October 3rd, 1942

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FeurerKrieg -> October 3rd, 1942 (10/31/2015 5:59:02 AM)
October 3rd, 1942 India/Burma Another attack at Diego Garcia today when I-159 takes a shot at DD Crane, but misses. 2nd Division tries again at Howrah. Only 1:1 but the enemy units don't have much left so we will try again tomorrow. We close the last open hexside that we wanted to close on Calcutta and we will launch our attack tomorrow! DEI/N Australia Our assault on Darwin goes just fine with a 1:1 result and forts drop to 3. Our units are in good shape so we will attack again tomorrow. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.3.42%20-%20Oz_zpsd5m8lttr.jpg[/image] Attack at Darwin China We easily capture Ichang with a 15:1 result. Our armored cars will stay to garrison while the 63rd Division and 1st Ind Mixed pursue the fleeing Chinese units towards Changteh. The Chinese lost 4,800 men and 44 guns in this retreat. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.3.42%20-%20China_zpsmzgkocz0.jpg[/image] Ichang is finally recaptured Other Device Nakajima Ha-45 advances R&D to 5/43 My suspicious are confirmed: Previous report of sinking of CA Portland incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service

FeurerKrieg -> October 4th, 1942 (11/1/2015 2:52:59 AM)
"Sir, the 26th Indian Brigade is across the Hooghly and proceeding west," reported a tired, but crisp enlisted aide of the British Army in India. "Very well, Lance Corporal. You had best head that way yourself," said Lt General Noel Irwin with a sigh. Irwin was tired. Not just from the hectic pace of the past few days, but tired of evacuating. It seemed that every time the Army needed to retreat from an enemy, they sent him in. He had received his medals for Dunkirk, and while he was thankful to see so many men saved there, he still didn't like retreating. In Europe England had turned turtle and was hiding in its shell. Here in the Far East, the only equipment that seemed to be arriving were the cast offs from Africa. Despite his protests to the contrary, High Command seemed to think India was the least important of their operational areas. The Navy was in the Atlantic escorting supplies from the US. The Army's best equipment was being sent to Egypt. He supposed that was all well and good - if the Germans made it to the Middle East he wouldn't be able to get any reinforcements at all - but he still didn't like it. The airforce was struggling with the Luftwaffe over Europe. And here was Irwin. The best of his troops had been captured and most of what was left were brave, but inexperienced and under trained Indian solders. His predecessor, Charles Broad, had lost too many men at Ceylon for Irwin to ever hope to organize a proper defense of eastern India, but he had done what he could. Now it was down to the inevitable retreat from Calcutta. He had sent most everything across the river when the Japanese had seized Diamond Harbor. It should have been a simple matter of heading west and reforming at Madras, but the Japanese had even complicated that by capturing Cuttack with an airborne assault. Well, first came leaving the city. He would worry about the next step after that. The Japanese hadn't dropped a single bomb on the city, for that he was thankful. On the other hand, he knew the reason why - they had such little concern of resistance that there was no need to damage what would soon be theirs. The Japanese had come faster than he expected. Most of the staff of Eastern Command had left, but so many files had been left behind or destroyed to prevent capture, that the command would be disbanded for some time until it could be reorganized. Irwin's headquarters building here at Fort William felt like a tomb. Irwin gathered up some remaining documents and took a last look around. He wondered if he would get to return here someday. Two guards were waiting for him outside and they escorted him to a jeep to make the drive to the Howrah bridge. The bridge wasn't open to the public yet, but the military used it for some of their lighter traffic. As the jeep headed away from the Fort, Irwin looked around the city for one last time. "Another place where the sun is setting on the British Empire. I just hope it rises again one day." [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/howrah%20birdge_zpsmresen2u.jpg[/image] Howrah bridge

