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witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 09 (10/18/2018 3:56:53 PM)
1942 August 09 INVADED Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. Sqn Ryujo-1 in action near Katherine. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor. • All convoys report no contacts. Pacific • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. • Fuel unloading at Melbourne. • Their strikes are unopposed in the air. quote: Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 74,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 7 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb quote: Morning Air attack on 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 74,128 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ... Also attacking 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion ... Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ... Also attacking 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion ... • Ours must give battle. quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 19 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged Japanese ground losses: 59 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead 16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000. Raid is overhead quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 5 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes • A second enemy unit has appeared just west of the first one. But what is it? How strong is it? Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • No enemy sub activity detected. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 09 (10/18/2018 3:57:25 PM)
1942 August 09 A second, unidentified enemy unit has appeared in the area. [image]local://upfiles/14248/B84DBEC8E8C84F5C819F77DFF4127A99.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 10 (10/20/2018 2:06:09 PM)
1942 August 10 INVADED Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. Sqn Ryujo-1 in action near Katherine. • Strategically I would like to get some 4EB groups operating from India into China, but that seems distant at the moment. Our pools of 4EB are low and attrition is high in NW Australia, a fact which I am sure suits the Empire. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, San Francisco, Los Angeles. • All convoys report no contacts. • 5 days until Hornet is on line, 26 days for Lexington and Saratoga. Pacific • Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago. • All convoys report no contacts. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Enemy sub activity near Brisbane. • All convoys report no contacts. • Fuel unloading at Melourne. • They are intent on slowing our movement but it is too late. quote: Morning Air attack on 2/11th A/Car Regiment, at 73,128 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion ... Also attacking 2/11th A/Car Regiment ... Also attacking 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion ... Also attacking 2/11th A/Car Regiment ... quote: Afternoon Air attack on 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 73,128 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb • We only lost 1x B-17 against 5x Zero's today. quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 20 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 9 damaged Japanese ground losses: 119 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead 16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000. Raid is overhead quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Raid is overhead Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 91 minutes 16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes • It looks like about 2 days until the 21st/B Division is encircled and unable to retreat. The Imperial unit to its west is moving away, an event which will result in complete immobility for the 21st/B. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • Our guys won this round and recorded experience gains. quote: Ground combat at 80,50 (near Changteh) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 24661 troops, 326 guns, 707 vehicles, Assault Value = 1519 Defending force 29427 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 806 Japanese adjusted assault: 477 Allied adjusted defense: 1156 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1321 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 131 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 46 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Vehicles lost 107 (4 destroyed, 103 disabled) Allied ground losses: 900 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 75 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled) Assaulting units: 15th Tank Regiment 15th Division 27th/A Division 28th Division 11th Tank Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 27th/B Division 23rd Tank Regiment 27th/C Division 1st Mortar Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion Defending units: 2nd Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 45th Chinese Corps • Repositioning around Tuyun is proceeding well. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Enemy sub activity near Colombo. • 5 to 2 in our favor! quote: Afternoon Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 26 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 14 P-400 Airacobra x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 15000 feet CAP engaged: No.67 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 7 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes 51st FG/25th FS with P-400 Airacobra (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes • So far Ledo is back over 16,700 supply after stopping fort construction and moving out many engineer and base units. Looking for that 20,000 mark so a number of dwindling units can take replacements to get full supply movement into China moving again without moving the units to Calcutta and losing event more transport time. • 2nd British Div has formed from its components at Bombay and will move to Jorhat, as will an RAF base force. They will bolster air base building and support to prepare for 4EB. Two AA units are moving there for defense. When Chittagong makes fortification level 5 (presently 4+83%) dedicated engineer units will move from there to Jorhat. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

zuluhour -> RE: 1942 August 10 (10/20/2018 2:47:16 PM)
I have not had a chance to read back a dozen posts or so but will shortly. I commend you on the central Australia front given the difficult supply conditions there. I tried something similar but was repulsed. It was before the Aussie armor units refitted.

BBfanboy -> RE: 1942 August 10 (10/20/2018 4:33:15 PM)
quote: witpqs: • So far Ledo is back over 16,700 supply after stopping fort construction and moving out many engineer and base units. Looking for that 20,000 mark so a number of dwindling units can take replacements to get full supply movement into China moving again without moving the units to Calcutta and losing event more transport time. • 2nd British Div has formed from its components at Bombay and will move to Jorhat, as will an RAF base force. They will bolster air base building and support to prepare for 4EB. Two AA units are moving there for defense. When Chittagong makes fortification level 5 (presently 4+83%) dedicated engineer units will move from there to Jorhat. I have found that Ledo can draw supply better if the bases on the rail line leading back to Calcutta are all built a few levels higher. The supply usage during construction should also help draw supply up the line, with some assistance from the supply draw button. When all the bases have reached about AF 4 the supply should flow just fine without player intervention. This assumes Calcuttta itself is flush with supply.

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 10 (10/20/2018 4:43:54 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: zuluhour I have not had a chance to read back a dozen posts or so but will shortly. I commend you on the central Australia front given the difficult supply conditions there. I tried something similar but was repulsed. It was before the Aussie armor units refitted. I think the 4EB commitment is a key component too. They can slow the Imperial units and thereby maintain the movement advantage of the Allied armor.

