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witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 03 (4/7/2019 11:38:00 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Anachro Your post still says 1942! For a second, I though you had restarted your game. [:D] Fixed - thanks!

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 04 (4/7/2019 3:21:08 PM)
1943 January 04 INVADED Kunming, Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. But: quote: D4Y1 Judy attacking SS Pompano at 128,114 B5N2 Kate attacking an Allied SS at 131,107 Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Truk (112,108). I think KB is just north/northwest of the Marshalls. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, Kodiak, Lihue. • All convoys report no contacts. • CL Cleveland and company are still making their way back to Pearl Harbor without further contact. • In about 2 days 3x CVE will get to Pearl Harbor. They will join up with the parts of the decoy surface force to reinforce the fleet when it moves to target. Pacific • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. • An oiler TF with the fleet has been detected DL 1/0. The fleet will stay in place. • Tomorrow we begin aerial recon of Maloelap, Wotje, and Tabiteuea. • I am going to only use AVD for Arorae and Onotoa (commandos provide security ashore), and bring the small, light, base forces farther up the Gilbert's chain. We hold Kuria but the Empire has occupied Abemama and Maiana. Tabiteuea is the only base in the southern Gilbert's the Empire holds. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Enemy sub activity near Aoba Island, Sydney. • All convoys report no contacts. • A nothing. quote: Night Naval bombardment of Darwin at 76,124 Japanese Ships DD Yugao DD Wakatake DD Akikaze DD Maikaze Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DD Yugao firing at 23rd Australian Brigade DD Wakatake firing at 23rd Australian Brigade DD Akikaze firing at Darwin DD Maikaze firing at 23rd Australian Brigade Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • These guys need some air support. quote: Ground combat at 64,45 (near Paoshan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 11380 troops, 114 guns, 366 vehicles, Assault Value = 515 Defending force 20937 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 548 Japanese adjusted assault: 130 Allied adjusted defense: 214 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 44 (1 destroyed, 43 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1017 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 115 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 14th Tank Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 18th Tank Regiment 19th Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 18th/B Division 2nd Tank Regiment 18th/C Division 30th Fld AA Gun Co 3rd Mortar Battalion Defending units: 21st Chinese Corps 28th Chinese Corps 54th Chinese Corps 28th New Chinese Division • We are moving to bolter that position outside of Pahshan but several units in the area withdraw in 41 days. Something about enlistment bonuses. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • No enemy sub activity detected. • This assault was a surprise as the Empire waited for our forces to dig in. Nice experience gain. quote: Ground combat at 61,42 (near Katha) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 20573 troops, 210 guns, 473 vehicles, Assault Value = 741 Defending force 27853 troops, 177 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 1019 Japanese adjusted assault: 126 Allied adjusted defense: 1569 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 12 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 473 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 43 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Vehicles lost 24 (5 destroyed, 19 disabled) Allied ground losses: 197 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 38th Division 2nd Tank Division 45th Field AA Battalion Defending units: 3rd New Chinese/A Corps 2nd Royal Tank Regiment 3rd New Chinese/B Corps 3rd New Chinese/C Corps • Imphal air base has maxed out at size 8; we are sending most of the engineer units to Kalemyo, primarily to build up the base for increased supply transport once the dreaded monsoon season arrives again. An Inf Rgt is being assigned for security. 2nd British Division is being released from defense to cross the border and join the salient against Katha. 23rd Indian Division is currently crossing the border and 19th Indian Division is already across. Also in Burma is 4 Indian Corps HQ, Aus 7th Cav Recce Rgt, Brit 3rd Carabiniers (with Stuart's). Ind 254th Armoured Bde (with Stuartss and Gen Lee's) and Brit 150th RAC Rgt (Valentine III's) will both shortly begin crossing as will various support units. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 04 (4/7/2019 3:21:34 PM)
1943 January 04 If those cruisers/destroyers investigate the oiler contact... [image]local://upfiles/14248/4DE3E679793749F4BBB350299F935A82.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 05 (4/7/2019 7:01:18 PM)
