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

[witpqs]

Home Islands west.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east.

[witpqs]

Air losses.

[witpqs]

Nagasaki/Sasebo.

[witpqs]

Making some progress on strategic bombing.

[witpqs]

1945 February 22

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Togian-eilanden

Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:



Our subs are conducting secret activities.

Sinyang is ours.

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Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10355 troops, 95 guns, 919 vehicles, Assault Value = 636

Defending force 6738 troops, 23 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 70

Allied adjusted assault: 424

Japanese adjusted defense: 103

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1100 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 117 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 92 (91 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Allied ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
50th Tank Brigade
150th RAC Regiment
254th Armoured Brigade
268th Motorised Brigade

Defending units:
12th Tank Regiment
87th Infantry Brigade
6th Area Army
27th Fld AA Gun Co


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Shaohing and Ningpo are looking modestly garrisoned. Forces already close by might be enough to take them.

Only 3 night air attacks on our fleet at Hakodate this time. Night fighters took part again and no bits were had.

A strike by the fleet carriers between Hakodate and Muroran on the airfield at Sapporo never happened, likely due to weather over Sapporo. We'll try for tomorrow. Tonight all 5 old battleship TF will bombard Hachinohe. In addition to being a close by airbase which we want to suppress, Hachinohe is in Clear terrain and perhaps we can damage some of the 21x Light Industry and 22x Aircraft Factories there.

Our divisions marching on Asahikawa met the Rgt retreated from Hakodate.

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Ground combat at 122,52 (near Asahikawa)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23594 troops, 319 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 736

Defending force 1828 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

Allied adjusted assault: 349

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 349 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1992 casualties reported
Squads: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 130 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (18 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
1st (Spec) Cavalry Division
1st Marine Division

Defending units:
77th/A Division


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The 1st MarDiv will continue on while the 1st CavDiv waits for the remaining 2 units to arrive to ambush them. Tomorrow the artillery will arrive at Bushiro so the first attack there will be the day after.

Hakodate airfield is size 3, Kushiro will make size 6 tomorrow.

China west.

[witpqs]

China east.

[witpqs]

Philippines.

[witpqs]

Home Islands west.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east.

[witpqs]

Air losses.

[witpqs]

Nagasaki/Sasebo.

[witpqs]

Forgot to mention that the sweeps over Nagasaki/Sasebo found empty air. All that fuel for nothing!

Sweeps over Hachinohe shot down a number of Sams, while other sweeps in the area found Jacks.

Franks were culled over Nanking.

[witpqs]

I have a little time, so here is an expanded view of the area near Shanghai. The Empire has pulled back many troops to the south that were in good defensive terrain, so those bases on the bay south of Shanghai will be fairly easy to take. A strong concentration of troops to the west of Hangchow now looks to be pulling back into the city, part of an orchestrated withdrawal.

Our armor to the north should have little trouble working its way around the perimeter bases, rolling up Imperial troops as it does so. Two units are well into the process of being flown in to help with garrisons and support units plus other infantry units are well on their way marching to that area.

We have 3 divisions moving on Wuhu (in the woods) from the west, and 2 divisions are moving to cross the river into the hex just west of Nanking. One TF Bn will operate with them. Defenses at Wuhu and then the hex SW of Wuhu will then be compromised or cut off if they remain in place. The artillery and 2 divisions are in that hex SW of Wuhu. Another division of the main spearhead is just leaving Nanchang, having lagged behind to recover from battles at Canton and Hong Kong (and has done so nicely).

Bonus content:
Armored units that just captured Sinyang are racing to circle around and catch the retreated units when they enter Clear Terrain o ntheir way to Nanyang. A Chinese Army unit will take up defense of Sinyang. The hex side on the east of Hankow will shortly be flipped to our ownership, leaving the only retreat into the Swamp terrain to the west.

[Macclan5]

Good day sir... 2 questions if I may tire your patience: [:D]

1) Chungking

Did you mention in a post your rationale to surround / bypass / encircle Chungking in west China ?

<< I have followed rather closely but I cannot locate much in the way of commentary back to thread 145ish sorry if I missed the obvious >>

~ Is it due to heavy heavy IJN investment ?

~ Or is it due to the potential that the liberation of Chungking would potentially 'spawn' a massive amount of untrained and un-supplied armies i.e. too many calls on supplies and too many mouths to feed / simply to many Corps to organize ?

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2) Supply China and west of China

One reason I ask it that your seemed to have successfully mitigated the supply crunch for the front line in China... congratulations.

