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Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (10/28/2021 8:31:01 AM)

Jun 19, 1942

Aussie cruisers sank a supply PB at Milne Bay, then bombarded the base.

A loaded xAP was sunk by Japanese sub west of Baker Is.

Tojo IIc research advanced a month, from Mar to Feb '44.

Having arrived at Liuchow, the Japanese bombarded to determine the Chinese defensive strength. I expect the forts to be at least level 3 -

quote:

Ground combat at Liuchow (74,55)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26642 troops, 316 guns, 194 vehicles, Assault Value = 1095

Defending force 38240 troops, 205 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 661

Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
194 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
60th/A Division
60th/B Division
15th/A Division
8th/C Division
5th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
22nd/C Division
22nd/A Division
8th/B Division
22nd/B Division
8th/A Division
15th/B Division
15th/C Division
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
23rd Army
4th Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
74th Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
6th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Base Force
29th Group Army
4th War Area
9th Group Army
16th Group Army
13th Chinese Base Force






Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (10/28/2021 7:27:01 PM)

Jun 20, 1942

A Japanese sub sank an xAK south of Tulagi.

A Japanese sub was sunk at Noumea.

A deliberate attack at Liuchow reduced forts to 2 -

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Ground combat at Liuchow (74,55)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 47740 troops, 491 guns, 376 vehicles, Assault Value = 1607

Defending force 38498 troops, 205 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 662

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 914

Allied adjusted defense: 438

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1038 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 238 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Vehicles lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1448 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 191 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 97 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled

Assaulting units:
6th Division
60th/B Division
60th/A Division
13th Tank Regiment
15th Division
5th Tank Regiment
22nd Division
8th Division
60th/C Division
23rd Army
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
31st Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
6th Chinese Corps
16th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
9th Group Army
4th War Area
29th Group Army
13th Chinese Base Force






Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (10/30/2021 9:24:45 AM)

Jun 21, 1942

BB Yamato reinforced the BB Ise TF (RADM Tanaka) which moved to cover Ambon.

An Aussie cruiser TF bombarded Milne Bay.

Japanese reinforcements arrived at Liuchow and joined the attack; engineers reduced the Chinese forts -

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Ground combat at Liuchow (74,55)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 62175 troops, 615 guns, 380 vehicles, Assault Value = 1784

Defending force 48347 troops, 238 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 743

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 508

Allied adjusted defense: 367

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2047 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 153 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Vehicles lost 36 (2 destroyed, 34 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1531 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 168 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 102 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 25 disabled
Guns lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
8th Division
6th Division
68th Ind.Infantry Battalion
5th RGC Route Brigade
22nd Division
15th Division
8th Armored Car Co
5th Tank Regiment
60th Division
102nd Infantry Regiment
104th/C Division
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
23rd Army
4th Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
6th Chinese Corps
29th Group Army
4th War Area
9th Group Army
16th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
13th Chinese Base Force






Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (10/31/2021 12:49:28 PM)

Jun 22, 1942

Bases captured today: Liuchow (RES 110(0), LI 40(0)) -

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Ground combat at Liuchow (74,55)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 71729 troops, 695 guns, 419 vehicles, Assault Value = 1659

Defending force 43478 troops, 206 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 581

Japanese adjusted assault: 1417

Allied adjusted defense: 244

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Liuchow !!!


Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
1475 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 157 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Vehicles lost 53 (1 destroyed, 52 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
18968 casualties reported WOW!
Squads: 300 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 966 destroyed, 148 disabled
Engineers: 134 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 84 (65 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Units retreated 12
Units destroyed 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
8th Armored Car Co
13th Tank Regiment
22nd Division
6th Division
5th RGC Route Brigade
68th Ind.Infantry Battalion
60th Division
8th Division
5th Tank Regiment
15th Division
102nd Infantry Regiment
104th/C Division
23rd Army
4th Mortar Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
26th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
6th Chinese Corps
29th Group Army
62nd Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Base Force
9th Group Army
4th War Area
16th Group Army surrendered
13th Chinese Base Force


One army HQ surrendered; not sure which unit was destroyed in combat.

Nearby to the north -

quote:

Ground combat at 76,52 (near Kweilin)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13521 troops, 109 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 438

Defending force 5839 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 141

Japanese adjusted assault: 413

Allied adjusted defense: 70

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1882 casualties reported
Squads: 80 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 8 (5 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
23rd Tank Regiment
40th Division
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
21st Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps






Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (10/31/2021 12:56:24 PM)

Jun 23, 1942

An Aussie cruiser TF again bombarded Milne Bay, but did no damage -

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133

Allied Ships
CA Canberra
CA Australia
CL Hobart
CL Perth

CA Canberra firing at 1st Division
Seagull V acting as spotter for CA Australia
CA Australia firing at 1st Division
CL Hobart firing at 1st Division
CL Perth firing at 1st Division

That's the complete combat report.

ADM Nagumo's carrier TF (CVs Hiryu, Soryu, Junyo, CVLs Shoho, Zuiho) departed Singapore showing Koepang as it's destination, but actually headed north toward Rangoon/Moulmein. Junyo and Shoho are still flying A6M2 Zero fighters; the other 3 have upgraded to A6M5. There are a lot of ships in port at Rangoon, and a probable battleship at Moulmein (probably damaged).






Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (10/31/2021 1:06:17 PM)

Jun 24, 1942

US cruisers bombarded Milne Bay. B-17s bombed Ambon at night.

Japanese subs had some success in and near Rangoon -

quote:

Submarine attack near Rangoon at 54,54

Japanese Ships
SS I-153

Allied Ships
xAK Vito, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

xAK Vito is sighted by SS I-153
SS I-153 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Vito


quote:

Submarine attack at Rangoon at 54,53

Japanese Ships
SS I-31

Allied Ships
xAK Bengalen, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

xAK Bengalen is sighted by SS I-31
SS I-31 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Bengalen


quote:

Submarine attack at Rangoon at 54,53

Japanese Ships
SS I-31

Allied Ships
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

xAK Clan Macilwraith is sighted by SS I-31
SS I-31 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Clan Macilwraith


Toyohara's port finally reached level 4, meaning the backlog of resources there can be loaded MUCH faster.






Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/1/2021 8:28:26 AM)

Jun 25, 1942

Another good day for sub I-31 at Rangoon -

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Submarine attack near Rangoon at 54,53

Japanese Ships
SS I-31

Allied Ships
xAK Jalakrishna, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

xAK Jalakrishna is sighted by SS I-31
SS I-31 attacking xAK Jalakrishna on the surface


quote:

Submarine attack near Rangoon at 54,53

Japanese Ships
SS I-31

Allied Ships
xAK Benrinnes, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

xAK Benrinnes is sighted by SS I-31
SS I-31 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Benrinnes


CV Zuikaku finished her June upgrade. CV Shokaku will finish tomorrow.





Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/3/2021 10:32:58 AM)

Jun 26, 1942

We ran CL Naka and TF from Ambon to Lautem hoping to sink some PTs there. NOT -

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Hayashio
DD Arashio
DD Wakatake
DD Kuri
DD Yomogi

Allied Ships
PT-31
PT-32
PT-34
PT Q-111
PT Q-112
PT Q-113

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight

Too much moonlight.

An Allied xAP was sunk at Tabitueuea by sub torpedo. He's creeping toward Tarawa.

I had expected the Nagumo CV TF to move up toward Rangoon, but it hardly moved, so I guess some destroyer in the TF needed fuel. Tomorrow.





Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/3/2021 10:45:39 AM)

Jun 27, 1942

Nagumo's TF arrived up near Rangoon and sank several transports, but at the cost of 17 Vals and 17 Kates because several attacks went in without escort -

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 51,53

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N1 Kate x 8
B5N2 Kate x 3
D3A1 Val x 9

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 1
Martlet II x 2
Hurricane IIb Trop x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed
, 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAK Turing Mary
xAK Taiping
xAK Gogra
xAK Ellenga, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Clan Macquarrie


quote:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,53

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 18
D3A1 Val x 16

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 2
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed


No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAK Shirala
xAK Gamaria, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Khandalla, Torpedo hits 1
xAP Khedive Ismail, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Peshawur
xAK Steaua Romania, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Rohna


quote:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,54

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 7

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
DD Isis


quote:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 50,51

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 24

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVL Hermes, Bomb hits 4, on fire
xAK Derrymore
xAK Nova Scotia, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Napier
xAK Kutsang, Bomb hits 2, on fire


[image]local://upfiles/41215/8B7544D69DA0421B8A66D2A67ED33125.jpg[/image]

quote:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 51,53

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 11

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAK Turing Mary
xAK Clan Macquarrie, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk


quote:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
A6M5 Zero x 35
B5N1 Kate x 15
B5N2 Kate x 18
D3A1 Val x 12

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 2
Martlet II x 5
Hurricane IIb Trop x 14
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 4 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
, 2 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed


Allied Ships
xAK Sophocles
DE Starling, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Birchbank, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Devonshire, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Khandalla, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Ima
xAP Dilwara, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Kina II, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled)


In China, Japanese forces crossed the river west of Liuchow -

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Ground combat at 73,55 (near Nanning)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 38120 troops, 406 guns, 190 vehicles, Assault Value = 856

Defending force 12564 troops, 62 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 185

Japanese adjusted assault: 592

Allied adjusted defense: 179

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
1328 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 63 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Allied ground losses:
3966 casualties reported
Squads: 144 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 147 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 24 (5 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!


Assaulting units:
22nd/A Division
22nd/B Division
15th/B Division
15th/A Division
104th Division
15th/C Division
22nd/C Division
23rd Army
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
31st Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps


These Chinese units, now in Nanning with others that already withdrew west, are essentially out of the battle, because the minor road running north from Nanning will not allow them to rejoin the main battle line for the defense of Tuyun and other bases on the main road. As long as they are not destroyed.





Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/3/2021 11:04:58 AM)

Preview of Jun 28, 1942

Search has shown many Allied tankers have escaped Rangoon without being engaged. The Kirishima/Mutsu TF has been covering Nagumo's carrier TF. BB Mutsu will be detached and sent south, allowing the Kirishima TF one more hex in its pursuit of these tankers, and perhaps, CVL Hermes. Nagumo will move west to the north end of Andaman Is. to cover Kirishima, which will retire (hopefully) toward Port Blair.