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 11 (10/22/2018 3:45:31 PM)
1942 August 11 INVADED Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. • Further deployments are planned to forestall any attempts at January auto-victory by the dastardly Imperials. Noumea will be garrisoned by at least two US infantry divisions; Suva's garrison will be strengthened; Palmyra will receive a garrison to prevent a quick grab. There are more USA and USMC units than that available and more will come before the end of the year. China will be a big point gain for the Empire so we will do our best to minimize that while defending and, eventually, withdrawing into the mountains. Overcoming the Chungking plain will also free up substantial Imperial forces for adventures, so we must hold as long as possible. I will bring additional UA units to Australia to prevent quick grabs by substantial forces of point rich bases. India is pretty stout but a large-force grab for a single point rich base would be tough. Trincomalee is somewhat point rich but we would be hard pressed to bolster defenses there without weakening defenses of Colombo, which is currently so strong it is an invasion trap. SigInt has shown no reinforcement of the Marshall Islands. Why? The Empire is building a stouter defensive line farther back. The Empire considers the loss of the Marshall Islands unavoidable. What does the Empire plan for the Marshall Islands? My best guess is a carrier battleground. We will go in again, and (again) with the Entire fleet as available at the time. Even a 2 to 1 loss in VP will be a gain from the standpoint of VP ratio. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near San Francisco, Pearl Harbor, Los Angeles. • All convoys report no contacts. Pacific • Enemy sub activity near Suva, Nadi, Pago Pago. • All convoys report no contacts. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • No enemy sub activity detected. Enemy sub activity near • All convoys report no contacts. • Unloading fuel at Melbourne. • Our 4EB did not fly today, nor did the Imperial death gliders. • Our armor is beginning to move toward river-crossing shock attacks against the hapless Imperials west of Katherine. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • Air strikes and bombardments. Pray for rain! India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Enemy sub activity near Jaffna, Trivandrum, Karachi. • In decent shape except for heavy fires but there is no fuel cargo on board to burn. quote: Sub attack near Jaffna at 29,45 Japanese Ships SS I-153 Allied Ships TK British Aviator, Torpedo hits 1 PC Indus SS I-153 launches 2 torpedoes at TK British Aviator I-153 diving deep .... PC Indus attacking submerged sub .... PC Indus fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Indus fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Indus fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Indus fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Losses: 8x Tojo, 6x Zero, 1x Nick versus 6x P-400, 2x Hurricane. quote: Morning Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 22 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 4 P-400 Airacobra x 16 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 10 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet CAP engaged: No.67 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 51st FG/25th FS with P-400 Airacobra (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 8 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 21000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes quote: Morning Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 19 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 2 P-400 Airacobra x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 15000 feet CAP engaged: No.67 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes 51st FG/25th FS with P-400 Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 24000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes quote: Morning Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 110 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 36 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 2 P-400 Airacobra x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet CAP engaged: No.67 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 51st FG/25th FS with P-400 Airacobra (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes quote: Morning Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 111 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 2 P-400 Airacobra x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed No Allied losses CAP engaged: No.67 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 21000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes 51st FG/25th FS with P-400 Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes • We have brought in a P-40E group and another will arrive by rail in 4 days. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 11 (10/22/2018 3:45:50 PM)
1942 August 11 NW Australia. [image]local://upfiles/14248/78855094FA73475387580CB0B5767AD1.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 12 (10/23/2018 3:41:06 AM)
1942 August 12 INVADED Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Fenton is occupied by the Japanese Overall • Probably light carrier force 4 hexes north of Wyndham: 2x CVL, 2x CVE, 2x CL; 38F, 29B, 0A. Sqn Ryujo-1 in action near Katherine. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near San Francisco. • All convoys report no contacts. • A long way from home to be taking so many hits. quote: ASW attack near San Francisco at 216,71 Japanese Ships SS I-31, hits 5 Allied Ships DD Mustin DD Anderson SS I-31 is sighted by escort DD Mustin fails to find sub and abandons search DD Anderson fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Anderson attacking submerged sub .... SS I-31 eludes DD Anderson by diving deep SS I-31 eludes ASW attack from DD Anderson DD Anderson attacking submerged sub .... DD Anderson cannot establish contact with SS I-31 DD Anderson fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Anderson fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Anderson fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Pacific • Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago. • All convoys report no contacts. • quote: Sub attack near Ponape at 121,113 Japanese Ships CM Itsukushima Allied Ships SS Tuna SS Tuna launches 4 torpedoes at CM Itsukushima CM Itsukushima fails to find sub, continues to search... CM Itsukushima fails to find sub, continues to search... CM Itsukushima fails to find sub, continues to search... CM Itsukushima fails to find sub, continues to search... CM Itsukushima fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Enemy sub activity near Newcastle, Melbourne, Sydney. • All convoys report no contacts. • Too late! quote: Morning Air attack on 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb • Softening the target. quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 62 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead 16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000. Raid is overhead quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 9 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 54 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb quote: Afternoon Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead 16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000. Raid is overhead • Here is close recon of the target. quote: Ground combat at 73,129 (near Katherine) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 504 troops, 3 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 45 Defending force 3483 troops, 31 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 96 Assaulting units: 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion Defending units: 21st/B Division • Three of our armor units will, if not interfered with, cross the river at three separate points all in combat formation in 2 days. The 637th will make a deliberate attack on the same day. Another armor unit is rushing to close a hex side, and the last armor unit will tomorrow grab the last available escape hex, then rush to the battle. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • We need to defend stubbornly everywhere. quote: Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 6617 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 645 Defending force 12178 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 420 Japanese adjusted assault: 204 Allied adjusted defense: 301 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 718 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 86 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Allied ground losses: 99 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 61st Infantry Brigade 24th Division Defending units: 55th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Enemy sub activity near Karachi, Bombay, Trivandrum. • Hit 'em! quote: ASW attack near Trivandrum at 28,44 Japanese Ships SS I-19, hits 2 Allied Ships PC Indus SS I-19 is sighted by escort I-19 bottoming out .... PC Indus fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Indus fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Indus fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Indus attacking submerged sub .... SS I-19 eludes ASW attack from PC Indus PC Indus loses contact with SS I-19 PC Indus fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub quote: ASW attack near Trivandrum at 28,44 Japanese Ships SS I-21 Allied Ships PC Indus SS I-21 is sighted by escort I-21 bottoming out .... PC Indus fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Indus fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Indus fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Indus fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Indus fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Our tanker detached and headed back for Colombo. Perhaps the sub did not spot her while following the convoy. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 13 (10/24/2018 3:53:39 AM)
