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RE: 1942 July 10 - 8/31/2018 7:21:44 PM

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any "noise" at Truk?
Do you have any subs around?
I like the plan, I think it is a seldom seen move given the time frame and the typical
deployments of allied players.
Oh yeah, whats Monkey telling you about the opposition?

REMEMBER NO matter what, DON"T THROW IN THE TOWEL!

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RE: 1942 July 10 - 8/31/2018 11:59:22 PM

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A barrel full of mommies?

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RE: 1942 July 10 - 9/1/2018 12:09:38 AM

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any "noise" at Truk?
No.
Do you have any subs around?
Oh yeah!
I like the plan, I think it is a seldom seen move given the time frame and the typical
deployments of allied players.
How many such targets have you seen in mid-42 and how did they fare?
Oh yeah, whats Monkey telling you about the opposition?
No reinforcements of target locations picked up from SigInt.

REMEMBER NO matter what, DON"T THROW IN THE TOWEL!
Never!

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RE: 1942 July 10 - 9/1/2018 1:03:41 PM

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This is one time it may not be a bad thing to be "over a barrel".

I think that picture is from a Miss America pageant from the 20's.

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RE: 1942 July 10 - 9/1/2018 2:55:41 PM

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This is one time it may not be a bad thing to be "over a barrel".
I think that picture is from a Miss America pageant from the 20's.

So - for monkeys the expression is : "More fun than a barrel full of people"?

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RE: 1942 July 10 - 9/1/2018 3:10:10 PM

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1942 July 10

Cantankerous Olfactory.

Awfully enlightening.

So you have some amphibious units aimed at the eastern Marshalls? But they don't have troops much? And your approach is based on a few ships twenty or more hexes away?

You AFBs are simply too devious as I cannot fathom what is going on.

So, since I am reading this AAR, and Andav isn't it would be fair to say he will be surprised as well.

Seriously, my next game has to be as the Allies so I can understand this.

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RE: 1942 July 10 - 9/1/2018 3:18:57 PM

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I am pretty busy with RL stuff, but late last evening and now I am getting some time on the turn.

Formal post when it's ready, some tidbits...

Carrier sighting near Eniwetok?! I think it is a damaged AV making its way toward Truk.

Chasing away that pesky snooper sub means 23 destroyers plus Long Island will get back to PH to refuel day after tomorrow. I will start the convoys out tomorrow to save time because they are slower anyway. There are 13 destroyers at PH, 10 BB, 9 CA, 3 CL together with the 23 DD's returning to refuel to be allocated for bombardment and surface combat duty. Whatever TF's I create at first will get modified heavily at sea. I envision D-Day bombardments at each target being by a single BB both to have others available for subsequent days if needed and to have them available for surface combat. I presume the latter will be needed. You will recall Godzilla arose from the Marshall Islands.

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RE: 1942 July 10 - 9/1/2018 3:30:35 PM

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

1942 July 10

Cantankerous Olfactory.

Awfully enlightening. So you have some amphibious units aimed at the eastern Marshalls? But they don't have troops much? And your approach is based on a few ships twenty or more hexes away?

You AFBs are simply too devious as I cannot fathom what is going on. So, since I am reading this AAR, and Andav isn't it would be fair to say he will be surprised as well.

Seriously, my next game has to be as the Allies so I can understand this.

I know, you've been spending so much time fighting of the Russian hordes you haven't been keeping up. I have confirmation of no DL 23 hexes out, not 20. It would hardly be sporting to try and dash in from only 20 hexes out.

Ships? Who needs ships? Our guys are swimming there. They might be swimming back so they might as well get used to it.

Yes, you see only a few troops on those amphib ships because I meant them to be decoys while the guys swam in from the other sides of the islands. Now I open the turn and see that all those convoys have loaded completely! Insubordination, I tell you!

Current score is 18,104 to 7,433, just over 2.4 to 1. Any battle which goes against me by 2 to 1 or less but elevates the numbers (i.e. is bloody enough) will help stave of auto-victory and get an attrition battle rolling. I have the largest concentration of my subs in those waters so as to both aid the battle and be available to vector in on cripples.

I have to go trim some hedges.

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RE: 1942 July 10 - 9/1/2018 4:27:37 PM

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I just cut some flowers. I have hedges to trim, too, but keep putting them off making the job bigger. An endless circle of despair.

