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witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 06 (7/20/2021 2:33:14 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs The requirement to rail the SR 5 planes from Eastern USA really slows down deployment because they take forever to come ready at SF. That is interesting. Are you using nothing but AKVs to transport them? They fly from SF. I suppose I could use AKV and go through the Canal, but that would take at least as long as rail plus reassembly. You said some would appear at Eastern USA. Those are the ones I think could be sent via Aden. To the Marianas Islands??? [X(] With the B-29 transfer range it is SF->PH->Guam.

RangerJoe -> RE: 1944 November 06 (7/20/2021 2:38:22 AM)
Just move them one aircraft in a squadron when it repairs, disband the damaged ones into another squadron or even just a fragment, keep doing so. When those damaged aircraft get repaired, the fragment may join with the rest of the gaining squadron but the extra will go into reserves. Then move those reserve aircraft back to the depots, then issue them to the squadrons which at at the base you want them at. Assign aircrew as you want to.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 06 (7/20/2021 3:02:28 AM)
I'm just moving the squadrons after a few planes are ready. The rest follow when ready. Is good. Me simple.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 12 (7/20/2021 3:29:11 AM)
1944 November 12 INVADED INVESTED Quinhon Chumphon Hue CHANGED OWNERSHIP Allied forces CAPTURE Phnom Penh !!! Overall • 1,998 strategic points. • No carriers or battleships sighted. • 122x B-29's report ready. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Way down there! quote: 000055 ASW attack 1944-11-12 55,78 Kuantan ASW attack near Kuantan at 55,78 Japanese Ships DD Yugure Allied Ships SS Puffer, hits 5 SS Puffer is sighted by escort DD Yugure fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yugure fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yugure fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yugure attacking submerged sub .... DD Yugure fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Philippines • Got one! quote: 000015 Sub attack 1944-11-12 76,69 Iba Sub attack near Iba at 76,69 Japanese Ships xAK Sikisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Redfish SS Redfish launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Sikisan Maru China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • These are the enemy supply boats which were unloading at a battered port, now they are unloading directly to the troops. quote: 000001 Pre-Invasion action 1944-11-12 Bangkok 56,62 Pre-Invasion action off Bangkok (56,62) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 97 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Nako Maru #2 Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled PB Nako Maru #2 fired at enemy troops 000002 Amphibious Assault 1944-11-12 Bangkok 56,62 Amphibious Assault at Bangkok (56,62) TF 27 troops unloading over beach at Bangkok, 56,62 000003 Pre-Invasion action 1944-11-12 Bangkok 56,62 Pre-Invasion action off Bangkok (56,62) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 99 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Saiko Maru Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled PB Saiko Maru fired at enemy troops 000004 Amphibious Assault 1944-11-12 Bangkok 56,62 Amphibious Assault at Bangkok (56,62) TF 63 troops unloading over beach at Bangkok, 56,62 000005 Pre-Invasion action 1944-11-12 Bangkok 56,62 Pre-Invasion action off Bangkok (56,62) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 83 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Yamabato Maru Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled PB Yamabato Maru fired at enemy troops 000006 Amphibious Assault 1944-11-12 Bangkok 56,62 Amphibious Assault at Bangkok (56,62) TF 120 troops unloading over beach at Bangkok, 56,62 000007 Pre-Invasion action 1944-11-12 Bangkok 56,62 Pre-Invasion action off Bangkok (56,62) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 91 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Keishin Maru PB Keishin Maru fired at enemy troops 000008 Amphibious Assault 1944-11-12 Bangkok 56,62 Amphibious Assault at Bangkok (56,62) TF 428 troops unloading over beach at Bangkok, 56,62 000011 Invasion Support action 1944-11-12 Bangkok 56,62 Invasion Support action off Bangkok (56,62) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 104 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Yamabato Maru PB Yamabato Maru fired at enemy troops 000012 Invasion Support action 1944-11-12 Bangkok 56,62 Invasion Support action off Bangkok (56,62) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 51 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Keishin Maru Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled PB Keishin Maru fired at enemy troops 000013 Invasion Support action 1944-11-12 Bangkok 56,62 Invasion Support action off Bangkok (56,62) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 56 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Saiko Maru Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled PB Saiko Maru fired at enemy troops 000014 Invasion Support action 1944-11-12 Bangkok 56,62 Invasion Support action off Bangkok (56,62) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 53 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Keishin Maru PB Keishin Maru fired at enemy troops 000056 Ground combat 1944-11-12 Bangkok 56,62 Ground combat at Bangkok (56,62) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 99197 troops, 1661 guns, 1582 vehicles, Assault Value = 3451 Defending force 53610 troops, 368 guns, 260 vehicles, Assault Value = 1061 Allied adjusted assault: 3569 Japanese adjusted defense: 171 Allied assault odds: 20 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 4083 casualties reported Squads: 55 destroyed, 321 disabled Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 105 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 57 (24 destroyed, 33 disabled) Vehicles lost 44 (34 destroyed, 10 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1445 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 168 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled Guns lost 24 (1 destroyed, 23 disabled) Vehicles lost 45 (8 destroyed, 37 disabled) Assaulting units: 254th Armoured Brigade 6th New Chinese Corps BFF Brigade 82nd (West African) Division 5th Indian Division 18th Australian Brigade 25th Indian/B Division 81st (West African) Division 26th Australian Brigade 19th Indian Division 23rd Indian Division 39th Indian Division 50th Tank Brigade 268th Motorised Brigade 3rd Carabiniers Regiment 25th Indian/A Division 25th Indian/C Division 56th Heavy Regiment 87th Medium Regiment 134th (East Ang) Regiment 85th Medium Regiment 2/13th Fld RAA Regiment 2/11th Fld RAA Regiment 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment 86th Medium Regiment 88th Medium Regiment Defending units: 3rd Division 3rd Tank Division 28th Division 20th Division 25th Division 28th Air Flotilla 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment 20th AA Regiment 15th Army 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 18th Tank Regiment 68th JAAF AF Bn 000057 Ground combat 1944-11-12 Phnom Penh 58,69 Ground combat at Phnom Penh (58,69) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 3750 troops, 66 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 125 Defending force 888 troops, 18 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Allied adjusted assault: 120 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 120 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Phnom Penh !!! Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 878 casualties reported Squads: 83 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 79 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 21 (21 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Assaulting units: 25th Australian Brigade Defending units: 3rd INA Azad Regiment 15th JAAF AF Bn 000058 Ground combat 1944-11-12 Chumphon 52,66 Ground combat at Chumphon (52,66) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 8959 troops, 117 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 692 Defending force 10648 troops, 106 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 164 Allied adjusted assault: 175 Japanese adjusted defense: 111 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 121 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 186 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Assaulting units: 2nd British Division 28th (East African) Brigade 48th Gurkha Brigade Defending units: 1st INA Subhas Regiment 11th Division 2nd INA Gandhi Regiment • Great results at Bangkok. Some units with elevated Disruption will rest while others join the line. • The 2nd Division has reached Chumphon and will join in tomorrow's assault. It will be a general shock attack. • The 25th Australian Brigade is off to Kompong Trach. • Our infantry in Kratie is moving on Bien Hoa. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Hm. 6 inch guns out of ammo. AKE dispatched to Iwo-jima. quote: 000009 Night Naval bombardment 1944-11-12 Haha-jima 110,75 Night Naval bombardment of Haha-jima at 110,75 Allied Ships CL Richmond DD Balch DD Selfridge Port hits 2 SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Marblehead SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Richmond CL Richmond firing at Haha-jima DD Balch firing at 12th Garrison Unit DD Selfridge firing at 12th Garrison Unit 000010 Night Naval bombardment 1944-11-12 Haha-jima 110,75 Night Naval bombardment of Haha-jima at 110,75 Allied Ships DD Case DD Cummings Runway hits 1 Port hits 3 Port supply hits 1 DD Case firing at Haha-jima DD Cummings firing at Haha-jima Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 12 (7/20/2021 3:29:38 AM)
1944 November 12 Hamamatsu. More Nakajima Ha-45, J7W1 Shinden, damaged. [image]local://upfiles/14248/E491990243A44D2094A7D2C580BCD5CC.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: 1944 November 06 (7/20/2021 12:45:22 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs I'm just moving the squadrons after a few planes are ready. The rest follow when ready. Is good. Me simple. Thanks for the insight. I personally am a fan of the AKV. Slower. Not sure if their best use though is ferrying the long legged squadrons though.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 06 (7/20/2021 2:08:17 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs I'm just moving the squadrons after a few planes are ready. The rest follow when ready. Is good. Me simple. Thanks for the insight. I personally am a fan of the AKV. Slower. Not sure if their best use though is ferrying the long legged squadrons though. AKV's are great. Not a large number of them. Really good when you move into an area and need to set up fast, fighter cover, whatever. Despite the risk of ops losses, I'm careful about seaborne transport of squadrons/airframes that are dear because of the risk of losses to submarines.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 13 (7/20/2021 5:43:53 PM)
