Slitherine

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BB Colorado beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
BB Tennessee beginning refit in shipyard at Bremerton
BB Idaho beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
BB New Mexico beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
BB Mississippi beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
DD Meredith beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
DD Gwin beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
DD Grayson beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
DD Monssen beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
DD Sims taken out of commission to begin refit at Pearl Harbor
DD Hughes taken out of commission to begin refit at Pearl Harbor
DD Anderson taken out of commission to begin refit at Pearl Harbor
DD Hammann taken out of commission to begin refit at Pearl Harbor
DD Mustin taken out of commission to begin refit at Pearl Harbor
DD Russell taken out of commission to begin refit at Pearl Harbor
DD O'Brien taken out of commission to begin refit at Pearl Harbor
DD Walke taken out of commission to begin refit at Pearl Harbor
DD Morris taken out of commission to begin refit at Pearl Harbor
AK Bellatrix beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
AK Fomalhaut beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
AK Betelgeuse beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
AK Alchiba beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
AK Algorab beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
AK Almaack beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
AK Arcturus beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
AK Procyon beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
AK Castor beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
107th RAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Kohima
2/1st Pioneer Battalion's TOE was upgraded to Aus Pioneer Battalion at Charters Towers
2/11th A/Car Regiment's TOE was upgraded to Armoured Car Regiment at Cloncurry
2/2nd Pioneer Battalion's TOE was upgraded to Aus Pioneer Battalion at Chittagong
1st Australian Brigade's TOE was upgraded to CMF 42 Inf Brigade at Newcastle
9th Australian Brigade's TOE was upgraded to CMF 42 Inf Brigade at Sydney
28th Australian Brigade's TOE was upgraded to CMF 42 Inf Brigade at Port Kembla
8th Australian Brigade's TOE was upgraded to CMF 42 Inf Brigade at Newcastle
5th Australian Brigade's TOE was upgraded to CMF 42 Inf Brigade at Sydney
21st Fld RAA Regiment's TOE was upgraded to RAA Field Arty Regiment at Sydney
4th Australian Brigade's TOE was upgraded to CMF 42 Inf Brigade at Melbourne
10th Australian Brigade's TOE was upgraded to CMF 42 Inf Brigade at Sale
15th Australian Brigade's TOE was upgraded to CMF 42 Inf Brigade at Portsea
6th Australian Brigade's TOE was upgraded to CMF 42 Inf Brigade at Geelong
2nd Australian Brigade's TOE was upgraded to CMF 42 Inf Brigade at Portland
3rd Australian Brigade's TOE was upgraded to CMF 42 Inf Brigade at Adelaide
7th Australian Brigade's TOE was upgraded to CMF 42 Inf Brigade at Brisbane
11th Australian Brigade's TOE was upgraded to CMF 42 Inf Brigade at Townsville
29th Australian Brigade's TOE was upgraded to CMF 42 Inf Brigade at Brisbane
22nd Fld RAA Regiment's TOE was upgraded to RAA Field Arty Regiment at Melbourne
12th Australian Brigade's TOE was upgraded to CMF 42 Inf Brigade at Hobart
21/22 Field Arty Regiment's TOE was upgraded to RAA Field Arty Regiment at Sydney
1st RNZA Fld Regiment's TOE was upgraded to RNZA Field Arty Regiment at Auckland
2nd RNZA Fld Regiment's TOE was upgraded to RNZA Field Arty Regiment at Wellington

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Ground combat at Padang (44,85)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5710 troops, 44 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 195

Defending force 1478 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Japanese adjusted assault: 155

Allied adjusted defense: 52

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

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

Allied ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Regiment
5th/A Division

Defending units:
Emmahaven Defenses
Padang Cdo

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Morning Air attack on Kweiyang , at 74,49

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 3 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 29000 feet

CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes

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Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42656 troops, 466 guns, 929 vehicles, Assault Value = 1332

Defending force 42812 troops, 188 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 732

Japanese adjusted assault: 989

Allied adjusted defense: 1243

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
274 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 82 (5 destroyed, 77 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2784 casualties reported
Squads: 58 destroyed, 225 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 18 (5 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
37th Division
9th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
36th Division
34th Division
11th Tank Regiment
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
38th Chinese Corps
115th Red Chinese Division
61st Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps

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ORIGINAL: Bif1961

Nice to see your AAR is just a few days ahead of my PBEM but I am the Japanese. Good to have yours as a benchmark to see how mmine is going in relation to your game.

