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RE: 1944 March 08 - 7/27/2014 5:05:40 PM   
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Just finished reading your entire AAR, thanks for taking the time to post it and doing such a nice job making it easy to follow.

To answer your question, I have a stock game in late 1943 where I have an overland route from Singapore to Manchuria (albeit without Changsha) and if my SLOCs were cut it would quickly result in catastrophic economic meltdown. As I've been reading I've actually been wondering why you weren't more aggressively interdicting his supply routes, although it seems like your subs have been doing a fine job on their own.

Thanks! Welcome aboard.

I really concentrated the assault shipping for the Mariana Islands campaign. When it comes to landing 6 divisions plus armor, arty, etc. for one invasion there just isn't enough of it to go around in 1943. I could have pushed earlier with more risk in the eastern DEI but it would have been a double whammy - mostly merchant shipping and very little air cover. I've got lots of CVE now, in fact I have more than a dozen that have yet to sortie on an operation because their pilots are training.

The route of advance to Okinawa is aimed mostly at interdicting supply, etc. Making additional strategic bombing bases available is a secondary objective, and of course, future offensives from there.

Taking bases on the Indochina coast, the speculative operation posed in the graphic above, is solely aimed at interdicting supply, etc. but future operations could also originate there. The reason I'm considering it is I suppose those bases would be less strongly defended than other bases astride the mainland side of the supply line, and they are less exposed to attack from major Imperial bases.

Burma was intended as a breakthrough to move through Thailand, Indochina, and Malaya. As you see it's turned into a giant holding operation. At this point its strategic value is in tying up lots of Imperial troops, both directly and in China (which depends on Burma for its lifeline). There is always the possibility of cutting of and destroying large formations as the Allies get more ability to make major landings behind the defense.


Your strategy is, as always, impeccable (not that I have ever seen a peccable one ).
It certainly shows the dilemmas the Japanese defender faces in 1944 in trying to set up an effective defence. Even if he does so in one place like Burma,
he risks losing all those troops when the Allies gather their strength and push from another direction. With poor transportation links and weak control of air and sea routes, the IJA cannot retreat
fast enough to make a coherent fighting retreat possible. Tough spot to be in.


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RE: 1944 March 08 - 7/27/2014 5:31:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		BB - Thanks. Should I take it that you think seizing a base or three on the Indochina coast is a good idea?

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RE: 1944 March 08 - 7/27/2014 6:16:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		If you can secure your flanks across the South China Sea against naval and air attack you should be able to induce panic in Burma.
It looks like you have enough of his troops tied down that he cannot have much in Indochina.
Do you have enough air strength to put lots of fighters and a few bombers on those bases?
CRB and Saigon have naval fortresses and likely lots of mines, so I would land at the next base up the coast and march to the latter two targets.
The shipyard at Saigon would be most useful and CRB is the best location for DDs and bombers to hit his convoys.
Go get him, tiger!

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RE: 1944 March 08 - 7/27/2014 6:52:12 PM   
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If you can secure your flanks across the South China Sea against naval and air attack you should be able to induce panic in Burma.
It looks like you have enough of his troops tied down that he cannot have much in Indochina.
Do you have enough air strength to put lots of fighters and a few bombers on those bases?
CRB and Saigon have naval fortresses and likely lots of mines, so I would land at the next base up the coast and march to the latter two targets.
The shipyard at Saigon would be most useful and CRB is the best location for DDs and bombers to hit his convoys.
Go get him, tiger!

Didn't know that. Considering CRB (has a second base next door, both can build to size 8 airfield) and started thinking about options to cut the rail lines to either side to slow up reinforcements. Maybe land battalions along the coast rail lines. It would have to be a big invasion with support troops embarked close behind so that the bases can both be seized fairly quickly and built up rapidly.

Yes, I think I have lots of fighters and bombers available for the op. Fighter groups will start to get a bit thinner considering the length of the corridor, but suppressing enemy bases greatly reduces the strain on the fighter/fighter pilot pools. One of the nice, big - actually huge - NZ AA units plus others should help too.

A side benefit of such a coup de main is that DAW HQ will have to wonder just where those combat units will march to next?

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1944 March 09 - 7/28/2014 8:33:24 AM   
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The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:


There were Imperial amphibious operations at:


There were Allied amphibious operations at:


Our subs got an SS and a TK.

1,575 AV at Chungking.

The bombardment of Rangoon went OK, but I would prefer some supply hits on the base.
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Allied Ships Bombarding Rangoon
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Night Naval bombardment of Rangoon at 54,53

Allied Ships
CL Kenya

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

CL Kenya firing at 63rd Inf Group Brigade


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Probably in response to us pulling some troops out of the battle hex, the Empire has done likewise with several units (beyond the hex's garrison) now between the battle hex and Rangoon. A number of units not yet deployed to the interior of Burma are now assigned to prepare for Pegu with the idea being an amphibious landing to block supply to the main forces. The landings would be carried out largely by merchant shipping, and plenty of it to make up for the slow rate of unloading.

Allied bombardments in the Pacific.
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Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian

Surprisingly, our fleet carriers on their way to the Kendari invasion appear to be unspotted by the Imperials.

DD Ralph Talbot has made it to Boela and is making temporary repairs.

One of the (two) divisions for Tinian has to switch from strat mode to combat mode at Guam and will take 3 days to do so.

Here is a look at the Intel screen.




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1944 March 10 - 7/30/2014 6:00:32 PM   
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The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Jaluit

There were Imperial amphibious operations at:


There were Allied amphibious operations at:
Jaluit

Our subs were involved in approximately half a zillion combats, and got an xAK, an APD, an SS, and an SC.

1,572 AV at Chungking. Bad air attacks today.

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Allied Ships Bombarding Rangoon
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Night Naval bombardment of Rangoon at 54,53

Allied Ships
CL Caradoc

CL Caradoc firing at 114th Infantry Regiment


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I guess that was a non-result. The good news is that more than a dozen Bettys were shot down attacking ships at the bombardment staging area.

