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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 1/28/2012 3:35:05 PM   
wneumann


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Status: offline 		The Big Picture #12 – A View from the Cockpit

Below is the display of one of the three RAF squadrons operating over Ledo (17 Squadron RAF, flying Hurricane IIa).

Training of 17 Squadron’s pilots began almost immediately upon its arrival in the game (in Aden) as a reinforcement sometime in 1/42 – I apply this practice universally for virtually all squadrons of all plane types and nationalities. All pilot training is specialized and the selection of traning mission(s) for each air squadron is tailored specifically to the squadron’s anticipated use in front-line operations.

Training levels in each squadron is set at a continuous 100% until average pilot fatigue level in the squadron reaches a set limit (I use 30 fatigue level as the limit) and/or the squadron has damaged planes. Squadrons reaching the pilot fatigue level limit and/or having damaged planes are stood down to recover damaged plane(s) and reset the pilot fatigue level. A stood-down air squadron in training returns to 100% training once its pilots and planes are fully recovered.

17 Squadron shipped out from Aden via Bombay and reached Calcutta by about 6/42 as part of replacements for the AVG fighter squadrons that had been providing CAP coverage over Calcutta and were due for withdrawal from the game. The squadron reached Calcutta with its pilots at or near fully trained. Before its transfer to Ledo, 17 Squadron continued training and possibly engaged in CAP operations over Calcutta.




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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 1/30/2012 3:36:00 AM   
wneumann


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Central Pacific: Multiple Sigint entries for 9/24 indicate Japanese 8th Infantry Division is currently loaded aboard transport ships and heading to Guam from Port Arthur. 8 Division had been previously assigned to the Kwantung Army, there is little doubt this division is now destined for the Central Pacific, probably to reinforce defenses in the Marianas.

South Pacific: Unidentified Jap submarine patrol remains SE of Suva (hex 133, 162), spotted by naval search air patrols.

Daily coastwatcher entries from 9/24 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Hoorn Islands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Thousand Ships Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: 14 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 4 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 6, Moving Northwest


Australia: Japanese planes continue bombing attacks on Darwin airfield. Current status of Darwin base shows no port damage, airfield service damage 63, runway damage 70.


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, 1 Jap TF in harbor (-1 from last report), 119 aircraft (50 fighters, 20 bombers), 8 Jap LCU’s.


India: No reported air activity over Ledo this game turn. Otherwise quiet.


China: Small Japanese night air bombing raids on Chungking. Jap fighter sweeps over Chungking. Aircraft Losses display from Intelligence screens show 3 P-66 and 3 P-43A-1 destroyed (5 air-to-air, 1 ops), one Ki-44-IIa destroyed (ops loss). The Chinese AF fighter command is going at it to the bitter end, as many as possible of the survivors will then be evacuated to India. AAR’s follow.

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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 2
P-43A-1 Lancer x 13
P-66 Vanguard x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-43A-1 Lancer: 2 destroyed
P-66 Vanguard: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet

CAP engaged:
5th FG/17th FS CAF with P-43A-1 Lancer (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
5th FG/26th FS CAF with P-66 Vanguard (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 26000.
Raid is overhead
5th FG/27th FS CAF with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
3rd FG/32nd FS CAF with P-43A-1 Lancer (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 1

No Japanese losses
No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet

CAP engaged:
5th FG/27th FS CAF with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes

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Japanese continue ground bombardment attack on Sining in the far western area.

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 2/1/2012 1:07:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		July 30, 1943. Tarawa and Makin secure. Both the 1st Marine Div et al and the 3rd Marine Div et al wiped out Japanese resistance on Tarawa and Makin respectively. US Forces retiring to PH to replenish. Have twice run into a IJN carrier patrol about half way between PH and SF. Have Bunker Hill and two Independence class CVLs arriving in the area. Hope the enemy is still around. Another two Essex class CVs are waiting in the Canal Zone for escorts to arrive and then they are off to SF. Now have Wasp, Saratoga, Yorktown, Enterprise, Hornet, Essex and three sisters, and three Independence class CVLs in Pacific Theatre. Life does get better. John

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 2/1/2012 1:34:16 AM   
wneumann


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It does get better. Looking forward to it.

For the moment I'm enjoying the results of the air battles. They are defensive victories but they also demonstrate Allied air forces are moving in the right direction. Pillager is likely losing Japanese pilots along with the planes that are being shot down. It's not a huge amount of attrition but a start.

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 2/1/2012 1:37:52 AM   
wneumann


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Japanese Home Islands: Jap surface combat TF attacked by US sub patrol. AAR follows.

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Sub attack near Chichi-jima at 113,77 (E of Iwo Jima)

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
DD Yugure
DD Murasame

Allied Ships
SS Silversides

SS Silversides launches 4 torpedoes at CA Furutaka (one dud hit)
Silversides diving deep ....
DD Yugure attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 9/25 reports unidentified Jap submarine SW of Kona. No Allied shipping in the immediate vicinity of this contact.


South Pacific: Empty US transport ship torpedoed and sunk E of Pago Pago by Jap submarine shortly after departing Samoa for return to mainland US. AAR follows.

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Submarine attack near Pago Pago at 149,161 (two attacks – one night action, one daylight)

Japanese Ships
SS I-168

Allied Ships
xAK Chatanooga City, Torpedo hits 2 (both attacks combined), sunk

xAK Chatanooga City is sighted by SS I-168
SS I-168 launches 4 torpedoes (both attacks combined) at xAK Chatanooga City

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Contact lost with unidentified Jap submarine patrol spotted SE of Suva.

Daily coastwatcher entries from 9/25 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: 12 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Hoorn Islands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 11 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tanna


Philippines: Jap planes bomb Puerto Princesa (Palawan). AAR follows. Japanese amphibious landing ops underway at Puerto Princesa appears to be stalled for the moment.

Palawan remains in US control and is the last US-controlled major island in the Philippines. Culion (located N of Palawan) in the western Philippines and Tawi Tawi in the south are the other two Philippine bases remaining in US control.

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Morning Air attack on 2nd PI Base Force, at 73,83 (Puerto Princesa)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 13

No Japanese losses


Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, 2 Jap TF’s in harbor (+1 from last report), 61 aircraft (14 fighters, 23 bombers), 8 Jap LCU’s.


India: RAF in action over Ledo against several Jap fighter sweeps. AAR’s follow. Aircraft Losses display from Intelligence screens report 22 A6M2 Zero and 8 Ki-44-IIa destroyed (combined losses 26 air-to-air, 4 ops). Four RAF Hurricanes destroyed (2 IIa & 2 IIb, all air-to-air losses), one RAF pilot lost in action. While the China supply airlift from Ledo has been less than successful, the air battles going on directly overhead have more than made up for it. Two more RAF pilots join the Hall of Aces this game turn.

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Morning Air attack on Ledo, at 65,38

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 14
Hurricane IIb Trop x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 10 destroyed

CAP engaged:
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 7 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 15000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
No.135 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 8 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 12000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 14000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Ledo, at 65,38

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 12
Hurricane IIb Trop x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 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 45 minutes
No.135 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 11000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 8
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12

No Japanese losses
No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
No.135 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 18000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 20000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Ledo, at 65,38

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 7
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 19000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
No.135 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 18000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 20000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes

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China: Small Japanese night air bombing raids on Chungking continue.

Japanese ground advance in southern China captures mountain hex on the Paoshan road. Paoshan is the last remaining Chinese-held base in the southern area of China. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at 67,44 (N of Paoshan)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28385 troops, 339 guns, 284 vehicles, Assault Value = 991
Defending force 4084 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 137
Japanese adjusted assault: 922
Allied adjusted defense: 277
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
355 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1430 casualties reported
Squads: 67 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
104th Division
13th Tank Regiment
38th Division
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
23rd Army
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Division
11th Group Army
16th Chinese Base Force

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Japanese ground forces in the far western area continue bombardment attack at Sining, advance along the Kiuchan-Ansi highway. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at 81,25 (E of Ansi)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12762 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 429
Defending force 4312 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 144
Japanese adjusted assault: 381
Allied adjusted defense: 25
Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
199 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2305 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 52 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Division

Defending units:
11th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
17th Group Army

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Ground combat at Sining (80,32)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 35237 troops, 355 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1202
Defending force 17051 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 632

Assaulting units:
17th Division
6th Division
37th Division
1st Mortar Battalion

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


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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 2/3/2012 11:37:53 PM   
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Central Pacific: One or more unidentified Japanese TF(s) were detected NW of Marcus Is (hex 122, 82) from intercepted Jap radio transmissions reported in a Sigint entry for 9/26. No information as to the number of TF(s), number or identity of ship(s), or the movement heading of the TF(s) was available. No Allied ships or submarine patrols in the vicinity of this contact.

Sigint entries for 9/26 report intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Jaluit and Wotje. Detected statuses of the two bases show no visible Japanese forces or activity at either location.

US submarine patrol intercepts Japanese transport ships arriving at Guam. SS Whale had moved near Guam to intercept a Jap transport convoy known to be bringing the Japanese 8th Infantry Division to Guam. What is not clear from the reports of these contacts is whether or not the two intercepted Jap xAK’s were carrying elements of 8 Division. AAR’s follow.

