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Remington700 -> RE: Allied: January 2nd 1944 (7/13/2021 10:44:00 PM)
Builds UK: 1 Transport India: 1 Large Corps US: No Builds COMINT UK: 1 Signals Unit US: 1 Signals Unit US: Deciphered a part of Japan’s code. Convoys US: 50 OPs to United Kingdom. US: 10 OPs to India US: 50 OPs to Australia [image]local://upfiles/80250/F2CAA754785142359E3356FE1E3861DF.png[/image]

Remington700 -> Japan: January 16th 1944 (7/15/2021 2:49:06 AM)
Japan: January 16th 1944 Burma Japanese forces continue to pull back in the north to the Burma border. However they have reached the point where we need to hold. Air units continue to stand down, building effectiveness and attempting to return to full strength. Two large and one small army have arrived from South China. They are experienced forces and should be able to hold the line. The race is on to see if Indian forces can be kept out of Indochina. South China Snow continues and effectiveness is lowering but is not yet a problem. Levels are ranging from the high 60s to 80s which is fine for this time of year. [image]local://upfiles/80250/A45797107FAB4C2EAACFDB486F2A0D64.png[/image]

Remington700 -> RE: Japan: January 16th 1944 (7/15/2021 2:51:34 AM)
Dutch East Indies The defense is adjusted a bit. The 3rd light Army is reformed outside of Batavia and will hold the ground to the southwest. The reduced strength 10th Army will continue holding the area southeast of Batavia. Unescorted enemy transports are spotted heading towards Makassar. Bettys from Batavia fly a long-distance sortie attacking the transports of the Australian 6th Division. Intercepted by P-38s the Bettys make a haphazard attack run on the ships then return to Surabaya airbase. After refueling, they will make the last leg back to Batavia next turn. [image]local://upfiles/80250/A3B0DCD2C1484490B1BFE60ABD6E6466.png[/image]

Remington700 -> RE: Japan: January 16th 1944 (7/15/2021 2:52:39 AM)
Reports Japan Builds: 2 Coastal Defense. 2 AA. [image]local://upfiles/80250/40FD5A6A56A44B8C82C6AF62F16E9351.png[/image]

Remington700 -> Allied: January 16th 1944 (7/15/2021 2:56:46 AM)
Allied: January 16th 1944 Burma The enemy retreats another fifty miles to the southeast with three Indian corps on their heels. Three additional corps follow along in reserve. The Japanese Imperial Guards are hit again by another raid from the Chinese LR Penetration group, which this time, does not return across the border back into China. This could have long term ramifications as China is now claiming the area up to the Mekong River as their own. And with the existing tension between the UK and China, the advance of the Indian 2nd Corp has now been halted. Lessons in Jungle fighting have been shared with US forces in the area. They are no longer at a disadvantage when attacking enemy positions in the jungle. The British Main Fleet launches a sortie to bomb Tavoy before returning to Calcutta for resupply. The HMS Hermes will take on more fighters to replace recent losses. Their experience is now up to 35% - still very low but better. Burma Road I was wrong about reopening the Burma Road (BR) as it appears it will not start again. This may be due to starting this game with version 1.01 - I tested it in the newest version and the BR opens back up. Or some one-off situation I created. Regardless of the cause, it is unfortunate but not a game changer. South China Snow continues with little action on the front. To the west of Kunming, in clear weather the Chinese 14th Army and the 3rd War Area HQ move south towards the border with Indochina. Convoy Attacks In the South China Sea bombers from Borneo locate enemy shipping sinking two merchant marine SPs. The submarine Finback spots an unescorted MM and immediately sets her afire then leaves the area before being spotted. The damaged ship later becomes a confirmed kill. The Growler and Devilfish are not as successful as they fail to locate a target. In the South China Sea the Skipjack strikes again sinking another merchant ship. This is their seventh confirmed kill, leading all active submarines. Undamaged, the Skipjack continues her mission. The Pike and Bonefish are not as lucky and do not spot a target. [image]local://upfiles/80250/FF74EB691B5B4850829339A9316FE623.png[/image]

