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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/4/2022 9:16:49 PM

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Hornet is drawing torpedoes...here we got hit twice. So I check her Captain, and I never swapped out the excellent air operation Captain for a naval Captain. Rookie mistake.

Continue landing troops and bulldozers.

If I recall correctly an SPS 0 base can never benefit from Naval Support no matter what the port is built up to, correct?

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/4/2022 9:20:43 PM

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Tabby bombarded, tried for a double bombardment, but failed.

Night Naval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134

Allied Ships
CA Chicago
CL Helena
CL St. Louis
CL Adelaide
CL Leander
CLAA San Juan
CLAA San Diego
CLAA Atlanta
DD Humphreys
DD Litchfield
DD Balch

Japanese ground losses:
664 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 57
Port hits 24

CA Chicago firing at Tabiteuea
CL Helena firing at Tabiteuea
CL St. Louis firing at Kure 5th SNLF
CL Adelaide firing at Tabiteuea
CL Leander firing at Tabiteuea
CLAA San Juan firing at Tabiteuea
CLAA San Diego firing at Tabiteuea
CLAA Atlanta firing at 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
DD Humphreys firing at Tabiteuea
DD Litchfield firing at 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
DD Balch firing at 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/4/2022 9:34:06 PM

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China: The IJA Tank Apocalypse Army shock attacks. One of our Corp stayed in Reserve No pursuit mode...

Ground combat at 80,50 (near Changteh)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 20958 troops, 524 guns, 1465 vehicles, Assault Value = 799

Defending force 37596 troops, 138 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 551

Japanese adjusted assault: 712

Allied adjusted defense: 394

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
567 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled
Vehicles lost 79 (2 destroyed, 77 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
508 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 78 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Division
2nd Tank Division
17th Tank Regiment
Guards Tank Division
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Army
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

Defending units:
7th Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps

Our three primary corp are in decent shape but have high disruption. Another corp arrives tomorrow.

The 4th Guards Division is getting bombed a fair bit by Airacobras and 2E. Moving to cut off their line of supply.

Looks like heavy IJA reinforcements to Lashio...flying in the monster 6th Chinese Corp to bolster the defense.

With respect to Burma, Japan has a lone regiment moving into the clear from Shwebo...Allied bombers can absolutely pummel anything in the open like that. Baffling moves, unless he wants to on purpose draw the bombers there...

Lost one Airacobra strafing...out of 100 in the attack.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/4/2022 9:37:55 PM

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IJ force build up at Darwin....

Seriously, I don't think I could ask for Japan to allocate their forces better than what they are -- in that they benefit the Allies.

I could care less if Japan holds Darwin...I hope he goes for Socotra.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/4/2022 9:52:12 PM

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Spotted the Nagato at Darwin.

Marcus Invasion is leaving...

Found 24 large CD gun unit and they are heading for Marcus...

Along with every minelayer we have and a few ACMs

PT Boats...PT boat creation task force...north east of Laysan Island on the grapic

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/5/2022 7:26:27 AM

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Lowpe: If I recall correctly an SPS 0 base can never benefit from Naval Support no matter what the port is built up to, correct?

Correct.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/5/2022 11:40:26 AM

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Sept 8, 1942

Our 2nd bombardment of Tabby, the TF was shooting for a double bombardment yesterday with remain on station orders & very short travel time (alas not to be), but the bombarded this night and now return to dot base to rearm (surely this an exploit?) and will be ready for tomorrows bombardment.

I used to think daily bombardments like this were a huge exploit as the naval guns couldn't take such sustained firing...but I have since seen articles on replacement barrels and such so it is not as huge an exploit...plus it seems fairly equal across both sides.

I watched the replay fairly closely today, and noticed that my float planes flying from Arorae did not spot any Iboats at night...need to check if they flew and what the weather was, but perhaps using them on night naval search isn't helping to damper the Iboat threat down and perhaps they would be better utilized elsewhere...although they are keeping an eye out for small enemy SAG raiders.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/5/2022 11:43:32 AM

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So, this is a pretty touch and go fight...it looks like I have worn down one tank division, plus the 1st Tank isn't looking too healthy either.

The 48th Corp just arrived, in reserve pursuit mode and has a decent leader...additionally, I put one of the bigger corp (with 80% disruption) into reserve no pursuit mode too. The original corps have about 50% disablements and high disruption...so I might lose the hex, and it would be a complete shame to have a fresh corp with 0 disruption and 0 disablements be forced to retreat without ever jumping out of reserve no pursuit mode.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/5/2022 11:49:49 AM

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IJA tanks getting a workout today!

What is a complete shame, or perhaps a clever plan, there are 0 Chinese AT or ART units in these fights. They are elsewhere, digging in, creating range cards, etc...

Some of the troops are recreated Zombie units with no large guns whatsoever.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/5/2022 11:54:27 AM

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I am not sure I can pull this off, by my artillery arrived yesterday, get probed the IJA today, and hopefully the IJA will attack tomorrow...when the bulk of my troops arrive.

