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RE: 1944 July 22 - 7/20/2015 11:50:17 PM

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How many Japanese troops are in Thailand and Malaya?

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RE: 1944 July 22 - 7/21/2015 2:02:49 AM

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How many Japanese troops are in Thailand and Malaya?

Between 80k and 90k trapped in northern Thailand. Bangkok area plus the other bases south of there, the troops north of there (ex-Pisanuloke), and the ones to the east variously trying to hold open the door or make there way out, a rough guess is 60k or 70k. Maybe I can count up mouse-overs. I don't have recon on all the bases south of Bangkok, but I think those are weakly held when at all.

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RE: 1944 July 22 - 7/21/2015 2:15:54 AM

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OK, here are mouse-overs. Only bothered with troop numbers, unless they were 0 (one case, gave AFV) or no data (gave unit count).

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RE: 1944 July 22 - 7/21/2015 6:16:46 AM

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That's a lot less than I thought to be honest. With this few troops, it seems you will be able to conquer Thailand and Indochina relatively soon! Makes you wonder how many he has at SIngapore, though I know you said you don't plan to go there anytime soon...

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RE: 1944 July 22 - 7/21/2015 1:42:34 PM

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That's a lot less than I thought to be honest. With this few troops, it seems you will be able to conquer Thailand and Indochina relatively soon! Makes you wonder how many he has at SIngapore, though I know you said you don't plan to go there anytime soon...

I forget the most recent mouse-over I saw of Singapore, but at that time there was a movement arrow to the north.

As far as the number of troops trapped/getting trapped, remember that a large number were already destroyed in Burma and some numbers have fallen in Thailand and Indochina.

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RE: 1944 July 22 - 7/21/2015 1:54:47 PM

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From a Japanese perspective, that's a lot of troops that could be defending somewhere else. That's a lot of VPs also. They are all pretty much dead.

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RE: 1944 July 22 - 7/22/2015 12:01:59 AM

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From a Japanese perspective, that's a lot of troops that could be defending somewhere else. That's a lot of VPs also. They are all pretty much dead.

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1944 July 23 - 7/22/2015 7:47:18 PM

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1944 July 23

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Brunei
Hue

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Pagan

Naval Bombardments

quote:

Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu

Our subs came up empty.

Quiet in China.

The enemy stack just outside of Bangkok and heading toward the peninsula was thrashed and retreated into Bangkok.

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Ground combat at 55,61 (near Bangkok)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9965 troops, 53 guns, 1347 vehicles, Assault Value = 1401

Defending force 10286 troops, 93 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 236

Allied adjusted assault: 415

Japanese adjusted defense: 28

Allied assault odds: 14 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
4654 casualties reported
Squads: 155 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 169 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 21 (17 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 19 (5 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
50th Tank Brigade
255th Indian Tank Brigade
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
254th Armoured Brigade
18th Cavalry Regiment
Provisionl Tank Brigade
192nd Tank Battalion
4th Marine Division
82nd (West African) Division

Defending units:
38th/A Division
64th Inf Group Brigade
4th Tank Regiment
7th RTA/C Division
7th RTA/A Division

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Tomorrow our forces that captured Pisanuloke will likely catch up to the ex-defenders. We hope to attack them before they can move on so they are retreated toward Ayuthia and kept in the open. Likewise our armour and two divisions NW of Bangkok is marching in Follow mode to attack across the river into Bangkok itself, with the idea of eventually forcing a retreat to Ayuthia.

We continue to have supply issues at Rahaeng (225), Uttaradit (900), and Pisanuloke (450) - daily supply caps shown in parens. This situation will probably persist for some time. The shortage of available engineers to build things (raising the daily cap) will also persist for some time as there are other priorities.

Hue is ours. A shadow of a division and another unit were retreated into Udon Thani and now we firmly control the roads to Indochina.

