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ny59giants -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/9/2012 11:14:14 PM)
Are we prepping any units for Wake yet?? With the Marshalls under siege, it would seem time to take her back. Getting this area under control will be great for your subs by cutting turnaround time and increasing patrol lengths.

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/10/2012 5:35:19 PM)
************************************* 25 JAN 43 ***************************** Bad events for the Allies. This turn of events will slow down things considerably .... First the IJAAF come to Mandalay this turn and we shoot down 4 with flak . Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-IIa Lily x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-IIa Lily: 4 damaged Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 destroyed by flak ................. Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-IIa Lily x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-IIa Lily: 4 damaged Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed by flak Manpower hits 5 Fires 897 PROME: We sweep Prome with much success .. Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 14 Allied aircraft P-40K Warhawk x 25 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 6 destroyed No Allied losses Then the bombers come ... Morning Air attack on 2nd RTA Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator II x 12 B-24D Liberator x 12 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 49 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 11 (10 destroyed, 1 disabled) ................. Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim VD x 12 Liberator II x 16 B-24D Liberator x 24 B-25C Mitchell x 64 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 553 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 32 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 32 (7 destroyed, 25 disabled) So about 600 out of 42K .. not a very efficent means of attirtion but we suffered no losses CENPAC: We lose the use of the Saratoga for at least 3 months ... Sub attack near Abemama at 136,129 Japanese Ships SS I-23, hits 16, and is sunk SS I-23 is reported to have been sunk near Abemama on Jan 25, 1943** Allied Ships CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 1 CA Northampton CL Helena CL St. Louis CLAA Juneau DD Waller DD Woodworth DD Barton SS I-23 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Saratoga There were a lot more DD's but this is what showed up in the CR ...I suspect 3 months in the Pen .. but first we have to get her to the West Coast .. Recon shows one unit here about 1,000 troops we recon by bombing .. Morning Air attack on Majuro Base Force, at 136,119 (Majuro) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft Bolingbroke IV x 12 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ............... Morning Air attack on Majuro Base Force, at 136,119 (Majuro) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 9 B-24D Liberator x 45 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 111 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled ............ Morning Air attack on Majuro Base Force, at 136,119 (Majuro) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 18 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 76 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled ............... Morning Air attack on Majuro Base Force, at 136,119 (Majuro) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 9 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled ............. Afternoon Air attack on Majuro Base Force, at 136,119 (Majuro) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 18 B-17F Fortress x 22 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 76 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled ................... Afternoon Air attack on Majuro Base Force, at 136,119 (Majuro) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-26B Marauder x 21 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled) So about 300 out of 1000 are killed in this raid .. I am thinking a Marine Defense unit and two raider Btns should take this guy out ... Ok more later ..

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/11/2012 2:22:31 AM)
The IJN have decided to station at least 3 of the smaller submarines off Mili .. we oblige them with DC's .. ASW attack near Mili at 137,122 Japanese Ships SS RO-67, hits 5 Allied Ships DD Perkins DD Lamson SS RO-67 is sighted by escort DD Perkins fails to find sub and abandons search DD Lamson fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Lamson attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub --------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Mili at 137,122 Japanese Ships SS RO-64, hits 1 Allied Ships DD Perkins DD Lamson SS RO-64 is located by DD Perkins RO-64 diving deep .... DD Perkins fails to find sub and abandons search DD Lamson fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Lamson fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Lamson attacking submerged sub .... DD Lamson loses contact with SS RO-64 DD Lamson cannot establish contact with SS RO-64 DD Lamson fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Lamson attacking submerged sub .... DD Lamson is out of ASW ammo DD Lamson is out of ASW ammo DD Lamson is out of ASW ammo DD Lamson attacking submerged sub .... DD Lamson is out of ASW ammo DD Lamson is out of ASW ammo DD Lamson is out of ASW ammo DD Lamson is out of ASW ammo DD Lamson is out of ASW ammo DD Lamson is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub --------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Mili at 137,122 Japanese Ships SS RO-66, hits 10 Allied Ships DD Drayton DD Perkins SS RO-66 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Drayton DD Perkins attacking submerged sub .... DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Perkins attacking submerged sub .... SS RO-66 eludes DD Perkins by hugging bottom SS RO-66 eludes DD Perkins by hugging bottom SS RO-66 eludes DD Perkins by hugging bottom DD Perkins attacking submerged sub .... DD Perkins is out of ASW ammo DD Perkins is out of ASW ammo DD Perkins is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub This is very interesting .. teh IJ are complaining of fuel shortages .. but are moving those BB's around into theater .. Sub attack near Chichi-jima at 109,74 Japanese Ships DD Natsugumo BB Hiei BB Kongo CA Furutaka CA Tone CL Yubari CL Tatsuta CL Kitakami CL Agano DD Oshio DD Yugumo DD Amagiri DD Usugumo DD Shinonome DD Umikaze Allied Ships SS Gato, hits 1 SS Gato launches 4 torpedoes at DD Natsugumo Usually this means a bombardment somewhere .. Now the duds ar getting better .. we just plain miss .. Sub attack near Hengchun at 82,68 Japanese Ships xAK Naniwa Maru PB Ginyo Maru Allied Ships SS Grampus SS Grampus launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Naniwa Maru or duck out .. Sub attack near Rekata Bay at 112,135 Japanese Ships LB-123 LB-124 LB-119 LB-114 PB Takunan Maru #5 Allied Ships SS S-32 SS S-32 cannot acquire firing solution on enemy LB We damage 7 shoot down 1 over Mandalay .. more later ..

crsutton -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/11/2012 2:32:28 PM)
Yes, the Sara and Lex can't be repaired at either Colombo or Sidney. Makes them a bit of a liability compared to the other carriers. But they are hard to sink....

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/11/2012 3:25:05 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: crsutton Yes, the Sara and Lex can't be repaired at either Colombo or Sidney. Makes them a bit of a liability compared to the other carriers. But they are hard to sink.... I am thinking the lower maneuverablity rating makes them torp magents .. 8 DD's and I did not get the draw .. but did kill the sub afterwards ... The Damage is 11 sys 35 flooding (31 major) The sys and minor flooding are being addressed by a repair ship 15 days .. then the long haul back to the West Coast .. One other thought .. I think this is what makes the Solomons and the Gilberts so deadly ..so many places to hide submarines as opposed to the open waters. The reason why the Saratoga took a slug is why I decided to have my initial fight here . I got 6 looks at CV's and the Kaga took a slug ...

