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RE: 1944 August 14 - 9/4/2015 1:30:37 PM

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Phooey, let him attack, there is no AT weapons at Vinh.

Except for what is imbedded in the brigades. He needs some 24cm monsters there and IJA 43 squads.

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RE: 1944 August 14 - 9/4/2015 3:28:06 PM

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Let's hope DAW HQ feels that significant Allied troops will arrive at Vinh tomorrow. All 4EB except for the B-29 groups and various other bombers will hit Imperial troop concentrations in Vinh. Our armor will attack tomorrow at Luangprabang with one Tk Bn ordered in reserve to pursue.

I don't know what Andav will do, but personally I would not attack if I were him. Unlike us who read this AAR, and obviously unlike you, he has no idea of how much time it will take before reinforcements arrive. And he KNOWS reinforcements will arrive.

Each day that passes with just one unit there and other units inbound means, from his point of view, a fast increasing chance of meeting with significant opposition. Attacking tomorrow would mean attacking on Day of Arrival of the tanks + 2. That's risky to the point of foolhardiness because he HAS to suppose that the tanks arriving first was a miscalculation. And those kind of miscalculations are usually small. Nothing arriving on tanks arrival day+2 would be a big miscalculation on your part. Right?

I was expecting the bombardment today. I would have done the same, a bombardment to see what I'm up against and to increase disruption if possible. After all, his main objective here is delay, delay, delay your advance.

Then again you always said Andav is extremely aggressive and never gives up, so he might risk an attack to shake your advance. I just don't consider it logically sound, considering what he knows and even more what he does not know about your troop movements.

I agree with almost all of that. I doubt he would bombard (in this case) unless he was considering attacking. And the only smaller unit in the vicinity that he could have found is a TD Bn. He has over 1,000 AV there. In a recent email - I mean in Imperial news releases

- he mentioned having been able to buy out some very experienced (~90) units for defending the route into China. So I'm convinced he is considering attacking, but is the target he found worthwhile?

Also, anything that arrives tomorrow will be in move mode. One Bde, coming from the west, has 24 miles to go and is (now) on a primary road. Two Bdes, coming from the southwest, have 10 miles to go and are on a RR bed. Each Bde has ~135 AV and is pretty stout. Even if all three arrived he could shock attack and hope that highly experienced troops get a good AV multiplier.

I don't know if he will attack, but if he does I expect a shock attack.

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RE: 1944 August 14 - 9/4/2015 3:30:59 PM

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Phooey, let him attack, there is no AT weapons at Vinh. Except for what is imbedded in the brigades. He needs some 24cm monsters there and IJA 43 squads.

Ironically, the potential for real damage is if some help does arrive - AND a shock attack smites them all! I think if 3x Bde get in place (combat mode) then with the tanks they have a good chance of holding their position.

Additional armor is 3 to 5 days from arrival.

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RE: 1944 August 14 - 9/4/2015 3:53:03 PM

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Phooey, let him attack, there is no AT weapons at Vinh. Except for what is imbedded in the brigades. He needs some 24cm monsters there and IJA 43 squads.

Ironically, the potential for real damage is if some help does arrive - AND a shock attack smites them all! I think if 3x Bde get in place (combat mode) then with the tanks they have a good chance of holding their position.

Additional armor is 3 to 5 days from arrival.

Then why move them in tomorrow?

Jeesh, just switch them over to combat mode and they get there when they get there. Your bombing will take the starch out of any attack. And quite frankly, an attack would most likely benefit you way more than him unless you throw more troops in column.

WWI artillery (most likely) and hand grenades against your armor...you will be times 2, so the best he gets is 10-1, but more likely much less because of the aerial bombardment.

Let him attack. Beg him to attack.

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RE: 1944 August 14 - 9/4/2015 4:04:31 PM

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Newly bought divisions with 90+ experience .... sounds like disinformation to me!
And if they are the Imperial Chinese troops, bring 'em on! They may have been able to get lots of experience against the Allies Chinese troops with no supply, but fighting tanks is another matter.

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RE: 1944 August 14 - 9/4/2015 4:10:00 PM

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There are several Divisions with 43 squads that should have 90 experience from fighting Chinese.

Not a pushover by any means. Even for tanks.

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RE: 1944 August 14 - 9/4/2015 4:28:04 PM

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If the armour alone would withstand the attack, then the armour plus even a single Bde in move mode will do better. I was really just pointing out what I think DAW HQ has in mind and a possible outcome. Here are the units involved. First, the armour unit at Vinh now, next three are the Bdes on the way. Fifth is an HQ next door. Last is an HQ that will be next door tomorrow, although in move mode (will switch to combat mode at that time).

