RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J)

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apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (3/27/2019 8:59:37 PM)
29 Nov 42 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion is moving to Katherine from the south. It had been spotted, and it was bombed by Bettys from Koepang. Some squads and vehicles were disabled. This is less important than the fight at Darwin, where Sallys and Lilys bombed the troops. Heavy rain prevented many losses. US bombers hit enemy troops at Darwin also. A second US attack at Darwin. Ground combat at Darwin (76,124) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 25540 troops, 470 guns, 664 vehicles, Assault Value = 733 Defending force 23396 troops, 249 guns, 258 vehicles, Assault Value = 455 Allied adjusted assault: 174 Japanese adjusted defense: 326 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1254 casualties reported Squads: 21 destroyed, 56 disabled Non Combat: 42 destroyed, 53 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled Guns lost 30 (13 destroyed, 17 disabled) Vehicles lost 70 (66 destroyed, 4 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 509 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 41 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 17 (4 destroyed, 13 disabled) Vehicles lost 39 (4 destroyed, 35 disabled) Good result with the losses. Forts were not reduced, and disruption is now too high to continue attacking immediately. Units will rest. Supply from Gove will probably have to be forced back into Darwin. The enemy continues to show movement out of Darwin, but it is unknown how many, if any, units will actually leave to the south. Many Allied ships from the Darwin invasion are now passing Horn Island, heading to Townsville. Support ships like AKEs and ADs are nearing Gove and will help support a cruiser force that will stay at Gove and help at Darwin. The big boys, however, are leaving the area. An Australian brigade is now loaded at Normanton and will head to invade Merauke, where the enemy has extracted most of its forces, and only about 2,000 men in 2 units remain. The bases has been pummeled and there may be no supply there. Merauke will help be a stepping stone to supporting Taberfane and Dobo.

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (3/28/2019 8:31:02 PM)
30 Nov 42 22 Zeros sweep Milne Bay from Lae. 25 Warhawks are on CAP. There was a P-39 squadron here yesterday, but I moved it to Port Moresby to help defend a big troop convoy unloading. 16 Warhawks were lost. Just one Zero was downed, but 4 others were ops losses. Both sides bombed troops at Darwin. US artillery attacked at Darwin, and it went worse than expected. Ground combat at Darwin (76,124) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 666 troops, 68 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 678 Defending force 21997 troops, 244 guns, 201 vehicles, Assault Value = 400 Japanese ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied troops will attack today. A cruiser force will move into range to bombard Darwin the next day. There are cargo ships spotted at Boela for the past few days. Dobo became a size 2 airfield, so P-38s are moved in to sweep Boela. A squadron of divebombers are moved in with fighter escorts. December is a big upgrade month for US fleet subs. Some will begin upgrading immediately. Allied carriers are spotted east of Cairns, southbound. There are still lots of ships at Kusaie Island. I think that the damage to the port is making it a slow process to pull out units, which I think is what is going on there. The first 4 Fletcher class destroyers are ordered from Luganville to Nauru, for a possible raid to Kusaie.

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (3/29/2019 6:46:58 AM)
1 Dec 42 Again bombers from both sides hit troops at Darwin. Various enemy bombing raids in China. Another Allied attack at Darwin. Ground combat at Darwin (76,124) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 24956 troops, 461 guns, 581 vehicles, Assault Value = 683 Defending force 20236 troops, 235 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 402 Allied adjusted assault: 260 Japanese adjusted defense: 170 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 962 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 100 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 15 disabled Guns lost 45 (4 destroyed, 41 disabled) Allied ground losses: 189 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 59 (15 destroyed, 44 disabled) Good result. The troops are ready to go again. A small US cruiser force will bombard Darwin overnight. 2 small units have retreated south from Darwin. Probably non-combat units. We may take Darwin today. Boela had bad weather, so no sweep or naval strike. Enemy ships are seen at Sorong, so we'll try there today.

