RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A)

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Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (4/22/2021 10:22:21 AM)
Feb 13, 1942 BBs Oklahoma and Nevada bombarded our troops at Dutch Harbor. In China we continue to maneuver before delivering the big punch.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (4/23/2021 7:32:13 AM)
Feb 14, 1942 Bases assaulted today: Mussau Is. BB Kongo arrived at Yokohama from the Aleutians with 30 system, 13 flotation, and 11 engine damage; it will require 67 days in the shipyard to repair, but also increase CV Kaga's repair time to 143 days (from ~92) if Kaga stays at Yokohama. Kaga and CA Tone will move to Tokyo (RSY = 40) or Hiroshima (RSY = 100).

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (4/25/2021 8:48:35 AM)
Feb 15, 1942 Bases captured today: Mussau Is. Bases assaulted today: Wake Is. quote: Pre-Invasion action off Wake Island (136,98) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 1 xAK Nichiyu Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire PB Fukui Maru, heavy damage xAP Tsingtao Maru Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 245 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled BB Yamashiro firing at Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion firing at BB Yamashiro 5in Mk 15 CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nichiyu Maru at 6,000 yards BB Yamashiro firing to suppress enemy battery at 6,000 yards quote: Invasion Support action off Wake Island (136,98) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Tsingtao Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire BB Yamashiro Allied ground losses: 41 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 40mm M1 Bofors battery firing at xAP Tsingtao Maru 5in Mk 15 CD Gun battery firing at xAP Tsingtao Maru quote: Afternoon Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 49 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 43 B5N1 Kate x 27 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 4 quote: Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1891 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 Defending force 1656 troops, 24 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 19 Japanese adjusted assault: 48 Allied adjusted defense: 14 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 334 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 66 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: Maizuru 2nd SNLF Defending units: 141st USN Stn Base Force Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion Note that the naval gunfire support did more damage to the Allied defenders than the land combat. Dutch Harbor was resupplied by a patrol boat. An attack at Singapore reduced forts to 1 - quote: Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 54918 troops, 654 guns, 480 vehicles, Assault Value = 1510 Defending force 38004 troops, 400 guns, 266 vehicles, Assault Value = 377 Japanese adjusted assault: 1039 Allied adjusted defense: 645 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1483 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 279 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 54 disabled Guns lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled) Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled) Allied ground losses: 813 casualties reported Squads: 44 destroyed, 87 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 84 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled Guns lost 55 (25 destroyed, 30 disabled) Vehicles lost 22 (8 destroyed, 14 disabled) The Pingsiang offensive has begun - quote: Ground combat at 83,52 (near Changsha) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 43014 troops, 374 guns, 262 vehicles, Assault Value = 1370 Defending force 42474 troops, 195 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 882 Japanese adjusted assault: 498 Allied adjusted defense: 967 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 942 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 102 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Vehicles lost 29 (3 destroyed, 26 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1950 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 215 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 20 (1 destroyed, 19 disabled) Assaulting units: 13th Tank Regiment 39th Division 5th Tank Regiment 6th Division 40th Division 4th RGC Division Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Defending units: 44th Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 74th Chinese Corps 23rd Group Army 29th Group Army

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (4/25/2021 9:18:29 AM)
Feb 16, 1942 Bases captured today: Wake Is. quote: Night Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98 Japanese Ships BB Ise CA Nachi Allied ground losses: 238 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 16 Port hits 12 Port supply hits 1 F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Ise BB Ise firing at Wake Island CA Nachi firing at Wake Island The PBs in this TF carry supply - quote: Pre-Invasion action off Wake Island (136,98) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Nagato CA Aoba, Shell hits 1 PB Keijo Maru PB Nagata Maru Allied ground losses: 170 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled BB Nagato firing at Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion CA Aoba firing at Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion firing at CA Aoba 5in Mk 15 CD Gun Battery engaging PB Keijo Maru at 11,000 yards CA Aoba firing to suppress enemy battery at 11,000 yards PB Nagata Maru fired at enemy guns PB Keijo Maru fired at enemy troops After CA Haguro hit a mine at Wake (only 13 flotation damage) DDs cleared 13 mines. quote: Afternoon Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 42 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 44 B5N1 Kate x 27 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 5 quote: Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1669 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 38 Defending force 1279 troops, 23 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Japanese adjusted assault: 16 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 47 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 829 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 90 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 32 (32 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Assaulting units: Maizuru 2nd SNLF Defending units: 141st USN Stn Base Force Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion The Pingsiang offensive continues - quote: Ground combat at 83,52 (near Changsha) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 42093 troops, 374 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 1625 Defending force 41081 troops, 194 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 724 Japanese adjusted assault: 850 Allied adjusted defense: 621 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 1443 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 132 disabled Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled) Vehicles lost 77 (57 destroyed, 20 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1731 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 188 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Guns lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled) Assaulting units: 13th Tank Regiment 6th Division 3rd Division 5th Tank Regiment 40th Division 39th Division 4th RGC Division 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Defending units: 26th Chinese Corps 44th Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 74th Chinese Corps 23rd Group Army 29th Group Army quote: Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 12173 troops, 100 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 359 Defending force 29256 troops, 230 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 650 Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 22nd Division Defending units: 78th Chinese Corps 37th Chinese Corps 9th Prov Chinese Corps 99th Chinese Corps 30th Group Army 10th Group Army 57th AT Gun Regiment 3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment quote: Ground combat at 82,53 (near Changsha) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 6732 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 555 Defending force 16822 troops, 139 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 443 Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 12th Tank Regiment 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade 51st Recon Regiment 8th Armored Car Co 55th Infantry Brigade 11th Tank Regiment Defending units: 58th Chinese Corps 72nd Chinese Corps 3rd New Chinese Corps At Moulmein, 4 British CLs were attacked by 43 Nells out of Victoria Point and Bangkok, and only 1 torpedo found its mark! On the road from Nanyang to Sian, the Chinese have been withdrawing, down from 12 units to 1 - quote: Ground combat at 85,44 (near Nanyang) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 34523 troops, 301 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 931 Defending force 10538 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 262 Japanese adjusted assault: 1219 Allied adjusted defense: 214 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 490 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 39 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 2273 casualties reported Squads: 106 destroyed, 77 disabled Non Combat: 114 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 11 disabled Guns lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 8th Ind Engineer Regiment 110th Division 36th Division 58th Infantry Regiment 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Defending units: 76th Chinese Corps

