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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/10/2015 9:40:59 PM

Olorin

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Dec 28, 1941

Eastern Operation:
- Fanning, Canton and Baker captured.
- CL Honolulu's days are numbered. Another torp hit, just 2 hexes NE of her previous position.

quote:

Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 186,95

Japanese Ships
SS I-168

Allied Ships
CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Chew

Not much to report in the DEI/PI/Malaya theaters, just preparing for the next push (taking longer than I would 've liked).
The main area of interest right now is China, with the offensive in the Nanyang-Ichang-Ankang triangle beginiing to yield the first results.

quote:

Ground combat at Nanyang (85,45)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 38507 troops, 333 guns, 97 vehicles, Assault Value = 1355
Defending force 3647 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 78
Japanese adjusted assault: 562
Allied adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 187 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Nanyang !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
3181 casualties reported
Squads: 193 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 41 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 31 (30 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
37th Division
36th/A Division
5th Armored Car Co
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
41st Division
36th/C Division
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
48th Chinese Corps

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/10/2015 9:58:01 PM

Olorin

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Dec 29, 1941

Eastern Operation:
- KB 4 days SE of Kwajalein.
- When are these two BBs going to sink? We need to switch to airfield attack soon.

quote:

Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
G3M2 Nell x 21
G4M1 Betty x 64

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 31, on fire, heavy damage
BB California, Bomb hits 22, on fire, heavy damage
ACM General Frank, Bomb hits 1

Malaya/Western DEI:
- The usual sweeps by Zeros keep the Dutch airforce on the ground, navy bombers attack Batavia airfield destroying two fighters on the ground.
- A Tonan Matu TK takes a torp near Saigon. Damage is in the 20s. There ships are worth their weight in gold.
- Mopping up Malaya continues. Port Dickinson captured, two enemy brigades pushed north.

quote:

Ground combat at Port Dickson (49,80)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 9883 troops, 83 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 327
Defending force 6761 troops, 76 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 178
Japanese adjusted assault: 407
Allied adjusted defense: 29
Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Dickson !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1711 casualties reported
Squads: 30 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 87 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (21 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 6

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
5th/A Division
5th/B Division

Defending units:
22nd Australian Brigade
12th Indian Brigade
112th RAF Adv Base Force
11 Battery/3 HAA
109th RN Base Force
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment

PI/Eastern DEI:
- 99 army bombers attack Luzon.
- Recon showed 25 fighters still stationed at Batangas.

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Batangas at 79,78
Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 28 damaged
PBY-4 Catalina: 10 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CL Kuma
CL Natori
DD Karukaya
DD Fuyo
DD Asagao
DD Kamikaze
DD Minazuki

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 52
Port hits 24
Port fuel hits 17
Port supply hits 5

Burma:
- Daily sweeps by 60 Oscars over Rangoon, Magwe and Mandalay. No opposition.
- A lone tank regiment entered Mulmein and found it to be emtpy.

SE Fleet:
-Finschaven and Lae invaded by two SNFL companies. Other than that, there are three regiments waiting for KB to return from the east in order to attack PM and Horn island.

China:
131 army bombers attack ground targets near Nayang. 1st, 11th & 12th Armies on the march.

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/10/2015 11:57:38 PM

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I don't think Arizona and California are going to go anywhere. For a long time.

Bomb them once a week if you are so inclined.

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/14/2015 6:31:23 PM

Olorin

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Dec 30, 1941

Eastern Operation:
- Another port attack.
- That damned Boise's sister is finally sunk NE of PH.

quote:

Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 187,93
Japanese Ships
SS I-168

Allied Ships
CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Chew

SS I-168 launches 4 torpedoes at CL Honolulu
DD Chew fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Chew fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Chew attacking submerged sub ....
DD Chew cannot reach attack position over SS I-168
DD Chew cannot establish contact with SS I-168
SS I-168 eludes DD Chew by diving deep
DD Chew fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Chew fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Malaya/Western DEI:
- Forgot to mention that the whole of northern Borneo is under Japanese control now. Forces are gathering at Jesselton in order to invade Tarakan and Balikpapan, when MKB arrives in the Sulu Sea in 6 days.
- Batavia airfield attacked again, 1 Dutch fighter destroyed on the ground.
- The 16th Army (2&38 Divs) is en route to Singapore and from there to Java.

