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RE: 1942 November 10 - 2/9/2019 3:41:05 PM

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1942 November 10

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Nookanbah is occupied by the Allies

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

� We've begun buying back destroyed units. We have a good pool of British squads, a huge pool of Australian squads, and Indian squads are in good shape (about 4 months of building needed). We are going to need help with garrisons on India to free up larger units for combat.

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

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Still afloat, but must make port.

quote:

Sub attack near San Francisco at 216,72

Japanese Ships
SS I-6

Allied Ships
xAK William R. Davie, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Hoegh Merchant
xAK Gogra
SC PC-578

SS I-6 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK William R. Davie
I-6 diving deep ....
SC PC-578 attacking submerged sub ....
SC PC-578 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC PC-578 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC PC-578 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC PC-578 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Pacific
� Enemy sub activity near Funafuti

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Darn.

quote:

ASW attack near Truk at 114,110

Japanese Ships
xAK Shofuku Maru
xAK Cheribon Maru
DD Kuretake

Allied Ships
SS Growler

SS Growler is sighted by escort
Growler diving deep ....
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake 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
� No enemy sub activity detected. Enemy sub activity near

� All convoys report no contacts.

� No supply hits!

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Darwin at 76,124

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Isuzu

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

Runway hits 15
Port hits 2

CL Abukuma firing at Darwin
CL Isuzu firing at Darwin

� With Nookanbah secured the tanks move on toward Derby.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
� The rearguard will take a beating. Unfortunate, because the primary combat power in the rear guard is a very good unit it would be nice to preserve.

quote:

Ground combat at 77,47 (near Chungking)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33279 troops, 368 guns, 926 vehicles, Assault Value = 1043

Defending force 30628 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 362

Japanese adjusted assault: 718

Allied adjusted defense: 352

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
664 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 49 (2 destroyed, 47 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3284 casualties reported
Squads: 220 destroyed, 71 disabled
Non Combat: 331 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 9 (7 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
15th/A Division
13th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
15th/B Division
9th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
27th Division
15th/C Division
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

Defending units:
10th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
57th AT Gun Regiment
56th AT Gun Regiment

� Big success here!

quote:

Ground combat at 73,47 (near Kweiyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35303 troops, 279 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 1490

Defending force 42668 troops, 193 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1338

Japanese adjusted assault: 86

Allied adjusted defense: 1210

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 14

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

Japanese ground losses:
7548 casualties reported
Squads: 264 destroyed, 256 disabled
Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 19 destroyed, 36 disabled
Guns lost 33 (19 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1175 casualties reported
Squads: 40 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 11 (3 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Assaulting units:
104th/A Division
40th Division
6th Division
1st Ind.Inf.Group
116th/A Division
51st Infantry Brigade
116th/B Division

Defending units:
14th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps

� We are moving more units toward Chungking; we can't be sure when any of the remaining positions to the wartime capital collapse.

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

� They used ammo.

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
CL Naka

E7K2 Alf acting as spotter for CL Nagara
CL Nagara firing at 2nd Reserve Division
CL Naka firing at 2nd Reserve Division

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

Attachment (1)

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RE: 1942 November 10 - 2/9/2019 5:58:13 PM

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RE: 1942 November 11 - 2/10/2019 1:00:43 AM

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1942 November 11

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

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

� All convoys report no contacts.

� William R Davie made port but has small fires burning.

Pacific
� Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� We keep trying.

quote:

ASW attack near Ebadon at 130,113

Japanese Ships
APD Nadakaze
DD Akebono
APD Shimakaze
DD Ushio
DD Sazanami

Allied Ships
SS Wahoo

SS Wahoo launches 2 torpedoes at APD Nadakaze
Wahoo diving deep ....
DD Ushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sazanami fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Ushio attacking submerged sub ....
DD Ushio attacking submerged sub ....
DD Ushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

quote:

Sub attack near Eniwetok at 126,111

Japanese Ships
DD Sazanami
APD Nadakaze
APD Shimakaze
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
SS Albacore

SS Albacore launches 2 torpedoes at DD Sazanami
DD Ushio fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Sazanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sazanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sazanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sazanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sazanami 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 Sydney.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� We'll get you!

quote:

Sub attack near Truscott at 71,121

Japanese Ships
CL Yura
CL Kinu
DD Makigumo
DD Kagero
DD Makinami

Allied Ships
SS Tarpon, hits 2

SS Tarpon launches 4 torpedoes at CL Yura
Tarpon bottoming out ....
DD Kagero fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

� Darned supply hits.

