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

[BBfanboy]

One thing I noticed recently in my game is that TFs which include BBs seem to be much more skittish about going in range of enemy air attack. I had several TFs charging to try catch some damaged enemy carriers (one of which could still operate aircraft). All the TFs were set "direct/absolute" and "retirement allowed", all had great, aggressive commanders, and all were running at full speed.

At the end of the turn the BB TF turned out to be the max distance it could be AWAY from the enemy CVs. It still had the target hex I set to go to, and the TF route included a big jog around the new position of the enemy carriers. The routing was reset to normal/absolute. The TF commander? - Chester Nimitz!

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

One thing I noticed recently in my game is that TFs which include BBs seem to be much more skittish about going in range of enemy air attack. I had several TFs charging to try catch some damaged enemy carriers (one of which could still operate aircraft). All the TFs were set "direct/absolute" and "retirement allowed", all had great, aggressive commanders, and all were running at full speed.

At the end of the turn the BB TF turned out to be the max distance it could be AWAY from the enemy CVs. It still had the target hex I set to go to, and the TF route included a big jog around the new position of the enemy carriers. The routing was reset to normal/absolute. The TF commander? - Chester Nimitz!

Understood, but this attack run is under a permanent cloud of Allied fighters and has been made many times. The fast CL TF only got 3 hexes out of the 5. I think somebody sabotaged the fuel oil. [:'(]

[RangerJoe]

It is entirely possible that the crew spiked the officer's juice with torpedo juice - 190 proof ethanol!

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

It is entirely possible that the crew spiked the officer's juice with torpedo juice - 190 proof ethanol!

[:D]

[witpqs]

1944 November 16

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Oosthaven !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Tokunoshima
Merak

Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Tokunoshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Naha
Allied Ships Bombarding Naha
Allied Ships Bombarding Naha
Allied Ships Bombarding Naha
Allied Ships Bombarding Naha
Allied Ships Bombarding Tokunoshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Tokunoshima


Our subs got an E.

Good progress SE of Kunming.

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Ground combat at 69,49 (near Kunming)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 50498 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 676

Defending force 7166 troops, 77 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 183

Allied adjusted assault: 567

Japanese adjusted defense: 370

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
546 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
352 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
68th Chinese Corps
73rd Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
36th/B Division
41st/C Division
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion


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The troops must rest and resupply. AT Kunming itself the troops have sufficient supply and will attack tomorrow, but the odds are worse. Our units on the road to the Chungking plain are fully in contact with the withdrawing enemy but, maddeningly, must wait for more supply.

The sweeps over China found no opposition at all. Enemy death gliders did attack our southern armoured unit and were punished to a degree for their insult. Disruption is 43% and a number of tanks are damaged. They will head NE into the woods for better cover. At least one, but probably both of the enemy units there are withdrawing back into Canton. Our air strikes on defensive positions around Wuchow were very effective, causing many casualties. Imperials at Liuchow and Nanning are still seen withdrawing. Most of our forces to assault Nanning are in place across the river but two Bde are at Lang Son, having just arrived.

The 50th Para destroyed its opposition.

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Ground combat at 49,77 (near Utan Melintang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2469 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 89

Defending force 115 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 87

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 87 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
50th Indian Para Brigade

Defending units:
10th JAAF AF Coy


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They will now move toward Kuala Lumpur but turn into Temuloh, because our armour is right behind them and will catch them up before they make the next hex. The armour will race to Kuala Lumpur.

Oosthaven is ours.

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Ground combat at Oosthaven (48,96)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 877 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Defending force 491 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 34

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Oosthaven !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2/7 Commando Battalion

Defending units:
37th JNAF AF Unit


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Batavia is almost ours.

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Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6496 troops, 221 guns, 113 vehicles, Assault Value = 161

Defending force 2622 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29

Allied adjusted assault: 140

Japanese adjusted defense: 43

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
180 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
2/2nd Ind Coy
2/1st Ind Coy
30th Australian Brigade
205th Field Artillery Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
147th Field Artillery Battalion
462nd Airborn Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment

Defending units:
78th Naval Guard Unit
35th JNAF AF Unit


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Continued assault tomorrow at Batavia, and a much reinforced assault on Bandoeng. So, Barge type convoys do land in hostile territory, they just take forever to do it! Merak will be seized tomorrow, and no retreat from Batavia.

