RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A)

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RangerJoe -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/1/2020 11:18:09 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: soulsilver quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe He should put them in a TF and run at full speed away. He also should have had them at Karachi or off map. I believe that his decision to hunker down in port was heavily based on my initial attack around a week and a half ago where I scored a grand total of 3 250kg bomb hits on his ships... he likely under estimated/didnt know about the 800KG bombs which now that my torpedo armament was expended was my only serious way to hurt renown. Well, he became educated then. [:D]

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/2/2020 11:03:56 AM)
April 23rd Dean still refuses to contest any of my ground pounding anywhere. In response ive decided to start attacking air fields where I know he has planes. My first target was the the flying Tigers based at Tuyun in south west China. Afternoon Air attack on Tuyun , at 74,51 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 26 G3M2 Nell x 25 G4M1 Betty x 70 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 22 damaged (I'm annoyed that no planes were destroyed) SB-III: 2 damaged Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 44 a similar is raid is planned to hit Calcutta in a few days. I spotted 2 cargo ships cruising south of Ceylon for some reason. Either dean forgot to redirect them, or hes testing my local Nav search/ naval attack range. I suspect that he just forgot. The betties however could not find the target today.

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/2/2020 11:11:37 AM)
April 24th A allied sub takes a shot at Akizuki and misses. ASW attack near Trivandrum at 27,44 Japanese Ships DD Akizuki BB Kirishima BB Hiei CL Yahagi CS Chiyoda DD Hatsuzuki DD Susuzuki DD Teruzuki DD Nowaki DD Kazegumo DD Akigumo DD Yugumo Allied Ships SS Monge This was the carrier force heading south to Ceylon, the force replacing it had not been detected yet, and will full speed into range of Bombay in order to launch a strike tomorrow. We will see whats still there. In the Aleutians a few B-17s bomb Adak. I have a squadron of Zeros heading up here to serve as a Cap for the base. Once the Nick comes online I'll probably eventually move a unit here. Morning Air attack on Combined 8th SNLF , at 162,52 (Adak Island) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Dean also launches another attack on Tagula Island south of Rabaul which appears to be a port strike. I guess dean really wants to kill the one minelayer tender docked there [:-]. The Solomon region will get first Priority for Nicks unless more B-17s are spotted elsewhere. Considering that Dean really hasn't used his heavy bombers much I imagine he has deep pools already. Morning Air attack on Tagula Island , at 104,137 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 15 The two cargo ships spotted a few days ago did not activate their cloaking devices this time, and were hit by torpedos. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Little Andaman at 37,55 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 13 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships xAK Steaua Romania, Torpedo hits 1 xAK Shirala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage The first attack to finish off the 1st burma Division goes in today and does ok. I have 1 more Thai Division a few days out that will participate in the second attack. Ground combat at 54,50 (near Prome) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 25306 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 920 Defending force 7647 troops, 32 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 248 Japanese adjusted assault: 314 Allied adjusted defense: 127 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 404 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 73 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 362 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 50 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 3rd RTA Division 4th RTA Division 2nd RTA Division 6th RTA Division 7th RTA Division Defending units: 1st Burma Division

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/3/2020 3:45:55 AM)
April 25th The day begins with a sub attack on the hornet that misses. Sub attack near Sale at 85,173 Japanese Ships SS I-16, hits 1 Allied Ships CV Hornet DD Gwin DD Monssen DD Grayson Sweeps go in and shoot down a good amount of fighters in the morning, but bad weather prevents an afternoon strike. I didnt see anything in the port so ill head north to Karachi. Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 23 Allied aircraft Fulmar II x 2 Hurricane IIb Trop x 2 P-39D Airacobra x 5 P-400 Airacobra x 14 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Fulmar II: 1 destroyed Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed My air strike on Calcutta does well, gonna schedule another for tomorrow. Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 74 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 66 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 21 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hudson IIIa: 7 damaged Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed on ground Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 damaged Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed on ground OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 damaged Lysander II: 2 damaged Hurricane IIa Trop: 4 damaged Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed on ground B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged Mitchell PR.II: 5 damaged Mitchell PR.II: 1 destroyed on ground Blenheim IV: 3 damaged Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed on ground Hurricane I Trop: 1 damaged Wapiti IIa: 1 damaged

