RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A)

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racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (2/15/2010 9:05:33 AM)
12/1/42 THE AIR WAR And finally here is a screenshot of the Allied pilot pools....we just keep cranking out thousands of mediocre pilots: [image]local://upfiles/14495/B41201E00D664795AB26588ED20BE56D.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (2/15/2010 8:57:20 PM)
12/1/42 THE NAVAL WAR And finally here are the ship losses: JAPAN 5 CVs, 1 CVE, 1 BB, 4 CLs, 32 SS, 5 SSX, 15 DDs, 12 TKs, 1 AO, 57 PB/SC, 5 APDs, 116 AK/AKL ALLIES 2 CVs, 1 CVL, 2 BB, 2 CAs, 2 CLs, 12 DDs, 5 xAPs, 9 SS, 7 TKs, 5 AOs, 65 AK/AKL

racndoc -> CARRIER BATTLE OF THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELGO (2/17/2010 2:48:15 PM)
12/4-12/5/42 SOPAC SOPAC continues its offensive in the Bismarcks with the US Army 34th Regiment storming ashore at Mussau Island. Patrol planes discovered Japanese carriers approaching from the NW....CV Akagi, CV Kaga and CV Junyo, The fast carriers of TG 58...CV Lexington, CV Enterprise, CV Saratoga and CV Hornet detach themselves from invasion support and react to the NW to fight the oncoming enemy. The Japanese strike first as a combined arms attack inflicts fatal damage on CV Wasp: Morning Air attack on TF, near Mussau Island at 104,118 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 45 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 40 B5N2 Kate x 40 D3A1 Val x 63 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 18 F4F-4 Wildcat x 76 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 17 destroyed, 12 damaged D3A1 Val: 14 destroyed, 20 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed Allied Ships CV Wasp, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage CV Hornet, Bomb hits 2, on fire CV Enterprise DD Mustin CA Louisville CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CL Honolulu DD Perkins Aircraft Attacking: 6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 9 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (2 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes 12 planes vectored on to bombers VF-3 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 7 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes 11 planes vectored on to bombers VF-6 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes 14 planes vectored on to bombers VF-8 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes 12 planes vectored on to bombers VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 12 planes vectored on to bombers Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Wasp The retaliatory USN airstrike damages all 3 IJN carriers: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Manus at 102,115 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 26 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 18 F4F-4 Wildcat x 67 SBD-2 Dauntless x 36 SBD-3 Dauntless x 126 TBF-1 Avenger x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed SBD-2 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 79 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged Japanese Ships BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 3 CV Junyo, Bomb hits 4, on fire CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires BB Ise, Bomb hits 4, on fire BB Nagato, Bomb hits 2 CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, on fire CS Chitose, Bomb hits 3, on fire CA Kako, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA Kinugasa DD Oyashio DD Akigumo DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Natsushio CA Furutaka BB Fuso, Bomb hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 16 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 13 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 12 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet 10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 7 x F4F-3 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet 11 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 10 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 2 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes Junyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Kaga Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Junyo Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Akagi CV Wasp is critically damaged and is sinking. CV Lexington has 18 SYS, 33 FLT and 2 ENG....with its flight deck closed the planes of CV Wasp and CV Lexington are diverted to the newly captured US base at Kavieng and the other carriers. The other USN carriers continue the fight. The airstikes throughout the morning become more fragmented: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Mussau Island at 104,118 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 27 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 7 F4F-4 Wildcat x 22 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 11 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-3 with F4F-4 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Raid is overhead VF-8 with F4F-3 Wildcat (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Raid is overhead VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Raid is overhead VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Raid is overhead VF-6 with F4F-4 Wildcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Manus at 102,115 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 18 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged Japanese Ships CV Akagi, on fire BB Hyuga CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires BB Nagato, Bomb hits 1, on fire CL Kinu Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 14 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Akagi Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Kaga The afternoon airstrikes reveal the IJN air arm to be greatly depleted: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manus at 102,115 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 22000 feet CAP engaged: Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes Junyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mussau Island at 104,119 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 45 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 D3A1 Val x 5 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 9 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Raid is overhead VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mussau Island at 104,118 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 51 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 B5N2 Kate x 5 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 13 F4F-4 Wildcat x 23 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Raid is overhead 2 planes vectored on to bombers VF-3 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 28300. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers VF-6 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VF-8 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manus at 102,115 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 F4F-4 Wildcat x 21 SBD-2 Dauntless x 27 SBD-3 Dauntless x 46 TBF-1 Avenger x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses SBD-2 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 29 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged Japanese Ships CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage CV Akagi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage BB Ise, Bomb hits 3, on fire DD Amagiri BB Nagato, Bomb hits 3, on fire CS Nisshin CV Junyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage BB Fuso, Bomb hits 1 CA Kinugasa BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 4, on fire CS Chitose, Bomb hits 2, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 2 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 2 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet 4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 10 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 12 x F4F-3 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet 4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes Junyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Kaga Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Akagi Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Junyo By the end of the day all 3 IJN carriers are burning fiercely and are devoid of air cover. The IJN carriers were last seen to be withdrawing to the NW as of dusk on 12/5/42. CV Enterprise and CV Saratoga are ordered to pursue the IJN carriers at full speed on 12/6/42. CV Hornet....with 22 SYS, 7 FLT and 3 ENG is also ordered to pursue the damaged Japanese carriers. [image]local://upfiles/14495/12F25EFCAE2D45AA8A928AD56BE4233E.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> CARRIER BATTLE OF THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELGO (2/17/2010 9:28:43 PM)
12/6-12/7/42 CARRIER BATTLE OF THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO CV Saratoga, CV Enterprise and damaged CV Hornet were ordered north at full speed to run down the damaged IJN carriers. The USN CVs were kept within a 6 hex range of Truk....in case StoneAge moved all his damaged carriers into Truk the Allied naval bombers were plaved on naval attack/port attack. Japanese land based bombers at Truk struck the USN carriers: Morning Air attack on TF, near Satawal at 106,105 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 45 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 G3M3 Nell x 5 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 20 F4F-4 Wildcat x 40 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VF-3 with F4F-4 Wildcat (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers VF-6 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VF-8 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes 18 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Satawal at 106,105 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 45 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 G3M3 Nell x 5 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 21 F4F-4 Wildcat x 34 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Raid is overhead VF-3 with F4F-4 Wildcat (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VF-6 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers VF-8 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes 17 planes vectored on to bombers The USN carriers finally ran down the damaged IJN carriers in the Caroline Islands: Morning Air attack on TF, near Satawal at 104,108 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 5 F4F-4 Wildcat x 11 SBD-3 Dauntless x 9 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged Japanese Ships CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage CV Akagi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Kaga Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese CV The IJN carriers were finally disposed of in the afternoon attacks: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Satawal at 104,108 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 5 F4F-4 Wildcat x 6 SBD-2 Dauntless x 8 SBD-3 Dauntless x 22 TBF-1 Avenger x 14 Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-2 Dauntless: 3 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged Japanese Ships CS Chitose, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CV Kaga, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Natsushio DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk DD Kawakaze Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Akagi class CV Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CS Chitose Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Amagiri Some of the USN naval bombers attacked IJN battleships farther to the west: Morning Air attack on TF, near Woleai at 100,106 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-2 Dauntless x 16 SBD-3 Dauntless x 23 TBF-1 Avenger x 25 Allied aircraft losses SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged Japanese Ships BB Ise, Bomb hits 4, on fire BB Fuso, Bomb hits 8, on fire BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1 BB Nagato, Bomb hits 8, on fire CA Aoba Aircraft Attacking: 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 13 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 12 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 1 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Fuso -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Woleai at 100,106 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 6 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Japanese Ships BB Nagato, Bomb hits 1 BB Fuso Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb I believe that Japan has lost all 8 of her fleet carriers.....only the CVLs and the CVEs on station in the Andaman Sea pose any threat to Allied naval forces. CV Wasp has sunk but the majority of her airgroups made it to Kavieng....and the Kavieng airbase is now at level 2 so they can again fly offensive ops. CV Lexington has stabilized her 18 SYS and 33 FLT 3 ENG damage and is on her way to Sydney for some time in the shipyard. CV Hornet is beat up from her high speed run to catch the IJN carriers....Hornet now has 29 SYS, 6 FLT and 6 ENG so she will also head for the Sydney shipyard. CV Enterprise and CV Saratoga suffered some sys damage from their high speed chase....they will resume station off Mussau Island to cover the landings of the SOPAC support troops....then they will cover amphibious landings at Manus before heading back to Noumea. CV Yorktown has 4 more days left in the shipyard at Sydney and then she will join Sara and Enterprise on station in the Admiralties. [image]local://upfiles/14495/4A78288E865247958EB274DD3F3ECF09.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (2/18/2010 3:32:37 AM)
12/4-12/7/42.....CONTINUED SUBS SS Seawolf sinks AK Konan Maru off Hong Kong. SS Albacore surfaces near Kobe to put 9 shells into AK Wakatu Maru. SS S-33 sinks AKL Matsutan Maru by Pamakasan. SS I-159 puts a torpedo in AV Chandelaur. SOPAC The US Army 34th Regiment captures Mussau Island. Again, seabees and base forces are landed and Mussau is now at 50% level one for port and airfield. Next SOPAC objective is Manus in the Admiralties. INDOCHINA In the far north, the armor of OPERATION COBRA captures Vinh and moves on Hanoi and Haiphong. In the center the 1st Australian Corps advances on Saigon. In the south, III Indian Corps captures Kompang Chhnang and invests Phnom Penh. [image]local://upfiles/14495/11242DBD0D0E44DFB6E4A4AA2A47B0C7.jpg[/image]

DanielAnsell -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (2/18/2010 6:22:03 AM)
Congratulations on a smashing naval victory!

racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (2/20/2010 1:20:10 AM)
Carny.....thanx for the comments. In Feb. 1942 I was able to bushwhack Japan with a 4 on 4 CV engagement. This time it was StoneAge who bushwhacked me with a 3 on 5 carrier engagement when I wasnt expecting it. Japan could have easily had a victory here if an extra bomb or torpedo would have connected on US carriers on the first day of the battle or if I had selected the wrong pursuit route on the 3rd day of the battle. It was a little too close for comfort as I lost 1 carrier and have 2 that are pretty banged up. In fact, Ive gotten messages the last 2 turns that "temporary flotation repairs were failing" for CV Lexington...her flotation damage is now up to 40 and she is out in the middle of the Coral Sea some 400 miles east of Townsville....she may have to make emergency repairs in Brisbane if flotation damage increases anymore. 12/8-12/11/42 SUBS SS O19 sinks AKL Rikusen Maru off Saigon...Ive placed quite a few subs here to interdict IJA troop movements. SS RO-68 is hit by 6 DCs from USN amphibious escorts near Kavieng. SS Trusty sinks AKL Junpo Maru by Malacca. SS Porpoise sinks TK Kyoko Maru off Miri...she must have just taken on a load of fuel as she lights up like a torch. SS I-21 sinks AK Mauben off Koepang. SOPAC The Allies are down to 2 operational carriers in the entire Pacific.....CV Enterprise and CV Saratoga. These 2 CVs link up with Admiral Henry Hill's amphibious assault TF 86 off Mussau Island. Together with 3 CVEs they will escorts the amphibious assault forces as they land on Manus next turn. Seabees at Mussau island have now completed a level 1 port and airstrip there. SWPAC The Americal Division and the 112th Calvary Regiment approach within 40 miles of Wewak. Once SWPAC takes Wewak and SOPAC takes Manus the Allies will have completed their "Rings around Rabaul". INDOCHINA III Indian Corps captures Phnom Penh. The 1st Australian Corps advances across the Mekong River and is now within 40 miles of the famous aerodrome of Bien Hoa and its massive aircraft capacity. Together, III Indian Corps and 1st Australian Corps will envelope Saigon in a massive pincer movement. Farther north, OPERATION COBRA closes in on Hanoi and Haiphong while its attached Burma Corps roots out the rest of Japanese resistance in Thailand. [image]local://upfiles/14495/FF799B1744F147F29EAD420B6A635935.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (2/20/2010 7:13:43 PM)
12/12-12/15/42 INDOCHINA OPERATION COBRA reaches the outskirts of Hanoi. Buma Corps, attached to OPERATION COBRA, captures Udon. 1st Australian Corps captures the sprawling air complex at Bien Hoa.....we will eventually turn this into a level 10 airfield. The 1st Aussie's will move on Saigon next turn in conjunction with III Indian Corps. Lots of IJN shipping at Saigon....looks like the IJA troops are attempting to escape. THE BODY SHOP CV Lexington and CV Hornet make port in Sydney. The estimate for "normal pierside" repair for Hornet is 31 days for her 28 SYS damage....she is placed on "critical pierside" repairs so now the estimate is only 15 days....then she will be placed in the shipyard to repair her 4 ENG damage. CV Lexington has an estimate of 33 days to repair her 18 SYS and 4 minor FLT at "normal pierside"....she will also be placed on "critical pierside" to get the estimate down to just 20 days...then she will go to the shipyard for a couple months to repair her major 33 FLT damage. Sydney is crowded with all the CV TF escorts but all other shipping will be pulled out of pierside repair to speed up the work on the CVs. RINGS AROUND RABAUL SOPAC captures Manus and now Rabaul and all of New Britain is surrounded by a ring of Allied airfields. Its time for CV Enterprise and CV Saratoga along with all the amphibious forces and SAGs to go back to Noumea for repairs and replacements. SWPAC has built level 2 airfields at Madang and Hansa Bay while SOPAC has completed level 4 airfields at Feni Islands and Kavieng and a level 2 airfield at Mussau Island. PBY search range now extends beyond Truk so we can see everything coming and going and sitting in port there now. I havent decided on an invasion of New Britain/Rabaul yet...the base is completely neutralized and out of supplies but I think that Rabaul would make a good forward port for the USN when we assault the Carolines and the Marianas....Noumea is quite a ways behind the front lines now. [image]local://upfiles/14495/6E047B7C3CE341B0A1D96DF2E0712CBA.jpg[/image]

DanielAnsell -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (2/21/2010 1:29:23 AM)
Did you have any plans for the North Pacific? Given his lack of carriers, you could almost march right across and set up bases to bomb the home islands into scrap, while bogging him down in China with your combined Commonwealth/Chinese hordes, and using your main fleets to cut him off from any resupply from anything he owns in the SRA.

racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (2/22/2010 3:00:03 AM)
Carny...Ive played some 20 plus games of stock WitP, Nik Mod, CHS and Big B and Ive never advanced thru NORPAC. I guess that I dont like the weather there. Having said that, I was amazed at how Canoerebel reversed the fortunes of his game aginast John IIIrd by attacking Japan thru NORPAC. After that amazing thread I kept open the thought of a NORPAC advance if as the Allies I am suffering carrier battle reverses or am being simply overwhelmed in the south Pacific by an overcommitment of Japanese forces. For the USN, I attempt to follow historical commitments and objectives(although in this game the timeline has been greatly advanced due to IJN carrier battle reverses). I actually prefer to begin the US 1942 counteroffensive in the Solomons due to the plethora of bases and the lack of atolls and the ability to engage Japan in a war of attrition that they cannot possibly win. To put it in football terms....unlike many other AARs I dont go for deception play or a "Hail Mary" play to win the game. I telegraph my moves and my offensives are basically "power off tackle"....I dare Japan to respond and I grind it out into the teeth of their air and naval dispositions to create irreversible attrition losses. I dare them to commit their irreplaceable naval forces in a war that they cannot possibly win and I am entirely comfortable to face a possible 8 IJN CVs in the Solomons in 8/42 with 6 USN CVs.....as long as I have prepared the battlefield so that Allied land based air can even the odds. In this game, the US Navy has just completed its multiple offensives to surround and isolate Rabaul....I termed it "Rings around Rabaul" just like the old 1950s "War at Sea" episode. CENTPAC will not attack the atolls in the Gilberts/Marshalls until the APs/AKs convert into APAs/AKAs and some LSTs and LCIs arrive....after that they will assault the Marianas. SWPAC will advance the length of New Guinea to provide a platform for the invasions of the Palaus and eventually the Philippines. Im not going to assault the DEI for some time. I will use the Philippines and my current advances in Indochina to isolate the SRA from Japan. And then I plan to use my "magic" level 10 airfields in the Marianas to bomb StoneAge back into the stoneage. SUNNY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Just to change the tempo here a bit I've attached a screenie of southern California....specifically the Santa Ana Army Airbase hex. I live here currently as do several other forum members...Big B and Mandrake immediately come to mind. The Santa Ana Army Airbase still has quonset huts present that are currently used for the Home and Garden Show at the OC Fair. This turn the Santa Ana Army Airbase just received its first air reinforcement....the ZP-31 Blimp unit(I bet ZP stands for zeppelin). Sixty-eight years later...the blimp hangers are still standing here and dominate the landscape in this hex at Tustin. [image]local://upfiles/14495/D27F0228C23742AAB2D96D062C623B4D.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> COLLAPSE IN INDOCHINA (2/22/2010 3:51:46 AM)
12/16-12/19/42 SUBS SS Sealion is hit by 2 DCs from IJN ASW near saigon. SS Sculpin puts a torpedo in AK Nissyu Maru off Wenchow. CHINA Havent said much about China for awhile...suffice it to say that we are both manuvering massive numbers of troops in attempts to gain local advantage on smaller armies...I will post more later with a map screenie. The Chinese capture Ichang gain for the 3rd time in the war. Im beginning to think that StoneAge doesnt have an overall strategic plan here in China... I think that he is just manuvering in an attempt to create overwhelming odds on individual Chinese armies. In the far south, StoneAge realizes the danger from OPERATION COBRA and the Allied attempt to open a link between Indochina and China....he has been attacking Chinese troops in the border city of Lang Son in an attempt to close the border in 3x terrain before the Allied armor can break thru. In addition...StoneAge has sent a 20,000 strong army from Canton to help secure his border at Lang Son. DEI Japan surprises us and bombards Koepand with a cruiser force: Naval bombardment of Koepang at 68,116 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships CA Kumano CA Suzuya CL Tenryu CL Kiso DD Umikaze DD Yamakaze DD Asashio Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 19 CA Kumano firing at 55th British Brigade CA Suzuya firing at 54th British Brigade CL Tenryu firing at Koepang CL Kiso firing at Koepang Base Force DD Umikaze firing at Koepang DD Yamakaze firing at 4th RAAF M/W Sqn DD Asashio firing at 4th RAAF M/W Sqn Japan destroys a couple Allied AC on the ground. I had been worried about a surprise IJN carrier attack on Koepang since 3/42 and had kept Admiral Doorman's Dutch SAG back at Darwin under heavy Allied CAP. Now with the destruction of IJN carrier airpower and this brazen bombardment I will move the Dutch SAG up to Koepang to prevent future depredations. Im a bit surprised that my Koepang based A-24 divebombers and USN torpedo bombers with a range of 8 hexes never said boo to the IJN SAG on the way in OR the way out...looks like in AE that bombardment TFs still have the "Romulan cloaking device" that they had in stock WitP. GOTTERDAMMERUNG IN INDOCHINA Japanese resistance has just completely collapsed in Indochina over the last 2 days. III Indian Corps has driven down the west coast of Indochina and captured Kratie, Kompong Trach and Rachgia. 1st Australian Corps overruns Saigon: Ground combat at Saigon (60,71) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 39186 troops, 805 guns, 694 vehicles, Assault Value = 1540 Defending force 4158 troops, 67 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Allied adjusted assault: 1631 Japanese adjusted defense: 95 Allied assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied forces CAPTURE Saigon !