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RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J... - 8/30/2009 4:33:38 PM   
DivePac88


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ORIGINAL: aprezto

Hi Divepac;

Regarding the zeros sweeping HK. I think this is a bug that was supposed to have been removed... If you had AC on escort you could end up sweeping instead under the local commanders own control


Hi back Wobbley,

Ramjet did it again today, and here is 2 entries I found in the combat events log for 12/16/41;

#Escort of 16 x A6M2 Zero from Tainan Ku S-1 loses contact with raid, proceeding onto target Hong Kong#

#Escort of 21 x A6M2 Zero from Tainan Ku S-1 loses contact with raid, returning to base#

I'm just starting to think that he has some Zeros coming in low to look for my MTBs, and these guys are the top cover. My MTBs out of Hong Kong sunk a large transport loaded with troops on the 9th of December, so he might be after them. My MTBs are long gone, as they crossed over to Bataan on the next day. So maybe with all his shipping in the area he was trying to knock the MTBs out before they did anymore damage.



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The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) A... - 8/31/2009 2:47:11 PM   
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TF 57 encounters mine field at Probolinggo (56,105)

Allied Ships
DD Witte de With
DD Banckert

3 mines cleared
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Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 68,74

Japanese Ships
xAKL Chosen Maru
xAK Nihonka Maru
xAK Holland Maru
xAK Manyo Maru
SC Ch 23
SC Ch 22
SC Ch 21

Allied Ships
SS Pike



SS Pike launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Chosen Maru
Pike diving deep ....

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Submarine attack near Kompong Trach at 55,74

Japanese Ships
xAKL Tatebu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXVII

SS KXVII is sighted by xAKL Tatebu Maru
SS KXVII launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Tatebu Maru

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
G4M1 Betty x 12



Allied aircraft
P-35A x 10
P-40B Warhawk x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 18


Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
G4M1 Betty x 14



Allied aircraft
P-35A x 10
P-40B Warhawk x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 17


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-35A: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

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Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 234 troops, 14 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 275

Defending force 1340 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 38



Assaulting units:
11th PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
48th Recon Regiment




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RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J... - 8/31/2009 10:07:44 PM   
aprezto


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Status: offline 		Manila still no go. he'd do better using those fighters escorting to HK to go to Manila in sweeps.

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The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) A... - 9/1/2009 3:22:24 PM   
DivePac88


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TF 47 encounters mine field at Rangoon (54,53)

Japanese Ships
SS I-123, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Looks like I-123 hit her own mine!
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Bataan at 78,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 2



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 7


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

These Jakes tried to interfere with 2 xLAKs unloading supplies at Bataan.
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 82,82

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Kanko Maru

Last raids by B-17s, they will fly to China starting tomorrow.
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 82,82

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CS Chitose

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 82,82

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Shinanogawa Maru

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Ground combat at 51,76

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4392 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

Defending force 755 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Japanese adjusted assault: 31

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 31 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-), fatigue(-)

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


Allied ground losses:
729 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 53 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
56th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
FMSV Brigade
3rd ISF Base Force


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Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7987 troops, 131 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 277

Defending force 1340 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Allied adjusted assault: 189

Japanese adjusted defense: 8

Allied assault odds: 23 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 40 (10 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Units retreated 1


Allied ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
11th PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
48th Recon Regiment

I retreated a recce unit that was in contact, hopefully this action will slow him down, as he will have to concentrate before he closes again.

This is an operation that I am running tonight with POW’s Squadron, against what I suspect is the Kucking invasion force. I know he will have a covering force, but he probably thinks that I have to come from Batavia. I use the new air-search arcs, and was overlapping this area so I spotted him yesterday, and got POW and Co in position overnight.

The point is he may think that I won’t get to Kuching from Batavia till tomorrow with a naval force. So his covering force which I expect will include BBs or BCs might be a day behind. You will also see from the map that I have mined Kuching. I also have 3 Dutch fighter sections in the area on LRCAP over the POW. Kuching will be recced by fly-boat from Batavia in the morning, plus all Dutch and Brit bombers in area are on naval attack.





