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2/22 - 2/23/42

Lady Lex Update

2/22 - 40/32/0 (Sys down one - good, but Flt only down 5)
2/23 - 40/25/0

Cent Pac

A Jap sub torpedoed a transport carrying a base force to Samoa. The AK, which carries a lot of heavy equipment, will try to unload at Christmas Island but I don't think she'll make it.

DEI

I continue to interdict supplies/reinforcements being sent to the Japanese assaulting both Amboina & Balikpapan.

I'm particularly concerned about Amboina, as that's within port attack range of Darwin, where Lexington is. On the 23rd another Jap transport showed up at Amboina. I sent VB-2 there, risking losing those pilots to a ground assault, but they weren't needed since in the early hours of the 24th SS O24 sank the ship with 2 torpedos. VB-2 is now safely back on Kai Island.

Near Balikpapan there was a small but ferocious battle on the 23rd against a tough Japanese AK. First she was attacked by a small surface TF:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 31,64
Japanese Ships
AK Tone Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage Still afloat
Allied Ships
CL Dragon
DD Van Ghent

Dutch bombers then pummel her:

Day Air attack on TF at 30,65
Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Tone Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Still alive

The cruiser TF hits her again in a lucky mid-ocean intercept:

Day Time Surface Combat at 30,65
Japanese Ships
AK Tone Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage Darn thing just won't go down
Allied Ships
CL Dragon
DD Van Ghent

Tone Maru finally sunk after the action.

Elsewhere in the DEI SS O-23 sank an AK unloading troops at Babo but enough men got ashore to take the base.

Phil

DD Ikazuchi (per intel part of an ASW task force) hit a sub-laid mine at Davao. Supplies on Luzon are down to about 5700. Another 5500 is 4 days out.

Malaya

The defenders of Johore Bahru retreated across the causeway to Singapore just in time as another attack was launched on the 24th, taking JB. About 10-11K supplies were left behind.

The RAF will start contesting the skies here again in a few days.
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2/25 - 2/26/42

Lady Lex Update

2/25 - 40/15/0
2/26 - 40/7/0

I'm no longer worried about her. Amboina is still mine and she should be down to 0 Flt tomorrow. I think the repair yards at Sydney should be enough to service her so I'll keep her there for a couple weeks before deciding whether to send her to the West Coast or not.

Cent Pac

My staff sends another convoy (carrying advanced elements of the 25th Div to Samoa) over the sub which torpedoed a transport a couple days ago. It wasn't my inattention, really... Fortunately the sub scored no hits & the escort delivered 1 direct hit and 3 near misses against the sub. The transport that was hit 2 days ago sinks (along with a bunch of heavy equipment).

Sigint reports a naval guard unit prepping for Johnston Island. I'm not horribly worried (171 AV, 5+ forts, @1500 mines) but maybe other forces are preparing, too.

DEI

Nothing major to report, but I did realize I've stalled my opponent for about 3 weeks now at Amboina and 2 weeks at Balikpapan. Certainly not decisive but I'm pleased nonetheless.

In order to neutralize Jap naval air that might re-stage to Amboina, my heavies stage a devastating [8|] raid against Manado:

02/25/42
Day Air attack on Manado , at 39,67
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Allied aircraft
Do 24K-2 x 1
Hudson I x 1
B-17C Fortress x 18
B-17E Fortress x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 5 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Runway hits 4

Phil

Jap bombers sink another AK bringing in food to the starving children of Manila. I'm down to about 5300 supply on Luzon with all units on half rations. Coronados are occasionally flying in supplies from Kendari, but I can't keep them flying every day (due to morale, etc.)

15 March is still my target. I still think I can hold that long.

Malaya

The Malacca straits are now becoming dangerous with an AK being sunk by Jap bombers and a sub. It had delivered supplies to Singers and was carrying part of a base force back to India.

