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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/13/2010 4:09:41 PM

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Sequential? Surely given their inner lines that just hands things to the Japanese... Surely you meant simultaneous/concommittant?

I mean of course you could go sequential and pull a Bagration in which each operation draws the enemy reserves towards it and farther from the crucial front but that's the sort of thing you need to engage in when you don't have the materiel superiority the Allies will have. In 6 months time the Allies ought to be able to mount several simultaneous operations at least some of which will be successful as the Japanese can't oppose them all in strength.

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/13/2010 10:58:11 PM

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Well at the moment we DON'T have material superiority. At best we have parity, and Bagration was a cunning bastard (term of endearment from an Aussie) and that is the model we are following for the moment.

We forced them to commit in the north (and a close gamble that was), now we have gone for the DEI... TB now allows a CENTPAC option, and another option is opening up.

Until mid 43 I think it is safer to go sequential... but they can be only a week apart!

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/13/2010 11:15:18 PM

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Nemo - By sequential, that's what I mean. Very close in time but not truly simultaneous so that the IJN heavies are pinballing around from one fire to the other.

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/13/2010 11:21:07 PM

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23-24 Aug 1942

Subs
A few attacks on both sides, one of ours gets hit by a DD, and another runs into a minefield :(

One succesful attack on an xAK off Rabaul, but we get damaged in return.

BURMA
Air attacks on Ramree island only. Another unit is marching in, and that should be enough to take it.

DEI

Our usual attack on Ambon, note the Zero over Ambon on day 2... The B17 decide to rest and don't fly. 5 B24 are lost.

Morning Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 8
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 8
Morning Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
A6M2-N Rufe x 7
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

The Japanese CV or two shows up (Kaga is reported).

Morning Air attack on TF, near Aru Island at 83,117

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 59
D3A1 Val x 13

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 5
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Ic: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Warspite, Bomb hits 2
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2
CA Devonshire, Bomb hits 3

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Aru Island at 83,117

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 51 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 41
B5N2 Kate x 27

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 5
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Ic: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Warspite, Bomb hits 11, on fire
CA Salt Lake City

Our counter :)

Morning Air attack on TF, near Biak at 87,111

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
SBD-3 Dauntless x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CV Kaga

The CV tf is now parked at Ambon, maybe to try to reopen the airfield...

Damage to or ships is:

Warspite 33 sys 2 flt

and that is about it!

During that time the VIIth US Bomber command is succesfully unloaded.

Aru is level 2.8 afld. More fighters are bought in. Supply is 18k.

SWPAC

Hollianda falls! the place is very beat up though.

Next turn attacks on Rabaul will commence. As their is only one-2 units there, and the force from TB is almost at Suva, we will load up forces preping for Tulagi and go for Rabaul, we can bring 1-2 div!

We know where all their CV's are, so it should go well and quickly....

SOPAC
TB forces retiring on Suva.

CENTPAC
TB now lvl 2.2 afld.

NORPAC
A bit to my surprise the CV's sho up again and raid Dutch harbour, forntuately I still had the 2 fighter units on 50% CAP...

Afternoon Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 171,50

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 68 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
B5N2 Kate x 97
D3A1 Val x 70

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 25
P-400 Airacobra x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 11 destroyed, 13 damaged
D3A1 Val: 25 destroyed, 31 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AS Pelias, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AVD Mackinac, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
ACM Oak, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Drayton, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Spearfish, Bomb hits 3

None of the ships should sink, and we have nicely smacked KB :)

Overall for the turn the Japanese lost:

52 Val
29 Kate
21 Zero

we lost about 15 fighters and similar bombers (the Dauntlesses mostly).

116 to the Japanese, 38 to us... a good day for the Allies!

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/14/2010 2:08:58 AM

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Just watched the combat reply from last turn, two things I missed :)

In China Tony ambush a squadron of Ann doing an attack with Chinese fighters... we should have some aces and they are 10-14 Ann down.

In the DEI I was mistaken where the air attack came from, see picture below.

We thought KB was at Truk, looks like it was :)

It was Mini KB (with less experianced pilots) in NORPAC which we trashed. We did some harm to KB but not much.

Looks like Aru is doing what we thought it would, draw the crabs!

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/14/2010 4:19:33 AM

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25-26 Aug 1942

Subs
Not much we hit a sub fairly hard sth of Aru.

Burma
No Change. Toungoo makes lvl 6 airfield.

