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

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Processing the next turn now. Left the night fighters on Sweep, but again no nighttime sweeps flew. Do they *not* work?

Don't look at me - I don't know either! [&:]

Dang it - what am I payin' you for?! [:D]

[CaptBeefheart]

I'm sure I missed this, but how are you gentlemen defining victory in this match? I see you are getting close to the magical 2:1 VP ratio.

And thanks for bringing up night sweeps. No matter how long I play this monster, something heretofore not imagined pops up now and then.

Cheers,
CC

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Commander Cody

I'm sure I missed this, but how are you gentlemen defining victory in this match? I see you are getting close to the magical 2:1 VP ratio.

And thanks for bringing up night sweeps. No matter how long I play this monster, something heretofore not imagined pops up now and then.

Cheers,
CC

Maybe over a beer? [8D]

[Rafid]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Commander Cody

I'm sure I missed this, but how are you gentlemen defining victory in this match? I see you are getting close to the magical 2:1 VP ratio.

And thanks for bringing up night sweeps. No matter how long I play this monster, something heretofore not imagined pops up now and then.

Cheers,
CC

Maybe over a beer? [8D]

My kind of contest: You battle intellectually over more than three years and in the end it all comes down to who can drink the most!

It is almost like Star Trek, where besides all the phasers, faster-than-light-travel, spaceships and politics in the end the fate of the Galaxy is decided by fist fight of captain Kirk against a forum regular.

[witpqs]

1945 March 27

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Chengting !!!

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 Toyohara
Allied Ships Bombarding Shanghai
Allied Ships Bombarding Cebu


Our subs are conducting secret activities.

Good progress in China.

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Ground combat at Nanking (91,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 77762 troops, 1382 guns, 898 vehicles, Assault Value = 2236

Defending force 7019 troops, 22 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied adjusted assault: 1332

Japanese adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 102 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1486 casualties reported
Squads: 53 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 159 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 29 (1 destroyed, 28 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
I Corps Engr Grp
32nd Infantry Division
31st Infantry Division
81st Infantry Division
96th Infantry Division
7th Australian Division
5th Australian Division
12th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
251st Field Artillery Battalion
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
87th Medium Regiment
85th Medium Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
XXIV US Corps
134th Medium Regiment

Defending units:
China Expeditionary Army
71st Infantry Brigade


Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Nanking
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Ground combat at Chengtu (75,41)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 134101 troops, 984 guns, 426 vehicles, Assault Value = 2734

Defending force 9500 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Allied adjusted assault: 4844

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 1614 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
9690 casualties reported
Squads: 174 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 903 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 36 (36 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 4

Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
23rd Indian Division
6th Australian Division
14th Chinese Corps
35th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
11th (East African) Division
54th Chinese Corps
120th Red Chinese Division
95th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Base Force
22nd Artillery Regiment
26th Group Army
NCAC
7th War Area
5th Chinese Base Force
11th Group Army
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
1st Group Army
19th Chinese Base Force

Defending units:
55th Infantry Brigade
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment


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Ground combat at Chengting (92,40)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7227 troops, 77 guns, 545 vehicles, Assault Value = 409

Defending force 459 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Allied adjusted assault: 388

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 388 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Chengting !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
537 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
254th Armoured Brigade
150th RAC Regiment
268th Motorised Brigade

Defending units:
21st RGC Temp./C Division


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Chengtu is secured; at Nanking the attack will continue tomorrow against 10,000 hold-outs; two units at Chengting will move east to hit Imperials in the open. Our units already there, which might have caught them in Strategic movement mode, is massively disrupted by unfettered enemy air strikes. There won't be much help for that in the near future as AA and/or air support are some time away. Another tank Bde is also railing in from securing Tsiaotso, not far behind the current front.

Chungking is now surrounded and sufficient strength is in position (units able to defend themselves) that we are now moving into that city. The cream of the Chengtu assaulters are also now moving. A few of the Chinese Army units which freed Chengtu will stand there to recover damage.

