Here is the situation in China. I did fight a few combats this turn and made some progress. Here are all the land combats including Tarakan, Batangas, Okha, and Petropavlovsk:
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Ground combat at 90,56
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 14388 troops, 112 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 427
Defending force 5343 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 172
Japanese adjusted assault: 376
Allied adjusted defense: 10
Japanese assault odds: 37 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
4172 casualties reported
Squads: 115 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 59 destroyed, 73 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
15th Division
Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 24133 troops, 170 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 646
Defending force 16665 troops, 97 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 279
Japanese adjusted assault: 455
Allied adjusted defense: 169
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
1724 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 95 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 83 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1838 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 61 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 90 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 21 disabled
Assaulting units:
35th Division
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
Defending units:
40th Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
98th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
1st War Area
39th Group Army
24th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at 87,45
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 1072 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41
Defending force 1141 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25
Japanese adjusted assault: 56
Allied adjusted defense: 9
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)
Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
370 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
24th NCPC Route Brigade
Defending units:
8th New Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at Batangas (79,78)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 3726 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
Defending force 3938 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139
Japanese adjusted assault: 145
Allied adjusted defense: 9
Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Batangas !!!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses
Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
244 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1666 casualties reported
Squads: 80 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 64 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 15 (15 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Assaulting units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
Defending units:
41st PA Infantry Division
PAF Aviation
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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 1171 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43
Defending force 2249 troops, 46 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 36
Japanese adjusted assault: 39
Allied adjusted defense: 34
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Assaulting units:
I/81st Naval Guard Unit
III/81st Naval Guard Unit
Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
Tarakan Base Force
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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1089 troops, 30 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 21
Defending force 1047 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34
Assaulting units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
Tarakan Base Force
Defending units:
I/81st Naval Guard Unit
III/81st Naval Guard Unit
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Ground combat at Petropavlovsk (141,44)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 7139 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 141
Defending force 5366 troops, 21 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 167
Japanese ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Assaulting units:
Petropavlovsk Naval Fortress
198th Rifle Regiment
Kamchatka Command
428th Howitzer Regiment
Defending units:
2nd Engineer Regiment
II./4th Infantry Battalion
I./4th Infantry Battalion
2nd Recon Regiment
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North China map:
