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RangerJoe -> RE: 1945 February 24 (11/17/2021 2:24:21 PM)
Don't forget to hit the airfields and ports to try and hit the supplies there as well as hitting the fuel at ports.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 24 (11/17/2021 2:33:42 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe Don't forget to hit the airfields and ports to try and hit the supplies there as well as hitting the fuel at ports. Yes, been hitting the relevant airfields with the main aim of achieving supply hits. Over the course of time I find it much more difficult to get fuel hits at ports so I won't bother with that.

BBfanboy -> RE: 1945 February 24 (11/17/2021 2:38:27 PM)
quote: witpqs: (I don't think on recon I've ever seen either HI or LI go below 2) Right. One of those two points is ephemeral. When you do a mouseover of a base the industry figures are always +1 over actual. That only changes if it is one of your bases and you open the base screen and look at the industry directly. Subsequent mouseover that turn will show actual numbers. Don't know why that is, but it is similar to the 1 extra AV point attributed to LCUs even if they have no actual combat troops.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 25 (11/19/2021 3:27:42 PM)
1945 February 25 INVADED Amphibious TF 111 offshore of Sampit INVESTED Cam Ranh Bay Palembang Nanning CHANGED OWNERSHIP Sandakan is occupied by the Allies Overall • Strategic points: 11,322 • B-29's reporting ready: 202 • Total B-29's deployed: 227 • +/- VP today: +297 • There is a sighting of dubious quality: 6 ships, 4x CVE, 1 hex NW of Taihoku, heading southwest. Nothing else. 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 • Will capture tomorrow. quote: 000072 Amphibious Assault 1945-02-25 Sampit 58,97 Amphibious Assault at Sampit (58,97) TF 111 troops unloading over beach at Sampit, 58,97 Allied ground losses: 52 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled • After units at Johore Bharu transition out of strat move mode those assigned to the crossing will begin moving. Philippines • Bushnell can still make 13 knots so the convoy will stay on course to Saigon. quote: 000007 Sub attack 1945-02-25 71,84 Balabac Sub attack near Balabac at 71,84 Japanese Ships SS I-46, hits 24, and is sunk Allied Ships AS Bushnell, Torpedo hits 1 DE Crowley AD Piedmont SS I-46 launches 2 torpedoes at AS Bushnell DE Crowley fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Crowley fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Crowley fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Crowley attacking submerged sub .... SS I-46 forced to surface! AS Bushnell firing on surfaced sub .... AD Piedmont firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves 000008 ASW attack 1945-02-25 78,94 Dadjangas ASW attack near Dadjangas at 78,94 Japanese Ships SS I-184 Allied Ships AP Gen. C.G.Morton AP Gen. O.H.Ernst AP Gen. J.R.Brooke AP Gen. T.H.Bliss AP Gen. G.O.Squier AP Gen. H.W.Butner AK Provo Victory AK Iran Victory DD Perkins DD Blue SS I-184 is sighted by escort DD Perkins fails to find sub and abandons search DD Blue fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Blue fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000070 ASW attack 1945-02-25 78,94 Dadjangas ASW attack near Dadjangas at 78,94 Japanese Ships SS I-20, hits 8 Allied Ships APA Oneida DE Charles J. Kimmel SS I-20 is sighted by escort I-20 diving deep .... DE Charles J. Kimmel fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Charles J. Kimmel attacking submerged sub .... DE Charles J. Kimmel attacking submerged sub .... DE Charles J. Kimmel fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Charles J. Kimmel fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000071 ASW attack 1945-02-25 78,94 Dadjangas ASW attack near Dadjangas at 78,94 Japanese Ships SS I-184 Allied Ships DE Walter C. Wann APA Oneida DE Charles J. Kimmel SS I-184 launches 2 torpedoes at DE Walter C. Wann I-184 diving deep .... DE Charles J. Kimmel fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Charles J. Kimmel fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Charles J. Kimmel fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Bringing some ASW groups into the area. • The RN carriers will also move into the Celebes Sea in case there is an IJN carrier excursion. Cotabato is the marshalling area for Naha, while Manado, Talaud-eilanden, and Dadjangas serve that role for Amami Oshima, Okinoerabushima, and Tokunoshima. We have lots of transport shipping about. China • These waters still dangerous. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1945-02-25 91,59 Wenchow ASW attack near Wenchow at 91,59 Japanese Ships E No.213 Allied Ships SS Lizardfish, hits 5 SS Lizardfish is sighted by escort Lizardfish bottoming out .... E No.213 attacking submerged sub .... E No.213 is out of ASW ammo E No.213 is out of ASW ammo E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000073 Ground combat 1945-02-25 71,49 Kunming Ground combat at 71,49 (near Kunming) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 16366 troops, 136 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 487 Defending force 3744 troops, 66 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 125 Japanese adjusted assault: 405 Allied adjusted defense: 127 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 491 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 44 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 852 casualties reported Squads: 33 destroyed, 41 disabled Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 19 (6 destroyed, 13 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (5 destroyed, 3 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 57th Division 65th Naval Guard Unit Defending units: 18th Australian Brigade 000075 Ground combat 1945-02-25 68,51 Mengtze Ground combat at 68,51 (near Mengtze) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 7452 troops, 131 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 243 Defending force 3282 troops, 58 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 71 Allied adjusted assault: 131 Japanese adjusted defense: 310 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 373 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 92 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 20th Australian Brigade 26th Australian Brigade Defending units: 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 23rd JAAF AF Bn • It took a shock attack after heavy Allied air strikes, but the Imperial forces got the job done. There was a single Helen raid, and our own air support made a number of effective strikes on the evil ground troops. The Empire did put up CAP of Franks and Ki-83, and out sweeps treated them roughly indeed. It's good seeing Ki-83 go down (23 of them and 3 Franks). It will take two hexes of road travel for the evil horde to catch up to the brave 18th Australian Brigade, and they will continue to have air support. Can they build effective defenses in the meantime? • Meanwhile our forces near Mengtze are making progress destroying withdrawing enemy units. • 6 LI hits at Hong Kong, now 70(151); 12 LI hits at Wuchow, now 12(49). India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • We will be using available naval forces to harry and attrite the Cam Ranh Bay defenders while additional land troops are brought in. quote: 000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-02-25 Cam Ranh Bay 64,72 Night Naval bombardment of Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72 Allied Ships CL Nashville Japanese ground losses: 181 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 7 Port hits 6 SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Nashville CL Nashville firing at Cam Ranh Bay • 1,837 AV at Cam Ranh Bay, with 102 more marching in tomorrow. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Nighttime stuff. Ouch. quote: 000002 ASW attack 1945-02-25 100,59 Fukue-jima ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59 Japanese Ships E No.40 Allied Ships SS Haddo, hits 5, heavy damage SS Haddo is sighted by escort E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 attacking submerged sub .... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 ASW attack 1945-02-25 98,62 Amami Oshima ASW attack near Amami Oshima at 98,62 Japanese Ships PB Senyo Maru Allied Ships SS Tunny SS Tunny launches 2 torpedoes at PB Senyo Maru Tunny diving deep .... 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 • Ouch. quote: 000005 Sub attack 1945-02-25 86,62 Taichu Sub attack near Taichu at 86,62 Japanese Ships E W-5 Allied Ships SS Atule, hits 1 SS Atule launches 2 torpedoes at E W-5 Atule bottoming out .... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-5 attacking submerged sub .... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000006 Sub attack 1945-02-25 100,60 Koshiki-jima Retto Sub attack near Koshiki-jima Retto at 100,60 Japanese Ships E No.124 E No.132 Allied Ships SS Becuna, hits 4, heavy damage SS Becuna launches 4 torpedoes at E No.124 Becuna diving deep .... E No.132 attacking submerged sub .... Debris floats to surface in area of attack! Escort abandons search for sub 000069 ASW attack 1945-02-25 101,59 Nagasaki/Sasebo ASW attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59 Japanese Ships E No.132 Allied Ships SS Escolar, hits 7 SS Escolar is sighted by escort Escolar diving deep .... E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.132 attacking submerged sub .... E No.132 attacking submerged sub .... E No.132 cannot reach attack position over SS Escolar SS Escolar eludes ASW attack from E No.132 E No.132 loses contact with SS Escolar E No.132 cannot reach attack position over SS Escolar E No.132 loses contact with SS Escolar E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Cleared! quote: 000074 Ground combat 1945-02-25 Daito Shoto 98,69 Ground combat at Daito Shoto (98,69) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 54905 troops, 1203 guns, 1115 vehicles, Assault Value = 1651 Defending force 8421 troops, 93 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 24 Allied adjusted assault: 1661 Japanese adjusted defense: 3 Allied assault odds: 553 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 11884 casualties reported Squads: 306 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 704 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 65 (65 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Allied ground losses: 254 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Assaulting units: 6th Marine Division 776th Amphib Tank Battalion 711th Tank Battalion 98th Infantry Division 77th Infantry Division 34th Infantry Regiment 670th Tank Destroyer Battalion I Corps Engr Grp 37th Infantry Division 706th Tank Battalion 2/4th Armoured Regiment 223rd Field Artillery Battalion XXIV US Corps 10th USN Special Construction Battalion 1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion 10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 251st Field Artillery Battalion 4th Field Artillery Battalion 602nd Field Artillery Battalion 8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 601st Field Artillery Battalion 727th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 8th USN Special Construction Battalion Sixth US Army 198th Field Artillery Battalion 4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion 19th US Naval Construction Battalion 13th USN Special Construction Battalion 12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 536th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 15th USN Special Construction Battalion Defending units: 103rd Division 34th Ind.Mixed Brigade Daito-jima Naval Guard Unit 000076 Wiped Out 1945-02-25 Daito Shoto 98,69 34th Ind.Mixed Brigade Wiped Out at Daito Shoto by attrition!!! • Daito Shoto airfield is now size 2, but we are not too close to having LBA air support landed. We can accelerate the removal of ground troops now. • We are very close to having all invasion forces assigned to the Ryukyus at their designated marshalling locations. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 26 (11/23/2021 3:21:04 PM)
1945 February 26 INVADED INVESTED Cam Ranh Bay Palembang Jesselton Nanning CHANGED OWNERSHIP Sampit is occupied by the Allies Overall • Strategic points: 11,322 • B-29's reporting ready: 205 • Total B-29's deployed: 237 • +/- VP today: +3 • A similar group of CVE to what was spotted yesterday is at Pescadores. No other sighting of IJN heavy units. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific • An enemy sub is at Saipan, heading for Tinian. Measures taken. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Spies turned off production in the refinery at Miri. Heads will roll! • One more day and all the crossing forces will be in combat mode, then they will coordinate their movement with the battleships. • Recovery of the Bde near Palembang is no longer an issue for that place as we will lift Bdes in from Batavia to supplement them. Philippines • Too late to move our marshalling area, so we have to move their subs. quote: 000001 Submarine attack 1945-02-26 78,94 Dadjangas Submarine attack near Dadjangas at 78,94 Japanese Ships SS I-184, hits 35, and is sunk Allied Ships AM Dash APA Knox APA Fayette APA Custer APA Monrovia APA Fuller DD Bache DE Engstrom DE Duffy SS I-184 is sighted by escort I-184 diving deep .... DD Bache fails to find sub and abandons search DE Engstrom fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Engstrom attacking submerged sub .... DE Engstrom fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Engstrom fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Engstrom fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Engstrom attacking submerged sub .... SS I-184 forced to surface! DE Duffy firing on surfaced sub .... DD Bache firing on surfaced sub .... DE Duffy firing on surfaced sub .... DD Bache firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves 000003 ASW attack 1945-02-26 78,94 Dadjangas ASW attack near Dadjangas at 78,94 Japanese Ships SS I-20, hits 9 Allied Ships DD McCall SS I-20 is located by DD McCall I-20 diving deep .... DD McCall attacking submerged sub .... DD McCall fails to find sub, continues to search... DD McCall attacking submerged sub .... DD McCall is out of ASW ammo DD McCall is out of ASW ammo DD McCall is out of ASW ammo DD McCall is out of ASW ammo DD McCall is out of ASW ammo DD McCall fails to find sub, continues to search... DD McCall fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub China • Didn't realize that I had to re-order the attack near Mengtze (due to odds below 1 to 1), so the enemy got a day of respite, but that will be short lived! • We have troops approaching Kwangchowan (about 3 days out). • The Chinese Army 29th Corps, 703 AV, is less than a week west of the road fork between Mengtze and Kunming. Additional units on that route are weeks behind them. • In about 5 days our two units in the mountains marching to interdict the road between Tsuyung and the river crossing bridgehead will be in place, then we will reinforce the bridgehead and attack there. • The intrepid Australian 18th Bde is recovering and hastening to build fortifications while the enemy marches to their new position. Allied air strikes are helping as much as possible, as is air dropped supply. • Two divisions and a Bde are in the forest just SE of Nanning, the divisions heading for the enemy position east of Nanning, manned by an enemy division. Another enemy division is just east of our troops, and the Bde will head there as a blocking force. Also we will have another unit move to their current position to prevent them being cut off from supply just in case the enemy unit (likely a very strong Bde) just to the SE (across the river) thinks to move NW. • Liuchow, 2 hexes east of Nanning, looks to have perhaps 2 divisions of combat power, but perhaps less. Recon is spotty. • 4 LI hits at Wuchow, now 8(53); 20 LI hits at Hong Kong, now 69(152). India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • 1,962 AV at Cam Ranh Bay. About 783 additional AV is on the way. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Nighttime stuff. Ouch. quote: 000002 Sub attack 1945-02-26 101,59 Nagasaki/Sasebo Sub attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59 Japanese Ships E No.186 Allied Ships SS Grenadier, hits 8, heavy damage SS Grenadier launches 2 torpedoes at E No.186 Grenadier diving deep .... E No.186 attacking submerged sub .... E No.186 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.186 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.186 attacking submerged sub .... E No.186 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Pulling troops off of Daito Shoto as fast as we can (which is slowly). Air base is 2 + 80%. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 27 (11/26/2021 3:55:49 PM)