Allied bombardments in the Pacific.
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Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian

The Kendari invasion force lands tomorrow, as does one at Manokwari. The latter is a small affair, a single regiment going in against about an equal number of troops. Two more days before final loading of the Tinian invasion.

Early recon shows Chichi Jima with about 24,000 troops; good thing we are not going there. P-38 sweeps over Iwo Jima finally got some company, but treated Frank quite rudely. See the air losses below.

With the capture of Jaluit, the Marshall Islands are secured, and I am not going to worry about the remaining dot-bases. The CA and CL TFs have repositioned to Kavieng and will begin bombarding Rabaul tonight. Lots of ships are coming due for upgrades. When we invest (or capture??) Iwo Jima that will activate kamikazes, so those upgrades are now critical. A mass of CLAA are due (currently with the carriers), North Carolina and Washington are due (currently with the carriers), many DD are overdue, and many ships come up next month. I'm not worried about kamikazes at Iwo Jima, but after that we will be deeper into the Imperial base net. So at least a slight operational pause will take place, which many fleet carriers need just to repair minor damage.

Here are today's air losses.




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RE: 1944 March 10 - 7/30/2014 6:00:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here is a look at the CRB area. CRB and the base next to it are jungle-rough terrain, whereas the base up the coast is only jungle. That could make them tougher to capture if they are strongly defended, but would also make them easier for us to defend as a bastion while our offensive moves elsewhere.




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1944 March 11 - 7/31/2014 4:59:10 AM   
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The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Lolobato

There were Imperial amphibious operations at:


There were Allied amphibious operations at:
Manokwari
Kendari

Our subs got an xAKL, a DD, and three xAK.

1,571 AV at Chungking.

Kenya was like a one-ship armada!
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Allied Ships Bombarding Rangoon
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Night Naval bombardment of Rangoon at 54,53

Allied Ships
CL Kenya

Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Refinery hits 1
Light Industry hits 1
Manpower hits 1
Fires 141
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17
Port hits 5

CL Kenya firing at Rangoon


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The four divisions noted earlier (2x USA, 1x USMC, 1x African) have made it back to Prome and divided to take replacements faster. The West African division is also in rest mode with only 45% morale.

Allied bombardments in the Pacific.
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Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Rabaul
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Rabaul
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian

I have a feeling that the fortifications at Rabaul are not so high.
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Night Naval bombardment of Rabaul at 106,125

Allied Ships
CA Boston
DD Hale
DD Cotten

Japanese ground losses:
247 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Port hits 2

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Boston
CA Boston firing at Rabaul
DD Hale firing at Rabaul
DD Cotten firing at Rabaul


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Night Naval bombardment of Rabaul at 106,125

Allied Ships
CL Biloxi
DD Stevens
DD Stembel
DD Ingersoll
DD Lewis Hancock

Japanese ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 16
Port hits 1

CL Biloxi firing at Rabaul
DD Stevens firing at Rabaul
DD Stembel firing at Rabaul
DD Ingersoll firing at Rabaul
DD Lewis Hancock firing at 8th Base Force


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Oddly, neither Kendari nor Manokwari saw Imperial forces bombard the invading troops. Attacks are ordered at both places. I think we have superiority at Kendari but possibly only parity at Manokwari (but almost certainly a huge supply and disruption advantage).
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LCT-353 damaged while beaching at Manokwari
LCT-357 damaged while beaching at Manokwari
LCT-170 founders in surf at Manokwari
LCT-61 founders in surf at Manokwari
APA Feland runs aground while attempting to unload at Kendari

The amount of detail in this game is staggering! Feland has significant damage and spilled her remaining cargo, so she will make for Sydney under escort.

One more day until the Tinian invasion final loading.

Trying to further upset the convoy lines with 5x DD.




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1944 March 12 - 8/1/2014 6:02:08 PM   
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The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Kendari

There were Imperial amphibious operations at:


There were Allied amphibious operations at:


Our subs got a DD.

1,549 AV at Chungking.

Some Imperial unit(s) at Rangoon is heading toward Pegu.

Allied bombardments in the Pacific.
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Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Rabaul
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Kendari
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Rabaul
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian

Kendari was captured in a total anti-climax. Manokwari will likely be seized tomorrow.
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Ground combat at Kendari (70,106)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8313 troops, 91 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 312

Defending force 3611 troops, 27 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 29

Allied adjusted assault: 470

Japanese adjusted defense: 19

Allied assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kendari !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1256 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 53 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 29 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 16 (6 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Allied ground losses:
233 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
15th NZ Brigade
2nd Regiment
I US Corps

Defending units:
38th JNAF AF Unit
25th JNAF AF Unit
8th JAAF AF Bn


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Ground combat at Manokwari (85,109)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4998 troops, 42 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 153

Defending force 3976 troops, 21 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 94

Allied adjusted assault: 71

Japanese adjusted defense: 16

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
284 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
8th NZ Brigade

Defending units:
21st Infantry Regiment
23rd Field Construction Battalion


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I have to remember to check on that Bde's leader.

The final loading for Tinian is taking place tomorrow, D-Day the day after. Saipan airfield will hit max size 7 tomorrow and the port is already building toward the max size 4.

Our DD shipping raid has yet to be seen and has not vectored on anything, so it will remain in place for another day.

Three Australian divisions that still need to be bought out have begun preparing for Cam Ranh Bay. Other heavy units will follow as they finish current assignments.

Here is the overview map.




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1944 March 13 - 8/2/2014 11:59:08 PM   
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The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Galeia
Manokwari

There were Imperial amphibious operations at:


There were Allied amphibious operations at:
Ambon

Our subs got a TK, a DMS, and a DD. We lost one sub.

