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Aug 6: Colombo liberated - 6/23/2015 9:02:20 PM

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Very good news in Ceylon:
- 25 unescorted G3M3 Nells attempted to strike the amphibious TFs at Jaffna.. while 32 Mohawks and 25 P-400s were waiting fully alerted

25 bombers shot down!

- BB Valiant, CL Caradoc, DDs Tjerk Hiddes, Fortune, APDs Fox and Parrot bombed Colombo.
Valiant was first torpedoed by midget submarine Ha-23, which was then destroyed by DC attack.
Mission proceeded and in the end it was well worth it, as the increase in disruption likely helped the succesful land attack

- Colombo captured in the 1st try

Even with fort level at 3! As BBFanboy mentioned earlier, "clear" is a bad choice for a last stand defense.
Of the 6 original IJA LCUs at Colombo, 2 are already destroyed and the rest will follow soon... I think it is too late now for an evacuation.
I will hold on until the Paras at Koggala reach hex "SE" of Colombo.. then I would had closed all escape routes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Jaffna at 31,45

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 25

Allied aircraft
Mohawk IV x 32
P-400 Airacobra x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 17 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
No.5 Sqn RAF with Mohawk IV (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
No.155 Sqn RAF with Mohawk IV (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
23rd FG/76th FS with P-400 Airacobra (4 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes

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Sub attack near Colombo at 29,48

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-23, hits 4, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB Valiant, Torpedo hits 1
APD Parrott
APD Fox
DD Fortune
DD Tjerk Hiddes

SSX Ha-23 launches 2 torpedoes at BB Valiant
Ha-23 bottoming out ....
DD Fortune fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Tjerk Hiddes fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tjerk Hiddes fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tjerk Hiddes attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tjerk Hiddes attacking submerged sub ....
Debris floats to surface in area of attack!
Escort abandons search for sub

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Naval bombardment of Colombo at 29,48

Allied Ships
BB Valiant
CL Caradoc
DD Fortune
DD Tjerk Hiddes
APD Parrott
APD Fox

Japanese ground losses:
326 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant
BB Valiant firing at 53rd Division
CL Caradoc firing at 53rd Division
DD Fortune firing at 53rd Division
DD Tjerk Hiddes firing at 53rd Division
APD Parrott firing at 53rd Division
APD Fox firing at 53rd Division

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Ground combat at Colombo (29,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31799 troops, 550 guns, 309 vehicles, Assault Value = 1001

Defending force 12834 troops, 146 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 320

Allied adjusted assault: 698

Japanese adjusted defense: 33

Allied assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Colombo !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2146 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 139 disabled
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 35 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 58 (54 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 36 (36 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
626 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
27th Infantry Division
160th Infantry Regiment
108th Infantry Regiment
145th Infantry Regiment
185th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
IV Indian Corps
30th Field Artillery Regiment
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
53rd Division
104th Ship Eng Coy
21st JAAF AF Bn
16th AA Regiment
41st JAAF AF Bn

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Vacations!! - 6/23/2015 9:10:12 PM

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And the game is on hold for a week, as I will be on vacations until the 30th!

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RE: Vacations!! - 6/23/2015 9:18:44 PM

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Enjoy the time off Jorge! Try not to go into AE withdrawal ...

EDIT: PS - well played at Columbo! You earned that victory!

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RE: Vacations!! - 6/23/2015 9:42:41 PM

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Thanks!!