The first Japanese enter Singapore itself:

02/26/42
Ground combat at Singapore
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 86285 troops, 827 guns, 432 vehicles, Assault Value = 1651
Defending force 53587 troops, 251 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 648
Japanese max assault: 1798 - adjusted assault: 487
Allied max defense: 638 - adjusted defense: 942
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6)
Japanese ground losses:
3286 casualties reported
Guns lost 100
Vehicles lost 9
Allied ground losses:
2560 casualties reported
Guns lost 49
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Nice map! [:)]

Will those US Div. arrive at full strength (they do not in CHS)?

If you're going to send Lex to Sydney I would start stockpiling repair points now (4x repair yards is the maximum, I think) by pulling out all damaged ships.
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Hi VSWG -

As far as I know all the reinforcing US Divs arrive at full strength. Several of the starting ones are far less, though. 40th Inf Div is still at 65% or so for example.

You're right - to get Lexington to use the yards at Sydney I'll have to pull all other damaged ships out. Which might not be smart. I'm using Sydney to repair moderately damaged ships from the DEI & SWPAC. I've already fully repaired 2 DDs damaged in the December battles there, and CA Houston is down to 10 sys (and also got her Feb upgrade already). 3 damaged subs (30ish) are there too.

I could probably have Lex ready in the combat zone sooner, but it would slow down having my other ships ready. And I do have her aviation wing disembarked and ready for action. I'm second-guessing myself now. I'll decide finally when she's 4 days out from Sydney.
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2/27 - 2/28/42

Not a whole lot to report.

DEI

The flt damage on Lexington is down to zero & she's heading to Sydney (and probably farther) via Perth. Saratoga & Indomitable will provide cover until she passes Perth.

Amboina & Balikpapan still hold.

I started to bomb the JB airfields from Palembang in order to reduce the supply to the Japanese at Singapore. A couple Japanese raids are sent by Pat against Palembang & the last one hurts:

02/28/42
Day Air attack on Palembang , at 20,55
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 44
Ki-21 Sally x 88
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 6
P-40B Tomahawk x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 5 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 5 destroyed
Lockheed 212: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 3 destroyed
C-47 Dakota: 3 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 31

29 to 11 in the Japanese favor today. That includes 6 P-40Bs and 3 AVG pilots. Ouch!

MALAYA

Recon reports only 1 unit & 900 men garrisoning Johore Bahru. The 2nd Marine Paras are relatively closeby (Chungking). Hmmm...

BURMA

An unidentified Jap unit makes it to the rail hex SW of Moulmein. Probably a tank regiment. I'm continuing my evac of both Moulmein & Rangoon. 2 base forces & one brigade remain.

CHINA

Some Jap reinforcements have arrived at Nanchang. I'm no longer certain about the success of Operation Rice Bowl, but it's still on.
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Monthly update:

Ship losses:

Allied losses

CAs - 1
CLs -1
DDs - 2
AP/AK - 31 + 10
TK/AO - 4
SS - 3
Aux - 22 +2 Includes 9 PT boats

Japanese losses

DDs - 9 +4
AP/AK - 71 + 18
TK/AO - 8
SS - 13 +5
Aux - 22

Plane losses:

276 allied losses vs. 251 Japanese. I wanted to do better than 1 to 1 but I'll take it.

China supply: 131K +9.6K

The zero bonus is now down to only 2 & there's only one month left to the Japanese invasion bonus.



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3/1 - 3/2/42

No Pac

Out of nowhere Japanese started landing at Kiska. While I'm not overly concerned about the Aleutians, I don't want to give my opponent an easy task here either.

I largely stripped this theater to reinforce Hawaii when I thought that was threatened. I've already decided that all "No Pac" forces will be going here for the meantime. That means IX Corps loses 1 RCT and I Corps loses two.

I do have a small cruiser TF at Dutch Harbor which I sent there in early December. Of course I forgot to order an intercept last turn. [8|] I'll give the orders tomorrow but they're two days away.

