ny59giants
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Date: 42 Feb 24 & 25 Koepang invasion TF is SUNK!!! Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American Landings: Port Blair CVs: KB: 40,63 (8 SW of Port Blair) - Will she head for Ceylon or head back to Singapore?? "Death Star" (DS): heads east to get within range of Koepang; ends up 1 SW of Waingapoe (keeping Koepang at 6 hexes and covers areas to north) Subs: KXIII is at Koepang and gets three hits on a damaged DD, which sinks very quickly. India/Burma: Port Blair - 24th - 16 Sally 25th - 8 Oscars with 10 Sally; deliberate attack quote:
Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4728 troops, 39 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 153 Defending force 615 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11 Japanese adjusted assault: 66 Allied adjusted defense: 5 Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Blair !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 799 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Assaulting units: 5th/B Division 5th Field Construction Battalion Defending units: Port Blair Adv Base Force Pt Blair Coastal Gun Battalion China: Kienko - 6 Sally at night Ankang - 30 Oscars with over 60 Lily/Sally; deliberate on 24th quote:
Ground combat at Ankang (82,42) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 57984 troops, 800 guns, 720 vehicles, Assault Value = 1620 Defending force 38020 troops, 188 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 752 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 1558 Allied adjusted defense: 2257 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1550 casualties reported Squads: 39 destroyed, 137 disabled Non Combat: 44 destroyed, 38 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled Guns lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 172 (89 destroyed, 83 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1369 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 110 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 30 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled Assaulting units: 23rd Tank Regiment 10th Tank Regiment 6th Division 5th Tank Regiment 37th Division 110th Division 3rd Division 9th Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 11th Army 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Defending units: 85th Chinese Corps 1st Construction Regiment 29th Chinese Corps 12th Chinese Corps 56th Chinese Corps 2nd Construction Regiment 5th War Area 3rd Group Army 31st Group Army Two weakest Corps heading out (16/46 miles marched at 2 miles per day)to NW. Replacement Corp will add another 100 AV vs these two. Philippines: Manila - quiet Cagayan - Cebu - around 25 Sally both days (leaves Manila alone) Borneo: Sumatra: Praboemoelih - 50 Lily/Sally on 24th Langsa - Over 70 Lily/Sally hit troops to SW before attack pushes them into base. Java: Batavia - SRA: Koepang - Allied SBDs finally get some action on 25th quote:
Morning Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 24 F4F-3 Wildcat x 47 SBD-2 Dauntless x 16 SBD-3 Dauntless x 79 F2A-3 Buffalo x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships xAK Kosho Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk xAK Nako Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires xAK Shinwa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Nittai Maru, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk xAK Yamaura Maru, Bomb hits 12, and is sunk xAK Taiyu Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk TB Chidori, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk DD Hatakaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Matsukaze, Bomb hits 2, on fire Japanese ground losses: 3214 casualties reported Squads: 80 destroyed, 150 disabled Non Combat: 84 destroyed, 143 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 36 (26 destroyed, 10 disabled) CAP engaged: 3rd Ku S-1/C with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 18000. Raid is overhead Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nako Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Shinwa Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TB Chidori Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Taiyu Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Yamaura Maru Massive explosion on xAK Yamaura Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nittai Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kosho Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hatakaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 16 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Nako Maru, Bomb hits 9, and is sunk xAK Shinwa Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk DD Matsukaze, on fire Japanese ground losses: 2485 casualties reported Squads: 44 destroyed, 86 disabled Non Combat: 50 destroyed, 112 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled) CAP engaged: 3rd Ku S-1/C with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 203 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nako Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Shinwa Maru Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 11 F4F-3 Wildcat x 31 SBD-2 Dauntless x 16 SBD-3 Dauntless x 16 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Matsukaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires DD Hatakaze, on fire Japanese ground losses: 84 casualties reported Squads: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled CAP engaged: 3rd Ku S-1/C with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 18000. Raid is overhead Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Matsukaze Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hatakaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Koepang at 68,116 Japanese Ships DD Hatakaze, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXIII Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DD Hatakaze is sighted by SS KXIII SS KXIII launches 4 torpedoes at DD Hatakaze Cribtop confirms a whole regiment was lost. New Guinea/Solomons: Central Pacific: South Pacific: North Pacific: Australia: Engineers: Umnak AF2; Cochin AF3; Karachi AF6; Christchurch AF6; Changsha AF5; Intel: 38th ID prepping for Darwin Notes/Plans: Sarmi & Terapo - empty bases fall to enemy troops Cribtop was very upset over the events at Koepang. He stated in email that he considered resigning, but went out on town with family he had two beers. Next day, we are back at war. Both of us are our own worst critics. For me, I hope to delay the conquest of northern Australia and give me a better jumping off point later in the war.
< Message edited by ny59giants -- 12/23/2014 5:43:37 PM >
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