Ne4w game v Desertwolf

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Andy Mac -> Ne4w game v Desertwolf (12/31/2020 2:37:51 AM)
Not doing a full AAR but if you have questions thought I would create a thread to answer them

Alfred -> RE: Ne4w game v Desertwolf (12/31/2020 2:40:00 AM)
How many games do you actually have on currently? Alfred

Andy Mac -> RE: Ne4w game v Desertwolf (12/31/2020 2:57:10 AM)
China Lost Northern Australia Lost Allied Carriers lost Southern India Lost this one is a doozy My opponent has committed to attacking Soviet Union - I think he is mad to try it I still have plenty of AV in China going to try and get what I can to the north the rest will stand and fight on the nastiest terrain I can find to slow him down and cause damage to his forces - map wide fight to the death instruction given India - cancelled evacuation and fortress Bombay plans - this is a scen 1 game bugger that going to stabilise my front get my Divisons re-organised and take India BACK at 1st opportunity initally going to re organise around Delhi and make sure Karachi and environs are well protected - Bombay is where the Indian Army goes to die - Karachi is where it rises like a Pheonix - its a no brainer for me Karachi is number 1 must hold city if you have to get pushed back to one place it has to be Karachi but I dont intend to get pushed back - FFS this is a Scen 1 game he doesnt have the Divisions to take India from me Asked for 4 day pause to reverse all evac plans and evaluate situation but mostly that was to allow 3 days to put entire Army in strat mode and get it heading to a proper defensive line Indian Army is a mess but still has a lot of raw power biggest loss is the AA guns as my fighters are not up to much as pilot training has been weak. Far Far too many Bdes and Bns floating around 1st order of business disband any Bde or Bn sized forces that I can and use the rest to secure my LOC back to Karachi All replacement devices to got to Div sized units only and all broken down Divs to be recombined ASAP. Major Cities to be garissoned to make him fight for them so Bombay is not abandoned but now has only expendable units in it same with Ahmebad - probably too late to get a decent Garrison into Cawnpore With demise of China imminent evac cadre of as many unrestricted Chinese Corps as can be reached I will need the AV for the reconquest. All I need is time to get supplies into India and time to get my Divisions reorganised - may 42 and still have Indian Squads in Divs - FFS Indian 42 Sections are essential upgrade and so easy to get Both 11th and 9th Indian Divs are on map - I dont have replacements for either will probably disband for at least 6 months rest of Army I will re evaluate I will need Armour, Arty and properly constituted and supported Divisions (of 3 CW Infantry Bdes) with proper Corps Army and Command HQ support. After I finish my re org I will re assess situaton - what I really wnat to do is rush forward any US forces available in India as part of the forward fortress garrisons as they are expendable given my pool device depth and a couple of US RCT's in places like Bombay would put a real spine in the garrison and force him to commit to take it. I dont believe in using CW Bdes or Regts unless absolutely essential Divisions only and I want plenty of replacement devices for them would rather have 3 properly organised Divisions than 5 Division equivalents made up of Bns and Bdes

Andy Mac -> RE: Ne4w game v Desertwolf (12/31/2020 2:57:47 AM)
4 only one as Japan

Alfred -> RE: Ne4w game v Desertwolf (12/31/2020 2:59:53 AM)
That is probably too many to give them all your full attention. Alfred

Andy Mac -> RE: Ne4w game v Desertwolf (12/31/2020 3:02:33 AM)
All convoys leaving India were turned around and are now unloading at Karachi I will trade ground for time if I have to until my Divisions are ready to take India back but I think he is going to be over stretched I would like to evac some units out of Ceylon but probably not possible as I have no idea where his carriers are

Andy Mac -> RE: Ne4w game v Desertwolf (12/31/2020 3:04:37 AM)
No 4 is fine as long as they are mostly Allied and I dont try to AAR one I have normally got 4 on the go at one time and the only time I struggled was when i was doing AAR's 2 of my opponents are on US time so I dont get many turns 2 are on Euro time so sometimes we get a few done

Nomad -> RE: Ne4w game v Desertwolf (12/31/2020 3:09:40 AM)
Just a note. When he does attack the Soviet Union, then Alma-Ata will send supplies into Northern China. So moving as many Chinese corps as possible to the Urumchi area will be useful. They will have bountiful supply and can fill out their squads. Chinese heavy weapons are always a problem. If necessary Soviet units can also move into China that way. If you can afford it, the Soviets have a lot of Art units.