1,536 AV at Chungking. The Empire conducted a recon today.
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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3270 troops, 272 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3540

Defending force 152548 troops, 92 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1624

Allied ground losses:
245 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th RGC Temp./A Division
35th Division
12th Tank Regiment
22nd/B Division
32nd/A Division
39th Ind Engineer Regiment
104th/C Division
37th Division
9th Mongol/A Cavalry Division
11th Tank Regiment
32nd/C Division
3rd Tank Regiment
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
8th Ind Engineer Regiment
13th Ind.Infantry Brigade
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
North China Gsn Brigade
51st Infantry Brigade
17th/A Division
12th Ind.Infantry Brigade
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
110th/B Division
14th Tank Regiment
58th Infantry Regiment
34th/B Division
13th RGC Temp. Division
31st Engineer Regiment
15th RGC Temp./B Division
21st Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
4th Mortar Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
31st Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
129th Red Chinese Division
28th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
69th Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Corps
55th Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
61st Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
303rd Brigade
48th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
115th Red Chinese Division
43rd Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
259th Brigade
18th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
22nd Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps Corps
2nd New Chinese Corps
89th Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
1st New Chinese Corps
8th Prov Chinese Corps
4th Chinese/A Corps
25th Group Army
11th Construction Regiment
30th Group Army
24th Group Army
9th Chinese Base Force
49th AA Regiment
1st War Area
84th Chinese Corps
83rd Chinese Corps
33rd Group Army
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
5th Chinese Base Force
12th Group Army
13th Group Army
79th Chinese Corps
22nd Group Army
17th Chinese Corps
1st Artillery Regiment
16th Construction Regiment
2nd War Area
4th Chinese Base Force
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
64th Chinese Corps
8th Group Army
3rd Chinese Base Force
6th Chinese Base Force
34th Separate Brigade
Red Chinese Army
80th Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Base Force
34th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
CAF HQ
4th Group Army
32nd Group Army
5th War Area
7th Construction Regiment
8th War Area
Jingcha War Area
19th Chinese Base Force
6th Construction Regiment
27th Chinese Corps
14th Group Army
Central Reserve
29th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Base Force
China Command
37th Group Army
56th AT Gun Regiment
41st AA Regiment
20th Chinese Base Force
13th Construction Regiment
17th Group Army
38th Group Army
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
7th Artillery Regiment
31st Group Army
21st Chinese Base Force


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We get unit arrivals with another >300 AV in two days; will it be soon enough?

This was one of those days when the Empire got fighters in among our bombers over the battle hex near Prome. See the air losses below. Many of the George losses were from elsewhere, when they tried to sweep P-47 CAP over newly captured Kendari. Steps have been taken to try and get the bombers over Burma to wait for the sweeps but there are no guarantees. From now on, all bombers in the area on ground attack will have it as a secondary assignment, with naval attack as primary. The groups' ranges are being set to the distance from base to ground target, in the hopes that any naval attack which materialize will not out fly escort.
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Allied Ships Bombarding Rangoon
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Night Naval bombardment of Rangoon at 54,53

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle

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

Manpower hits 2
Fires 184
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
Port hits 1

CL Newcastle firing at Rangoon


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Allied bombardments in the Pacific.
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Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Rabaul
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Rabaul
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian

Manokwari fell.
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Ground combat at Manokwari (85,109)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4997 troops, 42 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 150

Defending force 3641 troops, 21 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

Allied adjusted assault: 133

Japanese adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Manokwari !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1166 casualties reported
Squads: 37 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
8th NZ Brigade

Defending units:
21st Infantry Regiment
23rd Field Construction Battalion


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Our DD convoy raiders drew blood.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ishigaki at 91,71, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 2, on fire
E Hirado, Shell hits 2, on fire
TK Rikko Maru, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
TK San Ramon Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
TK Toa Maru, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Daly
DD Hall
DD Mullany
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Owen, Shell hits 2, on fire

Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 82% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Owen at 8,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages E Hirado at 8,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Hall at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Owen engages DD Hatsushima at 9,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Hatsushima at 9,000 yards
DD Mullany engages TK Toa Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Hall engages DD Hatsushima at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Owen engages DD Hatsushima at 5,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Hatsushima at 5,000 yards
DD Mullany engages TK San Ramon Maru at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Owen engages DD Hatsushima at 3,000 yards
DD Hall engages TK Toa Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Hall at 3,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK Rikko Maru at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Owen at 2,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD O'Bannon at 2,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK Toa Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Hall at 2,000 yards
TK Rikko Maru sunk by DD Daly at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Owen engages E Hirado at 4,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Mullany at 4,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...


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Two of our destroyers need some repairs, one of them more extensive. One of the tankers is claimed sunk. The Empire responded at Salajar, but the tables turned after daybreak.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Salajar at 66,108, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Yugumo
DD Kiyonami
DD Kagero
DD Hokaze
E Fuyo

Allied Ships
AM Ararat, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 82% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
AM Ararat engages E Fuyo at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages AM Ararat at 6,000 yards
DD Kiyonami engages AM Ararat at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages AM Ararat at 5,000 yards
AM Ararat sunk by DD Yugumo at 5,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Salajar at 66,108, Range 7,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Yugumo
DD Kiyonami
DD Kagero
DD Hokaze
E Fuyo

Allied Ships
DD Bagley
DD Mugford
DD Maury, Shell hits 3, on fire

Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 82% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
DD Yugumo engages DD Maury at 7,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Yugumo at 7,000 yards
DD Kiyonami engages DD Maury at 7,000 yards
DD Yugumo engages DD Maury at 7,000 yards
E Fuyo engages DD Maury at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Yugumo at 5,000 yards
DD Kiyonami engages DD Maury at 5,000 yards
DD Yugumo engages DD Maury at 5,000 yards
DD Maury engages E Fuyo at 5,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Yugumo at 5,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Kagero at 5,000 yards
DD Bagley engages DD Kagero at 5,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Yugumo at 5,000 yards
DD Maury engages E Fuyo at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Yugumo at 6,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Yugumo at 6,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Kiyonami at 6,000 yards
DD Yugumo engages DD Maury at 6,000 yards
DD Maury engages E Fuyo at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages DD Mugford at 10,000 yards
DD Bagley engages DD Kagero at 10,000 yards
DD Kiyonami engages DD Maury at 10,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Yugumo at 10,000 yards
DD Maury engages E Fuyo at 10,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Makassar at 65,107

