RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J)

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witpqs -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (6/28/2015 6:32:12 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58 quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58 I think when a sub is forced to surface from damage and enters the "desperation phase attacks" just before it usually sinks, that all bets are off. IOW it goes to a different sub-routine (or method) in the code. Then from now on all my escorts will be ordered to attack subs 'just a little'! [:D] Riiiiiight! [:)] FWIW I've never seen a desperation phase total like you show. Anyone would be fine losing a sub for that bag. I think Walter set up a shrine in his gaming room!

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (6/28/2015 7:50:10 PM)
Combat Report for January 5, 1942 Japanese Sub Takes Out Allied Transport with 2/4 Ind. Coy Aboard: Submarine attack near Sydney at 91,168 Japanese Ships SS I-165 Allied Ships xAK Mobile City, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled xAK Mobile City is sighted by SS I-165 SS I-165 attacking on the surface Japanese BB Bombards Kalidjati: Night Naval bombardment of Kalidjati at 50,99 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses L-212: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 17 BB Kongo firing at Kalidjati Japanese Bombard Singapore: Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 34190 troops, 363 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 1109 Defending force 19448 troops, 270 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 236 Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 21st Infantry Regiment Tanaka Det Imperial Guards Division 4th/B Division 15th Ind. Engineer Regiment 15th Naval Guard Unit 16th Naval Guard Unit 4th/A Division Kanno Det 4th/C Division 55th Const Co 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 11th Shipping Engineer Regiment 27th JAAF AF Bn /1 54th Const Co 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 53rd Const Co 41st Guard Bn /1 Defending units: 2/17 Dogra Battalion 2nd Gordons Battalion 3rd Cavalry Regiment 2nd Malay Battalion 2nd Loyal Battalion 1st Malay Battalion SSVF Brigade 27th Australian Brigade 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment III Indian Corps 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment Singapore Fortress Singapore Base Force 224 Group RAF Malayan Air Wing 24th NZ Pioneer Coy AHQ Far East 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment Malaya Army 111th RAF Base Force Allied ASW Attacks Near Port Kembla and Newcastle Fail: ASW attack near Port Kembla at 90,169 Japanese Ships SS I-166 Allied Ships AM Lark AM Whippoorwill SS I-166 is located by AM Lark AM Whippoorwill fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Whippoorwill fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Whippoorwill fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Whippoorwill fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Whippoorwill fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub ASW attack near Newcastle at 93,167 Japanese Ships SS I-5 Allied Ships PT Q-113 SS I-5 is sighted by escort I-5 diving deep .... Sub escapes detection Allies Bombard Batavia and Tarakan! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6955 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 380 Defending force 4014 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 134 Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st Regt Cavalerie 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion ML-KNIL 1 ML-KNIL Aviation 1st KNIL AA Battalion Batavia Base Force Defending units: 15th Guards Regiment Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 780 troops, 27 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 Defending force 3758 troops, 34 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 136 Assaulting units: VII KNIL Battalion Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion Tarakan Base Force Defending units: 21st/A Division Allied Side-Note Highlight! The first of the Burma Corps Troops from Burma enter India at Imphal! Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (6/28/2015 8:06:11 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58 Sorry, one more. In April you get to decide which upgrade path to take for Argonaut, Nautilus, and Narwhal. SST or keep them around as up-gunned mining specialists. (The ship-killer mines come later, in late 1942 I think.) I think they have much more value as SSTs. They make all of the para-capable LCUs sub-transportable. I use the Aussie Kangas a lot, as well as the Marine Raiders of the USMC (not para-capable, but great fighters once ashore.) They are useful for taking dot bases for later development, or unoccupied bases you can then land bigger forces on without prep time. Their supply capacity is also about triple an SS. Bullwinkle- Most excellent advice, Submariner. Note written on sticky note and pasted to monitor! Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (6/28/2015 8:32:00 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe There are two monster Dutch sub laying machines...I seem to recall. put mines in choke points, or in front of CD guns, or in bases the IJN wants to bombard or Japanese bases where cripples might go to after a fight. Nasty. Save your 13 knot Yank subs...you can turn them into SSTs which are a lot of fun. Lowpe- chuckling at SSTs being lots of fun Right now mine-laying ships are positioning to lay mines from Trivandrum to Male while Dutch Subs position to form a picket line from Koggala to Addu. The idea is to get an early warning if the Japanese move for an early invasion of Northern India and to hopefully take out some Japanese ships going through the Ceylon-Addu slot. Notes taken regarding your advice about Monster Laying Dutch Subs and Yankee 13 knot Subs! Thank you, Lowpe. Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (6/28/2015 8:34:48 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy Don't forget that APDs are capable ASW ships and can be used to haul stuff while escorting a convoy. BBfanboy- Sheesh! I wasn't aware that APDs are ASW capable (missied that). Need more sticky notes! Please have your secretary urgent overnight mail sticky notes to my secretary at the corner of 5th and Vermouth, Allied Tactical Center, Whiskey Haven, New Hampshire. Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (6/28/2015 8:38:39 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58 quote: ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo I recall in the war with Germany, the German sub packs, wolf packs, were quite effective, especially when roaming as a group of four. In your opinion would that be good for the allies against japan...groups of four allied subs...hunting? Best Regards, -Terry I missed this one yesterday. A lot of discussion of this topic early in the game's life. One good thread: http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2889330&mpage=1&key=multiple� In particular Don Bowen's post. He wrote/developed/altered much or all of the naval code in the game as part of the Henderson Field team: "There are several general issues with single/multiple sub TFs. Chance to find the enemy - each TF has a chance, without regard to number of subs in the TF. So 3 TFs with one sub are more likely to encounter the enemy than one TF with three subs. Which sub attacks - Only one sub from each TF will attack. In a single sub TF there is no option. In a multiple sub TF the "best" sub will be selected. This is based on damage, ammo, (and fuel?) Basically the least damaged with the most ammo. I think fuel is also considered in the spirit of "one more attack before I have to run home to refuel". Once that single sub attacks, the engagement is over. There is no code to support multiple attacks. Multiple attacks - There is, however, a chance that the same sub TF will re-contact the same enemy TF. If that happens a different sub from a "wolf pack" might be chosen to attack. This could look like coordinated attacks in the combat report but it is really just a series of attacks. Detection - I do not know is multiple subs increases the chance of detection of the "wolfpack", but I suspect so. I don't think there is special-circumstance code either way, so whatever the general detection code does... In most circumstances, more ships in the the TF means higher chances of detection. For the record - I never run wolfpacks. I prefer "line" patrol zones - two points fairly close together so the sub bounces back and forth in the targeted area. Multiple sub TFs can be placed in the same area, with patrol lines crossing. " Bullwinkle- Thank you for your response regarding "Allied Wolf Packs." I think, for now, based on your comments, I will not deploy Allied Wolf Packs, going with single subs instead. Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (6/28/2015 8:40:49 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58 I think when a sub is forced to surface from damage and enters the "desperation phase attacks" just before it usually sinks, that all bets are off. IOW it goes to a different sub-routine (or method) in the code. Then from now on all my escorts will be ordered to attack subs 'just a little'! [:D] witpqs- grins Go get 'em Indochina King! Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (6/29/2015 1:55:42 AM)