1942 August 13 INVADED Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Probably light carrier force 4 hexes north of Wyndham: 6x CVE; 35F, 20B, 0A. Sqn Ryujo-1 in action near Katherine. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near San Francisco • All convoys report no contacts. Pacific • Enemy sub activity near Suva. • All convoys report no contacts. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. • Significant increase in Imperial bomber commitment. quote: Morning Air attack on 2/11th A/Car Regiment, at 72,129 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 9 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb quote: Morning Air attack on 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 D3A1 Val x 10 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' * Ground Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb 6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' * Ground Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb quote: Morning Air attack on 2/11th A/Car Regiment, at 72,129 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 B5N2 Kate x 8 D3A1 Val x 5 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb quote: Morning Air attack on 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb • A good strike. quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 25 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged Japanese ground losses: 197 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead 16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000. Raid is overhead • Tomorrow the unit in-hex with the targets makes a deliberate attack while three units crossing the river all make shock attacks. So far as I can tell during combat replay none of those three units has been sighted by the enemy! Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • Not as good but they held. quote: Ground combat at 80,50 (near Changteh) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 35028 troops, 390 guns, 891 vehicles, Assault Value = 1137 Defending force 28343 troops, 149 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 698 Japanese adjusted assault: 755 Allied adjusted defense: 634 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 912 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 70 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Vehicles lost 35 (2 destroyed, 33 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1681 casualties reported Squads: 9 destroyed, 166 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Guns lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled) Assaulting units: 9th Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment 27th Division 28th Division 13th Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion Defending units: 26th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Corps 45th Chinese Corps India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • No enemy sub activity detected. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 13 (10/24/2018 3:54:03 AM)
1942 August 13 Target: 21st/B Division. [image]local://upfiles/14248/9A1C7F25F56B49179B21D5D3AC050EAD.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 14 (10/28/2018 3:50:52 AM)
1942 August 14 INVADED Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Small carriers 2 hexes NE of Wyndham: 5x CVE, 1x AO; 41F, 28B, 0A. Sqn Ryujo-1 in action near Katherine. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, San Francisco. • All convoys report no contacts. Pacific • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Enemy sub activity near Melbourne. • All convoys report no contacts. • Way too late! quote: Morning Air attack on 2/11th A/Car Regiment, at 72,129 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 9 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb quote: Morning Air attack on 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 D3A1 Val x 10 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb quote: Morning Air attack on 2/11th A/Car Regiment, at 72,129 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 B5N2 Kate x 8 D3A1 Val x 5 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb quote: Morning Air attack on 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb • These strikes kept the pressure on. quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 12 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 8 damaged Japanese ground losses: 54 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead 16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000. Raid is overhead quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes 16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Raid is overhead quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed No Allied losses CAP engaged: Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Raid is overhead 16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Raid is overhead 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes • Overrun and scattered! quote: Ground combat at 73,129 (near Katherine) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 3264 troops, 6 guns, 307 vehicles, Assault Value = 179 Defending force 3321 troops, 31 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 88 Allied adjusted assault: 126 Japanese adjusted defense: 6 Allied assault odds: 21 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 493 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 86 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Allied ground losses: 70 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 11 (3 destroyed, 8 disabled) Assaulting units: 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 2nd Tank Battalion 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion 2/7th Armoured Regiment Defending units: 21st/B Division • Our units in-hex with the target all have high disruption but will deliberate assault tomorrow anyway. The 21st/B Division must be in much worse shape and likely has little AV on the line. Supply levels are good in our units. We still have two units on the way, one of which was slowed by enemy air strikes. Looking forward to racking up some ground VP in the next few days here. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • Some unspotted infiltration to go along with the known infiltration around Tuyun and Kweiyang. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • No enemy sub activity detected. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 14 (10/28/2018 3:51:27 AM)
1942 August 14 China. The southern front is being pushed back by a combination of maneuver and combat. [image]local://upfiles/14248/B292C041A9FC46C8A48099665C311D00.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 15 (10/29/2018 3:53:49 AM)
1942 August 15 INVADED Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Small carriers 2 hexes NE of Wyndham: 6x CVE; 39F, 17B, 0A. Sqns Hosho-1, Ryujo-1 in action near Katherine. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near San Francisco, Pearl Harbor. • All convoys report no contacts. Pacific • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. • Lots of disruption, but two of the attacks are on the unit not yet in-hex with the target. quote: Morning Air attack on 2/11th A/Car Regiment, at 72,129 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 14 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 14 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb quote: Morning Air attack on 2/7th Armoured Regiment, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 D3A1 Val x 10 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb quote: Morning Air attack on 2/11th A/Car Regiment, at 72,129 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 B5N2 Kate x 8 D3A1 Val x 5 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb quote: Morning Air attack on 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 11 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ... Also attacking 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion ... • Suppressing the defense. quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 15 B-24D Liberator x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 82 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes • A good haul of destroyed combat squads! Maybe only a couple more assaults required. quote: Ground combat at 73,129 (near Katherine) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 3190 troops, 6 guns, 304 vehicles, Assault Value = 208 Defending force 2407 troops, 31 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Allied adjusted assault: 38 Japanese adjusted defense: 2 Allied assault odds: 19 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 364 casualties reported Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 2nd Tank Battalion 3rd Tank Battalion 2/7th Armoured Regiment Defending units: 21st/B Division • We now have one more tank Bn in-hex with the target and it is fresh, 0% disruption, having not suffered enemy air strikes nor just made a shock attack. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • Smashed off the road, the Imperial tanks are advancing. quote: Ground combat at 80,50 (near Changteh) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 34454 troops, 392 guns, 894 vehicles, Assault Value = 1073 Defending force 26891 troops, 146 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 542 Japanese adjusted assault: 647 Allied adjusted defense: 178 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 332 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 34 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Vehicles lost 39 (2 destroyed, 37 disabled) Allied ground losses: 10516 casualties reported Squads: 267 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 300 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 10 destroyed, 7 disabled Guns lost 19 (11 destroyed, 8 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 23rd Tank Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Regiment 27th Division 13th Tank Regiment 28th Division 12th Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 4th Mortar Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion Defending units: 2nd Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 45th Chinese Corps • We do quite well here. quote: Ground combat at 82,41 (near Sian) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 17975 troops, 168 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 616 Defending force 15025 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 363 Japanese adjusted assault: 362 Allied adjusted defense: 598 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1231 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 80 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Allied ground losses: 296 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 15th Ind.Mixed Brigade 37th Division 41st/A Division 10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 40th Chinese Corps 42nd Chinese Corps 3rd Group Army 24th Group Army • The China pocket is caving in from the south. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Enemy sub activity near Bombay. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

