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21 January 1942 - 1/28/2018 12:58:19 AM   
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MALAYA

SS S-39 is sighted and escapes at 53,79 near Kuantan.

Japanese Ships

xAK Izumo Maru
PB Taiko Maru

Japanese morning sweep on Singapore – no CAP encountered.

Japanese morning Air attack on Singapore – 1 port hit, and 1 Ki-21-IIa Sally lost to flak.

Allied Ships

HDML Panglima, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD Vendetta, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
HDML-1062, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
YP Tung Wo, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
YP Kelana, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AMc Rahman, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Port hits 1

Japanese morning Air attack on Singapore – 1 port hit, and 1 Ki-21-IIa Sally lost to flak.

Allied Ships

HDML-1063, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Japanese morning Air attack on Singapore – 1 port hit.

Allied Ships

YP Kelana, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
ML No 432, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Mersing is occupied by the Japanese.

PACIFIC

SS I-7 launches 2 torpedoes at PC YP-133 at 191, 86 near Pearl Harbour and misses.

SS Gudgeon launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Shinko Maru at 111,109 near Truk and misses and then dives deep.

Japanese Ships

xAK Shinko Maru
xAK Taiko Maru
xAK Teimei Maru
xAK Bunzan Maru
xAK Katuragi Maru
DD Murasame

CHINA

Japanese morning sweep on Liuchow – no CAP encountered. There are fighters at the airfield, but they are not coming out to play.
Japanese morning Air attacks on 57th Chinese Army~ Corps at 91,48 – 87 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on Dongxiang – 3 airbase hits, 5 airbase supply hits and 10 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on Wuchow – 11 airbase hits, 7 airbase supply hits and 16 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on #Administration at 92,47.

Japanese bombardment at 89/39 – A 12 casualties (1 engineer squad destroyed).
Attacking force 6211 troops, 115 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 943
Defending force 14224 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 585

DEI

Japanese morning Air attack on TF near Ketapang. 1 torpedo hit which is a dud.

Allied Ships

xAKL Minjak
xAKL Sinabang

Japanese afternoon Air attack on TF near Ketapang at 55,96

Allied Ships

xAKL Aida, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Luzon

SS KXII is sighted at 54,88 near Singkawang.

Japanese Ships

DD Nowaki

Allied Ships

SS KXII, hits 1




Repairs completed on BB Kirishima at Cam Ranh Bay, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-157 at Saigon, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CA Aoba at Truk, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CA Kako at Truk, ship returned to service

Bataan / Corregidor expands port to size 4 – not sure why the Allies have burnt up supplies building this port up to the next level.
Naga expands fortifications to size 1
Addu expands airfield to size 1
Hong Kong expands fortifications to size 3
Thanbyuzayat expands fortifications to size 2

DMS W-4 beginning refit in shipyard at Shanghai
DMS W-5 beginning refit in shipyard at Shanghai
DMS W-6 beginning refit in shipyard at Shanghai

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Foochow (86, 60)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kiungshan (71, 61)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Phnom Penh (58, 69)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Legaspi (82, 82)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Wenchow (89, 58)!

HDML YP-16 is reported to have been sunk near Guam on Dec 11, 1941
xAKL Aida is reported to have been sunk near Ketapang on Jan 21, 1942

205th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Changchun




Those ships sighted north of Sumatra yesterday have disappeared. Dropping off or picking up troops I now suspect.

Hopefully this map shows what is going on around hex 92,47. It was recently vacated by 4 Chinese units which moved into the north west hex leaving behind an administration unit. Parachute troops from Shanghai are order to drop on the admin unit tomorrow and that should clean up this swamp hex. More importantly it should trap those 4 units and they can then be destroyed.





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22 January 1942 - 1/28/2018 12:30:23 PM   
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DEI

SS I-156 makes certain she has a kill at 59,107 near Sepandjang.

Allied Ships

TK Petronella, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese morning sweep on Palembang.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft

Buffalo I x 16

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese morning sweep on Palembang.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft

Buffalo I x 13

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese afternoon Air attack on TF near Palembang at 48,91

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 21
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 50
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku x 41

Allied aircraft

Buffalo I x 13

Japanese aircraft losses

B5N2 Kate-Kankoh: 1 damaged
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku: 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

Buffalo I: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships

xAP Van Spilbergen, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMc MMS B, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PG Dragonfly, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Van Imhoff, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Van Rees, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
AMc MMS C, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Van Neck, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Van Overstraten, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMc MMS D, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Van den Bosch, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Van Lansberge, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AMc MMS A, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PG Grasshopper, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

PACIFIC

SS I-7 has more success from 2 torpedoes at 188,92 near Pearl Harbour.

Allied Ships

PC YP-133, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

TF 429 encounters mine field at Rabaul – 40 mines cleared.

SS Gudgeon launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Arimasan Maru at 111,109 near Truk and misses.

CHINA

SS Sailfish launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kazan Maru at 93,55 near Shanghai and misses.

Japanese morning sweep on Liuchow – today the Chinese fighters rise to the challenge.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft

I-15-III x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-15-III: 3 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attacks on 57th Chinese Army~ Corps at 91,48 – 109 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed).
Japanese morning Air attacks on Dongxiang – 2 airbase hits and 7 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on #Administration at 92,47.

Japanese deliberate attack at 77,58

Attacking force 3525 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 162
Defending force 51 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 154
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 154 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE 77/58!!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)

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

Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
51ID 66th Infantry Regiment
20th RGC/B Division
20th RGC/C Division

Defending units:
#Administration

Japanese bombardment at 89,39 – A 24 casualties (1 non-combat squad destroyed).
Attacking force 6220 troops, 115 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 947
Defending force 14217 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 585

Japanese bombardment at 91/48 – J (1 gun lost) to A 21 casualties.
Attacking force 14212 troops, 176 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 706
Defending force 14601 troops, 96 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 572

Japanese shock attack at 91,49

Attacking force 379 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40
Defending force 2930 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 122

Japanese adjusted assault: 18
Allied adjusted defense: 235

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 13 (fort level 1)

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

Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /1

Defending units:
3rd Guerilla Base Force

Intel reported an admin unit. Turns out to be a sizeable base force. Considering what they jumped into the parachute troops did well. Not sure how they will go tomorrow but supplies (rice balls and the like) will be flown in and hopefully that will keep them going. Relief via the ground is a couple of weeks away. If they survive the coming assault I will consider flying in more troops.

PHILIPPINES

Japanese afternoon Air attacks on Bataan / Corregidor – 1 airbase hit, 2 airbase supply hits and 8 runway hits + 2 Ki-27b Nate-Setsu and 1 Ki-43-ic Oscar lost to flak.

SS Sturgeon is again located at 83,67 near Hengchun and dives deep to avoid the hunters.

MALAYA

Japanese forces CAPTURE Johore Bahru !!!

BORNEO

Japanese shock attack at 69,87 near Sandakan

Attacking force 432 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22
Defending force 96 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 20
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1

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

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

Assaulting units:
1st Sasebo Coy SNLF

Defending units:
Armed Constabulary'

BURMA

58/52 is occupied by the Japanese.


