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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 4/28/2011 12:55:18 AM   
wneumann


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South Pacific: Japanese capture Vaitupu (Ellice Islands). AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Vaitupu (138,145)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 912 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 3
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Vaitupu !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
85th JAAF AF Bn (no previous report of this LCU in the known Japanese OOB)

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SW Pacific: Coastwatchers report four Japanese ships now in harbor at Rabaul.


Australia: An air evacuation operation to remove elements of Australian 15 RAAF Base Force from an open coastal hex (hex 98,131) near Port Moresby to Townsville was completed successfully. 15 RAAF Base Force reached Townsville with 60% of its TOE strength – the evacuation salvaged many aviation, naval and general support squads.

15 RAAF Base Force along with surviving elements of the Port Moresby (infantry) Brigade were evacuated by air from the open coastline outside of Port Moresby after these units were pushed out when Port Moresby fell to the Japanese on 2/17. Three patrol squadrons operating PBY-4 and Catalina I planes carried out the evacuation.

Further air evacuation ops are underway to remove the remnants of C Coy/NG Rifles from Terapo. While this is a rather small LCU, it could either be combined with the rest of Port Moresby Brigade or remain an independent unit. As an independent unit, C Coy could be rebuilt and employed as a small raiding force moved by submarine transport.


Transport Convoy EX-5 with 52 ships from the Eastern US arrived in Australia via Capetown this game turn. Cargo arriving aboard Convoy EX-5 includes 87K supply points, 89 K fuel, plus five US LCU’s (Americal Division, 2 Marine Raider Bn, 2 USMC Field Artillery Bn, 94 Coast AA Regiment, HQ Asiatic Fleet). Asiatic Fleet HQ had been destroyed in 12/41 near Borneo during sea evacuation from the Philippines when transport ships carrying it were sunk by Japanese action – the HQ was rebuilt in the mainland US and then shipped to Australia. Current plans for Asiatic Fleet HQ are to employ it at Sydney as an auxiliary naval HQ in support of South and SW Pacific theatre sea operations.


DEI: Jap 18th Division continues pursuit of surviving Dutch LCU’s pushed out of Palembang. Japanese ground attack air strikes on these Dutch units also continue. AAR of the ground combat action follows.

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Ground combat at 47,91 (S of Palembang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13286 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 442
Defending force 4686 troops, 36 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
Japanese adjusted assault: 163
Allied adjusted defense: 27
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2074 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 99 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 12

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
18th Division

Defending units:
Zuid KNIL Battalion
Tapanoeli Gsn Battalion
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
2/15 Punjab Battalion
Semarang Base Force
Djojakarta Base Force
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
Djambi Base Force
Palembang Base Force
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
Teloekbetoeng Base Force
Kalidjati Base Force

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Philippines: Continuing Jap airfield bombing strikes against Bataan. 7200 supply points remain on-hand in Bataan.


China: All sectors in China continue to be quiet this game turn.


Korea: Sigint report entry for 4/20 indicating sub-units of Japanese 20th Infantry Division combined at Keijo to create the parent divisional LCU.

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 4/30/2011 9:39:27 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
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From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 4/22/42

Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 4/21 reports heavy volume of intercepted Jap radio transmissions from unidentified Japanese TF(s) detected at hex 114,104 (NE of Truk). Composition, number of ships and movement heading of the TF(s) unknown, though it's likely the Jap TF(s) are either heading into or leaving Truk. If so, it appears the Jap TF(s) may have passed or will be passing just to the E of a patrol zone located N of Truk where US fleet SS Sturgeon is operating, no report of any contact between SS Sturgeon and the Jap TF(s). Current position of SS Sturgeon does not favor a possible contact between it and the Jap TF(s) during naval phases for the next game turn.

Multiple entries also in the 4/21 Sigint report indicate a heavy volume of intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Saipan. Detected status of Saipan base is showing an undetermined number of ship(s) anchored in port there, also aircraft based on Saipan – this information of little or no surprise.


South Pacific: PBY naval search plane operating from Suva reports spotting a Jap TF at Vaitupu – four ships (DD, CM, E, one unknown), movement unknown. It’s believed the spotted TF is probably the Jap invasion fleet participating in the just-completed landing and capture of Vaitupu.


SW Pacific: Coastwatchers report harbor at Rabaul is once again empty.


Philippines: Japanese ground forces renew land assault on Bataan. As indicted in the AAR below, Pillager dispatched numerous artillery, combat engineer and two Army HQ LCU’s into the Philippines (mostly from Singapore) to reinforce the latest attack. AAR of ground action follows.

Jap airfield bombing strikes against Bataan also continue.

The ground combat this game turn appears to have exhausted virtually all remaining supply point stocks in Bataan. Safe to say the end is approaching for the “battling bastards of Bataan”.

Given the possibility that Japanese ground forces may be at an equal level of starvation for supply points as their US counterparts (as I had drawn all available stocks of supply points into Bataan from elsewhere on Luzon prior to the Japs' arrival), the end could actually take awhile to happen. This being true if Pillager is required to ship fresh quantities of supply into Luzon to replenish the Jap army and continue the ground attack. What definately cancels out this "silver lining" for the US is the fact that the Japanese can replenish supply stocks on Luzon for their attacking forces while the US forces defending Bataan has no possibility to replenish theirs.

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15762 troops, 297 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 720
Defending force 61580 troops, 928 guns, 816 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138
Japanese adjusted assault: 79
Allied adjusted defense: 4117
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 52 (fort level 4)

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

Japanese ground losses:
5078 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 82 disabled
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 331 disabled
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 88 disabled
Vehicles lost 95 (11 destroyed, 84 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
347 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
19th Division
12th Division
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment (arrived from Singapore)
56th Engineer Regiment (arrived from Singapore)
25th Army (arrived from Singapore)
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment (arrived from Singapore)
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment (arrived from Singapore)
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment (transferred from SE Asia)
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Army (arrived from Singapore)
1st RF Gun Battalion (arrived from Singapore)

Defending units:
41st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
3rd/45th PS Inf Battalion
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
2nd/45th PS Inf Battalion
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
Manila Bay Defenses
51st PA Infantry Division
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
14th PS Engineer Regiment
1st/45th PS Inf Battalion
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
1st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
201st PA Construction Battalion
202nd PA Construction Battalion
PAF Aviation
Provisional GMC Grp
I Philippine Corps
Far East USAAF
Bataan USN Base Force
1st USMC AA Battalion
Manila USAAF Base Force
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
301st Construction Battalion
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
1st PI Base Force
II Philippine Corps
USAFFE
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
Cavite USN Base Force
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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China: All sectors in China remain quiet this game turn. No visible movement of Japanese land forces. Light Japanese air activity – small ground attack air strikes against scattered targets, little or no reported damage or Chinese troop casualties.


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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 5/3/2011 2:42:40 AM   
wneumann


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Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 4/23/42

US West Coast: Sigint entry for 4/22 reports intercepted Jap radio transmissions from an unidentified submarine at hex 214,73 (SW of San Francisco). No information available on the sub’s movement. Transport convoy WB-8 outgoing from San Francisco is being re-routed to bypass the Jap sub’s detected location.


Central Pacific: Sigint entries for 4/22 report intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Kwajalein and Tabiteuea. Detected status of both locations show undetermined Jap ships in port and aircraft based on each island. No other visible Japanese forces or activity is shown.


South Pacific: Sigint entry for 4/22 reports intercepted Jap radio transmissions from what appears to be a detected Jap submarine at hex 107,136 (NNE of Rossel Is). No information shown as to the sub’s movement heading.


SW Pacific: Coastwatchers report harbor at Rabaul remains empty.


Australia: Air evacuation of C Coy/NG Rifles from Terapo in eastern New Guinea to Townsville successfully completed. C Coy reached Townsville at 40% TOE strength, plans are to rebuild the unit to full TOE strength pending further orders.


Philippines: Jap airfield bombing strikes against Bataan continue.


China: Japanese ground forces begin attack on Tuyun. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28640 troops, 369 guns, 320 vehicles, Assault Value = 984
Defending force 15728 troops, 213 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 461
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 763
Allied adjusted defense: 433
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
512 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
647 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 52 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 86 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
104th Division
9th Armored Car Co
38th Division
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
62nd Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
55th Prov Chinese Division
64th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
93rd Chinese Division
9th Chinese Base Force
4th War Area
2nd Chinese Base Force
35th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
9th Group Army
16th Group Army
13th Chinese Base Force

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 5/7/2011 7:10:52 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 4/24/42

4/42 Ship Upgrades: Upgrades for most US cruisers, DD’s and fleet subs are completing or now near completion. Nearly all upgrade activity has occurred in shipyards along the US West Coast, shipyard capacity at Pearl Harbor being taken by repairs on the two most seriously damaged BB’s from 12/7/41 (California, West Virginia) with the remaining available shipyard capacity at Pearl being reserved for emergency ship repairs. A small number of “quick” ship upgrades are being done at Pearl but this is being limited to keep open as much shipyard capacity in Pearl as possible for emergency use.

4/42 upgrades to US S-Class subs are being done “in theatre” at shipyards in Auckland and Sydney. These are gradually being done one or two at a time as individual subs return to base from patrol missions. About half the S-class sub “fleet” has completed upgrade or is now in shipyard being upgraded.

Upgrades on all US fleet carriers are already completed.


Hawaii: Unidentified Jap submarine detected due W of Lihue, reported moving on a W heading. No US surface ships in the immediate area of this contact.


Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 4/23 report heavy volume of intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Kwajalein. Detected status of Kwajalein shows undetermined Jap ships in port and aircraft based there, no other visible Japanese forces or activity is shown.


South Pacific: 4/23 Operations report entry indicates Japanese construction is likely underway to expand airfield facilities at Luganville. The Operations report entry stated the airfield at Luganville had expanded to size 2 this game turn.


SW Pacific: Coastwatchers report one Japanese xAK in Rabaul, a second Operations report entry for 4/23 picked up this ship in the process of arriving in Rabaul this game turn from somewhere in the Japanese rear-area.


DEI: Dutch submarines operating off Palembang report several contacts with Japanese transport shipping. AAR’s follow.

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Sub attack near Ketapang at 55,96 (along coast of Borneo, SE of Ketapang)

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kaishi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage (confirmed sunk)

Allied Ships
SS O16

SS O16 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Kaishi Maru

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Submarine attack near Palembang at 49,90 (entrance to Palembang base)

Japanese Ships
xAK Hawaii Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII

xAK Hawaii Maru is sighted by SS KXVIII
SS KXVIII launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Hawaii Maru

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Philippines: Jap airfield bombing strikes against Bataan continue. Latest AAR’s follow.

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Afternoon Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 15
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 41

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 14 damaged

Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing from 4000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 15 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 15 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 15 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 15 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 15 kg GP Bomb
8 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 15 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing from 4000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 15 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 7 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Eight Japanese LCU’s (9 Garrison Unit known to be at Clark, seven others unidentified) detected this game turn in Clark Field base adjacent to Bataan. It’s anticipated most of the detected LCU’s at Clark are moving into Bataan to reinforce the next Japanese ground attack.


Burma: One unidentified Jap LCU detected in the hex adjacent to Myitkyina along the rail line and road from Mandalay. Little or no doubt this is at least part of a Japanese ground force advancing on Myitkyina to capture it.

A lone British infantry battalion continues to occupy Myitkyina as a rear-guard force, this LCU also being the last Allied ground unit remaining in Burma (excluding a garrison still occupying Akyab). All other British LCU’s initially in Burma have reached India, these units have since dispersed to rear-area bases in India to rest (recover disabled elements) and in some cases rebuild to full TOE strength with replacement elements.


China: Japanese ground forces continue attack on Tuyun. Latest AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28846 troops, 420 guns, 364 vehicles, Assault Value = 949
Defending force 15106 troops, 213 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 419
Japanese adjusted assault: 465
Allied adjusted defense: 520
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
513 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 59 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 32 (8 destroyed, 24 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1602 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 91 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled

Assaulting units:
104th Division
9th Armored Car Co
13th Tank Regiment
38th Division
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion (arrived this game turn to reinforce attack)
2nd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment (arrived this game turn to reinforce attack)
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
55th Prov Chinese Division
62nd Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
93rd Chinese Division
35th Group Army
9th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
16th Group Army
9th Chinese Base Force
2nd Chinese Base Force
4th War Area
13th Chinese Base Force

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 5/8/2011 9:49:54 PM   
wneumann


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From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 4/25/42

Central Pacific: Sigint entries for 4/24 report intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Tarawa and Baker Is.

Detected status of Tarawa shows no visible Japanese forces or activity, though some construction of base facilities may be occurring there.

Detected status of Baker Is shows undetermined Jap aircraft based there, plus one or more Jap LCU(s). Jap 61 Naval Gd and 1 Naval Construction Bn are known to be located on Baker Is. No other visible Japanese activity was shown at Baker Is.


North Pacific: Construction to expand airfield facilities at Umnak Is near Dutch Harbor is underway. Expansion of Umnak airfield is part of a planned expansion and build-up of a complex of bases centered at Dutch Harbor.


South Pacific: Sigint entry for 4/24 reports intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Lunga. Detected status of Lunga shows undetermined Jap aircraft based there, also some evidence of possible airfield construction activity.


DEI: Dutch submarines operating off Palembang report several new contacts with Japanese transport shipping. Both contacts were daylight actions and (for reasons unknown) both sub attacks were made while surfaced. Latest AAR’s follow.

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Submarine attack near Palembang at 49,90 (entrance to Palembang base)

Japanese Ships
xAKL Yosyu Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII

SS KXVIII is sighted by xAKL Yosyu Maru
SS KXVIII attacking on the surface
De Boer D. decides to submerge SS KXVIII due to damage

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Submarine attack near Palembang at 49,90

Japanese Ships
xAKL Yosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage (reported sunk)

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII, hits 3 (System damage 4, float 3, engine 2)

xAKL Yosyu Maru is sighted by SS KXVIII
SS KXVIII attacking on the surface

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Philippines: Jap airfield bombing strikes against Bataan continue. Four of the eight Jap LCU’s detected last game turn at Clark Field have moved from the hex and appear to have entered Bataan. Safe to say the next Japanese ground attack against Bataan is coming shortly.