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RE: 1944 August 14 - 9/4/2015 4:44:35 PM

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I will disagree with you here, respectfully.

the Japanese can hurt the Aussie Infantry, especially in move mode, but against the Grants? Not so much. Plus the game routine loves to pick a single unit in a stack to bear the brunt of the attack...

Those 25 pounders should be outlawed. Against the Geneva Convention or something, I am sure.

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RE: 1944 August 14 - 9/4/2015 4:52:30 PM

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I am concerned they could smash even the whole 4 units. Willing to risk it to keep the pressure on. Sadly, no turn until at least Sunday.

Lots to do around here and time to post any expanded info requests, too.

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RE: 1944 August 14 - 9/4/2015 4:59:12 PM

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Something I forgot to mention. Two turns ago the IJA 10th Tank Regiment was retreated from west of Vinh to northwest of Vinh. I'm 99% sure they are moving into Vinh, and the recon bombardment shows that they have not arrived. If DAW HQ waits for them that gives us an extra day, with all three Bdes there for sure and in combat mode.

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RE: 1944 August 14 - 9/5/2015 9:01:13 AM

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I am concerned they could smash even the whole 4 units. Willing to risk it to keep the pressure on. Sadly, no turn until at least Sunday. Lots to do around here and time to post any expanded info requests, too.

If I can make an info request, I am always keen on seeing more info about troop/air/naval deployment. For example, I remember you said some time ago you'd move planes to start reducing soerabaja. Is that effort still going? Do you have other small scale theatres where you are advancing? How is the current situation in china, now that it seems like you will be able to advance on the southern coast in some weeks/months (hopefully!)?

Things like that, to "fill up the map" in my head :P

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RE: 1944 August 14 - 9/5/2015 4:54:35 PM

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This is a summary of the state of LI/HI reduction on Java, including where most all of the strikes have come from for each target. There were some long range strikes on the western centers before Balikpapan was ready for operations, but they did not achieve much. Once Batavia and Bandoeng are done, some attention will switch back to Soerbaja to finish off the HI there. I have had no success in getting a target industry below "2" factories so either that's a hard minimum or very difficult to pass.

Balikpapan airfield is size 8 + 30%. When finished the engineers will be shipped to Bandjermasin, which is 16 hexes from Palmbang (normal range for the B-24J). No supply generation there, but ships in port will be at risk. There are also some at Soerabaja, possibly damaged, which will be struck.

I found no LI or HI on all of Sumatra. On the Malay Peninsula, only Singapore (41 LI & 71 HI) and 7 HI at Georgetown. Georgetown wil lbe dealt with as the Allies move down the peninsula. Singapore as soon as bases on Borneo within 16 hexes are ready, or when Soc Trang is built adequately.

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RE: 1944 August 14 - 9/6/2015 2:08:59 PM

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Hrm, it would be really interesting to know if those 2 LI are a hardcoded minimum or not. If so, you basically are unable to prevent some minimal supply generation in bases with LI...

Probably useless this late in the war, but earlier it could be of some use.

Another small question, out of curiosity. Did you buy out all the engineers that could be bought out of Australia, USA, India and such? In order to be able to use them elsewhere. I imagine so, but I wonder about late-game usage of PP.

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RE: 1944 August 14 - 9/6/2015 2:50:19 PM

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Hrm, it would be really interesting to know if those 2 LI are a hardcoded minimum or not. If so, you basically are unable to prevent some minimal supply generation in bases with LI...

Probably useless this late in the war, but earlier it could be of some use.

Another small question, out of curiosity. Did you buy out all the engineers that could be bought out of Australia, USA, India and such? In order to be able to use them elsewhere. I imagine so, but I wonder about late-game usage of PP.

There might be some engineering units I bought out early on but in general the answer is no. PP are fairly dear to the Allies at certain stages and various units (like some divisions!) arrive restricted and you need PP to ship them out at all. Uses like TF commanders and unit leaders are (in aggregate) tough choices because if you go really hog wild you will delay deployment of LCUs and air groups. So at this point there are definitely some engineering units that I have not bought out.

Unrestricted units we are using anywhere with some exceptions. In Babes some HQ (that are restricted in Stock) have been made unrestricted so that units can be shipped but should be kept within certain areas in the spirit of the scenario. I forget the exact spelling of the HQs, but for example the US HQ ComAirWest has many USN and USMC air units. Those can be sent to Hawaii (+Midway) and Alaska/Aleutians but pay PP to send them farther. RAAF command is unrestricted to allow deployment to some of the closer islands/bases to Australia but I pay PP to go any farther (messed up with a couple of those but paid PP as soon as I found them).