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/11/2012 3:56:14 PM)
***************************************** 27 JAN 43 ******************************* The IJ come at night I have night fighters up. It does not matter .. no shooting .. [&:] INstead flak takes its toll .. Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIf x 4** Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Manpower hits 1 Fires 943 Then when the day breaks we sweep Prome: Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 14 Allied aircraft P-40K Warhawk x 25 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 18 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 16000 feet * .................. Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft P-40K Warhawk x 25 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 25 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 21000 feet * Would you not know it ... the 16K P40's arrive first and get bounced ..[:@] No escorts arrive to protect the bombers .. Morning Air attack on 48th Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4 Allied aircraft Blenheim VD x 12 B-24D Liberator x 12 B-25C Mitchell x 64 No Japanese losses No Allied losses -- Pilot killed in landing accident of B-25C Mitchell from 341st BG/490th BS Japanese ground losses: 976 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 37 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 40 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) ............... Morning Air attack on 48th Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1 Allied aircraft Wellington Ic x 32 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Wellington Ic: 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: 141 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled ................. Morning Air attack on 48th Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator II x 28 B-24D Liberator x 12 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 455 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled The 48th Division loses 1500 this fine day .. about 4% of the whole stack here at Prome. If You all remember when this Burma campaign started we split Burma in half. The 33rd division and friends ended up North of the Katha/Bhamo line. Now these units are trapped just North of Lashio. Three turns ago we shocked exchaging 3:1 not in our favor [:(]. We deliberate attack this time and wear them down at 3:2. A little more acceptable .. Ground combat at 63,45 (near Bhamo) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 24530 troops, 248 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 955 Defending force 11368 troops, 167 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 300 Allied adjusted assault: 425 Japanese adjusted defense: 202 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 749 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 60 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 14 disabled Guns lost 27 (1 destroyed, 26 disabled) Vehicles lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1142 casualties reported Squads: 14 destroyed, 119 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 13 (3 destroyed, 10 disabled) Assaulting units: 54th Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps 16th British Brigade 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps NCAC 11th Group Army 57th AT Gun Regiment Defending units: 33rd/B Division 14th Tank Regiment 33rd/A Division 33rd/C Division 7th Field AF Construction Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 62nd JAAF AF Bn The British Armor is in route .. I will bring them in to counter the tanks in this hex. I know Nemo commented early that draining vehicles from the pool might not be a winning strategy but I suspect the IJ economy is in crisis. The more decisions the IJ have to make the more likely that one will be incorrect. Thus how many factories need to produce supply vs. loading the TO&E pools? How many for research vs. producing aircraft now? What factories should be changed etc ..The numbers of aircraft and rates of replacements are indicating a problem ... [;)] The Scamp finds some BB's ..but looses the draw on a DD .. no harm no foul .. ASW attack near Aogashima at 113,66 Japanese Ships BB Hiei BB Kongo CA Furutaka CA Ashigara CA Tone CL Yubari CL Tatsuta CL Kitakami CL Agano DD Natsugumo DD Yugumo DD Amagiri DD Usugumo DD Shinonome DD Umikaze Allied Ships SS Scamp SS Scamp is sighted by escort Sub attack near Iriomote at 88,65 Japanese Ships PB Ginyo Maru Allied Ships SS Trigger Captain of SS Trigger elects not to launch torpedoes at this target OK more later ..

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/11/2012 10:50:52 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ny59giants Are we prepping any units for Wake yet?? With the Marshalls under siege, it would seem time to take her back. Getting this area under control will be great for your subs by cutting turnaround time and increasing patrol lengths. The 31st INf Regement is prepped and currently residing at SF. I am ready to bring them into theater ...But first we have to clean up the Marshall Islands. The map below shows the units fully prepped for the missions. Rght now we are pulling boys off of Narau Island, and Mili which were just invaded. This is the hard part here because none of the ports have been built up. So it is invade, get BF with Naval support .. offload engineers .. pick up bodies with fast transport, port built to level 3 . get the arnaments off the Atoll reorginize forces .. Wash Rinse Repeat .. This would be easy but IJN SAG's, CV's and Submarines have been showing up at the least appropriate moments .. two turns ago hurting the Saratoga for 3 months. Sooo about the time Wake Island is secure Ponape will be hit with the fresh new Essex Class CV's .. also we will have implemented Hellcats .. Then we can look at accerlerated attacks in the Solomons as well as using Pacific Ocean forces to strike New Ireland at the same time putting pressure on the IJA/IJN. [image]local://upfiles/38979/EBC062B7F12E409182D326FF19A35EA0.jpg[/image]

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/11/2012 11:17:30 PM)
BURMA: The picture below illistrates the problem in Burma. We have five months before life gets wet and supply gets low. I suspect that in one week we will have reduced the 12K IJA trapped near Lashio and we will be able to focus solely on the problem around Prome. If we cross the Irrawaddy River we are at the mercy of a die roll and how many squads are disrupted/disabled by the river crossing along with the subsequent shock attack. The constant 2E/4E bombing of Prome has taken many lives, but the IJA keep moving forces in and keeping the AV high. Given that Toungoo has 52K troops in jungle ... that leaves us one jungle hex to pentrate the line. Two more divisions will be in threater. The 9th Aussies will make the trek cross from Imphal to Katha starting this turn. At 2 miles per day in the Rough Jungle it takes about a month to make the journey fatigued and with disabled sqauds that must be rested. The USA 43rd is sailing as we speak and that adds an additional month. My hope is that developments in the Solomons and Marshall's will strain the IJ decision matrix and we can out attrite him here capturing Prome in May 43.. otherwise the Monsoons will be interesting .. [image]local://upfiles/38979/0567F0CDA9CD4F808FB82F00D1B8CEC3.jpg[/image]