Andy Mac -> RE: Ne4w game v Desertwolf (1/4/2021 5:14:52 PM)
Thanks Been focussed on India last few turns Defence is split as follows Trincomalee - c 400 AV Lvl 3 forts centered around the 3 Indian Bdes digging in as hard as they can - they will fall eventually but tying up Jap Divs in a siege is the objective. Bombay - c 300 AV lvl 5 forts centred around an Indian Bde and a US Rgt again will take a few Divs to clear me out Central India Bhopal and Indore and the 2 big rail junctions III Indian Corps with 80%+ Full strength 6th Aus, 7th Aus and 18th Brit Divs and an Armoured Bde (c 40%) plus a couple of Armoured Car Regts acting as Corps recon North India (Delhi and Agra to Moradabad Line) XV Corps (23rd 75%, 26th 100% and 14th (66%) Indian Divs plus 50th Tank Bde with about 30 tanks) IV Corps (7th, 19th and 23rd Indian Div all 70 - 80% of TOE)and 254th Armoured Bde with about 40 Tanks and a motorised Inf Bn) Army Reserve 7th Armoured Bde with 14th and 23rd British Bdes in support (all 100%) 17th Indian Div is covering Karachi in Bde strength with various ISF and other non disbandable Indian Bns covering every base north of the Delhi/Bombay line Basically zero chance of a para drop being successfull as I have enough LCU's to cover in depth All forces have a Corps HQ in support, good leaders anre now getting to 99% morale and experience whislt low on some Indian units every Corps is steadily increasing both strength and experience I have plentifull supply forts building everywhere, enough replacement squads to bring all my Divs (other than 17th) up to strength in next 3 months (albeit will still be short of Bren and 25 Pounders) I am on balance with reserves, supplies, evac routes if required and air support whose pilots are in process of training hard. I am 100% confident I can hold until relieved !!! Andy

Q-Ball -> RE: Ne4w game v Desertwolf (1/4/2021 5:46:03 PM)
No carriers, and an attack on the Soviet Union.....looks like you're going to play WITEAL, or "War in the East Asian Landmass". Seriously, any naval plans at all before 1944, or do you have to just focus on India and places you can advance without CV support? The challenge is that he doesn't even need to have a single KB; for the next year, he can divide his CV forces into 2 or 3 parts, cover more ground, and still keep you at bay

Andy Mac -> RE: Ne4w game v Desertwolf (1/4/2021 6:00:32 PM)
I have 1 working CV and 2 RN CV's that withdraw soon - naval assaults will be limited

Andy Mac -> RE: Ne4w game v Desertwolf (1/25/2021 6:44:09 PM)
Not a lot to say India is quiet I have 4 Corps organised and waiting but zero point in attacking yet for a long while. Most of my attention is on the Soviet theatre getting ready My plans are mostly ready now just waiting for the balloon to go up. I have accepted I probably cannot stop him cutting the rail line I have 21 Inf Divs, 2 Tank Divs, 23 Inf Bdes, 15 Tank Bdes, 4 Motorised Inf Bdes and 7 Cav Divs (Bde Sized) = so about 40 Div Equivalents plus lots of Arty and NKVD units for rear area protection but the area I have to cover is immense with no strategic depth Assuming I am going to dig in at Vladivostok to bleed him and defend the USSR entry point in strength I need to work out what my tactics are going to be for the vast area in between - my initial thoughts are to concentrate Armour and Motorised Units int he North and most of the Inf Divs in the south and basically try to attack out of Mongolia with my mobile assets but thats high risk so I need to really consider my options I would like to hold the Sturmovik factory as long as I can and also protect the Soviet fleet if I can so need to keep some airpower protecting vladivostock. My only goal is to still have a Soviet in 45 when my reinforcements arrive. Andy

CV10 -> RE: Ne4w game v Desertwolf (1/25/2021 6:52:16 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Andy Mac protect the Soviet fleet if I can so need to keep some airpower protecting vladivostock. The Soviet submarine fleet is solid and has working torpedoes: if you can base them somewhere safe, they could do a number on Japanese shipping and warships.