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/3/2020 3:55:30 AM)
April 26th The day begins with a sub attack by an American sub that scores a hit, but it is a dud. Sub attack near Truk at 111,115 Japanese Ships xAK Cuba Maru PB Hozugawa Maru Allied Ships SS Cachalot At Calcutta a training wing gets caught up in the attack on Calcutta. my sweeps were grounded by weather but, thankfully losses were relatively light. Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 49 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 74 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 14 damaged Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Hurricane IIa Trop: 8 damaged Hudson IIIa: 4 damaged Hurricane IIb Trop: 11 damaged Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed on ground Blenheim IV: 1 damaged Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed on ground Wapiti IIa: 1 damaged Wapiti IIa: 1 destroyed on ground OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 3 damaged Lysander II: 4 damaged Mitchell PR.II: 2 damaged CAP engaged: 58th PG/68th PS with P-40E Warhawk (17 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 17 plane(s) intercepting now. Training flight from 58th PG/68th PS has been caught up in attack A second strike on calcutta does well. Afternoon Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 22 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 damaged Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed on ground OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed on ground Hudson IIIa: 4 damaged The big news is an unintended strike on Bombay that reveals that the British fleet has not left!? I have to say that I'm confused. The ships in harbour must be too damaged to leave. Afternoon Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 53 B5N2 Kate x 81 D3A1 Val x 37 Allied aircraft Fulmar II x 1 Hurricane IIb Trop x 1 P-39D Airacobra x 4 P-400 Airacobra x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged D3A1 Val: 8 damaged Allied aircraft losses Fulmar II: 1 destroyed Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed Allied Ships BC Renown, Bomb hits 16, on fire, heavy damage CA Dorsetshire, Bomb hits 1 CL Newcastle, Bomb hits 2 DD Express, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA Cornwall, Bomb hits 1 CL Leander, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CA Exeter, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAP Ipoh, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Northampton, Bomb hits 1 In china we fail to take Kweiyang as he got 2 Divisions into the tile just this turn [8\|]. I would have likely taken the base if I hadn't second guessed myself and waited 2 turns to head north fearing a Chinese counter attack from the south. Im gonna pull back after this attack and wait for reinforcements before attempting to head north again. At this point I think I might just bypass Changsha and the south and head right to Chungking to get this war over with fast. Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 41975 troops, 442 guns, 572 vehicles, Assault Value = 1246 Defending force 28645 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 934 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 708 Allied adjusted defense: 1235 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), disruption(-) preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 880 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 191 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Vehicles lost 22 (2 destroyed, 20 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1490 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 235 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 46 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Assaulting units: 12th Tank Regiment 19th Division 22nd Division 9th Tank Regiment 13th Tank Regiment 17th Division 3rd Tank Regiment 8th Armored Car Co 9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion Defending units: 53rd Chinese Corps 50th Chinese Corps 84th Chinese Corps 1st Group Army 16th Chinese Base Force In ceylon I smashed remnants of the troops that were defeated at ceylon. The other two Divisions are gonna be shipped to southern India in a few days. Ground combat at 29,49 (near Colombo) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 19229 troops, 159 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 590 Defending force 8190 troops, 84 guns, 119 vehicles, Assault Value = 96 Japanese adjusted assault: 434 Allied adjusted defense: 217 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 458 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 52 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1172 casualties reported Squads: 71 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 38 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 22 (11 destroyed, 11 disabled) Vehicles lost 26 (9 destroyed, 17 disabled) Units retreated 11 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 41st Infantry Regiment 2nd Division Defending units: 100th Indian Brigade 98th Indian Brigade 22nd Light AA Regiment 23rd AA Bde 17th Australian Brigade 1/3 Ceylon Base Force Ceylon Command 1/1 Ceylon Base Force 1/2 Ceylon Base Force 222 Group RAF 2nd Ceylon H AA Regiment 16th Australian Bde /1

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/3/2020 10:28:02 AM)
I havent posted a picture of southern India for a while so here is the current situation. [image]local://upfiles/70868/39E81363E9594779997C3803F1EA8D05.jpg[/image]

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/4/2020 4:34:59 AM)
April 27th Day opens with a sub attack of Sydney. multiple Carriers in Australia plus the moving of AO and AEs to Aussi heavily hints at either a Solomoms campaign or North Aussi campaign. Sub attack near Sydney at 92,168 Japanese Ships SS I-168 Allied Ships DD McKee AO Ramapo AO Neches AE Pyro DD Kennison Fierce air battles around calcutta today with around 34 allied planes destroyed at the cost of 20 Japanese planes. The first sweep really helped clear out alot of the fighters before the sallies went in. Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 Allied aircraft Hurricane I Trop x 6 Hurricane IIa Trop x 6 Hurricane IIb Trop x 17 P-39D Airacobra x 23 P-40E Warhawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane I Trop: 1 destroyed Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 33 Allied aircraft Hurricane I Trop x 2 Hurricane IIa Trop x 4 Hurricane IIb Trop x 7 P-39D Airacobra x 12 P-40E Warhawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane I Trop: 1 destroyed Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Another devastating air strike on Bombay. I received information from my opponent that the renown was scuttled shortly after this attack. Afternoon Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 43 B5N2 Kate x 81 D3A1 Val x 55 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged D3A1 Val: 15 damaged Allied Ships CL Newcastle, Bomb hits 3 BC Renown, Bomb hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Dorsetshire, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage CA Cornwall, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Nirvana, Bomb hits 1 AMc Shillong, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk CA Northampton, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA Chester, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires DD Kelvin, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA Exeter, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage xAP Indora, Bomb hits 1, on fire

