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RE: 1944 August 19 - 9/23/2015 6:53:01 PM

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Next will be either late Friday evening or after, which probably means next week, RL being what it is.

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RE: 1944 August 19 - 9/23/2015 7:01:43 PM

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Looks like you got some orangutans stalking you south of Miri and Brunei... protect your coconuts!

Yeah, I figure that is the last unit from Balikpapan. It just can't be much at this point. The unit that temporarily seized Malik was already practically walking-dead and it evaporated shortly after making its escape. Whatever this is it should add so little to AV that the battle will still start out better than 4 to 1. I guess if they do show up they are just as likely to get wiped out in the battle.

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RE: 1944 August 19 - 9/24/2015 7:01:54 PM

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Next will be either late Friday evening or after, which probably means next week, RL being what it is.

Wrong again!

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1944 August 20 - 9/24/2015 7:04:00 PM

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1944 August 20

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Culion
Bandjermasin

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Donggala

Imperial Naval Bombardments

Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Ulithi
Allied Ships Bombarding Ternate
Allied Ships Bombarding Dili
Allied Ships Bombarding Iloilo
Allied Ships Bombarding Ulithi
Allied Ships Bombarding Iloilo

Our subs are on their way!

Quiet in China.

A good first attack at Prachuap Khiri Khan.

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Ground combat at Prachuap Khiri Khan (54,64)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 26793 troops, 501 guns, 307 vehicles, Assault Value = 757

Defending force 5393 troops, 76 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 131

Allied adjusted assault: 469

Japanese adjusted defense: 115

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
713 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 52 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
176 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Burma Battalion
18th British Division
5th Burma Battalion
25th Indian Division
XV Indian Corps

Defending units:
9th Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
211th Ship Eng Coy
8th Field Construction Battalion
311th Ship Eng Coy
36th Field AA Battalion
91st JAAF AF Bn
8th JAAF AF Coy

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One division (the 18th) will rest while the other units continue tomorrow. The first attack at Chumphon has been ordered and it will have significant air support out of Victoria Point. Troops are still unloading at Victoria Point but enough engineers are ashore that the port will be nearly or completely fixed by this time tomorrow.

The B-29 groups out of Moulmein failed to fly against the LI at Changsha as ordered, and I have no idea why.

SE of Vinh the 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade recovered far better than anticipated but was still hit hard. The unidentified unit 2 hexes NW of Vinh was a small recon unit.

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Ground combat at 66,60 (near Vinh)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4746 troops, 62 guns, 360 vehicles, Assault Value = 255

Defending force 3873 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 62

Allied adjusted assault: 179

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 59 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
981 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
775th Tank Battalion
503rd Parachute Regiment
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
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 64,57 (near Vinh)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1968 troops, 9 guns, 342 vehicles, Assault Value = 193

Defending force 845 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Allied adjusted assault: 158

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 39 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
454 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (9 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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

Defending units:
16th Recon Regiment

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Tomorrow the attack continues SE of Vinh and the pursuit commences NW of Vinh. The armor should make the move in two days, which will coincide with one of the infantry divisions arriving. The other infantry division will arrive a day later.

Bandjermasin is ours and there are now two Imperial units in the bush nearby. The defenses at Dili are finally crumbling.

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Ground combat at Bandjermasin (60,99)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1018 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Defending force 3757 troops, 65 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 114

Assaulting units:
Kure 2nd SNLF

Defending units:
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
462nd Airborn Field Artillery Battalion

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Ground combat at Bandjermasin (60,99)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3757 troops, 65 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 114

Defending force 1018 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Allied adjusted assault: 26

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Bandjermasin !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
514 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
462nd Airborn Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
Kure 2nd SNLF

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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 9615 troops, 73 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 197

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

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

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

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Ground combat at Dili (71,115)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4699 troops, 68 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 119

Defending force 4518 troops, 51 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

Allied adjusted assault: 55

Japanese adjusted defense: 41

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
180 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
191 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 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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A base force, long waiting aboard ships at Makassar will proceed to Bandjermasin. At Dili our 2/2nd Ind Coy of commandos were nearly wiped out and will not participate further in this action. A SeaBee unit has landed at Peleliu to get damage repaired and start building a port. The Kuching invasion convoy is moving along the coast of Borneo and will be 4 hexes from Kuching tomorrow, likely landing late on the following day. A carrier TF, fast battleship TF, and small DD TF will meet them tomorrow and a CL TF will join the day after. Bandoeng has finally been reduced to 2x LI.