Remington700 -> RE: Allied: January 16th 1944 (7/15/2021 2:57:54 AM)
Borneo General Short is moving his command post to Mt Kerihoen in Central Borneo to facilitate radio communication with key airfields across the entire island. Medium and long range bombers, escorted by P-38s, pound the oil fields at Palembang doing 5 OPs in damage. Four SPs of Zeros were shot down in the process. Patrols from the 7th and 32nd Divisions continue in the southern part of the island. In another month the island should be 100% secure. [image]local://upfiles/80250/3EC7765AE1994353A9A522FE7CFA11E7.png[/image]

Remington700 -> RE: Allied: January 16th 1944 (7/15/2021 3:01:22 AM)
New Guinea The damaged submarines Mingo and Tang make port in Sydney. They will be there for a month of refit and resupply. Bombers from northern Australia pound the Japanese 8th independent brigade in Port Moresby as phase two, Operation Tsunami gets underway. Task Force 55 leaves Sydney split into two divisions with a total of eleven carriers and five battleships with four heavy and four light cruisers. They arrive offshore of Port Moresby to support the invasion. The 2nd Marine Division embarks on landing ships and leave Mackay heading across the Coral Sea to their landing zone. The Marines hit the swampy beach to the northwest of the port getting mired down in the mud. Their mission is to push inland and cut off support to Port Moresby. The US 6th Corps lands to the south of the enemy and easily pushes inland. Supported by naval bombardment and P-47 dive-bombers, the unit launches an assault pushing the demoralized 8th brigade out of the city. Losses are light while the enemy loses 2 ground and 3 air SPs. British submarines aggressively blockade Milne Bay, stopping all shipping in or out of the port. The size and status of the enemy is still unknown – for now. West Coast The BB Iowa makes Port at Treasure Island offshore from San Fransisco. After refueling and taking on supplies, this new class of battleship will steam full speed to Australia. [image]local://upfiles/80250/CC0B5545F22D454FBB080BE969D266F6.png[/image]

Remington700 -> RE: Allied: January 16th 1944 (7/15/2021 3:03:18 AM)
Builds UK: 3 Coastal Defense. 3 Oilers. 5 AA. India: No builds. USSR: 1 Heavy Armor. 1 Mech Infantry. Red China: 2 Supply units. US: 1 Escort Fighter Convoys US: 10 OPs to India US: 50 OPs to Australia US: 50 OPs to Canada [image]local://upfiles/80250/86F453604353480C97DA881EFD95C87F.png[/image]

John B. -> RE: Allied: January 16th 1944 (7/15/2021 4:11:55 PM)
I had not thought about strat bombing the oil fields at Palembang but Japan really is at risk of running on empty at some point. Is Port Morseby a VP city (sorry for the obvious questions, I don't have the game but I"ll get it soon). If so, that would leave the allies in an even better position.

Remington700 -> RE: Allied: January 16th 1944 (7/15/2021 11:09:06 PM)
Port Moresby is not a VP city. However Rabaul, Lae and Jayapura are. I do think it is important as a staging point for air and a landing zone for units to push Lae from the south, supporting an attack from the northwest. This threat will encourage Japan to defend in both directions - something they do not have the units to do properly. Which sets the tone for the 2nd half of the game. Japan has a wide area to cover and Allied forces can easily mass enough combat power to capture any one area. I am finding defense hard to play on either side of the table.

John B. -> RE: Allied: January 16th 1944 (7/16/2021 12:23:45 PM)
I guess the interesting question for the allies is do they strike north from Borneo to grab the Philippines/Formosa/home islands or try to clean up the rear. I'd think Japan would want to encourage the Americans to waste time in the south thus protecting the northern vp cities and production centers.

Remington700 -> RE: Allied: January 16th 1944 (7/17/2021 7:13:06 PM)
Good point. While it may be playing into Japan's hand, the Allies will continue to push New Guinea. Jayapura and Lae are VP cities and Rabaul is close by on New Britain. Indochina is starting to open up but I am worried about supply in that area. Not sure what an advance will look like. And I keep thinking about the VP Kwajalein Atoll. The Allies have a lot of options at this point in the game.

