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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 1/9/2010 5:13:33 AM   
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SUBS


SS KXIV puts a torpedo in TK Toa Maru near Guam.

SS Gudgeon spots the CV Junyo/BB Hyuga/BB Ise TF by Ulithi...apparently this TF is still heading west.

SS Trout putsa fish in AK Mikage Maru off Hamamatsu.

SS KXVI takes 7 DCs from TK escorts by Muntok....yard time for sure.

SS KXIV sinks PB Fumi Maru off Ulithi.



DEI


13 IJA LCUs enter Batavia...the final battle for Java is about to begin.

Semarang continues to hold out against repeated deliberate assaults.



BURMA

In a remarkable counterattack, Japanese troops in Pegu defeat the 7th Armored Brigade and force it to retreat from the city. 7th Armored was fatigued and disrupted from the long march thru the jungle from India and across Burma....in addition it was beyond Allied air cover and was pounded by Japanese bombers. Air power is supreme in AE. Nice counterattack on StoneAge's part in the face of overwhelming Allied ground superiority. Looks like one regiment of the Imperial Guards and 14th Tank Regiment are among the IJA troops at Pegu...and 14th Tank armor appears to have kicked the butt of British armor.

Most of III Indian Corps enters Rangoon.....looks like StoneAge withdrew from Rangoon to Pegu. Allied troops will liberate Rangoon tomorrow.

2nd UK Division is aboard transports in the Andaman Sea and will disembark at Rangoon next turn following its capture. A SAG centered around BB PoW and an Air Combat TF centered around CV Illustrious are covering the troop convoy. CL Danae and CL Durbin are detached fom the BB PoW SAG and will escort the troop transports up the Irrawaddy Delta tomorrow. Albacore and Swordfish torpedo bombers aboard Illustrious and Hermes spot and attack an IJN convoy heading from Port Blair towards Moulmein but no fish are landed.

7th Australian Division will enter Pegu tomorrow and most of 1st Australian Corps is right behind. III Indian Corps will move on Pegu after capturing Rangoon tomorrow...a convergence of some 3000 AV. An RAF aviation unit will enter Rangoon in a couple days and then the Allies will have some much needed air cover.

Burma Corps enters Taung Gyi today and an assault is ordered for tomorrow.

Things are definitely coming to a head in Burma.



SOPAC


The USN Amphibious assault TF will hit the beaches at Torokina in 2 days after a bombardment TF with 4 old BBs softens up the defenders.

CVE Long Island has embarked a Marine VMF squadron and will provide close in air cover for the transports while the 5 fast carriers of Task Group 58 wil interpose themselves between the USN TFs at Torokina and any possible Japanese air or surface threat.

Japanese airfields at Rabaul, Gasmata, Torokina and Shortlands are all 100% suppressed and Japanese land based air will not be a factor in this operation. Some 70 B-17Es from Tenth Air Force at Port Moresby have been rototilling the beaches at Torokina for the last few days so we are expecting massive disruption from the 3500 defenders.

Just read about the sub radar on the Hudson IIIas in another thread and I found a squadron in New Zealand that has been training for ASW for some time....most of these pilots have ASW experience in the 60s....I bought the squadron and staged it to Munda to provide ASW cover off Torokina. In addition, all of my 75 carrier based Avengers are set on 40% search/40% ASW/20% rest....and most of these torpedo bomber pilots have been training for ASW the entire war. Virtually every USN and Aussie DD in SOPAC has been upgraded to the latest and greatest ASW with a substantial number of DEs present. Individual ASW TFs are escorting both the CV TFs and the amphibious assault TFs...should be a lot of fireworks with the IJN subs over the next few days.




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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 1/9/2010 5:51:09 AM   
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And here is a screenshot of the current action in Burma:




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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 1/9/2010 4:55:59 PM   
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SOPAC.....INVASION OF TOROKINA


The fast carriers of TG 58 sweep ahead of the invasion forces to clear the area of IJN shipping:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 109,131

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Minekaze, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk

Japanese ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 16000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Minekaze caught transferring cargo ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Minekaze



The ASW escort TF for TG 58 somehow gets caught up in a surface battle with an IJN DD off Torokina:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Torokina at 108,129, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Cushing
DD Farragut
DD MacDonough
DD Worden



Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
DD Shiokaze engages DD MacDonough at 12,000 yards
DD Cushing engages DD Shiokaze at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Cushing engages DD Shiokaze at 9,000 yards
DD Shiokaze engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Shiokaze engages DD MacDonough at 8,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Shiokaze at 8,000 yards
DD Shiokaze engages DD Worden at 8,000 yards
DD Shiokaze engages DD MacDonough at 8,000 yards
DD Shiokaze engages DD Farragut at 8,000 yards
DD Shiokaze engages DD Cushing at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Worden engages DD Shiokaze at 12,000 yards
DD Shiokaze engages DD MacDonough at 12,000 yards
DD Shiokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...



Day Time Surface Combat, near Torokina at 108,129, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Cushing
DD Farragut
DD MacDonough
DD Worden, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Torokina at 108,129, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 27, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Cushing
DD Farragut
DD MacDonough
DD Worden



Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 26,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Shiokaze at 17,000 yards
DD Shiokaze engages DD Cushing at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Shiokaze at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
DD Shiokaze engages DD Worden at 12,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Shiokaze at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Worden engages DD Shiokaze at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD MacDonough engages DD Shiokaze at 8,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Shiokaze at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD MacDonough engages DD Shiokaze at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Worden engages DD Shiokaze at 11,000 yards
DD MacDonough engages DD Shiokaze at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD MacDonough engages DD Shiokaze at 7,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Shiokaze at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD Shiokaze engages DD MacDonough at 8,000 yards
DD Shiokaze engages DD MacDonough at 8,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Shiokaze at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Worden engages DD Shiokaze at 7,000 yards
DD Shiokaze engages DD MacDonough at 7,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Shiokaze at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Worden engages DD Shiokaze at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Shiokaze engages DD Worden at 7,000 yards
DD Shiokaze sunk by DD Cushing at 7,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...



Looks like StoneAge was attempting to fast transport reinforcements to Torokina.



By the end of the day the men of the 161st and 147th Regiments are ashore at Torokina with minimal disruption. It appears as if the support and motorized support is still to be offloaded by the APs and AKs so that is the time consuming part of the process.

The invasion is somewhat FUBAR....we will need to do better next time. I detached the bombardment TF to ensure that it reached Torokina before the assault transports but it is still out at sea even though it has a higher movement rate...must be a refueling issue with the DDs or something. Also, even though I loaded at least 10 APDs with supplies and topped off all the APs and AKs with supplies there is exactly zero supply ashore at Torokina.....and all the APDs are now empty and only 3000 supplies remain to be unloaded off the assault transports. Evidently supplies are lost during an amphibious assault or a lot of supplies are used up during the operation but we will certainly need more supplies by a factor of at least 10 for our next invasion.

IJN subs were waiting for us and our ASW AC were up to the challenge:


TBF-1 Avenger reports shape below surface at 110, 132 near Shortlands
TBF-1 Avenger reports object near surface at 110, 132 near Shortlands
TBF-1 Avenger reports suspected submarine at 108, 131 near Shortlands
TBF-1 Avenger reports object near surface at 110, 132 near Shortlands
TBF-1 Avenger reports possible submarine at 110, 132 near Shortlands
TBF-1 Avenger reports object under water at 110, 132 near Shortlands
TBF-1 Avenger reports shape below surface at 110, 132 near Shortlands
TBF-1 Avenger reports diving submarine at 108, 131 near Shortlands
TBF-1 Avenger reports turbulence in water at 110, 132 near Shortlands
TBF-1 Avenger reports periscope wake at 108, 131 near Shortlands
TBF-1 Avenger reports possible submarine at 110, 132 near Shortlands
SOC-1 Seagull reports oil slick at 110, 132 near Shortlands
SOC-1 Seagull reports suspected submarine at 110, 132 near Shortlands
SOC-1 Seagull reports object near surface at 110, 132 near Shortlands
SB2U-3 Vindicator reports shape below surface at 113, 139 near Lunga
SB2U-3 Vindicator reports submarine at 113, 139 near Lunga
Hudson III (LR) reports shape below surface at 110, 132 near Shortlands
Hudson III (LR) reports shadow in water at 110, 132 near Shortlands
Hudson III (LR) reports turbulence in water at 110, 132 near Shortlands


TBF-1 Avenger reports shadow in water at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger reports submarine wake at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger from VT-5 attacking SS I-27 at 107,127
TBF-1 Avenger reports submarine wake at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger reports periscope at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger reports periscope at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger reports shape below surface at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger reports suspected submarine at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger reports submarine at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger reports object near surface at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger reports object under water at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
SOC-1 Seagull reports shape below surface at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
SOC-1 Seagull reports object near surface at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
SOC-1 Seagull reports periscope at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
SOC-1 Seagull reports shape below surface at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
SOC-1 Seagull reports possible submarine at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
SOC-1 Seagull reports conning tower at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
SOC-1 Seagull reports conning tower at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
SOC-1 Seagull reports shadow in water at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
SOC-1 Seagull reports radio transmissions at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
SOC-1 Seagull reports radio transmissions at 108, 131 near Shortlands
SOC-1 Seagull reports shape below surface at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
PBY-5 Catalina reports possible submarine at 108, 131 near Shortlands
PBY-5 Catalina reports turbulence in water at 108, 131 near Shortlands
PBY-4 Catalina reports diving submarine at 113, 139 near Lunga
Hudson III (LR) reports conning tower at 108, 131 near Shortlands
B-26B Marauder reports radio transmissions at 113, 139 near Lunga