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 7

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 101
SBD-5 Dauntless x 48
TBF-1 Avenger x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 5 destroyed
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Kagero, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Fuyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hokaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Kiyonami, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Yugumo

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
17 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
15 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
14 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
253 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Fuyo
Hokaze dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kagero
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hokaze


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Makassar at 65,107

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 6

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 42
SBD-5 Dauntless x 26
TBF-1 Avenger x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Yugumo, Bomb hits 3
E Fuyo, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hokaze, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
253 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Fuyo
Hokaze dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hokaze


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Makassar at 65,107

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 2

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 65
SBD-5 Dauntless x 20
TBF-1 Avenger x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Yugumo, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
E Fuyo, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Kiyonami, and is sunk
DD Kagero, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Hokaze, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
17 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
253 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (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 25000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes

Hokaze dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hokaze
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kiyonami
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kagero


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Hokaze was finished off by two torpedoes from submarine Sturgeon. In these strikes the Hellcats took it on the chin from the George CAP.

The troops are ashore without much incident at Ambon - 27th Aus Bde - and will attack tomorrow. Little resistance is expected.

Tinian D-Day is tomorrow, then we will know for certain what we are up against. There are (and have been) lots of logistical moves going on to downsize some and pull out of most rearward bases.

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Status: offline 		Let us know how it goes with the bombers! In the end I had to resort to using Escorts as I never got the results as I wanted with Sweep/bombers.

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Status: offline 		I do use plenty of squadrons on Escort, but I rarely LRCAP the hex unless I am trying to more seriously oppose enemy bombing than is getting done with CAP flying over.

I think the technique that I outlined will work out well enough as I've used it before when I really needed to. Most of the time the problem is that the sweepers go in last or nearly last, but still in the morning. With Naval Attack + Ground Attack, the bombers have their morning reserved for Naval Attack AFAIK, so they should always go in during the afternoon.

We'll see!

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I do use plenty of squadrons on Escort, but I rarely LRCAP the hex unless I am trying to more seriously oppose enemy bombing than is getting done with CAP flying over.

I think the technique that I outlined will work out well enough as I've used it before when I really needed to. Most of the time the problem is that the sweepers go in last or nearly last, but still in the morning. With Naval Attack + Ground Attack, the bombers have their morning reserved for Naval Attack AFAIK, so they should always go in during the afternoon.

We'll see!


I've used this extensively. It can work well, but sometimes just fizzles as they either don't fly or because they do attack something in the water (more rare, as usually I'd only restrict to the range needed, but if it's a port hex even a few PT/PBs can attract the lot of the bombers with not such great results).



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Status: offline 		I set the range equal to the range from base to the ground target hex. I know that you can set the range to 0 and still target the assigned hex, but I just figured this was is more sporting. Maybe it's not really, because it does make sense to be able to give orders to a group such as "Any ships show up within 40 miles of this base, attack them. Otherwise, go after the enemy troops assigned to support the assault."




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The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:


There were Imperial amphibious operations at:


There were Allied amphibious operations at:
Tinian

Our subs got two TK and an E.

1,896 AV at Chungking, with the new arrivals. But before they climbed out of their secret tunnels, was another recon.
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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3270 troops, 272 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3841

Defending force 152016 troops, 92 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1629

Allied ground losses:
178 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
110th/B Division
9th Tank Regiment
32nd/C Division
15th Tank Regiment
37th Division
12th Tank Regiment
17th/A Division
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
3rd Mobile Infantry Regiment
9th Mongol/A Cavalry Division
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
58th Infantry Regiment
17th Tank Regiment
15th RGC Temp./A Division
31st Engineer Regiment
34th/B Division
22nd/B Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
35th Division
12th Ind.Infantry Brigade
13th RGC Temp. Division
104th/C Division
5th Tank Regiment
North China Gsn Brigade
6th Tank Regiment
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
15th RGC Temp./B Division
39th Ind Engineer Regiment
51st Infantry Brigade
10th Tank Regiment
32nd/A Division
8th Ind Engineer Regiment
13th Ind.Infantry Brigade
15th RGC Temp./C Division
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
4th Mortar Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
31st Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
13th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
129th Red Chinese Division
47th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
88th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
303rd Brigade
2nd New Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
55th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
259th Brigade
19th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
115th Red Chinese Division
44th Chinese Corps
69th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
22nd Chinese Corps
1st New Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Corps
8th Prov Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
89th Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
4th Chinese/A Corps
13th Construction Regiment
2nd War Area
84th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
6th Construction Regiment
29th Chinese Corps
34th Group Army
41st AA Regiment
32nd Group Army
17th Group Army
56th AT Gun Regiment
37th Group Army
7th Construction Regiment
31st Group Army
79th Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
8th Chinese Base Force
49th AA Regiment
6th Chinese Base Force
7th Artillery Regiment
19th Chinese Base Force
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
30th Group Army
13th Group Army
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
1st Artillery Regiment
1st War Area
4th Chinese Base Force
22nd Group Army
8th War Area
12th Chinese Base Force
5th Chinese Base Force
17th Chinese Corps
12th Group Army
4th Group Army
9th Chinese Base Force
China Command
Jingcha War Area
Red Chinese Army
3rd Chinese Base Force
38th Group Army
5th War Area
83rd Chinese Corps
33rd Group Army
16th Construction Regiment
24th Group Army
8th Group Army
CAF HQ
20th Chinese Base Force
64th Chinese Corps
Central Reserve
80th Chinese Corps
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
11th Construction Regiment
10th Chinese Base Force
14th Group Army
21st Chinese Base Force


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The bombardments of Moulmein and Rangoon were mild affairs.