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Darwin at 76,124

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CL Kinu
CL Yura
DD Kagero
DD Makinami
DD Makigumo

Allied ground losses:
103 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Resources hits 1
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11
Port hits 6

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Maya
CA Maya firing at Darwin
CL Kinu firing at Darwin
CL Yura firing at Darwin
DD Kagero firing at Darwin
DD Makinami firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
DD Makigumo firing at 23rd Australian Brigade

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
� Stout defense!

quote:

Ground combat at 71,49 (near Kunming)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36543 troops, 352 guns, 430 vehicles, Assault Value = 1074

Defending force 25628 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 662

Japanese adjusted assault: 247

Allied adjusted defense: 514

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
4756 casualties reported
Squads: 104 destroyed, 210 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 24 (7 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 19 (9 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
614 casualties reported
Squads: 34 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Division
102nd Infantry Regiment
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
28th Division
104th/B Division
11th Army

Defending units:
50th Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
35th Group Army

� As anticipated.

quote:

Ground combat at 77,47 (near Chungking)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32743 troops, 368 guns, 924 vehicles, Assault Value = 985

Defending force 15126 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 62

Japanese adjusted assault: 446

Allied adjusted defense: 145

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
5332 casualties reported
Squads: 237 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 180 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
23rd Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
27th Division
15th/B Division
3rd Tank Regiment
15th/A Division
15th/C Division
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Mortar Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

Defending units:
10th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps

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

� We try to make passage dangerous.

quote:

ASW attack near Rangoon at 53,55

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsushima
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
SS O21

SS O21 is located by DD Hatsushima
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

Attachment (1)

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RE: 1942 November 11 - 2/10/2019 1:03:54 AM

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Interesting to see the supply malus near Kunming.

How dug in are your troops? Those Chinese soldiers are an absolute terror with a shovel.

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RE: 1942 November 12 - 2/10/2019 6:59:34 AM

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1942 November 12

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

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

� All convoys report no contacts.

Pacific
� Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Keep trying.

quote:

ASW attack near Ponape at 119,107

Japanese Ships
DD Harukaze
DD Yunagi

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise

SS Porpoise launches 2 torpedoes at DD Harukaze
Porpoise diving deep ....
DD Yunagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yunagi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yunagi is out of ASW ammo
DD Yunagi is out of ASW ammo
DD Yunagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yunagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yunagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� Suva has built fortifications to level 6, building now switches to the airfield. Already 975 points for Japan and 13 for the Allies, Suva is a juicy morsel. Defended by 1,053 AV.

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

� All convoys report no contacts.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
� No ground assaults today. They are licking their wounds!

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

� Looks like more inbound mail.

quote:

ASW attack near Bassein at 52,52

Japanese Ships
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
SS KXVII

SS KXVII is sighted by escort
KXVII bottoming out ....
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri attacking submerged sub ....
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

quote:

Sub attack near Bassein at 52,52

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
SS KXVII, hits 2

SS KXVII launches 4 torpedoes at CL Naka
KXVII bottoming out ....
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri attacking submerged sub ....
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

Attachment (1)

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RE: 1942 November 12 - 2/10/2019 7:02:08 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Interesting to see the supply malus near Kunming.

How dug in are your troops? Those Chinese soldiers are an absolute terror with a shovel.

Not much yet. In fact, I think only one of those units (the big one!) has fortifications because the other units were just retreated.

I am happy to see Imperial supply problems too!

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RE: 1942 November 13 - 2/11/2019 2:36:09 AM

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1942 November 13

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

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

� All convoys report no contacts.

Pacific
� Enemy sub activity near Palmyra.

� All convoys report no contacts.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
� No enemy sub activity detected.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Two nothing ships do all that damage!

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Darwin at 76,124

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Isuzu

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

Runway hits 1
Port supply hits 2

CL Abukuma firing at Darwin
CL Isuzu firing at 23rd Australian Brigade

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
� We slowed them for a few days but I fear it is the calm before the storm.

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

� Keeping their assets tied up.

quote:

ASW attack near Bassein at 52,50

Japanese Ships
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
SS KXVII

SS KXVII is sighted by escort
KXVII diving deep ....
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

quote:

ASW attack near Rangoon at 50,53

Japanese Ships
DD Susuki

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

SS KXVI is sighted by escort
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Susuki is out of ASW ammo
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� Nothin'!

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
CL Naka

E7K2 Alf acting as spotter for CL Nagara
CL Nagara firing at 2nd Reserve Division
CL Naka firing at 2nd Reserve Division

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

Attachment (1)

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RE: 1942 November 13 - 2/11/2019 2:41:04 AM

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Can you post another picture of China...Curious to see what is happening via movement on the Kunming-Chungking axis., and in the mountains to the east? Pretty please?

