Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

You have some inland bases that his ships cannot bombard that could work on suppressing his CAP and airfield construction. Terrace, Kamloops and Nelson come to mind. They will be low level but you should have enough engineer units and other units with engineers to rail in and start expanding. Good luck!

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ORIGINAL: Blind Sniper
Interesting game, where are your Cvs?

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TF 79 encounters mine field at Coal Harbour (204,49)

Japanese Ships
PB Santo Maru
xAK Genoa Maru, Mine hits 1

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Sub attack near Coal Harbour at 201,49

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku
CL Tatsuta
CL Abukuma
CS Chiyoda
CS Chitose
DD Ariake
DD Amagiri
DD Ayanami
DD Inazuma

Allied Ships
SS S-47

SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku

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Ground combat at Soerabaja (56,104)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33830 troops, 370 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1036

Defending force 6785 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 759

Allied adjusted defense: 39

Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Soerabaja !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 7 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
271 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
8616 casualties reported
Squads: 139 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 410 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 76 (76 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 7

Assaulting units:
5th Division
2nd Engineer Regiment
38th Division
24th Infantry Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Marinier Battalion
Soerabaja KM Base Force
Soerabaja Defenses
NI-MLD
Madoeng Defenses

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

US Marines - What plans do you have for 1st & 2nd Divisions?? You have these two and then the Aussies that come into Aden from Med with good experience and not bad combat power to go against so many IJA divisions that should be getting very good experience. Your Indian divisions need to fill out their TO&E and get upgrades to '42 Rifle Squads. So how will you use them??

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Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
378 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

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Ground combat at Chittagong (55,41)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7089 troops, 46 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 117

Defending force 8099 troops, 80 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 296

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
75th Indian Brigade
Chittagong Fortress

Defending units:
18th/A Div /3
18th/C Div /1
18th/B Div /6
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Bn /5

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ORIGINAL: JocMeister
I should have quite some time before Jeff can start any strategic bombing though. Bella Bella and Coal Harbor are only level 1 AFs. I don´t think he can realistically start anything in earnest before they are at least level 4-5. He needs room not only for bombers but also CAP and escorts. So I´ll use that time getting as much out of what little I have as I can!

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
In terms of technical capabilities... I think IJAAF and IJNAF bombers each only need a level 3 AF to fly without penalties to range/load. Without checking the manual for the equation. I just know that B-17s and B-24s need a level 5, and the max load on the IJ 2Es is 4000 less and I remember a 2000 load increment per level of AF... so that works out to level 3 in my head .

There is the stacking issue that you mention, though.

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ORIGINAL: BillBrown

A level bomber requires an airfield of 4 + ( ( max load ) / 6500 )

Sallys, Helens, Nells, and Bettys will require a level 4 to carry a full load.

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

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ORIGINAL: JocMeister
I should have quite some time before Jeff can start any strategic bombing though. Bella Bella and Coal Harbor are only level 1 AFs. I don´t think he can realistically start anything in earnest before they are at least level 4-5. He needs room not only for bombers but also CAP and escorts. So I´ll use that time getting as much out of what little I have as I can!

In terms of technical capabilities... I think IJAAF and IJNAF bombers each only need a level 3 AF to fly without penalties to range/load. Without checking the manual for the equation. I just know that B-17s and B-24s need a level 5, and the max load on the IJ 2Es is 4000 less and I remember a 2000 load increment per level of AF... so that works out to level 3 in my head .

There is the stacking issue that you mention, though.

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ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

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ORIGINAL: BillBrown

A level bomber requires an airfield of 4 + ( ( max load ) / 6500 )

Sallys, Helens, Nells, and Bettys will require a level 4 to carry a full load.

Light bombers get a discount on that formula. I think a dev stated that long time back. So IJA light bombers get full loads from AF=2 IIRC.

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
I think maybe the initial supposition that he was going to bomb industry might be wrong - it will take too long for him to develop the airfields.
I now think that the is going for Auto-Vic by scooping up all the high point bases in the Gulf of Alaska. Coal Harbour is just a Nav Search outpost and deception.