Allied bombardments in the Pacific.
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Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Rabaul
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Rabaul
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian

The troops are all ashore in good order at Tinian and will make their first attack tomorrow. The results of today's Japanese bombardment of our freshly landed troops seems to indicate the poor state of the Imperials.
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Ground combat at Tinian (108,94)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17472 troops, 191 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 540

Defending force 30970 troops, 563 guns, 692 vehicles, Assault Value = 930

Japanese ground losses:
210 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
54th Division
Maizuru 3rd SNLF
Kure 3rd SNLF
102nd Machine Canno AA Battalion
67th Field AA Battalion
Southeast Area Fleet
12th JNAF AF Unit
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
58th Field AA Battalion
3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion
65th Bde /1

Defending units:
37th Infantry Division
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Regiment
5th USMC Tank Battalion
38th Infantry Div /9
4th Field Artillery Battalion
82nd Mortar Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
145th Field Artillery Battalion
7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion
V Amphib Corps
4th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion


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For some reason a tiny fragment of the 38th ID is at Rota. Will attempt to get them to Tinian overnight!

Our attack at Ambon began reducing the defenders, but our troops will rest for one or two days. Meanwhile, a para landing at Kolaka to cut off the ex-defenders of Kendari achieved its objective.
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4365 troops, 74 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value = 138

Defending force 1840 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Allied adjusted assault: 81

Japanese adjusted defense: 58

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
27th Australian Brigade

Defending units:
3rd JNAF Coy
36th JNAF AF Unit


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Ground combat at Kolaka (68,105)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 144 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

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

Allied adjusted assault: 6

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Kolaka !!!

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

Assaulting units:
1st Australian Para Bn /1


There is a force of 10 enemy DD just one hex west of Kalao. We have some support troops unloading there, plus a supply convoy, two TF of supply subs, and mine sweepers. Luckily we also have a TF of 2x DD and a PT TF.

During combat, major IJN surface fleet elements were located by our submarines south of Honshu-Shikoku-Kyushu. The trouble is that we could not tell if they were heading west toward the Philippines or DEI, or east to cover the Bonins. As we are in fact beginning to gather the troops and ships for the Iwo Jima invasion, it would be nice to know!
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ASW attack near Wakayama at 108,62

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Takao
CL Noshiro
DD Suzunami
DD Nowaki
DD Kuroshio

Allied Ships
SS Pogy

SS Pogy is sighted by escort
DD Nowaki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kuroshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Kanoya at 104,62

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
DD Asashimo
DD Asagumo
DD Amatsukaze

Allied Ships
SS Billfish, hits 2

SS Billfish is sighted by escort
Billfish diving deep ....
DD Asagumo fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amatsukaze attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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A first recon puts Daito Shoto heavily garrisoned at more than 18,000 troops.

Here is a look at the USA '44 Infantry Squad pool. As you can see from the number of squads currently needed to replace combat losses versus the number in the pool, the pool will be empty in a few days!




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The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:


There were Imperial amphibious operations at:


There were Allied amphibious operations at:
Tinian

Our subs got a TK and two xAK, and we lost a sub. it's getting tougher under the sea!

1,893 AV at Chungking. There are more enemy units moving into the city from the west.

The bombardments today went well, but Suffolk was ambushed on the way downriver from Rangoon.
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Allied Ships Bombarding Moulmein
Allied Ships Bombarding Rangoon
CA Suffolk hits Type 88 Mine at 54 , 54
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Night Naval bombardment of Moulmein at 55,55

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle

Japanese ground losses:
144 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Manpower hits 4
Fires 277
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 28
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 3

CL Newcastle firing at Moulmein


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Night Naval bombardment of Rangoon at 54,53

Allied Ships
CA Suffolk

Japanese ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5
Port hits 8

CA Suffolk firing at Rangoon


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TF 398 encounters mine field at 54,54

Allied Ships
DD Paladin
CA Suffolk, Mine hits 1

2 mines cleared


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Allied bombardments in the Pacific.
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Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Rabaul
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Rabaul
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian


The IJN came on at Kalao and they were foaming at the mouth.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kalao at 66,110, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
CL Naka, Shell hits 1
CL Jintsu
CL Kinu
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 2
CL Kuma
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
DD Shirayuki, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Murakumo
DD Karii

Allied Ships
DD Hobby, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Dewey, Shell hits 1


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 64% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
Overesch, H.E. crosses the 'T'
CL Sendai collides with CL Kinu at 66 , 110
DD Hobby engages CL Tatsuta at 8,000 yards
CL Kuma engages DD Hobby at 8,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DD Hobby at 8,000 yards
DD Murakumo engages DD Hobby at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages DD Hobby at 4,000 yards
DD Murakumo engages DD Hobby at 4,000 yards
CL Kuma engages DD Hobby at 4,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD Hobby at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Shirayuki at 2,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Hobby at 2,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages DD Hobby at 2,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD Hobby at 2,000 yards
DD Hobby engages DD Karii at 2,000 yards
DD Hobby engages DD Shirayuki at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Shirayuki at 3,000 yards
DD Hobby sunk by CL Tenryu at 3,000 yards
DD Karii engages DD Dewey at 3,000 yards
DD Murakumo engages DD Dewey at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages DD Dewey at 5,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DD Dewey at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Karii at 7,000 yards
CL Kinu engages DD Dewey at 7,000 yards
DD Murakumo engages DD Dewey at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages DD Dewey at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Karii engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages DD Dewey at 14,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages DD Dewey at 14,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Karii at 14,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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TF 127 encounters mine field at Kalao (66,110)

Japanese Ships
DD Karii, Mine hits 1, heavy damage



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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kalao at 66,110, Range 7,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
CL Naka
CL Jintsu
CL Kinu
CL Abukuma
CL Kuma
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
DD Murakumo

Allied Ships
PT-26
PT-27
PT-28
PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-30
PT-42