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RE: 1942 November 13 - 2/11/2019 4:20:30 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Can you post another picture of China...Curious to see what is happening via movement on the Kunming-Chungking axis., and in the mountains to the east? Pretty please?

Next turn, really wiped out tonight. Hiked Granite Mountain today with 31 pounds on my back (just because!). I started early so there was lots of ice on the way up, plus some running water. I had to be super careful due to that (plus I was alone) so the ascent took me well over 3 hours whereas both ways usually takes us 3.5 to 4 hours including the scenic break at the top. Coming down was much easier due to substantial melting. Lots of additional deadfalls across the trail up on top due to recent storms. Minus breaks I had that pack on for about 5.5 hours, much longer than expected but what great exercise!

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RE: 1942 November 14 - 2/12/2019 1:18:02 PM

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1942 November 14

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

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

� All convoys report no contacts.

Pacific
� No enemy sub activity detected. Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago.

� All convoys report no contacts.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
� No enemy sub activity detected.

� All convoys report no contacts.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
� Too much for us!

quote:

Ground combat at 79,41 (near Kienko)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35172 troops, 342 guns, 158 vehicles, Assault Value = 1052

Defending force 43172 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 936

Japanese adjusted assault: 609

Allied adjusted defense: 136

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1077 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 91 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 26 (5 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
7336 casualties reported
Squads: 332 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 500 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 16

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Co
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
17th Tank Regiment
37th Division
11th Division
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
82nd Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
115th Red Chinese Division
95th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
2nd War Area
36th Group Army
34th Group Army
31st Group Army
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
39th Group Army
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment

� The Chungking plain must now be considered firmly breached; Kienko will fall quickly. All base forces and the AA units in Chungking are now heading for the mountains. Almost all units east of Chungking are being pulled away from that now flanked line.

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

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

Attachment (1)

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RE: 1942 November 14 - 2/12/2019 1:18:27 PM

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1942 November 14

China.

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RE: 1942 November 14 - 2/12/2019 2:21:18 PM

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You aren't looking too bad in China for late 42.

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RE: 1942 November 14 - 2/12/2019 4:25:19 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

You aren't looking too bad in China for late 42.

Chungking will fall relatively soon! I'm not sure it will hold until Jan 1. I could have stretched that out but I want to hold the mountains for the longer term strategic picture.

I feel like I messed up defense of China earlier and could have done better. Of course, even without asking him I am sure Walter feels the same for his side, so maybe it's really a wash.

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RE: 1942 November 15 - 2/13/2019 3:29:09 PM

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1942 November 15

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
� Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, Kodiak.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� The fast battleships are ready; 3x CVE will make Pearl Harbor in 3 days; destroyers recently in the ASW battles are cleaning up damage; four more DD's will finish upgrades in 6 days but we will not wait for them. Loading for Cantankerous Olfactory will commence in 3 days.

Pacific
� No enemy sub activity detected.

� All convoys report no contacts.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
� No enemy sub activity detected.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Derby is found free of enemy and will be secured tomorrow.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
� Holding but losing.

quote:

Ground combat at 76,47 (near Chungking)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33208 troops, 368 guns, 933 vehicles, Assault Value = 1059

Defending force 30015 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 752

Japanese adjusted assault: 646

Allied adjusted defense: 484

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
495 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 114 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2380 casualties reported
Squads: 42 destroyed, 90 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 143 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
23rd Tank Regiment
15th/A Division
9th Tank Regiment
15th/B Division
15th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
27th Division
12th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
15th/C Division
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

Defending units:
62nd Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
38th New Chinese Division
120th Red Chinese Division
33rd Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
13th Construction Regiment
10th Group Army
72nd Chinese Corps
23rd Group Army
8th War Area
68th Chinese Corps
29th Group Army

� Vanished.

quote:

Ground combat at 79,41 (near Kienko)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34396 troops, 342 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 972

Defending force 327 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 606

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 606 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Allied ground losses:
298 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
17th Tank Regiment
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
37th Division
11th Division
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Armored Car Co
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
17th Chinese Corps

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

� Bad day for the clans.

quote:

Submarine attack near Bombay at 32,24

Japanese Ships
SS I-20

Allied Ships
xAK Clan Macbrayne, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

xAK Clan Macbrayne is sighted by SS I-20
SS I-20 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Clan Macbrayne

quote:

Submarine attack near Bombay at 32,24

Japanese Ships
SS I-173

Allied Ships
xAK Clan Macinness, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

xAK Clan Macinness is sighted by SS I-173
SS I-173 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Clan Macinness

quote:

ASW attack near Karachi at 38,5

Japanese Ships
SS I-164

Allied Ships
ML No. 189
ML No. 194
ML No. 193

SS I-164 is located by ML No. 189
I-164 diving deep ....
ML No. 194 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 193 fails to find sub and abandons search
ML No. 194 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 194 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 194 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 194 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 194 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� A CL bombardment is heading inbound along the Burma coast.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

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RE: 1942 November 16 - 2/14/2019 4:29:55 PM

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1942 November 16

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Derby is occupied by the Allies

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

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

� All convoys report no contacts.

