Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Spidery
BB bombard Tjilatjap does only light damage.

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An aerial minelaying mission against Tjilatjap fails to fly - I do wish I could find some confirmation that is supposed to be possible.

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ORIGINAL: Spidery

A few philosophical musings.

Barring a miracle I am not going to win this game.

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Lots of good advice folks and please keep it coming. However, I may well ignore it because I want to try things for myself and see how they work out. Not having got this far before I am almost completely in the dark in predicting what the result of many actions will be. I like this, it seems a pretty good approximation to the real world situation so is more fun.

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ASW attack near Exmouth at 49,120

Japanese Ships
SS I-27, hits 8

Allied Ships
BB Nevada
DE John D. Edwards
DMS Hopkins
DMS Elliot
DMS Lamberton
DMS Zane
APA Elmore
APA Cambria
APA Sumter
APA Arthur Middleton
APA Crescent City
APA President Hayes
APA U.S. Grant
APA Fuller
APA Heywood
APA Zeilin
AKA Oberon
AKA Electra
AKA Centarus
AKA Virgo
AKA Thuban
AKA Alcyon
AKA Titania
AKA Algorab
AKA Alhena
AKA Betelgeuse
AKA Libra
AKA Bellatrix
xAP Duchess of Bedford
xAP Rochambeau
xAP Santa Elena
xAP Hermitage
xAP Mount Vernon
DE Chew
DE Ward
DE Peary
DE Parrott

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Djokjakarta at 50,108, Range 25,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro, Shell hits 1
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 6, on fire
CA Kumano
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
DD Susuzuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Arashi, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Revenge, Shell hits 21, on fire
BB Royal Sovereign, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1
BB Ramillies, Shell hits 9, on fire
BB Resolution, Shell hits 10, on fire
DD Jupiter, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
DD Racehorse, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
DD Redoubt
DD Relentless, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Rotherham, Shell hits 2, on fire

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 25,000 yards
Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 25,000 yards

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85 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
YMS-114, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
YMS-113, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
YMS-120, Shell hits 2, on fire
YMS-119, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
YMS-118, Shell hits 2, on fire
YMS-117, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
YMS-99, Shell hits 1
YMS-98, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
YMS-97, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
YMS-96, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
YMS-95, Shell hits 3
YMS-94, Shell hits 2, on fire
YMS-86, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
YMS-85, Shell hits 1
YMS-84, Shell hits 2, on fire

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ORIGINAL: Naskra

Tjilatjap is a Dutch reinforcement point, along with Soerbaja. Any Dutch reinforcements that were delayed after its loss will now appear, along with any destroyed Dutch units that he bought back into play. Replacement squads have been accumulating in the meantime.

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ORIGINAL: Spidery
... Not having got this far before I am almost completely in the dark in predicting what the result of many actions will be. I like this, it seems a pretty good approximation to the real world situation so is more fun.

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Allied adjusted assault: 158

Japanese adjusted defense: 82

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
227 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (5 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
176 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
766th Tank Battalion
24th Infantry Division
7th Infantry Division
767th Tank Battalion
181st Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
183rd Field Artillery Battalion
Sixth US Army
249th Field Artillery Battalion
208th Coast AA Regiment

Defending units:
41st Infantry Regiment
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
2nd INA Gandhi Regiment

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ORIGINAL: Spidery

No, on the road between Tjilatjap and Benzoelen(?). He may have had some reserves held back to pursue or it could be that his troops were disrupted still from the bombardments and landings.

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ORIGINAL: Wargmr

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ORIGINAL: Spidery

No, on the road between Tjilatjap and Benzoelen(?). He may have had some reserves held back to pursue or it could be that his troops were disrupted still from the bombardments and landings.

You can check what happened when he amphibiously landed. If his troops were prepped then they would not have taken many disablements.

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Bump to save from Page 2 purgatory.

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ORIGINAL: Spidery

2nd INA Gandhi regiment is slow to move and is destroyed. The cost to recall is 720 - don't think I'll be recalling that but what makes it so expensive?

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ORIGINAL: mind_messing

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ORIGINAL: Spidery

2nd INA Gandhi regiment is slow to move and is destroyed. The cost to recall is 720 - don't think I'll be recalling that but what makes it so expensive?

Probably because you won't be taking many Indian prisoners from which you can recruit replacements from!

That said, it 720PP does seem quite excessive for what is essentially a garrison unit.

            Japan      Allies
Overall:   +1,033      +1,863
Land:         +71         +97
Air:         +581        +700
Base:        +260        +156
Sea:         +121        +910