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ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/8/2012 4:53:34 PM)
June 4, 5, 6, 7: Kalgoorlie Falls!! Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; () = destroyed aircraft; Subs:* I-17 sinks PG Tulsa off Adelaide. Tarpon is not hit by 4 DDs off Georgetown. S-35 @ Mili (Marshall Islands) and decides to use her 4" deck gun vs an xAK. She gets 10 hits, but does NOT use a TT. [&:] Near Kusaie Island - Herring gets 1 of 2 TT to hit an xAK. This is followed by not 1, not 2, BUT 3 messages..... My least favorite phrase at this time is, "hit, but no explosion." [:@][:@] CVs: American CVs are 13 hexes west of Wellington India/Burma:[>:][>:] China: Yenan - Up to 28 Sally hit AF daily; By-Passed: Cebu - Up to 22 Sally/Helen hit AF daily; Batavia - Up to 10 Nell and 6 Lily hits the AF daily; Australia: Broken Hills - 9th Tank Rgt is destroyed by B-25 & B-26 along with deliberate attack on 4th. [:D] Kalgoorlie - 4th - quote: Ground combat at Kalgoorlie (56,147) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 11824 troops, 127 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 369 Defending force 378 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 40 Allied adjusted assault: 156 Japanese adjusted defense: 12 Allied assault odds: 13 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 40 (11 destroyed, 29 disabled) Units retreated 1 Allied ground losses: 237 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 10th Cav Recce Regiment Timor Garrison Battalion 4th Australian Division 44th Australian Battalion 12th Avn Sup Afd 12th RAAF Base Force Defending units: 8th Tank Regiment I 'think' I have enough time to wait for the 3 BFs to get in Strategic Mode at Esperance and move through here before I evacuate the base. I might be wrong. Some here are placed in Strategic Mode after this attack as no other enemy units are seen 5th - Nothing 6th - 42 Oscars strafe and 54 Sally attack the 4th Aussie Div as she tries to get in Strategic Mode and inflict 427 casualties. This is followed up by a shock attack by the Guards Tank Div that gets 311J:85A odds and drops the forts to 0. I'm in trouble!! 7th - quote: Ground combat at Kalgoorlie (56,147) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 7287 troops, 110 guns, 406 vehicles, Assault Value = 393 Defending force 13722 troops, 148 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 406 Japanese adjusted assault: 512 Allied adjusted defense: 84 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kalgoorlie !!! Combat modifiers Defender: op mode(-), preparation(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 71 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 1983 casualties reported Squads: 120 destroyed, 50 disabled Non Combat: 86 destroyed, 30 disabled Engineers: 36 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 60 (59 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units retreated 8 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 16th Engineer Regiment Guards Tank Division Defending units: Timor Garrison Battalion 25th MG Battalion 10th Cav Recce Regiment Makassar Garrison Battalion 4th Australian Division 44th Australian Battalion 12th Avn Sup Afd 12th RAAF Base Force Off into the desert I go and it wasn't necessary for most of the troops. The 3 BFs I had stayed here for end up one hex to SW and will need to retreat south to try to get across the dessert via the trails. Upon reflection, the ONLY unit that I should have not left here was the 4th Div. Slaps self in head in disgust!! [sm=vomit-smiley-020.gif] West of Charleville - 56 Recon shock attacks and destroys the C/D CD unit on 5th; South Pacific: Tanna - 9 Zero are on CAP on 7th when 4 waves of 36 B-17s come in at 11k to hit the AF. They destroy 2 Zero for one of their own and barely can hit the AF runway. Notes: A large attack on the just built size 1 AF at Bourke is planned for next day with most of my Australian air force. Lots of 6/42 upgrades happening at major ports. A screenshot of the "Quite War" which is the India/Burma front. I will be spending lots of PPs for the rest of 42 here to get an army form able to go back after the monsoon season ends. I get one more American division as reinforcements along with two at present that may need PP to be bought out. The question is where to attack?? From Ledo south to open path to China, down from Imphal to capture Katha and head for clear terrain, or along the coast (I still control Cox's Bazar and Akyab). quote: 11. Burma/NE India Monsoon Rules Offensive operations in jungle and mountain hexes on the Burmese front should be stopped from May 15th to October 15th for the Monsoon Season, allowing R&R, unit rotations, and give both players on the front a much less bloody (and much more interesting) experience. This would mean: 1. No deliberate or shock attack in the jungle hexes in the designated area 2. Deliberate Attacks allowed in non-Jungle Terrain 3. Bombardment attacks are still allowed anywhere 4. Movement into friendly or empty hexes is still allowed 5. The number of aircraft allowed to fly from a base is reflected in its size x10 (Sz-5 mean 50% can fly. The others may rest/train. 6. No offensive carrier operations in the Gulf of Bengal against Burma (other naval ops, including bombardment, are still allowed). Striking Bengal, Northern India or Malaya from carriers in the Gulf is still allowed, of course. Hexes would be corresponding to everything above the "Thailand" label within Burmese and Thailandese borders + the few jungle hexes going 3 or 4 hexes into "India" (Kohima, Ledo, Imphal area) [image]local://upfiles/15133/32F86ADF0FE344D5A0F0ECF3778A3644.jpg[/image]

JocMeister -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/8/2012 8:11:02 PM)
Squads: 120 destroyed Ouch, thats going to suck badly! [:(] What is the state of the 4th div after this attack? Completely wrecked?

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/8/2012 10:22:42 PM)
Joc, Here is the situation around Kalgoorlie as of 10th. The 4th Aussie Div is in bad shape, but I hope the walk across the desert only makes them stronger. [:D] I have 135 squads in the pool, but also need to upgrade the 2nd and 5th Div and fill out. The 55 squads a month don't last long. [image]local://upfiles/15133/F9803D1A8E3C40AF8CEEB4338DBC5521.jpg[/image]