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The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) A... - 9/2/2009 2:31:40 PM   
DivePac88


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TF 43 encounters mine field at Probolinggo (56,105)

Allied Ships
AM Eland Dubois
AM Abraham Crijnssen
AM Pieter de Bitter
AM Jan van Amstel

28 mines cleared

one of his minelaying Subs layed these in the aproaches to Soerabaja.
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Sub attack near Hilo at 190,118

Japanese Ships
SS I-4

Allied Ships
CV Lexington
CA Astoria
DD Porter
DD Lamson
DD Drayton
DD Mahan



SS I-4 launches 2 torpedoes at CV Lexington
DD Porter attacking submerged sub ....
DD Lamson fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Drayton fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mahan fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Porter fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Drayton fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Mahan fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Porter fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Porter fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

I tell you that I'm getting the feeling that Lady Lex is a Submarine magnet.
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TF 43 encounters mine field at Probolinggo (56,105)

Allied Ships
AM Eland Dubois
AM Abraham Crijnssen
AM Pieter de Bitter
AM Jan van Amstel

8 mines cleared


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Submarine attack near Pontianak at 54,89

Japanese Ships
SS I-155

Allied Ships
AVP Poolster, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

SS I-155 is sighted by AVP Poolster
SS I-155 launches 8 torpedoes

I hate loosing these useful little ships.
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuching at 58,88, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hakaze, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
AMC Saigon Maru, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK India Maru, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
xAK Victoria Maru, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
xAP Argentina Maru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
xAP Baikal Maru, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 1
CL Danae
CL Dragon, Shell hits 1
CL Durban
DD Electra
DD Express
DD Jupiter

Japanese ground losses:
1127 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 79 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)



Reduced visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 4,000 yards
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
DD Express engages DD Hakaze at 1,000 yards
CL Durban engages DD Hakaze at 1,000 yards
DD Hakaze sunk by CL Dragon at 1,000 yards
DD Express engages xAK Victoria Maru at 1,000 yards
CL Dragon engages xAK Sinsei Maru at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
BB Prince of Wales engages AMC Saigon Maru at 2,000 yards
BB Prince of Wales engages xAP Argentina Maru at 2,000 yards
CL Danae engages xAK Sinsei Maru at 2,000 yards
CL Durban engages xAK India Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Express engages xAK Sinsei Maru at 2,000 yards
AMC Saigon Maru engages DD Electra at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Express engages AMC Saigon Maru at 4,000 yards
CL Durban engages xAP Baikal Maru at 4,000 yards
DD Electra engages xAP Argentina Maru at 4,000 yards
CL Danae engages xAP Argentina Maru at 4,000 yards
AMC Saigon Maru sunk by DD Jupiter at 4,000 yards
DD Express engages xAK Sinsei Maru at 4,000 yards
BB Prince of Wales engages xAP Argentina Maru at 4,000 yards
CL Durban engages xAP Argentina Maru at 4,000 yards
CL Dragon engages xAP Baikal Maru at 4,000 yards
CL Danae engages xAP Baikal Maru at 4,000 yards
xAK Sinsei Maru sunk by BB Prince of Wales at 4,000 yards
DD Express engages xAP Argentina Maru at 4,000 yards
DD Electra engages xAP Argentina Maru at 4,000 yards
CL Durban engages xAP Argentina Maru at 4,000 yards
BB Prince of Wales engages xAK Victoria Maru at 4,000 yards
CL Danae engages xAP Argentina Maru at 4,000 yards
xAP Argentina Maru sunk by DD Jupiter at 4,000 yards
DD Express engages xAK Victoria Maru at 4,000 yards
xAP Baikal Maru sunk by DD Electra at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Express engages xAK Victoria Maru at 2,000 yards
CL Durban engages xAK Victoria Maru at 2,000 yards
xAK Victoria Maru sunk by CL Dragon at 2,000 yards
xAK India Maru sunk by BB Prince of Wales at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

Got real lucky here, got in under weather, and his covering force looks to be a day behind.
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Morning Air attack on 13th RGC Temp. Division, at 83,48 (Ichang)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 1



Allied aircraft
DB-3M x 6


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x DB-3M bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 100 kg GP Bomb
3 x DB-3M bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lucena at 79,80

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 9



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Kwangtung
xAKL Oriskany, Bomb hits 1, on fire

These are the some of the empty resupply ships withdrawing from Bataan and Manila.
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lucena at 79,80

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 18



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Oriskany, heavy fires
xAKL Boelongan, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Kwangtung, Bomb hits 2
xAKL Benkalis, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Ditto
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Sub attack near Hilo at 190,118

Japanese Ships
SS I-4, hits 4

Allied Ships
CV Lexington
CA Astoria
DD Porter
DD Lamson
DD Drayton
DD Mahan



SS I-4 launches 2 torpedoes at CV Lexington
I-4 diving deep ....
DD Porter fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Lamson attacking submerged sub ....
DD Drayton attacking submerged sub ....
DD Mahan fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Porter fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Lamson fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Drayton attacking submerged sub ....
DD Drayton attacking submerged sub ....
DD Drayton attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at Victoria Point (51,66)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1422 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 22

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Victoria Point !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
I./143rd Infantry Battalion

Had already got the base force from Vic Point out by sea.
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Ground combat at Hwaiyin (92,50)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1250 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Defending force 1125 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 10

Allied adjusted defense: 7

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
22nd RGC Temp. Division

Defending units:
Lusu War Area







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< Message edited by DivePac88 -- 9/2/2009 2:32:39 PM >

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RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J... - 9/2/2009 5:27:36 PM   
traskott


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Status: offline 		You were very lucky with PoW...well, Fortuna Audaces Iuvat, or so...

