Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A]

[Olorin]

Jan 5, 1942

Eastern Operation:
- Strat bombing continues. 10 HI hits for 3 Betty shot down by flak.

Malaya/Western DEI:
- A big transport TF carrying two divs of the 16th Army left Singapore yesterday and today it was spotted by allied search planes. Destination: Java. Kongo, Haruna, 4 CA and 8 DD will cover the invasion. Air support will be provided by LBA based at Palembang and Singkawang.
- The Dutch airforce is deemd to be no threat at all. Biggest worry is Force Z, which hasn't been seen for a while.

Philippines/Eastern DEI:
- 24th Inf Rgt attacks the Dutch garrison at Tarakan, but only manages to drop forts to 0.
- Lots of allied subs in the Makassar Strait.
- Ternate invaded by a small SNFL detachment. No enemies found.

SE Fleet:
- Invasion of PM is underway. KB, 4 CA, 4 DD and 50 Betties in support.

Burma:
Rangoon seems to be abandoned. 30.000 troops have mysteriously disappeared.

[Olorin]

Jan 6, 1942

Philippines/Eastern DEI:
- Tarakan captured intact.
- Ternate captured.
- Several small allied TFs flee from the PI, 7 transports are sunk by a destroyer div.
- MKB still in the Celebes Sea.

Malaya/Western DEI:
- Alor Star captured, 3 enemy brigades destroyed.
- Only two Malayan bases in still in British hands.
- Sampit & Bandjermasin invaded by SNFL.
- Java invasion fleet is not spotted today. Allied search inthe Java sea seems to be lacking.

Ground combat at Alor Star (49,73)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 16073 troops, 167 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 518
Defending force 9226 troops, 65 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 323
Japanese adjusted assault: 499
Allied adjusted defense: 141
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor Star !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1089 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 102 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
9043 casualties reported
Squads: 464 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 493 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 37 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 81 (81 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 26 (26 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 6

Assaulting units:
7th RTA/A Division
15th Guards Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
7th RTA/B Division
56th Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
6th Indian Brigade
15th Indian Brigade
28th Gurkha Brigade
2nd ISF Base Force
109th RAF Adv Base Force
137/155th Field Regiment

SE Fleet:
- PM invasion fleet directly east of Milne Bay. Ni sign of enemy CVs.
- Salamaua, Tulagi & Buin invaded by small SNFL elements.

[Olorin]

Jan 7, 1942

Eastern Operation:
- PH heavy industry disabled. Next target is LI.
- Tabituea & Nauru captured.

Malaya/Western DEI:
- Java invasion fleet still unspotted, will go in tomorrow.

Philippines/Eastern DEI:
- Next targets: Balikpapan (24th Inf Rgt) and Kendari (4th Inf Rgt).
- 2 AKE just arrived at Manado. MKB will be replenished tomorrow.

[Olorin]

Explosions near Java, enemy carriers are found!

Jan 8, 1942

Philippines/Eastern DEI:
- Kaga takes a torpedo hit. 15 destroyers weren't enough to screen her. Damage is 27/25/20. Will join Shokaku in the dockyards, but first she must reach them safely. Lots of allied subs in the area.
- Cebu invaded by a brigade of 19 Div.

Sub attack near Sangi at 76,96
Japanese Ships
CV Kaga, Torpedo hits 1
CL Kinu
CS Mizuho
DD Shiranui
DD Uruyuke
DD Katsutade
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu

Allied Ships
SS S-37

Malaya/Western DEI:
- Invasion of Java is underway. Kalidjati was chosen as a landing spot for the 16th Army.
- At least two American CVs interfere with the invasion, positioned south of Java. What appears to be Force Z is spotted west of Oosthaven heading east (will possibly try to cross the Merak straits).
- There were 70 fighters on CAP, only 20 actually appeared over the invasion fleet and they spent their ammo against the Dutch naval strikes which were launched first.
- Two carrier based attacks followed, with 105 bombers each, sinking 10 of our transports and severly damaging another 10 of them. 5000 troops are drowned. Haruna & Kongo escape unscathed.
- 24 Betties attack irrelevant targets at Tjilatjap and Soerebaja and are slaughtered.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Kalidjati at 50,99
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 9
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 17
SBD-2 Dauntless x 51
SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
TBD-1 Devastator x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
TBD-1 Devastator: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
xAK Shikano Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Hokuzyu Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tihuku Maru
xAK Sugiyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Tazan Maru, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Ryuun Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 1
xAK Awazisan Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
xAK Sanura Maru
xAK Nanman Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Ume Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Argentina Maru
xAK Thames Maru
xAK Ryoyo Maru
xAK Yoneyama Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Miyadono Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
CL Isuzu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Kyokusei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Kotohira Maru
xAK Hakodate Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Shofuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Amagisan Maru
xAK Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AMC Saigon Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Kinkai Maru, Torpedo hits 1
DD Arashio
xAP Baikal Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Nittai Maru