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/4/2020 4:55:18 AM)
April 28th Today opened with an unfortunate sub attack in the SW pacific. The AP in question is carrying a Air HQ. I'm rushing ships at full speed over to serve as lifeboats for the Air HQ. Sub attack near Ontong Java at 114,129 Japanese Ships xAP Miike Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage PB Shinko Maru #2 PB Uruboko Maru Allied Ships SS O21 Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Another day of fierce air battles over Calcutta but it appears that the Allies are running out of fighters here. Total losses today are 8:23 (J:A) Bad weather canceled any strike on Bombay. Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 28 Allied aircraft Hurricane I Trop x 1 Hurricane IIa Trop x 2 Hurricane IIb Trop x 8 P-39D Airacobra x 4 P-40E Warhawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 19 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 76 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 40 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 12 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged Hudson IIIa: 7 damaged Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed on ground P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground Blenheim IV: 2 damaged P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged Wapiti IIa: 1 damaged Mitchell PR.II: 1 destroyed on ground OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 17 In china Dean is attacking the flanks of my advance to the west, but his attempt seems pretty half-hearted. Only 4 corps in two different spots are moving into contact with my troops,and he hasn't attacked anywhere. He might just be probing my defenses and keeping me honest. The troops pulling back from Kweiyang are gonna move back and defeat these troops in detail before moving to a base to replenish.

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/4/2020 11:33:13 PM)
April 30th. Normal air strikes in China, India and at Bataan today are uncontested. Morning Air attack on 37th Chinese Corps, at 77,49 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 38 Ki-30 Ann x 9 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 182 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Dean bombs Adak again today but his bombers meet heavy resistance from both flak and newly arrived Zeros. in total 6 b-17es were downed by a combination of air to air flak and ops. BANZAI!!! Morning Air attack on Combined 8th SNLF , at 162,52 (Adak Island) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak The main event was the strike on Bombay. 4 Soc seagulls were destroyed on the ground today heavily hinting that CA North Hampton also went down. the attack is separated into two strike packages from each carrier TF. Afternoon Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 62 B5N2 Kate x 68 D3A1 Val x 53 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged D3A1 Val: 11 damaged Allied aircraft losses Walrus II: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CA Dorsetshire, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk CA Exeter, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage CA Northampton, Bomb hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Leander, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Chester, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Poelau Telo, Bomb hits 1, on fire CL Newcastle, Bomb hits 7, on fire DD Kelvin, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAKL Belray, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Express, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Port hits 13 Port fuel hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 B5N2 Kate x 42 D3A1 Val x 25 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged D3A1 Val: 5 damaged Allied Ships CL Newcastle, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires PC Indus, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires CL Leander, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Northampton, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Kelvin, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Exeter, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Pasha, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Moreton Bay, Bomb hits 1 Port hits 2 In the aleutians some damned PBYs torpedo'd two cargo ships the other day which were carrying supply. Thankfully they ignored the AKV carrying the zeros which got some payback today. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Adak Island at 162,52 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Allied aircraft PBY-5 Catalina x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 5 destroyed In Burma another attack is launched against the cut off 1st Burma Division. Ground combat at 54,50 (near Prome) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 25192 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 873 Defending force 7417 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 215 Japanese adjusted assault: 466 Allied adjusted defense: 76 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: morale(-) Japanese ground losses: 334 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 42 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 416 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 4th RTA Division 2nd RTA Division 6th RTA Division 3rd RTA Division 7th RTA Division Defending units: 1st Burma Division

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/5/2020 3:43:59 AM)
May 1st Dean attempted to swarm my carriers with Subs today, but thankfully his attempt fails to get any hits. Sub attack near Bombay at 30,23 Japanese Ships CV Soryu BB Haruna BB Kongo CA Chikuma CL Noshiro DD Makigumo DD Arashi DD Tokitsukaze DD Shiranui Allied Ships SS Tautog SS Tautog launches 6 torpedoes at CV Soryu (one of these hit but was a dud) ASW attack near Bombay at 30,23 Japanese Ships DD Harusame CA Mogami CA Chokai CL Yubari CS Mizuho DD Hatsuharu DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze DD Samidare Allied Ships SS Seadragon SS Seadragon launches 4 torpedoes at DD Harusame Another strike on Bomb-bay. it appears that dean fled a few ships north this turn, but I'm almost out of ammo, and I don't want to risk my carriers anymore than I need to. I'll retire to Singapore and go dark for a while. I might end up moving my carriers to Truk or Davao after some repairs are made at Singapore. Afternoon Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 59 B5N2 Kate x 100 D3A1 Val x 45 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak D3A1 Val: 4 damaged Allied Ships CL Newcastle, Bomb hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Nirvana, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Kelvin, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk AMc Dipavati, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires DD Express, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk xAK Varela, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Poelau Telo, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage AM Kalavati, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAP Kelantan, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Belray, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAK Pasha, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage AMc Travancore, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires AMc Sholapur, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk My assault on the triangle of bases west of Calucutta has begun today. The northern prong of the attack began today, and 5 divisions are heading for the southern base of Asansol. I failed to take the base today but did good damaged. I'm confident that I can take the base in 1-2 more attacks. Ground combat at Ranchi (52,32) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1920 troops, 0 guns, 379 vehicles, Assault Value = 224 Defending force 5753 troops, 80 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 97 Japanese adjusted assault: 146 Allied adjusted defense: 61 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 844 casualties reported Squads: 24 destroyed, 80 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Assaulting units: 4th Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 5th Tank Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 7th Tank Regiment Defending units: 7/17th Dogra Battalion 6/6th Rajputna Battalion 3rd Central India Base Force 221 RAF Base Force 2nd West Coast Base Force 1/1 West Coast Base Force 1/2 West Coast Base Force 1/1 Hyderabad Base Force 95th Heavy AA Regiment In other news the Nick came online today, I'm going to start off building 60 per month. Might end up increasing production based on the need. A6m5 was recently accelerated to 7/42 and I expect to accelerate it again in around 2 weeks. Hence I should have the A6M5 6/42..... All R&D factories will upgrade to the A6M5b and then to A6M8. The engine bonus is really helping with the acceleration, so I should have the A6M8 in time for the hellcat.