[image]local://upfiles/41215/34EA6DD1F684415D808487D5874E88B0.jpg[/image]





Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/5/2021 10:01:00 AM)

Jun 28, 1942

Well, that was much ado about nothing! Our BB TF ran NW at high speed, encountered a British destroyer, which sank one of ours, then headed to Port Blair. Not sure if it ventured further to the NW, but if it did, it did NOT encounter any other ships -

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 52,54, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
CA Haguro
CL Kitakami
DD Natsugumo
DD Kasumi
DD Ariake, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Shirayuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Nagatsuki

Allied Ships
DD Isis, Shell hits 1

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 100% moonlight: 1,000 yards

Hirata, Noboru crosses the 'T'


In the DEI, preparation for an invasion at Dili begins -

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
CL Tenryu
DD Oyashio
DD Arashio

Allied Ships
PT-31
PT-32
PT-34
PT Q-111
PT Q-112
PT Q-113, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight


In addition, an invasion TF (SNLF, Tk Rgt, artillery) followed the BB Yamashiro/Nagato TF to Dili. Meanwhile, at the other end of Timor, US cruisers bombarded Roti.





Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/5/2021 10:14:46 AM)

Jun 29, 1942

Bases assaulted today: Dili

The amphib TF at Dili completed one unload phase when 6 US battleships showed up to contest the landing -

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Dili at 71,115, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 2
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 23, heavy fires, heavy damage (later sank)
CA Myoko
CA Mikuma
DD Yayoi
DD Uzuki
DD Satsuki
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 1
DD Mochizuki
DD Kuretake
DD Sanae, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
BB Colorado, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB West Virginia
BB Arizona, Shell hits 5
BB California, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (reported sunk)
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 3
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 2
DD Meredith, Shell hits 1
DD Anderson
DD Mustin
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Dunlap
DD Fanning
DD Mahan, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Perkins, Shell hits 1
DD Downes, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Brooks

Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 100% moonlight: 12,000 yards

Jordan B. crosses the 'T'


After our combat TF retired, the US force sank our amphib TF to the last ship.

BB Yamashiro sank on the return to Kendari, but Nagato and most of the other ships are undamaged and still full of ammunition. They will join a 3 BB TF (Yamato, Kongo, and Ise, commanded by ADM Tanaka) headed into Dili, leading another amphib TF carrying 48 Div. The amphib force will NOT reach Dili today. A carrier TF (CV Akagi, CVL Ryujo) will join CVs Shokaku and Zuikaku arriving from Singapore -

[image]local://upfiles/41215/57273F9AEC664537BC71E49F0D43D2CF.jpg[/image]

This is a huge gamble on my part. I'm assuming the US battleships are low on ammo, and possibly fuel, but I don't know whether the Allies have AKEs or fuel at Koepang. They have a potent fighter force there, so a CV strike on his naval force could result in heavy loss of Zeroes, Vals, and Kates.

Edit to add: Email intel informs me that half of the US battleships did not fire in the engagement that sank Yamashiro.





Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/6/2021 8:42:19 AM)

Jun 30, 1942

The small CA Furutaka TF ran down to Lautem and sank another PT boat. A Dutch sub sank an xAP in the 48 Div amphib TF inbound to Dili. Helens bombed Chungking at night wasting more aviation fuel.

The now 4 BB TF (Yamato, Kongo, Nagato, and Ise) arrived at Dili and awaits the amphib TF 2 hexes behind -

quote:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Dili at 71,115

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
A6M5 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 3
A-24 Banshee x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
A-24 Banshee: 4 destroyed
, 1 damaged
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Kongo


Carrier-based Vals and Kates attacked the US battleships at Koepang, again, UNESCORTED -

quote:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 23
D3A1 Val x 9

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 11
P-400 Airacobra x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed, 5 damaged
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
BB Mississippi, Bomb hits 1
BB Arizona, Torpedo hits 1

CM Prins van Oranje
BB Tennessee, Torpedo hits 1
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 1



The bomb hits were likely insignificant; hopefully, the torpedo hits did better.

Later, Vals attacked the Dutch cruisers that arrived at Lautem AFTER the CA Furutaka TF left -

quote:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 72,115

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 42

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 14 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Sumatra, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CLAA Van Heemskerck, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CL Java, Bomb hits 1
CL De Ruyter, Bomb hits 2



followed by another unescorted strike on the US battleships and other craft at Koepang -

quote:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 88 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N1 Kate x 11
B5N2 Kate x 62
D3A1 Val x 24

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 10
P-400 Airacobra x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 17 destroyed
, 5 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed
, 5 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
BB Arizona
BB West Virginia
BB Mississippi, Bomb hits 6
xAK American
xAK Indianan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Tennessee
xAK Canadian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Arkansan, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Oregonian, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Unicoi, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage



The butcher's bill for today was 37 Kates and 9 Vals destroyed.

The plan for July 1 -
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Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/6/2021 9:00:41 AM)

Jul 1, 1942 (part 1)

CVs Hiryu and Soryu will arrive at Singapore today from operations near Rangoon. In addition to minor repairs and aircraft replenishment, they will begin the first 15-day upgrade AND air complement resizing (both Hiryu and Soryu have 63 plane capacity - the new configuration will be 32 Zeroes, 12 Kates (36 torpedoes), and 19 Vals). CV Junyo and the 2 CVLs will refuel and head to the DEI.

