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23 May 43 reports - 12/20/2020 5:56:35 AM   
jdsrae


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Status: offline 		A 5:1 win for the IJA just NE of Dacca. 1st Div took about 100 squads disabled but the rest are in good shape.
The defenders withdrew to Dacca so won’t escape before 25th Army moves in.

Assault river crossing with HQ CEA and 2x Divs will hit Tezpur tomorrow, but there might be high forts so it could be bloody.
3x Tank Regts will also enter the hex from the east in Reserve (no pursuit) mode.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 23, 43
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Sub attack near Makassar at 64,107
SC Ch 35
SC Ch 39
SS Cisco launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 35
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Morning Air attack on Kowloon Brigade, at 59,35 , near Tezpur
20 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 369th Coast AA Regiment, at 56,37 , near Dacca
14 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Kowloon Brigade, at 59,35 , near Tezpur
8 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Tezpur , at 60,36
24 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on Tezpur , at 60,36
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 39
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 28
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 7
Also attacking 70th British Division ...
Also attacking 4th Heavy Mortar Regiment ...
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Ground combat at 56,37 (near Dacca)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 103412 troops, 1208 guns, 1979 vehicles, Assault Value = 3705
Defending force 18244 troops, 379 guns, 469 vehicles, Assault Value = 576
Japanese adjusted assault: 2270
Allied adjusted defense: 402
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2409 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 328 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 57 disabled
Guns lost 37 (1 destroyed, 36 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (6 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
5666 casualties reported
Squads: 250 destroyed, 133 disabled
Non Combat: 193 destroyed, 141 disabled
Engineers: 60 destroyed, 48 disabled
Guns lost 223 (116 destroyed, 107 disabled)
Vehicles lost 194 (108 destroyed, 86 disabled)
Units retreated 6 – looks like they retreated to Dacca.
Assaulting units:
1st Tank Division
2nd Tank Division
3rd Tank Division
1st Division – took the most casualties, about 145 infantry squads, 29 combat engineer squads and 22 HMG squads.
3rd Division
4th Division
6th Division
8th Division
9th Division
2nd RF Gun Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
26th Fld AA Machinecannon Company
Defending units:
9th Indian Division
26th Indian Division
84th Indian Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
44th Cavalry Engineer Regiment
163rd Light AA Regiment

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR May 23, 43
Repairs completed on SS I-6 at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CA Mikuma at Tokyo, ship returned to service – will move to SEAF
Repairs completed on CA Kumano at Tokyo, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CA Mogami at Tokyo, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CL Jintsu at Manila, ship returned to service – will move to SEAF
Repairs completed on CL Sendai at Manila, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CL Naka at Manila, ship returned to service
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 94th Sentai attacking SS Snapper at 100,60 SS Snapper is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 208th Sentai attacking SS Silversides at 101,56 SS Silversides is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 208th Sentai attacking SS Silversides at 101,56 SS Silversides is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from 582 Ku K-1 attacking an Allied SS at 112,62 an Allied SS is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from Bako NGD Det T-1 attacking a Barracuda class SS at 88,62 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Snapper at 100,60 SS Snapper is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 94th Sentai attacking SS Amberjack at 104,56 SS Amberjack is reported HIT
PO1 Kurauchi, T. of Hiryu-1 is credited with kill number 8
Vella Lavella expands fortifications to size 5 - stopped
Komsomolsk expands airfield to size 8
Terapo expands fortifications to size 2
Aircraft N1K2-J George advances R&D – to 9/43 +16/day so production should start about 9 Jun.
Previous report of sinking of SS Hoe incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
SS I-181 arrives at Hiroshima/Kure – to SEAF
xAK Kinshu Maru arrives at Fukuoka – will move to Sasebo to convert to Std-B TK


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RE: 23 May 43 reports - 12/20/2020 12:31:58 PM   
jdsrae


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Status: offline 		Lots of fake IJA movement shown by the ticks in this image, with the actual moves shown by the red arrows.
The assault river crossing into Tezpur is risky but if it succeeds there will be a chance to trap the big Chinese Corps and the 3rd SF stack.




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RE: 23 May 43 reports - 12/20/2020 7:45:08 PM   
jdsrae


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Status: offline 		Meanwhile in the Pacific, KB does a “crazy Ivan” after being spotted heading SE for the last few days.
Alarms are probably going off in Fiji and at Pago Pago based on the past track. The dotted track might be what the allies are expecting.

10 hex max search radius for Jill shown in yellow.
Unlikely that there will be any allied shipping left in this area now that there have been a few hints of the KB and it was spotted today, but the IJN could get lucky.
The next patrol location was selected to try and keep the Jills away from the big USMC airfields.
Ndeni has 71 fighters, 47 bombers and 40 auxiliaries.
No recon over Luganville or Efate.





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RE: 23 May 43 reports - 12/20/2020 8:59:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		This is the current situation in Bengal, from left to right:

HQ CEA (India Expeditionary Army), GEN Hata

2nd Area Army, GEN Shimomura
1st Army: 3x Tank Divs with 1st Div attached.
11th Army: no Divs with it at the moment, but it is moving to support the Dacca attack so will take over 27th and 35th Divs when it arrives.
12th Army: will join 3rd and 4th Divs who are advancing NE to clear the near bank of the Brahmaputra River.
13th Army: will move to join the 6th, 8th and 9th Divs who will conduct an assault river crossing to try and cut off one withdrawal route from Dacca. This operation might be cancelled if the allies reinforce that hex, but there are currently only 3k enemy troops there.
25th Army: 2nd Guards Div, 5th Div, 18th Div, 27th Div, 35th Div and 5x Tank Regts. The Meghna River was crossed without incident and they should be in Dacca in about 3 days. Still moving to reinforce is the 20th Div.

33rd Div is split in thirds and is guarding the Arakan coast at Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar and Akyab, having taken over from 5th Div. Burma Area Army (GEN Kimura) will take over command of garrison troops to allow the expeditionary forces to concentrate on the advance. Burma Area Army also has the 57th, 58th, 59th and 30th(-), 31st, 32nd, 37th and 39th Divs under command to protect against an allied move against the south Burma coast.


