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

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Do you mean 2-3k of AV?

I suspect the Soviet garrison is in the range 9-11K AV. The troops keep coming, and despite taking them away thru PP purchases, the garrison builds up on you.

It depends on how and what Andav is spending his PP points on.

Seems to me you have more pressing concerns than invading Korea. I think you can get more bang for your buck elsewhere, so to speak.

I'm continuing to consider the islands near Korea as part of blockading the Home Islands. But lots of other fish to fry first.

[witpqs]

1944 December 11

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:


There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Singkep

Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Enggano
Allied Ships Bombarding Nago
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Nago
Allied Ships Bombarding Nago
Allied Ships Bombarding Nago
Allied Ships Bombarding Nago
Allied Ships Bombarding Nago
Allied Ships Bombarding Nago
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima


Our subs are having quite the siesta!

It is now apparent the Empire is abandoning Kweilin or leaving at most a small garrison behind.

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Ground combat at Kweilin (76,54)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 270 troops, 28 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 938

Defending force 12586 troops, 130 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 328

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/11th Armoured Car Regiment
11th PAVO Regiment
3rd New Chinese Corps
9th Australian Division
517th Field Artillery Battalion
II Australian Corps
544th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
28th RGC Temp. Division
87th Infantry Brigade
17th/B Division
15th AA Regiment
74th Field AA Battalion
1st Army
86th Field AA Battalion


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Rather than wait for the additional forces we shall attack at once with what is in place.

The Singapore liberation task force begins marching tomorrow! More Enggano action.

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Night Naval bombardment of Enggano at 44,94

Japanese Ships
xAK Tuyama Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Yamaura Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Kasagi Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Hokutai Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Knapp
DD Haggard

Port hits 6
Port supply hits 2

DD Knapp firing at Enggano
DD Haggard firing at Enggano


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Morning Air attack on Enggano , at 44,94

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25H Mitchell x 10

Allied aircraft losses
B-25H Mitchell: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
E Karukaya, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tuyama Maru, Shell hits 12, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kasagi Maru, Shell hits 4, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Hokutai Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
AS Heian Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Yamaura Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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The base force is now at Iloilo and can commence repairing the field.

Nago & Amami Oshima.

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Ground combat at Amami Oshima (98,64)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 38672 troops, 758 guns, 848 vehicles, Assault Value = 1111

Defending force 18732 troops, 274 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 445

Allied adjusted assault: 468

Japanese adjusted defense: 1762

Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 4)

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

Japanese ground losses:
382 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 20 (4 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2129 casualties reported
Squads: 91 destroyed, 154 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 57 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 55 (7 destroyed, 48 disabled)
Vehicles lost 64 (16 destroyed, 48 disabled)

Assaulting units:
24th Infantry Division
38th Infantry Division
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
37th Infantry Division
5th USMC Tank Battalion
3rd Regiment
2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion
82nd Mortar Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
145th Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
4th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion

Defending units:
Oshima Naval Guard Unit
21st Ind.Mixed Regiment
53rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
Amami Oshima Fortress
22nd/C Division
6th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
72nd Field AA Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
21st Special Base Force


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Ground combat at Nago (95,65)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 58776 troops, 1079 guns, 1636 vehicles, Assault Value = 1955

Defending force 23822 troops, 189 guns, 134 vehicles, Assault Value = 475

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied adjusted assault: 2381

Japanese adjusted defense: 589

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
1872 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 161 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 26 (2 destroyed, 24 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2357 casualties reported
Squads: 64 destroyed, 87 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 42 (15 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Vehicles lost 41 (24 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Assaulting units:
5th Marine Division
40th Infantry Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
193rd Tank Battalion
25th Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
710th Tank Battalion
77th Infantry Division
670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
766th Tank Battalion
716th Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
8th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion

Defending units:
45th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
30th Recon Regiment
Nakagusuko-wan Fortress
102nd AA Regiment
29th Field Construction Battalion
31st Army
72nd Air Flotilla
101st AA Regiment
13th Base Force
149th JAAF AF Bn


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1,782 AV at Nago, 833 AV at Amami Oshima. Enough of the units at Nago need to rest that only the artillery will work tomorrow. Perhaps the day after that the attack will continue. The troops at Amami Oshima need R&R. It would be best to recover a couple of hundred AV before continuing. At Nago, after a day or at most two days of rest, maybe a shock attack? There is one division with 59% disruption and one with 32%, so it is even possible we will shock attack with a partial force.