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Ground combat at Chittagong (55,41)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7696 troops, 77 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 296

Defending force 6692 troops, 45 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 101

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 444

Allied adjusted defense: 6

Japanese assault odds: 74 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Chittagong !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), op mode(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
5117 casualties reported
Squads: 66 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 543 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 37 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 52 (50 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 40 (40 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
18th/A Division
18th/B Division
18th/C Div /1
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Bn /5

Defending units:
75th Indian Brigade
Chittagong Fortress

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Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25548 troops, 236 guns, 212 vehicles, Assault Value = 861

Defending force 32318 troops, 211 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 646

Japanese adjusted assault: 682

Allied adjusted defense: 1384

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
750 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 34 (27 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1254 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 112 disabled
Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment
37th Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Armored Car Co
12th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
60th Infantry Brigade
1st Army
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
92nd Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps
7th Artillery Regiment
22nd Group Army
41st AA Regiment

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ORIGINAL: JocMeister
Yorktown is glugg glugg while Ent is repairing at CT. Lex/Sara is escorting a convoy returning from OZ. After that I´m a bit unsure where to send them.

WitP-AE - WitE - CWII - BASPM - BaB

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ORIGINAL: Blind Sniper
Ouch! Is it feseable to send them in India trying to challenge the mini KBs?

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Sub attack near Coal Harbour at 204,50

Japanese Ships
xAK Kosei Maru, Torpedo hits 1
PB Nagato Maru
PB Daiya Maru
PB Bunzan Maru
PB Kozan Maru
xAK Huzikawa Maru
DD Sanae
DD Wakatake
TB Chidori
PB Nishimi Maru

Allied Ships
SS Argonaut

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed[

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Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed

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Ground combat at Paoshan (65,45)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2166 troops, 53 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 51

Defending force 19058 troops, 97 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 685

Japanese adjusted assault: 0

Allied adjusted defense: 931

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1136 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 65 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
55th Engineer Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
3rd New Chinese Corps
7th New Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Corps

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Why do you say he needed the engineers in the shock attack? - Just for their AV? The forts are only at 2 which can usually be handled without engineers, so I wonder if I am missing something? (be nice when you answer that! )

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ORIGINAL: JocMeister

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Why do you say he needed the engineers in the shock attack? - Just for their AV? The forts are only at 2 which can usually be handled without engineers, so I wonder if I am missing something? (be nice when you answer that! )

Engineers always seems to take the brunt of the damage in shock attacks. Not sure if they really do but when fighting in Burma in x3 terrain my engineers always took the brunt of the damage leaving most of my infantry pretty much intact.

I would want them if I was to shock attack into x3 terrain and 2 forts.

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
Never thought of it that way! British combat engineers seem precious to me - my impression is that they fill out much more slowly than infantry, indicating a low replacement rate. So for the British, I hold the combat engineers back until there is a bridgehead.

I don't know if the Japanese have any problem replacing engineers. Will be interesting to see whether he calls off the attack.

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

American CVs to India - Too late for them to get there and affect anything. Two more invasions possible in near future - Viza/Cocanada or Ceylon. Viza is possible to be part of pincher to isolate Calcutta area off.

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18th/C Div /1

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Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31183 troops, 315 guns, 213 vehicles, Assault Value = 1085

Defending force 30973 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 671

Japanese adjusted assault: 372

Allied adjusted defense: 985

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1673 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 193 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 42 (1 destroyed, 41 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
671 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 101 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Assaulting units:
41st Division
13th Tank Regiment
37th Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
12th Tank Regiment
9th Armored Car Co
60th Infantry Brigade
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
29th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps
7th Artillery Regiment
22nd Group Army
41st AA Regiment

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ORIGINAL: JocMeister

Replacement pools
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Well, I´m running out of things I´ve never been before. Absolutely bone dry right now:
- US Rifle squads
- US 90mm AA guns.
- US 40mm Bofors
- US 155mm CD guns.

This is a bit problematic. Given the situation the AA guns are the real issue. Several of the WC AA units are not even close to full TOE and the ones destroyed at PH can´t fill out. Replacement rates are abysmal.
-20 90mm/MO
-40 Bofors

This is basically a coast AA unit per month...slow. At least the AA units coming as reinforcements seem to have a full TOE. 4 full ones arriving within the next 30 days.

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Reverse Lend Lease - Buy out the big AA brigade at Colombo and ship it to NW USA. Let him chew on her 72 heavy AA guns.