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Submarine attack at Guam (106,95)

Japanese Ships
xAK Hoeisan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Whale

xAK Hoeisan Maru is sighted by SS Whale
SS Whale launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Hoeisan Maru

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Submarine attack at Guam (106,95)

Japanese Ships
xAK Syunko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Whale

xAK Syunko Maru is sighted by SS Whale
SS Whale launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Syunko Maru

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South Pacific: Main body of transport convoy WP-12 (24 ships) arrives in Auckland this game turn, a detachment of this convoy (6 ships) also arriving this game turn at Suva. A second detachment (4 ships) from Convoy WP-12 arrived in Pago Pago on 9/21 with a USAAF Base Force and 9500 supply on board.

Cargo arriving in Auckland aboard the main body of convoy WP-12 includes two LCU’s (2 USMC Engineer Rgt, 110 Combat Engineer Bn), two air squadrons (22 aircraft total), 90K supply and 45K fuel. Air squadrons arriving with this convoy are the first transport and 4E bomber squadrons to reach the South Pacific theatre.

Cargo arriving at Suva with the detachment of convoy WP-12 includes three LCU’s (110 USA Base force, 76 & 205 Coast AA Rgts) and 9K supply.

Daily coastwatcher entries from 9/26 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Ndeni
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: PB Nagata Maru reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Belep Islands
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown


Philippines: Jap planes continue bombing raids on Puerto Princesa (Palawan). One or more unidentified Jap TF(s) are detected at Puerto Princesa, likely another amphibious TF now landing in Puerto Princesa.


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, 1 Jap TF in harbor (-1 from last report), 147 aircraft (63 fighters, 21 bombers), 8 Jap LCU’s.

Dutch sub O-21 patrolling off Rangoon attacked and damaged in multiple attacks by Jap Ki-21 Sally air patrols. O-21 is returning to base for repairs.


India: No reported air combat activity this game turn over Ledo. Air transports in Ledo are now evacuating elements of 36 Chinese Infantry Division from Paoshan near the Chinese-Burma frontier. Evacuation of this division to India is expected to be complete next game turn.


China: Small Japanese night air bombing raids on Chungking continue.

Jap fighter sweep over Chungking. Aircraft Losses display of Intelligence screens reports 4 Ki-44IIa destroyed (1 air-to-air, 3 ops), 6 Chinese fighters destroyed – 3 P-66 (all air-to-air), 3 P-43A-1 (1 air-to-air, 2 ops). AAR of fighter sweep follows.

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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 9

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 4
P-43A-1 Lancer x 13
P-66 Vanguard x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed
P-43A-1 Lancer: 1 destroyed
P-66 Vanguard: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet

CAP engaged:
5th FG/17th FS CAF with P-43A-1 Lancer (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
5th FG/26th FS CAF with P-66 Vanguard (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
5th FG/27th FS CAF with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters to 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
3rd FG/32nd FS CAF with P-43A-1 Lancer (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters to 15000.
Raid is overhead

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Evacuation by air of elements from transferrable Chinese LCU’s in the southern area is underway from Paoshan to Ledo – transferrable Chinese units at Paoshan include two infantry divisions. Paoshan is the last remaining Chinese controlled base in southern China. Current situation map of southern and central China follows.




Japanese ground forces continue bombardment at Sining in the far western area.


Kwantung Army (Manchuria): Sigint entry for 9/26 indicates Manchukuo Guards Brigade has been moved from Changchun northward towards the Chinese-Russian border.


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Japanese Home Islands: US submarine intercepts transport convoy outbound from Japan, torpedoes one ship from the convoy with LCU elements aboard. AAR follows.

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Sub attack near Aogashima at 114,67 (S of Tokyo)

Japanese Ships
xAK Nikki Maru, Torpedo hits 1
PB Kaika Maru
PB Kembu Maru
xAK Uyo Maru
E Otori

Allied Ships
SS Greenling, hits 1 (system damage 4)

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

SS Greenling launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Nikki Maru
Greenling diving deep ....
E Otori attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 9/27 reports intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Ocean Is. Detected status of Ocean Is shows no visible Japanese forces or activity.

Detected status of Jap base in Guam shows 2 ships anchored in port, 6 aircraft, no information on number of Jap LCU’s. Known Japanese LCU’s located on Guam from other intelligence include 15 Base Force (IJN), 33 JNAF Air Unit and 42 Naval Gd. In addition, there is known information indicating parts or all of Japanese 8th Infantry Division has been enroute to Guam.


South Pacific: Daily coastwatcher entries from 9/27 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Ndeni
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 6 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Belep Islands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Efate
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 115,160 near Noumea, Speed 13, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed 7, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 4, Moving Northwest


Australia: Transport convoy DX-2 (four TK) arrives in Australia from Bombay. Cargo arriving in Australia aboard convoy DX-2 includes 12K fuel and 35K oil – oil cargo arriving with the convoy is part of the surplus oil points from India that was discovered stockpiled in Bombay and had been picked up from there for transport to Australia. Oil cargo will be distributed between Sydney and Melbourne for input to refinery facilities located at the two bases.


Philippines: Japanese capture Puerto Princesa. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Puerto Princesa (73,83)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1069 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 11
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Puerto Princesa !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
14th Naval Guard Unit

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, 1 Jap TF in harbor, 162 aircraft (70 fighters, 23 bombers), 8 Jap LCU’s.


India: No air combat activity this game turn over Ledo. Air evacuation of 36 Chinese Infantry Division from Paoshan to Ledo has completed. 36 Division is transferring to a rear-area base in India for rebuilding to full TOE strength.

A total of three Chinese infantry divisions and one HQ are now in India. Chinese air forces now in India include five fighter squadrons. Chinese forces evacuated to India are being brought up to strength at rear-area bases with replacement elements, planes and pilots.


China: Japanese launch escorted daylight air bombing raids on Chungking. AAR’s follow. Status of Chungking base shows no reported airfield damage.

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Afternoon Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 6
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 16

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 2
P-43A-1 Lancer x 8
P-66 Vanguard x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-36 Ida x 14
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-36 Ida: 2 damaged

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 25000 feet

CAP engaged:
5th FG/27th FS CAF with H81-A3 (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

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Japanese ground forces push towards Paoshan in the southern area. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at 66,44 (adjacent hex NW of Paoshan)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 193 troops, 0 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
Defending force 2978 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
Japanese adjusted assault: 25
Allied adjusted defense: 46
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

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

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
54th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Division
11th Group Army
16th Chinese Base Force

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Japanese continue ground bombardment attack on Sining in the far western area. Latest AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Sining (80,32)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 35644 troops, 355 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1231
Defending force 17080 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 634

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

Assaulting units:
6th Division
17th Division
37th Division
1st Mortar Battalion

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

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Japanese Home Islands: US submarine intercepts and sinks unescorted Jap transport near Okinawa. AAR follows.

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Sub attack near Naha at 96,67 (SE of Okinawa)

Japanese Ships
xAK Awazisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (confirmed sunk)

Allied Ships
SS Gato

SS Gato attacking on the surface

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Central Pacific: Sigint entries for 9/28 report intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Vaitupu and Nauru Is. Detected statuses of the two bases show no visible Japanese forces or activity in either location.


South Pacific: Daily coastwatcher entries from 9/28 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 Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: 5 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Koumac
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 29 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Belep Islands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Hoorn Islands
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown


Southwest Pacific: Sigint entry for 9/28 reports intercepted Japanese radio transmissions from Woodlark Is. Detected status of Woodlark Is shows no visible Jap forces or activity. Current available intelligence data indicates one Jap LCU (Sasebo 5 SNLF) is present on Woodlark Is.


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, 1 Jap TF in harbor, 164 aircraft (76 fighters, 18 bombers), 8 Jap LCU’s.


Southeast Asia: Japanese air bombing raids continue against Port Blair. Current status of Port Blair base shows port damage 20, airfield service damage 100, runway damage 36. AAR follows.

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Afternoon Air attack on Port Blair, at 46,58

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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China: Japanese fighter sweep and daylight air bombing raids on Chungking. AAR’s follow. Status of Chungking base shows airfield service damage 5, runway damage 5.

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Afternoon Air attack on Chungking, at 76,45

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 7

Allied aircraft
P-43A-1 Lancer x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-43A-1 Lancer: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on Chungking, at 76,45

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Chungking, at 76,45

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Japanese aircraft
Ki-36 Ida x 15
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 15

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

Airbase hits 7
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb

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Latest AAR’s and current situation map of the far western area in China follow.

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Ground combat at 81,24 (E of Ansi)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12703 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 423
Defending force 2801 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 77
Japanese adjusted assault: 200
Allied adjusted defense: 9
Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
1797 casualties reported
Squads: 56 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 52 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Division

Defending units:
11th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
17th Group Army

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Ground combat at Sining (80,32)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 35781 troops, 355 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1238
Defending force 17124 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 641

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

Assaulting units:
6th Division
17th Division
37th Division
1st Mortar Battalion

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




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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 2/8/2012 4:31:26 AM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 9/30/42

A very slow day at the office... the war machine humming softly in the background.

