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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 10/22/2011 1:07:16 AM   
wneumann


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Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 7/22/42

North Pacific: Still no reported sighting or contact with Jap carrier TF(s), it appears likely they departed from the sea areas immediately S of Alaska and the Aleutians.


South Pacific: Jap submarine engaged by ASW escorts with incoming transport convoy BP-7 from Pearl Harbor. AAR follows.

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ASW attack near Auckland at 122,185 (E of Auckland)

Japanese Ships
SS I-19, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Whipple
AM Kiwi
AP President Polk
DD John D. Edwards

SS I-19 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Whipple
I-19 diving deep ....
DD Whipple attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sigint entry for 7/21 reports intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Efate. Detected status of Efate shows no visible Japanese forces or activity.

Daily coastwatcher reports from 7/21 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Hoorn Islands
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 10 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Belep Islands
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed 7, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 4, Moving Northwest


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – 3 Japanese ships in port, one Japanese TF (6 ships) in harbor, 84 aircraft (35 fighters, 24 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s.


China: Japanese ground bombardment near Kweiyang. I expect the remaining Chinese LCU in this hex to be evicted within the next game turn or two. Regardless of the outcome the defense of this one hex wasted a quantity of Pillager's time and required him to move in reinforcements from other sectors in China in order for the Japanese to make any progress in this location. Any delay is good and I got as much delay (of the Japanese advance) as could be expected in this hex with the Chinese forces on hand. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at 75,50 (E of Kweiyang)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5807 troops, 217 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 2100
Defending force 7704 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Assaulting units:
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
32nd Division
59th Infantry Brigade
39th Division
38th Division
104th Division
13th Tank Regiment
58th Infantry Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
23rd Army
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 10/22/2011 1:14:41 AM   
wneumann


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Status: offline 		Current strategic map as of 7/22/42 follows. Points shown on the map represent only the Allied and Japanese controlled bases - I have task forces, LCU's, and air groups turned off. What can be noted here is the considerable number of bases in the Japanese rear areas that remain Allied-controlled. There are few if any Allied forces of any kind occupying these bases but I'd guess that just the fact they're in Allied control could become problematical to Japanese interests in the long term if Pillager does not deal with them (and he's dealing with them rather slowly). In the unlikely event some of these bases remain in Allied control by 1943-44, they could prove useful in Allied "island hopping".




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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 10/22/2011 4:11:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		Mid April 43 Johnjohn vs. AI (japan)--27th Div loading at Tulagi to invade Shortlands. Disbanded and will reform a number of SBD3 squadrons to alleviate the DB supply issue. Worked like a charm. Wasp has first F6F fighters in fleet. In another month most of the other carriers will have them too. I have about four fighter squadrons equipped with F4Us, just not producing enough to handle any more. Have done a massive upgrade though conversions and updates for most ships. Now have enough APAs, APs, etc, to support operations in mid pacific. Will be moving around several divisions prior to Fall campaign in Marshalls and Gilberts.

Yesterday, two fleet carriers (IJN) showed up and pounded Diego Garcia. Did not invade. Probably because I have two pioneer units there, about 80 av, and dug in. The did sink the 2 KVs that were providing ASW support. I have no UK carriers in theatre at the moment with Victorious in upgrade to increase her airgroup size. The four UK old WWI BBs and support ships wisely stayed out of the way. PoW and Repulse are at Capetown waiting to join with Vicky. I am presently sailing the edges in the Indian Ocean. That is still working. Today the 2 enemy CVs dissappeared, so I have moved all shipping out of the way.

Aussie in great shape. 1.4 million supply at Sydney. No one is going hungry. Three divisions in PM may attempt the pass to Buna. Last coastwatcher report had Akagi anchored there. (But Kaga and Shokaku are elsewhere, see above.)

Have used about half the 4E types to bomb the airfield at Shortlands to shreads. Have wiped out about 30 Betties on the ground.

At this point the name of the game is logistics. Have set up a pipeline from the West Coast to Aussie and Capetown to Perth and Columbo. It is working very well. Have nearly all air transports hauling to China. The supply depots at Chungking are bursting, or is that the black market making off with the stuff? Am airlifting to two cities in China under attack. That is all I can support. The supplies at those two battle fronts are making a difference. We are holding instead of running. Holding is better.

The enemy is probing India, but paying a high price. We are shooting down about five planes a day and destroying on the ground a couple more. The UK guys are leading the count, although the all-time high is currently 13. A couple of P-40 drivers have 12 each, but the enemy is not attacking Darwin anymore. Excepting O'Hare, the named guys have shot down diddly squat and are now TRACOM. That's the way of it.

Essex and other CVL and CVs will be here soon. Then it is on to the Marshalls and the Gilberts and ultimate victory. Johnjohn


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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 10/22/2011 11:37:08 PM   
wneumann


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Status: offline 		I currently have 27th Infantry Division drawing replacement elements in the mainland US to build up to full TOE strength (currently at about 85%). As in your game, 27th Division is projected to go to the South Pacific theatre and scheduled to depart the mainland US once it reaches full TOE strength (probably by early 9/42). I have no definate plans at the moment for 27th Division once it reaches the South Pacific - it's likely to go into reserve for the short term rather than directly into the front lines.


I still have one VF carrier squadron (Hornet) operating F4F-3's, VF squadrons on the other five fleet carriers having F4F-4's. I've been rather conservative with aircraft upgrades. Got into trouble with this in WitP - upgraded too many USAAF fighter squadrons with P-40E's too quickly, no P-40E planes in the replacement pool to replace operational and combat losses when the squadrons went into action. The end result was having nearly all USAAF P-40E fighter squadrons stood down for several months due to lack of planes to replace combat losses.

Since then I take into account the total number of planes in the game for a given aircraft model (this includes the total count of planes in service for all squadrons operating that aircraft model plus the number of planes in the replacement pool) - then maintain the number of planes available in the replacement pool for that aircraft model at about 20-30% the total number in the game. The 20-30% reserve allows adequate planes on hand to replace planes lost to operational and combat causes. There are many instances where the 20-30% "cushion" in the replacement pool can be lowered for aircraft types (i.e. transports, patrol, recon) that are likely to see little or no combat.

Factoring in (1) number of planes in the replacement pool, (2) replace/production rate for the plane model, (3) number of planes on strength for individual squadrons that will operate that plane model, and (4) estimated number of planes for that plane model needed in the replacement pool to adequately replace operational and combat losses in squadrons already operating or planned to operate that plane model - these factors combined will determine how many squadrons can be equipped with that particular plane model. My experience so far has shown the number of squadrons that can likely operate a given aircraft model with an adequate number of replacement planes available to cover losses is quite often less than the number of squadrons you'd like to have operating that particular model of plane. Patience and priortization are key...


My British carriers are in Capetown along with most of the Royal Navy - in any event, there's little productive activity for them in the Indian Ocean area that would not put them at risk to be lost for little or nothing. I am considering putting together a small British carrier TF and dispatching it to Australia if I see a profitable opening for using them there.


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Aussie in great shape. 1.4 million supply at Sydney. No one is going hungry.

I have an equivalent accumulation of supply in Sydney and elsewhere in Australia. I'm finding that Australia does go through a bit of fuel, especially once you have a buildup underway. Not just fuel consumed by Australia itself, but also fuel being consumed (in Australian bases) to replenish ships in all the transport convoys arriving Down Under. No fuel shortages, but I do have to monitor the fuel situation in Australia continuously and make sure a continuous flow of fuel into Australia in adequate quantities is being provided. The consumption rate for fuel in Australia can sometimes be faster than the consumption rate of supply.

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 10/22/2011 11:45:05 PM   
wneumann


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Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 7/23/42

Central Pacific: Sigint entries for 7/22 report intercepted Jap radio signals from Tarawa, Abemama and Baker Is. Detected statuses of the three bases only show undetermined Jap aircraft based on Baker Is, otherwise no visible Japanese forces or activity.

Abemama (located S of Tarawa) appears to still be a dot-hex base, no visible evidence of occupation or construction activity. Available intelligence information places one Jap LCU (24 Naval Garrison Unit) on Abemama as of 5/28/42.


South Pacific: Transport convoy BP-7 (4 ships) arrived in Auckland from Pearl Harbor. Cargo arriving with this convoy include USN South Pacific Air HQ, three air squadrons (one VMF, two VMSB, 50 aircraft total) and 17K supply. Plans are to eventually deploy these forces in the Suva/Samoa area with the objective of creating “unsinkable aircraft carriers” on Suva and/or Samoa.

Daily coastwatcher reports from 7/22 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Hoorn Islands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Hoorn Islands
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,125 near Namatanai, Speed 8, Moving Northwest


Australia: Sub-units of US 1st Marine Division combined to create the parent formation, a small quantity of elements will be drawn from the replacement pools to complete establishment of 1 Marine Division at full TOE strength.


DEI: Sigint entry for 7/22 indicates sub-units of 81 Naval Gd have combined at Brunei to create the parent formation. Two of 81 Naval Gd’s three sub-units had previously been reported in Brunei.


Philippines: An unidentified Jap LCU (possibly 24 Infantry Division) detected entering San Jose base hex (Panay) this game turn, no doubt to capture this base and complete the Japanese occupation of Panay island. At least one additional unidentified Jap LCU is now detected in Iloilo.