The troops are ashore at Tokunoshima without major incident.

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Ground combat at Tokunoshima (97,65)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1888 troops, 10 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 292

Defending force 24280 troops, 404 guns, 261 vehicles, Assault Value = 732

Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
57th Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th South Seas Det.

Defending units:
7th Infantry Division
98th Infantry Division


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The first attack is tomorrow. The next attack at Naha will wait until the day after so that full naval bombardment support can be provided. Although I am sure that some bombardments will go in tonight, all the old battleships have ops points used and some have high ops points used, so it's unlikely that all ordered bombardments will make it.

Wave after wave of Japanese bombers, all without escort, angled for our troops at Naha. I suspect they were trying to spoil a ground assault. Some ordnance was dropped and in one case found its mark, but the results were lacking. Our troops are in great shape but the same cannot be said for the Empire's bomber fleet. See air losses below. AV at Naha is 2,076.

Nagasaki/Sasebo 122 fighters, 104 bombers, and 75 auxiliaries.

China

[witpqs]

Malay Peninsula & Sumatra.

[witpqs]

Java Sea.

[witpqs]

Okinawa.

[witpqs]

Complete combat report.

[witpqs]

1944 November 17

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Merak is occupied by the Allies

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Tokunoshima

Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Tokunoshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Tokunoshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Tokunoshima


Our subs saw no action.

Most of the enemy at Kunming slipped away prior to the attack. Just as well, because the tanks were hard enough to handle.

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Ground combat at Kunming (69,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 38189 troops, 253 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 983

Defending force 432 troops, 0 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 46

Allied adjusted assault: 2688

Japanese adjusted defense: 85

Allied assault odds: 31 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 46 (16 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
364 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th Australian Division
46th Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
11th Group Army
Z' Force
102nd RAF Base Force
22nd Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
12th Tank Regiment


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There is now adequate supply to attack on the road from Tsuyung to the Chungking plain. SE of Kunming we still must wait for supply.

It looks as though Nanning and defensive positions nearby are being totally abandoned! Our forces arraying across the river from Nanning will begin moving at once without waiting for additional units. Nanning shows as 5 units and 10,500 troops and the hex to east (near Liuchow) as 11 units 35,000 troops. Over near Wuchow the armor will reach the hex across the river first and will attack if the IJA unit is still there. The 7 infantry divisions are marching as fast as they can but are lagging behind. Recon shows 8,600 troops in Wuchow, and the B-24 groups are inflicting hundreds of casualties per day.

On the Malay Peninsula, Kota Bharu will be assaulted tomorrow while the main advance races for Kuala Lumpur.

Merak capitulated before sunrise, and both attacks on Java went well.

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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8990 troops, 100 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 313

Defending force 3857 troops, 109 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Allied adjusted assault: 163

Japanese adjusted defense: 88

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
292 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
160 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
2/6 Commando Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
2/8th Ind Coy
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
2nd Fiji Commando Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp

Defending units:
III/81st Naval Guard Unit
3rd Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
61st JNAF AF Unit
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
92nd JAAF AF Bn


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Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6483 troops, 221 guns, 113 vehicles, Assault Value = 159

Defending force 2532 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Allied adjusted assault: 74

Japanese adjusted defense: 25

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
160 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
2/2nd Ind Coy
2/1st Ind Coy
30th Australian Brigade
131st Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
462nd Airborn Field Artillery Battalion
147th Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment

Defending units:
78th Naval Guard Unit
35th JNAF AF Unit


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Both attacks will continue tomorrow. All mines are now cleared at Merak too, so the USA 147th IR, 2 days out at sea, will move right to Oosthaven to commence the southern drive on Palembang. The mine sweepers will also move there from Merak and get to work.

The assault at Tokunoshima was successful.

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Ground combat at Tokunoshima (97,65)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8989 troops, 56 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 282

Defending force 24348 troops, 406 guns, 262 vehicles, Assault Value = 737

Japanese ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
57th Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th South Seas Det.

Defending units:
7th Infantry Division
98th Infantry Division


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Ground combat at Tokunoshima (97,65)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24348 troops, 406 guns, 262 vehicles, Assault Value = 737

Defending force 8937 troops, 56 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 278

Allied adjusted assault: 325

Japanese adjusted defense: 121

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
810 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 86 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
7th Infantry Division
98th Infantry Division

Defending units:
57th Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th South Seas Det.