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (4/25/2021 7:53:01 PM)
Feb 17, 1942 SINGAPORE FALLS quote: Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 52 B5N2 Kate x 77 D3A1 Val x 39 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak D3A1 Val: 23 damaged D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed by flak Allied ground losses: 34 casualties reported [:(] Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 15 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 60 [:(] now that I have to fix it! quote: Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 53141 troops, 654 guns, 480 vehicles, Assault Value = 1333 Defending force 36938 troops, 375 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 287 Japanese adjusted assault: 1941 Allied adjusted defense: 613 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 2079 casualties reported Squads: 79 destroyed, 76 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 44 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 15 disabled Guns lost 35 (4 destroyed, 31 disabled) Vehicles lost 36 (2 destroyed, 34 disabled) Allied ground losses: 39428 casualties reported Squads: 597 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3403 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 144 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 480 (480 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 310 (310 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 38 Assaulting units: 56th/B Division 42nd Infantry Regiment 6th Tank Regiment Imperial Guards Division 1st Tank Regiment 18th Division 11th Infantry Regiment 56th/A Division 5th Engineer Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment 56th/C Division 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 25th Army 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 34th Field AA Battalion Defending units: 27th Australian Brigade 1st Hyderabad Battalion 3/16th Punjab Battalion 8th Indian Brigade 2nd Argylls Battalion 2/17 Dogra Battalion 22nd Australian Brigade SSVF Brigade 2nd Loyal Battalion 3rd Cavalry Regiment 1st Manchester Battalion 2nd Malay Battalion 1st Mysore Battalion 2nd Gordons Battalion 5/2nd Punjab Battalion AHQ Far East 110th RAF Adv Base Force FMSV Brigade 112th RAF Adv Base Force III Indian Corps Malaya Army 5th Field Regiment 29 Battery/3 HAA 24th NZ Pioneer Coy 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 137/155th Field Regiment 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment Singapore Fortress 2nd ISF Base Force Malayan Air Wing 109th RAF Adv Base Force 30 Battery/3 HAA 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 109th RN Base Force 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment 111th RAF Adv Base Force Singapore Base Force 223 Group RAF /1 Captured only 2 days later than historical, which can be expected since I played Malaya close to historically. Unfortunately, resource, light industry, and heavy industry are all trashed to 1. The repair shipyard was totally trashed to ZERO. LI will be repaired to 10 (yeah, I know, it's a waste of supply); HI will be repaired to about 20; and the RSY to at least 30. Five Brit CLs bombarded Tavoy, doing very little damage; then one of our subs put a torpedo in CL Danae leaving. In China - quote: Ground combat at 83,52 (adjacent to Changsha) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 54998 troops, 502 guns, 195 vehicles, Assault Value = 1485 Defending force 39585 troops, 191 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 Japanese adjusted assault: 1377 Allied adjusted defense: 595 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 2183 casualties reported Squads: 27 destroyed, 322 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled Guns lost 20 (2 destroyed, 18 disabled) Allied ground losses: 9333 casualties reported Squads: 193 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 374 destroyed, 40 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 16 disabled Guns lost 26 (6 destroyed, 20 disabled) Units retreated 4 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 6th Division 40th Division 5th Tank Regiment 3rd Division 39th Division 4th RGC Division 13th Tank Regiment Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Defending units: 26th Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 44th Chinese Corps 74th Chinese Corps 23rd Group Army 29th Group Army Both side fired artillery at Pingsiang.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (4/29/2021 2:38:57 PM)
Feb 18, 1942 Sub I-22 torpedoed and sank an xAP near Canton Is. BB Mutsu and a DD moved to Umnak Is. preparatory to bombarding Dutch Harbor, but met an Allied TF - quote: Day Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island at 169,51, Range 4,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 3 destroyed SOC-1 Seagull: 3 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Shell hits 12 DD Yugumo, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships CA New Orleans, Shell hits 10, and is sunk CL Phoenix, Shell hits 8, and is sunk DD Mahan DD Drayton DD Clark, Shell hits 2, on fire Low visibility due to Thunderstorms Mutsu will retire to Honshu for repair. Allied aircraft stationed at Ambon attacked our amphib TF inbound to Ambon and sank several transports. This TF and the escorting CL TF will retire to Babeldaob and wait for battleship and carrier support, which are preparing for the invasion of Burma. In China - quote: Ground combat at 83,52 (near Changsha) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 51068 troops, 490 guns, 195 vehicles, Assault Value = 1178 Defending force 14579 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145 Japanese adjusted assault: 315 Allied adjusted defense: 95 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), experience(-) Attacker: disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 443 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 6468 casualties reported Squads: 246 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 204 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 16 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 17 (12 destroyed, 5 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 3rd Division 40th Division 39th Division 5th Tank Regiment 6th Division 4th RGC Division Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Defending units: 10th Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps quote: Ground combat at 82,53 (near Changsha) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 15368 troops, 80 guns, 216 vehicles, Assault Value = 558 Defending force 16879 troops, 139 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 450 Japanese adjusted assault: 460 Allied adjusted defense: 489 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 286 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1329 casualties reported Squads: 46 destroyed, 73 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled Guns lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled) Assaulting units: 8th Armored Car Co 51st Recon Regiment 55th Infantry Brigade 12th Tank Regiment 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade 11th Tank Regiment Defending units: 58th Chinese Corps 72nd Chinese Corps 3rd New Chinese Corps And on the road to Ankang - quote: Ground combat at 83,44 (near Ankang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 11980 troops, 104 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 282 Defending force 679 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 299 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 299 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Allied ground losses: 760 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 73 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 116th Division Defending units: 77th Chinese Corps

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (4/30/2021 1:05:39 PM)
Feb 19, 1942 Bases captured today: Kanhsien (vacated by the Chinese and occupied by a tank regiment) Our TFs north of Ambon tried to retire to Babeldaob, but were caught by an Allied TF of 3 heavy cruisers and mauled - quote: Day Time Surface Combat, near Kofiau at 78,107, Range 23,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Sendai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage sank later CL Nagara, Shell hits 5, on fire CL Natori, Shell hits 10, heavy fires sank later CL Kiso, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage sank later DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Akebono DD Harukaze, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Nokaze DD Hasu, Shell hits 1 DD Yanagi, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships CA Houston, Shell hits 1 CA Australia, Shell hits 3 CA Canberra CL Perth CL Hobart, Shell hits 2 CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1 CL Boise DD Cushing, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Edsall, Shell hits 2 DD Stuart, Shell hits 2 DD Nestor, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Nizam, Shell hits 1 DD Rathburne Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards As small compensation, a sub put 2 torpedoes in BB New Mexico at Dutch Harbor - quote: Sub attack near Dutch Harbor at 171,50 Japanese Ships SS I-172 Allied Ships BB New Mexico, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage BB Idaho DD Henley DD Sims DD Selfridge DD Shaw SS I-172 launches 4 torpedoes at BB New Mexico In China - quote: Ground combat at 82,53 (near Changsha) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 15184 troops, 80 guns, 216 vehicles, Assault Value = 532 Defending force 15834 troops, 138 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 376 Japanese adjusted assault: 401 Allied adjusted defense: 627 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 317 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 545 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 49 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled) Assaulting units: 12th Tank Regiment 55th Infantry Brigade 8th Armored Car Co 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade 51st Recon Regiment 11th Tank Regiment Defending units: 72nd Chinese Corps 58th Chinese Corps 3rd New Chinese Corps Up north on the road to Lanchow - quote: Ground combat at 88,31 (near Dalan Dzadagad) Japanese Shock attack river crossing Attacking force 21006 troops, 161 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 637 Defending force 6039 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123 Japanese adjusted assault: 870 Allied adjusted defense: 46 Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 47 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1554 casualties reported Squads: 171 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 93 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 9 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 32 (30 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 26th Division 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 11th Chinese Corps 4th Chinese Cavalry Corps

BBfanboy -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (4/30/2021 8:46:14 PM)
Your losses might have been worse had he not put the slow (25 kt.) Adelaide in the TF. Your TF probably broke away earlier because of that.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/2/2021 7:30:34 AM)
Feb 20, 1942 Having determined that CV Kaga would require 143 days in the Tokyo shipyard, it will move to Kobe via a coastal route with substantial escort. Ha-43 engines advanced research from Sep to Aug '45; Ha-44 engines advanced research from May to Apr '43. The area around Changsha in China has been static as we await the arrival of the 22nd and 15th Divisions at Pingsiang. The Chinese units one hex east of Changsha have been retreated to Changsha, but one unit has moved back into this hex to again block the advance into Changsha. I'll grind them down one corps at a time, if that what he offers! Elements of 5th Division at Singapore began loading transports for northern (western) Sumatra. Two carrier divisions are ready to depart Georgetown to suppress Allied air power in southern Burma. 4th and 18th Divisions will follow from Singapore as transports become available. In the South Pacific, 1st Division is resting at Rabaul while it prepares to take Milne Bay; 16th Division is on transports that had been diverted toward Wake Is. just in case, and is now headed for Buna while somewhat prepared for Port Moresby.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/3/2021 10:20:24 AM)
Feb 21, 1942 Wake Is. and Singapore were cleared of mines. Feb 22, 1942 It sounded like 2 Allied ships somewhere hit mines (combat report shows it was 2 different PT boats, both at Milne Bay; one of them was later sunk by a Betty from 20,000 feet). CV Kaga has arrived at Kobe and will require 90 days in the shipyard (4 system, 13 flotation, 21 engine damage). Seems long to me, but what do I know? At Pingsiang, forts were reduced to zero - quote: Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 34556 troops, 320 guns, 210 vehicles, Assault Value = 979 Defending force 27024 troops, 230 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 665 Japanese adjusted assault: 854 Allied adjusted defense: 377 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1880 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 107 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Allied ground losses: 1315 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 69 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled Guns lost 36 (1 destroyed, 35 disabled) Assaulting units: 22nd Division 9th Tank Regiment 21st Division 15th/A Division 10th Tank Regiment 15th/C Division 4th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 78th Chinese Corps 37th Chinese Corps 9th Prov Chinese Corps 99th Chinese Corps 57th AT Gun Regiment 3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/10/2021 8:10:16 AM)
Feb 23, 1942 One of the Rufe research sites at Tsu reached 30(0) and was converted to 30(0) A6M5 Zero. Japanese CVs attacked Moulmein - quote: Afternoon Air attack on Moulmein , at 55,55 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 40 B5N2 Kate x 42 D3A1 Val x 31 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 30 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed Airbase hits 19 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 41 And Allied CVs attacked Buna - quote: Afternoon Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 7 F4F-3 Wildcat x 13 SBD-3 Dauntless x 70 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged Port hits 1

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/11/2021 8:31:28 AM)
Feb 24, 1942 One of our subs sank an xAK off Ramree Is. A Japanese BB TF pounded Moulmein - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Moulmein at 55,55 Japanese Ships BB Hyuga BB Fuso CA Suzuya CA Ashigara CA Chokai CA Maya CA Chikuma CL Yura DD Fuyo DD Asagao DD Satsuki DD Hatsuyuki DD Isonami DD Oshio DD Nowaki Allied ground losses: 403 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 33 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) Vehicles lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled) Manpower hits 2 Fires 2217 Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 18 Port hits 9 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 2 BB Hyuga firing at Moulmein BB Fuso firing at Moulmein CA Suzuya firing at 53rd British Brigade This was followed by a carrier air attack - quote: Afternoon Air attack on Moulmein , at 55,55 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 50 B5N2 Kate x 55 D3A1 Val x 29 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIa Trop x 10 Hurricane IIb Trop x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged D3A1 Val: 12 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIa Trop: 3 destroyed Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 10 On the other side of the world US cruisers bombarded Umnak Is. - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Umnak Island at 169,51 Allied Ships CA Chicago CA Portland Japanese ground losses: 132 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled) The Japanese move back in to Changsha disclosed a weak defense (apparently units were moved out of Changsha to defend the 2 hexes south of that base) - quote: Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 15100 troops, 180 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 656 Defending force 40955 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 296 Japanese ground losses: 81 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 38 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 3rd Division 40th Division 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Defending units: 20th Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 74th Chinese Corps 18th Artillery Regiment 19th Group Army 29th Group Army 23rd Group Army Central Reserve !! ? 27th Group Army 9th War Area 17th Chinese Base Force