Over the next two days the British carriers will be pulling into Cam Ranh Bay, and the remaining battleships just behind. The carriers will have to reform into two TF. Together with the USN fleet carriers, they will escort the Takao (Formosa) invasion. The British LSI(L), just behind the battleships, will also take part.

China.

[witpqs]

Malay Peninsula & Sumatra.

[witpqs]

Java Sea.

[witpqs]

Philippines.

[witpqs]

Okinawa.

[BBfanboy]

I would not shock attack yet at Nago. Level 4 forts and terrain bonus are just too much for a SA. And I think that a SA does not give the engineers time to work on the forts so they will not likely drop at all.
When he is getting more destroyed squads than you on the DA, that is when I consider a SA warranted next time.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I would not shock attack yet at Nago. Level 4 forts and terrain bonus are just too much for a SA. And I think that a SA does not give the engineers time to work on the forts so they will not likely drop at all.
When he is getting more destroyed squads than you on the DA, that is when I consider a SA warranted next time.

Yeah, the extra round of fire at the Allied troops might make things look very different. I had been thinking that with 4 to 1 in that last attack a shock attack might take the base sooner, whereas another 4 to 1 would not (even if forts were reduced to 3).

Which brings up what I think is the difference between Nago and Amami Oshima: naval bombardments. Air attacks to a lesser extent. All the supply is burned already at Nago, with supply (-) in two consecutive attacks. And I am sure the disruption is greater with the weight of battleship shells being thrown in. I suppose the defenders might resupply by making ammo from the fragments!

Kume Jima will probably be in less than two weeks. Only one Rgt plus two combat engineers units (1x Rgt, 1x Bn) against >7,000 defenders and a shock attack required. I think all the battleships will hit the place two days before and the day of.

Okinoerabushima is a little farther behind, with the division still on New Guinea but shortly to be lifted (the flame tank Bn is on Guam).

[Lowpe]

I hardly ever use a full shock attack.

You might want to shock with the very durable units, like armor, and deliberate attack with the infantry.

[Lowpe]

I read your results of the massive Mustang sweep.

I wonder if Andav is on his last legs plane wise. He has a few broken down sentai visible.

You may consider striking the Ha45 engine factories or the Frank factories on the homeland. Go night with good recon.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

I hardly ever use a full shock attack.

You might want to shock with the very durable units, like armor, and deliberate attack with the infantry.

I just compared these attacks with the previous ones. Obviously big progress at Nago, but also very good progress at Amami Oshima. Will be better with the additional division and some battleships contributing.

That's a good idea - maybe I'll shock with the tanks. And if I go with one division resting even more reason not to shock with the other infantry.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

I hardly ever use a full shock attack.

You might want to shock with the very durable units, like armor, and deliberate attack with the infantry.

That's a good idea - maybe I'll shock with the tanks. And if I go with one division resting even more reason not to shock with the other infantry.

Hey, say that again?[:D]

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

I read your results of the massive Mustang sweep.

I wonder if Andav is on his last legs plane wise. He has a few broken down sentai visible.

You may consider striking the Ha45 engine factories or the Frank factories on the homeland. Go night with good recon.

I am really clueless about the state of the Empire's economy. As we've talked about I certainly have paid attention to derailing it, but I don't really know about the state of it. Recon is a little more spotty over parts of the HI because the number of fighters in some spots is making life difficult for recon planes. There are lots of repairs going on and too many replacements required! Nagasaki/Sasebo is awaiting some fresh recon, but last time I saw it had well over 300 fighters up. Osaka (fresh recon) is over 300, and most other places I currently see are over 100. You might be right - I hope my efforts have been at least partly successful - but either way he's horded plenty of fighters over industry in the Home Islands.

