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RE: 1944 July 02 - 5/8/2015 11:18:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Tourane has I think a VM static unit? I think.

Looking at the big map of Burma, it seems he is not retreating very much, does he have plans of sending everything back to Singers?

Give some thought to cutting that Singers railroad I think.

Great play.


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RE: 1944 July 02 - 5/8/2015 11:31:59 PM   
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Tourane has I think a VM static unit? I think.

Looking at the big map of Burma, it seems he is not retreating very much, does he have plans of sending everything back to Singers?

Give some thought to cutting that Singers railroad I think.

Great play.



Now he is pulling everything out of northern Thailand. He already was pulling back, but I think that some units were staying put to keep the door open for other units behind them. The stack that was near Toungoo is still ~82,000 strong and has to get to Chiang Mai before railing out. With this past turn my troops are closing in on Rahaeng and while that doesn't cut the rail by itself Rahaeng is on the edge of it.

After the two divisions capture Tavoy they will head across country to do just that. Another division - preparing for Sinabang, IIRC - will strat move into Tavoy to anchor the defense and guard their flank. No matter what, it will be a while before I can have guys on that rail line unless they land by sea (but I'm not prepared for that at the moment). One possibility is that if I cut the roads to the north and east but resistance proves strong at Bangkok, a landing on the rail line would make a second LOC cut.

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RE: 1944 July 02 - 5/11/2015 12:58:53 PM   
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Our subs got 2x TK.


Where are you sinking those tankers now that the South China Sea is blocked - are those bringing fuel to the HI or just supporting operations elsewhere? This automatically leads to the question: Do you have an idea if he was using the land way from Singers to Fusan (or something similar) for fuel and oil before or are the HI now cut from the oil in Sumatra and Java?

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RE: 1944 July 02 - 5/11/2015 2:13:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		Several players have mentioned this land route for oil/fuel, but no one that I know of has been able to show that it definitely works. There are just too many gaps in the rail lines, and any other mode of transport has loss of product en route. Fuel showing up at Fusan would likely be from Manchukuo.

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RE: 1944 July 02 - 5/11/2015 2:15:34 PM   
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Several players have mentioned this land route for oil/fuel, but no one that I know of has been able to show that it definitely works. There are just too many gaps in the rail lines, and any other mode of transport has loss of product en route. Fuel showing up at Fusan would likely be from Manchukuo.




Nothing to see here, folks. Move along.

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RE: 1944 July 02 - 5/11/2015 5:49:52 PM   
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Have been lurking for quite some time and I must say your AAR is extremely entertaining and highly educational. The layout and the amount of detail are just perfect. So good in fact, that I wish the game pace was a bit higher - “I want more!”.

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Our subs got 2x TK.


Where are you sinking those tankers now that the South China Sea is blocked - are those bringing fuel to the HI or just supporting operations elsewhere? This automatically leads to the question: Do you have an idea if he was using the land way from Singers to Fusan (or something similar) for fuel and oil before or are the HI now cut from the oil in Sumatra and Java?


Thanks! Stupid RL just has the game slow right now. Either it'll pick up at some point or keep moving slow!

Those tankers were in a coastal hex at or near Djambi, which is really close to Palembang. I'm sure they were either going to or coming from Singapore, which has heavy industry (and IIRC refineries too).

I really don't have a clue about his success in using the land route, but I am assuming it works and so I must block it!

At some point when I get bases in range for the B-24 swarms I will target the industries at Singapore to stop that supply generation.

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1944 July 03 - 5/19/2015 6:21:28 PM   
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The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:


There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:


Our subs came up empty.

Quiet in China. The next attack between Tsuyung and Kunming is tomorrow. Pretty sure the Imperials will finally quit the road.
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Ground combat at 68,47 (near Kunming)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 240 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 717

Defending force 9928 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 122

Assaulting units:
46th Chinese Corps
754th Tank Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment
9th Australian Division
1st Group Army
22nd Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
67th Infantry Brigade

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The air strikes on the Emperor's troops withdrawing toward Chiang Mai are causing a couple of thousand casualties per day with many dozens of squads disabled. Well worth hitting them instead of the hold-outs at Rangoon. The trapped division near Prome was hit by a river-crossing shock attack and their AA unit in tow was destroyed. While today's attackers need to rest, a motorized Bde also arrived from the opposite direction without attacking and will do so tomorrow. They will be aided by another Bde crossing the river through today's attacking unit.
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Ground combat at 55,49 (near Prome)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3389 troops, 40 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 118

Defending force 5133 troops, 73 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 29

Allied adjusted assault: 34

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 11 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
363 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
268th Motorised Brigade (Just arrived, did not attack.)
26th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
2nd Guards Division
16th AA Regiment


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Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3990 troops, 270 guns, 193 vehicles, Assault Value = 2825

Defending force 52192 troops, 141 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 963

Japanese ground losses:
240 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
20th Indian Division
111th LRP Brigade
22nd New Chinese Division
Americal Infantry Division
8th New Chinese Corps
27th Infantry Division
81st (West African) Division
25th Indian Division
18th British Division
14th Indian Division
72nd British Brigade
5th Indian Division
88th Medium Regiment
XV Indian Corps
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Southeast Asia
2/9th Field Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
32nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
2/1st Med Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
18th Garrison Unit
1st RTA/A Division
1st RTA/B Division
3rd/A Division
21st/B Division
63rd Inf Group Brigade
3rd/C Division
9th Division
33rd Division
19th Division
114th Infantry Rgt /1
62nd JAAF AF Bn
15th Army /1
1st RF Gun Battalion
28th Army
19th Tank Regiment
47th Infantry Rgt /1
16th Garrison Unit
20th AA Rgt /1