Q-Ball -> RE: Ne4w game v Desertwolf (1/25/2021 8:00:23 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Andy Mac Not a lot to say India is quiet I have 4 Corps organised and waiting but zero point in attacking yet for a long while. Most of my attention is on the Soviet theatre getting ready My plans are mostly ready now just waiting for the balloon to go up. I have accepted I probably cannot stop him cutting the rail line I have 21 Inf Divs, 2 Tank Divs, 23 Inf Bdes, 15 Tank Bdes, 4 Motorised Inf Bdes and 7 Cav Divs (Bde Sized) = so about 40 Div Equivalents plus lots of Arty and NKVD units for rear area protection but the area I have to cover is immense with no strategic depth Assuming I am going to dig in at Vladivostok to bleed him and defend the USSR entry point in strength I need to work out what my tactics are going to be for the vast area in between - my initial thoughts are to concentrate Armour and Motorised Units int he North and most of the Inf Divs in the south and basically try to attack out of Mongolia with my mobile assets but thats high risk so I need to really consider my options I would like to hold the Sturmovik factory as long as I can and also protect the Soviet fleet if I can so need to keep some airpower protecting vladivostock. My only goal is to still have a Soviet in 45 when my reinforcements arrive. Andy If you think he's going to cut the rail, you probably need to pull as much supply as you can to Vlad. Drain the Soviet Union Base. You should be able to accumulate 500K or so around the Far East at least....you'll need to clear the rail eventually, but that stockpile can at least see you through a few months. IIRC, there is very little on-map supply production; it all comes from the Soviet Union box

Andy Mac -> RE: Ne4w game v Desertwolf (1/25/2021 8:59:31 PM)
I already have 500k and lvl 9 forts at Vladivostock and lvl 6 at the other bases It really depends how quickly he cuts the rail line after he crosses the border if I get even 3 or 4 days I can redeploy significantly My biggest worry is my air force I have no replacements and no pilots A few weeks ago I disbanded all naval search sqns as range 4 with no firepower painfully slow search planes are a waste of pilots - I have been retraining them as fighter or bomber pilots. All of my air units are so short ranged to almost being useless in the south so most of my bombers are in bases where they can do local air to mud I only have 3 Sqns of Mig 3s and they will be attrited by sweeps if I leave them in Vladivostock so pulled them back for special occasions with my best pilots All of my other fighters need to operate at low level its the only chance I have keep the fights low where my manouver will come into play but over 1/3 of my fighters are off map at present as they are simply useless. 1/3 will try to protect the Soviet Fleet 1/3 are scattered at various bases to avoid my airforce getting crushed by an alpha strike on day 1 should be interesting

Andy Mac -> RE: Ne4w game v Desertwolf (1/25/2021 9:00:03 PM)
Protecting the Soviet Union Box entry point is my number one priority

PaxMondo -> RE: Ne4w game v Desertwolf (1/26/2021 3:54:31 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Andy Mac Protecting the Soviet Union Box entry point is my number one priority Blocking it is tough, but doable. There are 3 which is the challenge for IJ. and 2 of them are really off the beaten path. Hard to support blocking units ...

