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Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/10/2015 2:40:07 PM)
Combat Report for January 17, 1942 SS Cuttlefish Heavily Damages AV Kunikawa Maru Near Bihoro! Submarine attack near Bihoro at 125,49 Japanese Ships AV Kunikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Cuttlefish AV Kunikawa Maru is sighted by SS Cuttlefish SS Cuttlefish launches 4 torpedoes Chinese Give Japanese a Licking Near Taiyuan! Ground combat at 90,40 (near Taiyuan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5413 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 164 Defending force 4743 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 95 Japanese adjusted assault: 96 Allied adjusted defense: 97 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 666 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 64 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 64 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 19th Chinese Corps 6th Group Army 81st Chinese Corps Hold Their Ground Near Paotow! Ground combat at 91,33 (near Paotow) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2844 troops, 40 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 86 Defending force 1945 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40 Japanese adjusted assault: 59 Allied adjusted defense: 45 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 117 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Cavalry Brigade 4th Cavalry Brigade Defending units: 81st Chinese Corps Allies Continue to Repeatedly Bombard Japanese at Batavia! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 7001 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 371 Defending force 12493 troops, 115 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 413 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st Regt Cavalerie 1st KNIL Regiment 2nd KNIL Regiment Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1 ML-KNIL Aviation 1st KNIL AA Battalion ML-KNIL Merak Base Force 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) (7/11/2015 11:43:41 PM)
Combat Report for January 18, 1942 Chinese Hold Their Ground Near Ichang! Ground combat at 82,47 (near Ichang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 24227 troops, 208 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 842 Defending force 14563 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 463 Japanese adjusted assault: 786 Allied adjusted defense: 772 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 471 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 56 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Allied ground losses: 665 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 87 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 13th Division 34th Division Defending units: 39th Chinese Corps 59th Chinese Corps 33rd Group Army Allies Deflect Japanese Bombardment at Clark Field! Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 22149 troops, 356 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 971 Defending force 28559 troops, 432 guns, 504 vehicles, Assault Value = 890 Japanese ground losses: 82 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 113th Infantry Regiment 2nd Engineer Regiment 65th Brigade II./4th Infantry Battalion 56th Engineer Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment I./4th Infantry Battalion 9th Infantry Regiment 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 20th Infantry Regiment 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment 16th Engineer Regiment 2nd Recon Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 9th Field AF Construction Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 48th Field Artillery Regiment 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 56th Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Engineer Construction Battalion 56th Const Co 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 21st PA Infantry Division 71st PA Infantry Division 11th PA Infantry Division 14th PS Engineer Regiment 1st PA Constabulary Regiment 1st PA Infantry Division 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 194th Tank Battalion 31st Infantry Regiment 192nd Tank Battalion 91st PA Infantry Division 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion Subic Bay Defenses 3rd/45th PS Inf Battalion 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment Far East USAAF Manila USAAF Base Force 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment Cavite USN Base Force Clark Field USAAF Base Force I Philippine Corps Asiatic Fleet 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion 1st USMC AA Battalion Allies Hold Their Ground Near Kuantan! Ground combat at 50,79 (near Kuantan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3760 troops, 5 guns, 355 vehicles, Assault Value = 235 Defending force 3272 troops, 42 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 117 Japanese adjusted assault: 66 Allied adjusted defense: 47 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(-), morale(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: op mode(-) Japanese ground losses: 37 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 217 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 38 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Assaulting units: 4th Tank Regiment 48th Recon Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 5th Recon Regiment 7th Tank Regiment Defending units: 22nd Indian Brigade 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment 1st ISF Base Force Allies Continue to Bombard and Reduce Japanese Forces at Batavia! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 7037 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 374 Defending force 12575 troops, 114 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 422 Japanese ground losses: 79 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 1st KNIL Regiment 1st Regt Cavalerie 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st KNIL AA Battalion 1 ML-KNIL Aviation ML-KNIL Merak Base Force Batavia Base Force Defending units: 15th Guards Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion 55th Infantry Regiment III/81st Naval Guard Unit 21st/B Division Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/12/2015 10:57:41 PM)
Combat Report for January 19, 1942 Japanese 19th Division & 14th Guards Launch Amphibious Assaults: Amphibious Assault at 64,98 TF 253 troops unloading over beach at 64,98 Japanese ground losses: 277 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 19th Div /1 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 19th Div /3 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 19th Div /3 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 19th Div 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 19th Div 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 19th Div 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 19th Div 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 19th Div /5 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 19th Div /5 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 19th Div /5 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 19th Div /5 And Amphibious Assault at 50,98 TF 9 troops unloading over beach at 50,98 Japanese ground losses: 49 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 18 troops of a IJA Engineer Squad lost overboard during unload of 14th Guards Rgt 10 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 14th Guards Rgt 10 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 14th Guards Rgt /2 10 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 14th Guards Rgt /3 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 14th Guards Rgt /4 Japanese Deliberate Attack Near Temuloh: Ground combat at 49,77 (near Temuloh) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8021 troops, 163 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 254 Defending force 436 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16 Japanese adjusted assault: 187 Allied adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 46 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: 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: 230 casualties reported Squads: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 4th RTA Division 7th RTA Division 25th Army 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 5th Field Artillery Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 1st Mysore Battalion Chinese Attack Anking! Ground combat at Anking (88,52) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 5634 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 329 Defending force 1538 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 Allied adjusted assault: 58 Japanese adjusted defense: 38 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 337 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 58 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 7th Chinese Corps 84th Chinese Corps 21st Group Army Defending units: Ankei SNLF Allies Continue to Hammer Batavia! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 7091 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 383 Defending force 12542 troops, 114 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 417 Japanese ground losses: 51 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 15 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 Regt Cavalerie 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st KNIL Regiment Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion ML-KNIL Merak Base Force 1 ML-KNIL Aviation 1st KNIL AA Battalion Batavia Base Force Defending units: 15th Guards Regiment III/81st Naval Guard Unit 55th Infantry Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion 21st/B Division Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/14/2015 2:53:00 AM)
Combat Report for January 20, 1942 Japanese Sub Heavily Damages Allied AM Near Brisbane: Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162 Japanese Ships SS RO-34 Allied Ships AM Matai, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AM Muritai SS RO-34 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Matai RO-34 diving deep .... AM Muritai fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Muritai fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Muritai fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Muritai fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Muritai fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub SS Grayling Gets the Best of SS I-157! Sub vs Sub: SS Grayling attacking SS I-157 at 134,99 - near Wake Island Japanese Ships SS I-157, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Grayling SS Grayling launches 2 torpedoes at 2,000 yards Manado Defensive Guns Hit AMC Awata Maru! Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AMC Awata Maru, Shell hits 1 75mm CD Gun battery firing at AMC Awata Maru Allied Aircraft Destroy Vehicle of 11th Tank Regiment Near Lanchow! Morning Air attack on 11th Tank Regiment, at 82,34 , near Lanchow Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Allied aircraft I-16-III x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 3 x I-16-III bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Alies Retreat Near Suchow and Kuantan: Ground combat at Suchow (91,47) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3622 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126 Defending force 1067 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36 Japanese adjusted assault: 60 Allied adjusted defense: 5 Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 553 casualties reported Squads: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 5th Infantry Regiment Defending units: 89th Chinese Corps And Ground combat at 50,79 (near Kuantan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3752 troops, 5 guns, 355 vehicles, Assault Value = 236 Defending force 2996 troops, 38 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 90 Japanese adjusted assault: 121 Allied adjusted defense: 27 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 55 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 905 casualties reported Squads: 23 destroyed, 26 disabled Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 8 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 5th Recon Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 48th Recon Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 7th Tank Regiment Defending units: 22nd Indian Brigade 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment 1st ISF Base Force Japanese Hammer Allies Near Temuloh: Ground combat at 50,77 (near Temuloh) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 7364 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 254 Defending force 1924 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56 Japanese adjusted assault: 178 Allied adjusted defense: 16 Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 82 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 657 casualties reported Squads: 19 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 42 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 56th Infantry Regiment 114th Infantry Regiment Defending units: FMSV Brigade 1st Hyderabad Battalion 8th Indian Brigade 3rd ISF Base Force Chinese Bloody Japanese Noses Near Long Song! Ground combat at 71,56 (near Lang Son) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3554 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121 Defending force 8177 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 181 Japanese adjusted assault: 42 Allied adjusted defense: 241 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 458 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 47 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 103 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment Defending units: 52nd Chinese Corps Chinese Attack Anking Again! Ground combat at Anking (88,52) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 5316 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 290 Defending force 1526 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Allied adjusted assault: 12 Japanese adjusted defense: 19 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-) Attacker: supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 187 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 7th Chinese Corps 84th Chinese Corps 21st Group Army Defending units: Ankei SNLF Allies Continue to Batter Japanese at Batavia! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 7141 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 389 Defending force 12565 troops, 114 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 420 Japanese ground losses: 97 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st KNIL Regiment 1st Regt Cavalerie Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st KNIL AA Battalion ML-KNIL Merak Base Force 1 ML-KNIL Aviation 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) (7/14/2015 10:40:17 AM)
Opening Note Over the course of the next seven days, I hope to provide special reports to The War College to bring The War College up to date in regards to Defense Plans for five major areas, as follows: Alaska, Tahiti, Australia, India, and China. As previously mentioned, El Lobo is coming to visit around the 27th of this month. He is going to show me how to do Screen Shots. So, hopefully, in the near future I will be able to provide Screen Shots to supplement the Combat Reports and Special Reports such as Defense Plan Reports. Alaska Defense Plan January 20, 1942 The Allies are withdrawing from Nome and Dutch Harbor. Air and land forces are consolidating at three main locations, as follows: Anchorage Port 2 (6%) Airfield 6 (12%) Fort 1 (81%) CD 1/250th Cst Art Bn ENG 121st USAAF BF INF 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt AA 75thCst AA Rgt ART 81st FA Bn HQc Alaska Defense Cmd HQa Eleventh USAAF 132 AV 52 Aircraft Seward Port 3 (1%) Airfield 0 (5%) Fort 1 (10%) ART 130th FA Rgt ENG 2/151st Combat Engr Bn INF 2/153rdInfantry Bn AA 210th Cst AA Rgt CD 3/250th Cst Art Bn 68 AV O Aircraft Transport ships are presently in route from Anchorage to load up the Nome land forces (108th USN BF and H/153rd Infantry Rgt-total of 17 AV) and Dutch Harbor land forces (103rd USN BF and 2/250th Cst Art Bn-total of 10 AV) for delivery to Seward. The following land forces are at Prince Rupert awaiting transportation to Seward: 1/153rd Infantry Bn, 42nd Const Rgt, and 53rd (Sep) Infantry Rgt (total of 152 AV). In 29 days, the 30th Cst AA Rgt will head from Seattle to Prince Rupert to Seward. Kodiak Island Port 3 (27%) Airfield 3 (27%) Fort 2 (38%) ENG 1/151st Combat Engr Bn ENG 107th USN BF INF 201st (Sep) Infantry Rgt AA 203rd Cst AA Rgt AA 215th Cst AA Rgt 149 AV 9 Aircraft End Note** Unfortunately, that is all the Allies presently have planned for the Alaska Defense for the next 30 days. Not good, but land, air, and ship resources are needed elsewhere. As always, analysis and comment from The War College will be appreciated. Best Regards, -Terry

BBfanboy -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/14/2015 12:28:29 PM)
You do not get the benefit of your construction until a level is fully completed. Therefore, it is better to put all your engineers to work on one type of construction rather than work on all three types (AF, P & F) at the same time. It also gives you the opportunity to stop building a particular type and switch when you have reached an adequate level - e.g. - Kodiak's port 3 is adequate for now but the AF needs to be at least 4 for Medium bombers with full load and 5 for HB with full load. Leaving all facilities in construction is likely to result in over-construction of some things and wastage of supplies which are not plentiful early on. Service ships such as AS/AV/AKE should be included in your plans. Kodiak could use some PT boats guarding the harbour but they need an AGP to rearm.

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/15/2015 12:49:57 AM)
Combat Report for January 21, 1942 Japanese Sub Hits Allied AMc Near Port Kembla: Sub attack near Port Kembla at 90,169 Japanese Ships SS I-166 Allied Ships AMc Endeh, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage SS I-166 launches 2 torpedoes I-166 diving deep .... Escort abandons search for sub Chinese Hold Lanchow! Ground combat at Lanchow (81,34) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 5531 troops, 2 guns, 689 vehicles, Assault Value = 385 Defending force 19594 troops, 87 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 534 Japanese adjusted assault: 239 Allied adjusted defense: 291 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 170 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 140 (15 destroyed, 125 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1367 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 76 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Assaulting units: 12th Tank Regiment 5th Armored Car Co 15th Tank Regiment 8th Recon Regiment 10th Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment Defending units: 34th Separate Brigade 27th Chinese Corps 9th Separate Brigade 82nd Chinese Corps 8th Chinese Base Force 19th Chinese Base Force 8th War Area 21st Chinese Base Force Allies Hammer Japanese at Batavia! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 7195 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 397 Defending force 16953 troops, 162 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 571 Japanese ground losses: 185 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st Regt Cavalerie 1st KNIL Regiment 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion Merak Base Force 1 ML-KNIL Aviation 1st KNIL AA Battalion ML-KNIL Batavia Base Force Defending units: II./143rd Infantry Battalion 14th Guards Regiment III/81st Naval Guard Unit 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) (7/15/2015 12:55:11 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy You do not get the benefit of your construction until a level is fully completed. Therefore, it is better to put all your engineers to work on one type of construction rather than work on all three types (AF, P & F) at the same time. It also gives you the opportunity to stop building a particular type and switch when you have reached an adequate level - e.g. - Kodiak's port 3 is adequate for now but the AF needs to be at least 4 for Medium bombers with full load and 5 for HB with full load. Leaving all facilities in construction is likely to result in over-construction of some things and wastage of supplies which are not plentiful early on. Service ships such as AS/AV/AKE should be included in your plans. Kodiak could use some PT boats guarding the harbour but they need an AGP to rearm. BBfanboy- Advice noted and will be implemented next turn as to all Allied Bases (I have already done this at some bases; some shutting down completely, others just building ports, or forts, or air bases). But, I need to take a look at all Allied Bases and make some adjustments. I don't think I have any AKEs yet. I haven't earmarked any subs for Alaska, so won't need an AS there, just yet. Same as to carriers, for now, so no need for the AV. Perhaps, after the next 30 days, I will be moving subs and warships to Alaska. I will send some PT type boats to Kodiak Island along with an AG. Thank you for your help, BBfanboy. Regards, -Terry

HansBolter -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/15/2015 11:21:28 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy You do not get the benefit of your construction until a level is fully completed. Therefore, it is better to put all your engineers to work on one type of construction rather than work on all three types (AF, P & F) at the same time. It also gives you the opportunity to stop building a particular type and switch when you have reached an adequate level - e.g. - Kodiak's port 3 is adequate for now but the AF needs to be at least 4 for Medium bombers with full load and 5 for HB with full load. Leaving all facilities in construction is likely to result in over-construction of some things and wastage of supplies which are not plentiful early on. Service ships such as AS/AV/AKE should be included in your plans. Kodiak could use some PT boats guarding the harbour but they need an AGP to rearm. BBfanboy- Advice noted and will be implemented next turn as to all Allied Bases (I have already done this at some bases; some shutting down completely, others just building ports, or forts, or air bases). But, I need to take a look at all Allied Bases and make some adjustments. I don't think I have any AKEs yet. I haven't earmarked any subs for Alaska, so won't need an AS there, just yet. Same as to carriers, for now, so no need for the AV. Perhaps, after the next 30 days, I will be moving subs and warships to Alaska. I will send some PT type boats to Kodiak Island along with an AG. Thank you for your help, BBfanboy. Regards, -Terry It's very important to comb through your xAKs at game start. Many can be converted to AKEs and AGs and a few to AEs. You likely have candidates for conversion hauling cargo. Also important to check each new arriving xAK to see what it may be able to convert to. Many can also convert to xAPs. If you don't get a jump on this early you will be hurting operationally. Very few ports that can rearm cruisers at game start. The AEs and AKEs are a must to have. Also take a look at small craft. YMS can convert to ACM. Each has it's use. A small group, I think 3, of Dutch small raft can convert to AGPs, also extremely valuable.

