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Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/5/2019 6:39:32 PM)
Dec 19 Malaya 55 Inf Rgt crosses the river and liberates Temuloh without casualty. The Allies again attack my position NW of Johore Bharu and again take big losses: quote: Ground combat at 50,82 (near Johore Bahru) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 4302 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 157 Defending force 2058 troops, 30 guns, 171 vehicles, Assault Value = 109 Allied adjusted assault: 45 Japanese adjusted defense: 207 Allied assault odds: 1 to 4 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 81 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Allied ground losses: 531 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 95 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 2nd Argylls Battalion 3/16th Punjab Battalion 6th Indian Brigade 5/2nd Punjab Battalion Defending units: 5th Recon Regiment 6th Tank Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment My bombardment at Johore Bharu showed a decreased number of defenders, so a deliberate attack is ordered for tomorrow; his fort level should still be 1. Luzon Although he's trying to move units from Manila to Clark Field, at least 4 units have left Clark for Bataan. With probably level 3 forts, a DA won't do much, but we'll try it tomorrow. quote: Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 14151 troops, 200 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 721 Defending force 10863 troops, 157 guns, 211 vehicles, Assault Value = 213 Assaulting units: 65th Brigade 48th Division 4th Tank Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Army 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Defending units: 194th Tank Battalion 21st PA Infantry Division 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 1st PA Constabulary Regiment 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment 1st PI Base Force 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion USAFFE Clark Field USAAF Base Force Subic Bay Defenses 16 Div has rested at Batangas and will head for Manila tomorrow. 2 Tank Rgt will reach Mauban, also. Tablas flipped. Mindanao Cagayan was captured and he lost some unimportant aircraft: quote: Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4421 troops, 21 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 178 Defending force 3030 troops, 18 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 60 Japanese adjusted assault: 119 Allied adjusted defense: 23 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-35A: 14 destroyed P-26A: 1 destroyed Stearman 75M: 6 destroyed B-10B: 1 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 107 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 1278 casualties reported Squads: 40 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 90 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 39 (39 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 4 Assaulting units: II./4th Infantry Battalion I./4th Infantry Battalion 2nd Engineer Regiment 2nd Recon Regiment 23rd Air Flotilla 2nd Base Force Defending units: 102nd PA Infantry Regiment 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment Cagayan USAAF Base Force Mindanao Force Corps Zeroes from Takao and Betties from Davao restation at Cagayan. Troops land at Zamboanga. Borneo Singkawang and Kudat were captured. I have yet to move aviation support to Singkawang, but since he has no air assets at Singapore, it makes no difference. 4 and 33 Div will unload at Palembang tomorrow, with an Air HQ, so Singkawang has become immaterial. China Most of my planned attacks hit air, as the Chinese units continue their run to high ground. Construction Saigon RSY has been improved to level 20; Hakodate RSY has been improved to level 30.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/5/2019 6:42:20 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy Maybe try asking your Bettys to fly a Naval Search mission instead? The Nells are flying naval search, and there are a lot more of them than the 2 Betties. I want to see what's on the ground at Wake, NavSearch won't tell me that. I think it's had some LCU reinforcement, based on the ships departing the area.

BBfanboy -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/5/2019 6:52:32 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Uncivil Engineer quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy Maybe try asking your Bettys to fly a Naval Search mission instead? The Nells are flying naval search, and there are a lot more of them than the 2 Betties. I want to see what's on the ground at Wake, NavSearch won't tell me that. I think it's had some LCU reinforcement, based on the ships departing the area. Ok - wanted to confirm you really meant recon. Somewhere in a recent AAR there was a map showing "Recon Range" with a point in the ocean marked - likely using the word Recon in a general sense including search while the game treats them differently and the terms should be used only as the game defines them (to avoid confusing new players). [image]local://upfiles/35791/2AF9B06030954AD0B342ED81D77ED1E0.gif[/image]

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/5/2019 6:56:10 PM)
The CarDiv 1 plan for Dec 20: [image]local://upfiles/41215/75CAFA9BC1B54DD785B1EEF2FE88B1DA.jpg[/image] I may regret splitting my heavy cruiser covering force from the CVs, but while the CVs move to a position west of Wake to cover the landing force, the CAs will pass through the island and hopefully attack one or both of the TFs there; the mouseover tells me one is 3 PTs, the other a DMS and 2 DDs, then end up at the same location as the CVs. My big concern is what he does with his 6 CA force currently shown moving SE. IMO it's probably not really 6 CAs, but if it is and it also moves to Wake I could have a problem. A big problem. DL on my carriers is 5/5, no DL on my cruisers or the invasion TFs. The turn's away, so I can't change my mind.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/7/2019 5:52:10 PM)