Indochina.

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RE: 1944 August 20 - 9/24/2015 7:04:47 PM

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Malay Peninsula.

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RE: 1944 August 20 - 9/24/2015 7:05:08 PM

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Chumphon.

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RE: 1944 August 20 - 9/24/2015 7:05:58 PM

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Borneo.

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RE: 1944 August 20 - 9/24/2015 8:16:46 PM

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Chumphon.

Looks like the Burmese know how to live off the land! (HQs always hog supply anyway).

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RE: 1944 August 20 - 9/24/2015 8:32:03 PM

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Curious as to why Andav is letting you take Vinh, after that it is look out Canton/Hong Kong.

My simple guess is you have shattered his troop strength and or, more likely, fears another landing behind the Vinh line and even more troops cut off.

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RE: 1944 August 20 - 9/24/2015 9:26:50 PM

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Chumphon.

Looks like the Burmese know how to live off the land! (HQs always hog supply anyway).

Those two are just Bn, I think the HQ is much larger.

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RE: 1944 August 20 - 9/24/2015 9:53:03 PM

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Curious as to why Andav is letting you take Vinh, after that it is look out Canton/Hong Kong.

My simple guess is you have shattered his troop strength and or, more likely, fears another landing behind the Vinh line and even more troops cut off.

I don't think he's really letting me take it. He's setting up defense in depth, with a line at Vinh, another at Hanoi/Haiphong, and another at and around Lang Son, and I think another that will anchor on Nanning in China. If he did put too much at Vinh then a landing behind it would trap a larger force as you point out.

I'm not sure if he intends to pull the forces out of Vinh or leave them in place to buy more time. FOW is one of the most wonderful parts of this game, and I just don't know if he yet sees or has identified the strength of the two infantry divisions that are nearly across the jungle NW of Vinh. That Bde that he has NW of Vinh might be something strong enough to hold in good terrain against an armor-only force. And the road through Luangprabang is a long slog for infantry units. He might be thinking he has just a little bit more time before enough Allied divisions arrive from the south of Vinh.

I think after two turns it will be too late and I will be able to trap everything in Vinh if they have not already started moving.

The Australian units that have been fighting on the SEAC front are moving to the SWPac advance into China. The Victoria Point port is going to be crucial for getting supply from India into the interior as the road net from Rangoon and Moulmein is just too slow. VP to Chumphon and then by rail to Bangkok and points beyond, plus by rail to the south for the SEAC advance on Singapore should make a world of difference. We are just barely keeping up with supply needs through Cam Ranh Bay (considering that air bases need >20K to replace planes and so on). The 4EB based at Quinhon are burning supply like there is no tomorrow.

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RE: 1944 August 20 - 9/24/2015 9:53:50 PM

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Chumphon.

Looks like the Burmese know how to live off the land! (HQs always hog supply anyway).

Those two are just Bn, I think the HQ is much larger.

Forgot to mention - I let out the HQ supply contract the M&M Enterprises. That might have something to do with it.

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RE: 1944 August 20 - 9/25/2015 1:00:24 AM

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Chumphon.

Looks like the Burmese know how to live off the land! (HQs always hog supply anyway).

Those two are just Bn, I think the HQ is much larger.

Right - I was alluding to the fact the two Divisions are low on supply while the HQ has enough. Even when troops get cut off and are starving, the HQ is the last unit to have supply. Ergo - supply hogs.

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RE: 1944 August 20 - 9/25/2015 1:27:48 AM

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Ah! They are really close to the line. In fact, they are so close that I do strongly suspect M&M is shaving supplies and delivering to some other, "unnamed", AAR!

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1944 August 21 - 9/25/2015 7:26:32 PM

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1944 August 21

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Donggala
Chumphon

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:

Imperial Naval Bombardments

Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Ternate
Allied Ships Bombarding Ulithi

Our subs are entering their deployment area covering the Kuching invasion. Tomorrow they will enter their patrol areas north of Okinawan.