The first of the B-29 type recon planes have just come on line after upgrading a B-24 type group. I am sending them to three cities in the middle of the HI (Gifu, and a couple of others with lots of aircraft factories just to the south) partly to see what is there, and partly as 'Recon Pressure©' to push fighters to guard those cities.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

I hardly ever use a full shock attack.

You might want to shock with the very durable units, like armor, and deliberate attack with the infantry.

That's a good idea - maybe I'll shock with the tanks. And if I go with one division resting even more reason not to shock with the other infantry.

Hey, say that again?[:D]

"That's a good idea!"

"Of course it's a good idea!!!"

[:D]

[witpqs]

1944 December 12

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Tioman Island is occupied by the Allies
Allied forces CAPTURE Singkep !!!
Allied forces CAPTURE Djambi !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Singkep

Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Okinoerabushima
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Kume-jima
Allied Ships Bombarding Nago
Allied Ships Bombarding Nago
Allied Ships Bombarding Nago
Allied Ships Bombarding Nago
Allied Ships Bombarding Nago
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima


Our subs are sharpening their underwater bayonets.

Kweilin will take a couple of more attacks with our present strength, or will fall very quickly when additional forces show up.

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Ground combat at Kweilin (76,54)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32401 troops, 295 guns, 276 vehicles, Assault Value = 940

Defending force 12527 troops, 130 guns, 51 vehicles, Assault Value = 328

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 918

Japanese adjusted defense: 943

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1668 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 67 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
227 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/11th Armoured Car Regiment
3rd New Chinese Corps
11th PAVO Regiment
9th Australian Division
II Australian Corps
517th Field Artillery Battalion
544th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
28th RGC Temp. Division
87th Infantry Brigade
17th/B Division
15th AA Regiment
1st Army
74th Field AA Battalion
86th Field AA Battalion


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Much maneuvering continues throughout China.

Progress on Malay and Sumatra.

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Ground combat at Singkep (49,87)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 274 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

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

Allied adjusted assault: 12

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Singkep !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
2/1st Ind Coy


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Ground combat at Djambi (48,88)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4060 troops, 51 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 372

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

Allied adjusted assault: 115

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 115 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Djambi !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
7th Indian Division
72nd British Brigade


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Ground combat at Kuantan (51,79)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2403 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Defending force 2749 troops, 20 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

Allied adjusted assault: 33

Japanese adjusted defense: 37

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
50th Indian Para Brigade

Defending units:
4th INA Nehru Regiment
4th Field Construction Battalion
43rd Const Co
36th JAAF AF Bn


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Kuantan is being worn down. The troops at Djambi will head into Palembang, then attack when troops entering from the south cross the river. Our host moving on Singapore made 22 miles, but for the sake of safety have all switched to combat mode, making it likely to take 3 more days to cross the river in combat formation.

Attack tomorrow at Roxas on Panay; Dadjangas landing begins tonight.

Nago.

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Ground combat at Nago (95,65)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1080 troops, 211 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 1802

Defending force 21639 troops, 183 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 343

Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
40th Infantry Division
766th Tank Battalion
716th Tank Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
25th Infantry Division
77th Infantry Division
111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
5th Marine Division
710th Tank Battalion
194th Tank Battalion
670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
8th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion

Defending units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
45th Ind.Mixed Brigade
30th Recon Regiment
Nakagusuko-wan Fortress
29th Field Construction Battalion
101st AA Regiment
31st Army
102nd AA Regiment
13th Base Force
72nd Air Flotilla
149th JAAF AF Bn


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The troops are ready for the next attack, with the exception of the USA 40th Inf Div, which will not participate. All battleships will bombard. AV at Nago is 1,817 (-196 for the 40th Div = 1,621), and 910 at Amami Oshima - a nice one day recovery there!

China.

[witpqs]

Malay & Sumatra.

[witpqs]

Java Sea.