Combat Report for January 6, 1942 Japanese Sub Gives Allied Amc Gedeh Bubbles: Sub attack near Port Kembla at 90,169 Japanese Ships SS I-165 Allied Ships AMc Gedeh, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage AMc Tjerimai SS I-165 launches 2 torpedoes at AMc Gedeh I-165 diving deep .... Escort abandons search for sub Japanese Invade Kalidjati: Amphibious Assault at Kalidjati (50,99) TF 76 troops unloading over beach at Kalidjati, 50,99 Japanese ground losses: 71 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 55th Infantry Rgt /1 7.7mm T99 AAMG lost from landing craft during unload of 55th Infantry Rgt /1 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 55th Infantry Rgt 10 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 55th Infantry Rgt 20 troops of a IJA HMG Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 55th Infantry Rgt /4 Japanese Beat Up Chinese Near Sian: Ground combat at 84,41 (near Sian) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 29236 troops, 290 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 950 Defending force 11697 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 308 Japanese adjusted assault: 989 Allied adjusted defense: 28 Japanese assault odds: 35 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 733 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 42 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 4534 casualties reported Squads: 187 destroyed, 138 disabled Non Combat: 173 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 12 destroyed, 10 disabled Guns lost 26 (7 destroyed, 19 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 37th Division 41st Division 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Army 56th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 1st Chinese Corps 61st Chinese Corps 8th Group Army Chinese Hold Out at Nanyang! Ground combat at Nanyang (85,45) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 12959 troops, 242 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1353 Defending force 24236 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 762 Japanese adjusted assault: 303 Allied adjusted defense: 166 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 698 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 58 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Allied ground losses: 234 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Recon Regiment 116th Division 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 32nd Division 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade 26th Recon Regiment 51st Road Const Co 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 52nd Road Const Co Defending units: 48th Chinese Corps 41st Chinese Corps 92nd Chinese Corps 4th Construction Regiment 22nd Group Army 3rd Group Army 2nd Group Army 31st Group Army Singapore Repels Japanese Deliberate Attack! Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 35261 troops, 366 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 1109 Defending force 19478 troops, 253 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 239 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 1081 Allied adjusted defense: 361 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 839 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 71 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Allied ground losses: 1311 casualties reported Squads: 76 destroyed, 34 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 69 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled Guns lost 22 (10 destroyed, 12 disabled) Assaulting units: 15th Ind. Engineer Regiment Imperial Guards Division 15th Naval Guard Unit 16th Naval Guard Unit 4th/A Division Kanno Det 4th/B Division Tanaka Det 21st Infantry Regiment 4th/C Division 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 27th JAAF AF Bn /1 11th Shipping Engineer Regiment 55th Const Co 53rd Const Co 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 54th Const Co 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 41st Guard Bn /1 Defending units: 2nd Gordons Battalion 2nd Loyal Battalion 1st Malay Battalion 2nd Malay Battalion 3rd Cavalry Regiment SSVF Brigade 2/17 Dogra Battalion 27th Australian Brigade Malaya Army 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Singapore Base Force 24th NZ Pioneer Coy Malayan Air Wing Singapore Fortress 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment AHQ Far East 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment 224 Group RAF III Indian Corps 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 111th RAF Base Force Taiping Stands Strong! Ground combat at Taiping (49,75) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 10783 troops, 101 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 371 Defending force 2847 troops, 22 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 119 Japanese adjusted assault: 179 Allied adjusted defense: 63 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: morale(-) Japanese ground losses: 173 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 166 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled) Assaulting units: 41st Infantry Regiment 4th RTA Division 7th RTA Division 25th Army Defending units: 28th Gurkha Brigade 110th RAF Base Force 2/215th Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment Allies Bombard Japanese Again at Batavia and Tarakan! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6955 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 380 Defending force 4025 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 135 Japanese ground losses: 114 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd KNIL Regiment Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st Regt Cavalerie 1st KNIL Regiment 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion ML-KNIL 1st KNIL AA Battalion 1 ML-KNIL Aviation Batavia Base Force Defending units: 15th Guards Regiment Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 815 troops, 27 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 18 Defending force 3803 troops, 34 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 141 Assaulting units: VII KNIL Battalion Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion Tarakan Base Force Defending units: 21st/A Division Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (6/30/2015 7:49:30 AM)
Combat Report for January 7, 1942 Japanese Capture Nanyang and Kalidjati: Ground combat at Nanyang (85,45) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 37919 troops, 440 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 1342 Defending force 24038 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 740 Japanese adjusted assault: 1113 Allied adjusted defense: 218 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Nanyang !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses SB-III: 4 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 913 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 96 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 9981 casualties reported Squads: 165 destroyed, 114 disabled Non Combat: 546 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 89 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 23 (18 destroyed, 5 disabled) Units retreated 7 Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 13th Tank Regiment 1st Recon Regiment 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade 116th Division 32nd Division 26th Recon Regiment 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 51st Road Const Co 1st Mortar Battalion 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 52nd Road Const Co Defending units: 41st Chinese Corps 92nd Chinese Corps 48th Chinese Corps 4th Construction Regiment 2nd Group Army 22nd Group Army 3rd Group Army 31st Group Army Ground combat at Kalidjati (50,99) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8981 troops, 68 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 328 Defending force 501 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Japanese adjusted assault: 197 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 197 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kalidjati !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses L-212: 8 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 671 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 55th Infantry Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion III/81st Naval Guard Unit 21st/B Division Defending units: Kalidjati Base Force Japanese Sub Hammers xAKL Kentuckian Near Coal Harbor: Submarine attack near Coal Harbour at 205,50 Japanese Ships SS I-1 Allied Ships xAKL Kentuckian, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Kentuckian is sighted by SS I-1 SS I-1 attacking on the surface Massive explosion on xAKL Kentuckian Japanese Morning and Afternoon Air Attacks Sink HDMLs: Morning Air attack on TF, near Tandjoengbalai at 47,79 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships HDML 1096, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tandjoengbalai at 47,79 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 18 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged Allied Ships HDML 1097, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 18 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo Japanese Push Back Chinese Near Loyang: Ground combat at 86,42 (near Loyang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 26173 troops, 595 guns, 640 vehicles, Assault Value = 1559 Defending force 5344 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 162 Japanese adjusted assault: 542 Allied adjusted defense: 76 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 342 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled Allied ground losses: 2546 casualties reported Squads: 92 destroyed, 32 disabled Non Combat: 110 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 10 (3 destroyed, 7 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 28th Engineer Regiment 27th Electric Engineer Regiment 36th Division 1st Engineer Regiment 26th Engineer Regiment 24th Division 23rd Division 6th Manchukuo Cav Brigade 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 45th Road Const Co 22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 22nd Ind. Engineer Regiment 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd RF Gun Battalion 46th Const Co 18th Fld AA Machinecannon Company 13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 9th Ind. Engineer Regiment 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 47th Road Const Co 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 24th Ind. Engineer Regiment 12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 6th Army 5th Army 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 49th Const Co 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 7th RF Gun Battalion 3rd Army 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 7th Ind. Engineer Regiment 46th Road Const Co 1st Field Artillery Regiment 45th Const Co 48th Road Const Co Mongol Garrison Army 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 4th RF Gun Battalion 2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 38th Chinese Corps 4th Group Army Allies Hold Their Ground at Malaybalay! Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8413 troops, 81 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 292 Defending force 3370 troops, 34 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 119 Japanese adjusted assault: 146 Allied adjusted defense: 85 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 153 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 187 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 33rd/A Division 33rd/B Division Defending units: 103rd PA Infantry Regiment 102nd PA Infantry Regiment 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment Cagayan USAAF Base Force III Philippine Corps Allies Continue to Bombard Japanese at Batavia and Tarakan: Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6933 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 380 Defending force 3972 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 131 Japanese ground losses: 37 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st Regt Cavalerie 1st KNIL Regiment 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1 ML-KNIL Aviation ML-KNIL 1st KNIL AA Battalion Batavia Base Force Defending units: 15th Guards Regiment Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 823 troops, 27 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 19 Defending force 3818 troops, 34 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 141 Assaulting units: VII KNIL Battalion Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion Tarakan Base Force Defending units: 21st/A Division Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/1/2015 6:54:34 PM)