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Ground combat at Kratie (61,69)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 480 troops, 44 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 1139

Defending force 11512 troops, 101 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 180

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

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Division
2/6th Armoured Regiment
706th Tank Battalion
1st Australian Division
711th Tank Battalion
5th Australian Division
1st Medium Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
47th Infantry Regiment
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
104th/A Div /1
113th JAAF AF Bn
109th JAAF AF Bn
33rd Division
23rd AA Regiment
12th Base Force
33rd Army /1

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Ground combat at 61,60 (near Udon Thani)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 708 troops, 3 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 70

Defending force 2097 troops, 77 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 74

Allied adjusted assault: 32

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
679 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 20 (5 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
775th Tank Battalion

Defending units:
19th Division
41st JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Hue (66,64)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1152 troops, 0 guns, 215 vehicles, Assault Value = 119

Defending force 2024 troops, 34 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 62

Allied adjusted assault: 77

Japanese adjusted defense: 19

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Hue !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
627 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 25 (24 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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

Defending units:
110th/B Division
23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd RF Gun Battalion

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Tomorrow will see a major attack at Kratie and an attack on the beaten units north of Kompong Chhnang.

The first assault at Dili does not crack any fortifications but it does attrite the defenders without much impact to our troops.

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Ground combat at Dili (71,115)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4319 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 167

Defending force 4700 troops, 70 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 154

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Recon Regiment
57th Infantry Regiment
24th Nav Gsn Unit
47th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
30th Australian Brigade
Provisional GMC Grp

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Ground combat at Dili (71,115)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4700 troops, 70 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 154

Defending force 6508 troops, 52 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 166

Allied adjusted assault: 112

Japanese adjusted defense: 321

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
266 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
30th Australian Brigade
Provisional GMC Grp

Defending units:
57th Infantry Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
24th Nav Gsn Unit
47th JNAF AF Unit

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The USA 158th IR marching our of Balikpapan has made it the two hexes to the road south to Bandjermasin. The 14th NZ Bde will begin marching to Miri now that Brunei has switched sides. The convoy that brought them will go to Jolo to pick up the Torres Strait Bn for transport to Brunei, where they will deal with the Imperial 3rd Tank Regiment (ex-Jesselton) at Beaufort. Our fly boys made several ineffective air strikes on the 3rd today. The Ternate invasion force is beginning loading, but some artillery units are still transitioning from strategic mode (better to wait before loading to hold down fatigue & disruption, but I gave the orders already). Still >14,000 enemy troops seen at Ternate, so the USA 31st IR will appreciate the six artillery Bns going with them! The USA 24th IR loaded at Makassar and is about to pass Kendari on their way to Morotai. There the convoy will load up on supplies, then proceed to land on Ulithi. If things go rough for them there the 15th NZ Bde at Puerto Princesa is partly prepared and could be brought in, albeit slowly. The Pagan invasion requires one more trip from Anatahan to fetch the rest of one Bde.

We have 103 B-29-1 ready at Tinian and Saipan but steady rain over all of Japan.

Here is Thailand/Indochina after the actions today. It looks even better! While it's hard to see, my Mk 3.5 Hand Loupe tells me there is a movement arrow at Lao Cai SW along the rail line (toward Hanoi). The plan to push there with SWPac ground forces and destroy LI and HI at Hong Kong and Canton should work in harmony. There are now 2 units for >10k troops at Lang Son with a movement arrow heading west.

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RE: 1944 July 23 - 7/22/2015 7:48:10 PM

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Singapore and most of its defensive environment, mouse-over is for Singapore.

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RE: 1944 July 23 - 7/22/2015 7:48:35 PM

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Here is the overview map.

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RE: 1944 July 23 - 7/22/2015 8:39:22 PM

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Here is Thailand/Indochina after the actions today. It looks even better! While it's hard to see, my Mk 3.5 Hand Loupe tells me there is a movement arrow at Lao Cai SW along the rail line (toward Hanoi). The plan to push there with SWPac ground forces and destroy LI and HI at Hong Kong and Canton should work in harmony. There are now 2 units for >10k troops at Lang Son with a movement arrow heading west.

Looks to me like he is moving troops to Hanoi to try keep the door open for the troops in the Chinese mountains south of Kunming to get to Lao Cai and rail to Lang Son for escape to South China. With your armour blasting through the opposition on the coast road he may end up with even more troops trapped in Indochina!

