The Bitter End - Topeverest (A) vs Admiral Kamikaze (E)

[topeverest]

Went as planned. empire was out of supply.

Ground combat at Lord Howe Island (100,169)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2701 troops, 42 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 97

Defending force 784 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied adjusted assault: 94

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 94 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Lord Howe Island !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
854 casualties reported
Squads: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 61 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 36 (36 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
97th Ind.Mixed Brigade

[topeverest]

token resistance only. Will be turning my attention to Darwin next.

[topeverest]

been pretty unremarkable turns.

Allies continue the empire-less conquest in Oz. Tasmania invaded.
Diego Garcia invasion prob occurs in 4 game days. Invasion TF's are at ADDU.
Last ships at Pearl destined for future invasions based out of Brisbane
Subs - one lost, 7 ASW attacks, and 4 empire ships hit. sub war is kinda slow

Expect to start up amphibious warfare from Brisbane around march 1, 1945. targets to be described.

[topeverest]

This will take some time clear, because I have to march across the island, but the end isn't in doubt.

[topeverest]

We're getting close to the CARNAGE...There will be blood.

[Capt. Harlock]

We're getting close to the CARNAGE...There will be blood.

Maybe you should let the IJA garrison "wither on the vine" instead?

[topeverest]

RL got in the way - as usual. This is one atoll that I need to have, because I will need to ferry troops to and from OZ and DEI (When I invade). I can't have him getting pot shots and freebie searches.

[topeverest]

impending decision...

Up loads don't seem to be working...will post when do next turn.

[topeverest]

Been a choppy week because of real life, but some progress has been made.

China - I have not really posted much about this, but I have been marshaling forces to Take Changsha, and the battle came to fruition this past turn.
Burma - the allies are across in one place on the river crossing, but still have several more to cross. main battle probably about 6 game days away, but it looks like I may be across.
Subs - 6 merchants hit / sunk in last 4 days and one sub lost.
Oz - Allies have mopped up all eastern and northern Oz and have invaded Tasmania. Pushing to Perth. Reconned Darwin, and it looks like the empire has completely evacuated. I am preparing to drop paratroopers from tenant creek as soon as possible.
Diego Garcia - invasion occurs this game turn.

Allied fleets are concentrated at Sydney and Brisbane. preparations are underway to resume amphibious war

[topeverest]

Ironically, it looks like a single unit moved into the hex and arrived after the battle...that is weird, but then odd things happen in this game.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 283133 troops, 1614 guns, 740 vehicles, Assault Value = 11242

Defending force 44105 troops, 477 guns, 143 vehicles, Assault Value = 1530

Allied adjusted assault: 5305

Japanese adjusted defense: 925

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
20013 casualties reported
Squads: 377 destroyed, 264 disabled
Non Combat: 417 destroyed, 226 disabled
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 56 disabled
Guns lost 161 (69 destroyed, 92 disabled)
Vehicles lost 41 (21 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Units retreated 7

Allied ground losses:
8789 casualties reported
Squads: 73 destroyed, 1236 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 136 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 64 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
74th Chinese Corps
28th (East African) Brigade
7th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
2nd British Para Brigade
73rd Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
Lushai Brigade
88th Chinese Corps
18th Cavalry Regiment
14th Construction Regiment
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
20th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
58th Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
10th Indian Division
51st Highland Division
19th Group Army
10th Group Army
25th Group Army
1st KNIL AA Battalion
12th Group Army
9th War Area
6th War Area
23rd Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force
30th Group Army
3rd War Area
27th Group Army
29th Group Army
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
69th Infantry Brigade
55th Infantry Brigade
300th Division
38th Division
22nd RGC Temp. Division
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
2nd RGC Route Brigade

[topeverest]

Burma about to be a big battlefield

[topeverest]

The long awaited - and disputed DG invasion occurred this past turn. Short story, it will fall to the allies. He did not put a CD there, and the forces I massed for the invasion were enough to get on the island in good form. It should take a week or so to mop up the island.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ground combat at Diego Garcia (11,62)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 28923 troops, 507 guns, 1029 vehicles, Assault Value = 965

Defending force 14247 troops, 139 guns, 148 vehicles, Assault Value = 397

Allied adjusted assault: 448

Japanese adjusted defense: 120

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 6)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
2533 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 110 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 30 (1 destroyed, 29 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
801 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 86 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 36 disabled
Vehicles lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Assaulting units:
5th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment
236th Combat Engineer Regiment
11th Indian Division
111th Chindit Brigade
32nd Army Tank Bde /1
31st Armoured Div /17
195th USAAF Base Force
1st MONAB Base Force /1
126th RAF Base Force
2nd MONAB Base Force /1

Defending units:
90th Guards Brigade
171st Cavalry Division
124th Guards Brigade
21st Air Flotilla
Kuching Engineer Battalion

[topeverest]

Very interesting to note that despite a level 6 fort, my 4 amphibious TF's lost a combined 1 LST and another AP which will sink. No other ships were severely mauled, and only about a dozen were hit.

