Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: witpqs
Our subs yada yada yada.

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ORIGINAL: JocMeister

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ORIGINAL: witpqs
Our subs yada yada yada.

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ORIGINAL: Drakanel

An abandon Kuching would be nice, supposing you build it up it's really close to Singapore.

How long for those Essex carriers upgrades? I imagine the Okinawa invasion starts soon after that...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Victoria Point at 50,66, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
DD Michishio, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1
DD Yudachi
DD Samidare
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
CL Caradoc, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Norman, Shell hits 2, on fire

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 50% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 50% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
CL Caradoc engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
CL Caradoc engages DD Wakaba at 2,000 yards
Murray-Lyon, J.E. orders Allied TF to disengage
CA Furutaka engages CL Caradoc at 2,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Norman at 2,000 yards
CL Caradoc sunk by CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Norman at 2,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Norman at 2,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Norman at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Norman engages DD Michishio at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Norman at 4,000 yards
DD Norman engages DD Samidare at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Norman at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Norman at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Norman at 5,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Norman at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Norman at 7,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Norman at 7,000 yards
Murray-Lyon, J.E. orders Allied TF to disengage
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Victoria Point at 50,66, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 10, on fire
DD Harusame, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Yudachi
DD Samidare, Shell hits 35, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Valiant
BB Queen Elizabeth, Shell hits 7
DD Quiberon
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Quality
DD Redoubt
DD Rocket, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 1,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
CA Furutaka engages BB Queen Elizabeth at 1,000 yards
DD Samidare engages BB Queen Elizabeth at 1,000 yards
DD Samidare sunk by DD Rocket at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
BB Queen Elizabeth engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Rocket at 2,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Rocket at 2,000 yards
DD Redoubt engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
DD Harusame sunk by DD Isaac Sweers at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
BB Queen Elizabeth engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages BB Valiant at 5,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Ground combat at 63,56 (near Luangprabang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1962 troops, 9 guns, 342 vehicles, Assault Value = 191

Defending force 874 troops, 8 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Allied adjusted assault: 77

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 19 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
682 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
711th Tank Battalion
706th Tank Battalion
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Defending units:
4th Naval Construction Battalion
41st JAAF AF Bn


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Ground combat at 64,59 (near Vinh)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1230 troops, 6 guns, 212 vehicles, Assault Value = 120

Defending force 1464 troops, 10 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

Allied adjusted assault: 52

Japanese adjusted defense: 55

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 15 (8 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Assaulting units:
775th Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion

Defending units:
10th Tank Regiment
52nd JNAF AF Unit


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Ground combat at 66,60 (near Vinh)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 480 troops, 44 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 153

Defending force 5120 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 169

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

Assaulting units:
503rd Parachute Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
XXIV US Corps
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade


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Ground combat at Dili (71,115)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4822 troops, 69 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 132

Defending force 5325 troops, 52 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 87

Allied adjusted assault: 76

Japanese adjusted defense: 105

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
168 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
179 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/2nd Ind Coy
30th Australian Brigade
Provisional GMC Grp

Defending units:
2nd Recon Regiment
57th Infantry Regiment
24th Nav Gsn Unit
47th JNAF AF Unit


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Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 26752 troops, 478 guns, 273 vehicles, Assault Value = 778

Defending force 10505 troops, 145 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 91

Allied adjusted assault: 615

Japanese adjusted defense: 97

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), fatigue(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
335 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
643 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled

Assaulting units:
23rd Indian Division
2nd Burma Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
22nd (East African) Brigade
17th Indian Division

Defending units:
146th Infantry Regiment
14th Division
77th Infantry Regiment
40th Inf Group Bde /1
1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment


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Ground combat at Victoria Point (51,66)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1176 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Defending force 5210 troops, 78 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 141

Assaulting units:
5th INA Regiment

Defending units:
475th USA Regiment
46th Indian Brigade


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Ground combat at Victoria Point (51,66)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5210 troops, 78 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 141

Defending force 1176 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Allied adjusted assault: 62

Japanese adjusted defense: 141

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 5)

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

Japanese ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
475th USA Regiment
46th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
5th INA Regiment


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Ground combat at 57,63 (near Bangkok)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27699 troops, 363 guns, 568 vehicles, Assault Value = 963

Defending force 776 troops, 0 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 655

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 655 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
674 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 69 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
2nd Australian Division
32nd Infantry Division
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
4th Armoured Brigade

Defending units:
25th Army


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Ground combat at Bandjermasin (60,99)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3729 troops, 53 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 110

Defending force 1698 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 51

Allied adjusted assault: 79

Japanese adjusted defense: 73

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

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

Allied ground losses:
135 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
462nd Airborn FA Bn /1

Defending units:
Kure 2nd SNLF


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ORIGINAL: Drakanel

Aww poor Bismarck, not only it got sunk. The united states then provided to fish it up, patch it up, convert it to a carrier and send it to the pacific ocean.