Sigint report entry for 4/24 indicates elements of Jap 6 Tank Regiment are enroute to Lingayen via sea transport, likely to reinforce the attack on Bataan. 6 Tank Regiment participated in the capture of Palembang on 4/16.


Burma: Unidentified Jap LCU(s) continue to be detected in the hex adjacent to Myitkyina along the rail line and road from Mandalay. The detected Jap LCU(s) are likely Pillager’s (Japanese) push into northern Burma and expected to enter the Myitkyina base hex shortly.

Current situation map of central and northern Burma follows, including the location and identities of known Jap LCU’s in Burma.




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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 5/8/2011 9:55:21 PM   
wneumann


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China: Japanese ground forces at Sian continue attack on Tuyun. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 75268 troops, 656 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 2763
Defending force 106292 troops, 661 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3634
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 1635
Allied adjusted defense: 3599
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
12794 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 788 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 636 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 79 disabled

Allied ground losses:
6657 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 380 disabled
Non Combat: 53 destroyed, 607 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
32nd Division **
54th Infantry Brigade **
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
110th Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade **
35th Division
61st Infantry Brigade **
36th Division
26th Division
12th Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

** indicates Jap LCU reinforcements arriving since last Japanese ground attack at Sian on 4/11

Defending units:
9th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
27th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
2nd Construction Regiment
Red Chinese Army
34th Group Army
24th Group Army
15th Group Army
7th Group Army
4th Group Army
36th Group Army
1st War Area
14th Group Army
39th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
8th Group Army
12th Chinese Base Force
15th Chinese Base Force

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Sigint report entry for 4/24 indicates Jap 13 Independent Mixed Brigade is planning to attack Sian.

Current situation map of central China follows including known counts of detected Jap LCU(s).




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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 5/8/2011 11:41:02 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: wneumann

DEI: Dutch submarines operating off Palembang report several new contacts with Japanese transport shipping. Both contacts were daylight actions and (for reasons unknown) both sub attacks were made while surfaced. Latest AAR’s follow.

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Submarine attack near Palembang at 49,90 (entrance to Palembang base)

Japanese Ships
xAKL Yosyu Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII

SS KXVIII is sighted by xAKL Yosyu Maru
SS KXVIII attacking on the surface
De Boer D. decides to submerge SS KXVIII due to damage

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Submarine attack near Palembang at 49,90

Japanese Ships
xAKL Yosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage (reported sunk)

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII, hits 3 (System damage 4, float 3, engine 2)

xAKL Yosyu Maru is sighted by SS KXVIII
SS KXVIII attacking on the surface



Subs are more likely to attack on the surface if;

(a) there is minimal danger to the sub ie no combat ships as escorts in the TF
(b) the sub captain has a high aggression rating

Alfred

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 5/10/2011 11:49:22 PM   
wneumann


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Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 4/26/42

Central Pacific: Several entries in 4/25 Operations report indicate Japanese float planes spotted flying over Johnston Is. An unidentified Jap sub was detected in hex 162,116 (SW of Johnston Is) – the sub is reported moving on a SW heading.


South Pacific: Coastwatchers reporting 39 Japanese ships in Rabaul base. These ships are probably arrivals in Rabaul as there have been no ships reported in Rabaul for the last several game turns. Question is... what are these ships, what's on them and where are they going? Dutch submarine K-XV is now on patrol station near the southern exit from Rabaul.

Airfield construction appears to be underway at Ndeni, entry in 4/25 Operations report indicating airfield size at Ndeni is now 2.


DEI: Several actions reported between Dutch submarine K-XVIII operating at entrance to Palembang base report and Japanese surface ASW. AAR’s follow. A second Dutch submarine arrived off Palembang this game turn and is also on patrol in this area. Two Japanese TF (one nine ships, one six ships) have been spotted in hex 49,90, both Jap TF’s believed to be transports heading into Palembang to load up with bounty.

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ASW attack near Palembang at 49,90 (entrance to Palembang)

Japanese Ships
PB Shonan Maru #7

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII

SS KXVIII is sighted by escort
KXVIII bottoming out ....
PB Shonan Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Palembang at 49,90

Japanese Ships
DMS W-11
PB Kongo Maru #2
PB Wa 14

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII, hits 3 (received additional minor damage – system damage 12, float 4, engine 1)

SS KXVIII is located by DMS W-11
PB Wa 14 attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Japanese mop-up operations on Celebes underway – amphibious landing reported at Donggala. AAR follows.

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Amphibious Assault at Donggala

TF 9 troops unloading over beach at Donggala, 68,99

10 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 21st Ind. Engr Rgt

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Philippines: Jap airfield bombing strikes against Bataan continue. 20 Japanese LCU’s are now detected in Bataan hex.


Burma: Unidentified Jap LCU(s) still detected in the hex adjacent to Myitkyina along the rail line and road from Mandalay.


China: Japanese ground forces resume their attack on Tuyun. Latest AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28546 troops, 420 guns, 338 vehicles, Assault Value = 936
Defending force 14167 troops, 213 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 331
Japanese adjusted assault: 350
Allied adjusted defense: 619
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
517 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 49 (2 destroyed, 47 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
617 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 36 destroyed, 62 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
104th Division
9th Armored Car Co
38th Division
2nd Mortar Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
31st Chinese Corps
55th Prov Chinese Division
62nd Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
93rd Chinese Division
16th Group Army
35th Group Army
9th Group Army
2nd Chinese Base Force
9th Chinese Base Force
4th War Area
7th Chinese Base Force
13th Chinese Base Force

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 5/12/2011 12:40:27 AM   
wneumann


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US West Coast: Unidentified Jap submarine detected off (SW of) Los Angeles. A surface ASW task force has been formed and will attempt to locate and attack this contact.


Central Pacific: Entry in 4/26 Sigint report indicates heavy volume of intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Truk. Detected status of Truk is showing one or more unidentified Japanese TF(s) in Truk base hex.


South Pacific: Coastwatchers reporting 30 Japanese ships in Rabaul departed from Rabaul during this game turn.

Combat report for 4/26 reporting Japanese amphibious landing operations are underway at Vanua Lava (NW of Luganville in New Hebrides). Jap landing TF (4 ships) at Vanua Lava was spotted by a naval search air patrol.


DEI: Japanese capture Donggala (central Celebes). AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Donggala (68,99)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1122 troops, 3 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 13
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 13
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Donggala !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment

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China: All sectors reporting quiet this game turn.

One unidentified Jap LCU detected along the Nanyang-Sian highway just outside Sian, this LCU likely headed into Sian to reinforce Japanese ground forces attacking there.


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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 5/14/2011 12:20:49 AM   
wneumann


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US West Coast: USN Surface ASW task force dispatched from Los Angeles to find and attack the unidentified Jap submarine detected SW of Los Angeles on 4/27 reached the reported hex position of the sub and returned to base without making contact.


South Pacific: Japanese capture Vanua Lava (NW of Luganville). AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Vanua Lava (121,148)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1528 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 55
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 55 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Vanua Lava !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
Sasebo 8th SNLF (previously reported at Manus on 4/15)

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Sigint entry for 4/27 reports intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Shortlands. Detected status of Shortland base shows undetermined Jap aircraft based there, also some evidence of airfield construction activity. Current airfield size at Shortlands base is shown as 3(4). Two Jap LCU's (13 JAAF AF Bn & 7 Naval Construction Bn) are known to be at Shortlands.

Coastwatchers reporting 26 Japanese ships currently in Rabaul.

A rare and interesting action… US submarine S-39 torpedoes and sinks a Jap submarine off Port Moresby. AAR follows.

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Sub vs Sub: SS S-39 attacking SS RO-60 at 96,131 - near Port Moresby

Japanese Ships
SS RO-60, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (confirmed sunk)

Allied Ships
SS S-39

SS S-39 launches 2 torpedoes at 1,000 yards

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DEI: Multiple contacts reported between Dutch sub and Japanese transport TF(s) at entrance to Palembang base. AAR’s follow.

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Submarine attack near Palembang at 49,90 (entrance to Palembang)

Japanese Ships
xAK Anyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS O16

xAK Anyo Maru is sighted by SS O16
SS O16 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Anyo Maru

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Submarine attack near Palembang at 49,90

Japanese Ships
TK Itukusima Maru

Allied Ships
SS O16

TK Itukusima Maru is sighted by SS O16
SS O16 launches 2 torpedoes

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Southeast Asia: Dutch submarine on patrol off Phuket (Thailand) spots Japanese TF (4 ships reported) moving out of the Malacca Straits on a NW heading. Destination of the Jap TF is believed to be Burma (probably Rangoon). No combat occurred between the Dutch sub and Japanese TF.


Burma: Unidentified Japanese LCU(s) are now detected in Myitkyina base hex, a Jap ground attack to capture Myitkyina expected to occur shortly. .


China: Japanese resume their ground attack against Tuyun. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28320 troops, 420 guns, 338 vehicles, Assault Value = 926
Defending force 13562 troops, 212 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 329
Japanese adjusted assault: 492
Allied adjusted defense: 454
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
230 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 22 (7 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
510 casualties reported
Squads: 60 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Co
13th Tank Regiment
104th Division
38th Division
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
64th Chinese Corps
55th Prov Chinese Division
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
62nd Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Division
16th Group Army
9th Chinese Base Force
35th Group Army
9th Group Army
4th War Area
7th Chinese Base Force
2nd Chinese Base Force
13th Chinese Base Force

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Sigint report entry for 4/27 identifies the Jap LCU detected on 4/26 along the Nanyang-Sian highway outside Sian as 62 Infantry Brigade. I'm expecting to see 62 Brigade in the Japanese OOB for next ground combat at Sian.


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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 5/15/2011 12:23:29 AM   
wneumann


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Central Pacific: Japanese amphibious landing and capture of Gardner Is (near Canton). AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Gardner Island (149,144)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1451 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 56
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 56 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Gardner Island !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
62nd Nav Gd /1 (previously reported at Wallis Is on 3/24)

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South Pacific: Sigint entry for 4/28 reports heavy volume of intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Rabaul.

Current port size at Rabaul is 4(4), airfield size is 4(6). Only one Japanese LCU (1 JNAF Co) is known to be located in Rabaul, though additional (yet to be known) Jap LCU(s) could easily be in Rabaul. Detected status of Rabaul is not showing any Jap LCU’s in the hex.

An undetermined number of Jap aircraft are detected in Rabaul. A number of Betty and/or Nell bombers had previously launched air strikes from Rabaul against targets at Port Moresby and other locations in and near eastern New Guinea – it’s likely these planes are still based there.

Detected status of Rabaul also shows an undetermined number of Japanese ships in port despite a conflicting entry in the 4/28 Operations report with a coastwatcher report indicating Rabaul harbor is now empty.

Allied submarines are patrolling both the northern and southern entrances to Rabaul. No report this game turn of any contacts with Japanese ships entering or leaving Rabaul to/from the south. Dutch submarine O-23 patrolling the northern entrance to Rabaul attacked by Japanese surface ASW. AAR of this action follows.

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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,124 (northern entrance to Rabaul)

Japanese Ships
DD Maikaze
PB Kiso Maru
DD Yukikaze

Allied Ships
SS O23

SS O23 is located by DD Maikaze
DD Yukikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yukikaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Yukikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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New Zealand: Transport convoy WP-3 from the mainland US with LCU reinforcements for the South Pacific theatre arrived in Auckland this game turn.

Ships in the convoy carrying LCU elements are now unloading their troops in Auckland. Once all LCU elements are unloaded, plans are to disband Convoy WP-3 and then re-organize Convoy WP-3 as one or more Amphibious TF’s. LCU elements will then re-embark on the transports and depart Auckland for either Noumea or Pago Pago. A decision to take this action was based on (1) the number of transport ships and US troops involved. and (2) minimizing the time required for ships to unload US LCU’s at either Noumea or Pago Pago and also exposure of these ships to possible Japanese attack while unloading.

US LCU’s embarked aboard Convoy WP-3 include 2 Marine Rgt and 40th Infantry Division.

A second transport convoy (WP-4) arriving in the South Pacific area from the mainland US with one additional LCU on board has also been dispatched to Auckland and will undergo a similar process on its arrival in New Zealand.

The lesson to be taken from this action (and the need for it) is the relative merits of loading LCU’s aboard Amphibious vs Transport task forces when moving them into forward bases with small port sizes. This is especially true for bases close to the front-lines where you want to get LCU(s) unloaded quickly before your opponent picks up on what you’re doing and is able to launch an attack.


DEI: Japanese amphibious landing reported underway at Muntok. More mopping-up operations to capture the remaining Allied-controlled bases in the DEI.


Philippines: 21 Japanese LCU’s now detected in Bataan base hex.


Burma: Japanese attack and capture Myitkyina. Except for Akyab, all other bases in Burma are now Japanese-controlled. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Myitkyina (64,42)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 913 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40
Defending force 365 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18
Japanese adjusted assault: 10
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Myitkyina !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
174 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Regiment

Defending units:
Upper Burma BAF Battalion (now withdrawing to Ledo)

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China: Continued Japanese ground attack against Tuyun. Latest AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27993 troops, 420 guns, 333 vehicles, Assault Value = 903
Defending force 12665 troops, 211 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 313
Japanese adjusted assault: 418
Allied adjusted defense: 373
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
373 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Vehicles lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
997 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled

Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Co
104th Division
13th Tank Regiment
38th Division
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
55th Prov Chinese Division
31st Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
64th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Division
35th Group Army
2nd Chinese Base Force
4th War Area
9th Group Army
16th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
9th Chinese Base Force
13th Chinese Base Force

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 5/18/2011 1:32:33 AM   
johnjohn

 

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Status: offline 		Look's like Pillager wants to move in the South Pacific. Have you any sightings of KB lately? Also looks like threats toward your supply line to China may be in the offering too. Any sign of movement toward Aussie NE coast? Seems quiet there as cleaning up takes place elsewhere.