Keep in mind that I had a BB in one amphib TF, the other three only had CLAA's. This loss is entirely unusual to me.

Perhaps he was low on supply, even if my intel didn't say it.

[topeverest]

the result

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: topeverest

Very interesting to note that despite a level 6 fort, my 4 amphibious TF's lost a combined 1 LST and another AP which will sink. No other ships were severely mauled, and only about a dozen were hit.

Keep in mind that I had a BB in one amphib TF, the other three only had CLAA's. This loss is entirely unusual to me.

Perhaps he was low on supply, even if my intel didn't say it.

The level of fort does not affect the artillery opposition of the landings. If he had a unit like a Naval Fort or a Coast Defence Regiment they would have shot a few more ships up and disrupted the landings much more.

How did the LST and AP get damaged? Mines? Grounding?

[topeverest]

I didn't pay attention because the attack was so successful. My opponent has since said that the 4E bombing concentration the last days before the invasion increased the disruption very high, and although he had quite a bit of supply, I got on basically for free.

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: topeverest

Very interesting to note that despite a level 6 fort, my 4 amphibious TF's lost a combined 1 LST and another AP which will sink. No other ships were severely mauled, and only about a dozen were hit.

Keep in mind that I had a BB in one amphib TF, the other three only had CLAA's. This loss is entirely unusual to me.

Perhaps he was low on supply, even if my intel didn't say it.

The level of fort does not affect the artillery opposition of the landings. If he had a unit like a Naval Fort or a Coast Defence Regiment they would have shot a few more ships up and disrupted the landings much more.

How did the LST and AP get damaged? Mines? Grounding?

[topeverest]

Again real life takes over. But then I wouldn't know what to do with myself if I were retired and didn't have to travel. Oh yea - Id be playing these games.

The last three days have seen diego Garcia be reduced, and this turn the enemy garrison was wiped out.
The Burma river crossing happens next turn, so there will be a lot to talk about it after I get the results.
The remainder of the forces are consolidating for a push on Gili Gili area as a beginning to the new amphibious war...more on that in future turns
Subs - 4 enemy TK and AK sunk either near Balikpapan or around Iwo Jima. One allied sub lost.
In Oz - the allies are approaching Perth area and about to take Darwin, which also appears to be abandoned. I have been dropping paratroopers and leapfrogging forces via strategic movement to get Oz under belt soon.
Tasmania - approaching Hobart for final attack on the sole division protecting the island.

[topeverest]

Diego Garcia falls.\\\\

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ground combat at Diego Garcia (11,62)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 29120 troops, 573 guns, 1052 vehicles, Assault Value = 909

Defending force 4347 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Allied adjusted assault: 373

Japanese adjusted defense: 2

Allied assault odds: 186 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3988 casualties reported
Squads: 169 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 204 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 22 (22 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
111th Chindit Brigade
5th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment
11th Indian Division
236th Combat Engineer Regiment
31st Armoured Division
32nd Army Tank Brigade
195th USAAF Base Force
126th RAF Base Force
1st MONAB Base Force
2nd MONAB Base Force

Defending units:
124th Guards Brigade
21st Air Flotilla
Kuching Engineer Battalion

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

124th Guards Brigade Wiped Out at Diego Garcia by attrition!!!

[topeverest]

Will take about a week to take Darwin, recon suggests he has totally abandoned Darwin.

[topeverest]

World map attached, more uncontested Oz accomplishments.
Allied fleet about to step off on Eastern New Guinea.
Diego Garcia Invasion completed successfully. Troops being ferried back to Asia
enemy trying to force up Port Blair, sending CV's to intercept AK's. Sweeping and bombing base from Rangoon.
1 sub lost for going too close to Tokyo despite orders not to. Holed an E boat though