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2209 casualties reported Squads: 25 destroyed, 76 disabled Non Combat: 50 destroyed, 62 disabled Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 23 (22 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Allied ground losses: 238 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 7th Australian Division 2nd British Division I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion 6th Australian Division 23rd British Brigade 2/9th Field Regiment 2/11th Field Regiment Eastern Army 8th Medium Regiment XXXIII Indian Corps 2/13th Field Regiment 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment IV Indian Corps 27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 137/155th Field Regiment Defending units: Cape St.Jaques Fortress 3rd RTA/A Division Imperial Guards/A Division The tattered remnants of the IJA Saigon defensive forces retreat into the malarial hell of the Mekong Delta....unfortunately I will have to send one of my brave Aussie divisions into the treacherous swamp to route them out. Dozens of IJN transports and their escorts sit in Saigon harbor to witness this horrific event...I just wish that the Allies had a few decent level bombers available to send the sitting duck IJN targets a message. Meanwhile, Burma Corps mops up on an IJA manuver group in southern Thailand: Ground combat at 60,63 Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 14119 troops, 204 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 555 Defending force 852 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42 Allied adjusted assault: 275 Japanese adjusted defense: 9 Allied assault odds: 30 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 334 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units retreated 5 Allied ground losses: 223 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 22nd (East African) Brigade 15th Indian Brigade 2nd Burma Brigade 22nd Indian Brigade 16th Indian Brigade 85th British AT Gun Regiment Defending units: 6th RTA/A Division 6th RTA/B Division 4th RTA/C Division 2nd RTA Division 1st RTA/A Division Farther north, the armor of OPERATION COBRA captures Hanoi after an ill fated banzai attack by the Viet Minh: Ground combat at Hanoi (68,56) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1401 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69 Defending force 9427 troops, 107 guns, 752 vehicles, Assault Value = 550 Japanese adjusted assault: 0 Allied adjusted defense: 457 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 1177 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 74 disabled Non Combat: 43 destroyed, 35 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 1st VM Division Defending units: 7th Armoured Brigade 3rd Carbiniers Regiment 254th Armoured Brigade 268th Motorised Brigade Ground combat at Hanoi (68,56) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 9419 troops, 107 guns, 752 vehicles, Assault Value = 550 Defending force 420 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Allied adjusted assault: 204 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 204 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied forces CAPTURE Hanoi !!! Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 432 casualties reported Squads: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 254th Armoured Brigade 7th Armoured Brigade 3rd Carbiniers Regiment 268th Motorised Brigade Defending units: 1st VM Division The 267th Armored Brigade shock attacks their way into Haiphong: Ground combat at Haiphong (68,57) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 2241 troops, 18 guns, 254 vehicles, Assault Value = 194 Defending force 2460 troops, 57 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 100 Allied adjusted assault: 29 Japanese adjusted defense: 38 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 67 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 12 (0 destroyed, 12 disabled) Assaulting units: 267th Armoured Brigade Defending units: 1st VM Division 2nd VM Division Haiphong Fortress [image]local://upfiles/14495/9BAC8331D7604A76ABF637BD4BED317F.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: COLLAPSE IN INDOCHINA (2/23/2010 5:36:56 AM)
12/20-12/21/42 SUBS SS S-40 puts a torpedo in AK Naruto Maru by Balikpappan SS Halibut sinks AK Totori Maru off Ominato CHINA Chinese recapture Pingsiang. Three big IJA armies....three offensives. In the north, 70,000 IJA troops invest Chengchow while another IJA group attempts to outflank Chengchow to the south. The Chinese have 4000 AV at Chengchow behind level 5 forts.....the daily IJA artillery bombardments we can afford...but its using up all our supply and I cant seem to draw any supplies to northern China. There are only 20 supplies at Chengchow, 20 supplies at Loyang and maybe 100 supplies at Tsiaotso....this with Tsiaotso cranking out 1200 supplies per month. If we lose Chengchow then Japan will be able to take Loyang, Tsiaotso, Nanyang. Sinyang and break the seige of Hankow. In the center, Japan has 100,000 troops NW of Hankow attempting to isolate the Chinese army currently besieging Hankow. The Chinese have 5400 AV at Sinyang and 4850 AV just E of Ichang. In addition Ive pulled out 5 Chinese artillery regiments from Changsha and they are just outside of Ichang now. Im going to try to catch the 100,000 IJA army outside of Hankow in the clear terrain hex where it currently sits with both Chinese armies with an aggregate AV over 10,000 and also the 5 artillery regiments. I can draw supply into Ichang but not into Nanyang or Sinyang or any point farther north. By pulling supply into Ichang I should be able to supply Chinese armies outside of Hankow...if I can catch the IJA stack here outside of Hankow with 10,000 Chinese AV I think we have a chance to decimate it. In the south. another 100,000 strong IJA army that had been threatening Changsha is now moving west apparently threatening Kukong.We have 1000 AV of Chinese troops loaded up in the railyards of Hengchow and Changsha ready to reinforce kukong by rail if needed. [image]local://upfiles/14495/0DE9D60944F645D79CFF29F1C748CCC6.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> NAVAL BATTLE OF KOEPANG (2/24/2010 5:44:35 AM)
12/22-12/23/42 NAVAL BATTLE OF KOEPANG After an IJN SAG led by CA Kumano bombarded Koepang a week ago I decided to move Admiral Doorman's Dutch cruiser force up from Darwin to help protect Koepang. My multiple Catalina patrol groups couldnt seem to spot the IJN raiders coming or going and the Japanese attack was unmolested by US divebombers, torpedo bombers and level bombers based at Koepang. On the night of 12/22-12/23/42 the IJN SAG came calling at Koepang again: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 68,116, Range 5,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Suzuya, Shell hits 2 CA Kumano, Shell hits 5, on fire CL Kiso, Shell hits 1 CL Tenryu, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Asashio DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 1 DD Umikaze, Shell hits 2, on fire Allied Ships CL Java, Shell hits 2, heavy fires CL Sumatra, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 9, heavy fires CL Tromp, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Banckert, Shell hits 6, heavy fires DD Van Nes, Shell hits 3 DD Witte de With DD Evertsen, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 16, and is sunk DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 8, and is sunk Poor visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 100% moonlight: 6,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards Tanaka, Kikumatsu crosses the 'T' CL De Ruyter engages CA Kumano at 5,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL Sumatra at 5,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Java at 5,000 yards DD Piet Hein engages CA Kumano at 5,000 yards CA Suzuya engages DD Kortenaer at 5,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Witte de With at 5,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Banckert at 5,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL Java at 3,000 yards CL Sumatra engages CA Suzuya at 3,000 yards CL Tenryu engages CL Sumatra at 3,000 yards CL Java engages CA Kumano at 3,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Piet Hein at 3,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Kortenaer at 3,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Witte de With at 3,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Banckert at 3,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards DD Piet Hein collides with DD Kortenaer at 68 , 116 CA Kumano engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages CA Suzuya at 6,000 yards CL Tenryu engages CL Sumatra at 6,000 yards CL Java engages CL Tenryu at 6,000 yards DD Piet Hein engages DD Asashio at 6,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Witte de With at 6,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Evertsen at 6,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Witte de With at 6,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL De Ruyter at 4,000 yards CL Sumatra engages CL Tenryu at 4,000 yards CL Kiso engages CL De Ruyter at 4,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Banckert at 4,000 yards DD Kortenaer engages DD Yamakaze at 4,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Piet Hein at 4,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Banckert at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL Tromp at 3,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Java at 3,000 yards CL Kiso engages CL Sumatra at 3,000 yards CL Kiso engages CL Java at 3,000 yards DD Piet Hein engages DD Umikaze at 3,000 yards DD Piet Hein engages DD Yamakaze at 3,000 yards DD Piet Hein sunk by DD Asashio at 3,000 yards DD Witte de With engages DD Asashio at 3,000 yards DD Banckert engages DD Yamakaze at 3,000 yards CL Sumatra engages CA Kumano at 3,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages CL Tenryu at 3,000 yards CL Tenryu engages CL De Ruyter at 3,000 yards CL Java engages CL Kiso at 3,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Witte de With at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CL Java engages CA Kumano at 2,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages CA Suzuya at 2,000 yards CL Tenryu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards CL Kiso engages CL Java at 2,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Kortenaer at 2,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards DD Kortenaer engages DD Asashio at 2,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Van Nes at 2,000 yards DD Banckert engages DD Asashio at 2,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL De Ruyter at 2,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards CL Java engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards CL Kiso engages CL Java at 2,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Kortenaer at 2,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Van Nes at 2,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Banckert at 2,000 yards CL Tromp engages CA Suzuya at 2,000 yards CL Tenryu engages CL De Ruyter at 2,000 yards CL Tenryu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards CL Kiso engages CL De Ruyter at 2,000 yards DD Kortenaer engages DD Umikaze at 2,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Kortenaer at 2,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Van Nes at 2,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Banckert at 2,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards CL Tenryu engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards CL Kiso engages CL Sumatra at 4,000 yards DD Kortenaer engages DD Umikaze at 4,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Evertsen at 4,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Kortenaer at 4,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards DD Banckert engages DD Asashio at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Tromp at 3,000 yards CL Java engages CA Suzuya at 3,000 yards CL Tenryu engages CL Sumatra at 3,000 yards CL Sumatra engages CL Kiso at 3,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Witte de With at 3,000 yards DD Evertsen engages DD Umikaze at 3,000 yards DD Kortenaer engages DD Asashio at 3,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Van Nes at 3,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Banckert at 3,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL Tromp at 3,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages CA Suzuya at 3,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages CL Tenryu at 3,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL Java at 3,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Kortenaer at 3,000 yards DD Kortenaer engages DD Yamakaze at 3,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Kortenaer at 3,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Banckert at 3,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages CA Kumano at 3,000 yards CL Tromp engages CA Suzuya at 3,000 yards CL Sumatra engages CL Kiso at 3,000 yards DD Kortenaer sunk by DD Umikaze at 3,000 yards DD Evertsen engages DD Yamakaze at 3,000 yards DD Witte de With engages DD Umikaze at 3,000 yards DD Van Nes engages DD Asashio at 3,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Banckert at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL De Ruyter at 4,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages CA Kumano at 4,000 yards CL Tenryu engages CL Java at 4,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages CL Kiso at 4,000 yards DD Banckert engages DD Umikaze at 4,000 yards DD Witte de With engages DD Yamakaze at 4,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards CL Java engages CL Tenryu at 