Rumble in the Southwest witpqs-A vs Andav-J 2011-11-29 to 2017-02-08

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Nice to knock off Gifu. Any idea how many aircraft factories you destroyed?

Good point, I forgot about that. That was one of the nice things I noticed about Gifu when planning the op.

I'll count up the armaments or vehicle factories (whichever it is they morph into) next turn. I didn't take a screen pic of recon there so I won't be able to tell how big they were or what they were.

No feature in Tracker to track industries by location?

Enemy industries?? I doubt it.

[witpqs]

1945 July 09

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Hachinohe !!!
Allied forces CAPTURE Yingkow !!!
Allied forces CAPTURE Liaoyuan !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Akita
Hachinohe

Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Akita
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Oita
Allied Ships Bombarding Hachinohe


China frontier.

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Ground combat at Yingkow (101,43)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 90510 troops, 94 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2886

Defending force 32770 troops, 358 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 930

Allied adjusted assault: 1366

Japanese adjusted defense: 246

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Yingkow !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
6502 casualties reported
Squads: 434 destroyed, 260 disabled
Non Combat: 312 destroyed, 131 disabled
Engineers: 59 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 185 (161 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Vehicles lost 71 (71 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 15
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
1635 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 383 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
33rd Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
120th Red Chinese Division
79th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
36th Group Army
Central Reserve
38th Group Army
NCAC
1st War Area
34th Group Army
15th Group Army
33rd Group Army
5th War Area
14th Group Army
28th Group Army
39th Group Army

Defending units:
3rd Manchukuo Distr/B Division
77th Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th Mongol Cavalry Division
5th Manchukuo Cav Brigade
7th Mongol Cavalry Division
119th Division
87th Infantry Regiment
3rd Manchukuo Distr/A Division
88th Ind.Mixed Brigade
22nd Ind Engineer Regiment
9th Mongol/C Cavalry Division
Mongol Garrison Army
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
52nd Field AA Battalion
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
26th Fld AA Machinecannon Company
3rd Mobile Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Fld AA Machinecannon Company


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Ground combat at Liaoyuan (105,40)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13772 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 499

Defending force 1228 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Allied adjusted assault: 232

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 77 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Liaoyuan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
581 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
13th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
2nd Manchukuo Cav Brigade


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Imperial air power flexed its muscles in this AO, with CAP impeding our strikes against Yingkow and shoointg down some precious B-25D and escorts. Imperial death gliders made their own mark at both battle points - Yingkow and Liaoyuan - but our ground forces had such supremacy that they prevailed anyway. Both towns are secured and the rail heads at both will start receiving many additonal combat units to expand behind the enemy MLR.

[witpqs]

Home Islands west.

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Ground combat at Oita (104,59)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 18410 troops, 645 guns, 935 vehicles, Assault Value = 2784

Defending force 13830 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Allied adjusted assault: 523

Japanese adjusted defense: 10

Allied assault odds: 52 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
5428 casualties reported
Squads: 131 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 665 destroyed, 92 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 47 (47 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
5th Marine Division
192nd Tank Battalion
713th Flame Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
32nd Infantry Division
96th Infantry Division
33rd Infantry Division
775th Tank Battalion
706th Tank Battalion
194th Tank Battalion
766th Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
711th Tank Battalion
670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
41st Infantry Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
Provisionl Tank Brigade
7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
544th Field Artillery Battalion
517th Field Artillery Battalion
82nd Mortar Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
251st Field Artillery Battalion
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
44th Division
46th Division
93rd Division
109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
146th Division
3rd/C Division


44th Division Wiped Out at Oita by attrition!!!
Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Oita
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[font="Tahoma"]Oita Imperial LCUs Present
06___07___07___07___07___07___07___07___
_26___03___04___05___06___07___08___09__
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 146th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 16th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X_____________ 3rd/A Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd/C Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 44th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 46th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 80th Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 93rd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X_____________ Hoyo Fortress
_X____X____X____X____X____X_____________ Seikai JNAF Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X____X_____________ Waifu JAAF Base Force[/font]

3 enemy units remain with less than 15,000 troops. Most of our units will attack tomorrow; only the few with the highest disruption will hold back. The forces from Kanoya have arrived and will all attack tomorrow.