At this point you are worried about staving off autovictory? That actually is kind of insightful.

I am also curious if loading all those ships generates a heavy volume message?

Another insightful tidbit is your concern over 1 snooper sub.

Many thanks.

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RE: 1942 July 10 - 9/1/2018 6:14:21 PM

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I just cut some flowers. I have hedges to trim, too, but keep putting them off making the job bigger. An endless circle of despair.

At this point you are worried about staving off autovictory?

If I don't plan ahead on that in this game I could get into big trouble before I realize it.

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That actually is kind of insightful.

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I am also curious if loading all those ships generates a heavy volume message?

I figure it might but nothing I can do about it.

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Another insightful tidbit is your concern over 1 snooper sub.

Many thanks.

Trying to keep Intel leaks to a minimum. This op is PERILOUS (with a capital D for disaster) so I need all the help I can get. Crap, I only have one DMS assigned to escort each of my two oiler TF's with the big, fast oilers.

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1942 July 11 - 9/3/2018 12:05:22 AM

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1942 July 11

INVADED
Amphibious TF 253 unloading at Car Nicobar
Amphibious TF 193 offshore of Denpasar
Changsha, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Pagai-eilanden is occupied by the Japanese

Overall
� Possible carrier sighting 2 hexes SE of Eniwetok.

� The first Op CO TF's sail tonight.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
� Enemy sub activity near San Francisco, Los Angeles, Johnston Island, Pearl Harbor.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Launch of Cantankerous Olfactory proceeds well. Details are listed in the Pacific section (which owns the targets).

� Maybe we can take away their sub bases?

quote:

ASW attack near San Francisco at 216,73

Japanese Ships
SS I-6

Allied Ships
AM Chignecto

SS I-6 is located by AM Chignecto
I-6 diving deep ....
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near San Francisco at 216,73

Japanese Ships
SS I-6

Allied Ships
AM Chignecto

SS I-6 is sighted by escort
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Pacific
� Enemy sub activity near Suva/Nadi.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� All assaulters finished loading in one turn! They have been consolidated into one convoy for each target, with too few destroyers (3, 2, and 2) and one destroyer mine sweeper each. One old battleship is being allocated for fire support/protection.

� 3 convoys of APD's are loading each with a USN Air HQ for each of the 3 targets. 36 air support with a minimum of Stacking Cost (540 each, IIRC).

� BB North Carolina has joined the Lexington/Saratoga/Wasp TF.

� Both fleet carrier TF's, both battleship TF's, and all three invasion convoys are sailing tonight for a point one hex SE of French Frigate Shoal. The remaining surface forces will follow beginning the day after tomorrow.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
� Enemy sub activity near Newcastle.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Fuel unloading at Melbourne.

� Upgrades.

quote:

Alice Springs expands airfield to size 5
Brisbane expands port to size 6

� The B-17's at Cloncurry and the B-26's at Alice Springs have traded places. The B-26's will still fly supply into Tennant Creek, but the B-17's go back to ground strike duty. They will focus on that unidentified LCU showing our tanks making for Wyndham.

� The two USA TD Bns between Tennant Creek and Daly Waters are diverting to join the developing battle south of Wyndham.

� Three Sqn with 22x B-17D are transferring from Hawaii to Australia to hit Darwin.

� Both bombers and auxiliary types seen based at Darwin.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
� Still fighting!

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Pre-Invasion action off Denpasar (58,108)

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Yukaze
xAP Baikal Maru
DD Makigumo
DD Hokaze

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

DD Yukaze firing at Prajoeda Cdo
DD Yukaze fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

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Amphibious Assault at Denpasar (58,108)

TF 193 troops unloading over beach at Denpasar, 58,108

Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 41st Infantry Rgt
70mm T92 Bn Gun dropped into water during unload of 41st Infantry Rgt /3
15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 41st Infantry Rgt /5

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Ground combat at Denpasar (58,108)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 847 troops, 4 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Defending force 1717 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Assaulting units:
Prajoeda Cdo

Defending units:
41st Infantry Rgt /2

China
� The kessel. Oh wait: wrong language!