35 xAKL converted PB come on line at various ports in the Home Islands.

Patani expands fortifications to size 2
Great Falls expands airfield to size 2
Georgetown (Penang) expands fortifications to size 1
91/48 expands fortifications to size 2

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Foochow (86, 60)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kiangtu (91, 51)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Legaspi (82, 82)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuala Lumpur (49, 79)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 88/55 (88, 55)!

AMc MMS A is reported to have been sunk near Palembang on Jan 22, 1942
AMc MMS B is reported to have been sunk near Palembang on Jan 22, 1942
AMc MMS C is reported to have been sunk near Palembang on Jan 22, 1942
AMc MMS D is reported to have been sunk near Palembang on Jan 22, 1942
ML No 432 is reported to have been sunk near Singapore on Jan 21, 1942
PC YP-133 is reported to have been sunk near Pearl Harbor on Jan 22, 1942
TK Petronella is reported to have been sunk near Sepandjang on Jan 22, 1942
xAP Van Imhoff is reported to have been sunk near Palembang on Jan 22, 1942
xAP Van Lansberge is reported to have been sunk near Palembang on Jan 22, 1942
xAP Van Neck is reported to have been sunk near Palembang on Jan 22, 1942
xAP Van Rees is reported to have been sunk near Palembang on Jan 22, 1942

35th Ku T-1' arrives at Takao
68ID 58th Infantry Brigade arrives at Shanghai

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23 January 1942 - 1/29/2018 7:18:50 AM   
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PACIFIC

SS I-25 gets a good result from 2 torpedoes launched at 213,79 near San Francisco.

Allied Ships

TK Gulfbreeze, Torpedo hits 1

Too be sure SS I-25 launches 6 more torpedoes and scores 1 dud.

Allied Ships

TK Gulfbreeze, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

PHILIPPINES

Japanese morning Air attacks on Bataan / Corregidor – 4 airbase hits, 5 airbase supply hits and 20 runway hits + 1 G3M2 Nell-Chukou, 1 Ki-21-IIa Sally and 1 Ki-43-Ic Oscar lost to flak.

82/80 is occupied by the Japanese.

DEI

Japanese morning Air attack on TF near Sabang at 44,70

Allied Ships

xAP Tairea

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attacks on 57th Chinese Army~ Corps at 91,48 – 5 casualties.

Japanese afternoon sweep on Liuchow

Japanese aircraft

Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft

I-15-III x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-15-III: 1 destroyed

Japanese afternoon Air attack on Wuchow – 5 airbase hits, 4 airbase supply hits and 26 runway hits.

Japanese bombardment attack at 89/39 – A 38 casualties (3 combat squad destroyed).
Attacking force 6220 troops, 115 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 954
Defending force 14200 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 584

Japanese bombardment attack at 91,48 – J 6 casualties.
Attacking force 14207 troops, 176 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 706
Defending force 14601 troops, 96 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 573

MALAYA

Japanese morning Air attacks on Singapore – 6 casualties, 3 airbase hits and 7 runway hits + 1 Ki-21-IIa Sally lost to flak.

AUSTRALIA

Allied morning Air attack on TF near Madang-Alexishafen at 98,122 – this time I have appropriate air cover in place.

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 13

Allied aircraft

A-24 Banshee x 2
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships

xAK Sinkoku Maru

Allied afternoon Air attack on TF near Madang-Alexishafen

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 13

Allied aircraft

SB2U-3 Vindicator x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 destroyed

IJ troops unloading over beach at Madang-Alexishafen.

BURMA

Japanese forces CAPTURE Papun!!!

Japanese shock attack at Pegu. A tad too excited about using parachute drops and being impetuous is not a good combination. A least I have not wasted the whole unit.

Attacking force 78 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
Defending force 2122 troops, 46 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 74

Japanese adjusted assault: 0
Allied adjusted defense: 16

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 1)

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

Japanese ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF /2

Defending units:
Rangoon BAF~ Battalion
4th Burma Rifles' Battalion
B Sqn 3rd Hussars~ Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment




xAK London Maru collides with xAK Delagoa Maru at 99, 48 – damage is not to bad, but Delagoa will need some dock time.

Mare Island expands airfield to size 3
Tacoma expands port to size 6
Clark Field expands fortifications to size 2

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Foochow (86, 60)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kiungshan (71, 61)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Phnom Penh (58, 69)!

AMc Rahman is reported to have been sunk near Singapore on Jan 21, 1942
HDML Panglima is reported to have been sunk near Singapore on Jan 21, 1942
HDML-1062 is reported to have been sunk near Singapore on Jan 21, 1942
HDML-1063 is reported to have been sunk near Singapore on Jan 21, 1942
TK Gulfbreeze is reported to have been sunk near San Francisco on Jan 23, 1942

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23 January 1942 - 1/30/2018 10:18:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have been doing a review of the ACM and CM assets in this mod. To date most of the To’su class xAKL have been converted to ACM duty. A good little ship to keep 150 mines in order. I am intrigued about the net tender function that comes with the mod. The net tender function operates much like a mine having an effect of 100 (slightly better than the Type 4 at 88) and accuracy of 20 (this is by far and away the best accuracy of the Japanese mines with the Type 92 coming in next at 12). An interesting weapon and one that I do wish to employ. So which ships sport this feature. The To’su class doesn’t but the ACM versions of the Kiso (ex xAKL), the Hashima and Hatsutaka (both ex CMs) and the Toho (another ex xAKL and the reason why this was converted the ACM is lost to me) all have anti-submarine nets. Kiso appears to be the best as it also carries depth charges whereas the other 2 conversion only carry the nets. To bolster my ACM numbers and thereby create more permeant minefields conversion of more Kiso class to ACM is planned.

Now, as for the CMs. Japan does start out with plenty of this type. There is even a bunch of Yusen N running around with the ability to carry more than 300 mines. Conversion back to AK is required (once they have deployed their mines) so they can haul resources. Most of the CMs which can convert to ACM will do so. These ships generally have the ability to convert to Escort in ’43 and they should be more useful in that role so that is also an option down the track. There is one class of CM (Hashima class) with the ability of deploy the type 92 mine. As mentioned before it is the most accurate Japanese mine, however, it can only be deployed by the Hashima class. It also has a build rate of 50 a month so not a big supply coming through. The Hashima class has been converted to ACM except for the lead ship of the class. The reason for doing so was the low numbers produced although on the down side the Hashima can only deploy 6 of these mines at a time. The Hirashima class is the class to deploy the Type 4 mine. There are 5 in the class and they each deploy 20 mines. I am going to group them together so that 100 mines at a time can be deployed in various locations. That leaves a group of 5 other ships capable of deploying the Type 93 mine. As they tend to deploy a lot at one time they will be used sparingly.

To return then to those anti-submarine nets. Where to deploy them. The best place to put them is those ports most likely to a magnet for the Allies to attempt to mine themselves with submarines. The field is of course too big to cover. So, big well used ports versus ports not so well used but likely to be considered a good target due to likelihood of minimal defences. Any thoughts out there on good places to position these interesting looking anti-submarine nets.





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PACIFIC

SS I-3 scores 1 out of 2 torpedoes at 214,77 near San Francisco.

