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Nomad -> RE: RE:Jan 20, 1942 (9/18/2021 2:42:47 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy That hurt the IJA, but he brought plenty of arty, including two heavy arty Bns and 2 medium regiments. I only see one stand-alone mountain gun unit on your side. Even with 25 pounders in some of your units you will be outgunned and he can pound you while his devices recover. Is your fort level near reaching level 5? He didn't bombard for the next 2 days. He lost some and over 100 were disabled. It will be a while before he can bombard effectively. Forts are 58% to level 5 and building about 4 per day. Need maybe 11 days to get to level 5 and that should not be a problem, I doubt he will be able to do a Deliberate Attack before then.

RangerJoe -> RE: RE:Jan 23, 1942 (9/18/2021 2:57:45 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Nomad Jan 23, 1942 He took Djambi today. Initial mouse over shows no damage to the oil. But you can change that, correct? [:D]

Nomad -> RE: RE:Jan 23, 1942 (9/18/2021 3:54:28 AM)
I wish I could, no fighters near.

RangerJoe -> RE: RE:Jan 23, 1942 (9/18/2021 4:30:18 AM)
Bombers, even on night attack. The Japanese are much more likely to protect Palembang than Djambi.

Nomad -> RE: RE:Jan 24, 1942 (9/18/2021 5:44:42 PM)
Jan 24, 1942 Another boring day with little happening.

Nomad -> RE: RE:Jan 25, 1942 (9/18/2021 9:49:12 PM)
Jan 25, 1942 A quiet day. He did do a bombard attack at Singapore. round combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 86617 troops, 1124 guns, 305 vehicles, Assault Value = 2748 Defending force 54470 troops, 689 guns, 542 vehicles, Assault Value = 1097 Japanese ground losses: 316 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 146 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ================================================================ He has been bombarding at Changsa for a few turns. I think any Art unit not at Singapore is here. Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 44971 troops, 752 guns, 464 vehicles, Assault Value = 1425 Defending force 101204 troops, 494 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2805 Japanese ground losses: 108 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 197 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 3rd Division 13th Tank Regiment 6th Division 40th Division 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 24th Ind. Engineer Regiment 1st Field Artillery Regiment 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 10th Mortar Battalion 7th Ind. Engineer Regiment 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 4th RF Gun Battalion 9th Ind. Engineer Regiment 22nd Ind. Engineer Regiment 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 10th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 73rd Chinese Corps 87th Chinese Corps 99th Chinese Corps 78th Chinese Corps 20th Chinese Corps 37th Chinese Corps 58th Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 74th Chinese Corps 72nd Chinese Corps 5th Construction Regiment 30th Group Army 19th Group Army 9th War Area 27th Group Army 29th Group Army 17th Chinese Base Force

Nomad -> RE: RE:Jan 26, 1942 (9/19/2021 4:32:22 PM)
Jan 26, 1942 I was a bit surprised to see him do a Deliberate Attack at Singapore today. Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 89592 troops, 1107 guns, 597 vehicles, Assault Value = 2819 Defending force 54778 troops, 690 guns, 547 vehicles, Assault Value = 1098 Japanese adjusted assault: 1514 Allied adjusted defense: 2765 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 4) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 7606 casualties reported Squads: 30 destroyed, 545 disabled Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 73 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 89 disabled Guns lost 39 (6 destroyed, 33 disabled) Vehicles lost 75 (44 destroyed, 31 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1544 casualties reported Squads: 66 destroyed, 124 disabled Non Combat: 61 destroyed, 66 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 51 disabled Guns lost 45 (10 destroyed, 35 disabled) Vehicles lost 64 (30 destroyed, 34 disabled) Units destroyed 2 The units I had destroyed were the 1st Malay Bn and the 1st Manchester Bn. Small units take heavy losses. He did not reduce forts on this attack. My AV at Singapore is 946, so I should have a while before he takes it.