South Pacific: Daily coastwatcher entries from 9/29 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 115,160 near Noumea, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: AK Nissan Maru reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Hoorn Islands
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 115,160 near Noumea, Speed unknown


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, no Jap TF in harbor (-1 from last report), 194 aircraft (84 fighters, 25 bombers), 8 Jap LCU’s.


Southeast Asia: Japanese air bombing raids continue against Port Blair.

Dutch sub K-XVIII near Malacca Straits attacked by Jap Ki-49 Helen air patrol.


China: Japanese fighter sweep and daylight air bombing raids on Chungking continue.

Continued Japanese ground bombardment attack at Sining in the far western area.


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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 2/11/2012 2:28:20 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 10/01/42

10/42 Ship Upgrades: US fleet CV’s plus most US BB and cruiser (CA & CL) classes are entering shipyards to begin 10/42 ship upgrades. This upgrade provides improved radar for nearly all these ships plus increased flak in many cases.

Plans have been for all US fleet carriers and most major escort ships (BB and cruisers) to complete at least a 10/42 ship upgrade as a prerequisite to forming US Air Combat TF’s and the start of US carrier operations in the Pacific. At this point I have no definite plans for launching US carrier operations but options will be seriously considered after completion of the 10/42 upgrades.

US S-class submarines are also eligible for 10/42 upgrade. These subs are operating entirely in the South Pacific theatre and will be upgraded in NZ or Australia as they can be taken from active patrol operations.


South Pacific: Daily coastwatcher entries from 9/30 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: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: PB Shirogane Maru reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 115,160 near Noumea, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: 5 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Efate
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 115,160 near Noumea, Speed unknown


Philippines: Japanese amphibious landing operations reported underway at Taytay (Palawan). This is another mop-up operation of the last remaining US-controlled bases in the western Philippines. AAR follows.

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Amphibious Assault at Taytay

TF 63 troops unloading over beach at Taytay, 75,82

Japanese ground losses:
199 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (0 destroyed, 8 disabled)

17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 14th Nav Gd

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, no Jap TF in harbor, 212 aircraft (98 fighters, 23 bombers), 8 Jap LCU’s.


China: Japanese ground forces in the southern area continue advance towards Paoshan. An airlift to transport remaining elements of the Chinese 88th Infantry Division out of Paoshan to Ledo is being started, this airlift expected to complete in 1-2 days. 88 Division is the last remaining transferrable Chinese LCU in the southern area. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at 66,44 (adjacent hex NW of Paoshan)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28413 troops, 339 guns, 284 vehicles, Assault Value = 987
Defending force 1971 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
Japanese adjusted assault: 345
Allied adjusted defense: 28
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
741 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 46 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating! (withdrew into Paoshan base hex)

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
104th Division
38th Division
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
23rd Army
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
11th Group Army
16th Chinese Base Force

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Japanese ground forces also begin attack towards Chungking from the south (the general direction of Kweiyang). Recent intelligence information is beginning to indicate Pillager is transferring Japanese LCU’s from the northern to the southern front of the Chungking “pocket” – it is appearing more likely the final Japanese assault on Chungking will be from the south rather than the north (my initial estimate). Plans are underway to begin movement of some Chinese forces from the north to reinforce the southern front as well without compromising defenses on the northern approaches to Chungking. AAR and current situation map follow.

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Ground combat at 74,47 (Kunming-Chungking highway, SE of Chungking)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 240 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1241
Defending force 23835 troops, 110 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 882

Assaulting units:
34th Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
32nd Division
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
51st Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
38th New Chinese Division
1st Group Army
19th Group Army
25th Group Army

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Japanese ground bombardment attack at Sining in the far western area. Latest AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Sining (80,32)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 36143 troops, 355 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1261
Defending force 17192 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 645

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

Assaulting units:
17th Division
6th Division
37th Division
1st Mortar Battalion

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

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 2/13/2012 4:18:07 AM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 10/02/42

Pillager and I are now on the new AE version – this game turn is the first we’re playing on the new version.


South Pacific: Japanese LBA bombing attacks on transport ships unloading in Suva. Attacking planes appear to be coming from Noumea – the 17 hexes between Noumea & Suva exactly matches the G4M1’s normal flight radius. AAR’s follow.

Plans are underway to transfer one or more LBA fighter squadron(s) to Suva to provide CAP coverage. Two US flak regiments just arrived in Suva aboard this group of transport ships and will be fully disembarked by next game turn.

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Morning Air attack on TF, at Suva 132,160

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Alabaman
xAK Hollywood
xAK Steel Navigator

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, at Suva 132,160

Weather in hex: Light rain

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Surigao
xAK Steel Mariner
xAKL Caledon
xAK Steel Navigator
xAKL Lorinna

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Daily coastwatcher entries from 10/01 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Belep Islands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships 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 Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: AV Kamikawa Maru reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Efate
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 115,160 near Noumea, Speed unknown


DEI: Dutch sub K-XVI off southern exit of Sunda Straits (between Java & Sumatra) reports attack by G4M1 Betty air patrol.


Philippines: Japanese amphibious ops continue at Taytay (Palawan).


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, three Jap TF’s in harbor (+3 from last report), 127 aircraft (100 fighters, 27 bombers), 8 Jap LCU’s. Detected Jap TF’s in Rangoon appear to include one 10-ship surface combat TF and two smaller unidentified TF.


China: Japanese ground forces attack towards Chungking from the south. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at 74,47 (Kunming-Chungking highway, SE of Chungking)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34803 troops, 310 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 1245
Defending force 23846 troops, 110 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 883
Japanese adjusted assault: 761
Allied adjusted defense: 213
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2111 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 175 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled

Allied ground losses:
8899 casualties reported
Squads: 227 destroyed, 178 disabled
Non Combat: 315 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 11 (5 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units retreated 7

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
34th Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
32nd Division
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
60th Chinese Corps
51st Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
38th New Chinese Division
19th Group Army
1st Group Army
25th Group Army

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 2/14/2012 1:52:49 AM   
wneumann


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From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 10/03/42

Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 10/02 reports heavy volume of intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Truk. Visible status of Truk shows undetermined Jap planes based there, also ship(s) in port – this to be expected. No visible Japanese TF in Truk base.

However… US fleet sub Gar on patrol S of Truk detects an unidentified Japanese TF moving southbound at hex location 112, 112 (due S of Truk) – no combat action occurred between SS Gar and the Jap TF. Reported information from SS Gar on the Jap TF indicates the TF contains two ships and is moving on a SW heading – I’m not concluding anything from this information beyond the fact it is a Jap TF of some type and it is moving southward. Six other US sub patrols are operating to the south of SS Gar’s position in various directions from this contact, my thought at this time is that it’s likely the Jap TF will encounter one of these subs over the next several game turns as it continues moving southward. If so, these contact(s) could reveal more information on the Jap TF’s composition as well as its possible mission and destination(s).


South Pacific: Sigint entry for 10/02 reports intercepted Jap radio transmissions from dot hex base on Vanua Lava (N of Luganville). Detected status of Vanua Lava shows no visible Japanese forces or activity.


No Jap naval air strike against Suva this game turn, though the 10/02 Operations Report indicates an unidentified Jap floatplane is hanging around. My guess is that the floatplane is either from a nearby Jap submarine or it is a long-range naval search mission (possibly from Noumea, Luganville or Efate). All LCU elements are now disembarked from the transport ships in Suva - now just finish unloading all the supply from them and "get outta Dodge" as quickly as possible.

I made a small "scheduling error" in that two transport convoys (one from Auckland, one from the mainland US) reached Suva simultaneously and the two convoys combined had too many ships to dock in Suva - Pillager's Betty air strike arriving on the second day this mess was being sorted out (luckily the Japanese aiming was poor). Transports in Suva are still unloading and most of these ships should be emptied of cargo within the next 1-2 days. At least I had the right cargo (two US anti-aircraft rgts) aboard those ships - the flak guns are ashore now and should be operational next time Pillager sends in the Betties.


Jap submarine attacks small unescorted convoy of empty transports returning to Auckland from Tongatupu, one xAKL torpedoed and sunk. AAR follows.

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Submarine attack near Raoul Island at 130,183 (SSE of Raoul Is)

Japanese Ships
SS I-170

Allied Ships
xAKL Kohala, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage (sunk)

xAKL Kohala is sighted by SS I-170
SS I-170 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Kohala

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Daily coastwatcher entries from 10/02 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: PB Tokati Maru reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Efate
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher Report: 10 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Efate


Philippines: Japanese occupy Taytay (Palawan) and Tawi Tawi this game turn without combat. With the capture of these two bases, the Japanese now control all locations in the Philippines.


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), 118 aircraft (96 fighters, 21 bombers), 8 Jap LCU’s.


India: Air evacuation of Chinese 88 Infantry Division elements to Ledo from Paoshan in southern China was completed this game turn. Plans are for 88 Division to transfer to a rear-area base in India and rebuild to full TOE strength from replacement pools.