Cent Pac

SS I-154, which sank an AK of mine a few days ago, sinks after receiving some damage a couple days ago.

DEI

Mixed news. I'll give the bad news first. I lost a brief battle for the skies over Palembang. First this:

03/01/42
Day Air attack on Palembang , at 20,55
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 42
Ki-21 Sally x 78
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 3
Hurricane IIb x 19
P-40B Tomahawk x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 4 destroyed, 10 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed
Hurricane IIb: 5 destroyed, 10 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
C-47 Dakota: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
Lockheed 212: 1 destroyed
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 11

Then this:

03/02/42
Day Air attack on Palembang , at 20,55
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 66
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 2
Hurricane IIb x 8
P-40B Tomahawk x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 9 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 2 destroyed
Hurricane IIb: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
C-47 Dakota: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Most of my fighters are damaged and I'm pulling out, despite the fact I'm sure I'll lose more planes on the ground in the next few days. For the last two days 42 allied planes were destroyed vs. 24 Japanese. That includes 8 P-40Bs. [:(]

The good news is TIVas & SS O-23 sink another Jap transport bringing supplies to Amboina. I'm holding both there & at Balikpapan far longer than I expected.

Phil

Another Jap DD hits a sub-laid mine at Davao.

Burma

The Japanese 55th Div enters Moulmein. I've successfully evac'd the 2 brigades that were there. I have 1 base force remaining at each Moulmein & Rangoon. I'll try to pull them out by sea as well.

Pic for the day - Southeast DEI:

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3/3 - 3/4/42

An eventful couple of days. Mixed news. North Pac & China will get there own posts.

So Pac

Despite many PBYs nearby, KB appears unexpectedly near the Fiji Islands. It sinks a convoy unloading the 14th NZ brigade at Nandi. Roughly 60% of the brigade drowns. ARRGH! I've also got a lot of other shipping nearby. Pic attached.

About the only good thing I can say is that I know where KB is now. [:'(]

I'm not sure if this is another recon in force or an imminent invasion. I should be able to defeat a brigade-size invasion. (I know the South Seas Detachment is loitering around relatively nearby.) The 4th Jap Division is potentially available also, last reported prepping for Port Moresby but that was about two months ago.

Nearby, Noumea should be safe: 2nd Marine Div fully in place & the Americal Div is unloading. Somoa is about as safe as Fiji: advanced elements of the 25th US Div are unloading now at Pago Pago.

DEI

Yet another attack is repulsed at Balikpapan:

Ground combat at Balikpapan
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 2769 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 257
Defending force 4446 troops, 61 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
Japanese max assault: 58 - adjusted assault: 2
Allied max defense: 43 - adjusted defense: 65
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
287 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Phil

A Japanese attack on the 3rd reduces the Naga forts down to 1. It's almost time to retreat everybody to Manila. I'm now (mostly) confident I'll hold until at least March 15th which was my initial goal.

Burma

Moulmein falls.

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No Pac

The Japanese have taken Kiska, and have also landed at Adak & Atka. Yet another Jap TF appears to be heading to either Umnak Island or Dutch Harbor.

I have a small cruiser TF in the area. They're ordered to attack the shipping at Adak at night (the most potential victims are there) then retreat to Umnak (where I think that next TF is going).

I'm starting to get a little worried in this theater since I stripped it to support Hawaii.

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China

Mao & his communists are doing me proud.

There's a somewhat unusual situation where the Japanese besieging Yenan are cut off from supply but still have a retreat path. Despite being outnumbered over 2:1 on the 3rd I launched a probing attack:

Ground combat at Yenen
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 48383 troops, 371 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1469
Defending force 117417 troops, 1336 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 2223
Allied max assault: 1499 - adjusted assault: 1699
Japanese max defense: 2326 - adjusted defense: 1201
Allied assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
1092 casualties reported
Guns lost 33
Allied ground losses:
1266 casualties reported
Guns lost 51

The average experience of my 5 Corps went up 5 points (59 to 64).