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1944 August 15 - 9/10/2015 1:03:35 AM

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1944 August 15

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Luangprabang
Chiang Mai

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:

Imperial Naval Bombardments

Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu
Allied Ships Bombarding Ternate
Allied Ships Bombarding Ulithi
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu

Our subs saw nothing, said nothing.

Quiet in China.

The Chiang Mai sub-pocket has been eliminated. Port Victoria is holding but the fortifications are being destroyed.

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Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 29466 troops, 499 guns, 286 vehicles, Assault Value = 750

Defending force 9818 troops, 124 guns, 74 vehicles, Assault Value = 75

Allied adjusted assault: 594

Japanese adjusted defense: 31

Allied assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Chiang Mai !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2554 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 84 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 111 (111 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 58 (58 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Allied ground losses:
213 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Burma Brigade
23rd Indian Division
22nd (East African) Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
17th Indian Division

Defending units:
14th Division
77th Infantry Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
40th Inf Group Bde /1

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Ground combat at Victoria Point (51,66)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5244 troops, 78 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 146

Defending force 1068 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Allied adjusted assault: 88

Japanese adjusted defense: 31

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

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

Allied ground losses:
186 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
475th USA Regiment
46th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
5th INA Regiment

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Two Imperial units crossed into Ayuthia from the SE before today's attack there but one ran out of supplies and was wiped out today. The other will be attacked tomorrow. the Port Blair invasion convoy is 4 hexes away and will land tonight/tomorrow as soon as it arrives. DD Rocket, involved in that recent battle with the IJN CA, sunk today.

The pocket SE of Ayuthia is now gone, with the sole remaining unit now in Ayuthia. Luangprabang is ours.

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Ground combat at 57,62 (near Bangkok)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12242 troops, 144 guns, 359 vehicles, Assault Value = 970

Defending force 1089 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Allied adjusted assault: 407

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 407 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1611 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 113 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd Australian Division
32nd Infantry Division
2/6th Armoured Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
4th Armoured Brigade

Defending units:
9th Division
59th JNAF AF Unit

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Ground combat at Luangprabang (63,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1260 troops, 6 guns, 212 vehicles, Assault Value = 193

Defending force 806 troops, 32 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

Allied adjusted assault: 52

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Luangprabang !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
392 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 26 (21 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Allied ground losses:
Units pursuing 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
711th Tank Battalion
706th Tank Battalion
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Defending units:
19th Division
41st JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Vinh (65,59)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 32973 troops, 188 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1044

Defending force 576 troops, 0 guns, 107 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

Assaulting units:
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
66th Infantry Brigade
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
10th Tank Regiment
51st Infantry Brigade
83rd Infantry Brigade
22nd/B Division

Defending units:
2/4th Armoured Regiment

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Ground combat at 66,60 (near Vinh)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 480 troops, 44 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 152

Defending force 5032 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 158

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

Assaulting units:
503rd Parachute Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
XXIV US Corps
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade

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One Tk Bn pursued SE of Luangprabang and will attack tomorrow. Two Bde will arrive in Vinh in combat formation tomorrow and with the third Bde 28/46 miles there with a primary road ahead of it (and so just might arrive tomorrow). Quinhon airfield is now size 9, and all the dedicated engineering units are now moving up to Hue.

Next attack at Dili tomorrow. The guns that can't para from the para arty unit are loading at Balikpapan for transport to Bandjermasin.

Indochina, et al.

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RE: 1944 August 15 - 9/10/2015 1:04:02 AM

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Intel screen.

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RE: 1944 August 15 - 9/10/2015 1:52:15 AM

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Forgot to comment: The Empire did not attack at Vinh! Why?

� Target not considered worthwhile.
� Target (tanks) considered to hard to damage adequately.
� Concern over Allied air attacks causing disruption and spoiling attack.
� Something else...

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RE: 1944 August 15 - 9/10/2015 2:17:45 AM

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Forgot to comment: The Empire did not attack at Vinh! Why?

� Target not considered worthwhile.
� Target (tanks) considered to hard to damage adequately.
� Concern over Allied air attacks causing disruption and spoiling attack.
� Something else...

Japan doesn't know the progress of the troops heading into Vinh.

Japan doesn't want to risk an attack against tanks in heavy terrain, and would rather save their AV for your offensive actions there. Remember, he had no IJA 43 squads there, and no 15cm or better artillery except for what might be imbedded in the regiments/brigades.

Was that tank regiment there last turn? If not he might, and I stress might, attack this day.