In my battle with AI things have settled down. A spirited invasion of Dutch Harbor (2nd attempt) was soundly repulsed by the Army Regiment stationed there. A build up along Cox's B and Alyab has not progressed as I kept sinking the shipping. The enemy is bombing Pt. Darwin, but is taking considerable air losses in the process. I have four divisions and various support units (Armor, AAA, Engr) on the way to Noumea to form up the Lunga, Tassaforanga, Tulagi invasion. Five CVs and two CVEs are available to support the operation. Three new BBs and three CLAAs are with the carriers. It will be interesting to see if I can pull this off. Still having problems with the construction of the AB at Ndeni and in getting squadrons in place. Have NE Aussie well developed and many 4E bomber squadrons in place. Thus far, enemy is still attempting to take Efate and Noumea, getting spanked each time they try.

I sure will be happy when Allied torpedos work. I dont have enough S boats to make much of a difference.

Latest intel has Akagi back in service (reported sunk). It is my opinion that Junyo was sunk, which has not been reported. Always thought the sinking of Akagi was suspicious, when Junyo better fit the profile. Still, have four enemy CVs in the dispatch column, with Shokaku, Akagi, and Hiryu still in service. The AI is splitting them up again, essentially playing keep away. I have intel suggesting that enemy intentions are directed towards Midway. If so, I may be vulnerable there. But with four divisions at sea, I am taking no chances of getting pounced with a raid by diverting CVs to Midway.

I hear the pineapple crop is plentiful this year (42). Going to see if I can get some away from the submariner's supply officer. Good Hunting! Johnjohn

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 5/18/2011 3:42:36 AM   
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quote:

Looks like Pillager wants to move in the South Pacific. Have you any sightings of KB lately?

I’m estimating Pillager is far from done with moving into the South Pacific if he has anything to say about it. In our last match-up in CHS, creating a strong Japanese outer perimeter line was a significant part of his overall strategy, and an action he would like to do again in our present AE game if at all possible.

As stated before in this forum, Pillager’s main objective in the Pacific theatres is creating a Japanese outer perimeter line that’s as difficult as possible for US forces to create a foothold in and (later on) for US forces to launch a breakout from that foothold. It’s actually a basic component of an overall Japanese strategy, both in terms of the game (this applying universally to all Japanese players) and what occurred historically.

As far as creating a Japanese outer perimeter in the Pacific, Pillager is still working on that objective and is far from completed.

What I can state with certainty is Pillager’s time-table for a Japanese advance in the Pacific theatres is considerably slower in AE than for our previous CHS (WitP) match. My opinion being the slower rate of Pillager’s (Japanese) advance through the Pacific is due more to the game differences between AE and CHS (particularly in the area of logistics) rather than anything I’m doing here as an Allied opponent.

In general, logistics is more difficult in AE than in CHS (WitP). This difficulty apparently applying to both Allied and Japanese players. Difficulties in logistics appear in two areas… (1) the quantity of supply and fuel available to conduct operations and (2) transportation for supply, fuel, troops, etc – especially available transport ships and their cargo capacity. AE is much less generous than CHS (WitP) in both these areas – and I’m not stating this as criticism of either game. If this is at all true (and I suspect it is), logistics is a considerable obstacle to the Japanese advance in 1941-42, logistical problems being an even greater obstacle to the Japanese than whatever an Allied player has or can place in their path. Though there are steps available to an Allied player which could make Japanese logistics more difficult.

One final note on logistical difficulties, the farther out you go from the home country (either the Japanese home islands or the mainland US), it becomes a more complex and difficult task to adequately supply, fuel, and transport your forces. This also being true for both Allied and Japanese players. This final note could be the decisive factor in Pillager succeeding or failing to create the Japanese outer perimeter line he wants – a failure the result of logistical problems delaying a Japanese advance long enough for Allied forces to adequately occupy and defend location(s) that Pillager would like to take for himself. Keep in mind the South Pacific theatre’s distance from both the Japanese home islands and the mainland US.

I could be wrong… but there’s a good chance I could be winning this race. Pillager is the hare that can’t run fast enough, I’m the tortoise slowly rolling a huge boulder at him.

While on the subject of logistics… fuel (or availability of it) could explain the lack of KB sightings. Sure isn’t a shortage of Allied targets or that the KB is being hunted down.


quote:

Also looks like threats toward your supply line to China may be in the offering too.

Supply in China? What supply. I’m already living off the rice paddies.


quote:

Any sign of movement toward Aussie NE coast?

Not yet (other than taking Port Moresby), but if Pillager can get the Japanese into NE Australia, I think he will. Pillager did this last time, I suspect he’d like to do it again. In our last game, he landed at and took Portland Roads (northernmost base on the Australian east coast). With some US LCU’s now in Australia, plans are underway to occupy Portland Roads before a Japanese landing can be made there. Whether the plan can be executed in time is the question.

Pillager will no doubt also look at NW Australia (specifically Darwin). He took the entire NW coast of Australia including Darwin and Broome, then advanced into the interior as far as Daly Waters. I think Pillager will re-examine the idea of launching a Japanese advance into the interior from Darwin as Daly Waters ended up being a “Stalingrad in the Outback” where nearly the entire Japanese army in NW Australia was encircled (a force of at least 10-12 Jap LCU’s including 2 and 5 Divisions caught in the bag) and no relief force (for the Japanese anyway).


quote:

Seems quiet there as cleaning up takes place elsewhere.

Bataan is yet to be a “done deal”, though I expect the battle there to end quickly as the US forces have completely exhausted their supply. Pillager has built up a Japanese force of 20+ LCU’s to attack Bataan – though in the end he could find this force to be overkill. Then the Japanese on Luzon could be having their own logistical problems.

The remaining Allied-owned real estate in the DEI can be dealt with at leisure. What Pillager needs the Japanese to own in the DEI, he’s already taken.

Once he gets all that clean up done, Pillager will be doing more to get himself moving faster in the South Pacific.


quote:

I sure will be happy when Allied torpedoes work. I don’t have enough S boats to make much of a difference.

I’ll second you on the Allied torpedoes.

For now (1942), we do have Allied torpedoes that work. They’re aboard the S-boats, along with the Dutch and British subs. While the number of available S-boats is not enough for everywhere, they can be a significant force when concentrated at one point.

Right now I have the entire US S-class sub contingent along with several Dutch subs operating in the South Pacific theatre, with emphasis on the Coral Sea and sea areas near Suva and Noumea. Auckland provides a nice base for them to operate from. The employment of S-class subs in this area is one change in strategy I've done between our game in AE and what took place in CHS (WitP).

I’ve already had two contacts between S-class subs and KB carriers in the South Pacific area (with torpedoes shot at the carriers) – not terribly healthy for the KB. With luck and a hit or two, one S-class sub could easily do the work of several US fleet carriers, and at much less risk. Pillager sending the KB on sorties into the South Pacific is tempting fate. And he’s certainly aware those S-class subs are there. Every KB sortie down there increases the chance of a hit.


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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 5/21/2011 12:08:50 AM   
wneumann


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Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 4/29 reports intercepted Japanese radio transmissions from Tabitueua (Gilbert Is). Detected status of Tabiteuea shows airfield built up to size 4(3), port facilities at 2(1), undetermined Jap planes based there, also ship(s) at anchor. One or more unidentified Jap TF(s) are also visible at Tabitueua. Known Japanese LCU’s at Tabitueua include 1 Garrison Unit and HQ 6th Fleet.


South Pacific: Coastwatchers at Rabaul report 5 Japanese ships in harbor.


DEI: Japanese capture Muntok. AAR’s follow.

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Amphibious Assault at Muntok

TF 365 troops unloading over beach at Muntok, 50,90

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Engineer Vehicle lost from landing craft during unload of 8th Field AF Const Bn
Engineer Vehicle lost overboard during unload of 8th Field AF Const Bn

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Ground combat at Muntok (50,90)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1773 troops, 11 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 11
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 11
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Muntok !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units: (both Jap LCU’s brought here from Singapore)
12th JAAF Base Force
8th Field AF Const Bn /1

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Philippines: Japanese resume ground assault on Bataan. Jap LCU reinforcements arriving in Bataan for this attack include several artillery units previously unreported in the known Japanese OOB. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3269 troops, 300 guns, 213 vehicles, Assault Value = 1077
Defending force 61347 troops, 928 guns, 816 vehicles, Assault Value = 2125

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 36 (12 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Vehicles lost 46 (9 destroyed, 37 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
226 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
19th Division
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
12th Division
24th Division** (this LCU previously operating elsewhere on Luzon)
56th Engr Rgt /19
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion** (arrived from Singapore)
1st RF Gun Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
8th RF Gun Battalion** (first report of this LCU in the known Japanese OOB)
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion** (arrived from Tokyo)
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th RF Gun Battalion** (first report of this LCU in the known Japanese OOB)
25th Army
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment** (first report of this LCU in the known Japanese OOB)
56th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th RF Gun Battalion** (first report of this LCU in the known Japanese OOB)

** New Japanese LCU’s just arriving at Bataan to reinforce this attack

Defending units:
11th PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
194th Tank Battalion
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
51st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
Manila Bay Defenses
2nd/45th PS Inf Battalion
3rd/45th PS Inf Battalion
14th PS Engineer Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
1st/45th PS Inf Battalion
41st PA Infantry Division
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
202nd PA Construction Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
301st Construction Battalion
Bataan USN Base Force
Cavite USN Base Force
Manila USAAF Base Force
1st PI Base Force
PAF Aviation
I Philippine Corps
201st PA Construction Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
1st USMC AA Battalion
USAFFE
Far East USAAF
II Philippine Corps
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Japanese amphibious landing on Mindanao at Zamboanga. AAR’s of landing ops follow.

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Pre-Invasion action off Zamboanga

8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Tatibana Maru
PB Kaito Maru
PB Toyotsu Maru
LSD Shinshu Maru

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

Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

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Amphibious Assault at Zamboanga

TF 222 troops unloading over beach at Zamboanga, 75,89

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

19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 5th Div /2
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 5th Div /4
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 5th Div /5
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 5th Div
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 5th Div

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Burma: A second Japanese LCU was detected this game turn in northern Burma along the Myitkyina-Mandalay road. This unit appears to be moving into Myitkyina to join the Jap 1 Raiding Rgt which captured Myitkyina on 4/29.


China: Japanese ground attack against Tuyun is continued. AAR of latest action follows.

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27739 troops, 420 guns, 334 vehicles, Assault Value = 887
Defending force 11884 troops, 211 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 268
Japanese adjusted assault: 233
Allied adjusted defense: 334
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
200 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
379 casualties reported
Squads: 41 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
104th Division
9th Armored Car Co
13th Tank Regiment
38th Division
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
64th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
55th Prov Chinese Division
49th Chinese Division
93rd Chinese Division
9th Group Army
9th Chinese Base Force
7th Chinese Base Force
2nd Chinese Base Force
4th War Area
35th Group Army
16th Group Army
13th Chinese Base Force

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4/42 Ship Upgrade: Except for a small number of cruisers and DD’s, most other US ships eligible for 4/42 upgrade have already completed the upgrade, though a few ships remain in shipyards still undergoing repair for the upgrade. Most of the ships now in shipyard for the upgrade are expected to be completed within the next 10 days.

Remaining US ships eligible for 4/42 upgrade that have not started the upgrade will be doing so as soon as possible – many of the combat ships in this group are now enroute to the mainland US as escorts in transport convoys returning to the US, plans are for these ships to enter shipyards and begin the upgrade immediately upon arrival on the US west coast.


Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 4/30 reports intercepted Japanese radio transmissions from Baker Is. Detected status of Baker Is shows undetermined Japanese planes based there, no evidence of port or airfield construction activity. Otherwise no visible Japanese forces or activity observed at Baker Is.


South Pacific: Transport convoy WP-4 arrived in New Zealand from the mainland US with 101 USN Base Force on board plus 16K supply. 101 Base force is temporarily disembarking in Auckland. US 40th Division and 2 Marine Rgt are fully unloaded in Auckland and are planned to re-embark once all transport ships that arrived from the US are unloaded and available for re-grouping into Amphibious task force(s).

A small transport ship enroute between Auckland and Noumea torpedoed and sunk by a Jap submarine NE of Norfolk Is. The ship was part of a group of small transports operating a continuous shuttle between Noumea and Auckland which has been continuously transporting resource points produced at Noumea to New Zealand since 12/41- these resources used for production in New Zealand. AAR follows.

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Sub attack near Norfolk Island at 117,167 (NE of Norfolk Is)

Japanese Ships
SS I-29, hits 1

Allied Ships
xAKL Wawa, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)

SS I-29 attacking on the surface

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Japanese minesweeping operations reported at Tulagi. AAR follows.

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TF 395 encounters mine field at Tulagi (114,137)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-20
DMS W-8

5 mines cleared

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No report from coastwatchers at Rabaul on Japanese ships present there.

Dutch submarine on patrol in the northern approaches to Rabual reports contact with Japanese surface ASW. AAR follows.

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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,124 (N of Rabaul)

Japanese Ships
DD Maikaze
PB Kiso Maru

Allied Ships
SS O23

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Australia: Air transport of Torres Strait (Infantry) Bn from Horn Is to Townsville has been completed. This LCU is being built to full TOE strength in Townsville (from its current 50% of TOE). Plans are to dispatch it northward to form part of the coastal defenses at Portland Roads.

A number of US and Australian army units are moving into NE Australia to create and/or reinforce coastal defenses at Portland Roads, Cairns, Townsville and Normanton.

The bulk of US and Australian combat ground forces remain positioned as a reserve in SE Australia (Sydney and Melbourne) to cover potential Japanese landings in either NE or NW Australia. Pillager landed Japanese forces in both these areas in our previous CHS game.