That or you renamed one of the conditional reinforcements :P

So I guess the projected landing time is in about 25 days or so... Can't wait for it, should be great FUN :P

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Basically six or seven weeks since the invasion of Cam Ranh Bay....looks like you might get slowed down at Vinh. Something has to slow you down.

Still, a wonderful job.

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Hanoi and Haiphong are pretty deep red in color...

Perhaps he is pulling troops from Honshu...he doesn't need them yet there. How is recon on Okinawa? Show any reduction of troops?

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Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2971 troops, 20 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 724

Defending force 10214 troops, 139 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 84

Allied adjusted assault: 106

Japanese adjusted defense: 55

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
23rd Indian Division
22nd (East African) Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
2nd Burma Brigade
17th Indian Division

Defending units:
14th Division
77th Infantry Regiment
40th Inf Group Bde /1
146th Infantry Regiment
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment


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Ground combat at 64,59 (near Vinh)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1230 troops, 6 guns, 212 vehicles, Assault Value = 120

Defending force 1477 troops, 10 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

Allied adjusted assault: 83

Japanese adjusted defense: 22

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
266 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 28 (22 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
775th Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion

Defending units:
10th Tank Regiment
52nd JNAF AF Unit


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Ground combat at 66,60 (near Vinh)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 480 troops, 44 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 153

Defending force 5109 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 166

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

Assaulting units:
503rd Parachute Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment
XXIV US Corps
1st Medium Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade


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Ground combat at Bandjermasin (60,99)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3647 troops, 53 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 99

Defending force 1564 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

Allied adjusted assault: 39

Japanese adjusted defense: 88

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: shock(+)

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

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

Assaulting units:
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
462nd Airborn FA Bn /1

Defending units:
Kure 2nd SNLF


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witpqs: Not sure why the next attack at Bandjermasin was a shock attack...

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

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witpqs: Not sure why the next attack at Bandjermasin was a shock attack...

Did those paratroops just drop in? If so, doesn't that trigger a shock attack?

EDIT: deleted - my eyes saw blue where there was green ...

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ORIGINAL: Drakanel

Hrmm, I know you are planning to take Kuching if possible, to use eventually as a base in the push for the Singapore area. And it seems empty, which really helps. Is there any particular reason for not considering Singkawang as well? I mean, it IS closer to Singapore et al. Or is it exactly because of that, that you prefer to stay further away from possible air attacks and/or bombardments?

Also, the push for Vinh seems to be going really well. Let's hope he doesn't counterattack in that hex before you get reinforcements there!

P.S. You seem to be bombarding a lot every day. Just how many ships do you have on bombardment duty? :P

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ORIGINAL: witpqs
See the unit at the base just SE of Tarakan? That is a USA IR marching back to Tarakan and 100% prepared for Kuching. The convoy at Kuching is amphibious with APA to take them to Kuching. From there they will march on Sinkawang, then take the other two bases nearby (if they don't auto switch first). I do anticipate surface ship interference and see no need to send ships any closer than Kuching, at least vulnerable transports. Because the Okinawa invasion is coming up very soon, that IR will have to make due with only merchants able to bring in support troops and supply. But there is no need to hurry that corner of Borneo as far as I see.

It might be 3 days before they have friends at Vinh - cross your fingers!

For Dili bombardments I am using the remaining Dutch surface fleet rearming at Kendari. For Babar a single DD (only a few dozen troops remain) rearming at Darwin. For Ternate a 2xCA TF and a 1x BB TF from Manado. For Peleliu a 2x DD TF and a 2xCA TF from Babeldaob. For Ulithi a 4x CA TF, and 2x 1x BB TF from Guam. Pretty much all of those big ships will be diverted to the Okinawa campaign.

I might/probably will get the Bde prepared for Ulithi lifted there to invade before Okinawa.

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ORIGINAL: Drakanel

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ORIGINAL: witpqs
See the unit at the base just SE of Tarakan? That is a USA IR marching back to Tarakan and 100% prepared for Kuching. The convoy at Kuching is amphibious with APA to take them to Kuching. From there they will march on Sinkawang, then take the other two bases nearby (if they don't auto switch first). I do anticipate surface ship interference and see no need to send ships any closer than Kuching, at least vulnerable transports. Because the Okinawa invasion is coming up very soon, that IR will have to make due with only merchants able to bring in support troops and supply. But there is no need to hurry that corner of Borneo as far as I see.

It might be 3 days before they have friends at Vinh - cross your fingers!

For Dili bombardments I am using the remaining Dutch surface fleet rearming at Kendari. For Babar a single DD (only a few dozen troops remain) rearming at Darwin. For Ternate a 2xCA TF and a 1x BB TF from Manado. For Peleliu a 2x DD TF and a 2xCA TF from Babeldaob. For Ulithi a 4x CA TF, and 2x 1x BB TF from Guam. Pretty much all of those big ships will be diverted to the Okinawa campaign.