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/12/2012 12:52:40 AM)
******************************** 28 JAN 43 ********************* Sometimes the prey bites back .. ASW attack near Jaluit at 134,122 Japanese Ships SS RO-68, hits 3 Allied Ships DD Caldwell DMS Boggs AP Hunter Liggett AP J. Franklin Bell DD Craven DD Anderson DD Hobby DD Gansevoort SS RO-68 is sighted by escort Then again sometimes its too easy as a xAKL eats one for the Emperor [:D] Submarine attack near Munda at 110,135 Japanese Ships xAKL Higari Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Higari Maru is reported to have been sunk near Munda on Jan 28, 1943 Allied Ships SS KIX Sinking sounds in teh background confirm this report .. I am still getting messages proclaming the bad start the IJ got off to .. xAK Yamagiku Maru is reported to have been sunk near Laoag on Dec 15, 1941 3 xAK's met up with 155mm guns that day and met Davey Jones ..IN fact that week is developing as catastrophic with 14 xAP's/xAK full of troops were engaged by guns or subs and sunk .. RANGOON:** Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 39 Allied aircraft P-40K Warhawk x 20 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40K Warhawk: 3 destroyed Damaged P-40K Warhawk from 51st FG/25th FS crashes on return leg Aircraft Attacking: 2 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 21000 feet * CAP engaged: 1st Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 11 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes 203rd Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 10 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes ......................... Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 16 Allied aircraft P-40K Warhawk x 28 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed Damaged P-40K Warhawk from 23rd FG/76th FS crashes on return leg Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 21000 feet * CAP engaged: 1st Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 24000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 203rd Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 24000 and 27000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 90 minutes The O'club talk .. CPT Hall W. of 51st FG/25th FS is credited with kill number 2 CPT Hall W. of 51st FG/25th FS is credited with kill number 3 CPT Hall W. of 51st FG/25th FS is credited with kill number 4 1LT Burke B. of 51st FG/25th FS is credited with kill number 3 CPT Heath G. of 51st FG/25th FS is credited with kill number 2 1LT Berg A. of 51st FG/25th FS is credited with kill number 2 1LT Lopez O. of 51st FG/25th FS is credited with kill number 2 1LT Lopez O. of 51st FG/25th FS is credited with kill number 3 It looks like to me that the IJAAF are putting up sacrifical lambs to provide resistance first reports are 10 Oscars to 5 P40's ... Bombing in China ..[>:] One thing that did not happen this turn is for our DB and TB to fly and hit a BB SAG in range so we will have to scamble everything away from the coast next turn ..

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/12/2012 9:37:45 PM)
*************************** 29 JAN 43 *************************** We smack the Maloelap Naval Fortress with 2E's ... Morning Air attack on Maloelap Naval Fortress, at 136,117 (Maloelap) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft B-26B Marauder x 29 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 138 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) The more guns we take out .. the easier time we shall have landing .. Bombing in China ..[>:] The Trigger bags an xAK off of Formosa .. Submarine attack near Iriomote at 88,66 Japanese Ships xAK Nittei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Trigger xAK Nittei Maru is sighted by SS Trigger SS Trigger launches 2 torpedoes The sunfish goes cold on a hot target .. Sub attack near Jolo at 73,88 Japanese Ships PB Akitsui Maru SC Ch 34 TK Hofuku Maru TK Fukko Maru TK Ose Maru PB Hakozake Maru Allied Ships SS Sunfish SS Sunfish launches 2 torpedoes at PB Akitsui Maru We did follow up with a deliberate attack on that trapped stack .. Ground combat at 63,45 (near Bhamo) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 29829 troops, 305 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 1031 Defending force 10693 troops, 166 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 232 Allied adjusted assault: 351 Japanese adjusted defense: 124 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1053 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 65 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Vehicles lost 21 (19 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1758 casualties reported Squads: 31 destroyed, 114 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps 16th British Brigade 54th Chinese Corps 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps 5th Chinese Corps NCAC 11th Group Army 57th AT Gun Regiment Defending units: 14th Tank Regiment 33rd/A Division 33rd/B Division 33rd/C Division 3rd Mortar Battalion 7th Field AF Construction Battalion 62nd JAAF AF Bn I think they are very close to that breaking point where I should see a lot more destroyed squads .. in the meantime it is the good guys that are getting attrited ... 2 to 31 ... More later ..

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/13/2012 1:14:23 AM)
******************************** 30 JAN 43 **************************************** The Submarine contacts were not kind this turn .. [:(] ASW attack near Manus at 100,121 Japanese Ships DD Hayashio xAP Kasado Maru xAP Suwa Maru Allied Ships SS Growler, hits 6 SS Growler launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hayashio ................ ASW attack near Orchid Island at 86,68 Japanese Ships xAK Taian Maru xAK Sinko Maru xAK Natisan Maru PB Santos Maru PB Kasyu Maru Allied Ships SS Barb SS Barb is sighted by escort The SS Growler is hurt but I think she can make it to Tabiteuea .. Morning Air attack on 2nd RTA Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft Vengeance I x 33 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 116 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ............... orning Air attack on 48th Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim VD x 12 Hurricane IIc Trop x 11 B-24D Liberator x 24 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 199 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled .................. Morning Air attack on 55th Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator II x 28 B-24D Liberator x 12 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 365 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled .................... Morning Air attack on 58th Infantry Regiment, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Vengeance I x 14 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 81 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled .................. Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 64 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 253 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled .......... 1,000 casulties out of 41,000 troops here and more coming ... Bombing in China ..[>:] More later as we get close to establishing a very important base in Feb 43 ..

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/13/2012 4:29:57 PM)
******************************************* 31 JAN 43 ********************************* The IJAAF come out at night and exchange 6 damaged aircraft for some flashes and bangs .. maybe some experience ..My night fighters are also useless .. Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 14 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIf x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 6 damaged No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 15000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb We find a big fat target but miss ... Sub attack near Naha at 94,66 Japanese Ships xAK Kazuura Maru SC Ch 33 SC Ch 29 xAK Nitiran Maru xAK Nitti Maru xAK Nissan Maru xAK Tatukami Maru xAK Kyusyu Maru E Chidori SC Ch 38 SC Ch 37 Allied Ships SS Swordfish SS Swordfish launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kazuura Maru The ground battle next to Prome is exteremly interesting ... one really has to look at the details to understand this game .. Ground combat at 56,50 (near Toungoo) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 76051 troops, 1108 guns, 2327 vehicles, Assault Value = 3555 Defending force 17754 troops, 146 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 629 Allied adjusted assault: 1488 Japanese adjusted defense: 829 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2750 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 254 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1230 casualties reported Squads: 91 destroyed, 123 disabled Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 50 disabled Engineers: 15 destroyed, 23 disabled Guns lost 34 (20 destroyed, 14 disabled) Vehicles lost 82 (48 destroyed, 34 disabled) Assaulting units: 75th IAC Regiment 251st Recce Battalion 23rd Indian Division 45th Indian Brigade 54th British Brigade 14th British Brigade 25th Indian Division 268th Motorised Brigade 2nd British Division 84th Indian Brigade 45th Recce Regiment 150th RAC Regiment 7th Indian Division 22nd (East African) Brigade 267th Armoured Brigade 16th Light Cavalry Regiment 3rd Carabiniers Regiment 254th Armoured Brigade 18th Canadian Brigade 3rd Cavalry Regiment 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 26th Indian Division IV Indian Corps 44th Cavalry Engineer Regiment Defending units: Imperial Guards Division 124th Infantry Regiment RTA Cavalry Division 43rd Const Co At first look the IJA took twice as many casulties so I won that battle right ? Wrong [X(] ... The IJA took twice as many disabled but look closely , The Allies took 12 times more destroyed inf sqauds .. 49 times the destroyed support squads . ..7 times engineers ..countless vehicles lost ... Disbaled sqauds come back in a couple of weeks with enough supply .. destroyed sqauds not so fast .. the Allies will take at least 3 months to replace those sqauds and this is the first battle for this road junction .. . But the IJA are convinced they lost the battle because of the 2:1 casulity ratio ... it is a very interesting game ... I am way over stacked in this hex ... this is very very disadvantagioius in Burma as using double supply in a place having no supply is very very bad ...I will give one more battle and then begin pulling out hurt units for eventual replishment .. More later ..

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/13/2012 9:30:41 PM)
**************************************** 01 FEB 43 ****************************** Bombing in China ..[>:] Then the bombers come for Prome and surronding forces .. Morning Air attack on 124th Infantry Regiment, at 56,50 , near Toungoo Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 16 Vengeance I x 48 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 37 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Morning Air attack on RTA Cavalry Division, at 56,50 , near Toungoo Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft Wellington Ic x 32 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 34 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 70 out of 18,000 here .... all I am hoping for is lower morale .. PROME: Morning Air attack on 2nd RTA Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 24 B-25C Mitchell x 16 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 291 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ................ Morning Air attack on 48th Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator II x 27 B-24D Liberator x 11 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 193 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled .......................... Morning Air attack on 48th Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator II x 27 B-24D Liberator x 11 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 193 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled .......... Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 32 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 229 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 900 casulties out of 48K here ... But things are getting better in Northern Burma .. Ground combat at 63,45 (near Bhamo) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 28875 troops, 303 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 932 Defending force 9899 troops, 159 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 Allied adjusted assault: 488 Japanese adjusted defense: 79 Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1021 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 62 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled Guns lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1048 casualties reported Squads: 30 destroyed, 59 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 13 (8 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps 16th British Brigade 54th Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps 5th Chinese Corps NCAC 11th Group Army 57th AT Gun Regiment Defending units: 33rd/B Division 33rd/A Division 33rd/C Division 7th Field AF Construction Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 14th Tank Regiment 62nd JAAF AF Bn We lost 1:1 overall but 3:1 destroyed squads I do suspect that the next attack will start the cascade of destroying these IJA units. The 33rd/C Division is the only unit in the combat annimation with any AV left . CENPAC: Maloelap:** The goal here is to deplete the naval guns .. we just nail some support forces .. Morning Air attack on Maloelap Naval Fortress, at 136,117 (Maloelap) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 24 B-17F Fortress x 22 LB-30 Liberator x 12 B-24D Liberator x 63 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 12 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 158 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled ................ Morning Air attack on 41st JNAF AF Unit , at 136,117 (Maloelap) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft B-26B Marauder x 29 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 37 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled These are the 3 units here .. Also attacking 1st JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 64th Naval Guard Unit ... Also attacking Maloelap Naval Fortress ... ASW: Both the IJ and USN get contacts but make a lot of noise with no results .. ASW attack near Mili at 137,122 Japanese Ships SS I-19 Allied Ships DD Meredith DD Bagley SS I-19 is located by DD Meredith .......... ASW attack near Iriomote at 88,65 Japanese Ships xAK Banshu Maru PB Tsuneshima Maru Allied Ships SS Tambor SS Tambor is sighted by escort

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/14/2012 2:32:57 AM)
************************************** 02 FEB 43 ************************************ Its a quiet turn .. We turn loose the DB for 25 whole dead .. Morning Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 56,50 , near Toungoo Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 16 Vengeance I x 48 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled We follow up our Maloelap attack .. Morning Air attack on 64th Naval Guard Unit, at 136,117 (Maloelap) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft B-26B Marauder x 29 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 157 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled The first of many for three months of softening Ponape .. Morning Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 32 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Port hits 8 Port fuel hits 5 Port supply hits 1 The port fuel hits are nice .. more fuel burning ....[;)] Bombing in China .. [>:] More later ...

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/14/2012 3:06:34 PM)
************************************ 03 FEB 43 ***************************** The IJAAF come out again at night hitting Akyab and Mandalay .. the IJ are showing awareness of my heavy flak batteries . Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 8 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIf x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 15000 feet** City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb ............ Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 4 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIf x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 15000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb ........................ Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIf x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged No Allied losses My night fighters provide zero resistance getting "guns jammed" messages ..[8\|] Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7 No Japanese losses Manpower hits 1 Fires 661 ........... Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak That has to frustrate the IJ ... those heavy batteries are reaching up to 15,000 feet and bagging bombers ...3 this fine night .. Bombing in China ...[>:] The Tunny misses a DD within a well escorted convoy and takes one for the team .. ASW attack near Itbayat Island at 83,69 Japanese Ships DD Kiku E Hiyodori PC Sumire AV Sanyo Maru TK Tonan Maru #3 TK Tonan Maru #2 TK Nisshin Maru #2 xAK Hokuroku Maru xAK Kinai Maru xAK Kagu Maru xAK Manila Maru DD Satsuki E Hayabusa Allied Ships SS Tunny, hits 1 SS Tunny launches 4 torpedoes at DD Kiku SS I-19 takes 4 for the team ... [:D] Sub attack near Mili at 137,122 Japanese Ships SS I-19, hits 4 Allied Ships DD Morris DD Wilson SS I-19 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Morris In other news . one of the forces dropping off supplies on Kusaie Island is spotted and my TF getting troops off of Nauru Island ... this will wake the IJN up for sure .. DD Chevalier detected by Japanese Aircraft at 125,118 near Kusaie Island TF 288 detects Japanese Torpedo Bomber at 125,124 near Nauru Island More later ..

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/14/2012 11:23:02 PM)
********************* 04 FEB 43 **************************** We continue our steady plodding along .. PROME: Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 16 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 57 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Toungoo: Morning Air attack on 124th Infantry Regiment, at 56,50 , near Toungoo Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes ......... Allied aircraft Vengeance I x 14 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Morning Air attack on RTA Cavalry Division, at 56,50 , near Toungoo Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 16 Vengeance I x 34 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 LYB total for a lot of Kabooms .. CENPAC: Morning Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 43 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Port hits 10 Port fuel hits 8 Port supply hits 2 Maybe another 10% of the port is damaged but those fuel hits are gravy .. Maloelap: Morning Air attack on Maloelap Naval Fortress, at 136,117 (Maloelap) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft LB-30 Liberator x 12 B-24D Liberator x 72 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 12 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 241 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled) Slowly we are depopulating this island ..[:D] IJ Bomb China ...[>:] OK BURMA:** Ground combat at 56,50 (near Toungoo) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 83782 troops, 1239 guns, 2262 vehicles, Assault Value = 3336 Defending force 15632 troops, 146 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 423 Allied adjusted assault: 1391 Japanese adjusted defense: 821 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 3388 casualties reported Squads: 101 destroyed, 76 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 62 disabled Engineers: 9 destroyed, 12 disabled Guns lost 41 (20 destroyed, 21 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2055 casualties reported Squads: 127 destroyed, 150 disabled Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 41 disabled Engineers: 20 destroyed, 41 disabled Guns lost 41 (20 destroyed, 21 disabled) Vehicles lost 44 (13 destroyed, 31 disabled) Assaulting units: 54th British Brigade 22nd (East African) Brigade 254th Armoured Brigade 25th Indian Division 45th Indian Brigade 23rd Indian Division 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 267th Armoured Brigade 14th British Brigade 7th Indian Division 2nd British Division 84th Indian Brigade 3rd Carabiniers Regiment 16th Light Cavalry Regiment 268th Motorised Brigade 45th Recce Regiment 3rd Cavalry Regiment 150th RAC Regiment 18th Canadian Brigade 26th Indian Division IV Indian Corps 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Defending units: 124th Infantry Regiment Imperial Guards Division RTA Cavalry Division 43rd Const Co Damn bloody ..The Imperial Guards are holding out well .. and I suspect more troops are coming into this hex from Prome .If Prome gets below 20K troops or 600 AV I will cross the river in clear terain and take my lumps . otherwise we continue to grind it out in the jungles .. More later ..