1943 January 05 INVADED Kunming, Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, Johnston Island, Dutch Island. • All convoys report no contacts. Pacific • Enemy sub activity near Palmyra. • All convoys report no contacts. • New torpedoes? quote: Sub attack near Kanoya at 105,65 Japanese Ships xAK Yamahuku Maru TB Kari Allied Ships SS Tautog SS Tautog launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Yamahuku Maru TB Kari fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Kari fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Kari fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Kari fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Kari fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • The fleet is not spotted. • Search commences out of Arorae tomorrow and from Onotoa about 2 days later. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Enemy sub activity near Duff Islands, Aoba Island. • All convoys report no contacts. • Noumea has maxed out base size at airfield 8 and port 7. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • More clean up - of us. We should get strong units in front of this advance tomorrow. quote: Ground combat at 71,44 (near Kunming) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 41281 troops, 412 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 1213 Defending force 14497 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 254 Japanese adjusted assault: 545 Allied adjusted defense: 220 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1892 casualties reported Squads: 30 destroyed, 78 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 4183 casualties reported Squads: 79 destroyed, 43 disabled Non Combat: 176 destroyed, 48 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 13 (5 destroyed, 8 disabled) Units retreated 4 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 34th/B Division 138th Infantry Regiment 36th Division 11th Division 24th/A Division 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 30th Chinese/B Corps 30th Chinese/A Corps 30th Chinese/C Corps 1st Chinese Base Force • Finally a victory to break our string of disaster in China! quote: Ground combat at Kunming (69,48) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 28182 troops, 280 guns, 402 vehicles, Assault Value = 814 Defending force 80706 troops, 156 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1778 Japanese adjusted assault: 152 Allied adjusted defense: 679 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 9108 casualties reported Squads: 138 destroyed, 454 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 95 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 44 disabled Guns lost 62 (7 destroyed, 55 disabled) Vehicles lost 24 (2 destroyed, 22 disabled) Allied ground losses: 710 casualties reported Squads: 29 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 55th Infantry Brigade 116th/C Division 1st Tank Division 104th/A Division 104th/C Division 6th/C Division 21st AA Regiment Defending units: 71st Chinese Corps 60th Chinese Corps 94th Chinese Corps 53rd Chinese Corps 20th Chinese Corps 45th Chinese Corps 78th Chinese/A Corps 36th Chinese Corps 31st Chinese Corps 83rd Chinese Corps 8th Chinese Corps 74th Chinese Corps 78th Chinese/C Corps 11th Group Army 16th Chinese Base Force 11th Chinese Base Force 24th Group Army 3rd Group Army Lusu War Area 6th War Area 27th Group Army 7th Chinese Base Force 78th Chinese/B Corps India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • No enemy sub activity detected. • Moving units into Burma as fast as we can. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Keeping them interested. quote: Sub attack near Kanoya at 105,65 Japanese Ships xAK Yamahuku Maru TB Kari Allied Ships SS Tautog SS Tautog launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Yamahuku Maru TB Kari fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Kari fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Kari fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Kari fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Kari fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 06 (4/8/2019 2:15:09 PM)
1943 January 06 INVADED Kunming, Paoshan, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Mengtze is occupied by the Japanese Overall • No carrier sightings. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, Lahaina. • All convoys report no contacts. • 27 days in the yards for CL Cleveland. Pacific • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. • Two of the invasion convoys with the fleet have been detected with DL 1/0. The fleet will move 6 hexes straight north. What will the Empire make of this limited sighting so far to the south? • Tomorrow an AVD will arrive at Onotoa. Hopefully the IJN warships near Tarawa will not notice. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Enemy sub activity near Aoba Island. • All convoys report no contacts. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • Can the mountains be held? Chungking has >6,000 AV. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • No enemy sub activity detected. • More Imperial reaction is seen to our advance on Katha. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Got one! Looks empty. quote: Sub attack near Iriomote at 88,68 Japanese Ships AO Notoro, Torpedo hits 1 TK Kiyo Maru PB Shosei Maru Allied Ships SS Trout SS Trout launches 4 torpedoes at AO Notoro PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 06 (4/8/2019 2:15:38 PM)
1943 January 06 An unidentified unit is moving to cut off our column aimed at the road between Katha and Shwebo. [image]local://upfiles/14248/E1460D5C186A497B94D4DF2FE9C8767F.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 07 (4/11/2019 3:53:09 AM)