Dec 20 The Battle of Wake Island The battle opens with an inconsequential sub attack on 2 Allied DMS ships SE of Wake Island followed by engagement of the same DMS TF with 3 IJN heavy cruisers SW of Wake: quote: Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 135,99, Range 3,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Haguro CA Nachi DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio DD Hayashio DD Amatsukaze Allied Ships DMS Southard, Shell hits 1 DMS Long DMS Elliot, Shell hits 5, heavy fires Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards ... Range closes to 3,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards Takagi, Takeo crosses the 'T' CA Nachi engages DMS Elliot at 3,000 yards CA Haguro engages DMS Elliot at 3,000 yards CA Myoko engages DMS Elliot at 3,000 yards DD Hayashio engages DMS Elliot at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards ... Henderson M. orders Allied TF to disengage Task forces break off... The ... above is an edit to make the report shorter. Next the IJN TF encounters a small Allied TF at Wake and sinks both ships: quote: Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 136,98, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Haguro CA Nachi DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio DD Hayashio DD Amatsukaze Allied Ships xAKL Hirondelle, Shell hits 5, and is sunk PC Tiger, Shell hits 4, and is sunk Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 6,000 yards ... Range closes to 6,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards CA Nachi engages PC Tiger at 6,000 yards DD Natsushio engages PC Tiger at 6,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards CA Nachi engages PC Tiger at 5,000 yards Massive explosion on PC Tiger DD Amatsukaze engages PC Tiger at 5,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards PC Tiger sunk by CA Nachi at 2,000 yards Massive explosion on xAKL Hirondelle xAKL Hirondelle sunk by CA Nachi at 2,000 yards xAKL Hirondelle sunk by CA Nachi at 2,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... After the sun comes up 5 Allied heavy cruisers overtake the retiring IJN TF west of Wake Island: quote: Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 135,98, Range 15,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Myoko, Shell hits 7, on fire CA Haguro, Shell hits 1 CA Nachi, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Natsushio DD Hayashio DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 2, on fire Allied Ships CA Portland CA Indianapolis CA Chicago CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 1, on fire CA Astoria, Shell hits 6, on fire DD Bagley, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Blue, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Helm DD Mugford, Shell hits 1 Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 15,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 15,000 yards Takagi, Takeo crosses the 'T' CA Nachi engages CA Astoria at 15,000 yards CA Astoria engages CA Myoko at 15,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages CA Astoria at 15,000 yards CA Astoria engages DD Hayashio at 15,000 yards DD Hayashio engages DD Mugford at 15,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages DD Mugford at 15,000 yards DD Blue engages DD Amatsukaze at 15,000 yards DD Bagley engages DD Hatsukaze at 15,000 yards ... Takagi, Takeo orders Japanese TF to disengage Task forces break off... Later in the morning an Allied light cruiser is unsuccessfully attacked by aircraft from CarDiv 1, now about 150 miles west of Wake Island: quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Taongi at 135,103 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 D3A1 Val x 9 Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 4 F4F-3A Wildcat x 1 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships CL Helena In the afternoon, a US carrier is spotted and attacked: quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 135,102 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 19 B5N2 Kate x 46 D3A1 Val x 35 Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 19 F4F-3A Wildcat x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Ellet CL Raleigh CA Chester, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Craven CA Northampton, Bomb hits 1 CL Detroit, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD McCall CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ... Ammo storage explosion on CV Enterprise Ammo storage explosion on CV Enterprise Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Enterprise Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Honolulu Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Detroit The US carrier responds: quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 133,98 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 11 A6M2 Zero x 13 Allied aircraft F4F-3A Wildcat x 8 SBD-2 Dauntless x 36 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged SBD-2 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CV Akagi, Bomb hits 1 CVL Ryujo BB Kirishima CV Kaga ... Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 133,98 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 10 A6M2 Zero x 11 Allied aircraft TBD-1 Devastator x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed Thus ends the first carrier battle of our war, and leaves the (known) TFs as shown below: [image]local://upfiles/41215/BFE3CA8C869742BBB35AB9418759AA8A.jpg[/image] The carrier TF, BB Yamashiro TF, and CA Haguro TF will rendezvous at the point shown. Carrier aircraft have reduced range to 6 (from 7), except the Kates aboard Akagi at range 9 have a secondary mission to recon Wake Island. The damaged cruisers and amphib TF all show Saipan as their destination, but will make for Marcus via waypoints. A damage assessment will follow.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/7/2019 6:06:13 PM)