Combat Report for January 8, 1942 Tokyo Rose Brags About the Capture of Singapore! Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 34986 troops, 366 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083 Defending force 18587 troops, 244 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 176 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 737 Allied adjusted defense: 335 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 883 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 92 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 23562 casualties reported Squads: 328 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 940 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 82 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 307 (307 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 93 (93 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 21 Assaulting units: 15th Ind. Engineer Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment 4th/A Division 15th Naval Guard Unit Kanno Det 4th/B Division 16th Naval Guard Unit Imperial Guards Division Tanaka Det 4th/C Division 53rd Const Co 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 27th JAAF AF Bn /1 55th Const Co 54th Const Co 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 11th Shipping Engineer Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 41st Guard Bn /1 Defending units: 1st Malay Battalion 2/17 Dogra Battalion 3rd Cavalry Regiment SSVF Brigade 2nd Loyal Battalion 2nd Malay Battalion 27th Australian Brigade Malayan Air Wing 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment Malaya Army Singapore Base Force Singapore Fortress 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment III Indian Corps 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment AHQ Far East 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 24th NZ Pioneer Coy 2nd Gordons Battalion 224 Group RAF 111th RAF Base Force Allies Hold Near Taiyuan and Tarakan: Ground combat at 90,40 (near Taiyuan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5847 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 210 Defending force 5167 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145 Japanese adjusted assault: 174 Allied adjusted defense: 118 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 207 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 114 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 19th Chinese Corps 6th Group Army Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3823 troops, 34 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 141 Defending force 1630 troops, 47 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Japanese adjusted assault: 59 Allied adjusted defense: 31 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 63 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 62 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 21st/A Division Defending units: VII KNIL Battalion Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion Tarakan Base Force Allies Bombard Batavia and Tarakan! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6961 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 382 Defending force 3957 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 129 Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment 1st Regt Cavalerie Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 2nd KNIL Regiment 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1 ML-KNIL Aviation 1st KNIL AA Battalion ML-KNIL Batavia Base Force Defending units: 15th Guards Regiment Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 835 troops, 27 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Defending force 3823 troops, 34 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 141 Assaulting units: VII KNIL Battalion Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion Tarakan Base Force Defending units: 21st/A Division Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/1/2015 9:00:48 PM)
EMPEROR EL LOBO� CONQUESTS January 8, 1942 Opening Note It isn�t a surprise to The War College that Emperor El Lobo desires to conquer all of Malaya, the Philippines, Sumatra, the DEI, etc. It isn�t a surprise to The War College that El Lobo desires to conquer all of China. And, it won�t be a surprise to The War College when El Lobo invades to conquer all of Burma. EXPANSION OF THE RISING SUN Malaya: the Allies primarily hold George Town, Taiping, Temulob, and Kula Lumpar. Singapore has fallen. The Philippines: the Allies primarily hold Iba, Clark Field, Bataan, and Batangas. Manila has fallen. Mindanao: the Allies hold only Cotabato. Malaybalay is under siege. Sumatra: the Allies hold everything except Djambi, Palembang, Praboemoelib, and Labat. Java: the Allies hold everything except Kalidjati. Batavia is presently under siege. Borneo: the Allies hold everything except Singkawang, Sambas, Miri, Brunei, and Beaufort. Tarakan is under siege. Pacific: the Japanese hold all of the Marianas Islands. China: the Japanese are racing forward toward Sian on three main fronts. Five Japanese units are at Ningeia, 46,020 troops are one hex East of Sian, and 54,800 troops are at Nanyang. End Note El Lobo has accomplished the above in less than one month. The question for the War College is: Approximately what date will he invade Burma? Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/3/2015 6:45:46 PM)
Combat Report for January 9, 1942 Japanese Capture Tarakan, Malaybaylay, and Ningsia: Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3796 troops, 34 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 138 Defending force 1593 troops, 47 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 16 Japanese adjusted assault: 113 Allied adjusted defense: 34 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarakan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 84 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 600 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 35 (35 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 21st/A Division Defending units: VII KNIL Battalion Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion Tarakan Base Force Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8397 troops, 81 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 289 Defending force 3282 troops, 34 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 104 Japanese adjusted assault: 175 Allied adjusted defense: 85 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Malaybalay !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 111 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1331 casualties reported Squads: 127 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 182 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 38 (37 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 16 (15 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units retreated 2 Units destroyed 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 33rd/A Division 33rd/B Division Defending units: 103rd PA Infantry Regiment 102nd PA Infantry Regiment 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment Cagayan USAAF Base Force III Philippine Corps Ground combat at Ningsia (84,33) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 225 troops, 0 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 310 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 19 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Ningsia !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 5th Armored Car Co 8th Recon Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment Chinese Hold Their Ground Near Taiyuan! Ground combat at 90,40 (near Taiyuan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5607 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 185 Defending force 5094 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 134 Japanese adjusted assault: 19 Allied adjusted defense: 268 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 14 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 88 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 110 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 19th Chinese Corps 6th Group Army Allies Bombard Batavia Again! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6979 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 382 Defending force 3967 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 130 Japanese ground losses: 104 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st Regt Cavalerie 1st KNIL Regiment Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion ML-KNIL 1 ML-KNIL Aviation 1st KNIL AA Battalion Batavia Base Force Defending units: 15th Guards Regiment Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/3/2015 9:21:36 PM)