PI/Eastern DEI:
- 99 army bombers attack Luson airbases. Runway damage at both Clark and Manila consistently in the 20s. I guess that effectively prevents fort building.

Burma:
- Air supremacy is ours. The allied air forces are nowhere to be seen.

China:
- There are 3 Chinese corps' just north of Ichang against our 2 divisions hodling the left flank of the advance.
- The Mongolian Army is advancing towards Lanchow using the northern secondary road from Patow. On its way there it made a river crossing against 2 Chinese corps'.

quote:

Ground combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 15767 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 498
Defending force 11578 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 305
Japanese adjusted assault: 561
Allied adjusted defense: 34
Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(+), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
356 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
3374 casualties reported
Squads: 194 destroyed, 109 disabled
Non Combat: 122 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 46 (25 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
26th Engineer Regiment
21st AA Regiment

Defending units:
11th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
17th Group Army

- 128 army bombers attack targets around Nanyang. 30 attack Wenchow.

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/14/2015 6:48:25 PM

Olorin

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Dec 31, 1941 - Jan 1, 1942

Malaya/Western DEI:
- Georgetown captured by a recon battalion.
- Two independed regiments arrived recently at Bangkok and will be deployed in Malaya to assist mopping up the remaining allied forces. There is still an Indian division trapped at Alor Star. Two brigades are being pushed around near Kuala Lumpur by 5 Div.
- 1 Buffalo destroyed on the ground at Batavia.
- Medan invaded by 18 Div.

PI/Eastern DEI:
- Battan added to the list of attacked bases. Some American fighters were repairing there, we destroyed one of them on ground.
- Cotabato is captured by 4th Rgt. This unit is now tasked with capturing Ambon & Kendari.

China:
- Directly SW of Nanyang, two Chinese corps' were cought trying to retreat north.
- With Nanyang and Loyang in our hands, the way into the jungles what lead to Ankang is free, except that 40.000 Chinese troops are on the way. 1st & 11th Armies will attack them (stacking limits be damned), while the 12th Army defends the right flank (Nanyang, Sinyang).

quote:

Ground combat at 85,46 (near Nanyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 45610 troops, 386 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 1747
Defending force 9546 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 134
Japanese adjusted assault: 863
Allied adjusted defense: 25
Japanese assault odds: 34 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
146 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units pursuing 2

Allied ground losses:
7022 casualties reported
Squads: 295 destroyed*, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 176 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 21 (16 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Armored Car Co
15th Tank Regiment
40th/A Division
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
40th/B Division
41st Division
37th Division
2nd Ind Engineer Regiment
40th/C Division
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th Army
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
7th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
21st Group Army

*I believe the monthly Chinese squad replacement rate is 300.

< Message edited by Olorin -- 6/14/2015 7:51:55 PM >

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/14/2015 7:41:10 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Olorin

1st & 11th Armies will attack them (stacking limits be damned), while the 12th Army defends the right flank (Nanyang, Sinyang).

Be careful with just how much you over stack a hex. The disruption and loss you'll take is exponential. I recall stacking five Japanese divisions in a 20-30k limit hex and they were all trashed with massive disruption and huge squad losses. It's hard to know the threshold, but over stack with caution, because the cost could be huge and set back your operations by months.

< Message edited by SqzMyLemon -- 6/14/2015 8:41:40 PM >

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/14/2015 8:58:32 PM

Olorin

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The hex in question has a 40.000 troop limit. Maybe 50.000 won't cause much disruption? I'll use two stacks and rotate them when they get tired. Using 3 tanks regiments and lots of arty also makes sense.

There is a gap through the woods west of Nanyang, I will divert a sizeable force to advance there until resistance is met. The general intention is to tie up Chinese corps' in the wooded area around Ankang and threaten to cut off Lanchow's fuel from reaching the central plains. If a breakthrough is actually made, the 1st Army will meet the Mongolian Army at Lanchow, which will be besieged.

I'll post a screenshot when I can. The Chinese say a picture is worth 1000 words.