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/15/2015 8:37:27 PM)
Combat Report for January 22, 1942 Damn Japanese Submarines! Submarine attack near Coal Harbour at 204,50 Japanese Ships SS I-1 Allied Ships xAKL Lahaina, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Lahaina is sighted by SS I-1 SS I-1 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Lahaina And Sub attack near Port Kembla at 90,169 Japanese Ships SS I-166 Allied Ships xAKL Legazpi, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Buijskes xAKL Pulganbar xAKL Darvel xAKL Honolulan DD Van Nes SS I-166 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Legazpi I-166 diving deep .... DD Van Nes fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Van Nes fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Van Nes fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Van Nes fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Van Nes fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Allied Manado Coastal Guns Light Up Japanese Transport! Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Wales Maru, Shell hits 1 AMC Awata Maru 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Wales Maru at 11,000 yards Allies Repel Japanese at Batavia! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 16876 troops, 162 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 562 Defending force 13848 troops, 180 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 403 Japanese adjusted assault: 245 Allied adjusted defense: 513 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1632 casualties reported Squads: 21 destroyed, 92 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled) Allied ground losses: 646 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 84 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) Assaulting units: 14th Guards Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment III/81st Naval Guard Unit II./143rd Infantry Battalion 15th Guards Regiment 21st/B Division Defending units: 1st Regt Cavalerie Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st KNIL AA Battalion Merak Base Force 1 ML-KNIL Aviation ML-KNIL Batavia Base Force Allies Continue to Repeatedly Bombard Japanese at Batavia! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6917 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 337 Defending force 15570 troops, 159 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 443 Japanese ground losses: 61 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st KNIL Regiment 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 1st Regt Cavalerie 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion Merak Base Force 1 ML-KNIL Aviation 1st KNIL AA Battalion ML-KNIL Batavia Base Force Defending units: 15th Guards Regiment 14th Guards Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion 55th Infantry Regiment 21st/B Division III/81st Naval Guard Unit Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/15/2015 8:42:21 PM)
Hans- I will check on the xAKs for your mentioned conversions next turn, turn 49 (January 23, 1942). Tonight, I will read up a bit on conversions and what AKE's do, etc. Thank you for stopping by and for your help, Hans. Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/15/2015 9:03:26 PM)
Tahiti Defense As of January 22, 1942 Opening Note AS many of you are already aware, Tahiti is very important to the Allies as the main logistical route from the U.S. West Coast to Australia is via Tahiti. Accordingly, the Allies intend to make it difficult for the Japanese to capture Tahiti! Tahiti Port 2 (55%) Airfield 1 Fort 3 ENG 114th USAAF BF ENG 115th USAAF BF INF 49th Australian Bn ENG 808yj EAB ENG C Det USN Port Svc INF Tahiti Detachment INF 2/3 Ind Coy 53 AV 12 Aircraft There are presently four FA Artillery Regiments at Tahiti, but they are loading up and heading for Australia. The following units are in route to Tahiti from Pearl Harbor: 34th Combat Engr Rgt (63 AV), and the 95th and 97th Coastal AA Regiments. Transports are in route to Nadi and Suva to pickup the 30th NZ Bn (48 AV), 29th NZ Bn (48 AV), and 34th NZ Bn (48 AV) and deliver these ground forces to Tahiti. The following reinforcement units to arrive within the next 30 days are earmarked for Tahiti: 1st/102nd Infantry Bn (38 AV), 2nd/102nd Infantry Bn (38 AV), 3rd/102nd Infantry Bn (38 AV), and the 2/198th Cst AA Bn. Unfortunately, this is all I think the Allies can afford to invest in Tahiti for the next thirty days. End Note* As always, your analysis and comments are welcomed and appreciated. Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/16/2015 1:34:30 AM)
Combat Report for January 23, 1942 Damn Evil El Lobo Captures Manado: Ground combat at Manado (75,99) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8241 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 218 Defending force 1622 troops, 8 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 55 Japanese adjusted assault: 149 Allied adjusted defense: 37 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Manado !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 115 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 793 casualties reported Squads: 19 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 24th Infantry Regiment Kure 1st SNLF 7th Base Force 5th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: Manado Garrison Battalion Manado Base Force Greedy Japanese Launch Another Amphibious Assault at Tandjoengpinang: Amphibious Assault at Tandjoengpinang (50,85) TF 75 troops unloading over beach at Tandjoengpinang, 50,85 Japanese ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 15th Nav Gd 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost in surf during unload of 16th Nav Gd 10 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 16th Nav Gd 10 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 16th Nav Gd Japanese Mop-up Near Kuala Lumpur and Temuloh: Ground combat at 49,78 (near Kuala Lumpur) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8022 troops, 163 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 254 Defending force 195 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 183 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 183 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 276 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 4th RTA Division 7th RTA Division 25th Army 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 5th Field Artillery Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 1st Mysore Battalion And Ground combat at 50,77 (near Temuloh) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 7364 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 254 Defending force 8 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 175 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 175 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Mandado Defensive Guns Dent xAK Bengal Maru! Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Wales Maru xAK Koki Maru xAK Bengal Maru, Shell hits 1 AMC Awata Maru 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Wales Maru at 7,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Koki Maru at 7,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Bengal Maru at 7,000 yards Assaulting units: 56th Infantry Regiment 114th Infantry Regiment Defending units: 3rd ISF Base Force AM Launceton Dents SSI-24 Near Portsea! ASW attack near Portsea at 81,172 Japanese Ships SS I-24, hits 1 Allied Ships AM Launceton SS I-24 is sighted by escort I-24 bottoming out .... AM Launceton attacking submerged sub .... AM Launceton cannot reach attack position over SS I-24 Escort abandons search for sub Chinese Slap Japanese Around Near Long Son! Ground combat at 71,56 (near Lang Son) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3318 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 97 Defending force 8151 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 173 Japanese adjusted assault: 72 Allied adjusted defense: 147 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 242 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 89 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment Defending units: 52nd Chinese Corps Allies Bombard Japanese into the Turf at Batavia! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6952 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 344 Defending force 15613 troops, 159 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 447 Japanese ground losses: 106 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Regt Cavalerie 1st KNIL Regiment Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 2nd KNIL Regiment 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st KNIL AA Battalion 1 ML-KNIL Aviation ML-KNIL Merak Base Force Batavia Base Force Defending units: 55th Infantry Regiment III/81st Naval Guard Unit 15th Guards Regiment 14th Guards Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion 21st/B Division Side Note From the outset of the war, Japanese aircraft have pounded Chinese and continue to do so! Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/17/2015 2:23:09 AM)