Japanese ground losses:
3736 casualties reported
Squads: 84 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 95 destroyed, 72 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 81 (61 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 37 (27 destroyed, 10 disabled)

- Sampit captured, unloading a second SNFL at Bandjermasin.

SE Fleet:
- Port Moresby invaded. Its garrison has only 40 AV.
- Salamaua invaded by a small SNFL unit.
- KB retires to Truk.

[Olorin]

Jan 9, 1942

Malaya/Western DEI:
- Kaljdati captured by 390 AV, less than half of the 16th Army's strength. 100 AV was lost at sea, the rest are heading back to Singapore.
- The Kongos crossed the Merak straits at full speed in order to hunt the allied carriers, which were expected to withdraw to Cocos island. They meet "Force Z" which turns out to be a light cruiser TF. After the battle, the Kongos end a few hexes directly east of Cocos, completely unspotted but having failed to engage the enemy CVs.
- The two enemy CVs remain south of Java. 12 subs are hunging them.
- The damaged transports from yesterday continued unloading stuff at Kaljdati, until they were sunk in the morning by carrier attacks.
- The bulk of the transport fleet withdrew towards Singapore, still carrying half the 16th Army.
- Bandjermasin captured.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Oosthaven at 47,97, Range 7,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 1
BB Haruna
CA Takao, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire (ends up at Oosthaven with over 30 fl damage)
CA Atago
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
CA Mikuma
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 1
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze
DD Asashio, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Oshio, Shell hits 1
DD Michishio
DD Arashio, Shell hits 1
DD Akatsuki
DD Hakaze

Allied Ships
CL Java, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage (possibly sunk)
CL De Ruyter
CL Tromp
CL Danae, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CL Durban
DD Piet Hein
DD Kortenaer
DD Evertsen
DD Witte de With, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Van Nes
DD Banckert
DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 1, on fire

[Olorin]

Jan 10, 1942

Malaya/Western DEI:
- The Kongos make a another full speed run towards Java and this time they battle with the two enemy CVs in a series of 5 engagements. Gunnery was a bit poor tbh, I would expect to sink both of them outright, but bad weather and low visibility saved them.
- Lex is later found by a sub, takes 3 torp hits. Fuel storage and ammo storage explode. She is most definitely sunk!
- CA Astoria is hit by a sub and is probably sunk. Three CAs may have been sunk in total in this battle.
- In the morning, Enterprise and the Dutch LBA attack the Kongos. 40 fighters on LRCAP (out of 160 available) fend them off. A couple of bomb hits have no effect.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Christmas Island IO at 45,101, Range 6,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CL Jintsu
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Arashio, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Akatsuki
DD Hakaze

Allied Ships
CV Lexington
CV Enterprise, Shell hits 1
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Northampton, Shell hits 2
CA Salt Lake City
CA Astoria, Shell hits 1
DD Dunlap
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
DD Mahan
DD Drayton, Shell hits 1
DD Lamson
DD Flusser
DD Porter
DD Balch, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Christmas Island IO at 45,101, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Akatsuki
DD Hakaze, Shell hits 4, on fire

Allied Ships
CV Lexington
CV Enterprise
CA Portland, heavy fires
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Astoria
DD Dunlap
DD Fanning
DD Mahan
DD Drayton
DD Lamson
DD Flusser, Shell hits 1
DD Porter
DD Balch, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Christmas Island IO at 46,101, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna, Shell hits 2
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
CA Mikuma
CL Jintsu, on fire
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Akatsuki
DD Hakaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CV Lexington
CV Enterprise, Shell hits 1
CA Portland, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Northampton, on fire
CA Salt Lake City, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Astoria, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Dunlap
DD Fanning
DD Mahan, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Drayton
DD Lamson
DD Flusser
DD Porter
DD Balch, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Buitenzorg at 47,101, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 2
BB Haruna
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 2
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Akatsuki

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Shell hits 5, on fire
CV Enterprise, Shell hits 1
CA Northampton, Shell hits 3
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 1
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
DD Mahan, Shell hits 1

Poor visibility due to Rain
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Buitenzorg at 47,101, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 1
BB Haruna
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1
CL Jintsu
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
CV Enterprise, Shell hits 1
CA Northampton, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Dunlap
DD Fanning
DD Mahan, Shell hits 1, on fire

Reduced visibility due to Rain
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Sub attack near Christmas Island IO at 44,101

Japanese Ships
SS I-153

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Dunlap
DD Fanning
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bandoeng at 48,101

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 3
A6M2 Zero x 20
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
F4F-3A Wildcat x 8
SBD-2 Dauntless x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-2 Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 1

- 3 enemy CLs catch the Medan invasion TF as it returns to Singapore and sinks 4 ships.
- Another 3 CLs (the TF met near Oosthaven yesterday) attacked the damaged transports at Kaljdati. They end up at Soerebaja.

Philippines/Eastern DEI:
- Samarinda invaded by 24th Inf Rgt.
- Cebu falls, a PI division surrenders.
- Kaga is 7 hexes west of Babedaob doing 16 knots. So far she has avoided enemy subs.

SE Fleet:
- PM falls.

Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8928 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 282
Defending force 3304 troops, 38 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 71
Japanese adjusted assault: 173
Allied adjusted defense: 25
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Moresby !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
1270 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 70 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 30 (30 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Guards Mixed Brigade
144th Infantry Regiment
33rd JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
49th Australian Battalion
Papuan Inf Battalion
13th Field Regiment
15th RAN Base Force

Final tally:
Atago, Mogami & Jintsu damaged, three destroyers sunk.
Lex sunk, light(?) fires on Enterprise, 4 enemy heavy cruisers & 4 destroyers damaged or sunk.

[Lowpe]

You make it look so easy![&o]

Come on, you know you want to yell BANZAI!

[Olorin]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
Come on, you know you want to yell BANZAI!

Oh alright...

BANZAI!!!

[Encircled]

There is a time and a place for a "Banzai!"

This is definitely the time and the place![:)]

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Very well played [&o]

Lesson learnt is that Allied carriers should not remain in the same spot for more than 1 turn until much later

[ny59giants]

Great job Nick!! [&o]

I saw your SC TF had both BBs and CA/CLs. I've seen that combo not work out well as sometimes the big guys don't shoot as much or not at all. Did it happen this time or did all participate??

As Allied player I almost always have my CV TF(s) follow a SC TF with a non-aggressive leader to deal with what just happened. Force Z is a good one to use in early war in this area.

[SqzMyLemon]

Well done! That softens the blow of the ambush to your Java operation.

It will be interesting to see if the Allies remain aggressive after this setback.

Now go get Enterprise!

[Olorin]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Great job Nick!! [&o]

I saw your SC TF had both BBs and CA/CLs. I've seen that combo not work out well as sometimes the big guys don't shoot as much or not at all. Did it happen this time or did all participate??

As Allied player I almost always have my CV TF(s) follow a SC TF with a non-aggressive leader to deal with what just happened. Force Z is a good one to use in early war in this area.

Michael, The Kongos expended almost 70% of their ammo, so they did fire lots of rounds, but their accuracy was bad. I put that down to reduced visibility due to rain.

If I get Enterprise too that would be awesome! Orders for tomorrow: Kongos to pursuit Big E towards Coco island. Fuel and ammo are low, so my hopes rest on Betties flying from Kaljidati carrying bombs and 12 subs.

Jocke is busy with guests, I don't expect another turn today.

[Olorin]

Jan 11-13, 1942

Malaya/Western DEI:
- Enterprise has diasappeared. It seems she escaped to the SE (probably Perth).
- CA Mogami is found by a sub south of Oosthaven and is hit by a torp. Fl damage goes from 22 to 28 only.
- Kongos are disbanded at Oosthaven, because 4 enemy subs are spotted in the Merak straits. ASW and mines are on the way.