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/15/2012 3:44:15 AM)
********************************** 05 FEB 43 *************************** The IJ morale took a beating this turn ... First .. IJAAF continue night strategic bombing Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIb Sally x 11 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIf x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIb Sally: 3 damaged Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses ................ ight Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIb Sally x 9 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIf x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged No Allied losses ............ Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIf x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Not a single bomb hit but at least bombers down .. We continue daylight bombing of Prome .. Morning Air attack on 1st RTA Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim VD x 9 Liberator II x 28 B-24D Liberator x 24 B-25C Mitchell x 32 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 262 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ............ Morning Air attack on 48th Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft Wellington Ic x 32 Allied aircraft losses Wellington Ic: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 59 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ......... Morning Air attack on 58th Infantry Regiment, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 12 Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled In out precious hex .. Morning Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 56,50 , near Toungoo Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 16 Vengeance I x 48 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Now the groundpounders advance .. Ground combat at 56,50 (near Toungoo) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 81422 troops, 1224 guns, 2250 vehicles, Assault Value = 3356 Defending force 12887 troops, 129 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 268 Allied adjusted assault: 1500 Japanese adjusted defense: 283 Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2334 casualties reported Squads: 170 destroyed, 44 disabled Non Combat: 155 destroyed, 58 disabled Engineers: 24 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 31 (14 destroyed, 17 disabled) Vehicles lost 10 (5 destroyed, 5 disabled) Units retreated 4 Allied ground losses: 1502 casualties reported Squads: 55 destroyed, 102 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 10 destroyed, 10 disabled Guns lost 50 (10 destroyed, 40 disabled) Vehicles lost 22 (12 destroyed, 10 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 2nd British Division 54th British Brigade 268th Motorised Brigade 254th Armoured Brigade 87th Mountain Regiment 7th Armoured Brigade 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 23rd Indian Division 150th RAC Regiment 267th Armoured Brigade 25th Indian Division 7th Indian Division 45th Indian Brigade 22nd (East African) Brigade 18th Canadian Brigade 45th Recce Regiment 16th Light Cavalry Regiment 14th British Brigade 84th Indian Brigade 3rd Carabiniers Regiment 3rd Cavalry Regiment 26th Indian Division IV Indian Corps 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Defending units: Imperial Guards Division 124th Infantry Regiment RTA Cavalry Division 43rd Const Co With 100 Transports flying in supply we are able to maintain odds and push the IJ Imperial Guards back .. Now up north .. Ground combat at 63,45 (near Bhamo) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 32781 troops, 364 guns, 177 vehicles, Assault Value = 1054 Defending force 9055 troops, 147 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 121 Allied adjusted assault: 855 Japanese adjusted defense: 82 Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 534 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 10 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled) Allied ground losses: 334 casualties reported Squads: 27 destroyed, 37 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled) Assaulting units: 54th Chinese Corps 16th British Brigade 73rd Motorised Brigade 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps 3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps 5th Chinese Corps 11th Group Army NCAC 57th AT Gun Regiment Defending units: 33rd/B Division 14th Tank Regiment 33rd/A Division 33rd/C Division 7th Field AF Construction Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 62nd JAAF AF Bn These forces are surrounded and thus will not retreat .. a shock attack I believe will start a Banzai attack and unit destruction .. The Wilson cannot make contact .. ASW attack near Mili at 137,122 Japanese Ships SS I-19 Allied Ships DD Wilson SS I-19 is sighted by escort I-19 diving deep .... DD Wilson fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Wilson fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Wilson fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Wilson fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Wilson fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Ok more later ..

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/15/2012 6:50:55 PM)
I think it is worth a picture for what Burma looks like Feb '43. A look at the map below demonstrates the victory of the combat report above. The IJA have just retreated from a critical road junction seperating Prome from the rest of the IJ world, and permitting entry into Prome without recrossing the Irrawaddy River. Up to the North there are 9000 troops left in a caldron with no escape. It is a matter of time and attrition before the 33rd division and friends are destroyed. I was very skeptical but I think I can take Rangoon now before the rains begin .. reinforcements are a month away ..and then much more coming for a '44 party into Malay ...[:D] in the meantime I fly supplies not into China but to Magwe where we try to keep our bases at double supply and are not doing a very good job of it .. [image]local://upfiles/38979/64E12FE1AA4349FD92AC8711A2CEFEA1.jpg[/image]