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/5/2020 10:44:23 PM)
May 2nd Some subs fire off some parting remarks to my carrier TF off India, which thankfully misses. ASW attack near Goa at 30,24 Japanese Ships DD Murasame CA Mogami CA Chokai CL Yubari CS Mizuho DD Hatsuharu DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze DD Samidare Allied Ships SS Monge, hits 1 More fierce air battles but this time at Jamshedpur (west of calcutta). Losses today were about even. I need to get some more supply into India to replenish my air groups, so I'm gonna hold off bombing for a few days and let my fighters sweep away what ever he has left. Morning Air attack on Jamshedpur , at 51,34 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 Allied aircraft Hurricane I Trop x 1 Hurricane IIa Trop x 9 Hurricane IIb Trop x 8 P-39D Airacobra x 5 P-40E Warhawk x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed Today I attempted to displace some chinese units trying to contest my supply lines but the terrain got the better of me. The Chinese will have the same problem attempting to take any of the forest rough tiles so Im content to go on the defensive until more reinforcements from norther China arrive. 2 Divisions are nearing Henyang (near Changsha). so should be there soon. Ground combat at 76,50 (near Kweiyang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 47441 troops, 480 guns, 548 vehicles, Assault Value = 1310 Defending force 23595 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 787 Japanese adjusted assault: 616 Allied adjusted defense: 796 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3666 casualties reported Squads: 29 destroyed, 253 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 7 destroyed, 32 disabled Guns lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled) Vehicles lost 45 (4 destroyed, 41 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1521 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 112 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) The chinese also launch an attempt to cut me off but it doesnt accomplish anything. Ground combat at 78,51 (near Chihkiang) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 10242 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 291 Defending force 6713 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 209 Allied adjusted assault: 173 Japanese adjusted defense: 757 Allied assault odds: 1 to 4 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 800 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 90 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Assaulting units: 73rd Chinese Corps Defending units: 15th Ind.Mixed Brigade I'm gonna post another picture of the situation in China and India on the 4th of May. In india I failed to take Racchi again with my tank force at the northern end of the triangle. Dean is reinforcing the tile with what appears to be a brigade so the tanks will wait for the troops from the main thrust towards Asansol to take the base. Cleaning up operations are still ongoing in Ceylon, but two divisions have disembarked at Cochin and will take up defensive positions. I've identified 4 Divisions in the south so I don't have any illusions of being able to push with my 3 Divisions. The south will hopefully serve to force dean to spread out his forces and prevent him for concentrating on my attack to the north east. The 2nd Division cleaning up troops on Ceylon will be sent to northern India to help break dean there. Naval Info Carrier Divisions 1 and 2 are still on their way back to Singapore. Ise and yamashiro began upgrades today at Singapore, and the two tenryu class CLs began conversion to CLAA. Chitose also began conversion a few days into a CVL, I'm not sure if I'm going to convert her sister ships they are quite usefull for ASW and Nav search for my carriers.

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/5/2020 11:08:16 PM)
Situation in northern India may 4th. [image]local://upfiles/70868/41AF458EC7F64B6E87DC6F840F0302F5.jpg[/image]

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/5/2020 11:34:51 PM)
May 4th reinforcements: I-32 (a glen sub) The main event today was ground combat at Asansol which went well. Dean was only defending the tile with a depleted Indian Division which got smashed. Ground combat at Asansol (53,34) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 59703 troops, 718 guns, 262 vehicles, Assault Value = 1755 Defending force 8283 troops, 105 guns, 136 vehicles, Assault Value = 223 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 3063 Allied adjusted defense: 9 Japanese assault odds: 340 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Asansol !!! Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 189 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 40 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Allied ground losses: 4658 casualties reported Squads: 163 destroyed, 75 disabled Non Combat: 220 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 67 destroyed, 16 disabled Guns lost 107 (71 destroyed, 36 disabled) Vehicles lost 88 (88 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment 15th Ind Engineer Regiment Imperial Guards Division 5th Division 21st Division 33rd Division 4th Ind Engineer Regiment 55th Engineer Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 47th Field AA Battalion 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 48th Field AA Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 10th RF Gun Battalion 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 25th Army 9th RF Gun Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 40th Field AA Battalion 11th RF Gun Battalion Defending units: 20th Indian Division 1/3 Central India Base Force otherwise the only news was the sinking of 2 cargo ships off Karachi.