4,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages CL Kiso at 4,000 yards DD Evertsen engages DD Umikaze at 4,000 yards DD Witte de With engages DD Asashio at 4,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Evertsen at 4,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Banckert at 4,000 yards Tanaka, Kikumatsu orders Japanese TF to disengage CL Tenryu engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards CL Tromp engages CA Suzuya at 4,000 yards CL Tenryu engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards CL Kiso engages CL De Ruyter at 4,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Evertsen at 4,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Witte de With at 4,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Banckert at 4,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards CL Tenryu engages CL Tromp at 10,000 yards CL Tenryu engages CL De Ruyter at 10,000 yards CL Tenryu engages CL Java at 10,000 yards CL Java engages CL Kiso at 10,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Van Nes at 10,000 yards DD Evertsen engages DD Yamakaze at 10,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Banckert at 10,000 yards Task forces break off... The Dutch forces got the worst of it having only the smaller caliber guns of the CLs present. CL DeRuyter, DD Piet Hein and DD Kortenaer are all sunk. However the IJN SAG is slowed down by the surface engagement and the US flyboys are able to get into the battle when the sun rises: Morning Air attack on TF, near Larantoeka at 68,112 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 18 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 14 damaged Japanese Ships CA Kumano, Torpedo hits 2, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Endeh at 66,114 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 6 B-25C Mitchell x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Umikaze Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Larantoeka at 68,112 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft Hudson III (LR) x 10 Allied aircraft losses Hudson III (LR): 4 damaged Japanese Ships CL Kiso CA Kumano, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Larantoeka at 68,112 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Kittyhawk IA x 6 A-24 Banshee x 14 P-40K Warhawk x 6 Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 9 damaged Japanese Ships CA Kumano, on fire CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Kiso Aircraft Attacking: 6 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Suzuya -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Endeh at 66,114 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft P-38F Lightning x 25 P-40K Warhawk x 12 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 10000 feet 25 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Endeh at 66,114 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 9 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 8 damaged Japanese Ships DD Umikaze Aircraft Attacking: 9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo Intel reports CA Suzuya and CL Agano as sunk. It looks as if the damaged IJN ships are withdrawing NW towards Soerabaja...over a half dozen subs will be placed in position to intercept. CL Sumatra is a floating hulk and is tied up pierside at Koepang along with CL Java, DD Banckert and DD Evertson effecting repairs. Looks like we will need to transfer some CAs from India and SOPAC to help protect the waters off Timor. INDIA IJN CVLs and CVEs conduct a raid on shipping off Diamond Harbor: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 52,38 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 B5N1 Kate x 6 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 6 Japanese aircraft losses B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships AMc Agra, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AMc Calcutta, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo CAP engaged: No.5 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35600 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes No.5 Sqn RAF Det with Hurricane IIc Trop (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 35600 Raid is overhead Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Calcutta at 52,37 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 23 B5N1 Kate x 8 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed Allied Ships AMc Lahore, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AMc Chandbali, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo CAP engaged: No.5 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 35600 Raid is overhead No.5 Sqn RAF Det with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35600 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes CHINA OPERATION COBRA breaks through to relieve China as the armor combines with Chinese infantry to capture Lang Son on the Indochia/China border: Ground combat at Lang Son (70,56) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 7346 troops, 72 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 248 Defending force 22279 troops, 193 guns, 669 vehicles, Assault Value = 964 Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 21st Ind.Mixed Division 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment Defending units: 254th Armoured Brigade 31st Chinese Corps 64th Chinese/C Corps 7th Armoured Brigade 268th Motorised Brigade 64th Chinese/A Corps 52nd Chinese/C Corps 35th Group Army Ground combat at Lang Son (70,56) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 21257 troops, 193 guns, 669 vehicles, Assault Value = 953 Defending force 7099 troops, 72 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 235 Allied adjusted assault: 751 Japanese adjusted defense: 63 Allied assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied forces CAPTURE Lang Son !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1484 casualties reported Squads: 57 destroyed, 27 disabled Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 55 disabled Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 27 (27 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Allied ground losses: 150 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 64th Chinese/C Corps 254th Armoured Brigade 64th Chinese/A Corps 7th Armoured Brigade 31st Chinese Corps 268th Motorised Brigade 52nd Chinese/C Corps 35th Group Army Defending units: 21st Ind.Mixed Division 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment OPERATION COBRA has now opened a highway from Burma-Indochina-China....supplies and modern artillery from SE Asia can now move to reinforce China. Here is a look at the 3300 AV IJA army NW of Hankow: Ground combat at 84,49 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 90266 troops, 847 guns, 225 vehicles, Assault Value = 3338 Defending force 48 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 5129 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 5129 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: Attacker: shock(+) Allied ground losses: Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 8th Ind.Mixed Brigade 13th Ind.Mixed Brigade 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade 37th Division 41st Division RGC Capital Brigade 15th Tank Regiment 60th Infantry Brigade 116th Division 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade 40th Division 51st Infantry Brigade 3rd Division 6th RGC Division 1st Army 11th Army 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 89th Chinese/C Regiment Next turn Chinese troops from the 5400 AV army at Sinyang and the 4800 AV army E of Ichang will begin to converge on the IJA stack outside of Hankow...we are hoping to be able to get a 2:1 attack on this stack in clear terrain. 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racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (2/25/2010 4:20:39 AM)
12/24-12/25/42 SUBS SS KXIII puts a torpedo in AK Yohozo Maru off Salajar. SS Silversides sinks AK Nikki Maru near Rota. SS Silversides puts a fish in AK Tokosims Maru near Rota. Silversides skipper LTCMDR Burlingame seems to be at the top of his game. SS KXIV sinks AK Kazan Maru by Tinian. CHINA/SE ASIA SUPPLY SITUATION As Ive mentioned before China has been literally starving for supplies since we installed the 1096 and 1097 patches.....especially in northern China. China has lost none of her 12/7/41 cities producing supplies/HI/LI/Oil/Refineries with the only exception of Wenchow. The main reason I launched the Allied offensive into Burma from India in 7/42 was an attempt to bring more supplies into China. China has a lot of its HI concentrated around Chungking(324 HI), Chengtu(160 HI) and Kunming(100 HI). I think that one of the problems I am seeing in regards to supply production in China is the inability for Chengtu and Chungking to draw fuel from Urumchi to power their HI. Urumchi with a small Refinery(20) now has stockpiled over 25,000 fuel. Kunming has 2000 supplies....one of the few Chinese cities with more than 20 supplies....and I think that is because it is drawing fuel down the Burma Road from Magwe to power its HI. Magwe with a large Refinery(100) capable of producing 900 fuel/day has a stockpile of 13,000 oil but only has a stockpile of 1 fuel...so obviously its being drawn elsewhere....my guess is to China and especially Kunming. Rangoon....with a 57 Refinery(143 are damaged) has a stockpile of 11,700 oil and 4000 fuel. The only other refinery in Allied control in SE Asia is at Bangkok(20). Together, Magwe, Bangkok and Rangoon have a combined Refinery capacity of 177/day......capable of producing 177 supplies/day and 1593 fuel/day. This fuel in turn will power 796 HI/day to produce 1592 supplies/day....easily more than enough fuel to power the HI at Bangkok(20), and Saigon(10). The key here is to get the surplus 1533 fuel produced/day into China to power the HI at Kunming(200 fuel/day), Chengtu(320 fuel/day) and Chungking (648 fuel/day). Every drop of fuel is being sucked out of Magwe so hopefully the newly opened main highway running from Burma thru Indochina to China will enable the surplus fuel produced at Rangoon to be drawn into China. I had been considering using USN CVs and CVEs to cover a massive resupply of some 300,000-400,000 supply points from Noumea into Saigon but now I wonder if that is really necessary. I cant move any supplies by sea from India to Rangoon due to the presence of IJN CVLs and CVEs in the Andaman Sea near Port Blair. But with the capture of nearly all of Burma/Thailand/Indochina Im thinking that the supply situation in SE Asia is more self contained now. Rangoon with 40 HI and 57 Refineries produces 97 supplies/day. Magwe with 100 Refineries produces 100 supplies/day. Bangkok with 60 LI, 20 HI and 20 Refineries produces 120 supplies /day. Phnom Penh with 20 LI produces 20 supplies/day. Saigon with 40 LI and 10 HI produces 60 supplies day. That makes a grand total of about 400/day or 12,000/month. The fuel apparently being drawn from the Magwe refinery is powering HI in China to the tune of 900 supplies/day or 27,000 per month. Hostilities are winding down in Indochina so the supply usage there should be minimal. I was able to draw another 65,000 supplies from Indochina/Thailand to Hanoi this turn and Ill see if I can get that supply to be drawn into southern and central China next turn. I have 100 C-47s and 25 DC-2s, DC-3s and Lodestarts at Ledo that are flying supplies over the hump into Chengtu vevery day. I could base these transports at Chittagong to fly supplies into Rangoon to repair the 143 damaged refineries there but that would really only yield one extra supply/turn for each 1000 supply points expended....same as repairing LI and it appears that the Allies wouldnt need the 9 extra fuel per turn as they already have more than enough fuel for all their HI. Now if I could only figure out how to draw supplies into northern China. INDOCHINA The 7th Australian Division captures Soc Trang as it shock attacks across a finger of the Mekong Delta. The 6th Australian Division will assault Dalat tomorrow while the 23rd British Brigade advances on Cam ranh Bay. Farther north, 4 Burma Corps Brigades will assault the last significant remaining IJA battlegroup left in SE Asia next turn. Meanwhile, after a long 6 month campaign stretching from India to the South China Sea, Eastern Army Command sits down for a well deserved Christmas dinner at the Saigon Sheraton. [image]local://upfiles/14495/7E0E7AB98A2A48F3A8F04756B8EA5593.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (2/26/2010 3:58:01 AM)