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/15/2015 12:13:54 PM

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I've had fairly limited experience with over-stacked combat - we tend to stick to the limits. What experience I have had suggests that you would be better not exceeding the limits at all. This is one of the few battles we have had in which the Japanese exceeded the limits (by 9K on a 40K hex):

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49065 troops, 503 guns, 444 vehicles, Assault Value = 1647

Defending force 31219 troops, 453 guns, 210 vehicles, Assault Value = 911

Japanese adjusted assault: 571

Allied adjusted defense: 1327

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
4940 casualties reported
Squads: 132 destroyed, 192 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 23 disabled
Guns lost 50 (4 destroyed, 46 disabled)
Vehicles lost 50 (10 destroyed, 40 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
308 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 81 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 24 (2 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (3 destroyed, 15 disabled)

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/15/2015 11:18:55 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Yakface

I've had fairly limited experience with over-stacked combat - we tend to stick to the limits. What experience I have had suggests that you would be better not exceeding the limits at all. This is one of the few battles we have had in which the Japanese exceeded the limits (by 9K on a 40K hex):

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49065 troops, 503 guns, 444 vehicles, Assault Value = 1647

Defending force 31219 troops, 453 guns, 210 vehicles, Assault Value = 911

Japanese adjusted assault: 571

Allied adjusted defense: 1327

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
4940 casualties reported
Squads: 132 destroyed, 192 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 23 disabled
Guns lost 50 (4 destroyed, 46 disabled)
Vehicles lost 50 (10 destroyed, 40 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
308 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 81 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 24 (2 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (3 destroyed, 15 disabled)

FWIW, when overstacked I would recommend a shock attack. I don't know whether that would have given enough here for a 1-to-1 result (and fort reduction), but you definitely don't want to be overstacked for very long.

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/15/2015 11:24:09 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Yakface

I've had fairly limited experience with over-stacked combat - we tend to stick to the limits. What experience I have had suggests that you would be better not exceeding the limits at all. This is one of the few battles we have had in which the Japanese exceeded the limits (by 9K on a 40K hex):

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49065 troops, 503 guns, 444 vehicles, Assault Value = 1647

Defending force 31219 troops, 453 guns, 210 vehicles, Assault Value = 911

Japanese adjusted assault: 571

Allied adjusted defense: 1327

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
4940 casualties reported
Squads: 132 destroyed, 192 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 23 disabled
Guns lost 50 (4 destroyed, 46 disabled)
Vehicles lost 50 (10 destroyed, 40 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
308 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 81 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 24 (2 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (3 destroyed, 15 disabled)

I like the hex limits but the consequences of overstacking can be NASTY!

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/16/2015 7:57:51 AM

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Beginning to change my mind after your comments on SL. I'll try to rotate my two stacks after each attack.

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/16/2015 4:10:11 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Olorin

The hex in question has a 40.000 troop limit.

I found 40k and higher stacking limit hexes in China to not be much of a problem for Japan to clear meeting the stacking limits. It's when you get down to 10-30k hexes (are there 10k hexes, I can't remember) that it gets difficult to dislodge a defender in 3x terrain. You just can't mass enough firepower. It's a slow process of wearing down supply and the Chinese while trying to keep your own forces intact. I found I was getting a division roughed up every attack when within the smaller stacking limits, so rotating in fresh troops is a must. I was having such a hard time taking a 20k limit hex in 3x defensive terrain, that I tried a five division attack. It was a disaster.

I think you will have no problem until you start reaching the smaller stacking limit hexes.

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/16/2015 5:25:37 PM

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Been experimenting a bit with overstacked attacks.

Surrounded a stack of 12 IJA units in China in a 70K hex. I moved in with 109K troops.

Deliberate attacks yield less losses than bombardments which is unusual.

A shock attack eliminated over 300 enemy squads but left half my force with over 40 disruption.

I put the 40+ disruption units in reserve for three days while the remainder bombarded and all heavily disrupted units had disruption and fatigue drop to levels that allowed another shock attack.

It IS possible to recover significant fatigue and disruption while overstacked if reserve mode is used.

Since this test case hasn't resulted in significant disablements, I cannot speak to the ability to recover from that while overstacked.

I should add that this is an open terrain (cultivated) hex. Attempts at overstacked attacks in tripled terrain have resulted in disasters as attested to by SqzMyLemon.

< Message edited by HansBolter -- 6/16/2015 6:27:56 PM >

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/17/2015 11:40:06 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

Been experimenting a bit with overstacked attacks.

Surrounded a stack of 12 IJA units in China in a 70K hex. I moved in with 109K troops.