Allied Ships

xAK Steel Scientist, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

MALAYA

Japanese morning sweep on Singapore – no CAP encountered.
Japanese morning Air attacks on Singapore – 6 runway hits + 1 Ki-22-IIa Sally lost to flak.

PHILIPPINES

Japanese morning Air attacks on Bataan / Corregidor – 2 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 8 runway hits + 1 G4M1 Betty-Rikko lost to flak.

SS Sturgeon is located and avoids the hunters at 83,67 near Hengchun.

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attacks on 51st Chinese Army Corps at 91,48 – 27 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attacks on 3rd Guerilla at 91,48 – 6 casualties.
Japanese afternoon sweep on Liuchow – no CAP encountered.
Japanese afternoon Air attacks on Wuchow – 3 airbase hits, 4 airbase supply hits and 31 runway hits.

Japanese bombardment attack at 89,39 – J 16 casualties (1 engineer squad destroyed) to A 17 casualties.
Attacking force 6226 troops, 115 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 955
Defending force 14165 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 582

Japanese bombardment attack at 91,48 - A 30 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed).
Attacking force 14212 troops, 176 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 706
Defending force 14588 troops, 96 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 574

DEI

Japanese afternoon Air attack on TF near Sabang at 44,70

Allied Ships

xAP Tabinta
xAP Chilka

Japanese afternoon Air attack on TF near Sabang at 44,70

Allied Ships

xAP Glenartney

Japanese afternoon Air attack on TF near Sabang at 44,70

Allied Ships

xAP Tairea, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Chilka

Allied afternoon Air attack on TF near Billiton at 52,92. The Dutch air force is finally drawn out to do battle.

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 48

Allied aircraft

Buffalo I x 22
139WH-3 x 16
B-339D x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

Buffalo I: 10 destroyed
139WH-3: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak
B-339D: 7 destroyed
B-339D: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships

CV Zuikaku
CV Shokaku
BB Kongo

Allied afternoon Air attack on TF near Billiton at 52,92

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 35

Allied aircraft

139WH-3 x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

139WH-3: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships

BB Kongo

Allied afternoon Air attack on TF near Billiton at 52,92

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 35

Allied aircraft

139WH-3 x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

139WH-3: 3 destroyed

AUSTRALIA

Japanese forces CAPTURE Madang-Alexishafen!!!

BORNEO

Japanese deliberate attack at 60,87 near Sandakan.

Attacking force 432 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22
Defending force 61 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 21
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1

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

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

Assaulting units:
1st Sasebo Coy SNLF

Defending units:
Armed Constabulary'

BURMA

Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Pegu by attrition!!! The ill fated flight of parachute troops meets the expected end.

58/54 is occupied by the Japanese.




Seattle expands port to size 7
Diego Garcia expands airfield to size 1
Brisbane" expands airfield to size 5
Auckland expands port to size 6
Tsiaotso expands fortifications to size 2
Chita expands airfield to size 5
Voroshilov expands airfield to size 7

DMS W-13 beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama=+
DMS W-14 beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama=+

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuala Lumpur (49, 79)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 88/55 (88, 55)!

xAP Tairea is reported to have been sunk near Sabang on Jan 24, 1942
xAK Steel Scientist is reported to have been sunk near San Francisco on Jan 24, 1942

AKL Haruta Maru' arrives at Hong Kong
82nd Naval Guard Unit arrives at Tokyo=

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25 January 1942 - 2/3/2018 6:28:56 AM   
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MALAYA

SS KXVII launches 2 torpedoes and misses at at 53,77 near Bukit Besi-Dungun.

Japanese Ships

xAK Iburi Maru
TB Hayabusa

Allied Ships

SS KXVII, hits 3

Japanese afternoon sweep on Singapore – no CAP encountered.

PACIFIC

SS I-6 is located and dives deep at 183,101 near Pearl Habour. She then pops up at 183,102 and unsuccessfully launches 2 torpedoes at YP Pinola before escaping.

PHILIPPINES

Japanese morning Air attacks on Bataan / Corregidor – 9 airbase hits, 6 airbase supply hits and 20 runway hits.

Japanese bombardment at Subic Bay.
Attacking force 1320 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
Defending force 0 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

81/82 is occupied by the Japanese.

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attacks on 51st Chinese Army Corps at 91,48 – 16 casualties.
Japanese morning sweep on Liuchow – no CAP encountered.
Japanese morning Air attacks on Wuchow – 2 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hits and 25 runway hits + 1 Ki-51a Sonia lost to flak.
Japanese morning Air attack on 57th Chinese Army~ Corps at 91,48.
Japanese morning and afternoon Air attacks on Dongxiang - 1 airbase hit, 2 airbase supply hits and 8 runway hits.

Japanese bombardment at 89,39 – J 1 gun lost.
Attacking force 6214 troops, 115 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 968
Defending force 14151 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 580

Japanese bombardment at 91/48 – J 8 casualties to A 21 casualties.
Attacking force 14211 troops, 176 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 705
Defending force 14584 troops, 96 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 567

DEI

Japanese afternoon Air attack on TF near Sabang at 44,70

Allied Ships

xAP Glenartney, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Tabinta, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
xAP Takliwa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
859 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 152 destroyed, 79 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Japanese afternoon Air attack on TF near Sabang at 44,70

Allied Ships

xAP Chilka, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Japanese afternoon Air attack on TF near Sabang at 44,70

Allied Ships

xAP Chilka, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Doumer
xAP Tabinta, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
139 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled





ACM Shofuku Maru #2 lays defensive minefield at Truk

DD Hatsuyuki collides with CA Takao at 54 , 94 – lucky not much damage but they will return to Saigon for repair.

Loyang expands port to size 1

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 88/55 (88, 55)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 82/60 (82, 60)!

SC Ch-27 arrives at Tokyo=

xAP Takliwa is reported to have been sunk near Sabang on Jan 25, 1942
xAP Tabinta is reported to have been sunk near Sabang on Jan 25, 1942


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26 January 1942 - 2/3/2018 6:49:19 AM   
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DEI

A good submarine result from 2 torpedoes launched at 60,107 near Sepandjang.

Japanese Ships

SS I-156, hits 1

Allied Ships

xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Ormiston
xAP Rangitiki
xAK Momba
PG Moresby
KV Chevreuil~

MALAYA

Japanese morning sweep on Singapore – no CAP encountered.
Japanese morning Air attack on Singapore – 6 runway hits and 8 casualties + 1 Ki-21-IIa Sally lost to flak.

PHILIPPINES

Japanese morning Air attacks on Bataan / Corregidor – 1 airbase hit, 4 airbase supply hits and 40 runway hits + 11 casualties.

Japanese bombardment at Subic Bay.
Attacking force 1320 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
Defending force 0 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attacks on 51st Chinese Army Corps at 91,48 – 14 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on Dongxiang - 2 airbase hits and 12 runway hits + 1 Ki-51a Sonia lost to flak.
Japanese morning Air attack on 57th Chinese Army~ Corps at 91,48.
Japanese morning Air attack on 3rd Guerilla Base Force at 91,49 – 7 casualties.
Japanese afternoon sweep on Liuchow – no CAP encountered.
Japanese afternoon Air attacks on Wuchow – 5 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 17 runway hits.