1944 November 13 INVADED INVESTED Quinhon Hue CHANGED OWNERSHIP Chanthaburi is occupied by the Allies Allied forces CAPTURE Chumphon !!! Overall • 1,998 strategic points. • No carriers or battleships sighted. • 145x B-29's report ready. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Australian 19th Bde attacks at Loemadjang tomorrow. Philippines • Missed. quote: 000007 Sub attack 1944-11-13 79,68 Laoag Sub attack near Laoag at 79,68 Japanese Ships E W-5 E Niizaki Allied Ships SS Segundo SS Segundo launches 2 torpedoes at E W-5 Segundo diving deep .... E Niizaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Niizaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Niizaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Niizaki attacking submerged sub .... E Niizaki fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub China • Got two! quote: 000002 encounters mine field 1944-11-13 Kiungshan 71,61 TF 18 encounters mine field at Kiungshan (71,61) Japanese Ships AMc Keijin Maru #3 20 mines cleared 000003 encounters mine field 1944-11-13 Kiungshan 71,61 TF 18 encounters mine field at Kiungshan (71,61) Japanese Ships AMc Keijin Maru #3, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 000005 Submarine attack 1944-11-13 72,64 Samah Submarine attack near Samah at 72,64 Japanese Ships AO Kokuyo Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Atule, hits 3 AO Kokuyo Maru is sighted by SS Atule SS Atule attacking on the surface 000006 ASW attack 1944-11-13 70,68 Samah ASW attack near Samah at 70,68 Japanese Ships TK Tonan Maru #2 E W-33 Allied Ships SS Apogon, hits 2 SS Apogon is sighted by escort Apogon diving deep .... E W-33 attacking submerged sub .... E W-33 attacking submerged sub .... E W-33 is out of ASW ammo E W-33 is out of ASW ammo E W-33 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-33 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-33 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Good results. quote: 000001 Invasion Support action 1944-11-13 Bangkok 56,62 Invasion Support action off Bangkok (56,62) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 51 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Saiko Maru PB Saiko Maru fired at enemy troops 000004 Invasion Support action 1944-11-13 Bangkok 56,62 Invasion Support action off Bangkok (56,62) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 48 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Saiko Maru PB Saiko Maru fired at enemy troops 000038 Ground combat 1944-11-13 Bangkok 56,62 Ground combat at Bangkok (56,62) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 84110 troops, 1419 guns, 1462 vehicles, Assault Value = 3436 Defending force 50156 troops, 344 guns, 240 vehicles, Assault Value = 819 Allied adjusted assault: 3212 Japanese adjusted defense: 441 Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2917 casualties reported Squads: 124 destroyed, 140 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 66 disabled Engineers: 10 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 59 (46 destroyed, 13 disabled) Vehicles lost 17 (5 destroyed, 12 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1345 casualties reported Squads: 22 destroyed, 136 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled Guns lost 39 (2 destroyed, 37 disabled) Vehicles lost 27 (4 destroyed, 23 disabled) Assaulting units: 23rd Indian Division 25th Indian/B Division 254th Armoured Brigade 50th Tank Brigade BFF Brigade 6th New Chinese Corps 3rd Carabiniers Regiment Lushai Brigade 18th Australian Brigade 81st (West African) Division 39th Indian Division 5th Indian Division 26th Australian Brigade 82nd (West African) Division 268th Motorised Brigade 19th Indian Division 25th Indian/A Division 25th Indian/C Division 56th Heavy Regiment 87th Medium Regiment 86th Medium Regiment 85th Medium Regiment 134th (East Ang) Regiment 2/13th Fld RAA Regiment 2/11th Fld RAA Regiment 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment 88th Medium Regiment Defending units: 28th Division 25th Division 20th Division 3rd Division 3rd Tank Division 18th Tank Regiment 68th JAAF AF Bn 15th Army 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th AA Regiment 28th Air Flotilla /1 000039 Ground combat 1944-11-13 Chumphon 52,66 Ground combat at Chumphon (52,66) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 22835 troops, 355 guns, 201 vehicles, Assault Value = 673 Defending force 10480 troops, 106 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145 Allied adjusted assault: 880 Japanese adjusted defense: 105 Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Chumphon !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 989 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 83 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 243 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 39 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd British Division 28th (East African) Brigade 48th Gurkha Brigade Defending units: 11th Division 1st INA Subhas Regiment 2nd INA Gandhi Regiment • All units remaining in Bangkok will be on line for the assault tomorrow. • The shock attack at Chumphon worked great, all three units will switch to deliberate attack for tomorrow. • It looks like the river crossing into Haiphong will be in 2 days. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Fires almost out at Hamamatsu. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 14 (7/21/2021 4:49:02 AM)
1944 November 14 INVADED INVESTED Quinhon Hue CHANGED OWNERSHIP Allied forces CAPTURE Loemadjang !!! Overall • 1,998 strategic points. • No carriers or battleships sighted. • 164x B-29's report ready. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Smashed! quote: 000054 Ground combat 1944-11-14 Loemadjang 56,106 Ground combat at Loemadjang (56,106) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 3750 troops, 66 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 125 Defending force 834 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31 Allied adjusted assault: 57 Japanese adjusted defense: 2 Allied assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Loemadjang !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 385 casualties reported Squads: 15 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 19th Australian Brigade Defending units: Yokosuka 3rd SNLF Philippines China • Two subs, two misses. quote: 000001 Sub attack 1944-11-14 75,66 Hong Kong Sub attack near Hong Kong at 75,66 Japanese Ships E No.7 E No.8 Allied Ships SS Atule SS Atule launches 2 torpedoes at E No.7 Atule diving deep .... E No.8 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.8 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.8 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.8 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.8 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 Sub attack 1944-11-14 73,68 Samah Sub attack near Samah at 73,68 Japanese Ships E Niizaki Allied Ships SS Redfish SS Redfish launches 2 torpedoes at E Niizaki E Niizaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Niizaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Niizaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Niizaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Niizaki fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Got six! quote: 000014 Morning Air attack 1944-11-14 65,75 Cam Ranh Bay Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 65,75 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter TF.X x 16 No Allied losses Japanese Ships TK Tonan Maru #2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage E W-1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk TK San Diego Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Beaufighter TF.X launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000048 Morning Air attack 1944-11-14 65,75 Cam Ranh Bay Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 65,75 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter TF.X x 16 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter TF.X: 3 damaged Japanese Ships E W-33, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Tonan Maru #3, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk E W-21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Beaufighter TF.X launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000051 Afternoon Air attack 1944-11-14 65,75 Cam Ranh Bay Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 65,75 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter TF.X x 15 No Allied losses Japanese Ships TK San Diego Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk E W-33, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Beaufighter TF.X launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000055 Ground combat 1944-11-14 Bangkok 56,62 Ground combat at Bangkok (56,62) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 104921 troops, 1790 guns, 1659 vehicles, Assault Value = 2943 Defending force 47153 troops, 304 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 712 Allied adjusted assault: 5415 Japanese adjusted defense: 83 Allied assault odds: 65 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 9873 casualties reported Squads: 223 destroyed, 95 disabled Non Combat: 437 destroyed, 89 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 57 (25 destroyed, 32 disabled) Vehicles lost 33 (32 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units destroyed 5 Allied ground losses: 1007 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 150 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Guns lost 27 (3 destroyed, 24 disabled) Assaulting units: 23rd Indian Division 26th Australian Brigade 25th Indian/A Division 39th Indian Division 18th Australian Brigade 25th Indian/B Division 6th New Chinese Corps 254th Armoured Brigade Lushai Brigade 82nd (West African) Division 50th Tank Brigade 3rd Carabiniers Regiment 268th Motorised Brigade 81st (West African) Division 5th Indian Division 25th Indian/C Division 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment 2/13th Fld RAA Regiment 2/11th Fld RAA Regiment 87th Medium Regiment 497th Base Group 56th Heavy Regiment 85th Medium Regiment 134th (East Ang) Regiment 86th Medium Regiment 88th Medium Regiment Defending units: 3rd Division 28th Division 3rd Tank Division 20th Division 25th Division 18th Tank Rgt /1 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment 20th AA Regiment 15th Army 68th JAAF AF Bn 28th Air Flotilla /1 000056 Ground combat 1944-11-14 Chumphon 52,66 Ground combat at Chumphon (52,66) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 22604 troops, 355 guns, 201 vehicles, Assault Value = 682 Defending force 9629 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 81 Allied adjusted assault: 283 Japanese adjusted defense: 35 Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-) fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 361 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) Allied ground losses: 156 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Assaulting units: 2nd British Division 28th (East African) Brigade 11th PAVO Regiment 48th Gurkha Brigade 3rd (Special Force) Division Defending units: 11th Division 1st INA Subhas Regiment 2nd INA Gandhi Regiment • Good result at Bangkok and the reduction there will continue. • The 2nd British Division is high Disruption at Chumphon and will sit out tomorrow's festivities. • River crossing shock attack at Haiphong tomorrow. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 14 (7/21/2021 4:49:28 AM)
1944 November 14 And the score is... [image]local://upfiles/14248/5EB4BA7B91854DD281A69D61D36F5CD6.jpg[/image]