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Ground combat at 83,39 (near Sian)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12470 troops, 104 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 906

Defending force 38078 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 298

Assaulting units:
34th Division
17th Division
37th Division

Defending units:
16th Chinese/A Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese/A Corps
33rd Chinese/A Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
38th Chinese/A Corps
35th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese/A Corps
57th Chinese/C Corps
9th Chinese/B Corps
15th Chinese Base Force
16th Chinese/C Corps
12th Chinese Base Force
33rd Chinese/B Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry/A Corps
37th Group Army
51st Chinese Corps
13th Group Army
129th Red Chinese Division
33rd Chinese/C Corps
38th Chinese/C Corps
38th Chinese/B Corps
4th Group Army
9th Chinese/C Corps
120th Red Chinese Division
88th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry/B Corps

� Do we attack? No; we lack supply.

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Ground combat at 73,52 (near Tuyun)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5356 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1044

Defending force 6701 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 209

Assaulting units:
9th Prov Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
9th Group Army
12th Group Army

Defending units:
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
� Enemy sub activity near Karachi.

� Infrastructure building.

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Bombay expands airfield to size 7
Delhi expands airfield to size 6

� BB Valiant and 2x CL are heading from Cape Town to Bombay.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

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RE: 1942 July 11 - 9/3/2018 12:05:50 AM

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Is this a real carrier sighting? I have doubts. I wonder if it could be a damaged AV from a submarine attack some time back which has finished making temporary repairs.

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RE: 1942 July 11 - 9/3/2018 12:06:19 AM

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1942 July 11

NW Australia.

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RE: 1942 July 11 - 9/3/2018 1:00:54 AM

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Is this a real carrier sighting? I have doubts. I wonder if it could be a damaged AV from a submarine attack some time back which has finished making temporary repairs.

I'd say absolutely it's an AV. Can't image a Japanese player sending a CV into sub infested waters with a single escort

I reckon your evaluation is correct; looks like its heading to Truk. Might mean potentially fewer eyes to spot your invasion...

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1942 July 12 - 9/3/2018 3:39:13 AM

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INVADED
Amphibious TF 193 unloading at Denpasar
Amphibious TF 99 offshore of Sipora
Changsha, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Car Nicobar is occupied by the Japanese

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
� Enemy sub activity near San Francisco, Pearl Harbor, Niihau(?).

� All convoys report no contacts.

Pacific
� No enemy sub activity detected.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Gar is OK but has no torpedoes.

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Sub attack near Truk at 114,110

Japanese Ships
xAK Kuraido Maru, Shell hits 24

Allied Ships
SS Gar, hits 6

SS Gar attacking on the surface
Reich, E.T. decides to submerge SS Gar due to damage

I cannot tell if this is a small convoy or an ASW group.

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ASW attack near Ponape at 121,109

Japanese Ships
PB Chokai Maru
PB Hirotama Maru

Allied Ships
SS Tuna

SS Tuna is located by PB Chokai Maru
PB Hirotama Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hirotama Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hirotama Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hirotama Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hirotama Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
� Enemy sub activity near Newcastle

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Fuel unloading at Melbourne.

� It was a bad day to be on Koyu Maru; it was a good day to be selling defective torpedoes.

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Submarine attack near Darwin at 74,122

Japanese Ships
xAK Koyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Sargo

Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

xAK Koyu Maru is sighted by SS Sargo
Massive explosion on xAK Koyu Maru
SS Sargo launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Koyu Maru

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Submarine attack near Darwin at 74,123

Japanese Ships
xAK Okuni Maru

Allied Ships
SS Stingray

xAK Okuni Maru is sighted by SS Stingray
SS Stingray launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Okuni Maru

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Sub attack near Truscott at 71,123

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Pike

SS Pike launches 2 torpedoes
Pike bottoming out ....
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Darwin at 74,122

Japanese Ships
xAK Koyu Maru, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Sargo

SS Sargo launches 2 torpedoes

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Submarine attack near Darwin at 74,122

Japanese Ships
xAK Koyu Maru, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Sargo

xAK Koyu Maru is sighted by SS Sargo
SS Sargo launches 4 torpedoes

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Sub attack near Truscott at 72,124

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Sealion

SS Sealion launches 2 torpedoes
Sealion bottoming out ....
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Submarine attack near Darwin at 74,123