TBF-1 Avenger reports oil slick at 108, 131 near Shortlands
TBF-1 Avenger reports object near surface at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger reports radio transmissions at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger from VT-3 attacking SS I-31 at 108,131
SS I-31 is reported HIT
TBF-1 Avenger reports turbulence in water at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger reports periscope wake at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger reports suspected submarine at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger reports oil slick at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger reports object under water at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger reports submarine at 108, 131 near Shortlands
TBF-1 Avenger reports suspected submarine at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger reports oil slick at 108, 131 near Shortlands
TBF-1 Avenger reports shadow in water at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger from VT-5 attacking SS I-27 at 107,127
SS I-27 is reported HIT
TBF-1 Avenger reports object under water at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger from VT-5 attacking SS I-31 at 108,131
SS I-31 is reported HIT
TBF-1 Avenger reports suspected submarine at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
TBF-1 Avenger from VT-6 attacking SS I-27 at 107,127
TBF-1 Avenger reports diving submarine at 108, 131 near Shortlands
TBF-1 Avenger from VT-71 attacking SS I-27 at 107,127
TBF-1 Avenger reports suspected submarine at 108, 131 near Shortlands
TBF-1 Avenger from VT-71 attacking SS I-31 at 108,131
TBF-1 Avenger reports diving submarine at 108, 131 near Shortlands
TBF-1 Avenger reports suspected submarine at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
OS2U-3 Kingfisher reports possible submarine at 108, 131 near Shortlands
SOC-1 Seagull reports shape below surface at 108, 131 near Shortlands
SOC-1 Seagull reports periscope at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
SOC-1 Seagull reports submarine at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
SOC-1 Seagull reports diving submarine at 108, 131 near Shortlands
SOC-1 Seagull reports periscope at 108, 131 near Shortlands
SOC-1 Seagull reports object near surface at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
SOC-1 Seagull reports periscope at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
SOC-1 Seagull reports object under water at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
SOC-1 Seagull reports submarine wake at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
SOC-1 Seagull reports diving submarine at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
SOC-1 Seagull reports submarine at 108, 131 near Shortlands
SOC-1 Seagull reports submarine at 108, 131 near Shortlands
SOC-1 Seagull reports shadow in water at 108, 131 near Shortlands
SOC-1 Seagull reports radio transmissions at 107, 127 near Feni Islands
SB2U-3 Vindicator reports object under water at 113, 139 near Lunga
SB2U-3 Vindicator reports submarine at 113, 139 near Lunga
SB2U-3 Vindicator reports object under water at 113, 139 near Lunga
SB2U-3 Vindicator reports shape below surface at 113, 139 near Lunga
Hudson III (LR) reports periscope wake at 108, 131 near Shortlands
Hudson III (LR) reports possible submarine at 108, 131 near Shortlands


The ASW experienced Avenger pilots reported 3 hits on subs....may or may not be accurate with FoW.....but unlike USN assaults at Lunga and Munda not one transport or combatant ship was attacked by an IJN sub.....and thats really the important function of ASW air.




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DEI


Japan launches its first bombardment at batavia. Here is a list of the usual suspects:



Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 28691 troops, 267 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1137

Defending force 40176 troops, 436 guns, 271 vehicles, Assault Value = 1339

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


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


Assaulting units:
148th Infantry Regiment
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
III./124th Infantry Battalion
Sasebo 8th SNLF
16th Naval Guard Unit
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
24th Infantry Regiment
II./4th Infantry Bn /2
II./124th Infantry Battalion
55th Infantry Regiment
I./124th Infantry Battalion
4th Division
16th Infantry Rgt /3
25th Army
3rd Mortar Battalion
22nd JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
4th KNIL Regiment
Prajoda Garrison Battalion
Manado Garrison Battalion
1st Regt Cavalerie
Marinier Battalion
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
2nd KNIL Regiment
Van Altena Battalion
Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Barisan KNIL Regiment
6th KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Regiment
Kendari Garrison Battalion
SE Borneo KNIL Battalion
Roodenburg Battalion
VII KNIL Battalion
Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion
Afdeling Ritman
4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion
3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Makassar Garrison Battalion
3rd KNIL AA Battalion
ML-KNIL
Batavia Base Force
Soerabaja Base Force
Semarang Base Force
Madion Base Force
KNIL Army Command
ABDA
1st KNIL AA Battalion
Merak Base Force
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
Malang Base Force


I dont think that Japan brought enough to the party...maybe almost 3 division equivalents and a single mortar battalion. Im thinking about returning the bombardment favor next turn.




BURMA


Burma Corps liberates Taung Gyi. Burma Corps will now advance along the inland roads into Thailand.

III Indian Corps captures Rangoon. The 223rd RAF Group Wing and a heavy AAA regiment arrive the next day and 3 squadrons of Hurricanes are immediately flown in. We will now have air cover over Pegu.

The troop transports also arrive upriver at the port of Rangoon and immediately begin to offload the 2nd UK Division. The 267th Armored Regiment has completed loading in Calcutta and should arrive in Rangoon in a couple turns. With the arrival of 2nd UK and 267th Armored we have nearly 4000 AV in Burma between Burma Corps, 1st Australian Corps and III Indian Corps.

SIGINT reports that the IJA 6/21st Regiment in inbound to Moulmein on an AKL so CL Danae is detached to guard the approaches to Moulmein.

7th Australian Division invests Pegu today. StoneAge has over 20,000 troops at Pegu now and Im sure he will shock attack the 7th Aussies as he shock attacked 7th Armored a couple of turns ago. However, virtually all of the 1st Australian Corps is less than 20 miles from Pegu and should enter the base before Japan can launch an assault. If StoneAge attacks 1st Australian Corps after they concentrate in Pegu his troops will be toast.




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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 1/10/2010 4:53:03 AM   
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SUBS


SS S-47 sinks AK Delagoa Maru off Toyohara.

SS Stingray pumps 4 shells into AK Oigawa Maru near Hong Kong.




DEI


Two IJA bombardments at Batavia result in 120 Dutch casualties.

The Dutch reciprocate with their own bombardments at Batavia causing nearly 500 IJA casualties.



CHINA


Looks like StoneAge isnt going after Tsiaotso any longer. He has shifted the bulk of his troops in the region to Kaifeng....some 18 LCUs.....and they are either targeting Chengchow or will be turning the Chinese right flank at Chengchow. Chinese reserves are on the move from all directions.

Still all quiet in the far north by Kweisui.


BURMA


As we thought, StoneAge attacks at Pegu just after it is massively reinforced.....Japan suffers 1500 casualties vs 285 Allied. Now there are over 2300 Allied AV at Pegu and the order to counterattack is given for next turn.

Hurricanes based at Rangoon intercept IJA bombers over Pegu.....Japan has lost their air superiority over southern Burma.




SOPAC


Japan sends a carrier TF towards Torokina and it is intercepted in bad weather off Kavieng by TG 58:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 107,122

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6



Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 17
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVE Unyo
BB Yamato
BB Hiei
DD Tanikaze
CA Maya



Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
18 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
18 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
14 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x F4F-3 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet *
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 107,122

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1
BB Yamato
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 1, on fire



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 5000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Carrier support unable to supply air cover..


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 107,122

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes


Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei



Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Carrier support unable to supply air cover..


Intel screen shows CVE Unyo as sunk but with FoW we need confirmation.


At Torokina, 161st and 147th Regiments are completely ashore and have at least 2x their supply requirements....a deliberate assault is ordered for tomorrow.




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SUBS


SS S-47 sinks PB Ryusei Maru near Kunashiri.

SS Tambor puts a torpedo in AK Kotohira Maru off Saishu To.



DEI


Japanese seige troops at Batavia inflict 82 casualties on the Dutch with bombardments.

The Dutch artillery in turn inflicts 330 casaualties on the IJA beseigers.




SOPAC


US Army troops capture Torokina....the demoralized defenders retreat to Shortlands.

Followup amphibious landings with seabees, aviation engineers and the 27th Division will commence next turn.

No sign of IJN subs this turn around Torokina.....maybe they are starting to respect Allied ASW




CHINA


A Japanese stack with over 90,000 troops, 600 guns and 400 tanks leaves Kaifeng and heads SW on the road to Sinyang and Nanyang. Big trouble here....the entire area is clear terrain and we only have a couple of base forces in the region for flying fighters.

If the IJA 90,000 man stack catches a Chinese 80,000 man stack in clear terrain we will suffer 40,000 casualties....we will have to be very careful with manuver here. The Chinese 2nd Shock Army with 2200 AV is making its way back to Sinyang but may not arrive in time to save Nanyang.



BURMA

An Allied naval disaster in the bay of Bengal this turn. IJN bombers from CVL Ryujo and friends sink CV Illustrious and CVL Hermes. The Allied counterstrike finds the IJN carriers in a "cloud" hex and most of the Albacores and Swordfish abort their mission with no hits being scored on IJN carriers. At least a few of the torpedo bombers and some Martlets made their way to bases in Burma after the carriers were sunk.