Production of 10 Ki-56 Thalia transport planes monthly is being stopped; the facility is being reconfigured to produce Ki-43-Ic Oscar fighters, which have been in short supply. In addition, production of 10 B5N1 Kates at Harbin is stopped; the facility will now produce B5N2 Kates. Production of H8K1 Emilys begins at 10 per month.




RangerJoe -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/6/2021 12:11:38 PM)

Why are the carrier strikes unescorted? If they were escorted, they might be more effective. Any chance to sink at sea those American BBs now should not be wasted.




Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/6/2021 8:34:04 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Why are the carrier strikes unescorted? If they were escorted, they might be more effective. Any chance to sink at sea those American BBs now should not be wasted.


I wish I knew. Shokaku and Zuikaku have full squadrons, recently upgraded to A6M5, but still only 18 fighters per. I can change that in July (it's now July 1, so the resize will be happening soon). Akagi is a little short on fighters. Junyo has already been resized and has 32 fighters. CAP on all 5 carriers was set at 30% and LRCAP over my battleships was set at 30%, leaving 40% for escort. For the July 1 turn, I reduced some to 20%, hoping to get some escort, but I haven't got the turn back yet. The only other possibility is the fighter leaders suck - I haven't checked that - they should be the same as what started the game, unless the starting leaders got killed and replaced by AI.





RangerJoe -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/6/2021 8:48:39 PM)

Try to have non-flying leaders for your air units.




Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/7/2021 11:21:32 AM)

Jul 1, 1942 (part 2)

Bases captured today: Maumere (vacant)

Hiryu and Soryu were slightly delayed, so will arrive at Singapore on Jul 2.

48 Div landed at Dili without interference from either the US battleships (which have departed Koepang for Darwin?) or the Dutch cruisers (which have left Lautem). It appears the Allied surface forces didn't want to tanangle with Yamato, which has been danangled at Dili with DL 10/10. {See Lowpe's AAR} 48 Div will continue (finish?) unloading at Dili on Jul 2, and engineers and aviation support should begin arriving from Ambon, their transports fighting their way through a bunch of US and Dutch subs.

CV Kaga joined the carrier TF and helped with morning and afternoon air strikes on shipping at Koepang -

quote:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 84 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
B5N2 Kate x 37
D3A1 Val x 39

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 11
P-400 Airacobra x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed
, 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed
, 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAK Montanan
DE Parrott
xAP President Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Wilhelmina, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Indianan, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
AMc Rindjani, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

AK Castor, Bomb hits 2, on fire
TK Angelina, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AMc Smeroe, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

CM Prins van Oranje, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AM Deloraine

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)


quote:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 51 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N1 Kate x 6
B5N2 Kate x 3
D3A1 Val x 45

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 6
P-400 Airacobra x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAP Chaumont
CM Prins van Oranje, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DE Parrott
xAP President Taylor, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Aldegonda, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Deloraine
AK Castor


quote:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 67,115

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 17

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
DD Anderson, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk


The loss in Japanese aircraft was very high, for a total of 6 ships sunk worth a whopping 19 victory points. [:(]

In China, we crossed the river into Sian -

quote:

Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 42175 troops, 357 guns, 275 vehicles, Assault Value = 1301

Defending force 68286 troops, 364 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1628

Japanese adjusted assault: 697

Allied adjusted defense: 2920

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 3)

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
6030 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 412 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 84 disabled
Engineers: 30 destroyed, 41 disabled
Vehicles lost 107 (51 destroyed, 56 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2744 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 405 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 48 disabled
Guns lost 75 (8 destroyed, 67 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment
28th Division
9th Ind Engineer Regiment
37th Division
35th Division
6th Tank Regiment
10th Tank Regiment
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
48th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
89th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
7th New Chinese Corps
36th Group Army
20th Artillery Regiment
7th Group Army
6th Group Army
6th Chinese Base Force
4th Chinese Base Force
37th Group Army
39th Group Army
56th AT Gun Regiment
24th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force


And the river into Nanning -

quote:

Ground combat at Nanning (72,55)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 52878 troops, 514 guns, 375 vehicles, Assault Value = 1525

Defending force 13065 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 269

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 948

Allied adjusted defense: 447

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
1190 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 102 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1023 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 66 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Assaulting units:
15th Division
104th Division
13th Tank Regiment
60th Division
66th Infantry Regiment
22nd Division
8th Armored Car Co
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
23rd Army
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
35th Group Army



I didn't expect a shock attack here as Nanning was already occupied by a sizeable force (all the divisions shown in the report, plus tanks and artillery). Three smaller units crossed the river from the SW, but only 1 shock attacked and 2 did nothing. The force already at Nanning conducted a deliberate attack.







BBfanboy -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/7/2021 1:52:18 PM)

quote:

Uncivil Engineer: ...Allied surface forces didn't want to tanangle with Yamato, which has been danangled at Dili with DL 10/10. {See Lowpe's AAR}...
[:D] It's a new virus! [X(]

About the river crossings and shock attacks - the units must cross through a hexside you already control if a SA is to be avoided. The two units that did nothing in the attack may have used up their ops points during the movement phase or they had no AV to contribute to the battle.




Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/7/2021 2:49:27 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

quote:

Uncivil Engineer: ...Allied surface forces didn't want to tanangle with Yamato, which has been danangled at Dili with DL 10/10. {See Lowpe's AAR}...
[:D] It's a new virus! [X(]

About the river crossings and shock attacks - the units must cross through a hexside you already control if a SA is to be avoided. The two units that did nothing in the attack may have used up their ops points during the movement phase or they had no AV to contribute to the battle.


I didn't know they had to go in through a controlled hexside to avoid SA - learning something new everyday!

As to your virus theory - I thought it was funny when Lowpe had that typo, so I had one of my own!





BBfanboy -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/7/2021 5:10:39 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Uncivil Engineer


quote:

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

quote:

Uncivil Engineer: ...Allied surface forces didn't want to tanangle with Yamato, which has been danangled at Dili with DL 10/10. {See Lowpe's AAR}...
[:D] It's a new virus! [X(]

About the river crossings and shock attacks - the units must cross through a hexside you already control if a SA is to be avoided. The two units that did nothing in the attack may have used up their ops points during the movement phase or they had no AV to contribute to the battle.


I didn't know they had to go in through a controlled hexside to avoid SA - learning something new everyday!

As to your virus theory - I thought it was funny when Lowpe had that typo, so I had one of my own!



Yes - I was implying that Lowpe's typo was contagious!

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Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/8/2021 9:54:19 AM)

Jul 2, 1942

Bases captured today: Dili and Nanning (RES 5(35), LI 3(17))

In the DEI, the CA TF covering the carriers stopped following and attempted to attack the Allied ships at Lautem, which turned out to be the 4 remaining PT boats, which managed to evade combat. BB Kongo detached from ADM Tanaka's TF and formed a bombardment TF at Dili and hit the base (gently), after getting 4 hits on a Dutch sub -

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Dili at 71,115

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
CA Atago
DD Arare
DD Nowaki
DD Maikaze
DD Kagero

Allied ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 2
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1


On the ground at Dili, after reinforcements arrived, it was no contest -

quote:

Ground combat at Dili (71,115)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8172 troops, 142 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 304

Defending force 1751 troops, 31 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Japanese adjusted assault: 99

Allied adjusted defense: 23

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Dili !!!


Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 8 destroyed

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
165 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1415 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 25 (21 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1


Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
8th Tank Regiment
48th/B Division
2nd Tank Rgt /1
48th/C Division
48th/A Div /1
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Base Force
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4th JNAF AF Unit /1

Defending units:
Sparrow Force /1
VLG-I Sup Groep
SW Pacific Theater /3

The battle at Nanning was not much of a fight as most of the Chinese units had already retired north -

quote:

Ground combat at Nanning (72,55)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 60533 troops, 584 guns, 375 vehicles, Assault Value = 1433

Defending force 12285 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 190

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 (reduced twice, forts were 2 after previous combat)

Japanese adjusted assault: 1846

Allied adjusted defense: 145

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Nanning !!!


Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
767 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 72 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4788 casualties reported
Squads: 161 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 191 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 25 (14 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!


Assaulting units:
15th Division
8th Armored Car Co
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Tank Regiment
22nd/A Division
66th Infantry Regiment
60th Division
22nd/B Division
104th Division
22nd/C Division
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
23rd Army
4th Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
35th Group Army

In Burma, Tojos swept a reinforced CAP at Moulmein, losing 5 planes to 7 Allied shot down. Then Oscars escorted Sallies in to bomb the airfield, which was totally ineffective. A ground attack followed, again reducing the forts -

quote:

Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 57489 troops, 661 guns, 269 vehicles, Assault Value = 1671

Defending force 40194 troops, 837 guns, 836 vehicles, Assault Value = 1024

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 852

Allied adjusted defense: 3003

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 2)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3788 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 220 disabled
Non Combat: 50 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 36 disabled
Guns lost 17 (5 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
1074 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Guns lost 61 (1 destroyed, 60 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (1 destroyed, 30 disabled)

Assaulting units:
41st Guard Battalion destroyed
56th Division
Imperial Guards Division
1st Tank Regiment
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
4th Division
33rd Division
55th Engineer Regiment
III./143rd Infantry Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
25th Army
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
35th Field AA Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
18th Australian Brigade
7th Armoured Brigade
18th British Division
26th Indian Brigade
16th Australian Brigade
63rd Indian Brigade
2/1st Lt AA Regiment
77th Heavy AA Regiment
IV Indian Corps
6th Medium Regiment
2/2nd Hy AA Regiment
1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment
27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
108th RAF Base Force
101st RAF Base Force
1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
Pathan Construction Battalion
85th British AT Gun Regiment
108th RN Base Force

I had a 2 battleship TF near Tavoy ready to bombard Moulmein prior to this attack, but subs detected a British battleship TF also heading in that direction, so the bombardment was cancelled.