Combat Report for January 24, 1942 Japanese Capture Tandjoengpinang: Ground combat at Tandjoengpinang (50,85) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2662 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 103 Defending force 88 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 71 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 71 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tandjoengpinang !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 104 casualties repored Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 15th Naval Guard Unit 16th Naval Guard Unit Defending units: Bintan Det. Base Force Japanese Sub Mangles Allied xAK Near Noumea: Submarine attack near Noumea at 112,160 Japanese Ships SS I-7 Allied Ships xAK Taiping, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Taiping is sighted by SS I-7 SS I-7 launches 2 torpedoes Japanese Beat Back Chinese Near Sian: Ground combat at 83,40 (near Sian) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 12409 troops, 102 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 459 Defending force 16480 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 525 Japanese adjusted assault: 392 Allied adjusted defense: 187 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 843 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 68 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled Allied ground losses: 2735 casualties reported Squads: 300 destroyed, 43 disabled Non Combat: 195 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 10 destroyed, 11 disabled Guns lost 13 (7 destroyed, 6 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 110th Division Defending units: 36th Chinese Corps 60th Chinese Corps Japanese Destroy Allies Near Kuatan: Ground combat at 50,79 (near Kuantan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3760 troops, 5 guns, 355 vehicles, Assault Value = 236 Defending force 116 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 148 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 148 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 146 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 5th Recon Regiment 48th Recon Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 7th Tank Regiment Defending units: 1st ISF Base Force Allies Whip Japanese at Batavia! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 15551 troops, 159 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 460 Defending force 13438 troops, 181 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 348 Japanese adjusted assault: 118 Allied adjusted defense: 1181 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 10 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1656 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 86 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Allied ground losses: 428 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 40 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Assaulting units: 55th Infantry Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion 15th Guards Regiment 14th Guards Regiment 21st/B Division III/81st Naval Guard Unit Defending units: 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st Regt Cavalerie Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion Merak Base Force 1st KNIL AA Battalion 1 ML-KNIL Aviation ML-KNIL Batavia Base Force Allies Put the Lead to Japanese at Batavia! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6673 troops, 121 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 302 Defending force 14572 troops, 159 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 361 Japanese ground losses: 86 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st Regt Cavalerie 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1 ML-KNIL Aviation Merak Base Force 1st KNIL AA Battalion 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion ML-KNIL Batavia Base Force Defending units: 15th Guards Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion 14th Guards Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment 21st/B Division III/81st Naval Guard Unit Best Regards, Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/17/2015 9:11:45 AM)
Australian Defense As of January 24, 1942 Opening Note I feel a little sorry for Australia considering I stripped the country of every armored unit and every machine gun battalion, and shipped them off to India. However, I just think India is more important to the Allies than is Australia for reasons I will set forth when I present India's Defense Plan to The War College. Outer Base Other than bases having troops that can not move, only one base will serve as an outpost. Alice Springs will provide early warning of an invasion from Darwin. Only the airbase is being built-up. Aircraft will be transferred to Alice Springs as the airbase builds. Aircraft will pound the Japanese coming South. When the enemy gets too close, the Base Forces in Alice Springs will take the train to points South of the Whyalla-Brisbane Line. Basically, the Base Force units that are presently at Alice Springs (or will be there soon) are those Base Forces withdrawn from bases North of Alice Springs. The Whyalla-Brisbane Line Most all of the Australian ground units and aircraft have withdrawn to the Whyalla-Brisbane Line and points South. I have chosen this defensive plan for the following reasons: 1.) Australia is a vast land and with so few troops it would have been difficult to provide any defense anywhere. 2.) Having more Base Forces at fewer bases will help to build forts and airbases faster. Both of which will be critical should the Japanese choose to invade Australia. 3.) Interior lines will be much shorter providing the opportunity for the bases to quickly support each other should the need arise (i.e., troops from one base rushing to assist troops at a base likely to be attacked or attacked). 4.) Unless the Japanese choose to invade on the coast between Brisbane and Whyalla, the Japanese will have long supply lines and hopefully the Allies will have ample opportunity to interdict such supply lines. The Wyalla-Brisbane Line consists of the following Bases: Whyalla, Port Augusta, Broken Hill, Bourke, Toowoomba, and Brisbane. These bases and all bases South of the Whyalla-Brisbane Line (20 bases total), are all garrisoned. With few exceptions, each are presently garrisoned with a minimum of one Infantry Brigade, one RAAF Base Force, and one RAN Base Force. The majority of the bases have an assault value close to 100; some bases have a higher assault value. Example: Broken Hill...5th RAAF BF, 4th RAN BF, and 6th Aus Cav Bde. This is typical of the 20 garrisoned bases though some have a bit higher assault values and some have CDs. Allied Forces Earmarked for Australia The following troops are presently loading in Tahiti and bound for Australia: the 131st FA Bn, 147th FA Regiment, the 148th FA Bn, and the 205th FA Bn. Upon arrival in Australia, these artillery units will join the 1st Medium Regiment and 2/16th artillery units at Wagga Wagga (remember, Wagga Wagga already has an Infantry Brigade, and the two Base Forces previously mentioned). The following troops are in route from Pearl Harbor to Australia: the 64th and 251st AA Regiments, and the 101st and 111th USN Base Forces. Though earmarked for India, the following U.S. Army Infantry units (as soon as they can be bought out) will leave Pearl for an extended layover in Australia (i.e., if need be, they will be available to help defend Australia): the 19th, 21st, 27th, and 35th Regiments. The following USMC troops are in Hawaii loading on transports bound for Australia: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Defense Battalions, 2nd USMC Engineer Regiment, 1st Raider Battalion, 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and I Amphibious Corps HQ. The following USMC troops are in San Diego and as soon as they can be bought out will load on transports bound for Australia: 2nd Marine Regiment and 2nd USMC Tank Battalion. The 1st USMC Airwing is already in route from San Diego to Australia. The following USMC reinforcements will head for Australia within the next 30 days: 2nd and 3rd Raider Battalions, and 2nd USMC FA Battalion. About Perth Right now the 2/7, 2/8, 2/9, and 2/10 armored units are in Perth awaiting boarding on transports bound for India. Once they have left, Perth is naked. As much as I'd like to keep Perth, I don't think it is worth weakening the Whyalla-Brisbane Line and points South. Especially considering that Australia will be supplied from the U.S. West Coast via Tahiti to Melbourne and Sydney. All supply and fuel at Cape Town is earmarked for India. End Note It will take an extended time period to get troops to Australia. Especially those that need to be bought out. Australia is in a precarious position and will be for the next few months. If El Lobo invests heavily in Australia, I feel sorry for the Australians. Best Regards, -Terry

BBfanboy -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/17/2015 3:20:07 PM)
It is hard for the Japanese to get supply to move south from Darwin to Alice Springs, but if there is no fighting going on they will have enough to reach the latter. Their tanks will be the first thing to get there. Since you are removing all the allied tanks you should put at least one anti-tank gun unit in Alice Springs. He will likely find out from recon that N. Aus is empty, but he may not know how far south it goes and may not want the empty north. But if he gets any indications that India has a lot of Australian units he may go whole-hog for Australia. If he does capture it, I am not sure whether your Australian units can get any replacements or updates, other than the ones shared with other nations. You will also lose some aircraft factories that produce pretty good aircraft, like the Beaufort torpedo planes. Other players have shown that it is possible to hold in both India and Australia by keeping the most important industrial and port cities with good internal lines of communication between them. This is a viable alternative to the all-or-nothing gamble you are taking, but it will also be interesting to see how your strategy works out. Good luck.