Combat Report for December 10, 1942 Japanese Subs Are Pain In Allied Ass: Submarine attack near Portsea at 81,172 Japanese Ships SS I-24 Allied Ships AVP Valk, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AVP Valk is sighted by SS I-24 SS I-24 launches 2 torpedoes Submarine attack near Newcastle at 92,167 Japanese Ships SS I-22 Allied Ships xAK Capillo, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage xAK Capillo is sighted by SS I-22 SS I-22 attacking on the surface ASW Near Portsea Damages Japanese Sub! ASW attack near Portsea at 81,172 Japanese Ships SS I-24, hits 3 Allied Ships AM Muritai AM Matai SS I-24 is located by AM Muritai AM Matai fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Matai fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Matai fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Matai fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Matai attacking submerged sub .... AM Matai loses contact with SS I-24 AM Matai cannot reach attack position over SS I-24 AM Matai cannot establish contact with SS I-24 Escort abandons search for sub Japanese Bombard Taiping: Ground combat at Taiping (49,75) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 11623 troops, 189 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 381 Defending force 2706 troops, 18 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 101 Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 4th RTA Division 41st Infantry Regiment 7th RTA Division 5th Field Artillery Regiment 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 25th Army 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 28th Gurkha Brigade 110th RAF Base Force 2/215th Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/4/2015 7:20:17 AM)
Combat Report for December 11, 1942 Japanese Capture Ossthaven and Taiping: Ground combat at Oosthaven (48,96) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3962 troops, 34 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 148 Defending force 290 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 138 Allied adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 46 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Oosthaven !!! Combat modifiers Defender: fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 55 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 135 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 21st/C Division Defending units: Teloekbetoeng Base Force Ground combat at Taiping (49,75) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 11640 troops, 189 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 382 Defending force 2701 troops, 18 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 100 Japanese adjusted assault: 278 Allied adjusted defense: 55 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Taiping !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 241 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 2731 casualties reported Squads: 85 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 184 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 11 (10 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Units destroyed 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 4th RTA Division 41st Infantry Regiment 7th RTA Division 5th Field Artillery Regiment 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 25th Army 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 28th Gurkha Brigade 110th RAF Base Force 2/215th Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment Japanese Beat Chinese Back Near Ningsia: Ground combat at 84,34 (near Ningsia) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 4610 troops, 2 guns, 548 vehicles, Assault Value = 310 Defending force 8485 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 284 Japanese adjusted assault: 295 Allied adjusted defense: 83 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 49 (2 destroyed, 47 disabled) Allied ground losses: 4246 casualties reported Squads: 152 destroyed, 78 disabled Non Combat: 65 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 10 disabled Guns lost 10 (6 destroyed, 4 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 15th Tank Regiment 5th Armored Car Co 23rd Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment 8th Recon Regiment 11th Tank Regiment Defending units: 82nd Chinese Corps Chinese Demolish Japanese Near Nanyang! Ground combat at 85,44 (near Nanyang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 30059 troops, 382 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1130 Defending force 34926 troops, 181 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1141 Japanese adjusted assault: 567 Allied adjusted defense: 1807 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3680 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 351 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled Allied ground losses: 417 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 89 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Assaulting units: 13th Tank Regiment 1st Recon Regiment 116th Division 32nd Division 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade 26th Recon Regiment 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 51st Road Const Co 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 52nd Road Const Co Defending units: 90th Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 48th Chinese Corps 41st Chinese Corps 92nd Chinese Corps 3rd Group Army 2nd Group Army 22nd Group Army 4th Construction Regiment Allies Bombard Japanese at Batavia! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 7022 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 387 Defending force 12955 troops, 115 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 459 Japanese ground losses: 108 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Regt Cavalerie Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 2nd KNIL Regiment 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1 ML-KNIL Aviation ML-KNIL 1st KNIL AA Battalion Batavia Base Force Defending units: 55th Infantry Regiment 15th Guards Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion III/81st Naval Guard Unit 21st/B Division Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/5/2015 11:49:33 PM)
Combat Report for December 12, 1942 Japanese Shove Back Allies Near Kota Bharu: Ground combat at 51,76 (near Kota Bharu) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 7364 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 254 Defending force 2370 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 83 Japanese adjusted assault: 84 Allied adjusted defense: 25 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(-), morale(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 938 casualties reported Squads: 17 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 46 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 56th Infantry Regiment 114th Infantry Regiment Defending units: FMSV Brigade 8th Indian Brigade 3rd ISF Base Force Japanese Bommbard Chinese Near Nanyang without Any Success: Ground combat at 85,44 (near Nanyang) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1130 troops, 140 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 862 Defending force 34510 troops, 181 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1080 Assaulting units: 1st Recon Regiment 13th Tank Regiment 32nd Division 116th Division 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade 26th Recon Regiment 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 51st Road Const Co 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 52nd Road Const Co Defending units: 48th Chinese Corps 90th Chinese Corps 41st Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 92nd Chinese Corps 2nd Group Army 3rd Group Army 22nd Group Army 4th Construction Regiment SS Tarpon Attacks xAKL Honan Maru Near Wakkanai! Submarine attack near Wakkanai at 124,48 Japanese Ships xAKL Honan Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires Allied Ships SS Tarpon, hits 1 xAKL Honan Maru is sighted by SS Tarpon SS Tarpon attacking xAKL Honan Maru on the surface Wallace, L. decides to submerge SS Tarpon due to damage KV Quesnel Attacks SS I-1 Near Coal Harbor! ASW attack near Coal Harbour at 205,50 Japanese Ships SS I-1, hits 1 Allied Ships KV Quesnel SS I-1 is sighted by escort I-1 diving deep .... KV Quesnel fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Quesnel fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Quesnel fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Quesnel attacking submerged sub .... KV Quesnel loses contact with SS I-1 KV Quesnel attacking submerged sub .... KV Quesnel cannot establish contact with SS I-1 Escort abandons search for sub Chinese Hold Near Taiyuan! Ground combat at 90,40 (near Taiyuan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5620 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 185 Defending force 5019 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 122 Japanese adjusted assault: 80 Allied adjusted defense: 109 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 120 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 141 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 19th Chinese Corps 6th Group Army Allies Bombard Japanese at Batavia! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 7043 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 388 Defending force 12966 troops, 115 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 459 Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd KNIL Regiment Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment 1st Regt Cavalerie 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion ML-KNIL 1 ML-KNIL Aviation 1st KNIL AA Battalion Batavia Base Force Defending units: III/81st Naval Guard Unit II./143rd Infantry Battalion 15th Guards Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment 21st/B Division Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/6/2015 11:06:46 PM)