Deliberate attacks yield less losses than bombardments which is unusual.

A shock attack eliminated over 300 enemy squads but left half my force with over 40 disruption.

I put the 40+ disruption units in reserve for three days while the remainder bombarded and all heavily disrupted units had disruption and fatigue drop to levels that allowed another shock attack.

It IS possible to recover significant fatigue and disruption while overstacked if reserve mode is used.

Since this test case hasn't resulted in significant disablements, I cannot speak to the ability to recover from that while overstacked.

I should add that this is an open terrain (cultivated) hex. Attempts at overstacked attacks in tripled terrain have resulted in disasters as attested to by SqzMyLemon.

This is my experience as well in rough hexes. This hex I'm talking about is "forest+rough", so it gives x3 to the defender. Ouch.

< Message edited by Olorin -- 6/17/2015 12:40:32 PM >

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/17/2015 12:29:09 PM

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Jan 2-3, 1742

Eastern Operation:
- Most Netties switch to airfield attack. There are still damaged B-17s at PH. Runway damage is 35 or so. Loss to flak are very low (1-2 per day).
- Tarawa captured by SNFL troops. Nauru & Ocean are next on the list.

Malaya/Western DEI:
- Medan captured intact by 18 Div, which will be split into 3 brigades to mop up the rest of western Sumatra.
- Oosthaven captured by a SNFL battalion.
- 5 Div captures Port Swettenham & Kuala Lumpur.
- 41st Rgt captures Temuloh.
- A big enemy oiler is sunk by a sub near Soerebaja.

quote:

Ground combat at Medan (46,76)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 14848 troops, 172 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 538
Defending force 1963 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 206
Allied adjusted defense: 7
Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Medan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units pursuing 2

Allied ground losses:
1549 casualties reported
Squads: 47 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 36 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
18th Division
1st Tank Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
31st Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
Medan Garrison Battalion
Van Aaran Garrison Battalion
Medan Base Force

Philippines/Eastern DEI:

Burma:
- Pengu is captured by a tank rgt.
- Air drop at Toungo fails on Jan 2 because paras were on rest mode. Dropped another 15 AV on the 3rd and Toungo falls. A Thai div is railed in.

quote:

Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 1048 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45
Defending force 828 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7
Japanese adjusted assault: 6
Allied adjusted defense: 7
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Rgt /1
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /3

Defending units:
106th RAF Base Force

China:
- The usual air attacks by hundrends of army bombers. The Chinese airforce and AVG are at Sian.
- The seriously beaten 21st Group Army is attacked yet again and retreats to the hex directly north of Nanyang. Its troubles are over.
- Same for 17th Group Army west of Paotow.

quote:

Ground combat at 89,31 (near Paotow)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 15710 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 494
Defending force 7388 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108
Japanese adjusted assault: 513
Allied adjusted defense: 18
Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
3863 casualties reported
Squads: 141 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 28 (18 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
26th Engineer Regiment
21st AA Regiment

Defending units:
11th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
17th Group Army

< Message edited by Olorin -- 6/17/2015 1:32:36 PM >

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/17/2015 12:38:10 PM

Olorin

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Jan 4, 1742

Eastern Operation:
- Netties switch to city attack. There are 450 permanent VPs to be gained here.

Philippines/Eastern DEI:
- Renewed offensive begins with the invasion of Tarakan by 24th Rgt.
- Busuanga expands airfield to size 3.
- The usual air attacks in Luzon. Destroying 1 or 2 allied aircraft on gound evert day.

China:
- Still marching. Screenshot coming soon.

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/17/2015 1:05:07 PM

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China:

There is a small change of plan here, thanks to the discussion on SLs and the fact the there is a gap in the Chinese MLR west of Ichang.

The 11th Army will be diverted to Ichang its mission being dual.
First to cross the river and outflank the 600 AV sitting directly north of Ichang and advance NW.
Second, to advance to the hexe directly N and two hexes NE of Ichang (where the aforementioned 600 AV and 3 unadentified units are occupying and use the rough terrain in my favor. Basically, pin those enemy units in the forest using 40% of their AV.

The 1st Army has two tasks:
- Attempt to advance on the road leads to Ankang with two divs, two tank rgts and lots of arty. It's defended by 50.000 Chinese troops.
- Exploit the gap west of Nanyang with 1 div and 1 bde. Advance until resistance is met.