Japanese bombardment at 89/39 – A 47 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed).
Attacking force 6224 troops, 114 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 975
Defending force 14172 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 583

Japanese bombardment at 91,48 – J 8 casualties.
Attacking force 14211 troops, 176 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 705
Defending force 14578 troops, 96 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 569

BURMA

56/56 is occupied by the Japanese.



Repairs completed on DD Asashio at Cam Ranh Bay, ship returned to service

Kwajalein Island expands airfield to size 2
Vladivostok expands port to size 7
91/44 expands airfield to size 1
71/53 expands port to size 1

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kiungshan (71, 61)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Legaspi (82, 82)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 88/55 (88, 55)!

Loss of DD Hamakaze on Jan 04, 1942 is admitted
xAP Lycaon is reported to have been sunk near Sepandjang on Jan 26, 1942

xAKL P-5 arrives at Saigon
xAKL P-83 arrives at Ominato+
Misawa Ku K-1' arrives at Chiba=

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27 January 1942 - 2/13/2018 8:14:06 AM   
SierraJuliet


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DEI

Night Naval bombardment of Kalidjati at 50,99

Japanese Ships

BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 16
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 4

Pre-Invasion action off Kalidjati
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

88 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

CA Atago
xAK Johore Maru
E Ishigaki

Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

CA Atago firing at 2nd KNIL Regiment

Pre-Invasion action off Kalidjati
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

56 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

CA Maya
PB Shotoku Maru
PB Eiko Maru
PB Chosa Maru
xAK Zyuyo Maru

Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

CA Maya firing at 2nd KNIL Regiment

Pre-Invasion action off Kalidjati
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

45 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

CA Chokai
DD Isonami
xAK Midori Maru
DD Asagiri

Allied ground losses:
103 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CA Chokai firing at 2nd KNIL Regiment
DD Isonami firing at 2nd KNIL Regiment

Pre-Invasion action off Kalidjati
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

53 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

CA Suzuya
PB Sonan Maru #6
xAK Sanura Maru
E PB-46 (Yugao)

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

CA Suzuya firing at 2nd KNIL Regiment

Japanese morning Air attack on TF near Sabang at 44,70

Allied Ships

xAP Doumer, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
xAP Indora, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
481 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 65 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

TF 547 encounters mine field at Kalidjati – 5 mines cleared.

Allied morning Air attack on TF near Kalidjati at 50,99

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 15

Allied aircraft

139WH-3 x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

139WH-3: 5 destroyed

Allied fternoon Air attack on TF near Kalidjati at 50,99

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 43

Allied aircraft

139WH-3 x 13
B-339D x 1
CW-21B Demon x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

139WH-3: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged
139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak
B-339D: 1 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships

BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
BB Hiei

Allied afternoon Air attack on TF near Kalidjati at 50,99

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 34

Allied aircraft

Buffalo I x 12
139WH-3 x 2
B-339D x 2
CW-21B Demon x 6
CW-22 Falcon x 4
L-212 x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
B-339D: 1 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed
CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed
L-212: 1 destroyed
L-212: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships

CL Oi
CL Naka
xAK Iwaki Maru

Allied afternoon Air attack on TF near Kalidjati at 52,98

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 44

Allied aircraft

139WH-3 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

139WH-3: 2 destroyed

CHINA

Japanese morning sweeps on Liuchow – no CAP encountered.
Japanese morning Air attacks on 51st Chinese Army Corps at 91,48 – 30 casualties (1 non-combat squad destroyed).
Japanese morning Air attack on Dongxiang – 3 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 19 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attacks on Wuchow – 3 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 36 runway hits + 1 Ki-51a Sonia lost to flak.
Japanese morning Air attack on 57th Chinese Army~ Corps at 91,48 -

Japanese bombardment attack at 77,57.
Attacking force 2778 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145
Defending force 5836 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 217

Japanese bombardment attack at 89,39.
Attacking force 6229 troops, 114 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 983
Defending force 14149 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 580

Japanese bombardment attack at 91,48 – J 6 casualties.
Attacking force 14210 troops, 176 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 704
Defending force 14553 troops, 96 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 566

MALAYA

Japanese morning sweep on Singapore – no CAP encountered.
Japanese morning Air attacks on Singapore – 2 airbase hits and 11 runway hits.

PHILIPPINES

Japanese morning Air attacks on Bataan / Corregidor - 6 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 30 runway hits + 1 G4M1 Betty-Rikko lost to flak.

Japanese deliberate attack at Subic Bay.

Attacking force 1320 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
Defending force 0 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 27
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Subic Bay!!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
24SBF Sasebo 1st' Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Fort Wint

83/84 is occupied by the Japanese




PO1 Abe O. of Ryujo-1 is credited with kill number 5
PO1 Abe O. of Ryujo-1 attains ace status!!
PO1 Okano P. of Ryujo-1 is credited with kill number 5
PO1 Okano P. of Ryujo-1 attains ace status!!

The first two Japanese aces are announced. And would you credit that little CVL Ryujo has the honour of hosting not 1 but 2 aces. One up for the unheralded but important junior carriers.

Pago Pago expands airfield to size 1
Darwin expands port to size 3
Perth - Fremantle expands airfield to size 5
Port Moresby expands port to size 2
Chengchow expands port to size 3
Kweilin expands port to size 1
Abadan expands airfield to size 6
87/41 expands port to size 1

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kiungshan (71, 61)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuala Lumpur (49, 79)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 88/55 (88, 55)!

xAP Doumer is reported to have been sunk near Sabang on Jan 27, 1942

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RE: 27 January 1942 - 2/13/2018 9:03:45 AM   
Anomander Rake

 

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RE: 27 January 1942 - 2/13/2018 11:31:39 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Anomander Rake

How many resources do you have in Japan at this time?


Way, way less than I feel comfortable about. I have been using the HI figure as my index on how well I am keeping resources coming into Japan.

On 8 December 1941 I had 52 586 HI in the stockpile.

This figure continued to rise on a daily basis until a high of 100 226 was achieved on 29 December 1941. Then it went into free fall. On 24 January 1942 it hit a low of 36 135!!! From there it has started to rise again although it is fragile process. Currently we are at 2 February 1942 and it has moved on up to 43 889. A bottleneck in getting resources into Japan? I certainly think so. Part of the issue is me simply getting my head around the enormity of moving the bountiful stocks of resources outside of Japan back to Japan in a timely manner. Coupled with this is the mass of shipping at game start which is employed transporting masses of troops hither and yon. I am getting cargo ships into the resources transport role and this has helped to stem the tide. The other issue is the prodigious resources gobbling monsters at Tokyo and Osaka. Due to the fickle nature of resources available I regularly have reports of HI and Supply production failures at these two centres. Getting the convoy system up and running to address this issue has kept me well occupied. Getting the HI stock pile to a stage of strong growth will be a welcome relief... I hope.

You might wonder too just how much HI I am using up with express ship building. At present I only have two accelerated ships. They are Taiho and Shinano. Shinano as per LST instructions to accelerate until she arrives to negate the lower HI expenditure once she does arrive. For the time being Yamato and Musashi are both halted until HI looks better.