Combat Report for December 13, 1942 Japanese Bombard Clark Field: Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 21304 troops, 275 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 863 Defending force 28529 troops, 434 guns, 504 vehicles, Assault Value = 886 Japanese ground losses: 78 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment 9th Infantry Regiment 16th Engineer Regiment II./4th Infantry Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment I./4th Infantry Battalion 56th Engineer Regiment 65th Brigade 113th Infantry Regiment 2nd Engineer Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 9th Field AF Construction Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 56th Const Co 3rd Engineer Construction Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 56th Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 91st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Infantry Division 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 194th Tank Battalion 11th PA Infantry Division 31st Infantry Regiment Subic Bay Defenses 14th PS Engineer Regiment 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion 71st PA Infantry Division 3rd/45th PS Inf Battalion 21st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Constabulary Regiment 192nd Tank Battalion 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment Clark Field USAAF Base Force I Philippine Corps 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment Far East USAAF Cavite USN Base Force Manila USAAF Base Force 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion Asiatic Fleet 1st USMC AA Battalion Japanese Smash Chinese in Three Battles Near Sian: Ground combat at 84,40 (near Sian) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 12322 troops, 102 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 456 Defending force 7989 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 240 Japanese adjusted assault: 461 Allied adjusted defense: 24 Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: op mode(-), leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 92 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 3518 casualties reported Squads: 129 destroyed, 55 disabled Non Combat: 122 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 12 (3 destroyed, 9 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 110th Division Defending units: 16th Chinese Corps Ground combat at 85,42 (near Sian) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 50716 troops, 813 guns, 751 vehicles, Assault Value = 1510 Defending force 3468 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67 Japanese adjusted assault: 788 Allied adjusted defense: 16 Japanese assault odds: 49 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 150 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Allied ground losses: 2006 casualties reported Squads: 65 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 71 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 11 destroyed, 14 disabled Guns lost 32 (15 destroyed, 17 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 23rd Division 28th Engineer Regiment 36th Division 24th Division 1st Engineer Regiment 27th Electric Engineer Regiment 26th Engineer Regiment 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 47th Road Const Co 6th Army 5th Army 7th Ind. Engineer Regiment 18th Fld AA Machinecannon Company 22nd Ind. Engineer Regiment 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 9th Ind. Engineer Regiment 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 3rd Army 24th Ind. Engineer Regiment 3rd RF Gun Battalion 4th RF Gun Battalion 12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Field Artillery Regiment 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 49th Const Co 45th Road Const Co Mongol Garrison Army 13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 46th Road Const Co 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 7th RF Gun Battalion 7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 46th Const Co 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 45th Const Co 48th Road Const Co 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 38th Chinese Corps 4th Group Army Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 28025 troops, 251 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 921 Defending force 9230 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 331 Japanese adjusted assault: 828 Allied adjusted defense: 259 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 621 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 131 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Allied ground losses: 3705 casualties reported Squads: 109 destroyed, 49 disabled Non Combat: 51 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 9 destroyed, 11 disabled Guns lost 17 (6 destroyed, 11 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 37th Division 41st Division 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade 1st Army Defending units: 12th Chinese Corps 47th Chinese Corps Allied ASW Hits Japanese Sub Near Port Kembla! ASW attack near Port Kembla at 90,169 Japanese Ships SS I-165, hits 1 Allied Ships AM Matai SS I-165 is located by AM Matai I-165 diving deep .... AM Matai fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Matai fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Matai fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Matai attacking submerged sub .... AM Matai cannot reach attack position over SS I-165 AM Matai fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Allied Sub Sets Japanese xAKL Ablaze Near Wakkanai! Submarine attack near Wakkanai at 124,48 Japanese Ships xAKL Kashi Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS Tarpon, hits 1 xAKL Kashi Maru is sighted by SS Tarpon SS Tarpon attacking xAKL Kashi Maru on the surface Allies Take a Beating Near Zamboanga But Hold Their Ground! Ground combat at 76,88 (near Zamboanga) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 952 troops, 0 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 81 Defending force 263 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9 Japanese adjusted assault: 69 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 69 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 391 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 8th Tank Regiment Defending units: 4th/101st PA Battalion Chinese Bloody Japanese Near Ichang! Ground combat at 82,47 (near Ichang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 12749 troops, 104 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 462 Defending force 14597 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 465 Japanese adjusted assault: 190 Allied adjusted defense: 532 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 712 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Allied ground losses: 98 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 34th Division Defending units: 39th Chinese Corps 59th Chinese Corps 33rd Group Army Allies Crush Japanese at Batavia! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 12987 troops, 115 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 461 Defending force 13203 troops, 181 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 394 Japanese adjusted assault: 195 Allied adjusted defense: 491 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1038 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 112 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Allied ground losses: 300 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 49 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 15th Guards Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion III/81st Naval Guard Unit 21st/B Division Defending units: Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 1st Regt Cavalerie 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment 2nd KNIL Regiment 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st KNIL AA Battalion 1 ML-KNIL Aviation ML-KNIL Batavia Base Force Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6843 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 355 Defending force 12122 troops, 115 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 374 Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Regt Cavalerie 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st KNIL Regiment 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion ML-KNIL 1 ML-KNIL Aviation 1st KNIL AA Battalion Batavia Base Force Defending units: 15th Guards Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion III/81st Naval Guard Unit 21st/B Division Best Regards, -Terry P.S. El Lobo is coming to visit around July 20th. He is going to show me how to do Screen Shots. smiles

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/7/2015 11:09:44 PM)
Combat Report for January 14, 1942 Japanese Night Naval bombardment at Manado: Night Naval bombardment of Manado at 75,99 Japanese Ships BB Nagato CL Natori Allied ground losses: 52 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 9 Port hits 4 BB Nagato firing at Manado CL Natori firing at Manado Japanese Shove Back Chinese Near Lanchow: Ground combat at 83,34 (near Lanchow) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4515 troops, 2 guns, 546 vehicles, Assault Value = 299 Defending force 5437 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 97 Japanese adjusted assault: 125 Allied adjusted defense: 41 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), morale(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 2180 casualties reported Squads: 95 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 137 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 12 (6 destroyed, 6 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 23rd Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment 8th Recon Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 5th Armored Car Co 11th Tank Regiment Defending units: 82nd Chinese Corps Japanese Shove Back Allies Near Cagayan: Ground combat at 79,90 (near Cagayan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4152 troops, 39 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 143 Defending force 1021 troops, 4 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 32 Japanese adjusted assault: 63 Allied adjusted defense: 19 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), morale(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 46 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 203 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 33rd/B Division Defending units: 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment Cagayan USAAF Base Force Allied ASW Attacks Japanese Sub Near Newcastle! ASW attack near Newcastle at 94,166 Japanese Ships SS I-5, hits 1 Allied Ships AM Whyalla AM Warrnambool SS I-5 is located by AM Whyalla AM Whyalla fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Warrnambool fails to find sub and abandons search AM Whyalla fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Whyalla fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Whyalla attacking submerged sub .... AM Whyalla attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub And Again with Better Results ASW attack near Newcastle at 94,166 Japanese Ships SS I-5, hits 6 Allied Ships AM Deloraine AM Wollongong SS I-5 is located by AM Deloraine AM Wollongong fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Wollongong fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Wollongong fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Wollongong attacking submerged sub .... AM Wollongong loses contact with SS I-5 AM Wollongong fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Chinese Hold Their Ground Again Near Taiyuan! Ground combat at 90,40 (near Taiyuan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5574 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 180 Defending force 4934 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 113 Japanese adjusted assault: 84 Allied adjusted defense: 79 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(+), fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 155 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 64 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 19th Chinese Corps 6th Group Army Allies Continue to Bombard Japanese at Batavia! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6859 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 358 Defending force 12125 troops, 115 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 376 Japanese ground losses: 57 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Regt Cavalerie 1st KNIL Regiment Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1 ML-KNIL Aviation 1st KNIL AA Battalion ML-KNIL Batavia Base Force Defending units: III/81st Naval Guard Unit 15th Guards Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion 55th Infantry Regiment 21st/B Division Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/7/2015 11:53:33 PM)