Japanese Ships
xAK Koyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Spearfish

xAK Koyu Maru is sighted by SS Spearfish
SS Spearfish launches 2 torpedoes

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Submarine attack near Darwin at 74,123

Japanese Ships
xAK Koyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Sargo

xAK Koyu Maru is sighted by SS Sargo
SS Sargo launches 2 torpedoes

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Sub attack near Darwin at 73,124

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Sculpin

SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes
Sculpin bottoming out ....
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba attacking submerged sub ....
DD Wakaba is out of ASW ammo
DD Wakaba is out of ASW ammo
DD Wakaba is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

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Submarine attack near Darwin at 74,123

Japanese Ships
xAK Koyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Pike

xAK Koyu Maru is sighted by SS Pike
SS Pike launches 2 torpedoes

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Submarine attack near Darwin at 74,123

Japanese Ships
xAK Koyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Saury

xAK Koyu Maru is sighted by SS Saury
SS Saury launches 2 torpedoes

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Submarine attack near Darwin at 76,124

Japanese Ships
xAK Zuiko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pollack

xAK Zuiko Maru is sighted by SS Pollack
SS Pollack launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Zuiko Maru

� Our wide ranging armoured unit is attacked with only the effect of slowing it.

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Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 69,130 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 2

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

� Our B-17's were grounded by extreme overcast.

� All but one B-17D have made it to Newcastle, other destinations being closed by weather. The last one is repairing at Pago Pago. Tomorrow's transfer will take them to Cloncurry where they will begin operations.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
� The few remaining Dutch forces are still fighting.

China
� I like these results!

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Ground combat at 64,45 (near Paoshan)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14861 troops, 162 guns, 112 vehicles, Assault Value = 593

Defending force 16846 troops, 62 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 602

Japanese adjusted assault: 2

Allied adjusted defense: 1456

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 728

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 28 (4 destroyed, 24 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
4th Tank Regiment
18th Division
33rd/C Division
3rd Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
� Enemy sub activity near Karachi.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

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RE: 1942 July 12 - 9/3/2018 3:39:43 AM

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Detection! I know sometimes these are radio intercepts but I usually report them as submarine activity if in a spot where that's possible. Tracker does not report a DL increase, so I am guessing this is a radio traffic volume intercept. Tomorrow and the day after a supply convoy will pass through this area and quite possibly be noticed by Imperial subs in waters south of Johnston Island. Maybe that will cover us.

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RE: 1942 July 12 - 9/3/2018 3:40:55 AM

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ORIGINAL: JoV

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

1942 July 11

Is this a real carrier sighting? I have doubts. I wonder if it could be a damaged AV from a submarine attack some time back which has finished making temporary repairs.

I'd say absolutely it's an AV. Can't image a Japanese player sending a CV into sub infested waters with a single escort I reckon your evaluation is correct; looks like its heading to Truk. Might mean potentially fewer eyes to spot your invasion...

Yeah, it just wouldn't make sense to be a carrier unless it was a cripple and he hasn't got any I know of.

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RE: 1942 July 12 - 9/3/2018 12:00:18 PM

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DL is one area I was looking forward to Alfred"s clarifying and expounding on in his project. Somehow
I think it was derailed. I don't think with a 1/0 DL the TFs are on Japans map nor is the co-ordinate
where you ended the phase. It could have been a sub sighting on xAK just off the HI. Hard to say sans
Alfred or a devs comment. Tomorrow should be telltale if he suspects anything. I would guess he has
at least one boat off Midway somewhere he could move to contact.

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RE: 1942 July 12 - 9/3/2018 2:04:27 PM

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DL is one area I was looking forward to Alfred"s clarifying and expounding on in his project. Somehow
I think it was derailed. I don't think with a 1/0 DL the TFs are on Japans map nor is the co-ordinate
where you ended the phase. It could have been a sub sighting on xAK just off the HI. Hard to say sans
Alfred or a devs comment. Tomorrow should be telltale if he suspects anything. I would guess he has
at least one boat off Midway somewhere he could move to contact.

Not sure about a boat near Midway because I haven't had any contacts at all up there. I figure there would be a sighting or two by now.

I think I neglected to mention it, but when the rest of the surface combat ships sail they will take a slightly different route. The current Op CO batch went NW then west to their point. The rest will go west then NW, hoping to avoid any sub posted NW, if that's what the DL was.

