Godzilla {J: Andav} vs. Rodan {A: witpqs}

[witpqs]

1942 January 29

Sub patrols near Japan.

[jwolf]

I worry about basing planes in Burma at this stage, because damaged planes are as good as lost (or maybe I should say as bad as lost). Since fighters are in such short supply for several months, I hate losing even a small number of damaged planes that get overrun by the enemy.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: jwolf

I worry about basing planes in Burma at this stage, because damaged planes are as good as lost (or maybe I should say as bad as lost). Since fighters are in such short supply for several months, I hate losing even a small number of damaged planes that get overrun by the enemy.

I am definitely worried about that. The one AVG squadron I figure can fly/rail straight to Myitkyina and should have time to make ready and exit from there. The Hurricanes I am really thinking about. More planes means more load on air support so asking the small base force at Myitkyina to handle that would be foolish.

I didn't reinforce Burma at all this time, and the one en route unit I let go - some tanks - was killed in full at sea. They would have helped but only some. In the past I put in a British division originally on the way to Singapore plus more units. Gained a lot of time but in the end I lost tons of British infantry squads and they cannot be replaced.

My long range thoughts for this game don't really involved Burma so much.

[witpqs]

1942 January 30

INVADED
Amphibious TF 298 offshore of Green Island
Kokoda, Bataan, Cagayan, Pontianak, Singapore, Changsha, Kweilin, Toungoo are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Fergusson Island is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Green Island !!!



Overall
• KB2 sighting at Hong Kong with possibly 1x CV, 3x CVE, 1x BB.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Sub activity West Coast & Hawaii.


Pacific
• No enemy activity.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Lots of preparations.


Philippines
• 11 Imperial units at Bataan.

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Singapore base damage repairing but >3 days like today needed for that and more to increase fortifications.

• Very quiet in the DEI.


China
• The Empire is serious about bypassing our defenses in the Changsha area.

• Trying to secure the mountains.

• Yenan is being abandoned. Strong Imperial forces will push us down that road to Sian and there is nothing we can do about it.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Recon bombardment at Toungoo.

Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3873 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126

Defending force 7223 troops, 50 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 164

Assaulting units:
143rd Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
1st Gloucestershire Battalion
1st Burma Brigade
3rd Burma Rifles Battalion
4/14th Punjab Battalion
107th RAF Base Force
106th RAF Base Force
108th RAF Base Force
27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
AVG Ground Echelon

The base forces are slowed yet again by enemy air strikes.

• AVG Sqn moved to Mandalay. Bombers all moved out. Buffalo Sqns are at Magwe.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Hunting wabbits.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 January 30

Enemy maneuvers.

[witpqs]

1942 January 31

INVADED
Kokoda, Bataan, Cagayan, Pontianak, Singapore, Changsha, Kweilin, Toungoo are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Dobadura is occupied by the Japanese



Overall
• KB2 @ Hong Kong.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Subs off the West Coast with active air search.


Pacific
• In about 6 days the convoy will arrive at Pago Pago, where it will reform. Some ships will continue on to Suva on Fiji while most unload at Pago Pago.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Sub off Brisbane.

• With Dobadura gone the refugees at Kokoda will start receiving ground assaults.


Philippines
• Another Imperial unit is moving on Cagayan so probably no attack until it arrives.

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Singapore has more of the base repaired but is now in supply Yellow.

• Still pretty quiet.


China
• My guess is the divisions split are the units exiting to R&R.

Ground combat at 85,44 (near Nanyang)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2514 troops, 140 guns, 270 vehicles, Assault Value = 999

Defending force 42612 troops, 211 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 771

Allied ground losses:
276 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
3rd Division
10th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
41st/A Division
37th/A Division
41st/C Division
41st/B Division
37th/B Division
37th/C Division
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
41st Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
29th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
3rd Group Army

• This is significant.

Ground combat at 85,43 (near Loyang)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 462 troops, 15 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 213

Defending force 36074 troops, 189 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 870

Assaulting units:
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion

Defending units:
38th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
24th Group Army
1st War Area
39th Group Army

Here is the prior bombardment.

Ground combat at 85,43 (near Loyang)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 462 troops, 15 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 339

Defending force 36059 troops, 189 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 868

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

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
3rd Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion

Defending units:
15th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
1st War Area
24th Group Army
39th Group Army

Four tank regiments have been pulled out for duty elsewhere.

13th Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment

{This has been an Intel Monkey moment.}

• If I am going to pull out of the Changsha area prior to major damage the time to begin moving will be soon. Opinions?