Nomad -> RE: RE:Jan 27, 1942 (9/19/2021 9:01:53 PM)
Jan 27, 1942 A bombardment attack at Singapore: Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 4953 troops, 418 guns, 163 vehicles, Assault Value = 2329 Defending force 52963 troops, 688 guns, 530 vehicles, Assault Value = 977 Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled) Allied ground losses: 91 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) He will be able to reduce my forces, but it will take some time. ================================================================== A bombardment attack at Changsha: Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 45016 troops, 752 guns, 466 vehicles, Assault Value = 1419 Defending force 101004 troops, 491 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2773 Japanese ground losses: 34 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 295 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Again, he can wear down my forces, but it will take time. ============================================================== A Deliberate attack at Clark Field shows he will take it a a few more days. Then only Bataan will remain. Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 34301 troops, 396 guns, 463 vehicles, Assault Value = 1119 Defending force 15590 troops, 261 guns, 212 vehicles, Assault Value = 263 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 609 Allied adjusted defense: 364 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1103 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 201 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled Vehicles lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled) Allied ground losses: 847 casualties reported Squads: 36 destroyed, 71 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled) Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled) ========================================= He took Yenan today, I only had a small unit occupying it. As far as China is concerned, if he continues to make headway, I will consider evacuating as many units as I can to Burma/India. I think I could be about 90% of the Chineses forces out. I have done it in previous games and the base points are not enough for Japan to win the game. Losing a lot of devices along with the base points can be a problem.

Nomad -> RE: RE:Jan 28, 1942 (9/19/2021 11:05:44 PM)
Jan 28, 1942 A Deliberate attack on Wenchow Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 46271 troops, 383 guns, 241 vehicles, Assault Value = 1659 Defending force 29981 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 831 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 1039 Allied adjusted defense: 1288 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2780 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 235 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 49 disabled Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled) Allied ground losses: 453 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 56 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Assaulting units: 11th Tank Regiment 28th Engineer Regiment 23rd Division 25th Division 32nd Division 22nd/C Division 6th Army Defending units: 28th Chinese Corps 100th Chinese Corps 88th Chinese Corps 16th Construction Regiment 10th Group Army 3rd War Area 25th Group Army 14th Chinese Base Force They are doing what they are supposed to do, tie up a good amount of troops before they die. ============================================================= Another bombardment attack at Changsha: Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 46271 troops, 383 guns, 241 vehicles, Assault Value = 1659 Defending force 29981 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 831 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 1039 Allied adjusted defense: 1288 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2780 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 235 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 49 disabled Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled) Allied ground losses: 453 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 56 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Assaulting units: 11th Tank Regiment 28th Engineer Regiment 23rd Division 25th Division 32nd Division 22nd/C Division 6th Army Defending units: 28th Chinese Corps 100th Chinese Corps 88th Chinese Corps 16th Construction Regiment 10th Group Army 3rd War Area 25th Group Army 14th Chinese Base Force ================================== No attacks either air or ground at Singapore.

Nomad -> snow day (9/20/2021 12:03:13 AM)
The other big news is that it is snowing. [8D]

RangerJoe -> RE: snow day (9/20/2021 12:56:37 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Nomad The other big news is that it is snowing. [8D] [:D]

Nomad -> RE:no more snow (9/20/2021 3:05:39 AM)
It quit snowing and I am sure I posted this update earlier, but it is not here. Jan 29, 1942 DA at Wenchow: Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 44372 troops, 383 guns, 241 vehicles, Assault Value = 1436 Defending force 29223 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 746 Japanese adjusted assault: 565 Allied adjusted defense: 928 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 862 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 75 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 22 destroyed, 29 disabled Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled) Allied ground losses: 664 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 51 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled They are still doing what they are supposed to do, delay him =============================================== DA at Clark Field: Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 33536 troops, 396 guns, 463 vehicles, Assault Value = 1030 Defending force 14888 troops, 257 guns, 211 vehicles, Assault Value = 208 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 587 Allied adjusted defense: 376 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 416 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 52 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 24 (3 destroyed, 21 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1418 casualties reported Squads: 96 destroyed, 66 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 84 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 18 disabled Guns lost 52 (31 destroyed, 21 disabled) Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) ================================================ Bombardment at Changshq: Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 46189 troops, 866 guns, 468 vehicles, Assault Value = 1425 Defending force 100832 troops, 490 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2752 Japanese ground losses: 65 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 258 casualties reported Squads: 9 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) ================================================ Something I have found strange is he has not taken Rabaul or anything in the Solomons, or South of them. I do have some small surface forces in the area, but nothing to big. The only time he ventured into the Solomons was to Shortlands and I sank his invasion TF, but that was weeks ago.