1945 February 27 INVADED INVESTED Cam Ranh Bay Palembang Jesselton Nanning CHANGED OWNERSHIP Dinagat is occupied by the Allies Overall • Strategic points: 11,322 • B-29's reporting ready: 221 • Total B-29's deployed: 227 • +/- VP today: +8 • No sighting of IJN heavy units, save a whiff of CVE at Pescadores. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Crikey!!! quote: 000005 Sub attack 1945-02-27 174,107 Niihau Sub attack near Niihau at 174,107 Japanese Ships SS I-58 Allied Ships APA Gage, Torpedo hits 1 SS I-58 launches 2 torpedoes 000064 Sub attack 1945-02-27 174,107 Niihau Sub attack near Niihau at 174,107 Japanese Ships SS I-58, hits 11 Allied Ships CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Preston II Fuel storage explosion on CV Saratoga SS I-58 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Saratoga I-58 diving deep .... DD Preston II fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Preston II fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Preston II fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Preston II attacking submerged sub .... DD Preston II fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Gage will make it to Pearl. Saratoga will make temporary repairs at Pearl then move on to the West Coast, provided she is not torpedoed again. She might even be repaired before the end of the war. Or not. • A whole bunch of ASW is racing to keep I-58 from reaching home. Pacific • Imperial subs getting more aggressive all over the map. quote: 000001 encounters mine field 1945-02-27 Saipan 108,93 TF 309 encounters mine field at Saipan (108,93) Allied Ships YMS-315 YMS-314 4 mines cleared 000002 ASW attack 1945-02-27 108,91 Anatahan ASW attack near Anatahan at 108,91 Japanese Ships SS RO-68, hits 11 Allied Ships DD Albert Grant DD Laws SS RO-68 is located by DD Albert Grant RO-68 diving deep .... DD Laws attacking submerged sub .... DD Laws fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Laws fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Laws fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Laws fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000006 encounters mine field 1945-02-27 Saipan 108,93 TF 309 encounters mine field at Saipan (108,93) Allied Ships YMS-315 YMS-314 7 mines cleared New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Movement to crossing into Singapore begins tomorrow. The initial crossing forces will be West African 81st Division, West African 82nd Division, East African 11th Division, Chinese Army 6th New Corps/A, Chinese Army 6th New Corps/B, Chinese Army 6th New Corps/C, a total of 2,081 AV. More units, with somewhat less AV but stronger overall and including engineers and artillery will begin marching a day following to ensure there is no counterattack on the bridgehead. Air strikes will being the day before the crossing. The order to march the second crossing group will be adjusted if the first group does not make enough miles the first day. Both RN battleship groups (fast and old) will bombard in support of the crossing. Philippines China • Success! quote: 000065 Ground combat 1945-02-27 68,51 Mengtze Ground combat at 68,51 (near Mengtze) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 7440 troops, 131 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 241 Defending force 2602 troops, 56 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 33 Allied adjusted assault: 111 Japanese adjusted defense: 10 Allied assault odds: 11 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: morale(-) Japanese ground losses: 934 casualties reported Squads: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 19 (14 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units retreated 2 Allied ground losses: 46 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 20th Australian Brigade 26th Australian Brigade Defending units: 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 23rd JAAF AF Bn • The 20th has a Morale of 40, no idea why. Commander is good, troops are 74 Experience, Disruption is 12, Fatigue is 26. Could be more Support available. Not much prospect of rest in a base for them; I'll leave them in place for a few days while the 29th marches in pursuit. This is sensible because previously routed enemy units are to the SE marching NW, onto the road stub we just captured. • In 5 or 6 days our 702 AV unit will arrive just NW of Mengtze (from the west). • Near paoshan, our 2 units in the mountains will achieve the road next to Tsuyung in 4 days. Accordingly, the large unit waiting near the river-bridgehead will begin moving tomorrow. Once it crosses the river we will launch a general attack on the enemy position there, our newly arrived units blocking retreat toward Tsuyung. • To support the offensive we are beefing up air lift of supply into Paoshan. • We have maneuvering in progress southeast of Nanning, including troops moving on Kwangchowan. • 12 LI hits at Wuchow, now 2(59). India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Nighttime stuff. quote: 000003 ASW attack 1945-02-27 99,59 Fukue-jima ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 99,59 Japanese Ships E No.26 Allied Ships SS Tilefish, hits 8 SS Tilefish is located by E No.26 Tilefish diving deep .... E No.26 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.26 attacking submerged sub .... E No.26 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.26 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.26 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000004 ASW attack 1945-02-27 85,62 Pescadores ASW attack near Pescadores at 85,62 Japanese Ships E Otori E Sagi Allied Ships SS Atule, hits 3 SS Atule is located by E Otori Atule 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 attacking submerged sub .... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Got one! quote: 000007 Sub attack 1945-02-27 85,62 Pescadores Sub attack near Pescadores at 85,62 Japanese Ships E Niizaki, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Sea Owl SS Sea Owl launches 2 torpedoes Sea Owl diving deep .... Sub escapes detection 000008 ASW attack 1945-02-27 97,63 Amami Oshima ASW attack near Amami Oshima at 97,63 Japanese Ships E W-41 Allied Ships SS Triton SS Triton is sighted by escort Triton diving deep .... E W-41 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-41 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-41 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-41 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-41 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Lots of combat units on Daito Shoto has transitioned to Strat mode and will now begin loading. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 27 (11/26/2021 3:56:13 PM)
1945 February 27 Saratoga, in addition to being in grave danger even without any more torpedo hits, has engine damage which will take a long-ass time to repair. [image]local://upfiles/14248/E8C9D8518CFA4126908421757520118A.jpg[/image]

RangerJoe -> RE: 1945 February 27 (11/26/2021 8:03:23 PM)
If I remember correctly, by that time she was semi-retired since her elevators only moved half as fast as the other fleet carriers so she was used for training on the West Coast.

BBfanboy -> RE: 1945 February 27 (11/26/2021 9:22:44 PM)
If that Aussie unit took lots of green replacements or is at a low % of its TOE, morale suffers. I'm not sure if marching for weeks on end affects morale, but it could have been programmed. IRL it would!