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/17/2015 10:22:58 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy It is hard for the Japanese to get supply to move south from Darwin to Alice Springs, but if there is no fighting going on they will have enough to reach the latter. Their tanks will be the first thing to get there. Since you are removing all the allied tanks you should put at least one anti-tank gun unit in Alice Springs. He will likely find out from recon that N. Aus is empty, but he may not know how far south it goes and may not want the empty north. But if he gets any indications that India has a lot of Australian units he may go whole-hog for Australia. If he does capture it, I am not sure whether your Australian units can get any replacements or updates, other than the ones shared with other nations. You will also lose some aircraft factories that produce pretty good aircraft, like the Beaufort torpedo planes. Other players have shown that it is possible to hold in both India and Australia by keeping the most important industrial and port cities with good internal lines of communication between them. This is a viable alternative to the all-or-nothing gamble you are taking, but it will also be interesting to see how your strategy works out. Good luck. BBfanboy- I think India is more important than Australia. I also want to stuff India to prepare to take back Burma commencing October 15, 1942. Lastly, I think El Lobo will choose India over Australia. So far the Australian armored units and machine gun battalions that are in route to India or already in India have not been detected. Only four more armored units to get there without detection. And, I agree, I don't want him to really know that I am stuffing India with the I Australia Corps and the bought out armored and machine gun units. That is why I am hiding all Auzzis in the interior of India versus leaving them at Cochin, Bombay, Madras, etc. I am thinking on sending the NZ armor units (three of them) to India. Artillery and marines are on the way to Australia. More troops are earmarked for Australia. I am hoping that I can hold off the Japanese for about 45 days. If I can, Australia should have enough units to continue to hold as more units pour him from the West Coast. I figure if he invades Australia within the next three weeks or so, like you say, it is going to be touch and go as to whether I can at least hold Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney. The other thing that won't help Australia, but will help India is that all war ships west of Pearl are either in Bombay or shortly to arrive in Bombay. Only a few short legged DDs and two short legged CLs are left in Australia (at Melbourne). And, all but two subs went to Colombo and are working out of there. I don't have any anti-tank armor except for the one that is in route from the east coast to Cape town. Best Regards, Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/17/2015 10:24:03 PM)
Sure miss the Boisie!

BBfanboy -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/18/2015 12:45:43 AM)
quote: Rio Bravo: I don't have any anti-tank armor except for the one that is in route from the east coast to Cape town. There are some Australian units named "Tank Attack Battalion (or Regiment)" that look like artillery but if you check the TOE they have only 2-pounder A/T guns and some kind of vehicle to tow them.

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/18/2015 5:49:32 AM)
Combat Report for January 25, 1942 Japanese Forces Capture Balikpapan and Victoria Point: Ground combat at Balikpapan (64,97) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 13079 troops, 124 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 450 Defending force 1524 troops, 35 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 29 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 415 Allied adjusted defense: 14 Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Balikpapan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 73 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 615 casualties reported Squads: 14 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 22 (19 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 19th Division Defending units: VI KNIL Battalion Balikpapan Base Force And Ground combat at Victoria Point (51,66) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4365 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 148 Defending force 355 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Japanese adjusted assault: 60 Allied adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Victoria Point !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(-), preparation(-) morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 234 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 8 (7 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 17th Indpt Guards Regiment Defending units: 108th/2 Base Force Allied ASW Punches Japanese Sub 13 Times Near Port Kembla! Sub attack near Port Kembla at 89,170 Japanese Ships SS I-6, hits 13, heavy damage Allied Ships AM Latrobe AM Lithgow SS I-6 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Latrobe I-6 diving deep .... AM Lithgow attacking submerged sub .... AM Latrobe fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Lithgow fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Latrobe fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Lithgow fails to find sub and abandons search AM Latrobe fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Latrobe attacking submerged sub .... SS I-6 forced to surface! AM Lithgow firing on surfaced sub .... AM Lithgow firing on surfaced sub .... AM Lithgow firing on surfaced sub .... AM Lithgow firing on surfaced sub .... AM Lithgow firing on surfaced sub .... AM Lithgow firing on surfaced sub .... AM Lithgow firing on surfaced sub .... Contact with submarine is lost Allied Batavia Bombardment Rips Into Japanese! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6725 troops, 121 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 311 Defending force 14579 troops, 157 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 366 Japanese ground losses: 229 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled) Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Regt Cavalerie Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st KNIL Regiment 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1 ML-KNIL Aviation 1st KNIL AA Battalion ML-KNIL Merak Base Force Batavia Base Force Defending units: 14th Guards Regiment 15th Guards Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion 21st/B Division III/81st Naval Guard Unit End Note El Lobo advised in an email that January 26, 1942 is going to be a doozy. Intelligence Report advised Japanese Aircraft was sighted off San Francisco. Personally, I think he finally has enough supply to try to assault Sian (for a couple weeks, the Chinese have blocked supply route roads behind the Japanese Assault Forces targeting Sian). Or El Lobo has troops freed from Singapore and is ready to hit Burma! Guess we'll find out what he means by "a real doozy" tomorrow. Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/18/2015 5:53:59 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: Rio Bravo: I don't have any anti-tank armor except for the one that is in route from the east coast to Cape town. There are some Australian units named "Tank Attack Battalion (or Regiment)" that look like artillery but if you check the TOE they have only 2-pounder A/T guns and some kind of vehicle to tow them. BBfanboy- I will check the Australia armor bought out under I Australia Corps. However, all Australia armor is either already in India or somewhere between Perth and India except for three armor units still at Perth. I don't believe any of the armor still at Perth are anti-tank units. As you recommend, I probably should have kept back a couple armor units, especially an anti-tank killer. As always, thank you for your analysis and comment. Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/18/2015 9:22:01 AM)