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – 6 Japanese ships in port (+3 from last report), no Jap TF in harbor (-1 from last report), 65 aircraft (20 fighters, 19 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s. A small decline in the number of aircraft in Rangoon may indicate a possible transfer of Japanese planes from Rangoon to another location (possible Jap air base in the interior of Burma?).


China: Japanese ground assault captures hex adjacent to Kweiyang. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at 75,50 (E of Kweiyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 64662 troops, 765 guns, 322 vehicles, Assault Value = 2126
Defending force 7765 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 87
Japanese adjusted assault: 1373
Allied adjusted defense: 94
Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
478 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2947 casualties reported
Squads: 175 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 160 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
59th Infantry Brigade
38th Division
104th Division
32nd Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Tank Regiment
39th Division
58th Infantry Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
23rd Army
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 10/23/2011 10:47:25 PM   
wneumann


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From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 7/24/42

Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 7/23 reports intercepted Jap radio signals from Jaluit. Detected status of Jaluit base shows evidence of construction activity (port size 3, zero airfield size), otherwise no visible Japanese forces or activity.


South Pacific: Daily coastwatcher reports from 7/23 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Ndeni
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Efate
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 115,160 near Noumea, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 104,133 near Woodlark Island, Speed unknown


Philippines: Japanese capture San Jose, complete the occupation of Panay island. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at San Jose (78,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7839 troops, 116 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
Defending force 1828 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
Japanese adjusted assault: 221
Allied adjusted defense: 5
Japanese assault odds: 44 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE San Jose !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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:
2632 casualties reported
Squads: 146 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 167 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 30 (30 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
24th Division

Defending units: (both LCU eliminated)
61st PA Infantry Division
3rd PI Base Force

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – 3 Japanese ships in port (-3 from last report), one Jap TF in harbor (+1 from last report), 91 aircraft (29 fighters, 30 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s.


China: Quiet this game turn.

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 10/25/2011 12:23:54 AM   
wneumann


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Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 7/25/42

No significant combat reported this game turn. Recent activity with US forces has mainly involved assembly, loading and movement of transport convoys from both the US East and West Coasts – four medium to large convoys (20+ ships each) now enroute to the South Pacific, one large (50+ ship) convoy preparing to depart the US East Coast for Australia (via Capetown) with cargo for the Southwest Pacific. Transports for the Southwest Pacific theatre are departing the US East Coast, most transports for the South Pacific theatre departing from the US West Coast.

Pilot training is occupying some amount of effort, also pushing the last eligible ships through 6/42 ship upgrades as they reach the mainland US or other rear-area bases with shipyards. A few ships eligible for upgrade are on operations at sea, these will be upgraded as they complete their current missions and can be taken “off-line”.

Allied Submarine Operations: 80-90% of the available US/Allied submarine force in the Pacific theatres is currently at sea (going to, returning from, or in a patrol area). So far Japanese ships have run into few of them though my ops reports are indicating Pillager almost certainly has to be aware of their presence to some extent.

Subs are concentrating mainly along sea routes between the Japanese Home Islands and the Central and South Pacific theatres, also sea areas within these theatres around key Jap naval bases (Truk, Kwajalein, etc) as well as sea approaches to front-line Allied positions (Suva/Samoa, Auckland, Australian east coast, Line Islands, Midway and Hawaii). Operations of US/Allied subs mainly targeting movements of the KB and Japanese surface naval forces, any Jap transport shipping happily accepted as a bonus. Right now… if the KB or a Jap surface naval TF moves in any direction, I want it running into an Allied sub and preferably more than one as soon as possible.

Submarine attacks on merchant shipping routes supporting the Japanese economy have been held off for now until torpedo dud rates for US fleet subs improve sufficiently to where this activity will become profitable.


Central Pacific: Sigint entries for 7/24 report intercepted Jap radio signals from Funafuti (Ellis Islands) and Canton Is. Detected status of Canton Is shows undetermined Jap planes based there, otherwise no visible Japanese forces or activity in either location.


South Pacific: Daily coastwatcher reports from 7/24 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 7 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Hoorn Islands
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Luganville


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – 3 Japanese ships in port (-3 from last report), 3 small Jap TF’s in harbor (+2 from last report), 66 aircraft (25 fighters, 17 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s.


India: A small airlift of supply points into China from India (Ledo) has been established but the flow of supply on this airlift is nowhere close to meeting supply requirements inside China. The bottleneck encountered with airlifting supply to China is not the number of transport planes available in India but the quantity of supply points reaching Ledo, actually more transport planes available than supply points to load on them.

The current overall supply situation in mainland India is quite adequate to support Allied land and air forces that are now in India but not great enough to allow a continuous shipment of large quantities of supply (via airlift) to China.


China: Quiet this game turn. The main Chinese activity consists of resting LCU’s to recover disabled elements, also rebuilding selected combat LCU’s with replacement pool elements. Progess in rebuilding Chinese LCU’s has been somewhat slow, possibly due to a scarcity of available supply points.

Supply point production in the remaining Chinese-controlled areas of China is sufficient to support only defensive ground combat operations.


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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 10/26/2011 3:21:41 AM   
johnjohn

 

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Status: offline 		April, 1943 johnjohn vs AI (Japan)--just notes. I found Ledo with the same problem you have. Discovered by accident that flying from Calcutta to Ledo to Kumming to Chungking with the same number of planes, could maintain a trickle of supply. Flew in more planes, ran more supply into Calcutta, and increased the trickle 100%; still a trickle. Am now transporting with four squadrons each DC3/C47 from Calcutta, Ledo, and Kumming with two longer haul C-87 units (8) planes total at Ledo. Those can make the run from Ledo to Chungking without the stop in Kumming. Using three DC3 units to support land units in three battle areas in China. It is helping.

I have the same logistic train running out of Noumea via Lungaville to various islands up to Munda using 6 C/47 units. Am also flying a trickle into PM, Horne Islands, and now setting up an airlift from Townsville via Cloncurry and Tennant to Port Darwin. It ain't much, but it is difficult to get supplies into Darwin. The good news is three full P-40K squadrons with tons of kills and experience are based at Darwin. When the Betties come they get pounded. But most shipping is sunk before reaching the Air Operations area of the fighters.

My analysis of the IJN CV force in the Indian Ocean is that it is operating out of Rangoon or Singapore. I have not located them in port, but my gut says Singapore. I am afraid to resume the usual trade route to Perth. So I have moved everything much further south before crossing the Indian Ocean. Am using only the most long haul ships I have.

I have run out of shipping in the South Pacific. Aussie tranports are rushing in needed supplies to Tulagi so the 27th Inf Div can finish its load and go. Meanwhile the covering CV force (Sara and York) expended all its sorties and is on the way to Noumea to replenish. A quick turn around and they will be back to support the invasion of Shortlands. The problem is not supply, it is getting it to Tulagi where I parked the 27th to refit. That was a mistake. All divisions should refit in a major port, then should move up to the front. One million supply in Noumea, One million in Sydney, 200K in Brisbane, and only the local Aussie ships to move it with. Everything else is at Pearl or on the high seas hauling stuff to Brisbane, Noumea, and Sydney; while others are hauling from the West Coast to PH. Every US contribution in SOPAC is at Tulagi loading troops, some 45 ships.

Intel has Akagi operating near Rabaul, but have not been able to pin her down. Maybe she will show up to oppose the Shortlands attack, but I doubt it. The AI has grown very cautious in committing ships where I am known to be operating.

My plan for the next few months is to take and build up Shortland and Buka, which I still own. That will be the second banana operation. Planning, logistics, upgrading, moving assault forces, training carrier air groups, reequipping with F6Fs and newer DBs, and organizing the attacks on Kwajalene and Roi, is the ultimate goal. Tarawa, Wojte, Jaluit come first. Then the rest. Finally Ocean and Nauru, and lastly, Baker and Howland. Probably will bypass Wake. Trying to bring up 3 million supply and 3 million fuel to PH to support ops. After that I will turn to Mac and his moves forward, while preparing for the Marianas campaign. As of now I the 1st, 2nd, soon to be formed 3rd and 4th Marine Divs, the 37th, 27th, 40th, 7th, 24th, and 25th Inf Divs available for the heavy lifting in the Gilberts and Marshalls. I also have tons of Seabees, other ENG units, Def Bns, etc. for occupation duty. The lift needed for this is enormous. But ships are arriving every couple of days.

Have been dealing with serious health issues at my house the last two months, but, thank God, my wife and I are out of hospital and at home recovering and expected to fully recover. Lots of time for planning, not so much for playing. Hope to get more engaged again now that I am able to do so. Good luck to you with Pillager. The Tide is beginning to turn, and soon you will be able to start projecting power where you want. It is amazing the the amount of goodies the pipeline pumps out once it is up and running. Johnjohn

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 10/26/2011 5:55:50 PM   
wneumann


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Status: offline 		johnjohn,

I'll have to look at what you're saying about the India to China supply airlift route. It will take some time to set up a supply airlift chain from Calcutta into China. The transport planes are available but I will have to bring some of them forward - there's four transport squadrons (3 US, one RAF) in Aden that need to be shipped out to mainland India. A second "to do" item would be to increase the flow of supply into Calcutta - I have enough there to support British land and air forces in NE India, would need more supply into Calcutta to implement an effective supply airlift into China. It does make sense though. Appreciate your response.

quote:

My analysis of the IJN CV force in the Indian Ocean is that it is operating out of Rangoon or Singapore. I have not located them in port, but my gut says Singapore.