I am seriously thinking about sneaking my laptop

By the way:
- BB Valiant damage is 18 system, 18 float, withdraw date = 184 days ... its new home base is Colombo where I expect it to fully repair

- Colombo is at 100 port, 100 airfield service, 83 runway damage.
Manpower 1(1), resources 11(29), light industry 6(34), repair shipyard 6(34)
Priority repair will be the shipyard, although I will also repair light industry... I know it won't payoff until day #1000 but still I want to make Ceylon as independent as possible

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Back from vacations - 7/3/2015 5:37:17 PM

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I am back and we have run a couple turns; so main highlights:

- Submarines:
SS-23 lost near Toyohara.
IJN midget submarines Ha-21 and Ha-25 sunk at Colombo. There is one more midget spotted, should die next turn; and even if not, it doesn't have the range to reach Calcutta

- Chengchow fell, with all the starving garrison surrendering.. lots and lots of troops... they will come back at 1/3 strenght in the next few days

- Colombo assaulted, all support LCUs destroyed, 53th division should follow soon

Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 96332 troops, 989 guns, 923 vehicles, Assault Value = 2463

Defending force 56351 troops, 247 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 618

Japanese adjusted assault: 1046

Allied adjusted defense: 174

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Chengchow !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1167 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 249 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 34 disabled
Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
30430 casualties reported
Squads: 2558 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3622 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 291 (291 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 30

Assaulting units:
37th Division
3rd Division
69th Division
1st Tank Division
59th Division
32nd Division
70th Division
34th Division
36th Division
2nd Tank Division

Defending units:
38th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
24th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
1st Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
4th Group Army
1st War Area
76th Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
Jingcha War Area
15th Group Army
29th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
14th Group Army
7th Chinese Corps
39th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force

Ground combat at Colombo (29,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32049 troops, 550 guns, 328 vehicles, Assault Value = 1004

Defending force 10369 troops, 88 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 162

Allied adjusted assault: 1052

Japanese adjusted defense: 11

Allied assault odds: 95 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1643 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 126 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 26 (10 destroyed, 16 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
27th Infantry Division
145th Infantry Regiment
185th Infantry Regiment
108th Infantry Regiment
160th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
1st Gloucestershire Battalion
IV Indian Corps
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
30th Field Artillery Regiment
111th RN Base Force

Defending units:
53rd Division
21st JAAF AF Bn
16th AA Regiment
41st JAAF AF Bn

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16th AA Regiment Wiped Out at Colombo by attrition!!!

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21st JAAF AF Bn Wiped Out at Colombo by attrition!!!

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41st JAAF AF Bn Wiped Out at Colombo by attrition!!!

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August 9th: End of Ceylon operations - 7/4/2015 8:26:03 PM

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Today August 9th, the 53rd IJA Infantry Division was destroyed. Ceylon is now completely free

This means that as soon as the assaulting divisions are back in the continent, I will start operations to liberate East India.

I will need some time to figure out how to do it; I will be posting some ideas

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Ground combat at Colombo (29,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33741 troops, 576 guns, 351 vehicles, Assault Value = 991

Defending force 7983 troops, 69 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

Allied adjusted assault: 656

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 164 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
6852 casualties reported
Squads: 416 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 426 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 73 (73 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
27th Infantry Division
148th Infantry Regiment
145th Infantry Regiment
40th Infantry Division
1st Gloucestershire Battalion
30th Field Artillery Regiment
IV Indian Corps
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
111th RN Base Force

Defending units:
53rd Division

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RE: August 9th: End of Ceylon operations - 7/4/2015 9:07:02 PM

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Very nice! Congratulations on a great operation, well planned and executed! Can you post an up to date map of Eastern India before you start assaulting it?

With Ceylon taken, what are your thoughts on naval and air balance of power in the Bay of Bengal? Can you operate there at all safely? Maybe neutralize some of his air, for example at Port Blair, or is that much farther in the future?

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RE: August 9th: End of Ceylon operations - 7/5/2015 8:27:10 PM

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quote:

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Today August 9th, the 53rd IJA Infantry Division was destroyed. Ceylon is now completely free

Very impressive campaign!!! In about 2 weeks, you not only liberated Ceylon and destroyed the IJA garrison, but wrecked the Mini-Mini KB and perhaps most importantly, seized the initiative in the India-Burma Theater!!!