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (3/30/2019 5:56:11 AM)
2 Dec 42 Cruisers Salt Lake City and Chester bombarded Darwin, doing moderate damage to troops. These cruisers and 6 destroyers can do this every day, making a 9 hex move from Gove and rearming there. The 19th Australian Brigade invaded Merauke. Defenses are very light, and the base should fall with an attack today. Dutch sub KXIV fired 2 torpedoes at destroyer Shiratsuyu near Buna, but missed. Destroyers continue to make runs from Rabaul to Buna. I'm guessing they are bringing in supply. They could be evacuating troops. 23 P-38Gs had been moved to Dobo. They swept Sorong and found 9 A6M3 Zeros. They shot every one down, with no loss to themselves. 17 SB2U-3 Vindicators arrived, without their assigned escort, but found no CAP left over a small enemy task force in heavy rain. Allied aircraft SB2U-3 Vindicator x 17 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DMS W-4, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Johore Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage The cargo ship had fuel loaded, and it burned. Sinking audio was heard immediately after combat. Near Bassein, Dutch sub KXVI hit PB Kozan Maru with a torpedo. Sinking audio heard. US troops attack at Buna for the first time. Ground combat at Buna (99,129) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 12185 troops, 197 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 362 Defending force 11428 troops, 105 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 255 Allied adjusted assault: 255 Japanese adjusted defense: 323 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 337 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 31 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 555 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 57 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Assaulting units: 41st Infantry Division I US Corps Defending units: 4th Division 90th Infantry Regiment III/84th Naval Guard Unit 15th Naval Construction Battalion 3rd Base Force 41st Field AA Battalion 13th Naval Construction Battalion 14th Naval Construction Battalion 39th Field AA Battalion 85th Naval Guard Unit 8th JNAF AF Unit 40th JNAF AF Unit Most of the enemy units had been kicked out of Port Moresby awhile ago. The 41st will rest. An artillery unit is on the Kokoda Trail and on the way. There's an armor unit at Dobadura, and it will reinforce eventually, but I can't leave the base undefended. Engineers will eventually go to Dobadura. Buna isn't going to fall easily. This is a low priority and we'll grind away and wear down the enemy. The attack at Darwin goes better. Ground combat at Darwin (76,124) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 24857 troops, 461 guns, 566 vehicles, Assault Value = 644 Defending force 18876 troops, 236 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 290 Allied adjusted assault: 300 Japanese adjusted defense: 228 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1669 casualties reported Squads: 55 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 14 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 39 (27 destroyed, 12 disabled) Allied ground losses: 213 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) Vehicles lost 37 (2 destroyed, 35 disabled) The infantry needs to rest for a day before attacking again. The base will fall soon. Followup support units are coming from Normanton. South of Darwin, at Katherine, there's a small battle. Ground combat at Katherine (76,128) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 504 troops, 3 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 46 Defending force 1943 troops, 8 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 11 Allied adjusted assault: 40 Japanese adjusted defense: 12 Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 175 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion Defending units: 57th Construction Battalion 28th JAAF AF Bn The base will fall to the tank destroyer battalion. There's still a bunch of enemy task forces at Kusaie Island. I see transports, and nothing bigger than destroyers. There had been battleships, but they were spotted north of the island a week ago. I'm sending the first 4 Fletcher class destroyers on a high speed raid from Nauru to Kusaie. It could be very productive, or it could be suicide. Or both.

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (3/31/2019 7:58:15 PM)
3 Dec 42 The 4 new Fletcher class destroyers move into Kusaie at high speed. Night Time Surface Combat, near Kusaie Island at 125,118, Range 4,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Taikei Maru, Shell hits 46, and is sunk PB Tyuwa Maru, Shell hits 28, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Fletcher DD Chevalier DD Nicholas DD O'Bannon and Night Time Surface Combat, near Kusaie Island at 125,118, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Makigumo, Shell hits 29, and is sunk xAP Ural Maru, Shell hits 29, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Fletcher DD Chevalier, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Nicholas DD O'Bannon Japanese ground losses: 222 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled) All of the other task forces had left. OPilot told me that he had a cruiser force there, but it had just left. Chevalier took a shell hit and is SYS 7/FLOT 10-3/3-0/0. The other destroyers took between 5 and 10 SYS damage with the high speed run. All will retire to Luganville for repairs. It's worth noting that the US destroyers fired 2 torpedoes early in the 2nd fight, and a torpedo hit Makigumo and Ural Maru, but both were duds. Lots of ammo was expended in the fights, so the US ships were lucky not to run into a strong combat task force after these fights. Katherine is captured by a US tank destroyer unit, which moved up from the south. Merauke is captured by the 19th Australian Brigade. Followup units are on the way. Darwin was bombed by US bombers, and hit by the cruiser task force. The same will occur today, and the ground units will attack. Darwin may be captured today. Here's an update on some damaged ships. Yorktown is still at Sydney and has about 45 days left to repair. I should have sent it to Pearl Harbor when it was at Vava'u. Battleship Idaho made it to Normanton and is repairing minor damage. Royal Sovereign arrived at the UK with FLOT 24 and will take 60 days to repair. Ramilles is SYS 2/FLOT 38/ENG 26/0, moving slowly, and still needs 59 days to get to the East Coast. Revenge is SYS 3/FLOT 40/0/0 and still needs 113 days of repair at Capetown.