It looks like there are 14 Vehicle Assembly plants at Gifu, most or all should be ex-aircraft factories.

Our air strikes on ground forces at Maizuru to slow down Imperials trying to move east (so we can block the road on them) appear to be working but are costly. W should have two divisions in that blocking hex tomorrow with several armoured units to follow as they unpack from trains at Gifu.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east.

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Ground combat at Hachinohe (118,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25829 troops, 530 guns, 429 vehicles, Assault Value = 1206

Defending force 20542 troops, 293 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 429

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 1396

Japanese adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 107 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Hachinohe !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
8880 casualties reported
Squads: 126 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 351 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 161 (156 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 93 (93 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 14

Allied ground losses:
258 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
27th Infantry Division
Americal Infantry Division
4th Marine Division
1st Arm Amphib Battalion
545th Field Artillery Battalion
III Amphib Corps
168th Field Artillery Battalion
669th Field Artillery Battalion
XI US Corps
543rd Field Artillery Battalion
531st Field Artillery Battalion
668th Field Artillery Battalion
655th Field Artillery Battalion
1st USMC AA Battalion
181st Field Artillery Battalion
18th Marine AA Battalion

Defending units:
67th Inf Group Brigade
100th Ind.Mixed Brigade
76th Ind.Mixed Brigade
103rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
72nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
51st Air Defense AA Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
6th Medium Mortar Battalion
12th RF Gun Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
45th Field AA Battalion
53rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
79th Field AA Battalion
17th RF Gun Battalion
10th Special Base Force


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[font="Tahoma"]Hachinohe - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___
_06___09__
_X____X___ 100th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X___ 103rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X___ 10th Special Base Force
_X____X___ 12th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X___ 17th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X___ 1st RF Gun Battalion
_X____X___ 45th Field AA Battalion
_X____X___ 51st Air Defense AA Regiment
_X____X___ 53rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X___ 5th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X___ 67th Inf Group Brigade
_X____X___ 6th Medium Mortar Battalion
_X____X___ 72nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X___ 76th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X___ 79th Field AA Battalion[/font]

Unexpectedly good results, and the 4th Marine Division just landed and did not participate. That unit will march into Akita as fast as possible, and all assigned air and naval bombardments will shift there. Another division will land at Akita beginning tonight but the armor and artillery are still a good two days out. The remaining two divisions are on the docks awaiting transport. So we will begin attacking ASAP with the three divisions, or maybe two if 4th Marine Div is still marching.

[witpqs]

The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

[witpqs]

1945 July 10

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:


There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Akita

Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Akita
Allied Ships Bombarding Nagoya
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Oita
Allied Ships Bombarding Akita


China frontier.
Lots of movement forward.

[witpqs]

Home Islands west.

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Ground combat at Oita (104,59)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 60212 troops, 1208 guns, 1929 vehicles, Assault Value = 2794

Defending force 4635 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied adjusted assault: 1285

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1285 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
6628 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 543 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Assaulting units:
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
33rd Infantry Division
96th Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
32nd Infantry Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
775th Tank Battalion
5th Marine Division
713th Flame Tank Battalion
41st Infantry Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
706th Tank Battalion
711th Tank Battalion
766th Tank Battalion
Provisionl Tank Brigade
226th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
517th Field Artillery Battalion
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
544th Field Artillery Battalion
251st Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
82nd Mortar Battalion
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
146th Division
46th Division
93rd Division


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[font="Tahoma"]Oita Imperial LCUs Present
06___07___07___07___07___07___07___07___07___
_26___03___04___05___06___07___08___09___10__
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 146th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________ 16th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X__________________ 3rd/A Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 3rd/C Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 44th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 46th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________ 80th Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 93rd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X__________________ Hoyo Fortress
_X____X____X____X____X____X__________________ Seikai JNAF Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X____X__________________ Waifu JAAF Base Force[/font]

Oita now secured. All available units will make for Shimonoseki to either particiapte in or follow up the river crossing.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Hirosaki/Aomori at 117,54, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-544
MTB G-554, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Wren
DD Young, Shell hits 1
DD Cassin Young
DE O'Neill
DE Parks
DE Swearer
DMS Hobson
AM Revenge
AM Starling
APA U.S. Grant
APA Wayne, Shell hits 1
APA Kittson
APA Newberry
APA Effingham, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
APA Freestone
APA Karnes
APA Lauderdale
APA Sibley
APA Rutland
APA Sanborn
APA Banner