The only saving grace from this was that CV Illustrious was due to withdraw anyway in a couple of months. But now the Allies have no flight decks in the Far East. And BB PoW and over a dozen cruisers and DDs must make their way back to safety under the threat of IJN torpedo attacks.

Troop convoys continue to unload at Rangoon. The Allies have 2 heavy AAA regiments
and nearly 60 Hurricanes on CAP at Rangoon so at least there is some protection from the sudden appearance of the IJN carriers.

The Allied naval disaster took some of elation out of the destruction of the remaining IJA forces in Burma. 1st Australian Corps and III Indian Corps cause 7000 casualties out of the 20,000 strong IJA force defending Pegu and the ragged remnants are retreated towards Moulmein.

1st Australian Corps and III Indian Corps will pursue the defeated Japanese army across the Salween River into Moulmein. Once at Moulmein the 2 Allied corps will probably part ways with one corps driving on Tavoy and the other corps driving on Rahaeng and then eventually Bangkok.

Burma Corps will take an inland route towards Bangkok to flank defensive positions Japanese troops put up against 1st Australian Corps and III Indian Corps. Burma Corps will also continue to harass the remnants of the Imperial Guards and 55th Divisions near Lashio.

It cost the Allies a CV and a CVL to unload 2nd UK Divison and 267th Armored Regiment at Rangoon so we better make them count in the drive through Thailand.






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BURMA


The Allies suffer their second naval disaster in as many turns as StoneAge sends 7 IJN cruisers up the Irrawaddy River to bombard Allied transports unloading at rangoon:


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,53, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CL Tama
CL Kiso
CL Tenryu
DD Amatsukaze
DD Asashio
DD Umikaze
DD Hibiki
DD Murakumo
DD Sagiri
DD Oboro
DD Sazanami
DD Kikuzuki
DD Mochizuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Kamikaze
DD Oite
DD Sawakaze
DD Okikaze

Allied Ships
xAP President Madison, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AMC Corfu, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
xAK Bintang, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Van Cloon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Nord, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Woolgar, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Maridal, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk


Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 69 (28 destroyed, 41 disabled)


Reduced visibility due to Rain with 42% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 42% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
Allied ships attempt to get underway
DD Mochizuki engages AMC Corfu at 6,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages AMC Corfu at 6,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages AMC Corfu at 6,000 yards
CA Mogami engages xAK Maridal at 6,000 yards
xAK Nord sunk by CA Kumano at 6,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages xAK Bintang at 6,000 yards
DD Sagiri engages xAK Bintang at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Kamikaze collides with DD Yuzuki at 54 , 53
CA Kumano engages AMC Corfu at 5,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages AMC Corfu at 5,000 yards
AMC Corfu sunk by CA Mikuma at 5,000 yards
DD Kamikaze engages xAK Maridal at 5,000 yards
DD Sagiri engages xAK Woolgar at 5,000 yards
xAK Bintang sunk by CA Kumano at 5,000 yards
xAK Woolgar sunk by DD Amatsukaze at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CA Kumano engages xAP President Madison at 2,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages xAP President Madison at 2,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages xAK Maridal at 2,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages xAP President Madison at 2,000 yards
xAP President Madison sunk by CL Tama at 2,000 yards
DD Sawakaze collides with DD Yuzuki at 54 , 53
xAK Maridal sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
CA Kumano engages xAP Van Cloon at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA Mogami engages xAP Van Cloon at 8,000 yards
xAP Van Cloon sunk by DD Hibiki at 8,000 yards
xAP Van Cloon sunk by DD Hibiki at 8,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


Looks like 28 tanks and trucks from 267th Armored Regiment end up at the bottom of the Irrawaddy River.


The IJN SAG hangs around to attack some more transports and bombard Rangoon itself:


Night Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,53, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CL Tama
CL Kiso
CL Tenryu
DD Amatsukaze
DD Asashio
DD Umikaze
DD Hibiki
DD Murakumo
DD Sagiri
DD Oboro
DD Sazanami
DD Kikuzuki
DD Mochizuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Kamikaze
DD Oite
DD Sawakaze
DD Okikaze

Allied Ships
xAP Empire Pride, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Poelau Bras, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk



Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Reduced visibility due to Rain with 35% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 35% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 6,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
xAP Poelau Bras sunk by CA Kumano at 6,000 yards
CA Kumano launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAP Empire Pride at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
xAP Empire Pride sunk by CA Kumano at 3,000 yards
xAP Empire Pride sunk by CA Kumano at 3,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


Naval bombardment of Rangoon at 54,53

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CL Tenryu
CL Kiso
CL Tama


Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)


CA Kumano firing at RAF 223 Group Wing
CA Suzuya firing at 45th Indian Brigade
CA Mikuma firing at 2nd British Division
CA Mogami firing at 2nd British Division
CL Tenryu firing at 2nd British Division
CL Kiso firing at 2nd British Division
CL Tama firing at 2nd British Division


To add insult to injury, RN naval units in the Bay of Bengal scattered in the face of unopposed Japanese carrier air. Some of the shorter ranged RN DDs ran for rangoon only to meet up with the IJN SAG:


Day Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,54, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 1
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
CL Tama, Shell hits 1
CL Kiso
CL Tenryu
DD Amatsukaze
DD Asashio
DD Umikaze
DD Hibiki
DD Murakumo
DD Sagiri
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1
DD Sazanami
DD Kikuzuki
DD Mochizuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Kamikaze
DD Oite
DD Sawakaze
DD Okikaze

Allied Ships
DD Thracian
DD Decoy, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
DD Electra, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk


Low visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Tanaka, Raizo crosses the 'T'
DD Sawakaze engages DD Electra at 12,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages DD Electra at 12,000 yards
DD Sawakaze engages DD Decoy at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CA Kumano engages DD Electra at 7,000 yards
DD Decoy engages CA Kumano at 7,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages DD Decoy at 7,000 yards
CA Mogami engages DD Electra at 7,000 yards
DD Decoy engages DD Asashio at 7,000 yards
Palliser, Arthur FE orders Allied TF to disengage
DD Electra engages DD Sawakaze at 7,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages DD Electra at 7,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages DD Electra at 7,000 yards
DD Decoy engages DD Oboro at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Kumano engages DD Electra at 10,000 yards
DD Decoy engages DD Oboro at 10,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages DD Electra at 10,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Decoy at 10,000 yards
DD Kikuzuki engages DD Decoy at 10,000 yards
DD Electra sunk by DD Hibiki at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Kumano engages DD Decoy at 11,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages DD Decoy at 11,000 yards
CA Mogami engages DD Decoy at 11,000 yards
CL Tama engages DD Decoy at 11,000 yards
DD Decoy engages DD Asashio at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Yuzuki collides with DD Kamikaze at 54 , 54
CA Kumano engages DD Decoy at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
DD Oboro engages DD Decoy at 15,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Thracian at 15,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
CA Kumano engages DD Decoy at 18,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages DD Thracian at 18,000 yards
Range increases to 20,000 yards
DD Decoy engages DD Oboro at 20,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Thracian at 20,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Decoy at 20,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Thracian at 20,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages DD Decoy at 21,000 yards
Range increases to 24,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages DD Thracian at 24,000 yards
Range increases to 25,000 yards
CA Kumano engages DD Thracian at 25,000 yards
Range increases to 28,000 yards
Range increases to 30,000 yards
DD Decoy sunk by CA Kumano at 30,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,54, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CL Tama
CL Kiso
CL Tenryu
DD Amatsukaze
DD Asashio
DD Umikaze
DD Hibiki
DD Murakumo
DD Sagiri
DD Oboro
DD Sazanami
DD Kikuzuki
DD Mochizuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Oite
DD Sawakaze
DD Okikaze

Allied Ships
AMC Kanimbla, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk


Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)


Low visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 15,000 yards
CA Kumano engages AMC Kanimbla at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
DD Kikuzuki engages AMC Kanimbla at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
AMC Kanimbla engages DD Kikuzuki at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CA Kumano engages AMC Kanimbla at 8,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages AMC Kanimbla at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
AMC Kanimbla engages DD Sagiri at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
DD Sazanami engages AMC Kanimbla at 15,000 yards
Range increases to 16,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages AMC Kanimbla at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CA Kumano engages AMC Kanimbla at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
AMC Kanimbla sunk by CA Kumano at 9,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...



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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,54, Range 14,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CL Tama
CL Kiso
CL Tenryu
DD Amatsukaze
DD Asashio
DD Umikaze
DD Hibiki
DD Murakumo
DD Sagiri
DD Oboro
DD Sazanami
DD Kikuzuki
DD Mochizuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Oite
DD Sawakaze
DD Okikaze

Allied Ships
CLAA Van Heemskerck, Shell hits 2



Poor visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 14,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
CL Kiso engages CLAA Van Heemskerck at 14,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages CLAA Van Heemskerck at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CLAA Van Heemskerck engages CA Mikuma at 12,000 yards
DD Sazanami engages CLAA Van Heemskerck at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CLAA Van Heemskerck engages CL Kiso at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CLAA Van Heemskerck engages CA Kumano at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CLAA Van Heemskerck at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CLAA Van Heemskerck at 18,000 yards
Range increases to 22,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CLAA Van Heemskerck at 22,000 yards
Range increases to 25,000 yards
Range increases to 28,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CLAA Van Heemskerck at 28,000 yards
Task forces break off...