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/6/2020 3:41:29 AM)
May 5th reinforcements: an Akizuki class DD, a cargo ship and a 8k capacity tanker. The day opens with a sub attack against CV Illustrious near Perth. Ill have to check but I believe she just came in a few weeks ago at Aden/cape town and is heading to Sydney to meet up with the rest of Deans carriers. Sub attack near Perth at 43,147 Japanese Ships SS I-9, hits 1 Allied Ships CV Illustrious DD Foxhound DD Pakenham DD Inconstant Fierce air battles over Jamshedpur today with Japanese losses being 8 zeros and 3 Oscars for 9 p40es, 10 hurricanes, 2 p400s, 1 B-26 and 3 p-39s. 11:28 Morning Air attack on Jamshedpur , at 51,34 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIa Trop x 10 Hurricane IIb Trop x 16 P-39D Airacobra x 5 P-400 Airacobra x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 11 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed In China some Chinese troops shock attacked across a river and died. Allied Shock attack Attacking force 6003 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1347 Defending force 41069 troops, 464 guns, 512 vehicles, Assault Value = 1147 Allied adjusted assault: 0 Japanese adjusted defense: 5152 Allied assault odds: 1 to 99 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: shock(+) Allied ground losses: 3251 casualties reported Squads: 277 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 114 disabled Engineers: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 59 (58 destroyed, 1 disabled)

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/7/2020 9:45:33 AM)
The War in the Skies and Air R&D/Production Status Report. Dean has pulled back what was left of his fighters in northern India So there haven't been any large air battles since the 6th of May. Dean has lost 300 Hurricanes since the start of the game along with 120 Buffalo's, so I doubt the British have many fighters left given his replacement rate of 21 Hurricanes per month.... His replacement rate throughout the game will be about 20% higher than Vanilla to make up for my sped up deployment of quality planes. Overall losses for the last few months have been pretty even with most of my losses being Operational casualties. In terms of air production, Ive increased the sally factory up to 35 from its previous 25 to help replace losses and fill out new units. I'm gonna hold off expanding sally production anymore and wait for the Helen IIa. Oscar production was increased to 135 from the previous value of 115. I'm Probably gonna keep using the Oscar into 43 as an escort for the Sally/Helen due to its superior range over the Tojo. For all other roles however the Tojo will replace the Oscar once it comes online some time in 9/42. The A6M5 is a few days away from accelerating to 6/42 (88%) and then all six Factories will move on to the A6M5b, and then to A6M8. The A6M2 factory will upgrade to A6M5 (in RA the A6M2 upgrades directly to the A6M5). None of the Tojo factories have fully repaired yet with the highest being 22/30. Maybe in another month or two I'll start getting some acceleration progress. Once the Tojo comes online I'll leave either 60 or 90 as R&D and put the remaining 60/90 into production. [image]local://upfiles/70868/51F46B6D1C524F5F82376D5A54DC2DBF.jpg[/image]

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/7/2020 10:37:16 AM)
May 8th reinforcements: 18th port unit Not a ton happened today as dean has pulled back a lot of his plane after taking serious losses over the past week or so. 4 Divisions in northern India are moving to the next base in the triangle west of Calcutta. Dean has around 33k troops in the hex with another Division 2 hex's away. The tile is in good terrain so I might end up waiting for 3 Divisions that are around 1-2 weeks behind to catch up before attacking. The Tanks attacking the base north of Asansol are waiting for the 18th division to arrive in 2 days before attempting another attack against the 8k defenders. Once I take the base I'll head north and then around his defensive line to the south to cut avenues of retreat. The 14th Division will land at Chittagong in a few day increasing my Division count in northern India to 9.

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/8/2020 6:06:45 AM)
May 10th The begins with a french sub torpedoing a cargo ship in the Marshals. Thankfully dean only gets a handful of french subs mainly in 42. Submarine attack near Maloelap at 135,118 Japanese Ships xAK Kiyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS L'Espoir A numbers of British DDs are spotted transiting the strait between Melbourne and Tasmania. I suspect that These are the escorts of the Illustrious that was spotted a week ago. Sub attack near King Island at 78,172 Japanese Ships SS I-8 Allied Ships DD Foxhound DD Arrow DD Pakenham DD Inconstant The main news today was an IJA Shock attack across a river at Changteh north of Changsha. It appears that they achieved complete operational surprise as no Chinese Reinforcments were routed here. I have troops a day away from moving into the forest south west of Changteh cutting Changasha and Singtan off from the north. I plan to isolate and ignore Changsha for the time being. Ground combat at Changteh (81,50) Attacking force 43395 troops, 302 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1401 Defending force 6032 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 213 Japanese adjusted assault: 2200 Allied adjusted defense: 45 Japanese assault odds: 48 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Changteh !!! Japanese ground losses: 1734 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 216 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 2704 casualties reported Squads: 87 destroyed, 125 disabled Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 19 (11 destroyed, 8 disabled) Units retreated 1