Further you mentioned a few threads ago you relocated (or intended) a number of HQs from the capture of Singapore that would liberate/draw supply flow up through French Indo-China i.e. Bangkok, CRBay, Vinh, Hanoi, Hong Kong. I presume the supply line is working to some measure of success.. albiet perhaps you are landing massive amounts of supply from India Aden Captown by way of Victoria Point?

I am strictly curious about your logistics at this point via a vis China / and west.

Few AAR's get this far a long. The common lament is that the Allies are swimming in supplies but it still has to get there.. and most AARs are silent on this.

I anticipate the obvious. Supplies for American troops are transported by way of West Coast / Pearl / Truk / Rabul / Australia - possibly a fair usage of the auto convoy system.

But what if any of your success is supplies from the Indian Ocean ?

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Macclan5

Good day sir... 2 questions if I may tire your patience: [:D]

1) Chungking

Did you mention in a post your rationale to surround / bypass / encircle Chungking in west China ?

<< I have followed rather closely but I cannot locate much in the way of commentary back to thread 145ish sorry if I missed the obvious >>

~ Is it due to heavy heavy IJN investment ?

~ Or is it due to the potential that the liberation of Chungking would potentially 'spawn' a massive amount of untrained and un-supplied armies i.e. too many calls on supplies and too many mouths to feed / simply to many Corps to organize ?

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2) Supply China and west of China

One reason I ask it that your seemed to have successfully mitigated the supply crunch for the front line in China... congratulations.

Further you mentioned a few threads ago you relocated (or intended) a number of HQs from the capture of Singapore that would liberate/draw supply flow up through French Indo-China i.e. Bangkok, CRBay, Vinh, Hanoi, Hong Kong. I presume the supply line is working to some measure of success.. albiet perhaps you are landing massive amounts of supply from India Aden Captown by way of Victoria Point?

I am strictly curious about your logistics at this point via a vis China / and west.

Few AAR's get this far a long. The common lament is that the Allies are swimming in supplies but it still has to get there.. and most AARs are silent on this.

I anticipate the obvious. Supplies for American troops are transported by way of West Coast / Pearl / Truk / Rabul / Australia - possibly a fair usage of the auto convoy system.

But what if any of your success is supplies from the Indian Ocean ?

I did comment about Chungking but it's been quite a while, not surprised you didn't find it. Basically Chengtu is the alternate entry point for the Chinese Army re-spawn units, and I've elected to go after one at a time. Chengtu is the less garrisoned and less well fortified (could not be seen directly but had relatively few troops seen on recon until shortly before it was threatened) so it's Chengtu first and Chungking second.

The supply situation in China has worked itself out with the shipment of large batches of supply to Hong Kong. In recent days some batches also arrived at Wenchow and Foochow, closer to the front, but there are still well over 300,000 supply at Hong Kong. It worked so well that a few turns ago I stopped the airlift of supply into China, so as a bonus I am no longer losing transport planes at a rate the bauxite mines couldn't keep up with.

The Command HQ from Shanghai (2 of them) are at sea and will be deposited on Formosa. There are still at least 70,000 stacking level at Singapore, and the ~850,000 supply do not seem to be moving but it might take a few turns to get rolling. I am shipping all the troops to Formosa so to have no demand for supply at Singapore. If I really need to I can put a Command HQ at Rangoon until all the supply moves up there, then put one at Cam Ranh Bay (& remove the one at Rangoon), then one at Haiphong (& remove the one at Cam Ranh Bay) to get the supply to the doorstep of China.

[witpqs]

I anticipate the obvious. Supplies for American troops are transported by way of West Coast / Pearl / Truk / Rabul / Australia - possibly a fair usage of the auto convoy system.

But what if any of your success is supplies from the Indian Ocean ?

I do not use auto convoy. I do make extensive use of CS convoys. I just think auto convoy makes poor decisions.

But for the really long distance runs I just manually make a large convoy with Liberty or Victory ships.

As far as the Indian Ocean, I have moved untold numbers of supply there. I continue to run convoys (CS convoys) from Aden and Abadan to India. Might be some CS convoys still running from Cape Town to India. I had started many convoys, both CS and manual, from Cape Town to Hong Kong but most of those have been manually diverted to run directly to Hong Kong.

Not sure if that's the information you were seeking.

[Macclan5]

Indeed my thanks again.[8D]

Your attacks and campaigns have taken you a 'long long way' from the west coast. You must have built up massive supply depots in Australia / Gilberts / Rabul / Truk / Mariana's Some no doubt to support the initial landings but more again to leapfrog forward. CS as you indicate.