It’s tempting to commit this reserve into either NE or NW Australia but once the force is committed into one of the two areas, the existing transportation infrastructure in northern Australia makes land movement between the NE and NW areas a difficult and lengthy task. And as a further consideration, a defense of western Australia (Perth) is also a possible factor. It’s not to say Pillager will attempt landing Japanese forces everywhere at once in Australia, but he is expected to try somewhere and possibly at multiple places in no particular order. Keeping the main Allied ground army reserve in southern Australia is not the best compromise plan due to its distance, but SE Australia does have the best transportation routes in any direction (north, west or NW) and is equally distant from all three “fronts”.


DEI: Japanese ground forces continue mop-up operations to occupy remaining bases on Celebes. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Palopo (67,103) – central Celebes

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6467 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 211
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 30
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palopo !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: op mode(-), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
65th Brigade

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Philippines: Japanese complete amphibious landing and capture Zamboanga on western Mindanao. This attack represents the initial Japanese assault to occupy Mindanao. AAR’s follow.

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Invasion Support action off Zamboanga

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Tatibana Maru
PB Kaito Maru
PB Toyotsu Maru
LSD Shinshu Maru

PB Tatibana Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kaito Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Toyotsu Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

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Invasion Support action off Zamboanga

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Tatibana Maru
PB Kaito Maru
PB Toyotsu Maru
LSD Shinshu Maru

PB Tatibana Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kaito Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Toyotsu Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Invasion Support action off Zamboanga

8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Tatibana Maru
PB Kaito Maru
PB Toyotsu Maru
LSD Shinshu Maru

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

PB Tatibana Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kaito Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Toyotsu Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

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Invasion Support action off Zamboanga

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAP Brazil Maru
xAP Husimi Maru
LSD Shinshu Maru
PB Tatibana Maru

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

xAP Brazil Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Husimi Maru fired at enemy troops
LSD Shinshu Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

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Ground combat at Zamboanga (75,89)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9085 troops, 113 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 447
Defending force 600 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
Japanese adjusted assault: 374
Allied adjusted defense: 4
Japanese assault odds: 93 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Zamboanga !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
351 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
5th Division (transferred from Palembang)

Defending units:
4th/101st PA Battalion
4th PI Base Force

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Southeast Asia: Dutch sub K-XVI patrolling the western exit of the Malacca Straits reports contact with Jap ASW air patrol (Ki-30) near Phuket.


Burma: Japanese capture dot hex base at Bhamo on the China-Burma border along the road between Lashio and Myitkyina (this route also forming part of the Burma Road). With the fall of Bhamo, Japanese forces now occupy the entire length of the Burma Road inside northern Burma. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Bhamo (63,44)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 675 troops, 0 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 59
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 18
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Bhamo !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: op mode(-), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Regiment

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China: All sectors reporting quiet this game turn.

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Japanese Home Islands: US fleet sub Plunger reports contact with Japanese naval task force NNE of Iwo Jima. The Jap TF appears to be moving at high speed and quickly departed the contact area immediately after this AAR occurred.

Beyond what's shown in the AAR, no additional information is available regarding the Jap TF’s composition, movement heading or whether SS Plunger encountered one or multiple Japanese TF(s) in this hex. Given the composition of the Jap TF in the AAR and its apparent rate of movement, this contact is certainly not a transport convoy nor does it contain slow warships. AAR follows.

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ASW attack near Aogashima at 114,69 (E of Torishima)

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
CL Tatsuta
CL Tenryu
DD Kuroshio
DD Kagero
DD Ikazuchi
DD Hibiki
DD Natsushio
DD Hatsukaze

Allied Ships
SS Plunger

SS Plunger is sighted by escort
DD Natsushio attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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South Pacific: Coastwatchers at Rabaul reporting 10 Japanese ships in harbor.


Philippines: Japanese resume ground assault on Bataan. AAR follows.

Pillager could be finding the fall of Bataan an expensive and prolonged endeavor if the results of this AAR are true. For the Japanese, the siege of Bataan is consuming time, tying up LCU’s that could be used elsewhere, and inflicting damage and disruption to said LCU’s. It’s possible that Pillager may have to commit more Japanese troops to reinforce the effort to capture Bataan – these reinforcements also adding to any logistical problems Pillager may already have on Luzon.

US supply point stocks on Bataan are completely depleted. The possibility also existing that supply for Japanese forces on Luzon may not be much better off. If so, this siege could drag out awhile before the inevitable happens.

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 39341 troops, 674 guns, 303 vehicles, Assault Value = 1100
Defending force 61142 troops, 927 guns, 815 vehicles, Assault Value = 2108
Japanese adjusted assault: 489
Allied adjusted defense: 4425
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 9 (fort level 4)

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

Japanese ground losses:
5513 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 315 disabled
Non Combat: 80 destroyed, 151 disabled
Engineers: 41 destroyed, 44 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 85 (22 destroyed, 63 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
565 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 125 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Vehicles lost 36 (4 destroyed, 32 disabled)

Assaulting units:
12th Division
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
19th Division
24th Division
56th Engr Rgt /19
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th RF Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
25th Army
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Manila Bay Defenses
192nd Tank Battalion
71st PA Infantry Division
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
31st PA Infantry Division
2nd/45th PS Inf Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
3rd/45th PS Inf Battalion
14th PS Engineer Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
91st PA Infantry Division
1st/45th PS Inf Battalion
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
202nd PA Construction Battalion
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
II Philippine Corps
USAFFE
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Bataan USN Base Force
Provisional GMC Grp
1st PI Base Force
201st PA Construction Battalion
PAF Aviation
Cavite USN Base Force
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
301st Construction Battalion
Manila USAAF Base Force
I Philippine Corps
1st USMC AA Battalion
Far East USAAF
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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China: Japanese ground bombardment attack at Tuyun. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2263 troops, 192 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 895
Defending force 11366 troops, 211 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 259

Allied ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
9th Armored Car Co
104th Division
38th Division
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
55th Prov Chinese Division
49th Chinese Division
62nd Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Division
35th Group Army
4th War Area
9th Chinese Base Force
2nd Chinese Base Force
9th Group Army
16th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
13th Chinese Base Force


< Message edited by wneumann -- 5/27/2011 7:01:52 PM >

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Eastern US: Transport convoy EX-10 (14 ships) departed this game turn from the Eastern US for Australia via Capetown. Primary cargo aboard this convoy is US 32nd Infantry Division assigned to HQ Southwest Pacific, ships in the convoy are also carrying 28K supply.


Allied Pilot Training: I’m mentioning this observation more as an FYI than posting it as a game question or problem. While spot-checking my air groups in training status, I was noticing some air units had acquired large numbers of pilots in the group reserve pilot pool. I had not assigned any of these replacement pilots to the air units, this appears to be done automatically by the AE game system.

This phenomena occurs mainly in US air units, particularly USN carrier squadrons (especially VF) and to a lesser extent in USAAF and USMC land-based air units. It also occurs on a relatively small scale in a few RAF and Australian air groups. The end result of this “automatic” assignment of group reserve replacement pilots to air units is that the total number of pilots attached to a particular air unit can greatly exceed the full-strength number of planes for the air unit (example: VF-42 aboard CV Yorktown has a full complement of 27 planes and 52 pilots currently assigned to the squadron as either active pilots or in the group reserve pool).

As I have nearly all Allied air units in full time training mode, my solution has been to activate these pilots from the group reserve replacement pool into the air units. The intent of this action being to include group reserve pilots in whatever training the air unit has in progress. My assessment is that activating group reserve pilots from the pool might be useful during the time an air unit with pilots in the group reserve pool is in training. “Excess” pilots would then be re-assigned back to the group’s reserve pool when taking the air unit out of training mode in preparation for the unit to “ship out”.

It would be safe to say that monitoring the group reserve pilot pool through the Intelligence Report display to spot significant numbers of reserve pilots appearing in this pool (particularly pilots you did not place in the reserve pool yourself) could be a good idea.

Comments, suggestions are welcome.


South Pacific: US S-class sub torpedoes Japanese AMC in Hoorn Is base hex NE of Suva. AAR follows.

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Submarine attack at Hoorn Islands – 138,157

Japanese Ships
AMC Aikoku Maru, Torpedo hits 1

Allied Ships
SS S-42

AMC Aikoku Maru is sighted by SS S-42
SS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes at AMC Aikoku Maru

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Coastwatchers at Rabaul are reporting no Japanese ships in harbor.


DEI: Japanese mop up operations to occupy the remaining Allied-controlled bases on Celebes continues with an amphibious landing reported at Loewoek (eastern Celebes). AAR of this action follows.

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Amphibious Assault at Loewoek

TF 9 troops unloading over beach at Loewoek, 71,101

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

Engineer Vehicle lost overboard during unload of 21st Ind. Engr Rgt

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Surviving Dutch LCU’s that remain on Sumatra are being used to create whatever diversion(s) possible within their limited means while they continue to exist in any effective form. A group of these LCU temporarily re-captured Djambi. Other Dutch LCU’s are elsewhere in the jungle keeping the Japanese 18th Division occupied. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at 47,90 (interior of Sumatra, SW of Palembang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13555 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 463
Defending force 620 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
Japanese adjusted assault: 206
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 206 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
479 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
18th Division

Defending units:
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
Palembang Base Force

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Ground combat at Djambi (48,88)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 408 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Allied adjusted assault: 2
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Djambi !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
Zuid KNIL Battalion
Tapanoeli Gsn Battalion
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
Djojakarta Base Force
Djambi Base Force
Semarang Base Force
Kalidjati Base Force

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Philippines: Japanese ground bombardment against Bataan. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2597 troops, 296 guns, 201 vehicles, Assault Value = 816
Defending force 60221 troops, 927 guns, 811 vehicles, Assault Value = 2057

Allied ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
19th Division
12th Division
24th Division
14th Army
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
11th RF Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
25th Army
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th RF Gun Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Engr Rgt /19

Defending units:
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
14th PS Engineer Regiment
1st/45th PS Inf Battalion
41st PA Infantry Division
3rd/45th PS Inf Battalion
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
194th Tank Battalion
Manila Bay Defenses
1st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
31st Infantry Regiment
2nd/45th PS Inf Battalion
31st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
USAFFE
201st PA Construction Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
Manila USAAF Base Force
202nd PA Construction Battalion
Bataan USN Base Force
1st PI Base Force
PAF Aviation
Cavite USN Base Force
I Philippine Corps
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp
II Philippine Corps
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
301st Construction Battalion
Far East USAAF
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Southeast Asia: Dutch sub O-21 moving through the Malacca Straits hit and moderately damaged by Jap ASW air patrol near Medan. O-21 returning to Colombo for repairs.


China: Continued Japanese ground bombardment attack at Tuyun. Latest AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2324 troops, 192 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 906
Defending force 11363 troops, 210 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 265

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

Assaulting units:
104th Division
9th Armored Car Co
13th Tank Regiment
38th Division
21st Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
64th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
55th Prov Chinese Division
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Division
2nd Chinese Base Force
16th Group Army
35th Group Army
9th Group Army
4th War Area
9th Chinese Base Force
7th Chinese Base Force
13th Chinese Base Force

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Sigint report entry for 5/02 indicates Japanese 40th Infantry Division has entered the front lines at Sian. Previous location of 40 Division was Shaoyang.


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Hawaii: Escorted US transports approaching Pearl Harbor report contact with Japanese sub. AAR follows. A surface ASW task force has been dispatched from Pearl to the hex location of this contact.

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Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 178,111 (SW of Oahu)

Japanese Ships
SS I-8

Allied Ships
xAKL Kahuku
AM Tern

SS I-8 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Kahuku
I-8 diving deep ....
AM Tern fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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South Pacific: Sigint entry for 5/03 reports intercepted Japanese radio transmissions from Vanua Lava near Luganville. No visible Japanese forces or activity is shown at Vanua Lava.

Coastwatchers at Rabaul reporting one Jap AD in port, otherwise no Japanese ships sighted in Rabaul.


Australia: Transport convoy EX-6 (55 ships) arrives in Australia from the Eastern US this game turn. Cargo arriving aboard convoy EX-6 includes one LCU (641 Towed Tank Destroyer Bn) plus the first US air units to reach Australia from the mainland US (three P-39D fighter squadrons with 69 planes total). Convoy EX-6 is also carrying 195K supply and 48K fuel.


DEI: Japanese capture Loewoek (eastern Celebes). AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Loewoek (71,101)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 900 troops, 3 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 9
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 5
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Loewoek !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: fatigue(-)

Assaulting units:
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment

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Philippines: Japanese ground bombardment continues at Bataan. Latest AAR follows.

Sigint report entry for 5/03 indicates Jap 48th Infantry Division is now located at Clark Field and expected to reinforce the next Japanese assault on Bataan. 48 Division arrived in the Philippines from Palembang.

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2658 troops, 296 guns, 201 vehicles, Assault Value = 887
Defending force 60099 troops, 926 guns, 810 vehicles, Assault Value = 2044

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 20 (8 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 19 (5 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
233 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
12th Division
19th Division
24th Division
6th Tank Regiment (arrived this game turn from Palembang as reinforcement)
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
14th Army
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th RF Gun Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
11th RF Gun Battalion
56th Engr Rgt /19

Defending units:
21st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
14th PS Engineer Regiment
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
1st/45th PS Inf Battalion
1st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
Manila Bay Defenses
3rd/45th PS Inf Battalion
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
194th Tank Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
2nd/45th PS Inf Battalion
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Manila USAAF Base Force
Bataan USN Base Force
Provisional GMC Grp
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
1st PI Base Force
USAFFE
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
II Philippine Corps
1st USMC AA Battalion
I Philippine Corps
Far East USAAF
Cavite USN Base Force
301st Construction Battalion
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
201st PA Construction Battalion
202nd PA Construction Battalion
PAF Aviation
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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China: Japanese attack at Tuyun. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28134 troops, 420 guns, 332 vehicles, Assault Value = 921
Defending force 11366 troops, 210 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 260
Japanese adjusted assault: 445
Allied adjusted defense: 364
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
534 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1596 casualties reported
Squads: 43 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 82 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
104th Division
9th Armored Car Co
13th Tank Regiment
38th Division
5th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
64th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
55th Prov Chinese Division
93rd Chinese Division
4th War Area
9th Chinese Base Force
7th Chinese Base Force
16th Group Army
35th Group Army
9th Group Army
2nd Chinese Base Force
13th Chinese Base Force

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 5/31/2011 12:05:19 AM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 5/05/42

North Pacific: Sigint report entry for 5/04 indicates Japanese sub I-23 detected at hex location 178, 51 due east of Dutch Harbor. No Allied ships are currently near or headed into this location.