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The troops are in good shape and will continue the assault tomorrow. None of the battleships made their bombardment runs due to ops points expended rearming, but they will hit both Tokunoshima and Naha tomorrow. The cruisers are being diverted to hit Naha as will the Iowas to support tomorrow's attack there. 2,097 AV at Naha with disruption all in the low single digits will make that attack.

The very first units of the Amami Oshima invasion are loading at Hansa Bay. Other units are transferring in the Marianas for combat loading.

A number of CVE began their AA upgrades at Pearl Harbor. CVL Langley just finished repairs there and is heading for Guam with a batch of new Sumner class destroyers.

China.

[witpqs]

Malay Peninsula & Sumatra.

[witpqs]

Java Sea.

[witpqs]

Okinawa.

[Drakanel]

What is your take on the apparent abandonment of Nanning and the nearby defensive positions? DO you think he's trying to concentrate his defenses so he can keep Canton/Hong Kong/Liuchow for longer?

Tokunoshima seems like a possible early conquest. Not much resistance there. Naha, well, that's another matter. But the frequency of your attacks there is quite good!

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Drakanel

What is your take on the apparent abandonment of Nanning and the nearby defensive positions? DO you think he's trying to concentrate his defenses so he can keep Canton/Hong Kong/Liuchow for longer?

Tokunoshima seems like a possible early conquest. Not much resistance there. Naha, well, that's another matter. But the frequency of your attacks there is quite good!

I think with the number of troops heading past the road junction that also forks up to Liuchow, he realized that the Allies had the combat power to run in and grab Liuchow, which would have isolated a bunch more troops at Nanning. Not pocketed them, but caused them to do some off road marching to the interior before they could rejoin any defense nearer the coast. And I had a TD Bn actaully moving to cross the river plus two Australian divisions that were about to follow. I was going to interpose one or both divisions on the road between Nanning and Liuchow and possibly send one across the river into Liuchow. Clear terrain with lots of air strikes, I think they would have crossed OK.

Changsha shows movement SW (rail to Kukong?), Kukong shows movement SE (fastest road to Canton or to set up a fallback defensive line?), plus the withdrawals in the mountains. So, yes I think he's reorganizing the defenses. More than a little this time, because I think it became evident that the Allies were (are) about to punch through at Wuchow with enough power to capture Canton/Hong Kong. With the further ability to contain the whole Nanning area until convenient the Allies could then push further up the valuable coast while the Nanning area troops were not a factor in the defense at all. Unused.

At the moment my plan is to have the armor race around Canton to close all hex sides. The possible exception is the one toward Hong Kong because the river crossing would be deadly. Same with the west hex side, but I will have an armoured unit there.

Tokunoshima I think will be captured with this attack. Naha, I think the second attack. More predictions to get wrong! [:D]

[Rio Bravo]

"More predictions to get wrong."

You crack me up.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo

"More predictions to get wrong."

You crack me up.

Best Regards,

-Terry

Better start laughing now! [:D]...

[witpqs]

1944 November 18

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Pakanbaroe is occupied by the Allies
Allied forces CAPTURE Batavia !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:


Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Naha
Allied Ships Bombarding Naha
Allied Ships Bombarding Naha
Allied Ships Bombarding Naha
Allied Ships Bombarding Naha
Allied Ships Bombarding Naha
Allied Ships Bombarding Tokunoshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Tokunoshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Tokunoshima


Our subs had skirmishes along the China coast.

The attack in the north Chinese mountains was stymied.

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Ground combat at 70,45 (near Kunming)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36260 troops, 407 guns, 210 vehicles, Assault Value = 945

Defending force 17895 troops, 110 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 560

Allied adjusted assault: 330

Japanese adjusted defense: 1342

Allied assault odds: 1 to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
597 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1492 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 163 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 41 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 22 disabled
Guns lost 38 (2 destroyed, 36 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Assaulting units:
11th (East African) Division
30th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
7th War Area

Defending units:
69th Infantry Brigade
57th Infantry Brigade
116th/C Division


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Our armor will attack the lone IJA unit in the forest across the river from Wuchow, provided it does not slip away. 854 casualties were claimed by the B-24 groups at Wuchow today, and tomorrow the British 4EB will stop hitting Canton airfield (100% damage) and join them.