DD Thracian was the last to arrive at Rangoon and she salvaged RN pride by sinking her opponent in a one on one gunnery duel:


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,54, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kamikaze, Shell hits 13, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Thracian




Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 35% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Kamikaze engages DD Thracian at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Kamikaze engages DD Thracian at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Kamikaze engages DD Thracian at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Thracian engages DD Kamikaze at 2,000 yards
DD Thracian engages DD Kamikaze at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Thracian engages DD Kamikaze at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Thracian engages DD Kamikaze at 2,000 yards
DD Thracian engages DD Kamikaze at 2,000 yards
DD Thracian engages DD Kamikaze at 2,000 yards
DD Kamikaze engages DD Thracian at 2,000 yards
DD Thracian engages DD Kamikaze at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Kamikaze engages DD Thracian at 3,000 yards
DD Kamikaze engages DD Thracian at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Kamikaze sunk by DD Thracian at 2,000 yards
DD Kamikaze sunk by DD Thracian at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...



The 3rd Carbinier Regiment shock attacks their way across the river from Pegu to engage the remnants of the IJA forces in Burma:


Ground combat at 56,54

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 468 troops, 0 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 50

Defending force 5732 troops, 99 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 136

Allied adjusted assault: 37

Japanese adjusted defense: 339

Allied assault odds: 1 to 9

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

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


Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 12 (0 destroyed, 12 disabled)


Assaulting units:
3rd Carbiniers Regiment

Defending units:
2nd RTA/B Division
143rd Infantry Regiment
2nd RTA/C Division
Imperial Guards/A Division
43rd Const Co
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
47th Const Co
94th JAAF AF Bn


Im hoping StoneAge stops here to engage me....Id like one more shot at these IJA troops before they withdraw across the Salween.




SWPAC


SWPAC command has been relatively quiescent as SOPAC has stormed down the length of the Solomons.....mainly for lack of aviation and construction engineers.

A SWPAC amphibious TF makes its way to Milne Bay to pick up some RAAF engineers which it will then drop on Buna...this will be SWPAC's next major airbase to be developed and will mark the end of the 1st phase of Operation Cartwheel.

The 2nd phase of Operation Cartwheel will involve the capture and development of the Huon Peninsula in Papua New Guinea...this is scheduled for October 1942.



SOPAC


The followup troops go ashore on Torokina and the airfield there is now fully functional
....a squadron of F4F-4s and a squadron of SBDs are immediately staged in. Torokina can now provide its own air cover.

As soon as the 27th Division has completely unloaded we will begin the march through the jungle to Shortlands.

Task Group 58 rendezvous' with fleet oilers to top off their fuel bunkers.





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SUBS


SS S-45 turns AK Sunten Maru into Sunken Maru with a torpedo off Sampit and then takes 2 DCs from her escorts.

SS Narwhal is hit by 2 DCs from TK escorts near Kushiro.

SS Tambor puts a torpedo in AP Kanzyu Maru by Moppo...the AP was full of troops some of which are currently treading water.

SS Trusty spots SAG with BB Mutsu and BB Yamashiro west of Port Blair.

RO-63 is hit by 2 DCs from USN ASW and severly damaged off Kirakira.

SS Truant sinks PB Bokuyo Maru off Tarakan.



DEI

Japan attempts a landing on Flores Island with a Fast Transport TF but is intercepted
by A-24 Banshees:


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Larantoeka at 67,113

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2



Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 12
P-39D Airacobra x 5


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Tachikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Hatakaze

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



Japan captures Semarang.

Dutch troops at Batavia continue to dish out more punishment than they receive in the artillery duel there.



BURMA


StoneAge has no more troops to throw into the breech in southern Burma so commits much of his air force in an attempt to slow down the Allied columns streaming south. Hurricanes based at Rangoon drift over the Allied troops at Pegu and inflict grievous casualties on the Japanese.

When the smoke clears Japan has lost 92 AC this turn vs 38 Allied. Losses include 27 Oscar Ki-43-1c, 24 Lily, 12 Sally, 11 Zero, 10 Claudes(over Truk), 9 Hurricane IIc Trop and 8 Hurricane IIb Trop.

The 267th Armored Regiment.... which last turn was seeing some of its shipboard tanks sink to the bottom of the Irrawaddy River....races 80 miles this turn to engage the retreating IJA troops SE of Pegu....again I find the speed of armor on roads to be absolutely amazing:


Ground combat at 56,54

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4310 troops, 56 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 523

Defending force 6133 troops, 107 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 154

Allied adjusted assault: 32

Japanese adjusted defense: 243

Allied assault odds: 1 to 7

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

Japanese ground losses:
333 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled


Allied ground losses:
293 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 27 (0 destroyed, 27 disabled)


Assaulting units:
254th Armoured Brigade
45th Recce Regiment
3rd Carbiniers Regiment
2/15 Punjab Battalion
7th Armoured Brigade
63rd Indian Brigade

Defending units:
2nd RTA/C Division
143rd Infantry Regiment
2nd RTA/B Division
Imperial Guards/A Division
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
43rd Const Co
47th Const Co
94th JAAF AF Bn


An all-out shock attack is ordered for tomorrow with some 2300 Allied AV...after this the Allies will shock attack their way across the Salween into Moulmein.


I assumed that StoneAge would attempt to evacuate the remnants of the Imperial Guards and 55th Divisions next to Lashio back to Indochina in order to rebuild them with the inexhaustable Japanese manpower and vehicle/armaments replacements. Instead, it appears that StoneAge is keeping them parked on the Burma Road as long as possible in order to deny much needed supply to China. It looks as if I will have to physically move them out....we are looking at 8000 IJA troops on 3x terrain so I will need at least 2 divisions. Guess it was a good thing we brought in 2nd UK Division by sea....2nd UK will rail to Lashio with 3 Burma Corps brigades and shock attack the IJA troops on the Burma Road farther back into the jungle. Unfortunately, I think that I will need to keep 3 Burma Corps Brigades near Lashio permanently to keep the Burma Road open.

Well at least the longer the 2 decimated IJA divisions loiter near Lashio the longer it will be before they can begin to rebuild.



SOPAC.....DESTINATION TRUK


I guess if the IJN carriers can sail the Bay of Bengal attacking Allied shipping and ports the USN carriers can sail the Pacific attacking Japanese shipping and ports.

After topping off their fuel bunkers last turn, the 5 fast carriers of TG 58 conduct the 1st Allied carrier raid of the war by striking shipping around the great Japanese naval base at Truk:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 11
A6M2 Zero x 2



Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
SBD-3 Dauntless x 69
TBF-1 Avenger x 32


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 25 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 4, on fire
xAK Tarayasu Maru
PB Shonon Maru #15
CL Natori, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Takatiho Maru
xAK Mito Maru
CA Maya
CA Ashigara
xAP Rakuyo Maru
xAP Montevideo Maru


Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 5000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
14 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 5000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 5000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A5M4 Claude (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 7 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 108,111

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
SBD-3 Dauntless x 15


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PB Busho Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Choko Maru #2, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires



Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 5000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Choko Maru #2


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 2
A6M2 Zero x 1



Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 30
TBF-1 Avenger x 22


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
PB Keijo Maru
PB Kiso Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PB Nikkai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PB Kohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Urakaze



Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 5000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A5M4 Claude (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kohuku Maru


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 110,110

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 1



Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
SBD-3 Dauntless x 15


Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
PB Kibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage



Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 5000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kibi Maru


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1



Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 14


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, on fire



Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Yamato




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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9



Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 53
SBD-3 Dauntless x 98
TBF-1 Avenger x 17


Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
xAP Montevideo Maru
PB Kiso Maru, on fire
PB Shonon Maru #15
PB Keijo Maru
CL Kuma
DD Minazuki
xAK Tarayasu Maru
PB Nikkai Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Tanikaze
DD Fumizuki
CL Natori, on fire



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
13 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet *
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 5000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
13 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet *
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
14 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet *
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet *
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 5000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
12 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 5000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 5000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A5M4 Claude (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 7 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Nikkai Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Yamato


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 108,111

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 13
TBF-1 Avenger x 11


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PB Chiyo Maru #4
PB Keiko Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Choko Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Keiko Maru



Recon shows 85 ships in port at Truk. Next turn Task Group 58 will sail to a position NW of Truk so the SBDs can pick off stragglers fleeing to the north and west. A squadron of F4F-4s will sweep Truk to minimize IJN fighter cover while the Avengers have the option to attack the port at 9000 feet. After all the dispersed shipping has left the area TG 58 will work over everything left in port at Truk.

Hopefully BB Yamato was damaged heavily enough that she is still within range next turn.






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SS I-28 sinks TK Camden near Niuatoputapu.

SS Truant sinks AO Kokuyu Maru by Tarakan.

SS O23 is hit by 6 DCs from IJN ASW and heavily damaged by Bintan....with 60% FLT damage Im not sure she will make it back to Oz.

SS Herring sinks AK Nishimi Maru near Toyohama.