INDIA DEFENSE As of January 25, 1942 Opening Note Early in the war, Defense of India is perhaps the most critical turf for the Allies for the following reasons: 1.) Considering El Lobo has already shown that he intends to conquer all of China, it makes good sense that he will want Burma and India too. 2.) The Allies plan to take back Burma commencing October 15, 1942, and from there move through China toward Manchukuo and Korea. 3.) On the other side of the world, the Allies plan to hit the Marianas Islands (but no doubt, not as early as October 15, 1942). 4.) The Allied Grand strategy is to hit the Japanese in the West and in the East, to stretch out his defensive lines making it more difficult for El Lobo�s troops, ships, and aircraft to support each other. Further, I think it will be great fun fighting a land war in China as early as possible. I am no doubt dreaming, but I would love to cross the Burma border into China during January, 1943. If El Lobo struggles in India, it might just be possible to roll into China during January of 1943. Military Forces Presently in India Of course, all of the Northern Command, Eastern Command, and Southern Command forces. ABDA: ABDA HQ, KNIL Army Command HQy, Burma Command HQc, B Sqn 3rd Hussars Armor Rgt, 2/2nd Ind INF Coy, Gull INF Bn, and Sparrow INF Bn. 129 AV. III India Corps: 85th British AT Rgt, 6th Heavy AA Rgt, 77th Heavy AA Rgt, 21st Light AA Rgt, 36th Light AA Rgt, 48th Light AA Rgt, 251st Recon Armor Bn, 5/14th Punjab INF Bn, 44th Indian INF Bde, 45th Indian INF Bde, 53rd British INF Bde, 54th British INF Bde, and 55th British INF Bde. 817 AV. Burma Corps: 100th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th, 106th, 107th and 108th BFs, 27th Indian Mtn gun ART Rgt, 1st Burma Auxiliary AA Rgt, 2nd Royal Tank ARM Rgt, 7th Hussars ARM Rgt, 2nd King Own YLI INF Bn, Tenassesrim BAF INF Bn, 1st Gloucestershire INF Bn, BFF INF Bde, Mandalay BMP INF Bn, Railway BAF INF Bn, Rangoon BAF INF Bn, Upper Burma RAF INF Bn, 9/11th Sikh INF Bn, 4/14th Punjab INF Bn, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th Burma Rifles INF Bns., 1st and 2nd Burma Bdes, 4/8th Gurkha INF Bn, 48th Gurkha Bn, and the 16th, 46th, and 63rd Indian INF Bdes. 1,272 AV. Eastern Fleet Forces: Not much. I Australia Corps: I Australian Corps HQ, 10th Light Horse ARM Bn, 1st Motor ARM Bde, 2nd Recon ARM Bn, 2/3rd and 2/4th MG INF Bns, and the 16th and 17th Australian Bdes. 517 AV. Aircraft: 221 Group RAF (75 aircraft), 222 Group RAF (6 aircraft), 223 Group RAF (66 aircraft), 224 Group RAF (119 aircraft), AHQ India (52 aircraft). 318 total aircraft in India. Military Forces In Route to India ABDA: B Coy/NG Rifles INF Bn, Lark INF Bn, Port Moresby INF Bde. I Australian Corps: 3rd Motor ARM Bde, 108th Anti-Tank Bn, 2/4, 2/5, 2/6, 2/7, and 2/11th ARM Bns, 19th Australian INF Bde, 6th Australian Calvary INF Rgt, 17th, 19th, and 25th INF Bns. The 2/8, 2/9, and 2/10 ARM Bns are loading at Perth. Chinese: the 36th and 88th Chinese INF Divisions are 1 nautical mile from crossing the Burma/India border. The 200th, 22nd, and 96th Chinese INF Divisions are 58 nautical miles from crossing the Burma/India border. The 2nd Reserve INF Division is 154 miles from crossing the Burma/India border (at Katha). The following Chinese INF units are in strategic mode loading on the train for Katha: 28th, 38th, and 39th New Chinese Divisions, 49th Chinese Division, 55th Prov Chinese Division, 93rd Chinese Division, and HQy Central Reserve China Command. Aircraft: In route from Aden-135th and 139th Squadrons. U. S. Forces: The II U.S. Fighter Squadrons, V U.S. Bomber Squadrons, Tenth USAAF, and the six U.S. Army Divisions (minus the four Infantry Regiments at Pearl that are earmarked for a long layover in Australia) supported with AA, ART, and BFs have all left the East Coast for Cape Town. The first of these U.S. forces arrive in Cape Town in 18 days. Many of these forces need to be bought out. I expect U.S. forces to begin arriving in India mid March. Reinforcements Arriving Within the Next 30 Days and Earmarked for India At Aden: RAF 221 and 224 Group BFs, 25th Indian Mtn Gun Rgt, 7th Aus Div Cav Rgt, the 2/9th, 2/11th, and 2/13th Field Rgts, and the 18th, 21st, and 25th Aus Bdes. At Madras: 2nd Indian Cst Art Rgt, 23rd Indian Division, and 1st Madras Cnstr. Bn. At Rangoon: RM Viper Force. At Bombay: 1st Bombay Cnstr. Bn. At Diamond Harbor: 1st Bengal Cnstr. Bn. At Karachi: RAF 221 Group Wing and 95th Heavy AA Rgt. India Two Main Defensive Lines The first Defensive line (Karachi-Bombay Line) runs North to South along the West Coast of India and consists of the following bases: Karachi, Hyderabad (Sindh), Amedabad, Surat, and Bombay. The garrisons for these bases are as follows: Karachi: Most of the Northern Command forces. Hyderabad (Sindh): Half of I Australian Corps Forces (Reserve Force to Support Karachi if needed). Surat: Most of the Eastern Command Forces. Amedabad: Half of I Australian Corps (Reserve Force to support Surat and Bombay if needed). Bombay: Most of the Southern Command Forces and all Chinese Forces that escape to India. The Second Defensive Line (Bombay to Lucknow) runs West to East and consists of the following bases and hex: Bombay, Jalgaon, Bhopal, Hex 47/24, Cawnpore, and Lucknow. The garrisons for these bases are as follows: Bombay: See above. Jalgaon: All ABDA Forces. Bhopal: All III India Corps Forces. Hex 47/24, Cawnpore, and Lucknow: All Burma Corps Forces. The Chittagong-Ledo Line The Chittagong-Ledo Line is not really intended to be a major defensive line, but rather is viewed as an attempt to hold as long as possible to build up the airbases. This line will be the staging area line for the Allies to launch the Burma Offensive (hopefully on October 15, 1942) to take back Burma. The Chittagong-Ledo Line consists of the following bases: Chittagong, Silchar, Imphal, Kohima, Dimapur, Johart, and Ledo. Each of these bases is presently garrisoned with one infantry battalion and one Base Force. If the Japanese press this line or attempt to cut these troops off, these troops will withdraw to points North of the Bombay-Lucknow Line. Outpost Bases The Allies would like to hold Madras and Calcutta. Should the Japanese press hard in India, the garrisons at these bases will most likely withdraw to points North of the Bombay Lucknow Line. The U.S. Forces, Aircraft, and Combat Ships As U.S. Forces arrive in India, those forces will consolidate and be held in reserve at Indore. Aircraft groups are presently primarily training for ground attack and are presently situated at the following bases: Karachi: 221 Group RAF Hyderabad (Sindh): 222 Group RAF Surat: 223 Group RAF Bombay: 224 Group RAF Delhi: AHQ India When the II U.S. Fighter Squadrons, V U.S. Bomber Squadrons, and Tenth USAAF Squadrons arrive, they will be distributed to bases within the interior of the Karachi-Bombay and Bombay-Lucknow Lines. Most all of the major surface combat ships that started the war West of Pearl Harbor, including the Prince of Wales, Repulse, Houston, and Marblehead are either at Bombay or soon to arrive in Bombay. The Hermes and Indomitable are at Bombay. Support ships are also in Bombay. All Dutch and British subs (17 total) are presently either at or around Colombo. AS (4 total) are at Colombo. End Note If the balance of the I Australian Corps and the balance of the Chinese Divisions arrive in India prior to the Japanese arrival, I think India can give the Japanese a good fight for their fuel and supply expenditures. Once the U.S. Forces (including all Aircraft Groups) arrive in India, I think the Japanese can be shoved out of India. Well, for now, that is the defensive plan for India. However, as with all plans, one needs to be flexible to adapt to the circumstances of the war, as needed or as appropriate and beneficial. Have I confused all of you yet? As always, your analysis and comments are welcome. Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/18/2015 11:29:10 PM)
CHINA DEFENSE As of January 26, 1942 Opening Note El Lobo�s Imperial Japanese Air Force has been heavily bombing China from the outset of hostilities. His grounds troops have steadily advanced toward Sian along the following roads: Paotow to Lanchow Taiyuan to Sian (both roads Sian) Loyang to Sian Nanyang to Sian Presently, the Japanese have stopped advancing elsewhere in China. Paotow to Lanchow Seven Japanese units are attacking in Lanchow. The 81st Chinese Corps is two hexes NW of Paotow; interdicting the Japanese supply line from Paotow to Lanchow. The Chinese are in full supply at Lanchow, have an AV of 427, and have the 8th Army HQy leading them. The 259th Chinese Brigade (81 AV) is 23 nautical miles from Lanchow. Lanchow is Fort 3 (7%). Taiyuan to Sian The Japanese have one unit NW of Sian interdicting supply to Sian, one unit NE of Sian, and 32 units in Sian. The Chinese are interdicting Japanese supply from Taiyuan to Sian on both roads as follows: The 6th Group Army and the 19th Chinese Corps HQc (93 AV) are in the mountains 1 hex W of Taiyuan. The 23rd Chinese Corps (50 AV) are in the woods 2 hexes W of Taiyuan. The 9th Chinese Corps is 6 hexes SW of Taiyuan. Sian only has 2,063 supply and 9,935 is required (not good). Sian is Fort 3 (80%). The Chinese have 2,783 AV at Sian. Loyang to Sian The Japanese have 22 units at the crossroads, 1 hex SE of Sian at hex 84,42; 3 units S4 of Sian at hex 83,42; 8 units 2 hexes SE of Sian at hex 85,42; 1 unit 3 hexes SE of Sian at hex 86,42; and 3 units 4 hexes SE of Sian at hex 85,43. The Japanese have a fully open route for supply from Loyang to Sian. Nanyang to Sian The Japanese have 1 unit in Nanyang and 14 units 1 hex NW of Nanyang at hex 85,45. The Chinese are interdicting the Japanese supply line from Nanyang to Sian with 1,129 AV one hex NW of Sian at hex 85,42 and with 12 AV 2 hexes NW of Nanyang at hex 85,44. All these units are fully supplied. Lanchow to Tienshui At Kunchang: Fort 2 (40%); 197 AV; 865 Supply; 1,099 Supply needed (not good) At Tienshui: Fort 2 (1%); 170 AV; fully supplied Sian to Kienko 1 Hex NW of Sian at Hex 82,39; 243 AV; 557 supply; 1,486 required 2 hexes NE of Sian at hex 84,39; moving West; 717 AV; 1,699 supply; 1,895 required 2 Hexes NW of Sian at hex 81,39; 461 AV; fully supplied 3 Hexes NW of Sian at hex 81,40, in the mountains; 362 AV; 790 supply; 842 required 1 Hex West of Kienko at hex 79,41; 829 AV; fully supplied At Kienko: Fort 3 (6%); 2173 AV; 5,610 supply; 6,582 required Nanyang to Hex 81,41 2 hexes SE of Ankang at hex 83,44; moving NW to Hex 81,41; 981 AV; 2,581 supply; 2,710 required At Ankang: Fort 1 (0%); 195 AV; fully supplied 1 hex NW of Ankang At Hex 81,41 (in the mountains); 288 AV; 685 supply; 837 required Chungking to Kienko At Chungking: Fort 6; 4,639 AV; 11,078 supply; 14,010 required 1 hex SW of Kienko at hex 78,42; 410 AV; fully supplied End Note Well, that is the bulk of the battle in China. I have no idea how long it will be until Chungking falls nor how long until El Lobo conquers all of China. As always your analysis and comments are most welcome and appreciated. Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/19/2015 12:09:22 AM)