I missed one attack when putting together the above report - 6 Nells from Roi-Namur put 1 torpedo in CA Portland 7 hexes NE of Eniwetok.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/7/2019 6:07:21 PM)
The sunk ships report for the Battle of Wake Island (Dec 20): [image]local://upfiles/41215/DA9874A744954C9BA515940E735A60CD.jpg[/image] CA Portland is NOT likely sunk by 1 torpedo; CL Phoenix maybe (2 bombs and a torpedo). With 2 ammo explosions on the carrier, it has either gone down, or will soon. Whether it's the Enterprise or Saratoga is irrelevant to me.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/7/2019 6:14:08 PM)
Aircraft losses seem to say a carrier went down. I suppose some of them could have flown to a second carrier (as yet undetected by IJN forces) or to Wake. But, 15 Dauntlesses, 6 Devastators, and 2 Wildcats listed as ground loss tells me something sank. [image]local://upfiles/41215/D4CE025D86C944298295A064ABD8CEA1.jpg[/image]

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/7/2019 6:22:09 PM)
But, if a US carrier sank what is in that TF south of Wake with 17 fighters, 58 bombers, and 8 aux aircraft? (You can't see the mouse-over). I have to assume it's a second carrier that just arrived on scene. And, thus, the reason the IJN forces are retiring to the NW.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/7/2019 7:02:47 PM)
Dec 20 Other Stuff IJN forces landed at Pakhoi in China and Palembang on Sumatra. The bases at Zamboanga on Mindanao and Catbalogan on Samar were captured; no damage to resources or light industry at either place. A deliberate attack at Clark Field reduced the forts to zero. As there is significant damage to the airfield, forts will not increase anytime soon. Even though Allied troops are moving from Manila to Clark, and their arrival could change the outcome of an attack, with 0 forts I've got to take a chance. 16 Div will arrive at Manila tomorrow, so if anything leaves Manila it will make it that much easier for them. A deliberate attack at Johore Bharu reduced the forts to 1. 5 Div(-) will attack again tomorrow. In China, a bridgehead has been established across the river south of Chengchow. This will be reinforced over the next several days, then an attack into Chengchow will happen. However, it looks like he's coming out to fight - all the better.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/9/2019 7:32:59 PM)
Dec 21 Malaya 56 Div(-) is unloading at Mersing; some parts will reinforce the hex to the west; some will reinforce Johore Bharu, which now has zero forts (a shock attack tomorrow). Mersing airfield is now level 2. 1 Tank Rgt leads the charge down the west coast. The naval and air situation around Singapore is such that the carrier TF has split - Car Div 2 (Hiryu & Soryu) go north to Georgetown (they sank a small xAP as they passed through the Malacca Strait). Car Div 3 (Shokaku & Zuikaku) go east to link up with Car Div 1 near Wake. An empty amphib TF with battleships is following Car Div 2 to Georgetown. When able, Imperial Guard Div will load at Alor Star for western Sumatra. Sumatra Palembang is captured with NO DAMAGE to either the oil facilities or refinery! 33 Div splits to capture Oosthaven, Benkoelen, and Djambi. After resting, 4 Div will reload transports for Malacca and join the assault on Singapore. Luzon 48 Div is too fatigued to succeed at Clark Field, and will rest a few days while the artillery bombards. 16 Div has entered Manila, with 7 Tank Rgt (coming from the north) and will attack without delay. Of the 6 Allied units shown at Manila, perhaps only 2 are PA Divisions. The airfield is in such a state of disrepair that forts won't be increasing until the IJA captures the base. China Chuhsien is captured. The bridgehead south of Chengchow is reinforced, with more reinforcements coming. Canton port is now level 6. Wake Island The turn came back today with this message from my esteemed opponent: "My defense of Wake has turned into a total fiasco." His TFs are mostly heading east; mine have retired a safe distance north, and are all again undetected. The IJN carriers will move east tomorrow to a position due north of Wake and attack the airfield if no naval targets are found. The amphib TFs show Saipan as destination, but will move closer to Wake via waypoints. Perhaps a landing on the atoll will be possible within the next 2 to 3 days. I-22 fired 8 torpedoes at the passing CV Lexington and got one hit. Batting .125, the skipper could play 2nd base for any National League team. Mindanao 2 Div(-) is at Cagayan, moving on Malaybalay. 8 Tank Rgt will move from Cagayan to capture the now unoccupied base at Cotabato, while a battalion (of 2 Div) lands at Surigao to secure the resource center. All 2 Div units changed prep to Soerabaja. Borneo 38 Div/A and /B departed Hongkong showing Cagayan as destination, but are moving toward Jolo and Tawi Tawi via waypoints. As they are not needed on Mindanao, once south they will change destination to Tarakan. [image]local://upfiles/41215/A65AE1DC7A2043549AAC6C9FCFF67B2A.jpg[/image]

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/15/2019 6:29:26 PM)
