RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A)

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BBfanboy -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (8/19/2019 2:24:54 PM)
You mentioned you might try to take Saipan at some time in future because the garrison looks weak. Don't forget that it has a major Naval Fortress with beaucoup guns by now. You will need some good gunships backing up your landings.

RangerJoe -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (8/19/2019 3:02:32 PM)
And/or lots of bombers softening up the target. Then maybe paratroopers to ignore the big guns.

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (8/19/2019 9:41:09 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy You mentioned you might try to take Saipan at some time in future because the garrison looks weak. Don't forget that it has a major Naval Fortress with beaucoup guns by now. You will need some good gunships backing up your landings. Actually, Saipan is the only base that does have a few infantry units. Having played Japan a bit I always want the Allies to try out Truk, Saipan, Wake. I'm loading for Tinian, but Saipan will just be left for now and suppressed. With Guam as a main base I can hit it and it can't be resupplied with Pagan and the rest taken up in the North. I don't want any of these BBs damaged and out for months for a base that doesn't matter anymore.

BBfanboy -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (8/20/2019 2:51:49 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: obvert quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy You mentioned you might try to take Saipan at some time in future because the garrison looks weak. Don't forget that it has a major Naval Fortress with beaucoup guns by now. You will need some good gunships backing up your landings. Actually, Saipan is the only base that does have a few infantry units. Having played Japan a bit I always want the Allies to try out Truk, Saipan, Wake. I'm loading for Tinian, but Saipan will just be left for now and suppressed. With Guam as a main base I can hit it and it can't be resupplied with Pagan and the rest taken up in the North. I don't want any of these BBs damaged and out for months for a base that doesn't matter anymore. Good plan. My first game I tried to take down Saipan with BBs, thinking their big guns would devastate the fortress. The reverse happened and the BBs were shot up badly (no danger of sinking) as you predicted. Then I learned how to get the BBs to stand off at least 15K yards and the fortress hit next to nothing. So you can use BBs and CAs as well as bombers to suppress Saipan.

CaptBeefheart -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (8/20/2019 7:55:53 AM)
Chinese in the process of taking Guam? [:)] That would help their current day strategic situation. Cheers, CB

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (8/20/2019 8:01:31 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: CaptBeefheart Chinese in the process of taking Guam? [:)] That would help their current day strategic situation. Cheers, CB I know. Crazy. Only a handful of units that can beought out from China though. Once I take back Peiping and Kalgan the Chinese will just be sitting around as garrisons, building forts and fields.

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (8/22/2019 3:25:26 PM)
March 1, 1943 Another good turn. The IJN comes in for a CAP trap, but it's pretty irrelevant other than skewering a few TB and their escorts. The Okinawa bases are pounded again, losing more planes trapped there on the ground. Transports are now beginning to transition to Formosa after dropping their forces in the Central Pacific, so soon I'll load up for Naha. Guam falls, Rota invasion is one day out and all four of the Northern Marianas are in Allied hands. Woleiai falls, and Ulithi is next. An invasion is going into Manokwari to cut off any action on New Guinea on the South flank. In Manchuria things heat up around Chinchow with a SA against the IJA block there. Got a 1:1 but paid a steep price. This will continue though, as I'll weaken his and transition more forces in to take over, hopefully getting a breakthrough here soon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR March 1, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Yenki , at 110,44 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 13 Allied aircraft I-15bis x 24 I-153 x 20 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses I-15bis: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 12 x I-15bis sweeping at 16000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kume-jima at 94,64 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 26 A6M2-N Rufe x 6 A6M3a Zero x 20 J2M2 Jack x 20 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 16 TBF-1 Avenger x 16 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 4 destroyed TBF-1 Avenger: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Arashio DD Yugao Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Nago , at 95,65 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Liberator II x 3 Hudson III (LR) x 12 B-17E Fortress x 16 B-24D1 Liberator x 3 B-26 Marauder x 10 Japanese aircraft losses J2M2 Jack: 2 destroyed on ground A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed on ground Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses Liberator II: 1 damaged B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 13 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Nago , at 95,65 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Liberator II x 4 B-24D Liberator x 6 Japanese aircraft losses J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses Liberator II: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Liberator II bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Nago , at 95,65 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 8 B-24D1 Liberator x 7 B-25D1 Mitchell x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed on ground G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st RGC Capital Division, at 95,41 (Tientsin) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft IL-2 x 47 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 120 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x IL-2 bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 32 x IL-2 bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 102,42 , near Chinchow Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 10 IL-2 x 36 Allied aircraft losses IL-2: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 30 x IL-2 bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Nago , at 95,65 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 7 B-26 Marauder x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kume-jima at 94,64 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 A6M2-N Rufe x 5 A6M3a Zero x 15 J2M2 Jack x 14 Allied aircraft Beaufort VIII x 5 P-43A-1 Lancer x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Beaufort VIII: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tientsin (95,41) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 76025 troops, 381 guns, 242 vehicles, Assault Value = 3186 Defending force 12660 troops, 128 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 430 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Allied adjusted assault: 872 Japanese adjusted defense: 501 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 758 casualties reported Squads: 32 destroyed, 97 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 1896 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 203 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Assaulting units: 20th Chinese Corps 27th Chinese Corps 80th Chinese Corps 75th Chinese Corps 61st Chinese Corps 3rd Marine Division 42nd Chinese Corps 7th Armoured Brigade 38th Chinese Corps 82nd Chinese Corps 7th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps 2/11th Fld RAA Regiment Defending units: 1st NCPC Infantry Brigade 1st RGC Capital Division 7th NCPC Infantry Brigade Maizuru 4th SNLF /2 21st RGC Temp. Division 26th RGC Temp. Division 18th Tank Regiment 15th Div /1 2nd Air Defense AA Rgt /4 20th JAAF AF Bn /2 13th Field Const Bn /2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Woleai (101,103) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 504 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 11 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Woleai !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: 2/3rd Ind Coy 1st Gloucestershire Bn /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 102,42 (near Chinchow) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 67910 troops, 1002 guns, 2421 vehicles, Assault Value = 2555 Defending force 31841 troops, 426 guns, 590 vehicles, Assault Value = 944 Allied adjusted assault: 1972 Japanese adjusted defense: 1023 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 3281 casualties reported Squads: 70 destroyed, 112 disabled Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 38 disabled Engineers: 14 destroyed, 7 disabled Guns lost 37 (19 destroyed, 18 disabled) Vehicles lost 43 (14 destroyed, 29 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3096 casualties reported Squads: 40 destroyed, 534 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 127 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled Guns lost 113 (5 destroyed, 108 disabled) Vehicles lost 160 (18 destroyed, 142 disabled) Assaulting units: 227th Rifle Brigade 9th Armored Car Brigade 206th Tank Brigade 210th Tank Brigade 171st Tank Brigade 43rd Tank Brigade 1st Ussurii Tank Brigade 61st Tank Division 258th Rifle Brigade 187th Rifle Division 95th Rifle Brigade 21st Rifle Brigade 218th Tank Brigade 210th Rifle Division 5th Mongolian Cavalry Division 46th/302nd AA Battalion 263rd Howitzer Regiment 165th Hvy Howitzer Regiment 629th Cannon Regiment 1133rd Howitzer Regiment 362nd/367th OM Gun Battalion 624th Cannon Regiment 1120th Cannon Regiment 1128th Howitzer Regiment 390th Cannon Regiment Defending units: 37th/A Division 8th Manchukuo Inf Brigade 58th/B Division 37th/C Division 3rd Mobile Infantry Regiment 2nd Tank Division 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade 77th Infantry Regiment 37th/B Division 58th/C Division 5th Air Defense AA Regiment 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Guam (106,95) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 10985 troops, 103 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 278 Defending force 2584 troops, 12 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 Allied adjusted assault: 188 Japanese adjusted defense: 31 Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied forces CAPTURE Guam !!! Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses F1M2 Pete: 4 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), preparation(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 355 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 28 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 187 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Assaulting units: 5th Chinese Corps Port Blair Adv Base Force /1 Defending units: 1st Ind Engineer Regiment 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy 15th Base Force --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (9/27/2019 8:55:07 AM)
March 2, 1943 Subs continue to hunt for KB and get into contact, firing at DD Susuzuki, but can't connect with the CVs. This has been a problem recently, as the KB has moved through huge sub concentrations with impunity. The 4Es found trouble in two spots today where sweeps either didn't fly or arrived late. Lost about 8 B-17E over Amami Oshima,but the P-38s swept about 15 fighters down out of 50+ there after the strikes. At Port Arthur no sweeps flew and B-24s cut through the enemy to effectively hit the runway with only about 5 of 40+ lost. Not so bad there. The most important current ground battle is raging daily at Chinchow along the Manchurian coastline. This is the key hex (x2 wooded) where the Allies, all Soviets now but others on the way, are trying to break through down the coast. If this hex falls the path will be more or less clear through to Korea with a lot of the Kwangtung Army caught to the North in Mukden, Changchun and various other blocking positions in x3 territory. Now that the rail is open and units can arrive quickly from China, more armor and better ground troops will food through any gap opened in enemy lines. I've begun to rotate in units and will use the ones in the hex until compete exhaustion, in true Soviet style, to force a breakthrough. Daily attacks with accumulate heavy fatigue and disruption on Japanese troops combined with the constant pressure of IL-2 strikes and other Allied bombing efforts. I have now about 100 2E USAAF bombers in range that will begin to hit here soon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 2, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Amami Oshima at 96,61 Japanese Ships DD Susuzuki CS Nisshin DD Makigumo DD Uzuki DD Takanami Allied Ships SS S-33, hits 2 SS S-33 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Susuzuki S-33 diving deep .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Amami Oshima , at 98,64 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 16 J2M2 Jack x 38 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 27 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 4 destroyed, 21 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 10 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Naha , at 95,66 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 13 B-24D1 Liberator x 2 P-40K Warhawk x 16 Japanese aircraft losses J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 13 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Amami Oshima , at 98,64 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 37,550 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 4 J2M2 Jack x 10 Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 2 P-38G Lightning x 48 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe: 2 destroyed J2M2 Jack: 2 destroyed No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 23 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 34550 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Amami Oshima , at 98,64 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 1 J2M2 Jack x 3 Allied aircraft P-38F Lightning x 23 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed J2M2 Jack: 2 destroyed No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 23 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 34000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kume-jima at 94,64 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 29 A6M3a Zero x 24 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 23 SBD-3 Dauntless x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 6 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Port Arthur , at 99,44 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 9 J2M2 Jack x 21 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 7 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 10 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 8 damaged A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed on ground J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 15 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Port Arthur , at 99,44 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 4 J2M2 Jack x 17 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 7 Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 15 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 2 damaged A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground J2M2 Jack: 1 damaged J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 10 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tientsin (95,41) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 125792 troops, 714 guns, 355 vehicles, Assault Value = 3268 Defending force 11403 troops, 127 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 281 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Allied adjusted assault: 1740 Japanese adjusted defense: 229 Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Tientsin !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2940 casualties reported Squads: 149 destroyed, 77 disabled Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 71 disabled Engineers: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 43 (36 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 39 (39 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 861 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 122 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ulithi (98,97) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 449 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 7 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Ulithi !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: V Landstorm Cdo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 102,42 (near Chinchow) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 52908 troops, 937 guns, 2462 vehicles, Assault Value = 2045 Defending force 29319 troops, 402 guns, 570 vehicles, Assault Value = 775 Allied adjusted assault: 840 Japanese adjusted defense: 895 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1728 casualties reported Squads: 71 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 35 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled) Vehicles lost 15 (7 destroyed, 8 disabled) Allied ground losses: 701 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 115 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 49 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 20 (6 destroyed, 14 disabled) Vehicles lost 147 (17 destroyed, 130 disabled) Assaulting units: 1st Ussurii Tank Brigade 43rd Tank Brigade 210th Rifle Division 210th Tank Brigade 187th Rifle Division 9th Armored Car Brigade 206th Tank Brigade 171st Tank Brigade 95th Rifle Brigade 61st Tank Division 21st Rifle Brigade 227th Rifle Brigade 258th Rifle Brigade 218th Tank Brigade 5th Mongolian Cavalry Division 215th Howitzer Regiment 624th Cannon Regiment 181st Hvy Howitzer Regiment 1120th Cannon Regiment 46th/302nd AA Battalion 629th Cannon Regiment 362nd/367th OM Gun Battalion 386th Howitzer Regiment 45th Howitzer Regiment 165th Hvy Howitzer Regiment 1128th Howitzer Regiment 263rd Howitzer Regiment 1133rd Howitzer Regiment 390th Cannon Regiment Defending units: 8th Manchukuo Inf Brigade 37th/B Division 37th/C Division 58th/B Division 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade 77th Infantry Regiment 3rd Mobile Infantry Regiment 2nd Tank Division 58th/C Division 11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 5th Air Defense AA Regiment 37th/A Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [image]local://upfiles/37283/0DA67A6BAD0B4ECD970DDE7AB51742A3.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (9/27/2019 2:00:08 PM)
I don't think you can rail any troops out of or through Tientsin until you eliminate the former Japanese defenders from the hex.