L0ckAndL0ad -> RE: 1942 August 11 (10/30/2018 1:44:11 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs • Further deployments are planned to forestall any attempts at January auto-victory by the dastardly Imperials. Noumea will be garrisoned by at least two US infantry divisions May I ask, why two whole divisions? Isn't that an overkill?

BBfanboy -> RE: 1942 August 11 (10/30/2018 3:17:25 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: L0ckAndL0ad quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs • Further deployments are planned to forestall any attempts at January auto-victory by the dastardly Imperials. Noumea will be garrisoned by at least two US infantry divisions May I ask, why two whole divisions? Isn't that an overkill? Noumea is a good place to have troops prepping for future ops, and to prevent a base with a huge VP multiplier from falling. Gotta take a stand somewhere.

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 15 (10/30/2018 3:45:24 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: L0ckAndL0ad quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs • Further deployments are planned to forestall any attempts at January auto-victory by the dastardly Imperials. Noumea will be garrisoned by at least two US infantry divisions May I ask, why two whole divisions? Isn't that an overkill? Noumea is a good place to have troops prepping for future ops, and to prevent a base with a huge VP multiplier from falling. Gotta take a stand somewhere. A slight correction: in looking at the stacking limit at Noumea the two division will not both be there except in the event of Imperial invasion. One will be at Koumac, directly adjacent. Yes, two divisions! All that BB says is true, with my emphasis being on stopping any attempt at an auto-victory grab. With only one division there we could easily lose the base and the division plus supporting units. With two divisions plus supporting units we have a much better chance at holding the base. The division assigned to Noumea is a USMC division and so quite stout. Plenty of supporting units are going in to build the fortifications and base rapidly, which will provide support to a USN carrier counter-strike opposing an invasion. China will yield the Empire a bucket load of VP, so come end of '42 the Emperor might be tempted to make a dash for some high VP properties. Even though he can come with everything if he wishes, we have made the high value properties in India hard targets. Plus if the IJN commits to the Indian Ocean Cantankerous Olfactory can proceed practically carefree. BTW, SigInt continues to show the Empire making no reinforcement of the target areas!