Nomad -> RE: Jan 30, 1942 (9/20/2021 6:00:12 PM)
Jan 30, 1942 I sunk a PB, whoopeee!!!!!!! Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 65,72 Japanese Ships PB Shinko Maru #3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage PB Fuji Maru #4 PB Yokae Maru Allied Ships SS Seadragon ============================================== DA at Singapore: Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 83718 troops, 1076 guns, 471 vehicles, Assault Value = 2665 Defending force 53792 troops, 693 guns, 538 vehicles, Assault Value = 1020 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3 Japanese adjusted assault: 1297 Allied adjusted defense: 2413 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 9202 casualties reported Squads: 214 destroyed, 416 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 93 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 56 disabled Guns lost 45 (18 destroyed, 27 disabled) Vehicles lost 23 (2 destroyed, 21 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1657 casualties reported Squads: 24 destroyed, 130 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 84 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled Guns lost 30 (5 destroyed, 25 disabled) Vehicles lost 27 (6 destroyed, 21 disabled) He did lower the forts this turn But his till lost a lot, as always he will take Singapore I am trying to make it expensive for him. ====================================================== Japanese victory at Clark Field Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 33502 troops, 396 guns, 462 vehicles, Assault Value = 1082 Defending force 13444 troops, 226 guns, 209 vehicles, Assault Value = 137 Japanese adjusted assault: 673 Allied adjusted defense: 199 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Clark Field !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1036 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 75 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Allied ground losses: 4405 casualties reported Squads: 140 destroyed, 38 disabled Non Combat: 212 destroyed, 30 disabled Engineers: 74 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 135 (115 destroyed, 20 disabled) Vehicles lost 188 (188 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 15 Units destroyed 2 =========================================================== More bombardment at Changsha Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 46254 troops, 866 guns, 468 vehicles, Assault Value = 1427 Defending force 101145 troops, 489 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2755 Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 274 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 24 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled ======================================================

Nomad -> RE: Jan 31, 1942 (9/20/2021 7:26:16 PM)
Jan 31, 1942 Nothing exciting to report.

Nomad -> RE: Feb 1, 1942 (9/20/2021 11:50:52 PM)
Feb 1, 1942 Another turn with nothing exciting to report But it did snow again this afternoon.

Nomad -> RE: Feb 1, 1942 (9/21/2021 2:34:44 AM)
A short discussion about one of my Variants, 50 oil in Melbourne. A size 50 oil factory produces 500 oil per day and Australia starts with a size 10. There are 55 refineries in Australia and they produce 55 supply and 495 fuel per day. I am posting a screen shot of the resource history of Australia for the first 56 days of the game. As you can see from the screen shot, my fuel is holding steady now at about 300,000 total. There was a small surge at about the 30 day mark due to fuel being shipped from the DEI. Some of that has been used for shipping around Australia. At this time I have 170 HI in operation using 340 fuel per day. My supply is growing at a slow rate, not shown is the 40,000 or so of supply I have shipped to Port Moresby. I am not sure it was worth the 5 Variant points, but it is useful. I have not shipped any supply or fuel to Australia outside of that which is loaded on Transport TFs taking units to Australia. There is enough for a defensive posture at this time, not really enough for offensive operations. [image]local://upfiles/4176/BFC88196D62943A3B76E112E08EC6B7D.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: Feb 1, 1942 (9/21/2021 3:00:45 AM)
I think that should be production of 495 fuel per day from 55 refineries ...