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RE: 1944 July 23 - 7/22/2015 9:19:34 PM

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Another thank you for intel monkey. One thing I really like is quick availability of long ago Signet posts organized in one place, amazing
how much recon flights mean now. I mean, ordering recon flights, when you are looking for specific intell is FUN!

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RE: 1944 July 23 - 7/22/2015 9:40:41 PM

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Another thank you for intel monkey. One thing I really like is quick availability of long ago Signet posts organized in one place, amazing
how much recon flights mean now. I mean, ordering recon flights, when you are looking for specific intell is FUN!

Cool - glad to hear it!

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RE: 1944 July 23 - 7/22/2015 9:53:38 PM

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Here is Thailand/Indochina after the actions today. It looks even better! While it's hard to see, my Mk 3.5 Hand Loupe tells me there is a movement arrow at Lao Cai SW along the rail line (toward Hanoi). The plan to push there with SWPac ground forces and destroy LI and HI at Hong Kong and Canton should work in harmony. There are now 2 units for >10k troops at Lang Son with a movement arrow heading west.

Looks to me like he is moving troops to Hanoi to try keep the door open for the troops in the Chinese mountains south of Kunming to get to Lao Cai and rail to Lang Son for escape to South China. With your armour blasting through the opposition on the coast road he may end up with even more troops trapped in Indochina!

The two southernmost hexes of Imperial troops that tried to flank our valiant, heroic army in China did come from Lao Cai and I suppose that is the shortest way back for them. I plan to attack the southernmost one in a few days (it's 1x unit) and try to trap the other stack.

I've been reducing Allied supply needs in China by pulling out most non-Chinese command combat units. They are no longer needed for defense and can make significant contributions to the offense elsewhere. IIRC Chinese units use less supply than other Allied units?? When Imperial supply in China really gets tight (from destruction of industry and demands due to the Allies attack through northern Indochina, the Chinese Army might even have success attacking out of the mountains.

Being an evenhanded sort, I'm also working to reduce the supply needs of the Empire by destroying as many Imperial squads/devices as I possibly can.

My own take is that he is trying to establish a defense in the Hanoi area. If his Chiang Mai army does outrun the pursuit I'm sure they will angle that way, but I don't think they will outrun the pursuit and I doubt he thinks so either.

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RE: 1944 July 23 - 7/22/2015 11:03:27 PM

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Being an evenhanded sort, I'm also working to reduce the supply needs of the Empire by destroying as many Imperial squads/devices as I possibly can.

You are TOO KIND, sir!

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1944 July 24 - 7/27/2015 3:44:19 AM

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1944 July 24

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Kratie

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:

Naval Bombardments:

quote:

Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu

Our subs had a day off.

Quiet in China.

The armour of our pursuit on the road south of Pisanuloke has caught retreating forces and will attack tomorrow. It looks to be most likely 2 days until a river crossing into Bangkok from the NW. Tomorrow the Lushai Bde Rgt will para assault Nakhon Ratchasima with 4EB support. They will find some armour probably on guard, and a small JAAF unit in transit.

Kratie is ours and another blow dealt to the Empire's beleaguered delaying forces. True to the end, one unit remains in place despite 12 to 1 odds!

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Ground combat at Kratie (61,69)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35674 troops, 556 guns, 709 vehicles, Assault Value = 1151

Defending force 11406 troops, 101 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 171

Allied adjusted assault: 511

Japanese adjusted defense: 41

Allied assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kratie !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
4526 casualties reported
Squads: 161 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 126 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 52 (32 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 6

Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2/6th Armoured Regiment
31st Infantry Division
1st Australian Division
711th Tank Battalion
706th Tank Battalion
5th Australian Division
1st Medium Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
47th Infantry Regiment
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
104th/A Div /1
12th Base Force
23rd AA Regiment
109th JAAF AF Bn
33rd Division
113th JAAF AF Bn
33rd Army /1

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The USA 775th Tk Bn will attack Udon Thani tomorrow. They face 5 units, 2,520 troops, 63 guns, and 51 AFV. The 671st TD Bn north of Kompong Chhnang has contacted and will attack enemy on the road tomorrow.

