China:
Two big Chinese Corps were eliminated during the second deliberate attack today at position 1 on the following map. I was surprised at the haul of destroyed squads. One more unit to go and all the trapped enemy forces will have been eliminated. AAR follows:
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Ground combat at 77,48 (near Chihkiang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12481 troops, 102 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 446
Defending force 17260 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 159
Japanese adjusted assault: 181
Allied adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 60 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
159 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Allied ground losses:
16635 casualties reported
Squads:
954 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat:
898 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 51 (51 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2
Assaulting units:
6th Division
Defending units:
74th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
I got lucky at position 2 today as the Chinese unit moving from Chungking shock attacked across the river into the waiting arms of 68th Division and suffered accordingly. I am so lucky I arrived at this hex the day before. The 68th Division is ordered to deliberate attack and clear the hex. AAR follows:
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Ground combat at 77,46 (near Chungking)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 835 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
Defending force 7746 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 175
Allied adjusted assault: 0
Japanese adjusted defense: 400
Allied assault odds: 1 to 99
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), supply(-)
Allied ground losses:
476 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (12 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Assaulting units:
95th Chinese Corps
Defending units:
68th Division