Nomad -> RE: Feb 1, 1942 (9/21/2021 3:10:03 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy I think that should be production of 495 fuel per day from 55 refineries ... Right, mistyped, corrected.

RangerJoe -> RE: Feb 1, 1942 (9/21/2021 1:19:15 PM)
That is a good choice for Japan, however.

Nomad -> RE: Feb 2, 1942 (9/21/2021 1:36:50 PM)
Feb 2, 1942 No attacks on Singapore, air or ground Bombardments continue at Changsha He crossed the river into Changteh, he probably didn't like the result Ground combat at Changteh (81,50) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 12981 troops, 104 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 464 Defending force 41021 troops, 194 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1250 Japanese adjusted assault: 146 Allied adjusted defense: 1663 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 11 (fort level 4) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 2162 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) Allied ground losses: 220 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ================================================== One thing I forgot to comment on is that I was able to upgrade the 9th Indian Divisions infantry squads from Ind Inf Section to Ind Inf Section 42. This raised their Anti-Armor from 5 to 15 and since much of Japans armor at this time has an armor rating less that 15 that might prove useful. And the Anti-soft went up from 14 to 19, that will provide better defensive firepower in an attack. I will be trying to upgrade the 11th, but they have more squads so it will be bit longer.

BBfanboy -> RE: Feb 2, 1942 (9/21/2021 2:42:24 PM)
You know about breaking the Division into thirds and upgrading combat squads one chunk at a time? Much faster than accumulating enough squads in the pools to upgrade the whole division at the same time because the old squads go into the pools (which takes a day or two) and are instantly upgraded to the new squad type. Once the three sections are upgraded the Division can be recombined. But you do have to set other devices to stockpile so you don't get an upgrade of something like an anti-tank gun when there aren't enough to go around the whole division (that would prevent the recombination of the division).

Nomad -> RE: Feb 2, 1942 (9/21/2021 3:02:37 PM)
Yes, that is what I did with the 9th. I am waiting for the 45th Ind Inf Bde to fully get its squads ready, it still has 2 disabled. Even splitting the 11th, I do not have enough right now, I only have 86 squads available.

Nomad -> RE: Feb 3, 1942 (9/21/2021 7:14:41 PM)
Feb 3, 1942 Nothing to talk about.

RangerJoe -> RE: Feb 3, 1942 (9/21/2021 7:17:33 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Nomad Feb 3, 1942 Nothing to talk about. There is always something to talk about. Even post a picture of your snow to invite a discussion and drive your opponent crazy thinking that you are preparing a large operation against him.[;)]

T Rav -> RE: Feb 3, 1942 (9/22/2021 12:35:11 AM)
Nomad, Just discovered this one today. Great pace and the AAR is well done. Thanks, T Rav