Burma:
- Rangoon captured. No sign of the 30.000 allied troops. They weren't evacuated by sea, so they must be in northern Burma.
- Meiktila captured. Jocke is not willing to fight here. Good, I'll take Burma for free, leave the Thai Army to defend against the Burma Div. If Jocke has reinforced, the 15th Army will have to stay as well. If not, it will launch an offensive in Yunan with its two divs.

Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 6627 troops, 75 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 202
Defending force 953 troops, 14 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 31
Japanese adjusted assault: 157
Allied adjusted defense: 7
Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Rangoon !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
521 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (5 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
55th Cavalry Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
43rd Const Co
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
Rangoon BAF Battalion
100th RAF Base Force
4th Burma Rifles Battalion

Philippines/Eastern DEI:
- Samarinda is captured by the 24th Inf Rgt, which will now cross the river and assault Balikpapan.
- Kaga is safe. Fl damage is reduced to 18. Will reach Kure in about a weak.

Eastern Operation:
Shokaku's fl damage is reduced to 10. The ARD at Truk can't help any more. She can do 28 knots and will now join KB again.

China:
- 4 Chinese Corps' defending the road to Ankang, against 1000 AV of ours. Starting a series of bombardments to draw the necessary supplies in the hex, before launching an attack.
- The gap west of Ichange is plugged by 2 enemy units. 11th Army still marching to Ichang. A slight change of plan might be needed. Contemplating an assault on the two Chinese corps' directly north of Ichang.

Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 21123 troops, 236 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 704
Defending force 31976 troops, 151 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 781

Assaulting units:
2nd Ind Engineer Regiment
37th/A Division
37th/B Division
5th Armored Car Co
15th Tank Regiment
37th/C Division
41st/A Division
41st/B Division
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
1st Army
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
59th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
22nd Group Army
21st Group Army
33rd Group Army

[Olorin]

Jan 14-18, 1942

Resistance inthe DEI stiffens.

Eastern Operation:
- Relatively quiet. Our Netties attack the light industry unsuccesfully.

5th Fleet:
2 Kuri-class DDs tried to raid the allied SLOCs to Alaska. The met with two enemy AMC and were driven away. Also... BB Colorado was encountered briefly.

Western DEI/Malaya:
- Only one base is still held by the Allies and we are steadily push their remnants there. A matter of time before two divs are released.
- The Java campaign is stalled until reinforcements arrive.
- 4 allied DDs raid the Merak straits for two days. Our own DDs happily let them through both times and we lose 4 PBs, 4 CMs and a few other ships.

Eastern DEI:
- Balikpapan captured intact by the 24th Rgt, after a river crossing.
- The landing at Kendari by the 4th Rgt is contested by 3 allied CLs and 5-6 DDs. 40 AV are drowned before our covering cruisers engage the enemy TF. We lose 5 (!) DDs for the sinking of 2 CLs and 1 DD.
- Two days later reinforcements land at Kendari and capture it. CA Houston and CL Boise finally make their appearance, trying to interfere again with the second landing. This time our cruisers engage them. Fires on CA Houston and one of our own DDs.

SE Fleet:
Minor landings at Lunga and Shortlands.

Burma:
Still marching unopposed. Mandalay is captured.

China:
- The mini race into the hex NW of Nanyang ends in a draw, which means all hexsides are open for both of us. This works in my favor and a brigade is currently exploiting the gap in the forests between Ankang and Nanyang, trying to draw more enemy reserves.
- Finally, the 1st Army launches a deliberate attack which doesn't go too badly.
- Wenchow is also assaulted for the first time.

Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 29799 troops, 274 guns, 219 vehicles, Assault Value = 970
Defending force 30574 troops, 146 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 776
Japanese adjusted assault: 327
Allied adjusted defense: 574
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
2525 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 278 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1225 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Assaulting units:
41st/A Division
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
12th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
37th Division
2nd Ind Engineer Regiment
5th Armored Car Co
41st/B Division
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
59th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
21st Group Army
22nd Group Army
33rd Group Army
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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 29003 troops, 269 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 899
Defending force 24919 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 677
Japanese adjusted assault: 533
Allied adjusted defense: 1201
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1169 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 69 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled

Allied ground losses:
597 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 56 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
17th Division
15th Division
8th Armored Car Co
13th Army
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
10th Group Army
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force

I'll continue in this manner until the enemy is beaten.