Dec 22 Yes, it took a week to get the turn back - my opponent is still working. As I told him - well, someone has to be paying into Social Security so the rest of us can play games! Anyway... IJA troops land at Dinagat and Busuanga (lesser Philippine Islands). IJA troops capture Morotai and Sandakan (on Borneo). Two IJN destroyers hit mines near Palembang trying to clear them, and SINK. Oroquieta (on Mindanao) flips, just before paratroops land there! The attack at Manila was 1:1 with 0 forts, so he lives another day. Shock attack tomorrow, along with Clark Field. Some success in southern Malaya - quote: Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 13934 troops, 172 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 415 Defending force 5760 troops, 76 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 74 Japanese adjusted assault: 374 Allied adjusted defense: 109 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Johore Bahru !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 88 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled Allied ground losses: 1049 casualties reported Squads: 34 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 75 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 61 (61 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 56 (56 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 7 into Singapore Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 5th Engineer Regiment 11th Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment 23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 5th Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 25th Army 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 22nd Australian Brigade 27th Australian Brigade III Indian Corps 29 Battery/3 HAA 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 30 Battery/3 HAA 111th RAF Base Force And in the adjacent hex, the Allies try to open the road to Singapore - quote: Ground combat at 50,82 (near Johore Bahru) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 6674 troops, 56 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 189 Defending force 5806 troops, 56 guns, 223 vehicles, Assault Value = 228 Allied adjusted assault: 2 Japanese adjusted defense: 501 Allied assault odds: 1 to 250 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1454 casualties reported Squads: 32 destroyed, 163 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 34 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 6 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 28th Gurkha Brigade 6th Indian Brigade 3/16th Punjab Battalion 2nd Argylls Battalion 2nd Gordons Battalion 5/2nd Punjab Battalion 5th Field Regiment Defending units: 6th Tank Regiment 56th Recon Regiment 5th Recon Regiment 4th Ind. Engineer Regiment Sasebo 8th SNLF 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment IJA units continue to maneuver in China. Except for some minesweepers, Allied naval assets seem to have departed the vicinity of Wake Island. Looks like a Christmas Eve assault there.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/17/2019 6:13:18 PM)
Dec 23 Manila FALLS Luzon The shock attack at Manila forced 3 Philippine Army divisions to surrender - quote: Ground combat at Manila (79,77) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 13461 troops, 121 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 425 Defending force 7900 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 259 Japanese adjusted assault: 512 Allied adjusted defense: 109 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 995 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 75 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Vehicles lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled) Allied ground losses: 11060 casualties reported Squads: 500 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 493 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 131 (131 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 7 Assaulting units: 16th Division 7th Tank Regiment Defending units: 71st PA Infantry Division 51st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Infantry Division 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment South Luzon Force 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion PAF Aviation Also shocked at Clark Field, thinking I could get the odds to 2:1, and capture the place with 0 forts - came up a little short. 7 Tk Rgt will reinforce Clark from Manila, while 16 Division remains at Manila to fix all the damage. Engineers up north will march south to Manila to help out. Busuanga (off the west coast) flipped. Vacant Dinagat (down near Mindanano) was captured. Mindanao 2 Div(-) will arrive at Malaybalay from Cagayan tomorrow and attack on Christmas Day. I doubt the defense will last long. 8 Tank Rgt arrived at vacant Cotabato and will capture it tomorrow. Sumatra As 33 Div splits to take Oosthaven, Djambi, and Benkoelen, 4 Div begins loading transports to land at Malacca. An SC and xAK hit mines going into Palembang, and sank, but 2 DMS mine clearing TFs finally got them cleared out. My minefield will replace the one left by the Allies. Malaya Yesterday the Allies had a disastrous attack west of Mersing (and NW of Johore Bharu), so I took advantage - quote: Ground combat at 50,82 (near Johore Bahru) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 6022 troops, 82 guns, 223 vehicles, Assault Value = 353 Defending force 5401 troops, 52 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 39 Japanese adjusted assault: 100 Allied adjusted defense: 17 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 44 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Allied ground losses: 2048 casualties reported Squads: 162 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 118 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 12 (10 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units retreated 7 to Malacca Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 4th Ind. Engineer Regiment 56th Recon Regiment 148th Infantry Regiment 6th Tank Regiment 5th Recon Regiment Sasebo 8th SNLF 56th Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment Defending units: 2nd Argylls Battalion 28th Gurkha Brigade 6th Indian Brigade 2nd Gordons Battalion 5/2nd Punjab Battalion 3/16th Punjab Battalion 5th Field Regiment CarDiv 2 (Hiryu & Soryu) arrive at Alor Star with battleships and lots of transports. After Imperial Guard Div detrains it will split and jump the strait to capture Medan and adjacent bases. Wake Island The assault TF is one hex NW of Wake and will go in on Christmas Eve. BB Yamashiro took 3 bomb hits from SBDs at the island (14 sys, 3 eng damage), but will bombard tomorrow then retire to Yokohama. Other than subs, no Allied TFs are visible. The Glen sub followed the Allied CV(s?) back toward Pearl, but couldn't keep up. China 6 Div attacked SE of Nanyang (corrected) and pushed the defenders back into the city. It will rest there waiting for the coming reinforcements before proceeding. After a couple days of recon, it appears that the Chinese have left Wenchow. 21 Div/A has loaded transports and will arrive there from Shanghai tomorrow. 21 Div/B is loading to reinforce, if needed.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/19/2019 2:04:51 PM)