RangerJoe -> RE: 1945 February 27 (11/26/2021 9:55:28 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy If that Aussie unit took lots of green replacements or is at a low % of its TOE, morale suffers. I'm not sure if marching for weeks on end affects morale, but it could have been programmed. IRL it would! If that unit is in a malarial plus marching, that would really inhibit high morale.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 27 (11/26/2021 10:42:14 PM)
The unit is basically 100% filled out (or really close), and I think they are not in any malarial zone. Of course, they were a ways back and might simply have not recovered while I failed to notice.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 27 (11/26/2021 10:45:13 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe If I remember correctly, by that time she was semi-retired since her elevators only moved half as fast as the other fleet carriers so she was used for training on the West Coast. I just watched Darchinifel's video on Sara (on YouTube). I forget the date but she became a training carrier at some point prior to war's end.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 28 (11/28/2021 4:48:29 AM)
1945 February 28 INVADED Amphibious TF 294 offshore of Tandjoengselor INVESTED Cam Ranh Bay Palembang Jesselton Nanning CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Strategic points: 11,322 • B-29's reporting ready: 213 • Total B-29's deployed: 227 • +/- VP today: -121 • No info on IJN heavies. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Barf!!! quote: 000001 Sub attack 1945-02-28 176,107 Niihau Sub attack near Niihau at 176,107 Japanese Ships SS I-9 Allied Ships CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DE Naifeh DD Preston II DD Abbot SS I-9 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Saratoga DD Preston II fails to find sub and abandons search DD Abbot fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Abbot fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Abbot fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Abbot fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Abbot fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Saratoga and her 5 escorts are heading for Lihue, 1 hex away. She might not make it. Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • The slow cleanup of Borneo. quote: 000002 Amphibious Assault 1945-02-28 Tandjoengselor 68,92 Amphibious Assault at Tandjoengselor (68,92) TF 294 troops unloading over beach at Tandjoengselor, 68,92 Allied ground losses: 141 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled • The forces moving on Singapore made 12 miles, so the reinforcements are beginning movement tomorrow. The first crossing should be in 3 days. Philippines China • 20 LI hits at Kweilin, now 19(22). India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Still pulling troops off of Daito Shoto. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 28 (11/28/2021 4:48:55 AM)
1945 February 28 Saratoga. Yes, I know, hard to recognize in her new 'blaze' camo scheme. I think she will be ready for operation Magic Carpet. [image]local://upfiles/14248/57B4060DB2964566A900F356F80F2B11.jpg[/image]

Nomad -> RE: 1945 February 28 (11/28/2021 5:01:38 AM)
The only good thing is her fires went down form 38 to 13, that might help save her. And Sara carried 29,204 servicemen back from the war.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 28 (11/28/2021 2:35:31 PM)
It's lucky Saratoga was heading to Pearl Harbor for her final upgrade instead of repairs. She would be on the bottom already.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 March 01 (11/29/2021 12:40:18 AM)
1945 March 01 INVADED Amphibious TF 262 offshore of Christmas Island IO INVESTED Cam Ranh Bay Palembang Jesselton Nanning CHANGED OWNERSHIP Tandjoengselor is occupied by the Allies Overall • Strategic points: 11,322 • B-29's reporting ready: • Total B-29's deployed: • +/- VP today: -478 • IJN heavy units not sighted. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • By Grabthar's Hammer, you shall be avenged!!! quote: Major flooding aboard CV Saratoga CV Saratoga sinks.... • Grrr! quote: 000003 Sub attack 1945-03-01 178,107 Lihue Sub attack near Lihue at 178,107 Japanese Ships SS I-9, hits 10 Allied Ships DD Massey DD Aaron Ward II SS I-9 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Massey DD Aaron Ward II fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Aaron Ward II fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Aaron Ward II attacking submerged sub .... DD Aaron Ward II attacking submerged sub .... DD Aaron Ward II is out of ASW ammo DD Aaron Ward II is out of ASW ammo DD Aaron Ward II is out of ASW ammo DD Aaron Ward II attacking submerged sub .... DD Aaron Ward II is out of ASW ammo DD Aaron Ward II is out of ASW ammo DD Aaron Ward II is out of ASW ammo DD Aaron Ward II is out of ASW ammo DD Aaron Ward II is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Counting down enemy (non-dot) bases in the Indian Ocean. quote: 000046 Amphibious Assault 1945-03-01 Christmas Island IO 45,104 Amphibious Assault at Christmas Island IO (45,104) TF 262 troops unloading over beach at Christmas Island IO, 45,104 Allied ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled • Two more days until the first crossing into Singapore. Air strikes begin tomorrow. Light cruisers will raid tonight. Philippines China • B-24's will begin hitting HI at Chungking tomorrow. • It looks like an additional division is hunting our intrepid Aussie Bde. • 14 LI hits at Kweilin, now 11(30). India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Nighttime stuff. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1945-03-01 97,59 Fukue-jima ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 97,59 Japanese Ships E No.40 Allied Ships SS Sabalo, hits 6 SS Sabalo is sighted by escort Sabalo bottoming out .... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 attacking submerged sub .... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 ASW attack 1945-03-01 86,62 Taichu ASW attack near Taichu at 86,62 Japanese Ships E No.6 Allied Ships SS Segundo, hits 11, heavy damage SS Segundo is sighted by escort Segundo bottoming out .... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.6 attacking submerged sub .... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Still lifting troops off of Daito Shoto. • B-29 target is Nagasaki/Sasebo Manpower, nighttime. 5,000 ft. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 March 01 (11/29/2021 12:46:15 AM)
Saratoga [image]local://upfiles/14248/D193837B4B3A4860BD43EC1531A9DA4B.jpg[/image]

Nomad -> RE: 1945 March 01 (11/29/2021 4:38:41 AM)
Oh well, how are all those servicemen going to get back to the USA?

RangerJoe -> RE: 1945 March 01 (11/29/2021 2:35:23 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Nomad Oh well, how are all those servicemen going to get back to the USA? They can be like that transport captain who told some soldiers on the dock that he did not have berths for them but if they wanted to sleep on the deck that they were welcome to come aboard the ship. They all came aboard that ship. [&:]

witpqs -> RE: 1945 March 02 (11/29/2021 7:00:57 PM)
1945 March 02 INVADED INVESTED Cam Ranh Bay Palembang Jesselton Nanning CHANGED OWNERSHIP Christmas Island IO is occupied by the Allies Allied forces CAPTURE Muntok !!! Overall • Strategic points: 11,322 • B-29's reporting ready: 218 • Total B-29's deployed: 227 • +/- VP today: +110 • No info on IJN heavies. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Despite heavy air patrols this is the only enemy sub sighted. quote: 000002 ASW attack 1945-03-02 175,105 Niihau ASW attack near Niihau at 175,105 Japanese Ships SS I-9, hits 11, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Massey SS I-9 is located by DD Massey DD Massey fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Massey fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Massey attacking submerged sub .... Sounds of submarine breaking up detected! Escort abandons search for sub Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Good job with no return fire! quote: 000005 Naval bombardment 1945-03-02 Singapore 50,84 Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships CL Nigeria CL Newfoundland CL Emerald CL Hobart Japanese ground losses: 345 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 28 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Resources hits 1 Manpower hits 1 Fires 156 Airbase hits 7 Runway hits 34 Port hits 1 CL Nigeria firing at 1st Division CL Newfoundland firing at Singapore CL Emerald firing at 1st Division CL Hobart firing at Singapore 000060 Ground combat 1945-03-02 Muntok 50,90 Ground combat at Muntok (50,90) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 361 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22 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 Muntok !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-), fatigue(-) Assaulting units: Torres Str Lt Inf • AAA against our air strikes over Singapore was purely murderous. Strikes continue until the crossing but the groups will rest and reequip after that. • With 10 miles left to go, the first crossing into Singapore will take place tomorrow. Philippines China • No harm, no foul. quote: 000004 Sub attack 1945-03-02 90,59 Wenchow Sub attack near Wenchow at 90,59 Japanese Ships E W-24 E W-30 Allied Ships SS Loggerhead SS Loggerhead launches 2 torpedoes at E W-24 Loggerhead bottoming out .... E W-30 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-30 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-30 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-30 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-30 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • The strikes against Chungking LI did not fly. We are improving recon. • 10 LI hits at Hong Kong, now 66(155). • We will have troops in Kwangchowan tomorrow. • Tomorrow we will also have troops 1 hex NE of Kwangchowan, where they will turn NE on the road into the forest. This is part of maneuvers to turn the defenses at Nanning. • One Aus Bde will enter Mengtze from the SE tomorrow. The other Aus Bde with it still has Morale 40 and has been left in place for now. They will also serve the purpose of receiving a ragtag group of enemy to the SE (still off the road) that is moving into their position. • In two or three days our unit marching east on the road to the west/northwest of Mengtze will cross a river to wind up adjacent (NW) to Mengtze, but an enemy unit at Mengtze has been moving to intercept and might fortify the crossing point before we arrive there. • Near Paoshan, our two units in the mountains will enter the road just NW of Tsuyung tomorrow. Our (large) reinforcement unit will also cross the river to the NW of that position (2 hexes NW of Tsuyung) into our bridgehead there. The following day the bridgehead will begin assaults to break out. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • In three days all the assigned units will be in place at Cam Ranh Bay. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Nighttime stuff. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1945-03-02 99,58 Fukue-jima ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 99,58 Japanese Ships E No.213 Allied Ships SS Grayling, hits 2 SS Grayling is located by E No.213 Grayling diving deep .... E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.213 attacking submerged sub .... E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 ASW attack 1945-03-02 97,60 Amami Oshima ASW attack near Amami Oshima at 97,60 Japanese Ships E Yaeyama Allied Ships SS Grayling, hits 1 SS Grayling is sighted by escort E Yaeyama attacking submerged sub .... E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • The B-29 strikes on Nagasaki/Sasebo did not fly (some strayed due to night). They are standing down until we get improved recon of the target. • Loading and building continue at Daito Shoto. • Positioning of ground forces for the Ryukyu Islands invasions goes very well. The next phase is to get the command HQs onto Daito Shoto to support Naha, Naga, and Amami Oshima. Soon specific assault ships and convoys will be assigned to lift the ground units and extra supply. That phase obviously conflicts with shipping lifting combat units off of Daito Shoto. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 March 02 (11/29/2021 7:02:32 PM)
Guys, this is the first game where I used AE at-sea replenishment. It looks like they might be replenishing aircraft in the air groups (which I did not expect) in addition to the other things they do. Is that what's happening?