Korea Army (aka Bengal Army), GEN Itagaki
2nd Army has 10th, 13th and 17th Divs in a defensive position to anchor this sector while other Divs move around them.
15th Army is with 53rd and 56th Divs.
20th Army: The 19th Div, 21st IM Bde and 41st Infantry Regt are now moving to join the 55th Div blocking position. They should arrive before the 3rd Special Force stack due to terrain. 55th Div still hasn’t recombined as 144th Regt is still under command 4th Fleet, but the extra reinforcements should make this Jungle Rough hex a fortress. I doubt the allies will attack though, they are most likely just trying to escape through the jungle.
23rd Army: LGEN Sakai is still annoyed that IGHQ didn’t let him attack the 3rd Special Force until 1 day too late. He has the 11th and 51st Divs plus 3x Tank Regts under command, but the 4th Tank Regt only has light tanks

15th Div is still recovering but will move to Dimapur then on to Tezpur.
36th Div is moving to reinforce the Tezpur front.
54th Div is still recovering but is on the move towards Tezpur.
12th and 34th Divs are also moving to join the Tezpur stack.

The 20s Divs are the future Malaya/Sumatra garrison while the 30s Divs are the future Thailand garrison.
The 50s Divs are the future Burma garrison, but for now many of these Divs will be used as reserves to support the 1s and 10s Divs to try and capture some victory points.




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24 May 43 reports - 12/21/2020 4:19:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		Big 8:1 win at Tezpur which was better than expected.
Tezpur will be quickly reinforced to allow most of this stack to push on, leaving the allied 3rd Special Force stack and 54th Chinese Corps with long marches through the jungle if they want to rejoin friendly lines.
The next objective in this sector is Darjeeling to try and cut off those retreating troops, then Rangpur.




AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 24, 43
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TF 195 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97)
Allied Ships
SS Skipjack, Mine hits 1, heavy damage – well worth putting an ACM and some mines in the Sunda Strait.
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ASW attack near Kanoya at 104,62
SC CHa-23
SC CHa-22
SS Seadragon is located by SC CHa-23
SC CHa-22 attacking submerged sub ....
SC CHa-22 is out of ASW ammo
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ASW attack near Taihoku at 88,62
SC Ch 9
SS Guardfish is located by SC Ch 9
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Sub attack near Ndeni at 119,145
SS I-162
Allied Ships
SC-704
SC-705
SC-707
SC-706
SS I-162 launches 2 torpedoes at SC-704
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 7
Allied aircraft
Wellington B.X x 8
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 23
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 7
Allied aircraft
Wellington GR.VIII x 6
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 7
Allied aircraft
Blenheim VD x 3
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ASW attack near Long Island at 100,123
E W-22
Allied Ships
SS Greenling, hits 4
SS Greenling is located by E W-22
E W-22 attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Taihoku at 88,62
SC Ch 8
SC Ch 9
SS Thresher is located by SC Ch 8
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Sub attack near Rangoon at 53,56
SC Ch 28, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, sunk
SC Ch 29
SS O21 launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 28
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Sub attack near Hamamatsu at 112,62
SC CHa-16, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage, sunk
SC CHa-15
SS Seawolf launches 2 torpedoes at SC CHa-16
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes – there might not be any allied radars at Tassafaronga.
20 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet *
13 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
26 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet *
7 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet *
3 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet *
2 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
2 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet *
3 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet *
12 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
29 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
32 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Sub attack near Ndeni at 119,145
SS I-162
Allied Ships
SC-706
SC-705
SC-704
SC-707
SS I-162 launches 2 torpedoes at SC-706
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Ground combat at Tezpur (60,36)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 26424 troops, 292 guns, 152 vehicles, Assault Value = 1977
Defending force 6119 troops, 326 guns, 123 vehicles, Assault Value = 65
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4
Japanese adjusted assault: 866
Allied adjusted defense: 108
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 4)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tezpur !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
1717 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 128 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1333 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 176 destroyed, 52 disabled
Engineers: 38 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 178 (120 destroyed, 58 disabled)
Vehicles lost 84 (74 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units retreated 5 – NW along the main road towards Rangpur
Assaulting units:
China Expeditionary Army
15th Army
11th Division
51st Division
53rd Division
56th Division
4th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
4th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Defending units:
70th British Division
95th Heavy AA Regiment
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
7th Artillery Regiment
56th AT Gun Regiment

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR May 24, 43
Repairs completed on TK Manshu Maru at Nagoya, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-177 at Victoria Point, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-27 at Rabaul, ship returned to service
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Silversides at 101,56 SS Silversides is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 8th Sentai attacking SS Haddock at 74,114 SS Haddock is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 92nd Sentai attacking SS S-47 at 97,130 SS S-47 is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 94th Sentai attacking SS Silversides at 101,56 SS Silversides is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 95th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 111,63 an Allied SS is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from 582 Ku K-1 attacking an Allied SS at 112,62 a Electric Boat S-18 class SS is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from 582 Ku K-1 attacking a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS at 112,62 a Grampus class SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Mikuma-2 attacking SS Saury at 66,97 SS Saury is reported HIT
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Seadragon at 105,62 SS Seadragon is reported HIT
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Snapper at 100,60 SS Snapper is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 8th Sentai attacking a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS at 73,113 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 34th Sentai attacking a 'T' 1941 and 1942 class SS at 73,113 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 34th Sentai attacking a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS at 73,113 a Gato class SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 34th Sentai attacking an Allied PG at 73,113 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 208th Sentai attacking SS Silversides at 101,56 SS Silversides is reported HIT
PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Manus – lots of allied recon spotted, these are just the ones where the plane type was identified.
F-5A Lightning sighted over Shortlands
F-4 Lightning sighted over 6th Division
F-5A Lightning sighted over Choiseul Bay
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tezpur !!!
Magwe expands fortifications to size 4
Regina expands airfield to size 9
Tarakan expands fortifications to size 5
Zuikaku-3 converting to B6N2 Jill
Pilot Maeda G. is reported as having been found – 2LT from 58th Sentai, flying Sally IIb from Magwe.
Loss of SS I-164 on Mar 05, 1943 is admitted
xAK Jinzan Maru arrives at Nagoya – converted to Std B TK
Loss of SC Ch 28 on May 24, 1943 is admitted
Loss of SC CHa-16 on May 24, 1943 is admitted


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RE: 24 May 43 reports - 12/22/2020 3:13:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		No pressure CDR Yoshinari, but your mission is to get that 22k supply ashore at Chittagong.





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25 May 43 reports - 12/22/2020 3:23:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		5th Chinese Corps identified in the Jungle Rough outside Tezpur, and it's a big one despite still only being about 70% of its potential strength.
54th Chinese Corps must be further back re-building again into another monster.
The 3rd Special Force stack is still moving into this hex from the east.
The allies might be resupplying these units from the air, so some Nicks on LRCAP will be set overhead to try and shoot some transports down.