Dec 24 Wake FAILS With no Allied interference, other than trying to fly some missions from Wake, the assault goes in and captures the island - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses SBD-2 Dauntless: 2 damaged F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 damaged TBD-1 Devastator: 9 damaged Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro CA Haguro DD Ariake DD Yugure DD Shigure DD Shiratsuyu DD Hayashio DD Natsushio Allied ground losses: 66 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 23 Port hits 9 Port supply hits 4 quote: Afternoon Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 B5N1 Kate x 10 B5N2 Kate x 39 D3A1 Val x 23 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses SBD-2 Dauntless: 4 damaged SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 damaged F4F-3A Wildcat: 3 damaged TBD-1 Devastator: 2 damaged TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 16 quote: Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 6986 troops, 79 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 257 Defending force 1131 troops, 32 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 30 Japanese adjusted assault: 168 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 168 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses F4F-3A Wildcat: 6 destroyed PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed SOC-1 Seagull: 7 destroyed SBD-2 Dauntless: 8 destroyed TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 791 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 68 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1685 casualties reported Squads: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 107 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 39 (39 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Assaulting units: 144th Infantry Regiment Maizuru 1st SNLF Maizuru 2nd SNLF Defending units: Wake USN CPNAB 1st Marine Defense Battalion Elsewhere - quote: Japanese forces CAPTURE Mauban and the defending PA Div surrendered!!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Tavoy !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Pontianak !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Praboemoelih by shock attack, but he already ran away!!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Dumanquilas by paratroop drop!!! Ominato expands port to size 6 China 1100+ AV starts moving into Chengchow, while he's evacuating at least some of the force to the west. Loyang is also being abandoned. And it looks like Nanyang is being abandoned, as well. At Wenchow, which I thought had been abandoned, WAS, and 21 Div(-) lands unopposed and will capture the base on Christmas Day. The AVG makes another appearance in China; looks like one squadron possibly at Kweilin or Nanning and one at Yenan. Mindanao Cotabato flipped (would have been captured anyway), and 2 Div(-) advances from Cagayan to Malaybalay, and will attack tomorrow. The oil field at Brunei is fully repaired. Artillery and engineers from Hong Kong are unloading at Iba to reinforce the attack on Clark Field and Bataan. 38 Div(-), on transports, will pause at Zamboanga before being escorted into Tarakan within the next few days.

Bif1961 -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/20/2019 2:38:25 PM)
It looks like, with the aircraft loses at Wake, that some carrier aircraft were there. Two squadrons of F4f3As, 1 of SBDs and 1 of TBDs.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/20/2019 4:56:23 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Bif1961 It looks like, with the aircraft loses at Wake, that some carrier aircraft were there. Two squadrons of F4f3As, 1 of SBDs and 1 of TBDs. Yes, my report (above) dated Dec 20 indicates CV Enterprise was sunk (and a good number of aircraft with it); these are the aircraft that landed at Wake before the CV went down. The aircraft losses between the battles on Dec 20 and Dec 24 are not high enough to suggest a second CV was involved.

Bif1961 -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/21/2019 10:18:47 PM)
Yes thanks for the heads up, were they flown from the Enterprise before she sank or offloaded on Wake by her before she went down?

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/22/2019 2:26:55 PM)
Dec 25 Not much happening. Lubang flipped. (I guess it's somewhere in the Philippines) IJA troops land at Ketapang (west end of Borneo). Captured on this day - Kuala Lumpur, Malaya - defenders surrendered Kanshien, China - cuts a major road for Chinese fleeing west in southern China Wenchow, China - unopposed; he evacuated a few days ago (I'm not sure why - I asked him - I don't think he's sure why, either) Malaybalay, Mindanao - defenders retreated to Butuan 144 Rgt loads transports at Wake and heads back to Truk to rest a bit before heading to Rabaul. This relieves the overstack at Wake and makes room for the inbound 36 JNAF. One of the 2 remaining SNLF will also be withdrawn and replaced by a naval construction battalion from Truk. The only hiccup today is 2 transports carrying 4 Div from Palembang to Malacca hit my own mines near Palembang. I guess the TF commander wants a new job!

