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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)

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[font="Times New Roman"]March 1, 1942[/font]
A small para fragment takes undefended Onneketan. This is an annoyance attack, but should make him have to consider defending the Kuriles NOW, not later. Get all of those naval guards that landed at Toyohara a new job. [:)]
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR March 1, 42, 42
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Ground combat at Onnekotan-jima (136,48)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 78 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

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

Allied adjusted assault: 6

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Onnekotan-jima !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
2nd USMC Parachute Bn /4
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[font="Times New Roman"]March 1, 1942[/font]
Up on the NE side of the Soviet position the first of the four forts along the most vulnerable rail block area is destroyed. I need to take out all of these before losing control of the skies. One down, and now two garrison units at the next against my two divisions and three arty units. Should be able to take that.

After that he has two divisions up here plus some arty. My tanks that crossed the rivers are engaged with one well supported IJA division, and another is sitting in Heiho. I've got two more divisions crossing the river in about 7-8 turns. So if nothing changes that would be 5 divisions vs 2 divisions, but it's good defensive territory and our guys will be a bit worn down. We'll see. Ideally I'll be able to surround from the South with the force moving from Hailar toward Tsitsihar.
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Ground combat at 114,31 (near Blagoveshchensk)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 22427 troops, 357 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 696

Defending force 1279 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied adjusted assault: 969

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 193 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1892 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 43 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1


Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
204th Rifle Division
94th Rifle Division
1120th Cannon Regiment
42nd Cannon Regiment
1140th Cannon Regiment

Defending units:
13th Border Defense Fortress

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[font="Times New Roman"]March 2, 1942[/font]
Not much happening in the night on March 2, but the day opens with lots of action. The Tainan group, seemingly the only nearly intact big LBA fighter group the IJN is now fielding altogether, moves to Magwe to defend the oil. Miraculously the sweeps do well here, wear down the CAP significantly, and the 4Es still come in for 2 more hits on the oil. In addition, some more A6Ms are taken out along with some of their very good pilots (or maybe somewhat good pilots at this stage. These did not seem like the starting crew).

I will stop hitting Magwe for now as the 4Es are getting some damage and need a rest. I have to have them for the Palembang op very soon, and it'll take 3-4 days to get group back to 2/3 operational. Feel good about today though, since this also means the Tainan group is also now understrength! [:)] By not hitting it again for a while too maybe he'll have to decide how much to leave here in protection. There are a lot of very understrength groups here now.
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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 41
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 22 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 24000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 4000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 5
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged


Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 12000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 16
Hurricane IIb Trop x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIa Trop: 3 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
LB-30 Liberator x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 2 damaged

Oil hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 12000 feet
City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Ok. Back to it!

Sorry for the lack of updates. I've been traveling and had family staying, so not many free minutes with two games to play as well. In the next day I'll try to catch up completely with the AAR. Only just over a week behind play, but I'm sure anyone interested has already diverted to Lowpe's AAR. He writes a good one, and very detailed. I'm not giving this game what it deserves here, so I'll try to be more regular, even if I report less.

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[font="Times New Roman"]March 2, 1942[/font]
Sabang takes a hit. This base is really a diversion, and the main force is moving around to Oosthaven, Benkolen and Merak. I'll try to take Oosthaven with a small Dutch unit to save the partially prepped division for Palembang. I should be able to land about 1,000 AV there if not interfered with by these surface raiders.

A force of old British BBs is also heading for Sabang and will try to take on these IJN raiders eventually. If he does shift south they will aim to get a supply convoy to Singapore. Another 25-30k there would be very useful!
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Naval bombardment of Sabang at 44,70

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
L-18 Lodestar: 7 damaged
L-18 Lodestar: 2 destroyed on ground
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
Do-24K-1: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma
CL Yura
DD Tsuga
DD Yamakaze
TB Kari
TB Hayabusa

Allied ground losses:
293 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)


Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 45
Port hits 16
Port fuel hits 7
Port supply hits 3

CA Chikuma firing at Sabang
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[font="Times New Roman"]March 2, 1942[/font]
Bombardments continue at Singers. Japanese forces now approaching 2,400AV! We need another few weeks to make forts 5, and that would be sweet if it can happen. Troops are all still sporting good morale thanks to the changed out leaders.
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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 33411 troops, 598 guns, 241 vehicles, Assault Value = 2349

