SierraJuliet
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19 March 1942 BAY OF BENGAL Rear Admiral Nippa, Teizo and the ships and men of Task Force 3 are the toast of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Aided by moonlight of only 7% they pull off the hoped for intercept and proceed to put the British ships to the sword. Not to be outdone Nagumo makes sure that his planes complete the rout later in the day. Todd has been feeling the hurt in this game (so far little joy from his perspective). He only just wrote last turn that he was reeling although it could be worse… he could be playing against John 3. The show of power by the IJN this turn has to hurt just a little bit more. If you keep in touch with Todd drop him a line. I’m sure he will appreciate some support for the moment. Night Time Surface Combat, near Vizagapatnam at 41,44, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 DD Hatsukaze DD Arashi DD Hagikaze DD Oboro Allied Ships CL Danae, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Dragon, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Scout, Shell hits 3 CM Abdiel xAK Ellenga xAK Erinpura xAK Haresfield xAK Jalabala xAK Pasha xAK Varela xAK Subadar xAK Turing Mary xAK Jalakrishna, Shell hits 1 KV Freesia KV Auricula KV Nigella, Shell hits 3, and is sunk xAK Arkaba PG Clive, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Nippa, Teizo crosses the 'T' Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... Night Time Surface Combat, near Vizagapatnam at 41,44, Range 3,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Nachi DD Hatsukaze DD Arashi DD Hagikaze DD Oboro Allied Ships KV Jasmine, Shell hits 11, and is sunk KV Thyme, Shell hits 7, and is sunk KV Cyclamen, Shell hits 14, and is sunk KV Genista, Shell hits 4, and is sunk Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... Night Time Surface Combat, near Madras at 40,44, Range 9,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Nachi DD Hatsukaze DD Arashi DD Hagikaze DD Oboro Allied Ships DD Scout, Shell hits 1, on fire CM Abdiel xAK Ellenga, Shell hits 1 xAK Erinpura, Shell hits 2, on fire xAK Haresfield xAK Jalabala xAK Pasha, Shell hits 1 xAK Varela, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Subadar xAK Turing Mary xAK Jalakrishna, Shell hits 2, on fire KV Freesia, Shell hits 1 KV Auricula, Shell hits 1, on fire xAK Arkaba, Shell hits 3, heavy fires Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... Day Time Surface Combat, near Madras at 39,45, Range 25,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Nachi DD Hatsukaze DD Arashi DD Hagikaze DD Oboro Allied Ships DD Scout, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage CM Abdiel, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Ellenga, Shell hits 10, and is sunk xAK Haresfield, Shell hits 8, heavy fires xAK Jalabala, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Pasha, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Subadar, Shell hits 5, heavy fires xAK Turing Mary, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage KV Auricula, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Nippa, Teizo orders Japanese TF to disengage Task forces break off... Morning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 38,46 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 D3A1 Val x 17 No Japanese losses Allied Ships KV Freesia, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAK Jalakrishna, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Erinpura, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Arkaba, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Jalakrishna Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Arkaba Morning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,45 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 B5N2 Kate x 25 D3A1 Val x 24 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships xAK Turing Mary, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Subadar, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Haresfield, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAK Pasha, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk CM Abdiel, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk KV Auricula, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Jalabala Massive explosion on xAK Turing Mary Massive explosion on xAK Pasha Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Pasha Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CM Abdiel Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Haresfield Heavy smoke from fires obscuring KV Auricula Morning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,45 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 25 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Scout, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk PHILIPPINES Troops unloading over beach at Tawi Tawi. Manila is bombed – 6 casualties, 3 airbase supply hits and 15 runway hits. Japanese bombard at Manila – A 137 casualties (5 combat squads and 1 non-combat squad destroyed + 1 gun and 7 vehicles lost). Attacking force 3270 troops, 232 guns, 220 vehicles, Assault Value = 2090 Defending force 47202 troops, 669 guns, 646 vehicles, Assault Value = 1214 Japanese bombard at Cagayan – J 11 casualties. Attacking force 1488 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Defending force 10304 troops, 70 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 430 Jolo is occupied by the Japanese. CHINA Kanhsien is bombed – 3 airbase hits and 2 runway hits. Kukong is bombed – 3 airbase hit, 2 airbase supply hits and 24 runway hits. Sian is bombed – 9 airbase hits, 7 airbase supply hits and 28 runway hits. 74th Chinese Corps at Changsha is bombed – 14 casualties. 