Quiet in China.

Prachuap Khiri Khan defenses were further reduced. Chumphon is ours.

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Ground combat at Prachuap Khiri Khan (54,64)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14335 troops, 275 guns, 160 vehicles, Assault Value = 739

Defending force 4624 troops, 71 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 79

Allied adjusted assault: 177

Japanese adjusted defense: 125

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
253 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
282 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Burma Battalion
5th Burma Battalion
18th British Division
25th Indian Division
XV Indian Corps

Defending units:
9th Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
91st JAAF AF Bn
311th Ship Eng Coy
211th Ship Eng Coy
8th Field Construction Battalion
36th Field AA Battalion
8th JAAF AF Coy

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Ground combat at Chumphon (52,66)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5113 troops, 78 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 125

Defending force 815 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Allied adjusted assault: 27

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Chumphon !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
234 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
475th USA Regiment
46th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
5th INA Regiment

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Both divisions will attack at Prachuap Khiri Khan tomorrow and will most likely capture the base, but defenders will have to be eliminated before rail movement can pass through. One of the Bn will rest after taking heavy casualties today.

B-29 strikes on Changsha seemed very successful, gathering 27 LI hits. Recon already shows 52 LI factories damaged, presumably more tomorrow. 94x B-29 are ready and fatigue is middle single digits. So, they will go again tomorrow, target HI at Chungking.

The 22nd got away into the defenses of Vinh. A very interesting development, one or more units in Vinh are heading NW, while one or two (of the two) units NW of Vinh are heading into Vinh. Imperial air strikes from Samah harried our advancing armor columns 2 hexes NW of Vinh, reducing them to 14 miles traveled for the day. 2x P-51 groups from Uttaradit will fly CAP for them tomorrow. We have quietly slipped a 4x CA TF into Hue, and they will bombard Samah tonight. Samah has been swept for a few days with good results by a P-38 group at Cam Ranh Bay. Tomorrow a P-47 group at Hue will join in while the other 2x P-47 groups at Hue continue to cover our troops SE of Hue as they move into the city. The various 2EB that have been hitting the 22nd will be given new orders that hopefully will spread their attentions around other units at Vinh.

The unit to the east of Bandjermasin has been identified by air strike recon as a base force. The Kuching invasion is going in tomorrow. Imperial search discovered the invasion convoy and the covering forces. Another attack at Dili tomorrow.

Indochina.

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RE: 1944 August 21 - 9/25/2015 7:27:01 PM

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Malay Peninsula.

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RE: 1944 August 21 - 9/25/2015 7:27:26 PM

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Borneo.

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RE: 1944 August 21 - 9/25/2015 7:27:46 PM

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Changsha.

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RE: 1944 August 21 - 9/25/2015 7:28:06 PM

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Chungking.

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RE: 1944 August 21 - 9/25/2015 8:12:28 PM

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Seems like progress is constant, and it's nice to see the Singapore area being cut off more and more with every small base conquered. Are you going to build up Victoria's point, or will it suffice as it is now for shipping in supplies to your advanced troops in Thailand/Indochina?

Your Kuching invasion force has been spotted. Any chance he thinks it's a major invasion targeting Singapore or Singkawang and decides to try striking at it, perhaps with a sortie from Singapore?

Not much to say about the Vinh area. I was expecting... more troops? Not sure he can hold off with those for long...

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RE: 1944 August 21 - 9/25/2015 8:50:42 PM

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Seems like progress is constant, and it's nice to see the Singapore area being cut off more and more with every small base conquered. Are you going to build up Victoria's point, or will it suffice as it is now for shipping in supplies to your advanced troops in Thailand/Indochina?

Your Kuching invasion force has been spotted. Any chance he thinks it's a major invasion targeting Singapore or Singkawang and decides to try striking at it, perhaps with a sortie from Singapore?

Not much to say about the Vinh area. I was expecting... more troops? Not sure he can hold off with those for long...

Victoria Point is only a size 1 port and can be built to size 4. Definitely will build to size 4 because I plan to ship in massive amounts of supply until I have a better port that is directly on the rail line.