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Two divisions arrived at Tavoy and will attack tomorrow; Valiant and Queen Elizabeth will bombard in support. Imperials have advanced up the Bangkok-Moulmein road to 3 hexes from Moulmein. An armored unit will cut them off either where they are or just one hex closer. Either way, they will then be set upon by a large number of armoured units

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Allied Ships Bombarding Quinhon
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan

Our attack at Quinhon was withstood, despite a good naval bombardment to kick it off and the defenders being in strategic move mode. The three Australian Bdes at CRB will unpack and move up to Quinhon. The armoured car unit will unpack and head for Pakse (SE of Ubon). Our tanks at Quinhon are not even breathing hard and will continue attacking just to keep up the pressure and supply usage.
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Night Naval bombardment of Quinhon at 65,69

Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City
CA Pensacola
CA Chester
CA Northampton

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

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12
Port hits 11
Port fuel hits 6
Port supply hits 1

CA Salt Lake City firing at 23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
CA Pensacola firing at Quinhon
CA Chester firing at 23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
CA Northampton firing at Quinhon


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Ground combat at Quinhon (65,69)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1146 troops, 0 guns, 216 vehicles, Assault Value = 121

Defending force 5110 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 167

Allied adjusted assault: 84

Japanese adjusted defense: 47

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(-), preparation(-)
Attacker:

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

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/4th Armoured Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade


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The trapped Rgt west of Cam Ranh Bay is well on its way to destruction.
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Ground combat at 62,73 (near Cam Ranh Bay)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11177 troops, 200 guns, 126 vehicles, Assault Value = 362

Defending force 3464 troops, 32 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Allied adjusted assault: 149

Japanese adjusted defense: 17

Allied assault odds: 8 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
574 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 72 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Division
503rd Parachute Regiment (Did not attack.)

Defending units:
32nd/C Division


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The unit farther to the west that made a vain attempt to open a retreat route has been identified by air strike as the 17th Ind.Mixed Brigade. What would we do without aircraft attacking at treetop level so that a crew member could use 24x binoculars to read shoulder patches? The 2/6th Armoured Rgt will attack them tomorrow. Even though likely to be ineffective, it's important to stress all units heading into Saigon. Interestingly, recon shows one or more units heading from Saigon toward Bien Hoa. Either defenses to the north are being bolstered or DAW HQ thinks we are bringing few enough forces to the party that they can be outmaneuvered.

Armor for the Soc Trang invasion will arrive near Cam Ranh bay tomorrow. The assault division is at sea and will enter the South China Sea in about 2 days. The additional division and Bde are beginning to load at Jesselton and Kudat.

In a surprise change, Oscars (clearly kamikaze) attacked a (returning, empty) convoy in the Sulu Sea. Previously no ships that far from Manila had been attacked, but we've still been careful with fighter cover and with naval search to make certain no raiders sneak in. In retaliation, attack bombers shot up an E at Manila, but the foray did cost a few P-38 escorts.
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 74,88

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 16

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 7
F4U-1 Corsair x 5
F4U-1A Corsair x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 8 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VMF-115 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
VMF-224 with F4U-1 Corsair (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
18th FG/12th FS with P-38J Lightning (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 7

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 6
P-38J Lightning x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 damaged
P-38J Lightning: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
E Tsuta, Shell hits 26
E Hishu

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
5th Sentai/B with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes



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Light Industry hits at Soerabaja seemed hard to come by today, but recon shows LI 18(23). The LI strikes will continue. I did some checking, and Quinhon is 16 hexes from Hong Kong, normal range for the B-24. We have more and more support troops loading up for CRB and environs.

Heavy IJN surface units have sortied from Singapore. The carriers appear to still be in port there.




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RE: 1944 July 03 - 5/19/2015 8:23:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		Woo hoo they live! I was worried that DAWHQ had been called to the emperor for a garden appointment and had been asked to bring his sword with him.

It looks like you have the carriers stuck in Singapore. Is there any route he could try to move around or do you perhaps forsee a straight run for the home islands? I would think he would want those carriers closer to home to react in defence as well as for access to the repair ports.

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RE: 1944 July 03 - 5/19/2015 8:25:52 PM   
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Seems like you are progressing along. A question for you. Since you have Cam Ranh already, why not jump ahead to Samah/Hong Kong and start the march towards Japan? Do you want the VP? Removing Saigon as a supply source?


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RE: 1944 July 03 - 5/19/2015 8:59:00 PM   
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Woo hoo they live! I was worried that DAWHQ had been called to the emperor for a garden appointment and had been asked to bring his sword with him.

It looks like you have the carriers stuck in Singapore. Is there any route he could try to move around or do you perhaps forsee a straight run for the home islands? I would think he would want those carriers closer to home to react in defence as well as for access to the repair ports.

Nah, I think he has the Emperor bamboozled by the fact that the Empire still leads on points! There are 6 Allied ground attacks ordered for this turn. not much chance of things turning quiet!

I agree that he must want the carriers up north. I think I just got lucky with the timing. I pulled the trigger on Cam Ranh Bay before I was fully ready because I came to think he had figured it out (he told me he hadn't). If I had waited, then maybe the IJN would not have opposed the Pegu invasion so hotly, and therefore maybe the carriers and so many more surface combat ships would have been available to oppose at CRB or at least move through to the north.

Now, I think I have them blocked out. But for the time being that depends on massive carrier strength being in place. I need to get some ammo ships to CRB for rearming. I've just topped off all the carriers and battleships and their escorts from a large fleet oiler TF.

The only other route would be to the east, and even though he could make a dash there are lots of Allied air groups there to put hurt on them, plus some surface ships. There would also be plenty of time for Allied carriers and surface forces from the South China Sea to react and catch them. No, I think they are blocked for now.

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RE: 1944 July 03 - 5/19/2015 9:18:34 PM   
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Long time no see!