FeurerKrieg -> October 4th, 1942 (11/1/2015 4:30:57 AM)
October 4th, 1942 Major base captures in two theaters make today yet another big day in the history of the Empire. India/Burma With all the pieces in place, we launch our attack on Calcutta and manage a 5:1 result despite the presence of level 2 forts and the urban defense bonus. There were only four units remaining - F William, 3rd Indian Coastal Art and 23rd Indian Mtn Gun Regiments all retreat west. Eastern Command surrenders. We capture or kill 3,300 men, 74 guns and 6 vehicles. No enemy planes were present. The military facilities have no damage. The industry is only lightly damaged and we end up with 466 Light industry, 243 Heavy Industry, 57 Resources and 10 Repair Shipyards. We end the day with over 18,000 supplies in the city already, and tomorrow most of the resources at Chittagong will be railed to the large port facilities here. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/HooglyKolkata1945_zpsch0f9adw.jpg[/image] Calcutta will provide a large port for us to ship resources and supplies out of India. The capture of Calcutta is a major victory, but the day had more victories in store. On the other side of the river, the 2nd Division attacked again and today gets a 4:1 result capturing Howrah. In my efforts to seal off Calcutta's eastern side, I left a Howrah hexside open and the enemy troops retreated east. This is okay though as I can rotate some units around to trap these three enemy units. They lose 1,500 men, 42 guns and 74 vehicles on the retreat. Once these LCUs are destroyed that will be another Indian Division (the 19th) out of action for a while. Howrah's military facilities are also undamaged and we capture 38 of 40 light industry intact and 19 of 20 resources intact. One more place generating supplies for us. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.4.42%20-%20India_zpshgvqiit7.jpg[/image] Battles at Howrah and Calcutta With these two bases captured, we will send the 1st and 2nd Armored Divisions and the 2nd and 48th Infantry Divisions west to pursue the fleeing forces from Calcutta. They will eventually work their way northwest to surround the British troops at Jamshedpur so we can hopefully eliminate those 48,000 enemy troops as well. The 56th/C is making good progress with its air transport and I think we will be able to resist an attack if the enemy troops cross the river into Cuttack. With no enemy fighter bases in range, our bombers will be hammering the retreating Commonwealth forces as they move through the open terrain towards Cuttack. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.4.42%20-%20india%20sitmap_zpspugokxlw.jpg[/image] Situation in India DEI/N Australia On the other side of the equator, we launched another important attack at Darwin. Our troops there also did very well and captured the base with a 13:1 result against level 2 forts. The enemy troops retreated to the southeast so our armored units will move into the countryside to surround them and finish them off. In the retreat, the enemy lost 5,400 men, 94 guns and 56 vehicles. Darwin's resources were slightly damaged leaving us 17 of 20 still available. The facilities were also slightly damaged with port 15, service 2, and runway 8. Surprisingly, we find lots of airplanes parked at Darwin's fields. The haul includes 62x P-40E Warhawks, 17x Hudson I, 4x F4F-3 Wildcats and 2x DH-84 Dragons. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.4.42%20-%20oz_zpsu99i3qot.jpg[/image] Darwin is captured! China We continue heavy bombing of the Chinese that fled Ichang. We can probably catch up and force them to retreat again. We do a bombardment attack to see what is at Chungking. Combat reports indicate 198,535 troops, 511 guns and no vehicles. Listed AV for the enemy is 4,670. Currently we have about 85,000 men, 819 guns, and 108 vehicles for an AV of 1,900. I'm thinking we should get closer to parity in troops and AV before we start attacking. Other ML No. 201 is reported to have been sunk near Trivandrum on May 18, 1942

FeurerKrieg -> Top of the Hub (11/9/2015 5:12:38 AM)
I managed to safely return from my two trips over the past week. Thankfully the weather was nice in both Boston and Palm Springs. I'll get back to the war in a just a couple more days. My dinner view in Boston was quite nice - 52nd floor. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/WP_20151104_004_zpsvpesyxzu.jpg[/image]

FeurerKrieg -> October 5th, 1942 (11/10/2015 6:11:11 AM)
October 5th, 1942 India/Burma Dambulla expands airfield to size 5. This is the inland airbase on Ceylon. I consider this a fairly important base since it can't be bombarded from sea. Our transports at Chittagong continue transporting the 56th/C to Cuttack. Each day I feel more confident in their ability to hold that base. Our bombers pound the enemy troops retreating from Calcutta with ease as there are no Allied planes in the skies. DEI/N Australia At Katherine, the 1st Motor Brigade shows up. We attack it and easily cause it to retreat. It loses 28 of 60 vehicles along with many men and guns. Not sure what John is up to with these single units. Near Darwin, our units continue to maneuver to keep the Darwin refugees trapped so we can finish them off. Pacific SS Pollack is spotted right off the coast of Kanoya. I am moving some Vals and Lilys that are training to this area to do some ASW as they are training. If more enemy sub start showing up I'll get some real ASW up, but I don't want to over commit resources at this point. Japan is still a long way from any Allied submarine bases. Other Aircraft Ki-100-I Tony advances R&D to 10/44 xAP Nairana is reported to have been sunk near Cooktown on Jan 14, 1942

FeurerKrieg -> October 6th, 1942 (11/10/2015 6:13:46 AM)
October 6th, 1942 India/Burma Our mine sweepers arrive at Calcutta and clear away a dozen or so mines. The waters are clear and now we can start to really use the big port. The Allies offer some air resistance today in the form of 7x P-39D Airacobras. Our early morning sweep of Nicks take out five of the P-39D and the other two head home. The rest of the day the hex is clear for our bombers to do their thing. Ops losses are creeping up, but I figure I should use my bombers now since late war Allied AA is going to make it harder to do so in the future. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.6.42%20-%20India_zpspvxjzxxy.jpg[/image] Nicks from up high Our 4th and 5th Divisions and 14th Tank Regiment attack the enemy troops that had retreated from Howrah. They get a 116:1 result and the 4,100 enemy troops retreat, losing about half their number. Tomorrow we should have them fully surrounded and then in another day or two the next attack should wipe them out. We are sending some heavy artillery units from Calcutta to Jamshedpur since the Allies like to bombard there. Pacific SS Pollack does better today and torpedoes and sinks xAK Sanuki Maru, sending about 2,000 supply down with the ship. Most unfortunate. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.6.42%20-%20Japan_zpsuaiwvd7p.jpg[/image] SS Pollack takes down some supply China Our bombers here focus on the enemy units the just retreated from Ichang. Our troops follow across the river and launch a shock attack. We get a 270:1 result causing the enemy force of about 7,500 men to retreat again and lose about 4,200 men and 47 guns. We will continue to chase. Other Aircraft Ki-44-IIc Tojo advances R&D to 8/43

