Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: poodlebrain

First, let me apologize for seeming harsh. That was not my intent. I had no complaints about your deployment of defenders in anticipation of the invasion. I would have done much the same. It is only with hindsight that I realized the problems with such deployment. I should have done a better job of trying to communicate that an active defense would likely have been preferable to waiting.

I plead guilty to sacrificing clarity for brevity. I hope you will take some unsolicited advice. Keep the pressure on constantly. His units will wear out before yours.

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I went back and started fortification construction in San Diego after seeing this,

The strategic reserve was good preparation as well.

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

April 42

SF 900K
LA 1500K
SD 250K

It depends how much shipping you have assigned as home port at each base.

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I went back and started fortification construction in San Diego after seeing this,

The strategic reserve was good preparation as well.

You built a wall along the Mexican Border?

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ORIGINAL: obvert

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

April 42

SF 900K
LA 1500K
SD 250K

It depends how much shipping you have assigned as home port at each base.

And 250k to Japan is like another 75 oil production site for an entire year. That assumes it could be used or hauled back of course.

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ORIGINAL: obvert

Yeah, 1,000,000 fuel would be HUGE, but the ability to get that much out would be unlikely too.

I guess he could set up a convoy system to Hawaii which would be what, a two week turnaround for fast tankers? So say 2 TFs of 10 x 12k capacity, 18knot TK/AO (if he has that many available). It's 61 hexes to PH. So at 240k per month he'd need four months to get it out. Or a LOT of tankers. Losses from sub activity would also make a dent, but still, it's a good opportunity for Japan here.

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

B-24 line in SD, 1942

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ORIGINAL: JocMeister

San Diego.
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Jeff would jump out of his pants if he took this...

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Ground combat at Los Angeles (225,76)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 69771 troops, 1332 guns, 2891 vehicles, Assault Value = 3908

Defending force 37419 troops, 421 guns, 650 vehicles, Assault Value = 1119

Allied adjusted assault: 1758

Japanese adjusted defense: 1665

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1282 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 103 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 68 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 45 (2 destroyed, 43 disabled)
Vehicles lost 86 (47 destroyed, 39 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
905 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 86 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 30 (1 destroyed, 29 disabled)
Vehicles lost 61 (3 destroyed, 58 disabled)

Assaulting units:
6th Armoured Division
2nd Armored Division
LA Harbor Defense
41st Infantry Division
40th Infantry Division
3rd Marine Division
641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
5th Armoured Division
4th Motorized Division
7th Motorized Division
13th Armoured Division
8th Motorized Division
Provisional Tank Brigade
West Coast
503rd Coast AA Regiment
21st MAG
I US Corps
21st US Naval Construction Battalion
214th Coast AA Regiment
183rd Field Artillery Battalion
23rd AA Bde
165th Field Artillery Battalion
Los Angeles USN Base Force
Provisional GMC Grp
37th US Naval Construction Battalion
24th MAG
352nd Construction Regiment
188th Field Artillery Battalion
204th Coast AA Regiment
511th Coast AA Regiment
19th Base Maint Engineer Battalion
603rd Coast AA Regiment
II USA Corps

Defending units:
9th Division
18th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
1st Division
2nd Tank Division
3rd Air Defense AA Regiment
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Air Defense AA Regiment
22nd Fld AA Gun Co
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

It is interesting that the armor is at LA and is not in the SD attack. That is to your benefit.

A suggestion, if you have combat engineers available, airlift them to SD to both defend and help rebuild any lost fortifications.

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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 121877 troops, 1308 guns, 456 vehicles, Assault Value = 3659

Defending force 202751 troops, 752 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4560

Japanese adjusted assault: 1691

Allied adjusted defense: 1857

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6)

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

Japanese ground losses:
16679 casualties reported
Squads: 58 destroyed, 1086 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 127 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 86 disabled
Guns lost 103 (6 destroyed, 97 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
7702 casualties reported
Squads: 105 destroyed, 311 disabled
Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 262 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 45 (11 destroyed, 34 disabled)
Units destroyed 5