Allied ground losses:
1884 casualties reported
Squads: 49 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 26 (25 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
DE Swearer engages MTB G-554 at 1,000 yards
DD Young engages MTB G-554 at 1,000 yards
DE Parks engages MTB G-554 at 1,000 yards
MTB G-554 engages APA Effingham at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
APA Banner , APA Sanborn , APA Rutland ,
APA Sibley , APA Lauderdale , APA Karnes screened from combat
- escorted by DD Cassin Young , DD Young , DD Wren ,
DE Swearer , DE Parks , DE O'Neill ,
DMS Hobson , AM Starling
MTB G-554 engages AM Revenge at 2,000 yards
MTB G-554 engages APA Freestone at 2,000 yards
MTB G-554 engages APA Wayne at 2,000 yards
APA Banner , APA Sanborn screened from combat
- escorted by DD Cassin Young , DD Young , DD Wren ,
DE Swearer , DE Parks , DE O'Neill ,
DMS Hobson , AM Starling
MTB G-544 engages APA Sibley at 2,000 yards
MTB G-554 engages APA Freestone at 2,000 yards
APA Banner , APA Sanborn , APA Rutland ,
APA Sibley screened from combat
- escorted by DD Cassin Young , DD Young , DD Wren ,
DE Swearer , DE Parks , DE O'Neill ,
DMS Hobson , AM Starling
APA Banner screened from combat
- escorted by DD Cassin Young , DD Young , DD Wren ,
DE Swearer , DE Parks , DE O'Neill ,
DMS Hobson , AM Starling
MTB G-554 engages AM Revenge at 2,000 yards
MTB G-544 engages APA Effingham at 2,000 yards
Okura K. orders Japanese TF to disengage
APA Banner , APA Sanborn , APA Rutland ,
APA Sibley screened from combat
- escorted by DD Cassin Young , DD Young , DD Wren ,
DE Swearer , DE Parks , DE O'Neill ,
DMS Hobson , AM Starling
AM Revenge engages MTB G-554 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
APA Banner , APA Sanborn , APA Rutland ,
APA Sibley , APA Lauderdale , APA Karnes screened from combat
- escorted by DD Cassin Young , DD Young , DD Wren ,
DE Swearer , DE Parks , DE O'Neill ,
DMS Hobson , AM Starling
AM Revenge engages MTB G-554 at 7,000 yards
DD Cassin Young engages MTB G-544 at 7,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Crikey! The Aussies are hopping mad!

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Ground combat at Akita (117,55)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11372 troops, 102 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 741

Defending force 21816 troops, 328 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 693

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

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

Assaulting units:
19th Division
47th Engineer Regiment
70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
51st Depot Division
33rd Special Base Force
22nd Fld AA Gun Co
16th AA Regiment
7th Medium Mortar Battalion
Masuda JAAF Base Force

Defending units:
3rd Australian Division
11th Australian Division


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[font="Tahoma"]Akita - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___
_07___10__
_X____X___ 16th AA Regiment
______X___ 19th Division
_X________ 19th/A Division
_X________ 19th/B Division
_X________ 19th/C Division
_X____X___ 22nd Fld AA Gun Co
_X____X___ 33rd Special Base Force
_X________ 34th Ind.AA Gun Co
_X____X___ 47th Engineer Regiment
_X____X___ 51st Depot Division
_X____X___ 70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X___ 7th Medium Mortar Battalion
_X____X___ Masuda JAAF Base Force[/font]

The Australians will shock attack tomorrow, because 'Remember the Effingham!'.

Most of the divisions at Gifu plus armor and artillery (the armor just arriving after the battles) will now head NE to the blocking hex from where they can head west into Maizuru, the next target. After Maizuru is secured, all available forces will convoerge on Osaka/Kyoto.

[witpqs]

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[BBfanboy]

witpqs: The Australians will shock attack tomorrow, because 'Remember the Effingham!'.

If they think the Effingham was rancid, wait till they try the Effingmutton!