FeurerKrieg -> October 7th, 1942 (11/11/2015 3:53:21 AM)
October 7th, 1942 India/Burma The air transport of the 56th/C Div continues. I'd say about 70% of the unit has been moved. Another 2 days should see the job done. A small enemy ships that had been hiding in the docks at Calcutta was found today and provided some gunnery and torpedo practice for DD Hatsukaze and DD Natsushio. The ship was easily sunk. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.7.42%20-%20India_zpsyxhmuu1s.jpg[/image] Target practice Some Kittyhawks were found in the air near Howrah. Two ran off, two were shot down by our Tojos. West of Calcutta, the 2nd Division attacked the enemy stack from Calcutta on its own and manage to just barely get a 2:1 result, forcing the stack to retreat losing 3,500 men, 24 guns and 10 vehicles. The 1st and 2nd Armor Divisions arrived in the hex as well, and they will be able to move west to follow the enemy in one day and then attack to keep them retreating. Other Aircraft D4Y1 Judy advances R&D to 11/42 Device Nakajima Ha-44 advances R&D to 3/43 Ace pilot Kimura H. of 24th Sentai is promoted to 2LT Saipan expands fortifications to size 5

FeurerKrieg -> October 8th, 1942 (11/11/2015 4:07:45 AM)
October 8th, 1942 India/Burma I misspoke about yesterdays Armor attack. It actually occurred today since there is a 2nd river hex side on the road to Cuttack. The 1st and 2nd Armor Divisions shock attacked into the retreating Calcutta stack, which actually had grown a bit due to catching up to some additional units, and managed a 7:1 result. The retreat caused the loss of 4,000 men, 38 guns and 34 vehicles. Two enemy units did not retreat, so we will attack and push those units back tomorrow. DEI/N Australia The 28th Division attacked the Darwin stack today and pushed them east into the swamps with a 4:1 result. We have numerous armor units that are moving to surround the swamp as shown with the arrows below. This retreat cost the enemy 1,700 men, 20 guns and 5 vehicles. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.8.42%20-%20Oz_zpsehyvv5dt.jpg[/image] Isolation of enemy unit near Darwin China In China, some refugee units have took over Paotow several days ago. A tank regiment, the 13th Tank Regiment, arrived yesterday and attacked today. They only managed a 1:4 result, but the enemy troops lost about 100 men and we lost nothing. I have a Cavalry unit and another armor regiment enroute to assist. The Chinese had fatigue, supply, and experience negative modifiers so I doubt we are in any danger of counterattack. Other Device Mitsubishi Ha-43 advances R&D to 4/45

FeurerKrieg -> October 9th, 1942 (11/12/2015 5:35:59 AM)
October 9th, 1942 India/Burma Recon indicated some enemy planes had moved into Paoshan so I had a fresh unit of Nicks that were stopped over at Mandalay on their way back to India fly a sweep. They found 10x P-66 Vanguards and shot down six for no loss. A nice warm up before getting back to the action with the RAF. Also a good XP boost since when I replenish these units I usually pull out of some of the best pilots and put in high skill/low XP pilots. In India, no resistance is offered in the air as our air units continue their attacks. On the road to Cuttack, the 2nd Division joins the attack of the two armor divisions against the 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery which decided not to retreat yesterday. The unit surrenders and we resume our march west. Nearby, east of Howrah, the three refugee units from Howrah are attacked and they all surrender as well. Bannu Brigade, 19th Indian Division and 21st Light AA Regiment are destroyed for the loss of 1,750 men, 21 guns and 21 vehicles. The two divisions over there will move to Jameshedpur while the smaller units move to close all hex sides of Jameshedpur so we can try to eliminate the 2nd British Division and some more Indian troops. Below you can see the situation in India. The red line is my self imposed expansion limit other than bases that are completely empty and have no garrison requirement. For the bases within this perimeter I will only keep enough units in place to meet garrison requirements. No defense will be offered once John starts to counterattack on this front. I will simply fall back closer to Calcutta and offer a more spirited defense. The main reason I want to take some of these bases is then I know for sure they are not being built up as future airbases. Plus there are some resources and LI in some of them, so that will be some more supply I can haul out of here before we leave. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.9.42%20-%20India_zpspxanhwqp.jpg[/image] Expansion plans in India DEI/N Australia I received a "Allied unit(s) surrounded at Fenton" message so I assume a unit or two from the Darwin stack managed to reach Fenton but they must have surrendered since there are no enemy units there now. Pacific Near Canton Island, SS Herring fires at DD Hatsuyuki and misses. Next door at Enderbury, SS S-30 fires at our AV there and although the first torpedo duds, a second torpedo detonates. The AV won't sink, but I will move it back to Truk for repairs. Another AV has been dispatched from Tokyo to provide float plane support at Enderbury. In the North Pacific, I decided to check and see if John was CAPing his ships at Attu. I put some H8K1 Emilys on attack and four of them did just that. John was no slouch though and had some Kittyhawks on CAP which downed my four Emilys. I'm not too worried about it since I have the H8K2 model right around the corner and I'll be upgrading then. Other Aircraft A6M8 Zero advances R&D to 8/44