BB Washington was down to 90% flotation damage yesterday, but is at 97% after encountering a random sharknado.

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Damage Control parties trapped in flooded compartment aboard BB Washington ...

Next attack at Dili is tomorrow. An IJN surface force, 3x ships with 1x E identified, is at the southern entrance to the Makassar Strait. The weather over Japan is forecast thunderstorms for tomorrow, the first 'break' in a while. Target: Manpower at Osaka/Kyoto; 65x B-29-1 at Saipan and 58x B-29-1 at Tinian are ready, total 123 plus any that repair during the night. Altitude 15,000 ft.

A quick look at Thailand/Indochina. There are now 17,000 enemy troops at Vinh. The preliminary plan is to flank it and get behind it with armor while the infantry approaches with more armour from the front.

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RE: 1944 July 24 - 7/27/2015 3:48:19 AM

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Here is Osaka/Kyoto.

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RE: 1944 July 25 - 7/27/2015 2:34:31 PM

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You really are babying those B29s -- can't fly in the rain!

Is everything north of Singers empty? Or simply no recon?

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RE: 1944 July 24 - 7/27/2015 4:31:38 PM

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You really are babying those B29s -- can't fly in the rain!

Is everything north of Singers empty? Or simply no recon?

No recon there.

The B-29s suffer from the Empire's CAP when they fly. Given that and how long they take to repair with service level 5 I am trying to maximize their chances of doing meaningful damage when they do fly.

BTW, Tokyo has some ginormous number of guns present, like more than 800. And while I can't see how many are AA it being the biggest bestest target it must have hundreds. When I sent the B-29s there at 15,000 ft they seemed to get more hits than at 12,000 on prior missions elsewhere. I know there are lots of other factors, especially for any single mission, but I figure that maybe getting out of range of many types of guns allowed them much better bombing accuracy. Time will tell I suppose.

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RE: 1944 July 24 - 7/27/2015 6:48:17 PM

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How many places have you bombed with the B29. I remember Tokyo and Nagoya I think.

Are all your B29 pilots decent to great?

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RE: 1944 July 24 - 7/27/2015 8:41:54 PM

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How many places have you bombed with the B29. I remember Tokyo and Nagoya I think.

Are all your B29 pilots decent to great?

I think that might be all in Japan, but Nagoya at least twice. I would have to look back to see the other targets from before their transfer to the Marianas. There were some targets in China to destroy LI and HI, the same in Thailand and Indochina. One or more bases on Java and Palembang got visits. Some were airfield targeted raids to make following raids easier.

The pilots are nearly all of my best high level bomber pilots. 'Nearly' all because there are some 4EB squadrons that I haven't stripped yet.

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RE: 1944 July 23 - 7/28/2015 6:14:44 PM

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Here is the overview map.

The thing is that you could really use a shipyard. Which means either Singapore, Hong Kong or Manila. You will need one for the inevitable kamikaze damage.

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1944 July 25 - 7/28/2015 6:38:14 PM

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1944 July 25

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Udon Thani
Nakhon Ratchasima

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:

Naval Bombardments:

quote:

Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu

Our subs had another day off.

Quiet in China.

The armoured pursuit south of Pisanuloke smashed in the retreating enemy and routed them toward Ayuthia, keeping them in clear terrain and moving them off the road leading into the jungle they were using. Imperial armour at Nakhon Ratchasima was absolutely shattered in the open terrain, allowing the paras to destroy both units there and capture the base.

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Ground combat at 58,58 (near Pisanuloke)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2129 troops, 0 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 169

Defending force 4136 troops, 65 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Allied adjusted assault: 126

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 126 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1372 casualties reported
Squads: 93 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 119 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (13 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 6

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
150th RAC Regiment
Gardner's Horse Regiment

Defending units:
3rd RTA Division
I./143rd Infantry Battalion
4th RTA Division
Burma Area Army
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd RTA/C Division

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Ground combat at Nakhon Ratchasima (58,61)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2335 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 135

Defending force 259 troops, 7 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Allied adjusted assault: 81

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Nakhon Ratchasima !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 53 (53 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

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

Assaulting units:
Lushai Bde /1

Defending units:
14th Tank Regiment
22nd JAAF AF Bn

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Udon Thani fell to us and will allow strategic road movement from Kratie. Kratie is secured, and the front is pushed farther north along the road to Battembang.