I waited a day to get some more ammunition forward but tomorrow it's a shock attack. I hope to follow this offensive through & take Changting, thereby destroying Japanese HI & resources.

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3/5 - 3/7/42

Even if I do say so myself, I did a good job these last 3 days losing ships & planes. [8|]

No Pac

It wasn't all one-sided. While Adak & Atka have now fallen to the Japanese, I sent in a cruiser TF on the night of the 5th. 2 APs were sunk and a 3rd damaged, though they had already discharged their troops.

The following day the TF was 60 miles away from what I later found out was a Jap CV TF! 3 CVs reported, but fortunately no attacks were made against my ships.

On the 6th 17 B-25s based at Dutch Harbor attacked the enemy. All the bombers made it through a CAP of 4 zeros to target CV Junyo, but none hit. The CVs have at least retreated further west, away from my LBA

So Pac

KB continued to sink my shipping. I lost 4 AKs at Suva, another damaged at Efate, and an AVD at Nandi was also sunk. Here's the strike against Efate on the 6th, where I had some CAP up:

Day Air attack on TF, near Efate at 72,114
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 55
D3A Val x 18
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 17 destroyed Only 12 lost per intel screen
Allied Ships
AK Challenger, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

For good news, the Americal division unloaded in full at Noumea and its transports are safely on their way to Auckland.

SW Pac

I'm starting to fly in some more AV support to Port Moresby.

DEI

Japanese airraids against the airfields at Kendari, Palembang & Bankha (NW Sumatra) destroyed more planes than I care to count. I'm pulling out for now.

Malaya

Intelligence (recon by bombing) reports that Johore Bahru is garrisoned only by a construction battalion. The 2nd Marine paras is flying in stages from Chungking to Sumatra. I'm also shipping an Indian brigade to Sumatra to fly in as a garrison once the paras (hopefully) take it.

Phil

On the 6th the forts came down at Naga, a general retreat was ordered, and on the 7th it fell. Only 1 of 3 Filipino divisions escaped without additional casualties.

A general retreat has also now been ordered from Clark Field - I don't want to suffer a defeat in detail. One brigade of a Filipino div will act as rearguard and is going to try to launch a spoiling attack against Naga.

The end is certainly near - there's only 400 supply in Manila. However I should still hold until my goal of March 15th.

China

I didn't lose planes just in So Pac & the DEI, but decided to do so in China as well. Here's a sample (an attack on the 6th caused similar damage):

03/07/42
Day Air attack on Changsha , at 45,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 36
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 33
Ki-51 Sonia x 22
Ki-21 Sally x 26
Ki-49 Helen x 24
Allied aircraft
I-153c x 19
I-16c x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 3 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
I-153c: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged
I-16c: 5 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 35

Also, my shock attack at Yenan didn't go well:

03/05/42
Ground combat at Yenen
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 46931 troops, 313 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1357
Defending force 115836 troops, 1248 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 2189
Allied max assault: 2584 - adjusted assault: 786 Less than 1/2 of the deliberate assault
Japanese max defense: 2161 - adjusted defense: 1668 Up by almost 500
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
593 casualties reported
Guns lost 28
Allied ground losses:
1234 casualties reported
Guns lost 51

It's not a supply issue for me - my units were all fully supplied both before & after the attack. My guess is the initial defensive fire accounted for such a large decrease in my AV. I'm not sure why the Japanese AV increased almost 50%, though. Supplies shouldn't be getting through.