Pacific
� No enemy sub activity detected.

� All convoys report no contacts.

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

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Hit the support troops hard.

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Darwin at 76,124

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CL Kinu
CL Yura
DD Kagero
DD Makinami
DD Makigumo

Allied ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Runway hits 4
Port hits 1

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Maya
CA Maya firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
CL Kinu firing at Darwin
CL Yura firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
DD Kagero firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
DD Makinami firing at Darwin
DD Makigumo firing at Darwin

� Trying to get the bombarding rogues.

quote:

ASW attack near Truscott at 71,121

Japanese Ships
DD Kagero
CL Kinu
CL Yura
DD Makigumo
DD Makinami

Allied Ships
SS Tarpon

SS Tarpon launches 2 torpedoes at DD Kagero
Tarpon bottoming out ....
DD Kagero fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
� Maneuvering and bombardments.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
� Enemy sub activity near Trivandrum, Bombay.

� Another one bites the dust.

quote:

Submarine attack near Bombay at 31,24

Japanese Ships
SS I-20

Allied Ships
xAK Steaua Romania, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

xAK Steaua Romania is sighted by SS I-20
SS I-20 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Steaua Romania

� Disruption but nothing else.

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
CL Naka
DD Asagiri

Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 2

E7K2 Alf acting as spotter for CL Nagara
CL Nagara firing at Cox's Bazar
CL Naka firing at Cox's Bazar
DD Asagiri firing at Cox's Bazar

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

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RE: 1942 November 17 - 2/15/2019 5:41:37 AM

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1942 November 17

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
� Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, San Diego.

� All convoys report no contacts.

Pacific
� No enemy sub activity detected.

� All convoys report no contacts.

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

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Still can't score.

quote:

ASW attack near Moa at 73,120

Japanese Ships
DD Maikaze
DD Hayashio
DD Isokaze

Allied Ships
SS Perch

SS Perch is sighted by escort
Perch bottoming out ....
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

quote:

ASW attack near Darwin at 74,122

Japanese Ships
DD Maikaze
DD Isokaze

Allied Ships
SS Plunger

SS Plunger is sighted by escort
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� Two in a row.

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Darwin at 76,124

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Isuzu
DD Isokaze
DD Maikaze
DD Hayashio

Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Runway hits 6
Port hits 4

CL Abukuma firing at Darwin
CL Isuzu firing at Darwin
DD Isokaze firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
DD Maikaze firing at Darwin
DD Hayashio firing at Darwin

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
� Pushed back. 3 fortified units in the retreat hex to take over.

quote:

Ground combat at 71,49 (near Kunming)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35514 troops, 339 guns, 435 vehicles, Assault Value = 1256

Defending force 23734 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 577

Japanese adjusted assault: 285

Allied adjusted defense: 52

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
4285 casualties reported
Squads: 59 destroyed, 165 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (5 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
5870 casualties reported
Squads: 258 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 231 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 8 (7 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
22nd/B Division
28th Division
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Tank Division
104th/B Division

Defending units:
60th Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
35th Group Army

� Holding but hurting.

quote:

Ground combat at 76,47 (near Chungking)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19770 troops, 260 guns, 912 vehicles, Assault Value = 1000

Defending force 27666 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 616

Japanese adjusted assault: 186

Allied adjusted defense: 202

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
143 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 70 (1 destroyed, 69 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1830 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
27th Division
15th Division
11th Tank Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Mortar Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

Defending units:
33rd Chinese Corps
120th Red Chinese Division
91st Chinese Corps
38th New Chinese Division
68th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
8th War Area
23rd Group Army
72nd Chinese Corps
29th Group Army
10th Group Army
13th Construction Regiment

�

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

� Passage.

quote:

ASW attack near Bassein at 52,52

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsushima
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
SS KXVII

SS KXVII is located by DD Hatsushima
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
� Making them sweat.

quote:

Sub attack near Chichi-jima at 114,72

Japanese Ships
DD Hakaze
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
SS Grenadier

SS Grenadier launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hakaze
DD Shiokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shiokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shiokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shiokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shiokaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Shiokaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Shiokaze is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

quote:

ASW attack near Aogashima at 112,67

Japanese Ships
xAK Kinsyu Maru
PB Nishho Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grayling

SS Grayling is sighted by escort
Grayling diving deep ....
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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RE: 1942 November 18 - 2/16/2019 1:58:52 PM

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1942 November 18

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

� Troops are loading.