The day after tomorrow our troops will cross the river attacking into Nanning, so tomorrow large numbers of 2EB will begin strikes there.

Kota Bharu defenses will not last long.

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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2484 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 117

Defending force 1939 troops, 0 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Allied adjusted assault: 46

Japanese adjusted defense: 20

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

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

Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
BFF Brigade

Defending units:
20th Engineer Regiment
5th Field Construction Battalion


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Alor Star is now a size 3 port and should max out at 4 in about a week.

Batavia is liberated!

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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8895 troops, 100 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 330

Defending force 3591 troops, 105 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Allied adjusted assault: 138

Japanese adjusted defense: 85

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 24 (2 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/9 Commando Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
2/8th Ind Coy
2/6 Commando Battalion
2nd Fiji Commando Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp

Defending units:
III/81st Naval Guard Unit
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
61st JNAF AF Unit
3rd Mortar Battalion
92nd JAAF AF Bn


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Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6440 troops, 221 guns, 113 vehicles, Assault Value = 155

Defending force 2293 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

Allied adjusted assault: 132

Japanese adjusted defense: 17

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Batavia !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
254 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2/1st Ind Coy
2/2nd Ind Coy
30th Australian Brigade
147th Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
462nd Airborn Field Artillery Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment

Defending units:
78th Naval Guard Unit
35th JNAF AF Unit


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The assault at Bandoeng will continue while the rail lines passing fill with engineers heading to Batavia to build out the airfield for use against Singapore.

Both predictions proved wrong.

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Ground combat at Naha (95,66)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 51366 troops, 881 guns, 1587 vehicles, Assault Value = 2118

Defending force 36746 troops, 438 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 695

Allied adjusted assault: 2181

Japanese adjusted defense: 2671

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 4)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1742 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 168 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 46 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Guns lost 46 (15 destroyed, 31 disabled)
Vehicles lost 17 (2 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2409 casualties reported
Squads: 74 destroyed, 126 disabled
Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 18 disabled
Guns lost 45 (14 destroyed, 31 disabled)
Vehicles lost 88 (41 destroyed, 47 disabled)

Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Division
766th Tank Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
43rd Infantry Division
2nd Marine Division
716th Tank Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
25th Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
6th Infantry Division
XIV Corps Engr Grp
710th Tank Battalion
3rd Arm Amphib Battalion
40th Infantry Division
767th Tank Battalion
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
Sixth US Army
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
XIV US Corps
3rd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion

Defending units:
35th Division
34th Ind.Mixed Brigade
15th Ind.Mixed Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
75th Infantry Brigade
Det. 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Medium Mortar Battalion
79th Field AA Battalion
Nansei Shoto JNAF Base Force
81st Field AA Battalion
31st JAAF AF Bn
32nd Army
Okinawa Naval Base Force
100th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
39th Field AA Machinecannon Company
244th JAAF AF Bn


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Ground combat at Tokunoshima (97,65)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24292 troops, 406 guns, 262 vehicles, Assault Value = 724

Defending force 8018 troops, 55 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 195

Allied adjusted assault: 316

Japanese adjusted defense: 231

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1179 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 97 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
219 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
7th Infantry Division
98th Infantry Division

Defending units:
57th Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th South Seas Det.


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Continued assault tomorrow at Tokunoshima. The Avengers will aid as they will not be striking at Naha, but only a CL TF will bombard. Tokunoshima really should fall tomorrow!

All of the old battleships rearmed but have high ops points used. The Iowas have not rearmed fully. 7 more AE will arrive at Daito Shoto during the night to help the situation, plus DS just built to a size 2 port.

AV at Naha is 1,908. One division has been split up to hasten recovery of squads and two others have been put in Reserve to recover disruption. The lack of a reduction in fortifications announces that Naha is not going down easy. Even with that, the squads disabled for the Empire was a bright spot. The troops will not be ready for another attack until a few days after Tokunoshima falls, so their opposition will get all the bombardment attention prior to that next assault.

China.

[witpqs]

Malay Peninsula & Sumatra.

[witpqs]

Java Sea.