Truthfully, I surprised it went so smoothly....Where the heck is the KB while you're wrecking his Indian Ocean defenses??? I kept thinking the Mini-Mini KB was only bait to draw you out for the KB to come in like a hammer, but it never happened.

Keep up the pressure!

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RE: August 9th: End of Ceylon operations - 7/6/2015 12:24:38 AM

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Thanks!

it went better than even my most optimist scenario.

I agree I need to keep the pressure, but this time there won't be any surprise, he is expecting an Allied offensive in India. I can see recon planes flying daily over all my advance bases, he will certainly be ready by the time I start.

I will be posting some maps tonight. But the air and naval balance of power is in a direct relation to where the big bases are; I rule anywhere close to Ceylon, Madras and Hyderabad (last two are level 9). He rules anywhere near Rangoon, Calcutta and Pt Blair. Rangoon is a level 7 airbase, while both Calcutta and Pt Blair are at level 5.
As long as I am close to the coast of Ceylon, I have the full advantage of LBAs and Catalinas. I will be happy to fight under this circumstances against anything except maybe the full KB. As soon as I start going south, the scenario flips, and then he will have the full advantage of Mavis and Betty/ Nell. Which of course means I won't do any foray near Pt Blair in the near future. It would simply be a massacre.

Where was the KB?
- Early on it was far away from the Indian Ocean, likely finishing the July refit.. By the way, CVL Ryujo was also most likely also on refit or coming back from refit. Steve mentioned that had this happened a couple days later, he would had been in a much better position... I will ask him in a month or two.
So early on, it was not available, what he sent on day #2: Zuiho, Taijo, Unryo, Hosho + BBs, cruisers, etc was all he had... And I still strongly believe that even after losing the carriers, he had a window of opportunity to destroy the invasion fleet, had he unleashed his significantly bigger surface forces (I had only one cruiser and some destroyers as cover). I am very happy that 2 carriers scared him out

- Then it would had taken him at least 10 to 15 days to bring the full KB.. this was way too late for intercepting the invasion forces, and he probably guessed (correctly) that I would had hide at Madras, with more than a hundred fighters on CAP.

- Many turns ago, I thought he was going to try to evacuate his troops, but either the "eviction" was too quick or maybe he just didn't care to much about the lost troops. In any case, I need to watch out carefully because he knows I will be transporting the victorious troops to Madras.. perfect timing for attempting to intercept and destroy loaded TFs

Here is the large strategic map as of August 11th

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India map: August 11, 1942 - 7/6/2015 1:05:03 AM

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This is the situation on India:

- I marked the airbase level, this to highlight the importance of air support for this operation. As you can see, he built Cuttack and Jamshedpur.. which means he will most likely defend them. His 1st line of defense will likely be from Cuttack to Ranchi. Most likely Patna, Coconada and Vizagapadnam will be either abandoned or lightly defended.

- There are few bases that can support offensive operation deep in Japanese occupied India.. Raipur and Benares to some degree, but not enough considering his unlimited airframe replacements.

- So far, I am thinking about attacking on 3 vectors:
1) Bezwada to Vizagapatnam, then Cuttack
2) Raipur to Sanbalpur, then Jamshedpur and Cuttack
3) Benares to Patna, then Ranchi

The first objective of each offensive should be reasonably easy to achieve. The second is where I expect Japan to stand and fight.

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RE: August 9th: End of Ceylon operations - 7/6/2015 1:06:09 AM

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Maybe it would be better -- more secure -- to move troops from Ceylon to India via the route Colombo - Cochin rather than going to Madras. All you want is the safest way to get them onto the mainland and the rails will take care of things from there.

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RE: August 9th: End of Ceylon operations - 7/6/2015 1:09:25 AM

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Maybe it would be better -- more secure -- to move troops from Ceylon to India via the route Colombo - Cochin rather than going to Madras. All you want is the safest way to get them onto the mainland and the rails will take care of things from there.