RangerJoe -> RE: 1944 November 14 (7/21/2021 11:33:28 AM)
Congratulations!

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 14 (7/22/2021 6:10:15 PM)
Thx!

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 15 (7/22/2021 6:10:43 PM)
1944 November 15 INVADED INVESTED Quinhon Hue CHANGED OWNERSHIP Allied forces CAPTURE Haiphong !!! Overall • 1,998 strategic points. • No carriers or battleships sighted. • 177x B-29's report ready. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya Philippines China • Keeping the Sams down. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1944-11-15 74,68 Hong Kong ASW attack near Hong Kong at 74,68 Japanese Ships E No.8 Allied Ships SS Apogon, hits 2 SS Apogon is located by E No.8 Apogon diving deep .... E No.8 attacking submerged sub .... E No.8 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.8 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.8 attacking submerged sub .... E No.8 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub000003 Morning Air attack 1944-11-15 Samah 69,63 Morning Air attack on Samah , at 69,63 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A7M2 Sam x 2 Allied aircraft P-51B Mustang x 24 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 24 x P-51B Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet CAP engaged: S-407 Hikotai with A7M2 Sam (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 19000. Raid is overhead Zuiho-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Got six! quote: 000002 Sub attack 1944-11-15 62,77 Cam Ranh Bay Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 62,77 Japanese Ships TK Nitiei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Rikko Maru TK Huzisan Maru TK Hoyo Maru E Sagi E Otori Allied Ships SS Sea Devil, hits 2 Massive explosion on TK Nitiei Maru SS Sea Devil launches 4 torpedoes at TK Nitiei Maru E Sagi fails to find sub and abandons search E Otori attacking submerged sub .... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000055 Afternoon Air attack 1944-11-15 68,71 Quinhon Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Quinhon at 68,71 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter TF.X x 14 No Allied losses Japanese Ships TK Ogura Maru #3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire TK Ogura Maru #1, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk TK Manju Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Beaufighter TF.X launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000064 Afternoon Air attack 1944-11-15 68,71 Quinhon Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Quinhon at 68,71 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter TF.X x 14 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter TF.X: 2 damaged Japanese Ships TK Ogura Maru #3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AO Naruto, Torpedo hits 1 E Hirado, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Beaufighter TF.X launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000065 ASW attack 1944-11-15 58,75 Soc Trang ASW attack near Soc Trang at 58,75 Japanese Ships E Ukishima E Aotaka Allied Ships SS Haddo SS Haddo is sighted by escort Haddo bottoming out .... E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000066 Ground combat 1944-11-15 Haiphong 68,57 Ground combat at Haiphong (68,57) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 51016 troops, 543 guns, 780 vehicles, Assault Value = 1815 Defending force 11818 troops, 163 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 208 Allied adjusted assault: 1441 Japanese adjusted defense: 123 Allied assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied forces CAPTURE Haiphong !!! Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-) experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 4777 casualties reported Squads: 174 destroyed, 119 disabled Non Combat: 90 destroyed, 50 disabled Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 114 (103 destroyed, 11 disabled) Vehicles lost 26 (26 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 6 Allied ground losses: 358 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 63rd Indian Brigade 18th Cavalry Regiment 20th Indian Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 255th Indian Tank Brigade 3rd New Chinese Corps 33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 163rd Light AA Regiment 31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 8th Belfast Heavy Regiment 1st West African AA Regiment 4th West African AA Regiment Defending units: 36th Division 102nd Infantry Regiment 61st Infantry Brigade Haiphong Fortress 54th JNAF AF Unit 92nd JAAF AF Bn 108th JAAF AF Bn 000067 Ground combat 1944-11-15 Bangkok 56,62 Ground combat at Bangkok (56,62) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 104436 troops, 1789 guns, 1660 vehicles, Assault Value = 2748 Defending force 37852 troops, 257 guns, 197 vehicles, Assault Value = 457 Allied adjusted assault: 4061 Japanese adjusted defense: 39 Allied assault odds: 104 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 14135 casualties reported Squads: 280 destroyed, 71 disabled Non Combat: 908 destroyed, 38 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 47 (39 destroyed, 8 disabled) Vehicles lost 57 (57 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Allied ground losses: 604 casualties reported Squads: 14 destroyed, 71 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Guns lost 23 (1 destroyed, 22 disabled) Assaulting units: 25th Indian/B Division 6th New Chinese Corps 25th Indian/A Division 23rd Indian Division 50th Tank Brigade 81st (West African) Division 5th Indian Division 254th Armoured Brigade 3rd Carabiniers Regiment 82nd (West African) Division 39th Indian Division 26th Australian Brigade 18th Australian Brigade 268th Motorised Brigade 25th Indian/C Division 15th Indian Construction Battalion 823rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 497th Base Group 85th Medium Regiment 86th Medium Regiment 853rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 87th Medium Regiment 2/13th Fld RAA Regiment 1st Bombay Construction Battalion 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment 56th Heavy Regiment 1st Bengal Construction Battalion 134th (East Ang) Regiment 2/11th Fld RAA Regiment 88th Medium Regiment Defending units: 3rd Division 20th Division 3rd Tank Division 25th Division 15th Army 28th Air Flotilla /1 000068 Ground combat 1944-11-15 Chumphon 52,66 Ground combat at Chumphon (52,66) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 8666 troops, 116 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 670 Defending force 9393 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 Allied adjusted assault: 122 Japanese adjusted defense: 35 Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 347 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 79 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 28th (East African) Brigade 11th PAVO Regiment 2nd British Division 48th Gurkha Brigade 3rd (Special Force) Division Defending units: 11th Division 2nd INA Gandhi Regiment 1st INA Subhas Regiment 000069 surrounded 1944-11-15 Chumphon 52,66 Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Chumphon • Great results at Haiphong! Our units need recovery plus there is a small unit doing rearguard which must be dealt with. In addition, there are 5 enemy units in the jungle in front of Langson, and I think we will push east across the river to avoid the need for shock attacking into the jungle. Bad enough we already must shock attack again whenever we move on Hanoi. • Fantastic results at Bangkok. Our troops are Disrupted, but will continue the assault to take advantage of the worse state of the enemy troops. • The 2nd British Division will be back on line tomorrow at Chumphon. • 509 AV will assault at Bien Hoa tomorrow. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Rain over Japan tomorrow; no B-29 strikes. Complete combat report attached.

BBfanboy -> RE: 1944 November 15 (7/22/2021 6:55:33 PM)
Congrats on taking Haiphong so quickly! You can avoid the shock attack at Hanoi if you circle to the north of Hanoi and turn to Hanoi after you cross the river. Of course that will take more time, so it depends on your schedule and your tolerance for losses from a shock attack. You really hit the TK/AO jackpot at CRB, and I think those annoying 'E' escorts are a sweet bonus to sink. [:)]