I think you might be correct on Singapore. Singapore is in a central location and probably the best available base with all the available "amenities" (port size, repair shipyard, etc) to support the KB in the Southern area. Soerabaja is another base (though smaller) with adequate facilities for the KB. Soerabaja being particularly useful as a departure point for KB to operate in the eastern Indian Ocean (closer to Australia). KB also has a number of good bases available as refuelling points including Rangoon and Palembang.

These comments are probably more applicable to playing a human Japanese opponent rather than the AI (as I'm not entirely sure how much the AI puts an emphasis on KB performing offensive operations in the Indian Ocean beyond launching the 1942 raid on Colombo). Given the KB is in the Southern area and based in Singapore, the geography will "funnel" the KB through one of several likely bottlenecks on its way into or from the Indian Ocean - these bottlenecks being (1) Malacca Straits if headed toward Colombo or India, (2) Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java, (3) one of the passages immediately east of Java if departing from Soerabaja, (4) to the east of Timor if headed for a strike on Darwin.

Submarine patrols in or immediately outside these bottleneck points can be employed as an early warning "system" to detect a movement of KB or any other Japanese naval force entering the Indian Ocean. If a sub does picks up the KB, you'll know it's coming, where it's coming from, plus have at least several game turns (if not longer) for your transports to take evasive action.

Experience with the value of submarine patrols in detecting Japanese ship movements has proven itself out quite well in the Pacific theatres. Pillager's last sortie of the KB from Truk was picked up by at least three different US subs almost immediately after its departure before it turned back to Truk, and there were additional US subs in its path had Pillager continued its movement southward. He had to know I knew it was coming. While it's debatable whether those submarine contacts induced Pillager into aborting the KB's sortie, it could have been a factor.

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I am afraid to resume the usual trade route to Perth. So I have moved everything much further south before crossing the Indian Ocean. Am using only the most long haul ships I have.

I'm not using Perth as a significant destination port for transports arriving in Australia though I occasionally send one or two there for appearances - Pillager does operate Jap sub patrols off Perth and it keeps some of his attention focused there. To date he's sunk four Allied transports off Perth, this out of the approximately 380 transports that already arrived quietly and unloaded in Australia. I do have an occasional (Middle East to Australia) transport convoy moving on-map across the Indian Ocean, like you I do keep these well south of the DEI. The Capetown to Australia traffic enters the map well beyond the range of Japanese eyes - what I have aboard those ships is usually in no great hurry to get there. Given that I moved practically nothing to Australia before 1943 in our last CHS game, there is a good probability of Pillager underestimating the extent of what already arrived in Australia and the rate at which it is arriving there.



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Eastern US: Transport convoy EX-15 (54 ships) departs this game turn for Australia via Capetown. Cargo loaded aboard this convoy includes 9 LCU’s for SW Pacific (US I Corps HQ plus various base force and engineer units), 124K supply, 50K fuel.


Central Pacific: Sigint entries for 7/25 report intercepted Jap radio signals from Marcus Is and Vaitupu (Ellice Is). Detected statuses of both locations show no visible Japanese forces or activity.


South Pacific: Daily coastwatcher reports from 7/25 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Ndeni
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Koumac
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 109,131 near Shortlands, Speed 16, Moving East


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – 4 Japanese ships in port (+1 from last report), 3 small Jap TF’s in harbor, 78 aircraft (26 fighters, 17 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s.


China: Generally quiet this game turn.

A quick glance at the map is revealing Pillager appears to have started a Japanese advance from Lanchow into western China, the initial objectives appearing to be Sining and Kiuchuan. Both these bases have resource production (Sining has 140, Kiuchuan 20), Sining also having a small light industry. Current situation map of western China follows.




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Central Pacific: Sigint entries for 7/26 report intercepted Jap radio signals from Jaluit and Tabiteuea. Detected status of Jaluit shows no visible Japanese forces or activity. Undetermined Japanese ship(s) in port and aircraft based on Tabiteuea are visible, along with one or more unidentified Jap TF(s) at this base.


Midway: Unidentified Jap submarine detected SE of Midway near Laysan Is, movement and heading of this sub unknown.


South Pacific: Transport convoy WP-8 (12 transports plus 3 YMS) arrived in Auckland this game turn. The three YMS arriving with the convoy will remain at Auckland for deployment in the South Pacific theatre. Cargo arriving aboard Convoy WP-8 includes two air squadrons (one VMF, one VMSB), 107K fuel and 13K supply.

Daily coastwatcher reports from 7/26 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Belep Islands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Belep Islands
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown


Philippines: Japanese amphibious landing underway at Cebu. Jap 19th Infantry Division was previously in action at Bataan. AAR’s follow.

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Pre-Invasion action off Cebu

66 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Tama Maru #2
PB Kyo Maru #3
xAP Teiritsu Maru

Japanese ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

PB Tama Maru #2 fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #3 fired at enemy troops
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 Cebu

TF 354 troops unloading over beach at Cebu, 80,86

Japanese ground losses:
1017 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 108 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 19th Div /10
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 19th Div /5
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 19th Div /1

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2361 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 138
Defending force 1935 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu USN Base Force

Defending units:
19th Div /12

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships in port (-4 from last report), two small Jap transport TF’s in harbor, 70 aircraft (21 fighters, 17 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s.


China: Quiet this game turn.

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Status: offline 		On the transport front, I remember taking four squadrons of C-47s from west coast, transferred them to East Coast, loaded them up and took them to Capetown, then dumped them in Columbo and flew in the rest of the way to Calcutta where I reassigned them to 10th AAF. Took the ones in Aden to Kirachi, transferred them from there. Those eight combined were spread out equally between Calcutta, Ledo, and Kumming. I think I had three sqds in each place. The China DC-3s I left at Chungking to bring something forward to Ichang and Tiasiato, where I have the enemy bottled up. That has helped the Chinese to hold, although the LCUs do not have enough supplies for everyone. (Nothing new there). Later I brought in another C-47 to Ledo to haul supply to Palkot.

Wenchow, the major killing zone, (5K IJA casulties monthly) is on its own, too far away to reach with help. The AI is no where as aggressive as Pillager, and I have placed LCUs in every mountain pass and approaches, and have cut every road and RR to the interior. The AI has not been able to get out of the bottle. Lanching, et al, remain safe in the rear.

I am detecting a build up in Burma, but no units have moved up the coast (three Divisions waiting at Chittalong), nor have any moved forward in the Jungle. But enemy activity has picked up. The AI is investing assets in Burma. Johnjohn


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On the transport front, I remember taking four squadrons of C-47s from west coast, transferred them to East Coast, loaded them up and took them to Capetown, then dumped them in Columbo and flew in the rest of the way to Calcutta where I reassigned them to 10th AAF. Took the ones in Aden to Kirachi, transferred them from there. Those eight combined were spread out equally between Calcutta, Ledo, and Kumming. I think I had three sqds in each place. The China DC-3s I left at Chungking to bring something forward to Ichang and Tiasiato, where I have the enemy bottled up. That has helped the Chinese to hold, although the LCUs do not have enough supplies for everyone. (Nothing new there). Later I brought in another C-47 to Ledo to haul supply to Palkot.

I've started work on the "relay line" of air transport squadrons for airlifting supply into China from India, though it might take me awhile to get all the available forces in place. Air transport squadrons I have on hand include CNAC (China Air Task Force) transport squadron operating from Ledo, plus four other transport squadrons still in Aden (three USAAF squadrons and the main body of RAF 31 Squadron). The squadrons from Aden are now enroute to mainland India. Again, appreciate your idea.

Beyond the air transport forces I mentioned above, there are no immediate plans to bring in additional air transport squadrons from outside the Middle East/India theatres for use in a supply airlift into China. My current planning in the South Pacific theatre anticipates the use of air transport squadrons for moving supply and possibly LCU elements to forward base locations in the Suva/Samoa area, particularly to forward bases within range of Japanese LBA. The use of air transport in the South Pacific theatre is expected to take a relatively high priority (if not top priority).


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Eastern Pacific: Jap submarine engaged by escorts of transport convoy WB-14 enroute from the US West Coast to Hawaii. AAR follows.

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ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 193,81 (NNE of Midway, open sea area half-way between Midway and San Francisco)

Japanese Ships
SS I-9

Allied Ships
AG Sirius
AG Vega
AO Kaskaskia
AO Sabine
AO Neosho
TK William H. Berg
TK Gulfking
xAK Barbara Olson
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
DD Gilmer

SS I-9 is sighted by escort
DD Gilmer attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Central Pacific: US submarine intercepts Japanese transport TF (detected as 9 ships) moving on SE heading, likely destination is Kwajalein. AAR follows.

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Sub attack near Bikini at 130,111 (NW of Kwajalein)

Japanese Ships
xAK Igasa Maru
PB Shuko Maru #5
xAK Nansin Maru
xAK Kiyozumi Maru
xAK Iwaki Maru
xAK Hokko Maru
PB Shonan Maru #17
PB Shonon Maru #10

Allied Ships
SS Guardfish (one dud torpedo hit)

SS Guardfish launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Igasa Maru
Guardfish diving deep ....
PB Shonan Maru #17 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Shonon Maru #10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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South Pacific: Daily coastwatcher reports from 7/27 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 115,160 near Noumea, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown


Philippines: Japanese amphibious landing ops at Cebu continue. Latest AAR’s follow.