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

� All convoys report no contacts.

Pacific
� Enemy sub activity near Suva.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Are they moving troops or supply?

quote:

Sub attack near Ponape at 117,109

Japanese Ships
APD Shimakaze
DD Akebono
APD Nadakaze
DD Ushio
DD Sazanami

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise

SS Porpoise launches 2 torpedoes at APD Shimakaze
DD Ushio fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Sazanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sazanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sazanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sazanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sazanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sazanami 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 Sydney.

� All convoys report no contacts.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
� Menacing the tanker lanes.

quote:

Sub attack near Gorontalo at 71,96

Japanese Ships
PB Heizan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Spearfish

SS Spearfish launches 2 torpedoes
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

quote:

Sub attack near Donggala at 70,96

Japanese Ships
PB Heizan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Stingray

SS Stingray launches 2 torpedoes
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

quote:

Sub attack near Gorontalo at 71,96

Japanese Ships
PB Heizan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Spearfish

SS Spearfish launches 2 torpedoes
Spearfish diving deep ....
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

China
� Holding our breath.

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

� Clear the shipping lanes!

quote:

Sub attack near Karachi at 38,5

Japanese Ships
SS I-164

Allied Ships
ML No. 193
ML No. 189
ML No. 194

SS I-164 launches 2 torpedoes at ML No. 193
I-164 diving deep ....
ML No. 194 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 194 fails to find sub and abandons search
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� A little bit of nothing.

quote:

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

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Nachi
CA Nachi firing at Chittagong Fortress
Chittagong Fortress firing at CA Nachi

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

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RE: 1942 November 19 - 2/17/2019 12:22:01 AM

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1942 November 19

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

� A little more troop loading to go, then arranging the convoys and task forces.

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

� All convoys report no contacts.

Pacific
� Enemy sub activity near Palmyra.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Nope.

quote:

Sub attack near Eniwetok at 126,111

Japanese Ships
PB Tama Maru #5
PB Chokai Maru

Allied Ships
SS Albacore

SS Albacore launches 2 torpedoes at PB Tama Maru #5
Albacore diving deep ....
PB Chokai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chokai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chokai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chokai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chokai 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
� No enemy sub activity detected.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Missed!

quote:

Sub attack near Koepang at 68,119

Japanese Ships
CL Yura
CL Kinu
DD Kagero
DD Makinami

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel

SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at CL Yura
Pickerel diving deep ....
DD Kagero fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami attacking submerged sub ....
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� Nothin'.

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Darwin at 76,124

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CL Kinu
CL Yura
DD Kagero
DD Makinami
DD Makigumo

Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Runway hits 11
Port hits 1

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Maya
CA Maya firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
CL Kinu firing at 2/6th Armoured Regiment
CL Yura firing at Darwin
DD Kagero firing at Darwin
DD Makinami firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
DD Makigumo firing at Darwin

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
� Menacing the tanker lanes.

quote:

Sub attack near Lingga at 52,88

Japanese Ships
TK San Diego Maru
PB Eiko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Saury

SS Saury launches 4 torpedoes at TK San Diego Maru
Saury bottoming out ....
PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

quote:

ASW attack near Tandjoengselor at 68,93

Japanese Ships
PB Okiyu Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon

SS Sturgeon launches 2 torpedoes at PB Okiyu Maru
Sturgeon diving deep ....
PB Okiyu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Okiyu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Okiyu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Okiyu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Okiyu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

quote:

Sub attack near Tandjoengselor at 68,93

Japanese Ships
AO Sata
PB Okiyu Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sealion

SS Sealion launches 4 torpedoes at AO Sata
PB Okiyu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Okiyu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Okiyu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Okiyu Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Okiyu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

China
� That was fast!

quote:

Ground combat at Kienko (78,41)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 34807 troops, 342 guns, 159 vehicles, Assault Value = 1016

Defending force 28424 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 583

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 786

Allied adjusted defense: 101

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kienko !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2218 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 253 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 23 (2 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
10357 casualties reported
Squads: 339 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 432 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 14
Units destroyed 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Co
17th Tank Regiment
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
37th Division
11th Division
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
82nd Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
34th Group Army
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
36th Group Army
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
Jingcha War Area
25th Group Army
31st Group Army
2nd War Area
39th Group Army
115th Red Chinese Division
6th Chinese Base Force

� Pushed out of the forest.

quote:

Ground combat at 79,43 (near Kienko)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 35482 troops, 320 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 1051

Defending force 12499 troops, 31 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 357

Japanese adjusted assault: 1221

Allied adjusted defense: 151

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2560 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 235 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4404 casualties reported
Squads: 138 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 155 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
34th/B Division
32nd/B Division
12th Division
138th Infantry Regiment
32nd/A Division
32nd/C Division
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
15th Chinese Corps
22nd Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
3rd War Area

� The Chungking plain is now fully breached from the east.