Now IJ has 9 DL on Chittagong, and knows there is a huge force here...and I have pulled this trick off continually in this game so they might be a bit shy...but here is hoping everything works!

Japan has been very cooperative so far...

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/5/2022 12:09:54 PM

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So, what happens when a LCU gets withdrawn. Does the equipment go to the pools, or is it random or based on supply or disablements? Or just gone?

Might dictate how I use my Stuarts here! Of course it might be pointless if the IJ force a retreat or shatter the Rgt in tomorrow's fight.

Ground combat at 80,50 (near Changteh)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19923 troops, 524 guns, 1463 vehicles, Assault Value = 677

Defending force 43990 troops, 138 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 750

Japanese adjusted assault: 343

Allied adjusted defense: 271

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
315 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1300 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 152 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)

It is interesting to see the "At Target 0%" prep line. That is not really a bug, since there is no base here, but rather a sign that it is a zombie unit created automatically at Chungking from a previously destroyed corp. Just an oversight on my part.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/5/2022 12:28:02 PM

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We are building here, albeit not as fast as I would have liked. Running two operations, the Marcus Invasion and this Gilberts one is very taxing on our forces. Not so much combat ships, but amphibious ships and ASW and CD and Mines and having forces forward in staging areas. Enough ands for you?

The primary concern is that the KB shows up here before we are built up enough...but then something else would have to give...Darwin, Burma, Diego & Ceylon, etc.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/5/2022 12:43:43 PM

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At sea...not shown are the minelayers, cd guns and naval support units, dedicated supply ships, AVD, replenishment tf (Copahee) etc...

This is a smash and grab invasion....meaning it might only get very light CV presence. I was debating about bringing the Long Island to the party....but her abysmal speed, no AA, would probably doom her in this application (in my experience most AFBs lose her in 1942 sometime doing very risky stuff like this). No thanks.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/5/2022 12:46:57 PM

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IJ force build up at Darwin....

Seriously, I don't think I could ask for Japan to allocate their forces better than what they are -- in that they benefit the Allies.

I could care less if Japan holds Darwin...I hope he goes for Socotra.

Different players, different oppinions, that's what makes this game and especially PBEM so great. To me Darwin is one of the priority targets, as it guards the soft underbelly of the SRA. I wouldn't care about all those tiny pieces of land 10,000 miles away from the SRA or Japan you make such an effort and your carriers take torps for (to me) literally no gain.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/5/2022 12:54:42 PM

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ORIGINAL: castor troy

Different players, different oppinions, that's what makes this game and especially PBEM so great.

Too true.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/5/2022 10:48:29 PM

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Sept 9th, 1942

Really good conditions for Iboats, but we seem to have weathered the night phase ok...I did put the float planes from bases to daytime search.

Our bombardments do well on Tabby, very low DL on Tabby but we do find out that the 65th Bde is here. If memory serves that is an air mobile unit.

Should get our first functional runways up tomorrow.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/5/2022 10:51:21 PM

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Argh, spoke too soon, not moving far enough, gotten into only moving a few hexes or even staying in the same hex

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Sub attack near Abemama at 134,130

Japanese Ships
SS I-34, hits 5, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage (could be ugly!)
BB Warspite
CA Quincy
CA Astoria
CA Salt Lake City
CA Chester
CA Northampton
CL Trenton
DD Flusser
DD Case
DD Cummings

SS I-34 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/5/2022 10:54:31 PM

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Japan is really hitting this hex, in support of the IJA Tank Apocalypse...Stuarts should arrive this turn if they jump out of reserve no pursuit mode that is.

Several hundred bombers attack...here is the largest.

Morning Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 80,50 , near Changteh

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 24
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 29
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 10
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 5
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Also attacking 7th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 48th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 7th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 48th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 70th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 48th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 70th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 48th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 70th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 48th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 70th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 48th Chinese Corps ...

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/5/2022 11:02:04 PM

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Major attacks on the road above Ankang, but the major Tank Divisions west of Changteh don't attack...our Stuarts are now present, and another Corp will arrive in Combat mode tomorrow.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/5/2022 11:12:51 PM

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Nail biting time, all my assault value is in reserve no pursuit mode...will they jump out and fill the lines as the Japanese rush forward....or will it be a route without a shot fired?

High risk!

Not all of our troops arrived either...

That Australian 6th Division is a beast with around 72 25 pounders and 75 2 pounder AT guns in it I believe...

PPS: I got curious how the 205th American FA Bn got here, if I recall they start the game on ships in the Pacific? From the web:

The 2nd Battalion, 148th Field Artillery Regiment arrived Australia in May 1942, and at some point was redesignated the 205th Field Artillery Battalion. It fought on Biak and in the Philippines.

How many Guards Divisions does Japan get in this mod? the 6th? sheesh...

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/5/2022 11:24:43 PM

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Oh my...looks like the 5th Guards Cavalry Regiment got wiped out - AV yesterday of 28.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/5/2022 11:43:19 PM

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Should be able to push down to Akyab here...taking care to guard against an invasion behind us though, too...