China: Japanese ground forces enter Paoshan base hex in the southern area. Paoshan is the last remaining Chinese controlled base in the southern area.

Jap LCU reinforcements detected entering several hexes adjacent to front-line Chinese positions SE of Chungking. It’s appearing more than likely the Japanese “final assault” to reach and capture Chungking will come from this direction, possibly within the next few game turns. With luck an Allied defense of Chungking will drag out through the end of 10/42. No longer a question of whether China will fall but how far I can prolong the agony – and if I can prolong it I will.

Japanese ground bombardment of Sining in the far western area continues. Latest AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Sining (80,32)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 36470 troops, 355 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1286
Defending force 17195 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 646

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

Assaulting units:
17th Division
6th Division
37th Division
1st Mortar Battalion

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

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wneumann


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Eastern Pacific: An Operations report entry for 10/03 reports a Jap fighter bomber spotted near (5 hexes off) Los Angeles by a DD operating as an ASW escort with transport convoy WP-21 bound for Hawaii. My current estimate of this sighting is the Jap plane is most likely a scout floatplane operating from an undetected Jap submarine in the area that Pillager has patrolling off Los Angeles. Naval search air patrols from Los Angeles have been activated to identify the origin of the Jap plane. I’m not anticipating any further US actions beyond that unless there's a way for me to get the sub.


Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 10/03 reports heavy volume of intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Truk. Detected status of Truk shows undetermined Jap planes based there and 39 ships in port. No other visible Japanese activity shown in Truk base.

No further contact reported with the unidentified Jap TF spotted by SS Gar south of Truk on 10/03. My estimate is that this Jap TF is still moving southward – composition and destination of the TF still unknown.


South Pacific: Unidentified Jap plane (bomber) reported over Suva. Transports are still unloading in Suva, unloading expected to be complete by next game turn.

Daily coastwatcher entries from 10/03 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Efate
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tanna
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: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, no Jap TF’s in harbor (-4 from last report), 75 aircraft (53 fighters, 22 bombers), 8 Jap LCU’s.

Information from this report can conclude Pillager has moved a significant number of Jap fighter planes out of Rangoon, possibly to forward airfields in northern Burma. Another round of Jap fighter sweeps over Ledo or possibly Calcutta could be imminent. RAF and USAAF 10th AF fighter squadrons are rested and alerted for possible CAP action over these two bases. Send more Japs….


China: Japanese ground offensive continues in far western area continues – Ansi captured, bombardment attack at Sining. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at Ansi (80,23)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12844 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 435
Defending force 1556 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9
Japanese adjusted assault: 211
Allied adjusted defense: 7
Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Ansi !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
520 casualties reported
Squads: 51 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 36 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Division

Defending units:
11th Chinese Corps
17th Group Army
81st Chinese Corps

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Ground combat at Sining (80,32)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 36670 troops, 355 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1302
Defending force 17211 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 644

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

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

Assaulting units:
17th Division
6th Division
37th Division
12th Army (appeared this game turn to reinforce attack)
1st Mortar Battalion

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


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Central Pacific: Sigint entries for 10/04 report intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Maleolap and Gardner Is. No visible Japanese forces detected at either location. Detected status of Maleolap shows evidence of airfield construction – current airfield size at Maleolap is 4(1).


South Pacific: Most transports at Suva are unloaded and now departing, good to get that log jam out of the way before Pillager’s Betties make their return.

Daily coastwatcher entries from 10/04 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Thousand Ships Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: 28 ships reported in port at Rabaul (possibly unidentified Jap TF spotted by SS Gar leaving Truk on 10/02?)
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Thousand Ships Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: 11 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, three Jap TF’s in harbor (+3 from last report), 57 aircraft (28 fighters, 29 bombers), 8 Jap LCU’s.

Japanese aircraft (numbers and composition unknown) detected this game turn in Magwe. Airfield construction also appears to be underway, current airfield size at Magwe is 3(7).


China: Japanese ground bombardment along the Kweiyang-Chungking highway SE of Chungking. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at 75,47 (near Chungking)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13001 troops, 156 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 459
Defending force 51803 troops, 274 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1968

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

Assaulting units:
39th Division (previously at Kweiyang)
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion (transferred south from Sian)
21st Mortar Battalion (previously at Kweiyang)

Defending units:
46th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
23rd Group Army
3rd War Area
26th Group Army
27th Group Army

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 2/24/2012 4:38:37 AM   
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quote:

Have you any fighters in Suva? Those G4M's came in unescorted and they burn easily!


Cantona,

No fighters on Suva at this time, though it's now being arranged. Plans are to transfer two VMF squadrons (36 F4F total) into Suva from Auckland using CVE Long Island (to slip them in quietly). CVE Long Island is located in the South Pacific theatre now and had been dispatched to Auckland for this operation prior to the G4M raid on Suva. The VMF squadrons along with the two US anti-aircraft regiments just unloaded at Suva should do the job.

From what I observed, Pillager appears to be operating the G4M's from Noumea, these planes reaching Suva (from Noumea) at the limit of their normal flight range (17 hexes) well beyond the range of any available Japanese fighter escort.

Current size of Suva airfield is 5(7) with construction activity still underway. Sufficient aviation support is already in place at Suva to handle the VMF squadrons along with the naval air search currently operating from there. The supply situation on Suva is quite sufficient to support air operations.

Plans already underway in the current phase (late 1942) to increase capability of Allied air activity from Fiji and Samoa include the following.

1) Increase the amount of aviation support elements on Fiji and Samoa beyond the current levels.
2) Transfer an Air HQ to Fiji - available Air HQ for employment on Fiji are already present in the South Pacific theatre.
3) Reinforce engineer LCU's already operating on Fiji and Samoa.
4) Airfields at both Suva and Nadi will be expanded to size 9 - this to allow unrestricted stacking of Allied planes on Suva.
5) Pago Pago airfield is being expanded to its maximum size of 7 - this airfield intended for use as a possible transit point for the movement of 4E bombers by air between Pearl Harbor and bases in the South Pacific theatre.

All the plans listed above for this phase have been in progress for some time and completion is expected by the end of 1942. The final goal being conversion of Fiji into a rather large, ugly, unsinkable aircraft carrier to be used as a launching point for offensive operations.

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Japanese Home Islands: US fleet sub patrol intercepts possible Jap surface combat TF south of Honshu, no available information on its movement. Position of this contact indicates the Jap TF could be moving to or from either Truk or the Marshall Islands area, this assuming Tokyo as the Jap TF’s destination or point of origin. AAR follows.

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ASW attack near Chichi-jima at 111, 71 (N of Chichi Jima)

Japanese Ships
DD Kazegumo
BB Hiei
CA Mikuma
CL Agano
DD Hibiki
DD Shikinami
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shinonome
DD Ikazuchi

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon

SS Sturgeon launches 2 torpedoes at DD Kazegumo
DD Shinonome attacking submerged sub....
Escort abandons search for sub

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US sub Trout reports ASW air attack by Ki-49 Helen at hex 106, 73 (NW of Iwo Jima). No hits or damage to SS Trout.


Central Pacific: Sigint entries for 10/05 report intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Maleolap and Jaluit. No visible Japanese forces detected at either location.

A Sigint report entry for 10/05 indicates 88 Japanese planes based at Kwajalein.


South Pacific: Sigint entry for 10/05 reports heavy volume of intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Rabaul. Detected status of Rabaul base shows undetermined Jap aircraft based there and ship(s) anchored in port. No other visible Japanese forces or activity.

Coastwatcher entries from the 10/04 and 10/05 Operations report indicate that as many as 28 Japanese ships had been in Rabaul on 10/04 and showing the harbor in Rabaul is now empty on 10/05.

Daily coastwatcher entries from 10/05 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tanna
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher Report: 3 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 Lae
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Chojun Maru reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown


Philippines: Jap amphibious landing operations underway at Culion (island base N of Palawan). Culion is actually the last US-controlled base remaining in the Philippines – Pillager is still mopping up. AAR follows.

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Amphibious Assault at Culion (76,80)

TF 63 troops unloading over beach at Culion, 76,80

Japanese ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, no Jap TF in harbor (-3 from last report), 64 aircraft (40 fighters, 24 bombers), 8 Jap LCU’s.

Unidentified Japanese TF or TF’s detected off Moulmein. Composition and movement of the Jap TF’s is not known. No Allied submarines currently operating in the immediate area.


China: Japanese capture the last remaining Allied-controlled base in southern China, this action basically the end of Chinese resistance in the southern area. The capture of Paoshan also effectively completes the (overland) link-up of Japanese forces in Burma with southern China.

The three Chinese LCU pushed southward out of Paoshan in this action are being marched towards the nearest Allied-controlled base at Ledo, this despite the fact all three of the Chinese LCU are restricted command and non-transferrable. If they can be salvaged by marching across northern Burma… fine. If not, there’s nothing else to be done with them anyway.

AAR and situation map follow.