CARRIER RAID ON TRUK


Not one of our 175 plus SBDs flies on naval attack this turn even though SBD search planes spot several PBs and other small vessels and even some search AC score isolated bomb hits.

The Japanese launch an attack on TG 58 with naval bombers from Truk:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 110,105

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 19
G3M2 Nell x 18



Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 31
F4F-4 Wildcat x 53


Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 8 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged


Allied Ships
CV Enterprise



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-3 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-42 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 19 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-6 with F4F-4 Wildcat (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers



Our F4F-4s sweep Truk without loss:


Morning Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 8
A6M2 Zero x 1



Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22


Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 3 destroyed




Aircraft Attacking:
18 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes


Then another carrier attack is launched from Truk on the 2nd day:



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 110,105

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 10
G3M2 Nell x 9



Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
F4F-4 Wildcat x 75


Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 4 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed




CAP engaged:
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (16 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 9 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
14 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-3 with F4F-4 Wildcat (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-42 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
VF-6 with F4F-4 Wildcat (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers



When all the dust settles Japan loses 36 Claudes at Truk.


Two Avenger squadrons actually launch port strikes:


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Afternoon Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 2



Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
F4F-4 Wildcat x 32
TBF-1 Avenger x 16


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 1
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 2
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 1



Aircraft Attacking:
13 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet
7 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet
7 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x F4F-3 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet
9 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes


Afternoon Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 1



Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 17
F4F-4 Wildcat x 31
TBF-1 Avenger x 15


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

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



Aircraft Attacking:
7 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet
6 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x F4F-3 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes


Looks like there are still 85 Japanese ships in port. USN torpedo bombers only carry bombs in port attacks so we wont be able to sink BB Yamato but we can sink the CA and the CVE and cause a lot of SYS damage for the BB.

We are going to stick around for another turn and put everyone on port attack.

We are not just trying to inflict a material blow here at Truk...we are attempting to inflict a psychological blow also. StoneAge has been using Truk as a staging base for the south Pacific and the Marshalls and I want him to think twice before he ever uses Truk this way again.



BURMA


Some 2600 AV of III Indian Corps and 1st Australian Corps inflict a crushing blow on Japan's Burma defense forces:



Ground combat at 56,54

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 59484 troops, 934 guns, 1672 vehicles, Assault Value = 2617

Defending force 6047 troops, 107 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 153

Allied adjusted assault: 2306

Japanese adjusted defense: 51

Allied assault odds: 45 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), disruption(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
3149 casualties reported
Squads: 166 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 233 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 28 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 31 (21 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 8


Allied ground losses:
447 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th Indian Division
SSVF Brigade
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
12th Indian Brigade
7th Australian Division
2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion
16th British Brigade
6th Australian Division
7th Armoured Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
45th Recce Regiment
22nd Indian Brigade
3rd Carbiniers Regiment
23rd British Brigade
2/2 AIF Pioneer Battalion
2/15 Punjab Battalion
8th Indian Brigade
267th Armoured Brigade
44th Indian Brigade
63rd Indian Brigade
XV Indian Corps
85th British AT Gun Regiment
Eastern Army
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
IV Indian Corps
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Medium Regiment
137/155th Field Regiment

Defending units:
143rd Infantry Regiment
2nd RTA/B Division
2nd RTA/C Division
Imperial Guards/A Division
47th Const Co
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
43rd Const Co
94th JAAF AF Bn



Japan's 6000 defenders are cut in half and the tattered remnants are retreated across the Salween into Moulmein. Recon show 7000 troops total at Moulemein and another Allied shock attack across the Salween should reduce them to a kampgruppe.

Meanwhile 2nd UK Division and 4 Burma Corps regiments rail up to Lashio to ensure that we can evict 8000 survivors of 55th and Imperial Guards Divisions from blocking the Burma Road.

The air war continues to rage over Rangoon and Pegu. Tojos make their 1st appearance of the war and 3 are destroyed in A2A combat.

Overall, Japan loses 64 AC vs 31 Allied AC this turn including 36 Claudes, 8 Oscars, 7 Blenheim IV, 6 Hurricane, 5 Nell, 4 Zero, 4 Avenger, 3 Tojo and 2 SBD.









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SS Gar sinks AK Yamagiku Maru by Swatow.

SS Herring puts a torpedo in AK Ishikari Maru off Toyohara.

SS S-41 sinks DD Tachikaze by Soerabaja.

SS Grayback lands a fish on AK Hamburg maru near Gunzan.




CARRIER RAID ON TRUK


Task Group 58 spends its 3rd and 4th day off Truk. I know that the weather is bad but a half dozen bomb hits by over 200 carrier bombers over 4 days....not a good showing for USN aviators:



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Afternoon Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 7



Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
F4F-4 Wildcat x 39
SBD-3 Dauntless x 136
TBF-1 Avenger x 27


Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 39 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hamakaze, Bomb hits 1



Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 16000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
10 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet
15 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 16000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
17 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 16000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
17 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 16000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
10 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 16000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
7 x F4F-3 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet
17 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 16000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
11 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 16000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
16 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 16000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet
15 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 16000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 28300 feet

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A5M4 Claude (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes



At least I think the USN carrier bombers sank CVE Unyo.....intel shows 19 A6M2s destroyed on the ground.

Task Group 58 is heading back towards the New Guinea next turn to provide cover for the SWPAC landings at Lae. They will hit Truk one more time on the way out. When CV Hornet completes repairs and we have 6 CVs in TG 58 I think that Truk will be revisited.




CHINA


StoneAge has a stack with 90,000 IJA troops, 600 guns and 400 tanks advancing on Nanyang. Unlike southern China, Japan has a major mobility advantage in the north with all the railroads and since he has concentrated more quickly at Nanchang than the Chinese we will basically evacuate the city. The Chinese 2nd Shock Army is moving back north and is now just outside of Sinyang.

Hurricanes and P-40Es based at Chengchow are sweeping the IJA stack daily prior to massive aerial bombardments by medium and heavy bombers based at Chungking, Changsha, Hengyang, Kweilin and Sian.

Overall, Japan loses 64 AC this turn to 30 Allied AC. Losses include 21 A6M2, 7 A6M3, 17 Oscar, 6 Hurricane, 6 Kate, 4 Val, 5 SBd, 4 Wellington Ic, 2 Betty and 2 F4F-4.

Last time we counted aircraft losses on 7/31/42 the Allies had lost 400 more AC than Japan.....that AC differential is now down to 260 AC.




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Mission: Bombing
A/c type: DB
(1) Group altitude: 10-15K
A/c are treated as if performing a diving attack
(2) Group altitude: 16-19K
A/c are treated as if performing a glide attack
(3) Group altitude: <10
A/c are treated as if performing a low level attack
(4) Group altitude: 20+
A/c are treated as if performing a normal horizontal attack
The attacks are based on altitude flown.
If I had to do it again, I would probably let the player pick an 'attack tactic' which would allow planes to approach target at the group alt but determine the attack alt and bombing type based on the 'attack tactic'.

Diving attacks have a better chance than gliding attacks to make a hit; pilots with good NAVAL_BOMB skills have a better chance. Exit altitude is 1000-4000'.
Glide attacks have a better chance than level bombing but not as good as diving attacks to make a hit, but; again better skilled pilots have a better chance. Exit altitude is 2000-5000'.

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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 1/16/2010 4:52:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		Fishbed & Sardaukar.....thanx for the info on proper divebomber altitude settings...
I had no idea that divebombers would "glidebomb" above 15,000 feet. I used 16,000 feet from the old stock WitP days as I always wanted to be sure that my divebombers would attack in groups of 9 rather than groups of 3.

Question....do torpedo bombers turn into glidebombers above 16,000 feet?




9/11-9/14/42



SUBS


Lots of action and it starting to look to me as if the sub/ASW pendulum is swinging back to neutral:

SS Guardfish is hit by 8 DCs from IJN ASW near Port Arthur.

SS Gar pumps 8 shells into AKL Banshu Maru by Tourane.

SS I-169 takes 15 DCs from USN ASW at Munda.

SS Grampus receives 3 DCs from IJN ASW near Port Arthur...looks like Port Arthur is turning into a dangerous stretch of ocean for Allioed subs.

SS Albacore takes 2 DCs from IJN ASW by Toyohara.

SS I-31 is hit by 11 DCs from USN ASW at Munda.

SS Drum puts a torpedo in AK Takao Maru off Tawau.

SS RO-63 receives 2 DCs from USN ASW near Munda.

SS I-21 sinks AK American off Hilo.

SS I-21 sinks AK Delawarean off Hilo.

SS Drum sinks AK Takao Maru by Tarakan.

SS I-174 lands a fish on CV Wasp near the Treasury Islands...thats the 4th Allied carrier torpedoed so far in the war. I was planning on running 5 CVs in TG 58 while the 6th CV was repairing/upgrading and wouldnt you know it but CV Hornet completed repairs from its torpedo hit today at Sydney and will be taking the place of CV Wasp.