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/15/2012 11:52:05 PM)
************************************* 06 FEB 43 ****************************** S-33 & S-34 tag team on two xAKL's.. Submarine attack near Choiseul Bay at 111,131 Japanese Ships xAKL Miyati Maru Allied Ships SS S-34, hits 1 xAKL Miyati Maru is sighted by SS S-34 SS S-34 attacking on the surface --------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Choiseul Bay at 111,131 Japanese Ships xAKL Genkai Maru, Shell hits 9, heavy fires Allied Ships SS S-33, hits 1 xAKL Genkai Maru is sighted by SS S-33 SS S-33 attacking on the surface SS S-33 low on gun ammo, Schoeni, W.P. breaks off surface engagement and submerges .................. Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,132 Japanese Ships xAKL Miyati Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAKL Miyati Maru is reported to have been sunk near Choiseul Bay on Feb 06, 1943 Allied Ships SS S-34 SS S-34 launches 2 torpedoes Two heavly damaged light cargo ships ... Sub attack near Balabac at 71,86 Japanese Ships TK Okuni Maru SC CHa-31 SC CHa-34 Allied Ships SS Sunfish SS Sunfish launches 2 torpedoes at TK Okuni Maru ASW attack near Busuanga at 76,81 Japanese Ships TK Fukko Maru PB Hakozake Maru Allied Ships SS Pompon, hits 1 Sub attack near Iriomote at 89,64 Japanese Ships PB Busho Maru SC Ch 36 TK Manei Maru xAK Tokiwa Maru xAK Tasmania Maru xAK Sydney Maru #2 DD Oyashio PB Kyo Maru #8 Allied Ships SS Trigger SS Trigger launches 2 torpedoes at PB Busho Maru In other news the IJ has found one of my shipping lanes .. Submarine attack near Lahaina at 196,90 Japanese Ships SS I-4 Allied Ships xAK Archbishop Lamy xAK Archbishop Lamy is sighted by SS I-4 SS I-4 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Archbishop Lamy Torps miss, but the given hex and contact can be used to start patroling .. of course this means I have to patrol this area more ..at 25 hexes from Pearl no air patrol craft can reach this area .. Ok we shock our surronded IJ frieinds .. Ground combat at 63,45 (near Bhamo) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 32169 troops, 362 guns, 177 vehicles, Assault Value = 1455 Defending force 8561 troops, 140 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 87 Allied adjusted assault: 332 Japanese adjusted defense: 34 Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 764 casualties reported Squads: 64 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 32 disabled Engineers: 25 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 28 (26 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled) Allied ground losses: 223 casualties reported Squads: 16 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 9 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 111th Chindit Brigade 17th Indian Division 73rd Motorised Brigade 3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps 16th British Brigade 54th Chinese Corps 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps 5th Chinese Corps NCAC 11th Group Army 57th AT Gun Regiment Defending units: 33rd/A Division 33rd/B Division 33rd/C Division 7th Field AF Construction Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 14th Tank Regiment 62nd JAAF AF Bn With no place to retreat to we will have to do this for another 12 turns or so ... eventually I will have these units destroyed ..and I can start focusing on clearing out Southern Burma Ok more later ..

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/16/2012 3:37:20 AM)
************************************** 07 FEB 43 ********************************** It was a very quiet turn .. it was not supposed to be .. but all the missions on Prome and CENPAC were cancelled! [8\|] With the exeption of a quick hit on Ponape .. Afternoon Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 44 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 3 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Port hits 8 Port fuel hits 4 Ground combat at 63,45 (near Bhamo) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 41816 troops, 466 guns, 176 vehicles, Assault Value = 1427 Defending force 7535 troops, 112 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 66 Allied adjusted assault: 582 Japanese adjusted defense: 19 Allied assault odds: 30 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 946 casualties reported Squads: 92 destroyed, 29 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 70 disabled Engineers: 18 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 48 (48 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 11 (7 destroyed, 4 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 588 casualties reported Squads: 33 destroyed, 30 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled) Assaulting units: 54th Chinese Corps 111th Chindit Brigade 73rd Motorised Brigade 16th British Brigade 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps 17th Indian Division 3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps 5th Chinese Corps 11th Group Army NCAC 57th AT Gun Regiment Defending units: 33rd/B Division 33rd/C Division 3rd Mortar Battalion 7th Field AF Construction Battalion 14th Tank Regiment 62nd JAAF AF Bn 33rd/A Division more later ..

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/16/2012 3:02:42 PM)
********************************************** 08 FEB 43 ****************************** I thought I shut everything down this turn but I did not .. Morning Air attack on 48th Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft Wellington Ic x 32 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 207 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Hardly a scratch given 81,000 troops here by my last count ... Afternoon Air attack on Maloelap Naval Fortress, at 136,117 (Maloelap) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft B-26B Marauder x 29 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 53 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Another force not shutdown .. We continue our rapid destrcution of the remnants of the 33rd IJA Division trapped on the China Burma border Ground combat at 63,45 (near Bhamo) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 41205 troops, 464 guns, 174 vehicles, Assault Value = 1373 Defending force 5980 troops, 71 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Allied adjusted assault: 313 Japanese adjusted defense: 10 Allied assault odds: 31 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 1755 casualties reported Squads: 107 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 54 disabled Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 13 (11 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 9 (8 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 452 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 73rd Motorised Brigade 17th Indian Division 16th British Brigade 54th Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps 111th Chindit Brigade 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps 5th Chinese Corps NCAC 11th Group Army 57th AT Gun Regiment Defending units: 33rd/C Division 62nd JAAF AF Bn 7th Field AF Construction Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 33rd/A Division 33rd/B Division I note the lack of the 14th Tank Regiment this fine day .. one more unit dissolved this turn ... death might come quicker then I orginally thought for these units . Bombing in China .. [>:]

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/16/2012 6:12:35 PM)
My opponent is quite frustrated. He was packing for strat move from Prome to Rangoon. My armor got there on the last day when he should have been moving out. Now these forces will take 3 days to unpack. But .. I have 3200 AV that is executing a deliberate attack this turn along with 300 bombers of various types. This is not going to be pretty. The remaining IJ forces in Burma are about to be slaughtered. The 53,000 at Taungoo have retreated back to Rangoon leaving this base empty. My forces will take 5 days to get there. I have the Indian Paratroopers attacking Ramree island. It will be quite awhile before this is a base of operations, but I suspect the combination of Prome and Ramree will be very discourging for the IJ ...

