jdsrae
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The main action today was a bare knuckle bar brawl in the Bay of Bengal which I will claim as an IJN win. The big question I had at the end of the turn was why didn't the 2 x CA task forces react as well? 1. Some idiot had set RADM Tanaka's task force to cruise speed... I have no memory of doing that on purpose so it must have been a mis-click somewhere along the way. 2. RADM Yamazaki's task force is a little low on fuel so that may have been the reason. It was actually on the way back to Rangoon to refuel before the contact reports came in so not unreasonable for the RADM to keep enough fuel on board for the return to port. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 24, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Dutch Harbor at 172,51 – more movement detected in NORPAC SS I-5 xAK Virginian is sighted by SS I-5 SS I-5 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Virginian -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Rambutyo (102,120) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Cairns at 94,140 SS I-29 Allied Ships PT-39 SS I-29 cannot acquire firing solution on enemy PT Sub escapes detection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Milne Bay at 99,133 xAK Nissan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage – sinks later.. Allied Ships SS S-41 xAK Nissan Maru is sighted by SS S-41 SS S-41 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Nissan Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Diamond Harbour at 50,42, Range 6,000 Yards Allied aircraft losses Walrus II: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships – VADM Ukita reacts towards the enemy after numerous night time contacts were reported. The BBs do very well and the DDs press home a torpedo attack but take a pounding from 6” shells in return. As the task force withdraws the burning ships provide the RN cruisers with something to shoot at despite the thunderstorms. It may be coincidence, but the final shots were fired at 3x the starting visibility range. BB Ise, Shell hits 6 BB Hyuga, Shell hits 6 DD Asashio, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Oshio, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Arare, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Kasumi, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships BB Royal Sovereign, Shell hits 23, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CA Cornwall, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CL Enterprise, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Emerald, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Dauntless CL Glasgow, Shell hits 4 CL Caledon, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Capetown, Shell hits 4 CL Colombo, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CLAA Van Heemskerck, Shell hits 2, on fire Low visibility due to Thunderstorms Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards BB Royal Sovereign engages BB Ise at 6,000 yards BB Ise engages BB Royal Sovereign at 6,000 yards BB Ise engages CL Colombo at 6,000 yards CL Colombo engages DD Arare at 6,000 yards BB Royal Sovereign engages DD Yamagumo at 6,000 yards DD Arare engages CL Dauntless at 6,000 yards CL Enterprise engages DD Arare at 6,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards BB Ise engages BB Royal Sovereign at 4,000 yards CA Cornwall engages DD Arare at 4,000 yards CL Colombo sunk by BB Ise at 4,000 yards CA Cornwall engages DD Arare at 4,000 yards CL Caledon engages DD Arare at 4,000 yards DD Oshio engages BB Royal Sovereign at 4,000 yards BB Royal Sovereign engages DD Asashio at 4,000 yards DD Oshio engages CL Emerald at 4,000 yards CL Enterprise engages DD Yamagumo at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards BB Royal Sovereign sunk by BB Ise at 3,000 yards CA Cornwall engages DD Arare at 3,000 yards DD Kasumi engages CL Capetown at 3,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages CL Caledon at 3,000 yards CL Enterprise engages DD Arare at 3,000 yards BB Ise engages CLAA Van Heemskerck at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards CL Emerald engages BB Hyuga at 4,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages CL Capetown at 4,000 yards DD Kasumi engages CL Caledon at 4,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Kasumi at 4,000 yards CL Dauntless engages DD Yamagumo at 4,000 yards DD Oshio engages CL Dauntless at 4,000 yards CL Enterprise engages DD Asashio at 4,000 yards CLAA Van Heemskerck engages DD Kasumi at 4,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards CA Cornwall sunk by BB Ise at 6,000 yards CL Caledon engages BB Hyuga at 6,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Kasumi at 6,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages CL Dauntless at 6,000 yards DD Oshio engages CL Capetown at 6,000 yards CL Enterprise engages DD Yamagumo at 6,000 yards CLAA Van Heemskerck engages DD Kasumi at 6,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages CL Capetown at 8,000 yards CL Caledon engages DD Asashio at 8,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Kasumi at 8,000 yards BB Ise engages CL Dauntless at 8,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages CL Enterprise at 8,000 yards DD Oshio engages CL Enterprise at 