The allies are doing a good job here of withdrawing damaged units to allow them some time to recover.
Apart from the Chinese units which have practically bottomless pools for infantry squads, the Brit and Indian infantry squads shouldn't be able to keep replacing the sorts of losses they've been suffering.

New allied movement arrows spotted this turn are shown in white.




AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 25, 43
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ASW attack near Taihoku at 88,62
SC Ch 9
SC Ch 8
SS Steelhead is located by SC Ch 9
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Sub attack near Taihoku at 88,62
SC Ch 7
SC Ch 9
Captain of SS Guardfish elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
SC Ch 9 attacking submerged sub ....
SC Ch 9 is out of ASW ammo
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 8
Allied aircraft
Blenheim VD x 5
Wellington Ic x 11
Blenheim VD: 1 damaged
Wellington Ic: 1 damaged
Runway hits 2
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 4
Allied aircraft
Wellington B.X x 6
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
Wellington GR.VIII x 8
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
Wellington GR.VIII x 6
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ASW attack near Nagoya at 110,62
SC CHa-9
SC CHa-8
SS Seawolf is located by SC CHa-9
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ASW attack near Tawau at 69,91
PB Shonan Maru #1
SS Billfish is sighted by escort
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ASW attack near Rangoon at 53,56
SC Ch 29
SS O21 is sighted by escort
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Sub attack near Taihoku at 87,61
SC Ch 7
SC Ch 8
Captain of SS Thresher elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
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Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Division, at 61,35 , near Tezpur
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 16
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Also attacking 75th Indian Brigade ...
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Morning Air attack on 255th Armoured Brigade, at 59,35 , near Tezpur
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 8
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Ground combat at 60,35 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13803 troops, 165 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1069
Defending force 13112 troops, 161 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 542
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
20th Army ++
Defending units:
5th Chinese Corps

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR May 25, 43
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 94th Sentai attacking SS Flying Fish at 103,61 SS Flying Fish is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over Munda
PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Manus
D3A1 Val from 582 Ku K-1 attacking an Allied SS at 112,62 an Allied SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from 902 Ku T-1 attacking an Allied SS at 111,109 a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from Bako NGD Det T-1 attacking an Allied PG at 88,62 a Porpoise class SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 94th Sentai attacking SS Snapper at 100,60 SS Snapper is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 94th Sentai attacking SS Barb at 99,58 SS Barb is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 94th Sentai attacking SS Flying Fish at 103,61 SS Flying Fish is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 95th Sentai attacking an Allied PG at 113,66 a KXI Class class SS is reported HIT
14 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 4th Air Division to Tezpur
17 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 4th Air Division to Tezpur
6 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting 4th Air Division to Tezpur
Lanai expands airfield to size 3
Lihue expands airfield to size 4
Batavia expands fortifications to size 6 - stopped
Malang expands airfield to size 3 – stopped at size 3(3) in the Mountains SW of Soerabaja. Fort construction begins.
Ace pilot Koizumi D. of Shokaku-1 is promoted to CPO
Ace pilot Ginowa O. of 1st Sentai is promoted to 2LT
Pilot Wanatabe, H. is reported as to have escaped capture – PO1 from 201 Ku S-1, 292 missions and 1 kill. His experience has been reduced to 47. To fly with 201 Ku S-1 he would have had 70+ experience before being shot down, so that is a reduction of about 30 experience points. He will return to Japan and join a training unit to get his experience back up.
Previous report of sinking of SS Tullibee incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service


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RE: 25 May 43 reports - 12/22/2020 3:27:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		Deliberate attack ordered at Dacca, with more troops including 2nd Tank Div due to arrive overnight in Reserve (no pursuit) mode.
Half of the allied stack should still be hurting from a few days ago and are most likely the units moving NW to try and escape.




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RE: 24 May 43 reports - 12/22/2020 3:33:36 AM   
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RE: 24 May 43 reports - 12/22/2020 4:26:46 AM   
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The allies are doing a good job here of withdrawing damaged units to allow them some time to recover.


I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so. IIRC I said something about getting the IJA 'Panzer Corps' through the gaps to cut him off.

quote:

Apart from the Chinese units which have practically bottomless pools for infantry squads,


True, but not too much in heavy weapons, experience, and moral. More points for you.

quote:

Brit and Indian infantry squads shouldn't be able to keep replacing the sorts of losses they've been suffering.




Be careful of the Yanks, I see a number of 'green' LCU on the map. If your opponent has been paying attention he's been shipping these to India from day one.

Ah, without HR's WitP-AE becomes the Battle of India. And guess what? You win. The only way IMHO Japan may do so, at least against equal opponents.



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RE: 24 May 43 reports - 12/22/2020 6:16:44 AM   
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ORIGINAL: DesertWolf101

What's the air balance like over the India-Burma frontier?


I’d call it “air parity” still.
Allied heavy bombers have been quiet recently which means they are overdue to flatten an airfield of their choosing.
Until then the Tojos will keep sweeping like poor kids in 1800s London.

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RE: 24 May 43 reports - 12/22/2020 8:31:26 AM   
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ORIGINAL: rustysi
I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so. IIRC I said something about getting the IJA 'Panzer Corps' through the gaps to cut him off.

Easier said than done Rusty, the allies haven't left many gaps yet and the terrain in this area works against tanks.
Once the IJA cross the Brahmaputra River it should be a different story.
HQ 1st (Tank) Army is going to try and keep up with the 3x Tank Divs. Once Dacca is captured it will swing north in an attempt to encircle Rangpur and block the withdrawal of all troops east of it.

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True, but not too much in heavy weapons, experience, and moral. More points for you.

The 5th and 54th Chinese Corps are "Americanised" so get better support weapons than the bog standard Chinese "warlord" Corps.
While the 5th Chinese Corps has 500+ AV, it should still be relatively low experience.

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Be careful of the Yanks, I see a number of 'green' LCU on the map. If your opponent has been paying attention he's been shipping these to India from day one.

There are Seppos everywhere. I've already spotted at least 2x Divs being the 37th US and 40th US from memory... Going by the troop and unit counts under those "US green" symbols there are more Divs in this area, plus their relatively high firepower Arty, Armour and AT units.
This is one of the main reasons the IJA tanks are not pushing ahead of infantry support, or they will be at risk of being cut off and surrounded themselves.
The IJA supply situation is also tenuous, which is to be expected. That's why the Generals are risking some Toho class xAK to dump supply directly at Chittagong. There is no detection on any of the IJN ships on the Arakan coast, so that supply run is a calculated risk that should pay off. The RAF Air Marshals are probably a bit shy of sending more DBs to their slaughter.