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (9/27/2019 2:02:15 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy I don't think you can rail any troops out of or through Tientsin until you eliminate the former Japanese defenders from the hex. You're absolutely right. But that will not take long! It'll be 2-3 turns at most. I can rail troops into Tientien though now which will get them on their way.

HansBolter -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (9/27/2019 2:02:59 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy I don't think you can rail any troops out of or through Tientsin until you eliminate the former Japanese defenders from the hex. Yep. You can rail into it but not out of it or through it.

BBfanboy -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (9/27/2019 2:13:50 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: HansBolter quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy I don't think you can rail any troops out of or through Tientsin until you eliminate the former Japanese defenders from the hex. Yep. You can rail into it but not out of it or through it. Obvert said something about the route being clear to Chinchow. I presume most of the troops he wants to move are at Tientsin where he just took the base, so I did not mention the ability to rail in troops. But it is good to add that info for newer players who may not be familiar with the rail/contested hex ownership question. Thanks Hans.

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (9/30/2019 10:06:10 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: HansBolter quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy I don't think you can rail any troops out of or through Tientsin until you eliminate the former Japanese defenders from the hex. Yep. You can rail into it but not out of it or through it. Obvert said something about the route being clear to Chinchow. I presume most of the troops he wants to move are at Tientsin where he just took the base, so I did not mention the ability to rail in troops. But it is good to add that info for newer players who may not be familiar with the rail/contested hex ownership question. Thanks Hans. Only Chinese in Tiensien, and the troops I want to go to Korea are in SE China, coming up. I might ship some more from Takao to Shanghai as well if the hole really breaks open.