I am concerned he might send surface assets against the Kuching convoy but I doubt he will send much. I don't really have a handle on what he might think the invasion force is, but I figure most likely he will know it's for Kuching. I've been thinking that when the Okinawa operation is clearly seen to be underway that he will use that opportunity to try and break the blockade with the remaining IJN surface units and carriers stuck at Singapore.

IIRC Vinh recons as something like 44,000 troops. Add in the 22nd and whatever might arrive from the NW. Although he might be strengthening the road block to the NW, so take away a little. It's a strong force. When they attacked before they had been under air strikes for two days plus two Allied Bde arrived just in time. On defense they should perform better. The air strikes on Vinh should be helping a lot, but I don't know how many fortification levels were built before we started damaging the airfield to stop fort building. When those big artillery units arrive from the SE they will start daily bombardments and tell us what the Imperial AV is day by day. There are a fresh division and regiment (both just in from the West Coast) at Hue changing from strat mode for the march up to Vinh. Once they arrive attacks will begin but might take some time.

The additional divisions and armor already in theater is moving through Udon Thani and will reinforce the bypass of Vinh to press the attack through the next line of defense while Vinh is reduced. Slower than moving thorugh Vinh but faster than waiting for Vinh to fall.

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RE: 1944 August 21 - 9/25/2015 9:25:52 PM

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you have recon a/c over Singers?

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RE: 1944 August 21 - 9/25/2015 9:52:36 PM

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I am concerned he might send surface assets against the Kuching convoy but I doubt he will send much. I don't really have a handle on what he might think the invasion force is, but I figure most likely he will know it's for Kuching. I've been thinking that when the Okinawa operation is clearly seen to be underway that he will use that opportunity to try and break the blockade with the remaining IJN surface units and carriers stuck at Singapore.

Good example of planning for what the enemy is capable of doing instead of just guessing what you think he will do. I notice you rarely get surprised because of this - even if you do not have enough goodies to completely stop him everywhere, you do what you can. Makes Japan's job tougher.

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RE: 1944 August 21 - 9/26/2015 5:23:44 AM

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I am concerned he might send surface assets against the Kuching convoy but I doubt he will send much. I don't really have a handle on what he might think the invasion force is, but I figure most likely he will know it's for Kuching. I've been thinking that when the Okinawa operation is clearly seen to be underway that he will use that opportunity to try and break the blockade with the remaining IJN surface units and carriers stuck at Singapore.

Good example of planning for what the enemy is capable of doing instead of just guessing what you think he will do. I notice you rarely get surprised because of this - even if you do not have enough goodies to completely stop him everywhere, you do what you can. Makes Japan's job tougher.

Well... trouble started two turns before the one I'm about to post when I realized that the CL TF I assigned for close cover was low on fuel and had to divert to Jesselton. Of course D-Day did not change. Oops!

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RE: 1944 August 21 - 9/26/2015 5:24:07 AM

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you have recon a/c over Singers?

Yes. Anything specific?

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1944 August 22 - 9/26/2015 5:24:44 AM

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1944 August 22

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Prachuap Khiri Khan

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Kuching

Imperial Naval Bombardments

Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Ulithi
Allied Ships Bombarding Ulithi
Allied Ships Bombarding Ternate
Allied Ships Bombarding Dili
Allied Ships Bombarding Samah

Our subs are in position and fighting ASW forces north of Okinawa. They also provided early warning about an approaching surface force NW of Borneo.

Prachuap Khiri Khan is captured and now the reduction of the remaining defenders commences.

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Ground combat at Prachuap Khiri Khan (54,64)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25654 troops, 486 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 719

Defending force 4428 troops, 71 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied adjusted assault: 431

Japanese adjusted defense: 39

Allied assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Prachuap Khiri Khan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
518 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 45 (45 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Burma Battalion
18th British Division
5th Burma Battalion
25th Indian Division
XV Indian Corps

Defending units:
9th Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
311th Ship Eng Coy
36th Field AA Battalion
211th Ship Eng Coy
91st JAAF AF Bn
8th Field Construction Battalion
8th JAAF AF Coy

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One division, the British 18th, will attack tomorrow.