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 16 (10/31/2018 12:35:51 PM)
1942 August 16 INVADED Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Small carriers sighted 2 hexes NE of Wyngham: 3x CVE, 2x CS, 1x AO; 35F, 21B, 0A. Sqns Hosho-1, Ryujo-1 in action near Katherine. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor. • All convoys report no contacts. • Loading support units for Noumea. They will head out first due to slower ships and to speed unloading of combat units after arrival. • CV Hornet completed upgrades at Pearl Harbor and is back with her sister ships. Lexington and Saratoga have an estimated 20 days to go. Pacific • Enemy sub activity near Suva. • All convoys report no contacts. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. • Wimpy bombing. quote: Morning Air attack on 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 D3A1 Val x 10 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb quote: Morning Air attack on 2/11th A/Car Regiment, at 72,129 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 B5N2 Kate x 8 D3A1 Val x 5 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb quote: Morning Air attack on 2nd Tank Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ... Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ... • Good bombing! 6x Zero's shot down for 2x B-24's and 1x B-17. quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses CAP engaged: Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead quote: Afternoon Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 15 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 71 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead quote: Afternoon Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 1 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Raid is overhead Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes quote: Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Raid is overhead Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes quote: Afternoon Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 125 minutes 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes • A great majority of the combat squads destroyed today! Maybe one more day will do it. quote: Ground combat at 73,129 (near Katherine) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 4192 troops, 6 guns, 378 vehicles, Assault Value = 240 Defending force 1996 troops, 26 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Allied adjusted assault: 60 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 60 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 962 casualties reported Squads: 73 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Assaulting units: 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 3rd Tank Battalion 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion 2/11th A/Car Regiment 2nd Tank Battalion 2/7th Armoured Regiment Defending units: 21st/B Division • The assault will continue tomorrow despite high disruption. Supplies are OK but diminishing. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • Lots of air strikes and ground bombardments but no assaults today. We are on the edge of maneuvering in time to hold a little longer or suffering a breakthrough. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Enemy sub activity near Bombay. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 17 (11/2/2018 9:59:30 PM)
1942 August 17 INVADED Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Warazup is occupied by the Japanese Overall • Carriers seen 3 hexes WSW of Darwin: 2x CV, 4x CVE; 32F, 29B, 0A. Sqn Ryujo-1 in action near Katherine. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor. • All convoys report no contacts. Pacific • Enemy sub activity near Vaitupu, Savaii, Pago Pago. • All convoys report no contacts. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Enemy sub activity near Aoba Island, Melbourne • All convoys report no contacts. • Got one! quote: Sub attack near Darwin at 73,125 Japanese Ships CVE Hosho, Torpedo hits 1 DD Urakaze DD Shikinami DD Hibiki Allied Ships SS Seawolf, hits 5, heavy damage SS Seawolf launches 4 torpedoes at CVE Hosho Seawolf bottoming out .... DD Shikinami attacking submerged sub .... DD Hibiki attacking submerged sub .... DD Shikinami fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hibiki attacking submerged sub .... DD Hibiki is out of ASW ammo DD Hibiki is out of ASW ammo DD Hibiki is out of ASW ammo DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hibiki attacking submerged sub .... DD Hibiki is out of ASW ammo DD Hibiki is out of ASW ammo DD Hibiki is out of ASW ammo DD Hibiki is out of ASW ammo DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Seawolf is hurt but should get away. • None of these strikes came from Hosho's location! quote: Morning Air attack on 2nd Tank Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 G3M2 Nell x 16 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 16 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2/11th A/Car Regiment ... Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ... Also attacking 2/11th A/Car Regiment ... Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ... quote: Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 B5N2 Kate x 6 D3A1 Val x 15 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ... Also attacking 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion ... Also attacking 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion ... Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ... Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ... Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ... quote: Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 38 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ... Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ... • Hotly contested airspace. quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 14 B-24D Liberator x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 58 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes • They survived today... quote: Ground combat at 73,129 (near Katherine) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 4604 troops, 19 guns, 436 vehicles, Assault Value = 232 Defending force 1312 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Allied adjusted assault: 65 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 65 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 408 casualties reported Squads: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 2nd Tank Battalion 3rd Tank Battalion 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion 2/11th A/Car Regiment 2/7th Armoured Regiment Defending units: 21st/B Division • All but on unit will continue the assault. The remaining unit will move fast to the NW to block and enemy unit racing to the rescue. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • Air strikes, bombardments, and maneuvers. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Enemy sub activity near Bombay, Trivandrum. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

zuluhour -> RE: 1942 August 17 (11/3/2018 1:30:57 PM)
I really like the fact you have KB screwing around off Darwin. Perhaps another shot in CenPac now?