[Olorin]

Jan 19-22, 1942

Eastern Operation:
Phase II of the Eastern Operation is about to begin. 4 & 33 Divs are unloading at Hilo and Kona respectively. 21 Div a few days behind. Yes, PH will be invaded by 6 divs on Feb 2! The original plan called for a Jan 1 invasion. Where was all this time lost?
- 3 days from turn 1 mistake
- 5 days resting+loading at Singapore
- at least 10 days from change of course north of PI instead of through them.
- at least 10 days en route. TFs were making 6 hexes a day instead of 10. Something to do with op points I guess. Rabaul was set as a destination.
- plus 3-5 days of resting in Hawaii.

Malaya/Western DEI:
- Reinforcments arrived succesfully in Java. Total AV is now 770.
- All Malaysian base are belong to us! Allied remnants will be completely wiped out tomorrow and two divs will be released (will reinforce Java).
- 18 Div will capture Sabang tomorrow and will then invade Port Blair.

Ground combat at 49,76 (near Taiping)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 16662 troops, 173 guns, 59 vehicles, Assault Value = 428
Defending force 7830 troops, 64 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 100
Japanese adjusted assault: 280
Allied adjusted defense: 12
Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
172 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
3403 casualties reported
Squads: 85 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 181 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 21 (14 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 5

Assaulting units:
56th Recon Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
15th Guards Regiment
7th RTA/A Division
56th Engineer Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
7th RTA/B Division
56th Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
22nd Indian Brigade
8th Indian Brigade
12th Indian Brigade
1st Hyderabad Battalion
1st ISF Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
223 Group RAF
112th RAF Adv Base Force
22nd Australian Brigade
109th RN Base Force

PI/Eastern DEI:
- Cebu, Iolio are secured by 19 Div (recently redeployed from Manchuria).
- Further advances are put on hold temporarily until the reinforcment Java is complete.

China:
- The hex north of Ichang is attacked twice. Success is very close, despite 200 disabled squads.
- Several Chinese enter the hex directly west of Ichang, which is open terrain, and are attacked by air. Many disabelments. Two divs will cross the river tomorrow.
- The Chinese roadblock to Ankang is slowly grinded down.
- Chinese reinforcements are spotted heading to the contested area from Changsha, Sian and Kienko, which was one of the goals of this offensive.

Ground combat at 82,47 (near Ichang)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 42907 troops, 380 guns, 119 vehicles, Assault Value = 1311
Defending force 23011 troops, 154 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 495
Japanese adjusted assault: 1219
Allied adjusted defense: 850

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2543 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 173 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1622 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 124 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 24 (2 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Assaulting units:
6th Division
39th/A Division
13th Division
13th Tank Regiment
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
39th/B Division
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Armored Car Co
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion

Defending units:
45th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps

[Olorin]

Jan 23, 1942

China:
- Three deliberate attacks, two of them go well and 5 Chinese corps' are mauled. The first one is directly north Ichang. The reatreating units are now on the mountain hex north of Ichang and will be pursued by 2 divs. Another 2 divs will be left to defend Ichang itself and the hex north of it.
- The river crossing west of Ichang served its purpose and the 2 divs involved will redeploy to the 1st Army sector (Ankang road).
- On the road to Ankang things don't go so well. Further advances are impossible without reinforcements, which will arrive in the form of 3 divs from Ichang. We'll exploit our superior interior lines to redeploy faster than the enemy. Already a great number of enemy forces are tied up in the forests and will need weeks to get back on the road network.
- A secondary advance by the 12th Army (1400 AV) on the primary Nanyang-Sian road is planned. That will leave the right flank completely undefended, but I doubt Jocke will venture into open hexes again, after what has just happened. I mean 150 bombers are enough to defend the right flank on their own.