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Ah, without HR's WitP-AE becomes the Battle of India. And guess what? You win. The only way IMHO Japan may do so, at least against equal opponents.


With lots of US troops in India and a front line that is about to get a lot longer, the game is still interesting and my esteemed opponent is well and truly up for the fight. He is not giving any ground up cheaply.
After this game, I would like to play a "no HR" Scenario 1 game as the allies, just to see if I could do any better than CrackSabbath is doing here.
If I play another game as Japan one day, I would probably play with PDU off and just the one HR about paying PP to cross borders.
Not because there is anything wrong with playing no HR, but those couple of changes would make for a completely different game.

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RE: 24 May 43 reports - 12/22/2020 8:52:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		Meanwhile in NEAF, LCDR Ishii and crew are just managing to keep DD Hibiki afloat and moving towards Adak.
If they can make it to Adak they will pump out the minor float damage and then edge their way west.
Only 4 hexes to go to Adak...




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RE: 24 May 43 reports - 12/22/2020 9:26:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		There are enough 70+ experience IJNAF fighter pilots to send another fighter unit to the front lines.
Now that the CV air groups are back on the CVs, there is a shortage of land based fighters in SEAF so this unit will help.
It will island hop south to avoid being sunk by USN subs, but hops will only occur if the weather is decent.
I've noticed that heavy rain and storms at the destination almost guarantees an ops loss.

Some of the defensive skills are lower than the Inspector General of Navy Aviation would like, but this unit will upgrade to George-1 when it gets to Truk and strafe training will continue until they are needed at the front.




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RE: 24 May 43 reports - 12/22/2020 10:22:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		A question about your supply convoys. Why not have the escorts form a Fast Transport TF to load supply, then add them to the supply convoy? Those large Ansyu-C PBs can carry 1k supply each . . .

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RE: 24 May 43 reports - 12/22/2020 11:08:44 PM   
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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

A question about your supply convoys. Why not have the escorts form a Fast Transport TF to load supply, then add them to the supply convoy? Those large Ansyu-C PBs can carry 1k supply each . . .

Joe


I run Ansyu PBs as dedicated fast transport TF sometimes, but when the PB is escorting xAK I don’t load them up with supply.
If this task force is sunk I’d rather not lose another few k of supply with them.

I also assume that the ASW ability of PB loaded up with supply will be even worse than if their decks are clear.

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RE: 24 May 43 reports - 12/23/2020 12:57:32 AM   
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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

A question about your supply convoys. Why not have the escorts form a Fast Transport TF to load supply, then add them to the supply convoy? Those large Ansyu-C PBs can carry 1k supply each . . .

Joe


I run Ansyu PBs as dedicated fast transport TF sometimes, but when the PB is escorting xAK I don’t load them up with supply.
If this task force is sunk I’d rather not lose another few k of supply with them.

I also assume that the ASW ability of PB loaded up with supply will be even worse than if their decks are clear.


As far as I can tell, it does not matter if the PB is loaded or not as to the ASW effectiveness.

But if every cargo TF as done that way, you might save fuel since you would probably not have to run as many TFs.

The loading of a Fast Transport TF then including them in an invasion TF works as well.

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26 May 43 reports - 12/23/2020 6:18:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		Dacca attack gets a 2.9:1 result and drops forts to 4. The IJA stack is in supply but fatigue is a bit high. More units are moving in so they may attack again to try and score a big win before some defenders escape.

51st Div and the 4th (Light) Tank Regt shock across the river NW of Tezpur into heavy opposition and are almost completely disabled.
They got a few miles ahead of other troops who will cross tomorrow.
I expect the allies to attack tomorrow, but they will be in for a surprise if they do.

A big George sweep of Tulagi punches thin air. Similar with Tojo sweeps in Bengal.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 26, 43
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ASW attack near Taihoku at 88,62
SC Ch 7
SC Ch 8
SS Thresher is located by SC Ch 7
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ASW attack near Makassar at 65,107
PB Hakkaisan Maru
SS Kingfish is sighted by escort
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ASW attack near Billiton at 53,93
SC CHa-33
SC CHa-32
SS Tarpon is located by SC CHa-33
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Sub attack near Taihoku at 88,62
PB Seki Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
TK Fujisan Maru
PB Kyo Maru #7
SS Thresher launches 2 torpedoes at PB Seki Maru #2
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Sub attack near Tawau at 69,91
PB Kamitsu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Kenan Maru
SS Billfish launches 2 torpedoes at PB Kamitsu Maru
PB Kenan Maru attacking submerged sub ....
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Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 – no allied CAP over Tulagi either. Lunga airfield has 125 fighters and 113 bombers spotted on the ground.
The Int staff think that all the allied fighters are set to escort duty with the bombers set to naval search and attack.
Weather in hex: Severe storms
23 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
24 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
20 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
29 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
3 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
3 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
3 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
3 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
8 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Weather in hex: Light cloud
26 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 24 – LRCAP
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 62 – about half on LRCAP
30 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
3 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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ASW attack near Hamamatsu at 112,62
SC CHa-15
SS Seawolf is sighted by escort
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Ground combat at Dacca (56,38)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 71774 troops, 780 guns, 1832 vehicles, Assault Value = 3623
Defending force 22699 troops, 488 guns, 761 vehicles, Assault Value = 372
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4
Japanese adjusted assault: 1281 – not all of the above 3623 AV were set to attack as some arrived overnight.
Allied adjusted defense: 442
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 4) – this was very close to a 3:1 result
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4
Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1497 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 105 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Guns lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 153 (32 destroyed, 121 disabled) – the 18th and 19th Tank Regts took quite a few hits so they will change to reserve (no pursuit) mode for the next attack tomorrow. 2nd Tank Div and 35th Div have just arrived, so that could provide enough firepower and AV to capture the base.
Allied ground losses: raw allied AV should be just under 300 tomorrow, with total IJA AV = 3396. There should be about a 10:1 raw AV advantage.
2084 casualties reported
Squads: 157 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 137 disabled
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 93 (19 destroyed, 74 disabled)
Vehicles lost 94 (6 destroyed, 88 disabled)
Assaulting units:
13th Army
25th Army
1st Tank Division
2nd Tank Division
3rd Tank Division
3rd Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
2nd Guards Division
5th Division
18th Division
27th Division
35th Division
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
XXXIII Indian Corps
9th Indian Division – previously destroyed at Singapore, so this is the 2/9th Indian Division. It has been zeroed again, so Indian infantry squads should be running low.
26th Indian Division – formed from various training units around Calcutta, this Div is only about Bde strength in infantry.
26th Indian Brigade – historically it was in Egypt from Aug 42 to Jan 43, when it returned to 6th Indian Div. Attached to Southern Army in July 1944, then 36th British Div from Dec 1944. I think this Bde is from Southern Command.
84th Indian Brigade – a garrison Bde from Northern Command, indicating that all available combat strength has been deployed forward.
9/10 Baluch Battalion – 9th Bn of the 10th Baluch Regt.
3rd Cavalry Regiment
42nd Cavalry Engineer Regiment
44th Cavalry Engineer Regiment
117th RAF Base Force
14th Indian Light AA Regiment
1st Indian Light AA Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
163rd Light AA Regiment
3rd West African AA Regiment
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Ground combat at 59,35 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 13796 troops, 138 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 492
Defending force 18044 troops, 363 guns, 744 vehicles, Assault Value = 783
Japanese adjusted assault: 0
Allied adjusted defense: 1289
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
Japanese ground losses:
6196 casualties reported – crunch, this will take a while to buff out the scratches…
Squads: 73 destroyed, 297 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 106 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 42 disabled
Guns lost 84 (6 destroyed, 78 disabled)
Vehicles lost 80 (28 destroyed, 52 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
51st Division
4th Tank Regiment
Defending units:
Kowloon Brigade
29th British Brigade
255th Armoured Brigade
70th British Division
23rd British Brigade
50th Tank Brigade
45th Recce Regiment
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
7th Artillery Regiment
56th AT Gun Regiment