Combat Report for January 15, 1942 Japanese Invade Manadao: Amphibious Assault at Manado (75,99) TF 125 troops unloading over beach at Manado, 75,99 Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 24th Infantry Rgt /6 Chinese Continue to Hold Their Ground Near Taiyuan! Ground combat at 90,40 (near Taiyuan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5479 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 170 Defending force 4846 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 106 Japanese adjusted assault: 155 Allied adjusted defense: 139 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 164 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 142 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 19th Chinese Corps 6th Group Army Allies Continue to Rain Lead Down on Japanese at Batavia! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6920 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 359 Defending force 12268 troops, 115 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 392 Japanese ground losses: 125 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st Regt Cavalerie 1st KNIL Regiment Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st KNIL AA Battalion ML-KNIL 1 ML-KNIL Aviation Batavia Base Force Defending units: III/81st Naval Guard Unit II./143rd Infantry Battalion 55th Infantry Regiment 15th Guards Regiment 21st/B Division Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/8/2015 7:28:08 AM)
Questions for The War College I want to begin transferring the II U.S. Fighter Squadrons and V U.S. Bomber Squadrons to India. 1.) Can they be sent to Cape Town like troops can be sent to Cape Town (i.e., no need for ships to get them to Cape Town...just transfer them from the East Coast). 2.) If these aircraft can be sent from the East Coast to Cape Town, is that the best way to head them for India versus loading them up on transports for the long sail to India? I have a picket line of subs in a straight line in every hex from Koggala to the islands just North of Addu. I have done this to provide early warning of a Japanese invasion of Northern India and to hopefully inflict some damage on an invasion fleet, should such invasion materialize. I want to lay mines in every hex along this same line. 1.) What are the best ships to carry out such a task? 2.) Do you think this would be a wise use of mines or more-like wasting them? Best Regards, -Terry

HansBolter -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/8/2015 12:24:07 PM)
Yes air units can strategic transfer between off board bases. Cape Town is a very long way to go to get to OZ. To avoid the sub concentrations that may be around the west coast ports I transfer air and ground units headed to OZ to Panama and ship from there via Auckland then to Sydney or Melbourne. TFs heading from Balboa to Auckland enter the map down near the Falklands and head straight across the map to Auckland. This is a shorter route than going to Cape Town. Use it as long as it isn't interdicted. Also don't go straight from Cristobal to on board, although it's possible. For some reason, that route adds several days for transit of the canal which can be done in one turn by on board movement. So go East Coast to Cristobal, Cristobal to Balboa, Balboa to Auckland, Auckland to OZ.

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/8/2015 2:23:07 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: HansBolter Yes air units can strategic transfer between off board bases. Cape Town is a very long way to go to get to OZ. To avoid the sub concentrations that may be around the west coast ports I transfer air and ground units headed to OZ to Panama and ship from there via Auckland then to Sydney or Melbourne. TFs heading from Balboa to Auckland enter the map down near the Falklands and head straight across the map to Auckland. This is a shorter route than going to Cape Town. Use it as long as it isn't interdicted. Also don't go straight from Cristobal to on board, although it's possible. For some reason, that route adds several days for transit of the canal which can be done in one turn by on board movement. So go East Coast to Cristobal, Cristobal to Balboa, Balboa to Auckland, Auckland to OZ. Hans- Thank you for responding. It is good to know that aircraft can transfer from off map base to off map base like troops can. In the future, The Panama route will be kept in mind for troops heading to Australia. Presently I have approximately six U.S. Army Divisions with supporting anti aircraft and artillery in route from the East Coast to Cape Town. The II U.S. Fighter Squadrons and V U.S. Bomber Squadrons are going to India! For India, the quicker route would be through Cape Town, right? Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/9/2015 9:28:43 AM)
Combat Report for January 16, 1942 Japanese Subs Continue to Take a Toll on Allied Shipping: Sub attack near Coffs Harbour at 97,164 Japanese Ships SS I-162, hits 1 Allied Ships AM Mildura, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AM Whyalla SS I-162 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Mildura I-162 diving deep .... AM Whyalla fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Whyalla fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Whyalla fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Whyalla fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Whyalla attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub And Submarine attack near Coal Harbor at 205,50 Japanese Ships SS I-1 Allied Ships xAKL Malama, Shell hits 2 xAKL Malama is sighted by SS I-1 SS I-1 attacking xAKL Malama on the surface SS I-1 low on gun ammo, Kumagaya N. breaks off surface engagement and submerges Japanese Slaughter Chinese Near Lanchow: Ground combat at 82,34 (near Lanchow) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 3563 troops, 2 guns, 403 vehicles, Assault Value = 222 Defending force 3349 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Japanese adjusted assault: 281 Allied adjusted defense: 13 Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-) Attacker: shock(+) Allied ground losses: 1773 casualties reported Squads: 117 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 28 (13 destroyed, 15 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 5th Armored Car Co 15th Tank Regiment 8th Recon Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment Defending units: 82nd Chinese Corps Allies Hold at Manado! Ground combat at Manado (75,99) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3613 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126 Defending force 1647 troops, 7 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 60 Japanese adjusted assault: 41 Allied adjusted defense: 21 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 45 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 68 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 24th Infantry Regiment Defending units: Manado Garrison Battalion Manado Base Force Allied Repeated Bombardment of Japanese at Batavia is Taking a Toll on the Japanese! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6965 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 368 Defending force 12353 troops, 114 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 402 Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st Regt Cavalerie Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion ML-KNIL 1st KNIL AA Battalion 1 ML-KNIL Aviation Merak Base Force Batavia Base Force Defending units: III/81st Naval Guard Unit 15th Guards Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion 21st/B Division Best Regards, -Terry

HansBolter -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/9/2015 12:18:31 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo quote: ORIGINAL: HansBolter Yes air units can strategic transfer between off board bases. Cape Town is a very long way to go to get to OZ. To avoid the sub concentrations that may be around the west coast ports I transfer air and ground units headed to OZ to Panama and ship from there via Auckland then to Sydney or Melbourne. TFs heading from Balboa to Auckland enter the map down near the Falklands and head straight across the map to Auckland. This is a shorter route than going to Cape Town. Use it as long as it isn't interdicted. Also don't go straight from Cristobal to on board, although it's possible. For some reason, that route adds several days for transit of the canal which can be done in one turn by on board movement. So go East Coast to Cristobal, Cristobal to Balboa, Balboa to Auckland, Auckland to OZ. Hans- Thank you for responding. It is good to know that aircraft can transfer from off map base to off map base like troops can. In the future, The Panama route will be kept in mind for troops heading to Australia. Presently I have approximately six U.S. Army Divisions with supporting anti aircraft and artillery in route from the East Coast to Cape Town. The II U.S. Fighter Squadrons and V U.S. Bomber Squadrons are going to India! For India, the quicker route would be through Cape Town, right? Best Regards, -Terry Yes, Cape Town is the route of choice for going to India until the Med route opens up to Aden in '43 which is a shorter route than Cape Town. Units at Cape Town also have the flexibility of going either to India or Oz.