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 15 (7/22/2021 8:41:07 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy Congrats on taking Haiphong so quickly! You can avoid the shock attack at Hanoi if you circle to the north of Hanoi and turn to Hanoi after you cross the river. Of course that will take more time, so it depends on your schedule and your tolerance for losses from a shock attack. You really hit the TK/AO jackpot at CRB, and I think those annoying 'E' escorts are a sweet bonus to sink. [:)] Yeah, that would be a long way around. I'm going to send most units east to cross the river peacefully and move on Langson through the jungle. The units now in Hanoi aren't worth much combat-wise so even recovered to some degree they can be handled by follow up forces later. The ones in the jungle across the river from Hanoi I just don't know about. Not sure if they have been weakened or are fresh and dangerous.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 16 (7/23/2021 3:07:09 PM)
1944 November 16 INVADED INVESTED Quinhon Hue CHANGED OWNERSHIP Allied forces CAPTURE Bien Hoa !!! Overall • 1,998 strategic points. • No carrier or battleship sightings. • 194x B-29's report ready. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Probolinggo will be seized tomorrow. • The invasion convoy for Balikpapan is loading supplies at Darwin. Philippines • Hiding from ASW. quote: 000002 ASW attack 1944-11-16 81,70 Laoag ASW attack near Laoag at 81,70 Japanese Ships E Tomozuru Allied Ships SS Sea Poacher SS Sea Poacher is sighted by escort Sea Poacher diving deep .... E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000057 ASW attack 1944-11-16 76,70 Iba ASW attack near Iba at 76,70 Japanese Ships DD Isonami Allied Ships SS Piper SS Piper is sighted by escort Piper diving deep .... DD Isonami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Isonami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Isonami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Isonami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Isonami fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Got one! quote: 000001 Sub attack 1944-11-16 70,72 Cam Ranh Bay Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 70,72 Japanese Ships TK Rikko Maru E No.60 TK Kaizyo Maru TK Hoyo Maru E Sagi E Otori Allied Ships SS Bluegill SS Bluegill launches 2 torpedoes at TK Rikko Maru Bluegill diving deep .... E Sagi fails to find sub and abandons search E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000056 Sub attack 1944-11-16 65,75 Cam Ranh Bay Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 65,75 Japanese Ships PB Shonan Maru #6, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Haddo SS Haddo launches 2 torpedoes Sub escapes detection 000058 Ground combat 1944-11-16 Haiphong 68,57 Ground combat at Haiphong (68,57) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 50763 troops, 543 guns, 780 vehicles, Assault Value = 1773 Defending force 816 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Allied adjusted assault: 594 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 594 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1060 casualties reported Squads: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 255th Indian Tank Brigade 20th Indian Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 63rd Indian Brigade 18th Cavalry Regiment 3rd New Chinese Corps 163rd Light AA Regiment 26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 8th Belfast Heavy Regiment 1st West African AA Regiment 4th West African AA Regiment Defending units: Haiphong Fortress 000059 Ground combat 1944-11-16 Bangkok 56,62 Ground combat at Bangkok (56,62) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 104144 troops, 1789 guns, 1660 vehicles, Assault Value = 2716 Defending force 25904 troops, 179 guns, 148 vehicles, Assault Value = 336 Allied adjusted assault: 3692 Japanese adjusted defense: 17 Allied assault odds: 217 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 9194 casualties reported Squads: 538 destroyed, 193 disabled Non Combat: 647 destroyed, 37 disabled Engineers: 15 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 125 (108 destroyed, 17 disabled) Vehicles lost 25 (21 destroyed, 4 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 459 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 58 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 10 disabled Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled) Assaulting units: 81st (West African) Division 50th Tank Brigade 18th Australian Brigade 82nd (West African) Division 23rd Indian Division 254th Armoured Brigade 26th Australian Brigade 3rd Carabiniers Regiment 39th Indian Division 5th Indian Division 268th Motorised Brigade 25th Indian/B Division 25th Indian/A Division 6th New Chinese Corps 25th Indian/C Division 823rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 87th Medium Regiment 1st Bengal Construction Battalion 2/13th Fld RAA Regiment 86th Medium Regiment 497th Base Group 2/11th Fld RAA Regiment 853rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment 56th Heavy Regiment 1st Bombay Construction Battalion 134th (East Ang) Regiment 85th Medium Regiment 15th Indian Construction Battalion 88th Medium Regiment Defending units: 20th Division 25th Division 3rd Tank Division 28th Air Flotilla /1 000060 Ground combat 1944-11-16 Bien Hoa 61,70 Ground combat at Bien Hoa (61,70) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 14039 troops, 144 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 513 Defending force 2355 troops, 18 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Allied adjusted assault: 351 Japanese adjusted defense: 17 Allied assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Bien Hoa !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1005 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 9 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 17 (5 destroyed, 12 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Allied ground losses: 61 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 23rd LRP Brigade 3rd Commando Brigade 22nd (East African) Brigade 16th Indian Brigade Defending units: 30th JNAF AF Unit 90th JAAF AF Bn 000061 Ground combat 1944-11-16 Chumphon 52,66 Ground combat at Chumphon (52,66) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 22466 troops, 354 guns, 201 vehicles, Assault Value = 664 Defending force 9095 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 Allied adjusted assault: 316 Japanese adjusted defense: 7 Allied assault odds: 45 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-) fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1018 casualties reported Squads: 118 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 64 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 26 (22 destroyed, 4 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 71 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 11th PAVO Regiment 2nd British Division 28th (East African) Brigade 48th Gurkha Brigade 3rd (Special Force) Division Defending units: 11th Division 2nd INA Gandhi Regiment 1st INA Subhas Regiment 000062 surrounded 1944-11-16 Bangkok 56,62 Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Bangkok 000063 surrounded 1944-11-16 Chumphon 52,66 Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Chumphon • Cracked the fort at Haiphong. • Another big haul at Bangkok. Several of our infantry units are being taken off line due to high proportion of disabled squads. • Bien Hoa is ours, but Saigon looks to have defenses too strong for our forces on scene. • Good progress at Chumphon, one of the combat units has been destroyed. We hope to get the other two before they exit the hex and engage our road block. • Phnom Penh is in revolt! Drat, we have garrison requirements to meet here and there. • Our troops at Haiphong need to recover before moving on. There is already 1 enemy unit across the river to the east, so we will get the armor moving to cross the river as soon as possible. • Additional forces have begun arriving at Hue with more shortly due. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Rain forecast for the Home Islands tomorrow. No B-29 strikes. When we get a good enough forecast there will be daylight strikes against Hamamatsu with fighters sweeps. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 17 (7/24/2021 6:46:09 AM)
