Scenario 1 - Roccia vs Gamma (Alleati) - NO GAMMA!!!

Ecco la situazione a Java.
Nel nord oramai Gamma ha delle buone basi per far affluire rinforzi e rifornimenti oltre che ad usarle come base per i suoi caccia in copertura. Mi sono ritirato fin da subito a Batavia per sfruttare il bonus nel combattimento urbano, inoltre i forts sono a 3 e la situazione supplies ottima direi, spero almeno di resistere qualche turno per usurare le sue truppe.
Riguardo gli aerei olandesi anch'io all'inizio avevo pensato di trasferirli in massa nel nord dell'Australia ma la stragrande maggioranza hanno un HQ ristretto quindi niente da fare: devono fare il loro dovere fino all'ultimo per i loro possedimenti.

Avevo letto su altri AAR sul forum matrix che gli aerei olandesi erano inutili: perciò avevo messo tutti i loro equipaggi in training fin dall'8 Dicembre ma i risultati sono stati del tutto trascurabili tranne qualche raro successo dei miei caccia contro bombardieri jap isolati.

 

Turno 135 - 31 Marzo 42

Java
Lotta impari per delle mie PT ilanciate contro il grosso della formazione navale jap impegnata nella conquista di Java. Comunque sempre meglio perderle in battaglia con la speranza di fare dei danni che distrutte nei porti!!!

Night Time Surface Combat, near Semarang at 53,102, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
CA Maya
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CL Kinu
CL Kitakami
DD Ayanami
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
PT TM-4
PT TM-5
PT TM-6
PT TM-7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT TM-8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT TM-9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT TM-10
PT TM-11
PT TM-12
PT TM-13
PT TM-14
PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk


Primo assalto respinto a Batavia: il bonus terreno e i forts sembrano funzionare per ora!
Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31055 troops, 439 guns, 117 vehicles, Assault Value = 1240

Defending force 17941 troops, 175 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 495

Japanese adjusted assault: 955

Allied adjusted defense: 1139

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
2676 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 195 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 153 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (0 destroyed, 15 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
1961 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 69 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 153 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled)


Assaulting units:
21st Infantry Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
4th Infantry Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
1st KNIL Regiment
1st Regt Cavalerie
4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
2nd KNIL Regiment
Roodenburg Battalion
Batavia Base Force
KNIL Army Command
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
ABDA
ML-KNIL
1st KNIL AA Battalion
Kalidjati Base Force



Intanto Soerabaja è sempre martellata dal cielo, oramai i danni alle strutture e gli aerei distrutti al suolo non si contano più.



Cina
Nuovo scontro nella Cina centrale, qui le truppe jap stanno logorando turno dopo turno, anche dal cielo, in contingente cinese che sta cercando di aprirsi la via per le proprie linee dall'inizio della guerra.

Ground combat at 81,58

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 43305 troops, 435 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault Value = 1391

Defending force 38583 troops, 287 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1096

Japanese adjusted assault: 992

Allied adjusted defense: 869

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2367 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 174 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 81 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
2346 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 200 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 66 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled


Assaulting units:
55th Infantry Brigade
52nd Infantry Brigade
51st Recon Regiment
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
102nd Infantry Regiment
21st Division
115th Infantry Regiment
22nd Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
86th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps
23rd Group Army
32nd Group Army



Continua la serie positiva per i miei B17:
Morning Air attack on Kungchang , at 81,36

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 12
B-17E Fortress x 9


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged

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



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 20



Altre basi
Cadono Talaud-eilanden, Saumlaki e Tassafaronga

 

Turno 136 - 1 Aprile 42

Lotta sottomarina
Perso un altro cargo a causa dei SS jap:
Submarine attack near Coal Harbour at 204,52

Japanese Ships
SS I-10

Allied Ships
xAK Cold Brook, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage



Java
Bombardamento navale da parte delle navi jap contro Semarang
Naval bombardment of Semarang at 53,102

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko


Allied ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 269
Port hits 1



Nuovo assalto jap a Batavia respinto! I jap sembrano logorarsi come speravo.

Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 35132 troops, 491 guns, 117 vehicles, Assault Value = 1115

Defending force 16372 troops, 169 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 379

Japanese adjusted assault: 1480

Allied adjusted defense: 429

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
3708 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 187 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 157 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (0 destroyed, 8 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
1897 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 144 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 157 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Assaulting units:
56th Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
4th Infantry Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
1st KNIL Regiment
Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
1st Regt Cavalerie
2nd KNIL Regiment
4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Roodenburg Battalion
KNIL Army Command
Batavia Base Force
ABDA
ML-KNIL
1st KNIL AA Battalion
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
Kalidjati Base Force


Cina
Ancora pesanti scontri in Cina, i jap non lasciano respiro alle mie truppe esauste!

Ground combat at 81,58

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41466 troops, 435 guns, 115 vehicles, Assault Value = 1253

Defending force 37019 troops, 287 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 954

Japanese adjusted assault: 5

Allied adjusted defense: 763

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 152

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

Japanese ground losses:
564 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (0 destroyed, 6 disabled)


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


Assaulting units:
21st Division
115th Infantry Regiment
102nd Infantry Regiment
52nd Infantry Brigade
55th Infantry Brigade
51st Recon Regiment
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
22nd Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
100th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps
23rd Group Army
32nd Group Army
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ground combat at 77,56

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13183 troops, 120 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 494

Defending force 3642 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 147

Japanese adjusted assault: 445

Allied adjusted defense: 67

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
229 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
1408 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Units retreated 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
104th Division
1st Ind.Inf.Group

Defending units:
5th Chinese Cavalry/ Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry/ Corps



Burma
Prome è riconquistata dai jap. La piccola unità inglese ha iniziato la lunga marcia per raggiungere il confine indiano.

 

Turno 137 - 2 Aprile 42

Lotta sottomarina
Un'altra vittima dei sottomarini jap: la lotta ASW è sempre un bel problema . La piccola imbarcazione è affondata all'istante.

Sub attack near San Luis Obispo at 221,76

Japanese Ships
SS I-9

Allied Ships
YP-241, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Java
Batavia resiste ancora, anche se i forts adesso sono a zero!
Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 32679 troops, 491 guns, 117 vehicles, Assault Value = 939

Defending force 14981 troops, 168 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 284

Japanese adjusted assault: 645

Allied adjusted defense: 401

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
3017 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 160 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 118 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
2966 casualties reported
Squads: 90 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 111 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 13 disabled
Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)


Assaulting units:
55th Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
4th Infantry Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
1st KNIL Regiment
1st Regt Cavalerie
2nd KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion
Roodenburg Battalion
KNIL Army Command
ML-KNIL
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
ABDA
Batavia Base Force
1st KNIL AA Battalion
Kalidjati Base Force



Basi minori
Cade Sabang

 

Turno 138 - 3 Aprile 42

Lotta sottomarina

Questa volta è un mio sottomarino che attacca un cargo jap nelle sue acque territoriali:

Submarine attack near Kaishu at 101,49

Japanese Ships
xAK Nansin Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Snapper


Di contro un sottomarino olandese è stato gravemente danneggiato in un'altra azione:
ASW attack near Semarang at 53,102

Japanese Ships
xAK Fukko Maru
xAK Nissen Maru
xAK Koto Maru
xAKL Kokuei Maru
xAKL Bokuei Maru
SC Ch 10

Allied Ships
SS KXVII, hits 11


Java
Batavia resiste ancora , questa volta però le mie perdite sono state più alte.
Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30502 troops, 491 guns, 117 vehicles, Assault Value = 798

Defending force 12858 troops, 168 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 198

Japanese adjusted assault: 454

Allied adjusted defense: 261

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
744 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 62 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
1828 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 64 destroyed, 77 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Assaulting units:
11th Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
4th Infantry Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
2nd KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Regiment
Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
1st Regt Cavalerie
4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Roodenburg Battalion
ML-KNIL
Batavia Base Force
KNIL Army Command
1st KNIL AA Battalion
ABDA
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
Kalidjati Base Force


Altre basi
Cadono Kwangchowan, Katha e Tarakan. Nelle Filippine riconquisto Roxas lasciata sguarnita.