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 18 (11/5/2018 5:40:39 PM)
1942 August 18 INVADED Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Carrier force sighted 1 hex NW of Truscott: 1x CV, 3x CVE, 2x APD; 28F, 16B, 0A. Sqn Ryujo-1 in action near Katherine. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, San Diego. • All convoys report no contacts. • A convoy departs San Francisco tonight for Noumea (by way of Pago Pago to refuel) with support units. Combat units will soon load to follow. Pacific • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. • Even though our subs have limited effectiveness right now the Empire's decision to loiter carriers in the area to support ground strikes is at least giving our subs a shot at their carriers. quote: Morning Air attack on 2/7th Armoured Regiment, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 G3M2 Nell x 14 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 44 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 14 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion ... Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ... Also attacking 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion ... Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ... quote: Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 B5N2 Kate x 2 D3A1 Val x 5 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' * Ground Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion ... Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ... quote: Morning Air attack on 2nd Tank Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ... Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ... • 2x B-17 lost against 1x Nick and 1x Zero. quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 16 B-24D Liberator x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 54 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead 16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000. Raid is overhead quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes 16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Raid is overhead quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb • Got one! quote: Ground combat at 73,129 (near Katherine) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 3568 troops, 19 guns, 361 vehicles, Assault Value = 228 Defending force 918 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Allied adjusted assault: 45 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 45 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 1303 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 22 (22 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 2/11th A/Car Regiment 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion 2nd Tank Battalion 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 3rd Tank Battalion 2/7th Armoured Regiment Defending units: 21st/B Division • Our armor will now move on the would-be rescue unit one hex to the NW. • As expected, an Imperial horde has appeared to the NE of Katherine, across the river. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • Holding for today but maybe it was a partial assault? quote: Ground combat at 79,50 (near Chihkiang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 32360 troops, 380 guns, 907 vehicles, Assault Value = 1064 Defending force 20925 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 635 Japanese adjusted assault: 179 Allied adjusted defense: 481 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 28 (2 destroyed, 26 disabled) Allied ground losses: 651 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 101 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 49 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Assaulting units: 27th Division 3rd Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment 13th Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 39th Division 9th Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 4th Mortar Battalion 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion Defending units: 58th Chinese Corps 75th Chinese Corps 6th War Area 20th Group Army • I think we will not have time to establish our line on the other side of hte river before our forces engaged in 79,50 (battle report above) are pushed out. So, our forces 1 hex SW, just SE of Chihkiang, are withdrawing into that city. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Enemy sub activity near Bombay, Trincomalee. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 18 (11/5/2018 5:41:41 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: zuluhour I really like the fact you have KB screwing around off Darwin. Perhaps another shot in CenPac now? I doubt any of the fleet carriers are really there, just erroneous reports. I haven't seen any squadron sightings of fleet carrier squadrons there, for one thing.

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 19 (11/6/2018 2:49:42 PM)
1942 August 19 INVADED Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near San Francisco, Pearl Harbor, Los Angeles. • All convoys report no contacts. • The 3rd USMC Div and 41st USA Div are loading at San Francisco for New Caledonia. Pacific • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. • But it looked like they both hit!? quote: Submarine attack near Wyndham at 73,126 Japanese Ships xAK Somedono Maru Allied Ships SS Stingray xAK Somedono Maru is sighted by SS Stingray SS Stingray launches 2 torpedoes • Allied 4EB ruled the skies over NW Australia today. quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 73,128 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 7 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 138 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb • So the 'rescue unit' our tanks are bearing down on is the 21st/A Division and we shall destroy it as rapidly as possible. • Recon shows the enemy unit across the river (1 hex) from Katherine as 49 AFV and nothing else. The Empire has no DL on Katherine and might not know what we have there. Our tanks in Katherine should be able to hold. Once the 21st/A Division is destroyed our forces so engaged will turn on this target. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • Pushed back very quickly from this position; a breakthrough is imminent. quote: Ground combat at 79,50 (near Chihkiang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 32361 troops, 380 guns, 907 vehicles, Assault Value = 1059 Defending force 19767 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 555 Japanese adjusted assault: 954 Allied adjusted defense: 382 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 262 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 51 (1 destroyed, 50 disabled) Allied ground losses: 4217 casualties reported Squads: 157 destroyed, 92 disabled Non Combat: 96 destroyed, 39 disabled Engineers: 8 destroyed, 7 disabled Guns lost 21 (7 destroyed, 14 disabled) Units retreated 4 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 13th Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Regiment 27th Division 12th Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 39th Division 11th Tank Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 4th Mortar Battalion 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion Defending units: 58th Chinese Corps 75th Chinese Corps 6th War Area 20th Group Army • Support squads are cleaned up and a zombie unit is now in the oven. quote: Ground combat at 80,49 (near Changteh) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 13394 troops, 102 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 424 Defending force 910 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 193 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 193 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 1037 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 103 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 13th Division Defending units: 52nd Chinese Corps • These guys can't retreat; they are doing a great job taking a bite out of superior forces. quote: Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 33384 troops, 275 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 1428 Defending force 11289 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 320 Japanese adjusted assault: 829 Allied adjusted defense: 94 Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 629 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 99 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Allied ground losses: 513 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 42 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 36th Division 12th Division 61st Infantry Brigade 24th Division Defending units: 55th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Enemy sub activity near Bombay. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

Lowpe -> RE: 1942 August 19 (11/6/2018 3:12:56 PM)
I seem to recall Chinese Cavalry Corps doing very well (for Chinese early on). Perhaps they have better morale and experience? Ah, the 41st Division will make another appearance.[:)]