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/12/2021 4:13:18 PM)
Feb 25, 1942 US cruisers again bombarded the Japanese troops at Dutch Harbor - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Dutch Harbor at 171,50 Allied Ships CA Chicago CA Portland Japanese ground losses: 135 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Japanese carrier air attacked TFs at Rangoon in the AM and the base in the PM - quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,53 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 9 D3A1 Val x 9 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIa Trop x 6 Hurricane IIb Trop x 16 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships xAK Halizones, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Autolycus xAK Baroda, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Hupeh quote: Afternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 44 B5N2 Kate x 39 D3A1 Val x 46 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIa Trop x 8 Hurricane IIb Trop x 16 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed, 9 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed, 19 damaged D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed on ground Blenheim IV: 4 destroyed on ground Allied Ships xAK Marion Moller, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 30 Shock attacks at Changsha and Pingsiang accomplished nothing - quote: Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 27413 troops, 284 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 984 Defending force 46200 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 479 Japanese adjusted assault: 812 Allied adjusted defense: 1185 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 4) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 2323 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 193 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Allied ground losses: 455 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 25 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Assaulting units: 5th Tank Regiment 3rd Division 39th Division 40th Division 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Defending units: 20th Chinese Corps 74th Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 28th New Chinese Division (just arrived) 27th Group Army Central Reserve 19th Group Army 9th War Area 29th Group Army 23rd Group Army 18th Artillery Regiment 17th Chinese Base Force quote: Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 38443 troops, 361 guns, 222 vehicles, Assault Value = 1006 Defending force 44377 troops, 311 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1060 Japanese adjusted assault: 882 Allied adjusted defense: 1213 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 3540 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 281 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 47 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled Guns lost 32 (1 destroyed, 31 disabled) Vehicles lost 42 (1 destroyed, 41 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1563 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 165 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 28 (1 destroyed, 27 disabled) Assaulting units: 22nd Division 15th Division 9th Tank Regiment 21st Division 10th Tank Regiment 13th Army 4th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 9th Prov Chinese Corps 65th Chinese Corps 37th Chinese Corps 78th Chinese Corps 46th Chinese Corps 99th Chinese Corps 10th Group Army 57th AT Gun Regiment 3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/12/2021 4:23:22 PM)
Feb 26, 1942 Bases assaulted today: Milne Bay Japanese carrier air again attacked Rangoon - quote: Afternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 40 B5N2 Kate x 39 D3A1 Val x 4 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIa Trop x 6 Hurricane IIb Trop x 35 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed, 9 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak D3A1 Val: 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed Allied Ships xAK Autolycus, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Hupeh, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 7 After reinforcing Dutch Harbor, the Allies tried an attack - quote: Ground combat at Dutch Harbor (171,50) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 8329 troops, 118 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 244 Defending force 7288 troops, 36 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 208 Allied adjusted assault: 72 Japanese adjusted defense: 269 Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 926 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 48 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 38 disabled Allied ground losses: 629 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 87 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Marine Raider Battalion 87th Mountain Regiment 37th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 193rd Tank Battalion 2/250th Coastal Artillery Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion Dutch Harbor USN Base Force 203rd Coast AA Regiment Defending units: 2nd Engineer Regiment II./4th Infantry Battalion III./4th Infantry Battalion 2nd Recon Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment 1st Raiding Rgt /1 In China, an isolated Chinese corps was retreated into clear terrain - quote: Ground combat at 87,50 (near Hankow) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 8884 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 257 Defending force 5613 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56 Japanese adjusted assault: 398 Allied adjusted defense: 70 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 195 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 2171 casualties reported Squads: 79 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 85 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 51st Infantry Brigade 14th RGC Temp. Division 1st Mortar Battalion 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion Defending units: 7th Chinese Corps 21st Group Army

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/14/2021 7:36:44 AM)
Feb 27, 1942 Bases captured today: Milne Bay Bases assaulted today: Ketapang Ominato's port reached level 6. BB Mutsu arrived at Hakodate with 14 system damage and will require 21 days for pierside repair. The Rufe research facility at Nagoya reached 30(0) and was converted to A6M5. Buna was reinforced with tanks and aviation support, although some transports sustained heavy damage. Nells flying from Rabaul sank 2 xAKL 3 hexes WEST of Port Moresby.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/15/2021 5:46:14 PM)
Feb 28, 1942 Bases captured today: Ketapang Bases assaulted today: Sibolga and Tandjoen... (the one near Singapore) Japanese cruisers bombarded Rangoon, and had a brief naval battle inbound - quote: Night Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,53, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Chikuma CA Atago DD Shiranui DD Michishio Allied Ships KV Nigella, Shell hits 3, and is sunk Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 96% moonlight quote: Night Naval bombardment of Rangoon at 54,53 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 2 damaged Vildebeest III: 2 destroyed on ground Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 damaged Blenheim IV: 4 damaged Blenheim I: 8 damaged Blenheim I: 1 destroyed on ground Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 damaged Hudson IIIa: 2 damaged Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships CA Atago CA Chikuma Allied ground losses: 248 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled) Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 16 Port hits 4 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 1 Meanwhile, US cruisers bombarded Dutch Harbor - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Dutch Harbor at 171,50 Allied Ships CA Chicago CA Portland CL Concord Japanese ground losses: 168 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled A Japanese BB TF bombarded Moulmein - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Moulmein at 55,55 Japanese Ships BB Hyuga BB Fuso CL Yura DD Asagao DD Satsuki DD Murakumo DD Hatsuyuki DD Isonami DD Ikazuchi DD Nowaki Allied ground losses: 190 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled) Airbase hits 7 Runway hits 14 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 1 Carrier-based Zeroes shot down 2 Banshees flying from Port Moresby against transports at Buna (none got through) and land-based Zeroes shot down a Marauder over Umnak Is. in the Aleutians.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/16/2021 3:24:55 PM)
Mar 1, 1942 Bases captured today: Sibolga and Tandjoengpinang (RES 79(1)); the defenders at both bases surrendered. Three US destroyers intercepted a Japanese supply PB at Unmak Is., forced the PB to retire, but did not sink it. A Japanese sub put 3 torpedoes in an AO at Akutan Is. and it sank. A Japanese sub put a torpedo in CA Astoria at Dutch Harbor; US CAs, CLs, and BBs bombarded the Japanese troops at Dutch Harbor in three separate attacks. A British CA TF is sighted and attacked south of Rangoon; BC Repulse is sighted 1 hex south of Rangoon. Carrier-based Zeroes shot down 4 Warhawks and a Banshee over Buna, without loss. Manila's port reached level 6. Ki-27 Nate production (35(0)) at Maebashi was converted to A6M2 Zero (0(24)). Topsy I production changed to Topsy II. An isolated Chinese corps and HQ near Hwainan was retreated again and is apparently without supply. The 9 Armored Car Company will pursue - quote: Ground combat at 88,50 (near Hwainan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1570 troops, 12 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 69 Defending force 3792 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8 Japanese adjusted assault: 65 Allied adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 612 casualties reported Squads: 57 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 41 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 9th Armored Car Co 1st RGC Division Defending units: 7th Chinese Corps 21st Group Army