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (10/1/2019 9:15:47 AM)
March 3, 1943 The very large and crucial battle near Chinchow has now entered a period of daily attacks which will not end until the hex falls to the Allies. I've got combined Soviet, American and Commonwealth air power of over 400 bombers taking part daily, hitting troops and exacted only tiny amounts of damage each strike, but likely boosting disruption and fatigue and using daily supply. In the combat phase a DA today gets a 1:2 but exacts a price from the defenders .Allied losses appear heavy in AFVs, but most of these losses are actually support vehicles. Allied units are tiring, but will keep on. I'll be rotating, but will likely incur some overstocking penalties as well in the next few turns. Fresh units will arrive to take the lead though, and it seems the IJA now doesn't have much reserve here. A lot of units are tied up in nearby hexes and bases, holding the lines there. Elsewhere, the AP/AK amhpib TFs recently involved in taking the Marianas are shifting to Formosa to pick up troops for an invasion of Naha and Amami Oshima. I'll hit Amami even though I don't plan to drop enough to take it outright. If he has to worry about that one so close to Kyushu it'll be harder to support Naha. I'll drop a brigade and an armoured brigade though, so tough units hard to dislodge. The boost in 4E strength with the B-24D-1 is now being felt, and I can be slightly more free with them, but I'd like to keep some numbers of B-17E for the eventual closer range strikes to the Home Islands. I just need those close in fighter bases. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 3, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tokara Retto at 99,62 Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze CL Yura DD Onami DMS W-22 DD Ariake DD Yugure Allied Ships SS S-27, hits 4, heavy damage SS S-27 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Tachikaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Arthur , at 99,44 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 16 A6M3a Zero x 1 J2M2 Jack x 9 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 43 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 10 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Arthur , at 99,44 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 16 J2M2 Jack x 9 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 41 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 10 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Arthur , at 99,44 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 13 J2M2 Jack x 9 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 38 Allied aircraft P-66 Vanguard x 6 P-40K Warhawk x 24 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-66 Vanguard: 1 destroyed P-40K Warhawk: 3 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-66 Vanguard sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Arthur , at 99,44 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 13 J2M2 Jack x 7 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 23 Allied aircraft P-43A-1 Lancer x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-43A-1 Lancer: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Tank Division, at 102,42 , near Chinchow Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 11 I-153 x 8 IL-2 x 64 Allied aircraft losses IL-2: 8 damaged IL-2: 2 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 25 x IL-2 bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Tank Division, at 102,42 , near Chinchow Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft TB-3 x 13 Allied aircraft losses TB-3: 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 13 x TB-3 bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion, at 102,42 , near Chinchow Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 27 I-153 x 8 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Nago , at 95,65 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17F Fortress x 12 B-24D Liberator x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed on ground J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-17F Fortress: 5 damaged B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 102,42 (near Chinchow) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 52248 troops, 1165 guns, 2240 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900 Defending force 28122 troops, 400 guns, 564 vehicles, Assault Value = 732 Allied adjusted assault: 621 Japanese adjusted defense: 825 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1505 casualties reported Squads: 69 destroyed, 49 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 28 (17 destroyed, 11 disabled) Vehicles lost 11 (5 destroyed, 6 disabled) Allied ground losses: 785 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 37 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 26 (6 destroyed, 20 disabled) Vehicles lost 93 (17 destroyed, 76 disabled) Assaulting units: 171st Tank Brigade 95th Rifle Brigade 210th Tank Brigade 218th Tank Brigade 9th Armored Car Brigade 227th Rifle Brigade 258th Rifle Brigade 1st Ussurii Tank Brigade 61st Tank Division 210th Rifle Division 187th Rifle Division 206th Tank Brigade 43rd Tank Brigade 21st Rifle Brigade 5th Mongolian Cavalry Division 165th Hvy Howitzer Regiment 32nd Guards Mortar Regiment 181st Hvy Howitzer Regiment 1120th Cannon Regiment 215th Howitzer Regiment 362nd/367th OM Gun Battalion 263rd Howitzer Regiment 624th Cannon Regiment 1128th Howitzer Regiment 117th/428th OM Gun Battalion 1133rd Howitzer Regiment 1132nd Howitzer Regiment 45th Howitzer Regiment 33rd Guards Mortar Regiment 39th Guards Mortar Regiment 413th Howitzer Regiment 386th Howitzer Regiment 178th Mortar Regiment 629th Cannon Regiment 46th/302nd AA Battalion 221st Corps Art Brigade 390th Cannon Regiment Defending units: 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade 3rd Mobile Infantry Regiment 2nd Tank Division 37th/A Division 37th/C Division 77th Infantry Regiment 37th/B Division 58th/B Division 58th/C Division 8th Manchukuo Inf Brigade 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 5th Air Defense AA Regiment 11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (10/8/2019 9:34:06 PM)
March 4-5, 1943 Another 1:1 near Chinchow. It's getting closer and I don't see anything coming. Getting more ships into the area now near China. A few more days and then more invasions at Okinawa. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 5, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Port Arthur at 99,44 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 17 damaged Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-21-IIa Sally: 10 damaged J2M2 Jack: 7 damaged J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground A6M3 Zero: 3 damaged A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 damaged Allied Ships CL St. Louis Japanese ground losses: 254 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 10 OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CL St. Louis CL St. Louis firing at Port Arthur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Nago , at 95,65 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-26 Marauder x 11 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed on ground J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Nago , at 95,65 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17F Fortress x 3 B-24D Liberator x 5 B-24D1 Liberator x 5 Japanese aircraft losses J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 102,42 (near Chinchow) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 44101 troops, 1184 guns, 1449 vehicles, Assault Value = 2577 Defending force 27903 troops, 382 guns, 551 vehicles, Assault Value = 591 Allied adjusted assault: 601 Japanese adjusted defense: 431 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1223 casualties reported Squads: 58 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 9 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 31 (23 destroyed, 8 disabled) Vehicles lost 30 (14 destroyed, 16 disabled) Allied ground losses: 257 casualties reported Squads: 14 destroyed, 70 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled) Vehicles lost 97 (13 destroyed, 84 disabled) Assaulting units: 61st Tank Division 206th Tank Brigade 171st Tank Brigade 218th Tank Brigade 210th Rifle Division 187th Rifle Division 39th Rifle Division 35th Rifle Division 209th Rifle Division 95th Rifle Brigade 9th Armored Car Brigade 210th Tank Brigade 5th Mongolian Cavalry Division 45th Howitzer Regiment 39th Guards Mortar Regiment 629th Cannon Regiment 263rd Howitzer Regiment 1132nd Howitzer Regiment 221st Corps Art Brigade 215th Howitzer Regiment 227th Cannon Brigade 386th Howitzer Regiment 1120th Cannon Regiment 219th Corps Art Brigade 46th/302nd AA Battalion 413th Howitzer Regiment 32nd Guards Mortar Regiment 33rd Guards Mortar Regiment 165th Hvy Howitzer Regiment 1128th Howitzer Regiment 181st Hvy Howitzer Regiment 117th/428th OM Gun Battalion 178th Mortar Regiment 362nd/367th OM Gun Battalion 215th Cannon Brigade 1133rd Howitzer Regiment 624th Cannon Regiment 390th Cannon Regiment Defending units: 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade 37th/B Division 2nd Tank/C Division 77th Infantry Regiment 58th/A Division 2nd Tank/B Division 58th/B Division 2nd Tank/A Division 3rd Mobile Infantry Regiment 58th/C Division 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 8th Manchukuo Inf Brigade 5th Air Defense AA Regiment Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 37th/C Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A few more