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/8/2012 11:20:10 PM)
June 8 & 9: KB is sighted....the hard way!! [X(] Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; () = destroyed aircraft; Subs:* Tarpon is at Georgetown and launches 4 TT @ CA Ashigara. All miss! [:(] She gets hit once by DCs. Silverside sinks a big, fat xAP 10 hexes due north of Truk with 4 TT hits. [:D] She had to fire over 1/2 her TT load to get that many hits. CVs: American CVs are at Wellington where the meet up with the British CVs. The Allied fleet is here, refueling!! 8th - KB gets within one hex of 14 empty transports @ 56, 177 (the west side of the words, "Southern Ocean"). 10 of 14 transports are sunk by 48 Zero escorting in 54 Kate & 63 Val; 9th - KB end the turn on the east side of "Southern Ocean" words (65,176 and 20 hexes away from Melbourne). She runs into 2 of the damaged xAKs at night and then sinks the 4 that were still afloat with 9 Vals & 13 Kates. quote: Night Time Surface Combat, near Kingscote at 58,176, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships CV Kaga CV Hiryu CV Soryu CV Shokaku CV Zuikaku CV Akagi CS Chitose CS Chiyoda BB Hiei BB Kirishima CA Mogami CA Mikuma CL Nagara DD Yugumo DD Kazegumo DD Makigumo DD Akebono DD Sazanami DD Ushio DD Uruyuke DD Suresushio Allied Ships xAK Borgfred, on fire xAK Hermion India/Burma:[>:][>:] China: Yenan - up to 24 Sally hit the AF daily; By-Passed: Batavia - Up to 10 Nell and 6 Lily hit the AF daily; bb attacks start daily quote: Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 31881 troops, 286 guns, 166 vehicles, Assault Value = 1088 Defending force 31594 troops, 231 guns, 196 vehicles, Assault Value = 733 Japanese ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 213 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 24th Infantry Regiment 2nd Engineer Regiment 16th Infantry Regiment 146th Infantry Regiment 38th Division 2nd Recon Regiment 11th Garrison Unit 1st Ind Engineer Regiment 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 16th Army 16th AA Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 41st Ind.AA Gun Co 44th Field AA Battalion Defending units: 6th KNIL Regiment 1st Regt Cavalerie Marinier Battalion Lijfwacht Cav Sqn Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion 2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion 2nd KNIL Regiment Mobiele Eenheid Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion Roodenburg Battalion 1st KNIL AA Battalion Batavia KM Base Force 3rd KNIL AA Battalion Batavia Defenses Tjilitap KM Base Force ABDA ML-KNIL KNI Zeemacht Andir ML Base Force KNI Leger 4th KNIL Regiment 6th Avn Sup Afd Cebu - Up to 10 Sally hit the AF daily; Australia: Bourke - 8th - 8(2) Oscar are on CAP as 21 P-40E sweep the skies clear; 17 B-17s, 16 A-12 Hudsons, 38 B-18 Bolo hit the AF with slight damage in multiple small strikes; 22 more P-40Es sweep afterwards. 9th - 9(3) Oscar are again on CAP and my 22 P-40E are able to push them aside without any losses; 20 more P-40Es sweep aside the lone Oscar; 18 B-17s, 13 A-29s, 37 B-18 Bolo are able to get better results (mouse over shows AF damage at 32) near Kalgoorlie - 42(1) Oscar strafe the MG Bn on 9th; 1 east of Broken Hills - 3rd Tank Regiment is guarded by 14(1) Zero on LRCAP, but my 8 Kitty allow 33(2) B-26 to destroy 2 vehicles; 4th Tank Regiment has only 3 Zeros on CAP and my 7(1) Kitty allow 9 B-26 to destroy 2 vehicles; Sydney - a SC TF ends up just off this base headed SW. Why?? South Pacific: Wellington - transports head east for the long trip back to San Fran. CV TFs and a single SC TF (since I played John 3rd in a G'canal game just after AE came out, I try to have a SC TF lead my CVs as I lost or had severely damaged a few to his aggressive use of his BBs getting into my carriers and blowing by the CAs) are reorganized (add some DDs). The CVs are ordered out to NW, but many TF have max out on 1000 op points. Notes: 2 old Vindicator groups (18 planes each) make the trip from Vava'u to Aukland. They will make the final transfer to Australia next turn. Got to love their range. [;)] 40 B-17s, 16 LB-30s, 50 P-39s, and 75 P-40s are moved into Melbourne. The 4e bombers are set at 11k and Naval Attack with 10% search. I have the empty transport from dropping off the 6th Aussie Div at Adelaide set to Full Speed to get close enough to LRCAP. They should be beyond Kates deadly torpedo range. However, I had moved my Air HQs inland and none are here. Allied CVs are ordered out from Aukland. I hope to be within 30 hexes after next turn (doubtful) or the turn afterwards to fly my SBDs (transfer range 30) off. Stay Tuned!! EDIT - I forgot to mention that CV Wasp and BB North Carolina arrived at Panama. [image]local://upfiles/15133/1DB7C8406E3641BD81CD782AE61A7F0D.jpg[/image]