Problem is the port; Colombo is a big 100% damage crater, and being a level 9 it will take a long time to repair.

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RE: August 9th: End of Ceylon operations - 7/6/2015 1:15:15 AM

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Problem is the port; Colombo is a big 100% damage crater, and being a level 9 it will take a long time to repair.

Ah, the cost of victory ... is Koggala a big enough port to do the job? I'd be worried about anything facing the Bay of Bengal. BTW thanks for the updated map of India. Between this and some other AARs I am following I didn't realize the Japanese had taken so much of India! That will indeed be a hard fight but I would think (optimistically maybe) you can build up air superiority over time, although admittedly it might be a long time.

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RE: August 9th: End of Ceylon operations - 7/6/2015 1:45:59 AM

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Koggala is level 1 so it won't work

I am using Trincomalee which is at level 6 and almost fully repaired. It is close to a lot of airpower. And naval search is significant. If he tried something I will have at least a one day warning
It will unload at Madras (L8) which is very close (less than one day at full speed), and also well guarded

And the key to India, I think, is to use superior American firepower (both air and land) aggressively while the British/ Indian take a more conservative approach to conserve devices
We will see, I plan to overwhelm. biggest problem so far is my lack of proper recon squadrons.. I will have to improvise with Fulmars and short legged Lysanders

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Monthly naval losses - 7/6/2015 3:09:18 AM

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And thes are the naval losses so far, and compared to July 1942:

Allies:
Lost at Koggala or nearby, in consequence of Ceylon invasion:
- APD Crosby hit a submarine laid mine at Koggala.
- PG Erebus, lost at Koggala. hit by LBAs, also part of the Ceylon invasion
- CM Gouden Leeuw, hit by LBAs and submarines at Koggala.
- 2 transports: xAP Le Maire and xAP Overstraten, sunk by submarines and LBAs at Koggala,

- 2 submarines: S-23 lost near Toyohara and KXI near Rangoon. in both cases depth charges seriously damaged the boat, and flooding got out of control a few days after
- AMc Cochin was hit by a midget submarine at Karachi; the midget was also lost.
- 12 cargo ships, 7 were sunk near Diego Garcia by mini KB and/ or submarines early July. 2 were part of Ceylon invasion, sunk by submarines. The rest were due to submarine attacks
- TK HM Storey, sunk near the west coast by submarines

Japan:
- CVE Taiyo confirmed

- CVL Zuiho likely; last time I saw it it was showing "heavy damage, heavy fires"
- CVE Unryo, not included in this tally, is another probable sinking too: fires, smoke obscuring it
- 1st rate cruiser CA Mikuma; this one is a big question mark. It is reported as sunk on early June. I haven't seen it afterwards.
- 2nd rate cruisers: Abukuma didn't sink, while CL Kashima, bombed on Truk by USN carriers, is now confirmed. KInu and Kiso remains
- Destroyers: nothing new
- Submarines: most are confirmed midget submarines. maybe one or two real ones sank
- Tankers

: 2 big 10K TK Genyo Maru and AO Kenyo Maru. One small 1K, Mitu Maru and 2 YOs. All torpedoed by USN fleet boats
- 9 cargo and 3 transports: Most of these are actually very old losses that only recently got confirmed
- 2 PBs sunk by fleet boat

So overall a very good month for the Allies

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Game over in China - 7/16/2015 10:08:24 PM

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This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
It hurts to set you free
But you'll never follow me
The end of laughter and soft lies
The end of nights we tried to die
This is the end... OF CHINA.. the game will, of course, continue

In the last few weeks I lost control of the air over Chungking... which was followed by relentless never ending bombings and sweeps.
this plus the overstack situation (212K/160K) destroyed all the supply.. so game over. I disbanded the air force, and will really stop bothering
it might still take him some months to eliminate all LCUs there, but it is over

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RE: Game over in China - 7/16/2015 10:16:00 PM

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In brighter news...the liberation of India has started!

