Slitherine

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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49943 troops, 575 guns, 269 vehicles, Assault Value = 1390

Defending force 32838 troops, 364 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 407

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 735

Allied adjusted defense: 505

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2420 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 152 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 49 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1161 casualties reported
Squads: 52 destroyed, 110 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 24 (11 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)

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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 48243 troops, 574 guns, 268 vehicles, Assault Value = 1240

Defending force 31336 troops, 355 guns, 216 vehicles, Assault Value = 297

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 416

Allied adjusted defense: 411

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
1436 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 33 destroyed, 18 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (11 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
1484 casualties reported
Squads: 36 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 41 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 32 (5 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Vehicles lost 38 (9 destroyed, 29 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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Radio call sign of BB Hyuga detected at 121,129.

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

No. Hyuga is one of the slower, 25-knot BBs. It's possible she's with KB, but I would doubt it. More likely to be with MKB, or a SCTF/bombardment TF.

I bet you've picked up on the invasion force for one of the SoPac targets... That looks to be roughly in line with the Truk-Suva routing?

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ORIGINAL: offenseman

That was a costly attack there. Lots of non-combat losses. Could be he is in a hurry to be able to pass an invasion past Singers.

The Ise BBs (Hyuga) make excellent bombardment ships. 12x36cm guns.

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ORIGINAL: obvert

With the Hyuga there I'd be thinking about the Canton Island-Christmas Island area. It's a straight shot down the Solomons to Fiji-Pago, so this looks to be heading further East. Hmmmm.

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11/33rd Division is loaded on a Japanese xAP moving to Noumea.

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ORIGINAL: offenseman

Not sure what troops you have in the Yenan area but if you can get a unit to the hex 89.31 or 90.32 you will cut off all practical supply flow to those 800av of troops. It is VERY hard to supply a drive on Lanchow through that route, his units will always be in the red and if you get a unit (or more of course) there it cuts the IJA off from all but a small trickle. He will have to send troops there to oust them and will have to shock attack to get there. Then you get the unit(s) back in Chungking later and he has lost a month of time. However you can supply that unit(s) enough to move them there in the first place.

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ORIGINAL: offenseman

Me too!!! 10 glorious days off I am sure it is well deserved for both of us.

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

I wouldn't be surprised if he hit two places at once. KB can easily cover Suva and Noumea landings at the same time.

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ORIGINAL: Cribtop

Well, there you go. An important indication of Mr. Kane's strategic intentions in this match. Looks like he will swoop down on the expected targets in SOPAC. IMHO, the key question is where will he go next to try to get the necessary points for auto vic. That's where the battle will truly be joined and where the battle for auto vic will be decided. This is a fun one to watch.

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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 63182 troops, 715 guns, 271 vehicles, Assault Value = 1559

Defending force 30203 troops, 354 guns, 209 vehicles, Assault Value = 234

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 992

Allied adjusted defense: 427

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1431 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 123 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
969 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 59 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 54 (44 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 64,97

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 6

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Atago Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Ashigara

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

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 300 kg SAP Bomb

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Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 20254 troops, 352 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1005

Defending force 52492 troops, 277 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1339

Japanese adjusted assault: 357

Allied adjusted defense: 2146

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 6

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

Japanese ground losses:
1302 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 146 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
911 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

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55th Cavalry Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
15th Army
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

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ORIGINAL: JockMeister

This was the last time though. Raw AV is down to 138. If he attacks tomorrow he will get it. Sadly that will free up the 5th, 18th and 56th ID.

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This is VERY worrisome. He can certainly afford the losses. I can´t. He recovers. I don´t.

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ORIGINAL: obvert
Where are your other LCUs on Malaya? Do you have a nice little pocket building forts somewhere? He will still have to take some time to mop that up. At least you've lasted into January.

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ORIGINAL: obvert
Near nanyang I think it'll be another 5-6 days before another attack after getting a 1:6, and if he doesn't wait for those to recover, he gets a worse result next time. So you might be okay here. Do you have a unit or two in reserve to move in to replace anything that is hit harder?

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Anything else docked there?

Can the QE dock at another port close by? I have had this happen once or twice but never with anything so big and important. It stinks.