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 20 (11/7/2018 2:08:16 PM)
1942 August 20 INVADED Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near San Francisco. • All convoys report no contacts. • Convoy with the USA 41st Infantry Division is sailing tonight. Convoy with USMC 3rd Division will finish loading supplies tomorrow. • Old battleships Nevada and Oklahoma entered the yards at Pearl Harbor for about 20 days of upgrades. Carriers Lexington and Saratoga each have about 16 days remaining for their upgrades. Pacific • Enemy sub activity near Suva. • All convoys report no contacts. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Enemy sub activity near Sydney. • All convoys report no contacts. • Our air superiority B-17's took 2x Zero's against no losses of their own. quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 73,128 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead • The 8th Tank Regiment is smote from the air! They are withdrawing. quote: Morning Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,127 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 16 B-24D Liberator x 9 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 46 (3 destroyed, 43 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb quote: Morning Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,127 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb • Our tanks will assault the 21st/A Division tomorrow. • 8th Tank Regiment will continue to get the attention of most 4EB. The 2/6th Armoured Rgt will move in combat formation to cross the river and attack. If weather allows the 4EB to fly 2/6th should get in a river-crossing shock attack. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • Still taking a bite out of them. quote: Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 32719 troops, 276 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 1363 Defending force 10855 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 277 Japanese adjusted assault: 459 Allied adjusted defense: 43 Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 720 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 52 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Allied ground losses: 171 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 36th Division 61st Infantry Brigade 12th Division 24th Division Defending units: 55th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps • Likewise. quote: Ground combat at 82,41 (near Sian) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 21870 troops, 206 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 578 Defending force 14732 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 347 Japanese adjusted assault: 487 Allied adjusted defense: 472 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 587 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 59 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 371 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Assaulting units: 15th Ind.Mixed Brigade 37th Division 41st/A Division 10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 40th Chinese Corps 42nd Chinese Corps 3rd Group Army 24th Group Army • Lots of maneuvering to counter the pending breakthrough and work the next phase in case it is not stopped. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Enemy sub activity near Bombay, Colombo. • There is a high level of sub activity off Bombay since the Empire located the RN fleet there. Is a carrier strike possible? Should we move the fleet? If nothing else doing so would reset the Empire's Intel efforts. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 20 (11/7/2018 2:09:06 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe I seem to recall Chinese Cavalry Corps doing very well (for Chinese early on). Perhaps they have better morale and experience? Ah, the 41st Division will make another appearance.[:)] The 41st sails! I can't imagine I didn't use it last game too.

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 21 (11/8/2018 3:48:56 PM)
1942 August 21 INVADED Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. • CV Formidable is withdrawing at Karachi. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, San Francisco, Dutch Harbor. • All convoys report no contacts. • Convoy with USMC 3rd Div is putting to sea. • BB Tennessee and CVE Copahee are leaving Puget Sound for Hawaii. Pacific • Enemy sub activity near Christmas Island, Pago Pago. • All convoys report no contacts. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Enemy sub activity near Sydney • All convoys report no contacts. • They hit our boys hard! quote: Morning Air attack on 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 73,128 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 3 G3M2 Nell x 16 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 69 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 25 (1 destroyed, 24 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 16 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ... Also attacking 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion ... Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ... Also attacking 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion ... quote: Afternoon Air attack on 2nd Tank Battalion, at 73,128 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 1 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 38 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb • And we hit them. quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 73,128 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 3 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 73 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M3a Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead 16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000. Raid is overhead • Our strikes on their tanks were devastating. quote: Afternoon Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,127 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead quote: Afternoon Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,127 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 10 Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 17 (13 destroyed, 4 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb quote: Afternoon Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,127 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 5 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb • Our armored ground assault was blunted by the Imperial air strikes but still halved the defense. quote: Ground combat at 73,128 (near Wyndham) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 4622 troops, 19 guns, 434 vehicles, Assault Value = 236 Defending force 3924 troops, 38 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 119 Allied adjusted assault: 81 Japanese adjusted defense: 42 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 431 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 59 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Assaulting units: 2/11th A/Car Regiment 2nd Tank Battalion 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion 3rd Tank Battalion 2/7th Armoured Regiment Defending units: 21st/A Division • The assault on 21st/A Division will continue tomorrow. • A cross-river shock attack on 8th Tank Regiment will take place tomorrow, hopefully with the aid of further murderous air strikes. • Today our air superiority 4EB took down 3x Zero's for no losses. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • They are finally yielding but still clawing and biting. quote: Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 47108 troops, 400 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 1315 Defending force 10555 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 245 Japanese adjusted assault: 995 Allied adjusted defense: 19 Japanese assault odds: 52 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 585 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 45 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1111 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 111 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled) Assaulting units: 61st Infantry Brigade 12th Division 36th Division 24th Division Defending units: 55th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps • The Imperials have sent several more units (unidentified) to the west of Paoshan and are now swapping out one or more of the units currently in place. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Enemy sub activity near Bombay • In response to the increasing pressure on Paoshan, the two Chinese Army units at Calcutta which have already filled out their combat squads will move by rail to Chittagong, then march to infiltrate past Akyab. Other Chinese Army units will follow as they fill out. Two units should be ready within two weeks and another a week later. Two further units will take about a month, and the remaining 3 units (which will combine into 1) more than two months. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

zuluhour -> RE: 1942 August 21 (11/10/2018 11:30:18 AM)
At some point I have got to know how you are getting supply up north in Oz. Did you have time to build up Tennant Creek or Katherine to slink more supply up there? All air transport? I can't recall, I'll look back, how far down the northwest coast he went.