Andy Mac -> And so it begins (2/5/2021 2:46:46 PM)
jap Subs take a fearsome toll Despite lots of training I lose fighter 4:1 going to 100 feet CAP to try and pull him low so 100 losses for me v c 25 for him - simply not sustainable my aircraft are not good enough I am allowed to move LCU's tomorrow and I have a plan but I need to see his axis of attack first AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 25, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Petropavlovsk at 141,45 Japanese Ships SS I-122 Allied Ships xAK Sosenka, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Sosenka is sighted by SS I-122 SS I-122 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Sosenka -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Petropavlovsk at 141,45 Japanese Ships SS I-121 Allied Ships xAK Moskovski, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Moskovski is sighted by SS I-121 SS I-121 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Moskovski -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Petropavlovsk at 141,45 Japanese Ships SS I-124 Allied Ships xAK Taras Bulba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Taras Bulba is sighted by SS I-124 SS I-124 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Taras Bulba -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Petropavlovsk at 141,45 Japanese Ships SS I-123 Allied Ships xAKL PK-24, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAKL PK-24 is sighted by SS I-123 SS I-123 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL PK-24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Petropavlovsk at 141,45 Japanese Ships SS I-122 Allied Ships xAK Sosenka, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage xAK Sosenka is sighted by SS I-122 SS I-122 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Sosenka -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Shikuka , at 126,43 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Allied aircraft TB-3 x 7 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x TB-3 bombing from 11000 feet City Attack: 8 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Shikuka , at 126,43 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft TB-3 x 8 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 8 x TB-3 bombing from 11000 feet City Attack: 8 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Shikuka , at 126,43 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Allied aircraft TB-3 x 5 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 5 x TB-3 bombing from 11000 feet City Attack: 8 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Shikuka , at 126,43 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Allied aircraft TB-3 x 5 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 5 x TB-3 bombing from 11000 feet City Attack: 8 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 23 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 1 P-39D Airacobra x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 23 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 31000 feet CAP engaged: 51st FG/25th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes 3e-1-VI.G.V Groep with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kuibyshevka , at 115,33 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 24 Allied aircraft I-153 x 6 I-16m24 x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses I-153: 2 destroyed I-16m24: 3 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 21 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 11000 feet CAP engaged: 38 IAD/8 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 2000 , scrambling fighters to 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 29 IAD/307 IAP with I-153 (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 2000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Komsomolsk , at 121,39 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 40 Allied aircraft I-153 x 2 I-16m24 x 44 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses I-16m24: 7 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 16 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 31000 feet CAP engaged: 8 OIAZ-PVO with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 2000 , scrambling fighters to 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes 9 OIAZ-PVO with I-153 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 69 SAD/300 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 31820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 69 SAD/301 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 31820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 29 IAD/304 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kuibyshevka , at 115,33 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 37 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 37 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 21000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 37 Allied aircraft I-153 x 58 I-16m24 x 80 MiG-3 x 16 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses I-153: 1 destroyed I-16m24: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 29 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet CAP engaged: 83 SAD/3 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 16 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 31820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes 10 BABr-TOF/19 IAP with I-153 (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 16 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes 83 SAD/32 IAP with I-153 (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 29000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 34 SAD/53 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 31820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 29 IAD/60 IAP with MiG-3 (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 69 SAD/76 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 31820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 70 IAD/305 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 31820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 71 SAP IAE with I-153 (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 33000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 37 Allied aircraft I-153 x 54 I-16m24 x 72 MiG-3 x 14 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses I-153: 3 destroyed I-16m24: 1 destroyed MiG-3: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet CAP engaged: 83 SAD/3 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 12 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 32000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes 10 BABr-TOF/19 IAP with I-153 (4 airborne, 4 on standby, 8 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 35100. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 83 SAD/32 IAP with I-153 (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 24000 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 58 minutes 34 SAD/53 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 33000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes 29 IAD/60 IAP with MiG-3 (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 70 IAD/305 IAP with I-16m24 (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 31820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 71 SAP IAE with I-153 (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 35100. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 69 SAD/76 IAP with I-16m24 (3 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 32 Allied aircraft I-153 x 47 I-16m24 x 61 MiG-3 x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses I-153: 4 destroyed I-16m24: 4 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 25 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick sweeping at 31000 feet CAP engaged: 83 SAD/3 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 8 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 33000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes 83 SAD/32 IAP with I-153 (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 6 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 35000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 29 IAD/60 IAP with MiG-3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 32000 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes 70 IAD/305 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 37820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 71 SAP IAE with I-153 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters between 32120 and 35100. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 10 BABr-TOF/19 IAP with I-153 (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 8 scrambling) 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes 34 SAD/53 IAP with I-16m24 (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 31820 and 37820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes 69 SAD/76 IAP with I-16m24 (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 32820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18 Allied aircraft I-153 x 40 I-16m24 x 44 MiG-3 x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses I-153: 1 destroyed I-16m24: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: 83 SAD/3 IAP with I-16m24 (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 37000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes 70 IAD/305 IAP with I-16m24 (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 34820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 71 SAP IAE with I-153 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 32120. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 10 BABr-TOF/19 IAP with I-153 (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 15 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 24000 and 35000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 55 minutes 29 IAD/60 IAP with MiG-3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 32000 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes 69 SAD/76 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 31820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes 83 SAD/32 IAP with I-153 (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters to 26000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 34 SAD/53 IAP with I-16m24 (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 31820 and 37820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Voroshilov , at 112,45 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 27 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Borzya , at 106,26 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 27 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick sweeping at 11000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Borzya , at 106,26 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 27 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick sweeping at 16000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 17th Army, at 114,31 , near Blagoveshchensk Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft I-16m24 x 23 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 23 x I-16m24 sweeping at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 17th Army, at 114,31 , near Blagoveshchensk Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft I-153 x 23 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 23 x I-153 sweeping at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 3 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 31000 feet CAP engaged: 51st FG/25th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kuibyshevka , at 115,33 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 3 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 11000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Komsomolsk , at 121,39 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 4 Allied aircraft I-153 x 1 I-16m24 x 11 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses I-16m24: 2 destroyed CAP engaged: 9 OIAZ-PVO with I-153 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 69 SAD/300 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters to 30000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 69 SAD/301 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 29000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 29 IAD/304 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Sovetskaya Gavan at 125,42 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 24 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships DD Rezhvyj, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Voikov, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires DD Retivyj, Bomb hits 2, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 15 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Voikov Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Rezhvyj Massive explosion on DD Retivyj -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Sovetskaya Gavan at 125,42 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 24 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Retivyj, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Voikov, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Rezhvyj, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Voikov Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Retivyj Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Rezhvyj -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 262nd/264th PVO AA Battalion, at 106,26 (Borzya) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 54 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 11000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 27 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 11000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kuibyshevka , at 115,33 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 23 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 3 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses IL-2: 7 damaged IL-2: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 14 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kuibyshevka , at 115,33 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 21 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses IL-2: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 19 Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kuibyshevka , at 115,33 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 21000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3 Allied aircraft I-153 x 31 I-16m24 x 35 MiG-3 x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses I-153: 1 destroyed I-16m24: 2 destroyed CAP engaged: 83 SAD/3 IAP with I-16m24 (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 31820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 71 SAP IAE with I-153 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters to 4000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 10 BABr-TOF/19 IAP with I-153 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling) 13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 35100. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 29 IAD/60 IAP with MiG-3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 32000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 70 IAD/305 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 31820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes 83 SAD/32 IAP with I-153 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 32820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes 34 SAD/53 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 29090. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 69 SAD/76 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters to 31820. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 88 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35 Allied aircraft I-153 x 29 I-16m24 x 25 MiG-3 x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses I-153: 6 destroyed I-16m24: 3 destroyed MiG-3: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet CAP engaged: 83 SAD/3 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 29000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes 71 SAP IAE with I-153 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters to 4000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes 10 BABr-TOF/19 IAP with I-153 (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 12 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 35000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 29 IAD/60 IAP with MiG-3 (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 32000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 70 IAD/305 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 83 SAD/32 IAP with I-153 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 29940. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes 34 SAD/53 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes 69 SAD/76 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters to 31820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Borzya , at 106,26 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 24 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses IL-2: 3 damaged IL-2: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 13 Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 11000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Borzya , at 106,26 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 21 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses IL-2: 2 damaged IL-2: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 11000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2 Allied aircraft I-153 x 9 I-16m24 x 7 MiG-3 x 4 No Japanese losses No Allied losses CAP engaged: 71 SAP IAE with I-153 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters to 23000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 10 BABr-TOF/19 IAP with I-153 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 29 IAD/60 IAP with MiG-3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes 34 SAD/53 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters to 2000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes 83 SAD/3 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 70 IAD/305 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters to 2000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Voroshilov , at 112,45 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 94 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 17th Army, at 114,31 , near Blagoveshchensk Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft I-153 x 3 I-16m24 x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x I-16m24 sweeping at 2000 feet 3 x I-153 sweeping at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 60th Division, at 114,31 , near Blagoveshchensk Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft IL-2 x 75 Allied aircraft losses IL-2: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 198 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 25 x IL-2 bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 25 x IL-2 bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 25 x IL-2 bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 17th Army ... Also attacking 60th Division ... Also attacking 17th Army ... Also attacking 60th Division ... Also attacking 17th Army ... Also attacking 60th Division ... Also attacking 17th Army ... Also attacking 60th Division ... Also attacking 17th Army ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 17th Army, at 114,31 , near Blagoveshchensk Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft IL-2 x 9 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x IL-2 bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Ondorhaan , at 100,27 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 40 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 40 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 31000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 7th Mongolian Motor Brigade, at 99,31 (Oboto) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 43 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 49 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 4000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 4000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Andy Mac -> Day 2 (2/5/2021 7:56:26 PM)
Paratroopers and more slaughter of my air force not sure its worth fighting with my air No insight yet as to the schwertpoint My focus is going to be forting up in the south and defending the North - the middle - well this is a delaying action at best AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 26, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Anadyr (158,30) 6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Fuyo xAP Teika Maru DD Fuyo firing at VVS Outpost Base Force Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Anadyr (158,30) TF 51 troops unloading over beach at Anadyr, 158,30 Japanese ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Anadyr (158,30) 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Teika Maru DD Fuyo Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Karachi at 37,7 Japanese Ships SS I-157 Allied Ships ML No. 214 ML No. 245 ML No. 230 SS I-157 is sighted by escort I-157 diving deep .... ML No. 245 attacking submerged sub .... SS I-157 eludes ASW attack from ML No. 245 SS I-157 eludes ASW attack from ML No. 245 SS I-157 eludes ASW attack from ML No. 245 ML No. 230 fails to find sub and abandons search ML No. 245 fails to find sub, continues to search... ML No. 245 fails to find sub, continues to search... ML No. 245 fails to find sub, continues to search... ML No. 245 fails to find sub, continues to search... ML No. 245 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 27 Allied aircraft I-153 x 26 I-16m24 x 42 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses I-153: 1 destroyed I-16m24: 5 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick sweeping at 31000 feet CAP engaged: 83 SAD/3 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters to 31820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 10 BABr-TOF/19 IAP with I-153 (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters between 24000 and 32000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 83 SAD/32 IAP with I-153 (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 34 SAD/53 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 28000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 69 SAD/76 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 31820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 70 IAD/305 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 31820. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 71 SAP IAE with I-153 (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters to 35000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 27 Allied aircraft I-153 x 9 I-16m24 x 17 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses I-153: 1 destroyed I-16m24: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet * CAP engaged: 34 SAD/53 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 69 SAD/76 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 29000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 70 IAD/305 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 71 SAP IAE with I-153 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 29000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 83 SAD/3 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes 83 SAD/32 IAP with I-153 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 35000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 10 BABr-TOF/19 IAP with I-153 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Blagoveshchensk , at 114,33 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 25 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 25 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick sweeping at 21000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Blagoveshchensk , at 114,33 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 38 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 27 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 54 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 21 Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 27 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Blagoveshchensk , at 114,33 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 89 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 28 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 42 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 10 Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 11000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 21 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 11000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 111 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 32 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3 Allied aircraft I-153 x 2 I-16m24 x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses I-16m24: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: 70 IAD/305 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 71 SAP IAE with I-153 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 83 SAD/3 IAP with I-16m24 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes 10 BABr-TOF/19 IAP with I-153 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3 Allied aircraft I-153 x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses I-153: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet * CAP engaged: 71 SAP IAE with I-153 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes 10 BABr-TOF/19 IAP with I-153 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Heiho , at 113,33 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 42 Allied aircraft IL-2 x 25 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses IL-2: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 2 x IL-2 bombing from 6000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (14 airborne, 28 on standby, 0 scrambling) 14 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 8000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 22nd Division, at 103,29 , near Choybalsan Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft IL-2 x 21 Allied aircraft losses IL-2: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 45 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 21 x IL-2 bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment ... Also attacking 22nd Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Kotou , at 116,42 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft I-153 x 16 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 16 x I-153 sweeping at 1000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Kotou , at 116,42 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft I-153 x 16 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 16 x I-153 sweeping at 1000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Kotou , at 116,42 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft MiG-3 x 32 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 32 x MiG-3 sweeping at 30000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Kotou , at 116,42 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft I-153 x 16 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 16 x I-153 sweeping at 1000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Kotou , at 116,42 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft I-153 x 16 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 16 x I-153 sweeping at 1000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 12th Division, at 116,42 (Kotou) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft IL-2 x 18 Allied aircraft losses IL-2: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 18 x IL-2 bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Shikuka at 126,43 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 19 Allied aircraft SB-2 x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AMc Fuji Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SB-2 bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 100 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 203rd Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (6 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 38500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Anadyr (158,30) 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Teika Maru DD Fuyo Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wuteh (96,30) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 115 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 8 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Wuteh !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: 2nd Raiding Rgt /1