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (10/11/2019 9:59:52 PM)
March 6, 1943 Near Yinkow along the Manchurian coastline a very important battle finally achieved a result: a 2:1 sent the IJA packing and opened a gaping hole into the clear indefensible terrain to the South. Troops will now pour through, not stopping for Port Arthur but heading directly for Korea. In addition the Allied navies score some good hits between Okinawa and Amami Oshima. A big convoy is hit, bombardments degradation bases further, and subsequent bombing strikes continue to take out more planes on the ground. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 6, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 117 encounters mine field at Nago (95,65) Allied Ships DD Warramunga, Mine hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Amami Oshima at 98,64, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships E Kunashiri E W-8, Shell hits 1 E Yaeyama, Shell hits 18, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 1 CA Quincy CA Hawkins DD Fletcher DD Chevalier DD DeHaven DD Waller DD Aaron Ward DD Caldwell DD Maury DD Smith DD Isis Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 187 encounters mine field at Amami Oshima (98,64) Allied Ships DD Caldwell, Mine hits 1 DD Waller, Mine hits 1, heavy damage DD Fletcher, Mine hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Nago at 95,65 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-7, hits 4, heavy damage Allied Ships BB Indiana CA Exeter DD Preston DD Bancroft DD McCalla DD Isaac Sweers DD Dale DD Monaghan DD Cassin SSX Ha-7 is sighted by escort DD Isaac Sweers fails to find sub, continues to search... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Amami Oshima at 98,64, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships SC Ch 3, Shell hits 1, and is sunk SC Ch 6, Shell hits 2, on fire SC Ch 22, Shell hits 7, and is sunk SC Ch 41, Shell hits 8, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 1 CA Quincy CA Hawkins DD Chevalier DD DeHaven DD Aaron Ward DD Caldwell DD Maury Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Amami Oshima at 98,64, Range 3,000 Yards Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses F1M2 Pete: 6 destroyed E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships PB Hinode Maru #20 PB Tokuho Maru #5 AG Okuyo Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire PB Okuyo Maru #2, Shell hits 10, and is sunk PB Yokae Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PB Uruboko Maru, Shell hits 7, and is sunk PB Kyo Maru #11, Shell hits 2 PB Toshi Maru #3, Shell hits 10, and is sunk PB Shonon Maru #11 PB Shonon Maru #15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PB Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 5, and is sunk PB Takuna Maru #6 PB Takuna Maru #7 PB Takunan Maru #2, Shell hits 6, and is sunk PB Takunan Maru #5, Shell hits 10, and is sunk AV Kunikawa Maru, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AV Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AKE Syoka Maru AKE Kasagi Maru AKE Rokko Maru AKE Dakar Maru xAK Meiyo Maru xAK Cuba Maru, Shell hits 12, and is sunk xAK England Maru xAK Thames Maru AKE Hikosan Maru AKE Miyadono Maru AKE Nitiren Maru AKE Zinzan Maru PB Jokuja Maru, Shell hits 8, and is sunk AG Honan Maru AG Eiwa Maru AMc Takunan Maru #6, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AMc Keijin Maru AMc Mogami Maru #7 LB-1001 LB-1002 Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 2 CA Quincy CA Hawkins DD Chevalier DD DeHaven DD Aaron Ward DD Caldwell DD Maury Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses J2M2 Jack: 1 damaged J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied Ships BB Indiana CA Exeter Japanese ground losses: 114 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 8 (5 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Airbase supply hits 1 Port hits 6 Port supply hits 3 OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Indiana BB Indiana firing at Nago Walrus II acting as spotter for CA Exeter CA Exeter firing at Nakagusuko-wan Fortress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Amami Oshima at 98,64 Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales CA Quincy Japanese ground losses: 111 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 5 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 1 BB Prince of Wales firing at Amami Oshima CA Quincy firing at Amami Oshima -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near San Luis Obispo at 220,74 Japanese Ships SS I-2 Allied Ships xAK Alcoa Planter, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage xAK Alcoa Planter is sighted by SS I-2 SS I-2 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Alcoa Planter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 102,42 (near Yingkow) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 62146 troops, 1391 guns, 964 vehicles, Assault Value = 2703 Defending force 26122 troops, 359 guns, 504 vehicles, Assault Value = 538 Allied adjusted assault: 1279 Japanese adjusted defense: 463 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 2984 casualties reported Squads: 23 destroyed, 63 disabled Non Combat: 92 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 62 (39 destroyed, 23 disabled) Vehicles lost 62 (47 destroyed, 15 disabled) Units retreated 7 Allied ground losses: 2632 casualties reported Squads: 37 destroyed, 248 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 44 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled Guns lost 51 (7 destroyed, 44 disabled) Vehicles lost 39 (8 destroyed, 31 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 210th Rifle Division 206th Tank Brigade 39th Rifle Division 61st Tank Division 218th Tank Brigade 95th Rifle Brigade 209th Rifle Division 210th Tank Brigade 35th Rifle Division 66th Rifle Division 187th Rifle Division 5th Mongolian Cavalry Division 215th Cannon Brigade 181st Hvy Howitzer Regiment 1133rd Howitzer Regiment 1128th Howitzer Regiment 219th Corps Art Brigade 39th Guards Mortar Regiment 413th Howitzer Regiment 629th Cannon Regiment 221st Corps Art Brigade 45th Howitzer Regiment 624th Cannon Regiment 178th Mortar Regiment 46th/302nd AA Battalion 215th Howitzer Regiment 263rd Howitzer Regiment 32nd Guards Mortar Regiment 386th Howitzer Regiment 362nd/367th OM Gun Battalion 117th/428th OM Gun Battalion 165th Hvy Howitzer Regiment 1132nd Howitzer Regiment 33rd Guards Mortar Regiment 227th Cannon Brigade 1120th Cannon Regiment 390th Cannon Regiment Defending units: 37th/B Division 2nd Tank/C Division 58th/A Division 2nd Tank/B Division 37th/C Division 77th Infantry Regiment 8th Manchukuo Inf Brigade 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade 58th/B Division 2nd Tank/A Division 58th/C Division 5th Air Defense AA Regiment Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [image]local://upfiles/37283/9B28D5911DB04D37928F3015A6568975.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (10/22/2019 9:51:26 AM)
March 7, 1943 Finally!! The IJA folded and ran near Chinchow and the floods of Soviet troops will now pour through down the Mnchurian coastline toward Korea. I have waves poised and ready including a Marine ID and some Allied armour. This is a huge moment and it will determine a lot of the rest of the game how much this hole can be exploited. At Anshan next door I've got a blocking force so the LOC cannot be interrupted. I'll sit most air strikes now and just move up. Some naval strikes hit troop transports near Tokunishima off of Okinawa. This is a contested island I took via paras and the IJA paras took back. Two of the three stuck near here though and are now becoming viable airfields to cAP TFs moving forward. Amami Oshima is the main target. This base is key and will win the entire area if conquered. Guam and Tinian will fall soon in the Marianas, leaving only Saipan to be reduced slowly and starved out. I'll not take on those guns for no reason. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 7, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Tinian (108,94) 18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships APD Brooks APD Kilty APD Dent AMC Cap des Palmes Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled APD Brooks fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tokunoshima at 97,65 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 3 Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 17 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships AK Kenyo Maru xAK Hukuzyu Maru xAK Seisyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Yuzan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 16 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tokunoshima at 97,65 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 2 Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships AK Kenyo Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changchun , at 106,41 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft I-16m24 x 4 SB-2 x 9 No Allied losses Manpower hits 45 Fires 35558 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x SB-2 bombing from 8000 feet City Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Naha , at 95,66 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 13 B-24D1 Liberator x 5 B-25C Mitchell x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-46 KAI Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 24 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tokunoshima at 97,65 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 2 Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 14 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Hokutai Maru xAK Hukuzyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Kenyo Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 12 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao (79,91) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 11503 troops, 209 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 248 Defending force 5896 troops, 41 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 129 Allied adjusted assault: 175 Japanese adjusted defense: 112 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 113 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 242 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 26 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 32nd Infantry Division Defending units: 85th Naval Guard Unit 4th Indpt SNLF Coy Yokosuka 4th SNLF 86th Naval Guard Unit 5th Indpt SNLF Coy 16th Div /3 8th JAAF AF Coy 11th Garrison