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Our withdrawing units north of Rangoon slipped over a hex border just in time.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• No contacts.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 February 01

INVADED
Amphibious TF 88 offshore of Kiriwina Island
Kokoda, Bataan, Cagayan, Pontianak, Singapore, Changsha, Liuchow, Kweilin, Toungoo are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• KB1 2 hexes S of Gasmata. KB2 @ Hong Kong.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Subs.


Pacific
• Pago Pago port is 2 + 97% and might increase in side before the convoy arrive in 4 or 5 days.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• It seems pretty clear that KB1 did not rearm, so I am wondering what the next move will be in this theater?

• The reduction begins at Kokoda aided by air strikes including a full strike from KB1.

Ground combat at Kokoda (98,129)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4753 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 135

Defending force 6087 troops, 55 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 108

Japanese adjusted assault: 24

Allied adjusted defense: 73

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
167 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
171 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
2/1st Ind Coy
NG Vol Rifles Battalion
30th Australian Brigade
Moresby RAN Stn Base Force
223 Group RAF
Del Monte AAF Base Force
1st Port Maint Engineer Battalion
Lark Force
13th Fld RAA Regiment
Papuan Inf Battalion
Rabaul Base Force

• Sub off Brisbane. Search from Reef Islands begins tomorrow. Seaplane support on the way to Vanikoro to support an understrength PBY-4 squadron.


Philippines
• First assault at Bataan.

Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22257 troops, 219 guns, 188 vehicles, Assault Value = 625

Defending force 31059 troops, 384 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 611

Japanese adjusted assault: 258

Allied adjusted defense: 755

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
3043 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 190 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 42 disabled

Allied ground losses:
582 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 74 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Assaulting units:
48th Engineer Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
65th Brigade
47th Infantry Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
57th PS Infantry Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regiment
301st Construction Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
1st Constabulary Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
2nd Constabulary Regiment
4th Constabulary Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Manila Bay Defenses
I Corps
Clark Field AAF Base Force
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
Bataan USN Base Force
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
35th Avn Sup
Far East USAAF
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
24th PS FA Regiment
US Forces Far East
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

There is fight yet in our boys!

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Pontianak still holds.

Ground combat at Pontianak (56,90)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1629 troops, 7 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Defending force 1628 troops, 11 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39

Japanese adjusted assault: 49

Allied adjusted defense: 64

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

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

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

Allied ground losses:
238 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
III/124th Infantry Battalion
6th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
2e-VLG-I Sup Afd
Singkawang ML Base Force
W Borneo Mil'ie Cdo
1e-VLG-V Sup Afd

• Very quiet otherwise.


China
• Trying to get undead units to the front soon enough to start them infiltrating before our frontmost lines are shattered.

• All of the fighter groups have been bought to Southeast Asia Command and are on their way to India. I mentioned this a long time ago but lately have had reservations about the PP. The bomber groups have not been bought but will be after assisting as needed in movement on the Changsha plain. Fighter cover as needed will be provided by the three AVG squadrons.

• An Imperial unit, possibly that infantry division, has appeared just east of Kiuchuan.

• We are beginning to pull most units out off of the Changsha plain. I will reinforce Changsha itself and leave that as a bastion. There will be, until the Empire cuts it off, a line of retreat through the forest.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• The AVG squadron is being moved back into China and the Buffalo squadrons are moving to India. Any fighter cover needed as key units withdraw will be provided by Hurricanes. There are now 6 Hurricane squadrons in Calcutta.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Three subs from the old patrol assignments on station.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 February 02

INVADED
Kokoda, Bataan, Cagayan, Pontianak, Singapore, Changsha, Liuchow, Kweilin, Kiuchuan, Toungoo are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Kiriwina Island is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Ningsia !!!



Overall
• KB 1 in the Solomon Sea near Papua New Guinea. KB 2 @ Hong Kong.

• Intel believes CL Natori was sunk in the surface actions near Balikpapan.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Subs.


Pacific
• Pago Pago port has expanded to size 3.

• Sub off Suva.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• The Imperials at Kokoda needed a rest and paid for not having one.

Ground combat at Kokoda (98,129)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4599 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 122

Defending force 5763 troops, 51 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 101

Japanese adjusted assault: 8

Allied adjusted defense: 94

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
208 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
NG Vol Rifles Battalion
30th Australian Brigade
223 Group RAF
Lark Force
2/1st Ind Coy
Moresby RAN Stn Base Force
13th Fld RAA Regiment
1st Port Maint Engineer Battalion
Del Monte AAF Base Force
Papuan Inf Battalion
Rabaul Base Force

The KB1 alpha strike did not help enough.

• We got a shot in!