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/8/2020 9:02:55 AM)
May 11th In the SW pacific area a sub takes a shot at the Kinugasa but thankfully misses. Sub attack near Rossel Island at 106,136 Japanese Ships CA Kinugasa CA Kako CA Aoba CL Kinu DD Tanikaze DD Wakaba DD Hatsushima DD Nenohi Allied Ships SS Gar In china air attacks continue to pummel Siangtan causing 1k casualties over 3 attacks. Im not sure I've ever dealt this many ground losses before in a single day. I'll only post the juiciest of the 3 air attacks to give an idea of what I'm doing here. If all goes according to plan I intend to attack the hex in a few weeks. Morning Air attack on 46th Chinese Corps, at 81,52 (Siangtan) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 G3M2 Nell x 31 G4M1 Betty x 45 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 508 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled In India Ranchi is finally taken now that the 18th Division has arrived. Now that she troops are freed up the tanks and 18th Division with Outflank Allied defenses to the south. Ground combat at Ranchi (52,32) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 17155 troops, 124 guns, 561 vehicles, Assault Value = 766 Defending force 9281 troops, 122 guns, 121 vehicles, Assault Value = 241 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 285 Allied adjusted defense: 101 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Ranchi !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 131 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 33 (2 destroyed, 31 disabled) Allied ground losses: 4881 casualties reported Squads: 80 destroyed, 65 disabled Non Combat: 216 destroyed, 24 disabled Engineers: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 106 (90 destroyed, 16 disabled) Vehicles lost 107 (95 destroyed, 12 disabled) Units retreated 11 Units destroyed 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! At Jamshedpur the first attack fails to take the base, and allied reinforcements will enter the base within the next few days. I'll rest my troops here until 3 Divisions that are a week behind show up to support. In the meanwhile I'll keep bombing the air field here to prevent fort construction. Ground combat at Jamshedpur (51,34) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 59766 troops, 718 guns, 262 vehicles, Assault Value = 1758 Defending force 18731 troops, 228 guns, 131 vehicles, Assault Value = 506 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 937 Allied adjusted defense: 1165 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1934 casualties reported Squads: 15 destroyed, 135 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 31 disabled Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled) Allied ground losses: 517 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 39 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled Vehicles lost 49 (43 destroyed, 6 disabled) Assaulting units: 5th Division Imperial Guards Division 15th Ind Engineer Regiment 21st Division 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment 33rd Division 4th Ind Engineer Regiment 55th Engineer Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 47th Field AA Battalion 9th RF Gun Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 25th Army 48th Field AA Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 10th RF Gun Battalion 40th Field AA Battalion 11th RF Gun Battalion Defending units: 254th Armoured Brigade 18th British Division 223 RAF Base Force 1/2 South India Base Force 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Hyderabad Base Force AHQ Bengal 77th Heavy AA Regiment 308th Base Group 2nd NW Frontier Base Force 21st Light AA Regiment 1st Bombay Construction Battalion In Burma the 1st Burmese Division appears to be at the end of its rope. Ground combat at 54,50 (near Prome) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 30235 troops, 230 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1008 Defending force 5453 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Japanese adjusted assault: 370 Allied adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 92 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1136 casualties reported Squads: 128 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 50 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/9/2020 3:13:49 AM)
May 14th Today opening with 2 sub attacks on Allied shipping near perth and the west coast. Submarine attack near San Francisco at 217,72 Japanese Ships SS I-5 Allied Ships xAK Panaman, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Perth at 47,147 Japanese Ships SS I-15 Allied Ships xAK Derrymore, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage The main news Today was a failed Chinese counter attack and the appearance of a Carrier TF in the SW Pacific. In china Dean's attack against Japanese troops entrenched in 3x terrain had predictable results. Ground combat at 75,50 (near Kweiyang) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 42324 troops, 208 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1203 Defending force 27826 troops, 355 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 723 Allied adjusted assault: 420 Japanese adjusted defense: 3625 Allied assault odds: 1 to 8 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 187 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 34 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 28 (2 destroyed, 26 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3745 casualties reported Squads: 13 destroyed, 379 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 39 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled In the SW pacific Dean's carriers appear to be attempting to attack by Cruiser TF at Port Moresby, which was escorting a convoy carrying 2 SNLF units which just unloaded this turn. The Cruiser TF and cargo ships will flee towards Darwin, but I'm leaving 2 small cargo ships in harbour to hopefully illicit a strike by his carriers. I've shifted 24 kates, a group of 36 G3M, 27 zeros, and 36 Oscars to Port Moresby. The planes at Port Moresby will hopefully be supported by an air strike from Woodlark Island where I have an additional 60 zeros and 60 G4M bombers. Maybe ill get lucky this time and get more than 1 torpedo hit vs a allied carrier. [image]local://upfiles/70868/7D719A1F7D9041E98A8A03D923C4F434.jpg[/image]