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

1942 June 01

TK British Confidence sank in a homeward bound convoy after unloading in New Zealand after pumps failed ot control flooding but I have no idea what the damage was caused by. The insurance company simply lists the cause of the loss as "Accident".

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TF 42 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)

Allied Ships
KV Cyclamen, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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KV Cyclamen sinks....

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Ground combat at Padang (44,85)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5703 troops, 44 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 194

Defending force 1342 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Japanese adjusted assault: 46

Allied adjusted defense: 76

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

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

Allied ground losses:
232 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Regiment
5th/A Division

Defending units:
Emmahaven Defenses
Padang Cdo

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Morning Air attack on Kweiyang , at 74,49

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 33,070 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 3 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 29070 feet

CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 7 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Kweiyang , at 74,49

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 22980 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I would do Ailinglaplap instead of Maloelap or Wotje. Those two are small Atolls with naval forts which cannot be built much. Ailinglaplap can hold more troops, can be built bigger and is in a great position, IMO.

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ORIGINAL: Bif1961

Invading the Marshalls a year and a half early that is an ambitious schedule. His carriers must be busy in DEI or better yet the Indian Ocean.

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I would do Ailinglaplap instead of Maloelap or Wotje. Those two are small Atolls with naval forts which cannot be built much. Ailinglaplap can hold more troops, can be built bigger and is in a great position, IMO.

Nobody is preparing for Ailinglaplap.

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Radio transmissions detected at 137,131.

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Afternoon Air attack on Darwin RAAF Base Force, at 76,130 , near Daly Waters

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 18

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
35th FG/40th FS with P-39D Airacobra (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on 57th Chinese Corps, at 83,41 (Sian)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 11 damaged

Allied ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Red Chinese Army ...
Also attacking 57th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking Red Chinese Army ...
Also attacking 57th Chinese Corps ...

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Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41657 troops, 466 guns, 787 vehicles, Assault Value = 1273

Defending force 40634 troops, 176 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 552

Japanese adjusted assault: 562

Allied adjusted defense: 985

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
687 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 70 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 42 (1 destroyed, 41 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2143 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 171 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 23 (2 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Assaulting units:
36th Division
15th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
37th Division
13th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
34th Division
11th Tank Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
33rd Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
115th Red Chinese Division

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ORIGINAL: HansBolter

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I would do Ailinglaplap instead of Maloelap or Wotje. Those two are small Atolls with naval forts which cannot be built much. Ailinglaplap can hold more troops, can be built bigger and is in a great position, IMO.

Nobody is preparing for Ailinglaplap.

I agree that it is one of the best potential bases in the group and should be developed.
Given there is no one there to fight it can be picked up on the cheap by engineers without prep once you are established elsewhere in the group.

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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Capturing them while he is preoccupied elsewhere is a good idea. Then he will be threatened in CentPac a lot sooner than usual plus it gives your LOS from the West Coast to the ANZAC areas some protection.

Might you consider laying some sub minefields in target areas to possibly slow down reinforcements, just in case?

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ORIGINAL: DOCUP

Slow up, I'm trying to catch up. I'm only on page 13. Lol Great AAR so far

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Ground combat at 83,33 (near Ningsia)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 6252 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 159

Defending force 887 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 268

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 268 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
1144 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
82nd Chinese Corps