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/16/2012 6:52:13 PM)
********************************* 09 FEB 43 ******************************* The battle for Prome Begins .. Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed ...................... Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 16 No Japanese losses No Allied losses 2 Tojo's for a Hurricane .. The talk at the O club.. WCDR Farley T. of No.135 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 3 PO Vincent A. of No.135 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 4 SLDR Trenchard V. of No.135 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 6 Terror from the skies above .. Morning Air attack on 48th Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft Wellington Ic x 32 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 88 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled ............. Morning Air attack on 48th Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator II x 28 B-24D Liberator x 12 Allied aircraft losses Liberator II: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 201 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Morning Air attack on 55th Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft Vengeance I x 34 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 92 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Morning Air attack on 55th Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Vengeance I x 14 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ........ Morning Air attack on 5th Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim VD x 12 Hurricane IIc Trop x 16 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ............... Morning Air attack on 5th Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 24 B-25C Mitchell x 64 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 271 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 44 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled) Ground combat at Prome (55,50) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 81651 troops, 1245 guns, 2430 vehicles, Assault Value = 3246 Defending force 51946 troops, 658 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1600 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Allied adjusted assault: 2384 Japanese adjusted defense: 629 Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), op mode(-), disruption(-), preparation(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3187 casualties reported Squads: 13 destroyed, 153 disabled Non Combat: 98 destroyed, 33 disabled Engineers: 10 destroyed, 39 disabled Guns lost 92 (10 destroyed, 82 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3022 casualties reported Squads: 30 destroyed, 453 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 69 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 50 disabled Guns lost 94 (5 destroyed, 89 disabled) Vehicles lost 81 (2 destroyed, 79 disabled) Assaulting units: 3rd Cavalry Regiment 14th British Brigade 87th Mountain Regiment 18th Canadian Brigade 150th RAC Regiment 268th Motorised Brigade 7th Indian Division 22nd (East African) Brigade 25th Indian Division 45th Recce Regiment 16th Light Cavalry Regiment 2nd British Division 267th Armoured Brigade 7th Armoured Brigade 3rd Carabiniers Regiment 45th Indian Brigade 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 23rd Indian Division 254th Armoured Brigade 26th Indian Division IV Indian Corps 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Defending units: 124th Infantry Regiment 48th Division 1st RTA Division 55th Division 2nd RTA Division 5th Division Imperial Guards Division RTA Cavalry Division 21st Fld AA Gun Co 43rd Const Co 5th Mortar Battalion 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 32nd Field AA Battalion 54th Const Co The IJ lose about 3900 to our 3000 .. but we reduce the fort level and I am thinking next turn they will retreat .. The Indian Paratroopers occupy Ramree Island .. Ground combat at Ramree Island (54,48) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 779 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 25 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 25 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Ramree Island !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: 50th Indian Para Bde /1 Up north the assult continues .. Ground combat at 63,45 (near Bhamo) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 40852 troops, 464 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 1337 Defending force 4474 troops, 61 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 9 Allied adjusted assault: 313 Japanese adjusted defense: 4 Allied assault odds: 78 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 1844 casualties reported Squads: 53 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 148 destroyed, 65 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 304 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 24 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 111th Chindit Brigade 54th Chinese Corps 73rd Motorised Brigade 16th British Brigade 17th Indian Division 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps 3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps 5th Chinese Corps NCAC 11th Group Army 57th AT Gun Regiment Defending units: 33rd/B Division 33rd/A Division 33rd/C Division 7th Field AF Construction Battalion 62nd JAAF AF Bn The 3rd Mortar Battalion was eliminated last turn .. this turn? A Banzai attack but I did not see what unit was destroyed .. CENPAC:** Maloelap takes a beating from above .. Morning Air attack on Maloelap Base Force, at 136,117 (Maloelap) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft LB-30 Liberator x 6 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Morning Air attack on Maloelap Naval Fortress, at 136,117 (Maloelap) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft LB-30 Liberator x 6 B-24D Liberator x 66 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 9 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 198 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 24 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled) ...............More bombing in China ..... [>:] More later ..

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/16/2012 10:49:31 PM)
************************************ 10 FEB 43 ******************************* The Burma Campaign meets another objective ... We continue the ground campaign .. Morning Air attack on 1st RTA Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim VD x 9 Liberator II x 26 B-24D Liberator x 6 B-25C Mitchell x 48 Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 195 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled) .............. Morning Air attack on 1st RTA Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 11 Vengeance I x 14 B-24D Liberator x 3 Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 100 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ............... Morning Air attack on 1st RTA Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 16 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ................ orning Air attack on 48th Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Wellington Ic x 31 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled .......... orning Air attack on 55th Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft Vengeance I x 34 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) ......... Morning Air attack on 55th Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 9 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 63 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ......... Morning Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 9 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) ............. Morning Air attack on RTA Cavalry Division, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 8 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 50 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled The results were very mediocre considering the number of attacking aircraft about 500 casulties ... The difference .. forts and light urban terrain .IMHO. if IJ stroll out into open terrain with the same groups and poor weather I kill thousands of troops. Which in my education is what should happen .. unmolested 4E's and 2E's dropping thousands of pounds of bombs on units in the open without any air cover does not require a home rule .. neither does forts and terrain .. The land battle draws to a hasty but very bloody conclusion .. Ground combat at Prome (55,50) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 79177 troops, 1240 guns, 2427 vehicles, Assault Value = 2901 Defending force 49093 troops, 648 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1416 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Allied adjusted assault: 1963 Japanese adjusted defense: 158 Allied assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied forces CAPTURE Prome !!! Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 16691 casualties reported [X(] Squads: 646 destroyed, 59 disabled Non Combat: 651 destroyed, 82 disabled Engineers: 186 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 179 (174 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 146 (146 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 14 Allied ground losses: 2033 casualties reported [sm=Cool-049.gif] Squads: 33 destroyed, 103 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 68 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled Guns lost 51 (4 destroyed, 47 disabled) Vehicles lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! [sm=fighting0056.gif] Assaulting units: 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 268th Motorised Brigade 45th Indian Brigade 3rd Carabiniers Regiment 18th Canadian Brigade 16th Light Cavalry Regiment 254th Armoured Brigade 150th RAC Regiment 7th Armoured Brigade 87th Mountain Regiment 7th Indian Division 22nd (East African) Brigade 75th IAC Regiment 45th Recce Regiment 23rd Indian Division 267th Armoured Brigade** 25th Indian Division 3rd Cavalry Regiment 2nd British Division 14th British Brigade 26th Indian Division IV Indian Corps 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Defending units: Imperial Guards Division 2nd RTA Division 48th Division 55th Division 1st RTA Division 5th Division RTA Cavalry Division 54th Const Co 32nd Field AA Battalion 21st Fld AA Gun Co 43rd Const Co 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 124th Infantry Regiment I bolded the destroyed things .. about 1800 squads /guns/vehicles ... for 300 VP's .... Now for the bad news .. the units in bold/italics above start withdrawing .. I have paid PP's to get this far but soon the piper will have to be paid ... I have shut off replacements so Monty does not draw on my pools ..[;)] Now focusing replacements on just a few units .. the US units in this stack are spent and also withdraw at the end of the year ..decssions decisions .. To the North we finish off the 33rd division .. Ground combat at 63,45 (near Bhamo) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 40706 troops, 462 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 1328 Defending force 2767 troops, 50 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Allied adjusted assault: 214 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 214 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 3775 casualties reported Squads: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 453 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 61 (61 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 4 [sm=fighting0056.gif] Allied ground losses: 82 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 111th Chindit Brigade 3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps 54th Chinese Corps 17th Indian Division 73rd Motorised Brigade 16th British Brigade 5th Chinese Corps NCAC 11th Group Army 57th AT Gun Regiment Defending units: 33rd/C Division 62nd JAAF AF Bn 33rd/A Division 33rd/B Division Bombing in China ... [>:] Ok here are are milestones thus far: BURMA Milestones: Swebo Oct 6th 1942 Mandalay Dec 18th 1942 Magwe Dec 20th 1942 Prome Feb 10 1943 Rangoon ??????? More later ..