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR May 26, 43
Repairs completed on CL Yubari at Truk, ship returned to service
D3A1 Val from 582 Ku K-1 attacking an Allied DD at 111,63 a Barracuda class SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Seadragon at 105,62 SS Seadragon is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 95th Sentai attacking a 'T' War Emergency class SS at 111,63 a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 95th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 114,66 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 208th Sentai attacking SS Barb at 99,58 SS Barb is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 208th Sentai attacking SS Amberjack at 104,56 SS Amberjack is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over 23rd Army
F-4 Lightning sighted over 2nd Army
PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Ponape
H8K2 Emily from 801 Ku T-1 has spotted an Allied PT at 114,138 an Allied PT is reported HIT
Ki-15-II Babs from 2nd Sentai attacking SS Amberjack at 104,56 SS Amberjack is reported HIT
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Flying Fish at 103,61 SS Flying Fish is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 35th Sentai attacking a KXIV Class class SS at 65,107 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Repairs completed on DD Hayate at Truk, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Oite at Truk, ship returned to service
Imphal expands fortifications to size 4
Victoria expands airfield to size 8
Aircraft B6N2a Jill advances R&D – to 7/44
Loss of PB Seki Maru #2 on May 26, 1943 is admitted
SS RO-36 arrives at Fukuoka – will move to Southern “Area” Fleet based at Soerabaja for patrols off NW Australia.
LSD Nigitsu Maru arrives at Osaka/Kyoto – aircraft capacity of 6, a FP det from a sunk sub will move to join this ship. A decent LCDR is the CO but crew experience is low.


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26 May 43 reports - 12/23/2020 9:37:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		CDR Yoshinari’s luck is holding. No sign of allied patrol aircraft and no sign of allied recon over Chittagong.





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27 May 43 reports - 12/24/2020 5:28:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		Day 2 attack at Dacca gets 4:1 and drops forts to 3. One more attack should do it.
No rest allowed or some defenders will escape.