FeurerKrieg -> October 10th, 1942 (11/13/2015 2:37:15 AM)
October 10th, 1942 India/Burma A few more Allied planes up today. 8x P-39D Airacobra and 4x Hurricane IIc. Our Nick sweeps do good, but the following Tojos get beat up a bit. The day ends up even with us losing 4x Tojo and 2x Nick, and the Allies losing 4x P-39D and 2x Hurricane IIc. In any case, the enemy fighters are well cleared before our bombers show up so we continue hammering the enemy in the clear terrain. Recon has flown over the bases east of Cuttack and they both look pretty lightly held. I may use the 3rd and 4th Raiders to drop on those bases just to speed up the seizure of our planned perimeter. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.10.42%20-%20India_zpsuz5gpdoy.jpg[/image] A typical attack in India China Between Ichang and Changteh, our two units attack again and push the retreating Chinese units into Changteh. Not much left of the stack - 4 units that are down to about 2,000 men. We will try the river crossing into Changteh with an armor regiment coming in from the east to seal up the retreat. With luck the river crossing will go well enough for us to hold the position. I also do an attack on the big stack up near Sian. We get 1:2 results and have about 3,000 men disabled. I will send the 41st Division to Sian for rest and bring in a large 100% brigade from Sian to replace the 41st. Other Chengtu expands airfield to size 2 - Chengtu has a high VP multiplier so I'm building the airfield. Not that we are playing for autovictory, but if I can score it, it would be good for bragging rights.

FeurerKrieg -> October 11th, 1942 (11/13/2015 2:53:04 AM)
October 11th, 1942 India/Burma Today's air opposition is 4x Hurricane IIc. The Nicks get most of them, but one manages to stick around and harass some of our bomber escorts. We end up losing 2x Tojo but taking down all 4x Hurricanes by the end of the day. Incidentally, our top pilot on the kill board is flying a Zero on escort and takes down the last Hurricane. LT Fujiwara R. of Tainan Ku S-1/B is credited with kill number 11. On the ground we attack the fleeing Calcutta stack with our two armor units and get a 26:1 result. The 1st Bengal Base Force surrenders and all but two of the remaining units retreat into the jungle the northwest. Tomorrow we will attack again to bounce the last two units, then our armor divisions will cross over to Cuttack and then head for the clear terrain to the northwest, while the 2nd and 48th Divisions march up the road to Jameshedpur. Pacific The day gets a nice start when SS-165 on patrol east of Hawaii fires at DD Meredith and actually connects. Even better, the destroyer is ripped to pieces when the magazine explodes. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.11.42%20-%20Pacific_zpslmupfvd2.jpg[/image] A lucky hit from I-165 China Our armor attack again at Paotow and get a 1:2 and again take no losses. Other TK British Justice is reported to have been sunk near Addu on Mar 26, 1942

FeurerKrieg -> RE: October 11th, 1942 (11/13/2015 2:54:11 AM)
With that, folks, I have caught up to game time. Reports may be a bit slower now since we don't always get a turn done everyday. Thanks for bearing with me through the rapid fire reports of the past couple months.

FeurerKrieg -> October 12th, 1942 (11/17/2015 2:42:39 AM)
October 12th, 1942 India/Burma No enemy planes up in India today so our bombers had an easy run. I noticed the next two bases along the coast both have garrison requirements of 20, so I scrounged up a couple units, one in Manchukuo and one at Sasebo, and dispatched some fast APs to pick them up and bring them out to Calcutta. DEI/N Australia The small base of Bathurst Island was occupied by our troops at nearby Darwin. China Our units from Ichang cross the river into Changteh and shock attack. The 15th Tank Regiment arrives as well, and although it doesn't participate in the battle, it does block the hexside to the west. We do pretty well, which is encouraging. 1:1 results and fort level 3 is dropped to level 2. I'll rest a couple days and then attack again, this time with the 15th joining in. Also, since in theory supply is impeded at this base, I'll try attacking on the road between Changteh and Changsha tomorrow and then perhaps a deliberate attack after that. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.12.42%20-%20China_zpsituuutxk.jpg[/image] Another base invested in China Submarines One of our ASW Sonia's the was recently relocated to the coast of Honshu scores a hit on SS Pollack. Near Pearl Harbor, enemy destroyers seek revenge on I-165, hitting the sub with a depth charge. I think the sub will make it home. I-165 did get a shot off at DD Aaron Ward, but it missed. Other Aircraft Ki-43-IV Oscar advances R&D to 9/44

FeurerKrieg -> October 13th, 1942 (11/21/2015 7:47:36 PM)
October 13th, 1942 India/Burma Mostly quiet as our troops maneuver for the next attacks. The two airborne units at Cuttack have moved one hex northeast and will attack there tomorrow. The 3rd Raiders are ready to drop on Vizagnam but I'm hoping to get a day that has better weather predicted. Our air attacks continue on the Calcutta stack, but now that they are in the jungle casualties are lighter. I'm mainly trying to slow them down while my two divisions catch up. No Allied air resistance in the area today. DEI/N Australia The 28th Division is back on the road and will be in Katherine soon. Then we will try pushing a little further south. I have a Sally doing some harassment bombing on the Austalian stack south of Katherine. It appears they are moving back to Daly Waters. China The Chinese at Chungking do a bombardment today we lose ten men, they lose 66. Hopefully they burned a lot of supply doing that bombardment. Also, the stack near Kweilin has retreated back into the jungle. I'll leave a couple brigades in the area to keep an eye on them, but I'll send two divisions to Liuchow to join the 8th and 21st that are coming via rail from Hengchang. Four division should be enough to tip the scales at Tuyun and then Kweiyang immediately afterward. Submarines As I-165 limps home from Pearl it gets attacked by some US DD's. Thankfully it doesn't take anymore hits and now is far enough away that it should be safe.