Hawaii: US surface ASW task force dispatched from Pearl Harbor to locate and attack the Jap submarine contact reported SW of Oahu on 5/04 reached the hex location (178, 111) without making any contact with the Jap submarine.


Central Pacific: Sigint entries for 5/04 report intercepted Japanese radio transmissions from Kwajalein and Tarawa. Detected status of Kwajalein and Tarawa shows no visible Japanese forces or activity at either location.


South Pacific: Operations report entry for 5/04 indicates Jap torpedo bomber spotted flying over Suva. No detected Japanese ships currently in the area near Fiji. Possible significance of this report could be any of (1) FOW, (2) Pillager now has Japanese LBA operating from somewhere within range of Suva, or (3) the KB is lurking near Fiji without encountering (so far) any of the half dozen US S-class subs on patrol north of Fiji and Samoa. Time will tell as to which of these possibilities are true.

Coastwatchers at Rabaul reporting no Japanese ships in harbor.


DEI: Japanese re-occupy Djambi (Sumatra) after its brief liberation by Dutch forces pushed out of Palembang. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Djambi (48,88)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3366 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127
Defending force 1153 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7
Japanese adjusted assault: 107
Allied adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 35 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Djambi !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Allied ground losses:
351 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
113th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
Tapanoeli Gsn Battalion (eliminated)
Zuid KNIL Battalion
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
Kalidjati Base Force (eliminated)

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Surviving elements of seven Dutch LCU’s plus elements of British 2/15 Punjab Bn remain scattered across interior areas of Sumatra, most of these LCU’s the remnants of what had been defending Palembang. Plans are for these LCU remnants to move about and threaten or re-capture ungarrisoned Japanese-controlled bases on Sumatra if and where possible. The intent of this action being to require Pillager to divert Japanese combat LCU(s) and chase the Dutch through the interior jungles of Sumatra until the Allied units are completely eliminated. This action can also require Pillager to maintain Japanese garrisons at bases in Sumatra as long as there are Allied forces roaming Sumatra capable of recapturing them. Not what you’d call a major offensive operation or even guerilla warfare but it’s still somewhat annoying.


Philippines: Japanese continue ground bombardment attacks at Bataan. Latest AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2688 troops, 292 guns, 203 vehicles, Assault Value = 901
Defending force 59940 troops, 926 guns, 810 vehicles, Assault Value = 2030

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

Assaulting units:
24th Division
19th Division
12th Division
6th Tank Regiment
8th RF Gun Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
10th RF Gun Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion
25th Army
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Engr Rgt /19

Defending units:
71st PA Infantry Division
3rd/45th PS Inf Battalion
14th PS Engineer Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
2nd/45th PS Inf Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
91st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
1st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
1st/45th PS Inf Battalion
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
194th Tank Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
Manila Bay Defenses
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
I Philippine Corps
PAF Aviation
Bataan USN Base Force
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
301st Construction Battalion
II Philippine Corps
1st USMC AA Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp
202nd PA Construction Battalion
201st PA Construction Battalion
USAFFE
1st PI Base Force
Manila USAAF Base Force
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Far East USAAF
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
Cavite USN Base Force
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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India: Japanese aircraft appear inside Indian territory for the first time, this action being a unopposed fighter sweep over Calcutta. AAR follows.

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Afternoon Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 27

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 25000 feet

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Four Allied fighter squadrons (one RAF, all three AVG) with 97 operational fighters are currently based in Calcutta and had been on training or rest missions. Any unescorted Japanese bombers to appear over Calcutta should now get a nice reception.


China: Japanese ground bombardment attack at Tuyun. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2308 troops, 192 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 894
Defending force 10312 troops, 210 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 205

Allied ground losses:
72 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
104th Division
9th Armored Car Co
13th Tank Regiment
38th Division
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
64th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
31st Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
55th Prov Chinese Division
62nd Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Division
7th Chinese Base Force
9th Chinese Base Force
35th Group Army
2nd Chinese Base Force
9th Group Army
16th Group Army
4th War Area
13th Chinese Base Force

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< Message edited by wneumann -- 5/31/2011 12:06:17 AM >

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Post #: 289
RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 6/1/2011 12:24:56 AM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 5/06/42

US LCU Mobilization: I’ve spent the better part of two months (in game turns) saving up the 1,961 PP’s needed to get US 41st Infantry Division online and finally cashed them in this game turn to reassign the division from US West Coast command to South Pacific HQ. Plans are to get 41 Division shipped out to the South Pacific theatre as quickly as possible – transports have been allocated and are now in place to do this.

While it was tempting to use the PP’s to reassign smaller LCU’s on the West Coast into front line commands, it was also realized that something bigger was needed to occupy and hold “prime real estate” in the South Pacific. Artillery, engineer and base force LCU’s alone weren’t going to accomplish this.

There was some risk in taking the time required to accumulate the needed PP’s as Pillager could send Japanese forces in to overrun the major South Pacific bases before I could get this LCU (and others) online. This risk continues to be true until 41st Division actually reaches the South Pacific theatre area and occupies something.

With the departure of 41 Division, four complete US divisions will now have been shipped out from the mainland US to front-line theatres. Two divisions are already in forward areas – Americal Division now in Australia and 40th Division now in the South Pacific. US 32nd Division departed on 5/04 from the Eastern US to Australia via Capetown.

Still much to do... Immediate plans as of now are to reassign a yet to be determined number of smaller US LCU’s to front-line commands and ship these out of the mainland US as quickly as available PP’s and transport ship capacity allow. Virtually all US land based air units are in training mode at this time and will probably remain in the mainland US until such time as their level of training and availability of suitable first-line planes allow their effective deployment to a forward area.

Some work also yet to be done with US divisions in the mainland US and Hawaii.

Reassignment of 27th Infantry Division is not an immediate priority, though it is on the short list of major US Army formations to be “acquired”. 27 Division remains attached to US West Coast command and currently requires 1344 PP’s to reassign. The division is also at 68% TOE strength – it has been deliberately kept at this TOE level to reduce the PP cost for its reassignment. Once PP’s are expended to reassign 27 Division, the unit will then start drawing elements from the replacement pools to bring it to full TOE strength before it departs the mainland US. Current plans for 27 Division are projecting its assignment to either South or Southwest Pacific.

A longer-term project is the formation of 24th and 25th Divisions in Hawaii from their sub-units (regiments). As I’m currently projecting employment of both these divisions in the Central Pacific theatre, the need to get these units fully assembled and online is less urgent. Though an unanticipated emergency could change that. Four of the six regimental LCU’s in the two divisions are assigned to Hawaiian Dept (restricted) and will require approximately 2600 PP to reassign. For the moment, I do have all six regiments of 24 and 25 Divisions located at Pearl Harbor. The rest of the task should be relatively simple once the necessary PP become available.

The situation with US Marine Divisions is a little more complex. The two immediately available USMC regiments (2 & 8 Rgts) of 2nd Marine Division are already located in the South Pacific theatre. Regiments of 2 Marine Division are being dispersed to occupy supporting (island) positions for the Suva bridgehead. Formation of 2nd Marine Division from its sub-units has been deferred until such time as the division’s infantry regiments can be relieved by other US infantry LCU’s and all of 2 Marine Division’s sub-units are concentrated in a central location (probably somewhere in the South Pacific).

The one regiment of 1st Marine Division now in the game (7 Marine Rgt) is enroute to Australia and expected to arrive there within the next several weeks. Plans are to keep 7 Marine Rgt in Australia and dispatch the remaining sub-units of 1 Marine Division to Australia as they enter the game as reinforcements. Once all sub-units of the division are in Australia, 1 Marine Division will be formed in Australia as a divisional LCU. Plans are to employ 1 Marine Division in either the South or Southwest Pacific theatre.

Only one regiment of 3rd Marine Division (9 Marine Rgt) is now in the game and this unit will remain in the mainland US for the time being. Other sub-units of the division will be kept in the mainland US as they arrive as reinforcements. 3rd Marine Division will be formed in the mainland US as a divisional unit once all its sub-units are available and collected together. No definite plan has been made as to where 3 Marine Division will be employed.


Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 5/05 reporting intercepted Japanese radio transmissions from Baker Is. Detected status of Baker Is shows no visible Japanese forces or activity.


South Pacific: Action reported between Dutch submarine and Japanese surface ASW in the northern sea approaches to Rabaul. AAR follows.

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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,124 (northern approaches to Rabaul)

Japanese Ships
PB Kiso Maru
DD Maikaze

Allied Ships
SS O23

SS O23 is sighted by escort
DD Maikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Maikaze is out of ASW ammo ….
Escort abandons search for sub

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Coastwatchers at Rabaul reporting one Japanese xAK in harbor.


DEI: Dutch submarine O-16 patrolling near Palembang reporting contact with Japanese ASW air patrol (Ki-21 Sally).


Philippines: Another day of Japanese ground bombardment attacks at Bataan. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3048 troops, 321 guns, 227 vehicles, Assault Value = 1339
Defending force 59935 troops, 926 guns, 810 vehicles, Assault Value = 2027

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 13 (11 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (6 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
140 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
12th Division
24th Division
48th Division **
19th Division
6th Tank Regiment
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment (arrived this game turn as reinforcement from Palembang)
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
56th Field Artillery Regiment
8th RF Gun Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
14th Army
9th RF Gun Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
56th Engr Rgt /19

Defending units:
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
Manila Bay Defenses
21st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
1st/45th PS Inf Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
194th Tank Battalion
71st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
2nd/45th PS Inf Battalion
1st PA Infantry Division
3rd/45th PS Inf Battalion
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
301st Construction Battalion
201st PA Construction Battalion
I Philippine Corps
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Bataan USN Base Force
1st USMC AA Battalion
Manila USAAF Base Force
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
II Philippine Corps
202nd PA Construction Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp
1st PI Base Force
Cavite USN Base Force
USAFFE
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Far East USAAF
PAF Aviation
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

** Japanese 48 Division arrived in Bataan from Palembang to reinforce this action. 48 Division had been spotted at Clark Field in a Sigint report entry on 5/03.

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Burma: Japanese capture “secret hidden” dot hex base at Warazup (near Myitkyina). I didn’t even see this base on the map until Pillager captured it – not that this makes a difference one way or another. AAR follows. If nothing else, this action demonstrates Pillager’s eyesight with reading the AE game map vs my own.

Let history record this as the “First Battle of Fine Print”.

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Ground combat at Warazup (63,41)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 913 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40
Defending force 237 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11
Japanese adjusted assault: 39
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 39 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Warazup !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Regiment

Defending units:
Upper Burma BAF Battalion (now given a little “boost” in its movement to Ledo)

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China: Japanese ground bombardment attacks at Tuyun and Sian. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 105609 troops, 1024 guns, 212 vehicles, Assault Value = 4136
Defending force 103307 troops, 661 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3477

Japanese ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
70th Division **
32nd Division
15th Division **
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
36th Division
40th Division
35th Division
5th Armored Car Co **
110th Division
13th Division **
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade **
26th Division
1st Mortar Battalion **
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment **
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment **
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion **
12th Army
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion **
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
33rd Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
34th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
98th Chinese Corps
2nd Construction Regiment
12th Chinese Base Force
4th Group Army
8th Group Army
Red Chinese Army
14th Group Army
34th Group Army
39th Group Army
36th Group Army
24th Group Army
15th Group Army
1st War Area
Jingcha War Area
15th Chinese Base Force

** Japanese LCU’s newly arrived at Sian as reinforcements. Sub-units of Jap 70 Infantry Division had also been combined to create the parent formation prior to its employment at Sian.

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2344 troops, 192 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 907
Defending force 10287 troops, 208 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 201

Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
9th Armored Car Co
104th Division
38th Division
2nd RF Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
55th Prov Chinese Division
31st Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
93rd Chinese Division
9th Chinese Base Force
35th Group Army
4th War Area
2nd Chinese Base Force
9th Group Army
16th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
13th Chinese Base Force

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< Message edited by wneumann -- 6/1/2011 12:27:26 AM >

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 6/1/2011 10:39:35 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 5/07/42

US West Coast: Repair of damage from 12/7/41 Pearl Harbor attack on BB Nevada was completed this game turn. Only two BB’s (California & West Virginia) still remain under repair for damage from 12/7/41 – these two ships critically damaged in the Pearl Harbor attack. Both BB’s remain in shipyard repair at Pearl until they are sufficiently mobile and damage levels reduced to where they can be safely be transferred to the mainland US and complete repair at a larger shipyard facility.


Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 5/06 reporting intercepted Japanese radio transmissions from Nauru Is. Detected status of Nauru Is shows undetermined Japanese ships in port, otherwise no visible Japanese forces or activity. No evidence of port or airfield construction activity on Nauru was observed.


South Pacific: Coastwatchers report 6 Japanese ships in port at Rabaul.


Philippines: Japanese ground bombardment attacks at Bataan continue. Latest AAR follows. No change in the overall situation.

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 47630 troops, 822 guns, 355 vehicles, Assault Value = 1386
Defending force 59811 troops, 926 guns, 810 vehicles, Assault Value = 2017

Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
19th Division
24th Division
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment (arrived this game turn from Palembang)
48th Division
12th Division
6th Tank Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th RF Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th RF Gun Battalion
14th Army
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
8th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
56th Engr Rgt /19

Defending units:
Manila Bay Defenses
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
31st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
11th PA Infantry Division
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
71st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Bataan USN Base Force
301st Construction Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp
Cavite USN Base Force
Manila USAAF Base Force
II Philippine Corps
202nd PA Construction Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
PAF Aviation
201st PA Construction Battalion
I Philippine Corps
Far East USAAF
1st USMC AA Battalion
USAFFE
1st PI Base Force
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Indian Ocean: Dutch submarine on patrol off Rangoon reports contact with a Jap ASW air patrol (Ki-21 Sally).