The contact is also near the Hawaii - Midway supply route, so maybe a sub. It also might be a sub taking a different route to monitor PH after the recent mobbing of the sub to the SW.

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I will elaborate on Japanese Sig Int, in lieu of Alfred.

In my experience, Japan received an "At Sea" radio intercept. It most likely a "Heavy Volume." The sub likely increased the chances of getting the intel.

This is perhaps Japan's greatest intel weapon that goes largely ignored by most JFBs. Often times the loading and unloading of troops at ports will generate such reports.

Kitchen Sink invasions will generally trigger a report each day, especially if there is some type of listening unit near by.

It is my pure speculation that subs or other Japanese devices aid in generating sigint. I have nothing other than personal experience to back up that claim.

A careful analysis of Japanese SigInt can lead to some stunning surprises, as oftentimes the Allies simply discount it. What can a 1/0dl really tell? But they lack the insight of having played Japan, and don't realize the trend, the location, yields actionable intelligence.

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

I will elaborate on Japanese Sig Int, in lieu of Alfred.

In my experience, Japan received an "At Sea" radio intercept. It most likely a "Heavy Volume." The sub likely increased the chances of getting the intel.

This is perhaps Japan's greatest intel weapon that goes largely ignored by most JFBs. Often times the loading and unloading of troops at ports will generate such reports.

Kitchen Sink invasions will generally trigger a report each day, especially if there is some type of listening unit near by.

It is my pure speculation that subs or other Japanese devices aid in generating sigint. I have nothing other than personal experience to back up that claim.
Long ago I became convinced Allied naval search provided a similar aid when arcs were at least in the neighborhood of (not necessarily covering) IJN assets. It makes perfect sense submarines provide the same/similar benefit.

A careful analysis of Japanese SigInt can lead to some stunning surprises, as oftentimes the Allies simply discount it. What can a 1/0dl really tell? But they lack the insight of having played Japan, and don't realize the trend, the location, yields actionable intelligence.
Been RL busy... must push Intel Monkey development. A couple of nice tools would help JFB's with that.

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1942 July 13 - 9/4/2018 5:34:05 PM

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1942 July 13

INVADED
Amphibious TF 193 unloading at Denpasar
Changsha, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Sipora is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Denpasar !!!

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
� No enemy sub activity detected.

� All convoys report no contacts.

Pacific
� No enemy sub activity detected.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Stinkin' torpedoes!

quote:

Sub attack near Truk at 114,110

Japanese Ships
xAK Kuraido Maru

Allied Ships
SS Finback

SS Finback launches 2 torpedoes

� Two hexes NE of Kusaie Island we have sighted a CS moving east towards the Marshall Islands.

� 9x CA, 3x CL, and 21x DD are forming into TF's at Pearl Harbor and will sail tonight to meet the rest of the fleet. One DD will follow after a quick day in the shipyard.

� Three USN Air HQ's are loaded aboard 5x APD each; they will remain at Pearl Harbor to sail a more direct course as the invasion convoys near the targets.

� Two PBY Sqns for air search are ready to go (one has been operating from PH to boost ASW efforts recently), as are two Kingfisher Sqns. The latter would need a lift as they lack the range to transfer.

� Still no SigInt bearing directly on targets.

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Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Truk (112,108).

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
� Enemy sub activity near Ambrym, Sydney.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Fuel unloading at Melbourne.

� I think they are training up their crews.

quote:

Sub attack near Darwin at 74,124

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Sculpin

SS Sculpin launches 2 torpedoes
Sub escapes detection

quote:

Sub attack near Darwin at 74,124

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome

Allied Ships
SS Stingray

SS Stingray launches 2 torpedoes at DD Shinonome
Sub escapes detection

quote:

ASW attack near Darwin at 76,124

Allied Ships
SS Pollack

SS Pollack is sighted by escort
Sub escapes detection

� They slowed our movement; we slowed their movement, damaged them, and identified them. An infantry regiment! Good news on the open planes with B-17's supporting and more of our armor on the way. I have reset the movement of the 3rd Tank Battalion to the hex immediately to the east, and will continue on in that fashion. The idea is to keep the regiment pursuing along the current course so promote engagement by both the B-17's and the USA TD Bns en route. The next hex might have been made tomorrow so all that movement was lost, but this is the best way.

quote:

Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 69,130 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 2

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
200 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

� Three ships including 2x PC have been spotted, under heavy cloud, moving SW in the Coral Sea having just entered that body of water from the Solomon Sea. They do not appear to be angling for Port Moresby or Horn Island. What gives?