FeurerKrieg -> October 14th, 1942 (12/2/2015 5:28:39 AM)
October 14th, 1942 India/Burma At Madras, our Betty's from Colombo decide to attack a couple ships in the harbor. Zeros on escort keep the small enemy CAP of 2x Hurricane IIb of the bombers, although one Zero goes down. The Bettys miss the AM Oudh, but manage to put two torpedoes into xAK Testbank, sinking the ship. I've reigned in the Bettys since tomorrow John may have a much better CAP up. Maybe he'll take some ops losses from the bad weather. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.14.42%20-%20Ceylon_zps0nm3sevt.jpg[/image] Enemy ship sunk Speaking of bad weather, our paratroops continue to wait since "T" is all we see. Elsewhere in India, no Allied air resistance was offered. Our two divisions have moved into the jungle on the road towards Jameshedpur and will attack tomorrow. Closer to Jameshedpur, a partial division moves to the northwest hex, thus blocking it. Another portion of the same division will arrive in the northeast hex tomorrow. That will leave only the southwest hexside still open and that is where the two divisions already mentioned are marching towards. Northwest of Cuttack, our two para units fighting as infantry eject the small enemy unit from that hex. Our two armored divisions will drive through tomorrow, so the paras will return to Cuttack and then rail back to where the transport planes are for their next drop. DEI/N Australia The dot base of Tambelan-eilanden was apparently overlooked by me, so I landed some troops on it via barge to capture the base. China Tomorrow we will try another attack at Changteh. Disruption is down to zero and one unit has fatigue at 15, so I think it is safe to give it a go. Other Aircraft D5Y1 Myojo advances R&D to 7/45 Shokaku's dive bomber unit returned to action today.

FeurerKrieg -> October 15th, 1942 (12/9/2015 3:39:50 AM)
October 15th, 1942 India/Burma We lay a few hundred mines at Koggala and Colombo. I figure those are the most likely places for the enemy to invade if and when they want to make a go of taking back Ceylon. A much quieter day in India today as no air missions fly. Clouds are everywhere and our paratroopers continue to wait for a decent forecast. It appears the Commonwealth troops may be evacuating Jameshedpur. Suits me fine since then I don't need to fight through jungles and forts both. I am confident I can bottle them up in the jungle southwest of Jameshedpur, so they shouldn't get away. At Patna, the strong 65th Brigade gets repulsed on its first attack. I'll rest a day or two and try again with air support. DEI/N Australia We finish securing Tambelan-eilanden. I notice in the strategic map there are a few more dot bases around. I'll use this small SNLF Coy to go plant the flag in those small bits of real estate. China We try an attack at Changteh and get 1:1 odds and drop forts from 2 to 1. We will rest tomorrow and then attack again. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.15.42%20-%20China_zpsosair0oz.jpg[/image] Wearing down Changteh Other Aircraft H8K2 Emily advances R&D to 12/42 - not enough time to move this up another month, so this single R&D factory is switched over to J7W Shinden.

FeurerKrieg -> October 16th, 1942 (12/16/2015 4:45:08 AM)
October 16th, 1942 India/Burma We attack the old Calcutta stack once again. The 1st Bengal Construction Bn is destroyed, and all but one of the other units are forced to retreat to the northwest into the non-road jungle near Sembala. They are down to about 5,000 troops total now. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.16.42%20-%20India_zps14budfbv.jpg[/image] Continuing the rout in India The 2nd British Division and the Tenth USAAF have left Jameshedpur and moved into the jungle to the southwest. I will give them one more day to see if more units will leave Jameshedpur and if not, I will attack day after tomorrow. We now have four crack divisions, 25th Army HQ and two very heavy artillery units at Jameshedpur so I would think that is enough. Then we will work on trapping and destroying the British 2nd Division. At Jameshedpur the enemy has the 23rd and 20th Indian Divisions, 267th Armor Brigade, 6th Medium Art Reg and 171 Wing Base Force. The only retreat path they have is to the southwest, but our two divisions are marching up that road. Northeast of Jameshedpur we attack the Zhob Brigade but surprisingly only get a 1:2 result. I'll try again tomorrow to see if we can force a retreat before it exits the hex. Not critical since the hex is blocked as far as retreat from Jameshedpur goes. DEI/N Australia Our division reaches Katherine, so orders are given for the full force to march and head south. That is two divisions, three SNLF units and one HQ. Sallys continue to bomb the enemy stack south of Katherine. Our armor and Nav Gd unit continue to close in on the Darwin units that are now trapped in the swamp. Other Aircraft Ki-45 KAIc Nick advances R&D to 1/43 If I move this up to 12/42 it will move up after Dec 1st, which would put these factories into production. I already have a size 90 for the Ki-45 so I don't want that to happen. The two factories researching the Ki-45 KAIc are therefore switched out, one goes to the A7M2 and the other to the ki-94-II.