1943 January 07 INVADED Kunming, Paoshan, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near Lahaina, Johnston Island. • All convoys report no contacts. • The fleet is not spotted. The additional surface combat ships in two TF's and the 3x CVE with escorts are sailing from Pearl Harbor to join the fleet SW of Johnston Island. Prior to sailing to targets. Pacific • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. • Search out of Onotoa begins tomorrow. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Enemy sub activity near Utupua, Anatom. • All convoys report no contacts. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • Lots of pressure. I am just not sure we have the troops to hold the mountains. quote: Ground combat at 64,45 (near Paoshan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 11704 troops, 114 guns, 436 vehicles, Assault Value = 505 Defending force 20027 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 453 Japanese adjusted assault: 119 Allied adjusted defense: 202 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 32 (1 destroyed, 31 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1454 casualties reported Squads: 34 destroyed, 55 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 19th Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 18th/B Division 18th Tank Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 18th/C Division 30th Fld AA Gun Co 3rd Mortar Battalion Defending units: 21st Chinese/A Corps 28th Chinese Corps 54th Chinese Corps 28th New Chinese Division 21st Chinese/B Corps 21st Chinese/C Corps India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • No enemy sub activity detected. • Air battles over the Katha area, largely in our favor. We are moving in more fighters to take up escort duty too. • The Empire has come up with yet more troops to throw in front of our advance and is moving additional units from the Arakan front. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 08 (4/13/2019 1:23:32 PM)
1943 January 08 INVADED Kunming, Paoshan, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. I believe KB is in the northern Marshall Islands. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • No enemy sub activity detected. • A troop convoy 7 hexes out from San Francisco reports DL 1/0. • The fleet is not spotted and is, best guess, a little more than 30 hexes from KB. The fleet will remain in place while the additional CVE's advance to meet up. Pacific • No enemy sub activity detected. Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago. • All convoys report no contacts. • Maloelap with DL 6/10 shows 4 units, 5,180 troops, 43 guns, 0 AFV's. Wotje with DL 9/10 shows 2 units, 3,000 troops, 26 guns, 4 AFV's. We have no recon of Roi-Namur. • KB appears to be just north or northwest of Roi-Namur. • Search out of Kuria will begin tomorrow with an AVD arriving from Onotoa the same day (a replacement AVD is on the way there). The AVD will remain in place until the small base force can be dropped off, which is still perhaps a week away as it is loading now onto APD's at Pago Pago. Search from Kuria will cover just beyond Kwajelein Island (not sure if it will pick up Roi-Namur). New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Enemy sub activity near Brisbane. • All convoys report no contacts. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Juicy targets! quote: ASW attack near Koepang at 67,115 Japanese Ships DD Amatsukaze LSD Akitsu Maru LSD Shinshu Maru xAP Naminoue Maru xAP Koan Maru xAP Teia Maru Allied Ships SS Skipjack SS Skipjack launches 2 torpedoes at DD Amatsukaze Skipjack diving deep .... DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub China • Zombies? quote: Ground combat at 72,45 (near Neikiang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 12663 troops, 85 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 409 Defending force 2574 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23 Japanese adjusted assault: 322 Allied adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 46 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), fatigue(-), morale(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 51 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1630 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 7 Units destroyed 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 1st Ind.Inf.Group 116th/A Division 116th/B Division Defending units: 23rd Chinese Corps 43rd Chinese Corps 70th Chinese Corps 48th Chinese Corps 87th Chinese Corps 44th Chinese Corps 72nd Chinese Corps 39th Chinese Corps 86th Chinese Corps 1st Group Army India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • No enemy sub activity detected. • Lots of movement to the hot area by both sides. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 09 (4/16/2019 3:55:09 AM)