 

Strategia india

In allegato la strategia a medio termine per creare una linea di difesa in India. Purtroppo ho dovuto destinare anche diverse unità per difendere la costa fino a Madras, per evitare così pericolosi sbarchi jap alle spalle! Perno di tutta l'area sarà Calcutta, base principale per rifornimenti e upgrade delle squadriglie.
Senza un porto di medie dimensioni sulla costa sarà difficile per i jap iniziare una campagna nel nord-est dell'India soprattutto per la carenza di linee dirette tra India e Burna da cui ricevere supplies.

 

Turno 139 - 4 Aprile 42

Lotta sottomarina
Due successi per i miei sottomarini:

Submarine attack near Miri at 62,84

Japanese Ships
xAK Havre Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS O23
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sub attack near Mussau Island at 107,116

Japanese Ships
xAP Asama Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
xAP Buenos Aires Maru
PB Zosen Maru

Allied Ships
SS Swordfish

Java
Batavia ha respinto un nuovo assalto jap: le truppe nemiche sembrano stanche.
Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30309 troops, 491 guns, 117 vehicles, Assault Value = 788

Defending force 11582 troops, 168 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 145

Japanese adjusted assault: 15

Allied adjusted defense: 235

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 15 (fort level 1)

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

Japanese ground losses:
208 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
147 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Assaulting units:
113th Infantry Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
4th Infantry Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
1st KNIL Regiment
Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion
1st Regt Cavalerie
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion
2nd KNIL Regiment
Roodenburg Battalion
ABDA
ML-KNIL
KNIL Army Command
1st KNIL AA Battalion
Batavia Base Force
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
Kalidjati Base Force

Altre basi
Oggi sono cadute ben 5 basi : Shortlands, Babar, Merak, Probolinggo e Soerakarta

 

Strategia Aleutine

Sto sviluppando e rinforzando il più possibile la base di Adak, lasciando per ora a se stesse le altre basi. Sviluppata al massimo posso arrivare ad un porto di livello 8, quindi in grado di rifornire qualsiasi tipo di nave (se necessario vi aumenterò anche il supporto a terra). E' l'unico porto nelle Aleutine di tale importanza e tenerlo è di vitale importanza: se le CV jap potessere rifornirsi in questo porto potrebbero tenere sotto scacco PH e tutta la costa del Nord Ameriva senza troppi impedimenti logistici!

Ad oggi ho spostato solo una squadriglia di Catalina e una di OS2U-3 Kingfisher. Presto spostero anche dei caccia e bombardieri.
Gli AV nella base sono già oltre 200 e i forts sono a 3 in crescita: so bene che non è molto contro un'invasione ben pianificata jap ma con le risorse di cui dispongo è il massimo che io possa destinarvi senza impattare il teatro del Pacifico del Sud.

 

Domandina da neofita: ma sei sicuro che dato il clima potrai avere libero accesso con le navi anche nel (lungo) periodo invernale? Lassù più che una Portaerei serve meglio una rompighiaccio e ci sono tempeste spessissimo, i tuoi aerei potrebbero avere molte difficoltà...

 

La tua osservazione è giusta ma credo che il meteo influenzi solo il decollo e l'esito delle missioni degli aerei (imbarcati e non). Non credo che sia stata implementata alcuna feature di questo tipo per le navi.

Spero di non sbagliarmi altrimenti la mia strategia va a ramengo!

 

Non vorrei deluderti, ma il meteo influenza le op losses. Inoltre Adak e co hanno delle regole speciali. Sono nelle "Cold Zones" e hai una serie di penalità da novembre a marzo. Le navi beccano il doppio di sys damage rispetto alla navigazione normale.
Nelle missioni di attacco, volano il 25% di aerei in meno. Guarda la sezione weather del manuale.
Ciao!!!

 

Grazie Invernomuto, il malus sulle navi non me lo ricordavo proprio.
Ho controllato le regole e giocare in difesa nei mesi invernali ha comunque dei bonus quindi continuo con la mia strategia di rinforzare Adak (un porto di livello 8 è sempre meglio in mano mia che jap).
Spero di essere abbastanza forte tra poco da respingere i jap, mentre nei mesi invernali non credo che Gamma tenterà un affondo visto che le perdite in uno sbarco triplicano in quel periodo. Inoltre le missioni di CAP non sono inficiate quindi porterò più caccia e meno bombardieri nei prossimi mesi .
Inoltre i miei SS dovranno solo rifornirsi per poi andare nelle acque jap quindi spero non subiscano troppi danni sys.

 

Turno 140 - 5 Aprile 42

Java
Per la prima volta le PT hanno messo a segno qualche colpo!!! E' veramente poco ma pur sempre qualcosa visto le performance delle PT in AE

Night Time Surface Combat, near Probolinggo at 56,105, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
CL Yura
CL Oi
DD Yamagumo
DD Kawakaze
DD Ikazuchi
DD Akebono
DD Sazanami
DD Satsuki
DD Minazuki
DD Asanagi
DD Yakaze
APD Nadakaze
DD Wakatake
DD Yugao
xAKL Atsu Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
PB Showa Maru #5
SC Ch 4
SC Ch 6
AK Sakito Maru
xAK Tenyo Maru
xAK Matsukawa Maru
xAK Terushima Maru
xAK Toyohasi Maru
xAK Montreal Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Wales Maru
xAK Kamoi Maru
xAK Taian Maru
xAK Tokati Maru
xAK Toko Maru
xAK Toyotu Maru
xAK Brasil Maru
xAK Erie Maru
xAK Yosyu Maru
xAK Yamayuri Maru
xAKL Arizama Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
xAK Chojun Maru
xAKL Jinsan Maru
xAKL Kofuku Maru
xAK Morioka Maru
xAKL Nanko Maru
xAKL Turusima Maru
xAK Taihei Maru
xAKL Tainichi Maru
xAK Tokusima Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Yamafuku Maru
xAKL Katsura Maru
xAKL Kidokawa Maru
xAKL Nichiryo Maru
xAKL Totai Maru
xAKL Bichu Maru

Allied Ships
PT TM-4, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT TM-6
PT TM-10
PT TM-11
PT TM-12
PT TM-13, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT TM-14, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT TM-6
PT TM-10
PT TM-11
PT TM-12, Shell hits 6, and is sunk



Cina
Nuova dura sconfitta per le truppe cinesi: dopo mesi di martellamento dal cielo, Kukong è caduta. I supplies in questa base erano sempre a zero e per questo non vi ho mai potuto spostare dei caccia in sua difesa .
Devo dire che in AE rispetto a WITP il dominio dell'aria può fare veramente la differenza!

Ground combat at Kukong (79,57)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 39346 troops, 501 guns, 244 vehicles, Assault Value = 1306

Defending force 56600 troops, 332 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1567

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 1187

Allied adjusted defense: 469

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kukong !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
6606 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 211 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 387 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Vehicles lost 78 (0 destroyed, 78 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
16231 casualties reported
Squads: 778 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 918 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 116 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 56 (56 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 15


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
69th Ind.Infantry Battalion
39th Division
66th Infantry Regiment
38th Division
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
9th Prov Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
8th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese/A Corps
11th Chinese Base Force
3rd War Area
12th Group Army
7th War Area
18th Chinese Base Force


A Nanchang, ho provato un'azione di alleggerimento: purtroppo le truppe impiegate non erano sufficienti. Visto il risultato avrei dovuto investire più AV ma in questo momento non ne ho molti liberi in Cina, sono tutti già schierati e pure in condizioni di inferiorità (sia numerica che qualitativa).

Ground combat at Nanchang (85,54)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 5102 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 212

Defending force 5019 troops, 30 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 137

Allied adjusted assault: 125

Japanese adjusted defense: 64

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
281 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
58th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
56th Infantry Brigade
17th JAAF Base Force

 

Turno 141 - 6 Aprile 42

Lotta sottomarina
Un altro successo per i miei SS:

Submarine attack near Kwajalein Island at 132,116

Japanese Ships
xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Cuttlefish, hits 2

Java
Altro pesante bombardamento su Soerabaja e diversi aerei distrutti al suolo: oramai l'aeroporto è un cratere unico!


Cina
A Nanchang le truppe jap si sono riorganizzate e il risultato è un'altra pesante sconfitta cinese:
Ground combat at Nanchang (85,54)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4951 troops, 30 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 133

Defending force 4868 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 189

Japanese adjusted assault: 111

Allied adjusted defense: 43

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
1489 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
56th Infantry Brigade
17th JAAF Base Force

Defending units:
58th Chinese Corps



Basi minori
Nelle Filippine riconquistata San Jose lasciata incustodita dai jap!