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ORIGINAL: Bif1961

My Allied opponent tried to invade the Northern Marshalls from Midway but my long range Search from Wake and the Marshalls spotted him a few days out. I positioned several subs along he projected path and I just a good hit on the Lexington that slowed her and stopped her air ops. He decided to continue with his operation with her limping back to PH via French Frigate Shoal direction. My carriers were East of Noumea bombing it when my search planes spotted him. I guess he figured I was far enough away that I would not be able to interfere with at least his air attacks on Roi Namur and the rest of the Northern Marshalls. I have a Naval Aviation HQ at Roi Namur so I stacked it with fighters to await his airstrikes as my carriers streaked to the Marshalls and I had tankers luckily spreadout in two groups along his bath from Noumea to the Marshalls. My 100+ fighters between Roi-Namur and Kawjaline were able to cause loses to his fighters and especially his dive bombers as they conducted 3 days of attacks. He was now down 90 AC on Lexington because she couldn't conduct air ops from damage and 90+ more from air loses over the Marshalls. As he withdrew my fastest KB element was able to intercept his carriers as they were staring to withdraw. In the carrier battle that ensued I was able to sink the Saratoga and heavily damage the Enterprise. I was also able to catch up to the limping Lexington and sink it as well. His invasion force which looked like fast transports had turned around earlier so from lack of fuel I was unable to chase them all the way to Midway-French Frigate Shoals or Johnson Island.

I got lucky that the Lexington sucked a torpedo but you may be spotted 2-3 days out as he was so he can take counter action and make things hot for you when you do arrive. If you don't know where all his carriers are then your lack of search might lead you into an ambush. Once you start landing you are stuck for a few days. If you know all his carriers are stationed in DEI or Indian Ocean then you are practicing the time honored baseball motto "hit'em where they ain't."

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ORIGINAL: zuluhour

I like the plan. I cannot elaborate but may email, just in case (legitimately ) Francois is reading this as well. Just how much sea
can an optimized KB travel in 24 hours at mission speed? How far at flank and for how long sans AOs?

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ORIGINAL: zuluhour

For scenario 1
Kaga, Hiryu, Soryu, and Akagi 7/42
Shokaku and Zuikaku 6/42
1st upgrades

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

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ORIGINAL: zuluhour

For scenario 1
Kaga, Hiryu, Soryu, and Akagi 7/42
Shokaku and Zuikaku 6/42
1st upgrades

Interesting, thanks. For some reason I had it in my head the first upgrades were earlier. So these upgrades correspond with Lexington and Saratoga 6/42 (but 42 days long) and the Yorktowns' 7/42.

I am already delaying those upgrades to get this operation done sooner than later. Will the IJN heavy carriers' upgrade schedule allow me to "sneak in"?

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Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 807 troops, 76 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 313

Defending force 16517 troops, 131 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 208

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

Assaulting units:
6th Tank Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
XI KNIL Battalion
I Marechausse Cdo
XIV KNIL Battalion
1st Cav Sqdn
I Landstorm Cdo
X KNIL Battalion
XII KNIL Battalion
IV Landstorm Cdo
ML-KNIL
ABDA
Batavia KM Base Force
2e-VLG-III Sup Afd
1e-VLG-III Sup Afd
Batavia Defenses
3e-VLG-III Sup Afd
HQ I KNIL Division
KNI Leger
KNI Zeemacht
A-I-Ld AA Battalion
2e-VLG-V Sup Afd

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ASW attack near Molu at 79,114

Japanese Ships
DD Nowaki
CA Kinugasa
CL Kitakami
CS Chitose
DD Yudachi
DD Suzukaze

Allied Ships
SS Perch

SS Perch launches 4 torpedoes at DD Nowaki
Perch diving deep ....
DD Suzukaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Ground combat at Tienshui (81,38)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 26460 troops, 198 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 716

Defending force 9132 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 270

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 399

Allied adjusted defense: 97

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tienshui !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
457 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2647 casualties reported
Squads: 68 destroyed, 61 disabled
Non Combat: 92 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
26th Division

Defending units:
21st Chinese Corps
69th Chinese Corps
1st War Area

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Ground combat at 78,51 (near Chihkiang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 60680 troops, 464 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 1883

Defending force 40946 troops, 194 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1200

Japanese adjusted assault: 1270

Allied adjusted defense: 1636

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
5373 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 479 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 41 disabled
Guns lost 31 (4 destroyed, 27 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1005 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 112 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
35th Division
27th Division
6th Division
51st Infantry Brigade
9th Division

Defending units:
46th Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps