The Sun against the Eagle - Patton (Allies) vs Roccia (Japan)

Jan 22, 42

Su Rabaul e Lae si presentano i primi B-17D: avevo in CAP diversi Zero che però non riescono a fermare i bombardieri nemici. Devo accellerare l'avanzata verso Port Moresby prima che diventino un problema.

Più a sud, a Luganville, la KB sorprende due piccoli cargo mentre sbarcano rifornimenti: sull'isola è presente un'unità nemica forse Patton vuole sviluppare l'aeroporto e fortificare l'isola. Per ora non ho intenzione di attaccare in zona, ho altre priorità.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 120,150

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
B5N2 Kate x 16
D3A1 Val x 11



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AMC Monowai, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Steel Ranger, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk



A Bataan per ora mi limito a bombardare dal cielo e dall'aria: il fuoco dei cannoni alleati mi procura sempre molti più danni di quanto io arrechi loro ma almeno gli faccio bruciare preziosi supplies.
Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 40685 troops, 390 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 1624

Defending force 24720 troops, 506 guns, 367 vehicles, Assault Value = 853

Japanese ground losses:
338 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled


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


Assaulting units:
Sasebo 1st SNLF
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
65th Brigade
7th Tank Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
4th Division
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
48th Recon Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Const Co

Defending units:
2nd/45th PS Inf Battalion
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
3rd/45th PS Inf Battalion
1st/45th PS Inf Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
14th PS Engineer Regiment
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
201st PA Construction Battalion
1st USMC AA Battalion
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Far East USAAF
I Philippine Corps
Bataan USN Base Force
Manila Bay Defenses
301st Construction Battalion
202nd PA Construction Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment


Nelle DEI oggi cade Manado, le truppe ora saranno reimbarcate per continuare l'avanzata a sud togliendo preziosi aeroporti agli aerei nemici in questo settore. Le CV jap individuado ed affondano due cargo al largo di Tarakan.
Ground combat at Manado (75,99)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5406 troops, 51 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 218

Defending force 1612 troops, 2 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 64

Japanese adjusted assault: 92

Allied adjusted defense: 17

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manado !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
1740 casualties reported
Squads: 73 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2


Assaulting units:
146th Infantry Regiment
Kure 1st SNLF

Defending units:
Manado Garrison Battalion
Manado Base Force


In Malesia, mentre continua l'avanzata verso Singapore si procede a eliminare le truppe inglesi rimaste intrappolate:
Ground combat at 51,78 (near Kuantan)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5313 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 213

Defending force 1323 troops, 22 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Japanese adjusted assault: 111

Allied adjusted defense: 9

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
789 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Units destroyed 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
16th Naval Guard Unit
6th RTA Division

Defending units:
FMSV Brigade
8th Indian Brigade
3rd ISF Base Force
5th Field Regiment


Lotta sottomarina: perdo un PB al largo di Saigon mentre danneggio in modo serio un SS alleato vicino Miri.

 

Lotta sottomarina
Due importanti successi oggi per i miei lupi di mare: risultano affondati due trasporti truppa oceanici! Entrambi a ridosso delle coste australiane, questo vuol dire che Patton sta mandando rinforzi a Noumea e Port Moresby.

Submarine attack near Coffs Harbour at 96,163
Japanese Ships
SS I-26
Allied Ships
xAP Dominion Monarch, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
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Sub attack near Portsea at 81,172
Japanese Ships
SS I-20
Allied Ships
xAP President Madison, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Burma
Ed ora a Pegu! Non so perchè i miei Betty non si alzino in volo da giorni per intercettare le navi che probabilmente stanno scaricando rifornimenti a Rangoon, ma ora l'obbiettivo è Pegu (dove sono riportate molte unità nemiche) poi penseremo come gestire Rangoon. A Moulmein lascerò una divisione Thai e una brigata di cannoni per evitare sbarchi alle mie spalle.

Ground combat at 56,54 (near Moulmein)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 20407 troops, 200 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 727

Defending force 2094 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108

Japanese adjusted assault: 842

Allied adjusted defense: 11

Japanese assault odds: 76 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
197 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
1028 casualties reported
Squads: 89 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 36 (12 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Units retreated 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
3rd RTA Division
55th Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
53rd British Brigade
2nd Burma Brigade


A Bataan si continua a bombardare dal cielo e da terra:
Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 41211 troops, 419 guns, 93 vehicles, Assault Value = 1645

Defending force 24742 troops, 506 guns, 367 vehicles, Assault Value = 858

Japanese ground losses:
215 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



In Cina riporto una buona vittoria nel settore di Sinyang:
Ground combat at 86,49 (near Sinyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 20612 troops, 168 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 631

Defending force 9376 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 162

Japanese adjusted assault: 549

Allied adjusted defense: 151

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
861 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 71 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Allied ground losses:
2879 casualties reported
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
34th Division
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
58th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
7th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
21st Group Army

Domani arriverà a Wenchow la divisione di rinforzo e proverò un assalto alla città, temo un bagno di sangue per entrambi ma devo risolvere al più presto lo stallo per continuare l'avanzata verso l'interno.



Nei cieli di Singapore a sorpresa oggi si alzano in volo ben 27 Buffalo: a fine giornata il rapporto di perdite è di 11 a 4 a mio favore ma la battaglia per la supremazia aerea, che pensavo già vinta, si riapre!
Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9



Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 27


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

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 6 destroyed

 

Jan 24, 42

Birmania
Attacco il porto di Rangoon (visto che i miei betty non ne vogliono sapere di alzarsi in volo per attaccare le navi che scaricano nel porto) e lo trovo ben fornito di mercantili:

Afternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 28
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 9 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
xAKL Ardent, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Agnes, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Mundra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Chilka, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Chaksang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage


In Cina il primo assalto a Wenchow dopo che sono arrivati i rinforzi si traduce in un mezzo fiasco, ma almeno i forts sono ridotti a 0: ora dal cielo i bombardieri non permetteranno che i cinesi li ricostruiscano mentre è già in navigazione una potente TF per bombardare dal mare.
Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35242 troops, 355 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1609

Defending force 19512 troops, 123 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 671

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 1473

Allied adjusted defense: 1765

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
2232 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 296 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled
Guns lost 44 (2 destroyed, 42 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
870 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 87 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled


Assaulting units:
15th Division
17th Division
22nd Division
116th Division
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force