Andy Mac -> RE: Day 3 (2/6/2021 1:55:11 PM)
More of the same my air power simply cannot compete I dont have enough fighters and no secure resupply either Its also clear that the rail line will be cut very soon in multiple places So whats the plan.... If I split the battle into 2 Fronts Southern Front - Fortress Vladivostock a slow managed retreat to Vladivostock with a large stand at Vorosilev behind forts terrain artillery and massed AA Every Inf Bde, NKVD Regt and other small inf unit and a couple of Motor Rifle Divs will dig in for the long siege with over 1m supply and plenty of Arty. Northern Front every Tank or Motrorised Bde I have and most of my Motor Rifle Divs plus all my AF and 50% of Arty oncde I know exactly whats out of the pocket I will list the forces with more accuracy. The plan is to stabilise in an area where he cannot cut my LOC with a powerfull mechanised and Infantry based force - dig in and hold until January upgrade all my Soviet Rifle Squads then destroy the Japanese - thats the plan......

Andy Mac -> RE: Day 3 (2/6/2021 1:58:02 PM)
Basically I am giving up the middle I could delay him here but I cannot stop him too many places to cut the rail line and isolate my army so I am going to concede the centre and get ready for my counter offensive out of the North in about 3 months. The key to this is holding Ulan Bator if I can hold this base in strenght with strong armour on the flanks I think he has bitten off more than he can chew.