The last 3 days have been a little painful, but I'm still mostly pleased with the progress of the war so far.
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The last 3 days have been a little painful, but I'm still mostly pleased with the progress of the war so far.
That's quite an understatement IMO. Your opponent seems to be in no hurry to conquer the DEI. If I were in his situation, I would be in a mild state of panic right now, and would have sent KB to clean up in the DEI a long time ago. Maybe its time to evalutate some more ambitious strategies? Maybe expand this Malaya invasion a little bit? India is definitely safe by now, so you should be able to draw some troops and especially planes from there. Or reinforce Java?
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Hi VSWG -

Maybe I should start thinking more ambitiously. Manila will fall within the next 2-3 weeks, though, and that frees up 4 full Divs, 2 tank regiments and more than a Div's worth of supporting forces. Also, recon is now reporting 3 enemy units at JB, so a paradrop there would likely be unsuccessful. Kuala Lumpur, with its resources, is another possible target if it's not garrisoned. I'll fly recon for a few more days before deciding.

Maybe I'm overly paranoid but I'm not convinced India is safe yet. (It can certainly put up a good fight, at least.) I'll feel safer by mid-May with the arrival of the 5th Indian Div & more time to build forts and receive replacements.

In four days both the 7th Aussie Div & 2nd UK Div arrive. The 7th AIF is definitely going to the DEI. (Probably Soerabaja, but maybe Palembang.) The 2nd UK is currently scheduled to garrison Madras, but you've got me thinking it might do better in the DEI. I'm pretty sure the Japanese high command won't be prepared for an additional division at both Palembang and Soerabaja. Or maybe a div to Soerabaja & another to Koepang to keep the lines of communication open? I'll think on it.

More of an update in a few minutes once I run to the store & finish my next turn.
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3/8 - 3/9/42

The historical surrender of Java passes & I still own over half the SRA. Other than that it was mostly quiet so I'm going to show one of my sub planning maps.

No Pac

The Japanese CV TF centered around Junyo disappears. Otherwise quiet.

So Pac

KB also disappears. I've loaded a few more reinforcements for Samoa at Hawaii but shipping (particularly APs) is definitely scarce.

I have CV & BB reinforcements heading to the area but they're still almost 2 weeks away from Auckland.

DEI

I spot another reinforcement convoy heading to Amboina and send LBA back there. Unfortunately they don't fly & the enemy TF is currently unloading. The Boise TF, reinforced by CL St Louis, will try to stop that tonight.

Phil

Clark falls unopposed but all of my forces, less my southern rearguard, have safely made it to Manila.

Submarine War

I've decided in this game to start the strategic sub warfare early. Short-legged ships (S-boats, Brit boats, Dutch KXI) will be used in a tactical role, but most others will be used in a strategic role.

I'll be operating the subs in divisions of 6 boats of the same class. (Sometimes less, depending on availability & casualties.)

Not shown on this map: the 3 specialist minelayers, 2 divisions of Tambor-class & one division of old boats (Narwhal, Cachalot class) will be exclusively on minelaying. I'll probably continue this all game in order to stretch Japanese resources. Also, all Perch class subs will be used for the moment on picket duty.

My major bases will be PH, Dutch Harbor, Cairns & Trincomalee. Noumea will be a secondary base. Priorities for the 2nd half of 1942 include re-taking Midway & making Darwin safe from air attack, so I have two more forward sub bases.

The map below includes reinforcements received until mid-Aug '42. I get some more in mid-September but they'll just go to PH to receive their Oct upgrades there. At that point I'll do a full re-evaluation.

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3/10 - 3/11/42

No Pac

Attu falls to the evil Jap hordes uncontested.

DEI

I lose both of my forward bases:

Amboina falls on the 10th, but not before I cause a little more damage:

03/10/42
Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 40,74
Japanese Ships
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage She hasn't sunk yet but I doubt she'll survive
MSW W.8
PG Tatsumiya Maru
AK Tsurugisan Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
AK Akagane Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CL St. Louis, Shell hits 2
CL Boise, Shell hits 4
DD Alden
DD Edsall, Shell hits 4, on fire 16/1/3 - out of action for a few weeks, but not in danger
DD John D. Edwards, Shell hits 1
DD Pope, Shell hits 3, on fire 53/17/4 and limping to Darwin
DD Whipple

Balikpapan also falls on the 11th. Only about 45 each oil & resource points are destroyed. Intel reports no Japanese airplanes stationed there yet, so I'll send in a group of B-17s on city attack in a day or two (just arrived at Soerabaja but fatigue is high.)