12/26-12/27/42 SUBS SS Trigger spots an IJN SAG with BB haruna and 4 CAs near Ontong Java....looks like they are on their way to bombard an Allied base in the Solomons. SS I-17 sinks SS S-44 near Moa....thats the 2nd USN sub Ive had torpedoed by an IJN sub. SOPAC The large IJN SAG spotted by SS Trigger bombards the airfields on Feni Islands: Naval bombardment of Feni Islands at 108,126 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Haruna BB Kongo CA Chokai CA Atago CA Takao CA Chikuma CA Tone CL Jintsu CL Naka CL Sendai Allied ground losses: 96 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 22 Port hits 1 BB Haruna firing at Feni Islands BB Kongo firing at Feni Islands CA Chokai firing at Feni Islands CA Atago firing at 3rd RNZAF Base Force CA Takao firing at 12th USN Naval Construction Battalion CA Chikuma firing at 821st Engineer Aviation Battalion CA Tone firing at Feni Islands CL Jintsu firing at 3rd RNZAF Base Force CL Naka firing at 16th USN Naval Construction Battalion CL Sendai firing at Feni Islands CV Saratoga ties up pierside at Noumea to complete repairs from the constant action off New Britain, the Admiralties and Bismarcks over the past 2 months. Sara will be out of action for a couple of weeks. CV Yorktown completes repairs at Sydney and rejoins CV Enterprise at Noumea so the US Navy still has 2 operational carriers in the Pacific. SWPAC The Americal Division captures Wewak. The next objective is Aitape. INDOCHINA The 6th Australian Division captures Dalat. Burma Corps maul remnants of multiple RTA regiments outside of Udon: Ground combat at 61,63 Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 12729 troops, 200 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 485 Defending force 625 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33 Allied adjusted assault: 142 Japanese adjusted defense: 6 Allied assault odds: 23 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: op mode(-), morale(-), supply(-) Attacker: fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 219 casualties reported Squads: 14 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 13 (12 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units retreated 4 Allied ground losses: 80 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 22nd Indian Brigade 15th Indian Brigade 22nd (East African) Brigade 16th Indian Brigade 85th British AT Gun Regiment Defending units: 6th RTA/A Division 4th RTA/C Division 6th RTA/B Division 2nd RTA Division 1st RTA/A Division OPERATION COBRA continues to clear the China/Indochina border of IJA units: Ground combat at 69,55 Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 17662 troops, 161 guns, 669 vehicles, Assault Value = 823 Defending force 4957 troops, 53 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 144 Allied adjusted assault: 626 Japanese adjusted defense: 53 Allied assault odds: 11 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1953 casualties reported Squads: 57 destroyed, 32 disabled Non Combat: 69 destroyed, 41 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Allied ground losses: 247 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 14 (0 destroyed, 14 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 254th Armoured Brigade 268th Motorised Brigade 31st Chinese Corps 7th Armoured Brigade 52nd Chinese/C Corps Defending units: 21st Ind.Mixed Division 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment CHINA The stage continues to be set for the "Mother of all battles" outside of Hankow in central China. StoneAge knows we are coming and has reinforced his army NW of Hankow to 135,000 troops, 800 guns and 305 tanks...there's over 3000 AV here in clear terrain. Opposing this, the Chinese have an army with 4800 AV and 5 artillery regiments approaching from Ichang and another 4700 AV arrmy with 2 antitank regiments approaching from Sinyang...we are trying to catch the IJA army in a vise with over 9500 Chinese AV. This time around however StoneAge will be facing Allied airpower over China unlike anything he has seen to date. Its still not too late for us to call this thing off but sometimes operations seem to take on a life of their own. Im drawn to this engagement like a moth to the flame and StoneAge is just sitting there waiting for me to commit. Meanwhile with things approaching a climax in central China the IJA army of the north sits quietly and bombards away at us in Chengchow while the IJA army of the south has again disappeared from aerial view. Our attempt to draw 65,000 supply from Hanoi into central China failed miserably so I will reset all the supply draw arrows and try again. [image]local://upfiles/14495/ECB78B3BE67845D18328A057CEE19753.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (2/27/2010 4:36:59 AM)
12/28-12/31/42 SUBS SS Narwhal fires 19 shells into AK Taito Maru by Tohohara before she runs out of ammo. SS Halibut is hit by 10 DCs from IJN ASW off sapporo. INDOCHINA 23rd British Brigade overruns Cam Ranh Bay. The Chindits crush the remnants of Imperial Guards and 55th Divisions outside of Pisanuloke. CHINA Scores of Allied bombers pound the now 138,000 IJA troops NW of Hankow as some 9300 Chinese AV invest the hex. After literally starving for supplies for months China now has drawn 65,000 supplies to Ichang to provision the nearly 400,000 Chinese hordes NW of Hankow. Chungking had been over 35,000 for the entire war until we installed v1096....then supply dropped at Chungking to about 11,000. Now that the Alies have overrun the refineries in SE Asia and there is plenty of fuel for HI in China(along with the 125 transport AC at Ledo flying supplies into Chengtu) Chungking now has 42,000 supplies and its growing every turn with no use of the supply draw arrows...and this in the face of scores of 4Es flying combat missions. We are going to bombard the Japanese telephone pole NW of Hankow with the Chinese telephone pole this turn.....then we will rest one turn to draw attack supply and then we will launch a massive deliberate attack. May the biggest stack win...... [image]local://upfiles/14495/CEEF49DF83A94333BC445FC1642C4EE7.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (2/27/2010 7:50:16 PM)
OPERATIONAL PLANNING 1943 SWPAC During November/December 1942 SWPAC advanced over 300 miles from Lae to Wewak. For the first half of 1943, SWPAC will continue to advance along the north coast of New Guinea to Aitape and eventually to Biak, Noemfoor and Sorong. A series of large airfields(level 7-8) will be constructed along the northern shore of New Guinea to cover an eventual invasion of the Paulaus and Carolines in the latter half of 1943. The Paulaus and carolines will need to be secured prior to a CENTPAC advance into the Marianas currently scheduled for late 1943-early 1944. SOPAC During November/December 1943 SOPAC advanced over 500 miles from Feni Islands in the Solomons to Manus in the Admiralties. SOPAC is primarily a naval command and has nearly run out of map area to invade. SOPAC now has 2 operational carriers....CV Enterprise and CV Yorktown. CV Hornet, CV Lexington and CV Saratoga are all currently repairing battle damage/undergoing routine maintenance and will eventually complete their 10/42 upgrades before heading back out to battle. SOPAC has one more offensive operation left...the invasion of Rabaul....currently scheduled for the later half of January 1943. Following that operation the troops and ships of SOPAC will be reassigned to either MacArthur's SWPAC command for the New Guinea operations or Nimitz's CENTPAC command for the advance across the central Pacific. Level 8 airfields(level 10 with Air HQs) will be constructed at Manus and Mussau Island and used to base heavy bombers for the neutralization of the great Japanese naval base and airbase at Truk. Truk also needs to be suppressed prior to the CENTPAC advance into the Marianas. [image]local://upfiles/14495/85539759828D4878AF17BE82FC51B4CB.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (2/27/2010 9:17:57 PM)
OPERATIONAL PLANNING 1943 CHINA Ive pretty much accomplished my objectives here....southern China at least has ample supplies flowing in. Northern/Eastern China(everything east of Sian) is starving and there's not too much I can do about it save raising hell in southern and central China. Ive offered another ceasefire to StoneAge for China....if accepted hostilities will cease immediately. If declined.....Eastern Command will attempt to retake the crown colony of Hong Kong. BURMA/THAILAND/INDOCHINA It will require a couple more months to mop up Japanese resistance in Thailand/Indochina. The main objective here is to open up the railroad from Saigon to Hanoi/Haiphong to China and keep the supplies flowing. Its a vast theatre to defend. A major resupply operation is on the way to Burma. Five USN CVEs have been sent from SOPAC to the Indian Ocean to cover massive Allied resupply convoys from India and Capetown to Rangoon. Once ashore....this supply can flow throughout SE Asia and beyond to China. Of course there is a very good chance that we may see CVE on CVE carrier combat in the Andaman Sea if StoneAge keeps his CVLs/CVEs off Port Blair. CENTPAC SOPAC will transfer all carrier assets to CENTPAC following the capture of Rabaul in January 1943. CENTPAC will attempt to keep at least 3 CVs operational at all times as the 5 USN CVs complete repairs of battle damage and undergo their 10/42 upgrades. All the APs and AKs will be transferred to CENTPAC following the Rabaul operation. CENTPAC will secure the Gilbert Islands in February 1943 with landings at Tarawa, Makin and Nauru.....these islands are believed to be lightly defended. Large airfields will then be constructed on Makin and Tarawa atolls to soften up Japanese bases in the Marshalls. Following the Gilbert ops all APs will go back to Pearl Harbor for their 3/43 conversion to APAs. All five USN carriers will be completely repaired/updated and ready for use by 4/1/43. In April 1943 CENTPAC will invade the Marshall Islands...at this time we are planning on securing Mili, Maloelap and Kusaie atolls. Strongly defended Kwajalein, Jaluit and Eniwetok will be bypassed and neutralized from airfields on the neighboring islands. Im expecting opposed atoll assaults for the Marshall ops and I want the amphibious transports to be as highly upgraded as possible. Between Pearl Harbor and the US west coast there are currently two 100,000 capacity supply convoys on autopilot to build up supplies on Oahu to hopefully 3,000,000 by the end of 1943. CENTPAC plans on a late 1943-early 1944 assault on the Marianas to construct massive aerodromes for the planned B-29 bomber air assault on Japan itself. This B-29 bomber offensive will consume unbelieveable amounts of supply so we intend to accumulate as much supply as possible in forward bases to sustain offensive operations. [image]local://upfiles/14495/B47EFDD80A44448AA97B6250ED7E8C10.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (2/28/2010 12:09:16 AM)