[witpqs]

1945 July 11

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:


There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:


Imperial Naval Bombardments
Japanese Ships Bombarding Takamatsu

Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Maizuru
Allied Ships Bombarding Akita
Allied Ships Bombarding Akita


China frontier.
Lots of movement forward.

[witpqs]

Home Islands west.
Good air attacks. Continued movement across from Kyushu to Honshu.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east.
I think they have cloned Admiral Tanaka and now have him commanding all their MTB.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akita at 116,55, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-544, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB G-554

Allied Ships
DD Howorth
DD Schroeder
DD Porter II
DD Tsuyung
DD Mengtze, Torpedo hits 1

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
MTB G-554 engages DD Mengtze at 2,000 yards
DD Tsuyung engages MTB G-544 at 2,000 yards
MTB G-544 sunk by DD Mengtze at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Mengtze engages MTB G-554 at 7,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akita at 116,55, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Choun Maru #7, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
SC Ch 61, Shell hits 13, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Howorth
DD Schroeder
DD Porter II
DD Tsuyung
DD Mengtze

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
PB Choun Maru #7 sunk by DD Porter II at 2,000 yards
DD Schroeder engages SC Ch 61 at 2,000 yards
Massive explosion on SC Ch 61
Massive explosion on SC Ch 61
SC Ch 61 sunk by DD Mengtze at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Maizuru at 110,58, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-12, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
MTB G-14
MTB G-15, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Iowa
BB New Jersey
BB Wisconsin
BB Missouri
DD Boyd
DD Bradford, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Conner
DD Conway
DD Dashiell
DD Albert Grant
DD Luce

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
Lee, Willis "Ching" crosses the 'T'
MTB G-15 sunk by DD Albert Grant at 2,000 yards
MTB G-12 sunk by DD Albert Grant at 2,000 yards
DD Bradford engages MTB G-14 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Albert Grant engages MTB G-14 at 3,000 yards
DD Luce engages MTB G-14 at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Conway engages MTB G-14 at 7,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Both destroyers are making their way to port. Other night engagements were less exciting.

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Ground combat at Akita (117,55)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11238 troops, 101 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 725

Defending force 35327 troops, 474 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 1125

Japanese ground losses:
140 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
19th Division
70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
47th Engineer Regiment
51st Depot Division
22nd Fld AA Gun Co
7th Medium Mortar Battalion
33rd Special Base Force
16th AA Regiment
Masuda JAAF Base Force

Defending units:
4th Marine Division
3rd Australian Division
11th Australian Division


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Ground combat at Akita (117,55)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 21854 troops, 328 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 1125

Defending force 26953 troops, 281 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 714

Allied adjusted assault: 387

Japanese adjusted defense: 446

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1198 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 20 (2 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
902 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 126 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd Australian Division
4th Marine Division
11th Australian Division

Defending units:
47th Engineer Regiment
70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
19th Division
51st Depot Division
7th Medium Mortar Battalion
22nd Fld AA Gun Co
33rd Special Base Force
16th AA Regiment
Masuda JAAF Base Force


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[font="Tahoma"]Akita - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___07___
_07___10___11__
_X____X____X___ 16th AA Regiment
______X____X___ 19th Division
_X_____________ 19th/A Division
_X_____________ 19th/B Division
_X_____________ 19th/C Division
_X____X____X___ 22nd Fld AA Gun Co
_X____X____X___ 33rd Special Base Force
_X_____________ 34th Ind.AA Gun Co
_X____X____X___ 47th Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X___ 51st Depot Division
_X____X____X___ 70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X___ 7th Medium Mortar Battalion
_X____X____X___ Masuda JAAF Base Force[/font]

Those were the two Australian divisions shock attacking; the USMC division just arrived. Not sure where the disruption (-) came from, maybe I misread the display last turn?? Tomorrow the USMC division will attack while the others recover. More Akita prepared units will begin landing tonight.

An enemy unit from Maizuru has moved into the hex NE of Gifu that cuts Imperial movement. More enemy are behind it so our two divisions will attack at once. Massive forces will arrive tomorrow for any follow on plus the drive into Maizuru.