The 12th Army holds the right flank (Nanyang- Sinyang).
The 13th Army holds the left flank (mainly Hankow). Two of its divs are besieging Wenchow.

The Mongolian Army is advancing towards Lanchow using the northernmost road.
Three division equivalents are defending Loyang-Chengchow-Taiyuan-Kweisui. Willing to fall as far back as Peiping & Tientsin.
The 23rd Army will be activated when enough RGC units garrison the coast (Amoy area).

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/17/2015 1:16:09 PM

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The overall goal is twofold:
a) Tie up as many Chinese corps' as posible in the forested area near Ankang-Ichang-Sian.
b) Attempt breakthrough south of Ankang, exploit towards Lanchow, either occupying the mountain road or capturing Lanchow.

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/17/2015 3:08:47 PM

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I see no reason to not move for Sian at the same time as Ankang. Taking Ankang doesn't really help you that much in taking Sian, and it's actually faster to get up to Sian than it is to get to Ankang. Yeah, the rough forest there makes it harder in terms of raw combat, but China has so few supplies for the Allies that he should break after just a couple of attacks. The sooner you get to Sian, which makes its own supply to build forts, the better.

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/18/2015 10:45:20 AM

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Taking Sian is currently not in my to do list, but if the offensive stalls Sian will be considered.

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/18/2015 10:56:00 AM

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Jan 5, 1942

Eastern Operation:
- Strat bombing continues. 10 HI hits for 3 Betty shot down by flak.

Malaya/Western DEI:
- A big transport TF carrying two divs of the 16th Army left Singapore yesterday and today it was spotted by allied search planes. Destination: Java. Kongo, Haruna, 4 CA and 8 DD will cover the invasion. Air support will be provided by LBA based at Palembang and Singkawang.
- The Dutch airforce is deemd to be no threat at all. Biggest worry is Force Z, which hasn't been seen for a while.

Philippines/Eastern DEI:
- 24th Inf Rgt attacks the Dutch garrison at Tarakan, but only manages to drop forts to 0.
- Lots of allied subs in the Makassar Strait.
- Ternate invaded by a small SNFL detachment. No enemies found.

SE Fleet:
- Invasion of PM is underway. KB, 4 CA, 4 DD and 50 Betties in support.

Burma:
Rangoon seems to be abandoned. 30.000 troops have mysteriously disappeared.

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/18/2015 11:05:01 AM

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Jan 6, 1942

Philippines/Eastern DEI:
- Tarakan captured intact.
- Ternate captured.
- Several small allied TFs flee from the PI, 7 transports are sunk by a destroyer div.
- MKB still in the Celebes Sea.

Malaya/Western DEI:
- Alor Star captured, 3 enemy brigades destroyed.
- Only two Malayan bases in still in British hands.
- Sampit & Bandjermasin invaded by SNFL.
- Java invasion fleet is not spotted today. Allied search inthe Java sea seems to be lacking.

quote:

Ground combat at Alor Star (49,73)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 16073 troops, 167 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 518
Defending force 9226 troops, 65 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 323
Japanese adjusted assault: 499
Allied adjusted defense: 141
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor Star !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1089 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 102 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
9043 casualties reported
Squads: 464 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 493 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 37 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 81 (81 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 26 (26 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 6

Assaulting units:
7th RTA/A Division
15th Guards Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
7th RTA/B Division
56th Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
6th Indian Brigade
15th Indian Brigade
28th Gurkha Brigade
2nd ISF Base Force
109th RAF Adv Base Force
137/155th Field Regiment

SE Fleet:
- PM invasion fleet directly east of Milne Bay. Ni sign of enemy CVs.
- Salamaua, Tulagi & Buin invaded by small SNFL elements.

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RE: Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] - 6/18/2015 11:11:16 AM

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Jan 7, 1942

Eastern Operation:
- PH heavy industry disabled. Next target is LI.
- Tabituea & Nauru captured.

Malaya/Western DEI:
- Java invasion fleet still unspotted, will go in tomorrow.

Philippines/Eastern DEI:
- Next targets: Balikpapan (24th Inf Rgt) and Kendari (4th Inf Rgt).
- 2 AKE just arrived at Manado. MKB will be replenished tomorrow.