The carriers, retiring toward Soerabaja for replenishment, made 2 raids on Koepang -

quote:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32
A6M5 Zero x 24
B5N1 Kate x 5
B5N2 Kate x 27
D3A1 Val x 41

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 10
P-39D Airacobra x 12
P-400 Airacobra x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 13 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 5 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak

D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed


Allied Ships
xAK Cape Alava, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Meredith
xAP Chaumont, Bomb hits 1
xAK Montanan
CM Gouden Leeuw, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
AK Alcyon, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Algorab, Bomb hits 3
xAK American, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
PC Tiger


Finally fly with an escort and the escort gets chewed up!

quote:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
A6M5 Zero x 15
B5N1 Kate x 5
B5N2 Kate x 38

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 8
P-400 Airacobra x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 4 destroyed

B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Alcyon, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
DD Mahan
xAK American, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AK Algorab, Bomb hits 1
xAK Montanan, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Meredith
PC Tiger
CM Gouden Leeuw, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Chaumont, Bomb hits 1

OUCH! The quality of the carrier fighter pilots needs to be checked; it's probably not good.

Having arrived at Singapore, Hiryu and Soryu auto convert their air complement to 23 fighters, 23 dive bombers, and 15 torpedo bombers. Then these were manually converted to 32 fighters, 19 dive bombers, and 12 torpedo bombers. Since they carry 36 torpedoes, they will be able to launch at least 3 strikes with torpedoes. Hiryu and Soryu also began their 15-day upgrade. Junyo converted to 19, 19, 13 (auto), then was manually converted to 27 fighters, 20 dive bombers, and 6 torpedo bombers (carries only 18 torpedoes). In a previous post I said that Junyo had 32 fighters - that was incorrect; it's Ryujo that has 32 fighters.








Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/9/2021 8:24:29 AM)

Jul 3, 1942

A cruiser TF was formed to clear out some Allied shipping lingering around Koepang (since the US battleships have left) -

quote:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 68,116, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Mikuma
DD Natsushio
DD Hayashio
DD Yayoi
DD Uzuki
DD Satsuki
DD Mochizuki

Allied Ships
DE Parrott, Shell hits 10, and is sunk


Night Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 68,116, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 2
DD Natsushio
DD Hayashio
DD Yayoi
DD Uzuki
DD Satsuki
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth, Shell hits 21, and is sunk


Night Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 68,116, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Mikuma
DD Natsushio
DD Hayashio
DD Yayoi
DD Uzuki
DD Satsuki
DD Mochizuki

Allied Ships
AM Deloraine, Shell hits 5, and is sunk


A Dutch sub tried to interfere with the landings at Dili and took 6 hits from our battleship TF. Banshees tried to interfere flying from Koepang, and 6 were shot down by an Oscar CAP at Dili.

In China, just south of Tuyun -

quote:

Ground combat at 74,52 (near Tuyun)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32510 troops, 306 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault Value = 878

Defending force 4459 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

Japanese adjusted assault: 827

Allied adjusted defense: 58

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
826 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1094 casualties reported
Squads: 62 destroyed, 54 disabled
Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!


Assaulting units:
6th Division
102nd Infantry Regiment
8th Division
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
38th New Chinese Division

Reconnaissance is now showing 17 units at Tuyun, so this offensive north from Liuchow may be coming to an end.

The Sian offensive was reinforced -

quote:

Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 48947 troops, 458 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 1320

Defending force 62659 troops, 352 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1231

Japanese adjusted assault: 178

Allied adjusted defense: 1083

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 6 (fort level 3)

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
3915 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 313 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled
Guns lost 39 (1 destroyed, 38 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
667 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled

Assaulting units:
9th Ind Engineer Regiment
37th/B Division
37th/A Division
16th RGC Temp. Division
6th Tank Regiment
28th Division
35th Division
41st Division
10th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
37th/C Division
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
98th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
7th New Chinese Corps
39th Group Army
24th Group Army
56th AT Gun Regiment
6th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
20th Artillery Regiment
37th Group Army
6th Chinese Base Force
7th Group Army
36th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force


And the Chinese counterattacked to help us out -

quote:

Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32322 troops, 253 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1180

Defending force 51301 troops, 469 guns, 298 vehicles, Assault Value = 1028

Allied adjusted assault: 903

Japanese adjusted defense: 963

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1016 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 88 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 10 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1846 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 153 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 26 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
15th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
7th New Chinese Corps
56th AT Gun Regiment
7th Group Army
24th Group Army
37th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
20th Artillery Regiment
39th Group Army
6th Group Army
36th Group Army
6th Chinese Base Force
10th Chinese Base Force

Defending units:
16th RGC Temp. Division
9th Ind Engineer Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
41st Division
10th Tank Regiment
28th Division
6th Tank Regiment
37th/A Division
35th Division
37th/B Division
37th/C Division
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

The Chinese also attacked just south of Sian -

quote:

Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27285 troops, 69 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 877

Defending force 21308 troops, 158 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 645

Allied adjusted assault: 377

Japanese adjusted defense: 2023

Allied assault odds: 1 to 5

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
505 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled

Allied ground losses:
897 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 79 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
41st Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
5th War Area
3rd Group Army

Defending units:
110th Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
22nd Ind Engineer Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment


The four big carriers operating in the DEI arrived at Soerabaja and converted their air complements -

Akagi and Kaga - to 30 fighters, 30 dive bombers, and 20 torpedo bombers
Shokaku and Zuikaku - to 27 fighters, 21 dive bombers, and 18 torpedo bombers

During the Jul 4 turn these were manually changed again to -

Akagi - 40 fighters, 25 dive bombers, and 15 torpedo bombers
Kaga - 42 fighters, 23 dive bombers, and 15 torpedo bombers
Shokaku and Zuikaku - 36 fighters, 21 dive bombers, and 15 torpedo bombers

On all four of these carriers, the torpedo bomber complement is one third of the torpedo load on the carrier.