1943 January 09 INVADED Kunming, Paoshan, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. KB appears to still be in the northern Marianas Islands. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. • The fleet is not spotted, nor are any of the additional groups joining up, nor any of the support groups (oilers at sea, auxiliaries heading to Johnston Island). The additional forces move tomorrow while the fleet treads water, after which they will move together toward a rendezvous. Pacific • Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago. • All convoys report no contacts. • I think major fleet elemants around. quote: Sub attack near Ponape at 120,109 Japanese Ships DD Ushio Allied Ships SS Harder SS Harder launches 2 torpedoes at DD Ushio Harder diving deep .... DD Ushio fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ushio fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ushio fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ushio fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ushio fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Recon Maloelap DL 9/10: 4 units, 7,000 troops, 53 Guns, 0 AFV's. We have the USA 27th Inf Div assigned to take this target. It look as though the whole division will be needed. • Recom Wotje DL 9/10: 2 units, 2,900 troops, 31 Guns, 1 AFV. We have the USMC 6th Inf Rgt and USMC 2nd Amph Tractor Bn assigned to seize this target. • KB is likely at about the same position in the northern Marianas Islands. Can we pull off this operation? New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Enemy sub activity near Sydney. • All convoys report no contacts. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • I like this result. quote: Ground combat at Kunming (69,48) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 18817 troops, 210 guns, 384 vehicles, Assault Value = 766 Defending force 88947 troops, 196 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1930 Japanese adjusted assault: 184 Allied adjusted defense: 406 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 491 casualties reported Squads: 22 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 11 disabled Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled) Vehicles lost 42 (10 destroyed, 32 disabled) Allied ground losses: 218 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 22nd/B Division 19th Ind.Mixed Brigade 104th/B Division 116th/C Division 1st Tank Division 6th/B Division 21st AA Regiment Defending units: 83rd Chinese Corps 8th Chinese Corps 45th Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 20th Chinese Corps 36th Chinese Corps 31st Chinese Corps 74th Chinese Corps 94th Chinese Corps 2nd Prov Chinese Corps 78th Chinese/A Corps 60th Chinese Corps 53rd Chinese Corps 71st Chinese Corps 78th Chinese/C Corps Lusu War Area 16th Chinese Base Force 21st Group Army 7th Chinese Base Force 6th War Area 3rd Group Army 27th Group Army 11th Chinese Base Force 24th Group Army 11th Group Army 78th Chinese/B Corps • I don't like this. quote: Ground combat at 64,45 (near Paoshan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 11650 troops, 114 guns, 435 vehicles, Assault Value = 505 Defending force 22989 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 491 Japanese adjusted assault: 119 Allied adjusted defense: 226 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 1140 casualties reported Squads: 21 destroyed, 68 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 19th Tank Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 18th/B Division 4th Tank Regiment 18th Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 18th/C Division 30th Fld AA Gun Co 3rd Mortar Battalion Defending units: 21st Chinese Corps 54th Chinese Corps 28th Chinese Corps 28th New Chinese Division 39th New Chinese Division India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Enemy sub activity near Colombo. • We did well in the air over Burma. The CAF is back in combat. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 10 (4/17/2019 4:57:54 AM)
1943 January 10 INVADED Kunming, Paoshan, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. KB is probably still in or near the northern Marianas Islands. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near Lahaina, Johnston Island. • All convoys report no contacts. • None of the fleet is detected. The main elements will move 6 hexes NW while those joining up will move 6 hexes west. 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. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • Air strikes at Kunming are pure murder. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • No enemy sub activity detected. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 11 (4/18/2019 4:24:52 PM)
The AAR post follows now, but I am going to hold onto this turn until I make the decision about the Chindits. Comments appreciated.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 11 (4/18/2019 4:25:28 PM)
1943 January 11 INVADED Kunming, Paoshan, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. KB appears to still be in the northern/northwestern Marianas Islands. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near Johnston Island, Pearl Harbor. • All convoys report no contacts. • The dive bombers from Johnston Island failed to find the target. Now there will be a game of hide and seek tonight as the oiler TF behind the CVE's was also spotted. quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Johnston Island at 156,111 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 22 TBF-1 Avenger x 16 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Amagiri, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Oite Aircraft Attacking: 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. • The main body of the fleet is not spotted. The CVE's and the trailing oilers are spotted (the latter by sub-based air search), but the BB/CA and 3x CL TF's guarding them are not. The CVE's and their entourage will move SW to meet up with the fleet main body. The CL TF will patrol toward the remaining IJN DD then back toward the fleet main body. • We need more warships! [:D] Pacific • Enemy sub activity near Howland Island. • All convoys report no contacts. • KB probably in the northern or northwestern Marianas Islands. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Enemy sub activity near Melbourne. • All convoys report no contacts. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • Hmm. quote: Ground combat at Chungking (76,45) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 211822 troops, 2005 guns, 1287 vehicles, Assault Value = 6445 Defending force 208060 troops, 139 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6185 Japanese adjusted assault: 871 Allied adjusted defense: 8945 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 10 (fort level 5) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 62311 casualties reported Squads: 2530 destroyed, 3025 disabled Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 819 disabled Engineers: 286 destroyed, 270 disabled Guns lost 769 (201 destroyed, 568 disabled) Vehicles lost 271 (83 destroyed, 188 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 5783 casualties reported Squads: 131 destroyed, 278 disabled Non Combat: 61 destroyed, 172 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 35th Division 9th Division 51st Recon Regiment 41st/B Division 17th Ind.Mixed Brigade 15th Ind.Mixed Brigade 12th Division 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade 15th Division 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 61st Infantry Brigade 19th Division 13th Ind.Mixed Brigade 3rd Tank Division 3rd Division 3rd Tank Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment 32nd Division 25th Division 41st/A Division 9th Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 34th/C Division 41st/C Division 22nd/A Division 34th/A Division 24th/B Division 51st Engineer Regiment 51st Infantry Brigade 24th/C Division 13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 4th Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 17th Chinese Corps 51st Chinese Corps 12th Chinese Corps 115th Red Chinese Division 16th Chinese Corps 46th Chinese Corps 5th New Chinese Corps 47th Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps 64th Chinese Corps 100th Chinese Corps 15th Chinese Corps 24th Chinese Corps 1st Chinese Corps 35th Chinese Corps 11th Chinese Corps 65th Chinese Corps 92nd Chinese Corps 98th Chinese Corps 22nd Chinese Corps 76th Chinese Corps 129th Red Chinese Division 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps 69th Chinese Corps 52nd Chinese Corps 55th Chinese Corps 99th Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 9th Prov Chinese Corps 57th Chinese Corps 58th Chinese Corps 88th Chinese Corps 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps 38th Chinese Corps 63rd Chinese Corps 96th Chinese Corps 89th Chinese Corps 33rd Chinese Corps 120th Red Chinese Division 7th Chinese Corps 34th Separate Brigade Jingcha War Area 16th Group Army Central Reserve 12th Group Army 35th Group Army 1st War Area China Command CAF HQ 30th Group Army 29th Group Army 15th Group Army 4th Group Army 23rd Group Army 25th Group Army 9th Group Army 17th Group Army 10th Group Army 5th War Area 8th Group Army 9th War Area 2nd War Area 39th Group Army 4th Chinese Cavalry Corps 7th War Area 18th Artillery Regiment 36th Group Army 34th Group Army 8th War Area 19th Group Army 31st Group Army 2nd Group Army 6th Group Army 3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment • I think we do not have enough forces in place ot hold the mountains. I'm considering airlifting in Chindits to hold Tsuyung, but I'm not sure if the damaged airbase will allow it: runway damage 98%. I could airlift them into Paoshan (runway damage 41%) or Kunming (runway damage 0%). India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • No enemy sub activity detected. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 11 (4/18/2019 4:26:07 PM)
1943 January 11 The fleet situation. [image]local://upfiles/14248/69CA768D72414224946BB54D75F38129.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: 1943 January 11 (4/18/2019 4:43:54 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs The AAR post follows now, but I am going to hold onto this turn until I make the decision about the Chindits. Comments appreciated. Aircraft take lots of ops losses when landing on heavily damaged runways (Airbase Damage does not matter) so I would not try to land transports at the base with 97% runway damage. However, if they are starting out from a base beyond the extended range of the transport aircraft, they might drop there by parachute (supplies can be air dropped this way). If the Chindits are within extended flying range I would fly them to Kunming where the good road allows rapid (for the Chinese) movement forward. This assumes the enemy does not have blocks set on the road movement.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 11 (4/18/2019 5:17:44 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs The AAR post follows now, but I am going to hold onto this turn until I make the decision about the Chindits. Comments appreciated. Aircraft take lots of ops losses when landing on heavily damaged runways (Airbase Damage does not matter) so I would not try to land transports at the base with 97% runway damage. However, if they are starting out from a base beyond the extended range of the transport aircraft, they might drop there by parachute (supplies can be air dropped this way). If the Chindits are within extended flying range I would fly them to Kunming where the good road allows rapid (for the Chinese) movement forward. This assumes the enemy does not have blocks set on the road movement. They are just at normal range; that's what I've been leaning toward. Thanks. I'm going to wait for additional commentary.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 11 (4/19/2019 3:58:00 PM)