I might/probably will get the Bde prepared for Ulithi lifted there to invade before Okinawa.

Ah I see, I thought you would start building up kuching soon, but instead you're just going to conquer it (and the other bases too) for now.
I didn't mean to imply that. I will bring in support troops, but they will be on merchants/civilian transports escorted by cruiser TFs and CVE TFs. It's not a major effort like some other places, but it will build and hammer in more nails.

About Vinh, 3 days is pushing it. Unless you have scared him, but I guess it's just a matter of seeing what happens now.
The hope is, first, that he won't really know what is there until either there is a battle (bombardment at least) or DL rises enough, and, second, when he does have adequate info he will be be faced with the lack of knowledge about when additional troops arrive. If his units attack on the day that more of my units arrive then his subsequent defense of Vinh will be weakened by the rebuke. So I'm hoping that FOW helps me.

As for that bombardment, I guess all the CAs and BBs will be relocated. I'm surprised about you bombarding Babar with just a DD ( thought there's few troops left). Didn't think a single DD could really do anything as far as bombardment goes. I suppose that's more to exhaust supplies and thus starving them rather than directly killing them...
A DD is readily available and the place isn't worth diverting resources. If need be I will eventually land a Coy or something to take it.

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Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)

Allied Deliberate attack {Only 22nd (East African) Brigade attacked.}

Attacking force 5258 troops, 88 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 734

Defending force 9874 troops, 133 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 79

Allied adjusted assault: 53

Japanese adjusted defense: 46

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Burma Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
22nd (East African) Brigade
23rd Indian Division
17th Indian Division

Defending units:
14th Division
77th Infantry Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
40th Inf Group Bde /1


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Ground combat at Ayuthia (56,61)

Allied Shock attack {Only the armoured units attacked.}

Attacking force 9041 troops, 51 guns, 1042 vehicles, Assault Value = 1979

Defending force 1663 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Allied adjusted assault: 463

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 463 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Ayuthia !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2427 casualties reported
Squads: 52 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 214 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

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

Assaulting units:
150th RAC Regiment
Provisionl Tank Brigade
19th Indian Division
Gardner's Horse Regiment
268th Motorised Brigade
82nd (West African) Division
255th Indian Tank Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
18th Cavalry Regiment
50th Tank Brigade
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
5th Indian Division

Defending units:
64th Inf Group Brigade
48th JNAF AF Unit


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Ground combat at Victoria Point (51,66)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5260 troops, 78 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 146

Defending force 1118 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Allied adjusted assault: 65

Japanese adjusted defense: 19

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

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

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

Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
475th USA Regiment
46th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
5th INA Regiment


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Ground combat at 57,62 (near Bangkok)

Allied Deliberate attack {Only the armoured units attacked.}

Attacking force 1674 troops, 6 guns, 270 vehicles, Assault Value = 476

Defending force 2687 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

Allied adjusted assault: 148

Japanese adjusted defense: 11

Allied assault odds: 13 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
846 casualties reported
Squads: 28 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd Australian Division

Defending units:
9th Division
29th JNAF AF Unit
20th AA Regiment
26th Air Flotilla
59th JNAF AF Unit


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Ground combat at Vinh (65,59)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 33021 troops, 188 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1039

Defending force 576 troops, 0 guns, 107 vehicles, Assault Value = 60

Assaulting units:
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
51st Infantry Brigade
66th Infantry Brigade
83rd Infantry Brigade
22nd/B Division
6th Field Construction Battalion

Defending units:
2/4th Armoured Regiment


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Ground combat at Melak (63,95)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 287 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Defending force 104 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied adjusted assault: 21

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Melak !!!

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

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

Assaulting units:
1st Australian Para Bn /1

Defending units:
1st Raiding Regiment


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Ground combat at Dili (71,115)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4458 troops, 68 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 113

Defending force 5198 troops, 52 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Allied adjusted assault: 40

Japanese adjusted defense: 91

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
328 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
2/2nd Ind Coy
30th Australian Brigade
Provisional GMC Grp

Defending units:
57th Infantry Regiment
24th Nav Gsn Unit
2nd Recon Regiment
47th JNAF AF Unit


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Ground combat at Ternate (78,102)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1020 troops, 126 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 120

Defending force 10373 troops, 86 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 213

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
147th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
12th Garrison Unit
34th Ind Engineer Regiment
11th Special Base Force
70th JAAF AF Bn
51st Field AA Battalion
2nd JNAF AF Unit
72nd JAAF AF Bn


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ORIGINAL: witpqs

Let's hope DAW HQ feels that significant Allied troops will arrive at Vinh tomorrow. All 4EB except for the B-29 groups and various other bombers will hit Imperial troop concentrations in Vinh. Our armor will attack tomorrow at Luangprabang with one Tk Bn ordered in reserve to pursue.