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/22/2019 2:44:37 PM)
Coming attractions [image]local://upfiles/41215/D099EB3CB1884C96AAB3818CED3D9D26.jpg[/image]

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/23/2019 5:10:05 PM)
Dec 26 Another slow (-ish) day. IJA troops land at Dumaguete (on Negros Island in central Philippines), Malacca, and at Tawau (near Tarakan) by airdrop. Culion flips. With the arrival of 4 Div at Malacca, the 11 defending British and Indian units, already combat ineffective, will surrender tomorrow. IJA troops capture Ketapang unopposed. The Allied minefield at Georgetown is cleared. The airfield at Vigan is improved to level 4. In China, 1000 AV will enter both Chengchow and Nanyang on the 28th. Resistance will not last long. In the south of China it looks like they plan to defend at Pucheng, having already evacuated Wenchow some days ago. CVL Zuiho has joined CVs Shokaku and Zuikaku to support the landing at Tarakan tomorrow.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/24/2019 2:16:05 PM)
Dec 27 Malaya The surrounded and combat ineffective Allied force at Malacca surrenders - quote: Ground combat at Malacca (49,81) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 16353 troops, 160 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 613 Defending force 3623 troops, 44 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Japanese adjusted assault: 358 Allied adjusted defense: 2 Japanese assault odds: 179 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Malacca !!! Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 91 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 5028 casualties reported Squads: 167 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 587 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 44 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units surrendered 11 Assaulting units: 4th Division 148th Infantry Regiment 6th Tank Regiment 56th Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 28th Gurkha Brigade 6th Indian Brigade 2nd Gordons Battalion 5/2nd Punjab Battalion 112th RAF Base Force 3/16th Punjab Battalion 110th RAF Base Force 11 Battery/3 HAA 2nd Argylls Battalion 109th RN Base Force 5th Field Regiment That's 5000 bodies not available to defend Singapore! Luzon Clark Field is captured - quote: Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 27596 troops, 307 guns, 385 vehicles, Assault Value = 675 Defending force 6639 troops, 143 guns, 193 vehicles, Assault Value = 106 Japanese adjusted assault: 468 Allied adjusted defense: 100 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Clark Field !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 1496 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 97 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 17 disabled Vehicles lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1568 casualties reported Squads: 73 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 272 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 91 (86 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 149 (149 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 7 Units destroyed 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 48th Division 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment 65th Brigade 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment 7th Tank Regiment 30th Fld AA Gun Co 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 45th Field AA Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Army 1st Base Force Defending units: 21st PA Infantry Division 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 194th Tank Battalion SURRENDERED 1st PA Constabulary Regiment Clark Field USAAF Base Force 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion Subic Bay Defenses While the air force starts working on Bataan's airfield, the ground troops will rest for a few days. Babuyan flips and Dumaguete is captured unopposed. Borneo 38 Div(-) lands at Tarakan and attacks tomorrow. IJA troops also land at unoccupied Jolo Island. Hakodate RSY improves to 30. The first convoy of fuel leaves Palembang. 33 Div(-) enters Djambi and attacks tomorrow.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/25/2019 2:19:37 PM)
Dec 28 Tarakan is captured with no damage to oil and refinery, although 2 Yusen N transports sink after unloading due to damage by coastal defense batteries; defenders retreat to Tandjoengselor. Jolo is captured unopposed. Djambi is captured and the base force is destroyed; 52 points of damage to the oil (good thing Palembang's refinery makes just over 1000 supply every day); 52 days worth will be needed to fix Djambi. Speaking of damage, when Malacca was captured a day or so ago, the resources were totally destroyed, that's 100 gone! IJA troops land at Cape Gloucester, on New Britain Island and Langsa, on Sumatra. The first Lima AKEs finish conversion; they will load supplies then proceed to their assigned ports - Georgetown, Palembang, Cam Ranh Bay, Davao/Balikpapan, Truk/Rabaul, Kwajalein, Paramushiro. Siquijor flips. I-156 hit a mine at Merak and sank. In China, IJA troops enter Chengchow and find it evacuated by the Chinese!