The B-29 mission against Chungking was scrubbed by weather. The recon base & flight tasked for Chungking is having supply issues so a flight has been moved to another base to pick up recon tomorrow. We do now have knowledge of some aircraft based at Chungking, which points to fighters, because Neikiang is closer to the front and bombers are seen there.

So a change of plans. After looking around, the best target at the moment is either the HI or port at Singapore. Tomorrow 104 ready B-29 plus any last minute additions will fly extended range (29 hexes) to strike the port areas of Singapore. A P-38 group (the only type with the range) has been transferred to Soc Trang to sweep (hopefully) ahead of the bombers. Only 18 fighters have been identified there by recon.

The surprise naval bombardment of Samah was very successful.

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Night Naval bombardment of Samah at 69,63 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-57-II Topsy: 6 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 25 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-84a Frank: 6 damaged

12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis
CA Salt Lake City
CA Pensacola
CA Chester

Japanese ground losses:
227 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 35

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Minneapolis
Kainan Naval Base Force firing at CA Minneapolis
CA Minneapolis firing at Kainan Naval Base Force
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Salt Lake City
CA Salt Lake City firing at Samah
CA Pensacola firing at Samah
CA Chester firing at Kainan Naval Base Force
Kainan Naval Base Force firing at CA Chester

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The jig is up at Vinh despite that, because a couple of air strikes found both divisions, one of which would have entered NW of Vinh on this turn. Instead it has 1 mile to go so will arrive tomorrow and, if 2 squadrons of P-51 LRCAP can keep enemy aircraft away, so will the other division which now has only 3 miles to go. The armor on the road NW of Vinh was left un-bothered and all three units have only 6 miles to go. The reaction to discovery of the divisions' identities - the USA 31st Infantry Division and the Australian 5th Division - has been immediate. The troops NW of Vinh still show a movement arrow into Vinh and Vinh still shows a reciprocal movement arrow toward that hex, but Vinh also shows a movement arrow to the NE along the (fast) primary road that will allow units to escape if they move soon enough. Just how many units are moving is a mystery. With the heavy air strikes they certainly will move more slowly, and we seek to slow them down further still. All units currently at Vinh will attack tomorrow (see below). Our forces are outnumbered and outgunned in terms of AV but they have advantages: heavy air strikes, CAP, over 200 tanks, good supply, favorable morale and fatigue status, and some or many or all of the defenders are moving thus giving up some defensive advantages. Attacking now entails more risk and almost certainly more casualties, but might just slow down the Imperials enough to trap and destroy them.

This day belonged to the Empire in the waters near Kuching.

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ASW attack near Singkawang at 55,87