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 53% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards
Fruback, J.M. gains tactical advantage
CL Kinu engages PT-29 at 7,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-27 at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
PT-29 sunk by CL Abukuma at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CL Kuma engages PT-42 at 4,000 yards
PT-26 engages CL Sendai at 4,000 yards
DD Murakumo engages PT-42 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages PT-26 at 6,000 yards
DD Murakumo engages PT-27 at 6,000 yards
Fruback, J.M. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CL Sendai engages PT-28 at 8,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages PT-27 at 8,000 yards
CL Kuma engages PT-26 at 8,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages PT-26 at 8,000 yards
DD Murakumo engages PT-42 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Kuma engages PT-27 at 11,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-26 at 11,000 yards
CL Sendai engages PT-26 at 11,000 yards
DD Murakumo engages PT-26 at 11,000 yards
Fruback, J.M. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages PT-42 at 12,000 yards
CL Kuma engages PT-26 at 12,000 yards
DD Murakumo engages PT-42 at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages PT-26 at 13,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages PT-26 at 13,000 yards
DD Murakumo engages PT-42 at 13,000 yards
CL Kuma engages PT-28 at 13,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages PT-26 at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CL Kuma engages PT-26 at 12,000 yards
DD Murakumo engages PT-42 at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Kuma engages PT-26 at 9,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages PT-26 at 9,000 yards
Fruback, J.M. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Kuma engages PT-26 at 6,000 yards
PT-30 engages DD Murakumo at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages PT-26 at 13,000 yards
CL Naka engages PT-26 at 13,000 yards
Fruback, J.M. orders Allied TF to disengage
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kalao at 66,110, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
CL Naka
CL Jintsu
CL Kinu
CL Abukuma
CL Kuma
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
DD Murakumo

Allied Ships
AM Katoomba


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 53% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages AM Katoomba at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages AM Katoomba at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages AM Katoomba at 6,000 yards
DD Murakumo engages AM Katoomba at 6,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages AM Katoomba at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Kinu engages AM Katoomba at 9,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages AM Katoomba at 9,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kalao at 66,110, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
CL Naka
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 2
CL Kinu
CL Abukuma
CL Kuma, Shell hits 1
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
DD Murakumo

Allied Ships
DD Dewey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Shibuya, Kiyomi crosses the 'T'
CL Tatsuta engages DD Dewey at 15,000 yards
CL Kuma engages DD Dewey at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
CL Kuma engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
CL Kinu engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages DD Dewey at 8,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Murakumo at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Murakumo at 5,000 yards
CL Kuma engages DD Dewey at 5,000 yards
CL Kinu engages DD Dewey at 5,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages DD Dewey at 5,000 yards
Chillingworth, C. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages DD Dewey at 7,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Dewey at 7,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages DD Dewey at 7,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages DD Dewey at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages DD Dewey at 9,000 yards
CL Kuma engages DD Dewey at 9,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD Dewey at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 16,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages DD Dewey at 16,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages DD Dewey at 16,000 yards
CL Kinu engages DD Dewey at 16,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages DD Dewey at 21,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages DD Dewey at 21,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tanahdjampea at 65,109, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
CL Naka
CL Jintsu
CL Kinu
CL Abukuma
CL Kuma
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
DD Murakumo

Allied Ships
AM Katoomba, Shell hits 7, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages AM Katoomba at 18,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages AM Katoomba at 18,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages AM Katoomba at 18,000 yards
CL Naka engages AM Katoomba at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages AM Katoomba at 16,000 yards
DD Murakumo engages AM Katoomba at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages AM Katoomba at 13,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages AM Katoomba at 13,000 yards
CL Naka engages AM Katoomba at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages AM Katoomba at 12,000 yards
CL Kuma engages AM Katoomba at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Sendai engages AM Katoomba at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
Massive explosion on AM Katoomba
AM Katoomba sunk by CL Tatsuta at 8,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


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The good news is that there was no bombardments and none of our supply or troop convoys were intercepted.

The attack at Tinian today went well, which is a big relief. The troops will rest a day before attacking again.
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Ground combat at Tinian (108,94)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17325 troops, 190 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 528

Defending force 31098 troops, 565 guns, 693 vehicles, Assault Value = 937

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

Assaulting units:
Maizuru 3rd SNLF
54th Division
Kure 3rd SNLF
102nd Machine Canno AA Battalion
58th Field AA Battalion
67th Field AA Battalion
12th JNAF AF Unit
3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
Southeast Area Fleet
65th Bde /1

Defending units:
38th Infantry Division
5th USMC Tank Battalion
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
37th Infantry Division
3rd Regiment
2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
82nd Mortar Battalion
145th Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
V Amphib Corps
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion


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Ground combat at Tinian (108,94)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28628 troops, 565 guns, 693 vehicles, Assault Value = 937

Defending force 20035 troops, 267 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 516

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied adjusted assault: 1564

Japanese adjusted defense: 641

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
2375 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 123 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 74 (23 destroyed, 51 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
390 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 33 (1 destroyed, 32 disabled)

Assaulting units:
38th Infantry Division
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
5th USMC Tank Battalion
37th Infantry Division
3rd Regiment
2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion
145th Field Artillery Battalion
82nd Mortar Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
V Amphib Corps
226th Field Artillery Battalion
4th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion

Defending units:
Maizuru 3rd SNLF
54th Division
Kure 3rd SNLF
58th Field AA Battalion
67th Field AA Battalion
12th JNAF AF Unit
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion
Southeast Area Fleet
102nd Machine Canno AA Battalion
65th Bde /1


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Haruna and Kirishima were encountered twice by subs today, and they are moving west!

Here are today's ship losses.




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The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:


There were Imperial amphibious operations at:


There were Allied amphibious operations at:
Tinian

Our subs got a TK and an xAK. There was also this sighting (direction of travel undetermined).
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Sub attack near Taihoku at 90,62

Japanese Ships
CVE Shinyo
CA Kumano
CA Takao
CL Noshiro
DD Suzunami
DD Nowaki
DD Kuroshio

Allied Ships
SS Darter

SS Darter launches 4 torpedoes at CVE Shinyo
Darter diving deep ....
DD Nowaki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kuroshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuroshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuroshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuroshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuroshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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1,334 AV at Chungking. That is, after this:
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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 155080 troops, 1189 guns, 941 vehicles, Assault Value = 4948

Defending force 158057 troops, 92 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1926