First objective: Cuttack!

Cuttack is a level 5 airfield. Intel says 17,520 troops, 139 guns, 31 AFVs... Unless he reinforces significantly I will crush him quick and easy (clear terrain sucks even with good forts)
and if he withdraws (as the map would suggest)... then I get a nice level 5 airfield for free!!

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RE: Game over in China - 7/17/2015 1:05:52 PM

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At least -- silver lining time -- the Japanese won't be able to withdraw a lot of ground troops from China for a long while as they need to clean up the last Chinese resistance. It's still preposterous that the Japanese could even come close to total victory in China. On the other hand, India is looking promising; good luck there!

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August 19th: Coconada liberated - 7/20/2015 8:58:55 PM

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On August 19th Coconada was liberated after a brief, river crossing, shock assault
You can see from the combat report that the Japanese tanks were not up to the Allies' standard. Not even with level 3 fort

50th Tank Brigade has around 50 Improvised heavy AFV + 38 General Lee + 33 Valentine III + 2 Humber + infantry, mortars, support
255th Armored brigade has 47 Stuarts, 34 Gen Lee + 2 Humbers + infantry, mortars, support

The defeated Japanese 2nd Tank regimet had most likely a combination of Type 95 light and Type 97 medium tanks

Improvised heavy AFV should be very weak field armored trucks armed with machine guns/ small AT. All other Allied tanks are superior to the Japanese. 68 tanks destroyed should be around 2/3 of the regiment's strengh

I also tried a para assault on Sambalpur. results were so-so.. should be captured in the next attempt.

Ground combat at Cocanada (41,37)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4415 troops, 23 guns, 400 vehicles, Assault Value = 304

Defending force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Allied adjusted assault: 296

Japanese adjusted defense: 39

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cocanada !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 77 (68 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
255th Armoured Brigade
50th Tank Brigade

Defending units:
2nd Tank Regiment

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Ground combat at Sambalpur (48,34)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 729 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Defending force 174 troops, 18 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 9

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

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

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Parachute Bn /1

Defending units:
57th Field AA Battalion

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RE: August 19th: Coconada liberated - 7/20/2015 9:37:33 PM

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I forgot to mention. lots of ASW activity:
S-40 hit a mine, I give it 50-50 chances of surviving the long trek to Perth
I-123 5 hit, heavy damage good chances of sinking
I-155, 4 hits 4, on fire, heavy damage good chances of sinking
SS I-121, hits 3

All the Japanese hits were close to Trincomalee, he put a lot of submarines there, probably trying to get my troop convoys
Also notice he discovered the carrier TF.. and he is now aware that PoW survived and is back in action

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 19, 42
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TF 74 encounters mine field at Banjoewangi (57,107)

Allied Ships
SS S-40, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Sub attack near Tavoy at 52,57

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 22

Allied Ships
SS Haddock

Captain of SS Haddock elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Haddock diving deep ....
SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Trincomalee at 32,48

Japanese Ships
SS I-124

Allied Ships
KV Genista

SS I-124 is sighted by escort
I-124 diving deep ....
KV Genista fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Genista fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Genista fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Genista fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Genista fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Koggala at 28,50

Japanese Ships
SS I-123, hits 5, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Buchanan
BB Prince of Wales
BB North Carolina
CA Quincy
CLAA San Juan
DD Stack
DD Lardner
DD Aaron Ward
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Norman
DD Nizam
DD Lang

SS I-123 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Buchanan
DD Isaac Sweers attacking submerged sub ....
DD Isaac Sweers cannot establish contact with SS I-123
DD Norman attacking submerged sub ....
DD Nizam attacking submerged sub ....
DD Lang fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isaac Sweers attacking submerged sub ....
DD Isaac Sweers cannot reach attack position over SS I-123
DD Isaac Sweers is out of ASW ammo
DD Norman fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Nizam attacking submerged sub ....
DD Lang fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Isaac Sweers attacking submerged sub ....
DD Isaac Sweers is out of ASW ammo
DD Isaac Sweers is out of ASW ammo
DD Isaac Sweers is out of ASW ammo
DD Nizam fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Isaac Sweers attacking submerged sub ....
DD Isaac Sweers is out of ASW ammo
DD Isaac Sweers is out of ASW ammo
DD Isaac Sweers fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isaac Sweers fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Tioman Island at 52,84