Sub attack near Buna at 100,128

Japanese Ships
CV Soryu
BB Kirishima
CA Chikuma
CL Abukuma
DD Kasumi
DD Shiranui
DD Arare
DD Tanikaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Urakaze

Allied Ships
SS Gudgeon

SS Gudgeon launches 6 torpedoes at CV Soryu
Gudgeon diving deep ....
DD Arare fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Tanikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tanikaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Philippines
• First assault at Cagayan in a while.

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9790 troops, 72 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 347

Defending force 7309 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 213

Japanese adjusted assault: 179

Allied adjusted defense: 193

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
837 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 76 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
526 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 80 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
Miura Det
8th Tank Regiment
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
146th Infantry Regiment
16th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
101st PA Infantry Regiment
3rd Constabulary Regiment
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
Agusan Constab Battalion
Mindanao Force

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Still quiet overall.

• This little piggy tried passage to or from the Indian Ocean.

TF 48 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97)

Japanese Ships
SS I-124, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

• Base damage at Singapore is building again. We need the Empire to transfer some bombers to other targets.


China
• This unit was not at all seen to be moving off the road to Ankang.

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 180 troops, 0 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Defending force 5822 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 202

Japanese adjusted assault: 24

Allied adjusted defense: 421

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 17

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Co

Defending units:
47th Chinese Corps

• These Imperial units are in addition to the unit (not yet identified) at Kiuchuan.

Ground combat at Ningsia (84,33)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1314 troops, 20 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 718

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 22

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ningsia !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
26th Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Cavalry Brigade

So there is a strong end-around in flight.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Several unopposed Imperial fighter sweeps over Magwe.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Three subs without radar: Three Blind Subs??


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 February 02

China.

[witpqs]

1942 February 02

China.

[witpqs]

1942 February 02

China.

[zuluhour]

I look carefully at China, it feels like a crystal ball. One difference, you seem to be facing pressure in the Changsha sector where I am not.

[witpqs]

1942 February 03

INVADED
Amphibious TF 109 offshore of Roxas
Amphibious TF 298 offshore of Woodlark Island
Kokoda, Bataan, Cagayan, Pontianak, Singapore, Changsha, Liuchow, Kweilin, Kiuchuan, Toungoo are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• KB1 just S of Lae. KB2 @ Hong Kong.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Subs.

• A replacement supply ship has finally arrived at Dutch Harbor.


Pacific
• Sub off Suva.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• No ground assault at Kokoda but the air strikes continued. KB1 near Lae, apparently dodging subs.

• Sub off Brisbane (still).


Philippines
• Slow sieges.

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Imperial warships and possibly a convoy at Tarakan. Our air attacks largely thwarted by Zero's.


China
• In addition to the many penetration attempts shown in maps with last turn there is an Imperial unit now seen crossing the swamp 2 hexes WNW of Wuchang to gain the road between Ichang and Changteh.

• Most fighters have made it to Ledo and the stragglers will catch up within a few days.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• 25th Australian Bde has arrived at Aden and is preparing for transit. Two more Bde's and other units of Aus I Corps will arrive in the near future.

• A unit blocking for others to make better time was obliterated.

Ground combat at 55,51 (near Prome)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12289 troops, 98 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 383

Defending force 561 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

Japanese adjusted assault: 634

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 634 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
802 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
33rd Division

Defending units:
Railway BAF Battalion

The units attempting to move fast were all slowed by air strikes.

• BB Prince of Wales and CA Dorsetshire have joined the fleet at Colombo.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• The three subs on station are beginning to cycle out for fuel.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 February 04

INVADED
Amphibious TF 88 offshore of Normanby Island
Kokoda, Bataan, Cagayan, Pontianak, Singapore, Changsha, Liuchow, Kweilin, Toungoo are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Woodlark Island is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kiuchuan !!!



Overall
• KB2 @ Hong Kong.

• We need tanks in China. We need good infantry, modern fighters, and bombers in Burma. We need modern fighters and better anti-ship bombers in the DEI. We need supply in Singapore. We need more aircraft carriers. We need modern fast battleships. Wah! Wah! Wah!


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Subs.


Pacific
• Still quiet but for our many ships plying the convoy routes.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• KB1 out of contact, probably entered or transited the Bismarck Sea, and no carrier strike on Kokoda.


Philippines
• This has the feel of an armour only attack, but whatever it was it reduced fortifications.

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9367 troops, 72 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 305

Defending force 6808 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 151

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 27

Allied adjusted defense: 319

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

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

Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
8th Tank Regiment
Miura Det
146th Infantry Regiment
16th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
101st PA Infantry Regiment
3rd Constabulary Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
Agusan Constab Battalion
Mindanao Force

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• We got one!