Two more IJA Divs and support troops cross the river NW of Tezpur but they trigger another shock attack which was not planned.
Another IJA Div is disabled but the elite 11th Div does well and is still in top shape. The allies take about even losses and only bombard, which shows the post battle damage. I’ll post images later.
IJA reinforcements are moving forward but allied movement shows withdrawals, so the advance will continue.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 27, 43
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Sub attack near Chittagong at 55,41
xAK Zuiko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Sumanoura Maru
PB Aso Maru #7
Allied Ships
SS O20
SS O20 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Zuiko Maru
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Sub attack near Laoag at 81,71
TK Seishin Maru
AMC Aikoku Maru
TK Asashio Maru
TK Mirii Maru
TK Toa Maru
TK Teiyo Maru
TK San Clemente Maru
TK Nitiei Maru
E Yomogi
E Tsuta
Allied Ships
SS Peto, hits 1
SS Peto launches 2 torpedoes at TK Seishin Maru
E Tsuta attacking submerged sub ....
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 5
Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 9
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 15
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Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 16
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.III x 4
4 x Liberator GR.III laying Mk 13 Mine from 8000 feet – nuisance mines,
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 5
Allied aircraft
Wellington GR.VIII x 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 4
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Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 16
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 5
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 5
Allied aircraft
Wellington GR.VIII x 8
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 5
Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 7
Wellington Ic: 1 damaged
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 5
Allied aircraft
Wellington GR.VIII x 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2
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Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 4
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 5
Allied aircraft
Blenheim VD x 5
Blenheim VD: 1 damaged
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 3
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ASW attack near Kochi at 105,62
SC CHa-23
SC CHa-22
SS Seadragon is sighted by escort
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Morning Air attack on Kowloon Brigade, at 59,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 40
27 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Kowloon Brigade, at 59,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 68
29 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
3 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 50th Tank Brigade, at 59,35 , near Tezpur
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 4
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 15
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 29
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 8
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
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Morning Air attack on 50th Tank Brigade, at 59,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 16
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 19
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 20
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Also attacking 29th British Brigade ...
Also attacking 70th British Division ...
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Morning Air attack on 255th Armoured Brigade, at 59,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 29
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 14
Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Also attacking 23rd British Brigade ...
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Morning Air attack on 50th Tank Brigade, at 59,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 29
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 21
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 10
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137
25 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
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Ground combat at Dacca (56,38)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 93315 troops, 1211 guns, 2569 vehicles, Assault Value = 3422
Defending force 19879 troops, 471 guns, 677 vehicles, Assault Value = 200
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3
Japanese adjusted assault: 1085
Allied adjusted defense: 219
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3
Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1081 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 180 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled
Guns lost 30 (2 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Vehicles lost 89 (11 destroyed, 78 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
2430 casualties reported
Squads: 142 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 144 disabled
Engineers: 36 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 101 (78 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Vehicles lost 71 (14 destroyed, 57 disabled)
Assaulting units:
1st Tank Division
35th Division
18th Division
19th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
27th Division
18th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Division
9th Tank Regiment
2nd Guards Division
5th Division
2nd Tank Division
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
8th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
13th Army
25th Army
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Area Army
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion
Defending units:
26th Indian Brigade
9th Indian Division
84th Indian Brigade
26th Indian Division
44th Cavalry Engineer Regiment
14th Indian Light AA Regiment
117th RAF Base Force
XXXIII Indian Corps
9/10 Baluch Battalion
6th Medium Regiment
42nd Cavalry Engineer Regiment
163rd Light AA Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
1st Indian Light AA Regiment
3rd West African AA Regiment
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Ground combat at 59,35 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Shock attack – oops, reinforcing units shock across the river. The first wave mustn’t have created enough space for the follow on force to move into the bridgehead… The last few days in this hex have been more typical of real life IJA tactics than has been seen during this war to date!
Attacking force 27844 troops, 302 guns, 425 vehicles, Assault Value = 988
Defending force 17814 troops, 367 guns, 741 vehicles, Assault Value = 768
Japanese adjusted assault: 228
Allied adjusted defense: 620
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
3214 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 188 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 34 disabled
Guns lost 25 (1 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Vehicles lost 50 (10 destroyed, 40 disabled)
Allied ground losses: at least this shock attack dealt out some reasonable damage in return.
2146 casualties reported
Squads: 74 destroyed, 194 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 57 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 49 disabled
Guns lost 136 (28 destroyed, 108 disabled)
Vehicles lost 66 (17 destroyed, 49 disabled)
Assaulting units:
15th Army
11th Division
51st Division
56th Division
4th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
4th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Defending units:
29th British Brigade – this Bde was zeroed from about 150, which is the main positive.
50th Tank Brigade
70th British Division
255th Armoured Brigade
Kowloon Brigade
23rd British Brigade
45th Recce Regiment
7th Artillery Regiment
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
56th AT Gun Regiment
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Ground combat at 59,35 (near Tezpur)
Allied Bombardment attack – this bombardment allows the damage to be assessed.
Attacking force 13673 troops, 340 guns, 475 vehicles, Assault Value = 509, minus 259 AV for the allies.
Defending force 35313 troops, 433 guns, 604 vehicles, Assault Value = 635, minus 353 for the IJA.
Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units: same as earlier
Defending units: same as earlier
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Ground combat at 57,36 (near Rangpur)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8767 troops, 171 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 306
Defending force 26816 troops, 308 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 888
Allied adjusted assault: 122
Japanese adjusted defense: 979
Allied assault odds: 1 to 8
Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
359 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
613 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Guns lost 39 (1 destroyed, 38 disabled)
Assaulting units:
23rd Indian Division
Gardner's Horse Regiment
Defending units: the allies would have been surprised to see 2x Divs arrive this turn.
3rd Division – just arrived
4th Division – just arrived
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR May 27, 43
Repairs completed on DD Kamikaze at Truk, ship returned to service
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 34th Sentai attacking SS Kingfish at 75,114 SS Kingfish is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 94th Sentai attacking SS Silversides at 101,56 SS Silversides is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 94th Sentai attacking SS Silversides at 101,56 SS Silversides is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 94th Sentai attacking SS Snapper at 100,60 SS Snapper is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 94th Sentai attacking SS Silversides at 101,56 SS Silversides is reported HIT
AMc Fukkai Maru followed by PBY-5A Catalina at 101,133 near Milne Bay
PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Kusaie Island – those PB4Y-1P have got some long legs! I’ll try and figure out where they are flying from to reach Kusaie, probably Tulagi.
PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Ponape
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Amberjack at 104,56 SS Amberjack is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 35th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 67,107 a O21 Class class SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 92nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 101,126 a KVIII Class class SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 94th Sentai attacking SS Seadragon at 105,62 SS Seadragon is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 95th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 112,62 a Electric Boat S-18 class SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 208th Sentai attacking SS Amberjack at 104,56 SS Amberjack is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 208th Sentai attacking SS Silversides at 101,56 SS Silversides is reported HIT
PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Truk
Repairs completed on DD Harukaze at Truk, ship returned to service
Fukuoka expands airfield to size 6
Kusaie Island expands port to size 2 – stopped
Bayombong expands fortifications to size 2
Aircraft A6M8 Zero advances R&D to 5/44 +12/day
Pilot Kawato H. is reported as having been found – 74 experience, 3 kills from 202 Ku S-1. Always good to get IJN fighter pilots back.
Previous report of sinking of SS S-35 incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
Loss of xAK Konzan Maru on Nov 25, 1942 is admitted





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28 May 43 reports - 12/26/2020 12:33:13 AM   
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Status: offline 		Dacca captured with a big win. Resources and Light Industry are at 20(20) each which will help a little bit.
Level 8(9) airfield will also help once HQ 3rd Air Army moves forward from Magwe.

23rd Indian Div and Gardner’s Horse are smashed in the centre of the front clearing the near bank of the Brahmaputra River.

In the Tezpur sector GEN Hata moves forward to inspect the front line where 11th and 53rd Divs relieve the shattered troops.
12th, 14th and 15th Divs are moving to reinforce and continue the attack.

More troops are also moving to encircle the 5th Chinese Corps and 3rd SF stack.