Nomad -> Some mussings (9/22/2021 3:56:30 AM)
Thinking about what my opponent might have chosen for his options. I have done the options for two other game and have looked at the possibilities a lot. I do not know what my opponent did, but I do have some ideas about what he might have done. I will be picking what I think is the most damaging to me and the major items. I am sure he picked some that will help him, but not be a major influence. 1. A7M2 Sam R&D factory(s) I would think that choosing 1 or 2 of these makes sense since they come fully repaired so they are creating R&D points from turn 1. For this discussion I am going to asume he chose 2. Without any engine bonus he will get the aircraft by about 3/1/1944. It uses the Mitusbishi Ha-43 engine, which is used by some other useful aircraft, J7W1 Shinden, N1K5-J George, Ki-74-1 Patsy, and the Ki-83. This engine is available 45/9 but can be advanced fairly easily( if I understand correctly an engine factory will repair 1 per day always ). So it is possible that he can get the engine bonus and advance the aircraft even quicker, also he might have chosen to have a size 30 factory from day one. Worst case scenario is that he will have this aircraft in production by about 4/43. 2. Ki-84a Frank R&D factory(s) I would think that choosing 1 or 2 of these makes sense. Without any engine bonus he will get this aircraft about 1/1/44. It uses the Nakajima Ha-45 engine which is also used by a number of aircraft he will probably also build. The Ha-45 engine is available 43/9. He will certainly get an engine bonus for this aircraft. I predict he will have them about 3/1/43. Once he has these in production he can change his R&D to the Ki-84r Frank it uses the same engine so moving it up a lot will not be a problem. 3. New Naval construction I would not build any new major ships, his shipbuilding is already a bit stressed and adding more will only add more stress. He might build 8-12 new DDs without too much problem. 4. Changing ship classes. I think this is where Japan can get the most bang for the buck. Changing some of the existing ships to new classes does not cost any shipbuilding points. 4a. Change the Soryu to a different CV Class I am not sure which would be best, Akagi is the largest but is a gas hog, Kaga is slow, Shokaku might be good-they are thrifty. 4b. Change CVLs and some or all of the CS-CVL conversions to be class Ryujo. This makes a mini KB with a possibilty of 192 aircraft. 4c. Change a lot of the inferior DDs to better classes, I have not looked too closely at which would be best. 4d. Change the training Cls to better classes. 5. Some misc items 5a. Increase PPs 5b. Add a 50 oil 5c. Add some supply and/or fuel at outpost bases. 5d. add a size 30 ship repair yard, possibly splitting it into 2 size 15 - we discussed this. As a rough guess that is about 50-65 Variant points so there is certainly more, I am just not sure what he might have chosen, there are a number of possibilities. He might have added 1 or 2 size 75 airgroup(s). He might have increased the SPS of a base or 2. He might have added some extra ground troops. He could have accelerated a number of aircraft or land devices.

Nomad -> Feb 4, 1942 (9/22/2021 3:59:54 PM)
Feb 4, 1942 Another DA at Singapore: Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 88901 troops, 1126 guns, 474 vehicles, Assault Value = 2724 Defending force 54484 troops, 714 guns, 550 vehicles, Assault Value = 953 Japanese adjusted assault: 2020 Allied adjusted defense: 2129 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 5051 casualties reported Squads: 51 destroyed, 406 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 94 disabled Engineers: 15 destroyed, 91 disabled Guns lost 44 (5 destroyed, 39 disabled) Vehicles lost 123 (38 destroyed, 85 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2965 casualties reported Squads: 30 destroyed, 278 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 60 disabled Engineers: 11 destroyed, 62 disabled Guns lost 41 (4 destroyed, 37 disabled) Vehicles lost 43 (2 destroyed, 41 disabled) The 11th Ind Inf div was hit hard with disablements, 136 of them were taken by this Div. ======================================================= More bombardments at Changsha. I am losing squads and guns every turn but he still has a long way to go before he can take the Base.

Nomad -> RE: Feb 5, 1942 (9/22/2021 4:03:29 PM)
Feb 5, 1942 Not a lot to report for today He was clearing mines at Georgetown and one of his DMSs hit a mine. He is taking empty bases in Burma, the added small dot bases are slowing him down More bombardments at Changsha. No attack at Singapore.

Nomad -> RE: Feb 6, 1942 (9/22/2021 7:55:07 PM)
Feb 6, 1942 A DA at Pingyao( a dot base East of Sian ) Ground combat at Pingyao (87,41) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 69464 troops, 617 guns, 175 vehicles, Assault Value = 2149 Defending force 58078 troops, 312 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1633 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 1397 Allied adjusted defense: 2137 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3648 casualties reported Squads: 17 destroyed, 388 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled Guns lost 20 (1 destroyed, 19 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 1228 casualties reported Squads: 22 destroyed, 136 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled) ======================================================== More bombardment at Changsha Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 46288 troops, 866 guns, 475 vehicles, Assault Value = 1414 Defending force 115089 troops, 560 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3037 Japanese ground losses: 118 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 106 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ============================================ No attacks at Singapore

Nomad -> RE: Feb 7, 1942 (9/23/2021 12:31:02 AM)
Feb 7, 1942 Nothing exciting to tell.

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