FeurerKrieg -> October 17th, 1942 (12/18/2015 1:06:37 AM)
October 17th, 1942 India/Burma We turn the IJAAF loose on the Zhob Brigade today to ensure we don't repeat yesterday's ground combat result. It works and the unit is forced to retreat to Ranchi. We will try the same approach tomorrow at Patna. Below you can see some of the hex side control and movements around Jameshedpur. Tomorrow we will launch our first ground assault on Jameshedpur since we first tried to rush the base weeks ago. Also near Jameshedpur, the 2nd and 48th Divisions in the south attack. I had put one of the division on reserve pursuit, but the AHQ Bengal unit surrendered so my division didn't get to pursue. On the plus side, that is one less HQ unit and we bagged 12 squads (1611 men) of casualties. Meanwhile, our Armor divisions are one hex closer to breaking into the open plains for their run to Nagpur. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.17.42%20-%20India_zpsqscpkzou.jpg[/image] Action around Jamshedpur Pacific Tabiteuea expands fortifications to size 4. I think I'll switch this back to airfield and take it up to size 5. Given the slow pace of things in the Pacific I might be here for a while. More planes on Tabi can't hurt. China We try an attack at Paotow with a cavalry unit and two tank regiments and only get a 1:2 result. I bought out two brigades and an armored recce unit of the 1st Division at Port Arthur and sent them on the rails to help out at Paotow. They have 80 experience but maybe they will get another point or two. Another couple weeks and I should have the whole 1st division purchased. Then I will start working on the 20th which is also a high XP unit. Both divisions will probably head into the Pacific as we start preparing for Allied offensives in 1943. Other Aircraft Ki-100-I Tony advances R&D to 9/44

FeurerKrieg -> October 18th, 1942 (12/31/2015 1:59:23 AM)
October 18th, 1942 India/Burma We have a reported sub hit east of Ceylon. Our armor en route to the Indian interior attack the 6/18th Garwal Bn again today and it retreats towards Sambalpur, getting out of our way. They will now move directly on to Raipur. Today's focus for the IJAAF is Patna. They are unopposed and inflict plenty of casualties and presumably a lot of disruption. Our ground troops have no problems today and the 65th Brigade get a 4:1 result against level 2 forts, capturing the base. About 1,600 enemy casualties and they retreat west. We capture the base fully intact again, with 20 LI and 20 Resource. A little more supply certainly can't hurt. We also destroy 4 Hurricane PR IIs on the ground at Patna. We launch our first serious assault on Jameshedpur today and get 1:2 results against level 4 forts. Forts were dropped from level 5, so that is good. Casualties are about even and we don't get too much disruption - mostly 15's. I'll rest a day anyhow as it looks like the enemy troops are retreating again. I'd rather not wreck my elite divisions fighting through level 4 forts when I can just trap the enemy in the jungles southwest of the city. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.18.42%20-%20India_zpsq0hgt1vl.jpg[/image] India action [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.18.42%20-%20India2_zps4zlcut5a.jpg[/image] A view of the AA units at Calcutta Pacific The atoll of Moala, near Suva, is occupied by our rowboat brigade. I noticed today that I neglected to send Yamashiro to Singapore to join Fuso for my Far East Fleet. I'll rectify that and once it arrives, I think I will send them up to Madras to bombard that base. Since it is the only large airfield in India at the moment (aside from Bombay), it looks like there are about 150 planes there. If it goes well, it may cause John to pull his air forces back even further since Madras won't seem like a safe place. I put up a lot of cap over my ships and they can rearm at Trincomalee. My only concern is mines at Madras. Other Pilot Izumida C. is reported as to have escaped capture

FeurerKrieg -> October 19th, 1942 (1/2/2016 12:45:07 AM)
October 19th, 1942 India/Burma With our planes stood down, it was a quiet turn. Our Armor divisions moved 30 miles, so they will advance a hex tomorrow for sure. The 267th Armored Brigade left Jameshedpur, so we will try another attack tomorrow to see if we can get a retreat in before the enemy troops leave. Refreshing some recon on the coastal bases, but I think in another day or two I will have to start dropping paratroops out there regardless of the weather forecast. It has been thunderstorms forecast for the past week or two. Pacific I had sent an E class patrol ship with two SC's into the sub infested waters near Canton Island. Today that small ASW group duked it out with SS Herring. In three different engagements, Herring fired a pair of torpedoes each time. Twice at the E class and once at one of the SC. One of the torps hit the E class, but didn't go off. Meanwhile, the E class dropped a whole lot of Type 95-Mod 2 DC's on the Herring. Lots of near misses so maybe it took a little damage. I'm out of DC's now though, so they will head back to Tabi to rearm. Yamashiro is now en route to Singapore. China Our two tank regiments arrive at Changteh so we will try an attack there tomorrow. The 8th and 21st Divisions have arrived at Kukong, and will rail over to Luichow for the march on Tuyun and Kweilin. Along with the two divisions that are leaving Luichow to Tuyun today, those extra 4 divisions should be enough to capture both bases, opening the way to sealed up Chungking for good, plus capture the bases on the road to Burma. Also, aside from the recon unit that is in Australia, all of the elements of the 51st Division are just about gathered up near Kweilin. Once the Darwin refugees have been dealt with, I'll ship that recon unit back up to China and reform this division. Other Aircraft A6M8 Zero advances R&D to 7/44 Osaka airfield hits size 9, so that is one more place I don't have to build anymore.