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/19/2021 7:36:02 AM)
Mar 2, 1942 US cruisers bombarded the Japanese troops at Dutch Harbor. The Americans have been attacking at Dutch Harbor every few days, with little success (although killing off Japanese troops and supply) - quote: Ground combat at Dutch Harbor (171,50) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 7124 troops, 118 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 193 Defending force 6309 troops, 35 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 141 Allied adjusted assault: 46 Japanese adjusted defense: 145 Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 309 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Allied ground losses: 495 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 64 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) Assaulting units: 1st Marine Raider Battalion 37th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 87th Mountain Regiment 193rd Tank Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion 2/250th Coastal Artillery Battalion Dutch Harbor USN Base Force 203rd Coast AA Regiment Defending units: III./4th Infantry Battalion II./4th Infantry Battalion 2nd Recon Regiment 2nd Engineer Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment 1st Raiding Rgt /1 That's all of significance for today. 4th Division is on transports heading up the peninsula toward Tavoy/Moulmein. I'd like to land them at Moulmein, but that's not possible with British combatants lurking in the area. Our battleships at Mergui are not fully armed (AKEs are enroute) and our carriers at Singapore have another 2 days of repair. Once these ships are ready we'll try to clear out the Brits for a landing. Imperial Guard and 56th Div are at Singapore ready to invade Java, but have insufficient transports.

RangerJoe -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/19/2021 12:29:31 PM)
You can load CAs and DDs in a fast transport then include them in the invasion TF. The same with PBs. Even if they are only loaded with supplies, every bit helps.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/19/2021 3:35:06 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe You can load CAs and DDs in a fast transport then include them in the invasion TF. The same with PBs. Even if they are only loaded with supplies, every bit helps. Yeah, I use the 1000 supply PBs almost exclusively as fast transport. My problem is my naval forces are not concentrated enough for an overwhelming strike. Akagi and 3 CVLs are operating around Rabaul supporting transports into Buna and Lae. Kaga is in repair for ~3 months; the others are at Singapore. BBs are spread out, too, with 2 at Mergui, several at or near Rabaul, and 2 in Japan for longer term fixes. I need to get all this over to support the invasion of Java.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/24/2021 10:41:47 AM)
Mar 3, 1942 Bases captured today: Sintang (inland base south of Kuching on Borneo) I tried to sneak the fragment of 1st Raiding Rgt into Dutch Harbor (rather than airdrop, which would cause a shock attack), but since the Allies have basically all the battleships of Pacific Fleet operating in the Aleutians, that move was blocked - quote: Day Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island at 169,52, Range 16,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Kinsyo Maru #4, Shell hits 17, and is sunk xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk xAK Madras Maru, Shell hits 13, and is sunk xAK Ryuyo Maru, Shell hits 13, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Maryland BB Oklahoma BB Pennsylvania BB Idaho CL Helena DD Sims DD Jarvis DD Lamson DD Shaw DD Porter Japanese ground losses: 1243 casualties reported Squads: 13 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 59 disabled Engineers: 16 destroyed, 9 disabled Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards Brit cruisers bombarded Tavoy - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Tavoy at 54,60 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 5 damaged Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 10 damaged Allied Ships CL Caledon CL Glasgow CL Mauritius CL Dauntless CL Emerald CL Enterprise Japanese ground losses: 212 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Airbase hits 25 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 69 Port hits 19 Port fuel hits 5 Port supply hits 2

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/24/2021 10:46:12 AM)
Mar 4, 1942 Bases assaulted today: Madjene Ha-45 engines advanced research from Aug to Jul '43. Rufe research at Gifu reached 30(0) and was converted to A6M5. American heavy cruisers bombarded Dutch Harbor; British light cruisers bombarded Tavoy; the Prince of Wales was sighted off Moulmein. Carrier-based Zeroes downed 2 Banshees over Buna.