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RE: 1944 August 15 - 9/10/2015 2:53:10 AM

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Forgot to comment: The Empire did not attack at Vinh! Why?

� Target not considered worthwhile.
� Target (tanks) considered to hard to damage adequately.
� Concern over Allied air attacks causing disruption and spoiling attack.
� Something else...

Japan doesn't know the progress of the troops heading into Vinh.

Japan doesn't want to risk an attack against tanks in heavy terrain, and would rather save their AV for your offensive actions there. Remember, he had no IJA 43 squads there, and no 15cm or better artillery except for what might be imbedded in the regiments/brigades.

Was that tank regiment there last turn? If not he might, and I stress might, attack this day.

No.

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Ground combat at Vinh (65,59)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 33021 troops, 188 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1039

Defending force 576 troops, 0 guns, 107 vehicles, Assault Value = 60

Assaulting units:
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
51st Infantry Brigade
66th Infantry Brigade
83rd Infantry Brigade
22nd/B Division
6th Field Construction Battalion

Defending units:
2/4th Armoured Regiment

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I thought about that last turn but had forgotten when I did this turn. At any rate we will have two Bde arrive in combat formation and might have another arrive in move mode, plus it will be the second day in a row of greatly stepped up air strikes.

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RE: 1944 August 15 - 9/10/2015 5:04:13 AM

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A little more explicitly.

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Sorted by unit name:

Present at Vinh 8/14
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
22nd/B Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
51st Infantry Brigade
66th Infantry Brigade
6th Field Construction Battalion <-- Departed
83rd Infantry Brigade

Present at Vinh 8/15
10th Tank Regiment <-- Arrived
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
22nd/B Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
51st Infantry Brigade
66th Infantry Brigade
83rd Infantry Brigade

And from looking at the last two combat reports, the swap of those units along with whatever else changed added only 5 AV to the Imperial horde!

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RE: 1944 August 15 - 9/10/2015 5:59:00 AM

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Forgot to comment: The Empire did not attack at Vinh! Why?

� Target not considered worthwhile.
� Target (tanks) considered to hard to damage adequately.
� Concern over Allied air attacks causing disruption and spoiling attack.
� Something else...

He probably thought you were going to receive reinforcements this turn. Too many risks for little rewards (possibly temporarily routing your unit....)

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1944 August 16 - 9/16/2015 6:36:26 PM

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1944 August 16

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Victoria Point

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Port Blair

Imperial Naval Bombardments

Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu
Allied Ships Bombarding Ulithi
Allied Ships Bombarding Ternate
Allied Ships Bombarding Dili
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu

Our subs spent the day interviewing at other AARs.

Quiet in China.

Victoria Point is ours. Ayuthia is secured again.

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Ground combat at Victoria Point (51,66)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5154 troops, 78 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 133

Defending force 1028 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 63

Japanese adjusted defense: 15

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Victoria Point !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
308 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
475th USA Regiment
46th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
5th INA Regiment

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Ground combat at Ayuthia (56,61)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 57783 troops, 940 guns, 1622 vehicles, Assault Value = 2598

Defending force 556 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 1432

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1432 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
534 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 60 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
Provisionl Tank Brigade
268th Motorised Brigade
14th Indian Division
255th Indian Tank Brigade
Gardner's Horse Regiment
150th RAC Regiment
254th Armoured Brigade
82nd (West African) Division
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
2nd British Division
19th Indian Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
18th Cavalry Regiment
50th Tank Brigade
5th Indian Division

Defending units:
26th Air Flotilla

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Port Blair will be ours tomorrow. The combat units at Victoria Point are at once heading for Chumphon. That move will cut off retreat for enemy units to the north, so upon their arrival our units to the north will resume attacking.

FOW failed the Empire and they attacked at Vinh today when the timely arrival of two Allied Bde stopped them cold. The retreating units south of Luangprabang were destroyed.

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Ground combat at Vinh (65,59)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33209 troops, 188 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 1044

Defending force 9429 troops, 152 guns, 157 vehicles, Assault Value = 334

Japanese adjusted assault: 418

Allied adjusted defense: 487

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1239 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 57 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 19 (19 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
570 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 87 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 40 (3 destroyed, 37 disabled)
Vehicles lost 30 (5 destroyed, 25 disabled)

Assaulting units:
66th Infantry Brigade
10th Tank Regiment
51st Infantry Brigade
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
83rd Infantry Brigade
22nd/B Division

Defending units:
2/4th Armoured Regiment
23rd Australian Brigade
22nd Australian Brigade

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Ground combat at 64,56 (near Luangprabang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 708 troops, 3 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 72

Defending force 467 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Allied adjusted assault: 34