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Ground combat at Paoshan (65,45)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28528 troops, 339 guns, 285 vehicles, Assault Value = 990
Defending force 1446 troops, 74 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 631
Allied adjusted defense: 10
Japanese assault odds: 63 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Paoshan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
863 casualties reported
Squads: 47 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 67 (40 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
104th Division
38th Division
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
23rd Army
2nd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
54th Chinese Corps**
11th Group Army**
52nd Chinese Corps (eliminated)
16th Chinese Base Force**

** now marching overland to Ledo

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Japanese probing attack continues along Kweiyang-Chungking highway south of Chungking. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at 75,47 (S of Chungking)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13032 troops, 156 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 461
Defending force 51778 troops, 274 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1964

Assaulting units:
39th Division
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
46th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
26th Group Army
3rd War Area
23rd Group Army
27th Group Army

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Chinese repel Japanese ground assault on Sining in the far western area. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Sining (80,32)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36947 troops, 355 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1330
Defending force 17279 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 646
Japanese adjusted assault: 1950
Allied adjusted defense: 1981
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
2496 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 155 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Guns lost 50 (16 destroyed, 34 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
673 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 63 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
6th Division
17th Division
37th Division
12th Army
1st Mortar Battalion

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

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Status: offline 		So the evidence is in. It looks certain that a China/Burma linkup was the objective. Now it looks as though a major push into India may be next. Scary. I guess now is the time to consider what assets can be released and transferred to India to give you a certainty of holding out. A slow, but effective, march by Pillager. John

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Status: offline 		A Johnjohn update. For those of you following this thread, you are aware that WNUEMANN graciously allowed me to post my campaign against the AI as a rookie AE player alongside his campaign against Pillager. My campaign has been shaped by considerable experience with WitP and a lifetime of reading about and wargamming the Pacific War, but no experience with AE. I have enjoyed some success and some heartbreak in learning the mechanics of the game and in utilizing an aggressive defensive strategy, albeit stupidly, and enjoying considerable early luck.

A quick recap is in order. The initial AI assaults took the PI, Burma, DEI, and some SOPAC positions reaching to Luganville (Espiritu Santo) without difficulty. In the PI I evacuated as much as I could and did not try to defend beyond the basics. I did iniate an airlift and movement of all ENGR units to Palembang and Sorabuya respectively. Other than that, the DEI went down quickly. The same happened to Burma with nearly all Burmese forces evactuated to India. In the South Pacific, Efate, Tanna, and Noumea (New Caledona) were held, but only because of a mistake. In late January, with four US carriers available, I sent all four to Noumea to support an emergency defense of the base. A Cat Patrol squadron landed and a tender anchored in the harbor. Tandems of old destroyers were sent to Efate and Tanna to discourage undefended landings, forcing the enemy to eject the destroyers in order to land. That worked. The carriers hung out at Noumea until enemy intentions could be determined. While waiting, a four carrier force (Akagi, Zuikaku, Hiyru and Soyru) attacked the carriers at Noumea achieving surprise (me) but not surprising the two task forces. Lexington and Yorktown with Enterprise and Saratoga in support hit back. When the dust settled, Lexington was sunk, although her air group escaped to Noumea, York, Enterprise and Sara lightly damaged. The seaplane tender at Noumea was also sunk. For this the enemy carriers were all damaged, Akagi losing most of her air group, while Zuikaku, Hiyru and Soyru were heavily damaged. Admiral Fletcher commanded during the battle and emerged the hero. A surface force formed from Fletcher's cruiser escort tracked down the enemy in retreat and finished off all but Akagi, which escaped. A surface group formed out of Halsey's escorts under command of Capt Howard Good, CO New Orleans, then proceeded to sweep the seas clean of all assault forces and support task forces, sinking some 30 transports and killing some 20,000 troops and ship crews. It is important to note that this success, the result of luck coming from a really bad decision to risk my carriers like this at the end of January, 42, has shaped the Allied response since.

In short order I was able to retake Luganville and then start working my way up the Solomons. Six battleships were sunk trying to oppose the advances, as were, by the end of 42, nearly half of the combatant ships the enemy began the war with. My strategy was to use the carriers to secure the air space for an invasion force to arrive and unload. Engineers would then build up the airfield and Marine strike aircraft and fighters would then take over. The carrier forces eventually sank Hiyo and Junyo, and three of the CVLs, thus turning the SOPAC into an American lake. By July 43 the allies hit the Gilberts securing Tarawa and Makin. No longer is the defensive strategy in play. The allies are advancing in the SWPAC areas and CENPAC. Nine CVs and three CVLs patrol the waters around the Marshalls. The enemy has not attempted to engage these forces and their air bases are being reduced before the Marshalls are assaulted. Presently, except for Howland and Baker Islands, I hold a line from Aussie to Port Morseby, to Buka, to Makin, to Pearl to all but Kiska and Attu up north. Buna is in the hands of MacA with a division marching toward the enemy, goal, take Lae.

The difficultly I am experiencing at this time is the complicated nature of shifting to the offensive. This is not helped that I have moved well beyond where the home match presently is, in late 1942. Therefore, I am not able to take advantage from or glean learnings regarding how to do this. Basically, I am hitting just where the allies did, but doing so much earlier given the deplorable condition of the enemy's Navy. I find that I still cannot operate more than two carriers together (a limit that changes in 1944), which makes me nervous. Two carriers can easily be ambushed by Akagi and whatever else is left. So I am holding to a tried and true land campaign tactic, three up and two back. Three carrier task forces are up front and two more task forces are in reserve. I think the ships are safe, but none are operating out of range of Tarawa, the only operational air base I have up and running yet. (Another dumb mistake, the Makin invasion force did not contain any ENGR units to support aviation or build up the base. Help is on the way, but I have lost three weeks of building time.)

In the India, China, Burma front, I took a strategy to build up Ledo as a primary air base in order to support China. An ever growing airlift began in March and now some 20 or so squadrons are busy moving supplies. The China defense strategy was to move everything to defensable positions and to dig in. The AI did not make China a major area of engagement. All the areas abandoned to the enemy were quickly grabbed, but the enemy did not crack open the initial lines of defense. (Every pass is defended, every major road and RR cut, and key cities garrisoned with significant troop concentrations.) Now the defenders are getting some supply from the airlift, and that is strengthening the weakest areas of the defense.

India has been mostly quiet with the enemy trapped or bottled up, take your pick, at Alyab on the coast. The British fleet has done a terrific job sinking the supply ships coming in, so the enemy did not advance to Chittalong before I could get a British Division in there. For the last several months, it has been a sparring session. Both sides are stinging the other, but no major blows have landed.

Aussie has never been seriously threatened. Although PM fell in May, it was retaken easily, as was Milne Bay, four months later. Air superiority in NE Aussie made it far too dangerous for the enemy to operate in the area. One carrier operation designed to open the area to invasion was repulsed and the Carrier forces sunk by Halsey sending two carriers into the coral sea from Noumea. With the loss of the effectiveness of the KB, enemy operations in the SOPAC and SWPAC areas did not materialize.

I have reached Mid August, 1943. I am deliberately slowing down my campaign as I focus on how to achieve ultimate victory.

John

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 2/25/2012 10:30:57 PM   
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I'd say (as of 10/42) much of the activity I quietly have going on can be regarded as the early stages of preparation for an overall strategic offensive, especially in the Pacific theatres. What I'm also seeing is how involved an adequate preparation for this offensive involves.

Despite having over 3 million supply and 500,000 fuel on hand in the South and SW Pacific areas, it's apparent these quantities would not last long when feeding a large-scale, sustained offensive. Fuel (in particular) would be consumed quickly - not only by carrier and surface combat TF's, but also by amphibious forces, transports and auxiliaries in the waves behind them. Even the convoys bringing more supply and fuel as well as reinforcements will consume its share of this fuel (it takes fuel to even transport fuel).

Creating and maintaining the logistics to support an offensive is as critical (if not more so) than possessing the combat forces to launch said offensive. I envision keeping combat forces in combat-worthy condition a task in itself.

There's two parts to a spear - the tip (point) and the shaft on which the spear's tip (point) is attached. A spear with a broken shaft looses much if not all its utility as a weapon no matter how good the spear's tip is. Air, land and naval forces are the tip of the spear. Logistics is the spear's shaft.


In your situation, Johnjohn, the advantage of having an earlier opportunity to launch an Allied offensive was countered by the disadvantage of not having the time to prepare it. Taking the early opportunity is certainly good if one has the wherewithal to exploit it.


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Hawaii: Jap submarine I-3 intercepts US transport convoy PW-23 returning to the mainland US from Pearl Harbor. ASW escorts with the convoy attack the I-3, reportedly sinking it. AAR follows.

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ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 182,106 (NE of Oahu)

Japanese Ships
SS I-3, hits 7, heavy damage (reported sunk)

Allied Ships
APD Manley
APD Gregory
APD Colhoun
AP Barnett
xAK Yunnan
xAK Talune
xAK Florence D.
xAK Diamond head
xAKL Manini
xAKL Kahuku
xAKL Honomu
xAKL Susana
APD Stringham
APD McKean
APD Little

SS I-3 launches 2 torpedoes at APD Manley
APD Stringham attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Central Pacific: Sigint entries for 10/06 report intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Maleolap and Baker Is. Undetermined Japanese planes based at Baker Is, otherwise no visible Japanese forces detected at either location.