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Battle for Java - 6/19/2015 8:41:51 AM

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Explosions near Java, enemy carriers are found!

Jan 8, 1942

Philippines/Eastern DEI:
- Kaga takes a torpedo hit. 15 destroyers weren't enough to screen her. Damage is 27/25/20. Will join Shokaku in the dockyards, but first she must reach them safely. Lots of allied subs in the area.
- Cebu invaded by a brigade of 19 Div.

quote:

Sub attack near Sangi at 76,96
Japanese Ships
CV Kaga, Torpedo hits 1
CL Kinu
CS Mizuho
DD Shiranui
DD Uruyuke
DD Katsutade
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu

Allied Ships
SS S-37

Malaya/Western DEI:
- Invasion of Java is underway. Kalidjati was chosen as a landing spot for the 16th Army.
- At least two American CVs interfere with the invasion, positioned south of Java. What appears to be Force Z is spotted west of Oosthaven heading east (will possibly try to cross the Merak straits).
- There were 70 fighters on CAP, only 20 actually appeared over the invasion fleet and they spent their ammo against the Dutch naval strikes which were launched first.
- Two carrier based attacks followed, with 105 bombers each, sinking 10 of our transports and severly damaging another 10 of them. 5000 troops are drowned. Haruna & Kongo escape unscathed.
- 24 Betties attack irrelevant targets at Tjilatjap and Soerebaja and are slaughtered.

quote:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Kalidjati at 50,99
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 9
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 17
SBD-2 Dauntless x 51
SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
TBD-1 Devastator x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
TBD-1 Devastator: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
xAK Shikano Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Hokuzyu Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tihuku Maru
xAK Sugiyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Tazan Maru, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Ryuun Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 1
xAK Awazisan Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
xAK Sanura Maru
xAK Nanman Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Ume Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Argentina Maru
xAK Thames Maru
xAK Ryoyo Maru
xAK Yoneyama Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Miyadono Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
CL Isuzu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Kyokusei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Kotohira Maru
xAK Hakodate Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Shofuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Amagisan Maru
xAK Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AMC Saigon Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Kinkai Maru, Torpedo hits 1
DD Arashio
xAP Baikal Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Nittai Maru

Japanese ground losses:
3736 casualties reported
Squads: 84 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 95 destroyed, 72 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 81 (61 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 37 (27 destroyed, 10 disabled)

- Sampit captured, unloading a second SNFL at Bandjermasin.

SE Fleet:
- Port Moresby invaded. Its garrison has only 40 AV.
- Salamaua invaded by a small SNFL unit.
- KB retires to Truk.

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RE: Battle for Java - 6/19/2015 8:59:33 AM

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Jan 9, 1942

Malaya/Western DEI:
- Kaljdati captured by 390 AV, less than half of the 16th Army's strength. 100 AV was lost at sea, the rest are heading back to Singapore.
- The Kongos crossed the Merak straits at full speed in order to hunt the allied carriers, which were expected to withdraw to Cocos island. They meet "Force Z" which turns out to be a light cruiser TF. After the battle, the Kongos end a few hexes directly east of Cocos, completely unspotted but having failed to engage the enemy CVs.
- The two enemy CVs remain south of Java. 12 subs are hunging them.
- The damaged transports from yesterday continued unloading stuff at Kaljdati, until they were sunk in the morning by carrier attacks.
- The bulk of the transport fleet withdrew towards Singapore, still carrying half the 16th Army.
- Bandjermasin captured.

quote:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Oosthaven at 47,97, Range 7,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 1
BB Haruna
CA Takao, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire (ends up at Oosthaven with over 30 fl damage)
CA Atago
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
CA Mikuma
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 1
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze
DD Asashio, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Oshio, Shell hits 1
DD Michishio
DD Arashio, Shell hits 1
DD Akatsuki
DD Hakaze

Allied Ships
CL Java, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage (possibly sunk)
CL De Ruyter
CL Tromp
CL Danae, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CL Durban
DD Piet Hein
DD Kortenaer
DD Evertsen
DD Witte de With, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Van Nes
DD Banckert
DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 1, on fire

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RE: Battle for Java - 6/19/2015 10:02:30 AM