Unit Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 8th Port Unit 5th Fleet /3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Guam (106,95) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 11959 troops, 151 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 383 Defending force 1962 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30 Allied adjusted assault: 123 Japanese adjusted defense: 19 Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 143 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 6th KNIL Regiment 5th Chinese Corps 1st RAAF Base Wing 11th RAAF Base Sqdn 8th Marine Defense Battalion Port Blair Adv Base Force Defending units: 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy 1st Ind Engineer Regiment 15th Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 102,42 (near Chinchow) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 60089 troops, 1368 guns, 738 vehicles, Assault Value = 2391 Defending force 20316 troops, 221 guns, 413 vehicles, Assault Value = 412 Allied adjusted assault: 1228 Japanese adjusted defense: 331 Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 6916 casualties reported Squads: 195 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 139 destroyed, 79 disabled Engineers: 15 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 65 (17 destroyed, 48 disabled) Vehicles lost 153 (107 destroyed, 46 disabled) Units retreated 6 Allied ground losses: 1670 casualties reported Squads: 54 destroyed, 106 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled Guns lost 19 (5 destroyed, 14 disabled) Vehicles lost 20 (4 destroyed, 16 disabled) Units pursuing 4 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 210th Rifle Division 95th Rifle Brigade 206th Tank Brigade 35th Rifle Division 187th Rifle Division 39th Rifle Division 209th Rifle Division 218th Tank Brigade 61st Tank Division 66th Rifle Division 5th Mongolian Cavalry Division 1132nd Howitzer Regiment 33rd Guards Mortar Regiment 413th Howitzer Regiment 46th/302nd AA Battalion 32nd Guards Mortar Regiment 362nd/367th OM Gun Battalion 263rd Howitzer Regiment 39th Guards Mortar Regiment 624th Cannon Regiment 165th Hvy Howitzer Regiment 117th/428th OM Gun Battalion 1133rd Howitzer Regiment 221st Corps Art Brigade 215th Howitzer Regiment 178th Mortar Regiment 386th Howitzer Regiment 45th Howitzer Regiment 215th Cannon Brigade 1120th Cannon Regiment 227th Cannon Brigade 181st Hvy Howitzer Regiment 1128th Howitzer Regiment 629th Cannon Regiment 219th Corps Art Brigade 390th Cannon Regiment Defending units: 2nd Tank Division 58th/B Division 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade 77th Infantry Regiment 58th/C Division 11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is the plan for Korea. The Manchurian part should be simple, as most troops are caught in Changchun, Mukden, and other blocking locations. The arbor will move as fast as possible to take Genzen. This base is key as it cuts the rail on the Eastern side. Then they're going to head down the eastern coastline to get South of Keijo, into the small clear territory bases in the South, but also open the door to the infantry moving through Keijo. I hope to be at Fusan by April. [;)] [image]local://upfiles/37283/F3961EBC1E174B578451E81A71117CED.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (10/24/2019 10:30:00 AM)
March 8, 1943 A bombardment TF supported by LBA but also distantly guarded by the KB hit Tientsin during the night. He knew some cruisers were laid up here and took a shot. Luckily damage was light all around. This does set up some interesting scenarios though, and I'll send in surface forces to both hunt the KB and the retiring BB led surface force. I may also set some LBA strikes as I now have a level 9 field up here with a lot of support. Tomorrow could be interesting. Kingfishers are set for low naval attack in several bases, and this turn bombed a transport at Tokyo Retto. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 8, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Tientsin at 95,41 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIc Trop: 15 damaged Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed on ground P-39D Airacobra: 15 damaged P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships BB Kirishima CA Aoba CA Mikuma CA Myoko CL Tama CL Kuma CL Yura Allied Ships CL Caradoc, Shell hits 1 Allied ground losses: 343 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Airbase hits 16 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 29 F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Kirishima -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tokara Retto at 99,63 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 1,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 9 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK England Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 6 x OS2U-3 Kingfisher bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Tsingtao , at 95,47 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 12 Hurricane IIc Trop x 9 P-400 Airacobra x 8 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 20000 feet Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. The KB is near!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 15th Division, at 95,47 (Tsingtao) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 12 P-400 Airacobra x 8 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Blenheim IV bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (10/24/2019 1:01:09 PM)
Uh Oh!!! [image]local://upfiles/37283/CD10FAEA202A4892A3B97C974CEB5754.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (10/24/2019 1:10:56 PM)
So while that looks very encouraging, this is one of the final images from the combat, and as you can see very little was accomplished here. I'm starting to have the feeling the KB has a level 9 shield around it. Very frustrating, especially after the solo Yamato run in that sent down the Lex. Another thing to note here is that this is not even a night battle!! This is morning! And this got to 6k yards without any of the big CVs taking a large caliber shell hit. [:-] [:@] I'm also very unsure how the IJN got away if the Allies still were shooting and all Allied ships outpaced the slowest IJN ships by at least 8 knots. [8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Chefoo at 99,48, Range 14,000 Yards Japanese Ships CV Kaga, Shell hits 4 CV Hiryu, Shell hits 1 CV Soryu, Shell hits 1 CV Shokaku, Shell hits 2 CV Zuikaku, Shell hits 1 CV Hiyo, Shell hits 1 CVE Hosho, Shell hits 3 CVE Taiyo, Shell hits 1, on fire CVE Unyo, Shell hits 1 CS Nisshin, Shell hits 2 CS Chitose, Shell hits 1 DD Susuzuki, Shell hits 6, on fire DD Makigumo, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Takanami, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Uzuki Allied Ships BB Indiana, Shell hits 3 CA Exeter, Shell hits 1 CL Ceres DD McCalla DD Farenholt, Shell hits 1 DD Bailey, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Bancroft DD Meade, Shell hits 1 DD Mahan DD Preston DD Cassin, Shell hits 1 DD Monaghan, Shell hits 2 DD Dale DD Isaac Sweers Poor visibility due to Rain Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 14,000 yards BB Indiana fires at CV Shokaku at 14,000 yards CA Exeter fires at CV Shokaku at 14,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards CA Exeter engages CS Nisshin at 9,000 yards DD Cassin engages CV Shokaku at 9,000 yards DD Meade engages CS Nisshin at 9,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards BB Indiana engages CV Kaga at 6,000 yards CL Ceres engages CS Nisshin at 6,000 yards DD Preston engages CV Soryu at 6,000 yards DD Cassin engages CVE Hosho at 6,000 yards DD Bailey engages CS Nisshin at 6,000 yards DD Farenholt engages CV Zuikaku at 6,000 yards CL Ceres engages CV Shokaku at 6,000 yards DD Bancroft engages CV Hiryu at 6,000 yards DD Bancroft engages CVE Taiyo at 6,000 yards DD Monaghan engages CVE Hosho at 6,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards BB Indiana engages CV Hiyo at 8,000 yards CL Ceres engages CV Shokaku at 8,000 yards DD Dale engages CV Hiryu at 8,000 yards DD Preston engages CV Kaga at 8,000 yards DD Cassin engages CVE Unyo at 8,000 yards DD Preston engages CVE Taiyo at 8,000 yards DD Monaghan engages CVE Hosho at 8,000 yards DD Dale engages CS Chitose at 8,000 yards DD Monaghan engages CS Nisshin at 8,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards DD Bailey engages CV Hiyo at 11,000 yards CA Exeter engages CV Zuikaku at 11,000 yards DD Isaac Sweers engages CVE Hosho at 11,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards DD Meade engages CV Hiyo at 14,000 yards DD Cassin engages CV Shokaku at 14,000 yards DD Meade engages CV Soryu at 14,000 yards DD Meade engages CVE Hosho at 14,000 yards DD Meade engages CS Nisshin at 14,000 yards Range increases to 18,000 yards DD Cassin engages CV Hiyo at 18,000 yards CA Exeter engages CVE Hosho at 18,000 yards DD Dale engages CV Kaga at 18,000 yards BB Indiana engages CVE Unyo at 18,000 yards DD Meade engages CS Nisshin at 18,000 yards Range increases to 21,000 yards BB Indiana engages CV Zuikaku at 21,000 yards BB Indiana engages CVE Unyo at 21,000 yards BB Indiana engages CVE Taiyo at 21,000 yards DD Bancroft engages CS Nisshin at 21,000 yards Range increases to 24,000 yards DD Uzuki collides with CVE Unyo at 99 , 48 CA Exeter engages CV Shokaku at 24,000 yards CA Exeter engages CV Soryu at 24,000 yards BB Indiana engages CV Hiryu at 24,000 yards BB Indiana engages CVE Hosho at 24,000 yards BB Indiana engages CS Chitose at 24,000 yards Range increases to 26,000 yards BB Indiana engages CV Kaga at 26,000 yards BB Indiana engages CV Zuikaku at 26,000 yards DD Isaac Sweers engages CV Kaga at 26,000 yards BB Indiana engages CV Hiryu at 26,000 yards DD Preston engages CV Kaga at 26,000 yards BB Indiana engages CVE Hosho at 26,000 yards CA Exeter engages CS Nisshin at 26,000 yards Range increases to 29,000 yards BB Indiana engages CV Hiyo at 29,000 yards CA Exeter engages CV Kaga at 29,000 yards BB Indiana engages CV Soryu at 29,000 yards CA Exeter engages CV Kaga at 29,000 yards CA Exeter engages DD Takanami at 29,000 yards CA Exeter engages DD Susuzuki at 29,000 yards Range increases to 30,000 yards CA Exeter engages CV Hiyo at 30,000 yards CA Exeter engages CV Kaga at 30,000 yards DD Isaac Sweers engages CV Kaga at 30,000 yards CA Exeter engages CV Hiryu at 30,000 yards CA Exeter engages CVE Taiyo at 30,000 yards DD Bailey engages CV Kaga at 30,000 yards CA Exeter engages DD Makigumo at 30,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [image]local://upfiles/37283/B9AE7C6EFA4C46CDAEEF570AAB1D9634.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (10/24/2019 1:18:59 PM)