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

� Smashed.

quote:

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

1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso

Allied ground losses:
380 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 20 (10 destroyed, 10 disabled)

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Yamashiro
BB Yamashiro firing at Chittagong Fortress
Chittagong Fortress firing at BB Yamashiro
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Fuso
BB Fuso firing at 1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at BB Fuso

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

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RE: 1942 November 20 - 2/17/2019 9:48:36 PM

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1942 November 20

INVADED
Amphibious TF 256 offshore of Port Hedland
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
� No enemy sub activity detected. Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Troops finished loading. One air HQ loading for each of the three targets.

Pacific
� No enemy sub activity detected.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Cantankerous Olfactory is moving out tonight.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
� No enemy sub activity detected.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Damn, they saw us!

quote:

ASW attack near Truscott at 71,121

Japanese Ships
DD Maikaze
DD Isokaze

Allied Ships
SS Tarpon

SS Tarpon is sighted by escort
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� No supply hits.

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Night Naval bombardment of Darwin at 76,124

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Isuzu
DD Isokaze
DD Maikaze
DD Hayashio

Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Runway hits 5

CL Abukuma firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
CL Isuzu firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
DD Isokaze firing at Darwin
DD Maikaze firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
DD Hayashio firing at 23rd Australian Brigade

� Commandoes land from APD's.

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Amphibious Assault at Port Hedland (57,129)

TF 256 troops unloading over beach at Port Hedland, 57,129

Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

� Broome is deserted and will be seized tomorrow.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
� I thought this position would hold!

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Ground combat at 71,48 (near Kunming)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34741 troops, 341 guns, 433 vehicles, Assault Value = 993

Defending force 38723 troops, 164 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1038

Japanese adjusted assault: 493

Allied adjusted defense: 199

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
4203 casualties reported
Squads: 76 destroyed, 261 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 22 disabled
Guns lost 49 (3 destroyed, 46 disabled)
Vehicles lost 19 (3 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
8222 casualties reported
Squads: 372 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 319 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 8

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
22nd/B Division
1st Tank Division
28th Division
104th/B Division

Defending units:
20th Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
78th Chinese Corps
35th Group Army

� Slashing across the plain.

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Ground combat at 78,42 (near Kienko)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4918 troops, 45 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 148

Defending force 1547 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Japanese adjusted assault: 182

Allied adjusted defense: 17

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
917 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
24th/C Division

Defending units:
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
6th Chinese Base Force

� Big trouble in big China.

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

� Missed.

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ASW attack near Akyab at 53,45

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
SS KXII, hits 1

SS KXII launches 4 torpedoes at CL Naka
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri attacking submerged sub ....
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� Not much todo.

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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
CL Naka
DD Asagiri

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

Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

E7K2 Alf acting as spotter for CL Nagara
CL Nagara firing at 14th Indian Light AA Regiment
E7K2 Alf acting as spotter for CL Naka
CL Naka firing at 2nd Reserve Division
DD Asagiri firing at Cox's Bazar

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
� Got one!

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ASW attack near Shanghai at 96,56

Japanese Ships
PB Nikki Maru

Allied Ships
SS Gato

SS Gato is sighted by escort
Gato bottoming out ....
PB Nikki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nikki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nikki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nikki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nikki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Kume-jima at 93,62

Japanese Ships
TK Azuma Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Uruboko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish

SS Sailfish launches 4 torpedoes at TK Azuma Maru #2
Sailfish diving deep ....
PB Uruboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Uruboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Uruboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Uruboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Uruboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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RE: 1942 November 20 - 2/17/2019 9:49:05 PM

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Looks like a mining mission.

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RE: 1942 November 21 - 2/18/2019 2:33:29 AM

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1942 November 21

INVADED
Amphibious TF 256 unloading at Port Hedland
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Broome is occupied by the Allies
Allied forces CAPTURE Port Hedland !!!

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

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

� All convoys report no contacts.

� The fleet is moving NW before turning W.

Pacific
� No enemy sub activity detected.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Do they know our invasions are on the way?

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Sub attack near Ebadon at 130,113

Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri
TK Moji Maru

Allied Ships
SS Wahoo

SS Wahoo launches 2 torpedoes at DD Amagiri
Wahoo diving deep ....
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amagiri 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 Aoba Island.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� The collaborators resisted!

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Ground combat at Port Hedland (57,129)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 251 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

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

Allied adjusted assault: 5

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Port Hedland !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
2/7th Ind Coy

� Corunna Downs remains in enemy hands!