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/9/2020 8:20:06 AM)
The Battle of Torres Straight, May 15th Today a serious air battle occurred right off Port Moresby near the Torres straight. The Japanese air units embodied the naval Spirit of attack and succeeded in landing a blow first with 67 zeros and 21 G4Ms attacking the Allied carrier force. I'm not sure what the **** the other air wing from Woodlark was doing since they missed the memo, and didnt launch at all today. I guess I'll be firing their air leader and replacing him with a more aggressive leader. The air wing that did launch achieved impressive results scoring 2 hits on enemy carriers. Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 67 G4M1 Betty x 21 Allied aircraft Martlet II x 5 F4F-3A Wildcat x 16 F4F-3 Wildcat x 10 F4F-4 Wildcat x 16 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses Martlet II: 1 destroyed F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CV Hornet, Torpedo hits 1 CL Birmingham, Torpedo hits 1 CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1 The strike package from Port Moresby unfortunately was less successful achieving no hits and taking heavy losses. The Kates refused to fly despite being well within range, albeit they probably would have been slaughtered if they did launch. Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3b Zero x 25 G3M2 Nell x 13 Allied aircraft Martlet II x 3 F4F-3A Wildcat x 11 F4F-3 Wildcat x 4 F4F-4 Wildcat x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed G3M2 Nell: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CV Enterprise During the afternoon the true heros of the day fly another sortie of 9 G4M bombers from the same unit that scored 3 hits earlier. The bombers pierce the cap and score another hits on the Hornet leaving it burning and heavily damaged. I doubt she is an abject loss, but if hornet is unable to get out of range for a second strike tomorrow I suspect she will be a goner. excessive OP losses in the air losses report hint that the fire on hornet is serious, as it appears that a mass ditching of planes from hornet occurred due to the flight deck being rendered unusable. I cant remember off hand what size fire is sufficient to prevent air operations but I believe its around 15-20. Plz correct me if I am wrong. Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 9 Allied aircraft Martlet II x 2 F4F-3A Wildcat x 4 F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 F4F-4 Wildcat x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships CL Phoenix CV Hornet, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage [image]local://upfiles/70868/3E3FE541FCDE49CBB04DCBB914E07E58.jpg[/image]

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/9/2020 8:30:30 AM)
The Allied Counter Attack Unfortunately dean was successful at catching some prey, albeit probably not what he wanted. The cargo ships departing Port Moresby were not fast enough to get away and were attacked by a large carrier air strike resulting in the entire cargo tf being lost. The cruiser TF was fast enough to get away in time and is moving to Soerbaja to resupply before heading back to the SW Pacific. Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,128 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Martlet II x 4 Swordfish I x 12 F4F-3A Wildcat x 11 F4F-3 Wildcat x 10 SBC-4 Helldiver x 25 SBD-3 Dauntless x 21 TBD-1 Devastator x 23 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Genzan Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Kinkasan Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Kinsyu Maru, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk PB Nagato Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk xAK Borneo Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Takuna Maru #6, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAK Zuiko Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Hague Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Daisin Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage The CAP trap I had laid at Port moresby was successful in drawing away some SBD3s to be shot down. Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 25 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 11 SBD-3 Dauntless x 14 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Nanrei Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Over all losses for the day were 47:63 (J:A) with air to air loses favoring the allies 34:16 (j:A)

PaxMondo -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/9/2020 11:34:52 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: soulsilver Ok I have a question for you guys, im currently trying to convert the CS chitose to a CVL It has no damage and is disbanded in Nagasaki which has a sufficiently large dockyard. furthermore I have the ship set yes to upgrade.... not sure what my problem is. [image]local://upfiles/70868/9F76F376C9D64565A960084A61FC7F2A.jpg[/image] CS must be done in Tokyo. Its a special conversion that must be done in your capital.

PaxMondo -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/9/2020 12:05:22 PM)
Great AAR going so far. My only comment is to not expend too much on defenses on the outer areas of the empire. Just as now for the IJ KB, when the allied Death Star is formed, there is no target that they cannot subdue. They do not have to take everything, only what they want and isolate everything else. The trick in the late mid-game for the IJ is to know when to start voluntarily contracting her empire. Sure you resist in the Mariana's at least somewhat, but it isn't the best place for a major stand. Force him also to nuetralize Babeldoab and Iwo, both are G3M3 range to Mariana's, both of those locations are far better to stage a fight at ... etc. You pretty much know where he wants to go, think that through and be ready. Don't waste supply on places that cannot be held. SPend some for sure, but just remember every ton you spend will NOT be there in the HI later ... taking a lot of atolls up to level 3 forts that will never be defended adequately because either you withdraw OR the allies simply isolate is a waste of supply ...

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/9/2020 6:50:38 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PaxMondo Great AAR going so far. My only comment is to not expend too much on defenses on the outer areas of the empire. Just as now for the IJ KB, when the allied Death Star is formed, there is no target that they cannot subdue. They do not have to take everything, only what they want and isolate everything else. The trick in the late mid-game for the IJ is to know when to start voluntarily contracting her empire. Sure you resist in the Mariana's at least somewhat, but it isn't the best place for a major stand. Force him also to nuetralize Babeldoab and Iwo, both are G3M3 range to Mariana's, both of those locations are far better to stage a fight at ... etc. You pretty much know where he wants to go, think that through and be ready. Don't waste supply on places that cannot be held. SPend some for sure, but just remember every ton you spend will NOT be there in the HI later ... taking a lot of atolls up to level 3 forts that will never be defended adequately because either you withdraw OR the allies simply isolate is a waste of supply ... Thank you for the input Pax I've put a great deal of thought into fortifying regions in the 2nd line of defense Around truk and Saipan. My comprehensive defense of the Solomon islands area is not representative of my defenses everywhere. Base building in the Gilberts for instance is quite modest in comparison, with 2 SNLF guards and some engineers to build forts. In the marshals I have a single SNLF defending Maleolap, along with some flying boats. I'm fortifying the Solomon Islands area so heavily because I highly suspect my opponent will attempt to counter attack here in a couple of months, and due to Deans apparent interest in the area. The death star has been at Sydney most of the game, and he has a large majority of his subs in this area. On top of this hes raided the area with his carriers twice now in the space of about a month. Overall my plan is to initially conduct a forward defense to prevent territorial losses in 42 before switching to defense in depth by 43. The Truk and Saipan areas are already being fortified, but I have not given much thought to Babeldaob. I'll move a engineer unit there in a week to help build up the base.