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/9/2012 2:28:23 AM)
June 10th - almost all Japanese CV/CVLs involved off southern Australia. I will post the Combat Report and make comments. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 10, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Mili at 136,121 Japanese Ships xAKL Miyati Maru Allied Ships SS S-35 xAKL Miyati Maru is sighted by SS S-35 SS S-35 attacking on the surface SS S-35 low on gun ammo, Stevens, J.E. breaks off surface engagement and submerges -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Newcastle at 92,166 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 17 damaged P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground 46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 2 BB Fuso BB Mutsu BB Nagato, Shell hits 1 CA Chikuma CA Tone DD Oboro DD Amagiri DD Murakumo DD Minegumo DD Natsugumo DD Isokaze Allied ground losses: 694 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 53 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 12 disabled Guns lost 17 (4 destroyed, 13 disabled) Light Industry hits 1 Manpower hits 1 Fires 66 Airbase hits 13 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 19 Port hits 6 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Yamashiro BB Yamashiro firing at Newcastle Fortress Newcastle Fortress firing at BB Yamashiro E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Fuso BB Fuso firing at Newcastle BB Mutsu firing at Newcastle Fortress Newcastle Fortress firing at BB Mutsu BB Nagato firing at Newcastle Fortress Newcastle Fortress firing at BB Nagato CA Chikuma firing at Newcastle Fortress Newcastle Fortress firing at CA Chikuma CA Tone firing at Newcastle DD Oboro firing at Newcastle Fortress DD Amagiri firing at Newcastle DD Murakumo firing at Newcastle Fortress DD Minegumo firing at Newcastle Fortress DD Natsugumo firing at Newcastle Fortress DD Isokaze firing at Newcastle Fortress Now I know what that SC TF was doing off Sydney. I will send my Vindicators to Sydney. More DB and eventually TBs will need to go to southern Australia. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 9 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking KNI Zeemacht ... Also attacking Batavia ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Melbourne , at 82,170 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 50 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 B5N2 Kate x 144 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 18 P-40E Warhawk x 73 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 40 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed Allied Ships xAP Stagen, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Aldegonda, Bomb hits 1, on fire TK Josefina, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires PC Kybra, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires KV Cyclamen, Bomb hits 1 xAKL Matthew Flinders, Bomb hits 1, on fire AM Horsham, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AM Eland Dubois, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AG Wanaka, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Juno, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Angelina, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage AG Gemma, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Silindoeng, Bomb hits 1, on fire AVP Fazant, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Van Diemen, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAKL James Cook, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAP Morinda, Bomb hits 1, on fire CM Rigel, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAKL Kanlaon II, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Mauban, Bomb hits 1, on fire AD Black Hawk, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAKL Chungking, Bomb hits 1, on fire AG Willebrord Snellius, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Repair Shipyard hits 1 Port hits 8 Port fuel hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 16 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet * Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 11 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet * Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 14 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet * Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 9 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet * City Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 16 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet * Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet * City Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet * Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet * Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 35th FG/39th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers 35th FG/40th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers 28th CG/11th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 13 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 17 planes vectored on to bombers 15th FG/45th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 12 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes 12 planes vectored on to bombers 15th FG/72nd FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 12 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 12 planes vectored on to bombers Massive explosion on xAKL Silindoeng They come from 8 hexes due west (see screenshot). Nick was not happy in PM about only 16 Zeros trying to hold off all those P39/P-40s. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Adelaide , at 75,163 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 107 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 45 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 33 B5N2 Kate x 36 D3A1 Val x 15 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk IA x 14 P-39D Airacobra x 25 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed Allied Ships BB Resolution, Bomb hits 1 BB Revenge, Bomb hits 1 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' * Airfield Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb 6 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 9 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 7 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' * Airfield Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: No.76 Sqn RAAF with Kittyhawk IA (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 8 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes 70th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 15 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes I was surprised to see Mini-KB show up (see screenshot). They just bounced off the armor as I had only 1 system point of damage between both BBs. I will move almost 200 fighters to this base next turn. I think Nick will try to combine both CV TFs to go after the three old "R" Class BBs here. They may sink, but I intend to extract a huge price in planes and quality pilots. They came with 6th Aus Div and were to be used for the cancelled invasion of Geraldton. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Yenan , at 88,37 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 10 No Japanese losses Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Yenan , at 88,37 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 8 No Japanese losses Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 1000 feet * Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 25th MG Battalion, at 57,148 , near Kalgoorlie Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 34 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 damaged Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed by flak Aircraft Attacking: 33 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing from 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Australian Division, at 57,148 , near Kalgoorlie Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 34 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 121 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 25th MG Battalion ... Also attacking 4th Australian Division ... Also attacking 25th MG Battalion ... Also attacking 4th Australian Division ... Knocked out of Move Mode. [:(] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Yenan , at 88,37 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 5 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 1000 feet * Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cebu , at 80,86 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Regiment, at 81,160 , near Broken Hill Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 Allied aircraft B-26 Marauder x 38 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-26 Marauder: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 54 (4 destroyed, 50 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 10 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 10 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 Raid is overhead 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 Raid is overhead 15th Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 Raid is overhead Also attacking 6th Tank Regiment ... Also attacking 1st Tank Regiment ... Also attacking 4th Tank Regiment ... Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ... Also attacking 6th Tank Regiment ... Also attacking 1st Tank Regiment ... Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ... Also attacking 6th Tank Regiment ... So, we have four Tank Rgts and an unknown fifth unit here. Once his CVs leave the area, we will deal with them through massive air attacks as he has to LRCAP this stack. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Regiment, at 81,160 , near Broken Hill Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Allied aircraft B-26 Marauder x 12 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-26 Marauder: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 168 minutes 3rd Ku S-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 13000 , scrambling fighters to 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes 15th Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 Raid is overhead Also attacking 5th Tank Regiment ... Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 5th Tank Regiment, at 81,160 , near Broken Hill Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft B-26 Marauder x 9 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 Raid is overhead 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Portland at 74,170 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 92 Allied aircraft LB-30 Liberator x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses LB-30 Liberator: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships CV Kaga Aircraft Attacking: 2 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 11000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes My 4e bombers hold their own against an overwhelming force of Zeros. Too bad they cannot hit anything. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Portland at 74,170 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 91 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CV Shokaku Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 11000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 18 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (13 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 13 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (10 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (10 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (10 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 25th MG Battalion, at 57,148 , near Kalgoorlie Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing from 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Portland at 74,170 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 86 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships CV Soryu Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 11000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 14 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 13 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 2 on standby, 4 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 14 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 Raid is overhead Oda O. in a A6M2 Zero makes head on attack ... forces B-17E Fortress out of formation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Australian Division, at 57,148 , near Kalgoorlie Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Portland at 74,170 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 82 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CV Zuikaku Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 11000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling) 14 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 2000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 13 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 11 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 Raid is overhead Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 14 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Adelaide , at 75,163 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 50 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 33 B5N2 Kate x 6 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk IA x 5 P-39D Airacobra x 14 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed Allied Ships BB Resolution, Bomb hits 1 Port hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: No.76 Sqn RAAF with Kittyhawk IA (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 70th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 8 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Portland at 74,170 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 76 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 10 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged Japanese Ships BB Hiei BB Kirishima CV Soryu Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 11000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 11000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes I was hoping my 4e bombers would come in as one or two strikes rather than just a few here and a few there. This was the most concentrated attack. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2256 troops, 147 guns, 190 vehicles, Assault Value = 1091 Defending force 31347 troops, 231 guns, 194 vehicles, Assault Value = 717 Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled) Allied ground losses: 59 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 2nd Engineer Regiment 11th Garrison Unit 16th Infantry Regiment 146th Infantry Regiment 38th Division 24th Infantry Regiment 2nd Recon Regiment 1st Ind Engineer Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 41st Ind.AA Gun Co 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Fleet 16th AA Regiment Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 16th Army 44th Field AA Battalion Defending units: Lijfwacht Cav Sqn 3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion 2nd KNIL Regiment Marinier Battalion Mobiele Eenheid Battalion 2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment 6th KNIL Regiment Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st Regt Cavalerie Roodenburg Battalion 4th KNIL Regiment 1st KNIL AA Battalion Tjilitap KM Base Force Batavia Defenses Andir ML Base Force KNI Leger ABDA 3rd KNIL AA Battalion Batavia KM Base Force KNI Zeemacht ML-KNIL 6th Avn Sup Afd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Albany (51,153) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4062 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127 Defending force 669 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11 Japanese adjusted assault: 105 Allied adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 35 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Albany !!! Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 125 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 652 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units retreated 1 Units destroyed 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 9th Infantry Regiment Defending units: Princess Royal Fortress 9th Avn Sup Afd Down to just Esperance in western Australia. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 56,148 (near Kalgoorlie) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 7254 troops, 110 guns, 406 vehicles, Assault Value = 383 Defending force 5071 troops, 26 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 24 Japanese adjusted assault: 156 Allied adjusted defense: 47 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 94 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Units pursuing 1 Allied ground losses: 1705 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 33 disabled Engineers: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled Guns lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 14 (6 destroyed, 8 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 2nd Tank Regiment Guards Tank Division Defending units: 3rd RAN Base Force 1st RAN Base Force 5th RAAF Base Force He now has the Gds Tank Div headed due east to attack my retreating stack. Yikes! The ships sunk at Melbourne were small and not significant. I had already moved to NZ anything worth saving. The Allies are having success in southern Australia due to bringing superior number of fighters to each of the A2A battles for the last few week. When I get 1:1 or less, the Allies lose out. KB is 8 due west of Melbourne Mini-KB is the other TF. [image]local://upfiles/15133/339A8489C8C74F0DBA0986FFF739A1F5.jpg[/image]

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/9/2012 2:35:16 AM)
Here is the A2A losses for the 1st day of battle. I came out ahead and I have plenty of B-17s. Plus, i have multiple air groups withdrawing at the end of the month, so this pool will not run dry soon. Only had 10 'electronic' pilots killed. [;)] [image]local://upfiles/15133/60AE1BE5EB8447FD9B8115293691BC8F.jpg[/image]

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/9/2012 11:11:08 PM)
USN fighter pilots - I've devoted two of my 18 plane Kingfisher FP groups that start in USA to Air skill training. Many players don't do anything to help this vital pool in 42.