After that PT boats also found the KB. Three different TFs who got as close as 2k yards, but no hits. Again, lots of frustration. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Chefoo at 98,48, Range 19,000 Yards Japanese Ships CV Kaga CV Hiryu CV Soryu CV Shokaku CV Zuikaku CV Hiyo CVE Hosho CVE Taiyo, on fire CVE Unyo CS Nisshin CS Chitose DD Susuzuki, on fire DD Makigumo, on fire DD Takanami, heavy fires DD Uzuki Allied Ships PT-150 PT-151 PT-153 PT-154 PT-155 PT-163 Reduced visibility due to Rain Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 13,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 13,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 13,000 yards Both TF attempt to withdraw! Range increases to 19,000 yards... CV Hiyo , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga , CVE Unyo screened from combat - escorted by DD Uzuki , DD Takanami Range increases to 24,000 yards CV Hiyo screened from combat PT-150 engages CV Kaga at 24,000 yards Range increases to 30,000 yards CV Hiyo , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga , CVE Unyo , CVE Taiyo , CVE Hosho screened from combat - escorted by DD Takanami , DD Makigumo PT-154 engages CV Kaga at 30,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Chefoo at 98,48, Range 3,000 Yards Japanese Ships CV Kaga CV Hiryu CV Soryu CV Shokaku CV Zuikaku CV Hiyo CVE Hosho CVE Taiyo, on fire CVE Unyo CS Nisshin CS Chitose, Shell hits 1 DD Susuzuki, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Makigumo, on fire DD Takanami, heavy fires DD Uzuki Allied Ships PT-150 PT-151 PT-153 PT-154 PT-155, Shell hits 2, and is sunk PT-163, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Reduced visibility due to Rain Maximum visibility in Rain: 3,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Tsingtao at 96,48, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships CV Kaga CV Hiryu CV Soryu CV Shokaku CV Zuikaku CV Hiyo CVE Hosho CVE Taiyo, heavy fires CVE Unyo CS Nisshin CS Chitose DD Susuzuki, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Makigumo, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Takanami, heavy fires DD Uzuki Allied Ships PT-196 PT-219, Shell hits 2, and is sunk PT-220, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-221, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-222 PT-223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [image]local://upfiles/37283/1F4F4F15BF464A75896FEF2DF4DD2B4E.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (10/24/2019 1:24:45 PM)
It turned ou the KB ended up in the Tsingtao hex, huddled against the shoreline, within 3 hexes of my stacked level 9 base with two HQs, which promptly sent out a strike. Trouble was, the strike was almost all of my escorts and only one group of DBs. [&:] I'd taken the trouble to vary altitude bands for escorts and strike planes, get as much cohesion as possible from LBA, and then the KB got within three hexes with a massive DL from surface combat, naval search and recon over the base. This huge escort, about the same size of the KB CAP (not counting Rufe's) of course couldn't get the DBs through and then it was carnage. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tsingtao at 95,47 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 86 A6M2-N Rufe x 44 A6M3a Zero x 91 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 82 Kittyhawk III x 16 P-39D Airacobra x 25 P-40B Warhawk x 1 P-40E Warhawk x 17 P-40K Warhawk x 12 SBD-1 Dauntless x 15 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed SBD-1 Dauntless: 9 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [image]local://upfiles/37283/5606996D02CB4893844C9D428700610A.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (10/24/2019 1:38:30 PM)
All other waves were massacred by the KB CAP. Only about ten planes dropped and no hits. Then to top it all off, a very small Betty strike near Okinawa somehow got through the Allied CV and LBA CAP and got three torpedo hits on PoW. What a frustrating turn! Especially after setting up such a perfect hit on the KB and actually getting the combats I wanted! PoW will be fine, with only 20 float damage, but of course that means a few months in the yards. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kume-jima at 94,65 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 13 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 32 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 2 Hurricane XIIb x 1 P-40K Warhawk x 13 F4F-4 Wildcat x 48 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed by flak Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales, Torpedo hits 3 CA Hawkins Aircraft Attacking: 11 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp [image]local://upfiles/37283/D1CB0394B1AE45349968DD64D9E252C5.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (10/24/2019 1:44:59 PM)
March 9, 1943 There were a couple of strikes against the Indiana TF at Cheffoo, but those were the one positive of the day, where CAP didn't allow a hit to the ships. In ground action at Tsingtao the Allies get a 3:1 and the base will fall soon, giving complete control of the Western side of the Yellow Sea. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 9, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Chefoo at 98,46 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 32 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 29 B5N2 Kate x 17 Allied aircraft P-43A-1 Lancer x 1 Hurricane IIb Trop x 3 Spitfire Vc Trop x 8 P-38G Lightning x 19 P-400 Airacobra x 7 P-40K Warhawk x 15 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 6 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships BB Indiana Aircraft Attacking: 16 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Chefoo at 98,46 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 A6M3a Zero x 23 B5N2 Kate x 12 Allied aircraft P-43A-1 Lancer x 1 Hurricane IIb Trop x 3 Spitfire Vc Trop x 7 P-38G Lightning x 18 P-400 Airacobra x 6 P-40K Warhawk x 11 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed Allied Ships CA Exeter BB Indiana CL Ceres Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tsingtao (95,47) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 97247 troops, 410 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault Value = 2297 Defending force 19239 troops, 106 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 388 Allied adjusted assault: 1799 Japanese adjusted defense: 459 Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 1779 casualties reported Squads: 22 destroyed, 165 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Allied ground losses: 3464 casualties reported Squads: 21 destroyed, 493 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 48 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled) Assaulting units: 8th Chinese Corps 79th Chinese Corps 71st Chinese Corps 6th Cav Recce Regiment 9th Chinese Corps 56th Chinese Corps 94th Chinese Corps 93rd Chinese Corps 40th Chinese Corps 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion 57th Chinese Corps 34th Separate Brigade Defending units: 5th Ind.Mixed Brigade 15th Division 1st NCPC Route Brigade 14th RGC Temp. Division Ching Tao Special Base Force 23rd JNAF AF Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [image]local://upfiles/37283/8B1F0D83BEB2432DB06D772B9E059368.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (10/24/2019 4:33:23 PM)
To paraphrase Admiral Beatty: "There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships and aircraft today!" [image]local://upfiles/35791/499459DAF8984F00940B18AD6EABEF63.gif[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (10/25/2019 10:28:40 AM)
March 10, 1943 The follow up to the series of Allied debacles on the 9th is an even worse day on the 10th. I have about 25 subs in the area of the Yellow Sea in range of the path to the HI from Tsingtao the KB would need to take. I set all kinds of night search covering the Yellow Sea and approaches to Kyushu, with subs vectoring into Moppo and Saisho To risking potential minefields and ASW actions, but in the end couldn't get a hit on anything. The Guardfish found the KB and lined up Zuikaku, launched 6 fish (!!) but still couldn't connect. [:@] The Allied CVs blundered into a duo of PBs near Amami Oshima, sinking one on their way toward Shanghai to prepare to shepherd the Indiana TF back in and take any return fire from the KB supported by Shanghai's LBA. Or that was the plan. Instead the LBA didn't reach the DS as it came up a hex or two short due to it's night surface engagement most likely, and the KB ended up in range, launching a big strike with new replenished air groups on board. The Allied CAP did well, but couldn't keep out all of the IJN strikes. On the day the Allies lose two CVE with a third struggling, but close to Shanghai, so fingers crossed. The Hornet takes two fish and moderate damage, but will likely need a few months in the yards. It's so important to have Hong Kong and Shanghai right here now. Manila and Saigon also offer some repair ability for merchants and smaller ships. The Japanese do lose a lot of planes on the day, evening out the heavy Allied losses of the previous day a bit. It's all a bit disappointing though, and in spite of the timeframe I expect all of my forces to be doing better. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 10, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 99,57 Japanese Ships DD Matsukaze BB Fuso CA Mogami CL Kitakami DD Arashio DD Yugao DD Yukaze Allied Ships SS ShCh-135 SS ShCh-135 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Matsukaze ShCh-135 diving deep .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Amami Oshima at 95,61, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Tama Maru PB Ryuto Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships CV Yorktown CV Hornet CV Wasp CVL Hermes CLAA Atlanta CLAA Juneau CLAA San Juan CLAA Van Heemskerck DD Barton DD Bagley DD Perkins DD Flusser DD Litchfield DD Stuart DD Humphreys Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 19,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... Range closes to 2,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards PB Ryuto Maru engages CV Hornet at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Amami Oshima at 95,61, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Tama Maru, Shell hits 26, and is sunk PB Ryuto Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk Allied Ships CA Canberra CA Cornwall DD Arunta DD Nepal DD Nizam DD Tjerk Hiddes DD Van Galen DD Arrow DD Foxhound Reduced visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Moppo at 99,53 Japanese Ships CV Zuikaku DD Uzuki Allied Ships SS Guardfish SS Guardfish launches 6 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku Guardfish bottoming out .