Seems like you are progressing along. A question for you. Since you have Cam Ranh already, why not jump ahead to Samah/Hong Kong and start the march towards Japan? Do you want the VP? Removing Saigon as a supply source?



Howdy! Welcome back!

It's mostly a matter of how many forces available and where to allocate them. I already have most (by far most) of SWPac's ground combat power on or heading onto the continent. I figure it is important to cut the supply, etc land routes and the troop movement routes. If I just head north that will not happen and whatever enemy units can will be at my back. To do both, I would have to bring in a bunch of SoPac/PacAO forces. As I already have 3 divisions from SoPac/PacAO operating with the SEAC forces now breaking out of Burma, that would leave too little to take Okinawa and surrounding environs. if I can cut the route between Singapore and Bangkok, plus cut the route into China, that will allow for the destruction of the massive Imperial forces now in Burma/Thailand. With them destroyed, I will no longer have to allocate forces to oppose them or watch them. And the more he puts into that (soon to be formed) pocket from the Singapore area, the easier operations will be down there. plus I will be able to move on occupied China with full force, danger from the rear.

Getting the Okinawa region will allow a major escalation of the strategic bombing campaign, which is really in its infancy right now. Only one raid has been conducted on the home islands and these early model B-29 can only reach there at extended range. I want to add the B-24 fleet and maybe even base this model B-29 closer for better impact.

I can't launch the Okinawa campaign until the base network astride the South China Sea is built up enough to fully protect itself and, to the extent possible, oppose transit of IJN major units. I want to free up the USN carrier fleet while still keeping the IJN carriers bottled up, or at least charging them a major toll for passage!

BTW, in one more turn a bunch of additional infantry will be in Rangoon. All will then attack to reduce that pocket. the forces then freed up will mostly strategic move to Tavoy and head through the jungle to cut Bangkok from Singapore and start a general assault on Bangkok Aiyuthia from that side. Will they get there before the >80k troops still clawing their way through the jungle to reach the rail head at Chiang Mai?

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RE: 1944 July 03 - 5/20/2015 3:11:22 PM   
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Getting the Okinawa region will allow a major escalation of the strategic bombing campaign, which is really in its infancy right now. Only one raid has been conducted on the home islands and these early model B-29 can only reach there at extended range. I want to add the B-24 fleet and maybe even base this model B-29 closer for better impact.

I can't launch the Okinawa campaign until the base network astride the South China Sea is built up enough to fully protect itself and, to the extent possible, oppose transit of IJN major units. I want to free up the USN carrier fleet while still keeping the IJN carriers bottled up, or at least charging them a major toll for passage!


Since I am a newbie, I have to ask. I noticed that you can build the airfield at Okinawa just to level 8. Will that mean you will incur in heavy operational losses when using 4Es (and specifically B29s) to bombard from there?

Also, if I remember correctly you said near the beginning that you were not playing for points. So I suppose you're going to try strat bombing as a way to stop the Japanese industry, right?

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ORIGINAL: witpqs
BTW, in one more turn a bunch of additional infantry will be in Rangoon. All will then attack to reduce that pocket. the forces then freed up will mostly strategic move to Tavoy and head through the jungle to cut Bangkok from Singapore and start a general assault on Bangkok Aiyuthia from that side. Will they get there before the >80k troops still clawing their way through the jungle to reach the rail head at Chiang Mai?


I'm really looking forward to see how this land battle turns out

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RE: 1944 July 03 - 5/20/2015 4:26:49 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Drakanel

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ORIGINAL: witpqs
Getting the Okinawa region will allow a major escalation of the strategic bombing campaign, which is really in its infancy right now. Only one raid has been conducted on the home islands and these early model B-29 can only reach there at extended range. I want to add the B-24 fleet and maybe even base this model B-29 closer for better impact.

I can't launch the Okinawa campaign until the base network astride the South China Sea is built up enough to fully protect itself and, to the extent possible, oppose transit of IJN major units. I want to free up the USN carrier fleet while still keeping the IJN carriers bottled up, or at least charging them a major toll for passage!


Since I am a newbie, I have to ask. I noticed that you can build the airfield at Okinawa just to level 8. Will that mean you will incur in heavy operational losses when using 4Es (and specifically B29s) to bombard from there?
Don't have time to look up the formula right now, but check in the manual for this: the size of the airfield 'needed' is a formula based on the maximum load of the aircraft. That's given in the lower left area of the aircraft display. When you get beyond the size needed you avoid having the aircraft use extended range loads even for missions at normal range. I'm not sure if that formula per se affects ops losses, but as you say airfield size certainly does. The bigger the airfield the less likely are ops losses. So, yes, 9 would be better than 8, but 8 will not be horrible. Have a look at the max size of the airfields in this mod (DBB 28-C) in the Marianas. None of them can make size 9!

Also, if I remember correctly you said near the beginning that you were not playing for points. So I suppose you're going to try strat bombing as a way to stop the Japanese industry, right?
When I say not playing for points, I mean that in the strict sense that many players use. I feel that because of the massive play-testing effort that would be required (far beyond even the huge number of hours they did put in) to actually play into the late game and see the flow of things, I figure that the points just can't be calibrated to very fine degree. So in my view the victory lines are pretty blurry when viewed in terms of points. Is the difference between ratios of 19. to 1 and 2.1 to 1 really enough to trigger a different victory level? That's what I mean. Points are a useful indicator, for certain. The other thing that I mean by that is that I am in it for the journey - this game is just way fun. If I was getting my butt kicked to the moon and back I would be finding ways to fight back!

So, yes, strat bombing Home Islands' industry is definite. That does translate into points, too, of course.