41st Chinese Corps at 85,46 near Nanyang is bombed - 32 casualties. Changsha is bombed – 2 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 7 runway hits. Pakhoi is bombed – 2 airbase supply hits and 1 runway hit. Japanese bombard at Changsha – J 135 (1 combat squad destroyed) to A 8 casualties. Attacking force 29938 troops, 359 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1014 Defending force 86584 troops, 424 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2972 Japanese bombard at Sian – A 135 casualties (4 combat squads, 1 non-combat squad and 1 engineer squad destroyed + 1 gun lost). Attacking force 480 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2166 Defending force 143408 troops, 941 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3748 Japanese bombard at Kanhsiencasualties. Attacking force 310 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1230 Defending force 32976 troops, 259 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1206 Japanese deliberate attack at Lanchow. Attacking force 20721 troops, 199 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 668 Defending force 7613 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 568 Allied adjusted defense: 233 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lanchow !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 320 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 56 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2091 casualties reported Squads: 34 destroyed, 91 disabled Non Combat: 102 destroyed, 44 disabled Engineers: 16 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 15 (6 destroyed, 9 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 1st Cavalry Brigade 26th Division 4th Cavalry Brigade 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 81st Chinese Corps 8th War Area 8th Chinese Base Force Japanese bombard at Pakhoi – J 12 casualties. Attacking force 3491 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 114 Defending force 5060 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 207 MALAYA/DEI Korps Marechausee Battalion at 45,74 near Langsa is bombed – 4 casualties. Korps Marechausee Battalion at 45,74 near Langsa is bombed – 5 casualties. Sabang is bombed – 4 airbase hits and 12 runway hits. Japanese bombard at Sabang. Attacking force 635 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30 Defending force 1363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53 BURMA Japanese deliberate attack at 53,51 near Bassein. Attacking force 1084 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 Defending force 658 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9 Japanese adjusted assault: 8 Allied adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 41st Guard Battalion Defending units: 2nd King Own YLI Battalion 27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 4/8th Gurkha Battalion 103rd RN Base Force 9/11th Sikh Battalion 4/14th Punjab Battalion CL Leander determined to have been sunk on or about Jan, 21, 1942. Repairs completed on SS I-7 at Truk, ship returned to service. CL Dragon is reported to have been sunk near Vizagapatnam on Mar 19, 1942. DD Scout is reported to have been sunk near Madras on Mar 19, 1942. CM Abdiel is reported to have been sunk near Madras on Mar 19, 1942. xAK Ellenga is reported to have been sunk near Madras on Mar 19, 1942. xAK Haresfield is reported to have been sunk near Madras on Mar 19, 1942. xAK Jalabala is reported to have been sunk near Madras on Mar 19, 1942. xAK Pasha is reported to have been sunk near Madras on Mar 19, 1942. xAK Varela is reported to have been sunk near Madras on Mar 19, 1942. xAK Subadar is reported to have been sunk near Madras on Mar 19, 1942. xAK Turing Mary is reported to have been sunk near Madras on Mar 19, 1942. KV Jasmine is reported to have been sunk near Vizagapatnam on Mar 19, 1942. KV Thyme is reported to have been sunk near Vizagapatnam on Mar 19, 1942 KV Cyclamen is reported to have been sunk near Vizagapatnam on Mar 19, 1942 KV Genista is reported to have been sunk near Vizagapatnam on Mar 19, 1942 KV Freesia is reported to have been sunk near Madras on Mar 19, 1942 KV Auricula is reported to have been sunk near Madras on Mar 19, 1942 KV Nigella is reported to have been sunk near Vizagapatnam on Mar 19, 1942 PG Clive is reported to have been sunk near Vizagapatnam on Mar 19, 1942 A very good result at Lanchow and very minimal damage to the installations at this location. Now to see where Stalin’s rage at Japanese insolence will take us.
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