Remington700 -> Japan: January 30th 1944 (7/17/2021 7:19:39 PM)
Japan: January 30th 1944 Burma The retreat continues for another 50 miles crossing the border into Thailand. Five heavy armies hold the line from the Andaman Sea to the Mekong River. The far right of the line is very weak and the 22nd Army is moving to cross the Mekong and secure the area around Luang Prabang. I think the key to this theater is Moulmein as it appears to be the supply source for Burma. Without it Allied forces will be fighting at the end of a long supply line. If it falls the door to Bangkok and Malaya will be left wide open in the north. The soft underbelly along the South China Sea is worrisome. The Bangkok division leaves Tavoy to recombine with the main unit. The Japanese 28th Division moves north to cover the small port at Tavoy while the 110th Division arrives to replace them in Chumphon. Air units have been moved and ordered to fly regular patrols over the coast. Dutch East Indies Anti-Aircraft guns have been removed from Harbin, Haiphong and Nagasaki. They will be repositioned next turn in Palembang. If Allied bombers are going to continue to hit the oil tank farm they at least need to pay a price. Ack-Ack guns are a lot cheaper than air SPs in the long run. [image]local://upfiles/80250/EC3CB3779E5C44BFB5DDEE0770DBDB34.png[/image]

Remington700 -> RE: Japan: January 30th 1944 (7/17/2021 7:24:15 PM)
New Guinea US troops landed in force and pushed the 8th Brigade out of Port Moresby. Retreating along the Bismarck ridge line the 8th Brigade will defend the mountain pass to Lae. The 20th Division leaves Wewak moving down the coast road to take up defensive positions along the ridge overlooking Lae. The 3rd SNLF is pulled out of Guadalcanal and moved to Wewak to set up defensive positions. British submarines blockade the mouth to Milne Bay stopping the flow of shipping into the port. However, supplies are easily airdropped by milk runs out of Rabaul. [image]local://upfiles/80250/3FCBD0BBBF0E429887AC17D6CDF2B377.png[/image]

Remington700 -> RE: Japan: January 30th 1944 (7/17/2021 7:28:29 PM)
Reports Japan: No builds. Replacements remain at 170. I want to build a couple large armies as I could use more divisions and I want a few light armies in Manchukuo. Their ZOC will slow a Russian attack, greatly aiding in the defense of Harbin. I have been moving divisions and armies in and out of Manchukuo because I got caught unprepared by the quick turn in initiative. The next issue will be the lower experienced armies from this area are on the front lines while will better units will replace divisions in an area out of the action. Lesson learned - I made a hash of this theater. [image]local://upfiles/80250/7FF18FB677F44B63AE6EDE562A85805C.png[/image]

Remington700 -> Allied: January 30th 1944 (7/17/2021 7:40:27 PM)
Allied: January 30th 1944 Burma The Indian 13th Brigade boards landing ships in Madras and head to the Andaman Islands. They will land north of Port Blair and fight their way into the city. The landing force is spotted and soon Nell bombers fly in from the east to target the vulnerable ships. P-38s flying CAP over the island spot the intruders shooting four SPs out of the air and running off the rest. The 13th Brigade hits the beach and quickly secures Port. Dive-bombers will fly in next turn to help patrol the area. The British Main Fleet steams into the Gulf of Martaban to support the assault across the Salween River, just north of Moulmein. Nell bombers target the ships but get tore up by “Jugs” and carrier-based planes from the Hermes. Five enemy SPs were shot down with a loss three allied air units. The fleet was not hit and manages to launch an airstrike at Moulmein. Three airstrikes attack the dug-in positions of the Japanese 15th Army. A combined river assault with the US 4th Corps and the British 10th Corps hits the position. Preparation fire by British heavy artillery and battleships help dig out the enemy as allied troops move forward. Losses are heavy on both sides with the enemy losing 5 SPs before the attack stalls. After regrouping, a second wave pushes across the river again, this time taking light causalities while inflicting seven 7 SP damage to the enemy and forcing a retreat. The US 3rd Corps exploits the breakthrough hitting the beaten enemy with everything they have. After four assaults the practically destroyed 15th Army retreats in good order to the south. The US 2nd Corps advances into the breach to isolate the Japanese 13th Army at Moulmein. The line is broken. [image]local://upfiles/80250/05BE2DFA2E7D4034B202447538881D52.png[/image]