Japanese adjusted assault: 2640

Allied adjusted defense: 1239

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
12962 casualties reported
Squads: 73 destroyed, 1154 disabled
Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 171 disabled
Engineers: 91 destroyed, 181 disabled
Guns lost 93 (5 destroyed, 88 disabled)
Vehicles lost 216 (8 destroyed, 208 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
11106 casualties reported
Squads: 662 destroyed, 552 disabled
Non Combat: 594 destroyed, 244 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Units destroyed 18

Assaulting units:
9th Mongol/A Cavalry Division
13th Ind.Infantry Brigade
110th/B Division
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
North China Gsn Brigade
10th Tank Regiment
22nd/B Division
8th Ind Engineer Regiment
34th/B Division
31st Engineer Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
35th Division
6th Tank Regiment
17th/A Division
104th/C Division
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
3rd Mobile Infantry Regiment
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
61st Infantry Brigade
15th RGC Temp./B Division
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
13th RGC Temp. Division
15th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
27th/B Division
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
27th/C Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
51st Engineer Regiment
39th Ind Engineer Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
12th Ind.Infantry Brigade
58th Infantry Regiment
11th Ind.Infantry Brigade
15th RGC Temp./A Division
32nd/A Division
3rd Tank Regiment
5th Ind.Infantry Brigade
37th Division
17th Tank Regiment
51st Infantry Brigade
32nd/C Division
15th RGC Temp./C Division
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
1st Mortar Battalion
31st Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
72nd Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
129th Red Chinese Division
93rd Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps Corps
2nd New Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
259th Brigade
1st New Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
89th Chinese Corps
69th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
303rd Brigade
11th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
8th Prov Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
22nd Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
9th Separate Brigade
19th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
55th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
115th Red Chinese Division
15th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
61st Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese/A Corps
17th Group Army
3rd Chinese Base Force
13th Construction Regiment
7th Artillery Regiment
31st Group Army
37th Group Army
6th Chinese Base Force
19th Chinese Base Force
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
5th War Area
1st Artillery Regiment
20th Chinese Base Force
84th Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
38th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
1st War Area
24th Group Army
25th Group Army
CAF HQ
5th Chinese Base Force
Jingcha War Area
41st AA Regiment
80th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Base Force
12th Group Army
6th Construction Regiment
China Command
10th Group Army
4th Group Army
32nd Group Army
56th AT Gun Regiment
34th Separate Brigade
8th Chinese Base Force
49th AA Regiment
30th Group Army
29th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Base Force
2nd War Area
34th Group Army
14th Group Army
Red Chinese Army
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
11th Construction Regiment
12th Chinese Base Force
33rd Group Army
22nd Group Army
8th War Area
13th Group Army
83rd Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
Central Reserve
64th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Base Force


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And after four units comprising 272 (of those 1,334) AV arrived today after the combat! I'm surprised by the disruption(-) on the attackers. Looking ahead, there are no big boosts to AV via arrivals in store for the heroic defenders of Chungking. Let's hope that the paperwork reduction which accompanies their much reduced over stacking allows for more efficient use of daily supply to repair disabled squads. There appears to be movement out of Chungking by some IJ units simultaneous with movement into Chungking by others. Rest will be minimal for our stalwart defenders.

The IJ troops ashore at Moulmein and Rangoon will get tonight off from bombardments as there is no TF in place to make a run. Meanwhile Kenya did its bit.
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Allied Ships Bombarding Moulmein
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Night Naval bombardment of Moulmein at 55,55

Allied Ships
CL Kenya

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

Manpower hits 1
Fires 162
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 11

CL Kenya firing at Moulmein


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There are some differences in IJ troop strength seen via recon along the front lines, but I am unsure if they are just variations in recon or real. The battle hex SW of Toungoo had been stacked with ~89,000 Imperials but now shows ~55,000. Just to the east, the road hex had at least two units but now shows one, while the non-road hex just to that SW now shows three units where it had one or two before. I wonder if DAW HQ is getting ready for whatever the next phase of their defensive plan is?

Allied bombardments in the Pacific.
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Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Rabaul
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Rabaul
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian

Our troops at Tinian will rest for one more day because one of the two divisions has 17% disruption.
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Ground combat at Tinian (108,94)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15727 troops, 187 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 397

Defending force 30683 troops, 565 guns, 702 vehicles, Assault Value = 872

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
54th Division
Maizuru 3rd SNLF
Kure 3rd SNLF
12th JNAF AF Unit
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
102nd Machine Canno AA Battalion
58th Field AA Battalion
Southeast Area Fleet
3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion
67th Field AA Battalion
65th Bde /1

Defending units:
38th Infantry Division
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
5th USMC Tank Battalion
37th Infantry Division
3rd Regiment
7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
V Amphib Corps
226th Field Artillery Battalion
145th Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
82nd Mortar Battalion
2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion
4th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion


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Marshalling enough assault shipping to land all six divisions on Iwo Jima at the same time will be a challenge, but we might be able to swing it by using substantial numbers of LST and AKA to carry troops (not just equipment). The greater question is should we land all six at one time, given that the stacking limit is 25,000? Landing six divisions (plus other units) with a stacking limit of 35,000 worked out well enough, but even with massive amounts of supply the increase in disruption was felt, partly in combat effectiveness and partly in greater time to recover disruption. 25,000 is only 71% of 35,000. Should I land only four divisions in the initial assault, with merchant shipping standing by to pull of two beat up divisions while the assault shipping goes back to the Marianas to get two fresh assault divisions? That would also ensure enough shipping in the initial wave to land copious amounts of supply, which has proved to be a critical factor, and allow lighter loading of assault forces to allow faster unloading for the mandatory shock attack. I'm leaning that way.

The USA '44 infantry squad pool is down to 2, and ~37 are needed to fill out various ID. That should equate to 15 or 16 days' production.

Here is one of today's arrivals. Another will join it at Aden in two days, so both will convoy together under heavy ASW escort. This group was promptly assigned highly experienced GroundBombing pilots, as will be all B-29 groups as long as the supply lasts. Those that arrived with the group are already in squadrons on training + missions over Rabaul and New Guinea.




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I don't know if lesser birds can't do it because of their lack of range or if the game engine won't allow it.