Perhaps there are other things I should be doing to improve HI accumulation but these are the main things going on a present.

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28 January 1942 - 2/14/2018 12:01:58 AM   
SierraJuliet


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DEI

TF 547 encounters mine field at Kalidjati – 13 mines cleared.

Japanese Ships

AMc Seki Maru #3-
AMc Fumi Maru #2
YP _Futagami, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

Night Naval bombardment of Kalidjati at 50,99

Japanese Ships

BB Hyuga
BB Ise

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 9
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 1

Allied morning Air attack on TF near Kalidjati at 50,99

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 17

Allied aircraft

Buffalo I x 6
139WH-3 x 6
CW-22 Falcon x 3
L-212 x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

Buffalo I: 2 destroyed
139WH-3: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
L-212: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships

CL Kitakami
CL Natori
CL Naka
xAK Azumasan Maru

Allied morning Air attack on TF near Kalidjati at 50,99

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 7

Allied aircraft

139WH-3 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

139WH-3: 2 destroyed

Allied morning Air attack on TF near Kalidjati at 50,99

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 4

Allied aircraft

Buffalo I x 2
139WH-3 x 2
B-339D x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

139WH-3: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships

BB Hiei

Allied afternoon Air attack on TF near Kalidjati at 50,99

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 15

Allied aircraft

139WH-3 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

139WH-3: 2 destroyed

AUSTRALIA

IJ Troops unloading over beach at Hollandia.

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wewak!!!

BORNEO

TF 412 encounters mine field at Sambas – 32 mines cleared.

CHINA

Japanese morning sweep on Liuchow.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft

I-15-III x 11
Hawk 75M x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-15-III: 2 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on 3rd Guerilla Base Force at 91,49 – 12 casualties.
Japanese morning and afternoon Air attacks on Dongxiang – 1 airbase hit and 4 runway hits.

Japanese bombardment attack at 77,57
Attacking force 2778 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145
Defending force 5851 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 217

Japanese bombardment attack at 89,39 – J 5 casualties to A 16 casualties (1 gun lost).
Attacking force 6229 troops, 114 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 984
Defending force 14159 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 580

Japanese bombardment attack – J 13 casualties to A 14 casualties.
Attacking force 14227 troops, 176 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 706
Defending force 14572 troops, 96 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 570

MALAYA

Japanese morning Air attack on Singapore – 3 airbase hits and 3 runway hits + 1 G4M1 Betty-Rikko and 1 Ki-21-IIa Sally lost to flak.

Batu Pahat is occupied by the Japanese.

PHILIPPINES

Japanese morning Air attacks on Bataan / Corregidor - 2 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 24 runway hits.

BURMA

Japanese forces CAPTURE 53/61!!!



YP _Futagami sinks at sea

Manila expands fortifications to size 2
Canberra expands airfield to size 3
Wagga Wagga expands airfield to size 3
Kweiyang expands port to size 1
Sian expands airfield to size 2

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kiungshan (71, 61)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Phnom Penh (58, 69)!

33rd Ku T-1' arrives at Oita#

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RE: 28 January 1942 - 2/14/2018 8:17:43 AM   
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quote:

Yamato and Musashi are both halted until HI looks better.

You use naval shipyard points to build warships not HI points. When you want save HI points you should stopped different industries (like N/M shipyard, engines etc...). Don't specific ships. It doesn't help to HI points.
quote:

Then it went into free fall.

The drop in production was due to the lack of resources. You also use fuel to HI production but this isn't problem at start for Japan.
Your LI in Japan propably also were stoped because lack of resources.

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RE: 28 January 1942 - 2/14/2018 10:01:13 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Anomander Rake

quote:

Yamato and Musashi are both halted until HI looks better.

You use naval shipyard points to build warships not HI points. When you want save HI points you should stopped different industries (like N/M shipyard, engines etc...). Don't specific ships. It doesn't help to HI points.
quote:

Then it went into free fall.

The drop in production was due to the lack of resources. You also use fuel to HI production but this isn't problem at start for Japan.
Your LI in Japan propably also were stoped because lack of resources.


I still have to get a better understanding of shipyards. I have probably got muddled thinking on HI and ships from tracker indicating how much HI is used up to accelerate individual ship construction. Time, I think, to go and do some ship building refresher reading and hunt down some threads on the topic. I shall also go through air craft building and shipyards and see what is producing. I know I turned a bunch of things off once the free fall started but haven't checked on them for a bit.

Yes lack of resources is definitely the problem. Has been affecting supply production but given the good stock pile of supply this is not near so aggravating a problem as HI production. Fuel, like you say, is also not an issue. On a brighter note HI jumped by over 4000 on our latest turn and with a bunch of resource convoys Home Island bound the situation is looking rosier.

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RE: 28 January 1942 - 2/14/2018 12:36:12 PM   
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quote:

I still have to get a better understanding of shipyards.

It's easy.
HI->NS(or MS or other industries)->ships (or engines, tanks etc...)
When you stop or accelerate ships this affect only on NS (or MS). When you stop or build NS this affect on HI.
HI need fuel and resources, NS need HI points and ships needs shipyard points (Warships respectively NS, merchants MS).
quote:

Has been affecting supply production but given the good stock pile of supply this is not near so aggravating a problem as HI production.

It depends on how much you use your supplies. I use and need it very much.

In my opinion you should adapted some mod patch to improve availability of resources.

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RE: 28 January 1942 - 2/14/2018 4:44:23 PM   
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quote:

In my opinion you should adapted some mod patch to improve availability of resources.


Mundy and SierraJuliet are playing with an early version of Bottlenecks.

In v1.1. - and after PM discussion with Anomander Rake - I have increased the starting resources stockpiles in the HI. However, more resource centers have been moved from the HI to the colonies and the SRA, since the ratio of resource generation at home and resource imports was heavily in favor of "home grown" resources - which is odd since Japan is resource-poor and needed to import most of their stuff. In short, even more shipping will be required for resource imports, but the timeframe provided to get convoys organized will be longer.

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RE: 28 January 1942 - 2/15/2018 12:34:28 AM   
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Did I read somewhere (god.. i'm reading way too many AARs :) :) ) that you have a v1.2 built? is it up for download, or is it still considered Beta?
I think i've read of some fixes in 1.2, but wasn't sure

Dave...

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RE: 28 January 1942 - 2/15/2018 7:57:15 AM   
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I have changed my naming convention to keep it coherent. The available version is the "1.1. Beta", so what I referred to as "v1.2" will be "1.1. Official release" when it is ready. Between my PBEM and the new "Railway Empire" game I haven't found the time for playtesting the latest "build", sorry.

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RE: 28 January 1942 - 2/15/2018 8:05:58 AM   
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quote:

I have increased the starting resources stockpiles in the HI. However, more resource centers have been moved from the HI to the colonies and the SRA

We (I and Dave) are playing with version where are more resource center in DEI etc (existing centers are larger).
The use of cargo ship is very large. Even worries me a little in the context of my fuel.
It also creates additional problems with ports and engineers units. Everything is very nice.
quote:

Mundy and SierraJuliet are playing with an early version of Bottlenecks.