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/26/2019 3:15:34 PM)
Dec 29 Another slow day - Chengchow was captured unopposed, but resource and light industry were 50% destroyed. Neither will be repaired. The previous Chinese units at Chengchow have moved west to clear terrain or northwest to Loyang. The stack west of Chengchow will be attacked by 3 Tank Rgts moving there now from the southeast, followed by 13 Div, 36 Div and heavy artillery. Loyang will not be entered until the only retreat route is across the river to the northwest, putting those retreated units out of action for many days. With control of both the road from Loyang to Nanyang and the adjacent railroad, the IJA will have established central position in that section of China. [image]local://upfiles/41215/AB4D203D467A4CB0BEE99FA2DA76FDD8.jpg[/image] Langsa (Sumatra, north of Medan) was captured and the defending base force surrendered. Cape Gloucester was captured unopposed. Surigao (on Mindanao) flipped, as an SNLF parachute unit landed there. This cuts off retreat of the 6 Allied units at Butuan, although they could move to Surigao to try to capture it. 2 Tank Rgt will advance to Butuan tomorrow, followed by elements of 2 Div within a few days. Manila's RSY has been repaired to 20, and now will be improved to 30.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/27/2019 5:11:22 PM)
Dec 30 Tabar Island flips (near Kavieng). Lahat captured unopposed (west of Palembang, on the road to Benkoelen). Clark Field and Manila airfields and ports fully repaired and at level 1 fortification. 16 Div begins moving to Clark. CVL Ryujo, at Truk waiting for the CVs to finish a couple day repair, and 144 Rgt to recover after its capture of Guam and Wake, resizes to 32 fighters and 16 torpedo bombers. It's still flying Claudes and Kate 1, but won't likely get Zeroes until sometime in mid-January. The Dutch tried to recapture Djambi - quote: Ground combat at Djambi (48,88) Allied Shock attack (river crossing) Attacking force 125 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Defending force 4244 troops, 40 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 147 Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out Allied ground losses: 109 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: Pakanbaroe Det. Defending units: 33rd/C Division On Mindanao, an Allied base force moved from Butuan to Surigao (defended by part of a parachute SNLF) and was wiped out by attrition - no battle, just the wipe out message. That's a new one for me.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/28/2019 2:29:43 PM)
Dec 31 Mindanao 2 Recon Rgt attacks at Butuan, but 3 of the 5 defenders have moved NE to Surigao; the 2 laggards surrender - quote: Ground combat at Butuan (80,89) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1025 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 38 Defending force 448 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Japanese adjusted assault: 33 Allied adjusted defense: 2 Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Butuan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: op mode(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 595 casualties reported Squads: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Assaulting units: 2nd Recon Regiment Defending units: 102nd PA Infantry Regiment Mindanao Force Corps This sets up an interesting situation at Surigao for Jan 1. The 3 Allied units that moved there are a Rgt and 2 Bns, but in poor shape after being attacked at Cagayan and Malaybalay. The IJN defender is part of the parachute SNLF with AV ~20. To ensure they don't shock attack, the air transport reinforcement has been stopped. To add to the defense, part of a NG unit headed to Cagayan will divert to Surigao. And 2 Bns of 2 Div already loaded at Cagayan for the coming invasion at Samarinda will also divert to Surigao. If the Allies attack they will be in for a BIG surprise. [image]local://upfiles/41215/0EB85A2CC8FC4C7380AC94396622B2EE.jpg[/image]

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/28/2019 2:37:35 PM)
Dec 31 continued China The battle west of Chengchow will take place tomorrow (Jan 1, '42). 3, 11, and 12 Tank Rgts will attack the 25,000 strong Chinese force that moved out of Chengchow some days ago, and is now showing movement to the SW. Coming in the opposite direction is 13 Div (in combat mode); whoever moves first will block the other's advance. In addition, 35 Div(+) will move into the hex from the SE (in combat mode). As at Surigao, if the Allies attack they will be in for a big surprise. [image]local://upfiles/41215/B4323C182A9049D09C44ED54EA8CE0F5.jpg[/image] There will also be a battle at Pucheng on Jan 1, but nothing as dramatic as near Chengchow.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/30/2019 2:48:49 PM)
Jan 1 Before we show the action on the ground, a quick update on aircraft; pools, production, and research. This list is NOT all inclusive, as I've left out transports, old stuff that's still flying, and way in the future stuff - [image]local://upfiles/41215/C51495B0A6764D0DB2B44568317A04A0.jpg[/image]

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (6/30/2019 3:14:50 PM)
Jan 1 continued China The battle west of Chengchow went as expected - quote: Ground combat at 87,44 (near Chengchow) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3022 troops, 12 guns, 435 vehicles, Assault Value = 626 Defending force 12003 troops, 94 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 240 Japanese adjusted assault: 134 (only the tank regiments attacked) Allied adjusted defense: 36 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 7891 casualties reported Squads: 409 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 286 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 11 destroyed, 11 disabled Guns lost 60 (22 destroyed, 38 disabled) Units retreated 7 Units destroyed 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating to Loyang! Assaulting units: 3rd Tank Regiment 13th Division 12th Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment 1st NCPC Infantry Brigade 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Defending units: 40th Chinese Corps 98th Chinese Corps 15th Chinese Corps 8th New Chinese Corps 39th Group Army 24th Group Army 1st War Area 10th Chinese Base Force The tank regiments will proceed NW to block a westward move by the Chinese out of Loyang, while the infantry and artillery move into Loyang, along with more infantry already moving NW from Chengchow. Meanwhile, an attack at Pucheng reduced forts to 1, and should capture the place tomorrow. Sumatra Imperial Guard Div/A landed at Medan and will attack tomorrow. Imperial Guard Div/B moved NW from Langsa to defend the river line in case of a Dutch advance from Sabang, while aviation support at Alor Star is transported to Langsa. Imperial Guard Div/C is loading at Alor Star for an invasion at Tandjoengbalai to the south. Philippines Basilan flipped. Surigao was reinforced by IJA and IJN units as described in a post #114 above, but the Allies neither attacked nor bombarded. They will be destroyed tomorrow. 