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/1/2019 7:36:33 PM)
4 Dec 42 AM Geelong is patrolling the straits east of Darwin, straits that are being used every day by Allied ships. Geelong found I-122 and did some minor damage to the sub. The US cruiser force that has been bombarding Darwin every day did so again, and on the way back to Gove, found mines at Darwin and the two hexes in the straits. Fortunately, destroyers cleaned up a few mines and no ships hit any. Two reinforcement task forces are approaching, and with the straits mined, they are ordered to go the long way around north of Darwin. Ground combat at Darwin (76,124) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 24254 troops, 459 guns, 462 vehicles, Assault Value = 619 Defending force 17111 troops, 209 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 284 Allied adjusted assault: 272 Japanese adjusted defense: 70 Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Darwin !!! Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 6745 casualties reported Squads: 153 destroyed, 37 disabled Non Combat: 219 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 62 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 147 (145 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 113 (113 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 8 Allied ground losses: 327 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 33 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Americal Infantry Division 2nd Marine Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 754th Tank Battalion 193rd Tank Battalion 762nd Tank Battalion 1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion 223rd Field Artillery Battalion 97th Field Artillery Battalion 154th Field Artillery Battalion 1st RAAF Base Wing Defending units: 16th Division Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 14th Army 3rd Construction Battalion 48th Field AA Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 25th Field AA Machinecannon Company 10th RF Gun Battalion 32nd Nav Gsn Unit US troops will not chase the enemy to the south, at least not immediately. Both US divisions have about 100 disabled combat squads and could use some rest. The enemy is no threat to the south, and is showing movement to the enemy dot base of Fenton. The only escape is for them to move west to the coast, a long trip on a trail. For now, US bombers will bomb the enemy troops. They are in the clear and there's nothing but clear terrain to be found. Time for some payback for previous Allied losses in clear terrain. US troops at Darwin are immediately tasked with preparing for Babar and Ambon. Darwin has 30,000 supply, which is a pleasant surprise. The units had extra but not that much extra, so the bonus supply is, a bonus. The base is badly damaged and engineers get to work. More minesweepers are sent to Darwin from Gove. Normanton has been the submarine forward base. Now the AS there will move to Gove. A huge naval base support unit will be moved from Townsville to Darwin. Darwin will be the huge support base for future moves north and northwest.

BBfanboy -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/1/2019 8:10:16 PM)
Nice work taking Darwin back! I wouldn't move that AS there until you can put enough CAP up to fend off raids from the DEI.

Wuffer -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/1/2019 11:27:44 PM)
First Java, than India and now Australia, this is allready a serious attrition of japanese ground forces. Add to this his probably sunken cruisers and it's fair to argue that your progress is amazing. My last comment was obviously prone to a complete misunderstanding, I regret that as this achievements are no way 'easy'; vice versa, it's a superb example how a coherent strategy with a flexible approach in operational manoevering could not only grap the initiative against a stronger opponent but also a significant foothold in the DEI and all before the first year has ended. Liked the true island gambit as well; while they will be missed I guess their sacrifice will shorten the war. What I have learnt in life that all kinds of art are only looking easy when done by someone with 'battlehardened' skills. This AAR looks, smells and feels 'pro'.

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/1/2019 11:42:16 PM)
Thanks Wuffer. I am experienced but don't consider myself a "pro". Just last turn, I accidentally started unloading a supply convoy on the Australian coast, not at a base. There's always mistakes and room for improvement. One of the great things about this game is that you can play for many years and still learn things. Thank you though. My plans have been mostly successful. I've tried to get my opponent into a defensive mindset as soon as I could, and I think that was successful. I've prioritized sticking to my plans over chasing the Japanese Navy and trying to have the big carrier battle. Now that Darwin is taken, progress will slow there. The US fleet is heading to Ceylon for a huge amphibious assault of Burma. Aiding China will cost progress through Timor and beyond. It's a continuation of hitting the enemy where they are not. When I do challenge KB, and I will, it will be in the most advantageous conditions that I can get, and it will be a surprise.

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/1/2019 11:43:09 PM)
4 Dec 42 - China [image]local://upfiles/6549/E8696D5E7C8A4A20AB33E7B63F267201.gif[/image]

Anachro -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/1/2019 11:54:47 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: apbarog Thanks Wuffer. I am experienced but don't consider myself a "pro". Just last turn, I accidentally started unloading a supply convoy on the Australian coast, not at a base. There's always mistakes and room for improvement. False modesty! That's no mistake, that's just an oversight and both "pro" and mediocre players do that. This game has too many moving parts, details, etc. every single turn: there will always be something overlooked. You have been doing a great job in your game. However, I do suspect your opponent is newer to the Japanese side of things as I think you mentioned when you guys first started your game that your opponent had been playing as the Allies versus Aurorus( I think?) before he disappeared from the forums.

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/2/2019 12:09:00 AM)
Good point Anachro. OPilot is newer to the Japanese side than I am for the Allied. I'm a long-time Japanese player but my last 3 games were as the Allies, and that has consumed more than several years. Not false modesty. I think I can compete against most like-minded opponents who choose to play the game in the context of wanting to feel like we're fighting the real Pacific war, not trying to win the game in any manner that the game engine allows. There are some outstanding players on the forum that are way out of my league.

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/2/2019 6:06:24 PM)
4 Dec 42 - The Marshalls [image]local://upfiles/6549/45333D00789E49F589E0D92B68AE441E.gif[/image]

aleajactaest10044 -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/2/2019 6:57:40 PM)
Filed in wrong AAR - deleted

aleajactaest10044 -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/2/2019 7:11:21 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: apbarog Good point Anachro. OPilot is newer to the Japanese side than I am for the Allied. I'm a long-time Japanese player but my last 3 games were as the Allies, and that has consumed more than several years. Not false modesty. I think I can compete against most like-minded opponents who choose to play the game in the context of wanting to feel like we're fighting the real Pacific war, not trying to win the game in any manner that the game engine allows. There are some outstanding players on the forum that are way out of my league. I too fall into the camp of playing the war in a historical manner. Your modest in that you play very well, a fact reflected by the progress you've made in an Allied 1942 campaign. I would love to see you do a Big B or RHS mod someday.