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Invasion Support action off Cebu

32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Tama Maru #2
PB Kyo Maru #3
xAP Teiritsu Maru

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

PB Tama Maru #2 fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #3 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 Cebu

63 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Tama Maru #2
PB Kyo Maru #3
xAP Teiritsu Maru

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

PB Tama Maru #2 fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #3 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 2,000 yards

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Invasion Support action off Cebu

41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Tama Maru #2
PB Kyo Maru #3
xAP Teiritsu Maru

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

PB Tama Maru #2 fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #3 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships in port, two Jap transport TF’s in harbor, 61 aircraft (17 fighters, 17 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s.


China: Quiet this game turn.

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Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 7/28 reports intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Nikunau (Gilbert Islands). Detected status of Nikunau shows undetermined Japanese aircraft based there, also evidence of some airfield construction. Two Jap LCU’s are known to be on Nikunau from intelligence data (13 JAAF AF Co, 4 JNAF Co).


South Pacific: Daily coastwatcher reports from 7/28 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Ndeni
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 11 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 1 , Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown


Philippines: Japanese amphibious landing ops at Cebu continue. Latest AAR’s follow.

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Invasion Support action off Cebu

35 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Matsue Maru
xAK Nanman Maru
xAK Venice Maru
xAP Teiritsu Maru
PB Tama Maru #2

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

xAK Matsue Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nanman Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Venice Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Invasion Support action off Cebu

38 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Matsue Maru
xAK Nanman Maru
xAK Venice Maru
xAP Teiritsu Maru
PB Tama Maru #2

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

xAK Matsue Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nanman Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Venice 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 Cebu

33 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Matsue Maru
xAK Nanman Maru
xAK Venice Maru
xAP Teiritsu Maru
PB Tama Maru #2

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

xAK Matsue Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nanman Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Venice Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Invasion Support action off Cebu
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Lyons Maru
xAP Teibi Maru
xAP Teiritsu Maru

xAK Lyons Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Teibi Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Teiritsu Maru fired at enemy troops

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2355 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 137
Defending force 9185 troops, 126 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 205

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu USN Base Force

Defending units:
19th Division

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships in port, no Jap TF’s in harbor (-2 from last report), 79 aircraft (26 fighters, 25 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s.


China: Quiet this game turn.

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Status: offline 		AP--3 May 43--Army takes Shortlands after bloody three day fight. The 27th division took Shortlands after a brief fight, pushing the enemy onto Buganville. I don't know how that happened since Shortlands is an island. Anyway, am repairing the airbase and will bring up fighters and marine bombers when it is ready. For know, that's it for the SOPAC push back. I will run some ENGR onto Buka, which is still mine and develop bases there. Other wise I am pulling most of the support out to focus on the Gilberts/Marshalls campaign. That is months away waiting for additional planes and ships to arrive. SWPAC may advance into a couple of Island groups, Woodlark and Rossel need taking, and Mac may go for Buna, but that is small potatoes.

I have one more huge update coming in June 43, then it organizing, moving divisions, etc. for the next campaign. Johnjohn

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I should have the forces in place by sometime in 1943 to at least think about launching an offensive. I'm not really formulating any definate plans or timetable at the present, just concentrating on the buildup. To some extent my school of thought is to first destroy the enemy's force, the "real estate" being a secondary objective that in many instances will fall relatively easy later on, as and where taking said "real estate" is necessary.

I'm not sure whether or not this would work in AE but it was on the threshold of success in our last CHS game, the systematic destruction of the bulk of effective Japanese forces prior to starting a general advance. At the end of our last CHS game I was very likely somewhere near the point of the complete decimation of most Japanese LBA in air battles over Samoa and NW Australia - hundreds of Japanese planes and pilots eliminated; Jap squadrons wiped out, re-formed and wiped out again. While the KB still remained intact, my estimate is that Pillager was nearing the point where the KB represented the only significant effective Japanese air force that remained. A US win or draw in a large-scale carrier action might have represented the extinction of any effective Japanese air power, land or carrier-based, this in mid-1944. Once the planes were gone, the remainder of the IJN would have been the next target for elimination. After that... if it flys, floats or walks upon the earth... it's gone.

Whether this is a feasible strategy remains to be determined. Right now my focus is on the preparations.

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Central Pacific: Contact reported between US submarine and a Jap transport or amphibious TF south of Truk. AAR follows.

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ASW attack near Truk at 112,110 (due S of Truk)

Japanese Ships
APD Shimakaze
xAP Kashima Maru
APD Tade
APD Hagi

Allied Ships
SS Grouper

SS Grouper launches 4 torpedoes at APD Shimakaze
Grouper diving deep ....
APD Tade fails to find sub and abandons search
APD Hagi attacking submerged sub ....
SS Grouper eludes ASW attack from APD Hagi
APD Hagi attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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South Pacific: Transport convoy WP-9A (seven xAK) arrives at Tahiti this game turn, also reports contact with Jap submarine shortly before entering Tahiti base. Cargo arriving aboard the convoy includes 13K fuel, 12K supply. AAR follows.

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Submarine attack near Tahiti at 174,178 (adjacent sea hex E of Tahiti)

Japanese Ships
SS I-27

Allied Ships
xAK Caleb Strong

xAK Caleb Strong is sighted by SS I-27
SS I-27 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Caleb Strong

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US S-Class sub torpedoed and sunk by Jap submarine in a night action near the northern tip of New Zealand. This is the second sub vs sub sinking in our current PBEM – the other incident occurring on 4/27/42 off Port Moresby where Jap submarine I-2 was sunk by a US S-Class sub. AAR follows.

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Sub vs Sub: SS I-7 attacking SS S-38 at 117,182 - near Waipapakauri (N of Auckland)

Japanese Ships
SS I-7

Allied Ships
SS S-38, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)

SS I-7 launches 2 torpedoes at 3,000 yards

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Daily coastwatcher reports from 7/29 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: AR Kansai Maru reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Efate


Philippines: Japanese amphibious landing ops at Cebu continue, a new amphibious landing also reported on Samar (at Catbalogan). Japanese 12th Infantry Division landing on Samar was previously in action at Bataan. AAR’s follow.

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Amphibious Assault at Catbalogan (Samar)

TF 317 troops unloading over beach at Catbalogan, 82,84

Japanese ground losses:
464 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 61 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (0 destroyed, 14 disabled)

19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 12th Div /1
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 12th Div /5
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 12th Div

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Invasion Support action off Cebu
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

14 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Lyons Maru
xAP Teibi Maru
xAP Teiritsu Maru

xAK Lyons Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Teibi Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Teiritsu Maru fired at enemy troops
2.95in PackHowitzer battery firing at xAP Teiritsu Maru

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Invasion Support action off Cebu
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Lyons Maru
xAP Teibi Maru
xAP Teiritsu Maru

xAK Lyons Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Teibi Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Teiritsu Maru fired at enemy troops

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Invasion Support action off Cebu
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAP Hoten Maru
xAP Tsingtao Maru
xAP Taizan Maru
xAP Teiritsu Maru

xAP Hoten Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Tsingtao Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Taizan Maru fired at enemy troops

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2355 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 137
Defending force 9290 troops, 126 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 215

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu USN Base Force

Defending units:
19th Division

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships in port, 72 aircraft (20 fighters, 23 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s.


China: Quiet this game turn.

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Status: offline 		Yep, Yep. Destroying the enemy's ships, planes, and troops counts far more than real estate. Since I have wiped out at least half of what the enemy began the game with, including 5CVs and 3 CVLs along with 6 BBs and 20+ cruisers, not too mention about 500K casulties, I have been able to take some real estate back. But all this is because of that lucky sinking of 3 out of 4 big CVs the end of January 42 by mistake. With all four out of the way for several months, 3 being sunk, I was able to unleash SAGs throughout the SOPACwith impunity. They sank some 50 transports, some 15K front line assault troops, and a whole big bunch of fuel and supply. That took the steam out of the SOPAC assault underway by the enemy. By May I was able to take back Luganville after keeping them out of Efate, Tanna, and Noumea. All of this, to include the march up to the Shortlands, is the trickle down effect of that lucky carrier encounter off Noumea. That doesn't happen and none of this would have happened. But it did.

The point of all this drivel is that you are absolutely correct. Find the enemy, hit the enemy, destroy the enemy. Then purchase the real estate. You have to gut the place and renovate to use it anyway, so why pay new house prices? Besides, the beer tastes better that way.

Johnjohn

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Post #: 439
RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/1/2011 11:43:19 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 7/31/42

Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 7/30 reports heavy volume of Jap radio transmissions from Tabiteuea. Detected status of Tabiteuea shows undetermined Jap aircraft based there, also ship(s) at anchor in port. Otherwise no visible Japanese forces or activity.


South Pacific: Daily coastwatcher reports from 7/30 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Kureha Maru #3 reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Koumac
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Efate
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Hoorn Islands
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 115,160 near Noumea, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed 19, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 14, Moving Northwest


Philippines: Japanese capture Catbalogan on Samar. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Catbalogan (82,84) - Samar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7314 troops, 88 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 313
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 299
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 299 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Catbalogan !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:


Assaulting units:
12th Division

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Amphibious landing ops appear to have completed at Cebu during this game turn, all elements of Japanese 19th Infantry Division are likely disembarked and ashore. AAR’s follow.