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
� The dastardly Empire is maneuvering very effectively to cut off some major forces from the mountain redoubt. It will be a hard slog.

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

� Keep their heads down.

quote:

Sub attack near Karachi at 38,5

Japanese Ships
SS I-164, hits 1

Allied Ships
ML No. 189
ML No. 194
ML No. 193

SS I-164 launches 2 torpedoes at ML No. 189
ML No. 194 fails to find sub and abandons search
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 193 attacking submerged sub ....
ML No. 193 cannot reach attack position over SS I-164
SS I-164 eludes ML No. 193 by diving deep
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Karachi at 38,5

Japanese Ships
SS I-162, hits 2

Allied Ships
ML No. 189
ML No. 194
ML No. 193

SS I-162 launches 2 torpedoes at ML No. 189
I-162 diving deep ....
ML No. 194 fails to find sub and abandons search
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 193 attacking submerged sub ....
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Karachi at 38,5

Japanese Ships
SS I-164

Allied Ships
ML No. 194
ML No. 189
ML No. 193

SS I-164 is located by ML No. 194
I-164 diving deep ....
ML No. 194 fails to find sub and abandons search
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 193 attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-164 eludes ASW attack from ML No. 193
ML No. 193 is out of ASW ammo
ML No. 193 is out of ASW ammo
ML No. 193 is out of ASW ammo
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 193 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� 4EB have moved back to Ledo to begin supporting defense of the mountain redoubt in China. P-38 groups will sweep in support of the raids.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
� Making their home waters dangerous.

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Sub attack near Hengchun at 84,68

Japanese Ships
xAK Shinkyo Maru
xAK Hokutai Maru
PB Kamitsu Maru

Allied Ships
SS Tambor

SS Tambor launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Shinkyo Maru
PB Kamitsu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kamitsu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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RE: 1942 November 22 - 2/19/2019 2:14:01 AM

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1942 November 22

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

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

� All convoys report no contacts.

� Hah!

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Sub attack near San Francisco at 213,74

Japanese Ships
SS I-6, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Mustin
DD Bancroft
DD Woodworth
DD Gwin
DD Meredith
DD Anderson
DD Gillespie
DD Gansevoort

SS I-6 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Mustin
I-6 diving deep ....
DD Mustin attacking submerged sub ....
DD Anderson fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Gillespie fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Gansevoort fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Mustin fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mustin fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mustin fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mustin fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Pacific
� No enemy sub activity detected.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� We keep trying.

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Sub attack near Truk at 115,109

Japanese Ships
APD Shimakaze
APD Nadakaze
DD Ushio
DD Sazanami

Allied Ships
SS Greenling

SS Greenling launches 4 torpedoes at APD Shimakaze
DD Ushio fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Sazanami attacking submerged sub ....
DD Sazanami attacking submerged sub ....
DD Sazanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sazanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sazanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� The fleet has turned west.

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

� All convoys report no contacts.

� They keep coming.

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Night Naval bombardment of Darwin at 76,124

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CL Kinu
CL Yura
DD Kagero
DD Makinami
DD Makigumo

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

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 7
Port hits 1

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Maya
CA Maya firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
CL Kinu firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
CL Yura firing at Darwin
DD Kagero firing at Darwin
DD Makinami firing at Darwin
DD Makigumo firing at Darwin

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
� Dust clouds from marching columns are enormous.

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

� Hits!

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ASW attack near Karachi at 39,6

Japanese Ships
SS I-164, hits 2

Allied Ships
ML No. 187
ML No. 202
ML No. 201

SS I-164 is sighted by escort
I-164 diving deep ....
ML No. 202 fails to find sub and abandons search
ML No. 201 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 201 attacking submerged sub ....
ML No. 201 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 201 attacking submerged sub ....
ML No. 201 cannot reach attack position over SS I-164
ML No. 201 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 201 attacking submerged sub ....
ML No. 201 cannot establish contact with SS I-164
SS I-164 eludes ASW attack from ML No. 201
ML No. 201 is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Rangoon at 49,53

Japanese Ships
DD Hishu
DD Susuki

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

SS KXVI launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hishu
KXVI diving deep ....
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� They keep sneaking in.

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

13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi

Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Nachi
CA Nachi firing at 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at CA Nachi

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

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RE: 1942 November 22 - 2/19/2019 2:43:09 PM

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FYI, Walter has a business trip coming up Friday returning the following week on Saturday. Here is forecast a heavy winter storm heaviest on Thursday. I doubt we will even see the pre-invasion battles before he returns.

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RE: 1942 November 22 - 2/19/2019 4:26:11 PM

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Why do you assume a group of subs traveling together is on a mining mission?