Turn is away and the Chindits are flying. Surprised nobody commented on quote: Japanese ground losses: 62311 casualties reported Squads: 2530 destroyed, 3025 disabled Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 819 disabled Engineers: 286 destroyed, 270 disabled Guns lost 769 (201 destroyed, 568 disabled) Vehicles lost 271 (83 destroyed, 188 disabled) Units destroyed 1

BBfanboy -> RE: 1943 January 11 (4/19/2019 4:34:55 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs Turn is away and the Chindits are flying. Surprised nobody commented on quote: Japanese ground losses: 62311 casualties reported Squads: 2530 destroyed, 3025 disabled Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 819 disabled Engineers: 286 destroyed, 270 disabled Guns lost 769 (201 destroyed, 568 disabled) Vehicles lost 271 (83 destroyed, 188 disabled) Units destroyed 1 You commented "Hmmm" - nothing more needed to be said!

zuluhour -> RE: 1943 January 11 (4/19/2019 5:49:02 PM)
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witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 12 (4/23/2019 1:42:13 PM)
1943 January 12 INVADED Kunming, Paoshan, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. It appears KB is still in the northwest Marshall Islands. • Our new strategy is to attrite the IJN one destroyer-equivalent per day. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • No enemy sub activity detected. Enemy sub activity near Johnston Island. • All convoys report no contacts. • Practice. quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Johnston Island at 159,113 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 19 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Oite, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Oite quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Johnston Island at 159,113 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 19 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Oite, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Oite • The fleet will move about 4 hexes south. The support TF's east of Johnston Island will move east a few hexes. Pacific • No enemy sub activity detected. Enemy sub activity near Howland Island, Pago Pago. • All convoys report no contacts. • Keep them looking. quote: ASW attack near Truk at 113,109 Japanese Ships PB Toshi Maru #3 PB Tama Maru #8 Allied Ships SS Growler SS Growler is sighted by escort Growler diving deep .... PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub .... PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • KB seems to be somewhere SE of Eniwetok. • We finally have decent recon of Tarawa, @ DL 8/9: 1 unit, 960 troops, 5 guns, 0 AFV. • Suva base hax maxed out at port 5 airfield 9 and now represents 1,725 VP for Japan and 23 VP for the Allies. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • No enemy sub activity detected. Enemy sub activity near Brisbane, Perth. • All convoys report no contacts. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • We hold! quote: Ground combat at 70,45 (near Kunming) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 35941 troops, 385 guns, 86 vehicles, Assault Value = 1016 Defending force 32276 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 780 Japanese adjusted assault: 236 Allied adjusted defense: 298 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3600 casualties reported Squads: 16 destroyed, 209 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 29 disabled Guns lost 38 (4 destroyed, 34 disabled) Allied ground losses: 911 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 100 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 11th Division 36th Division 34th/B Division 24th/A Division 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 14th Chinese/B Corps 79th Chinese/B Corps 14th Chinese/A Corps 30th Chinese/C Corps 79th Chinese/C Corps 14th Chinese/C Corps 77th Chinese/A Corps 77th Chinese/B Corps 30th Chinese/A Corps 79th Chinese/A Corps 30th Chinese/B Corps 77th Chinese/C Corps 1st Chinese Base Force • Speed bump. quote: Ground combat at 69,47 (near Kunming) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4356 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127 Defending force 256 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 132 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 132 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), morale(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Allied ground losses: 200 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 102nd Infantry Regiment Defending units: 50th Chinese Corps • About half or more of the 77th LRP Bde has airlifted into Kunming. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • No enemy sub activity detected. • We continue building pressure in Burma and the IJA keeps getting forces in front of ours. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 12 (4/23/2019 1:42:39 PM)
