aztez vs katsuragi (DaBabes mod december 7th start)

[aztez]

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

Is this the first time you are playing with SU activation?

No. I think this is 4th or 5th time when SU gets activated.... [:)]

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: aztez

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

Is this the first time you are playing with SU activation?

No. I think this is 4th or 5th time when SU gets activated.... [:)]

I missed playing with them in my game vs Erik. They looked formidable though! [:)]

[aztez]

Jocmeister: Definately! However I'am not expecting walk in the park scenario in Manchuko. I guess we will find out soon enough though.


Pacific Theatre / August 10th - 15hth 1945


The japanese home islands situation remains deadlock but we keep bombing stuff daily...

There is an carrier vs carrier battle to report. The RN TF's moved to intercept enemy forces near Mergui and this resulted carrier vs carrier battle.

The result was however inconclusive with both sides launching mainly non-organized strikes at each other.

I can confirm that CV Amagi, CVL Ruyho, CV Shinano, CV Unryu were spotted with IJN battleships.

Only casualty of this duel was CV Amagi which was torpedoed by SS Tromp and also hit with Barracuda dive bombers. Next SS Tantalus hit the crippled carrier which is now reported sunk near Phuket.

Rest of the japanese navy withdrew towards Singapore despite RN TF's interception attemps. Now only peace remains but one more enemy carrier down....

Russians are making advances destroyed enemy defensive postions near Rashin and last turn captured Heiho. More troops are arriving at frontlines here so battles will intensify soon...

[aztez]

Pacific Theatre / August 16th - 17th 1945


B29 bombers visit Osaka/Kyoto at night. The city is left burning. The allied 4E bombers destroy enemy aircraft engine factory at Maebashi.

The japanese aircraft engine production capabilities are now severely crippled.

There no sign of IJN TF's thus they are retiring towards Singapore.

Russians troops liberate Hailar, Sunwu and Kotou and reach the outskirsts of Mutankiang....

[aztez]

Pacific Theatre / August 18th - 27th 1945


Allied continue to bomb industrial targets and airfields around Japan.

British troops make an landing at Victoria Point and secure the base there.

This thrust threatens to cut enemy supply lines in 1/2 by disconnecting railroad between Bangkok and Singapore.

Russians make an steady advance and are gaining ground. There were two larger ground battles last turn.

Japanese held out at Rashin but in Mutankiang defensive positions were overrun...

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Ground combat at Mutankiang (111,42)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 157535 troops, 2338 guns, 2186 vehicles, Assault Value = 5737

Defending force 61377 troops, 604 guns, 325 vehicles, Assault Value = 1736

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 6091

Japanese adjusted defense: 639

Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied forces CAPTURE Mutankiang !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 11 destroyed
Ki-46-I Dinah: 1 destroyed
Ki-15-II Babs: 2 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
19225 casualties reported
Squads: 459 destroyed, 354 disabled
Non Combat: 752 destroyed, 166 disabled
Engineers: 192 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 353 (318 destroyed, 35 disabled)
Vehicles lost 283 (279 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 15
Units destroyed 1


Allied ground losses:
3001 casualties reported
Squads: 55 destroyed, 1033 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 191 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 128 disabled
Guns lost 187 (10 destroyed, 177 disabled)
Vehicles lost 248 (14 destroyed, 234 disabled)


Assaulting units:
339th Guards SU Regiment
384th Rifle Division
231st Rifle Division
393rd Rifle Division
257th Tank Brigade
105th Rifle Division
75th Tank Brigade
259th Tank Brigade
39th Rifle Division
76th Tank Brigade
208th Tank Brigade
59th Rifle Division
386th Rifle Division
22nd Rifle Division
77th Tank Brigade
365th Rifle Division
72nd Tank Brigade
210th Tank Brigade
300th Rifle Division
40th Rifle Division
335th Guards SU Regiment
46th Engr-Sapper Brigade
50th Cannon Regiment
950th Artillery Regiment
221st Corps Art Brigade
87th Howitzer Regiment
1138th Cannon Regiment
215th Howitzer Regiment
61st Anti-Tank Brigade
219th Corps Art Brigade
25th Army
182nd Howitzer Regiment
1124th Cannon Regiment
386th Howitzer Regiment

Defending units:
8th Division
25th Division
128th Division
134th Ind.Mixed Brigade
112th Division
132nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
26th Tank Regiment
36th Const Co
6th RF Gun Battalion
34th Const Co
35th Const Co
39th JAAF AF Bn
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Area Army
86th JAAF AF Bn



... these troops retreated towards Yenki.

[aztez]

Pacific Theatre / August 28th - 31st 1945


Allied heavy bombers are back on bombing Tokyo at night. The fighter resistance is light.

Recon aircraft spotted large pack of aircraft at Ominato. An strike was issued and results were good. In past four days around 300-500 enemy aircraft has been destroyed there.

Victoria Point is secured at Burma and build up continues there.

Russian advance is continuing and troops secure Taonan.

The battle of Rashing is ongoing and the battles at Yenki and Tsisihar are about begin. The japanese troops forced out of Mutankiang were hit by armoured units near Yenki.

This was unsuccesfull but now the infantry has arrived and hopefully he is unable to get out of the way!

All in all full scale advance is ongoing in severeal sectors.

Past weeks allied submarines have been hitting targets in various areas. Happy with that and hope this continues...

[aztez]

The game is still on but Chris is having a lot of stuff to deal with RL. Thus turns are irregular.

I have no objections or feel badly about this. He is an class act opponent and we will grind this through eventually.

Personally on the crossroads whether to take an semi- retirement from the game or grind through once more! [:)]

Need to think about this since basically have the time but whether that actually happens remains to be seen.

This however will see it END OF WAR date in due time and quite pleased how I fought thus far but definately not satisfied.

[aztez]

Pacific Theatre / September 1st - 7th 1945


Allied bombers have kept pressure on around HI and B29's have kept visiting Tokyo.

The enemy fighter resistance has been decreasing and we have managed to destroy additional aircraft at Ominato. That airfield is now closed.

Burma has now been somewhat peaceful and I'am preparing for the next move.

In China there has not been action either but considering changing this scenario in forthcoming weeks...

Around the pacific moving troops and supplies which is the boring logistical stuff but needs to be done.

Russia is a diffrent story and this definately have been active theatre. There has been large ground battles at Rashin. The forts are down to 0 so expecting the base to fall soon.

Also several other smaller ground battles are fought around Manchuko....

[Seytan]

Isnt it unfair to use the Russians at this point?

[aztez]

ORIGINAL: Seytan

Isnt it unfair to use the Russians at this point?

Definately not.. they are activated and good to go! [:D]