1/1-1/2/43 SUBS As 1943 begins US Navy torpedo effectiveness basically doubles as the dud rate decreases from 90%-80%: SS Guardfish sinks SC CHa-31 off Koshiki-jima. SS Gato sinks DMS W-8 near Utsonomiya. CHINA The "mother of all battles" begins NW of Hankow as 9300 Chinese AV square off against 3000 IJA AV" Ground combat at 84,49 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 234673 troops, 1467 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9432 Defending force 93392 troops, 844 guns, 344 vehicles, Assault Value = 3246 Japanese ground losses: 1524 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 91 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 111 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 56 (3 destroyed, 53 disabled) Allied ground losses: 41 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 51st Chinese/C Corps 98th Chinese Corps 9th Prov Chinese Corps 48th Chinese Corps 94th Chinese Corps 4th Chinese/C Corps 38th Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 28th New Chinese Division 39th Chinese Corps 71st Chinese/A Corps 58th Chinese Corps 90th Chinese Corps 78th Chinese Corps 4th Chinese/A Corps 46th Chinese/A Corps 24th Chinese/C Corps 84th Chinese Corps 68th Chinese Corps 24th Chinese/A Corps 76th Chinese Corps 47th Chinese Corps 51st Chinese/B Corps 21st Chinese Corps 3rd Prov Chinese/B Corps 91st Chinese Corps 22nd Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 4th Chinese/B Corps 32nd Chinese Corps 55th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Corps 37th Chinese Corps 3rd Prov Chinese/C Corps 57th Chinese Corps 77th Chinese Corps 46th Chinese/B Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps 60th Chinese/B Corps 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps 40th Chinese Corps 46th Chinese/C Corps 11th Group Army 3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment 4th War Area Jingcha War Area 7th War Area 3rd War Area 22nd Artillery Regiment 1st Artillery Regiment Red Chinese Army 7th Artillery Regiment 4th Heavy Mortar Regiment Defending units: 40th Division 60th Infantry Brigade 3rd Division 13th Ind.Mixed Brigade 116th Division 41st Division 51st Infantry Brigade 8th Ind.Mixed Brigade 37th Division 15th Tank Regiment 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade RGC Capital Brigade 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade 6th RGC Division 1st Army 11th Army Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 84,49 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 235373 troops, 1523 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9442 Defending force 92436 troops, 845 guns, 345 vehicles, Assault Value = 3198 Japanese ground losses: 1998 casualties reported Squads: 15 destroyed, 130 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 60 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 37 (1 destroyed, 36 disabled) Allied ground losses: 54 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 38th Chinese Corps 98th Chinese Corps 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps 55th Chinese Corps 4th Chinese/A Corps 58th Chinese Corps 3rd Prov Chinese/C Corps 47th Chinese Corps 24th Chinese/A Corps 26th Chinese Corps 60th Chinese/B Corps 46th Chinese/B Corps 71st Chinese/A Corps 57th Chinese Corps 77th Chinese Corps 94th Chinese Corps 90th Chinese Corps 4th Chinese/B Corps 40th Chinese Corps 91st Chinese Corps 3rd Prov Chinese/B Corps 24th Chinese/C Corps 9th Prov Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 68th Chinese Corps 51st Chinese/B Corps 48th Chinese Corps 46th Chinese/A Corps 28th New Chinese Division 32nd Chinese Corps 78th Chinese Corps 39th Chinese Corps 37th Chinese Corps 76th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps 21st Chinese Corps 22nd Chinese Corps 51st Chinese/C Corps 4th Chinese/C Corps 84th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Corps 46th Chinese/C Corps 1st Artillery Regiment 3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment 7th War Area 4th Heavy Mortar Regiment Jingcha War Area 3rd War Area 22nd Artillery Regiment 57th AT Gun Regiment 11th Group Army Red Chinese Army 7th Artillery Regiment 4th War Area 56th AT Gun Regiment Defending units: 15th Tank Regiment 13th Ind.Mixed Brigade 37th Division 8th Ind.Mixed Brigade 116th Division RGC Capital Brigade 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade 51st Infantry Brigade 3rd Division 40th Division 60th Infantry Brigade 41st Division 6th RGC Division 1st Army 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 11th Army Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Japan suffers 3500 casualties over a 2 day period...payback for the early war artillery bombardments. Im a bit surprised that StoneAge did not fire back with his 850 guns...makes me wonder if Japan is short of supplies here....that would be strange as Japan can ship in supply by xAKs directly next door to Hankow. The 5 artillery regiments will fire next turn but all the infantry will rest as they draw attack supply from Ichang. Meanwhile a huge air battle rages on over the hex. Japan puts some 81 A6M3s, Oscars and Tojos on CAP over the hex and they engage scores of Allied fighters and bombers. Unfortunately our Vengeance divebombers and Blenhein VDs go in without their escorts and are decimated. When the smoke clears the Allies have lost 58 AC in A2A combat over the hex to 16 Japanese AC. Overall the Allies lose 78 AC this turn vs 27 Japanese AC. Losses include 22 Vengeance, 12 Blenheim VD, 11 Hurricanes, 10 Oscars, 10 P-40Es, 8 Vanguard, 7 P-38Gs, 6 A6M3s, and 4 Beaufighter VI. The cost is high but the bombers do their job....over 1000 IJA casualties are inflicted. All of the 4E and most of the 2E bombers are flying out of Chungking...it is a level 8 airfield with a radius 3 Air HQ so its at the "magic" 10 level but unfortunately I only have about 150 aviation engineers there....so flight ops will never be as robust as needed to continue a massive bombing campaign. I can project enough air power from Chungking for another 2 days of rest for the LCUs by Hankow and then 2 more days of attack...then the bombers will need some R&R. If we launch an assault the turn after next it will have to be successful...or we will need to withdraw. In the far south Japan moves some 20,000 troops on Kwangchowan. StoneAge will probably take the city but we are massing some 1000 AV of infantry and another 300 AV of modern armor(General Lee and Stuart I tanks) to retake the city. I offered StoneAge another truce in China. If he refuses Eastern Command will begin planning ops for the recapture of the British crown colony at Hong Kong. INDOCHINA OPERATION COBRA completes its mission by capturing Haiphong: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Haiphong (68,57) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 8845 troops, 107 guns, 723 vehicles, Assault Value = 568 Defending force 2169 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86 Allied adjusted assault: 323 Japanese adjusted defense: 3 Allied assault odds: 107 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Haiphong !!! Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1181 casualties reported Squads: 68 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 82 disabled Engineers: 13 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 26 (26 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 3rd Carbiniers Regiment 268th Motorised Brigade 7th Armoured Brigade 267th Armoured Brigade Defending units: 2nd VM Division Haiphong Fortress Farther south the 6th Australian Division advances on Quinhon. Eastern Command's objective here is to open a rail line from Saigon to Haiphong/Hanoi to open a supply line into southern China. The rest of III Indian Corps and 1st Australian Corps is engaged in garrison duty and mop up of small battlegoups of IJA stragglers. [image]local://upfiles/14495/D18523A459BE4DB6B6F63EE27EC44457.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (3/1/2010 7:16:32 AM)
1/3-1/6/43 SUBS SS Salmon sinks TK Tennan Maru by Toyohara. SS Sargo sinks AK Ada Maru off Pescadores. DEI B-25s based at Koepang land a 500 lb bomb on AK Gosei Maru. Dutch held Soerabaja is now out of supply. A massive Allied supply convoy covered by 5 USN CVEs reaches Darwin en route to Soerabaja. SOPAC CV Hornet completes pierside repair of SYS and minor flotation damage and goes into the shipyard at Sydney to repair major FLT and ENG damage and complete her 10/42 upgrades. CBI Burma Corps captures Pakse. Last turn I offered StoneAge another ceasefire in the CBI for the 5th or 6th time. Here is his response: Ground combat at Kwangchowan (73,60) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 16142 troops, 157 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 553 Defending force 2264 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68 Japanese adjusted assault: 485 Allied adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 161 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kwangchowan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 187 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 2267 casualties reported Squads: 16 destroyed, 83 disabled Non Combat: 82 destroyed, 93 disabled Engineers: 7 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment 104th Division 41st Infantry Rgt /1 21st Mortar Battalion 23rd Army 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Defending units: 93rd Chinese Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 48188 troops, 437 guns, 134 vehicles, Assault Value = 1788 Defending force 115648 troops, 508 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3978 Japanese adjusted assault: 849 Allied adjusted defense: 1000 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 5) Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 8840 casualties reported Squads: 68 destroyed, 432 disabled Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 391 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 46 disabled Vehicles lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1597 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 116 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 170 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Assaulting units: 15th RGC Temp. Division 36th Division 59th Infantry Brigade 35th Division 32nd Division 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade 1st NCPC Infantry Brigade 12th Army 15th AA Regiment Defending units: 92nd Chinese Corps 33rd Chinese Corps 3rd Construction Regiment 42nd Chinese Corps 13th Chinese Corps 16th Chinese/A Corps 93rd Chinese Corps 5th New Chinese Corps 96th Chinese Corps 61st Chinese Corps 34th Chinese Corps 29th Chinese Corps 7th New Chinese Corps 80th Chinese Corps 69th Chinese/B Corps 87th Chinese Corps 41st Chinese Corps 16th Chinese/B Corps 7th Construction Regiment 36th Chinese Corps 16th Chinese/C Corps 7th Group Army 39th Group Army 24th Group Army 36th Group Army 10th Chinese Base Force 1st War Area 4th Group Army 8th Group Army Lusu War Area 13th Construction Regiment I dont care about Kwangchowan....I have over 1000 Chinese and 300 Allied armor AV on the way. I am concerned about Chengchow however. I have 4000 AV there behind level 5 forts but without supplies the adjusted AV is only 1000 and Japan narrowly misses a 1:1 attack. If Chengchow falls then Loyang and Tsiaotso will be lost also. All I can do about this is to continue the offensive in southern China. Next turn the 9600 Chinese AV outside of Hankow are ordered to attack. [image]local://upfiles/14495/585AF906956F499F8A24D756E9617E3D.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (3/3/2010 2:56:52 AM)
1/7-1/10/43 SUBS SS Hake sinks PB Nishho Maru off Sanghai. SS Scamp sinks PB Fuji Maru by Aogashima. CBI After several turns of aerial and artillery bombardment the Chinese launch a bloody 2 day assault on the Japanese army NW of hankow: Ground combat at 84,49 Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 243666 troops, 1574 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9682 Defending force 91365 troops, 846 guns, 344 vehicles, Assault Value = 3135 Allied adjusted assault: 3576 Japanese adjusted defense: 2523 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 8934 casualties reported Squads: 211 destroyed, 561 disabled Non Combat: 209 destroyed, 452 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 45 disabled Guns lost 10 (0 destroyed, 10 disabled) Vehicles lost 98 (37 destroyed, 61 disabled) Allied ground losses: 22027 casualties reported Squads: 120 destroyed, 2045 disabled Non Combat: 69 destroyed, 1075 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 107 disabled Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled) Assaulting units: 84th Chinese Corps 68th Chinese Corps 4th Chinese/C Corps 9th Prov Chinese Corps 21st Chinese Corps 76th Chinese Corps 39th Chinese Corps 28th Chinese Corps 46th Chinese/B Corps 10th Chinese Corps 60th Chinese/B Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps 55th Chinese Corps 38th Chinese Corps 90th Chinese Corps 46th Chinese/A Corps 24th Chinese/A Corps 2nd Chinese Corps 3rd Prov Chinese/B Corps 3rd Prov Chinese/C Corps 4th Chinese/B Corps 94th Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 51st Chinese/C Corps 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps 98th Chinese Corps 37th Chinese Corps 22nd Chinese Corps 57th Chinese Corps 51st Chinese/B Corps 40th Chinese Corps 47th Chinese Corps 91st Chinese Corps 78th Chinese Corps 4th Chinese/A Corps 71st Chinese/A Corps 24th Chinese/C Corps 32nd Chinese