CARRIER STRIKE ON TRUK


Task Group 58 delivers 1 more air attack on Truk before departing for the south Pacific:



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Afternoon Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 2



Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
SBD-3 Dauntless x 111
TBF-1 Avenger x 27


Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 44 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Asanagi, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Maya, Bomb hits 3, on fire
xAP Montevideo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Inazuma, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AD Koshu Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Kuma, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Shonon Maru #15, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Konan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

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



Port hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 16000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
16 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 16000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 16000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x F4F-3 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet
14 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 16000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
11 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 16000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
15 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 16000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 16000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 16000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 25000 feet

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes


The weather clears and we finally get a decent port attack in. The carriers may be leaving but I have a half dozen subs patrolling north of Truk in case any IJN cripples try to make it back to the Home Islands.



CHINA


Japans 90,000 strong stack captures a nearly empty nanyang. Now it remains to be seen where the IJA troops will go from here.

Sian is in no danger....we are massing Chinese corps in the 3x woods/rough terrain to the north of Nanyang.



BURMA


Nearly 3000 AV from III Indian Corps and 1st Australian Corps shock attack their way across the Salween to invest Moulmein. Another shock attack will be ordered for tomorrow to clear Moulmein. After Moulmein falls Im not sure where Japan will be able to build another defense line.

Farther north, the Burma Road is finally reopened as StoneAge evacuates to the south.





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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 1/16/2010 6:38:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		michaelm had slight typo on that altitude list, here is corrected:

Mission: Bombing
A/c type: DB
(1) Group altitude: 10-15K
A/c are treated as if performing a diving attack
(2) Group altitude: 16-19K
A/c are treated as if performing a glide attack
(3) Group altitude: <1K
A/c are treated as if performing a low level attack
(4) Group altitude: 20+ or 1-9K
A/c are treated as if performing a normal horizontal attack
The attacks are based on altitude flown.
If I had to do it again, I would probably let the player pick an 'attack tactic' which would allow planes to approach target at the group alt but determine the attack alt and bombing type based on the 'attack tactic'.

Diving attacks have a better chance than gliding attacks to make a hit; pilots with good NAVAL_BOMB skills have a better chance. Exit altitude is 1000-4000'.
Glide attacks have a better chance than level bombing but not as good as diving attacks to make a hit, but; again better skilled pilots have a better chance. Exit altitude is 2000-5000'.

[Typo after all that - items 3 & 4]

I am not sure if TBs with bombs do other than skip bombing or level bombing. It'd make sense for them to do glide bombing too, though.

16k is really useful if you are pounding air bases and ports, since you avoid excessive casualties to dive bombers and still have decent accuracy.


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SUBS


SS I-4 sinks KV Vancouver(in an ASW patrol) near Anatom.

SS I-171 fires a spread of torpedoes at CV Saratoga but misses by Woodlark Island.

SS I-33 takes 2 DCs from USN ASW off Rennell Island(SIGINT reports SS I-33 sunk).

SS KXVIII is hit by 2 Dcs from IJN ASW near Tioman Island.

SS I-28 receives 4 DCs from USN ASW by Niuatoputapu.

SS S-47 puts a torpedo in AK Taito Maru off Toyohara.

SS KXVIII takes 5 more Dcs from IJN ASW by Kuantan....patrolling off Malaya seems to be increasingly dangerous.

SS KXIII takes 2 DCs from transport DDs near Lomblem.




DEI


Japan captures Merak.

Japanese and Dutch artillery continue to exchange barrages at Batavia.

A-24 Banshees land a 1000 lb bomb on DD Hatakaze while transporting troops to Lomblem.




SWPAC


RAF engineers open a level 1 airfield at Buna.

Amphibious transports move to Mine Bay to pick up more construction engineers for Buna.




BURMA


III Indian Corps and 1st Australian Corps launch a massive shock attack to capture Moulmein.....Japan loses 5300 troops vs 1000 Allied casualties. The road to Bangkok looks open.

I had originally intended a massive sealift to Rangoon of supplies and reinforcements but the loss of the RN carriers prevents this.

There seems to be no shortage of supplies in Burma....I started the offensive with about 100,000 supplies in Myitkina and there still seems to be around 100,000 supplies in Burma as we prepare to invade Thailand.

As far as reinforcements to Burma, everyone is using strategic movement to Imphal and then they hoof it thru the jungles to Shwebo...we have over 300 Aviation support, 2 Air HQs and more ground troops on the march from Kalemyo to Shwebo.....from Shwebo we can rail them down to Moulmein and beyond. These aviation support reinforcements should arrive just in time for the assault on Bangkok.

Burma Corps's effective strength is dropping significantly as we march thru Burma due to garrison requirements....you need 150 AV in Rangoon and 5 AV in 13 other bases....figure 2 brigades at Rangoon and 13 battalions garrisoning the bases so that effectively means the equivalent 6-7 brigades or some 600-700 AV.

Ive attached a map showing the axis of advance of all 3 Allied corps in the Eastern Army.




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SS RO-33 is hit by 2 DCs from USN ASW near Munda.

Intel screen reports SS RO-33 as being sunk. If true, that makes 4 IJN subs sunk by ASW in the last 2 turns....like I said a few posts ago, the SUB/ASW pendulum has swung towards neutrality...perhaps now even favoring the hunter(ASW) a bit over the hunted.


Darwin has become the most important advanced sub base for the Allies now that Soerabaja is until Japanese control. There are AS ships in port there along with plenty of supply and fuel. Darwin's advanced position allows us to project Allied subs deep into Japanese backwaters...and we stationed most of the short ranged subs(like the S Class) there so they can actually reach IJN convoy routes.

Unfortunately, much of the SRA is surrounded by "shallow" water so some areas such as the Malayan coast and coastal China around Port Arthur have become quite dangerous. Fortunately with Allied damage control most of the damaged subs make it back to port...the more heavily damaged subs that reach Darwin are staged to Brisbane to complete repairs of major damage.




SOPAC


CV Wasp should reach port at Sydney tomorrow. The Wasp has 17 SYS and 35 FLT(major) from the sub launched torpedo so I will probably place her on "critical" pierside status until all SYS damage is repaired and then she will go to the shipyard. Wasp will complete her 7/42 upgrades while she repairs flotation damage.....she will probably be out of the war for the next 3 months at least.

The other 5 CVs of TG 58 and their escorts will repair all SYS damage before heading out for the next amphibious operation.

BB Washington is now in port at Noumea and BB South Dakota should reach Noumea in 5 days.....then the USN will have 3 fast BBs in action.

The US Army 27th Division completed its march to Shortlands today...we will bombard the IJA defenders here for a few days until the armor and artillery makes it here through the jungle.....then we will launch a combined arms attack.

Ive posted a screenshot of the south Pacific...lots of IJN subs in action in the Solomons with multiple USN ASW hunter/killer groups patrolling.




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SS I-170 is hit by 2 DCs from USN ASW near Munda.

SS S-38 sinks SC CHa-10 off Kendari.

SS Amberjack lands a fish on AK Manzyu Maru by Hachinohe.

SS RO-60 sinks DD Grayson while on ASW patrol near Lunga.

SS 019 sinks PB Showa Maru off Kendari.

SS Amberjack surfaces off Ominato to pump 4 shells and 2 torpedoes into AK Manzyu Maru sinking her.



SOPAC


Japan launches a banzai attack on 27th Division at Shortlands:


Ground combat at Shortlands (109,131)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2701 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53

Defending force 17130 troops, 313 guns, 327 vehicles, Assault Value = 656

Japanese adjusted assault: 9

Allied adjusted defense: 733

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 81

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

Japanese ground losses:
1344 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 86 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
I/84th Naval Guard Unit
II/84th Naval Guard Unit
2nd JNAF AF Unit
2nd Naval Construction Battalion
7th Naval Construction Battalion
35th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
161st Infantry Regiment
27th Infantry Division
14th NZ Brigade


Allied armor and artillery should reach Shortlands next turn and then we will finish the Japanese off here.

CV Wasp makes port at Sydney. Originally there was a 15 day repair estimate for SYS damage on Wasp at "normal pierside" mode but we placed her on "critical pierside" mode and got the repair estimate down to 8 days. Then we will put Wasp in the shipyard for repair of FLT damage and completion of 7/42 upgrades.



CHINA


Kind of hard to explain recent action in China so I attached a screenie of the map.

Basically StoneAge has dumped frontal assault warfare in favor of a war of manuver.

In ther north, Japan is running circles around us with their railnet and manuver advantages.

StoneAge massed overwhelming force....100,000 troops, 600 guns. 400 tanks....at Nanyang before we could mass defensive troops so we retreated into the woods. In order for StoneAge to continue his offensive he then had to withdraw from Nanyang.

Now his troops threaten to capture Ichang, isolate Sinyang or reinforce Hankow. StoneAge can take cities in clear terrain here with his manuver advantage but holding them will prove problematic.

StoneAge has also pulled his 55,000 IJA troops from the seige of Tsiaotso to a railhead where thay can be rapidly redeployed.

We are marching some 1600 Chinese AV to Ichang as fast as we can while 2100 Chinese AV threaten Nanyang and 2700 Chinese AV defend Sinyang. StoneAge is moving reinforcements into the battle from Kaifeng and next turn we hope to catch them with a stack of 2800 AV from Chengchow and annihilate them. This is really a game of high stakes poker....whoever can catch the other in clear terrain with a larger stack will exact horrific casualties on the other.

Farther south, StoneAge has a stack of some 1800 AV on the move west....possibly to attack Kukong. Im not so worried in the south as we have the railroads and manuver advantage here. Recon AC are tracking this stack very closely.