Cadono in mano nemica Donggala e Loemadjang

 

Turno 142 - 7 Aprile 42

Java
Giornata nera per gli Olandesi: cadono nello stesso giorno 3 importanti basi sull'isola.

Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 32899 troops, 491 guns, 220 vehicles, Assault Value = 989

Defending force 11206 troops, 165 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 134

Japanese adjusted assault: 1830

Allied adjusted defense: 155

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Batavia !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1446 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 76 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (0 destroyed, 7 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
5453 casualties reported
Squads: 81 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 376 destroyed, 89 disabled
Engineers: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 93 (93 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 10
Units destroyed 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
114th Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
4th Infantry Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
2nd KNIL Regiment
4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
1st KNIL Regiment
Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion
Roodenburg Battalion
ML-KNIL
Batavia Base Force
1st KNIL AA Battalion
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
ABDA
KNIL Army Command
Kalidjati Base Force
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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15498 troops, 168 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 589

Defending force 446 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 495

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 495 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Malang !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

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

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


Allied ground losses:
258 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1


Assaulting units:
Kimura Det
15th Naval Guard Unit
83rd Naval Guard Unit
146th Infantry Regiment
Miura Det
32nd Nav Gsn Unit
82nd Naval Guard Unit
16th Naval Guard Unit
16th Army
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
Malang Base Force
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ground combat at Djokjakarta (52,103)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12571 troops, 105 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 450

Defending force 373 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 215

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 71 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Djokjakarta !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

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

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


Allied ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1


Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division

Defending units:
Djojakarta Base Force


Cercherò ora di organizzare le forze rimanste in pochi bastioni come a Soerabaja ma non mi illudo. Il divario in mezzi a terra e in aria è abissale: in pratica la campagna di Java può ritenersi quasi conclusa per Gamma.

Un esempio del suo strapotere nei cieli sopra Soerabaja dove giorno dopo giorno i pochi aerei rimasti sono distrutti a terra:
Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
G4M1 Betty x 39



Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 13 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
FK-51: 1 destroyed on ground


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


Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 87


Cina
Ancora piccole soddisfazioni dai B17: sono praticamente immuni alla CAP di Nate e Oscar e riescono quasi sempre a giungere sull'obbiettivo. Purtroppo a breve dovrò ritirarne altre due unità e in India non ho bombardieri per rimpiazzarli.

Morning Air attack on Nanchang , at 85,54

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 8


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed on ground




Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10


Basi minori
Cade Singkep
Ground combat at Singkep (49,87)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 627 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Defending force 488 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Japanese adjusted assault: 24

Allied adjusted defense: 7

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singkep !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
939 casualties reported
Squads: 50 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1


Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF

Defending units:
Riouw KNIL Battalion


Nanchang

 

Turno 143 - 8 Aprile 42

Lotta sottomarina
E' giunta la notizia di un affondamento di un sottomarino jap: spero sia vera.

Subito controbilanciata da una perdita sicura da parte alleata :
Submarine attack near King Island at 80,172

Japanese Ships
SS I-19

Allied Ships
xAKL Louisianan, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage


Java
I pochi resti delle truppe olandesi in ritirata da Batavia sono letteralmente fatte a pezzi dal cielo:
Morning Air attack on KNIL Army Command , at 50,98

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 111
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 12 damaged


Allied ground losses:
326 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled)


Basi minori
Oggi cadono Dumaguete, Sawahloento e Munda

 

Turno 144 - 9 Aprile 42

Lotta sottomarina

Ricorderò per molto tempo questo nome: I-19! Prima o poi lo affanderò

Questo sottomarino mi ha affondato 3 mercantili in 2 giorni

Submarine attack near King Island at 80,173

Japanese Ships
SS I-19

Allied Ships
xAKL Nam Yong, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Submarine attack near Flinders Island at 83,174

Japanese Ships
SS I-19

Allied Ships
xAK Ellenga, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


Java
Debole tentativo di arrivare ai trasporti jap fermato senza appello:
Night Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 50,98, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Asashio
DD Oshio
DD Nagatsuki