Corps 58th Chinese Corps 77th Chinese Corps 28th New Chinese Division 48th Chinese Corps 46th Chinese/C Corps 4th War Area 1st Artillery Regiment 4th Heavy Mortar Regiment 22nd Artillery Regiment Red Chinese Army 57th AT Gun Regiment 3rd War Area 11th Group Army 7th Artillery Regiment Jingcha War Area 7th War Area 3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment 56th AT Gun Regiment Defending units: RGC Capital Brigade 3rd Division 116th Division 15th Tank Regiment 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade 40th Division 13th Ind.Mixed Brigade 51st Infantry Brigade 41st Division 37th Division 60th Infantry Brigade 8th Ind.Mixed Brigade 6th RGC Division 11th Army Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Army 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Ground combat at 84,49 Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 224004 troops, 1574 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8027 Defending force 82156 troops, 846 guns, 294 vehicles, Assault Value = 2594 Allied adjusted assault: 1320 Japanese adjusted defense: 1040 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 10199 casualties reported Squads: 158 destroyed, 356 disabled Non Combat: 89 destroyed, 325 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 39 disabled Guns lost 10 (0 destroyed, 10 disabled) Vehicles lost 82 (60 destroyed, 22 disabled) Allied ground losses: 17118 casualties reported Squads: 105 destroyed, 843 disabled Non Combat: 51 destroyed, 1044 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 102 disabled Assaulting units: 10th Chinese Corps 91st Chinese Corps 4th Chinese/C Corps 57th Chinese Corps 94th Chinese Corps 84th Chinese Corps 68th Chinese Corps 4th Chinese/A Corps 3rd Prov Chinese/B Corps 37th Chinese Corps 39th Chinese Corps 22nd Chinese Corps 9th Prov Chinese Corps 78th Chinese Corps 46th Chinese/A Corps 90th Chinese Corps 3rd Prov Chinese/C Corps 47th Chinese Corps 77th Chinese Corps 38th Chinese Corps 21st Chinese Corps 60th Chinese/B Corps 48th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps 26th Chinese Corps 24th Chinese/C Corps 98th Chinese Corps 28th New Chinese Division 4th Chinese/B Corps 51st Chinese/C Corps 28th Chinese Corps 58th Chinese Corps 46th Chinese/B Corps 55th Chinese Corps 40th Chinese Corps 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps 51st Chinese/B Corps 71st Chinese/A Corps 2nd Chinese Corps 24th Chinese/A Corps 76th Chinese Corps 32nd Chinese Corps 46th Chinese/C Corps 22nd Artillery Regiment 1st Artillery Regiment 57th AT Gun Regiment 11th Group Army Red Chinese Army 7th Artillery Regiment 4th War Area 4th Heavy Mortar Regiment Jingcha War Area 3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment 3rd War Area 7th War Area 56th AT Gun Regiment Defending units: 8th Ind.Mixed Brigade 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade 13th Ind.Mixed Brigade 116th Division 3rd Division 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade 40th Division RGC Capital Brigade 60th Infantry Brigade 51st Infantry Brigade 15th Tank Regiment 41st Division 37th Division 6th RGC Division 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Army Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 11th Army 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment The losses rival those on the Somme in WWI....the Chinese suffer nearly 40,000 casualties vs 19,000 Japanese. Even though the Japanese are low on supplies here its just another stalemate for us. Over in Indochina the 1st Australian Corps captures Quinhon. SOPAC CV Enterprise and CV Yorktown cover a major reinforcement convoy headed to Mussau island....30,000 supplies, additional construction and aviation engineers and an Air HQ...the sooner we can build up Mussau into a level 10 airfield the sooner we can neutralize Truk. At Noumea, CV Saratoga completes repairs and sails north to join the other carriers in the Bismarks. APs and AKs begin loading up the 37th Infantry Division and a couple of tank battalions....as soon as the Mussau reinforcment operation is complete SOPAC will invade at Rabaul. [image]local://upfiles/14495/C4013A410F5B4144B9144FE271A5BC44.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (3/4/2010 2:44:00 AM)
1/11-1/12/43 SUBS SS S-30 puts a torpedo in AK Anyo Maro off Balikpappan. SS Swordfish sinks PB Akitsui Maru by Hong Kong. USN subs seem to make their encounters more lethal now but they seem to have much fewer encounters. On top of that many of the USN subs are coming back to port pretty banged up...this with no combat reports of ASW/SUB interactions. I should pay more attention to the operation reports but it looks as if Japanese ASW AC are becoming much more effective in spotting Allied subs....suppressing them...and even dropping ordnance on them. I may have to pull my subs farther out to sea to keep them out of renge of the ASW AC....that means fewer shoreline patrols. CEASEFIRE IN CHINA StoneAge consented to a ceasefire in China. If StoneAge had agreed to a ceasefire the 1st time I offered.....right after the Allies reopened the Burma Road....he would still own Thailand and Indochina. As it is, a ceasefire now stops Eastern Army from invading China with lots of artillery and supplies to reduce and capture Canton/Hong Kong. I'm letting StoneAge determine all parameters of the ceasefire....frozen units...duration of ceasefire etc. I offered to withdraw from Hankow if Japan withdraws from Chengchow. I will attach a map of the ceasefire line once everything is finalized. Its strange but he almosts acts like he is doing me a favor with the current ceasefire. In addition....StoneAge only wants a ceasefire in China....not in all of SE Asia. Maybe he thinks he is going to recapture all of Indochina, Thailand and Burma. As it stands now the Allies could assault Malaya instead of China. But Im done in this theatre...I opened a major highway from Thailand into China and was able to draw over 100,000 supplies into southern China already. Im not interested in retaking Malaya. I also dont plan on any strategic bombing or aerial naval interdiction from my Thai/Indochinese bases until 1944 at the earliest. The Australian 9th Division arrived in Aden last turn. I will probably send this division along with the Aussie 6th & 7th divisions to Timor for an eventual thrust by the 1st Australian Corps into the DEI. All the Brits currently in SE Asia will remain along with III Indian Corps and Burma Corps.The Indian LCUs in particular will be stacked with HQs in well supplied cities to take on the hordes of Indian replacements. SUPPLY IN INDOCHINA I currently have an operation in progress where 5 USN CVEs are escorting a large supply comvoy to Soerabaja. After completing the Soerabaja resupply op, I had been planning on sailing the 5 CVEs to the Andaman Sea to cover a massive resupply of SE Asia through the port at Rangoon. However now I dont think this will be necessary. Last turn I maxed out the supply draw for Myitkina and Shwebo and Ive attached a screenshot of the results...now there are 100,000 supplies in Myitkina and 34,000 supplies in Shwebo...all pulled thru the jungle from India. Ledo is a bit short on supply now(Ledo had over 50,000 supplies 2 turns ago for the transport AC aerial resupply into Chengtu) as is Imphal but Ill take that. This turn I reset the supply arrows to flow the supplies to Rangoon and Moulmein....it really looks to me like you dont need naval transport of supplies from India into Burma with the way the supply draw thru the jungle is working right now. [image]local://upfiles/14495/8D18937A8E2742259971CD9046AC0E35.jpg[/image]

DanielAnsell -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (3/4/2010 3:48:48 AM)
Just out of curiousity, why are you not interested in retaking Malaya/Singapore? I'd think you could hold it pretty well now, and it would make at least as good a springboard into the DEI as SWPAC/Oz. You've got a solid army within striking distance, and little risk of significant Japanese land-based counter attack from China.

racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (3/6/2010 5:50:48 AM)
Carny....you are absolutely correct....I could probably have easily overrun Malaya and Singapore if I had chosen to. My initial objective in 7/42 when I crossed the Indian border into Burma was to reopen the Burma Road as China was literally starving post patch v1096 and v1097. After reopening the Burma Road and destroying the IJA Imperial Guards and 55th Divisions I was surprised at how few IJA troops StoneAge had commited for the defense of Burma....maybe 400 AV of SNLF and Naval Guards in addition to the 2 aforementioned divisions. I was frustrated with Japan conducting 3 seperate offensives in northern, central and southern China while leaving SE Asia hang out to dry so I continued the Eastern Army offensive into Rangoon and Moulmein in an attempt to force StoneAge to commit more troops to Se Asia. StoneAge didnt ever commit any more troops....all there were were RTA and Viet Minh troops and before I knew it the Allies had overrun all of Thailand and Indochina. Then I decided to open a main highway into southern China for additional supply purposes. My original intention in 7/42 was never to overrun all of SE Asia. I still hold Batavia with over 1300 AV behind level 5 forts in 3x terrain with 50 P-38s flying CAP. If I had wanted to end this game as quickly as possible I could have sent an Air HQ to Batavia along with 200 4E bombers and 2 more P-38 squadrons and systematically nuked Palembang, Soerabaja, Balikpappan etc and ended the war by the end of 1942. I really didnt need SOPAC, SWPAC, CENTPAC or campaigns to take the Solomons/Bismarcks/Admiralties/New Guinea/Gilberts/Marshalls/Marianas/Philippines etc. However, I want to win the war and the game by: 1) Massive strategic bombing against Japanese home island cities and 2) Strangulation of the Japanese economy by interdicting convoy routes from the DEI and the SRA back to Japan. Im having a lot of fun with the Silent Service now and Id really like to see if they can come anywhere close to their RL achievements of sinking 80% of Japanese naval and merchant shipping during the war. Im really impressed so far with how the sub/ASW/merchant ship war has been modeled and Id like to see how this plays out. Besides, StoneAge just reinforced Tavoy and is on the offensive now in SE Asia. Maybe my troops will need to dig in.

racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (3/6/2010 6:05:10 AM)
1/13-1/18/43 SUBS SS Growler sinks PB Akitsu Maru off Hong Kong. SS Hwerring sinks AK Hokutai Maru near Oki Shoto. SS Grayback takes 4 DCs from IJN ASW by Mason. SS Finbacxk sinks AK Kinsyo Maru off Tokara Retto. SOPAC The 1st Amphibious Corps.....US Army 37th Division, 193rd Tank Battalion, 754th Tank Battalion, 147th Regiment and the 14th NZ Brigade....completes loading and leaves Noumea for the assault on Rabaul. Medium bombers based at Port Moresby step up their ground attacks on the IJA garrison at Rabaul. Cv Hornet completes repairs at Sydney and will join CV Enterprise, CV Saratoga and CV Yorktown on station in the Bismarck Sea. CBI Japan finally marches some reinforcements into the CBI....56th Division arrives at Tavoy. Allied bombers based at Rangoon and Bangkok hit the IJA troops at Tavoy just as they launch an assault: Ground combat at Tavoy (54,60) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 17791 troops, 157 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 727 Defending force 8220 troops, 52 guns, 106 vehicles, Assault Value = 260 Japanese adjusted assault: 331 Allied adjusted defense: 1090 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 364 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 207 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled) Assaulting units: 7th RTA Division 56th Division 1st RTA/B Division 25th Army Defending units: 46th Indian Brigade 8th Indian Brigade XV Indian Corps Meanwhile, Allied troops continue mop up operations throughout Thailand and Indochina. [image]local://upfiles/14495/E9205D64776E41D4A1D33B01E9A5DD7B.jpg[/image]

DanielAnsell -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (3/6/2010 7:31:58 PM)
I look forward to seeing how this plays out, then, Admiral. Could be quite the campaign, before all is said and done. Thanks for the answer, it was very illuminating of your thought processes.

