moses -> 10-12 Feb (3/10/2007 6:09:51 AM)
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10-12 Feb: Things are looking up.[:)] PI: My troops drive Japan out of Clark Field and across the river for a second time! Allied Shock attack at Clark Field Attacking force 36917 troops, 325 guns, 171 vehicles, Assault Value = 881 Defending force 43776 troops, 385 guns, 128 vehicles, Assault Value = 722 Allied max assault: 1676 - adjusted assault: 957 Japanese max defense: 733 - adjusted defense: 428 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 Japanese ground losses:-----------------------Allied ground losses: 498 casualties reported------------------------1280 casualties reported Guns lost 22-------------------------------------Guns lost 25 Vehicles lost 8-----------------------------------Vehicles lost 9 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating![;)] Java: His bombers continue to destroy my air force and I am now pulling most of the air force out. My transports are still operating all throughout Java except for the far east. I loaded up two air units and one small garrison unit today and sent it to India. But more importantly they are pulling out huge chunks of excess supply, oil and resourses. I won't strip Java completely of supply but I hope for their to be just enough to allow my army to fight a good fight. I have 8 AK's at Batvia alone drawing supply out. Convieniantly I get three AK's as rienforcements arriving at Tellatjap. They will each pull out an air unit. The army of course stays and fights to the death. But my air force is now outmatched. Tommorrow my B26 group will hit his big Sally base and try and kill a couple dozen. Then they will have to run because their base will be obliterated on the next day. PM: He invaded Gili Gili and I sent a surface force to interdict. The enemy force left and I forgot to set my TF to retire. Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 35 G4M1 Betty x 64 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 37 damaged Allied Ships CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CL Perth CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Preston, Torpedo hits 2, on fire The Canberra is in trouble and I'd give it a one in three chance of making it to Cairns. But despite the error I'm not too upset about this battle. His Betties got beat up and PM had a day without bombing and so repaired most of its damage. As the weather forcast is favorable and Japan's planes may be a little weary, I've chosen this day to shift 32 B17's to PM for a raid on Rabaul. I will get first shot as the Betties look for ships in the AM phase. Mmmmmmmmmm 64 Betties on the ground in a little level 4 base. China: I think I've got him a little scared. My force from Changsa crossed the river and crushed the two small units near Ichang. My force from Homan moved south and defeated one small unit and then continued south. On the 11th we drove 25,000 Japanese in retreat. (2 BDE's and a mongol Division.) Jwilkerson has reacted by shifting his troops around Changsa toward Homan and it looks like he's pulling back a couple units in the far north adjacent to Kungchang. I have 13 Corps in Kungchang and they've been sitting across from 8 Japanese units for some time now. One of those 8 units just pulled out presumably because Japan is afraid I am about to swarm his entire northern position from the rear. So my troops at Kungchang wil venture forth to do battle. If I can retreat this Japanese stack it will ruin Japan's northern offensive and I will be able to declare China as a stable front.
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