Worried about Lashio...seems the Japanese are bringing the kitchen sink.

IJA 4th Guards Div has reversed course, and is heading SW, while a Rgt is heading northeast from the open terrain (above Mandalay)...where we bombed them with our twin engine bombers and some Airacobras...lots of waves hit them.

Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Regiment, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-29A Hudson x 10
Blenheim IV x 15
Hudson IIIa x 3
Hurricane I Trop x 4
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-26 Marauder x 9
B-26B Marauder x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
362 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/5/2022 11:57:11 PM

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Out of interest, who did you put in command of 6th Aus Div?
You have some good MAJGEN to choose from.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/6/2022 12:34:00 AM

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Will rotate them back to Chitt for upgrades once the 7th Division finishes. I have to break them down into thirds and upgrade one fraction at a time.

The restricted division will to Cox's...and then the Australians will head into Burma...well that is the plan.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/6/2022 5:21:04 PM

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Argh, spoke too soon, not moving far enough, gotten into only moving a few hexes or even staying in the same hex:

Sub attack near Abemama at 134,130

Japanese Ships
SS I-34, hits 5, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage (could be ugly!)
BB Warspite
CA Quincy
CA Astoria
CA Salt Lake City
CA Chester
CA Northampton
CL Trenton
DD Flusser
DD Case
DD Cummings

SS I-34 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise

Hmmmm.....I wonder if this operation is going to be regrettable for you. With ENTERPRISE and HORNET out of commission for awhile, that will open opportunities for the Empire. A toehold in the Gilberts is nice, but long-term it doesn't do much strategically IMO if you have to expose ships to KB to exploit it

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/6/2022 9:12:31 PM

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Sept 10th, 1942

Moonlight 0%...can our stricken carriers avoid the dreaded Iboats?

Allied navies bombard all over the place in the Gilberts and by Baker Island:

Howland, Nauru (1 AF), Tabiteuea...we catch Zeroes & Flying boats on the ground at Nauru destroying 10 of them...

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/6/2022 9:48:23 PM

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Bombardments galore! The largest cruiser TF didn't go in...at Tabby.

Night Naval bombardment of Ocean Island at 130,130

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix
DD Monaghan
DD Patterson
DD Henley
DD Bagley

Resources hits 1
Port hits 13
Port supply hits 1

Night Naval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134

Allied Ships
CL Helena
CL St. Louis
CL Adelaide

Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 10
Port hits 3

Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed on ground
A6M5 Zero: 1 damaged
A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed on ground
H6K4 Mavis: 4 damaged
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
CA Chester
CA Northampton
CA Portland

Japanese ground losses:
277 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 9
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 3

Night Naval bombardment of Howland Island at 148,135

Allied Ships
BB South Dakota
CA Louisville
DD Porter
DD Frazier
DD Lansdowne
DD Aaron Ward

Japanese ground losses:
273 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota
BB South Dakota firing at Howland Island
CA Louisville firing at Howland Island
DD Porter firing at 51st Naval Guard Unit

Night Naval bombardment of Howland Island at 148,135

Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis
CL De Ruyter
DD Stack
DD Bailey

Japanese ground losses:
276 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/6/2022 9:56:18 PM

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My tactics using these Stuarts is bad, or simply they are overwhelmed by the IJA tanks and artillery and heavily focused fired down. This size unit doesn't seem to have accomplished much, and I still don't have any General Lees or Valentines in China...as that unit is pressed fighting at Lashio with improvised tanks still.

I am going to label this tactic a failure and probably not worth repeating. Perhaps they might have worked better letting them dig in and getting forts four somewhere, but then you lose their best ability which is mobility.

Staying in Reserve No pursuit mode probably would have been best.

Defending force 37038 troops, 101 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 852

Japanese adjusted assault: 636

Allied adjusted defense: 1807

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1221 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 101 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Vehicles lost 32 (3 destroyed, 29 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
233 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 48 (40 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Division
27th Division
17th Tank Regiment
Guards Tank Division
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
11th Army
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

Defending units:
43rd Cavalry Regiment
70th Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps

Note below Tuyun we have isolated two more IJA units.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/6/2022 9:57:37 PM

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Japan likes to attack!

Ground combat at 80,43 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28103 troops, 290 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 852

Defending force 25457 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 740

Japanese adjusted assault: 423

Allied adjusted defense: 1219

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
2476 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 223 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled

Allied ground losses:
235 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
13th Division
39th Division
1st Army
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
11th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
71st Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 2/6/2022 9:58:10 PM

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Again:

Ground combat at 81,39 (near Tienshui)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30294 troops, 299 guns, 240 vehicles, Assault Value = 748

Defending force 25886 troops, 148 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 449

Japanese adjusted assault: 134

Allied adjusted defense: 940

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 7

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1730 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 214 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
587 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
36th Division
41st Division
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
19th Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
56th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
39th Group Army

(in reply to Lowpe)

Post #: 3270

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