[witpqs]

The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

[witpqs]

1945 July 12

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:


There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Akita

Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Akita
Allied Ships Bombarding Akita


Sync Bug! Sunc Bug! The combat report generated by the replay is 84,297 characters long. The official combat report written by the turn is 104,645 characters long! In both versions CVE Trumpeter was hit in a night torpedo attack. In the official version the ground results at Akita were somewhat better than in the replay.

China frontier.
Our troops are moving out of Yingkow on both Port Arthur and Antung. More units are a few days away from Yingkow that will move on Anshan.

Our troops are now also beginning to move out of Liaoyuan on Changchun and on to Kirin, then Yenki. The objective is to cut off Imperial troops from the northern and eastern reaches of Manuchuria while the other spearhead finishes liberating the southwest. Units that have been recuperating at Nanking and Shanghai will rail to Liaoyuan to participate in this thrust.

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Home Islands west.
Based on movement rate, the crossing from Kyushu to Honshu - into Shimonoseki - might be tomorrow. Air strkes against defenses at Shimonoseki have been fantastic.

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Home Islands east.
The mines are being cleared at Tsu. CVE Trumpeter is in port at Tsu to make temporary repairs.

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Ground combat at 111,58 (near Maizuru)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27282 troops, 636 guns, 644 vehicles, Assault Value = 2099

Defending force 1458 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Allied adjusted assault: 711

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 711 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1953 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 121 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
14th Indian Division
2nd British Division
18th British Division
18th Cavalry Regiment
25th Indian Division
19th Motorised Division
26th Indian Division
88th Medium Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
86th Medium Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment

Defending units:
206th Division


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The host at this location will now race west into Maizuru, but I can't tell if they will take the hex side before the enemy on a reciprocal course does so.

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Ground combat at Akita (117,55)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6035 troops, 66 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 630

Defending force 37279 troops, 650 guns, 608 vehicles, Assault Value = 1189

Japanese ground losses:
203 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 27 (23 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
19th Division
51st Depot Division
16th AA Regiment
7th Medium Mortar Battalion
33rd Special Base Force
Masuda JAAF Base Force

Defending units:
3rd Australian Division
4th Marine Division
763rd Tank Battalion
762nd Tank Battalion
11th Australian Division
198th Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
532nd Field Artillery Battalion
225th Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment


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Ground combat at Akita (117,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14549 troops, 316 guns, 190 vehicles, Assault Value = 1189

Defending force 24763 troops, 262 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 613

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 332

Japanese adjusted defense: 243

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
785 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 63 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
763rd Tank Battalion
4th Marine Division
762nd Tank Battalion
3rd Australian Division
11th Australian Division
249th Field Artillery Battalion
225th Field Artillery Battalion
532nd Field Artillery Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
19th Division
51st Depot Division
16th AA Regiment
33rd Special Base Force
7th Medium Mortar Battalion
Masuda JAAF Base Force


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[font="Tahoma"]Akita - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___07___07___
_07___10___11___12__
_X____X____X____X___ 16th AA Regiment
______X____X____X___ 19th Division
_X__________________ 19th/A Division
_X__________________ 19th/B Division
_X__________________ 19th/C Division
_X____X____X________ 22nd Fld AA Gun Co
_X____X____X____X___ 33rd Special Base Force
_X__________________ 34th Ind.AA Gun Co
_X____X____X________ 47th Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 51st Depot Division
_X____X____X____X___ 70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X___ 7th Medium Mortar Battalion
_X____X____X____X___ Masuda JAAF Base Force[/font]

That was the 4th Marine Division attacking alone. With 14% disruption, that division will attack again with the support of the armor and artillery which just landed. The two Australian divisions will continue recovering disruption. Meanwhile, the final two divisions assigned to Akita are loading at Sapporo, but I suspect the place will be in our hands before they land.

A large force will now move on Ominato from Hachinohe.

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The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

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The 'bad' combat report from the replay, in case anyone is curious how the correct versus sync bug reports compare.

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1945 July 13

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Akita !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Akita

Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Akita
Allied Ships Bombarding Akita
Allied Ships Bombarding Akita



China frontier.
Imperial death gliders roamed the skies over our front most lines until today, when the newly repositioned Chinese Air Force bit into them. More fighters moved forward for tomorrow.