Remington700 -> RE: Allied: January 30th 1944 (7/17/2021 7:41:48 PM)
South China South of Kunming the 5th and 14th Army groups push south to the Indochina border starting to encircle the Japanese 21st Division at Lao Cai airfield. The 1st Long Range Penetration group marches 150 miles through dense jungle to cut the rail line just south of the town. [image]local://upfiles/80250/6F807F2179B145DCB1789A6E67BB55AD.png[/image]

Remington700 -> RE: Allied: January 30th 1944 (7/17/2021 7:52:41 PM)
Convoy Attacks In the South China Sea A-20 Havocs find a lightly escorted merchant ship and easily blow it apart. B-17s from Kuala Belait are not as successful as they fail to locate a target. The Finback, Growler and Devilfish all come up empty as targets cannot be found. The Growler leaves their patrol area to refuel at the new submarine supply depot in Kuala Belait. While there are no repair facilities, the ability to resupply so close to operational areas will dramatically increase time on patrol. Heavy convoy activity in the East China Sea makes great hunting for the three US subs in the area. Both the Pike and Bonefish have a confirmed sinking of a freighter. The Skipjack spots an oil transport escorted by a destroyer. Too good of a target to pass up, a spread of two torpedoes are launched with both fish finding their target amidships. The transport rocks to the side and then immediately explodes in massive ball of fire. The escorting destroyer spots the Skipjack and heads at them straight on. Too late to dive deep, the crew reload forward torpedo tubes and fire off two fish straight down the throat at the approaching destroyer. A large explosion is heard but the kill cannot be confirmed as the Skipjack went into an immediate crash dive from periscope depth. While records later confirm all three freighters sinking, there is no indication the escort was ever destroyed. This is odd. The battle log shows the escort is sunk however Japan's inventory (see earlier post) show 8 of 8 Escorts in use. Which has been the case for months. I will check next turn to see if anything has changed. I know the game is not supposed to be a simulation; however this does accurately portray the disparity between the claims of kills and what could actually be confirmed. Interesting. [image]local://upfiles/80250/2C0287B5A60045F9BB18495824E60FD9.png[/image]

Remington700 -> RE: Allied: January 30th 1944 (7/17/2021 8:00:31 PM)
New Guinea Invasion! Operation Reckless is launched to capture the VP city of Jayapura (Hollandia). Supported by two task forces of the US 5th Feet, the 5th Corps lands unopposed on the west side of Humboldt Bay and prepares to attack to the west. Simultaneously, Operation Persecution kicks off with landings south of Hollandia to block any help from the Japanese Marine division at Wewak. The US 7th Corps fights their way ashore and once the beachhead is secured, join the 5th Corps’ assault of the city. Long range bombers and carrier-based planes pound the enemy positions doing little damage but reducing effectiveness. Following a massive naval bombardment, both US Corps hit the Japanese 19th light army doing six SPs in damage causing a retreat deep into the jungle. To the south, the US 6th Corps enters an empty Port Moresby left vacant by retreating Japanese infantry. The 2nd Marine Division moves towards the mountain pass leading to Lae to find it blocked by the beat-up Japanese 8th Brigade. Calling in multiple airstrikes, the enemy unit is hammered losing another 2 SPs and additional effectiveness. The marines follow with a frontal assault but gain no ground. Losses were light for both sides. The enemy must be close to breaking. At the far end of the “tail” the enemy at Milne Bay are resupplied by air. For now the British submarines will continue with their blockade as they are pinning the enemy down. West Coast The BB New Jersey stops at Treasure Island to refuel and resupply. Then heads on to Australia. The US 8th Corps and the 5th Marine Division embark transports and join the convoy with the New Jersey. [image]local://upfiles/80250/9DFDDA6E44B54A27A0AB3A906DC1F9F9.png[/image]

