Slitherine

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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58) on 20th

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 72063 troops, 604 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 2185

Defending force 12876 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 348

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 928

Allied adjusted defense: 1081

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
2279 casualties reported
Squads: 42 destroyed, 125 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 20 (5 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
730 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 52 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Division
27th Division
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
35th Division
110th Division
36th Division

Defending units:
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army

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Ground combat at Alice Springs (74,143) on 20th

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 850 troops, 4 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

Defending force 4142 troops, 17 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 118

Japanese adjusted assault: 8

Allied adjusted defense: 173

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 21 (fort level 4)

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

Japanese ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
16th Recon Regiment

Defending units:
2/2nd Ind Coy
Prajoda Garrison Battalion
19th Australian Battalion
4th RAAF Base Force

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Sub attack near Baker Island at 158,129

Japanese Ships
SS I-28

Allied Ships
CA Quincy, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 25-51(38)-0-0
CL Hobart
CLAA San Juan
DD McCalla
DD Hull
DD Dewey
DD Tucker

SS I-28 launches 6 torpedoes at CA Quincy

Nick had stated that I-28 had a good day and I was worried that another CV had been hit or worse one of the two damaged CVs had taken another TT hit or more. Finding out it was 'just' a CA was a relief.

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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 70897 troops, 601 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 2081

Defending force 12196 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 302

Japanese adjusted assault: 1142

Allied adjusted defense: 415

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wenchow !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2703 casualties reported
Squads: 70 destroyed, 132 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 16 (5 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
17684 casualties reported
Squads: 683 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 391 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 43 (43 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
15th Division
35th Division
27th Division
110th Division
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
36th Division

Defending units:
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army

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Ground combat at Alice Springs (74,143) on 23rd

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 826 troops, 4 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Defending force 4148 troops, 17 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 118

Japanese adjusted assault: 1

Allied adjusted defense: 571

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 571 (fort level 4)

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

Japanese ground losses:
244 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
16th Recon Regiment

Defending units:
2/2nd Ind Coy
Prajoda Garrison Battalion
19th Australian Battalion
4th RAAF Base Force

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Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 24
P-43A-1 Lancer x 10
P-66 Vanguard x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-66 Vanguard: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

The Chinese Air Force can do these type of attacks. However, due to the few pilots and airframes, I cannot stay for the the counter sweeps that will come the next day.

Counter measures of flying in fighters to some bases is a no go due to no RR and/or supply is so bad that damaged planes could be stuck like the 3 fighters still in Sian.

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Nick,

I have found what you were looking for here. The answer is not that clear cut as what you probably want.

http://www.matrixgames.com/Forums/tm.asp?m=2619561&mpage=1&key=�

Now, for an IMPORTANT web address to Bookmark.

https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Amatrixgames.com+%2B%22War+in+the+Pacific%3A+Admiral's+Edition%22+mines

I've had this for years and it goes back more than one year that the Matrix search engine allows you. At the very end is "mines" and you replace it with the words you want to search with the "+" in between the words as I think you already know, but I added just in case (airbase+supply+hits).

ENJOY!!
Michael

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Sub vs Sub: SS I-124 attacking SS S-30 at 134,120 - near Jaluit

Japanese Ships
SS I-124

Allied Ships
SS S-30, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage (Sunk)

SS I-124 launches 4 torpedoes at 2,000 yards

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the replacement rate is randomized on a daily level - (monthly build rate + random(0-29))/30.
A low build rate could very well (with low daily random rolls) give less than the expected monthly total. On the other hand high daily random rolls could give more than the expected monthly total.
With randomness, I would expect that the 30-day total to be rarely the same as the build rate. With the rate over 30, it should be closer as the random wont have too much affect. With a lower rate (<30), if adding the random roll pushes it over 30, then you can 1 plane that day, else none.

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Sub attack near Nagai Island at 177,48

Japanese Ships
SS I-25

Allied Ships
CVE Copahee, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SUNK!!
DD Farenholt
DD Frazier
DD Caldwell

SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CVE Copahee

This is one of many CVEs that are replenishment type. I still had both 28 plane F4F-4s and SBD-3s on board. I should have taken off at least one before they got this far west. Thankfully, I get another 94 CVEs for the rest of the war, but this may have informed Nick that something is up in the Aleutians.

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Atka Island at 163,53

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 5

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAP North Coast
AP President Polk, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF-42 with F4F-4 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 8 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 7 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes

My LRCAP was from 3 hexes away and set at 30% from both CVs.

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Atka Island at 163,53

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 8

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
BC Repulse, Bomb hits 1 (25 system damage!!)
xAK Sidney Hauptmann
xAP Lancashire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF-42 with F4F-4 Wildcat (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes

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14th - Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9097 troops, 200 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 364

Defending force 5652 troops, 27 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 65

Allied adjusted assault: 74

Japanese adjusted defense: 205

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
304 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
37th Infantry Division
10th USN Special Construction Battalion
331st Construction Regiment
209th Field Artillery Battalion
3rd Port Advn Base Force
343rd Base Group
11th USN Special Construction Battalion

Defending units:
23rd Nav Gd Unit
23rd Port Unit
24th JAAF AF Bn

I'll rest for one day and try again. I should get it to fall then.

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Ground combat at Amchitka Island (158,52)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1876 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 83

Defending force 693 troops, 17 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Assaulting units:
Sasebo 5th SNLF
7th Base Force
5th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
Rifles of Canada Bn /1
14th Canadian Bde /1
165th FA Bn /1
28th Canadian AA Rgt /2
177th Const Rgt /1