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Bullwinkle58 -> RE: Nothing Up My Sleeve: Magical Moose Tricks--Bullwinkle58 vs.1EyedJacks (12/7/2013 10:34:00 PM)
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September 6, 1942
If Chungking . . .
1) . . . fell today it would still have done its job. After medium AF bombing which destroyed a fighter and bounced a lot of already damaged ones the Japanese attack once more. Forts are further deteriorated, but, oh my, the losses! Engineers in particular take it on the chin.
Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 207311 troops, 2209 guns, 1457 vehicles, Assault Value = 6827
Defending force 160275 troops, 1093 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4575
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4
Japanese adjusted assault: 5367
Allied adjusted defense: 11129
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 4)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
41541 casualties reported
Squads: 518 destroyed, 2112 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 204 disabled
Engineers: 150 destroyed, 326 disabled
Guns lost 288 (8 destroyed, 280 disabled)
Vehicles lost 225 (16 destroyed, 209 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
2656 casualties reported
Squads: 54 destroyed, 327 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 225 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 46 disabled
Guns lost 65 (4 destroyed, 61 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
2) Continued clean-up in the PI where the Allies still have a few holdings.
Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 13472 troops, 127 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 439
Defending force 7788 troops, 0 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
Japanese adjusted assault: 358
Allied adjusted defense: 75
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
202 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
300 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
16th Division
Defending units:
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
101st PA Infantry Division
102nd PA Infantry Division
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
III Philippine Corps
3) Skipjack, already a cripple, alters course and gives up Pearl, trying instead to make it from the Sea of Japan exit to Dutch. Found and mauled by a lone PB for four hits. Outcome in doubt.
4) A lot of ASW activity off the coast of Malaysia and Burma, RN subs fight off fleet DDs, but can't get at TFs.
5) In Burma the air war stays hot, but the Allies are fighting back in increasing strength. Japan backwards-bombs Magwe, the first time I can recall. This is an Oil base and has been quiet except for use as a reconstitution base. Does bombing it mean Japan has given up on getting the oil? Not sure. No damage, and two Sallys damaged.
Moulmein bombing is both lighter than before and hurt more by Allied efforts. Another sweep from Port Blair downs two more Nicks and a Zero for no P-38 losses. Light Prome LRCAP gets the following results. Troop losses are very sustainable:
Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 55,55 (Moulmein)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 5
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 50
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 3
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 damaged
No Allied losses
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Morning Air attack on 90th Chinese Corps, at 55,55 (Moulmein)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 38
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 6
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Morning Air attack on 20th Chinese Corps, at 55,55 (Moulmein)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 10
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Morning Air attack on 37th Chinese Corps, at 55,55 (Moulmein)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 6
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 30
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Altitudes seem to be higher on average, possibly due to flak losses.
Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 55,55 (Moulmein)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 damaged
No troop losses at all.
6) The Allies retaliate by hitting Moulmein AF. Animation showed about 100% more planes damaged than destroyed.
Afternoon Air attack on Moulmein , at 55,55
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 3 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 18
7) The AF one hex south of PBang is open for business and 21 fighters LRCAP PBang. Not exactly a CAP trap as the raids are escorted, but Japan suffers and AF damage is lighter than normal. Also, bombers left on Commander's Choice see an ID which has moved to Lahat; I did not notice it. Right now one ID and that will not take PBang.
Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 12
G4M1 Betty x 38
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 7
Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 30
G4M1 Betty x 19
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8
Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 59
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 13 damaged
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 8
Morning Air attack on 53rd Division, at 47,92 (Lahat)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 7
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Morning Air attack on 53rd Division, at 47,92 (Lahat)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Morning Air attack on 53rd Division, at 47,92 (Lahat)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8) The plot thickens. SS Growler, on patrol north of Borneo, spots a landing TF vectoring toward either the Oosthaven or Merak zone. Slight chance it could be for Batavia or right up the river at PBang. More will be learned tomorrow. Growler draws first blood. There should be more escorts, possibly unseen. If this is all there is it might be the logical conclusion the Allies have no naval forces north of Java except subs and PTs (true), or it could be fuel economy steps.
Sub attack near Groot Natoena at 57,84
Japanese Ships
xAK Ryoyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1
LSD Akitsu Maru
xAP Palau Maru
xAP Ural Maru
xAP Kongo Maru
xAK Teihoku Maru
xAK Toba Maru
xAK Keisyo Maru
DMS Uruko
DMS Teiko
Allied Ships
SS Growler
9) Northern NG is hit again by B-17s and B-24s from Rabaul. Four more B-24 units leave Pearl for the flight across the Pacific.
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