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/12/2012 2:29:40 PM)
June 11, 12, 13: KB and friends leave southern Australia for Perth. Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; () = destroyed aircraft; Subs:* No successful attacks or any subs hit from ASW attacks. CVs: KB is attacked by 6(3) B-17s out of Melbourne, but 54 Zeros kill half and keep the rest from hitting CV Kaga on 11th. India/Burma: [>:][>:] China: Yenan - Up to 24 sally hit the AF daily. By Passed: Batavia - Up to 9 Nell hit the AF and 6 Lily hit the troops daily. His ground troops do daily to every other day bb attacks. quote: Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) on 13th Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2568 troops, 159 guns, 232 vehicles, Assault Value = 1134 Defending force 31303 troops, 231 guns, 190 vehicles, Assault Value = 709 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Allied ground losses: 162 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) Cebu - Up to 11 Sally hit the AF daily. Australia: Kalgoorlie - 1 SE sees 35 Oscars strafe my MG Bn followed by 58 Sally on 11th; 36 Oscars and 24 Sally hit the 4th Aussie Div on 12th; 36 Oscars with 57 Sally hit the 4th Div again on 13th; Esperance - this empty base is captured by elements of 2nd Raiding Rgt on 11th. Half way between Kalgoolie and Esperance, my 3x BFs were shock attacked by 2nd Tank Rgt and pushed down the trail that leads to Port Augusta area many, many miles away. Broken Hill - on 13th over 1st Tank Regiment which is 1 East of base; 17(3) Zero vs 22(2) P-40E; another 28(1) P-40 sweep 6(3) Zeros; a third sweep by 25 P-40s find the skies empty. [:)] South Pacific: Wellington is busy as I get ready to leave in masse. Notes: Fast TKs and dual capacity xAKs are near Aukland to unload and will continue this cycle. The Allied Fleet will be leaving NZ to head back for Pearl and/or San Fran for refit and upgrades. Plans are already in motion for the first counter attack in the Gilberts. [;)] [image]local://upfiles/15133/F04C6351AB9B4CD5AD3AFE5983FF0BC8.jpg[/image]

JocMeister -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/12/2012 2:48:25 PM)
You have decided against intervening the KB?

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/12/2012 3:35:57 PM)
June 14, 15, 16: Battle for Broken Hill intensifies Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; () = destroyed aircraft; Subs:* I-15 is run over by a CV TF 1 hex to SW of Wellington, but the DDs are unable to hit her on 14th. I-15 has moved to 2 hexes due South of Wellington and takes a shot at Force Z moving by. Neither side gets a hit on 15th. I-2 at 75,175 (west of King Island) gets a TT hit on DD Napier (sunk) while her sister, DD Voyager, is unable to get a hit on the I-boat. [:(] CVs: [>:][>:] India/Burma: [>:][>:] China: Yenan - Up to 30 Sally hit the AF daily; On 16th, a series of bb attacks; quote: Ground combat at 84,48 (near Ichang) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 20279 troops, 152 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 656 Defending force 24566 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 842 quote: Ground combat at 85,44 (near Nanyang) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 25912 troops, 207 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 828 Defending force 36696 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1200 quote: Ground combat at 86,41 (near Loyang) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 19145 troops, 142 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 627 Defending force 41946 troops, 157 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1183 quote: Ground combat at 85,43 (near Nanyang) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 23736 troops, 205 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 752 Defending force 38782 troops, 162 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1250 By Passed: Batavia - Up to 9 Nell hit the AF daily while 7 Lily hit the troops; quote: Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) on 16th Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2802 troops, 163 guns, 264 vehicles, Assault Value = 1587 Defending force 31093 troops, 230 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 690 Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 2nd Recon Regiment 11th Garrison Unit 146th Infantry Regiment 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Ind Engineer Regiment 14th Division 16th Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment 38th Division 2nd Engineer Regiment 7th Tank Regiment 16th Army 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 16th AA Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 41st Ind.AA Gun Co 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 5th Fleet 44th Field AA Battalion Defending units: Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion 2nd KNIL Regiment 2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion Lijfwacht Cav Sqn 1st Regt Cavalerie Marinier Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment Mobiele Eenheid Battalion 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion 6th KNIL Regiment Roodenburg Battalion KNI Zeemacht 4th KNIL Regiment Batavia Defenses KNI Leger Tjilitap KM Base Force Batavia KM Base Force 3rd KNIL AA Battalion Andir ML Base Force 1st KNIL AA Battalion ABDA ML-KNIL 6th Avn Sup Afd My AV is steadily being lowered. Cebu - Up to 7 Sally hit the AF daily; Australia: Kalgoorlie - (2 SE) 43 Sally hit the retreating 4th Div on 14th; 23 Zero escort in 29 Sally to attack a BF on 15th; then 25 Sally hit the MG Bn; Broken Hill - (2 NW) - On 15th, 16(1) Zero & 9 Oscar are on LRCAP as 15(2) P-40E sweep; 12(1) Zero & 9 Oscar vs 6(2) P-40E; 10 Zero & 9(1) Oscar vs 6(1) P-40E; 10(2) Zero & 3(1) Oscars vs 16 P-40E; quote: Ground combat at 81,159 (near Broken Hill) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 366 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 40 Defending force 10184 troops, 183 guns, 210 vehicles, Assault Value = 129 Japanese adjusted assault: 15 Allied adjusted defense: 98 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 6 Combat modifiers Defender: op mode(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) Allied ground losses: 63 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 1st Tank Regiment Defending units: 1st Motor Brigade Papuan Inf Battalion 204th Coast AA Regiment 13th RAAF Base Force 202nd Coast AA Regiment 43rd Construction Regiment 43rd Base Group 5th RAN Base Force (1 East) - On 15th, 6th Guards Div is attacked by 16 B-25C & 18 B-26 = 275c; 5th Tank Rgt is attacked by 15 B-26 Marauder = 2 veh; 6th Tank Rgt attcked by 9 B-26 = 2 veh; 6th Guards Div by 6 A-29 & 31 B-18A = 92c; 16th Guards Regiment by 9 B-26 = 53c; 3rd Tank Regiment by 6 B-18A = 1 veh; quote: Ground combat at 81,160 (near Broken Hill) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 27153 troops, 247 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1210 Defending force 14603 troops, 292 guns, 431 vehicles, Assault Value = 542 Japanese ground losses: 140 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 65th Brigade 6th Tank Regiment 14th Guards Regiment 5th Tank Regiment 6th Guards Division 3rd Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 15th Guards Regiment 16th Guards Regiment Defending units: 762nd Tank Battalion 641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion Americal Infantry Division 763rd Tank Battalion 2/4th Armoured Regiment 134th Field Artillery Battalion 109th Anti Tank Regiment On 16th, 10(1) Zero & 16(4) Oscar vs 16(1) P-40E; 16th Guards Regiment has a LRCAP of 8 Zero & 6 Oscar, but are unable to hit the 13 B-25C & 42 B-26 = 325 c; 65th Brigade is hit by 6 B-26 = 50 c; 15th Guards Regiment vs 6 B-26 = 42c; 14th Guards Regiment vs 6 B-26 = 6 c; South Pacific: Wellington - has the slow AOs unloading fuel and then will head to San Fran for refuel and may stop at Vava'u or Christmas to do a "Minimal Refuel." Notes: Screenshot shows the "Battle of Broken Hill." Bourke is AF 2, Roto is AF 4 (4 SE of Bourke), Mildura is AF 2, and Broken Hill is AF 2 and Forts 3 (14%). 32 Div and 6th Aus Div will head here now. [image]local://upfiles/15133/A75DEC661C20420AB33AC82DF347D2F8.jpg[/image]

