6th Division
58th Division
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
21st Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
4th War Area
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Ground combat at 74,52 (near Tuyun)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 11676 troops, 94 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 366
Defending force 19737 troops, 242 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 781
Japanese adjusted assault: 117
Allied adjusted defense: 976
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 8
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1270 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 60 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
248 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
60th Division
102nd Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
95th Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
6th Chinese Corps
35th Group Army
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
However, it's just a matter of time until I'm out of supply and the Chinese eventually get routed. I'd love to counterattack in a few areas, but the lack of supply means I can do nothing but sit and get worn down.
For next turn I've ordered Allied air in India to hit Madras. I'm nervous about the target, but I hope to catch Andre off guard. My previous raid against Bangalore was unopposed and my escort and bomber force was a little on the small side. I hope this encourages Andre to send LRCAP over Bangalore in an effort to interdict a bombing raid and protect his troops railing out from the base. However, there won't be a raid against Bangalore today, instead the heavies hope to hit an undefended Madras. I've ordered all my P-38's to Bellary to provide LRCAP over Madras. It's the only protection the bombers will receive as there are no escorts assigned due to range. My fingers are crossed that I guessed right and hit a lightly defended Madras, if not, I may have a massacre on my hands comparable to a Schweinfurt raid.
< Message edited by SqzMyLemon -- 5/7/2015 1:14:52 AM >
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I scanned this AAR back to page 10 looking for mention of four torpedo hits on Kaga and didn't see them. Could you point me to the post where that occurred please?
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