At Soerabaja Ryujo began its 15-day upgrade.






Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/9/2021 9:04:24 AM)

Resource/oil/fuel flow in June

Resource

Hokkaido had ~1,050,000 resource produced; 1,091,000 was moved to Honshu.

Formosa had 66,000 excess resource produced; 50,000 was moved to the Home Islands.

China/Korea/Manchukuo had 717,000 excess resource produced; 705,000 was moved to the Home Islands.

Sakhalin had 294,000 resource produced; 322,000 was moved to Honshu.

A small amount of resource was moved from other areas to the Home Islands; a total of 2,654,000 resource was moved to the Home Islands vs. a need of ~2,415,000 per month.

Oil

The oil inventory has dropped from 3,200,000 on Dec 7 to 2,300,000 now.

Sumatra produced ~135,000 oil excess to its refinery needs; 134,000 was moved out.

Miri/Brunei produced 20,000 oil excess to its refinery needs; 31,000 was moved out.

China/Manchukuo need 18,000 oil per month; 25,000 was moved there from the DEI.

The Home Islands need 235,000 oil per month; only 100,000 was moved there.

No oil was moved from Indochina, Balikpapan, Tarakan, or Java. The small amounts of oil produced at Shikuka, on Hokkaido, and on Formosa were moved to the Home Islands.

Fuel

The fuel inventory has dropped from 4,400,000 on Dec 7 to 3,600,000 now.

Fuel was transported to Hokkaido from Honshu to meet Heavy Industry production needs. Net fuel moved into the Home Islands was only 25,000 vs. a production need for 127,000 per month. Time to park the carriers and battleships.

The refinery at Tarakan was the only one able to ship out more fuel than it produced - 18,000 vs. 15,000

Balikpapan 108,000 produced; 99,000 shipped
Medan 53,000 produced; 19,000 shipped
Miri 41,000 produced; 33,000 shipped
Palembang 202,000 produced; 120,000 shipped
Java 52,000 produced; 37,000 shipped

China received 61,000 fuel vs. a need for 20,000.





Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/10/2021 1:04:14 PM)

Jul 4, 1942

A small CA TF was formed at Dili; it moved east to Lautem, engaged the 4 PTs there (neither side hit anything), bombarded the base (hitting little) and retired to Kendari

The battleship TF (Yamato, Kongo, Nagato, and Ise) moved west from Dili and bombarded Koepang -

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Koepang at 68,116

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 20 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed on ground
P-400 Airacobra: 39 damaged
P-400 Airacobra: 8 destroyed on ground
P-40E Warhawk: 23 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed on ground
P-40E Warhawk: 39 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 8 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Yamato
BB Nagato
BB Kongo
CA Atago
CA Tone
DD Kuretake
DD Teruzuki (hit a mine on the way in)

Allied Ships
BB California, Shell hits 5, heavy damage (The previous report of it sinking is obviously incorrect)

Allied ground losses:
962 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 36 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 19 (9 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Airbase hits 29
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 61
Port hits 4


E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Ise

Meanwhile, US battleships Idaho and Maryland bombarded Amchitka Is.

Two attacks reduced forts -

quote:

Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 56142 troops, 656 guns, 275 vehicles, Assault Value = 1523

Defending force 39484 troops, 837 guns, 837 vehicles, Assault Value = 944

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 1439

Allied adjusted defense: 3319

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3846 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 117 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 23 destroyed, 48 disabled
Guns lost 35 (2 destroyed, 33 disabled)
Vehicles lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
779 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 52 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Vehicles lost 46 (5 destroyed, 41 disabled)

Assaulting units:
56th Division
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
4th Division
33rd Division
Imperial Guards Division
1st Tank Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
III./143rd Infantry Battalion
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
25th Army
35th Field AA Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
21th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
7th Armoured Brigade
16th Australian Brigade
18th Australian Brigade
18th British Division
26th Indian Brigade
63rd Indian Brigade
Pathan Construction Battalion
6th Medium Regiment
2/2nd Hy AA Regiment
108th RAF Base Force
101st RAF Base Force
77th Heavy AA Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
IV Indian Corps
1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment
27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/1st Lt AA Regiment
108th RN Base Force


quote:

Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 48216 troops, 469 guns, 237 vehicles, Assault Value = 961

Defending force 60730 troops, 352 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1026

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 217

Allied adjusted defense: 1084

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 2)

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
1241 casualties reported
Squads: 60 destroyed, 174 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 57 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 23 (6 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 44 (8 destroyed, 36 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1616 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 80 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 21 disabled
Guns lost 45 (1 destroyed, 44 disabled)

Assaulting units:
37th Division
16th RGC Temp. Division
28th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
9th Ind Engineer Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
41st Division
35th Division
10th Tank Regiment
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
48th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
7th New Chinese Corps
24th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
56th AT Gun Regiment
20th Artillery Regiment
6th Chinese Base Force
36th Group Army
37th Group Army
6th Group Army
39th Group Army
7th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force

The Chinese have units moving to surround and reinforce Sian. Since the likelihood of capturing the base soon is remote, the force has been ordered to retire to the east.