Bombardment Offensive? To: Gentlemen of The War College Topic: Bombardment Offensive Date: January 26, 1942 Gentlemen and Some who Aren't too Sure- I think it is time that the Allies give El Lobo something to worry about. I am seriously considering a naval bombardment of either the Marianas Islands, the Marshall Islands, or Gilbert Islands. I would like to do this soon, dampen the escalation of fort building, port capacity, and air capacity. Perhaps, even catch and damage some aircraft on the ground. I have no idea what El Lobo has at any of these Island Groups. Last I heard, the KB was in Singapore. The following ships, at the following locations, are available for such a bombardment offensive (and I would like to use all of them except for the battleships that are refitting): At Seattle 4 CV 9 BB (the Tennessee (35 days), California (35 days), and Pennsylvania (13 days)are refitting 12 CA 7 CL 35 DD (all with endurance of 6500 or above) At Tacoma 8 DM 13 DMS 4 AD 3 AV 6 AVD 6 AVP 8 AO 3 AE At Pearl 2 AR Subs Soon to be at Midway Island 20 (perhaps to be used as a screen to give notice of KB heading toward the Island Group we bombard?) Questions Any thoughts on how to best recon these Island Groups? Any Thoughts on which Island Group would give El Lobo the biggest pain in his ass? End Note If we decide to go forward with this, I will seek the counsel of The War College as to configuration of Task Forces, destination hexes for the Task Forces, timing for Task Forces to reach hex destinations (i.e., which Task Force goes in first, second, etc.), and settings for aircraft (I am thinking all CAP for 2 hexes?). Rally Boys, let's give El Lobo some living hell! Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/19/2015 12:43:47 AM)
Combat Report for January 26, 1942 Japanese Invade Bengkalis: Amphibious Assault at Bengkalis (48,82) TF 228 troops unloading over beach at Bengkalis, 48,82 Japanese ground losses: 54 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 4th/A Div /2 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 4th/A Div /3 10 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 4th/A Div /5 Japanese Bombard Sian: Ground combat at Sian (83,41) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 7530 troops, 486 guns, 580 vehicles, Assault Value = 1897 Defending force 84256 troops, 557 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2230 Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Allied ground losses: 978 casualties reported Squads: 14 destroyed, 51 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Assaulting units: 14th Division 24th Division 12th Division 1st Engineer Regiment 23rd Division 4th RF Gun Battalion 7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 46th Const Co 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd RF Gun Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 7th RF Gun Battalion 1st Field Artillery Regiment 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 45th Const Co 2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 69th Chinese Corps 93rd Chinese Corps 15th Chinese Corps 47th Chinese Corps 51st Chinese Corps 12th Chinese Corps 96th Chinese Corps 1st Chinese Corps 16th Chinese Corps 40th Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Corps 34th Chinese Corps 33rd Chinese Corps 57th Chinese Corps 76th Chinese Corps 61st Chinese Corps 80th Chinese Corps 98th Chinese Corps 3rd Construction Regiment 7th Group Army 1st War Area 4th Chinese Base Force 34th Group Army 15th Group Army 36th Group Army 39th Group Army 2nd War Area 8th Group Army 24th Group Army 12th Chinese Base Force Jingcha War Area 10th Chinese Base Force 14th Group Army 7th Construction Regiment Chinese Get Stubborn Near Sian! Ground combat at 83,40 (near Sian) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 20627 troops, 153 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 580 Defending force 11826 troops, 102 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 400 Allied adjusted assault: 379 Japanese adjusted defense: 609 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 1323 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 65 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Allied ground losses: 1025 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 147 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled) Assaulting units: 13th Chinese Corps 29th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps Defending units: 110th Division Chinese Continue to Shred Japanese by Bombardment at Batavia! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6770 troops, 121 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 319 Defending force 14630 troops, 154 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 373 Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st Regt Cavalerie 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st KNIL AA Battalion 1 ML-KNIL Aviation ML-KNIL Merak Base Force Batavia Base Force Defending units: 55th Infantry Regiment 14th Guards Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion 15th Guards Regiment 21st/B Division III/81st Naval Guard Unit Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/20/2015 11:16:51 PM)
Combat Report for January 27, 1942 Japanese Capture Bengkalis and Tandjoengselor: Ground combat at Bengkalis (48,82) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4410 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 152 Defending force 79 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 76 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 76 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Bengkalis !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-) morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 117 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 4th/A Division Defending units: Bengkalis Base Force And Ground combat at Tandjoengselor (68,92) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 3767 troops, 34 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 136 Defending force 1157 troops, 17 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 18 Japanese adjusted assault: 83 Allied adjusted defense: 16 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tandjoengselor !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 120 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 387 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (2 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 Japanese Push Back Allied Forces Near Cagayan and Sian: Ground combat at 79,90 (near Cagayan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8447 troops, 81 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 293 Defending force 351 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18 Japanese adjusted assault: 220 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 220 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(-), morale(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 485 casualties reported Squads: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 33rd/A Division 33rd/B Division Defending units: 3rd/101st PA Battalion And Ground combat at 84,43 (near Sian) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2070 troops, 0 guns, 309 vehicles, Assault Value = 173 Defending force 1778 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 Japanese adjusted assault: 138 Allied adjusted defense: 31 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 533 casualties reported Squads: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 51 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 5th Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Regiment 9th Tank Regiment Defending units: 38th Chinese Corps 4th Group Army Georgetown Mine Punches Hole in xAK Shoho Maru! TF 14 encounters mine field at Georgetown (49,74) Japanese Ships xAK Shoho Maru, Mine hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allies hold Near Kuala Lumpur! Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur (49,79) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 6149 troops, 36 guns, 286 vehicles, Assault Value = 305 Defending force 4849 troops, 41 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 47 Japanese adjusted assault: 123 Allied adjusted defense: 45 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 189 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Guns lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 14th Tank Regiment 48th Recon Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 7th Tank Regiment 4th RTA Division Defending units: 22nd Australian Brigade 22nd Indian Brigade 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment 112th RAF Base Force 2nd ISF Base Force 223 Group RAF 109th RN Base Force 5/2nd Punjab Battalion Allies Bombard Japanese at Batavia! Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6818 troops, 121 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 324 Defending force 14755 troops, 154 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 384 Japanese ground losses: 125 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 1st Regt Cavalerie 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment 2nd KNIL Regiment 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion ML-KNIL Merak Base Force 1st KNIL AA Battalion 1 ML-KNIL Aviation Batavia Base Force Defending units: 15th Guards Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion 55th Infantry Regiment 14th Guards Regiment 21st/B Division III/81st Naval Guard Unit Best Regards, -Terry