16 Div and 48 Div, with artillery, engineers, and tanks, begin their move from Clark Field to Bataan. Logistics Saipan's RSY has been improved to 30. Still working on the logjam of resource at Hakodate and Toyohara. The supply spinners at Tokyo and Osaka have been tweaked to get a little more supply flowing to Gifu and Yokohama so engine research repairs can resume.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (7/1/2019 5:46:48 PM)
Jan 2 China The Chinese abandoned Nanyang, moving SW rather than falling back on Sian. I don't understand the logic in that, but if he's thinking of starting an offensive, he's delusional. Nanyang will be captured unopposed on Jan 3, and the units fleeing Loyang will also be cut off, making an escape or retreat to the NW their only option. [image]local://upfiles/41215/44BB8E591CA74407997FD487DE5BA6CA.jpg[/image] Once Nanyang is secured, almost 2000 AV will be available there. One or two units will move NW to see what's there, but I have no intention to move further toward Sian at this time. The rest will move SW to push the Chinese across the river, then move south to join the offensive in the vicinity of Changsha (which has not yet begun). After Loyang is secured, a few units will stay to improve the base, while the divisions rail south to Wuchang and the coming offensive. Farther south, Pucheng was captured with little opposition, as those Chinese units are fleeing west. A Chinese counterattack at Kanhsien was repelled, but could succeed if tried again. IJA forts at Kanhsien are only level 1. quote: Ground combat at Kanhsien (81,57) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 4580 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 447 Defending force 5513 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 184 Allied adjusted assault: 3 Japanese adjusted defense: 115 Allied assault odds: 1 to 38 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 25th Chinese Corps 49th Chinese Corps 3rd New Chinese Corps Defending units: 19th Ind.Mixed Brigade After several days trying to move out of Pakhoi, the Chinese decided to attack - quote: Ground combat at Pakhoi (72,58) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 4628 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 175 Defending force 3627 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 119 Allied adjusted assault: 77 Japanese adjusted defense: 30 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 121 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 71 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 64th Chinese Corps Defending units: 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment 7th JAAF AF Coy If repeated, an attack here could succeed. The 5 Tank Rgt, on transports heading to Malaya, will be diverted north to reinforce Pakhoi. They should arrive the day after next, so the 4th Regt needs to hold on one more day. Meanwhile, at Tarakan, 38 Div begins loading transports for the invasion of Samarinda. 16 Inf Regt at Cagayan begins loading for the invasion of Manado. 144 Inf Regt at Truk finishes loading and heads south for Shortlands, with a waypoint at Rabaul, its true objective, while still prepping for Buna. CVs Hiryu and Soryu, having refueled at Miri, head toward Jolo to support the invasion at Samarinda. The other CVs are getting dings sorted at Truk and Babeldaob, but will be available for service in a few days. On Sumatra, Medan was captured with only 2 oil and refinery points damaged.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) (7/2/2019 3:23:45 PM)
Jan 3 Siargao flipped. Nanyang was captured unopposed. From Nanyang 1 Mixed Bde (202 AV) will move NW to investigate the 2 Chinese units there, while 6, 36, 40, 116 Divs and support (1707 AV) will move SW to attack the stack of Chinese units (now 9) that evacuated from Nanyang. 18 RGC Div remains at Nanyang for garrison duties. 13 Div(+) has moved into Loyang and will bombard before reinforcements arrive; 41 Div and others arrive tomorrow, and a deliberate attack will occur on Jan 5. When successful, the defenders only retreat is NW across the river. There was no Chinese counterattack at Kanhsien. The Chinese counterattack at Pakhoi only achieved 1:2, and 5 Tank Rgt will arrive and unload tomorrow. The Philippine defenders at Surigao are hanging on - quote: Ground combat at Surigao (81,88) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2734 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 95 Defending force 1325 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33 Japanese adjusted assault: 72 Allied adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 134 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 51 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: II./4th Infantry Battalion III./4th Infantry Battalion III/81st Naval Guard Unit Defending units: 103rd PA Infantry Regiment 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment 2nd/101st PA Battalion 2 Recon Rgt will reinforce in a day or so, if tomorrow's attack does not result in surrender of the Philippinos. The parachute fragment at Surigao has been withdrawn by sea to Cagayan, where it will rejoin the main unit enroute from Taytay by sea. Once rejoined and rested, this SNLF unit will be available for a airdrop on Sidate, SW of Manado. The other parachute SNLF unit is at Tawau and is loading transports (destination TBD).

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