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BURMA


Japan starts out the turn with a night bombing attack on Allied shipping in port at Rangoon:


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 23, 42
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 20


Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
KV Freesia, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
AMC Manoora, Bomb hits 1
xAP Glenartney, Bomb hits 1, on fire



Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes


Looks like its time to get all the shipping out of Rangoon.


We see some of the largest aerial battles of the war as StoneAge uses his air force in an attempt to fill the breach:


Morning Air attack on 44th Indian Brigade, at 56,56

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 51
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 57



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
11 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 10000 feet *
29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.60 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 3rd Carbiniers Regiment ...
Also attacking 24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 28th Gurkha Brigade ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 44th Indian Brigade ...
Also attacking 3rd Carbiniers Regiment ...
Also attacking 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 3rd Carbiniers Regiment ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 44th Indian Brigade ...
Also attacking 3rd Carbiniers Regiment ...


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Morning Air attack on 254th Armoured Brigade, at 56,56

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 40
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 23
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 15



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3
Hurricane IIc Trop x 15


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed


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


Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
22 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 35600
Raid is overhead
No.607 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 35600
Raid is overhead
2 planes vectored on to bombers
No.615 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 35600
Raid is overhead
3 planes vectored on to bombers
No.261 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 35600
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 85th British AT Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 8th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 44th Indian Brigade ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 85th British AT Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 8th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...


Morning Air attack on 93rd JAAF AF Bn , at 56,56

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 4
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
A-20A Havoc x 13
B-25C Mitchell x 12


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
A-20A Havoc: 2 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 4 damaged

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



Aircraft Attacking:
13 x A-20A Havoc bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (16 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 38500
Raid is overhead
77th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 38500
Raid is overhead

Also attacking Imperial Guards/A Division ...
Also attacking 2nd RTA/C Division ...
Also attacking 1st RTA/A Division ...
Also attacking 93rd JAAF AF Bn ...
Also attacking Imperial Guards/A Division ...
Also attacking 93rd JAAF AF Bn ...
Also attacking Imperial Guards/A Division ...


When the dust settles Japan has lost 37 AC to 19 Allied AC. Individual losses include 20 Oscars, 15 Lilys and 13 Hurricanes.



All the Japanese activity in the air is for naught as the 1st Australian Corps crushes the Japanese rear guard:



Ground combat at 56,56

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12258 troops, 306 guns, 358 vehicles, Assault Value = 874

Defending force 2588 troops, 67 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 99

Allied adjusted assault: 283

Japanese adjusted defense: 45

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1443 casualties reported
Squads: 37 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 22 (11 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3


Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units pursuing 3


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
267th Armoured Brigade
7th Armoured Brigade
3rd Carbiniers Regiment
2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion
254th Armoured Brigade
44th Indian Brigade
2/2 AIF Pioneer Battalion
28th Gurkha Brigade
2/9th Field Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Medium Regiment
2/13th Field Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
137/155th Field Regiment

Defending units:
2nd RTA/B Division
Imperial Guards/A Division
55th Mountain Gun Regiment



In the 1st Allied pursuit of the war, 3 Allied armored brigades with an AV of 500 chase the retreating IJA troops across the border into Thailand. Next turn the Allied armor will shock attack the defeated IJA troops and force them back across the river into Rahaeng.

Meanwhile, III Indian Corps in racing down adjacent roads towards Tavoy and Bangkok.

Allied recon show only 18,000 IJA troops in Bangkok and only a single LCU in Rahaeng.

Without an immediate and substantial injection of IJA troops into Bangkok the complete collapse of Japanese resistance in this theatre appears to be certain and total.

In my last email I informed StoneAge that I would be agreeable to a "stop" line in Thailand if he desires to negotiate.






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Status: offline 		Fishbed....I certainly dont envision negotiation about Japanese surrender....Im still fighting down in the Solomons and the SE tip of New Guinea.

However I think that the game is a bit unbalanced in Burma and perhaps even unfair to Japan in regards to the supply situation. This game started after the 2nd update and its been very easy drawing supplies in from India thru the jungle to Myitkina.

I started the Burma offensive with 100,000 supply in Myitkina and I immediately turned the supply draw in Myitkina down to zero so that supply would flow south thru Burma along with my advance. I brought in maybe 10,000-15,000 supplies in by sea at Rangoon but currently after 2 months of manuver and fighting the Allies still have 80k supplies at Moulmein, 16k at Pegu, 23k at Toungoo, 24k at Rangoon and 5k at Mandalay....so I have almost 50% more supplies now than when the offensive started.
We updated to the 1097 hotfix over a week ago but nearly every time I check it seems as if I have more supplies.

In addition, using only non-restricted troops I have around 4000 AV ready to invade Thailand...and thats not counting the 800 Burma Corps AV as garrison in Burma. That is all of the III Indian Corps including almost all that started in Malaya, all of the British forces that start at sea and enter the game as reinforcements (excluding 18th UK Division), all of the Australian 1st Corps and a couple of restricted Indian armor units purchased with PPs.

StoneAge had 2 divisions in Burma....the 55th and Imperial Guards.....plus another division equivalent of smaller formations so nearly 60,000 troops total. I think that Japan needs a minimum of 4 IJA divisions plus smaller formations for garrison duty to defend Burma so maybe some 100,000 troops total.

Id prefer to defeat Japan by cutting her off from all the oil and resources and by firebombing her cities from Pacific island airfields as opposed to overrunning SE Asia.
Having said that, Id halt my troops in Thailand if Japan made an effort to bring additional forces into Bangkok to restore some semblance of strategic balance....
maybe 3 divisions. I dont want to halt the Allied advance by fiat while SAA formations continue to fight in China.

Anyway, StoneAge responded to my offer by asking me if I thought that I had enough troops to finish the job....that sounded to me like a challenge so the offensive will continue.




9/25-9/26/42




SUBS


SS Sailfish attacks AKL Fukuyo Maru on the surface by Medan....Sailfish is hit by 2 shells while the AKL is hit by 3 shells.

SS Trusty puts a torpedo in freshly loaded TK Itushima Maru near Medan...she lights up like a torch.

SS Gato lands a fish on AK Sinsei Maru off Kushiro.



BURMA


Japanese air attacks break through Allied CAP and cause fatigue and disruption to the Allied armor brigades west of Rahaeng....they can only manage a couple of 1:1 attacks on the IJA rearguard. 1st Australian Corps infantry is rapidly approaching from the west and will assist the push into Rahaeng.

Several Topsys flying to Rahaeng are intercepted by Allied CAP....looks like Japan is bringing in reinforcements by air.

With the delayed replacements in AE most of the Hurricane squadrons in Burma are at half strength so some P-40Es are flown in from China.



SOPAC


Allied troops capture Shortlands:


Ground combat at Shortlands (109,131)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19391 troops, 346 guns, 621 vehicles, Assault Value = 804

Defending force 2395 troops, 9 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

Allied adjusted assault: 567

Japanese adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 43 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Shortlands !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

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

Japanese ground losses:
572 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 57 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)


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


Assaulting units:
161st Infantry Regiment
27th Infantry Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
14th NZ Brigade
154th FA Bn

Defending units:
II/84th Naval Guard Unit
2nd Naval Construction Battalion
7th Naval Construction Battalion
2nd JNAF AF Unit
35th JNAF AF Unit


The capture of Shortlands gives SOPAC another level 4 airfield withing range of Rabaul.

The remaining Japanese troops at Shortlands are surrounded....it will be interesting to see if its as difficult to finish off surrounded Japanese units in AE as it was in stock WitP.

Im encouraged by the new movement mode of "move" in AE. I know that the hexes are only 40 miles in AE but it took less that a week for infantry to march one hex thru the jungle from Torokina to Shortlands. I remember in my last game of CHS that it took me about a month for troops to march one hex from Tassafaronga to Lunga thru the jungle.

This will influence the next phase of Operation Cartwheel for SWPAC in Papua New Guinea. Instead of multiple seaborne invasions up the coast of New Guinea, I envision a single massive landing in Huon Gulf at Lae and then a overland march up the Markham River valley to capture Saidor and Madang...then take the coast road to Hansa Bay....and then maybe even continue the landward march to take Wewak and Aitape.

This would have the effect of freeing up the USN CVs to cover SOPAC ops in the Bismarcks and Admiralties concurrent with SWPAC ops.







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SUBS


SS I-155 sinks KV Freesia off Chittagong.

SS Trusty is hit by 10 DCs from IJN ASW near Georgetown.

SS Halibut sinks AMc Wa5 by Kushiro.



SOPAC


A 5th day of deliberate attacks ends all Japanese resistance at Shortlands.

At Noumea, Allied troops begin loading on APs and AKs for the next phase of Operation Cartwheel.....the massive landings in Huon Gulf.



BURMA


Soon I will have to change the title of this section from "Burma" to "Thailand".

Japan gets a convoy of reinforcements into their last base in Burma at Tavoy...now there are some 16,000 troops there.

Recon now shows a total of just over 60,000 IJA troops spread between Tavoy and Thailand....Ive attached a map showing IJA troop dispositions. StoneAge has decided on a forward defense on the Burma/Thai border. This makes a lot of sense from a terrain standpoint...these positions are on 3x terrain....but it allows the Allies to defeat the IJA forces piecemeal and I intend to start doing that next turn on the border next to Rahaeng. Any IJA troops destroyed in northern Thailand will mean that many fewer troops available for the defense of Bangkok.