DEI
I make a mistake not turning off the Dauntlesses (I reduce their range, but KB comes in close). As a consequence we throw away aircraft against KB...

Morning Air attack on TF, near Nabire at 85,113

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 47

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 19
P-40E Warhawk x 17
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
SBD-3 Dauntless x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 5 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Nabire at 85,113

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 8
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed

The TF is reported to be made up of:
Kaga
Hiryu
Ryujo
Junyo
Hiyo
Hosho

Aru makes lvl 3 airfield. Will move more fighters in. Have a unit of Avengers... with an AirHQ have torpedoes... that could be a nasty surprise to KB...

Dili makes a level 2 Afld... they are poping up everywhere :(

SWPAC
Sweep at bomb the port of Rabaul. we both loose around 6 fighters, the B-17f though get one hit each on damaged DD's in Rabaul, this is what I was after, will now turn to the afirfield. Have another unit of B17 F (only 4-6 planese though) ready to join in... the the Mitchells (currently used to recon Rabaul) can join in...

Milne Bay becomes a level 2 afld.

SOPAC
Forces start prepping for Rabaul.

CENTPAC

No change

NORPAC
No change. The KB has left the room, a Bombardment TF will come in next turn, and we will probably shock attack...

China
Manage to get some Oscars (3-6) but loose a couple of the few Chinese aircraft :(

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/14/2010 4:21:56 AM

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Here is the attack on KB, showing their current location.

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/14/2010 2:23:29 PM

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Ah, ok, a week apart is fine... Just sometimes when people talk abotu sequential stuff they are talking about things months apart --- which really is suicide.

Rob --- Its a term of endearment here too... And you're right it was a real cunning SOB. One of the great operational and strategic deception operations.

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/15/2010 10:01:10 AM

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Rock, Paper, Scissors and the Art of War... otherwise known as

How to lose a surface fleet...

War is like a game of rock paper scissors. Machine guns kill Infantry, Tanks kill machine guns and (up close) infantry kill tanks...

Currently in our game we have exactly that...

At Aru we had a strong SCTF (1BB 5 CA). This protected the base from enemy Bombardment missions. Game to us.

We suppressed Ambon (the only base in torpedo range of Aru). Game to us.

The cunning bastard enemy have now bought up the CV's... they have chased away our SCTF (which retired damaged to Horn Island). Game to them.

At Ambon they have now bought up a SCTF so, under the cover of the CV's and in the absence of our own SCTF, they can hit Aru and close down the airfield... cleaver bastards! Game to them

We are now two games each... time for a decider!

Sometimes in war you gotta break some eggs...

So the 5 CA and 8 DD from Horn Island will now return to Aru, which along with 2 squadrons of PT's should provide some protection.

To cover these we have now moved around 125 fighters into Aru, 20 P38F and 20 P40 (top cover) with 75 P-39. In addition we have a unit of Avengers (we have an Air HQ so have torps) and a few Dauntlesses at range 3 to get any damaged ships after...

The stage is now set...

What we expect is:

On day two of the current turn both SCTF will arrive off Aru. A Naval battle will ensure. We will both be damaged, we will both suffer from air attacks (us from KB, them from our Aru based aircraft) Our air should hold off KB...

What could happen...

One day out KB launches at range against our SCTF. This will be protected by LRCAP from Merauke, and some from Aru... it could be messy. Regardless the PT boats are a backup.

Our strike aircraft may (due to the round about route the enemy have to take) hit the enemy SCTF...

KB may launch against Aru (125 fighters should stop that... well at least make it very messy).

One or both of us are about to lose a SCTF... I've asked for reinforcements in case it is me!

If we win then we will try a follow up against the CV's...

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/15/2010 12:23:24 PM

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Things are interesting in the SWPAC.

As expected they are pulling out of Rabaul. There are a fraction of the planes left that were there last turn (50 fighters and 50 Aux last turn). Also a TF has been created and is moving out, and only two ships are left in Rabaul (the two DD's).

So we are now leaping ahead!

Next trun will start bombing the airfield from PM with B-17F, then shift to ground troops (2 units are reported).

Turn after next Paras from Milne bay will drop on Shortlands, followed by a BF unit from Luganville.

A turn or two later a Div+ will land at Rabaul.

Then will follow a mad rush to bring everything forward and secure the surrounding bases (BF are boarding now...).

WE need to do this while we know where their CV are, and we can risk some lightly protected convoys.

Then we have to work out what to do... it ain't pretty. Looking deep they are dug in, and until we get CV superiority there isn't a lot we can do...