Andy Mac -> RE: Day 3 (2/6/2021 2:38:23 PM)
This may help everything between the black lines will end up abandoned I will delay but not fight long I have picked up Divisional sized crossing any one of which will cut the rail line in 6 separate places so preservation of an army in being is my objective The rail line will be open for one or two days max I will work out my ORBAT for Northern and Southern Fronts after I have a full headcount The red line is the key to my 1943 offensive holding in bad terrain where my air bases for my shortlegged fighters and bombers are at my back [image]local://upfiles/11987/CA20054C81024EBCA00B785475B88061.jpg[/image]

Q-Ball -> RE: Day 3 (2/6/2021 4:37:30 PM)
IMO, that's probably the best you can do. It's impossible to keep the rail line open, so you are correct that is futile. If it's open long enough to swap all those units around, that's very helpful. IIRC, you have approx. 500K supplies around Vlad; that plus dug-in defensive units means that area will take a long time to reduce. Are you leaving much airpower around Vlad, or shipping most of it up north? With the Northern Front the "Offensive" front, that also makes sense because it will have basically unlimited supply unless you lose the railline in your rear

Andy Mac -> RE: Day 3 (2/7/2021 6:37:37 PM)
OK a few days have passed I think we are on day 5 now a recon unit cut the rail line and stopped my Shock Army moving north so 5the southern army group will be a lot stronger than I expected - nothing I could do about it A training/cap trick Evoken and PB taught me (the hard way) paid off and I153's played merry hell with Vals and Sallies over Vladivostok !!!