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BTW, in one more turn a bunch of additional infantry will be in Rangoon. All will then attack to reduce that pocket. the forces then freed up will mostly strategic move to Tavoy and head through the jungle to cut Bangkok from Singapore and start a general assault on Bangkok Aiyuthia from that side. Will they get there before the >80k troops still clawing their way through the jungle to reach the rail head at Chiang Mai?


I'm really looking forward to see how this land battle turns out


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1944 July 04 - 5/20/2015 7:02:15 PM   
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The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Tavoy

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:


Our subs found no joy again and we did lose one.

The attack between Tsuyung and Kunming went well but will require another day to expel the vermin. Our troops are in good shape and will continue the assault tomorrow.
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Ground combat at 68,47 (near Kunming)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23526 troops, 228 guns, 320 vehicles, Assault Value = 729

Defending force 10014 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 130

Allied adjusted assault: 458

Japanese adjusted defense: 334

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
403 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
320 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (3 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Army Tank Regiment
46th Chinese Corps
754th Tank Battalion
9th Australian Division
1st Group Army
22nd Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
67th Infantry Brigade


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Tavoy is ours and the trapped division near Prome is a bit stubborn, but they still won't last.
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Night Naval bombardment of Tavoy at 54,60

Allied Ships
BB Queen Elizabeth
BB Valiant

Japanese ground losses:
232 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 24
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 2

BB Queen Elizabeth firing at Tavoy
BB Valiant firing at Tavoy


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Ground combat at Tavoy (54,60)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23526 troops, 300 guns, 104 vehicles, Assault Value = 748

Defending force 7565 troops, 59 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 146

Allied adjusted assault: 634

Japanese adjusted defense: 85

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tavoy !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
3480 casualties reported
Squads: 53 destroyed, 58 disabled
Non Combat: 82 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 26 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 35 (24 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 7

Allied ground losses:
284 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
4th Marine Division
82nd (West African) Division

Defending units:
9th Infantry Regiment
91st JAAF AF Bn
8th Field Construction Battalion
311th Ship Eng Coy
112th Infantry Regiment
8th JAAF AF Coy
9th JAAF AF Coy


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Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4552 troops, 314 guns, 193 vehicles, Assault Value = 3695

Defending force 51818 troops, 140 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 941

Japanese ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
22nd New Chinese Division
36th Chinese Division
88th Chinese Division
72nd British Brigade
20th Indian Division
19th Indian Division
Americal Infantry Division
7th Indian Division
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
96th Chinese Division
18th British Division
25th Indian Division
27th Infantry Division
14th Indian Division
81st (West African) Division
111th LRP Brigade
2nd Reserve Division
8th New Chinese Corps
5th Indian Division
56th Heavy Regiment
2/1st Med Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
88th Medium Regiment
32nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
XV Indian Corps
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Southeast Asia
27th Indian Field Artillery Battalion
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
19th Division
1st RTA/A Division
1st RTA/B Division
9th Division
33rd Division
3rd/A Div /1
3rd/C Div /1
21st/B Division
63rd Inf Group Brigade
114th Infantry Rgt /1
15th Army /1
18th Garrison Unit
19th Tank Regiment
16th Garrison Unit
28th Army
1st RF Gun Battalion
47th Infantry Rgt /1
62nd JAAF AF Bn
20th AA Rgt /1


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Ground combat at 55,49 (near Prome)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2998 troops, 52 guns, 159 vehicles, Assault Value = 172

Defending force 4446 troops, 66 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied adjusted assault: 19

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker: op mode(-)

Japanese ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
8th Indian Brigade
268th Motorised Brigade (Was in move mode, blame the staff!)
26th Indian Brigade (Just arrived, did not attack.)

Defending units:
2nd Guards Division


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There is one infantry unit that came up a mile short of getting to Rangoon, so the rest of the army will start without them. The two victorious divisions at Tavoy are immediately heading cross country to the east to gain the road to Bangkok behind the forward defenses (on the road to Moulmein). Their assignment is to cut off those units from the road if possible, and to move along the road past Bangkok and cut the road to Singapore. By the time they are ready to move in the open the mass of support troops now ordered to move to Tavoy should have that airfield open to support them.

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Allied Ships Bombarding Tavoy
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan

The assault at Quinhon went better than expected and the armor just might take the city without assistance, but they still have an op mode advantage that will not last. The trapped Bde is being reduced, but slowly. The unit that tried to free it is much more formidable and bloodied our armour some. They will stand of defence tomorrow with the 503rd Para Rgt to aid them.
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Ground combat at 62,73 (near Cam Ranh Bay)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11154 troops, 200 guns, 126 vehicles, Assault Value = 321

Defending force 2901 troops, 32 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Allied adjusted assault: 144

Japanese adjusted defense: 9

Allied assault odds: 16 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
184 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Division

Defending units:
32nd/C Division


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Ground combat at Quinhon (65,69)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1146 troops, 0 guns, 216 vehicles, Assault Value = 121

Defending force 5092 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 165

Allied adjusted assault: 81

Japanese adjusted defense: 49

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2/4th Armoured Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade


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Ground combat at 62,72 (near Cam Ranh Bay)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 576 troops, 0 guns, 106 vehicles, Assault Value = 100

Defending force 6727 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 209

Allied adjusted assault: 7

Japanese adjusted defense: 429

Allied assault odds: 1 to 61

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 40 (3 destroyed, 37 disabled)

Assaulting units:
503rd Parachute Regiment
2/6th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade


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Two armored units and an artillery unit have caught the Imperials retreating to Saigon from Dalat and will attack tomorrow.

It looks like D-Day at Soc Trang will be in 4 days. The weather at Nagoya tomorrow is thunderstorms, down from constant rain, so the next Manpower City attack is ordered with 93x B-29 currently ready. A P-38 group from Iwo Jima will sweep Hamamatsu (which is as far as they can reach).