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Ground combat at 58,67 (near Kompong Chhnang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 552 troops, 3 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 849

Defending force 1545 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Allied adjusted assault: 21

Japanese adjusted defense: 9

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
515 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 3

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
32nd Infantry Division
2nd Australian Division
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
4th Armoured Brigade

Defending units:
78th Infantry Regiment
12th Port Unit
15th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Kratie (61,69)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23459 troops, 354 guns, 472 vehicles, Assault Value = 1132

Defending force 18 troops, 0 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 532

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 532 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
711th Tank Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
31st Infantry Division
1st Australian Division
706th Tank Battalion
5th Australian Division
1st Medium Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
33rd Army /1

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Ground combat at Udon Thani (61,59)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 708 troops, 3 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

Defending force 2509 troops, 71 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Allied adjusted assault: 62

Japanese adjusted defense: 10

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Udon Thani !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), op mode(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
510 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 49 (49 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
775th Tank Battalion

Defending units:
19th Division
4th Naval Construction Battalion
41st JAAF AF Bn

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One division will remain at Kratie to guard the undefeated in the jungle and take advantage of the time to recover more fully. The other two divisions plus both USA Tk Bns will make strat road movement to Udon Thani, with the infantry closing on Vinh and the armor sweeping through the northern bases to cut off the roads north of Vinh. The artillery will get to the rail line and move up the coast. The armoured cars have contacted and will tomorrow attack the delaying enemy unit inside the Burma border. The river crossing into Bangkok will also be tomorrow.

The IJN sent a straggler repairing at Miri racing for home waters but Stugots lived up to her name. Surprisingly, that TF entering the Makassar Strait turned out to be a tanker convoy, obviously trying to slip north. They were dispatched by destroyers.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 64,100, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E No.12, Shell hits 1
TK Ayagiri Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
TK Kenwa Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Ryusho Maru, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Kalk
DD Mustin
DD Bagley
DD Mugford

Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
DD Mugford engages TK Ayagiri Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Bagley engages TK Ryusho Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Mugford engages TK Kenwa Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Bagley engages TK Ayagiri Maru at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Mugford engages E No.12 at 11,000 yards
DD Bagley engages TK Kenwa Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Mustin engages TK Kenwa Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Kalk engages TK Ayagiri Maru at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Bagley engages E No.12 at 10,000 yards
DD Kalk engages TK Ayagiri Maru at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Mugford engages TK Ryusho Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Kalk engages TK Ryusho Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Mustin engages TK Kenwa Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Kalk engages TK Ryusho Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Mugford engages TK Ryusho Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Bagley engages TK Ayagiri Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Mugford engages E No.12 at 7,000 yards
DD Bagley engages TK Ryusho Maru at 7,000 yards
TK Ayagiri Maru sunk by DD Mustin at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Bagley engages E No.12 at 6,000 yards
DD Bagley engages TK Ryusho Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Mugford engages TK Kenwa Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Kalk engages TK Kenwa Maru at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Bagley engages TK Kenwa Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Mustin engages TK Kenwa Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Bagley engages E No.12 at 7,000 yards
DD Bagley engages TK Ryusho Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Kalk engages TK Kenwa Maru at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD Mugford engages TK Ryusho Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Mustin engages TK Ryusho Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Mustin engages E No.12 at 8,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 65,100, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E No.12, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Kalk
DD Mustin
DD Bagley
DD Mugford

Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 28% moonlight: 10,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
DD Kalk engages E No.12 at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Mugford engages E No.12 at 11,000 yards
DD Bagley engages E No.12 at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Mugford engages E No.12 at 8,000 yards
DD Mustin engages E No.12 at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Kalk engages E No.12 at 6,000 yards
DD Mugford engages E No.12 at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Mugford engages E No.12 at 7,000 yards
DD Kalk engages E No.12 at 7,000 yards
DD Mugford engages E No.12 at 7,000 yards
DD Mugford engages E No.12 at 7,000 yards
DD Mustin engages E No.12 at 7,000 yards
DD Mugford engages E No.12 at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Mugford engages E No.12 at 9,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 65,100, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E No.12, Shell hits 10, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Kalk
DD Mustin
DD Bagley
DD Mugford

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Stone, L.T. crosses the 'T'
DD Bagley engages E No.12 at 18,000 yards
DD Mustin engages E No.12 at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
DD Mustin engages E No.12 at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
DD Mugford engages E No.12 at 15,000 yards
DD Mustin engages E No.12 at 15,000 yards
DD Kalk engages E No.12 at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
DD Mugford engages E No.12 at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
DD Mugford engages E No.12 at 12,000 yards
E No.12 sunk by DD Kalk at 12,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Jesselton at 67,85, Range 22,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
AMc Wa 19, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Newcomb
DD Walke
DD Morris
CL Stugots

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards
AMc Wa 19 sunk by CL Stugots at 20,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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Dinged at Dili.

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Ground combat at Dili (71,115)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4704 troops, 70 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 150

Defending force 6232 troops, 52 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 141

Allied adjusted assault: 37

Japanese adjusted defense: 383

Allied assault odds: 1 to 10 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
278 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
441 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 64 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
30th Australian Brigade
Provisional GMC Grp

Defending units:
57th Infantry Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
24th Nav Gsn Unit
47th JNAF AF Unit

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Recovery will take a while, and perhaps we will send in some help.

The USA 158th IR on Borneo has been contacted by one of the fleeing ex-defenders of Balikpapan. They will suspend their march to Bandjermasin and attack before resuming their march. The Ternate invasion forces will land tomorrow.

21 B-29 were lost and only those at Tinian flew. They are standing down but the groups at Saipan are remaining with orders, which just might catch the defense recovering. Damage was far less than hoped. But take heart: we received 1 replacement B-29 and 20 new B-29 in two arriving squadrons, so material losses were made up!

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RE: 1944 July 25 - 7/28/2015 6:38:48 PM

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Here is the overview map.

The thing is that you could really use a shipyard. Which means either Singapore, Hong Kong or Manila. You will need one for the inevitable kamikaze damage.

I have a 10k shipyard at Saigon, which is already repairing DDs and CLAAs and will serve for subs. I agree on the desire to capture one or more of those three. Still working it out, but do plan to press on Hong Kong sooner than Singapore, unless resistance to Singers is light.

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RE: 1944 July 25 - 7/28/2015 7:33:58 PM

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Man - Japan's rising sun is being eclipsed by a cloud of US stars (and stripes) and multiple Brit crosses. Should let the Aussies and Kiwis contribute a few of their stars ...

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1944 July 26 - 7/29/2015 4:51:32 AM

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1944 July 26

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Pagan
Ternate

Naval Bombardments:

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Allied Ships Bombarding Dili
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu

Our subs are getting bored.

Quiet in China.

A pretty good river crossing into Bangkok, but the troops are knackered and will rest. The armoured cars were too little to dislodge the Thai Rgt. The infantry will be needed; probably two days before the first arrives.

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Ground combat at Bangkok (56,62)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 33141 troops, 353 guns, 1451 vehicles, Assault Value = 1439

Defending force 13170 troops, 139 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 290

Allied adjusted assault: 1880

Japanese adjusted defense: 425

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
3030 casualties reported
Squads: 98 destroyed, 113 disabled
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 38 (22 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1088 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 60 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Vehicles lost 82 (2 destroyed, 80 disabled)

Assaulting units:
18th Cavalry Regiment
255th Indian Tank Brigade
192nd Tank Battalion
Provisionl Tank Brigade
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
254th Armoured Brigade
4th Marine Division
50th Tank Brigade
82nd (West African) Division

Defending units:
2nd RTA/B Division
7th RTA/B Division
64th Inf Group Brigade
7th RTA/C Division
48th JNAF AF Unit
4th Tank Regiment
Thai Aviation Coy
38th/A Division
Royal Thai Army
7th RTA/A Division

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Ground combat at 61,51 (near Chiang Mai)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 480 troops, 0 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Defending force 1488 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 51

Allied adjusted assault: 25

Japanese adjusted defense: 34

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

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

Assaulting units:
16th Light Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
2nd RTA/A Division

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The retreating enemy troops near Hue are giving our tanks gun barrel fatigue. Infantry on the way.