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Jan 10, 1942

Malaya/Western DEI:
- The Kongos make a another full speed run towards Java and this time they battle with the two enemy CVs in a series of 5 engagements. Gunnery was a bit poor tbh, I would expect to sink both of them outright, but bad weather and low visibility saved them.
- Lex is later found by a sub, takes 3 torp hits. Fuel storage and ammo storage explode. She is most definitely sunk!
- CA Astoria is hit by a sub and is probably sunk. Three CAs may have been sunk in total in this battle.
- In the morning, Enterprise and the Dutch LBA attack the Kongos. 40 fighters on LRCAP (out of 160 available) fend them off. A couple of bomb hits have no effect.

quote:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Christmas Island IO at 45,101, Range 6,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CL Jintsu
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Arashio, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Akatsuki
DD Hakaze

Allied Ships
CV Lexington
CV Enterprise, Shell hits 1
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Northampton, Shell hits 2
CA Salt Lake City
CA Astoria, Shell hits 1
DD Dunlap
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
DD Mahan
DD Drayton, Shell hits 1
DD Lamson
DD Flusser
DD Porter
DD Balch, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Christmas Island IO at 45,101, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Akatsuki
DD Hakaze, Shell hits 4, on fire

Allied Ships
CV Lexington
CV Enterprise
CA Portland, heavy fires
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Astoria
DD Dunlap
DD Fanning
DD Mahan
DD Drayton
DD Lamson
DD Flusser, Shell hits 1
DD Porter
DD Balch, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Christmas Island IO at 46,101, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna, Shell hits 2
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
CA Mikuma
CL Jintsu, on fire
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Akatsuki
DD Hakaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CV Lexington
CV Enterprise, Shell hits 1
CA Portland, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Northampton, on fire
CA Salt Lake City, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Astoria, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Dunlap
DD Fanning
DD Mahan, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Drayton
DD Lamson
DD Flusser
DD Porter
DD Balch, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Buitenzorg at 47,101, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 2
BB Haruna
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 2
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Akatsuki

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Shell hits 5, on fire
CV Enterprise, Shell hits 1
CA Northampton, Shell hits 3
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 1
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
DD Mahan, Shell hits 1

Poor visibility due to Rain
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Buitenzorg at 47,101, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 1
BB Haruna
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1
CL Jintsu
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
CV Enterprise, Shell hits 1
CA Northampton, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Dunlap
DD Fanning
DD Mahan, Shell hits 1, on fire

Reduced visibility due to Rain
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Sub attack near Christmas Island IO at 44,101

Japanese Ships
SS I-153

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Dunlap
DD Fanning
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bandoeng at 48,101

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 3
A6M2 Zero x 20
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
F4F-3A Wildcat x 8
SBD-2 Dauntless x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-2 Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 1

- 3 enemy CLs catch the Medan invasion TF as it returns to Singapore and sinks 4 ships.
- Another 3 CLs (the TF met near Oosthaven yesterday) attacked the damaged transports at Kaljdati. They end up at Soerebaja.

Philippines/Eastern DEI:
- Samarinda invaded by 24th Inf Rgt.
- Cebu falls, a PI division surrenders.
- Kaga is 7 hexes west of Babedaob doing 16 knots. So far she has avoided enemy subs.

SE Fleet:
- PM falls.

quote:

Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8928 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 282
Defending force 3304 troops, 38 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 71
Japanese adjusted assault: 173
Allied adjusted defense: 25
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Moresby !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
239 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1270 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 70 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 30 (30 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Guards Mixed Brigade
144th Infantry Regiment
33rd JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
49th Australian Battalion
Papuan Inf Battalion
13th Field Regiment
15th RAN Base Force

Final tally:
Atago, Mogami & Jintsu damaged, three destroyers sunk.
Lex sunk, light(?) fires on Enterprise, 4 enemy heavy cruisers & 4 destroyers damaged or sunk.

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RE: Battle for Java - 6/19/2015 12:46:07 PM

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You make it look so easy!

Come on, you know you want to yell BANZAI!

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RE: Battle for Java - 6/19/2015 12:48:50 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
Come on, you know you want to yell BANZAI!

Oh alright...

BANZAI!!!

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RE: Battle for Java - 6/19/2015 1:03:14 PM

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There is a time and a place for a "Banzai!"

This is definitely the time and the place!

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RE: Battle for Java - 6/19/2015 1:40:49 PM

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Very well played

Lesson learnt is that Allied carriers should not remain in the same spot for more than 1 turn until much later

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