The DEI is our only way forward... and it has also hardened up....

Will know more once we have closed up on the new main line and then start probing.

We aren't sure if they will hold TRuk as a forward base in their main line, or also abondon it. If I were them I'd keep it... but then I wouldn't abandon Rabaul so easily...

We have a force landing at Narau, and will then occupy other Marshall islands to close on them from that flank as well.

Also forgot to mention on Aru our engineers are building forts now that we are at level 3 afld... expected we will need them.

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/17/2010 5:46:15 AM

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27-28 August 1942

When given three options the enemy will choose a fourth...

The CV's retire, no surface combat in the DEI...

Subs
At Ambon three unsuccesful attacks against the 2 Japanese BB and 2 CA detected there.

In the inland see we attack a tanker convoy but do no damage.

At Milne bay 2 I boats attack the convoy unloading paras. In return for no hits we hit one sub 13 times... I doubt she will survive.

Burma
Air attacks at Ramree island.

Lighting sweeps of Pegu:

Morning Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 5 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38E Lightning: 2 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 5 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

We loose a couple of P-38 from ops.

DEI
No major combat!

Aru now level 2 forts.

PBY try a night torpedo attack against BB's at Ambon :) No hits... but may chase him away.

Air attacks by B17 and B-24 cause light airfield damage against Zereo, Rufe and Oscar. But I can't generate enough force to really cause damage... I'm now tickling and not punching, and while I'm getting aircraft in the sky I am now loosing as many or more overall.

In addition Boela has just made lvl 3 airfield... and a couple of others aren't far off. So Ambon is now not the only target.

So will now cease the 4E attacks, re-equip, recover, train and generate mass. Aru is now fairly secure... and their movements at the moment appear to be defensive.

They land and capture a few more dot bases, just so they know where we are and are not. We are only contesting the one, Timokea...

SWPAC
We attack the airfields at Rabaul, day one against no fghter opposition, and get two Zero on the ground, day two against 2 Zero (probably remanants repairing), more shipping appears to be leaving.

We recon Shortlands, it is empty and the paras willland next turn.

Lots of stuff reported at Truk though, so it looks like they will fight there.

SOPAC
Nauru is assualted, found empty and is captured.

Forces prep/moving to Rabaul and the Marshalls.

NORPAC
The usual.

Next trun we will naval bombard and shock attack :)

China
In the sth they shock attack on day one, getting 1:1 then do badly on day two :)

Ground combat at 80,60

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 6628 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 192

Defending force 6111 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 221

Japanese adjusted assault: 65

Allied adjusted defense: 646

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 9

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

Japanese ground losses:
773 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
65th Chinese Corps

They are moving forces around to continue to tidy up around the edges.

We are starting to reciev units that were destroyed eary on... we are slowly getting stronger! But supply is a problem... looks to be on both sides.

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/17/2010 5:48:17 AM

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From Tony:

Here is today's tactical 'brain teaser':

Situation:
Enemy - in Burma he has three hexes all in a row that are occupied; Rangoon[lt urban] (at least one Div, an air Div HQ, and two something�s), Pegu [open] (At least one Div, and seven or eight something�s, figure at least a HQ and one or two engrs), hex due E of Pegu [Jungle] (one Div); and his reserve at Moulmein (probably at least a Div).
Friendly - Approx four Div (maybe a touch more) spread between Prome and Toungoo.

Issue - I need two to three Divs to crack one of those hexes even without him reinforcing it. If I move into pegu he can reinforce and possibly kick me out unless I go in with a lot, which means he can counter with a lot cause he knows where I am. If I go into Rangoon I need to put enough into Pegu to pin it and not get kicked out. The hex to the E of Pegu is probably not viable because of supply, time, and being really out of posn if he counter thrusts. Leaning towards moving into Rangoon with a approx two Divs, closing up to Pegu but not going in with a Div + (broken down so it looks like more) to feint and hold him in Pegu, and basically grinding away at Rangoon. This is the safest COA but does not trap anything, going into Pegu may trap forces in Rangoon, but risks being hammered out. Also, unless Pegu is contested he can rail units straight into Rangoon. Have a look at the map and FE and see what I mean. Thoughts?