There are IJN carriers at sea, but it's unclear how many. There is one TF just east of Singapore and another at Singapore, but I don't trust the scouting to be solid. Maybe the Soc Trang invasion will be contested? There is a small convoy at Kompong Trach and a larger one SE Kota Bharu/NE Kuantan moving NE, and one carrier group (2x TF of 3x CV each plus 2x TF with fast BB escort will move to a position just SE of Soc Trang to hit them. Rain is forecast for tomorrow so things will be very uncertain!




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RE: 1944 July 04 - 5/20/2015 8:26:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		I haven't read through the entire AAR. How is his carrier situation? Looking at that line of ships moving towards Vietnam, not to mention the line of subs in between, that's going to be difficult to make headway against. He could try to hit more to the south of that line, but I'm counting at least 5 allied CV groups and I'm betting on some significant land based aircraft in Cam Ranh. Yikes!

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1944 July 05 - 5/20/2015 10:33:09 PM   
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Joined: 10/4/2004
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Status: offline 		1944 July 05

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:


There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:


Our subs got an xAk and a PB.

Wow! 3 to 1 on the road between Tsuyung and Kunming and neither Imperial unit retreated. Our guys have just barely elvated disruption and surely are in position to deliver a serious thrashing tomorrow.
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Ground combat at 68,47 (near Kunming)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23333 troops, 228 guns, 320 vehicles, Assault Value = 700

Defending force 9681 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 99

Allied adjusted assault: 639

Japanese adjusted defense: 199

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
674 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 53 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
129 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
46th Chinese Corps
754th Tank Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment
9th Australian Division
1st Group Army
22nd Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
67th Infantry Brigade


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The cut off division near Prome is destroyed, and so are many trapped units at Rangoon. A number of our formations are being stood down for tomorrow to recover disruption while the rest attack.
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Ground combat at 55,49 (near Prome)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7994 troops, 101 guns, 202 vehicles, Assault Value = 174

Defending force 4078 troops, 62 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied adjusted assault: 139

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 139 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3080 casualties reported
Squads: 191 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 336 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 84 (84 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 43 (43 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
8th Indian Brigade
268th Motorised Brigade
26th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
2nd Guards Division


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Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 153051 troops, 2465 guns, 1687 vehicles, Assault Value = 4145

Defending force 51562 troops, 135 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 944

Allied adjusted assault: 3654

Japanese adjusted defense: 445

Allied assault odds: 8 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
4586 casualties reported
Squads: 196 destroyed, 166 disabled
Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 81 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 62 (32 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Vehicles lost 32 (22 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units destroyed 4

Allied ground losses:
4320 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 509 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 72 disabled
Guns lost 83 (3 destroyed, 80 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Assaulting units:
18th British Division
72nd British Brigade
88th Chinese Division
8th New Chinese Corps
2nd Reserve Division
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
3rd New Chinese Corps (Just arrived, did not attack.)
96th Chinese Division
Americal Infantry Division
111th LRP Brigade
19th Indian Division
20th Indian Division
25th Indian Division
36th Chinese Division
7th Indian Division
27th Infantry Division
22nd New Chinese Division
14th Indian Division
81st (West African) Division
5th Indian Division
Southeast Asia
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
2/1st Med Regiment
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
101st Heavy AA Rgt /9 (Did not attack.)
27th Indian Field Artillery Battalion
56th Heavy Regiment
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
32nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
XV Indian Corps
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
88th Medium Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
500th Base Group /1 (Did not attack.)
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
499th Base Group /3 (Did not attack.)

Defending units:
9th Division
21st/B Division
63rd Inf Group Brigade
1st RTA/A Division
3rd/C Div /1
1st RTA/B Division
19th Division
33rd Division
3rd/A Div /1
114th Infantry Rgt /1
19th Tank Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
16th Garrison Unit
62nd JAAF AF Bn
18th Garrison Unit
47th Infantry Rgt /1
15th Army /1
28th Army
20th AA Rgt /1


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We now see 1 enemy unit in front of the two divisions moving to the road from Tavoy. Our tanks have moved in front of the Imperial unit(s) on the road toward Moulmein (from Bangkok) and are now speeding to cross the hex side first and stop them where they are now.

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Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan

Some progress was made at Quinhon, the trapped Bde west of Cam Ranh Bay is being reduced, and the stack withdrawing to Saigon was hit. Our armor there will stand down to recover disruption while the 3 infantry divisions carry the attack tomorrow.
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Ground combat at Quinhon (65,69)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1146 troops, 0 guns, 216 vehicles, Assault Value = 119

Defending force 5059 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 161

Allied adjusted assault: 108

Japanese adjusted defense: 163

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/4th Armoured Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade


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Ground combat at 62,73 (near Cam Ranh Bay)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11178 troops, 200 guns, 126 vehicles, Assault Value = 320

Defending force 2715 troops, 28 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Allied adjusted assault: 73

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 24 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
200 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Division

Defending units:
32nd/C Division


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Ground combat at 61,71 (near Saigon)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1854 troops, 50 guns, 300 vehicles, Assault Value = 1135

Defending force 4104 troops, 46 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Allied adjusted assault: 38

Japanese adjusted defense: 61

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), disruption(-)
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1004 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 11 (7 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
11th Airborne Division (Just arrived, did not attack.)
706th Tank Battalion
711th Tank Battalion
1st Australian Division (Just arrived, did not attack.)
5th Australian Division (Just arrived, did not attack.)
1st Medium Regiment (Just arrived, did not attack.)
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
104th/A Division
104th/C Division
113th JAAF AF Bn


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The Bdes at CRB have unpacked and will now begin moving to Quinhon.