Yes, I know. But is possible to making a few changes during the game.

< Message edited by Anomander Rake -- 2/15/2018 8:07:54 AM >

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RE: 28 January 1942 - 2/15/2018 8:35:10 AM   
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HI->NS(or MS or other industries)->ships (or engines, tanks etc...)
When you stop or accelerate ships this affect only on NS (or MS). When you stop or build NS this affect on HI.
HI need fuel and resources, NS need HI points and ships needs shipyard points (Warships respectively NS, merchants MS).

Many thanks Anomander Rake for the heads up on shipyards and the subsequent motivation to do some research and gain a better understanding of what has been something of a mystery to me.

So, as you can see by the attached graphic I currently have 1387 shipyard points available and I have turned off 100 giving me a HI saving of 300. I did some hunting around in the ship reinforcement table and came across the naval shipyard estimate (for so many years neglected by myself) and find that current estimate is for 1267 points (hence the reason why I turned off 100 naval shipyard points.

As for accelerated ships I now have Taiho and 5 destroyers accelerated. And the other big ships – Yamato is back on and will join the fleet in 7 days (from 5 February) and I have for the time being turned off Musashi and Shinano. That will be until I work out if it is feasible to consider shipyard expansion (given the extra cost to do so in this Mod).

This, at least, is my current take on naval shipyards. Do let me know if I’ve still got learning to attend to in this area.





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RE: 28 January 1942 - 2/15/2018 8:44:55 AM   
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quote:

We (I and Dave) are playing with version where are more resource center in DEI etc (existing centers are larger). The use of cargo ship is very large. Even worries me a little in the context of my fuel. It also creates additional problems with ports and engineers units. Everything is very nice.

I like that cargo ships are now an important tool for Japans war. I still have numbers in port but that is only because they are awaiting appropriate escorts to get them to where I want them. The days of having masses of cargo ships idle are long gone.

quote:

Yes, I know. But is possible to making a few changes during the game.

My little brain will be quite happy to muddle my way through with the settings we started out on. I think too that any changes would make a fair assessment of LSTs Mod somewhat suspect. I'm enjoying the challenge immensely. Only about 8 weeks of game time gone and I feel that I am slowly coming to understand the tightrope that LST has created. I will not be surprised if I am still figuring things out in another years time.


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RE: 28 January 1942 - 2/15/2018 8:58:07 AM   
Anomander Rake

 

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Status: offline 		60k resources in Tokyo. It means crisis.
You have more than 1 mln resources in Hakodate, easy to transport to Omimato.
But 1 mln resources is still only for less than month, maybe week or two.

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29 January 1942 - 2/15/2018 9:01:27 AM   
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DEI

Pre-Invasion action off Kalidjati (50,99)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

58 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

CA Mikuma
SC Ch-6
xAK Kano Maru
DMS W-20

Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Pre-Invasion action off Kalidjati (50,99)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

14 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

DD Uranami
xAK Midori Maru
DD Asagiri

Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

DD Uranami firing at I Landstorm Cdo
25 Pounder Gun battery firing at xAK Midori Maru

IJ troops unloading over beach at Kalidjati.
SS S-36 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Isonami at Kalidjati and misses.
Japanese morning sweep on Palembang – no CAP encountered.
Japanese morning Air attack on IV Landstorm Cdo at Kalidjati – 174 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed).

Allied morning Air attack on TF near Kalidjati.

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 27

Allied aircraft

Buffalo I x 8
139WH-3 x 11
B-339D x 4
CW-22 Falcon x 3
L-212 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

Buffalo I: 4 destroyed
139WH-3: 4 destroyed
139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak
B-339D: 2 destroyed
CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed
CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak
L-212: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships

CL Kitakami
CA Myoko
BB Hiei
CL Natori
xAK Azumasan Maru

Japanese deliberate attack at Kalidjati.

Attacking force 4640 troops, 52 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
Defending force 2686 troops, 52 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Japanese adjusted assault: 95
Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kalidjati!!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
744 casualties reported
Squads: 57 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 25 (25 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
31ID III./124th Inf Battalion
31ID II./124th Inf Battalion
Sasebo 8th SNLF
3rd Base Force

Defending units:
2nd KNIL Regiment
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
IV Landstorm Cdo
I Landstorm Cdo

HOME ISLANDS

SS Thresher launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Minryo Maru at 99,61 near Kuroshima and misses.

CHINA

Japanese morning sweep on Liuchow – no CAP encountered.
Japanese morning Air attacks on 51st Chinese Army Corps at 91,48 – 14 casualties (1 non-combat squad destroyed).
Japanese morning Air attacks on Dongxiang – 1 airbase hit, 2 airbase supply hits and 6 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on Liuchow.
Japanese morning Air attacks on Wuchow – 3 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 28 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attacks on 3rd Guerilla at 91,48 – 22 casualties.

Japanese bombardment attack at 77/57.
Attacking force 2778 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145
Defending force 5851 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 217

Japanese bombardment attack at 89,39 – A 28 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed).
Attacking force 6241 troops, 115 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 988
Defending force 14198 troops, 88 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 580

Japanese bombardment attack at 91,48 – A 31 casualties.
Attacking force 14210 troops, 176 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 703
Defending force 14579 troops, 96 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 572

MALAYA

Japanese morning sweep on Singapore – no CAP encountered.
Japanese morning Air attacks on Singapore – 1 Ki-21-IIa Sally lost to flak.

PHILIPPINES

Japanese morning and afternoon Air attacks on Bataan / Corregidor – 9 casualties, 4 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits, 10 runway hits, 7 port hits and 2 port hits.

Allied Ships

SS S-41~, Bomb hits 1

Japanese deliberate attack at Bataan/Corregidor.

Attacking force 57122 troops, 713 guns, 583 vehicles, Assault Value = 2218
Defending force 75134 troops, 1121 guns, 533 vehicles, Assault Value = 2319

Japanese adjusted assault: 1563
Allied adjusted defense: 2175

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
3616 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 92 disabled
Non Combat: 69 destroyed, 92 disabled
Engineers: 57 destroyed, 51 disabled
Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 81 (9 destroyed, 72 disabled)
Units destroyed 1 one of the small engineer units was smashed

Allied ground losses:
5663 casualties reported
Squads: 99 destroyed, 367 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 211 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 65 disabled
Guns lost 159 (40 destroyed, 119 disabled)
Vehicles lost 52 (12 destroyed, 40 disabled)

Assaulting units:
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
4th Division
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
2ITB 2nd Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
65th Brigade
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
21st Division
48th Division
16th Division
2TD 7th Tank Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th' Army
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
91st PA Infantry Division
Philippine Scout Division
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
11th PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine~ Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
Manila Bay Defenses
31st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
Mariveles USN Base Force
Provisional AT Grp
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
Prov. Naval Rifle Battalion
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Nichols Field AAF Base Force
201st PA Construction Battalion
COMSUBAF'
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
301st Construction Battalion
I Philippine Corps
Asiatic Fleet~
II Philippine Corps
1st Marine AA Battalion
16th Naval Dist.~
4th Avn Sup
202nd PA Construction Battalion
Far East USAAF~
USAFFE
11th Avn Sup
Clark Field AAF Base Force
Station CAST'

BURMA

Japanese bombardment attack at Moulmein.
Attacking force 4048 troops, 77 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 243
Defending force 6414 troops, 107 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 62

Kemapyu is occupied by the Japanese.