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Is it possible to fly a B-29 Sqn. from Aden or Abadan to an on-map base?
I don't know if lesser birds can't do it because of their lack of range or if the game engine won't allow it.

I had the impression that it was forbidden, so I didn't even check.

OK, just popped into the save and checked on it. Only off-map bases are available, and (of course) only via strategic transfer. So, it seems that the game engine forbids it.

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Note that the 39th ID is only 97% prepared for objective Tinian.




will the divisions get the corp attack bonus even if in a different corp or army group.

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Marshalling enough assault shipping to land all six divisions on Iwo Jima at the same time will be a challenge, but we might be able to swing it by using substantial numbers of LST and AKA to carry troops (not just equipment). The greater question is should we land all six at one time, given that the stacking limit is 25,000? Landing six divisions (plus other units) with a stacking limit of 35,000 worked out well enough, but even with massive amounts of supply the increase in disruption was felt, partly in combat effectiveness and partly in greater time to recover disruption. 25,000 is only 71% of 35,000. Should I land only four divisions in the initial assault, with merchant shipping standing by to pull of two beat up divisions while the assault shipping goes back to the Marianas to get two fresh assault divisions? That would also ensure enough shipping in the initial wave to land copious amounts of supply, which has proved to be a critical factor, and allow lighter loading of assault forces to allow faster unloading for the mandatory shock attack. I'm leaning that way.

I recommend 4 div up front w/ 2 reserve. Easy to pull off after they get disrupted. I used this strategy at Truk against FatR. Had to bring in fresh divisions to finish the deal.

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Note that the 39th ID is only 97% prepared for objective Tinian.




will the divisions get the corp attack bonus even if in a different corp or army group.

That's my understanding. Wouldn't stake my life on it, but little electrons - yeah!

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will the divisions get the corp attack bonus even if in a different corp or army group.


Yes, they will. HQ bonuses (Army, Corps, and Command) are not dependent on command affiliations.

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Marshalling enough assault shipping to land all six divisions on Iwo Jima at the same time will be a challenge, but we might be able to swing it by using substantial numbers of LST and AKA to carry troops (not just equipment). The greater question is should we land all six at one time, given that the stacking limit is 25,000? Landing six divisions (plus other units) with a stacking limit of 35,000 worked out well enough, but even with massive amounts of supply the increase in disruption was felt, partly in combat effectiveness and partly in greater time to recover disruption. 25,000 is only 71% of 35,000. Should I land only four divisions in the initial assault, with merchant shipping standing by to pull of two beat up divisions while the assault shipping goes back to the Marianas to get two fresh assault divisions? That would also ensure enough shipping in the initial wave to land copious amounts of supply, which has proved to be a critical factor, and allow lighter loading of assault forces to allow faster unloading for the mandatory shock attack. I'm leaning that way.

I recommend 4 div up front w/ 2 reserve. Easy to pull off after they get disrupted. I used this strategy at Truk against FatR. Had to bring in fresh divisions to finish the deal.

Thanks, that's one vote!

BTW, RL is eating up a lot of time and motion over at DAW HQ. Sooo, our brilliant (hey, I'm on a roll!) knife-like thrusts will be mostly in slow motion over the weeks or couple of months.

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ORIGINAL: bigred
will the divisions get the corp attack bonus even if in a different corp or army group.


Yes, they will. HQ bonuses (Army, Corps, and Command) are not dependent on command affiliations.

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The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Watampone

There were Imperial amphibious operations at:


There were Allied amphibious operations at:


Our subs got a TK, a PB, and BB Yamato. We lost a sub which was hammered in the Andaman Sea.
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Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,79

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Torpedo hits 1
E Asagao
DD Arare

Allied Ships
SS Balao, hits 3, heavy damage

SS Balao launches 6 torpedoes at BB Yamato
Balao diving deep ....
DD Arare attacking submerged sub ....
DD Arare attacking submerged sub ....
DD Arare is out of ASW ammo
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arare attacking submerged sub ....
DD Arare is out of ASW ammo
DD Arare is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub


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1,342 AV at Chungking. No Imperial ground attack today!

The Empire went on the offensive in the air over Burma today. The target was our fighter strength rather than our bombers, and all attacks were sweeps over Bassein. See the air losses below. We did OK. The hex SW of Toungoo again has recon showing >70,000 troops, so the recent reduction must have been a recon blip. Last we saw a stable number of troops there, the count was ~89,000

Allied bombardments in the Pacific.
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Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Rabaul
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Rabaul
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian

Our troops at Tinian will attack tomorrow. I think their attack will go well, despite the fact that 38th ID disruption is still 15%, having dropped only 2% from yesterday.
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Ground combat at Tinian (108,94)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15680 troops, 185 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 402

Defending force 30780 troops, 565 guns, 702 vehicles, Assault Value = 882

Japanese ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
54th Division
Maizuru 3rd SNLF
Kure 3rd SNLF
12th JNAF AF Unit
Southeast Area Fleet
67th Field AA Battalion
3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion
58th Field AA Battalion
102nd Machine Canno AA Battalion
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
65th Bde /1

Defending units:
38th Infantry Division
37th Infantry Division
5th USMC Tank Battalion
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Regiment
82nd Mortar Battalion
V Amphib Corps
2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
145th Field Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
4th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion


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The Imperial forces at Ambon, however, seem quite stubborn. The attack continues tomorrow.
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4357 troops, 74 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value = 138

Defending force 1757 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 61

Japanese adjusted defense: 19

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

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

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

Assaulting units:
27th Australian Brigade

Defending units:
3rd JNAF Coy
36th JNAF AF Unit



The USA infantry squad '44 pool has gone dry as expected. The units awaiting more replacements are for Okinawa and still have weeks to prepare, let alone the time the rest of the Allied behemoth will take to be ready for that operation.

Here are today's air losses. Some George fighters were exchanged with B-24D1 airframes over Cagayan, otherwise perhaps all Imperial fighters fell over Bassein.




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RE: 1944 March 17 - 8/13/2014 5:47:48 AM   
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