I often collect 3-5 subs as a group and send them out together, and from the destination then break them down into individual patrols.

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RE: 1942 November 22 - 2/19/2019 6:39:58 PM

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Why do you assume a group of subs traveling together is on a mining mission?

I often collect 3-5 subs as a group and send them out together, and from the destination then break them down into individual patrols.

Walter uses 2 and even 3 sub TF's, but I figured 5 was too much for patrol. Didn't think about the break 'em down angle.

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RE: 1942 November 23 - 2/20/2019 4:08:37 AM

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1942 November 23

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

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

� All convoys report no contacts.

Pacific
� Enemy sub activity near Suva.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� The fleet stops to avoid detection by a picket patrol.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
� No enemy sub activity detected.

� All convoys report no contacts.

� They flee.

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Sub attack near Koepang at 68,118

Japanese Ships
CL Yura
CL Kinu
DD Kagero
DD Makinami

Allied Ships
SS Permit

SS Permit launches 4 torpedoes at CL Yura
Permit diving deep ....
DD Kagero fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Makinami attacking submerged sub ....
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami attacking submerged sub ....
DD Makinami is out of ASW ammo
DD Makinami is out of ASW ammo
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
� Holding.

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Ground combat at 64,45 (near Paoshan)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11410 troops, 114 guns, 374 vehicles, Assault Value = 474

Defending force 19544 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 638

Japanese adjusted assault: 112

Allied adjusted defense: 418

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 64 (4 destroyed, 60 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
288 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 57 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
18th/B Division
4th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
18th/C Division
30th Fld AA Gun Co
3rd Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
28th New Chinese Division

� Slashing across the plain.

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Ground combat at 80,45 (near Patung)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7292 troops, 78 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 220

Defending force 5731 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 167

Japanese adjusted assault: 216

Allied adjusted defense: 82

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
1863 casualties reported
Squads: 56 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 60 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
86th Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps

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

� Bang!

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Sub attack near Karachi at 39,6

Japanese Ships
SS I-162, hits 1

Allied Ships
ML No. 202
ML No. 187
ML No. 201

SS I-162 launches 2 torpedoes at ML No. 202
ML No. 202 fails to find sub and abandons search
ML No. 201 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 201 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 201 attacking submerged sub ....
ML No. 201 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 201 attacking submerged sub ....
ML No. 201 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
� So many nice targets! So many rotten torpedoes!

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Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 97,61

Japanese Ships
TK Rikko Maru
TK Goyo Maru
TK Akebono Maru
TK Akatsuki Maru
DD Akizuki

Allied Ships
SS Grunion

SS Grunion launches 4 torpedoes at TK Rikko Maru
DD Akizuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akizuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akizuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akizuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akizuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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RE: 1942 November 23 - 2/20/2019 4:09:07 AM

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1942 November 23

The fleet will stay put while the light cruisers (lower left) hunt down the pickets.

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RE: 1942 November 23 - 2/20/2019 10:48:39 AM

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How far out do you have search and/or ASW flying off the flat tops? Fortuitous not to have had them spot on that surface force. I usually
run ASW with TBDs but lately have curtailed it in favor of stealth. One of my favorite parts of the game, .....the approach. To bad the CATS
(I assume) could not give you a heading.

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RE: 1942 November 23 - 2/20/2019 2:17:33 PM

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How far out do you have search and/or ASW flying off the flat tops? Fortuitous not to have had them spot on that surface force. I usually
run ASW with TBDs but lately have curtailed it in favor of stealth. One of my favorite parts of the game, .....the approach. To bad the CATS
(I assume) could not give you a heading.

Full search. There is a little gap in the PBY coverage not terribly far to the west of them. Besides, if there is an IJN carrier sortie I did not detect I don't want strikes hobbled by lack of search, so I'll just have to put up with the possible contacts with IJN subs giving away the fleet's position.

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RE: 1942 November 23 - 2/20/2019 3:35:19 PM

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You AFBs are so bold with your advances in 1942!

Word of warning, I almost always prep divisions for counter invasions of the Pacific Islands. Additionally, Some of these islands are the absolute best places to bring off an unexpected CV clash speaking as a JFB. I have purposefully restricted naval search to only spot the invasion one day away and then pounced.

Finally, if the Japanese have been paying attention to their sigint, they probably knew something is coming.

So, my question to you is given the risk...steaming all those ships outside of land based search, why do it now? Why not wait at least until the KB is spotted somewhere else? I don't think you are in trouble VP wise.

You are pretty tight lipped, and this might be in conjunction with some other offensive...but still, this kind of move is something I, as a JFB, lives for.

Good luck and prove me wrong!