FeurerKrieg -> October 20th, 1942 (1/12/2016 5:30:46 AM)
October 20th, 1942 India/Burma A good day in India as our forces at Jameshedpur catch the 23rd Indian Division, the XXXIII Indian Corp HQ and the 6th Medium Artillery before they leave Jameshedpur. Our attack results in a 12:1 result against level 4 forts, in the jungle no less. The enemy loses about 3,000 men, 42 guns and 57 vehicles in the retreat. The enemy troops join their British friends southwest of the base. I believe I have all the units in place to surround them. The only current escape route is through a rough terrain hex to the southwest. I'll be moving an AA unit there just to try and get it blocked off. I'll test the resistance of the enemy troops before I decide whether to try and destroy them now or bypass them and come back to them after they have starved a bit. The air losses screen says we captured 11 Lysanders on the ground at Jameshedpur. More importantly, the industry was barely scratched (only one HI point damaged) and we add another 20 LI, 55 HI and 420 Resources to our India production operation. That's an extra 150 supply a day. Resources are flowing into Calcutta at an amazing rate now, and I have several convoys running resources to Georgetown to enjoy the gravy train while it lasts. A rain forecast that is the best I've had in many days, so I order a para drop on what recon says is an unoccupied Vizagapatnam. Our third of a division at Cuttack is ordered to strat mode so it can immediately rail into Viz to continue the march west. Our Armor Divisions continue their drive northwest and once they reach Nagpur, they will split and one will go east and one will go southwest (game map reckoning). Meanwhile, we have a tank unit in Ranchi, which will be joined by another third of a division crossing the river. Both units will attack tomorrow. The 65th Brigade west of Patna, will cross the river to the northwest to pursue the units that retreated from Patna while an SNLF unit is railing into Patna to ensure no enemy units sneak in an grab it. Also, our two divisions that are closing on the British pocket from the west attack the 7/12 Frontier Force Battalion which is on their road today. They get a 431:1 result and the unit is destroyed outright. Another 884 casualties added to the points coffer. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.20.42%20-%20India_zps3xbdkrcf.jpg[/image] Map of the various activities in India DEI/N Australia Sallys continue bombing the Australians south of Katherine. Our ground troops are in position now and will try a deliberate attack tomorrow. The enemy troop count is significant, but I think some of the units have retreated before, and I'm also hopeful that they don't have full supply given the poor roads to Daly Waters. Pacific Another dot base near Suva, Kabara, is landed on and captured today. China Two divisions arrive at Liuchow. They will wait there for a few more days while the 8th and 21st Divisions rail over from Kukong. Then all four divisions will march on Tuyun together. Added to the troops already there, I am hoping for an easy win and then a fast march on Kweiyang before John can react. Once Kweiyang goes down, then we can easily clean up the road to Burma and finish blocking in Chungking. Our air units continue to hit Changteh. Today our assault managed a 1:1 result against fort level 1. The forts dropped to zero, so tomorrow while our infantry rest our planes will switch to airfield attacks to prevent any forts from being rebuilt. In the course of the fight the enemy 33rd Group Army HQ unit was destroyed.

FeurerKrieg -> October 21th, 1942 (1/16/2016 11:08:37 PM)
October 21st, 1942 India/Burma Our 38th/B Division crossed the river into Ranchi today. The already present 14th Tank Regiment also shock attacks and we do okay, getting 1:1 and dropping forts from 1 to 0. Despite clouds over Vizagapatnam, our L3Ys successfully drop the 3rd Raiding regiment onto the unoccupied base and they seize it. Reinforcements are ordered to rail in ASAP, although I don't see any enemy units that can threaten the 3rd Raiders for at least a few days. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.21.42%20-%20India_zpswwjz0y6w.jpg[/image] Continued fighting in India DEI/N Australia Our first attack on the enemy south of Katherine goes pretty well. We get a 1:1 results and favorable casualties: 1153 men for us (only 5 destroyed squads) and 1843 men, 28 guns, and 7 vehicles for the enemy. They didn't have a supply modifier either, so I think we did well. Maybe for our next attack (tomorrow) they will be low on supply. Based on watching the unit numbers during the replay, our 1st Art Mortar Regiment really did a lot of damage. Also intersting to see they have an Anti Tank Regiment - guess it is good my tanks are busy cleaning up the Darwin refugees. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.21.42%20-%20Aus_zps5fk3i3se.jpg[/image] Headed south in Australia Pacific I-170 near Christmas Island decides not to fire at a subchaser. That SC proceeds to unload all its ASW ammo on I-170, but our sub missed it all thankfully. China Bombers hit Changteh to prevent fort building. They get a lot of supply hits too, so hopefully that will be helpful. We will attack again tomorrow. Up north, our armor car unit finally cross the river and closes the last hexside that is containing about 100,000 Chinese troops. Now I can pull a couple of my units out of there and just leave that stack to rot. Other Aircraft J2M3 Jack advances R&D to 2/44 Today we lose one Lily in China. Aircraft losses continue to be light since we have stood down the airforces in India.