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Invasion Support action off Cebu
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAP Hoten Maru
xAP Tsingtao Maru
xAP Taizan Maru
xAP Teiritsu Maru

xAP Hoten Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Tsingtao Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Taizan Maru fired at enemy troops

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2359 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 136
Defending force 9350 troops, 126 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 222

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu USN Base Force

Defending units:
19th Division

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships in port, 108 aircraft (43 fighters, 24 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s. Some increase this game turn in the number of Jap planes at Rangoon.


China: Japanese open the ground assault on Kweiyang. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 55581 troops, 662 guns, 286 vehicles, Assault Value = 1915
Defending force 33248 troops, 155 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1172

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

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Tank Regiment
38th Division
39th Division
32nd Division
59th Infantry Brigade
58th Infantry Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
23rd Army
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
39th New Chinese Division
49th Chinese Division
28th New Chinese Division
60th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Division
38th New Chinese Division
7th War Area
11th Chinese Base Force
18th Chinese Base Force
9th Group Army
4th War Area
17th Chinese Base Force
1st Group Army
10th Group Army
35th Group Army
16th Group Army
20th Chinese Base Force

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Post #: 440
RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/5/2011 4:55:09 AM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 8/01/42

8/42 Ship Upgrade: BB Nevada plus a number of US DD’s and fleet submarines are eligible for ship upgrades in 8/42. All DD’s and fleet subs eligible for 8/42 upgrade that are currently at a base with shipyard facilities are starting refit for the 8/42 upgrade immediately. Other ships eligible for 8/42 upgrade now operating on a mission will enter the upgrade process upon completing their current mission. Eligible DD’s and fleet subs will have highest priority for the 8/42 upgrade. Upgrade of BB Nevada is at a lower priority due to it not being required for immediate use in any anticipated operations.


US On-Map Pilot Training Command: Organization efforts have been on-going to gradually create and implement a structured “command” of on-map air squadrons to develop trained pilots for employment with front-line air units. On-map air squadrons assigned to this command so far are USAAF squadrons in the mainland US attached to restricted commands – including all non-transferrable squadrons plus a number of squadrons that are transferrable (from the restricted command) but there is no plan to re-assign them in the immediate or near future (basically these squadrons are remaining in the mainland US as dedicated pilot training units).

Organization and expansion of the pilot training command began in 7/42 and is gradually being implemented as (1) I can identify the specific air squadrons that will and can be used for dedicated pilot training, (2) determine the specific type of pilot training to be performed in each squadron, and (3) re-assign individual pilots into and out of the squadrons to properly “load them up” for the training being done in each squadron.

At this time, 21 USAAF air squadrons are now operating in the training command and break down as follows.

9 USAAF Fighter training squadrons (297 pilots total) – 8 squadrons training escort (basic air-to-air combat) mission, one squadron training strafing mission. Plans are to create several additional Fighter training squadrons for strafing missions though the bulk of fighter pilot training will emphasize basic air-to-air combat.

9 USAAF Ground Bombing training squadrons (159 pilots total) – 5 squadrons training ground bombing (high altitude), 4 squadrons training ground bombing (low altitude).Pilots going through these squadrons include all 4E bomber pilots (mainly high altitude training only) and some 2E bomber pilots (both high and low altitude training if possible).

3 USAAF Naval Attack Bombing training squadrons (63 pilots total) – one squadron training naval attack bombing (high altitude), two squadrons training naval attack bombing (low altitude). USAAF pilots going through these squadrons will almost entirely consist of 2E bomber pilots, as many of these pilots as possible to be trained in both high and low altitude naval bombing. Plans are to create additional Bomber training squadrons for both high and low altitude naval attack.

A number of USAAF air squadrons in the mainland US with scheduled withdrawal dates in late 1942 and early 1943 are also performing pilot training during the time they remain in the game, these squadrons in addition to those listed above.

Further expansion of the on-map command for pilot training will move into recon and naval search missions. The pilot training command will also eventually include some USN and US Marine squadrons with the appropriate training specialties.

Expansion of specialized on-map air training squadrons for nationalities outside the US is being examined and could later be implemented on a smaller scale where this mode of pilot training is found to be feasible.


Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 7/31 reports Jap radio transmissions from Kwajalein and Wotje. Detected status of Kwajalein shows undetermined Jap LCU(s). No visible Jap ships or forces shown at Wotje, though there is evidence of airfield construction on Wotje.


South Pacific: Daily coastwatcher reports from 7/31 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Koumac
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 115,160 near Noumea, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown


Philippines: Ground combat this game turn on Cebu. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2359 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 136
Defending force 9400 troops, 126 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 227

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu USN Base Force

Defending units:
19th Division

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships in port, 110 aircraft (53 fighters, 20 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s.


India: Operations report for 7/31 indicates Japanese aircraft flying over Calcutta. Five RAF fighter squadrons (80 Hurricane II’s total) are based in Calcutta on pilot training missions – these squadrons switched over to 100% CAP. Pillager might have plans for a bombing strike on Calcutta.


China: Japanese ground bombardment at Kweiyang. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 55654 troops, 662 guns, 286 vehicles, Assault Value = 1918
Defending force 33191 troops, 155 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1169

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

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

Assaulting units:
32nd Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
39th Division
59th Infantry Brigade
13th Tank Regiment
38th Division
58th Infantry Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
23rd Army
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
93rd Chinese Division
49th Chinese Division
28th New Chinese Division
39th New Chinese Division
60th Chinese Corps
38th New Chinese Division
4th War Area
7th War Area
10th Group Army
16th Group Army
17th Chinese Base Force
35th Group Army
9th Group Army
1st Group Army
11th Chinese Base Force
18th Chinese Base Force
20th Chinese Base Force

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< Message edited by wneumann -- 11/5/2011 4:59:11 AM >

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Post #: 441
RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/6/2011 2:34:35 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 8/02/42

In the midst of an Allied build-up, boring is good...

South Pacific: Daily coastwatcher reports from 8/01 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Belep Islands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Efate
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Hoorn Islands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 2 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 115,160 near Noumea, Speed unknown


Philippines: Allied and Japanese ground forces trade bombardment attacks on Cebu. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2354 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 133
Defending force 9444 troops, 126 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 230

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu USN Base Force

Defending units:
19th Division

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9444 troops, 126 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 230
Defending force 3857 troops, 50 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 133

Assaulting units:
19th Division

Defending units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu USN Base Force

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships in port, 103 aircraft (30 fighters, 19 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s.


India: Operations report entry for 8/01 indicates Japanese aircraft (fighter bomber) flying over Calcutta for a second consecutive day.


China: Japanese ground assault at Kweiyang. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 55834 troops, 662 guns, 329 vehicles, Assault Value = 1926
Defending force 33192 troops, 155 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1171
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 1986
Allied adjusted defense: 2265

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
2453 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 95 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 160 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Vehicles lost 39 (20 destroyed, 19 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2862 casualties reported
Squads: 56 destroyed, 82 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 162 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
39th Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
32nd Division
59th Infantry Brigade
38th Division
58th Infantry Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
23rd Army
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
93rd Chinese Division
28th New Chinese Division
39th New Chinese Division
49th Chinese Division
60th Chinese Corps
38th New Chinese Division
18th Chinese Base Force
11th Chinese Base Force
35th Group Army
9th Group Army
7th War Area
4th War Area
16th Group Army
17th Chinese Base Force
10th Group Army
1st Group Army
20th Chinese Base Force

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Japanese ground offensive in western China against Sining. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Sining (80,32)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25179 troops, 253 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 907
Defending force 19601 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 674
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 339
Allied adjusted defense: 457
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
926 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 71 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled

Allied ground losses:
466 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 53 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
17th Division
37th Division
1st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
17th Chinese Corps
259th Brigade
303rd Brigade
9th Separate Brigade
82nd Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Base Force
8th War Area
5th Chinese Base Force
12th Chinese Base Force

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Post #: 442
RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/7/2011 10:36:30 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 8/03/42

Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 8/02 reports intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Baker Is. Detected status of Baker Is shows undetermined Jap planes based there, otherwise no visible Japanese forces or activity at Baker Is.


South Pacific: HQ South Pacific arrived this game turn in Auckland from Pearl Harbor.

Sigint entries for 8/02 report intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Lunga and Luganville. Detected status of both bases show undetermined Jap planes in each location. No other visible Japanese forces or activity at either Lunga or Luganville.

Daily coastwatcher reports from 8/02 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: DD Satsuki reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Milne Bay


Philippines: Allied and Japanese ground forces at Cebu continue trading bombardment attacks. Latest AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9506 troops, 126 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 235
Defending force 3863 troops, 50 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 134

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

Assaulting units:
19th Division

Defending units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu USN Base Force

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2349 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 134
Defending force 9506 troops, 126 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 235

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu USN Base Force

Defending units:
19th Division

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Burma: Dutch submarine on patrol off Rangoon intercepts small Japanese transport TF. Jap TF is reported moving on a NE heading. AAR follows.

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Sub attack near Tavoy at 52,57 (SE of Rangoon)

Japanese Ships
DD Hakaze
PB Menado Maru
TK Kyoko Maru
TK Kuremente Maru

Allied Ships
SS KVII

SS KVII launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hakaze
KVII diving deep ....
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships in port, 96 aircraft (36 fighters, 22 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s.


China: Japanese ground bombardment attacks at Kweiyang and Sining. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2336 troops, 192 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 1784
Defending force 31189 troops, 155 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1052

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
59th Infantry Brigade
32nd Division
39th Division
38th Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
58th Infantry Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
23rd Army
2nd RF Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
60th Chinese Corps
28th New Chinese Division
93rd Chinese Division
49th Chinese Division
39th New Chinese Division
38th New Chinese Division
35th Group Army
1st Group Army
11th Chinese Base Force
17th Chinese Base Force
10th Group Army
16th Group Army
18th Chinese Base Force
7th War Area
4th War Area
9th Group Army
20th Chinese Base Force

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Ground combat at Sining (80,32)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 260 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 850
Defending force 19141 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 632

Assaulting units:
17th Division
37th Division
1st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
9th Separate Brigade
303rd Brigade
259th Brigade
17th Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
8th War Area
8th Chinese Base Force
5th Chinese Base Force
12th Chinese Base Force

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/10/2011 10:07:38 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 8/04/42

Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 8/03 reports heavy volume of intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Truk. Detected status of Truk shows undetermined Jap planes based there, also ship(s) at anchor. Otherwise no visible Japanese forces or activity seen at Truk.


South Pacific: US submarine intercepts and attacks Japanese transport TF. Jap TF is reported moving on a SE heading - apparently departing from Truk for a destination at a front-line base somewhere in the South Pacific theatre area. AAR follows.

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Sub attack near Truk at 112,113 (S of Truk)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-9, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage (confirmed sunk)
AK Yamasimo Maru
AK Azumasan Maru
xAP Palau Maru
DD Wakatake

Allied Ships
SS Triton, hits 1 (minor system damage)

SS Triton launches 2 torpedoes at DMS W-9
Triton diving deep ....
DD Wakatake attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Daily coastwatcher reports from 8/03 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: AR Kansai Maru reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Ndeni
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Noumea


Australia: Jap bombers hit Horn Island. Viewing combat replay shows the Jap bombers participating in this raid appeared to have come from Port Moresby and Rabaul. No reported damage to Horn Is base facilities. AAR follows.

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Afternoon Air attack on Horn Isl Det. at 91,128 (Horn Island)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
G3M2 Nell x 15

No Japanese losses

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

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

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Philippines: Japanese complete occupation of Samar this game turn following auto-capture of base at Guiuan. Latest AAR of ground action on Cebu follows.

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2345 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 134
Defending force 9550 troops, 126 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 238

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu USN Base Force

Defending units:
19th Division

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships in port, 56 aircraft (12 fighters, 24 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s.


India: Operations report entry for 8/03 indicates Jap fighter planes were sighted over Calcutta. No air combat as RAF fighter squadrons (four squadrons, 64 Hurricane Ia & IIa total) based in Calcutta had been stood down this game turn to rest pilots. Appears that Pillager may be attempting fighter sweeps, possibly in advance of a Jap bombing strike against Rangoon.


Game Question: I found a stockpile of 63K oil points located in Bombay and it does not appear that most (if any) of this oil is being utilized for any purpose within India. Only two bases in India have oil production and refinery facilities – Ledo (70 oil, 70 refinery), Rawalpindi (20 oil, 20 refinery) with both these bases having sufficient oil on hand to operate the refineries.

At this point, I have adequate fuel point stocks on hand in India - these stocks being augmented by fuel shipments to India from Abadan. Oil production and the refineries at Ledo and Rawalpindi are providing some of the fuel point stocks in India but it appears Abadan is the actual source of much of the fuel points stocked and used in India. I’m projecting my current rate of fuel shipments to India from Abadan will provide most of the fuel consumed in India and will continue to be sufficient for supporting industrial production and other activities in India.

I can see where some of the oil point stocks in Bombay could be used as input to the refineries at Ledo and Rawalpindi for fuel/supply production, though the 90 total size of these two refineries would take a considerable amount of time to consume the 63K of oil from Bombay. I also went back and noticed that Bombay starts the game on 12/8/41 with zero oil on hand, this suggesting that these oil points somehow accumulate in Bombay during the course of the game (though the origin of oil points that come into Bombay is less than obvious and also curious where the oil comes from).

The question… I have plans underway to pick up some of the oil in Bombay and ship it to Australia for input to refineries at Sydney and Melbourne for fuel point production, though my concern is that any oil removed from Bombay does not impact production activity in India. Has anyone removed this oil from India and transported it for use elsewhere (Australia, etc) ? While removing oil from India would not appear to have an economic impact in India, is there something (an impact) that’s less than obvious and I’m not seeing? Any response from readers with experience in this particular matter is appreciated.


China: Continued Japanese ground bombardment attacks at Kweiyang and Sining. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54278 troops, 662 guns, 285 vehicles, Assault Value = 1811
Defending force 31207 troops, 155 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1054

Allied ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
38th Division
13th Tank Regiment
39th Division
59th Infantry Brigade
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
32nd Division
58th Infantry Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
23rd Army
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
49th Chinese Division
60th Chinese Corps
28th New Chinese Division
39th New Chinese Division
93rd Chinese Division
38th New Chinese Division
11th Chinese Base Force
18th Chinese Base Force
16th Group Army
7th War Area
1st Group Army
17th Chinese Base Force
10th Group Army
9th Group Army
4th War Area
35th Group Army
20th Chinese Base Force

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Ground combat at Sining (80,32)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24475 troops, 253 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 858
Defending force 19218 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 641

Assaulting units:
17th Division
37th Division
1st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
259th Brigade
17th Chinese Corps
9th Separate Brigade
303rd Brigade
82nd Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Base Force
8th Chinese Base Force
8th War Area
12th Chinese Base Force

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/11/2011 10:09:55 PM   
wneumann


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Central Pacific: US fleet sub Searaven spots unidentified Japanese TF (4 ships) moving on an E heading at hex 146,107 (NE of Kwajalein). Continued movement of the Jap TF on this heading is directly towards Pearl Harbor. Available US fleet subs now at Pearl Harbor have sortied to form a picket line in advance of the Jap TF’s present course, also a concentration of naval search air patrols from Hawaii out to an arc from Johnston Is northwards to Layson Is. My first guess is that this contact is an (incoming) Jap submarine enroute to a patrol area near Hawaii, the next guess could be something entirely different. Intent is to find out exactly what it is.

Sigint entries for 8/04 report intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Wotje and Jaluit. Detected status of the two bases show no visible Japanese forces or activity in either location. Evidence of construction to enlarge port capacity at Jaluit was detected, also construction to increase airfield size at Wotje.

Known Jap LCU’s at Jaluit include a Base Force unit and 41 Naval Gd. Both Jaluit and Wotje also have static fortress LCU’s.


South Pacific: Sigint entry for 8/04 reports intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Tulagi. Detected status of Tulagi shoes no visible Japanese forces or activity, though evidence of construction to increase both port and airfield size was detected. Current detected port size of Tulagi is 2(3), airfield size 2(2).

Daily coastwatcher reports from 8/04 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: xAP Haruna Maru reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Luganville


Australia: Jap fighter sweep and bombing raid on Horn Island. AAR’s follow.

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Afternoon Air attack on Thurday Island Det. Battalion, at 91,128 (Horn Island)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on Thurday Island Det. Battalion, at 91,128 (Horn Island)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
G3M2 Nell x 15

No Japanese losses

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

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

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Philippines: Latest AAR of ground action on Cebu follows.

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2339 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 133
Defending force 9599 troops, 126 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 243

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu USN Base Force

Defending units:
19th Division

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, one Jap TF in harbor (+1 from last report), 51 aircraft (20 fighters, 19 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s. Jap TF detected in harbor at Rangoon reported having two ships, appears to be either a minesweeping or surface ASW TF.

A second unidentified Jap TF was spotted at sea off Tavoy by Dutch submarine K-VII (no combat resulting from this contact). Composition and movement of this second Jap TF is unknown.


China: Japanese resume ground assault on Kweiyang, continue ground bombardment attack at Sining. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 54793 troops, 662 guns, 319 vehicles, Assault Value = 2263
Defending force 31251 troops, 155 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1056
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 1642
Allied adjusted defense: 2479
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

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

Japanese ground losses:
2153 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 268 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 192 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2502 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 171 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 187 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
38th Division
39th Division
59th Infantry Brigade
32nd Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
104th Division (arrived this game turn as reinforcement)
13th Tank Regiment
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
58th Infantry Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
23rd Army
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
28th New Chinese Division
49th Chinese Division
60th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Division
39th New Chinese Division
38th New Chinese Division
16th Group Army
7th War Area
17th Chinese Base Force
1st Group Army
11th Chinese Base Force
9th Group Army
35th Group Army
10th Group Army
18th Chinese Base Force
4th War Area
20th Chinese Base Force

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Ground combat at Sining (80,32)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24541 troops, 253 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 864
Defending force 19249 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 644

Assaulting units:
17th Division
37th Division
1st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
17th Chinese Corps
303rd Brigade
9th Separate Brigade
259th Brigade
82nd Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Base Force
5th Chinese Base Force
8th War Area
12th Chinese Base Force

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/12/2011 1:55:54 AM   
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ORIGINAL: wneumann


Game Question: I found a stockpile of 63K oil points located in Bombay and it does not appear that most (if any) of this oil is being utilized for any purpose within India. Only two bases in India have oil production and refinery facilities – Ledo (70 oil, 70 refinery), Rawalpindi (20 oil, 20 refinery) with both these bases having sufficient oil on hand to operate the refineries.

At this point, I have adequate fuel point stocks on hand in India - these stocks being augmented by fuel shipments to India from Abadan. Oil production and the refineries at Ledo and Rawalpindi are providing some of the fuel point stocks in India but it appears Abadan is the actual source of much of the fuel points stocked and used in India. I’m projecting my current rate of fuel shipments to India from Abadan will provide most of the fuel consumed in India and will continue to be sufficient for supporting industrial production and other activities in India.

I can see where some of the oil point stocks in Bombay could be used as input to the refineries at Ledo and Rawalpindi for fuel/supply production, though the 90 total size of these two refineries would take a considerable amount of time to consume the 63K of oil from Bombay. I also went back and noticed that Bombay starts the game on 12/8/41 with zero oil on hand, this suggesting that these oil points somehow accumulate in Bombay during the course of the game (though the origin of oil points that come into Bombay is less than obvious and also curious where the oil comes from).

The question… I have plans underway to pick up some of the oil in Bombay and ship it to Australia for input to refineries at Sydney and Melbourne for fuel point production, though my concern is that any oil removed from Bombay does not impact production activity in India. Has anyone removed this oil from India and transported it for use elsewhere (Australia, etc) ? While removing oil from India would not appear to have an economic impact in India, is there something (an impact) that’s less than obvious and I’m not seeing? Any response from readers with experience in this particular matter is appreciated.




I've never had that problem. The only Indian bases where i find a small oil stockpile are Rawalpindi and Ledo and that results from the 1 day time lag in converting the feedstock. Have never had any oil accumulate in Bombay. I rather suspect you inadvertently shipped in oil at some stage, perhaps when you were evacuating tankers out of the DEI, and have only noticed it now.

Go ahead and export the oil found at Bombay. To ease any concerns you might have, just check that both Rawalpindi and Ledo maintain sufficent feedstock to feed their refineries. If the feedstock is present at those two bases, the Indian refineries will never process the oil at Bombay because they have no excess refinery capacity after processing the indigenous oil production.

Alfred

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/13/2011 10:29:31 PM   
wneumann


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Status: offline 		Alfred,

Appreciate your response.

quote:

I rather suspect you inadvertently shipped in oil at some stage, perhaps when you were evacuating tankers out of the DEI, and have only noticed it now.

Possibly... Though if I had done something like that, the oil may have come from Abadan. I've been shipping a considerable amount of fuel points to India from Abadan (these shipments arriving at Bombay). I guess one can as easily load oil points aboard a TK as fuel. Don't remember getting that much oil (if any) out of Rangoon before it "went under", if so that oil ended up being unloaded in Calcutta.

quote:

...just check that both Rawalpindi and Ledo maintain sufficent feedstock to feed their refineries. If the feedstock is present at those two bases, the Indian refineries will never process the oil at Bombay because they have no excess refinery capacity after processing the indigenous oil production.

This could very well be true. Given the small size of the refineries and that each of them are located in the same hex with oil production, the refineries at Ledo and Rawalpindi would require little if any additional oil points to operate. If they are drawing any of the oil points from Bombay, they are doing so very slowly. I've gone ahead with plans to load some of the oil from Bombay for the next transport convoy to Australia where it would certainly be useful input to the refineries at Sydney and Melbourne. While the Sydney and Melbourne refineries are also small, they would be producing fuel at places where that fuel can and will be used. I will leave a little bit of the oil in Bombay in case it's needed to cover any demand in India - it's an easy matter to haul more in from Abadan to replenish this stock if necessary.



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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/13/2011 10:36:12 PM   
wneumann


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Central Pacific: No further detection of the unidentified Japanese TF spotted moving eastward towards Pearl Harbor. Alerts and patrols in this area are being maintained for the time being.

Sigint entry for 8/05 reports intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Gardner Is near Canton. Detected status of Gardner Is shows no visible Japanese forces or activity, also no detected evidence of port or airfield construction.


South Pacific: Daily coastwatcher reports from 8/05 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Ndeni
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Japanese ships at 92,144 near Townsville, Speed 27, Moving Southwest **
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Ndeni
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: 6 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 115,160 near Noumea, Speed 4, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 10 Japanese ships at 92,143 near Palm Island, Speed 32, Moving Northeast **

** Jap surface bombardment TF attacking Townsville – see below


Australia: Jap naval surface bombardment of Townsville. No damage to port facilities, moderate damage to airfield facilities (service damage 26, runway damage 55). A small number of planes damaged, only one plane actually destroyed. The airfield took the brunt of the bombardment attack.

Damage to planes and airfield facilities in Townsville has temporarily shut down the daily supply airlift from Townsville to Portland Roads, otherwise no other Allied air ops affected. Supply on hand in Portland Roads is adequate until the airlift is resumed. AAR follows.

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Night Naval bombardment of Townsville at 92,144 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
C-47 Skytrain: 1 destroyed on ground

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Maya
CA Atago
CA Takao
CL Yura
CL Nagara
DD Murakumo
DD Inazuma
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Asashio
DD Naganami

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

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 95

CA Kako firing at Townsville
CA Maya firing at Townsville
6th RAN Base Force firing at CA Atago
CA Atago firing at 6th RAN Base Force
C/D Battery Heavy Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at CA Takao
CA Takao firing at C/D Battery Heavy Coastal Artillery Regiment
CL Yura firing at 6th RAN Base Force
6th RAN Base Force firing at CL Yura
CL Nagara firing at 6th RAN Base Force
6th RAN Base Force firing at CL Nagara
DD Murakumo firing at Townsville
DD Inazuma firing at Townsville
DD Arashio firing at C/D Battery Heavy Coastal Artillery Regiment
C/D Battery Heavy Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at DD Arashio
DD Michishio firing at Townsville
DD Asashio firing at Townsville
DD Naganami firing at 6th RAN Base Force
6th RAN Base Force firing at DD Naganami

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Jap fighter sweep and bombing raids against Horn Is continue. Latest AAR’s follow.

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Afternoon Air attack on Horn Isl Det, at 91,128 (Horn Island)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on Horn Isl Det, at 91,128 (Horn Island)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
G3M2 Nell x 14

No Japanese losses

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

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

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DEI: Japanese amphibious landing reported underway this game turn at Babar (E of Timor). AAR follows.

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Amphibious Assault at Babar

TF 171 troops unloading over beach at Babar, 76,117

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

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Philippines: Latest AAR of ground action on Cebu follows. Sigint entry for 8/05 is reporting that elements of Jap 24th Infantry Division aboard an xAP and enroute to a possible amphibious landing on Cebu (at Dumaguete base).

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86) – this action at Bacalod base

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2339 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 133
Defending force 9599 troops, 126 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 243

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu USN Base Force

Defending units:
19th Division

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Southeast Asia: Dutch submarine on patrol meets Jap surface ASW in a night action. The Jap TF may have been the same one spotted off Tavoy on 8/05. AAR follows

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ASW attack near Mergui at 51,62 (E of Port Blair)

Japanese Ships
DD Hakaze

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII

SS KXVIII launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hakaze
KXVIII bottoming out ....
DD Hakaze attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, three Jap TF’s in harbor (+2 from last report), 66 aircraft (20 fighters, 29 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s.


India: RAF fighters take on Jap fighter sweeps over Calcutta. Aircraft losses on Intelligence display indicate 33 Ki-43-Ic fighters destroyed (27 air-air, 6 ops). The combat replays of the two actions below showed numerous Jap fighters being heavily damaged in action and aborting the mission – this possibly accounts for the number of Ki-43’s shown as destroyed on the Intelligence display. Three Hurricane fighters were reported destroyed, all ops losses. No RAF pilots lost. AAR’s follow.

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Afternoon Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 16
Hurricane IIb Trop x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 8 destroyed

CAP engaged:
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 6 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 15000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
No.67 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 15000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
No.135 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 15000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 15000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 14
Hurricane IIb Trop x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed

CAP engaged:
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 14000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 63 minutes
No.67 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
No.135 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 23000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes

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China: Japanese ground assault on Sining, ground bombardment attack at Kweiyang. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 63888 troops, 766 guns, 328 vehicles, Assault Value = 2056
Defending force 29204 troops, 155 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 913

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

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

Assaulting units:
38th Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
32nd Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
104th Division
39th Division
13th Tank Regiment
59th Infantry Brigade
58th Infantry Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
23rd Army
2nd RF Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
49th Chinese Division
93rd Chinese Division
39th New Chinese Division
60th Chinese Corps
28th New Chinese Division
38th New Chinese Division
16th Group Army
7th War Area
10th Group Army
4th War Area
9th Group Army
35th Group Army
1st Group Army
18th Chinese Base Force
11th Chinese Base Force
17th Chinese Base Force
20th Chinese Base Force

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Ground combat at Sining (80,32)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24637 troops, 253 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 872
Defending force 19283 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 648
Japanese adjusted assault: 332
Allied adjusted defense: 1201
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
880 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 48 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 67 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Allied ground losses:
298 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 55 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
17th Division
37th Division
1st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
259th Brigade
303rd Brigade
17th Chinese Corps
9th Separate Brigade
82nd Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Base Force
8th War Area
8th Chinese Base Force
12th Chinese Base Force

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/14/2011 4:45:41 AM   
wneumann


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Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 8/06 reports heavy volume of intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Truk. Detected status of Truk shows undetermined Jap aircraft based there, also ship(s) at anchor. No other visible Japanese forces or activity.


South Pacific: Daily coastwatcher reports from 8/06 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: CS Chiyoda reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Koumac
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Hoorn Islands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Koumac
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Hoorn Islands


Australia: Transport convoy MX-9 (26 ships) from Abadan arrives in Australia with 252K fuel cargo.


