aztez vs katsuragi (DaBabes mod december 7th start)

[aztez]

Pacific Theatre / March 5th - April 15th 1945


The war continues...

Operation Turtle was somewhat of an success. Only managed to grab Kochi before japanese got reinforcements in place.

Matsuayama is isolated and can only be supplied via airlifts which is good. He has 7 units in place approximately 30 000men.

This means we have now three diffrent frontlines around HI so his strenght is a bit stretched....

Allied bombers have kept busy and Hiroshima is the lates victim to be leveled.

Next turn some 400 modern fighters will fly againts Tokyo and have 250 bombers hitting the airfield there. I'am expecting to have around 800 aircraft parked there.

There are new ideas and operations in progress and as well as in the planning tables. We will increase the tempo steadily...

[aztez]

Pacific Theatre / April 16th - 21st 1945


The past couple of days has been all about airwar over Tokyo.

Allied have managed to destroy around 1000 aircraft either on ground or air to air battles.

The losses have been around 300 aircraft lost in various types.

The good news is that Tokyo is burning and that is what we are looking to gain here.

The first set of 40 submarines have arrived into their new naval base at Okinawa.

This gives us better options how to conduct submarine warfare.

Elsewhere preparations continue for future objectives and the Russians are drawing up their assault plans...

[aztez]

Pacific Theatre / April 22nd - May 5th 1945


Dogfights around Tokyo have continued and both sides have taken heavy losses.

I have lost count on the actual numbers but the result has been as bloody as it should be. We are talking about japanese capital city so...

The city is badly mauled and fires are raging...

We have also focused on enemy ships at ports and airfields. We have heavily bombed Hiroshima, Kobe and couple of other cities.

Next turn we visit Nagoya where it seems quite substantial number of bombers are gathered.

All the submarines are at sea. Whether we find some floating targets only time will tell...

The Soviets will activate within a month or so red storm is about to rise!

There are couple of other operations brewing as well...

[aztez]

Few pics from the game to show how the game has evolved....

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Pacific Theatre / May 6th - June 6th 1945


Tokyo is burning and have lost a lot of production capabilities thanks to US B29 bomber raids at night.

The LBA bombers have been busy bombing airfields around Japan and hit some ports as well.

No capital ships spotted in those raids thus his assets are elsewhere.

In past couple of days allied launched an amphibitious invasion at Matsuyama.

This landing got aggressive response from Japanese aiforce and in a week I think we down +1000 aircraft of various types.

Those allied pilots definately held their own in order to protect the fleet.

Initial ground offensives were not succesfull but I think the city is doomed which is good news.

Elsewhere... preparations continue for upcoming battles....

[aztez]

Pacific Theatre / June 7th - July 1st 1945


The grinding continues and enemy are putting up stiff resistance.

Allied started hopefully their final assault on Matsuyama two days ago and hopefully we secure the base within week or so.

Allied bombers have been busy hitting enemy cities and causing fires. Latest victim being the city of Nagoya.

We have also a lot of transports sailing around the map moving supplies and troops for upcoming battles.

There is still plenty to come in this war but this is just an quick update...

[Sardaukar]

Do you plan to use nukes? [8D]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: aztez

Pacific Theatre / June 7th - July 1st 1945


The grinding continues and enemy are putting up stiff resistance.

Allied started hopefully their final assault on Matsuyama two days ago and hopefully we secure the base within week or so.

Allied bombers have been busy hitting enemy cities and causing fires. Latest victim being the city of Nagoya.

We have also a lot of transports sailing around the map moving supplies and troops for upcoming battles.

There is still plenty to come in this war but this is just an quick update...

Good to see this AAR continuing! Thanks for your efforts!

And someone better tell the soldier in the picture that those bullets will not work in that carbine ... and he should try turning his helmet around.

[aztez]

Pacific Theatre / July 2nd - 10th 1945


Allied transports and escorts hit minefields around Oita. This resulted several ships being sunk in various classes.

A good reminder that those minefields are definately not useless.

In good news allied forces have captured Matsuyama and are preparing to move forward.

So, I would say you win some and lose some since those ships that were sunk came from Matsuyama.

Allied bombers have hit various airfields in order to destroy some of the assets of japanese airforce.

In Burma sector we launched yet another ground assault towards Moulmein but this failed as expected....

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Ground combat at 56,54 (near Pegu)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 151339 troops, 2239 guns, 2228 vehicles, Assault Value = 4897

Defending force 121180 troops, 1284 guns, 790 vehicles, Assault Value = 3288

Allied adjusted assault: 1996

Japanese adjusted defense: 9197

Allied assault odds: 1 to 4

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
5247 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 491 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 98 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 51 disabled
Guns lost 138 (15 destroyed, 123 disabled)
Vehicles lost 33 (1 destroyed, 32 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
16201 casualties reported
Squads: 314 destroyed, 1365 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 261 disabled
Engineers: 51 destroyed, 309 disabled
Guns lost 255 (17 destroyed, 238 disabled)
Vehicles lost 177 (7 destroyed, 170 disabled)