Bullwinkle58 -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/9/2015 2:58:06 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo Hans- Thank you for responding. It is good to know that aircraft can transfer from off map base to off map base like troops can. In the future, The Panama route will be kept in mind for troops heading to Australia. Presently I have approximately six U.S. Army Divisions with supporting anti aircraft and artillery in route from the East Coast to Cape Town. The II U.S. Fighter Squadrons and V U.S. Bomber Squadrons are going to India! For India, the quicker route would be through Cape Town, right? Best Regards, -Terry At this date you shouldn't have six US Army divisions free. Make sure you haven't sent restricted divisions to CT that can never leave there. You can move a restricted anything off-map while it's restricted, but it can't get on a ship to come on map while restricted.

mind_messing -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/9/2015 5:19:34 PM)
quote: I have a picket line of subs in a straight line in every hex from Koggala to the islands just North of Addu. I have done this to provide early warning of a Japanese invasion of Northern India and to hopefully inflict some damage on an invasion fleet, should such invasion materialize. I want to lay mines in every hex along this same line. 1.) What are the best ships to carry out such a task? 2.) Do you think this would be a wise use of mines or more-like wasting them? 1) Use xAK's as pickets, you get plenty of them. If using merchant ships as pickets feels gamey to you, use the small patrol boats that the Allies get thousands of YMS, AM's etc. Your subs are better used hunting Japanese merchant and warships. Focus on the convoy routes from the SRA and around the major Japanese naval hubs (Kure, Nagasaki, Babeldoab, Truk). You won't sink much till your torpedoes get better, but you might get a good sighting of something transiting to/from the Home Islands. 2) Waste of mines. As the Allies - Use your submarine mines to aggressively mine Japanese forward naval bases. Rabual, Truk, Babeldoab. - Use your surface minelayers to protect your coastal bases from bombardments and subs. If IJN warships or submarines want to venture into a hex you don't want them to be in, make sure you've plenty of mines in it.

HansBolter -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/9/2015 6:06:33 PM)
As a follow up to mind_messing set up a dedicated port patrolling (one hex patrol zone) ASW TF (even lowly YPs with 1 ASW value are useful for this) and minewsweeping TF (AMc's are perfect for this) for every one of your ports that may become targets for sub-laid mines or min-sub attacks. These will sometimes draw the attention of enemy Nav attacks and you may get accused by an opponent of using them as bait for a CAP trap, but from my perspective these tasks are what these unit types are included for. Yard patrolling is their reason for being and any opponent who doesn't want his NAV bombers lured by them needs to learn to restrict his range.

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/9/2015 10:50:40 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: HansBolter quote: ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo quote: ORIGINAL: HansBolter Yes air units can strategic transfer between off board bases. Cape Town is a very long way to go to get to OZ. To avoid the sub concentrations that may be around the west coast ports I transfer air and ground units headed to OZ to Panama and ship from there via Auckland then to Sydney or Melbourne. TFs heading from Balboa to Auckland enter the map down near the Falklands and head straight across the map to Auckland. This is a shorter route than going to Cape Town. Use it as long as it isn't interdicted. Also don't go straight from Cristobal to on board, although it's possible. For some reason, that route adds several days for transit of the canal which can be done in one turn by on board movement. So go East Coast to Cristobal, Cristobal to Balboa, Balboa to Auckland, Auckland to OZ. Hans- Thank you for responding. It is good to know that aircraft can transfer from off map base to off map base like troops can. In the future, The Panama route will be kept in mind for troops heading to Australia. Presently I have approximately six U.S. Army Divisions with supporting anti aircraft and artillery in route from the East Coast to Cape Town. The II U.S. Fighter Squadrons and V U.S. Bomber Squadrons are going to India! For India, the quicker route would be through Cape Town, right? Best Regards, -Terry Yes, Cape Town is the route of choice for going to India until the Med route opens up to Aden in '43 which is a shorter route than Cape Town. Units at Cape Town also have the flexibility of going either to India or Oz. Hans- What is the Med route? Is the Med route shorter to both India and Perth? Do you have an idea how long it would take to get to the Med route from the East Coast? Do you have an idea how long it would take to get from the Med route to Bombay or Perth? As always Hans, thank you for your considered and experienced input. Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/9/2015 11:46:48 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58 quote: ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo Hans- Thank you for responding. It is good to know that aircraft can transfer from off map base to off map base like troops can. In the future, The Panama route will be kept in mind for troops heading to Australia. Presently I have approximately six U.S. Army Divisions with supporting anti aircraft and artillery in route from the East Coast to Cape Town. The II U.S. Fighter Squadrons and V U.S. Bomber Squadrons are going to India! For India, the quicker route would be through Cape Town, right? Best Regards, -Terry At this date you shouldn't have six US Army divisions free. Make sure you haven't sent restricted divisions to CT that can never leave there. You can move a restricted anything off-map while it's restricted, but it can't get on a ship to come on map while restricted. Admiral Moose- Thank you for responding. I did make sure that all of the restricted units being sent to Cape Town are either already attached to the Pacific Fleet or can be bought out to the Pacific Fleet. I am moving to stuff India with Australian Armor bought out under I Australia Corps, I Australia Corps reinforcements, Chinese Divisions, III India Corps troops, saved ABDA troops, the entire Burma Corps, U.S. army troops, the II U.S. Fighter Squadrons, and V U.S. Bomber Squadrons for two reasons: 1.) I feel strongly that El Lobo will be coming soon for India. I plan to be prepared to fight him India. The III India Corps, Burma Corps, ABDA troops, and six bought out Australia armor are already in India. I also managed to fly-out approximately 250 aircraft from Burma and Malaya to India. More troops under the commands listed above are arriving every day with the II U.S. Fighter Squadrons and V U.S. Bomber Squadrons to follow. 