Suscribed.

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RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J... - 9/2/2009 5:37:44 PM   
Tone


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Status: offline 		Yes Mister DivePac that was very good timing, you have put to the bottom some important Ships.

Well done.

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The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) A... - 9/3/2009 3:52:55 PM   
DivePac88


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 8


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano

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Ground combat at Hwaiyin (92,50)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1250 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Defending force 1101 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 47

Allied adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hwaiyin !!!

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


Allied ground losses:
677 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 36 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
22nd RGC Temp. Division

Defending units:
Lusu War Area


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Ground combat at Ichang (83,48)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 76137 troops, 424 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2061

Defending force 17819 troops, 116 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 559

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Assaulting units:
8th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
26th Group Army
33rd Group Army

Defending units:
34th Division
13th RGC Temp. Division




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RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J... - 9/3/2009 4:11:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		I wonder why you don't attack at Ichang.

My opponent did it with the same troop configuration and in 2-3 days, I was obliged to retreat (loosing 40 % of local AV in the process ).


< Message edited by sval -- 9/4/2009 11:54:36 AM >

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RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J... - 9/3/2009 5:35:11 PM   
DivePac88


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Status: offline 		Hi sval, yes Ichang is a very exposed position for the Japanese, and they should really withdraw. But Ramjet is an aggressive opponent, so he will try and hold it. I already have the only road southeast of Ichang cut by a good Corps, but he is moving a large force up the road out of Hankow. So I am in no hurry to take Ichang, if it falls it falls, also his advance options from Ichang are limited. If he wants to hold Ichang he will have to commit two divisions plus, and these are forces he can’t use to attack Changsha. But having said that I will assault the city tomorrow, but I don’t expect that I can take it before his relief force arrives.

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The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) A... - 9/5/2009 1:57:53 PM   
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Ground combat at Alor Star (49,73)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1580 troops, 2 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 54

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 54 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor Star !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:


Assaulting units:
5th Recon Regiment


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Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7861 troops, 131 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 266

Defending force 20419 troops, 100 guns, 168 vehicles, Assault Value = 649

Allied adjusted assault: 53

Japanese adjusted defense: 816

Allied assault odds: 1 to 15

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker: disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
159 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
2331 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 146 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 88 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Assaulting units:
11th PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
Kanno Detachment
4th Tank Regiment
65th Brigade
48th Engineer Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
7th Tank Regiment


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Ground combat at Ichang (83,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 76126 troops, 424 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2060

Defending force 17850 troops, 116 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 561

Allied adjusted assault: 905

Japanese adjusted defense: 647

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
2590 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 154 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 117 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (0 destroyed, 9 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
1635 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 215 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 180 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled


Assaulting units:
45th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
26th Group Army
33rd Group Army

Defending units:
34th Division
13th RGC Temp. Division




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RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J... - 9/5/2009 4:02:20 PM   
Smeulders

 

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Status: offline 		If you manage to cut him of and then force him to retreat, those units will probably be destroyed and as sval said, you might have the strength to do that. Killing off some pretty decent troops in China isn't a chance you'll get often, so go for it.

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RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J... - 9/5/2009 5:10:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Smeulders, here is a map of the position;




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The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) A... - 9/7/2009 2:17:00 PM   
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Morning Air attack on 34th Division, at 83,48 (Ichang)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 3



Allied aircraft
DB-3M x 6


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
DB-3M: 3 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x DB-3M bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 100 kg GP Bomb
3 x DB-3M bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 34th Division, at 83,48 (Ichang)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 2



Allied aircraft
A-29A Hudson x 6


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
A-29A Hudson: 2 damaged

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

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Afternoon Air attack on Ichang , at 83,48

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 1



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 22


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Ground combat at 84,49

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14788 troops, 104 guns, 126 vehicles, Assault Value = 459

Defending force 11798 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 237

Japanese adjusted assault: 211

Allied adjusted defense: 26

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
247 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
4950 casualties reported
Squads: 101 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 194 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
13th Division
13th Tank Regiment
9th Armored Car Co
2nd Ind. Engineer Regiment