� All New Zealand infantry squads are up to '41 standards.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
� The fight against the impossible continues, but is now solely in the hands of the officials and populace of Chrimas Island (IO) and Cocos Islands.

China
� Only Burma Corps HQ left to airlift out of China; that will take 2 or 3 days.

� The remaining Chinese Air Force bomber squadrons have been bought out and moved to India.

� The Empire's plan for China is becoming clear. They seek to prevent us from falling back to the mountains with sufficient force to hold them. The mountains themselves are being pressured to force infiltrations which will crack the defenses before reinforcements arrive. The road out of Changsha is on the way to being fully invested - every hex - to prevent those crack troops from redeploying or retreating in a useful (to us) direction after combat. The forests east of the Chungking plain are being infiltrated more heavily. While all this is going on the surviving ex-Sian defenders are watched by three divisions as they are training targets for Imperial death gliders. Whether intended or not can't be known, but their slow destruction delays their re-arrival as undeads. Their numbers upon re-arrival will be substantial enough to slow down the conquest of the Chungking plain to some degree. Delaying their arrival to give Imperial forces time to fully set up their offensive is hastening the fall of China.

� What to do at Changsha?! Our troops there are highly experienced, yet if they withdraw the Changsha supply source will be lost then instead of when they are defeated. I am considering pulling out the Changsha defenders; possibly replacing them (if I can pull it off) with other units to hold longer (and be lost of course). Opinions? Suggestions?

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
� No enemy sub activity detected.

� Disappointed our mine field at Rangoon has had no customers.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

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RE: 1942 July 13 - 9/4/2018 5:34:33 PM

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1942 July 13

It would be so sweet if this were leading an invasion down here in the next few turns!

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RE: 1942 July 13 - 9/4/2018 7:19:15 PM

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Need a picture of Changsha Triangle to help.

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RE: 1942 July 13 - 9/4/2018 7:30:58 PM

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China.

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1942 July 14 - 9/5/2018 3:58:21 AM

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1942 July 14

INVADED
Amphibious TF 253 offshore of Trinkat
Changsha, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
� Enemy sub activity near San Francisco, French Frigate Shoal.

quote:

SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: Japanese SS at 170,107 near French Frigate Shoal , Speed 10 , Moving West

CVE Long Island with a batch of destroyers and an ASW TF (I forgot to disband those two) will prosecute the sighting and perhaps give the impression the DB was from her.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Dang!

quote:

Sub attack near San Francisco at 216,73

Japanese Ships
SS I-6

Allied Ships
AM Wasaga, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AM Chignecto

Massive explosion on AM Wasaga
SS I-6 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Wasaga
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Pacific
� Enemy sub activity near Suva.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� The fleet is heading for Laysan Island to break away from the IJN sub.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
� Enemy sub activity near Sydney, Aoba Island.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Fuel unloading at Melbourne. One convoy is departing for the States.

� Showing the flag.

quote:

ASW attack near Kavieng at 106,121

Japanese Ships
TB Chidori
TB Hatsukari

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel

SS Pickerel is located by TB Chidori
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� Another festival of depth charges.

quote:

ASW attack near Darwin at 74,123

Japanese Ships
DD Shirakumo
xAK Zuiko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Spearfish

SS Spearfish launches 4 torpedoes at DD Shirakumo
Spearfish bottoming out ....
Sub escapes detection

quote:

ASW attack near Darwin at 74,123

Japanese Ships
xAK Zuiko Maru
xAK Kuritake Maru

Allied Ships
SS Stingray

SS Stingray is sighted by escort
Stingray bottoming out ....
Sub escapes detection

quote:

ASW attack near Darwin at 74,124

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Stingray

SS Stingray is located by DD Wakaba
Stingray diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

quote:

ASW attack near Darwin at 74,122

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
xAK Zuiko Maru
xAK Konzan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Swordfish

SS Swordfish launches 4 torpedoes at DD Shinonome
Sub escapes detection

quote:

ASW attack near Darwin at 74,122

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
xAK Zuiko Maru
xAK Kuritake Maru