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 23
PB Tonon Maru
PB Tatsumiya Maru

Allied Ships
SS Saury

SS Saury is sighted by escort
Saury bottoming out ....
PB Tonon Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Trincomalee at 32,49

Japanese Ships
SS I-155, hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Van Galen

SS I-155 is sighted by escort
DD Van Galen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Van Galen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Van Galen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Van Galen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Van Galen attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 99,59

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 33

Allied Ships
SS Herring

Captain of SS Herring elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
SC Ch 33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 33 attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,127

Japanese Ships
DD Kamikaze
DD Oboro

Allied Ships
SS S-31

SS S-31 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Kamikaze
DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 99,59

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 33
SC Ch 27

Allied Ships
SS Herring

SS Herring launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 33
Herring diving deep ....
SC Ch 27 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 27 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 27 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 27 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 27 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Trincomalee at 33,46

Japanese Ships
SS I-121, hits 3

Allied Ships
APD King

SS I-121 is sighted by escort
I-121 diving deep ....
APD King fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD King fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD King attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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RE: August 19th: Coconada liberated - 7/23/2015 9:22:08 PM

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First: good job in Colombo!

Second: I'm going to play this scenario as Allied and your AAR is a good source of informations, I'm enjoying it

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RE: August 19th: Coconada liberated - 7/25/2015 4:43:02 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Blind Sniper

First: good job in Colombo!

Second: I'm going to play this scenario as Allied and your AAR is a good source of informations, I'm enjoying it

Hello Blind Sniper, welcome!, I am glad you are enjoying this AAR

I am most certainly also enjoying this game. I am very happy I made the decision to start my first PBEM game.. this almost a year a go (September 2014). A game so long will have its ups and down, with long periods of "nothing is happening" followed by bursts of action. In general terms a great experience. I hope you find a good opponent for your Allied game, I think that is the key for having a fun game.

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August 21st: Vizagapatnam liberated - 7/25/2015 4:50:30 PM

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The Allied tanks kept mopping the floor with their Japanese counterpart; and clearly handed a second defeat to the garrison at Vizagapatnam (2nd and 8th Tank regiments).
255th Armored brigade and 50th Tank regiment will keep pushing them all the way to Cuttack; 2E bombers will also start harassing the enemy tanks, now that they lost fort protection.

Ground combat at Vizagapatnam (42,37)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4388 troops, 23 guns, 396 vehicles, Assault Value = 295

Defending force 534 troops, 0 guns, 98 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Allied adjusted assault: 188

Japanese adjusted defense: 20

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Vizagapatnam !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 84 (74 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
255th Armoured Brigade
50th Tank Brigade

Defending units:
8th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment

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RE: August 21st: Vizagapatnam liberated - 7/25/2015 5:17:29 PM

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What else? ASW near Ceylon yielded at least one submarine sunk (confirmed).

I-123 was heavily depth charged a couple turns ago, then last turn it was attacked on the surface by multiple APDs, then somehow it managed to survive until this turn, when it got its coup de grace from APD Humpreys.

Next turn I expect some battles in India; I have very little clue on what will be the outcome as recon planes are in high demand...
It might take some days to get the turn as Prester John is on vacations...

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ASW attack near Koggala at 29,52

Japanese Ships
SS I-123, hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
APD Humphreys

SS I-123 is sighted by escort
APD Humphreys firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

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RE: August 21st: Vizagapatnam liberated - 7/25/2015 5:32:11 PM

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Amazing that I-123 survived as long as it did!