Defending units:
30th Chinese Corps

This force is moving up the Hankow to Ichang road toward Ichang, and just cleared this corps I had on the road. My guess is that this force will carry on to Ichang, which will work for me as I exspected another Jap division.
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Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 20409 troops, 100 guns, 168 vehicles, Assault Value = 648

Defending force 6243 troops, 131 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 133

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 885

Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 177 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
643 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
2973 casualties reported
Squads: 136 destroyed, 62 disabled
Non Combat: 107 destroyed, 73 disabled
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 87 (87 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
47th Infantry Regiment
65th Brigade
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
Kanno Detachment
7th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
21st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion


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Ground combat at Ichang (83,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 62808 troops, 386 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1842

Defending force 15971 troops, 116 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 427

Allied adjusted assault: 303

Japanese adjusted defense: 337

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1518 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 70 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 62 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
1871 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 105 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 105 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled


Assaulting units:
67th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
26th Group Army
33rd Group Army

Defending units:
34th Division
13th RGC Temp. Division




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ASW attack near Bintan at 50,85

Japanese Ships
SS I-165

Allied Ships
xAKL Lematang
CM Willem v d Zaan

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Morning Air attack on 13th Division, at 84,49

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 1



Allied aircraft
A-29A Hudson x 6
DB-3M x 6


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
A-29A Hudson: 2 damaged
DB-3M: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

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Morning Air attack on 13th Division, at 84,49

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 4



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 26


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 2 damaged

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Ground combat at 88,43

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22695 troops, 152 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 689

Defending force 5154 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 151

Japanese adjusted assault: 582

Allied adjusted defense: 67

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Allied ground losses:
1743 casualties reported
Squads: 83 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
101st NCPC Route Brigade
15th RGC Temp. Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
35th Division
1st NCPC Infantry Brigade

Defending units:
98th Chinese Corps


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Ground combat at Calayan (83,71)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 711 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 23

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Calayan !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
I./33rd Inf Regt




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RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J... - 9/9/2009 2:18:25 PM   
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Morning Air attack on Hankow , at 85,50

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 10



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 21


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x H81-A3 sweeping at 15000 feet

Start of a long-term objective to suppress the Nates out of Hankow, (according to the Pilot records; Pappy Boyington got a kill in this sweep today).
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Morning Air attack on Hankow , at 85,50

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 4



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 3


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Afternoon Air attack on Hankow , at 85,50

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 7



Allied aircraft
DB-3M x 6


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
DB-3M: 4 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 4

Start of Airfield suppression at Hankow, will get away with it till he brings in Zeros.
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Afternoon Air attack on Hankow , at 85,50

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 7



Allied aircraft
A-29A Hudson x 6


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
A-29A Hudson: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged



Runway hits 2

Ditto
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Afternoon Air attack on Hankow , at 85,50

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 7



Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 9


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

These guys are the B-17s that survived the Philippines, they will be based permanently in China. Main reason for this is if Ramjet thinks about strategic bomb, I have a bombing unit that can really hurt him too.
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Ground combat at Atimonan (80,79)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1340 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 38

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 38 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Atimonan !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
16th Recon Regiment




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You understand now, Why you came this way

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The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) A... - 9/10/2009 2:32:13 AM   
DivePac88


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Status: offline 		Situation Map of Ichang operations.




Attachment (1)

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RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J... - 9/10/2009 1:36:05 PM   
Flying Tiger

 

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From: ummmm... i HATE that question!
Status: offline 		nice map DP. How do you get time to do that between playing the game and Real Life???

Great AAR. keep it coming.

What are you doing with your surface forces in the DEI? Could you show us a shot of the map? Thanks

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The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) A... - 9/11/2009 3:44:57 PM   
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Joined: 10/9/2008
From: Somewhere in the South Pacific.
Status: offline 		Sorry folks… Ramjet and I have decided to restart with the unhistorical first-turn, because of the shipyard changes etc. Also both of us made some early mistakes with the new systems, and we would not want to restart when we got six-months in.

I must say though that this game has a very realistic feel to it now, and the Japanese player cannot be guaranteed air-superiority anymore. Will attempt to start another AAR, but time will be a factor as I have another single PBEM to restart from WitP, plus a new 2x2 PBEM.

Thank you for the support and comments, sometimes when I’m tired after a long turn it takes some commitment to do the AAR, but knowing that people are reading it makes it worthwhile. I also wish all you guys good luck in your new games, and remember the new secret to the game is search arcs.
Cheers DP.


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