1943 January 12 The second IJN surface group is just out of DB range from Johnston Island. The fleet is highlighted, with some CVE's and strong protection one hex to the west. [image]local://upfiles/14248/60BCA057AD9C432EADDC5AD5867DDDC0.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: 1943 January 12 (4/23/2019 3:14:02 PM)
That surface group looks like bait if KB is east of the Marshalls. Keep dancing around his attempts at detecting your fleet.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 12 (4/23/2019 3:17:54 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy That surface group looks like bait if KB is east of the Marshalls. Keep dancing around his attempts at detecting your fleet. Pretty sure KB is still in the NW Marshalls, not to the east. Still could be bait, though. He's been sending in these sweeper TF's of modest size to probe and scout for Allied movements for a while now. I am thinking about moving the fleet toward Tarawa then backing out and heading north before turning west, basically to pull KB across a bunch of sub patrol areas plus chew up fuel.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 13 (4/24/2019 3:12:10 AM)
1943 January 13 INVADED Kunming, Paoshan, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near Johnston Island, Los Angeles, San Diego. • All convoys report no contacts. Pacific • Enemy sub activity near Howland Island. • All convoys report no contacts. • Cat and mouse. quote: ASW attack near Kusaie Island at 123,117 Japanese Ships PB Eiko Maru Allied Ships SS Grouper SS Grouper is sighted by escort Grouper diving deep .... PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • None of the fleet is spotted. Moving SW 6 hexes tomorrow, then wil lmove toward Tarawa. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • Bombardments from the air and the ground. Looks like one more day to finish bringing in that LRP Bde. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • No enemy sub activity detected. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 13 (4/24/2019 3:12:35 AM)
1943 January 13 The fleet. [image]local://upfiles/14248/D570FB42DAA940D1963F824C076F3455.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 14 (4/25/2019 2:51:14 AM)
1943 January 14 INVADED Kunming, Paoshan, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. Pacific • Enemy sub activity near Howland Island. • All convoys report no contacts. • None of the fleet is spotted. Refueling today, and more tomorrow, then the decoy run into Tarawa begins. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Enemy sub activity near Sydney. • All convoys report no contacts. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • Couple more zombie units. quote: Ground combat at 72,44 (near Neikiang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 14485 troops, 123 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 458 Defending force 3581 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 Japanese adjusted assault: 210 Allied adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1419 casualties reported Squads: 46 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 15 (15 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 8 Units destroyed 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 26th Division Defending units: 2nd Chinese Corps 27th Chinese Corps 9th Chinese Corps 93rd Chinese Corps 62nd Chinese Corps 4th Chinese Corps 49th Chinese Corps 34th Chinese Corps 25th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Base Force India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • No enemy sub activity detected. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 14 (4/25/2019 2:51:45 AM)
1943 January 14 The fleet. [image]local://upfiles/14248/33447747CF794833BFA982CEE5586C87.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 15 (4/28/2019 2:54:53 PM)
1943 January 15 INVADED Kunming, Paoshan, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. KB still believed to be in the northwest Marshall Islands. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near Johston Island, Lahaina. • All convoys report no contacts. Pacific • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. • The fleet is not detected and will move 6 hexes west tomorrow. • Our AVD at Nonouti was detected before it could disband into port. It will be at least a week before it can be replaced with a ground unit, so I expect enemy action, but that will coincide with the appearance of the fleet to Imperial search. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • I wonder if this was a limited attack, but the results were good for us whatever it was. The Chindits combat debut. quote: Ground combat at Kunming (69,48) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 32435 troops, 324 guns, 412 vehicles, Assault Value = 965 Defending force 85423 troops, 200 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1787 Japanese adjusted assault: 67 Allied adjusted defense: 628 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 9 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 659 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 26 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 17 disabled Guns lost 23 (8 destroyed, 15 disabled) Vehicles lost 56 (5 destroyed, 51 disabled) Allied ground losses: 450 casualties reported Squads: 24 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 104th/B Division 1st Tank Division 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade 116th/C Division 19th Ind.Mixed Brigade 22nd/B Division 6th/B Division 21st AA Regiment Defending units: 2nd Prov Chinese Corps 53rd Chinese Corps 31st Chinese Corps 45th Chinese Corps 8th Chinese Corps 60th Chinese Corps 74th Chinese Corps 94th Chinese Corps 20th Chinese Corps 36th Chinese Corps 83rd Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 111th LRP Bde /1 71st Chinese Corps 77th LRP Bde /1 11th Group Army 3rd Group Army 6th War Area 5th Group Army 7th Chinese Base Force 21st Group Army 27th Group Army 11th Chinese Base Force Lusu War Area 16th Chinese Base Force India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • No enemy sub activity detected. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 15 (4/28/2019 2:55:18 PM)