Remington700 -> RE: Allied: January 30th 1944 (7/17/2021 8:01:47 PM)
Builds UK: No builds. India: No builds. Canada: 1 Supply unit. US: 10 Supply units. Convoys US: 10 OPs to India US: 50 OPs to UK US: 50 OPs to Canada [image]local://upfiles/80250/03E0BB6DFB274450911DF63C42FC9FD6.png[/image]

Remington700 -> Japan: February 13th 1944 (7/18/2021 5:49:35 PM)
Japan: February 13th 1944 Indochina Moulmein is abandoned. The Japanese Southwest Army Group retreats to the east setting up a line along the Ping River. The beat-up 15th Army moves south toward Chumphon and will continue on to Malaya. A squadron of Bettys fly to Singapore and a fighter group of A6m3s relocate to Kuala Lampur. Nells bombers and land-based Judy dive-bombers fly CAP over the Gulf of Thailand and along the coast of Indochina. The defense is still too weak around Saigon and Cam Ranh. Torpedo Boats will be moved into the area to patrol just off the coast to aid the defense against unescorted enemy transports. South China Snow changes to heavy rain all along the front. Chinese armies are pushing the border of Indochina and force the withdrawal from Lao Cai. This leaves a 100-mile gap in the line from Haiphong to the Mekong River. Kweiyang has been abandoned to straighten the line from the agriculture facilities to Nanning. This will free up units that can be used elsewhere. It is hard to give up the ground that was so costly to capture. In retrospect, I should have halted the offensive much earlier. Taking Kweiyang was not worth the price – it provides no strategic value unless you can take Kunming or Chungking. I think you either go all in or stop early in this theater. I did neither – lesson learned. [image]local://upfiles/80250/746657C8A03C4E08BC2162E2C2296FAC.png[/image]

Remington700 -> RE: Japan: February 13th 1944 (7/18/2021 5:51:47 PM)
New Guinea With the 19th Army pushed out of Jayapura into the hills to the south, they are now in danger of being cutoff and starved out. The 3rd SNLF is digging in at Wewak to slow the advance of the allied invaders. This is the only chance to send the Combined Fleet into battle for New Guinea, however the decision is made to leave the fleet in port. Even without the US air cover, it is not worth the risk. The CVs are needed to defend the Philippines and to keep the enemy carriers in one group. The goal will be to delay the enemy for as long as possible with the knowledge this area cannot be held. [image]local://upfiles/80250/0BB472897CEF4703ACE6DE6425973DE3.png[/image]

Remington700 -> RE: Japan: February 13th 1944 (7/18/2021 5:52:40 PM)
Reports Japan: 1 Infantry Army. Convoys Japan: 86 PPs to Thailand. [image]local://upfiles/80250/A1B7A73E56F74E68BE3AC81E57FC2EED.png[/image]

Remington700 -> Allied: February 13th 1944 (7/18/2021 5:54:43 PM)
Allied: February 13th 1944 Burma With Japan’s pullback Allied forces capture Moulmein and carefully move forward. Supply is a major concern as we must remain in supply to avoid a damaging counterattack. The British Main Fleet heads down the Malayan peninsula to launch an air attack on Chumphon. G3M Nells jump the fleet but are driven off by P-47 Thunderbolts from Rangoon. Three Nell SPs were shot down with a loss of a single SP. The airstrike on Chumphon was good practice for the CV strike force raising carrier plane experience to 40%. I am unsure what will happen with the capture of Moulmein. I have read in the forums about odd supply issues in Indochina. My hope is Rangoon will become a supply source opening the railroad to level 9 supply. Which should open the Burma Road for operation. We shall see what happens. [image]local://upfiles/80250/C4771A1C000E4D76A5C83EB966BB6F4C.png[/image]