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/3/2019 12:04:57 AM)
5 Dec 42 Small Allied minesweepers go to work around Darwin. 2 task forces moved around to the western approaches to Darwin to avoid mines. They'll move into Darwin tonight, hoping that all the mines are cleared. Can't linger out there with no air protection at Darwin yet. Darwin's airfield is too damaged. P-40Es and P-38Gs sweep Lae from Port Moresby. The Warhawks went in first, which wasn't good for them. 10 were lost with just a couple of A6M3s Zeros downed. The P-38s did very well though. Total losses were 20 A6M3s for 10 P-40Es and 1 P-38G. The P-38s will go again today. A cruiser and destroyer task force appeared at Lae, probably unloading troops. Unfortunate that I didn't have the divebombers at Port Moresby ready to go. I didn't see the ships coming. The usual bombing in China from the Japanese. I had an artillery unit disperse due to no supply in a contested hex. Don't remember seeing a unit disperse without any recent combat. Enemy bombers hit Cox's Bazar. US bombers hit Japanese troops south of Darwin, but did very poorly in heavy rain. Hoping for better weather. 51 Bettys with 31 Zeros hit Milne Bay, doing moderate damage to the airfield and port. No CAP there presently. Fragments of units at Milne Bay are now leaving on ships from Port Moresby. I'll put fighters at Milne Bay tomorrow for when the ships arrive. US troops attack at Buna. Ground combat at Buna (99,129) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 11940 troops, 197 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 327 Defending force 11240 troops, 105 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 237 Allied adjusted assault: 498 Japanese adjusted defense: 259 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 242 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 633 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 49 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Assaulting units: 41st Infantry Division I US Corps Defending units: 90th Infantry Regiment 4th Division III/84th Naval Guard Unit 8th JNAF AF Unit 41st Field AA Battalion 13th Naval Construction Battalion 15th Naval Construction Battalion 14th Naval Construction Battalion 39th Field AA Battalion 3rd Base Force 85th Naval Guard Unit 40th JNAF AF Unit Not good enough to continue. The troops will wait for reinforcements. I'd be happy if the enemy continues to reinforce this part of New Guinea. I think that is happening at Lae. I'm not planning a big offensive here, just a continued war of attrition and attention grabbing. The enemy flew recon over Nauru. This is a new development. Here's a graphic of my pilots in the P-38G squadron at Port Moresby. These pilots are the best of what I have. In P-38s, I highly value the defensive skill. P-38 reinforcements are slow. There just aren't many of them coming, so I don't want to lose them. They seem to do excellent work sweeping in the hands of elite pilots. [image]local://upfiles/6549/BDDC3C45B8714692A29D6BA2C38CAF4B.gif[/image]

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/3/2019 4:38:47 AM)
5 Dec 42 - The Solomons [EDIT: Correction on graphic --- getting the units to Rennell Island, not Rossel Island. Rossel is an invasion target. Rennell is the staging base.] [image]local://upfiles/6549/FFDF4CD633494DC59001594824943014.gif[/image]

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/3/2019 7:47:11 PM)
6 Dec 42 Minesweepers successfully clear Darwin's harbor as transports and cargo ships arrive. The sweepers are now tasked to clear the eastern approaches. Cruisers Salt Lake City and Chester and 6 US destroyers bombard Babar for the first time. A few Lilys and Dinahs are damaged. 482 casualties and moderate base damage done. Sub Permit is hit by a depth charge in the shallows near Akyab. It's best to keep the subs out of the shallow water, but I occasionally go there to show that I will, and keep the subchasers looking there. Permit is only moderately damaged and will go to Colombo for repairs and an upgrade. The followup P-38 sweep of Lae wasn't a good idea. A fresh A6M2 squadron had been moved in to help the A6M3 unit already there. 9 Lightnings were lost, 5 to ops losses, and 7 Zeros were downed. 2 pilots were KIA, including an ace. Another ace was made and another is MIA. The unit is ordered back to Cairns to rest and fill out. Using them a second day wasn't using them in the most optimal way. I need to keep hitting occasionally and resting regularly. Merauke is cleared of the enemy. Support units are landing now. I reconsidered the numbers at Buna and decided to attack again. We got the forts down to 1, and although the losses were higher for the US troops, the odds weren't far from a 2 to 1 level last time. An engineer unit just got to Kokoda and will start building. An artillery unit there has been moving to Buna.

