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Bullwinkle58 -> RE: Nothing Up My Sleeve: Magical Moose Tricks--Bullwinkle58 vs.1EyedJacks (2/1/2013 1:22:18 PM)
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February 26, 1942
Dutch Guns
1) Landings continue at Ambon. The only offensive force seen so far is one SNLF, but four decent-sized xAKs are unloading. The Dutch 150mm shore guns cut them up, probably damaging one enough to sink (xAK Thames Maru), and setting another on fire. My supposition is this constitutes a shake&bake base, with a base force and perhaps some fighters in the landing force, but being held off the beach. The garrison bombards, and withstands a deliberate attack.
Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1492 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
Defending force 1498 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43
Japanese adjusted assault: 19
Allied adjusted defense: 34
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2) South of Singers the lurking R-boat gets xAP Nairana which had just dropped its supply load. Inventory there hovers just north of 17,000. Think I will take a day or two off on supply runs. Becoming too predictable.
3) USS Sargo shoots four fish at a tasty AMC at Singkawang and misses, of course. S-40, in company, does the job with Mk 10s, sinking troop-carrying AMC Asaka Maru, a nice 25-pointer.
4) USS Grayback attacks lone xAK Yamazato Maru near Wakkanai, keeping the pressure up in the northern resource area. Sooner or later the Mk 14 odds will roll for the Allies.
5) Most of Palembang's aircraft withdrawn to Oosthaven and Batavia to recover. Heavy bombing to deny fort building. Same at Singers. Fort building turned back on at the latter, but it won't matter I think unless there is a multi-turn pause.
6) In addition to the cavalry unit seen heading for Akyab Chinese bombers now find an infantry unit and bomb it for decent results.
apanese ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
An Indian tank unit is headed down the road for Akyab and a Chinese corps is coming from the east. More units farther back are detailed for Cox's Bazaar. I would like to prevent any of these bases from acquiring air capability.
7) A bombardment test is done at Singers to see how stiff the counter-battery could be as well as up the disruption of the IJA. The results are bad for the Allies; won't do this again.
Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 28632 troops, 409 guns, 120 vehicles, Assault Value = 1130
Defending force 56762 troops, 647 guns, 442 vehicles, Assault Value = 1527
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
148 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
8) Soerbaja AF goes to 7. Will build forts now.
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