mind_messing -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/21/2015 12:50:16 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo Bombardment Offensive? To: Gentlemen of The War College Topic: Bombardment Offensive Date: January 26, 1942 Gentlemen and Some who Aren't too Sure- I think it is time that the Allies give El Lobo something to worry about. I am seriously considering a naval bombardment of either the Marianas Islands, the Marshall Islands, or Gilbert Islands. I would like to do this soon, dampen the escalation of fort building, port capacity, and air capacity. Perhaps, even catch and damage some aircraft on the ground. I have no idea what El Lobo has at any of these Island Groups. Odds are at this stage, he'll have little more than token units in the Marianas/Marshals/Gilberts. I think you need to decide what you want to do with a bit more clarity for long term goals. - Is this an early sortie into CentPac? You can focus your naval power on a single target (lets say Wake, fe, but there are plenty of other targets), smash the defenders with carrier and battleship power and land to take the base quickly while the KB is elsewhere. Leave behind a few Marine Defense Bns, engineers and fighters and a whole bunch of supply and mines to make re-taking the base difficult for Japan. This has the advantage of forcing him to commit assets to recapture or suppress the island, or giving you a foothold for your later counter-offensives. - Do you just want to raid? If so, the only real target worth attacking in CentPac is Truk, and getting close enough to Truk without being detected is risky. If you want to raid, go for the Home Islands. It is a much more target-rich environment than CentPac (cities can't sail away!) and this early in the game the defense of the Home Island tend to be sparse.

Trout Bum -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/21/2015 2:36:50 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: mind_messing quote: ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo Bombardment Offensive? To: Gentlemen of The War College Topic: Bombardment Offensive Date: January 26, 1942 Gentlemen and Some who Aren't too Sure- I think it is time that the Allies give El Lobo something to worry about. I am seriously considering a naval bombardment of either the Marianas Islands, the Marshall Islands, or Gilbert Islands. I would like to do this soon, dampen the escalation of fort building, port capacity, and air capacity. Perhaps, even catch and damage some aircraft on the ground. I have no idea what El Lobo has at any of these Island Groups. Odds are at this stage, he'll have little more than token units in the Marianas/Marshals/Gilberts. I think you need to decide what you want to do with a bit more clarity for long term goals. - Is this an early sortie into CentPac? You can focus your naval power on a single target (lets say Wake, fe, but there are plenty of other targets), smash the defenders with carrier and battleship power and land to take the base quickly while the KB is elsewhere. Leave behind a few Marine Defense Bns, engineers and fighters and a whole bunch of supply and mines to make re-taking the base difficult for Japan. This has the advantage of forcing him to commit assets to recapture or suppress the island, or giving you a foothold for your later counter-offensives. - Do you just want to raid? If so, the only real target worth attacking in CentPac is Truk, and getting close enough to Truk without being detected is risky. If you want to raid, go for the Home Islands. It is a much more target-rich environment than CentPac (cities can't sail away!) and this early in the game the defense of the Home Island tend to be sparse. mind_messing- Thank you for your analysis and comments. Recon indicates that the allies still possess all of the Gilbert and Marshall Island groups. Accordingly, no need to bombard these two island groups. I am seriously worried about bombarding Japan's Home Islands for fear of the KB catching up to my four carriers and the bombardment task forces. As fun as it would be to dent his homeland or take a slice out of Truk, I think I am just too frightened to do that this early in the war. At the outset, let me mention that I realize that I need to remain flexible with long term plans in order to be able to adjust to circumstances of the war as the war progresses. Having said that, I also realize that I need to have some long range plans, as without them, I won't be properly prepared to mount any kind of offensive. In a nutshell or two, my long term offensive strategy entails the following: 1.) Avoid the middle of Japan's expanding Empire (ie, Malaya, the Philippines, Sumatra, Java, etc.). 2.) Intially, the first offensive phase, is to strike at El Lobo's flanks: a.) On October 15, 1942 (i.e., after the monsoon season ends), cross the Indian border into Burma with ABDA, Eastern Fleet, III India Corps, Burma Corps, Chinese, I Australian Corps, and U.S. Army forces. b.) As close as reasonably possible to October 15, 1942, invade the Marianas Islands with U.S. Marines, U.S. Army, and U.S. Navy forces. 3.) The second offensive phase is to link-up my Western Offensive and Eastern Offensive thereby cutting El Lobo's Empire in half and starving Japan Proper of oil and supply, as follows: a.) From Burma, conquer China. b.) From the Marianas Islands, conquer Ulithi Island, Yap Island, Babeldaob, Peleliu, and Formosa. 4.) The third offensive phase is as follows: a.) From China, conquer Manchukuo and Korea. b.) From Formosa, conquer Okinawa. Bombarding the Marianas is in keeping with my long term offensive strategy as follows: a.) Damage Fortification Levels, Port Capacities, Airfield Capacities, and hopefully, get lucky and destroy some land forces, aircraft, and ships. b.) Hopefully, repeatedly bombard the Marianas(say once a month) to keep the Marianas Islands from building up too much so that it is easier to conquer as soon as seems practical after October 15, 1942 (no doubt won't happen until mid 1943 or a little later). In other words, avoid the middle of the Japanese Empire, strike the Empire on its flanks, cut the Empire in half (thereby linking Allied Forces and blockading Japan Proper), and lastly bomb the heck out of Japan Proper from Korea and Okinawa. I have been in the process of moving and positioning land forces, aircraft, and ships in keeping with such a Grand Strategy. Would such a Grand Strategy be feasible? I have no idea. But, it sounds like fun. What do you think, mind_messing and other War College Strategists; worth the gamble? Best Regards, -Terry

Rio Bravo -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/21/2015 3:35:43 PM)
Sorry, everyone. I somehow managed to post as Trout Bum (my Matrix Games name versus Rio Bravo my forum name), I think. This is making me laugh. Best Regards, -Terry

pontiouspilot -> RE: THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J) (7/21/2015 4:17:30 PM)
I think I had Trout Bum once but the cream the doctor gave me cleared it up nicely! You can get it from sitting on your ass playing computer games too much I'm told. RE your bombardment. My suggestion is that you scout the home waters and shoot for one or more home city. Scout out of Alaska using smaller vessels. I would wager that your opponent is too busy elsewhere to have even bothered with routine recon at home. I'm not sure I would use any carriers, except to cover any pursuit. Assuming you have a few BBs this is good practice for them. Make sure you take plenty of replenishment since they will have to run like hell. I did read 1 AAR where the raid was done with carriers. It was enormously effective (maybe it was Loko or Mind Messer). I have done it in 2 games with BBs and in both they got in clean and got away without anybody shooting at them. To do this or your other raid you MUST know with almost certainty where KB is. If your opponent is dinking around having his way with you in Ind Oc. or some like spot this can be a considerable psych waker upper.

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