Sub attack near Tawi Tawi at 70,91

Japanese Ships
AO Hayamoto, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AO Iro
PB Showa Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

SS KXVI launches 4 torpedoes at AO Hayamoto
KXVI diving deep ....
PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

This convoy appears to be heading into Tarakan, so the Empire is already topping up fuel bunkers from captured stores.

• Singapore base is repairing but will that last?

• At least one Imperial sub in the Java Sea.


China
• Imperial maneuvering to cut off our withdrawal into the forest behind the Changsha plain.

• Bought out 2 Chinese divisions at Paoshan which will move to India to fill out. Some others that are moving to the mountains will wind up doing the same.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy movement bursts out, see graphic.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• No contacts.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 February 04

Burma. Despite still besieging Singapore the Empire has found significant forces for this theater.

[witpqs]

1942 February 05

INVADED
Kokoda, Bataan, Cagayan, Pontianak, Singapore, Changsha, Liuchow, Kweilin, Toungoo, Prome are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Normanby Island is occupied by the Japanese



Overall
• KB2 @ Hong Kong.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Subs.


Pacific
• The convoy has reached Pago Pago, has split, and the Pago Pago ships are unloading. A tank Bn and Inf Rgt (the one formerly intended for Port Moresby) are bound for Suva.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Repairing ships, building fortifications, training, awaiting the onslaught.


Philippines
• Cagayan suffered two naval bombardments but no ground assault. At least there will be no supply lost when Cagayan falls.

• Bataan base damage increased.

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• A sub near Soerabaja. Singapore damage increased.


China
• This looks like an armour only attack and they are just too successful for us to hold over the long term.

Ground combat at 85,44 (near Nanyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3246 troops, 143 guns, 404 vehicles, Assault Value = 814

Defending force 44702 troops, 231 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1011

Japanese adjusted assault: 32

Allied adjusted defense: 3256

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 101

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 52 (1 destroyed, 51 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
880 casualties reported
Squads: 36 destroyed, 54 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Assaulting units:
41st/A Division
37th/B Division
41st/B Division
11th Tank Regiment
10th Tank Regiment
41st/C Division
37th/A Division
37th/C Division
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
115th Red Chinese Division
120th Red Chinese Division
42nd Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
3rd Group Army

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Aus 7th Cav Recce Rgt and 21st Bde have arrived at Aden and are preparing for transit.

• 4/8th Gurkha Bn and 16th Indian Bde have been caught by a division at Prome and might be mauled there unless their fast movement is protected by overcast weather tomorrow.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Hmm...


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 February 06

INVADED
Kokoda, Bataan, Cagayan, Pontianak, Singapore, Changsha, Liuchow, Kweilin, Toungoo are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Japanese forces CAPTURE Prome !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Roxas !!!



Overall
• KB2 @ Hong Kong.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Subs. A couple of supply/fuel convoys have gotten away without incident the past couple of days and ships have safely made port after transiting from the Panama Canal.


Pacific
• The convoy at Pago Pago is about 40% unloaded.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Pretty quiet with the usual sub off Brisbane. A few small enemy combatants in the Solomon Islands.


Philippines
• Cagayan was bombarded twice and is about to fall.

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9456 troops, 72 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 311

Defending force 6596 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 137

Japanese adjusted assault: 180

Allied adjusted defense: 77

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
205 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
399 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
146th Infantry Regiment
Miura Det
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
8th Tank Regiment
16th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd Constabulary Regiment
101st PA Infantry Regiment
Agusan Constab Battalion
Mindanao Force

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Our pilots continue attacking into the Zero buzz saw at Tarakan to get at enemy shipping. No luck today.


China
• We are so far executing the pullback from the Changsha plain, except for Changsha itself, without interference.

• All but 1 fighter plane is out to India and that should go tomorrow. I am seriously thinking about moving two AVG squadrons to India to upgrade them to P-40E and P-39D to bring them back for a jolly surprise.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• One unit caught and destroyed. The Imperials continue pursuit.

Ground combat at Prome (55,50)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12288 troops, 98 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 382

Defending force 1127 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Japanese adjusted assault: 85

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 85 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Prome !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1138 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
33rd Division

Defending units:
4/8th Gurkha Battalion

• BB Ramillies has arrived at Cape Town and will await 2 of her sisters before setting out for Colombo.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Two subs on station.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 February 06

The hot part of Burma.

[AlessandroD]

Thanks for the AAR, very interesting [:)]

Do you still hold the main oilfields?

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: AlessandroD

Thanks for the AAR, very interesting [:)]

Do you still hold the main oilfields?

I hold Balikpapan and Palembang, but I can't get any product out of there so it has just stockpiled for him whenever they are captured.