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Moppo at 99,54 Japanese Ships DD Yukaze BB Fuso CA Mogami CL Kitakami DD Matsukaze DD Arashio DD Yugao Allied Ships SS Sawfish, hits 1 SS Sawfish launches 2 torpedoes at DD Yukaze DD Yugao fails to find sub and abandons search -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Moppo at 99,52 Japanese Ships CA Mikuma CA Myoko CL Tama DD Teruzuki DD Tachikaze DD Yugure DD Arare DD Onami Allied Ships SS Searaven SS Searaven is sighted by escort DD Tachikaze fails to find sub and abandons search -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Moppo at 99,53 Japanese Ships DD Hatsuzuki CA Mikuma CA Myoko CL Tama DD Teruzuki DD Tachikaze DD Yugure DD Arare DD Onami Allied Ships SS Tarpon SS Tarpon launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hatsuzuki Tarpon bottoming out .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Amami Oshima , at 98,64 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 6 Allied aircraft P-38F Lightning x 16 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 16 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 34000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Shanghai at 95,56 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 12 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12 Allied aircraft Sea Hurricane Ib x 11 Martlet II x 19 Mohawk IV x 4 F4F-4 Wildcat x 145 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Shanghai at 95,56 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 36 A6M3a Zero x 41 B5N2 Kate x 27 D3A1 Val x 13 D4Y1 Judy x 43 Allied aircraft Sea Hurricane Ib x 9 Martlet II x 18 Mohawk IV x 2 F4F-4 Wildcat x 133 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed D4Y1 Judy: 12 destroyed, 12 damaged D4Y1 Judy: 3 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed Martlet II: 1 destroyed Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed Allied Ships CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 1 CV Hornet, Torpedo hits 2, on fire CV Wasp CLAA Van Heemskerck CVE Sangamon CVE Nassau CVE Suwannee, Bomb hits 1 CVE Prince William, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage CVE Copahee CVL Hermes Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Shanghai at 95,56 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 24 G4M1 Betty x 9 Allied aircraft Martlet II x 22 Mohawk IV x 1 F4F-4 Wildcat x 138 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Shanghai at 95,56 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 29 A6M3a Zero x 36 B5N2 Kate x 28 D3A1 Val x 10 D4Y1 Judy x 16 Allied aircraft Martlet II x 21 F4F-4 Wildcat x 122 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed A6M3a Zero: 6 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed D4Y1 Judy: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses Martlet II: 1 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed Allied Ships CVE Altamaha, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk CVE Suwannee, Bomb hits 1, on fire CVE Copahee, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage CVE Nassau CVE Sangamon Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Moppo at 100,54 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 41 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 A6M2-N Rufe x 17 A6M3a Zero x 21 Allied aircraft Albacore I x 2 F4F-4 Wildcat x 33 SBC-4 Helldiver x 20 TBF-1 Avenger x 10 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed SBC-4 Helldiver: 9 destroyed, 3 damaged SBC-4 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak TBF-1 Avenger: 7 destroyed Japanese Ships CV Zuikaku Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBC-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 1 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 1 x SBC-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tokara Retto at 100,62 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 9 Allied aircraft losses OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 damaged Japanese Ships AG Honan Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAK Thames Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 9 x OS2U-3 Kingfisher bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tinian (108,94) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 1541 troops, 14 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 51 Defending force 1368 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 Allied adjusted assault: 21 Japanese adjusted defense: 19 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 130 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 112th Cavalry Regiment Defending units: 12th JNAF AF Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tsingtao (95,47) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 94177 troops, 410 guns, 115 vehicles, Assault Value = 1942 Defending force 17783 troops, 106 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 261 Allied adjusted assault: 937 Japanese adjusted defense: 255 Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied forces CAPTURE Tsingtao !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 1698 casualties reported Squads: 14 destroyed, 159 disabled Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 37 (32 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 2211 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 203 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) Assaulting units: 71st Chinese Corps 79th Chinese Corps 6th Cav Recce Regiment 40th Chinese Corps 9th Chinese Corps 57th Chinese Corps 94th Chinese Corps 56th Chinese Corps 8th Chinese Corps 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion 93rd Chinese Corps 34th Separate Brigade Defending units: 15th Division 5th Ind.Mixed Brigade 1st NCPC Route Brigade 14th RGC Temp. Division Ching Tao Special Base Force 23rd JNAF AF Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The fleet is taking a beating, but progress is still being made. Just like the USN in the war, the degradation of IJN air groups will have an affect on future performances, and progress on the ground and through amphibious invasions continues in spite of the poor results these past few turns. I still have only lost about the same amount of ships as the Allies in the war and have destroyed a lot more of the IJN in the process than at this point in the war. [image]local://upfiles/37283/A722F2C865494535A2B5682A3DC615D1.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (10/26/2019 1:04:56 PM)
March 11, 1943 After a few very active and torturous turns, the pace and air/naval part slows down. A strange thing happened at Yinkow when arty crossed before the main infantry and armour. I've never had that before, but it turned out well, and showed what the Soviet arty has been doing lately! They almost wiped out the IJA defenders. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 11, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- = Morning Air attack on 5th Manchukuo Cav Brigade, at 101,43 (Yingkow) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft I-153 x 6 IL-2 x 126 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 147 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 30 x IL-2 bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Amami Oshima , at 98,64 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 19 B-24D1 Liberator x 3 Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 16 Airbase supply hits 8 Runway hits 40 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Yingkow (101,43) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 7008 troops, 575 guns, 477 vehicles, Assault Value = 19 Defending force 8211 troops, 36 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 55 Japanese ground losses: 517 casualties reported Squads: 39 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 10 destroyed, 21 disabled Guns lost 9 (5 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 11 (7 destroyed, 4 disabled) Assaulting units: 413th Howitzer Regiment 165th Hvy Howitzer Regiment 32nd Guards Mortar Regiment 1128th Howitzer Regiment 221st Corps Art Brigade 178th Mortar Regiment 117th/428th OM Gun Battalion 362nd/367th OM Gun Battalion 215th Cannon Brigade 219th Corps Art Brigade 33rd Guards Mortar Regiment 39th Guards Mortar Regiment 45th Howitzer Regiment 629th Cannon Regiment 263rd Howitzer Regiment 1120th Cannon Regiment 227th Cannon Brigade 624th Cannon Regiment 390th Cannon Regiment Defending units: 5th Manchukuo Cav Brigade 15th Ind Engineer Regiment 29th Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Army 52nd Construction Battalion 55th Field AA Battalion 54th Construction Battalion 209th JAAF AF Bn --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (10/27/2019 12:28:16 PM)