Japanese Ships
DD Yudachi
DD Akebono
DD Fubuki

Allied Ships
SS Pargo, hits 6

SS Pargo is sighted by escort
Pargo bottoming out ....
DD Akebono fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Fubuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Akebono fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akebono attacking submerged sub ....
DD Akebono fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akebono fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akebono attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuching at 58,88, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu
DD Yudachi
DD Fubuki
DD Akebono, Shell hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Aaron Ward
DD Fanning, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 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...
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
DD Fubuki engages DD Fanning at 2,000 yards
DD Akebono engages DD Fanning at 2,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Fanning at 2,000 yards
DD Fanning sunk by DD Yudachi at 2,000 yards
DD Akebono engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Akebono engages DD Aaron Ward at 6,000 yards
DD Aaron Ward engages DD Akebono at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages DD Aaron Ward at 8,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuching at 58,88, Range 7,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 1
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 2
DD Fubuki
DD Akebono, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Welles, Shell hits 1
DD Ellet, Shell hits 2, on fire
APA Barnett, Shell hits 6, on fire
APA John Land, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
APA Winged Arrow, Shell hits 4, on fire
APA Herald of Morning, Shell hits 2, on fire
APA Storm King, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 7,000 yards
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 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
CL Jintsu engages DD Welles at 7,000 yards
DD Welles engages DD Akebono at 7,000 yards
DD Welles engages DD Yudachi at 7,000 yards
DD Akebono engages APA Winged Arrow at 7,000 yards
DD Akebono engages APA John Land at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages DD Welles at 5,000 yards
DD Welles engages DD Akebono at 5,000 yards
DD Akebono engages APA Storm King at 5,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Welles at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Akebono engages DD Ellet at 6,000 yards
DD Welles engages DD Yudachi at 6,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages APA Storm King at 6,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Welles at 6,000 yards
DD Akebono engages APA Barnett at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages APA John Land at 8,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Welles at 8,000 yards
DD Welles engages DD Fubuki at 8,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Welles at 8,000 yards
DD Akebono engages APA Winged Arrow at 8,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages APA Barnett at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Fubuki at 9,000 yards
DD Welles engages DD Akebono at 9,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages APA Storm King at 9,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages APA Herald of Morning at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
APA Storm King screened from combat
- escorted by DD Ellet , DD Welles
DD Yudachi engages APA Herald of Morning at 12,000 yards
DD Akebono engages APA Winged Arrow at 12,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages APA John Land at 12,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages APA Barnett at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
APA Storm King , APA Herald of Morning , APA Winged Arrow ,
APA John Land screened from combat
- escorted by DD Ellet , DD Welles
DD Yudachi engages APA Barnett at 13,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages APA Barnett at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages DD Welles at 12,000 yards
DD Akebono engages DD Welles at 12,000 yards
DD Welles engages DD Fubuki at 12,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Yudachi at 12,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages APA Winged Arrow at 12,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages APA John Land at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
DD Welles engages DD Akebono at 9,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages APA Storm King at 9,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Yudachi at 9,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages APA John Land at 9,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages APA Barnett at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
APA Storm King , APA Herald of Morning screened from combat
- escorted by DD Ellet , DD Welles
CL Jintsu engages APA Barnett at 12,000 yards
DD Akebono engages APA Winged Arrow at 12,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages APA John Land at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 16,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Akebono at 16,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Welles at 16,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Yudachi at 16,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages APA Winged Arrow at 16,000 yards
Range increases to 19,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages APA Barnett at 19,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages APA Herald of Morning at 19,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages APA Winged Arrow at 19,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages APA John Land at 19,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages APA Barnett at 19,000 yards
Range increases to 22,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages DD Ellet at 22,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages APA John Land at 22,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuching at 58,88, Range 5,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Akebono, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 6, heavy fires

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 4,000 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...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 5,000 yards
DD Aaron Ward fires at CL Jintsu at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages DD Aaron Ward at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages DD Aaron Ward at 3,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages DD Aaron Ward at 3,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages DD Aaron Ward at 3,000 yards
Long W. orders Allied TF to disengage
CL Jintsu engages DD Aaron Ward at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages DD Aaron Ward at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages DD Aaron Ward at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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For all of that, all troops unloaded safely with enough supply to suffice for a while. We will lose at least one APA (95 fires!) and the danger has not passed. There was extreme overcast protecting the Emperor's warriors all day long - hundreds of strike aircraft circled but the best that could be achieved were possibly some chance hits by search planes. Our carriers will pull back a bit, the CL TF is arriving as is a large DD TF, and CVE and CVL TFs arriving near Groot Natoena will pull eastward a bit as well.

Dili is as stubborn as ever.

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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 9315 troops, 66 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 189

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

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

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

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Ground combat at Dili (71,115)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4496 troops, 68 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 116

Defending force 4285 troops, 47 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Allied adjusted assault: 57

Japanese adjusted defense: 39

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
186 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 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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Soerabaja HI has been reduced to 2. Those 4EB will now hit Soerabaja's port complex to destroy about 4 tankers sheltering or repairing there.

The Ulithi invasion convoy is nearing Babeldaob, where it will unload to rest the troops before setting out for the target. But the garrison at Ulithi is fading fast according to recon and might not be there to receive the invasion.

There were two Betty raids against a troop convoy just arriving at Iwo Jima, which contains SoPac HQ. When SoPac loaded up from Rota that dropped air base group capacity 18 hexes away, including at Iwo Jima. As a result CAP might have been a bit light but it was surprising to see the fragile planes flying straight into - and through - the teeth of a P-47 CAP. No hits were suffered but many aircraft made attack runs! See today's air losses below. Those squadrons are a tough bunch of survivors.

Indochina.