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/4/2019 6:18:50 AM)
7 Dec 42 Sallys tried to bomb Darwin at night. An anti-aircraft unit was in the process of unloading there. Combined with other flak embedded in other units, most of the Sallys were damaged and a couple were shot down. No damage to the airfield in thunderstorms. I have been responding with the infrequent enemy night bombing with a more overwhelming night attack of my own. I forgot to do so this time. I'll respond in kind tomorrow, probably. The Allied heavy bombers can do so much more damage with a night attack, particularly on ships in port. I do this to discourage night bombings, as I'd rather not play the game of bombing at night where I can't bomb during the day. But I'll do so when provoked. I may need to bomb at night when I get to the Japanese Home Islands, but I don't see a reason to do so now. Warhawks swept the enemy hex between Cox's Bazar and Akyab. I wanted to see if there is enemy ranged CAP there. There wasn't. Hoped to whittle down some enemy fighters. P-38s didn't fly on the same mission. DB-7s from Taberfane hit Babar's airfield but did minor damage in light rain. B-24s bombed Myitkyina's airfield, which is already badly damaged and barely repairing. I'll have an Indian division pop out of the jungle near Myitkyina soon, so I'm making an appearance here to show interest, hoping to draw more enemy into the northern interior of Burma. I-176 spots a Dutch destroyer and 3 xAKLs which just unloaded troop unit fragments at Milne Bay. DD Piet Hein hit the sub with 2 depth charges after 6 torpedoes missed the destroyer. Sub Haddo is north of Okinawa, making the first appearance of US subs in this area. It spotted a cargo task force. 2 torpedoes were fired at xAK Kinai Maru. One hit but was a dud. Another US attack at Buna. Less progress this time. Ground combat at Buna (99,129) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 11572 troops, 197 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 286 Defending force 11019 troops, 105 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 223 Allied adjusted assault: 176 Japanese adjusted defense: 225 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 406 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled) Allied ground losses: 591 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 39 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled The first Allied troops for the Burma invasions start to load at Bombay to go to Ceylon. Ceylon's bases will be the ports of embarkation for the landings. A US division still has a couple of weeks just to get to Capetown, and then travel to Ceylon. The US fleet is now westbound, south of Australia, heading to Ceylon. It takes a long time for this kind of major deployment, changing theaters. I wonder where KB is. It's been gone for weeks, and hasn't shown up near Timor. It's possible that OPilot noticed the drastic pullback from Cox's Bazar, and troops missing from Calcutta and surrounding bases. If they aren't attacking Burma directly, he could be wondering where they went. A Burma invasion isn't the only possibility. It isn't even the only invasion possibility. They could be being sent to Australia. I don't see him sending KB to the Indian Ocean in a defensive manner without proof that the US carriers are going there. Mini-KB, on the other hand, has been missing for many months. The only SigInt I got for them was a few weeks ago, when a CVE was headed to Soerabaja. I wonder if they were (or are) on a fishing expedition between Ceylon and India. Being that it's more likely for my shipping heading to Ceylon to be spotted by subs than ships, I've turned off all search planes from all ships. That has some risk, but I want the reward of surprise off the coast of the Andaman Islands, and then the Burma coast. You just never know what your opponent is thinking, only what you see them doing.

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/5/2019 5:54:26 AM)
8 Dec 42 All of the enemy mines around Darwin have been cleared. Zeros from Lae swept Milne Bay but found no CAP. A small US transport task force had been spotted near Milne Bay yesterday, but it was outbound, having dropped off troops already. US fighters were seen there also. OPilot probably thought the ships were inbound and CAP would be there. I'd been expecting air activity from Koepang to hit Darwin, since the airfield has been badly damaged since US forces captured the base. Finally 42 Oscars swept. I had just moved in a P-39 squadron with excellent pilots. Both sides lost a couple of planes. The P-39s were worn down though, so when a naval strike arrived, CAP was weak. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 76,124 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 61 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 20 G4M1 Betty x 23 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships xAP Nairana, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk AMC Monowai xAP Cremer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk APD Alden, Torpedo hits 1 (SYS 21/FLOT 48-24/ENG 0/FIRE 0) Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 23 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp The ships were almost completely unloaded. There's a bunch of xAKs here too, unloading supply, but they were not attacked. They'll all leave today, and I'll bring the small fragments back in later. More fighters move to Darwin today. The 2 US cruisers and escorts that had been bombarding Darwin moved up near Taberfane and were not spotted. They are 9 hexes from Ambon, and I'm seeing multiple task forces there. Some patrol boats, some cargo ships. I'm sending the US task force at high speed to raid Ambon tonight. The transports that will head from Australia to Ceylon are starting to arrive at Albany, south of Perth. They are refueling there and will wait for the carriers which are a few days to the east. Then the armada will move to Ceylon. I'm really looking forward to the Burma operation. Speaking of Burma, enemy units have moved inland from Akyab and are turning north to try and flank the defense at Cox's Bazar. I'm seeing movement into the hex adjacent to Cox's Bazar, on the trail to Chittagong. I'm moving reinforcements to this hex.