racndoc -> INVASION OF RABAUL (3/7/2010 5:14:47 AM)
1/19-1/22/43 SUBS SS Herring lands 11 shells on AKL Ina Maru off Oki Shoto. SS S-39 sinks AK Eizan Maru by Tawi Tawi. SS Haddock sinks CMcMa 2 near Kushiro. SS Pompon puts a torpedo in AV Kamoi by Torishima. SS Herring sinks AK Tohuku Maru off Matsue. SS Haddo sinks off the coast of Japan by ASW AC. SS Sculpin sinks AK Uma Maru off Wenchow. SS Trout sinks AK Azuma Maru near Naga. SOPAC...INVASION OF RABAUL On D-Day minus one USN Bombardment TFs give Rabaul a "Spruance Haircut": Naval bombardment of Rabaul at 106,125 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed on ground A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground Allied Ships BB Warspite BB Indiana BB South Dakota BB Washington BB North Carolina CA Canberra CA New Orleans Japanese ground losses: 1485 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 119 destroyed, 57 disabled Engineers: 14 destroyed, 18 disabled Guns lost 17 (12 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Airbase hits 19 Airbase supply hits 15 Runway hits 482 Port hits 2 BB Warspite firing at Rabaul BB Indiana firing at Rabaul BB South Dakota firing at Rabaul BB Washington firing at Rabaul BB North Carolina firing at Rabaul CA Canberra firing at Rabaul CA New Orleans firing at Rabaul Naval bombardment of Rabaul at 106,125 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground Allied Ships BB Idaho BB Tennessee BB Pennsylvania CA Australia CA Houston CA Portland Japanese ground losses: 572 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 27 disabled Engineers: 33 destroyed, 10 disabled Guns lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 17 Airbase supply hits 8 Runway hits 185 Port hits 1 BB Idaho firing at Rabaul BB Tennessee firing at 3rd JNAF AF Unit BB Pennsylvania firing at Rabaul CA Australia firing at Rabaul CA Houston firing at Rabaul CA Portland firing at Rabaul 1st Amphibious Corps is scheduled to storm ashore at daybreak tomorrow. PANAMA CANAL CV Victorious arrives at Cristobal. Historically CV Victorious filled the void in the Pacific for the Allies in early 1943 when CV Enterprise...the last operational USN CV in the Pacific in late 1942....was forced to return to port to effect repairs from damage suffered during the Battle of Santa Cruz. With IJN carrier power crushed and 4 operational USN CVs in the south Pacific, the RN CV is no longer needed in the to ward off Japan in the east. instead, CV Victorious is ordered to Port Stanly in the south Atlantic and thence to Capetown. Eventually CV Victorious will be sent to India to form the nucleus of a RN air combat Task Group. CBI An IJN SAG hammers Allied AC on the ground with a surprise bombardment at Bangkok: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 21, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Bangkok at 56,62 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed on ground P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships CL Yura CL Isuzu CL Nagara DD Oite DD Yuzuki DD Mochizuki DD Kikuzuki DD Sazanami DD Oboro DD Sagiri DD Isonami DD Usugumo DD Shinonome DD Fubuki DD Nenohi DD Hatsuharu DD Suzukaze DD Hagikaze DD Arashi DD Maikaze Allied ground losses: 59 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 38 Airbase supply hits 14 Runway hits 648 CL Yura firing at Bangkok CL Isuzu firing at Bangkok CL Nagara firing at Bangkok DD Oite firing at 63rd Indian Brigade DD Yuzuki firing at Bangkok DD Mochizuki firing at Bangkok DD Kikuzuki firing at Bangkok DD Sazanami firing at Bangkok DD Oboro firing at Bangkok DD Sagiri firing at Bangkok DD Isonami firing at Bangkok DD Usugumo firing at Bangkok DD Shinonome firing at Bangkok DD Fubuki firing at Bangkok DD Nenohi firing at Bangkok DD Hatsuharu firing at Bangkok DD Suzukaze firing at Bangkok DD Hagikaze firing at Bangkok DD Arashi firing at Bangkok DD Maikaze firing at Bangkok Japan suffers heavy losses in another assault at Tavoy: Ground combat at Tavoy (54,60) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 17443 troops, 157 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 693 Defending force 8085 troops, 52 guns, 106 vehicles, Assault Value = 250 Japanese adjusted assault: 404 Allied adjusted defense: 1318 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 893 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 44 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 35 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled) Allied ground losses: 249 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled) Assaulting units: 56th Division 7th RTA Division 1st RTA/B Division 25th Army Defending units: 46th Indian Brigade 8th Indian Brigade XV Indian Corps The Allied troops here will withdraw 1 hex to the north to get under the air cover of Rangoon based fighters. Just east of Tavoy the elite Chindits crush an RTA formation: Ground combat at 55,60 Allied Shock attack Attacking force 10987 troops, 225 guns, 187 vehicles, Assault Value = 431 Defending force 1540 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 79 Allied adjusted assault: 498 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 498 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 1905 casualties reported Squads: 37 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units retreated 1 Allied ground losses: 302 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 111th Chindit Brigade 44th Indian Brigade 77th Chindit Brigade 2/9th Field Regiment 2/11th Field Regiment 8th Medium Regiment 137/155th Field Regiment Defending units: 1st RTA/C Division The Allies may rule the ground and the skiies in SE Asia but without any carriers Japan still rules the seas...or at least the South China Sea. With the poor anti-ship capabilities of Allied level bombers in AE we will be forced to pull our air groups back from Bangkok to Ayuthia....Ayuthia is now a level 6 airfield as opposed to the level 4 airfield at Bangkok....and with an air HQ it will soon reach the "magic" 10 level. Meanwhile 1st Australian Corps continues to mop up the IJA kampfgruppe remnants throughout Indochina. [image]local://upfiles/14495/8D9545A3B2974012B1A56B232351DA7F.jpg[/image]

Xxzard -> RE: INVASION OF RABAUL (3/7/2010 11:07:37 PM)
Regarding the "magic ten" number, does the base's airfield information (# of groups and planes that shows up in the AF info screen) show up as having unlimited stacking? In my game I have a number of airfields that are large enough and have HQs, but still show up with stacking information, though I can't attest to the penalties themselves. When I finally built one airfield close to the front up to 9, (which took very long) that stacking information went away, and stacking is clearly unlimited.

racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (3/8/2010 1:07:13 AM)
Xxzard.....good question. To be honest.....most of my "magic" level 10 airfields show up as red in base airgroup screens....ie overstacked. However, when I found out that Tinian and Guam were only configured as level 7 max airbases I questioned the developers and they ASSURED me that I would be able to stack unlimited # of AC and conduct unlimited flight ops if an Air HQ with a sufficient command radius brought the airbase up to level 10. Havent done any testing but my "magic" level 10 airfields seem to be able to put most of the AC into the air.....even if the attacks are fragmented.... and the AC seem to repair/conduct maintenance normally. 1/23-1/24/43 SUBS SS O19 is hit by 4 DCs from IJN ASW off Djemadja. SS Finback sinks AK Arimason Maru by Tokora retto. SS Tautog puts a torpedo in AK Sumanoura Maru near Toyohara. SOPAC 1st Amphibious Corps storms ashore at Rabaul. Two weeks ago, recon showed some 9000 troops dug in at Rabaul. Now, around the clock naval and aerial bombardments show the defenders to be highly disrupted and attritioned. As the first assault waves go ashore the US Army and Kiwi troops have more to fear from the heavy surf than the IJA defenders: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 23, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CL Concord CL Raleigh CL Adelaide DD Humphreys PG Tulsa SC-741 APD Waters AM Cairns Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) CL Concord firing at Maizuru 1st SNLF CL Raleigh firing at I/66th Naval Guard Unit CL Adelaide firing at III/84th Naval Guard Unit DD Humphreys firing at Maizuru 1st SNLF PG Tulsa firing at enemy troops SC-741 firing at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Rabaul TF 86 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 106,125 Allied ground losses: 55 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) 10 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 14th NZ Bde 10 Support troops lost overboard during unload of I US Amphib Corps /2 13 troops of a USA Rifle Squad 42 accidentally lost during unload of 37th Infantry Div 13 troops of a USA Rifle Squad 42 lost overboard during unload of 37th Infantry Div /8 37mm M3 AT Gun accidentally lost during unload of 37th Infantry Div /2 Invasion Support action off Rabaul Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships PG Tulsa SC-741 APD Waters AM Cairns PG Tulsa firing at enemy troops SC-741 firing at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Rabaul Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships SC-741 APD Waters AM Cairns SC-741 firing at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards Invasion Support action off Rabaul Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships SC-741 APD Waters SC-741 firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1152 troops, 5 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 39 Defending force 19961 troops, 296 guns, 566 vehicles, Assault Value = 784 Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: I/66th Naval Guard Unit III/84th Naval Guard Unit Maizuru 1st SNLF /1 3rd Naval Construction Battalion Southeast Area Fleet /3 Defending units: 37th Infantry Div /11 147th(Sep) Infantry Rgt /9 193rd Tank Bn /9 14th NZ Bde /9 754th Tank Bn /9 I US Amphib Corps /9 Next turn 1st Amphibious Corps will order an "All out" shock attack as we want to send the IJA defenders out into the malarial jungles of New Britain without hope or a clue. At Sydney, CV Lexington completes repair of all its SYS and minor FLT damage. Lady Lex still has 32 major FLT damage and since her tonnage exceeds the capacity of the Sydney shipyards she will be sent back to Pearl to complete repairs. I estimate that Lady Lex will be out of commission until late April or May 1943. [image]local://upfiles/14495/8A48A4D9A2C24167A50A9BBD6F0613D9.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A) (3/8/2010 7:30:32 PM)
1/25-1/26/43 SUBS SS O16 lands a fish on AK Daigen Maru off Bungaran. SS O20 puts a torpedo in AK Misaki Maru by Iriomote. SS Herring sinks CM Nasami near Oki Shoto. The Herring is on a roll...thats 3 IJN ships she has sunk in the last week. CBI RTA and viet Minh troops launch a suicidal banzai attack at Hue: Ground combat at Hue (66,64) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1369 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68 Defending force 2458 troops, 42 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 121 Japanese adjusted assault: 90 Allied adjusted defense: 225 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-) Attacker: shock(+), morale(-) Japanese ground losses: 227 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Allied ground losses: 55 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 4th VM Division 1st RTA/A Division Defending units: 23rd British Brigade The 23rd British Brigade crushes them in the ensuing counterattack: Ground combat at Hue (66,64) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 2373 troops, 42 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 113 Defending force 1158 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56 Allied adjusted assault: 174 Japanese adjusted defense: 23 Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Hue !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-) morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 830 casualties reported Squads: 86 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 23rd British Brigade Defending units: 4th VM Division 1st RTA/A Division The Allies continue to mop iolated pockets of IJA troops throughout Thailand and Indochina. SOPAC The 1st Amphibious Corps captures rabaul in an overwhelming shock attack: Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 18167 troops, 296 guns, 566 vehicles, Assault Value = 781 Defending force 1549 troops, 6 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 30 Allied adjusted assault: 2890 Japanese adjusted defense: 21 Allied assault odds: 137 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 874 casualties reported Squads: 37 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 81 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 5 Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 754th Tank Battalion 193rd Tank Battalion 37th Infantry Division 14th NZ Brigade I US Amphib Corps Defending units: III/84th Naval Guard Unit I/66th Naval Guard Unit Maizuru 1st SNLF /1 3rd Naval Construction Battalion Southeast Area Fleet /3 This concludes SOPAC offensive operations....SOPAC has basically run out of map to roam. The fast carriers of TG 58....CV Enterprise, CV Hornet, CV Yortown and CV Saratoga......are detached from SOPAC along with the fast BBs and sent to the central Pacific under CENTPAC command. Here they will be assisting CENTPAC's first offensive operation of the war....the Invasion of the Gilberts. In less than a year SOPAC has adavanced nearly 1700 miles from Noumea to the Admiralty Islands. Some of the slow BBs and CVEs will be transferred to MacArthur's Navy......SWPAC..... here they will cover the flank of SWPAC's advance up the northern coast of New Guinea. [image]local://upfiles/14495/D8054D0C6E214F958780732708342AC2.jpg[/image]

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