March 12, 1943 Well, another CVE went down, making me really rue the event of a few days ago. I would have done it just the same way if I had to do it again, though, as I don't think the setup was bad. Just that the surface ships couldn't hamper the KB enough to give the air strikes a chance. Soviet troops surge forward to take Yinkow and now it's South to Korea. There are only minor and already beat up IJA units in the way all in clear hexes, so this shouldn't take long. Genzen is the target. Peiping defenders are starting to crack as well, which will yield a good VP haul. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 12, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near San Luis Obispo at 220,74 Japanese Ships SS I-2 Allied Ships LST-25, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LST-25 is sighted by SS I-2 SS I-2 launches 2 torpedoes at LST-25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Yingkow (101,43) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 63288 troops, 1242 guns, 1759 vehicles, Assault Value = 2206 Defending force 7324 troops, 33 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 28 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Allied adjusted assault: 2623 Japanese adjusted defense: 5 Allied assault odds: 524 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied forces CAPTURE Yingkow !!! Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 5471 casualties reported Squads: 16 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 302 destroyed, 56 disabled Engineers: 95 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 23 (22 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 62 (53 destroyed, 9 disabled) Units retreated 2 Units destroyed 5 Allied ground losses: 206 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 66th Rifle Division 193rd Tank Battalion 77th Tank Brigade 125th Tank Brigade 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 35th Rifle Division 38th Rifle Brigade 39th Rifle Brigade 39th Rifle Division 111th Tank Division 629th Cannon Regiment 624th Cannon Regiment 263rd Howitzer Regiment 32nd Guards Mortar Regiment 221st Corps Art Brigade 362nd/367th OM Gun Battalion 1120th Cannon Regiment 165th Hvy Howitzer Regiment 39th Guards Mortar Regiment 215th Cannon Brigade 45th Howitzer Regiment 413th Howitzer Regiment 219th Corps Art Brigade 117th/428th OM Gun Battalion 33rd Guards Mortar Regiment 227th Cannon Brigade 1128th Howitzer Regiment 390th Cannon Regiment Defending units: 5th Manchukuo Cav Brigade 15th Ind Engineer Regiment 29th Ind Engineer Regiment 52nd Construction Battalion 55th Field AA Battalion 1st Army 54th Construction Battalion 209th JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Peiping (95,39) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 160950 troops, 647 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4159 Defending force 45472 troops, 382 guns, 157 vehicles, Assault Value = 1221 Allied adjusted assault: 4088 Japanese adjusted defense: 3681 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2627 casualties reported Squads: 23 destroyed, 163 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 46 disabled Engineers: 16 destroyed, 12 disabled Vehicles lost 10 (6 destroyed, 4 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3285 casualties reported Squads: 56 destroyed, 737 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 64 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled Guns lost 35 (1 destroyed, 34 disabled) Assaulting units: 1st Chinese Corps 35th Chinese Corps 29th Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Corps 52nd Chinese Corps 95th Chinese Corps 36th Chinese Corps 74th Chinese Corps 13th Chinese Corps 11th Chinese Corps 99th Chinese Corps Defending units: 24th Ind Engineer Regiment 24th/B Division 8th NCPC Infantry Brigade 79th Garrison Battalion 68th Division 26th/A Division 26th/B Division 59th Division 17th Tank Regiment 105th NCPC Route Brigade 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade 4th NCPC Infantry Brigade 26th/C Division 5th NCPC Infantry Brigade 15th Garrison Unit 24th/C Division 9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment North China Area Army 24th JAAF AF Bn 45th Const Co 53rd JAAF AF Bn 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st Cavalry Brigade 69th JAAF AF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [image]local://upfiles/37283/034904596B7B48CC88E960F782BC012D.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (10/27/2019 10:44:38 PM)
March 13-14, 1943 Naha is invaded and the troops get on the ground in decent shape. The Wake CD gun unit is here, so the DMS/AM take some shots, and it's a bit intense, but a lot of mines are swept. No big strikes in the air and the only one small strike is dealt with easily. Much more is on the way, but this will be fine for now and will just heal up, bombard, and watch the show for a bit. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 13, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Peiping (95,39) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 154881 troops, 646 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3442 Defending force 43427 troops, 381 guns, 152 vehicles, Assault Value = 1066 Allied adjusted assault: 3101 Japanese adjusted defense: 1489 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3862 casualties reported Squads: 19 destroyed, 321 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 58 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 10 disabled Guns lost 41 (7 destroyed, 34 disabled) Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled) Allied ground losses: 4241 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 466 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 26 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 14, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 287 encounters mine field at Naha (95,66) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 47 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DMS Hopkins, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage DMS Wasmuth, Shell hits 3, on fire AM Heed, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage SC-641 APD Gregory AK Algorab, Mine hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Wake Coastal Gun Battalion firing at DMS Hopkins DMS Hopkins firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion Wake Coastal Gun Battalion firing at DMS Wasmuth DMS Wasmuth firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion Wake Coastal Gun Battalion firing at AM Heed Wake Coastal Gun Battalion firing at DMS Hopkins DMS Hopkins firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion Wake Coastal Gun Battalion firing at DMS Wasmuth Wake Coastal Gun Battalion firing at AM Heed 31 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Naha (95,66) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 396 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Mississippi BB Idaho AK Algorab, Shell hits 1, heavy damage AK Alhena, Shell hits 3 AK Bellatrix SC-641 SC-521 LSI(L) Westralia DMS Hopkins, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 184 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled) Allied ground losses: 96 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Wake Coastal Gun Battalion firing at BB Mississippi BB Mississippi firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion Wake Coastal Gun Battalion firing at BB Idaho 12cm/45 T10 DP Battery engaging AK Algorab at 11,000 yards 15cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging AK Bellatrix at 11,000 yards BB Idaho firing to suppress enemy battery at 11,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Naha (95,66) TF 287 troops unloading over beach at Naha, 95,66 Allied ground losses: 65 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 10 (0 destroyed, 10 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) 15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 58th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /6 Motorized Support damaged beyond repair during unload of 19th Indian Div /5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Naha (95,66) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 187 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Mississippi, Shell hits 4 BB Idaho, Shell hits 1 AK Bellatrix DMS Hopkins, heavy fires, heavy damage SC-521 LSI(L) Westralia SC-641 Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 136 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB Mississippi firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion Wake Coastal Gun Battalion firing at BB Mississippi BB Mississippi firing to suppress enemy battery at 15,000 yards SC-521 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 23 encounters mine field at Naha (95,66) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AM Starling, Shell hits 6, heavy fires Wake Coastal Gun Battalion firing at AM Starling AM Starling firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion 10 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 118 encounters mine field at Naha (95,66) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 72 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DMS Southard, Shell hits 4, on fire DMS Dorsey, Shell hits 5, on fire AM Bobolink, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage AM Herald, Shell hits 3, heavy fires AM Skylark, Shell hits 6, heavy fires AM Requisite, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage DMS Southard firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion Wake Coastal Gun Battalion firing at DMS Southard Wake Coastal Gun Battalion firing at DMS Dorsey DMS Dorsey firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion AM Requisite firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion 101 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Naha at 95,66 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 28 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 10 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 21 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 4 Spitfire Vc Trop x 9 Hurricane XIIb x 5 P-40K Warhawk x 29 F4F-4 Wildcat x 10 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 9 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naha (95,66) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 12534 troops, 210 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 605 Defending force 24401 troops, 520 guns, 345 vehicles, Assault Value = 990 Japanese ground losses: 74 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 91 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Ind.Tank Co 64th Inf Group Brigade 2nd Raiding Regiment 47th Naval Guard Unit 16th Division 52nd Naval Guard Unit I/124th Infantry Battalion 1st Raiding Rgt /1 Southwest Area Fleet 47th JNAF AF Unit Wake Coastal Gun Battalion 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 108th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 19th Indian Division 147th(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 2nd British Div /14 763rd Tank Bn /1 4th US Naval Construction Battalion 26th Indian Bde /6 108th RN Base Force /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A lot of recon going on over the Home Islands. Nice to find bases like this without CAP. Not quite ready to hit it, but maybe soon. [image]local://upfiles/37283/0C8FDBD2C22A40AEA2129188FCA7C06B.jpg[/image]

CaptBeefheart -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert (A) (10/28/2019 7:34:56 AM)
The plus side of that cock-up is it would have lifted the spirits of your opponent. I believe you're an advocate of separating BBs from CAs and CLs in surface TFs. Do you think you'd have had better luck if say it were the Indy and 5 DDs in one TF and the other ships in another one? Just curious what your thinking here is. Anyway, I'm amazed a top-heavy CV TF (only four DDs escorting) like that could come away that unscathed. Cheers, CB

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