AUSTRALIA

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hollandia !!!

BORNEO

Japanese deliberate attack at 57,90 near Pontianak.

Attacking force 1346 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 59
Defending force 765 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Japanese adjusted assault: 11
Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
267 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 4th SNLF

Defending units:
Sarawak Force~
2/15 Punjab (-) Battalion
106th RN Base Force




LCDR Sugiyama F. of 3rd Ku S-1 Det B' is credited with kill number 5
LCDR Sugiyama F. of 3rd Ku S-1 Det B' attains ace status!!

Pearl Harbor expands port to size 8
Nelson NZ expands airfield to size 3
Kungchang expands port to size 1

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuala Lumpur (49, 79)!

40th Ku T-1' arrives at Chiba=
4th Air Division arrives at Canton
69ID 60th Infantry Brigade arrives at Peiping

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RE: 28 January 1942 - 2/15/2018 9:05:53 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Anomander Rake

60k resources in Tokyo. It means crisis.
You have more than 1 mln resources in Hakodate, easy to transport to Omimato.
But 1 mln resources is still only for less than month, maybe week or two.

Tokyo and Osaka have been in crisis for weeks. I'm glad I posted this graphic as Tokyo has been much worse (hence my reference to HI being in free fall) I now have many convoys in the pipeline and the first 100 000 resource convoy to Tokyo is a day or two out. It is a long way down the track but if my next game is another of LSTs Mods I will be doing plenty of pre planning instead of jumping in cold like I did with this one. All good though as it is making me learn the game.

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RE: 28 January 1942 - 2/15/2018 9:26:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		But you have more supply in Tokyo than I have in whole Japan. :-)
You should think about WitPtracker. It is useful tool for planning and industry control.

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RE: 28 January 1942 - 2/15/2018 10:00:20 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Anomander Rake

But you have more supply in Tokyo than I have in whole Japan. :-)
You should think about WitPtracker. It is useful tool for planning and industry control.

And here I was thinking that I had let supply slip somewhat in Tokyo! :) One day I will get tracker but up and running for this game. I have used it before and like the graphs particularly to give an idea of how things are tracking... so to speak.

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30 January 1942 - 2/15/2018 10:13:58 AM   
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PHILIPPINES

SS S-38 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Yamagata Maru at 79,73 near San Fernando and misses.
SS Pickerel launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch-13 at 77,75 near Iba and misses.

Japanese morning and afternoon Air attacks on Bataan / Corregidor – 1 airbase supply hit and 7 runway hits and 7 port hits + 1 G4M1 Betty-Rikko and 1 Ki-21-IIa Sally lost to flak.

Allied Ships

SS S-41~, Bomb hits 2 and is sunk
SS S-37~, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage

Japanese bombardment attack at Bataan/Corregidor – J 19 casualties (1 gun lost) to A 90 casualties (5 combat squads destroyed + 1 gun lost).
Attacking force 4345 troops, 223 guns, 187 vehicles, Assault Value = 1981
Defending force 70626 troops, 1090 guns, 521 vehicles, Assault Value = 1881

Butuan is occupied by the Japanese.

DEI

IJ troops unloading over beach at Manado.
Japanese morning sweep on Palembang – no CAP encountered.

Allied bombardment at Manado.
Attacking force 1501 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 68
Defending force 530 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

PACIFIC

SS I-3 is sighted by the escort at 214,77 and forgoes good targets by diving deep.

Allied Ships

xAK Lena Luckenbach
xAK Irenee Du Pont
xAK Dakotan
xAK Evi Livanos
xAK Arkaba
DD Stuart

CHINA

Japanese morning sweep on Liuchow – no CAP encountered.
Japanese morning Air attacks on 3rd Guerilla at 91,48 – 38 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attacks on Dongxiang – 2 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 10 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attacks on Wuchow – 3 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 14 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 57th Chinese Army~ Corps at 91,48.

Japanese bombardment attack at 77,57.
Attacking force 3083 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 153
Defending force 5836 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 217

Japanese deliberate attack at 89,39.

Attacking force 23920 troops, 311 guns, 112 vehicles, Assault Value = 1408
Defending force 14186 troops, 88 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 580

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 618
Allied adjusted defense: 1171

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
931 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 61 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled

Allied ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
110th Division
37th Division
41st Division
62ID 4th Ind.Mix.' Brigade
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment

Defending units:
115th Red Chin Div*

Japanese bombardment attack at 91,48 – J 15 casualties (1 vehicle lost) to A 14 casualties.
Attacking force 14210 troops, 176 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 703
Defending force 14585 troops, 96 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 569

MALAYA

Japanese morning sweep on Singapore – no CAP encountered.
Japanese morning Air attack on Singapore – 1 airbase hit and 2 runway hits.

BURMA

Allied morning Air attack on 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion at Moulmein

Japanese aircraft

Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft

Swordfish I x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

Swordfish I: 8 destroyed

Allied morning Air attack on 55ID 55th Cavalry Regiment at Moulmein.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft

H81-A3 x 6
B-17D Fortress x 8

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied morning Air attack on 55ID II./143rd Inf Battalion at Moulmein.

Japanese deliberate attack at Moulmein.

Attacking force 6048 troops, 82 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
Defending force 6448 troops, 107 guns, 141 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 118
Allied adjusted defense: 57

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
153 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
55ID 55th Engineer Regiment
55ID 55th Cavalry Regiment
55ID 112th Infantry Regiment
55ID II./143rd Inf Battalion
55ID 55th Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
18ID 251st Recce Battalion
103rd RAF Base Force
AVG Ground Echelon~
106th RAF Base Force
1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment
104th RAF Base Force
107th RAF Base Force
48th Light AA Regiment

Japanese deliberate attack at Martaban.

Attacking force 946 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43
Defending force 37942 troops, 371 guns, 215 vehicles, Assault Value = 1414

Japanese adjusted assault: 0
Allied adjusted defense: 509

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 1)

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

Japanese ground losses:
372 casualties reported
Squads: 60 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
55ID I./143rd Inf Battalion

Defending units:
3rd Burma Rifles' Battalion
17ID 63rd Indian Brigade
1st Burma' Division
17ID 16th Indian Brigade
18ID 54th British Brigade
46th Indian Brigade
1st Gloucestershire Battalion
Upper Burma BAF~ Battalion
18ID 53rd British Brigade
Railway BAF~ Battalion
18ID 55th British Brigade
9th Burma Rifles' Battalion
44th Indian Brigade
45th Indian Brigade
6th Burma Rifles' Battalion
10th Burma Rifles' Battalion
17ID 48th Gurkha Brigade

I must have already had far too strong a drink from the well of unbridled optimism. I have no idea why I went for an attack without checking what was there with a bombardment first up. One infantry battalion about to be decimated, and the worst part is this is a component part of 55th Division. Better rouse up some reserved back home and get them to Burma pronto. Far too tricksy for my own good trying to give those Allied units at Moulmein a hard time. My goodness but Mundy has some troops stashed away in this area. I have located the main fighting force making an exit from Moulmein. Looks like Rangoon is not going to be a pushover.