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RE: August 21st: Vizagapatnam liberated - 7/25/2015 5:42:36 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: jwolf

Amazing that I-123 survived as long as it did!

I am also surprised it did survived a full day after surface combat.

Check the combat reports of August 19th (2 direct hits) and August 20th (14

hits, mostly with 3 inch guns)
then sliped beneath the waves... to come back the day after.

I used to believe "slip beneath the waves" meant confirmed death... looks like it is not the case

Aug 19th
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ASW attack near Koggala at 28,50

Japanese Ships
SS I-123, hits 5, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Buchanan
BB Prince of Wales
BB North Carolina
CA Quincy
CLAA San Juan
DD Stack
DD Lardner
DD Aaron Ward
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Norman
DD Nizam
DD Lang

SS I-123 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Buchanan
DD Isaac Sweers attacking submerged sub ....
DD Isaac Sweers cannot establish contact with SS I-123
DD Norman attacking submerged sub ....
DD Nizam attacking submerged sub ....
DD Lang fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isaac Sweers attacking submerged sub ....
DD Isaac Sweers cannot reach attack position over SS I-123
DD Isaac Sweers is out of ASW ammo
DD Norman fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Nizam attacking submerged sub ....
DD Lang fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Isaac Sweers attacking submerged sub ....
DD Isaac Sweers is out of ASW ammo
DD Isaac Sweers is out of ASW ammo
DD Isaac Sweers is out of ASW ammo
DD Nizam fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Isaac Sweers attacking submerged sub ....
DD Isaac Sweers is out of ASW ammo
DD Isaac Sweers is out of ASW ammo
DD Isaac Sweers fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isaac Sweers fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Aug 20th
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ASW attack near Koggala at 28,51

Japanese Ships
SS I-123, hits 14, heavy damage

Allied Ships
APD Paul Jones
APD Humphreys
APD Stringham

SS I-123 is located by APD Paul Jones
APD Humphreys firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Stringham firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Paul Jones firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Humphreys firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Stringham firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Paul Jones firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Humphreys firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Stringham firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Paul Jones firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Humphreys firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Stringham firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Paul Jones firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Humphreys firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Stringham firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Paul Jones firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Humphreys firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Stringham firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Paul Jones firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Humphreys firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Stringham firing on surfaced sub ....
APD Paul Jones firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

Aug 21st
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ASW attack near Koggala at 29,52

Japanese Ships
SS I-123, hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
APD Humphreys

SS I-123 is sighted by escort
APD Humphreys firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

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RE: August 21st: Vizagapatnam liberated - 7/25/2015 6:01:15 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Jorge_Stanbury

I used to believe "slip beneath the waves" meant confirmed death... looks like it is not the case

The darn things are like vampires! Can't kill them dead!

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RE: August 21st: Vizagapatnam liberated - 7/25/2015 6:07:15 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Jorge_Stanbury

ASW attack near Koggala at 29,52 Japanese Ships SS I-123, hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships APD Humphreys SS I-123 is sighted by escort APD Humphreys firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves

Yep, that's a good kill - even better than good! Killing a sub minelayer is always special!

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RE: August 19th: Coconada liberated - 7/25/2015 6:11:21 PM

Blind Sniper

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Jorge_Stanbury

quote:

ORIGINAL: Blind Sniper

First: good job in Colombo!

Second: I'm going to play this scenario as Allied and your AAR is a good source of informations, I'm enjoying it

Hello Blind Sniper, welcome!, I am glad you are enjoying this AAR

I am most certainly also enjoying this game. I am very happy I made the decision to start my first PBEM game.. this almost a year a go (September 2014). A game so long will have its ups and down, with long periods of "nothing is happening" followed by bursts of action. In general terms a great experience. I hope you find a good opponent for your Allied game, I think that is the key for having a fun game.