Defending force 59947 troops, 598 guns, 447 vehicles, Assault Value = 1286

Japanese ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled

Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
24th Infantry Regiment
38th/A Division
114th Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
56th/A Division
56th/B Division
I./4th Infantry Battalion
56th Infantry Regiment
56th/C Division
22nd Recon Regiment
2nd Engineer Regiment
38th/B Division
5th Division
55th Division
38th/C Division
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
92nd JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
2nd Malay Battalion
5/14th Punjab Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
11th Indian Division
3rd SSVF Battalion
1st Hyderabad Battalion
FMSV Brigade
2nd Gordons Battalion
SSVF Brigade
1st Malay Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
22nd Australian Brigade
1st Mysore Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
9th Indian Division
Singapore Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Fortress
AHQ Far East
1st ISF Base Force
2/15 Punjab Bn /1
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
110th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
Malaya Army
Malayan Air Wing
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
109th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RN Base Force /1
223 Group RAF
III Indian Corps
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
113th RAF Adv Base Force
224 Group RAF /2
112th RAF Adv Base Force /2

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[font="Times New Roman"]March 3, 1942[/font]
In the South the night actions go our way. Another TB hit, which takes out another decent escort for the IJN. I'll have to count up the lost DD/TB/E for them soon. Good to see the USN sub getting a working fish to hit.

A small bombardment helps soften Oosthaven for the upcoming landings.
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ASW attack near Georgetown at 47,73

Japanese Ships
TB Hayabusa, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CA Chikuma
DD Asagiri
TB Kari
DD Tsuga
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
SS Seawolf

SS Seawolf launches 2 torpedoes at TB Hayabusa
Seawolf bottoming out ....

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Night Naval bombardment of Oosthaven at 48,96

Allied Ships
CL Dragon
DD Isis
DD Scout
DD Van Ghent
DD Kortenaer
DD Vendetta
DD Peary
DD Parrott
DD Cummings

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

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

CL Dragon firing at Oosthaven
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[font="Times New Roman"]March 3, 1942[/font]
Up North the IJN hits part of the attempted reinforcement of Oneketon-Jima. This is again a small diversion, but if it could stick that would be great. Doesn't look like it will now. The action I want him to have to pass on is beginning in the Aleutians now that winter has finished. Time to take back what is ours!! [:)]
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Onnekotan-jima at 136,48, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Tone
CA Mikuma
DD Kagero
DD Tanikaze
DD Asanagi
DD Yunagi
DD Sawakaze

Allied Ships
APD Gilmer, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
APD Hatfield

Allied ground losses:
220 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 3 disabled

Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 100% moonlight: 2,000 yards

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Onnekotan-jima at 136,48

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 17
D3A1 Val x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
xAKL PK-33, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
SC BO-12, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
SC BO-11, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL PK-31, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk


Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 10 (5 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb


Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL PK-33
Massive explosion on xAKL PK-33
Massive explosion on xAKL PK-33

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Pre-Invasion action off Onnekotan-jima (136,48)

Japanese Ships
CL Kuma

Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CL Kuma firing at 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion

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Amphibious Assault at Onnekotan-jima (136,48)

TF 49 troops unloading over beach at Onnekotan-jima, 136,48

15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of Kure 3rd SNLF
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[font="Times New Roman"]March 3, 1942[/font]
The IJA is making a concerted effort for Wenchow and it's definitely on the cusp of falling, but a few Japanese divisions are taking heavy disablements in the effort.

Lashio is also holding with some gusto now that the Burma division is being slowly added to the mix. Lots of engineers here to keep the forts building too.