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/5/2019 11:40:01 PM)
9 Dec 42 Sturgeon fired 4 torpedoes at destroyer Yugumo just west of Ternate, but missed. More importantly, Kirishima, Hiei, Haruna and Kongo are spotted in this task force. It took awhile, but the big guns finally headed towards the action. Unfortunately for them, the Allied offensive in this area is now pausing for action in other places. There are 2 important questions: is KB coming this way also, and can the new Allied bases at Taberfane, Dobo, Darwin and Gove survive what's coming their way. Ambon is raided. In the first battle, PB Kantori Maru is sunk. In the second battle, tiny AMc Genchi Maru is sunk. The US ships then headed for home. I'm still seeing a cargo task force there, so the raid missed them. With the enemy battleships spotted less than a day away to the north, it may have been fortunate to raid today instead of tomorrow. Northwest of Naha, Haddo fired 2 torpedoes at a big tanker, TK Itukusima Maru, but missed. I've definitely found a major shipping route. Enemy bombing in China, as usual. Plenty of fighters still escorting. 36 Oscars swept Darwin. They found a couple of P-39s, 9 F4F-3s and 32 F4F-4s. 14 Oscars were downed, for the cost of 3 Wildcats. The enemy switched things up and used the Bettys at Koepang to hit the Americal Division moving inland south of Darwin. The US fighters at Darwin switch to a ranged 1 CAP to cover Americal. [image]local://upfiles/6549/690C9A29304846F4BB34FF500A4B2DB1.gif[/image]

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/7/2019 1:39:03 AM)
10 Dec 42 The usual heavy bombing by the enemy in China. US bombers hit the Japanese troops at Fenton, south of Darwin. For now, the enemy looks content to stay there. It's just a dot base, so there's no evacuation taking place, but the enemy could be air-dropping supply. It's possible that OPilot wants to build the airfield to a size 1 to help evacuate troops. Americal Division and support units plan on eliminating the enemy before that can happen. No sign of the enemy battleships that were near Ternate yesterday. They weren't spotted at Ambon or at Koepang. Could have gone to Kendari for fuel. I think we'll be seeing them soon.

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/7/2019 8:52:15 PM)
11 Dec 42 Near Buna, S-41 fired 4 torpedoes at destroyer Hatsushima but missed. This is a cruiser force that is similar to what was just seen at Lae. It lingered at the end of the day just east of Buna, but 4 squadrons of divebombers ready to go at Port Moresby didn't fly, probably due to bad weather over the ships. P-38s swept over an enemy infantry division southeast of Chittagong, but found no fighters. The infantry was bombed afterwards. Major enemy bombing effort on the Chinese troops southeast of Sian. Severe storms prevented more casualties, but lots of enemy planes participated. No shortage of escorts, either. Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 42 Ki-48-IIa Lily x 5 Ki-51 Sonia x 33 then Ki-48-IIa Lily x 19 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 5 then Ki-49-IIa Helen x 20 Sallys and Oscars then hit Kweilin, doing moderate damage to the airfield. I hope to catch these guys tomorrow, moving 4 Chinese fighter squadrons to Kweilin. US troops attacked again at Buna, taking more casualties again but removing the forts. The US troops should be getting some benefit from I US Corps with them, and the Southwest HQ being at Port Moresby. I US Corps is fully prepped for Buna, and is 41st Infantry Division. Mac is only partially prepped for Buna. US carriers will arrive at Albany and refuel, then the armada is off to Ceylon. [image]local://upfiles/6549/BC59BA3CB9894D4588596EA57C08543C.gif[/image]

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/8/2019 7:29:43 PM)
12 Dec 42 The mystery task force turned out to be the previously spotted battleships. Night Naval bombardment of Taberfane at 82,117 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 14 damaged DB-7B: 48 damaged DB-7B: 1 destroyed on ground F-4 Lightning: 2 damaged F-4 Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships BB Kirishima BB Hiei BB Haruna BB Kongo CA Kinugasa CL Yubari DD Yunagi DD Asanagi DD Hayate DD Oite DD Naganami DD Kazegumo DD Yugumo Allied ground losses: 650 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 42 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 11 disabled Guns lost 11 (3 destroyed, 8 disabled) Vehicles lost 16 (8 destroyed, 8 disabled) Airbase hits 16 Airbase supply hits 13 Runway hits 77 Port hits 25 Port supply hits 17 Just 4 planes were destroyed: 2 Lightning recon planes and 2 DB-7s. Most of the supply was destroyed though. I'm sending more. I could have evacuated my planes, but I took the chance that they could get some strikes in, either from Taberfane or Dobo. But the enemy task force was not spotted during the daylight. US subs that just got out of refit load mines at Luganville and will sprint to Taberfane, carrying mines. A mine hit could slow the battleships and leave them within bomber range after a bombardment. I guessed wrong in China, and the enemy bombed bases other than Kweilin. I'm sending all of the Chinese fighters back to the capital. Americal attacked at Fenton, and found that the enemy had built forts and have supply. The enemy will be eliminated but it will take some time. The casualty ratio was good. The US artillery will bombard for a day or two, then Americal will attack again. Ground combat at Fenton (76,126) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 12263 troops, 250 guns, 255 vehicles, Assault Value = 314 Defending force 15769 troops, 136 guns, 99 vehicles, Assault Value = 201 Allied adjusted assault: 85 Japanese adjusted defense: 171 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 724 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 42 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 304 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: Americal Infantry Division 762nd Tank Battalion 154th Field Artillery Battalion 223rd Field Artillery Battalion 1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 16th Division 32nd Nav Gsn Unit Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 38th Field Const Co 14th Army 34th JNAF AF Unit 25th Field AA Machinecannon Company 3rd Construction Battalion 48th Field AA Battalion 56th Const Co 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Air Division 55th Const Co 57th Construction Battalion 10th RF Gun Battalion 28th JAAF AF Bn I know that OPilot will be watching a basketball game tonight, so I'm holding onto this turn for today and doing a lot of things done just occasionally.