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/19/2010 1:23:56 AM

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jrcar,

At this stage of the Burma campaign, I wouldn't be too concerned about trying to trap LCUs and subsequently eliminating the pocket. Once you have air superiority over southern Burma (which becomes feasible after you have the Rangoon airfields), you will have an opportunity in early 1943 to trap the entire enemy Burma army by a seaborne invasion behind the lines at Tavoy, cutting off the single good supply line to their front at Pegu/Moulmein.

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/20/2010 8:44:14 AM

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Alfred something like that is possible :)

I think though Tony is going for a frontal penetration... he is that kind of guy...

Cheers
Rob

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/20/2010 8:57:33 AM

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29-30 August 1942

Subs
Mostly quiet. One of hours is hit in the DEI, and we loose one to Vals in the Kuriles (it had hit a mine a while ago...)

Burma
No change.

Prome is built to level 4.

DEI
We launch Catalinas on day torpedo attacks aginst a DD FT... 5 hits but only one bang.

Aircraft flying supplies and the 4th Marine regiment into the the contested base, Kiamanna, just south of Babo. I loose some to an Oscar LRCAP, but most get in ok.

They move reinforcements in via FT TF as well....

Moving forward more engineers and supply to Aru. Aru should reach level 4 in the next 2 days.

SWPAC
Shortlands is taken by para assault, and a NZ Baseforce and Bobcats engineers start unloading.

Over Rabaul we hit shipping, the port and the airfield, they are pulling out. Will para drop in next turn to Rabaul and Gasmata.

Next turn all aircraft are on Naval attack.

We have more forces coming in to occupy Rabaul.

Centpac
TB is level 3.5.

NORPAC
Our ships bombard then we shock attack twice, very bloody for both sides....

Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee
BB Maryland
CA Vincennes
CA New Orleans
CA Louisville
DD Clark
DD Tucker
DD Flusser
DD Preston
DD Lamson
DD Ellet

Japanese ground losses:
337 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 29676 troops, 413 guns, 363 vehicles, Assault Value = 679

Defending force 29167 troops, 319 guns, 196 vehicles, Assault Value = 546

Allied adjusted assault: 1240

Japanese adjusted defense: 501

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
2228 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 81 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 169 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Vehicles lost 32 (9 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2586 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 94 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 163 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 43 (1 destroyed, 42 disabled)

Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 27553 troops, 413 guns, 363 vehicles, Assault Value = 581

Defending force 27035 troops, 319 guns, 187 vehicles, Assault Value = 468

Allied adjusted assault: 518

Japanese adjusted defense: 1063

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
1198 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2141 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 174 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 115 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 30 (1 destroyed, 29 disabled)

Assaulting units:
7th Marine Regiment
58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
87th Mountain Regiment
23rd Marine Regiment
2nd USMC Parachute Battalion
138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
1st Marine Raider Bn /1
802nd Engineer Aviation Battalion
813th Engineer Aviation Battalion
165th Field Artillery Battalion
137th USA Base Force
106th USN Base Force
13th USN Naval Construction Battalion
North Pacific
30th Coast AA Regiment
183rd Field Artillery Regiment
B Det USN Port Svc
42nd Const Rgt /1
255th USN Base Force /4
501st Coast AA Regiment
Eleventh USAAF
210th Cst AA Rgt /3

Defending units:
7th/B Division
7th/A Division
19th Division
7th/C Division
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Army
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China
We are holding their advances (heavily supported by aircraft) at bay for the moment...

Overall they continue an orderly withdrawel to their main defensive lines, we are hurting them a bit but not a lot.

Rabaul will be our base within a week, if not next turn!

We then need to stop and think, reorganise and attack :)

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/20/2010 9:33:40 AM

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/20/2010 9:38:34 AM

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Allied Ships sunk.

In addition to these lost:

DD total 14
Other Escorts 18
Subs 14
AP 5
AS 2
AD 2
AGP 2

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/20/2010 9:42:17 AM

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Japanese ship losses:
1 CA
8 CL
22 DD
36 Escorts
6 subs
3 AMC
3 CM
10 DMS

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/20/2010 9:44:14 AM

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Airlosses

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/20/2010 9:48:06 AM

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We have reasonable to good stocks of fighters, but medium bomber replacements are non-existant... need about 50.

But overall our airforce is getting better every turn.

The B-24D and B-17F are flowing through nicely, but the pilots in general have low experiance and training.

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/20/2010 10:11:03 AM

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Any chance to train the 4eng on low value targets? Thats if you can afford one or the other pilot/plane loss on op.