BBfanboy -> RE: 1945 March 02 (11/29/2021 8:48:25 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs Guys, this is the first game where I used AE at-sea replenishment. It looks like they might be replenishing aircraft in the air groups (which I did not expect) in addition to the other things they do. Is that what's happening? AEs do not replace devices, so I suspect there is a replenishment air unit in range of the carriers and it flew in some of its aircraft. That's hard coded to the 'R' squadron type, they don't have to be on a CVE.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 March 02 (11/29/2021 9:22:41 PM)
I'm pretty sure I don't have any in range. I'll look this coming turn. I should also be able to test with one carrier TF where one squadron is down a few aircraft. Next turn the AE replenishment TF will be in hex and I'll do the experiment.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 March 03 (11/30/2021 12:49:35 AM)
1945 March 03 INVADED Amphibious TF 111 offshore of Tawau INVESTED Cam Ranh Bay Palembang Jesselton Nanning Kwangchowan Mengtze CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Strategic points: 11,322 • B-29's reporting ready: 221 • Total B-29's deployed: 227 • +/- VP today: -115 • No information on IJN heavy units. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Quiet waters. Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Fierce crossing battle reveals enemy defenders. quote: 000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-03-03 Singapore 50,84 Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships BB King George V BB Howe BB Prince of Wales BC Renown Japanese ground losses: 336 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 35 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 9 (5 destroyed, 4 disabled) Resources hits 1 Fires 58 Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 39 Port hits 4 BB King George V firing at Singapore BB Howe firing at Singapore BB Prince of Wales firing at Singapore BC Renown firing at Singapore 000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-03-03 Singapore 50,84 Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 3 damaged Allied Ships BB Queen Elizabeth BB Valiant Japanese ground losses: 135 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Fires 58 Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 4 Port hits 1 BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 38th Division Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant BB Valiant firing at Singapore 000004 Amphibious Assault 1945-03-03 Tawau 69,90 Amphibious Assault at Tawau (69,90) TF 111 troops unloading over beach at Tawau, 69,90 Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 000069 Ground combat 1945-03-03 Singapore 50,84 Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 63257 troops, 735 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 2087 Defending force 117678 troops, 1010 guns, 1084 vehicles, Assault Value = 2990 Allied adjusted assault: 604 Japanese adjusted defense: 15117 Allied assault odds: 1 to 25 (fort level 8) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 1106 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 57 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled Guns lost 19 (2 destroyed, 17 disabled) Allied ground losses: 13091 casualties reported Squads: 209 destroyed, 959 disabled Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 166 disabled Engineers: 35 destroyed, 118 disabled Guns lost 278 (11 destroyed, 267 disabled) Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled) Assaulting units: 82nd (West African) Division 6th New Chinese/B Corps 81st (West African) Division 11th (East African) Division 6th New Chinese/A Corps 6th New Chinese/C Corps Defending units: 148th Infantry Regiment Kure 3rd SNLF 1st Division 11th/A Division 5th Division 11th/B Division 2nd Tank Division 38th Division 55th Cavalry Regiment 21st Division 3rd Raiding Regiment 33rd Division 41st Infantry Regiment 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment 11th/C Division 17th JAAF AF Bn 15th Const Co 31st Field AA Battalion 25th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion 57th JNAF AF Unit Southern Fleet Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment Maraisha JNAF Base Force 93rd JAAF AF Bn 111th Ship Eng Coy 211th Ship Eng Coy 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 101st AA Regiment 7th Area Army 5th Naval Construction Battalion 2nd Ship Engineer Regiment 109th JAAF AF Bn 302nd Ship Eng Coy 13th Air Fleet 5th Field Construction Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 2nd Shipping Southern Army 24th Air Flotilla 311th Ship Eng Coy 39th Field AA Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Air Army 94th JAAF AF Bn 29th Army 115th JAAF AF Bn • 802 AV at Singapore. More than another 1,000 AV will cross tomorrow and take up defensive positions to protect the first element. • Five full strength divisions plus three full strength regiments plus supporting units and armor, minus today's casualties. • Allied air groups will stand down to recover until the offense commences. • The good news: it's practical to plan on the enemy fortification level not getting any greater. Philippines China • This will surely cause the diversion of thousands of Imperial troops. quote: 000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-03-03 Samah 69,63 Night Naval bombardment of Samah at 69,63 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 14 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CL Nashville DD Terry DD McNair DD Cowell DD Cony DD Black Japanese ground losses: 59 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 15 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 2 SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Nashville Kainan Naval Base Force firing at CL Nashville CL Nashville firing at Kainan Naval Base Force Kainan Naval Base Force firing at DD Terry DD Terry firing at Kainan Naval Base Force DD McNair firing at Kainan Naval Base Force Kainan Naval Base Force firing at DD McNair DD Cowell firing at Samah DD Cony firing at Samah DD Black firing at Kainan Naval Base Force Kainan Naval Base Force firing at DD Black • 44 HI hits at Chungking, now 68(113). • Assault at the river bridgehead near Paoshan tomorrow. • Assault at Mengtze tomorrow. • Assault at Kwangchowan tomorrow. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Preparations continue. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 March 03 (11/30/2021 12:50:06 AM)
1945 March 03 China. [image]local://upfiles/14248/23B1F30F66A9436BBFC95B5A7B0BFBF4.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1945 March 04 (11/30/2021 3:53:37 PM)
1945 March 04 INVADED INVESTED Cam Ranh Bay Palembang Jesselton Nanning Mengtze CHANGED OWNERSHIP Tawau is occupied by the Allies Allied forces CAPTURE Kwangchowan !!! Overall • Strategic points: 11,322 • B-29's reporting ready: 222 • Total B-29's deployed: 227 • +/- VP today: -153 • No sign IJN major units. 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 • Singapore was a major blood bath for both sides. First, the Imperials attacked our vulnerable crossing forces as feared. Then the unexpected happened. quote: 000075 Ground combat 1945-03-04 Singapore 50,84 Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 87244 troops, 813 guns, 677 vehicles, Assault Value = 2966 Defending force 101460 troops, 1396 guns, 710 vehicles, Assault Value = 2295 Japanese adjusted assault: 1169 Allied adjusted defense: 2509 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 14459 casualties reported Squads: 201 destroyed, 1219 disabled Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 152 disabled Engineers: 21 destroyed, 61 disabled Guns lost 135 (9 destroyed, 126 disabled) Vehicles lost 87 (13 destroyed, 74 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2377 casualties reported Squads: 15 destroyed, 158 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 68 disabled Guns lost 64 (7 destroyed, 57 disabled) Vehicles lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled) Assaulting units: 1st Division 5th Division 33rd Division 55th Cavalry Regiment 148th Infantry Regiment 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment 3rd Raiding Regiment 2nd Tank Division 11th Division 38th Division 21st Division 41st Infantry Regiment Kure 