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 34 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
523 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (18 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
711th Tank Battalion

Defending units:
19th Division
41st JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at 66,60 (near Vinh)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 474 troops, 44 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 153

Defending force 5034 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

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

Assaulting units:
503rd Parachute Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment
XXIV US Corps
1st Medium Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade

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The 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade (SE of Vinh) is now moving into Vinh. Our forces present will attack and more armor is on the way. Meanwhile our units at Vinh are at 13-13-10% disruption while I presume that the enemy which just attacked is a good deal higher. I believe we have a chance to dig in. The two divisions moving cross country NW of Vinh are now at 25 and 28 miles in very tough terrain (JR to JR). Their objective is to arrive and start attacking before an evacuation of Vinh starts.

The attack at Dili went poorly from a casualty and odds perspective but well from a casualty-odds ratio standpoint. Still stubborn!

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Ground combat at Dili (71,115)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4690 troops, 68 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 115

Defending force 5043 troops, 52 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 62

Allied adjusted assault: 38

Japanese adjusted defense: 315

Allied assault odds: 1 to 8 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
217 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
2/2nd Ind Coy
30th Australian Brigade
Provisional GMC Grp

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

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Ground combat at Ternate (78,102)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1020 troops, 126 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 120

Defending force 10064 troops, 85 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 207

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

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

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The LST with artillery for Banjermasin has loaded at Balikpapan and will meet a mine sweeper ASW escort on the way. Supply reduction continues at Ternate. The garrison at Peleliu might have been wiped out today, but our commandos are loading anyway. The garrison at Ulithi looks to be less than half of what it was and will surely be a much softer target when our next invasion forces arrives there. Kuching invasion convoy commences loading now at Tarakan.

Indochina, et al.

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RE: 1944 August 16 - 9/16/2015 6:36:56 PM

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The drive beginning down the Malay Peninsula.

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RE: 1944 August 16 - 9/16/2015 6:37:20 PM

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Victoria Point. A critical port for shipping SEAC supply into the interior.

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RE: 1944 August 16 - 9/16/2015 9:39:40 PM

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What does "the monkey" tell us about what's in Singers? You could bag some serious IDs.

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1944 August 17 - 9/16/2015 9:55:55 PM

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1944 August 17

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Port Blair

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:

Imperial Naval Bombardments

Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu
Allied Ships Bombarding Ulithi
Allied Ships Bombarding Ternate
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu

Our subs are vacationing in the Atlantic.

Quiet in China, although the Imperials noted movement to the north of the Tsuyung road to flank and commenced air strikes.

Port Blair is ours and will soon be secured.

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1074 troops, 86 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Defending force 243 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied adjusted assault: 24

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Port Blair !!!

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

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

Assaulting units:
44th (Support) Battalion

Defending units:
4th JAAF AF Coy

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Naval base force and other support units are unloading at Victoria Point.

The attack SE of Vinh went quite well in spite of raids by two-engine death gliders. Tomorrow we shall have P-27 LRCAP. Every bit we can degrade the 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade before it gets back to Vinh will pay dividends.

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Ground combat at 66,60 (near Vinh)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3591 troops, 56 guns, 148 vehicles, Assault Value = 152

Defending force 4813 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 149

Allied adjusted assault: 97

Japanese adjusted defense: 133

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
314 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
503rd Parachute Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment
XXIV US Corps
1st Medium Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade

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Disruption is low enough that the attack will continue at full strength tomorrow. The additional armor will arrive there tomorrow to bolster attacks after. The additional Bde should arrive in Vinh tomorrow, flipping the western hex side as it does so. The two Bdes in Vinh are already building fortifications. The two infantry divisions closing on the NW road are only making 3 miles per day through the rough jungle terrain, so about 5 days before the first one arrives. The armor has another unidentified unit to the NW to deal with before they meet anyway.

Next attack at Dili is tomorrow. Kuching invasion loaded and moving out. Commandos loading for direct assault at Peleliu.

Indochina.

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RE: 1944 August 17 - 9/16/2015 9:56:26 PM

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The upper Malay Peninsula.

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RE: 1944 August 16 - 9/16/2015 9:57:30 PM

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What does "the monkey" tell us about what's in Singers? You could bag some serious IDs.

Don't know, no chance to look at the moment. About 50,000 troops, and with the rest on the peninsula it really should be quite a haul.

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RE: 1944 August 16 - 9/16/2015 10:21:44 PM

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Doesn't look like Vinh will too much of strongpoint. Interesting attack there the other day.

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RE: 1944 August 16 - 9/16/2015 11:33:42 PM

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