Supply is covered in most early Allied AAR due to the imperative of Australia / New Zealand. What is often ignored in many Allied AAR is the supply build up in a breakout in the Indian Ocean be it Burma first or perhaps a DEI landing from the west or south. For example when you invaded Cam Rhan Bay you noted your supply runs which was very informative.

I assumed such a massive China Theater Battle - given the distance - is rather forcing your hand to get supply ashore by way of India to say Victoria Point??

I recall Victoria Point was a key landing for you in that side of the theater when you were trying to consolidate IndoChina after the Can Rahn Bay invasion.

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Auto vs CS. Much debated.

I found the Auto Convoy very practical for Allied inner defense once the ASW war had mostly been settled/stabilized i.e. late 42 mid 43. Only needed a handful of ships/tankers.

SanFran : Pearl / Hilo / Christmas / Palmyra / Canton / Johnson / Midway and to a lesser degree Alaska. Keeps the base forces happy. Allows retreat to restock and leap frog forward again. This is all well discussed in these forums - no big deal.

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I have not found the Auto useful in the least by way of the Indian Ocean. I have used limited CS as you indicate for Capetown / Aden / Abdaban to Karachi / Bombay / Columbo; however even there the ASW assets of the <primarily> British Navy were insufficient to combat losses.

Further this theater gets even more cargo/tankers early in the way than the west coast IMHO.

Now I am not in the end war position as yourself but wondered about the 'optimal usage' of the IO fleet. I assumed they were an important part of your China Campaign?? But perhaps not so much ??

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Macclan5

Indeed my thanks again.[8D]

Your attacks and campaigns have taken you a 'long long way' from the west coast. You must have built up massive supply depots in Australia / Gilberts / Rabul / Truk / Mariana's Some no doubt to support the initial landings but more again to leapfrog forward. CS as you indicate.

Supply is covered in most early Allied AAR due to the imperative of Australia / New Zealand. What is often ignored in many Allied AAR is the supply build up in a breakout in the Indian Ocean be it Burma first or perhaps a DEI landing from the west or south. For example when you invaded Cam Rhan Bay you noted your supply runs which was very informative.

I assumed such a massive China Theater Battle - given the distance - is rather forcing your hand to get supply ashore by way of India to say Victoria Point??
Was key, then I moved the point of entry to a port south that was on the rail line. Then to Singapore, but as you know that is no longer working out.

I recall Victoria Point was a key landing for you in that side of the theater when you were trying to consolidate IndoChina after the Can Rahn Bay invasion.

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Auto vs CS. Much debated.

I found the Auto Convoy very practical for Allied inner defense once the ASW war had mostly been settled/stabilized i.e. late 42 mid 43. Only needed a handful of ships/tankers.

SanFran : Pearl / Hilo / Christmas / Palmyra / Canton / Johnson / Midway and to a lesser degree Alaska. Keeps the base forces happy. Allows retreat to restock and leap frog forward again. This is all well discussed in these forums - no big deal.

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I have not found the Auto useful in the least by way of the Indian Ocean. I have used limited CS as you indicate for Capetown / Aden / Abdaban to Karachi / Bombay / Columbo; however even there the ASW assets of the <primarily> British Navy were insufficient to combat losses.

Further this theater gets even more cargo/tankers early in the way than the west coast IMHO.

Now I am not in the end war position as yourself but wondered about the 'optimal usage' of the IO fleet. I assumed they were an important part of your China Campaign?? But perhaps not so much ??
Not sure what you mean by the IO fleet? If you mean the British, et al warships then it was most pivotal. See the entries surrounding the Moulmein area invasions.

[witpqs]

1945 February 23

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Togian-eilanden is occupied by the Allies
Allied forces CAPTURE Hwainan !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Car Nicobar

Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Hachinohe
Allied Ships Bombarding Hachinohe
Allied Ships Bombarding Hachinohe
Allied Ships Bombarding Hachinohe
Allied Ships Bombarding Hachinohe


Our subs are conducting secret activities.

Pushing through in China.

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Ground combat at Hwainan (89,50)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 708 troops, 3 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 510

Defending force 902 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Allied adjusted assault: 36

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 36 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Hwainan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
455 casualties reported
Squads: 54 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
706th Tank Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Provisionl Tank Brigade
2/4th Armoured Regiment
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment

Defending units:
11th RGC Ind. Brigade
2nd RGC Division
7th RGC Temp./A Division



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Ground combat at 90,56 (near Hangchow)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9683 troops, 257 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 330

Defending force 612 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Allied adjusted assault: 332

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 332 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
911 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
4th Armoured Brigade
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
46th Indian Brigade
20th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
32nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
27th Indian Field Artillery Battalion
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
70th Coast AA Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
5th RGC Route Brigade


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Ground combat at 86,50 (near Hankow)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3261 troops, 59 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 116

Defending force 90 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 60

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 60 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
23rd LRP Brigade
109th Anti Tank Regiment

Defending units:
26th AA Regiment


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The force near Hangchow is moving into Shaohing and will join a tank unit already there. The armor of the main spearhead is moving on Pengpu (dot base) which will cut the rail line.