1943 January 15 The approach... to the decoy target! [image]local://upfiles/14248/5413E778DA354F428AF837806B2A8001.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 16 (4/30/2019 3:29:01 PM)
1943 January 16 INVADED Kunming, Paoshan, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • KB sighted in northern Marianas Islands, many carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers at 132,100 (1 hex east of Bikini, 1 hex NW of Rongelap). 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. • Found them! quote: ASW attack near Bikini at 132,110 Japanese Ships DD Takanami CA Chikuma CA Tone DD Naganami Allied Ships SS Herring, hits 1 SS Herring launches 4 torpedoes at DD Takanami Herring diving deep .... DD Naganami attacking submerged sub .... DD Takanami fails to find sub and abandons search DD Naganami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Naganami attacking submerged sub .... DD Naganami is out of ASW ammo DD Naganami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Naganami fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub quote: Sub attack near Bikini at 132,110 Japanese Ships CV Zuikaku CA Tone DD Naganami DD Takanami Allied Ships SS Herring SS Herring launches 6 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku DD Takanami attacking submerged sub .... DD Takanami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Takanami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Takanami fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • The fleet is not spotted and is 13 hexes from Tarawa, 26 hexes from KB. The fleet will move 6 hexes west tomorrow. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • No enemy sub activity detected. • All convoys report no contacts. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • I hope we can wear them down faster. quote: Ground combat at 64,45 (near Paoshan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 11570 troops, 114 guns, 434 vehicles, Assault Value = 510 Defending force 28634 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 644 Japanese adjusted assault: 108 Allied adjusted defense: 262 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 102 (2 destroyed, 100 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1400 casualties reported Squads: 13 destroyed, 97 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Assaulting units: 19th Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 18th Tank Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 18th/B Division 18th/C Division 30th Fld AA Gun Co 3rd Mortar Battalion Defending units: 28th Chinese Corps 28th New Chinese Division 29th Chinese Corps 54th Chinese Corps 39th New Chinese Division • I'm glad to see those guns disabled. quote: Ground combat at 70,45 (near Kunming) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 34072 troops, 384 guns, 86 vehicles, Assault Value = 828 Defending force 29350 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 580 Japanese adjusted assault: 292 Allied adjusted defense: 157 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2727 casualties reported Squads: 27 destroyed, 105 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 17 (2 destroyed, 15 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1594 casualties reported Squads: 19 destroyed, 110 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 11th Division 34th/B Division 36th Division 24th/A Division 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 14th Chinese/A Corps 30th Chinese/A Corps 79th Chinese/C Corps 14th Chinese/C Corps 30th Chinese/C Corps 14th Chinese/B Corps 77th Chinese/B Corps 30th Chinese/B Corps 79th Chinese/A Corps 77th Chinese/A Corps 79th Chinese/B Corps 77th Chinese/C Corps 1st Chinese Base Force India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • No enemy sub activity detected. Enemy sub activity near Bombay • A spanking. quote: Sub attack near Bombay at 34,24 Japanese Ships SS I-158, hits 9 Allied Ships DD Tjerk Hiddes DD Jupiter SS I-158 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Tjerk Hiddes I-158 bottoming out .... DD Jupiter attacking submerged sub .... DD Jupiter fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Jupiter fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Jupiter attacking submerged sub .... DD Jupiter is out of ASW ammo DD Jupiter attacking submerged sub .... DD Jupiter is out of ASW ammo DD Jupiter is out of ASW ammo DD Jupiter is out of ASW ammo DD Jupiter is out of ASW ammo DD Jupiter is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 January 16 (4/30/2019 3:29:28 PM)
1943 January 16 Moving 6 hexes straight west. [image]local://upfiles/14248/70AB5C0E92024D3885AC2E7E5478F23B.jpg[/image]

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