Allied Ships
SS Tarpon

SS Tarpon launches 2 torpedoes at DD Shinonome
Tarpon bottoming out ....
Escort abandons search for sub

quote:

ASW attack near Darwin at 74,124

Allied Ships
SS Sealion

SS Sealion is sighted by escort
Sealion diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

quote:

Sub attack near Darwin at 74,124

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Swordfish

SS Swordfish launches 2 torpedoes
Swordfish diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

� Easy come, easy go.

quote:

ASW attack near Sydney at 91,168

Japanese Ships
SS I-172, hits 1

Allied Ships
KV Hollyhock
KV Auricula
KV Aster

SS I-172 launches 2 torpedoes at KV Hollyhock
I-172 diving deep ....
KV Hollyhock fails to find sub and abandons search
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster attacking submerged sub ....
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

quote:

Sub attack near Sydney at 91,168

Japanese Ships
SS I-170

Allied Ships
AM Doomba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AM Bombay

SS I-170 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Doomba
I-170 diving deep ....
AM Bombay fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Bombay fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Bombay attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-170 eludes AM Bombay by diving deep
AM Bombay fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Bombay fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

quote:

ASW attack near Sydney at 91,168

Japanese Ships
SS I-170, hits 1

Allied Ships
KV Aster
KV Auricula
KV Hollyhock

SS I-170 is located by KV Aster
KV Hollyhock fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Hollyhock fails to find sub and abandons search
KV Aster attacking submerged sub ....
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� 1x Nick, 1x Zero, 2x B-17 lost.

quote:

Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 69,130 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 4

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
Raid is overhead

quote:

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 82 minutes
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 104 minutes

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Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes

� That small TF/convoy in the Coral Sea yesterday is nowhere to be seen today.

� The B-17D's at Cloncurry will raid Darwin airfield tomorrow.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
� Wrong assessment so far as zombie delay: they attack!

quote:

Ground combat at 83,39 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36221 troops, 311 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault Value = 926

Defending force 36920 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 301

Japanese adjusted assault: 381

Allied adjusted defense: 351

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
906 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 83 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2001 casualties reported
Squads: 128 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 94 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
34th Division
17th Division
37th Division

Defending units:
81st Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese/A Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
16th Chinese/A Corps
57th Chinese/A Corps
12th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese/A Corps
27th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese/A Corps
35th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
57th Chinese/C Corps
9th Chinese/B Corps
38th Chinese/B Corps
33rd Chinese/C Corps
129th Red Chinese Division
13th Group Army
15th Chinese Base Force
16th Chinese/C Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry/A Corps
12th Chinese Base Force
9th Chinese/C Corps
37th Group Army
120th Red Chinese Division
51st Chinese Corps
38th Chinese/C Corps
4th Group Army
33rd Chinese/B Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry/B Corps

� We are beginning to rotate the experienced units out of Changsha to preserve their experience.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
� No enemy sub activity detected.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

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RE: 1942 July 14 - 9/5/2018 3:58:55 AM

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Ruh-roh!

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1942 July 15 - 9/8/2018 3:59:32 PM

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1942 July 15

INVADED
Changsha, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Trinkat is occupied by the Japanese

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
� Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor (2 subs i nTF 4 hexes SW Pearl Harbor), San Francisco.

� One convoy nearing San Francisco reports DL 4/4.

� Long Island will continue to stalk submarine sightings in Hawaiian waters protected by two destroyers while the other 4 have formed an ASW group to attack the subs.

Pacific
� No enemy sub activity detected.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Harassing all supply convoys into the Marshall Islands.

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Sub attack near Kusaie Island at 125,116

Japanese Ships
xAK Kuraido Maru

Allied Ships
SS Herring

xAK Kuraido Maru is sighted by SS Herring
SS Herring launches 2 torpedoes

� The fleet is undetected.

� The fleet is moving to 160, 97, 4 hexes just south of due west from Laysan Island.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
� Enemy sub activity near Sydney, Vanikoro, Ndeni.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Fuel unloading at Melbourne.