South Pacific: US fleet sub intercepts Jap transport convoy NE of Shortlands, sinks one xAKL. No information available on the Jap TF’s movement. AAR follows.

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Sub attack near Ontong Java at 114,128 (NE of Shortlands)

Japanese Ships
xAKL Etashima Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage (reported sunk)
PB Yasushima Maru
TK Nanrei Maru
xAKL Fukuyo Maru
xAKL Kayo Maru
xAKL Toshin Maru
PB Kosin Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS Tambor

SS Tambor launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Etashima Maru
Tambor diving deep ....
PB Kosin Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Daily coastwatcher entries from 10/06 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Efate
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Efate
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown


Philippines: Japanese capture Culion (island base N of Palawan). This action was an automatic capture, no combat or AAR. With the fall of Culion, all bases in the Philippines are now in Japanese control.


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, no Jap TF in harbor, 82 aircraft (53 fighters, 29 bombers), 8 Jap LCU’s.


Capetown: A large draw-down of fuel points in Capetown reduced the fuel point stocks on-hand to almost zero. This could possibly be the result of transport convoy XE-13 (36 ships) returning from Australia to the Eastern US arriving in Capetown – the TF for this convoy had been set to “Full Refuel” as it passed through Capetown.

The on-hand fuel points in Capetown is now back to 750 (with an increase of 250 per day). A fuel convoy to replenish stocks in Capetown is departing the Eastern US, also supply convoys returning to Capetown from India will be routed via Abadan to pick up fuel cargo for transport back to Capetown. It is anticipated that fuel stocks on-hand in Capetown should be restored to normal operating levels within about 30 days.

Task force refuel settings on XE transport convoys returning from Australia to the Eastern US (via Capetown) will need to be monitored in the future so ships in these convoys do not refuel automatically in Capetown during off-map movement back to the Eastern US and cause unnecessary depletion of fuel stocks in Capetown.


China: Pillager is now turning his attention to the main pocket in China centered around Chungking, with the initial direction of assault coming from the south. Japanese ground attacks reported south of Chungking and along the road from Tsuyung to Chengtu. AAR’s and situation map follow.

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Ground combat at 75,47 (SE of Chungking)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13024 troops, 156 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 513
Defending force 51782 troops, 274 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1963

Assaulting units:
17th Tank Regiment (arriving to reinforce this sector of attack)
39th Division
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
45th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
23rd Group Army
3rd War Area
26th Group Army
27th Group Army

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Ground combat at 70,45 (along Tsuyung-Kunming road)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11917 troops, 94 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 444
Defending force 2625 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145
Japanese adjusted assault: 435
Allied adjusted defense: 22
Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
1426 casualties reported
Squads: 34 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
35th Division

Defending units:
200th Chinese Division
96th Chinese Division

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Japanese ground attacks continue in the far western area. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at 81,22 (W of Ansi)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12874 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 437
Defending force 1101 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8
Japanese adjusted assault: 395
Allied adjusted defense: 5
Japanese assault odds: 79 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
464 casualties reported
Squads: 34 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 29 (22 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Division

Defending units:
11th Chinese Corps
17th Group Army
81st Chinese Corps

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Ground combat at Sining (80,32)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 35348 troops, 340 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1168
Defending force 16773 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 591

Assaulting units:
6th Division
17th Division
37th Division
12th Army
1st Mortar Battalion

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

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So the evidence is in. It looks certain that a China/Burma linkup was the objective. Now it looks as though a major push into India may be next. Scary. I guess now is the time to consider what assets can be released and transferred to India to give you a certainty of holding out. A slow, but effective, march by Pillager. John


Johnjohn,

At this point, I think China will hold out until Nov maybe Dec 1942. There's little in the way of Chinese LCU's that can be transferred to India, mainly infantry divisions. I airlifted three Chinese divisions to India via Ledo already - all from the southern front. I believe there are four additional Chinese infantry divisions in the Chungking area that can go.

What could also turn out to be useful in India is the Chinese air force - in fact I had transferred most of it to India in our last CHS game and the Chinese AF did quite well in India with an adequate supply and command structure. To date I have transferred 5-6 Chinese air squadrons (mainly fighters) to India. Priority for transferring Chinese AF squadrons to India has been given to squadrons that do not have a withdrawal date - to this point I'm questioning the usefulness of bringing in Chinese squadrons that have a withdrawal date (I may still do so anyway but on some kind of limited basis).

All Chinese forces arriving in India have been sent to rear-area bases for rebuilding to full strength. Chinese air squadrons are also undergoing intensive pilot training. Some of the Chinese air squadrons with withdrawal dates will be useful in India as pilot training units up to the time they come up for withdrawal.

The more I examine the geography and general situation in Burma, the more I see the diifficulties in Pillager supporting large Japanese forces in Burma as a jumping-off point against India. It's going to take Pillager awhile to get Japanese LCU's from China to Burma (given the length and quality of the road link). The supply infrastructure in Burma is likely not adequate for supporting additional Japanese forces from China, plus the fact that Burma is at the end of a very long supply route.

I'm more and more of the opinion that Pillager will send Jap forces from China into Burma (and Southeast Asia in general) not in preparation to invade India but to improve Japanese defenses to the point where an Allied offensive in Southeast Asia becomes highly difficult if not impossible. For Pillager, a Japanese invasion of India could easily trigger the "Law of Diminishing Returns".

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Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 10/07 reports heavy volume of intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Tabiteuea. Detected status of Tabiteuea shows undetermined Japanese planes based there, also ship(s) in port. Current port size at Tabitueua is 3(1), airfield size 4(3). Intelligence data has four Jap LCU’s located on Tabituea, including two HQ units (4 Air Division & 6th Fleet), 1 Garrison Unit and 65 Naval Gd. Pillager appears to have Tabiteuea established as a central base for Japanese operations in the Gilbert Is chain.

Contract between US fleet sub and probable Jap surface ASW reported near Truk. AAR follows.

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Sub attack near Truk at 112,106 (due N of Truk)

Japanese Ships
PB Shotoku Maru
SC Ch 19
PB Heizan Maru
PB Tenzan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Albacore

SS Albacore launches 2 torpedoes at PB Shotoku Maru
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tenzan Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
Escort abandons search for sub

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South Pacific: Sigint entry for 10/07 reports heavy volume of intercepted Jap radio transmissions at Rabaul. Detected status of Rabaul shows Japanese aircraft and ships located there. Current airfield size of Rabaul is 4(6), port size 4(4). Known Jap LCU’s in Rabual (per intelligence data) include HQ 8th Fleet, 5 & 10 Shipping Engineer Rgts, and 1 JNAF Co. No visible Jap TF’s observed. Few if any surprises here… Pillager still has Fortress Rabaul on the drawing board.

Daily coastwatcher entries from 10/07 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Thousand Ships Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Milne Bay
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: 2 Japanese ships at 114,136 near Thousand Ships Bay, Speed 4, Moving Southwest


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), 65 aircraft (35 fighters, 30 bombers), 8 Jap LCU’s. Japanese TF detected in Rangoon appears to be a surface combat TF and contains 10 ships.


India: Aerial combat over Ledo resumes between Japanese fighter sweeps and RAF squadrons. Intelligence screen display for aircraft losses is reporting 17 Japanese fighters destroyed in action (13 A6M3, 2 Ki-44-IIa, 2 Ki-43-Ic). No RAF fighter planes were destroyed, however, 27 planes were damaged in action and currently are not in operational condition. AAR’s follow.

A Sigint entry for 10/07 indicated that 7 JAAF Base Force is now located in Myitkyina. Pillager transferred this LCU to Myiktyina from its previous location at Rangoon. This makes perfect sense in that Myitkyina is the most likely airbase from which the Japanese fighter sweeps over Ledo are operating. This report is also an indication that Pillager is increasing the Japanese air effort being committed over Ledo. My plans are to reinforce the Allied fighter squadrons now at Ledo, however, this reinforcement will not be done at the expense of Allied air defenses elsewhere. At this point, Ledo is a favorable position for conducting a defensive air battle, especially an air battle where significant damage to Japanese air forces can be inflicted with minimal Allied losses.

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Morning Air attack on Ledo, at 65,38

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 24

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 16
Hurricane IIb Trop x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIa Trop: 2 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed

CAP engaged:
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 8 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 14000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
No.135 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 8 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 15000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000.
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on Ledo, at 65,38

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 6
Hurricane IIb Trop x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 20000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 54 minutes
No.135 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 20000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Ledo, at 65,38

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 20000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
No.135 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 87 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Ledo, at 65,38

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 41
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 2
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2

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

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
39 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet
3 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters to 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
No.135 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters to 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes

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China: Japanese ground bombardment attacks SE of Chungking and at Sining in the far western area. Otherwise quiet.