8,000 yards CL Capetown engages DD Asashio at 8,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards CL Capetown engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages CL Caledon at 11,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards CL Dauntless engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards CL Emerald engages DD Asashio at 11,000 yards DD Oshio engages CL Enterprise at 11,000 yards CLAA Van Heemskerck engages DD Asashio at 11,000 yards BB Hyuga engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards CL Caledon engages BB Ise at 11,000 yards DD Oshio engages CL Glasgow at 11,000 yards CL Dauntless engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards DD Oshio engages CL Emerald at 11,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages CL Enterprise at 11,000 yards CLAA Van Heemskerck engages DD Kasumi at 11,000 yards Ukita, Hidehiko orders Japanese TF to disengage Range increases to 13,000 yards BB Hyuga engages CL Capetown at 13,000 yards CL Caledon engages DD Asashio at 13,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Kasumi at 13,000 yards CL Dauntless engages DD Arare at 13,000 yards BB Ise engages CL Emerald at 13,000 yards DD Oshio engages CL Enterprise at 13,000 yards CL Capetown engages DD Asashio at 13,000 yards DD Oshio engages CL Capetown at 13,000 yards CL Caledon engages DD Kasumi at 13,000 yards CL Caledon engages DD Kasumi at 13,000 yards CL Dauntless engages DD Arare at 13,000 yards CL Capetown engages DD Yamagumo at 13,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Oshio at 13,000 yards DD Oshio engages CLAA Van Heemskerck at 13,000 yards BB Hyuga engages CL Emerald at 13,000 yards BB Ise engages CL Caledon at 13,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages CL Glasgow at 13,000 yards CL Caledon engages DD Arare at 13,000 yards CL Emerald engages DD Kasumi at 13,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Oshio at 13,000 yards CLAA Van Heemskerck engages DD Yamagumo at 13,000 yards CL Capetown engages DD Asashio at 13,000 yards CL Caledon engages DD Asashio at 13,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Asashio at 13,000 yards CL Dauntless engages DD Arare at 13,000 yards CL Emerald engages DD Oshio at 13,000 yards CL Enterprise engages DD Oshio at 13,000 yards CLAA Van Heemskerck engages DD Asashio at 13,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards BB Ise engages CL Capetown at 14,000 yards BB Ise engages CL Enterprise at 14,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Arare at 14,000 yards CL Dauntless engages DD Yamagumo at 14,000 yards CL Emerald engages DD Kasumi at 14,000 yards CL Capetown engages DD Oshio at 14,000 yards CL Caledon engages DD Asashio at 14,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 yards BB Hyuga engages CL Glasgow at 13,000 yards CL Caledon engages DD Yamagumo at 13,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Asashio at 13,000 yards CLAA Van Heemskerck engages DD Arare at 13,000 yards CL Emerald engages DD Yamagumo at 13,000 yards CL Enterprise engages DD Oshio at 13,000 yards CLAA Van Heemskerck engages DD Arare at 13,000 yards BB Hyuga engages CL Capetown at 13,000 yards BB Ise engages CL Enterprise at 13,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Yamagumo at 13,000 yards CL Emerald engages DD Arare at 13,000 yards CL Caledon engages DD Yamagumo at 13,000 yards Massive explosion on CL Enterprise BB Ise engages CL Enterprise at 13,000 yards CLAA Van Heemskerck engages DD Asashio at 13,000 yards BB Hyuga engages CL Caledon at 13,000 yards BB Ise engages CL Dauntless at 13,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Kasumi at 13,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Arare at 13,000 yards CL Dauntless engages DD Yamagumo at 13,000 yards CLAA Van Heemskerck engages DD Oshio at 13,000 yards CLAA Van Heemskerck engages DD Asashio at 13,000 yards Willis, A.N. orders Allied TF to disengage Range increases to 18,000 yards CL Capetown engages DD Kasumi at 18,000 yards CL Caledon engages DD Kasumi at 18,000 yards BB Ise engages CL Glasgow at 18,000 yards CL Dauntless engages DD Oshio at 18,000 yards CL Dauntless engages DD Oshio at 18,000 yards CL Dauntless engages DD Asashio at 18,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Diamond Harbour at 50,42, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Ise, Shell hits 1 BB Hyuga, on fire DD Asashio, on fire DD Oshio, on fire, heavy damage DD Yamagumo, and is sunk – the damage proved too much to be able to fight and move… DD Arare, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Kasumi, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships KV Genista, Shell hits 5, and is sunk KV Freesia, Shell hits 1, and is sunk KV Fritillary, Shell hits 4, and is sunk Low visibility due to Thunderstorms Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards Range closes to 22,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 16,000 yards... Range closes to 14,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards BB Hyuga engages KV Genista at 6,000 yards KV Genista sunk by BB Ise at 6,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards BB Hyuga engages KV Fritillary at 8,000 yards KV Fritillary sunk by BB Ise at 8,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards BB Hyuga engages KV Freesia at 7,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards KV Freesia sunk by BB Hyuga at 8,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... Good sniping by BB Hyuga. I hope they were 14cm shells and not 36cm ones! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 A6M2 Zero x 15 A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed – must have been preceded by a mechanical failure… 11 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet Allied aircraft Kittyhawk IA x 4 P-39D Airacobra x 2 CAP engaged: No.75 Sqn RAAF with Kittyhawk IA (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 22000. 35th PG/40th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 21000. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 A6M2 Zero x 9 9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 A6M2 Zero x 9 9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 49,43 G3M2 Nell x 8 G4M1 Betty x 3 G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Allied Ships CLAA Van Heemskerck, heavy fires CL Dauntless Aircraft Attacking: 8 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 20000 feet – the trucks carrying torpedoes didn’t arrive in time... Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 20000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CLAA Van Heemskerck -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 88,42 (Tsiaotso) Ki-30 Ann x 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Ki-36 Ida x 4 Ki-51 Sonia x 24 Ki-51 Sonia: 3 damaged Also attacking 26th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 99th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 10th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 74th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 37th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) – just trying to wear down the morale of the defenders and burn up their supply by firing AA in return. Still seeing AA explosions so will keep this up to train up IJA bomber crews. Once pilots reach 70 experience in China they are moved to the Reserve pool to await orders to join either the 3rd or 5th Air Division. Ki-36 Ida x 16 Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Construction Regiment, at 69,48 (Kunming) – this identifies two more of the five Chinese units spotted at Kunming. It’s now 2xBase Forces, this Const Regt and the 11th Chinese Corps. TBC what the fifth unit is, but I probably need reinforcements before attacking. I have level 2 forts to defend behind and as Kunming generates a local surplus of supply the engineers are well on the way to level 3 forts. Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 11th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 1st Construction Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Prov Chinese Corps, at 74,55 (Liuchow) Ki-51 Sonia x 13 Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Prov Chinese Corps, at 74,55 (Liuchow) Ki-51 Sonia x 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 46th Indian Brigade, at 59,46 (Mandalay) Ki-48-Ib Lily x 18 Also attacking 17th Indian Division ... Also attacking 46th Indian Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Dili at 71,115 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20 Allied aircraft – flying from Darwin Hudson I x 3 Hudson I: 1 destroyed Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships xAK Keiyo Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 23 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak – supply situation is improving at Akyab, so the AA guns rejoin the fight. 1 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Japanese Ships CA Myoko -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Dili at 71,115 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 19 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 Hudson I: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Terapo (96,127) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 140 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Haruna BB Kongo, Shell hits 1 DD Harusame DD Murasame xAK Hino Maru #3, Shell hits 1 CM Tokiwa PB Yamabato Maru PB Ikuta Maru PB Hokutai Maru PB Chitose Maru #2 PB Shotoku Maru AMC Nosiro Maru Japanese ground losses: 135 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Allied ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) BB Haruna firing at 30th Australian Brigade BB Kongo firing at 15th RAAF Base Force 15th RAAF Base Force firing at BB Kongo DD Harusame firing at 15th RAAF Base Force 15th RAAF Base Force firing at DD Harusame DD Murasame firing at 15th RAAF Base Force 15th RAAF Base Force firing at DD Murasame 6" Mk XI/XII Gun Battery engaging xAK Hino Maru #3 at 9,000 yards – I need to try and bring escorts with larger than 6” guns to the next few landing task forces but I am still short of BB/CA/CL in the immediate vicinity. I will have to send 2x BB Kongos back in despite low main gun ammunition. All of my planned AKE conversions have finished and I have 6 x AKE Lima moving to 4th Fleet and 6 x AKE Akasi moving to SEAF. Rabaul port is also being developed to size 7 so that it can rearm most BBs and CV sorties as a forward fleet base. DD Harusame firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards PB Yamabato Maru fired at enemy troops PB Ikuta Maru fired at enemy troops PB Hokutai