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ORIGINAL: Cannonfodder

Isn't the type of hit more important then the size of the bomb?

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Sub attack near Niihau at 174,112

Japanese Ships
SS I-15, hits 30, and is sunk

Allied Ships
AK Hyperion, Torpedo hits 1
AK Pavo
AK Cheleb
AK Ascella
AK Alnitah
AK Cetus
AK Carina
AK Crater
DE Starling
DE Brackett
DE Foreman

SS I-15 launches 2 torpedoes at AK Hyperion

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Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 29367 troops, 509 guns, 560 vehicles, Assault Value = 1094

Defending force 20402 troops, 257 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 270

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 473

Japanese adjusted defense: 886

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
915 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 63 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1428 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 72 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 30 disabled
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 40 (17 destroyed, 23 disabled)

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Is that a reason to stick with the 500 kg sap, or are they neutered too?

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Attacking force 28517 troops, 504 guns, 511 vehicles, Assault Value = 1030

Defending force 19715 troops, 257 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 212

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied adjusted assault: 374

Japanese adjusted defense: 475

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1125 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1146 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 58 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 28 disabled
Guns lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Vehicles lost 17 (4 destroyed, 13 disabled)

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Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27736 troops, 505 guns, 506 vehicles, Assault Value = 947

Defending force 18984 troops, 255 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 142

Allied adjusted assault: 209

Japanese adjusted defense: 676

Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
924 casualties reported
Squads: 47 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 25 (1 destroyed, 24 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
637 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 78 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
Guns lost 17 (6 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

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Ground combat at Woleai (101,103)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2481 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 172

Defending force 12115 troops, 232 guns, 148 vehicles, Assault Value = 365

Japanese ground losses:
1555 casualties reported
Squads: 80 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (12 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
585 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
14th Naval Guard Unit
II/84th Naval Guard Unit
83rd Naval Guard Unit
24th Infantry Rgt /1
82nd Nav Gd /1
Maloelap Base Force
19th Port Unit
3rd JNAF Coy
89th JAAF AF Coy
107th JAAF AF Bn
4th JAAF AF Bn /1

Defending units:
Americal Infantry Division
154th Field Artillery Battalion
209th Field Artillery Battalion


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Ground combat at Woleai (101,103)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 11613 troops, 229 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 325

Defending force 5717 troops, 27 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 115

Allied adjusted assault: 5

Japanese adjusted defense: 117

Allied assault odds: 1 to 23 (fort level 4)

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), disruption(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
1173 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 9 (4 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Allied ground losses:
2592 casualties reported
Squads: 159 destroyed, 75 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 49 (32 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (8 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
Americal Infantry Division
154th Field Artillery Battalion
209th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
II/84th Naval Guard Unit
14th Naval Guard Unit
24th Infantry Rgt /1
19th Port Unit
83rd Naval Guard Unit
Maloelap Base Force
82nd Nav Gd /1
107th JAAF AF Bn
3rd JNAF Coy
89th JAAF AF Coy
4th JAAF AF Bn /1

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Japanese ground losses:
1861 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 167 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 40 (1 destroyed, 39 disabled)
Vehicles lost 45 (10 destroyed, 35 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1016 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 57 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 74 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 90 (35 destroyed, 55 disabled)

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ORIGINAL: Spidery


January 27th 1944

Massive Allied air and naval bombardments pulverize the defenders on Woleai but no Allied attack comes (I thought there was supposed to be a mandatory Shock Attack each round). Allies continue to avoid the mines. Woleai is about 1.7 square miles, on this there are a few 1000 Japanese troops in their forts and 10,000 or more Allied troops and they don't fight! I suppose it makes some sense as there are multiple Islands and the Allies could be on one and not on the others.

Allies cross the river at Samarinda and blow the defense away without any air or naval bombardments in advance. I expected the defense to at least inflict some losses as the Allies crossed the river. Defenders retreat North-West and are ordered to take the walk to Miri, some stragglers may reach there by the end of the year!

The Allied force spotted South of the Celebes turns out to be a DD bombardment force that hits Kendari for no significant damage.

Lots of attacks against Allied subs getting some good hits in but nothing sunk. Allies are being more aggressive with lots of subs sortieing and some operating in shallow waters.

Ramiree Island flips to the Allies.

The defenders at Truk still hold on, and even have time to refuel some subs that stop off to try and use the last fuel stocks there before the base falls.

Try some preparatory strikes against Myitkyina, hopeless, 7 Helens lost for no damage. I'm calling off this attack.

Get a couple of Heavy Volume of Radio Traffic messages from Columbo - is he planning to invade Tavoy?

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The mandatory shock attack only applies if new forces are added through amphibious assault or air assault. If you are on an atoll and it is past the first invasion day and no forces are being added then the forces are not required to shock attack.

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ORIGINAL: Spidery

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The mandatory shock attack only applies if new forces are added through amphibious assault or air assault. If you are on an atoll and it is past the first invasion day and no forces are being added then the forces are not required to shock attack.

That does seem to be the case but wasn't what I expected from reading the manual. Also surprised that he can make a bombardment attack on an Atoll. "Units that do not own the base on the atoll being invaded automatically launch a Shock Attack".

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Ground combat at Truk (112,108)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1116 troops, 106 guns, 253 vehicles, Assault Value = 909

Defending force 10455 troops, 151 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Allied adjusted assault: 61

Japanese adjusted defense: 277

Allied assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
375 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

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IJ Army instructors accelerate training of 453 pilots from month-cycle 10
Accelerated training for 275 IJ Navy pilots from month-cycle 7

       Japan  Allies
Total:  +543  +3178
Base:   -389  +2214
Land:   +298   +329
Air:    +528   +523
Sea:    +106   +112

Oil:       -85,450
fuel:     -138,836
supply:   +177,746
HI:       +123,189
Vehicles:   +5,128
Arms:       +1,492