At sea our carriers destroyed two of three Imperial convoys, the third being spared by weather all day.
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 54,77

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 52
SBD-5 Dauntless x 27

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Esashagawa Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Mayachi Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
xAKL Kyuei Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
PB Showa Maru #3, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Esashagawa Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Mayachi Maru


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Patani at 53,71

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 111
SBD-5 Dauntless x 27
TBM-1C Avenger x 36

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Otake Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Kinrei Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
xAK Saiho Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Tientsin Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ada Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
PB Fuji Maru #4
xAK Miyadono Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAK Shun Yuan

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
18 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
18 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Tientsin Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kinrei Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ada Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Saiho Maru


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kompong Trach at 56,71

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 36
TBM-1C Avenger x 17

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Nittei Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Surabaya Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Miyadono Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Surabaya Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nittei Maru


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Patani at 53,71

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 26
SBD-5 Dauntless x 28

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Ada Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Otake Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Shun Yuan, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Miyadono Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tientsin Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
14 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ada Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Otake Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Tientsin Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Miyadono Maru


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The P-38 sweep of Hamamatsu blasted a group of Zeros and at least provided that much help to the bombers flying on to Nagoya. I anticipated that Nagoya would have LRCAP beyond local CAP and that seemed to be the case. Our first B-29 groups (looked like two full groups of 14 planes) took it on the chin, losing all of their ships even though hitting the target. They lost all their planes but more than half the crews were recovered. Following groups benefitted from their sacrifice and hit the target much harder. 19x B-29-1 were lost on the day.
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Morning Air attack on Hamamatsu , at 111,61

Weather in hex: Extreme overcast

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 17

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 9 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 35000 feet *

CAP engaged:
S-311 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 4
N1K1-J George x 26
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 9
Ki-84a Frank x 7

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 5 destroyed, 9 damaged

Manpower hits 1
Fires 200

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Yokosuka Ku S-1/B with A6M5b Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
341 Ku S-2 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 4 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
51st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 2 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
55th Sentai with Ki-61-Ib Tony (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 3 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 5
N1K1-J George x 13
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 3
Ki-84a Frank x 5

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 14 damaged

Manpower hits 24
Fires 6982

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Yokosuka Ku S-1/B with A6M5b Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
341 Ku S-2 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
51st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
55th Sentai with Ki-61-Ib Tony (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 4
N1K1-J George x 7
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 1
Ki-84a Frank x 3

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 10 damaged

Manpower hits 19
Fires 6400

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
341 Ku S-2 with N1K1-J George (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
Yokosuka Ku S-1/B with A6M5b Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
51st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
55th Sentai with Ki-61-Ib Tony (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 2
N1K1-J George x 2
Ki-84a Frank x 1

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged

Manpower hits 17
Fires 16537

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Yokosuka Ku S-1/B with A6M5b Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 64 minutes
341 Ku S-2 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
51st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 2

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged

Manpower hits 12
Fires 19845

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
341 Ku S-2 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 1

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 3
Fires 19095

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
341 Ku S-2 with N1K1-J George (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on Hamamatsu , at 111,61

Weather in hex: Extreme overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 35000 feet *



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Our recon of Nagoya is down but will be back on line tomorrow.

BB Fuso has shown up on the sunk ships list.

Today's air losses. Too many B-29s!




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I haven't read through the entire AAR. How is his carrier situation? Looking at that line of ships moving towards Vietnam, not to mention the line of subs in between, that's going to be difficult to make headway against. He could try to hit more to the south of that line, but I'm counting at least 5 allied CV groups and I'm betting on some significant land based aircraft in Cam Ranh. Yikes!

IIRC those subs have put torps into two carriers since the Cam Ranh Bay op commenced!

He hasn't lost terribly many carriers, but I've been very, very lucky. Tracker counts CV Akagi, Hiryu, and Soryu; CVL Ryujo, Shoho, and Zuiho; CVE Chuyo, Hosho, and Taiyo plus CVE Chenango and Petrof Bay for me. But just before the Cam Ranh Bay operation was the Pegu/Moulmein operation, where the IJN reacted with near full force and failed to break through the RN and Allies. Surface ships suffered most (on both sides), but some shells were landed on IJN carriers. Nothing major, but every little bit helps. The B-29 horde then hit the repair yard at Singapore before the could get there for repairs. That yard has been repaired a few points, no doubt enough to take in ships of a certain size. So in addition to the positioning of the forces and the presence of a massive portion of the USN fleet, the IJN was depleted of stores and damaged while CRB was being invaded. Now they are in a situation where possibly some damage to the largest combatants has not been repaired.

CRB does not have much anti-shipping air in place just yet. Some P-47, a little recon, and a bunch of ground attack assets (that can double up to go against against ships). Jesselton does, and of course the carriers do.

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The imperial ship loss points only total 31??

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The imperial ship loss points only total 31??

I did that in my head. That is what you get for a 4 year degree in comp sci... :P



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To save electrons, Imperial ship loss points will henceforth be displayed in binary.





The imperial ship loss points only total 31??



I did that in my head. That is what you get for a 4 year degree in comp sci... :P


Oh no - that number is encrypted!

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I haven't read through the entire AAR. How is his carrier situation? Looking at that line of ships moving towards Vietnam, not to mention the line of subs in between, that's going to be difficult to make headway against. He could try to hit more to the south of that line, but I'm counting at least 5 allied CV groups and I'm betting on some significant land based aircraft in Cam Ranh. Yikes!

Also, here is a complete sunk ships list (Tracker as the source). It's a wide text file, click on the file then click to maximize the window to make the columns line up right.

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To save electrons, Imperial ship loss points will henceforth be displayed in binary.





The imperial ship loss points only total 31??



I did that in my head. That is what you get for a 4 year degree in comp sci... :P


Oh no - that number is encrypted!


How many electrons does the encryption program use? In other words, is this a government program? :P

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To save electrons, Imperial ship loss points will henceforth be displayed in binary.