[witpqs]

Philippines.

[witpqs]

Okinawa.

[witpqs]

1944 December 13

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Nago !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Dadjangas

Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Nago
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Nago
Allied Ships Bombarding Nago
Allied Ships Bombarding Nago
Allied Ships Bombarding Nago
Allied Ships Bombarding Nago
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima


Our subs are the best lurkers out there.

It was all maneuvering and air strikes in and over China today. Our destroyers managed to hit an SSX quite hard at Hong Kong.

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Ground combat at Kweilin (76,54)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 276 troops, 28 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 922

Defending force 11297 troops, 104 guns, 51 vehicles, Assault Value = 256

Assaulting units:
11th PAVO Regiment
3rd New Chinese Corps
2/11th Armoured Car Regiment
9th Australian Division
517th Field Artillery Battalion
II Australian Corps
544th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
28th RGC Temp. Division
87th Infantry Brigade
17th/B Division
15th AA Regiment
1st Army
86th Field AA Battalion


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Next deliberate attack at Kweilin tomorrow. It will be two more days before the first reinforcements arrive there.

Also two more days and our host crosses into Singapore. Meanwhile everything that can reach is striking troop positions at Singers from the air, which is pretty hard on Vengeance dive bombers.

First attack at Roxas.

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Ground combat at Roxas (79,83)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4531 troops, 42 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 154

Defending force 6738 troops, 58 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 138

Allied adjusted assault: 29

Japanese adjusted defense: 258

Allied assault odds: 1 to 8 (fort level 4)

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

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

Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
14th NZ Brigade

Defending units:
2nd Amphibious Brigade
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
57th Construction Battalion
54th Construction Battalion
6th Air Division
108th JAAF AF Bn


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Ground combat at Dadjangas (78,93)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2516 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 64

Defending force 4434 troops, 43 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 152

Assaulting units:
20th Infantry Regiment
6th Naval Construction Battalion

Defending units:
15th NZ Brigade


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The 14th has a good leader so must have gotten a bad die roll. The Torres Strait Bn is at Iloilo and will move up to lend more weight to the next attack. First attack tomorrow at Dadjangas where supplies are still landing but should finish by then. The Legaspi invasion will begin loading as early as tomorrow.

Nago falls.

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Ground combat at Nago (95,65)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 47261 troops, 876 guns, 1502 vehicles, Assault Value = 1837

Defending force 21391 troops, 178 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 332

Allied adjusted assault: 1180

Japanese adjusted defense: 76

Allied assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Nago !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2466 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 130 disabled
Non Combat: 99 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 42 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 63 (53 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 83 (83 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
857 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 70 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 25 (8 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 91 (49 destroyed, 42 disabled)

Assaulting units:
710th Tank Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
716th Tank Battalion
77th Infantry Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
193rd Tank Battalion
194th Tank Battalion
40th Infantry Division
25th Infantry Division
5th Marine Division
766th Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
8th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion

Defending units:
45th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
30th Recon Regiment
Nakagusuko-wan Fortress
29th Field Construction Battalion
102nd AA Regiment
13th Base Force
72nd Air Flotilla
31st Army
101st AA Regiment
149th JAAF AF Bn


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That was without the 40th participating. All infantry has disruption in the teens - much better than after prior attacks - and will rest tomorrow. Some of the armor will also rest, but some armor and all artillery will attack. More mine fields have been discovered, perhaps newly laid by submarine, and mine sweeper will move in.

At Amami Oshima the USA 24th ID is still heavily disrupted although other units have recovered. AV stands at 942 and I would prefer it to recover ~90-100 more before the next attack. With the capture of Nago all B-29 groups have been re-targeted to Amami Oshima. The two CVE TF on station are low on sorties and will replenish at Guam. BB Missouri has joined her sisters. She is the last USN fast battleship to arrive.

The divisions for the Takao (Formosa) invasion are beginning to load. The armored unit, HQ, and amphibious support will load tomorrow when the British LSI(L) convoy arrives at Cam Ranh Bay.

China.