China: Japanese launch ground assault on Sian. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 105780 troops, 1024 guns, 244 vehicles, Assault Value = 4144
Defending force 103348 troops, 661 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3473
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 3142
Allied adjusted defense: 2701
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
7995 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 590 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 531 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 53 disabled
Vehicles lost 51 (22 destroyed, 29 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
12006 casualties reported
Squads: 70 destroyed, 468 disabled
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 970 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 51 disabled

Assaulting units:
13th Division
5th Armored Car Co
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
35th Division
15th Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
32nd Division
40th Division
70th Division
36th Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
110th Division
26th Division
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
1st Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
3rd Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
47th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
2nd Construction Regiment
1st War Area
39th Group Army
Red Chinese Army
14th Group Army
4th Group Army
36th Group Army
8th Group Army
15th Group Army
24th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
34th Group Army
12th Chinese Base Force
15th Chinese Base Force

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Continued Japanese ground bombardment at Tuyun. Latest AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2362 troops, 192 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 923
Defending force 10317 troops, 207 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 211

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

Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Co
104th Division
13th Tank Regiment
38th Division
2nd RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
64th Chinese Corps
55th Prov Chinese Division
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
62nd Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Division
2nd Chinese Base Force
9th Group Army
9th Chinese Base Force
35th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
4th War Area
16th Group Army
13th Chinese Base Force

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Post #: 291
RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 6/3/2011 2:03:56 AM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
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From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
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Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 5/07 reporting intercepted Japanese radio transmissions from Tabiteuea. Detected status of the base shows undetermined Japanese aircraft based on Tabitueua, also ships in port. Otherwise no visible Japanese forces or activity. No evidence of port or airfield construction activity beyond what has previously been recorded.


South Pacific: Coastwatchers reporting no Japanese ships in port at Rabaul.


DEI: Pillager is preparing a Japanese occupation of the Moluccas. Sigint report entry for 5/07 indicated Jap 16 Naval Gd is planning an attack on Ternate. The current known location of 16 Naval Gd is at Pantar (near Timor).


Philippines: Japanese continue ground bombardment attacks at Bataan. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 48183 troops, 843 guns, 370 vehicles, Assault Value = 1404
Defending force 59653 troops, 925 guns, 810 vehicles, Assault Value = 2005

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
48th Division
24th Division
12th Division
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
19th Division
6th Tank Regiment
9th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion (arrived this game turn as reinforcement from Singapore)
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Engr Rgt /19

Defending units:
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
194th Tank Battalion
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
31st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
Manila Bay Defenses
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
192nd Tank Battalion
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
Manila USAAF Base Force
Cavite USN Base Force
Bataan USN Base Force
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
301st Construction Battalion
1st PI Base Force
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Far East USAAF
202nd PA Construction Battalion
PAF Aviation
201st PA Construction Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
I Philippine Corps
II Philippine Corps
USAFFE
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Indian Ocean: Dutch submarine K-XIII on patrol off Rangoon reports contact with Jap surface ASW. AAR follows.

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ASW attack near Rangoon at 52,55 (S of Rangoon)

Japanese Ships (three ships total in TF)
PB Tokuho Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS KXIII

SS KXIII is sighted by escort
KXIII bottoming out ....
PB Tokuho Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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China: Japanese launch ground assault at Tuyun. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27968 troops, 420 guns, 244 vehicles, Assault Value = 937
Defending force 10296 troops, 206 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 212
Japanese adjusted assault: 323
Allied adjusted defense: 292
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
260 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 23 (1 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
461 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Co
13th Tank Regiment
104th Division
38th Division
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
55th Prov Chinese Division
62nd Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
93rd Chinese Division
35th Group Army
9th Chinese Base Force
7th Chinese Base Force
2nd Chinese Base Force
4th War Area
9th Group Army
16th Group Army
13th Chinese Base Force

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Japanese ground bombardment attack at Sian. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1110 troops, 141 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4120
Defending force 95097 troops, 661 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2991

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
36th Division
5th Armored Car Co
110th Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
32nd Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
116th Division (arrived this game turn as reinforcement)
35th Division
40th Division
70th Division
13th Division
26th Division
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
12th Army
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
1st Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
3rd Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
47th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
2nd Construction Regiment
36th Group Army
12th Chinese Base Force
4th Group Army
24th Group Army
15th Group Army
8th Group Army
Red Chinese Army
34th Group Army
14th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
39th Group Army
1st War Area
15th Chinese Base Force

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Post #: 292
RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 6/4/2011 6:34:23 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 5/09/42

South Pacific: Sigint entry for 5/08 reporting intercepted Japanese radio transmissions from Funafuti (Ellice Islands. Detected status of the base shows no visible Japanese forces or activity. One Jap LCU (3 Garrison Unit) is known to be located on Funafuti.

Coastwatchers again report no Japanese ships in port at Rabaul.

Japanese xAKL spotted at Vanua Luva (near Luganville) by RAAF Catalina naval search plane operating from Suva.

Sea approaches to the north of Suva and Pago Pago are under continuous patrol by Allied naval search planes and US S-class submarines. The sea area gaps between Luganville, Ndeni, and the southern Solomons are also patrolled by Allied submarines. Mission of these patrols are to detect (and engage if possible) Japanese naval and/or amphibious TF’s moving southward towards Noumea, Suva or Samoa.


DEI: Japanese amphibious landing operation underway at Gerontalo (northern Celebes). AAR follows.

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Amphibious Assault at Gorontalo (northern Celebes)

TF 9 troops unloading over beach at Gorontalo, 72,99

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)

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Philippines: Japanese resume ground assault to capture Bataan. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49896 troops, 847 guns, 485 vehicles, Assault Value = 1541
Defending force 59500 troops, 925 guns, 809 vehicles, Assault Value = 1990
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3
Japanese adjusted assault: 870
Allied adjusted defense: 3425
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
6128 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 288 disabled
Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 288 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 76 disabled
Vehicles lost 101 (16 destroyed, 85 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1002 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 109 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Vehicles lost 33 (3 destroyed, 30 disabled)

Assaulting units:
9th Garrison Unit (arrived this game turn as reinforcement, previously at Clark Field)
24th Division
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
48th Division
12th Division
19th Division
6th Tank Regiment
10th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th RF Gun Battalion
14th Army
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Engr Rgt /19

Defending units:
1st PA Infantry Division
Manila Bay Defenses
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
21st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
14th PS Engineer Regiment
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
11th PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
301st Construction Battalion
PAF Aviation
USAFFE
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
201st PA Construction Battalion
II Philippine Corps
202nd PA Construction Battalion
Manila USAAF Base Force
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
Bataan USN Base Force
Provisional GMC Grp
Far East USAAF
Cavite USN Base Force
1st USMC AA Battalion
1st PI Base Force
I Philippine Corps
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Burma: Sigint report entry for 5/08 indicates an IJN Fleet HQ (2nd Fleet) is now located at Rangoon.


China: Japanese continue ground assault at Tuyun, also attack at Sian. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 125735 troops, 1266 guns, 272 vehicles, Assault Value = 4179
Defending force 95423 troops, 661 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3011
Japanese adjusted assault: 2116
Allied adjusted defense: 2371
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

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

Japanese ground losses:
9619 casualties reported
Squads: 145 destroyed, 502 disabled
Non Combat: 63 destroyed, 529 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 38 disabled
Vehicles lost 15 (6 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
9420 casualties reported
Squads: 43 destroyed, 515 disabled
Non Combat: 129 destroyed, 794 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 37 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
40th Division
35th Division
110th Division
32nd Division
15th Division
36th Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
70th Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
116th Division
5th Armored Car Co
13th Division
26th Division
1st Mortar Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Army
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
57th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
61st Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
2nd Construction Regiment
4th Group Army
12th Chinese Base Force
15th Group Army
1st War Area
14th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
39th Group Army
8th Group Army
34th Group Army
24th Group Army
36th Group Army
Red Chinese Army
15th Chinese Base Force

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27752 troops, 420 guns, 244 vehicles, Assault Value = 930
Defending force 9889 troops, 204 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 210
Japanese adjusted assault: 278
Allied adjusted defense: 202
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
466 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
606 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 57 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Co
104th Division
13th Tank Regiment
38th Division
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
62nd Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
55th Prov Chinese Division
49th Chinese Division
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Division
35th Group Army
9th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
4th War Area
16th Group Army
9th Chinese Base Force
2nd Chinese Base Force
13th Chinese Base Force

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 6/6/2011 11:52:42 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
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From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
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Central Pacific: Sigint entries for 5/09 report intercepted Japanese radio transmissions from several locations – Maleolap, Ocean Is and Tabitueua. Detected status of each base does not show any visible Japanese forces or activity.


DEI: Japanese amphibious landing underway at Sinabang (island base off the coast of SW Sumatra). This assault is a mop-up operation to complete Japanese occupation of Sumatra and nearby small islands. AAR follows.

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Amphibious Assault at Sinabang

TF 272 troops unloading over beach at Sinabang, 42,76

Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 33rd Infantry Rgt /3

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Philippines: Japanese ground bombardment attack at Bataan. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 28750 troops, 604 guns, 284 vehicles, Assault Value = 1209
Defending force 58308 troops, 925 guns, 806 vehicles, Assault Value = 1909

Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
12th Division
9th Garrison Unit
24th Division
48th Division
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
19th Division
6th Tank Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
25th Army
9th RF Gun Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
56th Engr Rgt /19

Defending units:
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
71st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
11th PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
41st PA Infantry Division
Manila Bay Defenses
1st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
Bataan USN Base Force
301st Construction Battalion
1st PI Base Force
201st PA Construction Battalion
202nd PA Construction Battalion
I Philippine Corps
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
PAF Aviation
USAFFE
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
II Philippine Corps
Manila USAAF Base Force
Far East USAAF
Cavite USN Base Force
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Provisional GMC Grp
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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China: Japanese ground bombardment attack at Sian. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1100 troops, 141 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3732
Defending force 85367 troops, 571 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2528

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
40th Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
36th Division
116th Division
32nd Division
110th Division
70th Division
5th Armored Car Co
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
35th Division
13th Division
26th Division
12th Army
1st Mortar Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
23rd Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
76th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
2nd Construction Regiment
12th Chinese Base Force
4th Group Army
14th Group Army
36th Group Army
Red Chinese Army
24th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
34th Group Army
1st War Area
15th Group Army
39th Group Army
15th Chinese Base Force

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Japanese ground bombardment attack at Tuyun. The second AAR appears to be the end result of a “fresh” Chinese LCU entering the Tuyun base hex as a defensive reinforcement, then the entire Chinese garrison at Tuyun celebrates the occasion by spontaneously launching a shock attack. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2253 troops, 192 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 906
Defending force 15247 troops, 268 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 418

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

Assaulting units:
104th Division
13th Tank Regiment
9th Armored Car Co
38th Division
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
55th Prov Chinese Division
62nd Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
49th Chinese Division
31st Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Division
9th Chinese Base Force
35th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
2nd Chinese Base Force
4th War Area
9th Group Army
16th Group Army
13th Chinese Base Force

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51) – Oops!

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 5800 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 415
Defending force 28070 troops, 420 guns, 368 vehicles, Assault Value = 906
Allied adjusted assault: 6
Japanese adjusted defense: 1252
Allied assault odds: 1 to 208

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

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

Allied ground losses:
3037 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 234 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 116 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled

Assaulting units:
62nd Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
55th Prov Chinese Division
31st Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Division
4th War Area
35th Group Army
9th Group Army
9th Chinese Base Force
7th Chinese Base Force
16th Group Army
2nd Chinese Base Force
13th Chinese Base Force

Defending units:
9th Armored Car Co
104th Division
13th Tank Regiment
38th Division
21st Mortar Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 6/8/2011 3:16:03 AM   
wneumann


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South Pacific: Coastwatchers report 14 Japanese ships in port at Rabaul.

Dutch sub patrolling northern sea approaches to Rabaul torpedoes a large Japanese xAP carrying LCU elements. AAR follows.

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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 106,124 (N of Rabaul)

Japanese Ships
xAP Kamakura Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS O23

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

xAP Kamakura Maru is sighted by SS O23
SS O23 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Kamakura Maru

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Southwest Pacific: Unidentified Jap LCU detected entering Terapo base hex on the southern coast of Papua NW of Port Moresby.


DEI: Japanese amphibious landing continues at Sinabang (offcoast of SW Sumatra).

A new Jap amphibious landing also reported at Lautem (eastern Timor). AAR follows.

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Amphibious Assault at Lautem

TF 140 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 72,115

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

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Dutch submarine O-16 on patrol in sea approaches to Palembang reports contacts with Japanese surface and air (Ki-21 Sally) patrols.

Remnants of Dutch LCU’s continue to tie up Japanese 18th Infantry Division in the interior areas of eastern Sumatra. Plans remain for surviving Dutch LCU’s to continue movement and draw Jap 18 Division in pursuit while (if possible) attempting re-capture of unoccupied Jap-controlled bases. Situation map follows.





Philippines: Japanese continue ground bombardment of Bataan. Latest AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3367 troops, 337 guns, 250 vehicles, Assault Value = 1249
Defending force 58103 troops, 924 guns, 805 vehicles, Assault Value = 1894

Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
48th Division
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
12th Division
24th Division
19th Division
9th Garrison Unit
6th Tank Regiment
9th RF Gun Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
11th RF Gun Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Engr Rgt /19

Defending units:
31st Infantry Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
14th PS Engineer Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
41st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
1st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
Manila Bay Defenses
194th Tank Battalion
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
PAF Aviation
Manila USAAF Base Force
201st PA Construction Battalion
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
USAFFE
Far East USAAF
202nd PA Construction Battalion
Bataan USN Base Force
Provisional GMC Grp
1st USMC AA Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
1st PI Base Force
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
I Philippine Corps
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
II Philippine Corps
301st Construction Battalion
Cavite USN Base Force
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Burma: Dutch sub patrolling off Rangoon reports contact with Japanese surface ASW. AAR follows.