Allied deliberate attack at Martaban.

Attacking force 37942 troops, 371 guns, 215 vehicles, Assault Value = 1414
Defending force 295 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 599

Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 599 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
303 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
18ID 53rd British Brigade
17ID 16th Indian Brigade
Upper Burma BAF~ Battalion
46th Indian Brigade
44th Indian Brigade
18ID 54th British Brigade
6th Burma Rifles' Battalion
17ID 63rd Indian Brigade
9th Burma Rifles' Battalion
1st Burma' Division
Railway BAF~ Battalion
18ID 55th British Brigade
45th Indian Brigade
1st Gloucestershire Battalion
10th Burma Rifles' Battalion
3rd Burma Rifles' Battalion
17ID 48th Gurkha Brigade

Defending units:
55ID I./143rd Inf Battalion

55ID I./143rd Inf Battalion Wiped Out at Martaban by attrition!!!

BORNEO

Japanese deliberate attack at 57,90 near Pontianak.

Attacking force 1328 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
Defending force 170 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 49
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 49 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 4th SNLF

Defending units:
Sarawak Force~





55ID I./143rd Inf Battalion destroyed near Martaban!!!

Davao expands fortifications to size 1
Trincomalee expands airfield to size 4
Auckland expands airfield to size 7
Liuchow expands port to size 1
Yushan / Chuchou expands port to size 1

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Georgetown (Penang) (49, 74)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Wenchow (89, 58)!

SS S-41 is reported to have been sunk near Bataan / Corregidor on Jan 30, 1942

PG Tatara' arrives at Shanghai

33rd Ku T-2' arrives at Oita#
59ID 54th Infantry Brigade arrives at Peiping
Kure 3rd SNLF arrives at Hiroshima/Kure+
12th Base Force arrives at Tokyo=

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RE: 28 January 1942 - 2/16/2018 12:09:49 PM   
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ORIGINAL: SierraJuliet


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ORIGINAL: Anomander Rake

But you have more supply in Tokyo than I have in whole Japan. :-)
You should think about WitPtracker. It is useful tool for planning and industry control.

And here I was thinking that I had let supply slip somewhat in Tokyo! :) One day I will get tracker but up and running for this game. I have used it before and like the graphs particularly to give an idea of how things are tracking... so to speak.



I have been playing around with Tracker and ver 1.1. The addition of a huge industry base nw of Oita seems like it might really impact the resource requirements for Honshu. Also, it seems like Hokkaido doesn't really generate the huge resource windfall that normally happens although there is a nice stockpile there at game start. The normal shortfall on Honshu for resources is c70-80K resources, and I think this mod it is substantially higher.

However, I have been getting very funky results in tracker and I think there might be some misallocation of inputs so this is a very rough seat of the pants guess until I get tracker up and running 100% or crunch the numbers.

Still, can't say enough good things about this mod -- everytime I open her up there are dozens of new discoveries.

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RE: 28 January 1942 - 2/16/2018 12:29:58 PM   
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Posts: 64
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Status: offline 		I like this mod. I play it and this is very interesting.
But we (I and my allied oponent Dave) changed some industry shortcomings.
For example we downgrade HI/LI resource request from 25 to 20 and also we increased resource center on DEI, Malaya, Philipines, Indochina and Burma.
Before it Japan resource deficit from start was about more than 100k resources per day (I don't remmember 120k, 200k?).Manchukuo/China area including.
It wasn't to cover from conquest.
After changes I also had deficyt but much smaller.
My Japan resource resreves downgraded from more than 5 mln to 1 mln per month. But now I stabilized it. Still I use Manchukuo reserves but I should change it in a short time.
The use of the commercial fleet and fuel is enormous.

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RE: 28 January 1942 - 2/16/2018 7:46:51 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Lowpe
I have been playing around with Tracker and ver 1.1. The addition of a huge industry base nw of Oita seems like it might really impact the resource requirements for Honshu. Also, it seems like Hokkaido doesn't really generate the huge resource windfall that normally happens although there is a nice stockpile there at game start. The normal shortfall on Honshu for resources is c70-80K resources, and I think this mod it is substantially higher.

However, I have been getting very funky results in tracker and I think there might be some misallocation of inputs so this is a very rough seat of the pants guess until I get tracker up and running 100% or crunch the numbers.

Still, can't say enough good things about this mod -- everytime I open her up there are dozens of new discoveries.


The huge industry base nw of Oita are the Yahata steel works. Here is why I have created that base and why I gave it a lot of HI centers:

quote:

By 1912, 80% of Japan's pig iron production was from Yahata. An integrated mill with coke, iron, and steel facilities, Yahata was also responsible at this time for 80-90% of Japan's steel output. [...] Much of the iron ore was from China and Korea.

The continuing importance of the Yahata Steel Works to Japan's heavy industry led to Yahata being identified as a target for strategic bombing during the Pacific War, commencing with the Bombing of Yahata in June 1944, by which time the works produced 24% of Japan's rolled steel. The works were identified as the target for the second atomic bomb on 9 August 1945; due to cloud cover this was redirected to Nagasaki.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yawata_Steel_Works

I have moved many resource centers from Hokkaido to Korea/Manchukuo/SRA because too many resources are being produced in the Home Islands compared to imports - see italics above.

And thx for the flowers

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AE Mod "Bottlenecks" UPDATED 01/2022

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RE: 28 January 1942 - 2/17/2018 1:21:59 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

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ORIGINAL: SierraJuliet


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ORIGINAL: Anomander Rake

But you have more supply in Tokyo than I have in whole Japan. :-)
You should think about WitPtracker. It is useful tool for planning and industry control.

And here I was thinking that I had let supply slip somewhat in Tokyo! :) One day I will get tracker but up and running for this game. I have used it before and like the graphs particularly to give an idea of how things are tracking... so to speak.



I have been playing around with Tracker and ver 1.1. The addition of a huge industry base nw of Oita seems like it might really impact the resource requirements for Honshu. Also, it seems like Hokkaido doesn't really generate the huge resource windfall that normally happens although there is a nice stockpile there at game start. The normal shortfall on Honshu for resources is c70-80K resources, and I think this mod it is substantially higher.

However, I have been getting very funky results in tracker and I think there might be some misallocation of inputs so this is a very rough seat of the pants guess until I get tracker up and running 100% or crunch the numbers.

Still, can't say enough good things about this mod -- everytime I open her up there are dozens of new discoveries.

Nice pick up there Lowpe. I’ve noted the storage of resources at Kokura (fluctuates between 70 000 to 110 000 a day). Had not gone as far as doing a proper check. The existence of the HI there does explain the pooling of resources at this location. Good work LST for getting the second A Bomb target on the board.

I have included a graphic of the current top 13 pools of resources around the map. Port Arthur, of course is the go to port but Hakodate has plenty too. Saigon and CRB also have sizeable quantities of resources to haul back to Japan. Tokyo and Osaka are conspicuous by their absence. My job is to get the stockpiles at these two places on the up and up.





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