And about Tony�s question: I�m more a visual person and so I have a bit of a hard time to translate the text into valuable information. But:
isn�t exactly the current situation an indicator that its better for now to hold and to start the A2G meat grinder instead of advancing now?
Looks like a close call and its only Aug �42. If he has the patience then he will have much better chances to encircle them decisively later without even committing
all his force. Without being attacked I don�t think they will retreat just to consolidate except if the losses become unbearable.

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/20/2010 1:34:34 PM

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I think though Tony is going for a frontal penetration... he is that kind of guy...

Kinky chap.

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/20/2010 11:38:04 PM

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We are now in an operational pause, and we have started to train the bomber crews and bring them up to strength. I hate to let them dig in... but the reality is we need a break as well.

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/20/2010 11:46:54 PM

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31 Aug 1 Sep
Subs
A few attacks, no bangs.

Burma
In two days of assaults at Ramree Island the defences are lowered to 1...

DEI
Air battles over the contested hex of Kaimana continue. I have a PT boat squadron there now, and we are both LRCAPing the area.

A second unit has upgraded to P-38F on Aru.

SWPAC
Baseforces and supplies arrive at Lae and Finshaven. We will probably move forward to Madang and build it up.

Fuel is becoming a real problem.

SOPAC
Rabaul and Gasmata fall to airbourne assualts, they got out just in time. Oue aircraft sallied but didn't hit any of the fleeing ships.

I'm expecting KB to come in and trash the place in retribution....

We are starting to plan our bases in the area.

CENTPAC
No change.

NORPAC
No change. Our troops are pretty beat up and will take a while to recover... probably need another regiment or two.

China
We continue to hold our own in the south. They are using a lot of airpower. We counter attack with SB2 hitting a Tk regt nicely.

We now need an operational pause to bring troops and fuel forward. KB is still a potent threat and we expect them to raid our bases as we are spread wide and thin at the moment.

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/21/2010 3:21:34 AM

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1 Sep 1942 China
Here you can see China. They are slowly advancing in the sth, and going around our flamks. The main bases are all level 3-4 frts and have around 800AV, but supplies are an issue.

So far they have failed to generate enough mass anywhere... but we expect that to change.
The aim at the moment is hold and delay, make them dig us out while the forces inland get stronger.

Mainly it is a waiting game for us.

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/21/2010 3:26:57 AM

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1 Sep 1942 SOPAC

Here is the SOPAC. We are rapidly moving forward to Rabaul, lots of forces loading at Suva.

The CV's will return to the west coast soon for upgrades.

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/21/2010 3:37:28 AM

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The next target for SOPAC is TRUK.

To do this we need to shift the VIIth bomber HQ from Aru (it will be replaced by a 5th AF HQ) and base B-24 at Kavieng as they have the range to begin the reduction of TRUK.

Rabaul will be the main SOPAC forward base.

Madang will be built as the SWPAC base to support a move up to Hollianda.

We really need to reorganise now, there is stuff everywhere. We have enough transports to do it... but fuel is critical (hence the CV's shall return to the West Coast).

Lots of Aussie air baseforces have arrived, but most Aussie air units units are restricted, and Tony has just used all the PP"s to free Indian armour units. But this area is next for PP's, unless we free another regt to operate at Adak...

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/21/2010 5:39:57 AM

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Future DEI intentions.

The USA 32nd Div (currently at PM) is preping for Boela.

The USA 25th In atTownsville is 100% prepped for Ambon.

At Darwin a bde of the UK 18th div is fully prepped for Dili.

B-17F and P-38F will be used from Aru to close down the further bases, while mediums will be used in closer.

Kaimana will be secured.

Taberfane will also be built up once Aru is where we want it size wise.

But first we need to move force around, rest and train pilots and build airgroups... which will allow them time to dig in :(

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/21/2010 6:07:15 AM

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I was going to ask where you are spending all your PP's. See the total is only 37. Are you paying to be able to load Indian units onto transports for deployment elsewhere or is it other things? Do you spend much realigning your air units with HQ's?
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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/21/2010 6:14:04 AM

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Tony has just paid 1000 PP to release restricted Indian units to use in Burma, we think that is fair.

Yes will start to reorganise forces better (things aren't to bad)... we will need all our ducks lined up for future operations, up until now we are just trying to maintain contact as they withdraw faster than we can follow up!

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I was going to ask where you are spending all your PP's. See the total is only 37. Are you paying to be able to load Indian units onto transports for deployment elsewhere or is it other things? Do you spend much realigning your air units with HQ's?
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