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ASW attack near Rangoon at 52,55 (S of Rangoon)

Japanese Ships
PB Shanan Maru #16
PB Tokuho Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS K-XIII

SS KXIII is located by PB Shanan Maru #16
KXIII bottoming out ....
PB Tokuho Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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China: Japanese ground bombardment attacks at Sian and Tuyun. Latest AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1040 troops, 141 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3783
Defending force 85680 troops, 571 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2555

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
187 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
5th Armored Car Co
40th Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Division
15th Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
70th Division
35th Division
32nd Division
110th Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
36th Division
116th Division
26th Division
1st Mortar Battalion
12th Army
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
40th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
1st Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
15th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
2nd Construction Regiment
24th Group Army
12th Chinese Base Force
39th Group Army
14th Group Army
36th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
15th Group Army
34th Group Army
1st War Area
4th Group Army
Red Chinese Army
15th Chinese Base Force

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2269 troops, 192 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 919
Defending force 13114 troops, 265 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 242

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
104th Division
9th Armored Car Co
13th Tank Regiment
38th Division
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
55th Prov Chinese Division
62nd Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
64th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
93rd Chinese Division
16th Group Army
9th Group Army
35th Group Army
9th Chinese Base Force
2nd Chinese Base Force
4th War Area
7th Chinese Base Force
13th Chinese Base Force

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< Message edited by wneumann -- 6/8/2011 3:17:54 AM >

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Post #: 295
RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 6/9/2011 3:52:41 AM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 5/12/42

Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 5/11 reports heavy volume of intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Truk. Detected status of Truk base showing undetermined Jap planes based on Truk plus ships in port. No other visible Japanese forces or activity noted at Truk.


South Pacific: Coastwatchers report 13 Japanese ships in port at Rabaul.


DEI: Japanese capture Tawau, Sinabang and Lautem. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Tawau (69,90) – North Borneo

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 952 troops, 0 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 78
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 36
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 36 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tawau !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+), fatigue(-)

Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment

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Ground combat at Sinabang (42,76) – island off SW coast of Sumatra

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2883 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 79
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 37
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 37 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sinabang !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
33rd Infantry Regiment

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Ground combat at Lautem (72,115)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 712 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 4
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Lautem !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
42nd JNAF AF Unit (new LCU not previously reported in known Japanese OOB)

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Ground combat action between Japanese 18th Infantry Division and a Dutch LCU remnant in the interior of eastern Sumatra. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at 46,89 (S of Djambi)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13585 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 464
Defending force 246 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 210
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 210 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
332 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
18th Division

Defending units:
Zuid KNIL Battalion (LCU eliminated)

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Philippines: Japanese ground bombardment of Bataan continues. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3415 troops, 337 guns, 250 vehicles, Assault Value = 1279
Defending force 58013 troops, 924 guns, 805 vehicles, Assault Value = 1891

Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
19th Division
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
12th Division
24th Division
48th Division
9th Garrison Unit
6th Tank Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Army
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
56th Engr Rgt /19

Defending units:
194th Tank Battalion
14th PS Engineer Regiment
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
192nd Tank Battalion
41st PA Infantry Division
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
Manila Bay Defenses
4th Marine Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
PAF Aviation
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
202nd PA Construction Battalion
201st PA Construction Battalion
Bataan USN Base Force
USAFFE
1st USMC AA Battalion
Far East USAAF
Cavite USN Base Force
Provisional GMC Grp
301st Construction Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
I Philippine Corps
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
1st PI Base Force
II Philippine Corps
Manila USAAF Base Force
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Burma: Dutch sub patrolling off Rangoon maintains contact with Japanese surface ASW it had engaged in the same hex location last game turn. Latest AAR follows.

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ASW attack near Rangoon at 52,55 (S of Rangoon)

Japanese Ships
PB Shanan Maru #16
PB Tokuho Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS K-XIII

SS K-XIII launches 2 torpedoes at PB Shanan Maru #16
PB Tokuho Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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China: Japanese launch new ground assaults at Sian and Tuyun. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 119672 troops, 1266 guns, 269 vehicles, Assault Value = 3828
Defending force 85664 troops, 571 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2555
Japanese adjusted assault: 2401
Allied adjusted defense: 3131
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
6299 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 569 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 274 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
Vehicles lost 28 (1 destroyed, 27 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
11013 casualties reported
Squads: 36 destroyed, 750 disabled
Non Combat: 170 destroyed, 719 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 48 disabled

Assaulting units:
116th Division
15th Division
40th Division
36th Division
70th Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Division
35th Division
5th Armored Car Co
32nd Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
110th Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
26th Division
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
12th Army
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
1st Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
23rd Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
2nd Construction Regiment
36th Group Army
39th Group Army
Red Chinese Army
15th Group Army
24th Group Army
34th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
1st War Area
4th Group Army
12th Chinese Base Force
14th Group Army
15th Chinese Base Force

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27803 troops, 420 guns, 244 vehicles, Assault Value = 928
Defending force 13127 troops, 264 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 243
Japanese adjusted assault: 407
Allied adjusted defense: 298
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
287 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
768 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
104th Division
9th Armored Car Co
13th Tank Regiment
38th Division
2nd RF Gun Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
49th Chinese Division
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
55th Prov Chinese Division
31st Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Division
16th Group Army
2nd Chinese Base Force
35th Group Army
4th War Area
9th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
9th Chinese Base Force
13th Chinese Base Force

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Post #: 296
RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 6/11/2011 3:28:42 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 5/13/42

Central Pacific: Sigint entries for 5/12 report intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Jaluit and Tabituea. Detected status of Tabitueua shows undetermined Jap planes based there plus ships in port. Port and airfield facilities on Tabiteuea have been expanded. No other visible Japanese forces or activity noted at Jaluit or Tabiteuea.


South Pacific: Reorganized amphibious TF with US 40th Infantry Division and 25K supply arrived at Pago Pago from Auckland this game turn and began disembarking during the 5/13 day naval phase. 40 Division and supply cargo is expected to be fully disembarked on Samoa within two days. Transports will return to Auckland after unloading to take on more LCU’s arriving in the South Pacific theatre from the mainland US plus supply to complete the US occupation of Samoa.

Coastwatchers reporting no Japanese ships in port at Rabaul.

While running the replay for the 5/12 game turn resolution phase, a quick "blip" appeared on the game map showing one or more unidentified Jap TF(s) in the middle of the Coral Sea in a hex location coinciding with the patrol area of a US submarine. No report of a contact between the US sub and the Jap TF(s) appeared in the AAR, Operations Report, or the Combat Events Report for 5/12. I'm not excluding the possibility this Japanese "blip" was an actual Japanese TF or TF's passing through the US sub's hex location and failed all checks for detection (by the US sub) as it passed through the hex during the 5/12 game turn resolution phase. If this "contact" proves to be true, Pillager has something on its way to Noumea that can be expected to arrive there within the next game turn or so.


Philippines: Japanese continue ground bombardment at Bataan. Latest AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3536 troops, 337 guns, 254 vehicles, Assault Value = 1316
Defending force 57798 troops, 922 guns, 803 vehicles, Assault Value = 1877

Allied ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
19th Division
48th Division
9th Garrison Unit
24th Division
12th Division
6th Tank Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th RF Gun Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th RF Gun Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
14th Army
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th RF Gun Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
56th Engr Rgt /19

Defending units:
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
192nd Tank Battalion
11th PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
91st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
1st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
Manila Bay Defenses
51st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
I Philippine Corps
PAF Aviation
301st Construction Battalion
Manila USAAF Base Force
Provisional GMC Grp
Far East USAAF
202nd PA Construction Battalion
USAFFE
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
Cavite USN Base Force
Bataan USN Base Force
II Philippine Corps
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
1st USMC AA Battalion
201st PA Construction Battalion
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
1st PI Base Force
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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China: Japanese continue ground assault at Tuyun, launch ground bombardment attack at Sian. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27625 troops, 420 guns, 244 vehicles, Assault Value = 922
Defending force 12447 troops, 264 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 212
Japanese adjusted assault: 277
Allied adjusted defense: 205
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
155 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Allied ground losses:
303 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
104th Division
13th Tank Regiment
9th Armored Car Co
38th Division
2nd RF Gun Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
31st Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
55th Prov Chinese Division
62nd Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
93rd Chinese Division
4th War Area
35th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
9th Chinese Base Force
2nd Chinese Base Force
16th Group Army
9th Group Army
13th Chinese Base Force

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Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 114168 troops, 1266 guns, 253 vehicles, Assault Value = 3417
Defending force 77832 troops, 571 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2018

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

Allied ground losses:
295 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
35th Division
116th Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
110th Division
36th Division
15th Division
70th Division
40th Division
13th Division
5th Armored Car Co
32nd Division
26th Division
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Army
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
1st Mortar Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
15th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
15th Chinese Base Force
1st War Area
3rd Construction Regiment
12th Chinese Base Force
14th Group Army
4th Group Army
36th Group Army
15th Group Army
24th Group Army
39th Group Army
Red Chinese Army
Jingcha War Area
34th Group Army
2nd Construction Regiment

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< Message edited by wneumann -- 6/11/2011 3:30:51 PM >

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Post #: 297
RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 6/11/2011 8:34:04 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 5/14/42

US Submarine Operations: A gradual recall of all US fleet subs for refit and to undergo the 4/42 ship upgrade is almost fully completed and the subs are now resuming patrol in the Japanese-controlled “interior” sea areas.

Sea areas under patrol from US fleet subs include transit routes from the Japanese Home Islands to Jap bases in the Central and South Pacific theatre areas. US fleet sub patrols are planned to operate in areas off (south of) Honshu, E and NE of the Marianas, along both the northern and southern approaches to Truk, near Marcus and Wake islands.

Approximately 15 US fleet subs have started operating in patrol areas or now enroute to an assigned patrol area. Additional subs may be dispatched as needed to cover gaps.

Primary objective of these US fleet sub patrols will be to detect and identify Japanese ship movements – this capability now enhanced with radar these subs received in the 4/42 ship upgrade. Given the dud torpedo rate, any sinkings or damage to Japanese ships from these subs is considered a “happy coincidence” (luck being always good).


South Pacific: The “blip” on the 5/12 game turn resolution phase replay apparently is not an illusion…

US fleet sub Permit reports several contacts with the KB plus a separate Japanese transport (amphibious ?) task force in the Coral Sea. Situation map and AAR’s follow.

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Sub attack near Rossel Island at 107,139 (SE of Rossel Is)

Japanese Ships
CV Akagi
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
CL Tatsuta
CL Tenryu
DD Kuroshio
DD Kagero
DD Ikazuchi
DD Hibiki
DD Natsushio
DD Hatsukaze

Allied Ships
SS Permit

SS Permit launches 2 torpedoes at CV Akagi
Permit diving deep ....
(four Japanese DD unsuccessfully attempt to pursue SS Permit)
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Rossel Island at 107,139

Japanese Ships (I’m inclined to identify this group of ships as an Amphibious TF)
APD Nadakaze
AK Yamasimo Maru
xAP Kasado Maru
xAP Montevideo Maru
xAP Takatiho Maru
PB Nigitsu Maru

Allied Ships
SS Permit

SS Permit launches 2 torpedoes at APD Nadakaze
PB Nigitsu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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While the detected status of the Jap TF’s (shown above) indicates movement on a W heading, I am less than convinced they are actually heading due west (though I’m also not excluding that possibility). A due west movement of the Jap TF’s would place their objective in NE Australia – while NE Australia as an Japanese objective would be on Pillager’s “to do list”, there are bigger things for him to go for at the moment.

Like Noumea… Until I examined the detected Jap TF’s on the game map, I was expecting to see these TF’s moving on an E or SE heading (not a westward one). An E or SE movement path would definitely place Noumea as the Jap TF’s objective. I’m “smelling” FOW here and the next game turn will confirm that theory one way or the other.

I have five additional US subs (one fleet, four S-class) heading towards the anticipated course of the Jap TF’s if they are indeed moving E or SE instead of west. If the Jap TF’s are moving eastward, most of these subs will be in place to intercept either the KB or a Japanese invasion to capture Noumea.

Naval search air patrols are being activated from NE Australia and New Zealand to pick up movement of the Jap TF’s.

Moving on to the KB… What also cannot be excluded is a Jap carrier raid against either the Australian east coast or New Zealand – Pillager’s sending too much force to be simply escorting an amphibious assault. Whether the KB hits Australia or New Zealand, I have a minimum 2-3 days’ warning. Precautions are underway or being prepared along the Australian east coast, Auckland, and Fiji. Wherever Pillager is going (and I will have time to determine that), I will probably leave the KB with little or nothing to find. Lots of Japanese ships burning fuel. With luck maybe a chance to let some air out of a Jap carrier as well.


In the meantime… nearly all elements of US 40th Infantry Division are disembarked onto Pago Pago. The remaining elements of 40 Division plus the remaining 22K supply should complete unloading in the next game turn. Unless developments in the Coral Sea prove otherwise, the remaining unloading operation to land 40 Division and its supply on Pago Pago should proceed undisturbed.

Coastwatchers reporting 12 Japanese ships in port at Rabaul during the night phase, empty at daylight.


New Zealand: Precautions underway in Auckland in advance of a possible KB carrier raid on New Zealand. Unessential ships in port at Auckland are moving or preparing to move southward.

Transport convoy BP-4 arriving in Auckland last game turn from the US will proceed with unloading in Auckland for at least the coming game turn. Two USN VP air units are loaded aboard convoy BP-4 and I would like to get them disembarked in Auckland before it becomes necessary to move the convoy southward if the KB does move in this direction.


Australia: Precautions underway in advance of a possible KB carrier raid against the eastern coast. Unessential ships located in east coast ports have sortied and moving southward. Naval search flights have been launched from all Australian east coast bases, other air groups preparing for possible CAP or naval attack missions. All available submarines based in Australian east coast bases have sortied and proceeding to patrol areas in advance of the KB’s possible course.