Assaulting units:
5th Indian Division
25th Indian Division
Gardner's Horse Regiment
255th Indian Tank Brigade
22nd (East African) Brigade
268th Motorised Brigade
200th Chinese Division
7th Australian Division
2nd British Division
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
100th Indian Brigade
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
209th Cmbt Engineer Battalion
IV Corps Engineer Battalion
Provisionl Tank Brigade
72nd British Brigade
26th Indian Division
28th (East African) Brigade
36th Chinese Division
29th British Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
99th Indian Brigade
98th Indian Brigade
26th Indian Brigade
9th Australian Division
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
48th Light AA Regiment
XV Indian Corps
32nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd (Special Force) Division

Defending units:
9th Division
Kure 5th SNLF
18th Division
24th Ind.Mixed Brigade
41st Infantry Regiment
1st Division
3rd INA Azad Regiment
56th Division
52nd Division
1st Tank Division
33rd Division
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
16th Division
Kure 6th SNLF
3rd Mortar Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
51st Construction Battalion
3rd Air Division
5th Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
58th Construction Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
28th Army
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th Field Construction Battalion
52nd Construction Battalion
15th Army
85th JAAF AF Bn


...so japanese do carry on with good firepower even later stages. These troops have held firm frontline for more than 2 months now and no sign of them getting overrun.

In further south allied ships landed troops at Mergui and the base was overrun swiftly. Now we have beachhead close to Bangkok and route towards Singapore.

[aztez]

Sardaukar: At the moment it is 50/50 regarding nukes. I don't have any clues what to hit with them... so most likely not going to use them.

BBfanboy: Thank you. No problems and I will see this AAR through to the end. Good point regarding those carbines! [:D]

[aztez]

Pacific Theatre / July 11th - 22nd 1945


Allied focus in past two weeks have been Gifu.

I'am happy to report that we have damaged the aircraft engine factories and bonus have been that we scortched quite a few bombers in the airfields as well.

The allied troops are resting and refitting before launching yet another offensive in in this sector.

In Burma japanese forces have been withdrawing towards Bangkok and I have been busy moving troops into Mergui.

This in mind I ordered river crossing into Moulmein since a lot of enemy forces were spotted heading south.

The idea was good but execution left a lot to be desired for...as I said the japanese infantry definately carry a lot of firepower even in 1945's.

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Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 147069 troops, 2240 guns, 2228 vehicles, Assault Value = 4403

Defending force 78806 troops, 765 guns, 277 vehicles, Assault Value = 2098

Allied adjusted assault: 1441

Japanese adjusted defense: 8197

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
2481 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 191 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 71 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
Guns lost 64 (11 destroyed, 53 disabled)
Vehicles lost 24 (2 destroyed, 22 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
26004 casualties reported
Squads: 570 destroyed, 2097 disabled
Non Combat: 88 destroyed, 496 disabled
Engineers: 269 destroyed, 391 disabled
Guns lost 553 (54 destroyed, 499 disabled)
Vehicles lost 345 (70 destroyed, 275 disabled)
Units destroyed 1


Assaulting units:
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
26th Indian Brigade
25th Indian Division
7th Australian Division
255th Indian Tank Brigade
268th Motorised Brigade
209th Cmbt Engineer Battalion
72nd British Brigade
98th Indian Brigade
28th (East African) Brigade
Provisionl Tank Brigade
29th British Brigade
5th Indian Division
2nd British Division
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
26th Indian Division
99th Indian Brigade
IV Corps Engineer Battalion
100th Indian Brigade
200th Chinese Division
22nd (East African) Brigade
Gardner's Horse Regiment
254th Armoured Brigade
36th Chinese Division
9th Australian Division
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
48th Light AA Regiment
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
32nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd (Special Force) Division

Defending units:
56th Division
52nd Division
1st Raiding Regiment
Kure 5th SNLF
29th Ind.Mixed Brigade
18th Division
19th Division
4th Division
Kure 7th SNLF
32nd Field AA Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
36th Field AA Battalion
Burma Area Army
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
5th Field Construction Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
15th JAAF AF Bn


This is odd result in a way since as you can see defenders were penalized for supply levels and don't know if that has changed but that should have meant even more reduced firepower.

That does not seem to be the case and these units were fully prepped for Moulmein... oh well you win some and lose some but at least we are over the river and main spearhead is organizing further in the south.

[aztez]

Pacific Theatre / July 23rd - August 1st 1945


There is finally movement in Burma. I think 1/2 of the japanese troops are racing towards Bangkok area due to allied landings at Mergui.

At home islands allied forces have focused bombing enemy aircraft engine factories and airfields. This has been quite succesfull.

There are scheduled assaults prepared for further advances towards Tokyo.

The Red Army is also activated and troops are given marching orders immediately.

The juggernauth advance has officially begun....

[aztez]

Pacific Theatre / August 2nd - 9th 1945


Not much happening around the home islands except preparations.

I have kept bombing various targets and in a whole I think japanese economy is beginning to spiral downwards.

British submarines spotted BB Hiei, BB Haruna, BB Kongo moving north near Phuket. The weather is not good but these battleships seem to escorted by IJN carriers.

The orders are given and Royal Navy is ordered to intercept these intruders. If the game screen is to be believed than my TF's are mainly not spotted but who knows...

In Manchuria first blood has been drawn when russian tank units moved towards Rashin. No major ground battles as of yet but troops are moving....

[JocMeister]

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