RangerJoe -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/24/2021 12:19:36 PM)
If you own Dutch Harbor, you can airlift troops in and they will not attack.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/24/2021 7:27:18 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe If you own Dutch Harbor, you can airlift troops in and they will not attack. I don't own it.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/26/2021 9:58:39 AM)
Mar 5, 1942 Bases captured today: Madjene Bases assaulted today: Pare Pare US cruisers bombarded Umnak; US battleships bombarded Adak (first time) and Dutch Harbor - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 13 damaged A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed on ground H6K4 Mavis: 5 damaged D3A1 Val: 12 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships AV Kimikawa Maru, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships BB Idaho BB Pennsylvania BB Oklahoma BB Maryland CL Helena Japanese ground losses: 666 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 38 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 10 (3 destroyed, 7 disabled) Airbase hits 14 Airbase supply hits 11 Runway hits 50 Port hits 3 In China, it appeared to me that the Chinese defenses at Ichang had been reduced, but I was wrong - quote: Ground combat at Ichang (83,48) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 31067 troops, 239 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 1001 Defending force 70628 troops, 402 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1898 Japanese adjusted assault: 553 Allied adjusted defense: 1807 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 6602 casualties reported Squads: 20 destroyed, 474 disabled Non Combat: 41 destroyed, 38 disabled Engineers: 24 destroyed, 41 disabled Guns lost 27 (2 destroyed, 25 disabled) Vehicles lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 1307 casualties reported Squads: 9 destroyed, 77 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd Ind Engineer Regiment (destroyed) 34th Division 11th RGC Temp. Division 59th Division 13th RGC Temp. Division 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 11th Army 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 45th Chinese Corps 32nd Chinese Corps 68th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Corps 75th Chinese Corps 67th Chinese Corps 8th Chinese Corps 5th Construction Regiment 26th Group Army 4th Heavy Mortar Regiment I expected a Chinese counterattack to follow on Mar 6, but it didn't happen. Also, at Changsha - quote: Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 64378 troops, 561 guns, 120 vehicles, Assault Value = 1538 Defending force 65983 troops, 344 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 769 Japanese adjusted assault: 1905 Allied adjusted defense: 1519 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 4558 casualties reported Squads: 45 destroyed, 535 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 41 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 44 disabled Allied ground losses: 1210 casualties reported Squads: 26 destroyed, 50 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Assaulting units: 13th Ind.Mixed Brigade 5th Tank Regiment 68th Division 40th Division 3rd Division 39th Division 70th Division 5th NCPC Infantry Brigade Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Defending units: 74th Chinese Corps 20th Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 73rd Chinese Corps 49th Chinese Division 55th Prov Chinese Division 4th Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 28th New Chinese Division 27th Group Army Central Reserve 18th Artillery Regiment 23rd Group Army 29th Group Army 19th Group Army 9th War Area 17th Chinese Base Force Aichi Ha-60 engines advanced research from Sep to Aug '42.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/26/2021 10:12:42 AM)
Mar 6, 1942 Bases captured today: Pare Pare, Nadzab, and Medan (REF 198(2), OIL 208(2)) The Rufe research facility at Maebashi reached 30(0) and was converted to A6M5. Our BB Fuso/Hyuga TF having rearmed from 2 recently arrived AKEs at Mergui, escorted the 4th Division amphib TF to Tavoy to unload. British Albacore aircraft from Rangoon bombed (not torpedoed) both battleships, but the hits didn't appear to do any damage. Prince of Wales and Repulse are still loitering off Moulmein. Carrier divisions 2 and 3 (Shokaku, Zuikaku, Hiryu, and Soryu), under Nagumo, sortie from Singapore and hope to surprise the Brits. The TF is light on Vals, but has a full complement of Zeroes and Kates.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/28/2021 11:37:22 AM)
Mar 7, 1942 A US cruiser TF sank a supply PB at Adak. BB Prince of Wales (and other BBs) were detected moving south from Moulmein, and were attacked by Nells from Bangkok and Victoria Point, with little success and high losses - quote: ASW attack near Tavoy at 53,57 Japanese Ships SS I-164 Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales BC Repulse CA Exeter CL Caledon CL Mauritius DD Express DD Tenedos DD Isis DD Encounter DD Thracian DD Thanet quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 52,59 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 16 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 9 damaged G3M2 Nell: 5 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships BB Royal Sovereign CL Dauntless BC Repulse CA Cornwall quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 52,59 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 18 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships BB Royal Sovereign, Torpedo hits 1 BB Prince of Wales [image]local://upfiles/41215/15742CC1ECA34897990C049BEC118C61.jpg[/image] The Japanese carriers are undetected; the Japanese BB TF at Tavoy is 10/10. If the Brits attack our BBs at Tavoy using fast movement they can probably retire north out of range of the carriers, except any ships that are heavily damaged. If they venture further south the carriers will be in range to attack. All Japanese subs in the area will converge on the Brit TF. With the Royal Sovereign taking a torpedo on the 7th, I suspect that the Brits may retire north. Or that BB could be detached to retire while the other proceed (to where)?

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (5/28/2021 11:53:00 AM)
Mar 8, 1942 Tarakan oil has been fully repaired (to 90). Ha-35 engine inventory has reached 500. Rufe research at Hamamatsu and Osaka has reached 30(0) and has been converted to A6M5. The last Rufe facility at Tsu will build 30 Rufes per month starting April 1. More to come when the turn comes back. Edit to add: The Allies are either getting exceptional intel about Japanese TF movements/locations, or they are exceptionally lucky. An Allied cruiser TF attacked transports at Buna attempting to evacuate 7 Tk Rgt (future part of 1 Tank Div). Then, 2 CVs (based on aircraft numbers involved) moved to within a hex of Gasmata and attacked multiple Japanese TFs at Rabaul, Kavieng, and surrounding waters. Many, many transports were sunk, all empty at the time. A Japanese CV TF had been operating in this area until 2 days ago; could that have been his objective? And even though the US TF is only 5 hexes from Rabaul, the Nells and Betties there, loaded with torpedoes, and given a naval attack mission DID NOT FLY! As small consolation, a sub put a second torpedo in BB Royal Sovereign near Ramree Is. The hoped for ambush in the Andaman Sea shown in post #116 did not happen as the Brits cleared out. The BB is shown as sunk, but IMO that's doubtful. Japanese troops arrived at Merak to unload. The base is Japanese controlled as it flipped some time ago and was never recaptured by the Dutch.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (6/6/2021 10:12:59 AM)
Mar 9, 1942 Bases captured today: Kukong (RES 40(0)) Bases assaulted today: Bandjermasin

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (6/6/2021 10:34:02 AM)
Mar 10, 1942 Bases captured today: Bandjermasin (RES 60(0)), and Buitenzorg (flipped) A Japanese BB TF bombarded Moulmein and wasted the ammunition - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Moulmein at 55,55 Japanese Ships BB Hyuga BB Fuso CA Suzuya CA Ashigara CL Yura DD Asagao DD Murakumo DD Hatsuyuki DD Isonami DD Ikazuchi DD Michishio DD Nowaki DD Shiranui Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Runway hits 2 An artillery bombardment revealed the extent of the British defense - quote: Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 17121 troops, 167 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 585 Defending force 26492 troops, 461 guns, 482 vehicles, Assault Value = 792 Japanese ground losses: 133 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 112th Infantry Regiment 55th Engineer Regiment 33rd Division 55th Cavalry Regiment III./143rd Infantry Battalion 55th Mountain Gun Regiment Defending units: 9/11th Sikh Battalion 7th Armoured Brigade 18th British Division 25th Australian Brigade 63rd Indian Brigade 1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment 108th RAF Base Force 27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 101st RAF Base Force 85th British AT Gun Regiment 1st Bombay Construction Battalion 4th Division is marching north from Tavoy to reinforce. On Sumatra, the Dutch defenders north of Medan were swept aside - quote: Ground combat at 45,75 (near Medan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 13367 troops, 121 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 439 Defending force 738 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Japanese adjusted assault: 202 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 202 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 959 casualties reported Squads: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 72 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 3 Assaulting units: 11th Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment 5th Recon Regiment 5th Field Artillery Regiment 33rd JAAF AF Coy Defending units: Van Aarsen Cdo HQ TC Sumatra Medan Defenses In China, a shock attack at Changsha, after a few days of rest and bombardment, reduced the Chinese forts to 2, but at the cost of heavy casualties - quote: Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 74494 troops, 668 guns, 263 vehicles, Assault Value = 1575 Defending force 73523 troops, 403 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 973 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 2151 Allied adjusted defense: 1845 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 6623 casualties reported Squads: 114 destroyed, 398 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 72 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled Guns lost 40 (3 destroyed, 37 disabled) Vehicles lost 44 (3 destroyed, 41 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1892 casualties reported Squads: 84 destroyed, 76 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 43 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Guns lost 30 (1 destroyed, 29 disabled) Assaulting units: 13th Ind.Mixed Brigade 5th Tank Regiment 6th Division 39th Division 13th Tank Regiment 70th Division 40th Division 68th Division 3rd Division 5th NCPC Infantry Brigade Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Defending units: 74th Chinese Corps 20th Chinese Corps 55th Prov Chinese Division 4th Chinese Corps 49th Chinese Division 3rd New Chinese Corps 73rd Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 28th New Chinese Division Central Reserve 23rd Group Army 27th Group Army 29th Group Army 19th Group Army 18th Artillery Regiment 9th War Area 17th Chinese Base Force On the secondary road to Sian - quote: Ground combat at 86,42 (near Loyang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 29621 troops, 226 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 907 Defending force 18099 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 398 Japanese adjusted assault: 761 Allied adjusted defense: 394 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 364 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 61 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 631 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 91 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Assaulting units: 35th Division 3rd Tank Regiment 41st Division 30th Infantry Regiment 28th Cavalry Regiment Defending units: 13th Chinese Corps 61st Chinese Corps 8th Group Army Our game is on pause for 2 weeks as the Allied commander tours Europe. We plan to resume on or about June 19.

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