The imperial ship loss points only total 31??



I did that in my head. That is what you get for a 4 year degree in comp sci... :P


Oh no - that number is encrypted!


How many electrons does the encryption program use? In other words, is this a government program? :P

Electrons? That is so 'yesterday'! It uses quark spin states, color, and charm.

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The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:


There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:


Our subs got 3x xAK and 1x xAP.

Great results again near Kunming, but no retreat. Our troops were bombed by Imperial death gliders and achieved 2 to 1 odds as a result of the distraction. One armored unit has high disruption but will remain on the assault line for tomorrow considering the enemy's greatly weakened condition.
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Ground combat at 68,47 (near Kunming)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23247 troops, 228 guns, 320 vehicles, Assault Value = 689

Defending force 9179 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Allied adjusted assault: 341

Japanese adjusted defense: 124

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
912 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
754th Tank Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment
46th Chinese Corps
9th Australian Division
1st Group Army
22nd Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
67th Infantry Brigade


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Casualties are more in our favor at Rangoon. Air strikes on the Imperial stack crawling toward Chiang Mai are still devastating.
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Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 112798 troops, 1599 guns, 1143 vehicles, Assault Value = 3712

Defending force 45306 troops, 111 guns, 61 vehicles, Assault Value = 550

Allied adjusted assault: 2682

Japanese adjusted defense: 341

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
5136 casualties reported
Squads: 232 destroyed, 54 disabled
Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 59 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2010 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 215 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Guns lost 31 (1 destroyed, 30 disabled)

Assaulting units:
72nd British Brigade
27th Infantry Division
19th Indian Division
8th New Chinese Corps
25th Indian Division
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
7th Indian Division
Americal Infantry Division
88th Chinese Division
14th Indian Division
2nd Reserve Division
18th British Division
3rd New Chinese Corps
22nd New Chinese Division
111th LRP Brigade
36th Chinese Division
81st (West African) Division
96th Chinese Division
20th Indian Division
5th Indian Division
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
500th Base Group
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
32nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
XV Indian Corps
56th Heavy Regiment
27th Indian Field Artillery Battalion
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
2/1st Med Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
499th Base Group
88th Medium Regiment
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Southeast Asia
101st Heavy AA Rgt /9

Defending units:
63rd Inf Group Brigade
21st/B Division
9th Division
3rd/A Div /1
1st RTA/A Division
3rd/C Div /1
19th Division
1st RTA/B Division
33rd Division
114th Infantry Rgt /1
16th Garrison Unit
62nd JAAF AF Bn
18th Garrison Unit
28th Army
15th Army /1


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The Empire also bombed our two divisions moving east from Tavoy, putting one of them out of move mode. They lost only 1 mile and now the first dedicated AA unit is on line at Tavoy. Our forces have caught up to the defenders 1 hex west of Rahaeng in Jungle-Rough terrain. Not sure if any of the defenders were previously retreated of if those units moved through the lines of fresh defenders already in place. Some of our smaller units and another armored unit need another day to arrive, but our first attack is tomorrow anyway. We also have two more divisions just beyond Moulmein rushing to this battle. The 7th Australian Division fresh out of China is entraining at Lashio and will move to the Rahaeng area will all due speed once they reach Moulmein.

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Naval bombardments will return tomorrow! (Blame the staff.)

One CL TF was left near the carriers' position off of Soc Trang today even though the rest of the fleet moved back toward Cam Ranh Bay. Their AA proved adequate to the strike sent from Singapore.
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 59,76

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 9 damaged
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CL Nashville
CL Phoenix

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp



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The Rgt trapped near CRB still defends. The two Rgts retreating toward Saigon were given a speed boost today by the Allied attack.
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Ground combat at 62,73 (near Cam Ranh Bay)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11227 troops, 201 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 322

Defending force 2485 troops, 22 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Allied adjusted assault: 68

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 22 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
335 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Division

Defending units:
32nd/C Division


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Ground combat at 61,71 (near Saigon)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31649 troops, 486 guns, 267 vehicles, Assault Value = 1148

Defending force 3016 troops, 34 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Allied adjusted assault: 445

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 89 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1197 casualties reported
Squads: 96 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
711th Tank Battalion
1st Australian Division
706th Tank Battalion
11th Airborne Division
5th Australian Division
1st Medium Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
104th/A Division
104th/C Division


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The staff didn't reset the armour to attack at Quinhon so the Empire got a day of respite there. Electrons have rolled! A tank destroyer Bn has arrived at CRB and is heading out to Pakse. A tank Bn begins unloading tonight and will head the same way tomorrow. The force that is now across the river from Saigon is marching in Follow mode to cross the river together. The Soc Trang invasion force is heading to the jump off point 1 hex SE of the target and will land the following day. The support troops and follow on forces are beginning the move across the South China Sea. Because of the lack of fighter opposition over Saigon now, one P-47 group has been stood down in favor of another B-25 group activating to support tomorrow's attack at Quinhon. It looks like the three Bdes are about 5 days out from Quinhon.

It looks like the IJN carriers are back at Singapore so at least this approach turn to Soc Trang should be uneventful.

A few more Light Industry hits at Soerabaja but the silly things must be camouflaged.

Here is Nagoya. Fires are almost out, but with recon back on line we can see some effects from the recent raid.




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The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:


There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:


Our subs got no hits.

The most stubborn defenders retreated only one of two units! That just means the remaining unit will be hit even harder tomorrow.
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Ground combat at 68,47 (near Kunming)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23200 troops, 228 guns, 320 vehicles, Assault Value = 686

Defending force 8560 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Allied adjusted assault: 419

Japanese adjusted defense: 97

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3085 casualties reported
Squads: 163 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
754th Tank Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment
46th Chinese Corps
9th Australian Division
1st Group Army
22nd Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
67th Infantry Brigade


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Some Imperial units are moving through Neikiang away from the mountains, presumably in response to our landing in Indochina.