The win at Dacca opens up a few options.
Thanks to Christmas there will be an operational pause until Boxing Day in Arizona, so that gives me a few days to come up with a cunning plan.
Most likely next move is to threaten Calcutta with movement arrows but move the 1st (Tank) Army in an attempt to encircle Rangpur.
More supply is needed and is moving north on multiple task forces towards Chittagong.
The anticipated allied reaction to spotting Japanese merchants unloading supply didn’t occur, but if it is delayed there is a swarm of Tojos, Oscars and Nicks waiting for them.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 28, 43
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Sub attack near Aogashima at 114,66
SC CHa-18
SC CHa-19
SS Gunnel launches 2 torpedoes at SC CHa-18
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 7
Allied aircraft
Wellington GR.VIII x 5
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Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41
Weather in hex: Light rain
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 7
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 7
Allied aircraft
Wellington GR.VIII x 4
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 5
Allied aircraft
Wellington B.X x 6
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3
Allied aircraft
Blenheim VD x 4
Blenheim VD: 1 damaged
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.III x 4
4 x Liberator GR.III laying Mk 13 Mine from 8000 feet
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2
Allied aircraft
Wellington GR.VIII x 4
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Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 4
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 4
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Night Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2
Allied aircraft
Wellington B.X x 7
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Runway hits 4
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Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 3
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Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 5
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Sub attack near Nagoya at 110,62
SC CHa-8
Captain of SS Seawolf elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
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Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Division, at 61,35 , near Tezpur
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 19
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 17
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Also attacking 75th Indian Brigade ...
Also attacking 77th Chindit Brigade ...
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Morning Air attack on 77th Chindit Brigade, at 61,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 25
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Also attacking 111th Chindit Brigade ...
Also attacking 20th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 77th Chindit Brigade ...
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Ground combat at Dacca (56,38)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 92408 troops, 1209 guns, 2643 vehicles, Assault Value = 3987
Defending force 17517 troops, 432 guns, 677 vehicles, Assault Value = 104
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 1931
Allied adjusted defense: 118
Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Dacca !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1133 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 221 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 20 disabled
Guns lost 29 (1 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Vehicles lost 57 (18 destroyed, 39 disabled)
Allied ground losses: huge numbers of non-combat squads, guns and vehicles destroyed. Compared to the 4k of casualties I suspect quite a bit of fog of war in these numbers.
4130 casualties reported
Squads: 69 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 1069 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 93 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 403 (401 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 492 (492 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 12
Units destroyed 3 – I had to watch the combat replay a second time to spot the 3x units that surrendered.
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
35th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
18th Division
18th Tank Regiment
2nd Guards Division
1st Tank Division
20th Division
9th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Division
1st Division
5th Division
27th Division
19th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Division
2nd Area Army
8th RF Gun Battalion
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
25th Army
13th Army
52nd Field AA Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
11th Army
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
9th RF Gun Battalion
Defending units:
26th Indian Brigade – surrendered
26th Indian Division
3rd West African AA Regiment – surrendered
XXXIII Indian Corps
42nd Cavalry Engineer Regiment
9/10 Baluch Battalion
6th Medium Regiment
117th RAF Base Force
44th Cavalry Engineer Regiment
84th Indian Brigade
14th Indian Light AA Regiment
1st Indian Light AA Regiment
163rd Light AA Regiment – surrendered
85th British AT Gun Regiment
9th Indian Division
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Ground combat at 57,36 (near Rangpur)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 27444 troops, 375 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 869
Defending force 8120 troops, 170 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 209
Japanese adjusted assault: 1047
Allied adjusted defense: 27
Japanese assault odds: 38 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
368 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
3031 casualties reported
Squads: 70 destroyed, 71 disabled
Non Combat: 128 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 34 disabled
Guns lost 97 (42 destroyed, 55 disabled)
Vehicles lost 68 (19 destroyed, 49 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
12th Army
3rd Division
4th Division
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
Defending units:
23rd Indian Division
Gardner's Horse Regiment
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Ground combat at 59,35 (near Tezpur)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13882 troops, 344 guns, 483 vehicles, Assault Value = 531, +22 since yesterday
Defending force 51938 troops, 594 guns, 666 vehicles, Assault Value = 1038, +403 since yesterday, mostly from the arrival of the
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
255th Armoured Brigade
50th Tank Brigade
70th British Division
23rd British Brigade
Kowloon Brigade
29th British Brigade
45th Recce Regiment
7th Artillery Regiment
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
56th AT Gun Regiment
Defending units:
China Expeditionary Army
15th Army
11th Division
53rd Division – just arrived and relatively fresh
51st Division – withdrawing in Reserve (no pursuit) mode.
56th Division – withdrawing
11th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
4th RF Gun Battalion
49th Field AA Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Field AA Machinecannon Company
27th Fld AA Machinecannon Company
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR May 28, 43
D3A1 Val from Bako NGD Det T-1 attacking a Gato class SS at 88,62 a Electric Boat S-18 class SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Barb at 99,58 SS Barb is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 35th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 68,109 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 208th Sentai attacking SS Amberjack at 104,56 SS Amberjack is reported HIT
Spitfire PR.IV sighted over 15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
F-5A Lightning sighted over Munda
D3A1 Val from Bako NGD Det T-1 attacking an Allied SS at 88,62 an Allied SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Kumano-2 attacking SS Tunny at 84,68 SS Tunny is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 35th Sentai attacking a Balao class SS at 64,107 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 92nd Sentai attacking SS S-35 at 101,126 SS S-35 is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 95th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 113,66 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 95th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 113,66 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 208th Sentai attacking SS Barb at 99,58 SS Barb is reported HIT
TF 106 sights PBY-5A Catalina at 101,126 near Finschhafen – this was an ASW task force of 3x Escorts
Japanese forces CAPTURE Dacca !!!
Asansol expands airfield to size 8 – it looks like this is where some of the allied night bombers are flying from, so Dinah IIIs are ordered to take some photos. With Dacca captured, a recon det is free to start taking photos of Jamshedpur again. Once the supply situation stabilises a bit the Raiding Regts will move forward to Dacca and start looking for targets of opportunity deeper into India just to keep the allies guessing.
Lahat expands fortifications to size 1 – this is in the Jungle two hexes west of Palembang. More IJA ground forces will need to be moved to Sumatra and Java shortly to provide some protection against an allied move towards the vital oilfields. HQ 25th Army with a few 20s Divs are pencilled in as the future Sumatra garrison, so some of that force could start to be withdrawn once the Rangpur operation finishes.
Aircraft Ki-84a Frank advances R&D – to 12/43 +16/day with potential to get to +24/day.
Aircraft D4Y4 Judy advances R&D – to 2/44 +8/day
Ace pilot Hashiguchi M. of 1st Sentai is promoted to 1LT – 14 kills, 86 experience. It will be good to get these pilots into Franks!
AG Arasaki arrives at Kagoshima – this is the last of the purpose built cold beer ships.



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RE: 28 May 43 reports - 12/26/2020 3:43:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		LCDR Ishii disbands DD Hibiki in the 5(5) port at Adak Island and the crew get to work on emergency repairs.
10 points of flooding are pumped out overnight.
Detection level on Adak is zero so the crew will get system damage below 50 then move to Amchitka Island for further emergency repairs.





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RE: 28 May 43 reports - 12/26/2020 3:44:48 AM   
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RE: 28 May 43 reports - 12/26/2020 3:53:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		LGEN Naoji Sakai is currently the commander of 15th Div.
He is 31st on the list of LGEN Div Commanders when sorted by Land skill. His Leadership and Inspiration ratings are also mediocre.
He is ordered to return to Japan and is placed on the General Staff Reserve list.