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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34657 troops, 310 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 972

Defending force 21524 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 461

Japanese adjusted assault: 1206

Allied adjusted defense: 766

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
2064 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 157 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled


Allied ground losses:
683 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 82 disabled

Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Assaulting units:
60th Division
17th Division
32nd Division
4th Mortar Battalion

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

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Ground combat at Lashio (62,46)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12194 troops, 102 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 720

Defending force 14672 troops, 108 guns, 59 vehicles, Assault Value = 371

Japanese adjusted assault: 74

Allied adjusted defense: 406

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
267 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled


Allied ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled

Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division
33rd Division
15th Army

Defending units:
1st Burma Div /1
5th Chinese Corps
BFF Brigade
13th Burma Rifles Battalion
8th New Chinese Corps /1
Burma Corps
102nd RAF Base Force
100th RAF Base Force
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[font="Times New Roman"]March 3, 1942[/font]
Koutou defensive fortress finally falters, but isn't completely destroyed yet. When it falls that will give our troops access to the swamps and the retreating Japanese army of four divisions we've been aiming to encircle. We might not catch the divisions now, but just might get around for some extra territory, which could be just as good. More on that with some maps soon.
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Ground combat at Kotou (116,42)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 12291 troops, 282 guns, 920 vehicles, Assault Value = 501

Defending force 4410 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 57

Allied adjusted assault: 685

Japanese adjusted defense: 69

Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kotou !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), disruption(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
640 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 43 (40 destroyed, 3 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd Ussurii Tank Brigade
8th Cavalry Division
5th Ussurii Tank Brigade
215th Cannon Brigade
362nd/367th OM Gun Battalion
1133rd Howitzer Regiment
4th/152nd PVO AA Battalion
1139th Cannon Regiment
177th Howitzer Regiment
1121st Cannon Regiment
155th PVO AA Battalion

Defending units:
4th Border Defense Fortress
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[font="Times New Roman"]Strategic Thoughts[/font]
The invasion bonus will be over at the end of March. This presents the Allies with some opportunities. Huge sections of the DEI have not yet been taken by the Japanese. The central PI hasn't yet been touched other than taking the landing beaches and moving to Clark Field and Manila. No attacks have been attempted. The PI troops are filling out, gaining some experience and supply is decent at about 60k for the three Allied bases. I'm not building forts in order to save supply.

So, this brings me to the current operations around Sumatra. I see Singapore as the key to everything the Japanese do in the SRA and if they don't get it before the invasion bonus ends it really holds back any second level plans. In this case it might even hold back their initial historical expansion.

Singers is just above 10k supplies. I'll have to reduce usage for the next weeks and hope I can get some more in. He's bombarding virtually every day but luckily our AV is not going down and the fatigue and disruption are staying very low. I've got good leaders here so that should help.

Reinvesting Sumatra is something I've never considered in previous games, either on the Allied side or in defending as the Japanese. I'm interested now not only because of Soviet activation. The loss of the USN CVs in the DEI and subsequent bombing of oil has led to the deconstruction of the KB as a deterrent to early Allied defence of this area. If the KB patrolled off of Java and Sumatra, if the IJN were circling Palembang and Singapore even more often than they are now, what I'm doing would be impossible.

Lowpe is a very opportunistic and innovative player, and he's tried a lot of new things in this game. My sacrifice of Force Z to hit the fields at Balikpapan and then nail the oil has led to a cat and mouse game around the oil producing regions from Magwe to Shikuka. KB fighter units have been landed and sent to defend the oil, the Allied 4Es have shifted based on opportunity to hit it where they can, and now I'd like to do something even more bold; take the most important base on the map outside the Home Islands.

I've got four Aussie and a few Indian brigades plus a good Indian division (70exp) on the way to Sumatra along with a lot of AA and support troops. He's got his best units tied up at Singers, in the PI, re-invading Sakhalin and trying for Burma (and now halted at least temporarily at Lashio). Having played Japan a bit I know that there is not a lot of leeway to send reserves if something stalls in one area. Neither of us is concerned with the Pacific much at this point South of the Aleutians, so the DEI and the North have become the battlegrounds. If all of this gets onto Sumatra, can he bring a few divisions needed to really hold, and safely land them at Palembang, before we can march and take the base?

Strategically I know I cannot control the air after 6/42, but I can locally now, especially with the P-38 group around, so I need to push hard to gain control of an area and then hold with a combination of plentiful Allied supply, engineers and AA. Dug in Allied troops are hard to dislodge in DBB. If I can even shut down Palembang fields while holding Singers I don't even need to fully take the base. Just bomb the oil and watch the Japanese economy wither. He can't make Franks and Georges if there isn't enough HI to feed their factories or supply to furnish and fly them.