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/12/2012 3:38:36 PM)
Joc - When KB and two days later Mini-KB came into view off to the west of Melbourne, my CVs were low on fuel and at Wellington. After refueling, they were to head towards Melbourne, but they were too far away to even get close.

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/12/2012 3:42:01 PM)
The retreat from Western Australia [image]local://upfiles/15133/57E2869A791945C2A4E7A2179C9F4C26.jpg[/image]

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/12/2012 3:57:44 PM)
The "Great Wall" in China. [image]local://upfiles/15133/09049F92E74844F5AB37A6D26A891867.jpg[/image]

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/12/2012 7:30:17 PM)
Getting your fighters to fly as Escorts.... What are the key things to get this to happen?? I just had my medium bombers from Adelaide (distance 7 hexes) go in alone ONE hex east of Broken Hill and NONE of the four P-40 groups stationed there flew as Escorts. [:@][&:]

BBfanboy -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/13/2012 12:00:54 AM)
AFAIK, the two key things are a common Air HQ within range of both and control of the weather ...[;)]

princep01 -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/13/2012 12:46:28 AM)
China actually looks quite good for the Allies at this stage of the game. Do you think he has taken any troops out of China to join the horde in Oz?

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/13/2012 1:05:43 AM)
quote: China actually looks quite good for the Allies�at this stage of the game.� Do you think he has taken any troops out of China to join the horde in Oz? Not that I can tell. Nor has any Intel Reports shown any moved there. If anywhere, I would suspect them headed for Burma. It will be some time, but once supplies flow into China, he will be in trouble.

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/13/2012 3:31:02 AM)
Looking ahead, I get 4 of these units. The first in mid-October. Sweet!! [sm=00000436.gif] [image]local://upfiles/15133/8A2D3786717448DEB285ABD8D3B68BA6.jpg[/image]

JocMeister -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/13/2012 6:55:35 AM)
432 Naval support!? [X(]

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/13/2012 1:48:43 PM)
June 17, 18, 19: Attempting to close Bourke AF Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; () = destroyed aircraft; Subs:* Halibut is hit by 1 DC at Kusaie Island (125,118) in Marshalls quote: Sub attack near Carnarvon at 47,133 Japanese Ships CVE Unyo E Tobui Allied Ships SS Stingray SS Stingray launches 4 torpedoes at CVE Unyo CVs: Allied CVs (5 American plus 2 Brit) are 5 days away from Christmas Island. CV Wasp has left Panama for Pearl with BB North Carolina, CA, CLAA, and 11 DDs India/Burma: [>:][>:] China: Yenan - Up to 25 Sally hit AF daily; 4x bb attacks between Ichang and to the east of Sian daily; HI and LI at Chungking has been fully repaired and supply levels are steadily growing [:)]; 76 Transports are flying out of Ledo to help with the numbers steadily growing; By Passed: Batavia - 9 Nell hit the AF daily while 9 Lily hit the troops; this is followed by daily ground bb attacks; quote: Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) on 19th Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2802 troops, 163 guns, 263 vehicles, Assault Value = 2004 Defending force 30928 troops, 229 guns, 178 vehicles, Assault Value = 680 Allied ground losses: 208 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 1st Ind Engineer Regiment 146th Infantry Regiment 16th Infantry Regiment 14th Division 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment 11th Garrison Unit 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 2nd Recon Regiment 38th Division 2nd Engineer Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment 23rd Division 7th Tank Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 16th Army 41st Ind.AA Gun Co Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Fleet - he is using his second Command HQ to improve adjusted AV values following my suggestion [;)] 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 16th AA Regiment 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 44th Field AA Battalion Defending units: 3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion 6th KNIL Regiment 2nd KNIL Regiment Lijfwacht Cav Sqn 2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion Mobiele Eenheid Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment Marinier Battalion Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st Regt Cavalerie Roodenburg Battalion KNI Zeemacht 3rd KNIL AA Battalion 1st KNIL AA Battalion ABDA Batavia KM Base Force 4th KNIL Regiment Andir ML Base Force Batavia Defenses Tjilitap KM Base Force ML-KNIL KNI Leger 6th Avn Sup Afd He now has three full divisions plus most of the 2nd Division here. What is he waiting for?? Cebu - Up to 6 Sally hit the AF daily; he has over 75k in Resources at many of the Allied bases he has yet to conquer; Australia: Broken Hill - (1 East) - 17th - 14 Zero & 12 Oscar on LRCAP find easy picking when 13(2) B-25C Mitchell and 36(5) B-26 Marauder arrive WITHOUT any P-40 escorts [:@], they do hit the 65 Bde and inflict 277 c; 6th Gds Div is hit by 3 B-26 = 21 c; 15th Gds Rgt sees 6 B-26 = 29c; 14th Gds Rgt is hit by 6 B-26 = 74c; quote: Ground combat at 81,159 (near Broken Hill) on 17th Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1292 troops, 4 guns, 112 vehicles, Assault Value = 75 Defending force 10141 troops, 183 guns, 209 vehicles, Assault Value = 123 Japanese adjusted assault: 7 Allied adjusted defense: 140 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 20 Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-) My troops are now close enough to get supplies. Attacker: shock(+), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 166 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 57 (16 destroyed, 41 disabled) [:D] Allied ground losses: 56 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Tank Regiment 56th Recon Regiment Defending units: 1st Motor Brigade Papuan Inf Battalion 13th RAAF Base Force 43rd Base Group 202nd Coast AA Regiment 204th Coast AA Regiment 43rd Construction Regiment 5th RAN Base Force Bourke - On 18th, only 7(1) Zero are on CAP vs 22(1) P-39D sweeping; a second group of 22 P-39s find only 2(1) Zero left on CAP; multiple small strikes by bombers; 36 B-17E = 13b, 12s, 57r; 12 A-29 Hudson & 44 B-18A Bolo = 12b, 6s, 38r; mouse over shows AF damage at 52 On 19th, 7(1) Zero vs 18 P-40E on sweep; my ONLY bombers to fly are 15 Wirraway = 1b, 2r; mouse over shows AF damage is now only 36. Newcastle - I had left this base WITHOUT fighter cover for some time and pay for it on 18th as 40 Oscars along with 62 Sally = Heavy Industry hits 6; 28 Sally = Heavy Industry hits 8; 27 Helen = Heavy Industry hits 10; 36 Helen = Heavy Industry hits 9; Kalgoorlie area - 34 Sally attack the retreating 4th Div = 111c on 19th; and another 20 Sally = 45c; 7th Ind Tank Bde wipes out the MG Bn left behind; South Pacific: NZ now has almost 350k in fuel and 270k in supply; Notes: After what happened to me at Newcastle, I've planned a little "Shock & Awe" for Nick in the next few days. Moonlight is going back up and is at 42%. I will combine the 90 plus 4e bombers at Sydney and some of my 2e bombers at Newcastle to hit the port and AF at Brisbane at night. I will also hit Mandalay and Rangoon with B-17D (can get from Calcutta to Rangoon as normal range) and Blenheim IVs. I will introduce him to my P-38s and Hurricanes from Imphal.