For role playing purposes IGHQ only assign LGENs to be Div Commanders and MGENs to command Independent Bdes.
COLs are ignored for command of Divs and Bdes as they should be Regt commanders.
The top LGENs are shown above. One thing that Japan doesn’t have a shortage of is good quality Div and Bde commanders.
To be selected to command a Division in this war, all of Leadership, Inspiration and Aggression skills should be 60+.
Admin skill >50 is a nice to have, but <50 Admin skill is not a career killer.

LGEN Inoue has a poor (<50) leadership rating so he will most likely stay on the bench for the rest of the war.

LGEN Hitomi has been selected to take over command of 15th Div, but IGHQ staff just noticed that he has a 54 “Air” skill so he is also on the shortlist to command an Air HQ. IGHQ staff will check the Air Generals next, as with his very high Land and Aggression skills he is best suited to command an Armoured or Infantry Division. Historically he was promoted to LGEN on 29 Oct 43 and took command of 12th Div. LGEN Kasahara is currently commanding 12th Div with a 75 Land skill so he won’t be changed. The staff checked whether LGEN Hitomi can command an Air HQ, but as a land unit commander he is not eligible to command an Air HQ . The IGHQ CofS signs the posting order and he becomes the new commander of 15th Infantry Div.

LGEN Kayashima is next in line after LGEN Hitomi to be selected for command of an active Division. LGEN Kayashima has been ordered to prepare to deploy south but a command hasn’t yet been confirmed. Historically he was commander of 6th Depot Div from 1941, then 46th Div in 1943, retiring shortly after. Recalled to duty 15 Oct 1943 to take command of 6th Depot Div again before retiring again in 1945.




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RE: 28 May 43 reports - 12/26/2020 3:56:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		16 enemy units are in the hex one NW of Dacca.
15 enemy units were involved in the last day of the Battle of Dacca, with 3 destroyed and 12 forced to retreat into this hex.
That means there are 4 fresh units across the river. Likely one of them is an Infantry Division and judging by the # of AFVs and previous allied tactics there will be one Armd Bde or Regt with it, plus supporting Arty and/or AA.

Based on the Dacca combat report, the retreating force should be about 13k troops, 30 guns and about 180 vehicles.
That leaves about 25k troops, 500+ guns and about 600 fresh vehicles.
An assault river crossing against 800-1000 of fresh AV is required but that would open up the route shown by the thick red arrows, with the objectives of cutting the railways at the yellow crosses.

2nd Area Army will conduct this operation with 2-3x Infantry Divs to hold the ground at each yellow cross to block counter attacks, while 1st (Tank Army) pushes forward to surround Rangpur.

Korea Army will continue to advance on the right flank towards Darjeeling before moving on Rangpur.

12th Army with 3rd, 4th and 6th Divs (plus Mdm Arty and AT guns in support) will attack the 8k allied stack in the centre of the line to try and block allied moves from near Rangpur slowing down the 1st (Tank) Army. 8th and 9th Divs will stay on the east bank of the river to keep their supply route open.

The plan is to try and pocket the ~200k enemy troops around Rangpur, but there are another 200k troops spotted around Calcutta that might try to rescue them. There is no recon further into India at this point, but from previous recon around Jamshedpur there are some troops in depth protecting against parachute drops.

Once Rangpur is captured, the next IJA move will be towards the large Resources and Industrial areas at Asansol and Jamshedpur.





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RE: 28 May 43 reports - 12/26/2020 4:10:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		Frank research is starting to speed up now.

The current 2x60 + 1x30 Tojo factories and 1x60 Oscar factory will keep producing to build up a big pool of fighters for the late war.
Tojo IIc and Oscar IIb are the current production models, with most front line units flying Tojos but a couple of units in each theatre still flying Oscars.

I prepared pre-war estimates for how many aircraft needed each month including estimates to replace combat losses. The estimate at May 1943 was a need for about 200 IJA fighters/month. That increases slightly to about 220 fighters/month by late 1943 then jumps to about 300/month in 1944 then 400+/month in 1945.

That might see a bit of over-production on Tojos and Oscars in the short term, but I expect those aircraft pools will start to be used up once the war gets closer to the Home Islands.





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RE: 28 May 43 reports - 12/26/2020 11:25:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		Lt Generals would command Corp level units, Major Generals would command Divisions and possibly Corp level units. Colonels and Brigadiers would command Brigades although a Brigadier General might also command a Division. One problem that you might have with this is that the game shows the final rank of the officer for these officers, this is as far my understanding anyway. Switch that to the sea and you will see why some Admirals are commanding ships in the beginning of the game.

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RE: 28 May 43 reports - 12/26/2020 8:22:10 PM   
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51st Div and the 4th (Light) Tank Regt shock across the river NW of Tezpur into heavy opposition and are almost completely disabled.
They got a few miles ahead of other troops who will cross tomorrow.


If you are unaware you could 'set all units to follow' (lower right) after the last units' move is entered. This will insure all units arrive at the same time and avoid this issue.

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RE: 28 May 43 reports - 12/26/2020 8:25:20 PM   
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ORIGINAL: rustysi

quote:

51st Div and the 4th (Light) Tank Regt shock across the river NW of Tezpur into heavy opposition and are almost completely disabled.
They got a few miles ahead of other troops who will cross tomorrow.


If you are unaware you could 'set all units to follow' (lower right) after the first units' move is entered. This will insure all units arrive at the same time and avoid this issue.


Yep aware of the follow command, but the troops move slower.
Using that command to get the 2nd Area Army across the river from Dacca as one big stack and they are only moving 4 miles per day in combat mode.

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RE: 28 May 43 reports - 12/26/2020 8:54:24 PM   
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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Lt Generals would command Corp level units, Major Generals would command Divisions and possibly Corp level units. Colonels and Brigadiers would command Brigades although a Brigadier General might also command a Division. One problem that you might have with this is that the game shows the final rank of the officer for these officers, this is as far my understanding anyway. Switch that to the sea and you will see why some Admirals are commanding ships in the beginning of the game.


The IJA didn't have Brigadiers so they generally used COLs to command Regts and MGENs to command Bdes.
As a result they have a large number of LGENs, as they used them to command Divisions and Armies (US/Brit/Aus equivalent of a Corps).
Full GENs usually commanded the Area Armies and drove desks back in Japan.

The IJA must have had a long LGEN seniority list to keep track of the "junior" LGENs who were Div commanders and the "senior" LGENs who would be considered for Army (Corps) command.

A bit of trivia, the Brits (and Aussies) stopped calling their Brigadiers "Generals" in 1922.

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