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 22 (11/10/2018 2:38:42 PM)
1942 August 22 INVADED Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near San Francisco. • One convoy reports contact: carrying the USA 41st Inf Div. The convoy carrying the USMC 3rd Div was set to follow in its wake but is now rerouting. • Keeping them down. quote: ASW attack near San Francisco at 216,71 Japanese Ships SS I-31 Allied Ships KV Chilliwack SS I-31 is located by KV Chilliwack I-31 diving deep .... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Pacific • Enemy sub activity near Funafuti, Pago Pago. • All convoys report no contacts. • Missed! quote: Submarine attack near Eniwetok at 125,109 Japanese Ships PB Fumi Maru #3 Allied Ships SS Sailfish PB Fumi Maru #3 is sighted by SS Sailfish SS Sailfish launches 2 torpedoes at PB Fumi Maru #3 • Just so you know I am monitoring SigInt in the target area: quote: Maloelap Naval Fortress is located at Maloelap(136,117). It is quite clear the Empire has not carried out any meaningful reinforcements in the area. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Enemy sub activity near Vanikoro. • All convoys report no contacts. • They are getting their licks in on our tanks. quote: Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 73,128 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 16 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 85 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 16 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ... Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ... Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ... Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ... quote: Afternoon Air attack on 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 73,128 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 1 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb • Adding disruption for a good ground attack. quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 73,128 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 5 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: 62 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M3a Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead 16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000. Raid is overhead quote: Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 73,128 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 3 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes • Our guys left a mark today! quote: Afternoon Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,127 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 21 B-24D Liberator x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 34 (26 destroyed, 8 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead quote: Afternoon Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,127 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 108 minutes quote: Afternoon Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,127 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 94 minutes • A good haul. quote: Ground combat at 73,128 (near Wyndham) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 4515 troops, 19 guns, 431 vehicles, Assault Value = 228 Defending force 3462 troops, 37 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 71 Allied adjusted assault: 92 Japanese adjusted defense: 6 Allied assault odds: 15 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1432 casualties reported Squads: 39 destroyed, 29 disabled Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 9 (4 destroyed, 5 disabled) Units retreated 1 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 2/11th A/Car Regiment 3rd Tank Battalion 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion 2nd Tank Battalion 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 2/7th Armoured Regiment Defending units: 21st/A Division • Our tanks are pursuing the 21st/A Division, despite the heavy air opposition. • The 8th Tank Regiment escaped into Fenton so our tanks rolling out of Katherine did not get a shock attack, so they will pursue into Fenton. Fenton is the limit of B-17E range from Cloncurry. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • Breakthrough! quote: Ground combat at 78,49 (near Chihkiang) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 31687 troops, 341 guns, 907 vehicles, Assault Value = 1050 Defending force 11803 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 382 Japanese adjusted assault: 1093 Allied adjusted defense: 34 Japanese assault odds: 32 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 126 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 56 (2 destroyed, 54 disabled) Allied ground losses: 4894 casualties reported Squads: 148 destroyed, 163 disabled Non Combat: 83 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 9 (7 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units retreated 1 Units destroyed 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 39th Division 23rd Tank Regiment 13th Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 27th Division 11th Tank Regiment 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion Defending units: 99th Chinese Corps 14th Construction Regiment • Last unit on the line caught withdrawing. quote: Ground combat at 78,51 (near Chihkiang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 39707 troops, 354 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 1206 Defending force 10437 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 319 Japanese adjusted assault: 1055 Allied adjusted defense: 373 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1138 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 96 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3889 casualties reported Squads: 132 destroyed, 65 disabled Non Combat: 92 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 51st Infantry Brigade 9th Division 6th Division 35th/A Division 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Defending units: 25th Chinese Corps • Makin' zombies. quote: Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 46823 troops, 399 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 1288 Defending force 9698 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 153 Japanese adjusted assault: 920 Allied adjusted defense: 13 Japanese assault odds: 70 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 271 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Allied ground losses: 1020 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 92 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled) Assaulting units: 12th Division 36th Division 61st Infantry Brigade 24th Division Defending units: 55th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Enemy sub activity near Karachi, Bombay. • Got one! Maybe. quote: ASW attack near Karachi at 39,9 Japanese Ships SS I-162, hits 7 Allied Ships PC Sutlej SS I-162 is located by PC Sutlej I-162 bottoming out .... PC Sutlej fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Sutlej fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Sutlej attacking submerged sub .... PC Sutlej fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Sutlej fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1942 August 22 (11/10/2018 2:45:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: zuluhour At some point I have got to know how you are getting supply up north in Oz. Did you have time to build up Tennant Creek or Katherine to slink more supply up there? All air transport? I can't recall, I'll look back, how far down the northwest coast he went. I am flying supplies into Tennant Creek with medium bombers. I have built the airfield and fortifications some, but of course doing much of that eats supply too. Beyond Tennant Creek the bases show red. Units in the field are getting 'enough' supply to operate but they are not exactly operating black markets. [:D]

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