FeurerKrieg -> October 22nd, 1942 (1/24/2016 8:53:49 PM)
October 22th, 1942 India/Burma The second attack at Ranchi easily takes the base with a 3:1 result. Enemy units retreat to the northeast which works well since that is the direction I wanted to march. The trapped enemy stack is moving to the northwest. We will try an attack tomorrow to measure their resistance before deciding whether to try and block them in after they moved one hex, or try to destroy them in place before they can move. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.22.42%20-%20India_zpsr5u0jahz.jpg[/image] Ranchi is captured DEI/N Australia Our Nicks and Sallys hit the enemy stack in Australia, but they still manage to exit the hex before we can attack. We will pursue, should take 4 days to catch up. Hopefully our bombing will give us a chance for another attack before they can link up with the couple units that are sitting in Daly Waters. China We attack at Changteh again but only get 1:2 odds. Casaulties are good though, we only have 1 squad destroyed, whereas they lose 57 squads and 19 guns. With no supply their squads should stay gone. In the south the 8th Division is packed and will leave Kukong for Liuchow tomorrow. Other Aircraft B6N2 Jill advances R&D to 8/43

FeurerKrieg -> October 23rd, 1942 (2/3/2016 12:41:31 AM)
October 23rd, 1942 India/Burma Off the coast near Akyab SS Gato hits one of our smaller xAKs (6 vps) that was headed to Calcutta to get resources. One non-dud torpedo is enough to sink the ship. Some Helen's at Akyab are switched over to ASW duty to help prevent future attacks. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/10.23.42%20-%20India_zps9kxzul89.jpg[/image] An Allied torpedo works With a fair bit of air support, we launch an attack on the British/Indian stack southwest of Jameshedpur. The 20th Indian Division looks to take the brunt of our assault. The 23rd Indian Division is already wrecked from being retreated at Jameshedpur. The 267th Armoured Bge doesn't look to take any losses and the 2nd British Division is only lightly touched. The enemy is not showing a supply negative. Results were 1:2 but very close to 1:1 (1216:1255). I'll send one division back out to block the way in case this stack is able to exit the hex before my blocking unit cross the hexside. In the meantime, I'll keep up bombardments to burn their supply and hopefully slow their movement. DEI/N Australia Bombing of the enemy stack north of Daly Waters continues. Pacific A battleship TF, heavy cruiser TF and light cruiser TF all arrive at Rabaul today to remain on station in the event the Allies try something in this area. As 1943 gets closer, I expect that John may try a move somewhere given that P-38's should be in the field now. For now any foothold will probably be contested if possible as I try to keep the enemy bombers out of escorted range. China Bombing continues at Changteh. 21st Division is one hex out from Liuchow, which means we are probably 3 days from starting the march on Tuyun and Kweiyang with this new four division strong push. Other After a discussion in the war room, I have learned that nav support doesn't help the loading of fuel. Given this, I will relocated some of the dock workers I piled up in Palembang. Most will probably got to Calcutta to help with the resource extraction effort there. Other possible desintations include Fusan, Manilla and maybe Port Hedlands for a little while. Learn something new everyday with this game!

PaxMondo -> RE: October 20th, 1942 (2/3/2016 1:11:18 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Feurer Krieg More importantly, the industry was barely scratched (only one HI point damaged) and we add another 20 LI, 55 HI and 420 Resources to our India production operation. That's an extra 150 supply a day. Resources are flowing into Calcutta at an amazing rate now, and I have several convoys running resources to Georgetown to enjoy the gravy train while it lasts. Why I love fighting in India ... a regular storehouse of goodies. [:D]

PaxMondo -> RE: October 23rd, 1942 (2/3/2016 1:14:30 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Feurer Krieg After a discussion in the war room, I have learned that nav support doesn't help the loading of fuel. Learn something new everyday with this game! About the only thing that nav support doesn't help with, but it makes sense. HAving guys standing around looking at pumps and hoses doesn't make them push more oil. [;)]

FeurerKrieg -> RE: October 23rd, 1942 (2/3/2016 1:17:36 AM)
Yea, agree it makes perfect sense. Just something I had overlooked in the rules all these years.

Mike McCreery -> RE: October 23rd, 1942 (2/3/2016 3:23:36 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Feurer Krieg Yea, agree it makes perfect sense. Just something I had overlooked in the rules all these years. The learning curve in this game is........

FeurerKrieg -> RE: October 23rd, 1942 (2/3/2016 3:25:43 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Wargmr The learning curve in this game is........ Endless!

PaxMondo -> RE: October 23rd, 1942 (2/3/2016 12:05:09 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Feurer Krieg quote: ORIGINAL: Wargmr The learning curve in this game is........ Endless! +1

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