Andy Mac -> RE: Day 3 (2/13/2021 12:11:43 PM)
Ok been a few weeks of war now a lot has happened My mechanised Army group lost the race out of the southern area when a small recon unit cut the rail line So about 5 Armoured/Mechanised Div equivalent (1700 AV) had to turn round and head south back into the Vladivostock pocket - not great but nothing I can do about it My air force simply cannot compete I am losing aircraft for no good reason in the south so I have withdrawn all but recon assets to the North. In the North my armour rushed to Ulan Bator I seriously underestimated his intentions in this area but my Armour and Mechanised units won the race and then held until relieved I now have strong motor rifle infantry divisions and arty coming on line as 17th and 2nd Red banner Army concentrates on Ulan Bator - this is turning into a major front. Without the 1,700 AV that failed to get out of the pocket I am not sure my armoured and mechanised units will be able to go on the offensive in this theatre. We shall see the plan is infantry and arty dig in and hold while my mech forces refit after the hard battles they fought Wait until 1st Jan and the across the board improvement in Soviet Infantry and then try to attack In the other side of the Northern Front I got 40,000 men pocketed by a couple of Japanese Tank Divs so having to withdraw via the forest to rejoin the rest of Northern Front Defences remain strong and there will be no fast breakthroughs Andy

Andy Mac -> RE: Day 3 (2/13/2021 12:36:36 PM)
17th Army will hold Ulan Bator and surrounding Areas with 6 Motor Rifle Divs and 2 Independent Bdes 2nd Red Banner Army with 2 Tank Divs (one seconded to 36th Army until pocket forces extricate themselves), 1 Motor Rifle Div and 8 Tank Bdes is refitting 36th Army is holding Chita Shilka Front with 4 Motor Rifle and Divs, 2 Bdes, 1 Tank Div and 1 Tank Bde borrowed from 2nd RB Army - the pocket forces 2 Cav Divs and 3 Infantry Bdes will join up once the long march is done So backed by artillery and air power the Trans Baikal Front is ok defensively but my armoured punch (2nd Red Banner Army is significantly weaker than I would like as 14 Mechanised/Tank Bdes didnt get out of the pocket in time)

RangerJoe -> RE: Day 3 (2/13/2021 1:40:03 PM)
Just think if he would have had better initial coordination and did not launch the attack early!

Andy Mac -> RE: Day 3 (2/16/2021 2:16:20 PM)
17th Army - 4 Rifle Divs an 2 Motor Rifle Divs dug in outside Ulan Bator backed by large Arty reserve 2nd RB Army concentrated tomorrow (i) 3 Rifle Bdes, 3 Tank Bdes and 1 Tank Div at Ulan Ude in reserve (ii) 1 Rifle Bdes, 5 Tank Bdes at Ulan Bator in reserve 36th Army 1 Tank Div, 3 Rifle Divs, 1 Mountain Div, 2 Tabnk Bdes and 1 Rifle Bde holding at Chita Off in the woods going the long way round 3 Inf Bdes and 2 Cav Divs plus some Arty The only problem with the Chita position is my left flanks and I see a lot of japanese units heading towards the river line west of Chita he can cross any of the three hexes and I cannot stop him on the rail line and to the west so we will need to monitor intentions fortunately I have a LOT of recon assets !!! [image]local://upfiles/11987/CEA3AFAF6BA84E918302026F07D74871.jpg[/image]

Andy Mac -> RE: Day 3 (2/16/2021 2:20:23 PM)
If the green arrows turn into a major offensive I will commit the element of 2nd RB Army refitting at Ulan Ude and pull back the element at Ulan Bator into reserve - this leave me a little immobile on the Ulan Bator front and tanks are not great on defence on the river line and I would really like to finish the refit of the Armour and pull the Tank Div out of 36th Army into refit as well Could really use the Cav and infantry currently strolling through the woods on the line to release my mobile forces I hate having my armour tied down on defence duties

Andy Mac -> RE: Day 3 (2/16/2021 8:10:45 PM)
I really dont want to give up the Chita position but I am very worried about my left flank so I am going to put elements of 2nd RB army into the Ulan Bator defence line and pull 2 Rifle Divs out of Ulan Bator and take one Div out of Chita and re concentrate the NKVD Div (currently on rear area duty) I will replace the NKVD forces guarding the rail line with Paratroopers and a couple of tank Bns That gives me enough force to anchor the line and protect the cross roads It slightly weakens Chita but lvl 6 forts in the woods 4 Divs should be ok until those missing Rifle bdes arrive the long way round That will allow me to strengthen the flanks and extend my line to the crossroads if I detect concentration I can then concentrate as well. Andy

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