Ground combat at 82,47 (near Ichang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 41202 troops, 380 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 1354
Defending force 21433 troops, 152 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 300
Japanese adjusted assault: 591
Allied adjusted defense: 235
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
648 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 78 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 22 (1 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
7271 casualties reported
Squads: 335 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 273 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 25 (17 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
39th/A Division
13th Division
6th Division
18th Ind.Mixed Brigade
39th/B Division
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Armored Car Co
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion

Defending units:
45th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at 82,49 (near Ichang)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 28951 troops, 273 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 874
Defending force 20241 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 563
Japanese adjusted assault: 1176
Allied adjusted defense: 46
Japanese assault odds: 25 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1178 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4591 casualties reported
Squads: 249 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 221 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 17 (7 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Division
34th Division
1st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
73rd Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps

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Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22907 troops, 240 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 613
Defending force 26087 troops, 111 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 481
Japanese adjusted assault: 308
Allied adjusted defense: 2002
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 6

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

Japanese ground losses:
2294 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 203 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled

Allied ground losses:
345 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
37th Division
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
41st/B Division
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
59th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
22nd Group Army
33rd Group Army[/quote]

[Olorin]

Jan 24-29, 1942

China:
- After our recent victories, it's now become a race to cross the river two hexes north of Ichang. The enemy stack trying to cover the gap is bombed daily.
- The other gap (between Ankang & Nanyang) was covered by severl enemy units.
- 6 divs in transition phase. Will be in position to attack in about a week.

Burma:
- A lone tank regiment entered northern Burma. There are enemy unit at Katha.
- Lashio has a 12k garrison. Imperial Div (Rangoon) is ordered to clear it.

Malaya/Western DEI:
- 18 Div takes Sabang. Padang the only base left to the Ducth in Sumatra. Will be taken by SNFL.
- Allied resistance in Malaya officialy ends. Two divs will reinforce Java.
- Just entered Batavia two divs and will bombard to ascertain enemy strength.

PI/Eastern DEI:
- 19 Div is mopping up Mindanao and the rest of the minor PI.
- No progress after Kendari was captured. Bringing forward LBA and an air HQ. This theater needs more assets, but we 'll opportunistically invade Ambon and Koepang with what we have.
- 25 Minekaze-class APDs recently arrived and will be used for this purpose.

SE Fleet:
- Horn Island and Merauke captured by 90th Inf Rgt. Covered only by 4 CAs but since KB had not been revealed at the time, Jocke wouldn't try anything funny.
- Two enemy BBs spotted near Luganville heading north.
- Rabaul expands airfield to size 6. Air forces are: 40 Zeros & 27 Betties.

Eastern Operation:
- PH is finally indaved, 28 days later than originally planned.
- The beachhead is 2300 AV strong and in relatively good condition. Ironically the only division with 100% prep was the one to be disrupted the most(65). Disablements are acceptable.
- Losses to CD guns and mines: 7 DMS & 20 AMc trying to clear mines, about 30 10 knot xAKL and a couple of AMC.
- BB Fuso hits a mine (29 fl dmg).
- KB launches a port attack and hits the two remaining BBs pretty hard. Was hoping to get the 5 subs also in port, but they were shielded by the BBs.
- Will probably need 4-5 days to consolidate the beachhead. Ise, Hyuga & Yamashiro will conduct daily bombardments.

Pearl Harbor beachhead:

Damaged ships so far:

Allied sunk ships:
CV Lex, 7 old BB, 3 CA, 6 CL, 11 DD.
Jap sunk ships:
12 DD.

[Olorin]

Feb 1-2, 1042

Eastern Operation:
- Two days of strat bombing by KB. Recon is bad and I can't ascertain the effectiveness of it.
- Made a mistake in the PH landing. Forgot to include two fully prepped HQs. They will need another 3 days to land. One of them is the 14th Army HQ and the other one the 4th Fleet, which is listed as a command HQ. Can anyone pls confirm it's indeed a command HQ?

5th Fleet:
- BB Warspite is possibly sunk near Vancouver island. A sub found her and put 4 torpedoes into her. 2 Walruses are listed as destroyed on ground and the VP count for sunk ships was just increased by ~200.
- The build up continues. Forts are being built and Umnak island will be our main airbase inthe Aleutians. After Pearl falls, Alaska will receive some attention.

Burma:
- Supply refuses to flow to Burma and a TF is ordered to carry supplies by sea. Until they arrive, the advance into northern Burma is put on hold.

Western DEI:
- Makassar captured by the 24th Inf Rgt.
- Boise was spotted by a sub near Darwin. 8 destroyers attacked by Nells near Denpassar, no hits.

[ny59giants]

One of them is the 14th Army HQ and the other one the 4th Fleet, which is listed as a command HQ. Can anyone pls confirm it's indeed a command HQ?

I pulled up this scenario and see Japan has four mobile Command HQs - 4th Fleet, 5th Fleet, SE Fleet, and Southern Army.