The Bitter End - Topeverest (A) vs Admiral Kamikaze (E)

[topeverest]

Turn total air losses - 99% at Cairns

[topeverest]

We've entered that part of the war that if a sub attacks it usually is killed, on either side of the board. I plan to burn my subs as previously discussed mostly around Japan, where I can't project airpower.

Its a death sentence to be in a sub at this point

[topeverest]

21 ALLIED SUBS lost this month alone. Almost one per day

I am not sure if there are any viable options other than what I am doing at this point

[topeverest]

What late war strategies have been more rather than less successful as an allied player?

I really don't see any real options that reduce allied losses unless you park them in port. NOTE this is my first game to get to late war since the empire ASW upgrade several years ago

[topeverest]

Have to say Peyton manning is still a stud. now in overtime in Seattle. What a 4th quarter comeback,

[topeverest]

Horne of Oz now all allied. Empire forming strong force to prevent tennent Creek from going Allied. Brisbane and Sydney appear to be abandoned. Perhaps he has consolidated his troops in the north near Darwin.

[topeverest]

Here is world map. Diego Garcia operation about to start. Will be holding up before moving to Tennant creek. Will bring entire army to better ensure success.

[topeverest]

Note empire division sized units killed.

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Ground combat at 91,139 (near Cairns)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49263 troops, 712 guns, 1872 vehicles, Assault Value = 1998

Defending force 9648 troops, 145 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39

Allied adjusted assault: 893

Japanese adjusted defense: 22

Allied assault odds: 40 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3034 casualties reported
Squads: 110 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 214 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 82 (61 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
120 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
115th Mech Cavalry Regiment
Canterbury Yeomanry Regiment
Auckland (Mtd) Rifl Regiment
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
Nelson/Marlb. (Mtd) Regiment
25th Infantry Division
43rd Infantry Division
1st Army Tank Brigade
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
18th Combat Engineer Regiment
140th Infantry Regiment
II Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
35th Combat Engineer Regiment
107th Mech Cavalry Regiment
225th Field Artillery Battalion
154th FA Bn
98th Field Artillery Battalion
209th Field Artillery Battalion
165th Field Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp

Defending units:
55th Ind.Mixed Brigade
93rd Division
11th/B Division
43rd Naval Guard Unit
44th Division
71st Ind.Mixed Brigade
85th JAAF AF Bn

[topeverest]

DRADT - - - I do hate the NFL overtime rule. Its overtime unless the team scores a touchdown on first try. Never agreed with that rule. Too many teams never get a chance to match.

[topeverest]

Forced to redeploy subs to outer zones, starting to have material success without loss

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Sub attack near Torishima at 108,70

Japanese Ships
TK Supaida Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
TK Ka-Dinaru #3
TK Supaida Maru #3
TK Hagetaka Maru #2
TK Suzume #4
TK Oconwaki #2
DD Menboku #3
E No.63

Allied Ships
SS Grayling, hits 15

SS Grayling launches 4 torpedoes at TK Supaida Maru #2
DD Menboku #3 fails to find sub and abandons search
E No.63 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.63 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.63 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.63 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.63 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Torishima at 108,69

Japanese Ships
TK Supaida Maru #3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Ka-Dinaru #4
TK Hagetaka Maru #2
TK Suzume #4
TK Oconwaki #2
DD Menboku #3
E No.63

Allied Ships
SS Tullibee

SS Tullibee launches 6 torpedoes at TK Supaida Maru #3
Tullibee diving deep ....
DD Menboku #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.63 fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Menboku #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Menboku #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Menboku #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Menboku #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Menboku #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Normanby Island at 103,133

Japanese Ships
xAK Taian Maru
xAK Bansei Maru
xAK Daigo Maru
DD Roiyaru #4

Allied Ships
SS Redfin, hits 10, heavy damage

SS Redfin launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Taian Maru
DD Roiyaru #4 attacking submerged sub ....
DD Roiyaru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Roiyaru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Roiyaru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Roiyaru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Dadjangas at 80,94

Japanese Ships
TK Tatsuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Seiko Maru #4
TK Eiwa Maru #4
DD Kaya

Allied Ships
SS Blackfish, hits 3

SS Blackfish launches 6 torpedoes at TK Tatsuyo Maru
DD Kaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kaya attacking submerged sub ....
DD Kaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kaya attacking submerged sub ....
DD Kaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

[topeverest]

MOre of the same. Empire attempted a CAP pulse over Moulmein as I attacked. I sent in quite a few sweeps to soften up the enemy

Morning Air attack on Moulmein , at 55,55

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 24
J2M2 Jack x 20
J2M5 Jack x 5
N1K1-J George x 8
N1K2-J George x 21
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 61
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 7
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 22
Ki-84a Frank x 11

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 2 destroyed

[topeverest]

Here are the combined losses...not quite 3 to one losses in favor of the allies. Again, this is about as good as loss ratios seem to get in any combat remotely competitive

[topeverest]

Empire appears to have withdrawn entirely from Brisbane area but has sizable force near Tennent creek. doing paradrops and sub raiding to make quick progress

[topeverest]

All cleared out... YAHOO!

[topeverest]

here I have been gathering forces to proceed to Tennent creek

[topeverest]

this will be a tough invasion. I am moving up the CV force and a bombardment force. the plan is for next turn bombard and then push 150 B29's to knockout the Diego Garcia. Thereafter, bomb it into submission for about 20 days prior to final invasion. I need to worry in this effort. he has repeatedly had a hundred or more fighters here. I deliberately stopped spotting a few months ago to suggest I will not be interested. It could end fairly badly for me, but I need this base for future plans.

Plain and simple, I have to survive a turn of naval air attacks on my forces before I can bombard, so that my 29's wont get chewed to death. ironic, but it is the british CVL's that are more expendable than the 29's.

Tune back to find out how it went.

[topeverest]

Big bucks! no whammies!!!

[topeverest]

One para drop succeeds and other does not take place. No enemy resistance

[topeverest]

DRADT. The bombardment task forces did not move from Addu and the CV's did. I double checked by orders, and I issued them correctly. They were just refused.

[traskott]

Change the admiral, he should have aggr over 60.....