1944 November 17 INVADED INVESTED Quinhon Hue CHANGED OWNERSHIP Probolinggo is occupied by the Allies Overall • 1,998 strategic points. • 211 B-29's report ready. • No carriers or battleships sighted. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Missed from the bottom. quote: 000048 Sub attack 1944-11-17 53,81 Terempa Sub attack near Terempa at 53,81 Japanese Ships PB Kyo Maru #2 PB Takuna Maru #7 Allied Ships SS Gurnard SS Gurnard launches 2 torpedoes at PB Kyo Maru #2 Gurnard bottoming out .... PB Takuna Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Takuna Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Takuna Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Takuna Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Takuna Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Philippines • Got three! quote: 000043 Morning Air attack 1944-11-17 68,78 Balabac Morning Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 68,78 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 55 TBF-1 Avenger x 12 TBM-1C Avenger x 23 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships AO Toho Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk AO Shinkoku Maru E Mikura E W-22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk E W-25, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk E Miyake AO Kyokuto Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. 4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. 4 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. 5 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. 5 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. 6 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. Massive explosion on AO Toho Maru China • ASW 1st Team. quote: 000002 Sub attack 1944-11-17 73,69 Samah Sub attack near Samah at 73,69 Japanese Ships DD Hakaze DD Hokaze Allied Ships SS Sea Poacher, hits 1 SS Sea Poacher launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hakaze Sea Poacher diving deep .... DD Hokaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hokaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Hokaze is out of ASW ammo DD Hokaze is out of ASW ammo DD Hokaze is out of ASW ammo DD Hokaze is out of ASW ammo DD Hokaze is out of ASW ammo DD Hokaze is out of ASW ammo DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000049 ASW attack 1944-11-17 75,66 Hong Kong ASW attack near Hong Kong at 75,66 Japanese Ships DD Shimakaze DD Akatsuki Allied Ships SS Sea Owl, hits 2, heavy damage SS Sea Owl is located by DD Shimakaze Sea Owl diving deep .... DD Akatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Akatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Akatsuki attacking submerged sub .... DD Akatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Akatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Got two. quote: 000001 Sub attack 1944-11-17 71,70 Quinhon Sub attack near Quinhon at 71,70 Japanese Ships TK Kuroshio Maru TK Rikko Maru TK Hoyo Maru TK Gen'yo Maru E Sagi E Otori Allied Ships SS Lagarto, hits 2 SS Lagarto launches 2 torpedoes at TK Kuroshio Maru Lagarto diving deep .... E Sagi fails to find sub and abandons search E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub 000046 Afternoon Air attack 1944-11-17 61,73 Saigon Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Saigon at 61,73 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter TF.X x 16 No Allied losses Japanese Ships SC Ch 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk SC Ch 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk SC Ch 17 Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Beaufighter TF.X launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000050 Ground combat 1944-11-17 Bangkok 56,62 Ground combat at Bangkok (56,62) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 63118 troops, 1292 guns, 1497 vehicles, Assault Value = 2710 Defending force 12278 troops, 87 guns, 117 vehicles, Assault Value = 26 Allied adjusted assault: 4175 Japanese adjusted defense: 5 Allied assault odds: 835 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 14939 casualties reported Squads: 523 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 696 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 107 (107 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 94 (94 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 3 Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 6th New Chinese/B Corps 39th Indian Division 5th Indian Division 81st (West African)/A Division 18th Australian Brigade 82nd (West African)/C Division 81st (West African)/C Division 82nd (West African)/B Division 23rd Indian Division 25th Indian/C Division 25th Indian/B Division 50th Tank Brigade 26th Australian Brigade 6th New Chinese/A Corps 3rd Carabiniers Regiment 82nd (West African)/A Division 81st (West African)/B Division 268th Motorised Brigade 254th Armoured Brigade 25th Indian/A Division 6th New Chinese/C Corps 56th Heavy Regiment 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment 85th Medium Regiment 86th Medium Regiment 2/13th Fld RAA Regiment 1st Bengal Construction Battalion 823rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 853rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 497th Base Group 134th (East Ang) Regiment 2/11th Fld RAA Regiment 15th Indian Construction Battalion 1st Bombay Construction Battalion 87th Medium Regiment 88th Medium Regiment Defending units: 3rd Tank Division 25th Division 28th Air Flotilla /1 000051 Ground combat 1944-11-17 Chumphon 52,66 Ground combat at Chumphon (52,66) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 22416 troops, 354 guns, 201 vehicles, Assault Value = 657 Defending force 7569 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8 Allied adjusted assault: 455 Japanese adjusted defense: 3 Allied assault odds: 151 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1379 casualties reported Squads: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 16 (6 destroyed, 10 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd British Division 11th PAVO Regiment 28th (East African) Brigade 48th Gurkha Brigade 3rd (Special Force) Division Defending units: 11th Division 2nd INA Gandhi Regiment • Bangkok fini! • Nearly done at Chumphon, just one more enemy unit to go. • Attack at Kompong Trach tomorrow. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Forecast over Japan is overcast. No B-28 strikes. the next strikes will go when the weather is other than rain or overcast. Complete combat report attached.

