Slitherine

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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25730 troops, 465 guns, 351 vehicles, Assault Value = 896

Defending force 6131 troops, 48 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 356

Japanese adjusted defense: 35

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Port Moresby !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 8 destroyed
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
3162 casualties reported
Squads: 42 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 88 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 31 (31 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Allied ground losses:
182 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Units pursuing 2

Assaulting units:
Americal Infantry Division
2/4th Armoured Regiment
27th Infantry Division
762nd Tank Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
198th Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Marine Defense Battalion

Defending units:
144th Infantry Regiment
3rd Construction Battalion
33rd JNAF AF Unit
24th Air Flotilla /1

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ORIGINAL: venividivici10044a

Have you considered taking Horn Island and Meruake? If lightly garrisoned, you could take them easily and begin to threaten the Timor sea region.

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

That tanker you torpedoed is going to have to head to Singapore to repair. Hope your sub gets another shot at it!

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ORIGINAL: Anachro

This level of carelessness seems like the exact opposite of victory disease (but with similar effect). Almost a fatal approach and mindset in his game as of late, Lowpe!

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ORIGINAL: JocMeister

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ORIGINAL: Anachro

This level of carelessness seems like the exact opposite of victory disease (but with similar effect). Almost a fatal approach and mindset in his game as of late, Lowpe!

He also forgot to stand down the bombers at Butte. Most of them turned back before the Buffs could get to them though.

Not a good sign...

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
Could be low on Morale.

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ORIGINAL: JocMeister

Actually got the turn today and I sent it back.

No time to update until Friday though. Buying a new car tomorrow and I have to empty the current one tonight so its ready tomorrow. Nothing big to report anyway. Some interesting intel on the WC though. More on that Friday.

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ORIGINAL: Encircled

Went down to one car when we started working from home.

Family of cyclists now!

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ORIGINAL: Encircled
Went down to one car when we started working from home.
Family of cyclists now!

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Ground combat at San Diego (227,78)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 49933 troops, 836 guns, 471 vehicles, Assault Value = 1644

Defending force 41142 troops, 402 guns, 230 vehicles, Assault Value = 1153

Japanese ground losses:
183 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
37th Infantry Division
43rd Infantry Division
87th Mountain Regiment
25th Infantry Division
22nd Marine Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
140th(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
11th Naval District
30th Field Artillery Regiment
SD Harbor Defense
Camp Pendleton Base Force
14th Marine Defense Battalion
Camp Pendleton
San Diego USN Base Force
ComAirFMFPac

Defending units:
48th/A Division
48th/B Division
14th Division
21st Division
48th/C Division
31st Air Defense AA Battalion
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Bn /1
15th Medium FA Rgt /1
8th Area Army
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Bn /1

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Morning Air attack on Coal Harbour , at 204,49

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 45
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 34
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 20

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Coal Harbour , at 204,49

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 35,580 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 38
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 21
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 17

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Coal Harbour , at 204,49

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 19
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 10
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 13

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Afternoon Air attack on Coal Harbour , at 204,49

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 9
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 23
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 9

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 3 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

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ORIGINAL: paullus99

Pretty much his entire strategic reserve of divisions are still sitting on the West Coast.

He'll need most, if not all, of his shipping to pull them back again...which means the entire KB will be needed to cover them. That will take weeks, if not longer, plus the fuel usage, then figuring out where everything needs to go - which will take weeks longer.

If you can continue to dent his perimeter (such as it is), then he'll be forced to pull back all the way to the inner perimeter, with perhaps some speed bumps put in place in the Marianas....

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ORIGINAL: paullus99

Pretty much his entire strategic reserve of divisions are still sitting on the West Coast.

He'll need most, if not all, of his shipping to pull them back again...which means the entire KB will be needed to cover them. That will take weeks, if not longer, plus the fuel usage, then figuring out where everything needs to go - which will take weeks longer.

If you can continue to dent his perimeter (such as it is), then he'll be forced to pull back all the way to the inner perimeter, with perhaps some speed bumps put in place in the Marianas....

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ORIGINAL: poodlebrain

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ORIGINAL: Encircled

Went down to one car when we started working from home.

Family of cyclists now!

I'm about to downsize to a single vehicle household as well. It will be the first time in over 25 years there won't be a pickup truck around. I wonder how long it will take me to regret not having one.

Looking at Subaru Forrester as the lone vehicle.

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ORIGINAL: poodlebrain
Once the Japanese get their troops where they want them they still have the issue of recovering from losses. His ships will need some time in port. His air units will need take on replacements and train up the new pilots. Bottom line is that the Allies have a huge window of opportunity to strike at the Japanese while the Japanese are off balance. In this game there is no reason why the Allies should not have bases within the Southern Resource Area by the end of 1943. There are many potential targets that the Allies can get there faster and with more.