Allied Ships
PT TM-6, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT TM-10, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Cina
Dopo qualche giorno di relativa calma, oggi un attacco per parte: il numero di unità distrutte da parte cinese è sempre altissimo

Ground combat at 92,36

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3299 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 119

Defending force 3372 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

Japanese adjusted assault: 172

Allied adjusted defense: 49

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
1186 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ground combat at 83,55

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 5220 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 231

Defending force 2929 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 116

Allied adjusted assault: 112

Japanese adjusted defense: 147

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
291 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
684 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Assaulting units:
72nd Chinese Corps

Defending units:
62nd Infantry Brigade

 

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Scusate per l'assenza, in questi mesi ho trascurato l'AAR: pensavo non lo leggesse nessuno e mi sono concentrato sul gioco. A breve posterò un resoconto area per area con screenshot. Siamo arrivati al16 maggio: i punti vittoria jap sono 19000, i miei 8000.

In breve la guerra non procede bene gli alleati: i sottomarini jap mietono vittime quasi ad ogni turno mentre la mia capacità ASW è ancora a livelli ridicoli! Purtroppo per spostare truppe ed aerei dagli USA devo per forza mettere in mare tutti i cargo disponibili e i cacciatorpedinieri di scorta sono pochissimi.
Le DEI sono totalmente in mano Jap, tranne qualche piccola base con deboli guarnigioni che cadranno a breve.
Anche Bataan è caduta dopo quasi 4 mesi d'assedio: 30.000 uomini si sono arresi, oramai senza viveri e munizioni. L'ulteriore brutta notizia è che adesso Gamma ha oltre 1000AV da poter ricollocare dove vuole. Credo che la direzione più probabile sarà Port Moresby e Nuove Ebridi.
Infatti Lae e Buna sono oramai importanti basi jap dove si sta registrando un massiccio traffico di navi nemiche.
Non appena sbarcati a Buna ho cercato di arrecare più danni possibili alla flotta nemica con gli aerei di base a Port Moresby ma sono stati 3 giorni di vero massacro per la RAAF: persi più di 100 aerei tra caccia, bombardieri leggeri e cacciabombardieri senza aver affondato neanche un peschereccio nemico! In pratica ho perso l'80% della flotta aerea a PM che con tanta fatica avevo raccimolato. Le perdite aeree nemiche sono state irrisorie: una decina di Zero in tutto. La spiegazione è molto semplice: i miei piloti, in training da mesi, avevano esperienza al massimo di 55 mentre i jap erano veterani della marina imperiale con esperienza 80!
Per colmare i vuoti sto trasportanto quanti più caccia e cacciabombardieri con piloti esperti (in media comunque livelli nettamente inferiori ai colleghi jap) per essere pronto nelle prossime settimane ma dispero di poterlo fermare.
Anche gli equipaggi sulle CV americane hanno esperienza media 60 e solo da poco comincio a ricevere Dauntless e F4F-4 Wildcat per sostituire gli aerei più obsoleti (l'upgrade è ancora in corso ahimè).

L'Indonesia è tutta in mano jap: per ora sul confine Indo-Birmano non si segnalano movimenti nemici.
Dall'Indonesia adesso Gamma sta cercando di risalire a nord per entrare in Cina dal Tibet. Sto organizzando la difesa e credo che li si combatterà una battaglia decisiva: ad ogni modo se Gamma impegnerà troppi AV sto pensando ad una offensiva dall'India per alleggerire il nuovo fronte.
Un'altra battaglia di dimensioni immense si sta combattendo per Sian: qui Gamma sta impegnado 13 divisioni più altre unità di artiglieria, del genio. I suoi AV sono oltre 7000 mentre io supero a malapena i 4000. Ad ogni modo ad ogni assalto le perdite jap sono sempre tremende (per esempio nell'ultimo assalto ha perso 20.000 uomini ed io 15.000).

Le Aleutine per ora sono ancora in mano alleata, come anche tutte le isole che collegano PH a Palau. Sto anche qui cercando di rinforzare il più possibile le guarnigioni ma quello che manca sono unità di fanteria con AV!!! Come diceva Churchill "Se si vuole difendere tutto non si difende nulla"