1EyedJacks -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/15/2012 4:39:55 AM)
quote: He now has three full divisions plus most of the 2nd Division here. What is he waiting for?? A burning bush... Hey - regarding shock and awe - can you can get any ships with FP close enough for a night recon of the Brisbane port? I dunno if it would help a night bombing run but they help out for night-time bombardment missions...

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/16/2012 1:25:59 PM)
June 20, 21, 22: Just the normal bombing missions and ground bb attacks. Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; () = destroyed aircraft; Subs:* Stingray is off Carnarvon and gets an TT hit on an empty AO. Pompano hits an xAK off Exmouth with a single TT. Spearfish is SE of Horn Island and hits an AK with a single TT. I-26 survives a DC attack by PC and AM 3 hexes SW of Pearl. CVs: [>:][>:] India/Burma:[>:][>:] China: Yenan - Up to 30 Sally hit AF daily; Up to 4 ground bb attacks daily; The good news is all those troops are getting their experience levels up to 50 or above. By Passed: Batavia - Up to 9 Nell hit AF daily while 7 Lily hit troops; quote: Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) on 20th Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 68462 troops, 624 guns, 546 vehicles, Assault Value = 2005 Defending force 30786 troops, 229 guns, 177 vehicles, Assault Value = 669 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 2988 Allied adjusted defense: 999 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 5165 casualties reported Squads: 18 destroyed, 384 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 93 disabled Guns lost 27 (1 destroyed, 26 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2106 casualties reported Squads: 29 destroyed, 96 disabled Non Combat: 43 destroyed, 39 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 37 (5 destroyed, 32 disabled) Vehicles lost 71 (28 destroyed, 43 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Cebu - Up to 7 Sally hit AF daily; Australia: Bourke - 20th - 7(3)Zero are no match for 22 P-40E on sweep; 1 Zero is unable to slow down 16 Wirraway, 12 A-29 Hudson, & 44 B-18A Bolo = 6b, 4s, 27r; 40 B-17E Fortress & 6 LB-30 Liberator = 6b, 5s, 16r; 10 Oscars are destroyed on the ground!! [:D] This is what happens when your AF is not connected by rail. 21st - 18 P-40E and then another 18 P-40E sweep the empty skies; 16 Wirraway, 12 A-29, & 32 B-18A = 3b, 3s, 21r; 10 B-17E & 6 = 1b, 1s, 16r; 30 B-17E = 2b, 1s, 17r; AF damage is at 91. 22nd - 16 Wirraway = 1b, 3r; 49 B-17E = 7b, 8s, 20r; 12 A-29 & 34 B-18A = 5b, 6s, 38r; 6 LB-30 Liberator = 1b, 5r; near Kalgoorlie at 59, 148 (3 east) - 4th Australian Division is hit again by 23 Sally = 135c and then by another 25 Sally = 156c on 20th; 4th Australian Division is still the target on the 21st as 28 Sally = 133c and 20 Sally = 80c; the 22nd still has the 4th in the sights of 23 Sally = 64c and 20 Sally = 94c; quote: Ground combat at 59,150 (near Esperance) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 372 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 35 Defending force 2508 troops, 20 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 Japanese adjusted assault: 58 Allied adjusted defense: 14 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), morale(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+) Allied ground losses: 625 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 5 disabled Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 2nd Tank Regiment Defending units: 3rd RAN Base Force 1st RAN Base Force 5th RAAF Base Force Will my BFs eventually make it to Port Augusta or be destroyed before they get across the desert?? Broken Hill at 81,160 (1 East) - 21st - 6th Gds Div is hit by 26 B-26 = 305c; 16th Gds Regiment vs 11 B-26 = 98c; 65th Brigade vs 9 B-26 = 63c; 22nd - 6th Gds Division vs 29 B-26 = 430c; 15th Gds Regiment vs 8 B-26 = 36c; South Pacific: [>:][>:] Notes: A normal three days stretch of turns.

JocMeister -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/16/2012 2:12:46 PM)
Is he still reluctant to cross the LOD? If so I say use that against him! You can zoom in and out using the LOD for protection! [:'(]

BBfanboy -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/16/2012 2:27:05 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: JocMeister Is he still reluctant to cross the LOD? If so I say use that against him! You can zoom in and out using the LOD for protection! [:'(] Yeah, I was wondering if it might be feasible to send a bunch of units to surround Bourke, enter the hex from all sides except the south one and force the enemy to retreat across the LOD and trigger the reinforcements. Difficult to orchestrate but IIRC, there are several small tank and M/G units in Oz early on.

