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29-30 November, 1943
WEST OZ: Apologies for the lack of updates. We're still doing a turn a day and often 2 a day on the weekends. It's busy at work around now, and I've been enjoying the turns and taking my time there instead of here working on posting. That'll change soon. Only a week until summer break! 
The plodding toward the West OZ coastline continues. I've loaded two divisions aimed at Geraldton with 40+ prep each and a few other supporting units to follow assuming they take the base in short order. I've never landed against defended targets with prep this low, so I'm curious how this will work. If it's a disaster I'll just load up and clear out. 
It seems Joseph is holing up in Kalgoorlie and not interested in committing to a defense here, which reduces one of the goals; getting VPs for Allied units. It helps in the other goal of quickly acquiring the region to see i we can inherit some resources and use some industry to support a delay in any Allied advance to the DEI through West Oz.
Paras took Exmouth on the 29th and this level 5 field will be useful to search and ward off \allied threats into the future. Next stop; Carnarvon.
SW PAC: I sent 4 Kamikaze class old DDs in to Iron Bottom sound to rattle the PT boat flotilla there, and managed to sink 5 of the pesky things. It was very dark and that seemed to work this time. Not sure what is better for killing PTs, but in daylight the DDs didn't hit a thing in the third engagement of the turn. These and two fast Es and a few RO boats are the only IJN presence in the area. I'm going to rely on air power to slow things here, but no major IJN commitments.
The Allies invaded Kirakira with a NZ Brigade, but it looks like prep was low, as there were a lot of disablements over the beach.
CHINA: In the North and West of China the IJA took Yenan easily and reduced forts at Kiuchuan
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR November 29, 42
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Ground combat at Yenan (88,37)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 13812 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 422
Defending force 3848 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 94
Japanese adjusted assault: 438
Allied adjusted defense: 27
Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
186 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
999 casualties reported
Squads: 28 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 51 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Defending units:
19th Chinese Corps
13th Group Army
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Ground combat at Kiuchuan (82,26)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 4024 troops, 20 guns, 239 vehicles, Assault Value = 134
Defending force 8490 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 228
Japanese adjusted assault: 156
Allied adjusted defense: 152
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
189 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
265 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
5th Armored Car Co
15th Tank Regiment
4th Cavalry Brigade
23rd Tank Regiment
Defending units:
11th Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
17th Group Army
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Ground combat at Exmouth (50,129)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 859 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
Defending force 1345 troops, 14 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 4
Japanese adjusted assault: 17
Allied adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Exmouth !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)
Allied ground losses:
467 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Rgt /1
Defending units:
16th RAAF Base Force
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR November 30, 42
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Amphibious Assault at Kirakira (116,140)
TF 14 troops unloading over beach at Kirakira, 116,140
Allied ground losses:
148 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 68 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 122 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (0 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (0 destroyed, 20 disabled)
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Ground combat at Kirakira (116,140)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 478 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17
Defending force 7714 troops, 58 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 117
Assaulting units:
II/84th Naval Guard Unit
1st JNAF Coy
Defending units:
2nd NZ Brigade
22nd USN Naval Construction Regiment
176th USAAF Base Force
6th RAAF Base Force
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Ground combat at Carnarvon (49,133)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 677 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42
Defending force 3164 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17
Japanese adjusted assault: 24
Allied adjusted defense: 7
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
108 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1
4th Raiding Rgt /1
Defending units:
110th USA Base Force
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Success!! Moved the CVL to Tokyo and got the air groups the next turn. Thanks Loka! 
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