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Ground combat at 65,63 (near Hue)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1152 troops, 0 guns, 215 vehicles, Assault Value = 121

Defending force 1611 troops, 30 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Allied adjusted assault: 51

Japanese adjusted defense: 27

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
292 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled)

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

Defending units:
23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
110th/B Division
2nd RF Gun Battalion

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The minor action on Borneo will continue. Ternate is strongly held, so bypassing it until now was a good idea. We will bombard for a while before assaulting.

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Ground combat at 62,97 (near Balikpapan)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3484 troops, 48 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 104

Defending force 145 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Allied adjusted assault: 49

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 49 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
I/81st Naval Guard Unit

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Ground combat at Ternate (78,102)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4806 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 230

Defending force 4317 troops, 154 guns, 98 vehicles, Assault Value = 112

Assaulting units:
12th Garrison Unit
34th Ind Engineer Regiment
70th JAAF AF Bn
2nd JNAF AF Unit
11th Special Base Force
51st Field AA Battalion
72nd JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
31st Infantry Regiment
147th Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion

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The first attack at Pagan is tomorrow. More minor action at sea today. Two SC tried to enter the Makassar Strait, and a convoy tested the waters in the South China Sea.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Bandjermasin at 62,102, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 11, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
SC Ch 15, Shell hits 9, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Haggard
DD Hunt
DD Knapp, Shell hits 1

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 39% moonlight: 4,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 4,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 4,000 yards
DD Knapp engages SC Ch 15 at 4,000 yards
DD Knapp engages SC Ch 15 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Knapp engages SC Ch 15 at 2,000 yards
DD Knapp engages SC Ch 11 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Haggard engages SC Ch 15 at 4,000 yards
DD Haggard engages SC Ch 15 at 4,000 yards
SC Ch 15 sunk by DD Knapp at 4,000 yards
DD Haggard engages SC Ch 11 at 4,000 yards
DD Knapp engages SC Ch 11 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
DD Knapp engages SC Ch 11 at 5,000 yards
DD Knapp engages SC Ch 11 at 5,000 yards
SC Ch 11 sunk by DD Hunt at 5,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Groot Natoena at 59,81

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 32
TBM-1C Avenger x 20

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-1C Avenger: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Misaki Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Kashii, Bomb hits 1, on fire
TK Choran Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Unyo Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Taibun Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Misaki Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Choran Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Unyo Maru #2
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Taibun Maru

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Groot Natoena at 59,81

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 25
TBM-1C Avenger x 15

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Kashii, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Nagara class CL

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BB Washington sunk.

The B-29 groups at Saipan did not fly again today, and I do not know why. Weather was overcast, but I think they should have flown out of that?? Here is Osaka/Kyoto.

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RE: 1944 July 26 - 7/29/2015 4:52:23 AM

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RE: 1944 July 26 - 7/29/2015 11:53:51 AM

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Poor BB Washington, she didn't make it. A pity that. At least the progress in indochina / Thailand is good (and forts immediately reduced to 0 at Bangkok is nice as well!).

Regarding the B-29s ... I only played against the AI for now, but it's one of the most irritating things in the game. When planes do not fly and you're not given even a clue as to why... Realistically speaking, it would be very nice to have a reason at least. And while the game tried to be realistic, well, it should be possible to give stringent orders "No matter what the cost".

I imagine that back then, when high command ordered the various bases to "Attack no matter what because the landing is going on tomorrow", planes DID fly no matter what the weather...

Try to imagine the Normandy landings if paratroopers had not been deployed because "Hey it's overcast so no planes are going to launch from our base". yeah, I don't think so.

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