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/16/2012 6:48:32 PM)
June 23, 24, 25: Aukland is mined I've now lost more subs to mines than ASW. [:(] [X(] Night bombing starts on the 25th by Allies as moonlight approaches 100% Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; () = destroyed aircraft; Subs:* Seadragon and Sturgeon both hit two mines each at Merak (Java). Sturgeon sinks while a heavily damaged Seadragon limps into Batavia. I wonder why both my subs are doing up there and figure out that they had a home port of Esperance in western Australia and when that base fell they switched to the closest base from their patrol zones off NE Australia and that was Batavia. I then discover two more subs in the area and they don't have enough fuel to get to safety. They are ordered to Colombo, but only have enough fuel to get midway up the western coast of Sumatra before they run out. Adak Island - S-27 gets the better of a sub vs sub encounter with RO-34 and sinks her with a single TT. [:)] Saury off Cairns goes to the surface to sink an xAK with one TT and 13 shell hits. As many Allied players know, they get the dreaded, "Hit! but no explosion" message over and over and over again. She emptied her tubes and returns to base after getting ONE TT to actually explode. [sm=nono.gif] Off Kona - I-23 sinks AM Turkey with single TT. CVs: Allies are three days out of Pearl India/Burma: Rangoon - on the 25th sees 11 B-17D Fortress from Calcutta = 2p at night; 12 Oscars are on CAP during the day as 12(3) Wellington come in at 5k to hit the port = 1p, CM Kamome, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage and CM Sarushima, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; China: Yenan - Up to 31 Sally hit the AF daily Up to 4 bb ground attacks daily. By Passed: Batavia - Up to 9 Nell hit the AF daily while 7 Lily hit the troops; at least one bb ground attack every few days; quote: Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) on 24th Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 64689 troops, 594 guns, 535 vehicles, Assault Value = 1841 Defending force 28569 troops, 220 guns, 151 vehicles, Assault Value = 532 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 1748 Allied adjusted defense: 697 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3017 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 181 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 39 disabled Engineers: 23 destroyed, 77 disabled Guns lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled) Vehicles lost 20 (1 destroyed, 19 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2497 casualties reported Squads: 52 destroyed, 86 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 136 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Guns lost 35 (19 destroyed, 16 disabled) Vehicles lost 63 (29 destroyed, 34 disabled) My days here are numbered, but I've held out far longer than I expected to. Cebu - Up to 8 Sally hit the AF daily Australia: Bourke - 23rd - 16 Wirraway & 21 B-18A Bolo = 1b, 2s, 10r; 20 B-17E Fortress & 6 LB-30 Liberator = 6b, 3s, 30r; 25th - Nick has a LRCAP surprise for me!?! 44(1) Zero, 15(2) Oscar, and 11 Tojo vs 50(6) P-40E escorting in 13(2) Wirraway and 6 B-18A Bolo = 2r; 38 Zero, 8 Oscar, and 10 Tojo vs 26(3) B-18A Bolo = 5r; quote: Ground combat at 59,151 (near Esperance) on 23rd Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 34 Defending force 2306 troops, 20 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 15 Japanese adjusted assault: 48 Allied adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+) Allied ground losses: 857 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 19 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 19 (5 destroyed, 14 disabled) Vehicles lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 2nd Tank Regiment Defending units: 3rd RAN Base Force 1st RAN Base Force 5th RAAF Base Force Afterwards, a small arrow points this tank rgt back to cut off my 4th Div and others from a line of retreat. Kalgoorlie - 4 hexes to east, 4th Australian Div is hit by 48 Sally = 193c on 24th; she is hit again on 25th by 47 Sally = 284c; quote: Ground combat at 59,148 (near Kalgoorlie) on 24th Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1080 troops, 12 guns, 192 vehicles, Assault Value = 102 Defending force 8700 troops, 108 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 254 Japanese adjusted assault: 74 Allied adjusted defense: 95 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled) Allied ground losses: 438 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 7th Ind.Tank Brigade Defending units: Makassar Garrison Battalion 4th Australian Division Timor Garrison Battalion 44th Australian Battalion 12th Avn Sup Afd 12th RAAF Base Force Can I destroy and/or disable enough tanks to escape?? Brisbane - Severe storms on the 25th limit the effectiveness and number of bombers that fly at night. I had move significant numbers to both Newcastle and Sydney and spent PP to upgrade the RAAF HQ leader. 15(1) Hudson I = 0 [&:] South Pacific: Aukland - On 24th, 111 mines are swept (looks like a lot of subs were used); 17 more are swept on 25th; Notes: Troops for scheduled invasion of Gilberts load at San Fran for a trip to Pearl to unload. Meanwhile, the 'Fleet" heads for Pearl for repairs and upgrades. [image]local://upfiles/15133/F1A7A73A16934616B393B23E8FA6A092.jpg[/image]

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/16/2012 6:56:07 PM)
quote: quote: ORIGINAL: JocMeister Is he still reluctant to cross the LOD? If so I say use that against him! You can zoom in and out using the LOD for protection! Yeah, I was wondering if it might be feasible to send a bunch of units to surround Bourke, enter the hex from all sides except the south one and force the enemy to retreat across the LOD and trigger the reinforcements. Difficult to orchestrate but IIRC, there are several small tank and M/G units in Oz early on. I've thought about this and I don't think I have enough troops to keep him from steadily pushing me back to Sydney and Melbourne. I have 5 Aussie divisions plus 2 American divisions plus some other smaller units. He has the OOB from Scenario 2 here, so he has the troops. I need more air power and that will not happen till 43.

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/16/2012 8:35:59 PM)
EDIT - Yes this is a duplicate posting, but I try to remember to copy a posting before I finish it just in case the forum gives me an error. It did this time, but I got it to post after multiple tries. [:)] Everybody hates to put time into a long posting and then lose it.