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South Pacific: Daily coastwatcher entries from 10/08 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 115,136 near Auki, Speed 9, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 114,137 near Tulagi, Speed 11, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: 35 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tanna


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, one Jap TF in harbor, 80 aircraft (56 fighters, 24 bombers), 8 Jap LCU’s.


India: No reported Japanese air activity over Ledo this game turn. All three RAF fighter squadrons in Ledo have fully recovered their damaged planes and are again ready for combat ops. One Tenth USAAF fighter squadron (25 P-40E) arrived in Ledo this game turn, a second Tenth USAAF fighter squadron is enroute. The two USAAF fighter squadrons plus the three RAF squadrons already in Ledo will have a total strength of nearly 100 fighter planes.


China: Japanese ground bombardment attacks SE of Chungking. AAR’s and current situation map of Chungking sector follow.

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Ground combat at 75, 46 – hex marked (1) on situation map

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 30139 troops, 272 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 1047
Defending force 32303 troops, 220 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1175

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

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

Assaulting units:
34th Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
32nd Division
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
100th Chinese Corps
51st Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Corps
9th Prov Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
38th New Chinese Division
1st Group Army
19th Group Army
25th Group Army

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Ground combat at 75, 47 – hex marked (2) on situation map

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13103 troops, 156 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 977
Defending force 51795 troops, 274 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1962

Assaulting units:
17th Tank Regiment
39th Division
110th Division (arrived this game turn to reinforce attack)
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
68th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
23rd Group Army
3rd War Area
26th Group Army
27th Group Army

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 3/1/2012 8:57:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		August 14, 1943. Your comment on spear tip and spear shaft hit a nerve, so I worked up a spreadsheet to determine (1) where the fuel and supply stockpiles are; and (2) which bases are significantly developed. I left India, China, Aden, and Capetown out of it. West Coast, SD, LA, SF, Mare Is, Portland, Tacoma, and Seattle are major bases with 31 million supply and 4 million fuel stockpiled. Hawaii/CENPAC: Pearl Harbor, Hilo, Lahaina, Suva, Pago Pago are major bases with 3 million supply and 1.6 million fuel stockpiled, half of both at PH. SOPAC: Noumea and Luganville are the major bases supporting ops up to Buka. 400 thousand fuel and 600 thousand supply on hand. SWPAC/AUSTRALIA Portland Roads, Coen, Cairns, Cooktown, Townsville, Charter Towers, Cloncurry, Tennant Creek, Darwin, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Port Morsby major bases. 300,000 fuel and 3.5 million supply stockpiled, most at Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth. Brisbane is center for SWPAC operations. PH is CENPAC center of operations. Noumea is SOPAC center of operations. SF, LA, SEA (NORPAC), and SD are major centers of operations supporting SOPAC, SWPAC, CENPAC and NORPAC. About 300,000 fuel and supply are on the high seas, most headed to Brisbane.

Columbo is loaded with 1 million in fuel and 800,000 in supply. No particular supply difficulties exist. UK Fleet operating out of Calcutta and Trincomalee. Capetown has 1.5 million fuel and 1.3 million supply. Presently shipping both to Perth.

I will be shipping even more to SWPAC/AUSSIE due to overall lack, especially of fuel. A major lift to PH will also ensue once shipping returns from Alaska run.

Present fuel and supply sufficient given replenishment task forces supporting the carriers. Johnjohn

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Your experience is pretty much what I'm expecting to happen in my game. The most difficult area of logistics to keep up with is going to be fuel - between the invasion TF's, surface combat forces and the carriers. That's even with replenishment TF's thrown in.

Fuel is the bottleneck, in terms of its consumption and also the amount of cargo capacity (TK and AO ships) available that is capable of efficiently transporting fuel to forward area bases from the mainland US or Middle East (Abadan). Sure you can load fuel aboard many other transport ship types (AK's), however, the use of these ships as fuel transports is quite inefficient in many instances (due to two points of cargo capacity to carry one point of fuel) and the "loss" of 1/2 your available cargo capacity when these ship types are used for fuel transport.

A considerable quantity of fuel is needed to run the transport convoy system alone. While the transport convoys bring large quanties of cargo, the number of ships in these convoys also require a considerable quantity of fuel. A practice I've needed to follow with the convoy system is having the cargo loaded aboard each convoy include at least as much fuel as needed for its own refuelling - for example... cargo aboard a convoy from the US West Coast to Auckland should include at least as much (more it possible) fuel as the quantity required to replenish the ships in the convoy in NZ for the return trip from NZ to the US West Coast. A transport convoy with 10K fuel aboard it arriving in NZ that requires 2K fuel for its ships to refuel in NZ before leaving to return to the US will leave (add) a net 8K of fuel to the South Pacific stockpiles. Several steps forward, one step back.

The more fuel and supply that can be "pumped in" to forward bases, the better. But also keeping in mind no matter how much fuel and supply is "pumped in", front-line operations will eventually exhaust your stockpiles.

I'm also predicting that once large scale Allied offensive operations start in the South/SW Pacific areas, it is very likely the rate at which combat and invasion operations consume fuel and supply is going to exceed the rate at which fresh stocks of fuel and supply reach forward areas from the mainland US. Between distances and available cargo capacity (however considerable that capacity is), fuel and supply simply can't move fast enough.

Logistics is hell... But just think, you could be playing the Japanese and the fuel situation of your front-line naval forces is probably worse beyond the sailing range of major oil production bases in the DEI. That could have some small part in why Pillager has HQ Combined Fleet located in Palembang (and I know its been there for some time). Even historically the IJN kept their major naval units based mainly at Singapore and in the DEI later in the war - just to ease the problem of keeping the Japanese fleet refuelled.

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Eastern US: Transport convoy EX-20 (13 ships) departing the Eastern US this game turn for Australia via Capetown. Cargo loaded aboard the convoy includes two LCU’s (43rd Infantry Division, 9 Marine Defense Bn), 8K supply and 56K fuel.


Central Pacific: US fleet sub returning to Pearl Harbor from patrol reports contact with Japanese task force, also a reported contact with a B5N2 Kate air patrol in the same hex location. While the AAR below suggests the Japanese TF is surface combat, the B5N2 Kate air contact indicates the possibility of the Jap TF also containing carrier(s). Kwajalein may be the likely origin or destination of the Jap task force in this action. AAR follows.

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 127,106 (due N of Eniwetok)

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
CA Nachi
CL Kinu
CL Isuzu
DD Kuroshio
DD Kagero
DD Yugumo
DD Maikaze
DD Yukikaze
DD Natsushio
DD Hatsukaze

Allied Ships
SS Albacore

SS Albacore is sighted by escort
DD Hatsukaze attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sigint entry for 10/09 reports intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Funafuti (Ellice Islands). Detected status of Funafuti shows no visible Japanese forces or activity, also no evidence of airfield or port construction.


South Pacific: Two ships from an unescorted Transport TF were torpedoed and sunk by Jap submarine I-5 as they were departing Suva. This incident and other sightings of Jap submarines in the same area indicate the need for surface ASW escorts being attached to Allied transport shipping TF’s going to Suva. Several transport convoys now enroute from the mainland US to the South Pacific theatre are bringing SC (sub chasers) for operational use in the South Pacific area. These SC will likely be employed as surface ASW escorts with transport ships moving to and from Suva. AAR’s follow.

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Submarine attack near Gau Island at 133,162 (SE of Suva, night attack)

Japanese Ships
SS I-5, hits 1

Allied Ships
xAKL Nicarata, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage (sunk)

xAKL Nicarata is sighted by SS I-5
SS I-5 attacking on the surface
Massive explosion on xAKL Nicarata

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Submarine attack near Gau Island at 133,162 (SE of Suva, day attack)

Japanese Ships
SS I-5

Allied Ships
xAK Steel Trader, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)

xAK Steel Trader is sighted by SS I-5
SS I-5 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Steel Trader

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VMF fighter squadron (17 F4F) launches from CVE Long Island and transferred to Suva airfield – the squadron will be employed in CAP coverage over Suva base hex. CVE Long Island is returning to base to retrieve a second VMF squadron for transfer to Suva.

Fast transport convoy WP-17 (11 transports) arrived in Auckland from the mainland US. Cargo arriving aboard the convoy includes US 3 Marine Division, 25K supply and 13K fuel.

Daily coastwatcher entries from 10/09 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Thousand Ships Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: 18 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Noumea
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: 4 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 20 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Belep Islands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Hoorn Islands
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, one Jap TF in harbor, 66 aircraft (47 fighters, 19 bombers), 8 Jap LCU’s.


India: No reported Japanese air activity over Ledo this game turn. The second Tenth USAAF fighter squadron (25 P-40E) enroute to Ledo arrived this game turn. All five RAF and USAAF fighter squadrons in Ledo remain stood down to complete resting of pilots.

Otherwise, Allied CAP fighters in Ledo are fully operational and await Pillager’s next Japanese air sweeps. My view of the air activity over Ledo is less that it’s a defensive battle and more as an opportunity to inflict attrition on Japanese pilots and planes under conditions relatively favorable to the Allied side.