Transport convoy EX-7 (48 ships) arrived this game turn from the Eastern US. Cargo loaded on board convoy EX-7 includes 183K supply and 29K fuel, no LCU’s or air units. Current KB operations are not expected to interfere with unloading and departure of the convoy.

Depending on the KB’s movement, arrival of inbound transport convoy EX-8 from the Eastern US could be delayed. This convoy will be held up at sea if necessary until the KB’s departure.


Jap submarine attacks inbound transport convoy (7 ships) approaching Perth from the Middle East before ASW escorts coming from Perth to join the convoy could merge with it. AAR’s follow.

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Submarine attack near Perth at 40,147 (due W of Perth)

Japanese Ships
SS I-123

Allied Ships
xAK Testbank

xAK Testbank is sighted by SS I-123
SS I-123 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Testbank

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Submarine attack near Perth at 40,147

Japanese Ships
SS I-123

Allied Ships
xAK El Madina, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage (sunk w/ 2K fuel cargo aboard)

xAK El Madina is sighted by SS I-123
SS I-123 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK El Madina

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DEI: Sigint entry for 5/13 indicates Jap 1 Fleet HQ moved to Palembang from the Japanese Home Islands. Previous location of 1 Fleet HQ was Hiroshima/Kure.


Philippines: Japanese continue ground bombardment at Bataan. Latest AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3616 troops, 337 guns, 254 vehicles, Assault Value = 1334
Defending force 57534 troops, 921 guns, 802 vehicles, Assault Value = 1858

Allied ground losses:
148 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
19th Division
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
48th Division
9th Garrison Unit
12th Division
24th Division
6th Tank Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th RF Gun Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
25th Army
56th Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
14th Army
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th RF Gun Battalion
56th Engr Rgt /19

Defending units:
91st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
41st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
31st Infantry Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
Manila Bay Defenses
194th Tank Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
Provisional GMC Grp
USAFFE
Bataan USN Base Force
Manila USAAF Base Force
1st USMC AA Battalion
PAF Aviation
I Philippine Corps
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
301st Construction Battalion
Far East USAAF
202nd PA Construction Battalion
201st PA Construction Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Cavite USN Base Force
II Philippine Corps
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
1st PI Base Force
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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China: Japanese continue ground assault at Tuyun, ground bombardment attack at Sian. Latest AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1015 troops, 141 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4654
Defending force 77871 troops, 570 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2034

Japanese ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
13th Division
70th Division
110th Division
26th Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
36th Division
15th Division
116th Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
52nd Infantry Brigade **
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
32nd Division
3rd Division **
17th Division **
5th Armored Car Co
35th Division
40th Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade **
12th Army
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

** Jap LCU’s arriving this game turn to reinforce attack.

Defending units:
33rd Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
15th Group Army
34th Group Army
14th Group Army
4th Group Army
1st War Area
Jingcha War Area
Red Chinese Army
12th Chinese Base Force
3rd Construction Regiment
15th Chinese Base Force
39th Group Army
36th Group Army
24th Group Army
2nd Construction Regiment

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27541 troops, 420 guns, 244 vehicles, Assault Value = 915
Defending force 12173 troops, 264 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204
Japanese adjusted assault: 120
Allied adjusted defense: 205
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
221 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
303 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Co
104th Division
13th Tank Regiment
38th Division
2nd RF Gun Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
62nd Chinese Corps
55th Prov Chinese Division
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
64th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Division
9th Group Army
16th Group Army
4th War Area
9th Chinese Base Force
35th Group Army
2nd Chinese Base Force
7th Chinese Base Force
13th Chinese Base Force

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< Message edited by wneumann -- 6/11/2011 8:47:42 PM >

(in reply to wneumann)
Post #: 298
RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 6/14/2011 3:13:35 AM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 5/15/42

Eastern US: Ships from the first Eastern US-Australia convoy (EX-1) arrived back in the Eastern US this game turn, completing their round trip between the Eastern US and Melbourne off-map via Capetown. The convoy departed the Eastern US on 1/09/42 and made its round trip across this route in 127 days – this including both off- and on-map sea movement plus time spent unloading at Melbourne.

Four other Eastern US-Australia convoys have reached Australia, unloaded there, and now in various stages of transit back to the Eastern US. One additional convoy is currently unloading in Australia with another convoy entering he game map and due to arrive in Australia shortly. Two more convoys from the Eastern US bound for Australia are in off-map sea movement at this time. The ten Eastern US to Australia convoys include a total of 295 medium to large transport ships.

While the travel time across this route is probably longer than an on-map voyage from the Eastern US to Australia (via Panama), the added travel time is outweighed by the advantage of “send ‘em and forget ‘em” with little or no regard to what the IJN may or may not be doing.


Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 5/14 reports intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Tabitueua. Detected status of the island shows no visible Japanese activity.


South Pacific: No further detection or contact reported with the KB and other Japanese TF spotted in the Coral Sea on 5/14. The Operations Report for 5/14 did contain one entry stating a (unidentified) Japanese level bomber was sighted over Koumac – cannot be determined from this report whether the plane in question was a carrier-based type.

Current overall weather conditions in this area of the game map remain clear. Naval search air patrols continue operations from Fiji, New Zealand and the Australian east coast to pick up any sign of the Jap TF’s. Submarine movements in this area are also continuing. At this moment, it’s hard to make a call on where the Jap TF’s will reappear though it’s all but certain they will appear somewhere and do so within a short time.

Precautionary measures started last game turn along the Australian east coast, Fiji and Auckland are continuing, the precautions for the most part not a significant impact on transport or other operations at sea I currently have underway.


As stated sometime earlier, I had been planning an expansion of the bridgehead now centered around Fiji (in what I’m projecting as Pillager’s to be planned Japanese outer perimeter line) – this expansion involving occupation of either Samoa or Noumea. My premise being an adequate Allied defense of either Noumea or Samoa is possible with the forces at hand – these forces not sufficient to hold both Noumea and Samoa.

With the arrival of US 40 Division in the South Pacific theatre area, the decision was made to include Samoa in the bridgehead area. Pillager’s current movements in the Coral Sea probably allows me the liberty of building up Samoa with minimal Japanese interference (at least for the short term). Pillager may have an interest in Samoa, but he’s going to have to “reload” from his current operation(s) in the Coral Sea before making a serious move on Samoa. It appears likely a Japanese capture of Noumea will buy me some amount of time to conduct an Allied buildup of Samoa and Fiji.

All but a few elements of US 40 Division are ashore on Pago Pago. Unloading of these elements plus supply continues. Current plans also have the US 41st Infantry Division reserved for deployment in the South Pacific. 41 Division is now loading on the US West Coast for movement to the South Pacific – the convoy with this division scheduled for immediate departure.

US S-class sub engages Jap CM at Hoorn Is. AAR follows.

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ASW attack at Hoorn Islands – 138,157

Japanese Ships
CM Okinoshima

Allied Ships
SS S-42

SS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes at CM Okinoshima
S-42 bottoming out ....
Sub escapes detection

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Coastwatchers reporting one Japanese AD in port at Rabaul.


New Zealand: Precautions in Auckland in advance of a possible KB carrier raid on New Zealand continue to be underway. Unessential ships that were in port at Auckland have now departed for ports in the south.

Transport convoy BP-4 with two USN VP air units aboard plus a quantity of supply and fuel is planned to complete unloading in Auckland then depart for return to the mainland US.


Southwest Pacific: Japanese capture Terapo (southern coast of Papua west of Port Moresby). AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Terapo (96,127)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1465 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 29
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Terapo !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
82nd Naval Guard Unit (marched overland from Port Moresby)

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Australia: Precautions remain underway for a possible KB carrier raid against the eastern coast.


DEI: Dutch submarine O-16 on patrol in the sea approaches to Palembang reports contact with Jap ASW air patrol (Ki-21 Sally).


Philippines: Japanese 5th Division advances eastward from Zamboanga towards the main area of Mindanao. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at 76,88 (E of Zamboanga)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13534 troops, 124 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 477
Defending force 120 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 430
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 430 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
5th Division

Defending units:
4th PI Base Force

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Sigint report entry for 5/14 indicates elements of Jap 14th Infantry Division is now enroute to Lingayen by sea transport. It can be concluded from this report that 14 Division will likely be employed in the next round of Jap ground assaults against Bataan. Previous reported location of 14 Division was at Port Arthur on 4/29 – Pillager transferring this division from the Kwantung Army for operations in the Philippines.

Japanese ground bombardment at Bataan continues. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3731 troops, 340 guns, 259 vehicles, Assault Value = 1372
Defending force 57368 troops, 918 guns, 802 vehicles, Assault Value = 1841

Allied ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
48th Division
9th Garrison Unit
24th Division
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
19th Division
12th Division
6th Tank Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th RF Gun Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Army
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
10th RF Gun Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
11th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
56th Engr Rgt /19

Defending units:
91st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
51st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
Manila Bay Defenses
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
14th PS Engineer Regiment
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
1st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
Bataan USN Base Force
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Far East USAAF
Manila USAAF Base Force
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
II Philippine Corps
1st USMC AA Battalion
301st Construction Battalion
202nd PA Construction Battalion
USAFFE
201st PA Construction Battalion
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
1st PI Base Force
I Philippine Corps
PAF Aviation
Cavite USN Base Force
Provisional GMC Grp
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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China: Japanese ground bombardments at Tuyun and Sian. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1000 troops, 141 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4740
Defending force 78122 troops, 570 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2048

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

Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
17th Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
40th Division
52nd Infantry Brigade
5th Armored Car Co
36th Division
13th Division
26th Division
3rd Division
70th Division
32nd Division
110th Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
15th Division
35th Division
116th Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Army
1st Mortar Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
61st Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
47th Chinese Corps
2nd Construction Regiment
12th Chinese Base Force
36th Group Army
15th Chinese Base Force
Jingcha War Area
4th Group Army
34th Group Army
39th Group Army
15th Group Army
1st War Area
24th Group Army
14th Group Army
Red Chinese Army
3rd Construction Regiment

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2219 troops, 192 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 906
Defending force 11846 troops, 259 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 180

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Co
104th Division
13th Tank Regiment
38th Division
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
55th Prov Chinese Division
64th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
93rd Chinese Division
9th Chinese Base Force
4th War Area
2nd Chinese Base Force
16th Group Army
35th Group Army
9th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
13th Chinese Base Force

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< Message edited by wneumann -- 6/14/2011 3:27:35 AM >

(in reply to wneumann)
Post #: 299
RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 6/15/2011 4:54:47 AM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 5/16/42

Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 5/15 reports heavy volume of intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Kwajalein. Detected status of Kwajalein shows undermined Japanese planes based there plus ships in port, otherwise no visible Jap forces or activity.


South Pacific: Still no new detection or contact reported with the KB and other Japanese TF spotted in the Coral Sea on 5/14. Current overall weather conditions in this map area are partly cloudy.

Catalina naval search air patrol from Suva spots Japanese xAKL at Vanua Lava near Luganville.

Coastwatchers reporting Rabaul harbor is empty.

All elements of US 40 Division are now ashore at Pago Pago. Unloading of supply from some ships continues.


DEI: Japanese capture Gorontalo on northern Celebes. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Gorontalo (72,99)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 818 troops, 3 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 6
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 4
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Gorontalo !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment

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Japanese mop-up operations continue against remnants of the Dutch LCU’s that had defended Palembang and Medan. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Tandjoengbalai (47,78) – western Sumatra near Medan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3048 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 111
Defending force 45 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 16
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1

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

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

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
24th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
Korps Marechausee Battalion
Sabang Garrison Battalion (eliminated)

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Philippines: Japanese ground bombardment at Bataan continues. Latest AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3755 troops, 340 guns, 259 vehicles, Assault Value = 1385
Defending force 57171 troops, 915 guns, 802 vehicles, Assault Value = 1827

Allied ground losses:
189 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
19th Division
24th Division
9th Garrison Unit
12th Division
48th Division
6th Tank Regiment
11th RF Gun Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th RF Gun Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th RF Gun Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
25th Army
56th Engr Rgt /19

Defending units:
21st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
14th PS Engineer Regiment
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
Manila Bay Defenses
1st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
11th PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
202nd PA Construction Battalion
1st USMC AA Battalion
Bataan USN Base Force
Provisional GMC Grp
Cavite USN Base Force
I Philippine Corps
301st Construction Battalion
1st PI Base Force
Manila USAAF Base Force
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
USAFFE
II Philippine Corps
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
201st PA Construction Battalion
PAF Aviation
Far East USAAF
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Singapore: Sigint entry from 5/15 reporting a heavy volume of intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Singapore.

Current detected status of Jap base in Singapore – 5 Jap LCU’s, 69 aircraft (32 fighters, 13 bombers), 5 ships in port, resource production 21(0), heavy industry 32(108), light industry 32(48), repair shipyard 32(19).


China: Japanese ground assault at Sian, bombardment at Tuyun. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 126107 troops, 1264 guns, 254 vehicles, Assault Value = 4811
Defending force 78488 troops, 570 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2079
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 2674
Allied adjusted defense: 2173
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
8791 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 437 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 543 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 59 disabled
Vehicles lost 40 (2 destroyed, 38 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
9812 casualties reported
Squads: 186 destroyed, 277 disabled
Non Combat: 289 destroyed, 302 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 28 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
15th Division
36th Division
13th Division
26th Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
40th Division
116th Division
110th Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
52nd Infantry Brigade
32nd Division
35th Division
70th Division
3rd Division
17th Division
5th Armored Car Co
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
40th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
27th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
2nd Construction Regiment
39th Group Army
15th Group Army
4th Group Army
15th Chinese Base Force
12th Chinese Base Force
36th Group Army
24th Group Army
Red Chinese Army
1st War Area
Jingcha War Area
34th Group Army
14th Group Army
3rd Construction Regiment

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2322 troops, 192 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 917
Defending force 11868 troops, 255 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 185

Allied ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
104th Division
9th Armored Car Co
38th Division
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
49th Chinese Division
64th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
55th Prov Chinese Division
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Division
9th Group Army
4th War Area
2nd Chinese Base Force
9th Chinese Base Force
35th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
16th Group Army
13th Chinese Base Force

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