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/16/2012 8:37:59 PM)
June 26, 27, 28: Night bombing reaps some rewards!! [:D] Batavia Falls!! Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; () = destroyed aircraft; Subs:* quote: Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 178,111 on 28th Japanese Ships SS I-28 Allied Ships CV Enterprise CA Minneapolis CA Pensacola CL Nashville DD Smith DD Mugford DD Tucker DD Downes DD Cummings DD Preston SS I-28 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise I allowed the 'thundering herd' of CVs to come into Pearl by the direct route and don't use waypoints this close. I get lucky here, but...... quote: Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 179,110 Japanese Ships SS I-23 Allied Ships CA San Francisco, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage (SUNK!!) CVs: Allies CVs arrive at Pearl, start repairs, and upgrades. India/Burma: Rangoon - 26th - 11 Oscar vs 6(2) Wellington Ic = CM Sarushima, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage [:)]; 11 Oscar vs 8 B-17D Fortress = AMc Toseki Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; 9 Oscar vs 11 B-17D Fortress = CM Sarushima, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; 27th - 23 Oscar vs 10(1) Wellington Ic = 0; 22 Oscar vs 19(1) B-17D Fortress = 11p, 1s; Mandalay - 27th @ night - 40 Blenheim IV = 4b, 1s, 14r; 16 B-25C Mitchell = 3b, 4s, 14r, 2 Sally, 2 Oscar; China: Yenan - Up to 28 Sally hit the AF daily; Sian - 26th - 27 Oscar with 12 Ann, 25 Lily, 15 Sonia = 6b, 2s, 22r; 27th - 27 Oscar, 25 Lily, 34 Ann, 9 Sonia = 5b, 1s, 27r; 28th - 30 Oscar, Changsha - 27th - 22 Oscar with 17 Sonia = 9b, 2s, 10r; 28th - 2(1) Oscar vs 28(1) H81-A3; 10(4) Oscar vs 27(1) H81-A3; [:)] Up to 3 ground bb attacks daily By Passed: Batavia - Up to 9 Nell hit the AF or port daily; quote: Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) on 27th Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 63485 troops, 594 guns, 534 vehicles, Assault Value = 1772 Defending force 26349 troops, 197 guns, 126 vehicles, Assault Value = 394 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 2939 Allied adjusted defense: 387 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Batavia !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1798 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 71 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 34 disabled Engineers: 7 destroyed, 47 disabled Vehicles lost 17 (2 destroyed, 15 disabled) Allied ground losses: 35908 casualties reported Squads: 446 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1902 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 226 (226 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 131 (131 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 22 Assaulting units: 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 23rd Division 2nd Recon Regiment 20th Ind Engineer Regiment 2nd Engineer Regiment 38th Division 14th Division 24th Infantry Regiment 1st Ind Engineer Regiment 16th Infantry Regiment 146th Infantry Regiment 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment 11th Garrison Unit 7th Tank Regiment 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 16th Army 41st Ind.AA Gun Co 16th AA Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 5th Fleet 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 44th Field AA Battalion Defending units: 2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion 3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment 2nd KNIL Regiment Mobiele Eenheid Battalion 6th KNIL Regiment 1st Regt Cavalerie Roodenburg Battalion KNI Leger ABDA Tjilitap KM Base Force Batavia Defenses ML-KNIL 4th KNIL Regiment 3rd KNIL AA Battalion Batavia KM Base Force Andir ML Base Force KNI Zeemacht 1st KNIL AA Battalion Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion 6th Avn Sup Afd Cebu - Up to 6 Sally hit the AF daily Australia: Brisbane - I added up all the small strikes that went in 26th @ night - 20 Hudson, 4(1) LB-30 Liberator, 12 A-29 Hudson, 9 B-18A Bolo = 5r; 37 B-26 Marauder = quote: Japanese Ships CL Sendai, Bomb hits 2 CL Naka, Bomb hits 2 SS I-3, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage (Sinking sounds heard) CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1 DD Myojinami, Bomb hits 1, on fire 26th @ day - 57(1) Oscar & 14 Nick are on CAP, but the 'Big Boys' don't care as 79(2) B-17E Fortress get through = quote: Japanese Ships CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire CL Sendai, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage CL Naka, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Oite, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage ACM Toshi Maru #3, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk DD Tadeyame, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Wakaba, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Myojinami, Bomb hits 1 3 Jakes show up on Air Losses as ground losses. So.... 3 CLs 'may' be sunk!! [:D] Bourke - 26th - 13 Wirraway = 1b, 6r; 27th - 9 Zero vs 13 Wirraway = 3r; at 59,149 , near Kalgoorlie - 26th - 44th Australian Battalion is attacked by 40 Sally = 168c; 27th - Timor Garrison Battalion is attacked by 23 Sally = 139c; 28th - Makassar Garrison Battalion is attacked by 47 Sally = 286c; quote: Ground combat at 59,148 (near Kalgoorlie) on 26th Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1062 troops, 12 guns, 192 vehicles, Assault Value = 93 Defending force 5057 troops, 88 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 149 Japanese adjusted assault: 37 Allied adjusted defense: 44 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 241 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 41 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 7th Ind.Tank Brigade Defending units: 4th Australian Division quote: Ground combat at 59,148 (near Kalgoorlie) on 28th Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1068 troops, 12 guns, 192 vehicles, Assault Value = 88 Defending force 4852 troops, 88 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 122 Japanese adjusted assault: 36 Allied adjusted defense: 97 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 42 (7 destroyed, 35 disabled) Allied ground losses: 284 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Assaulting units: 7th Ind.Tank Brigade Defending units: 4th Australian Division South Pacific: Suva - 28th at night - 20 Nell, 18(1) Betty = 9b, 1s, 22r, 1 P-39; Notes: Intel - up to 72 ships at Perth per coastwatchers

1EyedJacks -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/18/2012 5:14:10 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ny59giants Getting your fighters to fly as Escorts.... What are the key things to get this to happen?? I just had my medium bombers from Adelaide (distance 7 hexes) go in alone ONE hex east of Broken Hill and NONE of the four P-40 groups stationed there flew as Escorts. [:@][&:] Are those 4 separate air groups? You can divide them (A/B/C) and set them to escort. I think it gives you more rolls ofthe dice for successful escort services <pun intended>. I know I share the same frustration as Japan when I'm attacking Manila/Clark from Takao. I think a fighter sweep to clear the enemy base of CAP is where I'd use most of my fighters and then use maybe a partial or two of a single air group as escort... You might shoot for changing to leaders with higher AIR ratings...

ny59giants -> RE: Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J) (10/19/2012 1:56:25 PM)
June 29, 30, July 1, 2, 3, 4: The calm before the next storm?!? Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; () = destroyed aircraft; Subs:* I-23 is hit once directly by DC 3 SW of Pearl Note - Nick was written to by Obvert in his AAR about the use of Jakes vs Glens on his subs. I replied that I would prefer him going back to Glens. Thanks Obvert!! [&o] I was wondering why he was so good at keeping track of TFs around my major ports. [8\|] CVs: Allies CVs undergoing repairs and upgrades at Pearl. India/Burma: [>:][>:] Back to normal...the "Quite War" China: Yenan - Up to 29 Sally hit the AF daily; same, same! Up to 4, but usually 3, ground bb attacks daily from outside Ichang to east of Sian; I get an increase in troop experience while he destroys supplies; Australia: Tamworth - 29th - 42 Tojo sweep and destroy 4 of 25 Kittyhawks 30th - Tojo's return, but find the skies empty (not going to fight Tojo with kitty) Toowoomba - 30th - Oscars are not a good enough CAP as my B-17s are able to hit the AF 1st - Tojo are added to the CAP and this causes the Allies to lose almost 20 B-17s to 4 Jap fighters for the day; this base will be left alone for the next few days. [;)] Bourke - P-40s from Roto sweep before the B-25s & B-26s from Wagga Wagga hit the AF almost daily (weather permitting); the base is closed and an occasional Oscar is destroyed on the ground; Broken Hill - My P-40s do NOT cover B-18s hitting the troops to the east on 1st; add this to the B-17s shot down over Toowoomba today and the Allies lose 28 bombers for the day [:(] 4 or 5 hexes east of Kalgoorlie - Almost 50 Sally hit the retreating troops daily; some shock attacks do not push me out, but the retreat is slow; Perth - coastwatchers report 82 ships present on the 2nd; is there something being planned from here?? South Pacific: Transport TF arrives at NZ that is to go to Australia. It contains almost 60k in supplies, SW HQ, 3x SeaBees, 2x TD, 2x FA. Central Pacific: BFs and construction units are headed for both Canton and Baker. Notes: Intel Reports - On 30th, it shows the 4th Gds Div at Perth; on 1st, it shows Imp Gds Div is prepping for Port Augusta; on 2nd, it shows 4th Div is prepping for Nadi; Due to Intel reports and with the last of the retreating troops from Cairns and Townsville finally making it to safety, the 32 Div and other troops are ordered to move from Broken Hill to Port Augusta.

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