China: Continuing Japanese ground bombardment attacks SE of Chungking. Latest AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at 75,46 (SE of Chungking)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 30253 troops, 272 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 1059
Defending force 32352 troops, 220 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1184

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

Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
34th Division
32nd Division
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
4th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
51st Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
9th Prov Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
38th New Chinese Division
1st Group Army
19th Group Army
25th Group Army

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Ground combat at 75,47 (SE of Chungking)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13103 troops, 156 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1104

Defending force 51819 troops, 274 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1966

Assaulting units:
39th Division
110th Division
17th Tank Regiment
138th Infantry Regiment (arrived to reinforce attack this game turn, from Luchow)
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
32nd Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
26th Group Army
3rd War Area
23rd Group Army
27th Group Army

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Japanese launch ground assaults in the far western area. AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at 80,21 (W of Ansi)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12872 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436
Defending force 652 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
Japanese adjusted assault: 206
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 206 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
426 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Division

Defending units:
17th Group Army
11th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps

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Ground combat at Sining (80,32)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35850 troops, 340 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1218
Defending force 16900 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 600
Japanese adjusted assault: 2114
Allied adjusted defense: 1069
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
1710 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 201 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled

Allied ground losses:
395 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 91 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
17th Division
6th Division
37th Division
12th Army
1st Mortar Battalion

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

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 3/2/2012 3:24:46 AM   
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ORIGINAL: wneumann

johnjohn,

Your experience is pretty much what I'm expecting to happen in my game. The most difficult area of logistics to keep up with is going to be fuel - between the invasion TF's, surface combat forces and the carriers. That's even with replenishment TF's thrown in.

Fuel is the bottleneck, in terms of its consumption and also the amount of cargo capacity (TK and AO ships) available that is capable of efficiently transporting fuel to forward area bases from the mainland US or Middle East (Abadan). Sure you can load fuel aboard many other transport ship types (AK's), however, the use of these ships as fuel transports is quite inefficient in many instances (due to two points of cargo capacity to carry one point of fuel) and the "loss" of 1/2 your available cargo capacity when these ship types are used for fuel transport.

A considerable quantity of fuel is needed to run the transport convoy system alone. While the transport convoys bring large quanties of cargo, the number of ships in these convoys also require a considerable quantity of fuel. A practice I've needed to follow with the convoy system is having the cargo loaded aboard each convoy include at least as much fuel as needed for its own refuelling - for example... cargo aboard a convoy from the US West Coast to Auckland should include at least as much (more it possible) fuel as the quantity required to replenish the ships in the convoy in NZ for the return trip from NZ to the US West Coast. A transport convoy with 10K fuel aboard it arriving in NZ that requires 2K fuel for its ships to refuel in NZ before leaving to return to the US will leave (add) a net 8K of fuel to the South Pacific stockpiles. Several steps forward, one step back.

The more fuel and supply that can be "pumped in" to forward bases, the better. But also keeping in mind no matter how much fuel and supply is "pumped in", front-line operations will eventually exhaust your stockpiles.

I'm also predicting that once large scale Allied offensive operations start in the South/SW Pacific areas, it is very likely the rate at which combat and invasion operations consume fuel and supply is going to exceed the rate at which fresh stocks of fuel and supply reach forward areas from the mainland US. Between distances and available cargo capacity (however considerable that capacity is), fuel and supply simply can't move fast enough.

Logistics is hell... But just think, you could be playing the Japanese and the fuel situation of your front-line naval forces is probably worse beyond the sailing range of major oil production bases in the DEI. That could have some small part in why Pillager has HQ Combined Fleet located in Palembang (and I know its been there for some time). Even historically the IJN kept their major naval units based mainly at Singapore and in the DEI later in the war - just to ease the problem of keeping the Japanese fleet refuelled.


It is not that bad unless you have lost a lot of tankers to the Imperial forces. 42 shows a shortage of Tankers but steady reinforcements make up for that so that except for the first half of 42, I never really have had to worry about fuel. There has been enough to support all major operations up until mid 44 with plenty of reserve stocks in all theaters. Massive operations in 45 might be different but the shipping route from the West Coast should be shorter as well. In fact, I show that I am really starting to burn supply and have had to increase the flow from the West Coast and Aden. But there are plenty of AKs for that. It was just a matter of better planning. By mid 43, Japanese subs should not be much of a factor either as you start to get a flood of escorts and DDs.


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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 3/2/2012 4:44:33 AM   
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It is not that bad unless you have lost a lot of tankers to the Imperial forces.


I've lost 10 TK to date, nine during 12/41, only one since then. During 1942 I've only been losing an average of 2 AK or AKL a month.

I'm attributing the relatively light transport ship losses to establishment of the convoy system, along with extensive use of surface ASW escorts moving with convoys (especially in sea areas near departure and destination ports). Routing of these convoys has also proven helpful - more indirect routes in some instances and occasional shifting of routes. Utilization of the convoy system does result in fewer opportunities for Japanese subs to intercept transports as there's a relatively small number of Allied transport TF's moving about (though the TF are larger).

Extensive use of the Eastern US to Australia off-map convoy route via Capetown has resulted in zero ship losses along this route as practically the entire route is completely beyond the reach of Jap submarines, surface combat TF's, or the KB. It does make the travel time longer but convoys moving along this route can do so with complete impunity. At least for 1942 and somewhat into 1943, travel time does not matter, getting the cargo there does.

I strongly agree with the idea that surface ASW escorts in Allied transport convoys significantly reduce if not eliminate Jap submarines as a significant threat to transport shipping. Most of my transport ship losses to submarine attack have been ships that were traveling independently or in a TF that was unescorted at the time of attack. Escorts do make a difference. Use of a transport convoy system allows more effective use of available surface ASW ships (especially true in early 1942 when few surface ASW escorts are available).

I anticipate maintaining if not increasing the volume of Allied transport shipping moving from the mainland US and Middle East to the front-line theatre areas. Virtually all Allied transport ships employed in the convoy system are the larger capacity, long-range ships (xAK, AK, TK) which are more suitable in this role than being used in amphibious operations - plans are to permanantly retain the larger, long-range transport ships in the convoy system. I do have a pool of smaller xAK and xAKL reserved specifically for use with Amphibious TF's and for general short-range movement of cargoes within a theatre area. Currently, all large Allied AO's are being employed in the convoy system as fuel transports - this use of AO's projected to continue until I begin operating Replenishment TF's on a large scale. The change in utilization of AO's is the only factor projected (over the long term) to remove ships from of the convoy system that are operating there now.


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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 3/3/2012 11:55:49 PM   
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Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 10/10 reports intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Canton Is. Detected status of Canton Is shows undetermined Jap aircraft based there, also evidence of port construction activity. Current port size at Canton Island is 2(2). No other visible Japanese forces or activity. Available intelligence data has four Jap LCU located on Canton Is - these include Yokosuka 1 SNLF, 52 Naval Gd, 144 JAAF AF Bn, 2 JNAF Co.

US sub Thresher reports contact with unidentified Jap aircraft NW of Kwajalein (hex position 128, 113). There’s a possibility this plane contact may be from or related to the same Jap TF encountered N of Eniwetok by SS Albacore on 10/10.


South Pacific: Daily coastwatcher entries from 10/10 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Thousand Ships Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 17 ships reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Belep Islands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships 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 Tanna
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Luganville
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Hoorn Islands


Australia: 26 PP were expended this game turn to bring 22 Australian Brigade back into the game from the eliminated LCU pool. 22 Brigade is now due to re-enter the game at Sydney as reinforcement in 31 days. This action was done as part of a “project” to build 8 Australian Division as a full TOE strength divisional unit. Plans are for 8 Australian Division to eventually be employed in a front-line combat role (attached to SW Pacific theatre) after it is fully rebuilt. All other sub units of 8 Division (27 Brigade and three Bn’s) are already collected together in Melbourne.


DEI: Dutch submarine K-XVI on patrol at the southern exit from Sunda Straits (between Java & Sumatra) reports attack by G4M Betty air patrol. No reported hits or damage to K-XVI.


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, one Jap TF in harbor, 86 aircraft (59 fighters, 27 bombers), 8 Jap LCU’s. Virtually no visible Japanese activity in Rangoon over the past few game turns.


India: No reported Japanese air activity over Ledo this game turn


China: Continuing Japanese ground attacks SE of Chungking. Latest AAR’s follow.

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Ground combat at 75,46 (SE of Chungking)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30353 troops, 272 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 1067
Defending force 32380 troops, 220 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1186
Japanese adjusted assault: 695
Allied adjusted defense: 910
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
2683 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 113 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Guns lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
735 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
34th Division
32nd Division
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
100th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Corps
9th Prov Chinese Corps
51st Chinese Corps
38th New Chinese Division
19th Group Army
1st Group Army
25th Group Army

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Ground combat at 75,47 (SE of Chungking)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29264 troops, 284 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1104
Defending force 51833 troops, 274 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1969

Assaulting units:
39th Division
110th Division
17th Tank Regiment
138th Infantry Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
67th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
26th Group Army
23rd Group Army
3rd War Area
27th Group Army

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