� The destroyer sweeps continue. Yes they chew up our torpedoes, but even torpedoes which miss destroyers work just as well as torpedoes which miss juicy targets. And our subs are gaining experience.

quote:

ASW attack near Darwin at 74,124

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Stingray

SS Stingray is located by DD Wakaba
Stingray diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

quote:

Sub attack near Darwin at 74,124

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Seawolf

SS Seawolf launches 4 torpedoes
Sub escapes detection

quote:

Sub attack near Darwin at 74,124

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Sculpin

SS Sculpin launches 2 torpedoes
Sculpin diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

� They slow us again.

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Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 69,130 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 6

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

� And we them.

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Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes

quote:

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes

quote:

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes

� Now the Empire has more to think about. They will continue trying.

quote:

Afternoon Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

quote:

Afternoon Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 4

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
� A pretty wimpy performance for such a good defensive position. Omen of things to come?

quote:

Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 14874 troops, 126 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 442

Defending force 12614 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 438

Japanese adjusted assault: 520

Allied adjusted defense: 502

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
849 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 89 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
24th Division

Defending units:
55th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps

� This result was good and our guys attack tomorrow with one unit in full supply and the other very low on supply.

quote:

Ground combat at 66,44 (near Paoshan)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3807 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

Defending force 19069 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 458

Japanese adjusted assault: 1

Allied adjusted defense: 715

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 715

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

Japanese ground losses:
1137 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 98 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
29th Chinese Corps
28th New Chinese Division
4th Chinese Base Force
3rd Chinese Base Force
14th Chinese Base Force

�

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
� Enemy sub activity near Karachi.

� Our minefield at Rangoon is discovered and is being cleared.

� The 102nd RAF Base Force, in its new mountain hex, is just streaking along at 2 miles per day; twice its movement rate in the last hex!

� The elements of the 2nd British Division are loading aboard ships at Aden for transit to India.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

Attachment (1)

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1942 July 16

INVADED
Changsha, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Japanese forces CAPTURE Christmas Island IO !!!

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
� Enemy sub activity near Lihue.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Our ASW group 4 hexes SW of Pearl Harbor has DL 4/4.

Pacific
� Enemy sub activity near Enderbury Island

� All convoys report no contacts.

� various of our subs have been stalking this ship for days. Got one!

quote:

Submarine attack near Kusaie Island at 126,116

Japanese Ships
xAK Kuraido Maru

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise

xAK Kuraido Maru is sighted by SS Porpoise
SS Porpoise launches 2 torpedoes

quote:

Sub attack near Ebadon at 130,116

Japanese Ships
xAK Kuraido Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Trigger

SS Trigger launches 2 torpedoes

� The fleet remains free of any DL.

� The fleet is moving 6 hexes west to 154,97.

� Still no SigInt indicating reinforcement of any target.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
� Enemy sub activity near Reef Islands, Lismore

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Fuel unloading at Melbourne.

� They slow us but as their unit has changed direction ours will remain in combat mode for now.

quote:

Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 69,130 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

� No fighter opposition today; we continue to get supply hits.

quote:

Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

� We are doing damage!

quote:

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
Raid is overhead

quote:

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

quote:

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

quote:

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

� A unit of undetermined size has appeared just west of Katherine moving into that city. A B-26 unit will bomb/recon tomorrow from Tennant Creek.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
� A newly explored position for the Empire.

quote:

Ground combat at 80,43 (near Ankang)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12507 troops, 98 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 405

Defending force 35522 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1253

Assaulting units:
32nd Division

Defending units:
22nd Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
20th Artillery Regiment
23rd Group Army
18th Artillery Regiment
22nd Artillery Regiment

� I like this result!

quote:

Ground combat at 66,44 (near Paoshan)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14081 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 457

Defending force 2877 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

Allied adjusted assault: 216

Japanese adjusted defense: 46

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
793 casualties reported
Squads: 41 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
29th Chinese Corps
28th New Chinese Division
3rd Chinese Base Force
4th Chinese Base Force
14th Chinese Base Force

Defending units:
112th Infantry Regiment

� Lots going on in China. From west to east: Enemy still closing on Paoshan directly from across the mountains; We ejected an enemy unit with sever losses from above Paoshan; Enemy NW of Wuchow is moving cross country to infiltrate after seeing we moved out one unit; enemy infiltration still increasing just west of Changsha; our swapping of units in Changsha continues; enemy has a division on the road into the Chungking plain.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
� Enemy sub activity near Karachi.

� Progress.