BBfanboy -> RE: 1944 November 17 (7/25/2021 1:05:43 AM)
Great work all round! Your previous raids that wiped out so many supply ships are telling in Indo-China. [image]local://upfiles/35791/D4887D87096740188286920A3A0EE9EC.gif[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 18 (7/25/2021 4:08:18 PM)
1944 November 18 INVADED INVESTED Quinhon Hue Davao CHANGED OWNERSHIP Allied forces CAPTURE Kompong Trach !!! Overall • 1,998 strategic points. • 222x B-29's report ready. There is quite an influx of additional B-29 squadrons underway. • No carriers or battleships sighted. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • All over. quote: 000005 Sub attack 1944-11-18 51,89 Muntok Sub attack near Muntok at 51,89 Japanese Ships E Wakataka Allied Ships SS S-28 SS S-28 launches 2 torpedoes at E Wakataka E Wakataka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Wakataka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Wakataka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Wakataka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Wakataka fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Philippines • Our troops have reached Davao. China • Ouch. quote: 000004 Sub attack 1944-11-18 74,67 Hong Kong Sub attack near Hong Kong at 74,67 Japanese Ships E No.7 E No.8 Allied Ships SS Razorback, hits 9, heavy damage SS Razorback launches 2 torpedoes at E No.7 E No.8 attacking submerged sub .... E No.8 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.8 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.8 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.8 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Still rolling in Indochina; close to finishing the enemy at Chumphon. quote: 000001 Sub attack 1944-11-18 63,74 Cam Ranh Bay Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 63,74 Japanese Ships PB Senyo Maru Allied Ships SS Blackfish SS Blackfish launches 2 torpedoes Blackfish bottoming out .... PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000053 Ground combat 1944-11-18 Kompong Trach 57,70 Ground combat at Kompong Trach (57,70) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 3750 troops, 66 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 125 Defending force 947 troops, 8 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 Allied adjusted assault: 124 Japanese adjusted defense: 7 Allied assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Kompong Trach !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 416 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 25th Australian Brigade Defending units: 36th JAAF AF Bn 000054 Ground combat 1944-11-18 Chumphon 52,66 Ground combat at Chumphon (52,66) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 22769 troops, 354 guns, 302 vehicles, Assault Value = 652 Defending force 6498 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Allied adjusted assault: 492 Japanese adjusted defense: 3 Allied assault odds: 164 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 835 casualties reported Squads: 82 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd British Division 28th (East African) Brigade 11th PAVO Regiment 48th Gurkha Brigade 3rd (Special Force) Division Defending units: 11th Division 000055 surrounded 1944-11-18 Chumphon 52,66 Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Chumphon • More than 11,000 enemy left the 11th Division at Chumphon, but they are fading fast. • Our troops at Haiphong are still recovering but should be ready to move out tomorrow. • Have a plan to keep Saigon and Cam Ranh Bay as separate pockets to reduce individually instead of allowing retreat from one to the other. About 42,000 enemy troops in Saigon and about 37,000 in Cam Ranh Bay. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Preparing. quote: 000002 Night Naval bombardment 1944-11-18 Haha-jima 110,75 Night Naval bombardment of Haha-jima at 110,75 Allied Ships CL Marblehead CL Richmond DD Balch DD Selfridge Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 2 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 1 SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Marblehead CL Marblehead firing at Haha-jima SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Richmond CL Richmond firing at 12th Garrison Unit DD Balch firing at Haha-jima DD Selfridge firing at Haha-jima 000003 Night Naval bombardment 1944-11-18 Haha-jima 110,75 Night Naval bombardment of Haha-jima at 110,75 Allied Ships CL Phoenix DD Case DD Cummings Japanese ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled CL Phoenix firing at 12th Garrison Unit DD Case firing at Haha-jima DD Cummings firing at 12th Garrison Unit • Forecast over Japan is overcast. No B-29 strikes. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 18 (7/29/2021 2:39:29 PM)
Continued Overcast forecast for Japan. Should I send the B-29's anyway or wait for better weather? 234 B-29's are ready.

BBfanboy -> RE: 1944 November 18 (7/29/2021 3:24:45 PM)
I would send 2 squadrons to a target with little CAP just to keep him guessing. If you consistently avoid missions according to weather forecast he will be able to rest his fighter force too.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 18 (7/29/2021 3:31:53 PM)
Good point! Executing...

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 19 (7/29/2021 4:55:53 PM)
1944 November 19 INVADED INVESTED Quinhon Hue Davao CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • 1,998 strategic points. • No carriers or battleships sighted at sea, 1 battleship sighted in port at Hong Kong. • 234 B-29's report ready. • It looks like we will not get any further division sized ground combat units until April 1945. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • No joy. quote: 000004 Sub attack 1944-11-19 54,80 Kuantan Sub attack near Kuantan at 54,80 Japanese Ships E Ukishima E Aotaka Allied Ships SS Blackfish SS Blackfish launches 4 torpedoes at E Ukishima Blackfish bottoming out .... E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000040 Sub attack 1944-11-19 54,80 Kuantan Sub attack near Kuantan at 54,80 Japanese Ships E Aotaka Allied Ships SS Blackfish SS Blackfish launches 2 torpedoes at E Aotaka E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Assault with 124 AV at Malang tomorrow. • General plan for Malaya: Limited forces will work their way down the peninsula, all preparing for Singapore. Care will be taken to preserve fighting strength during the advance. The advance will necessarily lag behind the Allied advance on Sumatra, so RN battleships will be available to bombard Singapore to support a river crossing and, with replenishment delays, the reduction of the enemy in Singapore. Philippines • Assault with 258 AV at Davao tomorrow. China • Go deep! quote: 000001 ASW attack 1944-11-19 74,68 Hong Kong ASW attack near Hong Kong at 74,68 Japanese Ships AO Kyokuto Maru E Miyake Allied Ships SS Queenfish, hits 4 SS Queenfish is sighted by escort Queenfish diving deep .... E Miyake fails to find sub, continues to search... E Miyake fails to find sub, continues to search... E Miyake fails to find sub, continues to search... E Miyake attacking submerged sub .... E Miyake attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub • Most of the Allied forces around Bangkok will head for China after each recovers as needed. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Wearing down the 11th Division but they are still there. quote: 000041 Ground combat 1944-11-19 Chumphon 52,66 Ground combat at Chumphon (52,66) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 22768 troops, 354 guns, 302 vehicles, Assault Value = 652 Defending force 5239 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Allied adjusted assault: 304 Japanese adjusted defense: 3 Allied assault odds: 101 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1039 casualties reported Squads: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 28th (East African) Brigade 11th PAVO Regiment 2nd British Division 48th Gurkha Brigade 3rd (Special Force) Division Defending units: 11th Division 000042 surrounded 1944-11-19 Chumphon 52,66 Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Chumphon • Assault at Hue tomorrow with 574 AV. • Imperial forces east of Hanoi and Haiphong are spreading out, presumably to cover the various possible river crossing points available to us. • Modest Allied forces will remain in Indochina to help overcome resistance and secure bases remaining in enemy hands. The rest will move on to China (most forces) and Malaya. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Trying to get their naval search planes. quote: 000002 Night Naval bombardment 1944-11-19 Haha-jima 110,75 Night Naval bombardment of Haha-jima at 110,75 Allied Ships CL Marblehead CL Richmond DD Balch DD Selfridge Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Runway hits 5 Port hits 7 Port supply hits 1 SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Marblehead CL Marblehead firing at 12th Garrison Unit SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Richmond CL Richmond firing at Haha-jima DD Balch firing at Haha-jima DD Selfridge firing at 12th Garrison Unit 000003 Night Naval bombardment 1944-11-19 Haha-jima 110,75 Night Naval bombardment of Haha-jima at 110,75 Allied Ships CL Phoenix DD Case DD Cummings Runway hits 1 CL Phoenix firing at 12th Garrison Unit DD Case firing at Haha-jima DD Cummings firing at 12th Garrison Unit • Overcast tomorrow over Japan. Tonight 48x B-29-1 from Guam will raid Manpower at Kagoshima from 5,000 ft. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 20 (7/30/2021 3:28:19 AM)
1944 November 20 INVADED INVESTED Quinhon Hue Davao CHANGED OWNERSHIP Allied forces CAPTURE Malang !!! Overall • 1,998 strategic points. • No carrier or battleship sightings. • 237 B-29's report ready. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Now the 19th Australian Brigade has to camp out, there are too many enemy at Soerabaja. quote: 000001 Sub attack 1944-11-20 49,89 Muntok Sub attack near Muntok at 49,89 Japanese Ships TK Arima Maru #4 TK Kanze Maru TK Akatuki Maru PB Fuji Maru #4 Allied Ships SS S-27 SS S-27 launches 4 torpedoes at TK Arima Maru #4 S-27 bottoming out .... PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000052 Ground combat 1944-11-20 Malang 55,105 Ground combat at Malang (55,105) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 3742 troops, 66 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 125 Defending force 562 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Allied adjusted assault: 56 Japanese adjusted defense: 10 Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Malang !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 146 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 19th Australian Brigade Defending units: Yokosuka 3rd SNLF • Philippines • It's a start. quote: 000050 Ground combat 1944-11-20 Davao 79,91 Ground combat at Davao (79,91) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 8253 troops, 181 guns, 139 vehicles, Assault Value = 263 Defending force 5042 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 132 Allied adjusted assault: 97 Japanese adjusted defense: 346 Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 4) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 176 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 259 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) Assaulting units: 30th Australian Brigade 8th NZ Brigade 1st RAA Med Arty Regiment 147th Field Artillery Battalion 2nd RAA Med Arty Regiment Defending units: Kure 2nd SNLF 16th Naval Guard Unit 37th JNAF AF Unit • I did not expect the fortifications to be that developed. We will have more air support on line for the next assault. China • Missed. quote: 000004 Sub attack 1944-11-20 76,64 Hong Kong Sub attack near Hong Kong at 76,64 Japanese Ships E No.22 E No.30 Allied Ships SS Atule SS Atule launches 2 torpedoes at E No.22 E No.30 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.30 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.30 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.30 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.30 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Got five! quote: 000038 Afternoon Air attack 1944-11-20 59,78 Soc Trang Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 59,78 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft Mosquito FB.VI x 7 Allied aircraft losses Mosquito FB.VI: 2 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Kazuura Maru, Shell hits 3, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Nissyu Maru, Shell hits 2, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Mosquito FB.VI bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 000039 Afternoon Air attack 1944-11-20 59,78 Soc Trang Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 59,78 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter TF.X x 16 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Nitiran Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Tatuharu Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Kosei Maru xAK Kamogawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Beaufighter TF.X launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000051 Ground combat 1944-11-20 Hue 66,64 Ground combat at Hue (66,64) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 15564 troops, 323 guns, 245 vehicles, Assault Value = 580 Defending force 4485 troops, 32 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 154 Allied adjusted assault: 351 Japanese adjusted defense: 237 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 160 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 33 (15 destroyed, 18 disabled) Allied ground losses: 428 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 50 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Assaulting units: 17th Australian Brigade 20th Australian Brigade 21st Australian Brigade 50th Indian Para Brigade 150th RAC Regiment 44th (Support) Battalion Defending units: 19th Tank Regiment 37th/C Division 000053 Ground combat 1944-11-20 Chumphon 52,66 Ground combat at Chumphon (52,66) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 22762 troops, 354 guns, 302 vehicles, Assault Value = 674 Defending force 4227 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Allied adjusted assault: 348 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 348 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-) fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3738 casualties reported Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 75 destroyed, 171 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 28th (East African) Brigade 11th PAVO Regiment 2nd British Division 48th Gurkha Brigade 3rd (Special Force) Division III/221 Gp Forward Base Force III/224 Gp Forward Base Force Defending units: 11th Division 000054 surrounded 1944-11-20 Chumphon 52,66 Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Chumphon • The large Chinese Army unit, with two tank units and artillery, is moving eastward from Haiphong to cross the river into the enemy unit blocking the road there. • The troops at Hue will continue their attack tomorrow with 529 AV. Various B-25 marks are moving forward to Pakse to provide support. Another 103 AV will arrive to late to participate. • Less than 5,200 enemy left fleeing Chumphon. • Our CVE TF is 3 hexes NW of Balabac, 9 hexes SE of Cam Ranh Bay. With torpedo and naval strike trained bombers at Kratie and Bien Hoa we have any convoys passing through the area in a vise. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Talk about a wimpy raid, but they got hits. quote: AIR NIGHT STRIKES 3 x 462nd BG/768th BS B-29-1 Superfort stray due to night 5 x 500th BG/882nd BS B-29-1 Superfort stray due to night 000002 Night Air attack 1944-11-20 Kagoshima 102,60 Night Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 5 Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged Manpower hits 8 Fires 2424 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 5000 feet * City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 000003 Night Air attack 1944-11-20 Kagoshima 102,60 Night Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 5 No Allied losses Manpower hits 1 Fires 2781 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 5000 feet * City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 000005 ASW attack 1944-11-20 107,61 Kobe ASW attack near Kobe at 107,61 Japanese Ships E No.49 Allied Ships SS Trigger, hits 6 SS Trigger is located by E No.49 E No.49 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.49 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.49 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.49 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.49 attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub • Rain is forecast for Japan tomorrow, so definitely no B-29 strikes. Complete combat report attached.

RangerJoe -> RE: 1944 November 20 (7/30/2021 3:36:46 AM)
Send a couple of airstrikes- target an airfield or three![8D] Or even a port! Don't let him rest his aircraft on bad weather nights.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 20 (7/30/2021 4:58:26 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe Send a couple of airstrikes- target an airfield or three![8D] Or even a port! Don't let him rest his aircraft on bad weather nights. I get that, but I want to use the B-29's as effectively as practical. Don't want to keep wasting them on bad weather raids. Of course if the spate of bad weather continues, I'll have to anyway. I really want to get in that big daylight raid with fighters sweeps.

Lowpe -> RE: 1944 November 20 (7/30/2021 1:19:53 PM)
Break out Patton's prayer![:)]

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 20 (7/31/2021 1:02:47 AM)
It seems the patron saint of butt kicking has failed us. Overcast for tomorrow. We have more than 240 B-29's ready and 75 P-38's ready to sweep. What do you think?

witpqs -> RE: 1944 November 21 (7/31/2021 4:17:30 AM)
1944 November 21 INVADED INVESTED Quinhon Hue Davao CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • 2,000 strategic points. • 256x B-29's report ready but that number includes recently ferried aircraft. • No carriers or battleships sighted. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Got one! quote: 000001 Sub attack 1944-11-21 57,82 Groot Natoena Sub attack near Groot Natoena at 57,82 Japanese Ships PB Rokko Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage PB Kyo Maru #11 Allied Ships SS Gurnard SS Gurnard launches 2 torpedoes at PB Rokko Maru #2 Gurnard bottoming out .... PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Recon shows Samarinda is empty, so rather than wait and coordinate with the landing at Balikpapan, the 2/7th Cav/Cdo Bn will drop there tomorrow. • The Balikpapan invasion forces sail tonight and should be in place for landings the day after tomorrow or the following day. Philippines China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Got seven! quote: 000005 Morning Air attack 1944-11-21 66,76 Cam Ranh Bay Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 66,76 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft Avenger II x 12 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Shinanogawa Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Kumagawa Maru xAK Koryu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Huzikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Avenger II launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000006 Morning Air attack 1944-11-21 66,76 Cam Ranh Bay Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 66,76 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter TF.X x 16 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Koryu Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Kumagawa Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Keiyo Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Beaufighter TF.X launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000038 Afternoon Air attack 1944-11-21 66,76 Cam Ranh Bay Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 66,76 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Allied aircraft Avenger II x 12 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Kotoku Maru xAK Tenyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Kosei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Avenger II launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000046 Ground combat 1944-11-21 Hue 66,64 Ground combat at Hue (66,64) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 15256 troops, 323 guns, 245 vehicles, Assault Value = 638 Defending force 4219 troops, 32 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 114 Allied adjusted assault: 330 Japanese adjusted defense: 123 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 252 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 31 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 21 (21 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 81 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Assaulting units: 21st Australian Brigade 150th RAC Regiment 17th Australian Brigade 475th USA Regiment 50th Indian Para Brigade 20th Australian Brigade 44th (Support) Battalion Defending units: 19th Tank Regiment 37th/C Division • Nice advance at Hue. With the additional unit in place the assault tomorrow will have 621 AV. • The remnants of the IJ division at Chumphon has slipped along the trail. They are blocked by our pioneer Bn so we hope to get the pursuit on top of them before the enemy troops at Surat Thani can engineer a breakout for them. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Forecast over Japan is for overcast. • B-29 target: Hamamatsu, daylight, 10,000 ft. About 168x B-29 will strike the Nakajima Ha-45 factory 230(11); about 30x B-29 will strike the J7W1 Shinden factory 25(6); about 25x B-29 will strike the Ki-83 factory 27(4); about 27x B-29 will strike the Ki-201 Kanyu factory 9(11). 75x P-38J will sweep the target. Complete combat report attached.

RangerJoe -> RE: 1944 November 20 (8/1/2021 5:58:51 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs It seems the patron saint of butt kicking has failed us. Overcast for tomorrow. We have more than 240 B-29's ready and 75 P-38's ready to sweep. What do you think? Bomb something, no rest for the defense.

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