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/10/2019 12:26:01 AM)
13 Dec 42 Zeros swept Taberfane from the east coast of New Guinea, at Hollandia, for the first time. Oscars then swept from Ambon. No CAP. The runway was too damaged to get any planes into the air. Bettys with more Zeros then arrived, damaging planes and destroying a couple, and doing very minor damage to the airfield in severe storms. I was able to move some of the P-40s there to Dobo, where they will fly a ranged CAP tomorrow. The Allied air attack at Akyab didn't really work. I used 2 Hurricane IIc squadrons to sweep. I didn't expect that to go well, but I thought they could contribute. Unfortunately, the Hurricanes flew first, and most of the 2 units were lost, running into 47 Oscars and 12 Tojos. P-38Fs then followed up, and did much better, downing about 16 planes and losing just a few. Then P-40Ks swept in an inconclusive manner. 17 SBDs then went after shipping at Akyab, and a few Dauntlesses were lost to a reduced CAP of about 10 Oscars and 3 Tojos. One bomb hit xAKL Hakuyo Maru with heavy clouds. In the afternoon, an SBD squadron flew unescorted to Akyab, and found a rejuvenated CAP and took lots of losses with no bombs dropped. Total air losses for the day were 21 Oscars and 6 Tojos for 23 Hurricanes, 17 SBD-3s, 3 P-38Fs and 2 P-40Ks. Two enemy destroyers were spotted lingering just east of Buna, and today the US divebombers flew. Moderate rain prevented lots of bomb hits, but there were enough to sink DD Akizuki and badly damage DD Teruzuki. S-39 tried to finish off Teruzuki but missed with 2 torpedoes.

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/10/2019 9:59:23 PM)
14 Dec 42 25 Lilys bombed Dobo's airfield, flying from a base up north. Taberfane's airfield is still badly damaged, so I had moved the still-flyable P-40s from there to Dobo. 14 Warhawks intercepted the unescorted Lilys and shot down 12 of them. I expect a revenge counterattack today, expecting the heavy fighter sweep that Taberfane got a few days ago. I move 2 more squadrons to Dobo, including Spitfires. SB2Us at Darwin have been setup with drop tanks, giving them a range of 10. There's been minor shipping at Lautern on Timor, but the Vindicators hadn't flew. An xAKL and PB appeared at Dili today, and the Vindicators struck. 3 bomb hits on xAKL Koyu Maru, which will probably sink. Bettys with Zeros from Koepang, followed by a 39 Oscar fighter sweep, hit the 97th Field Artillery Battalion just southwest of Darwin. The artillery moved there to block any western escape of the enemy from Fenton, and will now move to Fenton and close the hexside. Almost all of the artillery was disabled, but that's of little consequence. The mission was to control the hex and hexside. As it is now, the only escape out of Fenton for the Japanese is due east, completely the wrong direction to have any chance of making it home. OPilot seems resigned to defending Fenton as long as possible. Ground combat at Fenton (76,126) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 12111 troops, 250 guns, 255 vehicles, Assault Value = 295 Defending force 15091 troops, 136 guns, 98 vehicles, Assault Value = 150 Allied adjusted assault: 111 Japanese adjusted defense: 103 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 664 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 49 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 210 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) Assaulting units: Americal Infantry Division 762nd Tank Battalion 223rd Field Artillery Battalion 154th Field Artillery Battalion 1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 16th Division Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 38th Field Const Co 25th Field AA Machinecannon Company 10th RF Gun Battalion 55th Const Co 5th Air Division 57th Construction Battalion 3rd Construction Battalion 48th Field AA Battalion 34th JNAF AF Unit 14th Army 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 32nd Nav Gsn Unit 56th Const Co 28th JAAF AF Bn Just a matter of time for cleaning up Fenton. Americal is taking casualties though, which is the enemy's plan. I'd rather take the casualties, in a reasonable amount, quickly, and allow Americal to get ready for their next invasion.

BBfanboy -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/11/2019 2:24:34 PM)
Don't let Americal get too beat up - I think that affects the ability/odds to get the extra point of prep each day for the next target.