3rd SNLF 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 25th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion 5th Field Construction Battalion 111th Ship Eng Coy 302nd Ship Eng Coy 7th Area Army Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 311th Ship Eng Coy 5th Naval Construction Battalion 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 13th Air Fleet 2nd Shipping 17th JAAF AF Bn 39th Field AA Battalion Southern Army 15th Const Co 94th JAAF AF Bn Southern Fleet 101st AA Regiment 3rd Air Army 93rd JAAF AF Bn 29th Army 57th JNAF AF Unit 109th JAAF AF Bn Maraisha JNAF Base Force 24th Air Flotilla 2nd Ship Engineer Regiment Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 211th Ship Eng Coy 31st Field AA Battalion 115th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 11th (East African) Division 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion 82nd (West African) Division IV Corps Engineer Battalion 6th New Chinese/A Corps 14th Army Engineer Battalion XXXIII Corps Engineer Battalion 28th (East African) Brigade XV Corps Engineer Battalion 6th New Chinese/B Corps 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 81st (West African) Division 3rd Commando Brigade 6th New Chinese/C Corps 25th Indian/B Division 2nd British Division 236th Cmbt Engineer Battalion 25th Indian/A Division 209th Cmbt Engineer Battalion 25th Indian/C Division 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 000076 Ground combat 1945-03-04 Singapore 50,84 Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 49027 troops, 665 guns, 540 vehicles, Assault Value = 2088 Defending force 104383 troops, 1017 guns, 1078 vehicles, Assault Value = 1786 Allied adjusted assault: 641 Japanese adjusted defense: 4535 Allied assault odds: 1 to 7 (fort level 8) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 1037 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 55 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 36 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled) Vehicles lost 13 (4 destroyed, 9 disabled) Allied ground losses: 9925 casualties reported Squads: 194 destroyed, 397 disabled Non Combat: 90 destroyed, 237 disabled Engineers: 370 destroyed, 72 disabled Guns lost 128 (60 destroyed, 68 disabled) Vehicles lost 171 (69 destroyed, 102 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Assaulting units: 3rd Commando Brigade 209th Cmbt Engineer Battalion 11th (East African) Division 236th Cmbt Engineer Battalion 6th New Chinese/A Corps 6th New Chinese/C Corps 14th Army Engineer Battalion 82nd (West African) Division XXXIII Corps Engineer Battalion XV Corps Engineer Battalion 28th (East African) Brigade 6th New Chinese/B Corps 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion 2nd British Division 25th Indian/B Division 81st (West African) Division IV Corps Engineer Battalion 25th Indian/A Division 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 25th Indian/C Division 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Defending units: 5th Division 148th Infantry Regiment 1st Division 21st Division 38th Division 3rd Raiding Regiment 33rd Division 11th Division 2nd Tank Division 41st Infantry Regiment 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment Kure 3rd SNLF Southern Fleet Southern Army 2nd Ship Engineer Regiment 17th JAAF AF Bn 57th JNAF AF Unit 7th Area Army 31st Field AA Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 5th Field Construction Battalion 29th Army 55th Cavalry Regiment 94th JAAF AF Bn Maraisha JNAF Base Force 3rd Air Army 25th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 211th Ship Eng Coy 311th Ship Eng Coy 111th Ship Eng Coy 302nd Ship Eng Coy 39th Field AA Battalion 2nd Shipping 13th Air Fleet 24th Air Flotilla 5th Naval Construction Battalion 101st AA Regiment 109th JAAF AF Bn 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 15th Const Co 93rd JAAF AF Bn 115th JAAF AF Bn 000080 Ground combat 1945-03-04 65,88 Miri Ground combat at 65,88 (near Miri) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 6119 troops, 94 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 189 Defending force 206 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Allied adjusted assault: 126 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 126 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), fatigue(-), morale(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 302 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 11th Airborne/A Division 11th Airborne/B Division Defending units: 8th Field Construction Battalion • Our secondary crossing forces making their own shock attack shows that our primary crossing forces did not have adequate AV to have a proper bridgehead. Our 2 units destroyed were USA combat engineer regiments. • My attempt at combining the casualty stats at Singapore. quote: Totals from both battles: Japanese ground losses: 15496 casualties reported Squads: 205 destroyed, 1274 disabled Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 188 disabled Engineers: 22 destroyed, 65 disabled Guns lost 149 (10 destroyed, 139 disabled) Vehicles lost 100 (17 destroyed, 83 disabled) Allied ground losses: 12302 casualties reported Squads: 209 destroyed, 555 disabled Non Combat: 90 destroyed, 258 disabled Engineers: 376 destroyed, 140 disabled Guns lost 192 (67 destroyed, 125 disabled) Vehicles lost 190 (70 destroyed, 120 disabled) Units destroyed 2 • The tactical air support at Johore Bharu will make strikes tomorrow and the light cruisers will bombard tonight. I will consider it very good luck to avert a further disaster. The battleships are on the way back, and the RN heavy cruisers will pull back from Cam Ranh Bay where they were standing by to support those operations. Some USMC MB and AB which just shipped to Mindanao is moving to Johore Bharu to add their support. • Consider the situation if the Empire knew that we had more units coming which would also be required to break themselves in a shock attack, and the Empire accordingly had waited until the following day to launch the counterattack. • Disruption is high in the artillery units, devastatingly high in all other units. • 1,348 AV at Singapore. Another Bde with 123 AV arrives on the scene of disaster tomorrow. We will find out if we now have a proper lodgment. My guess is the high casualties the Empire's forces suffered in their attack on the bridgehead has saved the day by allowing us the needed ratio. Philippines China • Some good news. quote: 000077 Ground combat 1945-03-04 Mengtze 68,50 Ground combat at Mengtze (68,50) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 3750 troops, 65 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 125 Defending force 8785 troops, 126 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 162 Allied adjusted assault: 100 Japanese adjusted defense: 127 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 128 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 109 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 26th Australian Brigade Defending units: 1st Ind.Inf.Group 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 32nd JNAF AF Unit 19th JNAF AF Unit 1st Mortar Battalion 23rd JAAF AF Bn 000078 Ground combat 1945-03-04 67,44 Tsuyung Ground combat at 67,44 (near Tsuyung) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 42478 troops, 97 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1594 Defending force 13892 troops, 156 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 421 Allied adjusted assault: 337 Japanese adjusted defense: 1198 Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 516 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 35 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 33 (1 destroyed, 32 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1890 casualties reported Squads: 44 destroyed, 188 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 49th Chinese Division 85th Chinese Corps 55th Prov Chinese Division 7th New Chinese Corps 93rd Chinese Division Defending units: 40th Division 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 000079 Ground combat 1945-03-04 Kwangchowan 73,60 Ground combat at Kwangchowan (73,60) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 6496 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 216 Defending force 1614 troops, 12 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 71 Allied adjusted assault: 99 Japanese adjusted defense: 23 Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied forces CAPTURE Kwangchowan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 229 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 28 (23 destroyed, 5 disabled) Allied ground losses: 149 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 96th Chinese Division Defending units: 5th Armored Car Co 18th RGC Temp. Division • 148 HI hits at Chungking, now 16(165). We lost 8 B-24 against 4 Ki-83. The bombers will strike elsewhere while the Thunderbolts take over. • 38 LI hits at Hong Kong, now 44(177). • B-24's will hit LI at Hengyang tomorrow (in theory) preceded by P-51B sweeps. • River crossing into the newly established enemy position just NW of Mengtze. • We will work to remedy the supply issue near Paoshan before the next assault. • Recovery at Mengtze. • Kwangchowan will be cleared ASAP. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • It looks like 2 more days for the last units to be in Cam Ranh Bay. • A supply convoy out of Aden with 136k tons bound for Saigon has passed through the Sunda Strait. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Nighttime stuff. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1945-03-04 100,60 Koshiki-jima Retto ASW attack near Koshiki-jima Retto at 100,60 Japanese Ships DD Nire Allied Ships SS Grayling, hits 9, heavy damage SS Grayling is located by DD Nire Grayling diving deep .... DD Nire fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nire fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nire attacking submerged sub .... DD Nire fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nire fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 ASW attack 1945-03-04 100,60 Koshiki-jima Retto ASW attack near Koshiki-jima Retto at 100,60 Japanese Ships E Iki E No.40 Allied Ships SS Apogon, hits 1 SS Apogon is located by E Iki Apogon diving deep .... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 attacking submerged sub .... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 ASW attack 1945-03-04 99,61 Kuroshima ASW attack near Kuroshima at 99,61 Japanese Ships E No.40 Allied Ships SS Triton SS Triton launches 4 torpedoes at E No.40 Triton diving deep .... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Even though Recon improved the B-29's were not ordered to strike Nagasaki/Sasebo because of predicted overcast conditions. Tomorrow rain is forecast, so we wait again. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 March 05 (12/1/2021 7:01:11 PM)
1945 March 05 INVADED INVESTED Cam Ranh Bay Palembang Singapore Jesselton Nanning Mengtze CHANGED OWNERSHIP Siargao is occupied by the Allies Overall • Strategic points: 11,322 • B-29's reporting ready: 219 • Total B-29's deployed: 239 • +/- VP today: +7 • No sighting of IJN major units. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • No enemy subs sighted. Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Keeping their heads down. quote: 000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-03-05 Singapore 50,84 Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships CL Nigeria CL Newfoundland CL Kenya CL Emerald CL Hobart Japanese ground losses: 60 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Light Industry hits 1 Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 21 Port hits 2 CL Nigeria firing at Singapore CL Newfoundland firing at 2nd Tank Division CL Kenya firing at Singapore CL Emerald firing at Singapore CL Hobart firing at Singapore • 1,574 AV at Singapore. Disruption in the units is dropping a good rate. The gain in AV includes the additional Bde which crossed to the island in the night and took up immediately defensive positions. Notably the Bde was not required to shock attack, so at least we have the required bridgehead. The USMC air support will pull out and head for China (Indochina for now) and the rest of the air support will stand down to recover. Philippines China • I love getting those E destroyers! quote: 000001 Night Time Surface Combat 1945-03-05 77,61 Hong Kong Night Time Surface Combat, near Hong Kong at 77,61, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships E Shinnan, Shell hits 22, and is sunk E Yaku, Shell hits 24, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Nashville, Shell hits 1 DD Black DD Cony DD Cowell DD McNair DD Terry Poor visibility due to Rain with 57% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 57% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 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 CL Nashville engages E Yaku at 2,000 yards CL Nashville engages E Shinnan at 2,000 yards DD Black engages E Yaku at 2,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards CL Nashville engages E Yaku at 5,000 yards DD McNair engages E Shinnan at 5,000 yards DD Cowell engages E Yaku at 5,000 yards CL Nashville engages E Yaku at 5,000 yards CL Nashville engages E Shinnan at 5,000 yards DD McNair engages E Shinnan at 5,000 yards DD Black engages E Shinnan at 5,000 yards Yatsushiro, O. orders Japanese TF to disengage CL Nashville engages E Yaku at 5,000 yards DD Terry engages E Shinnan at 5,000 yards DD Cony engages E Yaku at 5,000 yards DD Black engages E Shinnan at 5,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CL Nashville engages E Yaku at 2,000 yards DD Terry engages E Shinnan at 2,000 yards E Shinnan sunk by DD Cony at 2,000 yards CL Nashville engages E Yaku at 2,000 yards Yatsushiro, O. orders Japanese TF to disengage E Yaku sunk by CL Nashville at 2,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... 000090 Ground combat 1945-03-05 67,49 Mengtze Ground combat at 67,49 (near Mengtze) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 19337 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 704 Defending force 12650 troops, 124 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 342 Allied adjusted assault: 47 Japanese adjusted defense: 1114 Allied assault odds: 1 to 23 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 114 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 2683 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 334 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Assaulting units: 29th Chinese Corps Defending units: 14th Division 19th JNAF AF Unit 32nd JNAF AF Unit 000091 Ground combat 1945-03-05 Kwangchowan 73,60 Ground combat at Kwangchowan (73,60) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 6390 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 202 Defending force 1344 troops, 9 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 45 Allied adjusted assault: 168 Japanese adjusted defense: 8 Allied assault odds: 21 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 90 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 109 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 96th Chinese Division Defending units: 5th Armored Car Co 18th RGC Temp. Division • The 29th Chinese Corps crossed without air support; doh! They will have lots of air support tomorrow as they recover their senses. The IJA 14th Division was not seen approaching and arrived from a direction other than Mengtze, as they were not present there in battle on March 04. We are lucky with few squads destroyed, The 29th has been receiving daily airlift for quite some time so should be able to repair squads handily as soon as recovered. • The other units following in the wake of the 29th are a few weeks out. • The 26th Aus Bde at Mengtze is facing 3 units with 9,200 troops, 105 guns, and 13 AFV. Considering the units they faced in combat there on March 04, we know the 32nd JNAF AF Unit and 19th JNAF AF Unit are now to the NW, so it seems 2 out 4 of the following are present. The 26th is in great shape and has full supply, so they will attack tomorrow. quote: 1st Ind.Inf.Group 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 1st Mortar Battalion 23rd JAAF AF Bn • The 20th Aus Bde, holding the road just SW of Mengtze is facing 3 units with 800 troops, 85 guns, and 29 AFV. Now with a spectacular Morale of 41, the 20th will attack tomorrow. Perhaps smiting stragglers will improve their mood. • 11 LI hits at Hengyang, now 20(21). These 4EB will switch targets to Chungking LI tomorrow. • 49 LI hits at Hong Kong, now 26(195). India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Tomorrow all units to reduce enemy defenses at Cam Ranh Bay will be in place. • Victoria Point is being closed down as an active port. Alor Star has taken the load quite well, and now we even have convoys heading directly into Indochina. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Nighttime stuff. Elects what?!!! Get those E's! quote: 000003 Sub attack 1945-03-05 97,61 Amami Oshima Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 97,61 Japanese Ships E Susuki E No.219 Allied Ships SS Blackfish Captain of SS Blackfish elects not to launch torpedoes at this target E No.219 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.219 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.219 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.219 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.219 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Operations continue at Daito Shoto: construction, offloading supplies, loading troops. LBA air support will be present in two days. • All assigned units for Naha, Nago, Amami Oshima, Okinoerabushima, and Tokunoshima are at their assigned loading points. The three command HQ's supporting those landings are still pending lift to Daito Shoto (which is not ready to receive them). Attention will now focus on assigning specific assault shipping to those units, with Naha and Nago being priority objectives. I would love to have enough lift for all 5 targets in one sailing. • Nearly all assigned units for the Home Islands targets (Kanoya, Tanegashima, Yakushima, and Kochi) are at their assigned locations. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 March 06 (12/2/2021 4:11:04 PM)
1945 March 06 INVADED INVESTED Cam Ranh Bay Palembang Singapore Jesselton Nanning Mengtze CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Strategic points: 11,322 • B-29's reporting ready: 220 • Total B-29's deployed: 239 • +/- VP today: +21 • Possible sightings of heavy cruisers in port at Nagasaki/Sasebo. 2 hexes west of Takao heading southwest there is a convoy which scouts as 9 ships, 6x DD and 3x TK; those could be carriers. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific • The small 35th Base Maint Engineer Battalion is loaded solely aboard Noordam and is at risk. quote: 000003 ASW attack 1945-03-06 119,89 Marcus Island ASW attack near Marcus Island at 119,89 Japanese Ships SS I-400 Allied Ships xAP Golden Eagle xAP Noordam DE Canfield SS I-400 is sighted by escort DE Canfield fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Canfield fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Canfield fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Canfield fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Canfield fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000078 Sub attack 1945-03-06 119,89 Marcus Island Sub attack near Marcus Island at 119,89 Japanese Ships SS I-400, hits 29, heavy damage Allied Ships xAP Noordam, Torpedo hits 1 xAP Golden Eagle DE Canfield Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled SS I-400 launches 2 torpedoes at xAP Noordam I-400 diving deep .... DE Canfield attacking submerged sub .... DE Canfield fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Canfield fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Canfield fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Canfield attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub • Noordam's damage stands at 28-39(24)-25(18)-14 and she had separated out by herself. She has rejoined the convoy to get aid. The convoy will continue heading straight for Pagan while ASW rushes in. The sub TF with I-400 scouts as having 2 ships. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Attack at Jesselton tomorrow. Philippines • The RN carriers will transit through the Sulu Sea in case there are a few IJN carriers about. China • Kwangchowan is clear, the stragglers SW of Mengtze are thrown back, and pressure is maintained in the siege Mengtze. quote: 000079 Ground combat 1945-03-06 68,51 Mengtze Ground combat at 68,51 (near Mengtze) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 3750 troops, 66 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 125 Defending force 882 troops, 75 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Allied adjusted assault: 57 Japanese adjusted defense: 25 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 201 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 23 (8 destroyed, 15 disabled) Vehicles lost 12 (3 destroyed, 9 disabled) Units retreated 3 Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 20th Australian Brigade Defending units: 15th AA Regiment 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 000080 Ground combat 1945-03-06 Mengtze 68,50 Ground combat at Mengtze (68,50) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 3712 troops, 65 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 122 Defending force 6126 troops, 105 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 134 Allied adjusted assault: 51 Japanese adjusted defense: 76 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 57 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 26th Australian Brigade Defending units: 1st Ind.Inf.Group 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 1st Mortar Battalion 23rd JAAF AF Bn 000081 Ground combat 1945-03-06 Kwangchowan 73,60 Ground combat at Kwangchowan (73,60) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 6341 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 195 Defending force 1146 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17 Allied adjusted assault: 91 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 91 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 1696 casualties reported Squads: 73 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 69 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 96th Chinese Division Defending units: 18th RGC Temp. Division • The 29th Chinese Corps, NW of Mengtze, is recovering and has split into /A/B/C to speed the process. Heavy air strikes against the opposition is helping to make a counterattack less practical. • The 20th Australian Brigade, sporting Morale 41, will march into Mengtze to aid the assault there. There is some risk in this because the 3 units just retreated to the SE are once again marching to the 20th Australian Brigade's current position. If they achieve that before Mengtze is taken and the enemy expelled, then our two Aus Brigades will be cut off. Air strikes on those 3 units will continue and other forces being brought up will be sent in. • 26th Australian Brigade will recover (still in pretty good shape) and await the 20th Australian Brigade. • The next assault from the bridgehead near Paoshan will be in about 6 or 7 days. We are sending in another large unit, but due to the stacking limitations (20,000, which we are already exceeding) the units in place now will attack the day the new unit arrives and the new unit will attack the following day. • 44 LI hits at Hong Kong, now 18(203). • 33 LI hits at Chungking, now 106(75). India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • 2,916 AV at Cam Ranh Bay. Assault ordered for tomorrow. Based on the last ground combat, fortifications are level 5 and the defenders AV will be up to about 850. Terrain is Jungle-Rough. Hard target. Defenders had a Supply malus last time, so they should be even more short of supplies now. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Nighttime stuff. Got one! quote: 000001 ASW attack 1945-03-06 83,64 Takao ASW attack near Takao at 83,64 Japanese Ships xAK Taigen Maru xAK Eizan Maru DD Oboro Allied Ships SS KXVIII SS KXVIII is sighted by escort DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 Sub attack 1945-03-06 83,64 Takao Sub attack near Takao at 83,64 Japanese Ships xAK Tosei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire xAK Tamaki Maru DD Oboro Allied Ships SS Pargo, hits 5 SS Pargo launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tosei Maru DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Oboro attacking submerged sub .... DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Complete combat report attached.

BBfanboy -> RE: 1945 March 06 (12/2/2021 5:25:28 PM)
I-400 is one of the big double-hull I-boats that can carry several Seiran FPs ..

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