I lost a few air squadrons on the ground at both Amboina & Balikpapan. [:(]

Near Kuching SS KXI is run over by a Jap convoy and receives several depth charge hits. She's still alive but I'm not certain she'll make it.

Phil

The first Japanese enter Manila. Supplies remain at about 400.

Malaya

Recon is currently reporting 2 units at JB, including 116 AFVs. (Looks like a tank regiment.) I'll recon here another day or two and then check out what's at Kuala Lumpur.
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Nice screenshot! [8D] AB's planning map resized to 33%, right? Much better than the game's strategic map.

If you want to stall him at Palembang and Kendari, you could also use 1 division and split it up. You really don't need a full division at these locations to force him to send a second wave, a brigade would do the trick. The third part could go to Java.

What's the status of your air force in the DEI? Can you send enough reinforcements so that he must use KB to gain air superiority over Java? If so, this could could give you an opportunity for an early land grab in SoPac/CentPac.
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Nice screenshot! [8D] AB's planning map resized to 33%, right? Much better than the game's strategic map.

If you want to stall him at Palembang and Kendari, you could also use 1 division and split it up. You really don't need a full division at these locations to force him to send a second wave, a brigade would do the trick. The third part could go to Java.

What's the status of your air force in the DEI? Can you send enough reinforcements so that he must use KB to gain air superiority over Java? If so, this could could give you an opportunity for an early land grab in SoPac/CentPac.

Thanks! Yes, it's AB's planning map - I forget the exact % reduction - small enough to see it in one glance on a 17" monitor. [:)]

I hadn't even thought of reinforcing Kendari more - but that's not a bad idea. (It's received 1 extra Dutch batallion & 1 base force so far.) Maybe 1 full Div (7th AIF) to Soerabaja, 2 brigades of 2nd UK to Palembang & 1 to Kendari? I'll have a few days to think on it since my opponent is going out of town for a day or two. The sea lanes around Kendari are dangerous but I could fly most of the brigade in from Koepang or somewhere like that & only send the heavy equipment by sea.

I could also send both Divs to Java. That would make Java a really tough nut to crack, but I haven't reinforced Timor so the lines of communication would be in peril. With my base at Kai Island I could even try an early attack against NW New Guinea. At least I have some options open.

It's starting to become a question of how much do I commit to defense & how much do I keep in reserve for a future counter-offensive.

The airforce in the DEI is in halfway-decent shape. It's mostly intact, but hasn't trained up much yet. Most of the evacuees from the Philipines are here also, as well as Lexington's air group.
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nice map as well. Will have to get myself a copy. Curious though as to where your Perch class subs are though. One of the better classes in my opinion due to their high manuever rating (80 i believe)

enjoying your AAR btw
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Hi KD -

I never noticed (til now) the maneuver rating on the Perch class. Thanks! All are currently on picket duty - 1 division in Cent Pac & 1 in So/SWPAC. I think I'll have some Salmon class swap duties with them now.

Glad you're enjoying the AAR. [:)]
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3/12/42

The writing is on the wall at Sinapore...

03/12/42
Ground combat at Singapore
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 123735 troops, 1156 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 2214
Defending force 53658 troops, 370 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 894
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5
Japanese max assault: 2202 - adjusted assault: 1267
Allied max defense: 892 - adjusted defense: 1080
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 5)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 5 Bah!
Japanese ground losses:
1368 casualties reported
Guns lost 22
Vehicles lost 2
Allied ground losses:
2949 casualties reported
Guns lost 87
Vehicles lost 1

There's not too much else to report.
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