vM v. Drakken - WitP PBEM

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

I'll have it tonight.

[Drakken]

Newsflash from the US War Department, December 10th, 1941

A flotilla of Japanese transports and light escorts aiming for Baker Island was intercepted and shredded into pieces by American aircrafts. More than 2300 Japanese infantry men, including equipment and guns, are reported lost at sea. 

(Comment: Sorry you unexpectedly peeked where you shouldn't have peeked, man. )

A Japanese task force has started bombing the base of Kuantan, 200 miles northeast of Singapore. Reports from the BBC states that RAF units from Singapore and Malaya reacted with alacrity, coordinating their naval attack waves, with the results that Japanese battleships Yamashiro and Fuso were successfully bombed several times and heavily damaged. Reports further indicates that Fuso took most of the bombs hits, and that fire was reported seen on deck.

In other news, Japanese has carried an offensive in Kota Bharu, driving the English and Indian garrison stationed there. Despite a vigorous defence Kota Bharu has reported fallen to the Japanese onslaught.

Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5168 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 176

Defending force 4400 troops, 44 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 144

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 90

Allied adjusted defense: 15

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
      994 casualties reported
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 70 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
      Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
      1856 casualties reported
         Squads: 47 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 119 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 42 (42 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Units retreated 2
      Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
    56th Infantry Regiment
    12th Engineer Regiment
    5th JAAF AF Coy

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

[Drakken]

vM, you should have a file either late tonight or early tomorrow. There's not a lot of things to tweak for the Allies this turn.

EDIT: Turn 5 sent.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Turn 6 should be done tonight.

I do wish to send advance condolences to the families of the crew of the USS Louisville, though. 

[Drakken]

Turn 6 should be done tonight.

I do wish to send advance condolences to the families of the crew of the USS Louisville, though. 

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Yeah, well I forgot to cut the reaction range of the SAG I spawned from KB.

[Drakken]

Yeah, well I forgot to cut the reaction range of the SAG I spawned from KB.

Seems you forgot to remove your battleships from vicinity of Pearl Harbor, too. 

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Yeah, well I forgot to cut the reaction range of the SAG I spawned from KB.

Seems you forgot to remove your battleships from vicinity of Pearl Harbor, too. 

That is the task force I meant.

[Drakken]

Yeah, well I forgot to cut the reaction range of the SAG I spawned from KB.

Seems you forgot to remove your battleships from vicinity of Pearl Harbor, too. 

That is the task force I meant.

Oops. Some Navy staff officers will have to slit their bellies for that.   

[Drakken]

You'll have the Allies turn early tomorrow, I aim for mid afternoon tops.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Take your time.  I will probably be too drunk by the time I get home to even watch the combat replay until tomorrow morning.

[Drakken]

Take your time.  I will probably be too drunk by the time I get home to even watch the combat replay until tomorrow morning.

I wish I could but I work tonight and this weekend, so hopefully I'll dig into the next turn when I come back from work+gym later tomorrow. 

[Drakken]

Well that was a depressing December 12th turn. Wake has fallen, and 5 other bases, including the useless bases north of Papua New Guinea and Shortland just south of Buin. At least I've taken Ichang without firing a single bullet, probably because the Japs were tired of starving to death there.

Again, Overeager ASW DDs attacked the lingering SC task force left outside of PH. Lost only the USS Phelps in that night battle exchange, but I put several hits on some battleships, maybe enough to slow them down on the return. My PH airforce decided to take the day off that day. 

Very small consolation : Warhawks have encountered a whole squadron of Betty flying over Bataan without CAP escort, and the latter got torn apart.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Having (near-)division-strength SNLF units is nice.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

I need to have the commander of a certain covering group... relieved.