The tunnel rats of Rangoon are faltering. Our forces are now advancing on Rahaeng.
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Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 101777 troops, 1803 guns, 1041 vehicles, Assault Value = 3551

Defending force 41887 troops, 101 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 418

Allied adjusted assault: 2610

Japanese adjusted defense: 163

Allied assault odds: 16 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
4291 casualties reported
Squads: 276 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 42 destroyed, 69 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (6 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1007 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 23 disabled
Guns lost 32 (1 destroyed, 31 disabled)

Assaulting units:
18th British Division
2nd Reserve Division
96th Chinese Division
3rd New Chinese Corps
25th Indian Division
14th Indian Division
19th Indian Division
88th Chinese Division
36th Chinese Division
72nd British Brigade
20th Indian Division
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
81st (West African) Division
Americal Infantry Division
111th LRP Brigade
7th Indian Division
27th Infantry Division
8th New Chinese Corps
22nd New Chinese Division
5th Indian Division
27th Indian Field Artillery Battalion
499th Base Group
Southeast Asia
2/9th Field Regiment
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
32nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
XV Indian Corps
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
500th Base Group
88th Medium Regiment
2/1st Med Regiment
101st Heavy AA Rgt /9

Defending units:
9th Division
63rd Inf Group Brigade
33rd Division
19th Division
1st RTA/B Division
21st/B Division
3rd/A Div /1
3rd/C Div /1
15th Army /1
28th Army
62nd JAAF AF Bn
16th Garrison Unit
1st RTA/A Division
18th Garrison Unit
114th Infantry Rgt /1


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Ground combat at 57,56 (near Rahaeng)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31381 troops, 470 guns, 465 vehicles, Assault Value = 1031

Defending force 9117 troops, 94 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 217

Allied adjusted assault: 537

Japanese adjusted defense: 184

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1763 casualties reported
Squads: 99 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 29 (10 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Allied ground losses:
317 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
150th RAC Regiment
BFF Brigade (Just arrived, did not attack.)
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
1st Mysore Battalion (Just arrived, did not attack.)
Gardner's Horse Regiment (Just arrived, did not attack.)
28th (East African) Brigade
2nd British Division
13th Burma Rifles Battalion
17th Indian Division
12th Indian Heavy AA Regiment

Defending units:
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
113th Infantry Regiment
4th RTA Division


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From air strikes and recon it looks like the first of the units from that stack moving toward Chiang Mai has made it to the road just west of Chiang Mai. It will be a close run thing whether or not our forces advancing on Rahaeng can cut the rail lines in that vicinity before those units can rail through to Bangkok.

To the south the Empire is sweeping Tavoy with Tojos and Franks then bombing with Bettys to slow our divisions heading east. A number of support units arrived today by strategic road movement and are regrouping to begin operations and get the airfield repaired. The AA unit that arrived by (standard) road movement shot down some Bettys and roughed up the rest. Some fighter squadrons will move in now (runway damage 69%, service damage 11%) but others will wait until the runway is in better shape. Moving in now are two groups of P-40N5, one group of Spitfire Vc, one group of Corsair 1A, and two groups of (Chinese) P-43A-1 Lancer. All are set to range 0 and their altitudes split to foil high sweeps.

Thunderbolt I production began in May, and enough have accumulated (rate of 40/month) to upgrade several British fighter squadrons. Likewise, enough additional British Spitfire VIII accumulated to upgrade more squadrons to that model.

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Allied Ships Bombarding Saigon
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan

The reduction of the trapped Rgt continues. Progress at Quinhon.
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Ground combat at 62,73 (near Cam Ranh Bay)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11241 troops, 201 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 323

Defending force 2277 troops, 22 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Allied adjusted assault: 142

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 142 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
297 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Division

Defending units:
32nd/C Division


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Ground combat at Quinhon (65,69)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1134 troops, 0 guns, 215 vehicles, Assault Value = 120

Defending force 4915 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 149

Allied adjusted assault: 79

Japanese adjusted defense: 127

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
245 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/4th Armoured Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade


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A surprise from the Empire - dive bombers at Saigon! We also surprise them with a nighttime bombardment.
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Night Naval bombardment of Saigon at 60,71 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

109 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Boston, Shell hits 2

Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Boston
Cape St.Jaques Fortress firing at CA Boston
CA Boston firing at Cape St.Jaques Fortress


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 59,74

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 108 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 29

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 139

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 20 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VF-40 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 12 scrambling)
(22 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 15 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 24 scrambling)
(13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-9 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-18 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
VF-71 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes



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With the first day of recon today, Soc Trang appears undefended. Two CVE TF (>380 aircraft) will cover Soc Trang while the other two remain at Cam Ranh Bay. The four old BB bombardment groups will probably not be needed but will stay with the carriers until tomorrow. Fleet and light carriers are moving around to cover forces in transit for Soc Trang and maintain coverage of the CRB SLOC. The fleet carriers 1 hex SE of Soc Trang will remain there.

A little more damage noted at Nagoya. A new B-29 group arrived at the East Coast today, this one 10 planes strong.

The situation on the fronts in Burma, Thailand, and Indochina.




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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

He is truly scrambling desperately to plug the sieve that used to be his back yard. Well done!

Thanks! Much depends on how the river crossing into Rahaeng fares. BTW, a couple of posts back I noted 2 divisions rushing to join that stack, but it's 1 division and 1 brigade. That Australian division of course of is farther behind (entraining at Lashio).

Pisanoluke looks weakly held, with more force at Utteradit. If Rahaeng falls quickly, Pisanoluke can probably be grabbed right after. Getting Utteradit would be great to keep that large stack from railing south at all.

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