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/16/2012 11:05:20 PM)
Question for the IJFB's out there .. what kind of squad replacement rates are expected scenario #1?? Can I compare losses and replacement rates to the Allies? 600 squads for the Allies would take about 6 months for most nationalites give or take a month or two ...with the exception of the British / Commonwealth which would be not in this lifetime .. (33 months) ... So how fast would these losses be replaced??

Alfred -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/17/2012 8:36:28 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Crackaces Question for the IJFB's out there .. what kind of squad replacement rates are expected scenario #1?? Can I compare losses and replacement rates to the Allies? 600 squads for the Allies would take about 6 months for most nationalites give or take a month or two ...with the exception of the British / Commonwealth which would be not in this lifetime .. (33 months) ... So how fast would these losses be replaced?? Not comparable at all. Unlike the Allies the Japanese "make" their own replacements as needed. It all depends on their: vehicle armamentt manpower heavy industry pools as to whether they can sustain those losses. Again, unlike the Allies, the Japanese can expand their industrial capacity. BTW, hope you don't mind a non IJFB from answering your query.[;)] Alfred

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/17/2012 2:44:20 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Alfred quote: ORIGINAL: Crackaces Question for the IJFB's out there .. what kind of squad replacement rates are expected scenario #1?? Can I compare losses and replacement rates to the Allies? 600 squads for the Allies would take about 6 months for most nationalites give or take a month or two ...with the exception of the British / Commonwealth which would be not in this lifetime .. (33 months) ... So how fast would these losses be replaced?? Not comparable at all. Unlike the Allies the Japanese "make" their own replacements as needed. It all depends on their: vehicle armamentt manpower heavy industry pools as to whether they can sustain those losses. Again, unlike the Allies, the Japanese can expand their industrial capacity. BTW, hope you don't mind a non IJFB from answering your query.[;)] Alfred Alfred your perspective is always welcome here! [&o] [;)] With NY59Giants PM feedback, that tells me a lot in the big picture. I have signs that IJ economy is going through some rough spots. The only aircraft I am seeing is small fighter sorties in Burma and escorted stratigic bombing in China. The IJN movements are now non-existant, and units battled in port hexes or near port hexes are low on supply. That all leads me to believe that not enough fuel got to the Home Islands while the KB/SAG's were running rampant during mid 42. In total I have destroyed 1893 victory points of Army "things" * 6 == 11358 Squads/vehicles/guns. As far as units, besides the SNLF's Navy Guards BF's on Atolls, I have destroyed 3 full divisions in three seperate "Stalingrads" and 2 divisions have fragments with 0 AV including the Imperial Guards. That does not include the Divisions that were reduced in the early China Offensive. Very early in this AAR I had a discussion with Nemo that I beleived if enough things were destroyed that the IJ would have to start making decisions on producing "things" vs. supply. I think that point has been reached, or the IJ might just keep the same pace of production, but refill these units at a later date. Based on NY59Giants feedback and this discussion I am going to commit a US division to Burma that is sitting in reserve at Cape Town, with 4 Art units. This is 2700 PP's. [I have had these units here for quite sometime in case Burma, India, or Oz needed a division quickly I just pay the points then and commit.] This units can be in theater the end of April [20 days to get to India, then rail to "Chitty bang bang" and march to Prome. That puts them some time in April in theater. Just in time for the Monsoon. [8D] I am also thinking of moving the I AUS Corps for a '44 run to Singers ... OK thanks again for the feedback it has me thinking!

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/17/2012 5:32:40 PM)
No action on the 11 & 12th Feb 43. I sank a SC in the Solomons and bombing in China .. I have enclosed a picture of Burma as it sits on 12th Feb. Prome is taken. Both of our forces our shattered. The Allies from overstacking and combat are fatigued and disrupted. The IJA are disabled, disrupted, and fatigued from bombing and combat. That 61,000 troops is decpetive because maybe 600 AV exists in AFVs and Infantry sqauds. The rest are support forces. The attention draws to Toungoo as a key link for rail transport to Magwe. We are moving forces to take this base. Once occupied we will being to rail troops and start a second pincer under a new Corps. Two more divisions are headed the tough 40 day adventure from Sinchar to Katha. They will gather at Toungoo for the final push toward Rangoon. Meanwhile every aircraft is flying supplies to Magwe and Mandalay. [image]local://upfiles/38979/4F1E281317A142409A55EFEB6D105E96.jpg[/image]

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/17/2012 10:12:19 PM)
*********************** 13 FEB 43 *********************************** The bombers assigned to Spokane have been activated for duty in the Pacfic. They move first to SF and then fly to PH. THat will give us 4 more B-24 groups to start raining terror on IJ positions. Meanwhile the IJ are moving a big BB SAG into position. I should expect another shore bombardment soon .. ASW attack near Hachijo-jima at 114,64 Japanese Ships DD Oyashio BB Hiei BB Kongo CA Furutaka CA Ashigara CL Yubari CL Tatsuta CL Kitakami CL Agano DD Nowaki DD Ushio DD Umikaze DD Yudachi Allied Ships SS Scamp, hits 1 SS Scamp launches 2 torpedoes at DD Oyashio The USS Grouper first is hit by a Betty and then PB Kinsyo Maru #2 finds her .. she has to limp back to base .. Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 98,65 Japanese Ships PB Kinsyo Maru #2 Allied Ships SS Grouper SS Grouper launches 2 torpedoes at PB Kinsyo Maru #2 Grouper diving deep .... PB Kinsyo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kinsyo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kinsyo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kinsyo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kinsyo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub --------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 98,65 Japanese Ships PB Santos Maru xAK Taian Maru xAK Sinko Maru xAK Natisan Maru PB Kasyu Maru Allied Ships SS Grouper, hits 1 41st JNAF AF Unit is planning for an attack on Mili.** I suspect that preperationis left over after this unit was rescued from its fate .. [;)] but Radio transmissions detected at Mili (136,121). This indicates that a sub is lurking within our harbor ... Bombing in China .. [>:] More later ..

Crackaces -> RE: The Allies Take the Offense (5/17/2012 10:38:37 PM)
March 1943 is a key month for the Allies. After withdrawals, we have 22 AP's to upgrade to APA's. This is a 21 day affair. That means we can start our real offense in the Pacific in April. [:D] The Essex class start in May. Sooooo if we can secure the rest of the Marshall's in April . we can proceed with deeper penatrations into the battlespace in May. Unitl then we continue to shift forces from Jaluit and Mili to get our boys back to Tabiteueua and then Pearl Harbor. [image]local://upfiles/38979/609FC5C44786414CA693A7402A87B7C9.jpg[/image]

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