A6M5c Zero research advanced from Oct to Sep '44.






Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/11/2021 1:22:21 PM)

Jul 5, 1942

The Allies landed troops on Adak, which has very little supply and not much defense, since only fragments of units remain. During the landing unescorted Vindicators attacked Amchitka, losing half their number -

quote:

Morning Air attack on Amchitka Island , at 158,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16

Allied aircraft
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 7 destroyed

Helens based at Kendari bombed the port at Koepang, knowing that a US BB was there, possibly in pierside repair -

quote:

Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
BB California, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage

The 2 fragments of tank regiments at Buna (4 Tk and 7 Tk) were successfully evacuated. 7 Tank Rgt is a component of 2 Tank Div, which recently arrived in Manchukuo and has had all new components bought out.






Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/12/2021 11:31:24 AM)

Jul 6, 1942

The US BB Mississippi and TF bombarded Dili to good effect -

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Dili at 71,115

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB Mississippi
CA Louisville
CA Chester
CA Houston
CA Northampton

Japanese ground losses:
728 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 85 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 34 (15 destroyed, 19 disabled) a heavy artillery battalion was destroyed
Vehicles lost 17 (9 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 17
Port hits 13
Port supply hits 1


Nells and Helens bombed Koepang, getting a few more hits on BB California -

quote:

Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
G3M2 Nell x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
BB California, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage

Port hits 2

...

Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 96 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
BB California, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

The US BBs Pennsylvania and Oklahoma bombarded Amchitka, while Allied reinforcements landed at Adak. He hasn't bothered to use his artillery at Adak (assuming he has some) to find out what's there!





Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/13/2021 2:21:18 PM)

Jul 7, 1942

BB Oklahoma was sighted at Adak, but the submarine torpedoes missed!

An Aussie cruiser TF bombarded Milne Bay and did zero damage -

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133

Allied Ships
CA Canberra
CA Australia
CL Hobart
CL Perth

CA Canberra firing at 1st Division
CA Australia firing at 1st Division
CL Hobart firing at 1st Division
CL Perth firing at 1st Division

That's the entire combat report!

Nells from Ambon got 3 more bomb hits on BB California in port at Koepang; the Helens at Kendari missed.

An attack at Moulmein again reduced the forts to 1; he has too many engineers there to make progress, without attacking when supply is low -

quote:

Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 52706 troops, 649 guns, 275 vehicles, Assault Value = 1301

Defending force 44598 troops, 956 guns, 903 vehicles, Assault Value = 1028

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 959

Allied adjusted defense: 2291

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3000 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 230 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 35 disabled
Vehicles lost 34 (9 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
869 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 84 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 67 (1 destroyed, 66 disabled)

Assaulting units:
15th Ind Engineer Regiment destroyed
33rd Division
1st Tank Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
4th Division
56th Division
55th Engineer Regiment
35th Field AA Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
25th Army
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
21th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
26th Indian Brigade
16th Australian Brigade
22nd (East African) Brigade
7th Armoured Brigade
18th British Division
18th Australian Brigade
63rd Indian Brigade
2/1st Lt AA Regiment
2/13th Fld RAA Regiment
108th RAF Base Force
77th Heavy AA Regiment
Pathan Construction Battalion
2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment
IV Indian Corps
2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
101st RAF Base Force
2/2nd Hy AA Regiment
27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
108th RN Base Force






RangerJoe -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/13/2021 2:33:50 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Uncivil Engineer

Jul 7, 1942

BB Oklahoma was sighted at Adak, but the submarine torpedoes missed!

An Aussie cruiser TF bombarded Milne Bay and did zero damage -

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133

Allied Ships
CA Canberra
CA Australia
CL Hobart
CL Perth

CA Canberra firing at 1st Division
CA Australia firing at 1st Division
CL Hobart firing at 1st Division
CL Perth firing at 1st Division

That's the entire combat report!

Nells from Ambon got 3 more bomb hits on BB California in port at Koepang; the Helens at Kendari missed.

An attack at Moulmein again reduced the forts to 1; he has too many engineers there to make progress, without attacking when supply is low -

quote:

Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 52706 troops, 649 guns, 275 vehicles, Assault Value = 1301

Defending force 44598 troops, 956 guns, 903 vehicles, Assault Value = 1028

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 959

Allied adjusted defense: 2291

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3000 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 230 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 35 disabled
Vehicles lost 34 (9 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
869 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 84 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 67 (1 destroyed, 66 disabled)

Assaulting units:
15th Ind Engineer Regiment destroyed
33rd Division
1st Tank Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
4th Division
56th Division
55th Engineer Regiment
35th Field AA Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
25th Army
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
21th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
26th Indian Brigade
16th Australian Brigade
22nd (East African) Brigade
7th Armoured Brigade
18th British Division
18th Australian Brigade
63rd Indian Brigade
2/1st Lt AA Regiment
2/13th Fld RAA Regiment
108th RAF Base Force
77th Heavy AA Regiment
Pathan Construction Battalion
2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment
IV Indian Corps
2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
101st RAF Base Force
2/2nd Hy AA Regiment
27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
108th RN Base Force


Invade Pegu . . . [X(]




Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (11/13/2021 4:35:45 PM)

I'll have what Ranger Joe is smoking!




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