2.) My plan is to hopefully hold and even beat the Japanese out of India prior to October 15, 1942 (i.e., prior to the monsoon season ending). Prior to October 15, 1942, I want to have the I Australian Corps (including the bought out Australian Armor units), III India Corps, Burma Corps, Chinese Divisions, ABDA Troops, and the six U.S. Army Divisions with a few tank units, Base Forces, (some of these Aviation engineers, Seabees, EAB, and Combat Engineers), AA untis, artillery units, II Us. Fighter Squadrons, V U.S. Bomber Squadrons, Tenth USAAF aircraft, and the saved 221 RAAF, 222 RAAF, 223 RAAF, 224 RAAF (along with all reinforcements for these air groups), on the India-Burma border. On October 15, 1942 I plan to invade and take back Burma. Here is a list of the Australian Armor and Machine Gun units that have already been bought out under I Australian Corps and of which about half of these units are already in India (hidden at Amechabad): 2nd Recon Bn., 10th Light Horse Bn., 108th Tank Attack Rgt., 2/4 Armor Rgt., 2/5 Armor Rgt., 2/6 Armor Rgt., 2/7 Armor Rgt., 2/8 Armor Rgt., 2/9 Armor Rgt., 1st Motor Bde., 3rd, Motor Bde., 17th MG Bn., 19th MG Bn., and 24th MG Bn. I Australian HQ, 2/3 MG Bn., and 2/4 MG Bn. are already at Amechabad. Aden I Australian Corps reinforcements are coming on (the 17th Bde. is loading at Aden and the 19th Bde. is waiting to start loading). I am considering buying out the NZ Armor units under I Australia Corps (three of them)and sending them to India as well. When I invade Burma, and eventually China, I want lots of Armor units to be able to move fast and trap the Japanese. Here is a list of the present U.S. Army Units earmarked for India (more will follow, mostly U.S. Army Tank Units, Seabees, Port Service Engineers, etc. 24th Infantry Division, 25th Infantry Division, 27th Infantry Division, 27th Infantry Division, 40th Infantry Division, 41st Infantry Division, Americal Division, 87th Mtn Rgt., 159th Mot. Inf, Rgt., 193rd Tank Bn., 65th Cst. AA Rgt., 78th Cst. AA Rgt. 205th Cst. AA Rgt., 206th Cst. AA Rgt., 216th Cst. AA Rgt., 217th Cst. AA Rgt., 30th FA, Rgt., 40th FA Rgt., 183rd, FA Rgt., 188th FA Rgt., 198th FA Bn, 19th Combat Eng. BF, 110th USA Bf, 112th USA BF, and 113th USA BF. All of the above troops left the East Coast for Cape Town on December 22nd, except for the four Infantry Regiments at Pearl, and the reinforcements to come on (i.e., 132nd Inf. Rgt. and the 182nd Inf. Rgt.). I am saving Political Points to buy-out the restricted units once they get to Cape Town. I am hoping to have all the U. S. Army Units, all of I Australia Corps reinforcements, the II U.S. Fighter Squadrons, and V U.S. Bomber Squadrons in India no later than the middle of March. Since I have stripped Australia of all armor units and the MG Bns., I plan to move the Marine Corps to Australia to help defend Australia sho9uld El Lobo invade Australia. In a few days I will lay-out in detail the Defense Plans for India and Australia, and Alaska. But, thank you for reminding me of the fact that some resticted units can not be bought out. Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/9/2015 11:56:37 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: mind_messing quote: I have a picket line of subs in a straight line in every hex from Koggala to the islands just North of Addu. I have done this to provide early warning of a Japanese invasion of Northern India and to hopefully inflict some damage on an invasion fleet, should such invasion materialize. I want to lay mines in every hex along this same line. 1.) What are the best ships to carry out such a task? 2.) Do you think this would be a wise use of mines or more-like wasting them? 1) Use xAK's as pickets, you get plenty of them. If using merchant ships as pickets feels gamey to you, use the small patrol boats that the Allies get thousands of YMS, AM's etc. Your subs are better used hunting Japanese merchant and warships. Focus on the convoy routes from the SRA and around the major Japanese naval hubs (Kure, Nagasaki, Babeldoab, Truk). You won't sink much till your torpedoes get better, but you might get a good sighting of something transiting to/from the Home Islands. 2) Waste of mines. As the Allies - Use your submarine mines to aggressively mine Japanese forward naval bases. Rabual, Truk, Babeldoab. - Use your surface minelayers to protect your coastal bases from bombardments and subs. If IJN warships or submarines want to venture into a hex you don't want them to be in, make sure you've plenty of mines in it. Mind Messing- Thank you for the advice! I had thought that if El Lobo planned to invade Northern India, the picket line of eight subs and mines could perhaps put a dent in his invasion fleets. However, perhaps as you mentioned, the subs and mines would be more beneficial used otherwise. I do think that perhaps using xAKLs as a picket line is gamey (not positive about this, but just don't want to take the chance as El Lobo has been a good pal of mine for over 50 years..just no sense in taking perhaps a risk that xAKL picket line would be considered gamey by him). By the way, it has been fun reading your AAR! Best Regards, Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/10/2015 12:01:09 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: HansBolter As a follow up to mind_messing set up a dedicated port patrolling (one hex patrol zone) ASW TF (even lowly YPs with 1 ASW value are useful for this) and minewsweeping TF (AMc's are perfect for this) for every one of your ports that may become targets for sub-laid mines or min-sub attacks. These will sometimes draw the attention of enemy Nav attacks and you may get accused by an opponent of using them as bait for a CAP trap, but from my perspective these tasks are what these unit types are included for. Yard patrolling is their reason for being and any opponent who doesn't want his NAV bombers lured by them needs to learn to restrict his range. Hans- Precisely. I do not see your suggestion as being the least bit gamey. I presently have significant ASW Patrols from Melbourne to Sydney, and surrounding Pearl Harbor. Have even been a bit lucky and dented some of El Lobo's subs. And, it has definitely helped to partially reduce the prior effectiveness of his subs in sinking transport ships. Damn, need to buy more sticky notes tomorrow and build-out my war room to have more wall space for sticky notes. laughing Best Regards, -Terry

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