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/9/2020 6:52:59 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PaxMondo quote: ORIGINAL: soulsilver Ok I have a question for you guys, im currently trying to convert the CS chitose to a CVL It has no damage and is disbanded in Nagasaki which has a sufficiently large dockyard. furthermore I have the ship set yes to upgrade.... not sure what my problem is. [image]local://upfiles/70868/9F76F376C9D64565A960084A61FC7F2A.jpg[/image] CS must be done in Tokyo. Its a special conversion that must be done in your capital. Shes already in the Tokyo Shipyard and has been for about 2 week now [:D]. She wont be done her conversion for another 280 ish days tho.

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/9/2020 7:41:31 PM)
Battle of the Torres straight Round 2. May 16th The death star attempts to retire south, but only moves around 3-4 tiles southwest so the carriers are still well within range of LBA. First strike launched from Port Moresby goes about as well as yesterday with the G3M2s all being either damaged and forced to abort the attack or shot down. Dean is less lucky in follow up strikes. Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,135 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3b Zero x 12 G3M2 Nell x 15 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36 Allied aircraft Martlet II x 9 F4F-3A Wildcat x 19 F4F-3 Wildcat x 7 F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 5 destroyed Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Martlet II: 1 destroyed F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed The next much smaller strike from Port Moresby pierces the cap and lands a hit on CV enterprise. Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,135 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3b Zero x 6 B5N2 Kate x 9 Allied aircraft Martlet II x 3 F4F-3A Wildcat x 13 F4F-3 Wildcat x 5 F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3b Zero: 1 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses Martlet II: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CL Birmingham CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1 Next the A team from Woodlark comes in and scores a hit on the Illustrious which sets her ablaze. Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,135 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 47 G4M1 Betty x 18 Allied aircraft Martlet II x 1 F4F-3A Wildcat x 7 F4F-3 Wildcat x 5 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed Allied Ships CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CVL Charlotte CV Hornet, heavy damage CV Enterprise Part of the previous strike got separated from the main body and launched a second strike just after scoring another hit on enterprise and Illustrious. Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,135 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 G4M1 Betty x 9 Allied aircraft F4F-3A Wildcat x 5 F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1 CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage The last strike of the day is conducted by stranglers coming from Port Moresby which achieves a hit on the heavy cruiser Devonshire. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,135 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3b Zero x 4 G3M2 Nell x 6 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5 Allied aircraft F4F-3A Wildcat x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 4 damaged Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships CVL Charlotte CA Devonshire, Torpedo hits 1 [image]local://upfiles/70868/1ECF43D006DC4F488E88F7520009CD14.jpg[/image]

John 3rd -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/9/2020 9:56:42 PM)
I haven't been on the Forum for quite some time. Nice to see RA getting a spin. Hope you and your opponent enjoy yourselves!

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/10/2020 8:09:58 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: John 3rd I haven't been on the Forum for quite some time. Nice to see RA getting a spin. Hope you and your opponent enjoy yourselves! Thanks for dropping by John, I've read parts of your AAR vs Anarcho, and quite enjoyed it. Best wishes and BANZAI!!!!

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/10/2020 8:29:50 AM)
Battle of the Torres Straight Part 3, May 17th The third day of the battle is a dark day for dean, The first strike of 9 Kates take heavy losses but succeed in scoring a hit on the Illustrious. Morning Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 94,136 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3b Zero x 7 B5N1 Kate x 9 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7 Allied aircraft F4F-3A Wildcat x 6 F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3b Zero: 1 destroyed B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage The 2nd strike of the day was the real jaw clincher for dean's With a strike of 3 Kates and 6 Nells scoring 5 hits on dean carriers. Morning Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 94,136 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 63 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3b Zero x 14 B5N2 Kate x 3 G3M2 Nell x 6 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8 Allied aircraft F4F-3A Wildcat x 3 F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CV Hornet, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage A later strike of 2 Kates achieved no further hits for today, but I'm pretty happy with my LBA air units in the Solomons who thus far have achieved spectacular results. Hornet and Enterprise have taken 4 and 5 torpedo hits respectively and will likely take 4-6 months to repair if they get away at all.

soulsilver -> RE: RA Soulsilver (J)vs Deaniks (A) (9/10/2020 8:35:54 AM)
May 18th today the land based bombers at Woodlark and Port Moresby were unable to find their target despite, dean's carriers being spotted and well within range of escorted attack. Bad weather helped cover dean's retreat which is nearing Townsville Australia. I'll probably have one more shot at the carriers before they are out of range of escort.

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