Recon shows 10,000 IJA troops on the Burma/Thai border next to Rahaeng...next turn we will shock attack them with 1700 AV from the 1st Australian Corps. Then the 1st Aussie's will pursue the remnants into Rahaeng. We will bypass the 16,000 IJA troops in Tavoy for now...Tavoy is basically isolated from the rest of IndoChina anyway...and send III Indian Corps against the 7000 IJA troops defending the Moulmein/Bangkok highway. Then both corps will march south to take Ayuthia and Bangkok.

The biggest obstacle we have here is Japanese air superiority....it seems like they have concentrated most of their land based air here and Allied Hurricane and P-40E squadrons have been decimated. If anything stops us here in this theatre it will be the disablements and disruptions from air attacks.




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SUBS


SS Trusty is hit by another 5 DCs off Georgetown....this shallow water area to the west of Malaya appears tpo be very dangerous for Allied subs.

SS Seadragon spots a heavily damaged BB Yamato near Chichi-jima and fires a spread of 4 torpedoes that miss....Yamato's escorts land a couple of DCs near the sub. Looks like StoneAge is moving the ships that were heavily damaged in the airstrike at Truk back to the HI.

SS Pollack puts a torpedo in AK Tonegawa maru by Sapporo.

SS Searaven sinks AKL Kuramasan Maru off Fukue-jima.



SOPAC


USMC SBDs based at Torokina hit DD Kagero with 3 1000 lb bombs at Rabaul....looks like the DD was full of troops so apparently Japan is reinforcing here via Fast Transport.



BURMA


1st Australian Corps hammers the Japanese rear guard on the Thai border and forces the ragged remnants back across the river into Rahaeng.

Ill rest the troops for a couple days before storming across the river into the city.

Japan is focusing most of its aerial bombardments on the III Indian Corps units approaching Tavoy.....thats ok because Im putting a halt on these troops just outside the base until Bangkok is taken.


Im transferring most of the P-40E and Hurricane squadrons in China back to Burma to deal with the the heavy Japanese air reinforcements into the area.




COMPARATIVE LOSSES

its the end of the month so its time to post all the intel screenies again.




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THE AIR WAR



The Allies have lost 3249 AC to date vs 2947 Japanese AC. Thats a 300 AC difference or about 10%.

In A2A the losses are 1681 Allied Ac to 1356 Japanese AC.

Here is a screenshot of Japanese AC losses. Notable are the Oscar losses which have gone thru the roof.....due to the intensity of the air war over Burma and China currently.




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THE AIR WAR


And here is a screenie of Allied AC losses. Notice here how Hurricane losses have ramped up....again due to the fighting in the skiies over the CBI.




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Status: offline 		You might consider amphibious op to capture Manus in Andmiralties. It would doom the Rabaul and IJ garrisons in New Guinea. And would protect your flank when advancing NW along PNG coast.

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Status: offline 		Sardaukar.....I totally agree with you about Manus.

While SWPAC is marching up the coast of New Guinea the USN CVs will be covering SOPAC's drive to Feni Island/Kavieng and Mussau island in the Bismarcks/Mussau Island in the Admiralties. The US Army 24th Infantry Regiment is currently prepping for Mussau Island.

The goal is for SWPAC to take Wewak and link up with SOPAC forces taking Mussau Island in early 1943.....thus surrounding New Britain and the Bismarck Sea with a ring of Allied airbases.




9/30/42.....CONT.



THE AIR WAR


Here is a screenshot of the top Allied pilots. When I last posted this 2 months ago the top 10 pilots were 6 Dutch and 4 ex AVG P-40E pilots.

Now when you look at the top 20 pilots, 8 are British Hurricane drivers, 6 US Army(ex AVG) P-40E pilots, 5 Dutch and finally a USN tailhook pilot in a F4F-3.

Again this is reflecting the scale of the air war over the CBI.




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THE AIR WAR



Here is a screenshot of the Allied pilot pools:




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SUBS


SS Gato puts a fish in TK Moji Maru off Kushiro and lights her up.

SS Truant sinks AK Taiko Maru near Sangihe.



SOPAC


CV Wasp completes repairs of her SYS damage and is placed in the shipyard at Sydney
with an estimate of 40 days to repair 35 FLT damage.



CHINA


StoneAge is playing Napoleon in the north and places his 100,000 strong army in the "central position" between 4 separate Chinese armies with an aggregate 10,000 AV. This strategy sort of worked in southern China a couple months ago when StoneAge was able to maul 3 separate Chinese stacks of about 400-500 AV apiece around Changsha. Im not going to allow the IJA stack to repeat this in the north...the Chinese will retreat if they are even close to being outnumbered.

Nanyang was in clear terrain when the IJA stack approached so the Chinese evacuated. As soon as the IJA stack left Nanyang the Chinese recaptured it. Now that the IJA stack is moving on Ichang.....also in clear terrain...we will evacuate Ichang next turn. The IJA stack will need to remain here the rest of the war if StoneAge decides to hold Ichang....otherwise we will take it back when the Japanee leave.

In the south a 80,000 strong IJA army approaches Kukong. We continue to ship Chinese troops into the 2x terrain of Kukong by rail.




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SS S-44 sinks AMc Kyo Maru off Taliabue.

SS Haddock sinks AK Rakuto Maru near Wakkanai.

SS Spearfish is hit by 11 DCs from IJN ASW by Chefoo.

SS S-45 takes 3 DCs from IJN ASW off Soerabaja.



BURMA


Looks like StoneAge has substantially reinforced Burma....this is as it should be. In addition to the 16,000 IJA troops at Tavoy and Bangkok there are now 20,000 IJA troops at Rahaeng with 10,000 next door at Pisanuloke.

1st Australian Corps with some 2000 AV should shock attack across the river into Rahaeng next turn. The battle for Rahaeng should be very interesting with the 3x terrain. But Im not sure if the 1st Aussie Corps is strong enough to dislodge the Japanese at Rahaeng.

Meanwhile, Burma Corps is marching into the rear of the Japanese defenders at Rahaeng and Pisanuloke and should be able to mount an attack into the clear terrain of Pisanuloke in a few days.

III Indian Corps crushed the IJA border guards on the Moulmein/Bangkok highway 2 days ago. The IJA troops there suffered 2500 casualties before retreating and the road to Bangkok now looks wide open for the III Indian Corps.

In India we received 2 Chindit Brigades in the last 2 turns and they are now being railroaded to Imphal. These troops are amazing.....80 experience and 90 morale....
so now we have another 300 AV of shock troops for the Thailand offensive.




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SUBS


SS Sunfish sinks PB Takunan Maru off Sapporo.



BURMA


1st Australian Corps shock attacks their way into Rahaeng. The IJA defenders at Rahaeng had an adjusted AV of 767 with the terrain bonus. The 2000 AV of the 1st Aussie Corps is ordered to shock attack the Rahaeng garrison tomorrow.

III Indian Corps is ordered to shock attack the IJA roadblock on the Moulmein/Bangkok highway tomorrow.

Looks like Japan has most of their air force concentrated in SE Asia now. The Brits dont get any more of the Hurricane IIa or IIb now....they get only 36 Hurricane IIc per month. Not only are their meagre replacements heavily outnumbered by Japanese Oscar and Zero replacements but they are operating out of only 2 level 4 airfields at Moulmein and Bangkok. Several Air HQ and aviation engineer units have force marched thru the jungle from India to Shwebo and are now just being railed to Bangkok and Moulmein.....once they are in position we should be able to deploy more air over Thailand.

All of the RAF and USAAF fighter squadrons that had been fighting in China have been pulled back to Burma now save 1 Hurricane IIb squadron. In addition, we are retrofitting some of the RAF squadrons to Mohawk IIIs due to the shortage of Hurricanes.

In retrospect I wish I had sent more USAAF fighter squadrons from the East Coast US to India instead of the Pacific.


CHINA

We still have most of the RAF and USAAF bombers in China and they had been wreaking havoc on the 100,000 strong Japanese stack in the north....usually 300-400 casualties per day in the clear terrain and massive disruption.

The IJA stack was split up while marching and Allied sweeps and escorts only flew against 1 of the stacks....the medium bombers that hit the other IJA stack without fighter escorts got savaged....we lost some 11 Blenheim IVs and 8 Hudson A-29s last turn. With the miniscule Allied bomber replacements the affected squadrons will be out of action for awhile.

On a better note, the RAF and USAAF fighter replacements are now Chinese flying the new Vanguards and Lancers. Last turn they engaged a new IJA fighter for the 1st time....the Ki-44-IIa Tojo and held their own.....5 Tojos were shot down vs 2 Vanguards and 2 Lancers.

With the big IJA stack split up just outside of Ichang there is an opportunity for 2800 Chinese AV to crush a single 20,000 strong IJA division in clear terrain....a shock attack is ordered for tomorrow.



SWPAC


The SWPAC invasion force should enter Huon Gulf tomorrow and begin offloading the 112th Calvary Regiment at Lae in 2 days.

This is the largest Allied amphibious operation so far in the war....2 divisions, 4 base forces and 7 seabee units will be landed after the 112th Calvary secures Lae.




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