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/11/2019 7:08:46 PM)
15 Dec 42 Shad spots a big task force about 10 hexes WNW of Truk. Could be inbound or outbound. Looks a lot like a carrier TF. Japanese Ships CA Chikuma CA Tone CL Abukuma CS Chiyoda DD Tokitsukaze DD Kagero DD Suzukaze DD Umikaze DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze The usual enemy air activity in China. OPilot is very good at switching targets every day, making it difficult to get an air ambush with the Chinese squadrons. Another Americal Division attack at Fenton. They rest today and let the artillery bombard. Ground combat at Fenton (76,126) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 11999 troops, 249 guns, 255 vehicles, Assault Value = 325 Defending force 14459 troops, 135 guns, 98 vehicles, Assault Value = 98 Allied adjusted assault: 74 Japanese adjusted defense: 66 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 769 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 29 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 104 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) Assaulting units: Americal Infantry Division 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 762nd Tank Battalion 154th Field Artillery Battalion 223rd Field Artillery Battalion 1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 16th Division Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 5th Air Division 55th Const Co 56th Const Co 3rd Construction Battalion 48th Field AA Battalion 10th RF Gun Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 34th JNAF AF Unit 25th Field AA Machinecannon Company 14th Army 32nd Nav Gsn Unit 57th Construction Battalion 28th JAAF AF Bn

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/13/2019 4:21:59 AM)
16 Dec 42 Oscars from Ambon swept Taberfane, which has a badly damaged airfield. 3 Allied fighter squadrons were at Dobo, however, and were assigned a range 1 CAP. Losses were 9 Oscars versus 4 P-40s and 1 Spitfire. Cargo ships are unloading at both Taberfane and Dobo, but weren't spotted. It's only a matter of time until that 4 battleship task force comes back to bombard. I do have mines at Taberfane now. The 17th Indian Division was on a flanking move to the northeast of Myitkyina, appearing to want to move closer to the base. I wanted them to be spotted, and they were. Sallys with lots of Oscars hit them in the jungle, causing 40 casualties. My hope is to draw more enemy to the area. I do see units moving from the front a bit to the northwest, now moving towards Myitkyina. Heavy bombers hit Buna's port, doing light damage in light rain. Divebombers from Darwin spotted patrol boats at Lautem. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 72,115 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft SB2U-3 Vindicator x 16 No Allied losses Japanese Ships PB Toyotu Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Kiso Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage Although Lautem and the neighboring base on Timor are size 3 and 4 airfields, there have been no enemy fighters there. Americal will attack again at Fenton. Enemy defenses are starting to crumble, with no supply at Fenton. Ships are moving to Ceylon for the Burma op. The transports from Australia, escorted by carriers and combat ships, move 6 hexes a day, and have 102 hexes to travel. That is 17 days of travel to Colombo. British carrier Illustrious is with them, and needs to withdraw in 19 days. I'm undecided whether to withdraw it or pay the points and use it in the operation. Ships are also moving from Capetown. They'll take 14 days to get onto the map, then a few days to get to Colombo. Also, the 43rd US Infantry Division will get to Capetown in 3 days. It'll take a day to load, and then need 14 days to get onto the map. All of the other ships will be waiting for the division at Ceylon. That gives you some idea when the Burma op will kick off.

apbarog -> RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apbarog(A) vs OPilot(J) (4/14/2019 7:17:58 AM)
17 Dec 42 Two enemy destroyers were spotted by S-27 near Buna. They are continuing to run into Buna, probably dropping supply off. 2 torpedoes missed DD Ariake. 40 Oscars swept Cox's Bazar, followed by 53 Sallys with 42 Oscar escorts. Minor damage was done to the airfield, in severe storms. There was no CAP but there were P-38s based there. They flew to Rangoon for the first time, sweeping, and found 30 Nicks on CAP. The Lightnings did very well against the Nicks, who were probably expecting bombers. The bombers did arrive, but after the P-38s, so the remaining Nicks were very ineffective. Squadrons of B-24s and B-17s hit Rangoon's port. Here's a summary of the ship hits: AG Soya, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 6 AD Choko Maru, Bomb hits 1 ACM Toroshima Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 4, on fire AKE Takao Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AR Yamabiko Maru, Bomb hits 1 CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 4, on fire AR Yamabiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 2, on fire CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires Suzuya obviously attracted a lot of attention. None of the 23 bomb hits on the cruiser penetrated. 4 ship guns were destroyed. I believe they were small caliber guns. At least the ship has heavy fires. I was more interested in hitting the support ships. Total air losses were 13 Nicks for the cost of 1 P-38 and 1 B-17. Fenton was captured, and the enemy's only retreat was to the east. I will once again cut off any western escape and finish off the enemy, eventually. Ground combat at Fenton (76,126) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 13933 troops, 259 guns, 497 vehicles, Assault Value = 407 Defending force 13710 troops, 130 guns, 98 vehicles, Assault Value = 54 Allied adjusted assault: 250 Japanese adjusted defense: 46 Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Fenton !!! Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 4665 casualties reported Squads: 67 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 198 destroyed, 28 disabled Engineers: 37 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 52 (50 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 98 (91 destroyed, 7 disabled) Units retreated 12 Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 193rd Tank Battalion 762nd Tank Battalion 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion Americal Infantry Division 13th Armoured Regiment 223rd Field Artillery Battalion 154th Field Artillery Battalion 1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 16th Division 56th Const Co 14th Army 10th RF Gun Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Construction Battalion 55th Const Co 25th Field AA Machinecannon Company 5th Air Division Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 48th Field AA Battalion 34th JNAF AF Unit 57th Construction Battalion 28th JAAF AF Bn [image]local://upfiles/6549/5EB73FBB286E4DD0A682FC0B8788558B.gif[/image]

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