DEI: Japanese capture Babar (E of Timor). AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Babar (76,117)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 694 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 6
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Babar !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+)

Assaulting units:
44th JNAF AF Unit (brought from Singapore)

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Dutch submarine O-21 on patrol at the southern exit of the Sunda Strait (between Sumatra & Java) reports contact with G4M1 Betty air patrol.


Philippines: Japanese amphibious landing underway at Dumaguete dot hex base on western Cebu. Cebu island is a good place for Pillager to keep two Japanese divisions gainfully occupied, especially by this point in 1942. AAR’s of landing and ground bombardment at Bacolod (eastern Cebu) follow.

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Amphibious Assault at Dumaguete

TF 317 troops unloading over beach at Dumaguete, 78,86

Japanese ground losses:
506 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (0 destroyed, 7 disabled)

20 troops of a IJA HMG Squad accidentally lost during unload of 24th Div /1
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 24th Div /3

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86) - Bacalod

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2327 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 132
Defending force 9754 troops, 126 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 255

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu USN Base Force

Defending units:
19th Division

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Southeast Asia: Dutch submarine X-VII on patrol near Rangoon attacked and heavily damaged (system damage 71, float 38, eng 6) by Ki-21 Sally air patrol. Sub is still capable of 8 kts movement and returning to base.


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, four Jap TF’s in harbor (+1 from last report), 68 aircraft (28 fighters, 26 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s.


India: Unknown Japanese aircraft reported over Calcutta. RAF fighter squadrons remained activated for CAP but did not go up and no combat occurred.


China: Japanese ground assault on Kweiyang, ground bombardment attack at Sining. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 64393 troops, 766 guns, 361 vehicles, Assault Value = 2098
Defending force 29162 troops, 151 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 901
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 2121
Allied adjusted defense: 1323
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:
2618 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 167 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 163 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Vehicles lost 16 (5 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3284 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 269 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 193 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled

Assaulting units:
59th Infantry Brigade
39th Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
32nd Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
104th Division
13th Tank Regiment
38th Division
58th Infantry Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
23rd Army
2nd RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
60th Chinese Corps
28th New Chinese Division
39th New Chinese Division
49th Chinese Division
38th New Chinese Division
11th Chinese Base Force
35th Group Army
18th Chinese Base Force
4th War Area
9th Group Army
7th War Area
17th Chinese Base Force
10th Group Army
16th Group Army
1st Group Army
20th Chinese Base Force

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Ground combat at Sining (80,32)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 190 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 823
Defending force 18809 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 624

Assaulting units:
17th Division
37th Division
1st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
303rd Brigade
17th Chinese Corps
259th Brigade
9th Separate Brigade
82nd Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Base Force
8th War Area
5th Chinese Base Force
12th Chinese Base Force

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< Message edited by wneumann -- 11/14/2011 4:48:22 AM >

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/14/2011 10:57:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 8/08/42

Pillager’s burst of Japanese activity continues. It will be of little surprise if more of these attacks occur over the next several game turns, perhaps including an appearance from the KB. On this side of the lines… for the moment we duck and cover, take the necessary evasive actions and alerts, and stick to the plan.

Japanese Home Islands: US sub intercepts Japanese transport convoy SSE of Kanoya. AAR follows.

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Sub attack near Kanoya at 105,66

Japanese Ships
xAK Nisso Maru
xAK Genzan Maru
xAK Kenzan Maru
PB Yamadori Maru

Allied Ships
SS Thresher

SS Thresher launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Nisso Maru
Thresher diving deep ....
PB Yamadori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Midway Is: A rather unfortunate combination of events… the arrival of transport convoy WB-15 from the Mainland US meets an incoming Japanese surface TF. Cargo on-board the transport ships in convoy WB-15 consisted only of supply points, no LCU’s or air units. Other than losing the ships (one DMS and 3 small xAK) and the supply cargo, the damage inflicted is not particularly serious. The one surviving xAK (Alaskan) has docked at Midway and is now unloading its remaining supply cargo.

Bombardment damage to Midway base itself was minor – port facilities remain intact, small amount of airfield damage (2 service, 6 runway). One plane on Midway was damaged, none destroyed.

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Night Time Surface Combat, at Midway Island (158,91) Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
CA Haguro
CL Naka
CL Jintsu
DD Yamagumo
DD Minegumo
DD Asagumo
DD Arare

Allied Ships
DMS Southard
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Alaskan, Shell hits 1 (minor damage, lost small amount of supply cargo)
xAK American, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
xAK Trento, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage (later sinks)
xAK Knoxville City, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Low visibility due to Rain with 21% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 21% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
CA Haguro engages xAK Knoxville City at 2,000 yards
xAK Knoxville City sunk by CA Myoko at 2,000 yards
CA Haguro engages xAK American at 2,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages xAK Trento at 2,000 yards
CA Haguro engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
CA Myoko engages DMS Southard at 2,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages xAK American at 2,000 yards
xAK American sunk by CA Haguro at 2,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages xAK Alaskan at 2,000 yards
CA Haguro engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
CA Myoko engages DMS Southard at 2,000 yards
DMS Hovey sunk by CL Jintsu at 2,000 yards
CA Haguro engages DMS Southard at 2,000 yards
CA Haguro engages xAK Trento at 2,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages DMS Southard at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CA Haguro engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
CA Myoko engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

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Night Naval bombardment of Midway Island at 158,91 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CL Jintsu
CL Naka
DD Arare
DD Asagumo
DD Minegumo
DD Yamagumo

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

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
Port hits 1

CA Haguro firing at Midway Island
CA Myoko firing at Midway Island
CL Jintsu firing at Midway Island
CL Naka firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion
6th Marine Defense Battalion firing at CL Naka
DD Arare firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion
6th Marine Defense Battalion firing at DD Arare
DD Asagumo firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion
6th Marine Defense Battalion firing at DD Asagumo
DD Minegumo firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion
6th Marine Defense Battalion firing at DD Minegumo
DD Yamagumo firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion
6th Marine Defense Battalion firing at DD Yamagumo

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Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 8/07 reports heavy volume of intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Truk for the second consecutive day. Detected status of Truk shows no change from 8/06. No other visible Japanese forces or activity.

Sigint entries for 8/07 report intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Wake Is. Detected status of Wake shows undetermined Jap aircraft based there, also evidence of construction activity to expand airfield facilities (airfield size now 3). No other visible Jap forces or activity observed at Wake Is.


South Pacific: Given Pillager’s recent Japanese activity in other theatres, a Japanese appearance in this theatre is becoming very likely, either surface naval forces and/or a possible visit from the KB. Two days of heavy radio transmissions from Truk could also support this argument. In any event… naval search air patrols from all locations are being increased and all operational submarines not currently at sea have sortied to take up patrol areas. Operations of transport ships and convoys in the South Pacific area are continuing for the moment but subject to change if a situation develops.

Sigint entries for 8/07 report intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Tulagi and Shortlands. Detected statuses of both bases indicate evidence of Jap construction activity to expand both port and airfield facilities.

Detected statuses of Shortlands and Lunga both have undetermined Jap aircraft based at both locations.

Daily coastwatcher reports from 8/07 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Belep Islands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher sighting: 9 Japanese ships at 106,125 at Rabaul, Speed 7, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Ndeni
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Efate


Australia: Repairs to airfield facilities at Townsville continue, air operations due to resume in the next several days.

Jap fighter sweep reported over Darwin. AAR follows.

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Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 14

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x A6M3 Zero sweeping at 10000 feet

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Philippines: Japanese capture Dumaguete dot hex base on western Cebu, ground bombardment at Bacolod (eastern Cebu) continues. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2327 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 132
Defending force 9840 troops, 126 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 259

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu USN Base Force

Defending units:
19th Division

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Ground combat at Dumaguete (78,86)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4930 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 150
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 20
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Dumaguete !!!

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

Assaulting units:
24th Div /7

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, four Jap TF’s in harbor, 56 aircraft (18 fighters, 18 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s.


China: Japanese capture Kweiyang, ground assault on Sining. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 62319 troops, 766 guns, 357 vehicles, Assault Value = 1951
Defending force 26596 troops, 151 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 704
Japanese adjusted assault: 1407
Allied adjusted defense: 689
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kweiyang !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2093 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 94 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 73 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Vehicles lost 25 (23 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
11461 casualties reported
Squads: 472 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 276 destroyed, 62 disabled
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 16 (14 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 16

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Tank Regiment
59th Infantry Brigade
104th Division
38th Division
32nd Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
39th Division
58th Infantry Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
23rd Army
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
28th New Chinese Division
49th Chinese Division
39th New Chinese Division
60th Chinese Corps
38th New Chinese Division
16th Group Army
10th Group Army
11th Chinese Base Force
4th War Area
7th War Area
17th Chinese Base Force
35th Group Army
9th Group Army
18th Chinese Base Force
1st Group Army
20th Chinese Base Force

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Ground combat at Sining (80,32)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24039 troops, 253 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 835
Defending force 18864 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 629
Japanese adjusted assault: 425
Allied adjusted defense: 1762
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
2472 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 152 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 84 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled

Allied ground losses:
652 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
17th Division
37th Division
1st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
259th Brigade
9th Separate Brigade
17th Chinese Corps
303rd Brigade
82nd Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Base Force
8th War Area
8th Chinese Base Force
12th Chinese Base Force

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