Advantage Japan
5th Division supported by 163rd regiment move aling the road South 1st Guard & 3brigade plus the plucky 4th Engineering attack Jitra.
Both sides detect during Naval movement North East of Anambs Island.
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During the Air Mission phase 3Ko, 12 Se and Yamada airgroups target in order of priority Prince of Wales and Repulse Yamada chooses Repulse as priority one. After some lack lustre attempts just 2 hits land on the PoW.
Land based strikes have no effect.
Moving into the Naval segment the combat is fierce. Despite bringing Destroyers on in the first cycle [which can not reach at long range] no one hits much of anything. The 2nd phase sees bidding ending up at short range.
Torpedos roil the ocean. Inflicting severe damage. The Prince of Wales is hit 3 times and sinks. Repulse is targeted next and takes on two hits. Counter fire from guns and torpedos places just 1 damage on BB Haruna.
The third naval round sees the withdrawal of the DD’s who are sunk by gun fire. A rout.
1G, the Tankers and Engineers take on 11th Indian Division which while large is not high caliber.
They take massive losses, but make their TQ check so retreat. Halving losses and remain active. All LRA craft and base are taken over [air elim]
Nipponese base established. Given we have a fixed number of bases able to be deployed, we may or may not want to place a base here unless it proves valuable to the cause.
End of sequence in the Battle Cycle.
Thanks for these updates, Kev.
In earlier posts, you mentioned “bidding” (Command Points, for example). As you are soloing the game, how are you handling that aspect? By a die roll perhaps? Thanks.
Let me look and see what I did !! LOL
There is a table for solitaire bidding. I can’t remember how it works off hand.