Maru fired at enemy troops PB Chitose Maru #2 fired at enemy troops PB Shotoku Maru fired at enemy troops DD Harusame fired at enemy troops DD Murasame fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Port Moresby (98,130) Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 10th Garrison Unit /2 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 10th Garrison Unit /3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Kirakira (116,140) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Soerabaja (56,104) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 34863 troops, 427 guns, 498 vehicles, Assault Value = 1190 Defending force 14257 troops, 125 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 321 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 977 Allied adjusted defense: 283 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2) – one more attack should end the Java campaign. Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1103 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3184 casualties reported Squads: 129 destroyed, 57 disabled Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 43 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 12 disabled Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 38th Division 2nd Tank Regiment 2nd Division 8th Tank Regiment 1st Ind. Engineer Regiment 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment Kure 2nd SNLF 28th Shipping Engineer Regiment 16th Army 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 7th Air Defense AA Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 44th Field AA Battalion Defending units: 2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion 3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion Marinier Battalion Artilleriecommando Coastal Gun Battalion 6th KNIL Regiment 2 ML-KNIL Aviation South Java Base Force MLD Commandement Marine Soerabaja Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1355 troops, 140 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 2036 Defending force 67772 troops, 332 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2149 Assault collapses, survivors seek cover – sent the 9th Armoured Car Coy on a deliberate suicide mission to open up the western hexside into and out of Changsha. This lets my reinforcing units and supply flow straight through the hex rather than having to divert to the south. I’ve bought it back for 1PP and will spend the supply, vehicle and armament points to raise it from the ashes. Japanese ground losses: 44 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 24 (5 destroyed, 19 disabled) Vehicles lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 39 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Assaulting units: 9th Armored Car Co Defending units: 9th War Area 27th Group Army 29th Group Army 10th Chinese Corps 20th Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 37th Chinese Corps 58th Chinese Corps 74th Chinese Corps 99th Chinese Corps 5th Construction Regiment 17th Chinese Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 27002 troops, 228 guns, 138 vehicles, Assault Value = 1018 Defending force 46231 troops, 244 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1469 Assaulting units: All supporting arms have moved out of Tsiaotso and will move to the front. 1st Army 36th Division 37th Division 5th NCPC Infantry Brigade Defending units: 27th Chinese Corps 33rd Chinese Corps 80th Chinese Corps 98th Chinese Corps 9th Chinese Corps 93rd Chinese Corps 34th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps 5th New Chinese Corps 14th Group Army 7th Group Army 15th Group Army 39th Group Army 4th Chinese Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Mandalay (59,46) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 21039 troops, 203 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 764 Defending force 14789 troops, 131 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 404 Japanese adjusted assault: 386 Allied adjusted defense: 109 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1412 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 162 disabled – Allied movement out of the hex was detected, so I didn’t give them time to build field forts. These troops can patch themselves up after Burma is conquered. Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Allied ground losses: 499 casualties reported Squads: 16 destroyed, 157 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled) Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Assaulting units: 112th Infantry Regiment 143rd Infantry Regiment 144th Infantry Regiment 55th Engineer Regiment 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 56th/B Division 56th/C Division Defending units: Burma Corps 17th Indian Division 44th Indian Brigade 46th Indian Brigade 9th Burma Rifles Battalion 10th Burma Rifles Battalion 13th Burma Rifles Battalion Mandalay BMP Battalion 221 Group RAF 103rd RAF Base Force 106th RAF Base Force 1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 99,130 (near Port Moresby) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1522 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 62 Defending force 209 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11 Japanese adjusted assault: 24 Allied adjusted defense: 31 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+) Attacker: leaders(-) – I just checked the last annual report on file for CAPT Idebuchi, IJN and it says he is a promising and careful officer. With stats of 51 leadership, 61 inspiration, 47 land and 48 aggression his career after this battle is far from “promising”. If I had unlimited PPs I’d replace him tomorrow, but I have higher priorities for PPs for about the next 12 months. Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: Kure 3rd SNLF Defending units: 2/3rd Ind Coy – Aussie Commandos do well in their delay and recon mission. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 445 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69 Defending force 2426 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 114 Assaulting units: Molukken Garrison Battalion 4th Coastal Gun Battalion Ambon Base Force Defending units: Yokosuka 2nd SNLF Yokosuka 4th SNLF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 5793 troops, 67 guns, 121 vehicles, Assault Value = 239 Defending force 16815 troops, 182 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 598 Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 30th Australian Brigade Port Moresby Brigade 2/4th Ind Coy 2/5th Ind Coy Rabaul Det. Base Force 15th RAAF Base Force 1st Medium Regiment Defending units: 48th/A Division 48th/B Division 48th/C Division – there is one remnant on a damaged ship about to unload at Milne Bay otherwise I would recombine the 48th Div. 84th Naval Guard Unit – future garrison 10th Garrison Unit - future temporary garrison until it withdraws 40th Field AA Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cox's Bazar (54,43) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6777 troops, 110 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 213 Defending force 47254 troops, 480 guns, 359 vehicles, Assault Value = 1442 Allied ground losses: 47 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 23rd Indian Division Defending units: 18th Division 14th Tank Regiment Imperial Guards Division 54th Division 15th Ind. Engineer Regiment 15th Army 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 25th Army 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 4th Ind. Engineer Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 21st Fld AA Gun Co 26th Fld AA Gun Co OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 24, 42 Tagula Island is occupied by the Japanese Task Force 217 has merged with TF 117 at 100 , 134 – emergency reshuffling to provide DD escorts to various damaged ships near Milne Bay Task Force 474 has merged with TF 117 at 100 , 134 Task Force 53 has merged with TF 3 at 99 , 136 Escort TF 53 (3 ships) formed from TF 172 and routed to Milne Bay Repairs completed on DD Urakaze at Singapore, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS I-155 at Singapore, ship returned to service Escort TF 217 (4 ships) formed from TF 168 and routed to Rangoon G3M2 Nell from Bihoro Ku K-1 has spotted a Elco 77ft PT class PT at 56,104 a Elco 77ft PT class PT is reported HIT G3M2 Nell from Bihoro Ku K-1 has spotted an Allied PT at 56,104 an Allied PT is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Soryu-3 attacking an Allied SS at 100,134 an Allied SS is reported HIT DD Arare sinks at sea – I know I don’t get many replacements so don’t like seeing any fighting ships go under, but sinking a BB and some Cruisers at the cost of a few DDs seems like a good trade. DD Kasumi sinks at sea – realistic IJN damage control G3M2 Nell from Bihoro Ku K-1 has spotted an Allied LCVP at 56,104 an Allied LCVP is reported HIT G3M2 Nell from Bihoro Ku K-1 has spotted a Huckins 78ft PT class PT at 56,104 a Huckins 78ft PT class PT is reported HIT G3M2 Nell from Bihoro Ku K-1 has spotted a Huckins 78ft PT class PT at 56,104 a Huckins 78ft PT class PT is reported HIT G3M2 Nell from Bihoro Ku K-1 has spotted a Elco 77ft PT class PT at 56,104 a Elco 77ft PT class PT is reported HIT G4M1 Betty from Takao Ku K-1 Det/B attacking an Allied SS at 111,108 a Cachalot class SS is reported HIT Repairs completed on DD Oyashio at Singapore, ship returned to service Mutankiang expands airfield to size 6 Great Falls expands airfield to size 2 Kodiak expands airfield to size 4 Akyab expands fortifications to size 2 Portland expands airfield to size 2 Lae expands fortifications to size 3 – that will do for now, supply is needed for other things. Sorong expands airfield to size 2 Dili expands airfield to size 2 – HQ 5th Air Div is moving in to allow sweeps of Darwin. If I can establish air superiority the Sallys will follow. This didn’t work in real life, but maybe it will in this game. Loss of DD Yamagumo on Mar 24, 1942 is admitted Loss of xAK Nissan Maru on Mar 24, 1942 is admitted BB Royal Sovereign is reported to have been sunk near Diamond Harbour on Mar 24, 1942 CA Cornwall is reported to have been sunk near Diamond Harbour on Mar 24, 1942 CL Colombo is reported to have been sunk near Diamond Harbour on Mar 24, 1942 AM Finch is reported to have been sunk near Bataan on Dec 08, 1941 KV Genista is reported to have been sunk near Diamond Harbour on Mar 24, 1942 KV Freesia is reported to have been sunk near Diamond Harbour on Mar 24, 1942 KV Fritillary is reported to have been sunk near Diamond Harbour on Mar 24, 1942
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