Remington700 -> RE: Allied: February 13th 1944 (7/18/2021 5:57:24 PM)
South China Heavy rain continues across China. Troops from the 3rd War Area continue their push into Indochina. The goal is to drive a wedge between the large enemy force to the south and their armies in China. Cutting off Haiphon from the rest of Indochina is a good start. (Again, I need to be careful as I am unclear on what will happen to supply if this plan is successful.) Convoy Attacks In the South China Sea P-47s out of Rangoon sink a cargo ship. The Finback, Wahoo and Devilfish are not so fortunate. No targets were spotted. In the East China Sea the Pike and Skipjack are also unsuccessful. However the bonefish spots a freighter easily sinking her before escorting destroyers can respond. Borneo Not much happening in Borneo. Heavy rain over land along the Java Sea stops the bombing of DEI resources so air operations will be limited to convoy attacks during the turn change. Patrols from the 32nd and 7th infantry divisions continue to clear the area along the coast in South Borneo. The island should be fully controlled in a couple of weeks. [image]local://upfiles/80250/E1104B3116ED4222AA604D27177F566E.png[/image]

Remington700 -> RE: Allied: February 13th 1944 (7/18/2021 6:04:24 PM)
New Guinea B-24 liberators pound positions of the Japanese 3rd SNLF at Wewak. Carrier based airstrikes follow further reducing the effectiveness of the enemy. The US 7th Corps hits the position hard doing 4 SPs in damage with little loss. The enemy holds so a second assault is launched with better results. After losing two more SPs the chewed-up 3rd SNLF retreats to the hills in the south. The US 5th Corps exploits the position and secures Wewak. This will greatly improve supply and allow air units to move into the area. Lae can now be hit with multiple land-based airstrikes. The 5th Marine Division arrives in Rock Hampton on the northeast coast of Australia. Farther north the US 8th Corps disembarks in Mackay. These units will possibly be used for Operation Cartwheel, the capture of Rabaul. Or help with the conquest of Lae. The submarine blockade of Milne Bay is lifted to deal with a problem in Pago Pago - INJ torpedo boats have shut down shipping to the island. The enemy at Milne Bay is not a threat due to supply issues along the Owen Stanley range. However this does provide them an opportunity to evacuate the position which was something I was trying to delay. [image]local://upfiles/80250/74C92E8EFF524DA181B86E03961CC9C6.png[/image]

Remington700 -> RE: Allied: February 13th 1944 (7/18/2021 6:05:38 PM)
Builds UK: No builds. India: 1 Large Corps. USSR: 1 HQ – 2nd Far East Front USA: 2 Marine Divisions. 2 Oilers. 2 Supply units. 1 Intel unit. Convoys USA: 10 OPs to India USA: 80 OPs to UK UK: 20 PPs to USA [image]local://upfiles/80250/BE9874908806440A98EE385DFCCDD3C6.png[/image]

Remington700 -> Japan: February 27th 1944 (7/20/2021 10:33:38 PM)
Japan: February 27th 1944 Burma MTBs arrive in the Gulf of Thailand and offshore of Saigon. They will be used to detour unescorted landing craft from taking a cheap shot along the Thailand and Indochina coast. Fighters remain grounded for now as they save oil and rebuild effectiveness. Supply is a concern as there are eight armies and three divisions defending in the area. The initiative has been lost so now it comes down to “build a defense and see what happens”. Not something I am happy about. [image]local://upfiles/80250/DCA45E9B00154E369FEA36C4EAE56213.png[/image]

Remington700 -> RE: Japan: February 27th 1944 (7/20/2021 10:34:58 PM)
South China The reduction in force continues as the 6th and 20th armies make their way to the coast. Haiphong, on the China border needs to be better defended. Currently there is not much enemy pressure but that can change fast. More units need to be moved into this area. [image]local://upfiles/80250/746CCD0804264E269C4E72B93611B524.png[/image]

Remington700 -> RE: Japan: February 27th 1944 (7/20/2021 10:43:53 PM)
Malayan Peninsula The 13th Army is digging in at Singapore. And the 30th Army is securing Kuala Lumpur as this is key to Allied supply in Malaya – I think. General Adachi sets up his Malayan Army Area HQ south of the Pahang River. He has taken command of the Malayan Peninsula and the Dutch East Indies. The defense is getting stronger, but a few coastal defenses are needed in the area. [image]local://upfiles/80250/5A1B6171163C4DEC816EB820DCB032FA.png[/image]

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