So the title of this AAR is no coincidence. From the beginning the good choices I've made have been about squeezing and disrupting the Japanese economy.
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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)

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Strategically I know I cannot control the air after 6/42, but I can locally now, especially with the P-38 group around, so I need to push hard to gain control of an area and then hold with a combination of plentiful Allied supply, engineers and AA. Dug in Allied troops are hard to dislodge in DBB. If I can even shut down Palembang fields while holding Singers I don't even need to fully take the base. Just bomb the oil and watch the Japanese economy wither.


Sea-wise hit in one place then another, and run his ships back and forth across the field of battle.

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)

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I agree. Regardless what is going on in the game, the one thing that is always paramount in Japan's eyes while they still own it, is a threat to Palembang. It simply cannot be ignored.
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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)

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ORIGINAL: MakeeLearn
Strategically I know I cannot control the air after 6/42, but I can locally now, especially with the P-38 group around, so I need to push hard to gain control of an area and then hold with a combination of plentiful Allied supply, engineers and AA. Dug in Allied troops are hard to dislodge in DBB. If I can even shut down Palembang fields while holding Singers I don't even need to fully take the base. Just bomb the oil and watch the Japanese economy wither.


Sea-wise hit in one place then another, and run his ships back and forth across the field of battle.

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Well that was kind of the point of the action around Sakhain and then the Aleutians grab. I knew I needed to keep him away from Adak for the turn of Spring, and the para drop on the riles offered just enough of a threat over there to ensure things would be clear for a week or so. Now I've got Adak, Anther two bases in my sights and he has to make a decision whether it's worth it to send the mini-KB to clear the area or not.

Down South a lot of ships must be in the yards because he has been able to dominate when I've tried things before. Now the action is sporadic and we're giving almost as good as we take. Some more coming soon, and if we keep Singers solidly that also gives a great naval base and repair yard right in the middle of the action.
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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)

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I agree. Regardless what is going on in the game, the one thing that is always paramount in Japan's eyes while they still own it, is a threat to Palembang. It simply cannot be ignored.

I fear I have about a week or two before the full hammer falls around Palembang. It is a mortal threat for Japan. But if my troops land can he bring in enough to stop the cascade? Not sure. I know we can grab Djambi, but Palembang is x3 so if he gets even one full ID in there it'll be tough to take. Need to close the fields first as the main priority.
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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)

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[font="Times New Roman"]March 4, 1942[/font]
I tried to sneak some AMc and YMS to Palembang, and since my search didn't show any big SCTFs around, thought we might make it in to clear a few mines. The Takao and DDs ruined that effort, so I'll have to wait for some DMS coming in from OZ to do this job.

Might have sunk I-162 trying to intercede at Benkolen. Nice! [:)]
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
DD Akigumo
DD Urakaze
DD Hakaze
DD Yakaze
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
ML No. 362, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
ML No. 363, Shell hits 1, and is sunk


Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 48,91, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
DD Akigumo
DD Urakaze
DD Hakaze
DD Yakaze
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
MMS-52, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MMS-125, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...

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ASW attack near Benkoelen at 45,91

Japanese Ships
SS I-162, hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
AM Cromarty

SS I-162 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Cromarty
I-162 bottoming out ....
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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)

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[font="Times New Roman"]March 4, 1942[/font]
Oscars and zeros jumped the only two bombing runs I left on for the 4th. I felt danger and just didn't get to these to turn them off, and of course those two out of the many I had going were chosen to hit. [:@]

The only good thing to see here is that he's still flying Claudes in combat!! [:D]
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Morning Air attack on 1st Division, at 113,33 (Heiho)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 25

Allied aircraft
I-15bis x 16
I-16m24 x 21
SB-2 x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
I-15bis: 1 destroyed
SB-2: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged


Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SB-2 bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (5 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
87th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Guards Mixed Brigade, at 126,41 (Alexandrovsk)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 1
A6M2 Zero x 31

Allied aircraft
I-153 x 2
I-16m24 x 4
SB-2 x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
I-153: 1 destroyed
I-16m24: 2 destroyed
SB-2: 10 destroyed, 2 damaged


Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SB-2 bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Yokosuka Ku S-1 with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
Raid is overhead
Ominato Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
Yamada Det S-1 with A6M2 Zero (16 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead

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[font="Times New Roman"]March 4, 1942[/font]
At Palembang the CAP was tested with a P-39 sweep. They didn't do badly, but man I wish I'd have sent the whole shebang today. Light CAP here. Gotta get the 4Es in action soon before it's beefed up.
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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-27b Nate x 16
Ki-44 Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed


Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x P-39D Airacobra sweeping at 27000 feet *

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[font="Times New Roman"]March 4, 1942[/font]
The Japanese shrugged off the 1:5 result of a few turns ago and got a 1:1 at Lashio this time. Could be trouble. Still slowly adding elements of the Burma division from Myitkyina. I hope the units here will get fatigued and wear down after all of these attacks. Supply also has to be a concern since none of it can come through Rangoon by sea yet. If I can slow this until another Chinese unit can be brought in it could hold.

Lost PortSwetenham on Malaysia. I still have one base in mid-Malaysia which I'll now send more troops and supply to reinforce. I need a small CAP airbase here and it'll be awesome to have a foothold in case I can ever bring in a brigade by sea to wreak some havoc while all of the IJA is in Singapore.
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Ground combat at Lashio (62,46)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24632 troops, 212 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 689

Defending force 14656 troops, 116 guns, 59 vehicles, Assault Value = 361

Japanese adjusted assault: 439

Allied adjusted defense: 367

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
337 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled


Allied ground losses:
347 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division
33rd Division
15th Army

Defending units:
5th Chinese Corps
13th Burma Rifles Battalion
BFF Brigade
1st Burma Div /1
8th New Chinese Corps /1
102nd RAF Base Force
Burma Corps
100th RAF Base Force

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Ground combat at Port Swettenham (48,79)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 378 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Defending force 526 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Japanese adjusted assault: 11

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Swettenham !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-), fatigue(-)

Allied ground losses:
213 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (7 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
2/15 Punjab Battalion
18th Australian Bde /2
112th RAF Adv Base Force
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[font="Times New Roman"]March 4, 1942[/font]
Up in the North the ground war is still going our way. The fort at Koutou is about done. The brigade at Alexandrovsk will be destroyed soon as well. The IJA is challenging though in the area South of Ulan Bator, taking some small bases with small units. If I start seeing base forces and engineers coming up the roads I'll take some interest. For now this is not a threat. Ulan Bator, Ondorhan and other bases in the area are building forts and have some defending units in situ. A brigade is arriving soon up here and a few more units in the next month, so unless a lot more is following on, we've got this covered. I've got recon in the area to check periodically on the approaching roads.
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Ground combat at Yugodzyr (101,32)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1236 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 12

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Yugodzyr !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
7th Manchukuo Cav Brigade

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Ground combat at Alexandrovsk (126,41)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16021 troops, 270 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 496

Defending force 4251 troops, 30 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 112

Allied adjusted assault: 473

Japanese adjusted defense: 106

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
269 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Assaulting units:
202nd Airborne Brigade
79th Rifle Division
Sakhalinskaya Rifle Bde /1
Special Rifle Corps
Alexandrovsk Naval Fortress

Defending units:
Guards Mixed Brigade
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co


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Ground combat at Kotou (116,42)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 12300 troops, 282 guns, 920 vehicles, Assault Value = 501

Defending force 3908 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Allied adjusted assault: 642

Japanese adjusted defense: 11

Allied assault odds: 58 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1391 casualties reported
Squads: 113 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 31 (31 destroyed, 0 disabled)


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

Assaulting units:
3rd Ussurii Tank Brigade
8th Cavalry Division
5th Ussurii Tank Brigade
1133rd Howitzer Regiment
1121st Cannon Regiment
4th/152nd PVO AA Battalion
362nd/367th OM Gun Battalion
177th Howitzer Regiment
215th Cannon Brigade
1139th Cannon Regiment
155th PVO AA Battalion

Defending units:
4th Border Defense Fortress

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Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Kotou
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