JocMeister
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21-23rd of January
Singapore
He brought about 8(!) divisions worth of troops. So Singers pretty much toast before long.
Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)
quote:
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 84761 troops, 809 guns, 568 vehicles, Assault Value = 2802
Defending force 50065 troops, 489 guns, 327 vehicles, Assault Value = 1176
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 1679
Allied adjusted defense: 1273
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
4361 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 313 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 85 destroyed, 95 disabled
Guns lost 24 (3 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Vehicles lost 34 (3 destroyed, 31 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
2476 casualties reported
Squads: 193 destroyed, 230 disabled
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 173 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 43 disabled
Guns lost 42 (16 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Vehicles lost 40 (7 destroyed, 33 disabled)
Assaulting units:
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
21st Division
Imperial Guards Division
38th Division
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
4th Division
5th Division
14th Tank Regiment
18th Division
33rd Division
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
25th Army
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
Defending units:
SSVF Brigade
5/14th Punjab Battalion
1st Malay Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
1st Manchester Battalion
2nd Malay Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
1st Hyderabad Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2/17 Dogra Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
11th Indian Division
2nd Gordons Battalion
9th Indian Division
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
2nd ISF Base Force
111th RAF Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
112th RAF Base Force
Singapore Fortress
III Indian Corps
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
223 Group RAF
Malaya Army
AHQ Far East
110th RAF Base Force
3rd ISF Base Force
Singapore Base Force
1st ISF Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
109th RAF Base Force
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
109th RN Base Force
OZ
First troops and supply convoys reach Melbourne. Digging in at Port Augusta, Kalgoorlie, Brisbane, Melbourne. Sydney and Perth right now. Once they are level 3 the engineers will move on.
NOPAC/CENTPAC
Quiet besides another setback for Joseph on Canton Island (hihi). I guess those SNLFs arn´t really uquipped to deal with fortified units?
quote:
Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3211 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
Defending force 1470 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36
Japanese adjusted assault: 14
Allied adjusted defense: 26
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
787 casualties reported
Squads: 34 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 19 (8 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
Maizuru 1st SNLF
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
Defending units:
Canton USN CPNAB
3rd Marine Defense Battalion
SOPAC
Action is here and I messed up badly last turn. I spotted what I believed was the KB (recon indicated several TKs, a CV and some BBs)due west of Canton Island so I tried to send in some troops to Pago Pago. It wasn´t the KB that I spotted though as it popped up this turn far South East of Pago Pago. This can cost me dearly!  On those transports I have a CD unit, 2 fightergroups and a RGT. Crap!
I´m going to abandon the thought of reinforcing Suva and Pago Pago for now. If the troops doesn´t get sunk next turn they will head for OZ instead. Fiji will be build up.
The good news is that I also spotted the 2 CVLs that have been missing since the starting days! So I now know where both KB and MKB is. Surface forces and CVs immediately left to try and do some damage in CENTPAC. I think its a mistake having his carriers deep in SOPAC and a even bigger one to let me know they are there.
Thoughts concerning SOPAC
At first I was very annoyed with my inability to secure Suva and Pago Pago. But after giving it some thought I´m not that upset anymore. They are of course nice to have but not in any way critical. They will be easy to recapture later in 42. I´m also guessing he is burning a lot of fuel and accumulating SYS damage and OP losses in the KB. Flaunting the MKB with only 2 CVLs (where is Kaga?) on its own could mean an opportunity for me if he continues to do that.
Also the troops and fighters I was to send to Suva/Pago Pago/Noumea will now go to OZ instead. This will allow me to send more of the OZ/British troops to India. Using something like 8 divisions in Singers made me wonder if perhaps this SOPAC business is only a feint. I will be in deep trouble if those 8 divisions goes for India right after the fall of Singers. He will need KB for that though and I guess it will take him at least 2 weeks to move it there.
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RE: Making Lemonade: JocMeister (A) vs. SqzMyLemon (J) ... - 
The Corsair has a speed just over 400. That helps!!
. Trying to avoid getting a crapload of troops cut off. Not looking promising as can be seen in the above screenshot. 
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