Hokkaido might roll up without much fuss.

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Ground combat at 119,52 (near Hakodate)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22551 troops, 328 guns, 166 vehicles, Assault Value = 684

Defending force 5507 troops, 55 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Allied adjusted assault: 468

Japanese adjusted defense: 55

Allied assault odds: 8 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1932 casualties reported
Squads: 63 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 73 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 20 (8 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Allied ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Australian Division
11th Australian Division

Defending units:
77th/B Division
31st Air Defense AA Regiment
12th Air Fleet
Hokuto JNAF Base Force
12th Field Construction Battalion


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First attack at Bushiro coming up.

But there is a fuss at sea.

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TF 181 encounters mine field at Hakodate (119,53)

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-D-114, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SSX Ha-D-113, Mine hits 1, heavy damage



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Sub attack near Hirosaki/Aomori at 117,54

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 28

Allied Ships
SS Bream

SS Bream launches 2 torpedoes
Bream diving deep ....
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Hakodate at 119,53

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-D-113, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Taylor
CA San Francisco

SSX Ha-D-113 is sighted by escort
CA San Francisco firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves


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Sub attack near Hakodate at 120,53

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-D-110, hits 1

Allied Ships
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
CLAA Juneau
CLAA Atlanta
DD Bearss
DD Barton II
DD Bancroft
DD McCalla

SSX Ha-D-110 launches 2 torpedoes at CVL Princeton
DD Barton II fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Bancroft fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD McCalla fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Barton II fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Bancroft fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Bancroft fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Bancroft fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Bancroft attacking submerged sub ....
DD Bancroft fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Hakodate at 120,53

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-D-109

Allied Ships
CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1
DD Wickes

SSX Ha-D-109 launches 2 torpedoes at CL Helena
Ha-D-109 diving deep ....
DD Wickes fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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We are deploying more ASW groups near the carriers and more subs in the strait to intercept enemy subs. Discovered there is no night ASW mission, so using search at low altitude and short range.

There were only 2 night air attacks so our airfield suppression strikes (naval bombardments so far) might be making a difference, plus of course fighter and flak damage/attrition of the attackers themselves.

The prior naval bombardment of Hachinohe was by a two-CA TF and hit the airfield quite smartly. Overnight Hachinohe was afforded a more robust treatment.

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Night Naval bombardment of Hachinohe at 118,55

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 damaged
N1K2-J George: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Colorado

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Fires 55
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Port hits 4

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Colorado
BB Colorado firing at Hachinohe


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Night Naval bombardment of Hachinohe at 118,55

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 8 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed on ground
N1K2-J George: 14 damaged
B7A2 Grace: 6 damaged
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico
BB Idaho

Japanese ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Resources hits 1
Manpower hits 1
Fires 118
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 10
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

BB New Mexico firing at Hachinohe
BB Idaho firing at Hachinohe


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Night Naval bombardment of Hachinohe at 118,55

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 8 damaged
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma

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

Manpower hits 1
Ki-84r Frank factory hits 1
Fires 2181
Runway hits 2
Port hits 3

BB Oklahoma firing at Hachinohe


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Night Naval bombardment of Hachinohe at 118,55

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 20 damaged
B7A2 Grace: 28 damaged
B7A2 Grace: 3 destroyed on ground
N1K2-J George: 13 damaged
N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB Texas
BB Tennessee

Japanese ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (6 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Resources hits 1
Light Industry hits 1
Fires 3880
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 16
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

BB Texas firing at Hachinohe
BB Tennessee firing at Hachinohe


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Night Naval bombardment of Hachinohe at 118,55

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 24 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 destroyed on ground
N1K2-J George: 8 damaged
B7A2 Grace: 8 damaged
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB New York
BB Arkansas

Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Resources hits 1
Fires 4035
Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 7
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1

BB New York firing at Hachinohe
BB Arkansas firing at Hachinohe


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Recon of Hachinohe is lacking so we have a poor view of the results, but there sure were a lot of fireworks.

Extreme overcast again visited Sapporo so no carrier strike. Maybe tomorrow.

China west.