Philippines.

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1213 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Defending force 1946 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 111

Assaulting units:
I/124th Infantry Battalion
55th Const Co

Defending units:
3rd Commando Brigade


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Maizuru 1st SNLF Wiped Out at Cagayan by attrition!!!
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More rest needed at Cebu, but a partial attack to clear recalcitrants at Cagayan will be made tomorrow.

No nighttime sweeps flew again... Tomorrow over the Home Islands is forecast 'only' as Overcast, so we will try for the 61x Ki-84r Frank factory complex at Maebashi. There are many aircraft factories there, including a 33x Ki-84r Frank factory complex, but so far Recon shows only 167 guns. P-51D and P-47N will sweep ahead of the B-29 groups. Or behind them.

China west.

[witpqs]

China east.

[witpqs]

Philippines.

[witpqs]

Home Islands west.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east.

[witpqs]

Tokyo.

[witpqs]

Intel screen.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Rafid

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Commander Cody

I'm sure I missed this, but how are you gentlemen defining victory in this match? I see you are getting close to the magical 2:1 VP ratio.

And thanks for bringing up night sweeps. No matter how long I play this monster, something heretofore not imagined pops up now and then.

Cheers,
CC

Maybe over a beer? [8D]

My kind of contest: You battle intellectually over more than three years and in the end it all comes down to who can drink the most!

It is almost like Star Trek, where besides all the phasers, faster-than-light-travel, spaceships and politics in the end the fate of the Galaxy is decided by fist fight of captain Kirk against a forum regular.

Yeah, but Kirk cheated and improvised a cannon and homemade black powder. Definitely not part of a fist and claw fight!
Can't trust those diabolical humans - especially the Canadian ones!

[witpqs]

1945 March 28

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:


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 Cebu
Allied Ships Bombarding Cebu


Our subs are conducting secret activities.

Clearing China.

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Ground combat at Nanking (91,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 77845 troops, 1382 guns, 898 vehicles, Assault Value = 2246

Defending force 5266 troops, 12 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied adjusted assault: 1725

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1725 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3517 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 190 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 37 (3 destroyed, 34 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
7th Australian Division
I Corps Engr Grp
31st Infantry Division
81st Infantry Division
32nd Infantry Division
96th Infantry Division
5th Australian Division
XXIV US Corps
2nd Medium Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
251st Field Artillery Battalion
85th Medium Regiment
87th Medium Regiment
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
12th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
134th Medium Regiment

Defending units:
China Expeditionary Army
71st Infantry Brigade


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One unit left at Nanking.

Philippines.

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1231 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Defending force 1958 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 113

Assaulting units:
I/124th Infantry Battalion
55th Const Co

Defending units:
3rd Commando Brigade


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Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8685 troops, 94 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 539

Defending force 672 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 168

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 168 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
672 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 87 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Regiment
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
15th NZ Brigade
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
1st Regiment
8th NZ Brigade
1059th Port Construction Battalion

Defending units:
23rd Air Flotilla


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We attack at Cebu tomorrow with another rendition of the mini bombardments (1x CL, and 3 x DD). Cagayan is finally secured.

Air losses. We knocked out at least 28x Ki-84r Frank factories at Maebashi for a price of 27x B-29-25. Manpower at that location is only 3 so presumably Fires would be less effective, thus we targeted an individual factory cluster.

[witpqs]

Tokyo. Fires still burning, hopefully still doing damage.

[witpqs]

Maebashi. Looking for tomorrow's Recon to show additional factories damaged. Bombers reported 27 hits, which might translate into several times as many factories damaged.

[witpqs]

Intel screen.

[witpqs]

China west.

[witpqs]

China east. Nanking will be cleared tomorrow or the next turn, then various base forces in Strategic move mode at Wuhu will move in. We have armor and infantry on the way to Suchow and dot-base Kweiteh (to the west of Suchow) that will clear those bases. Base forces will then be able to rail to Chengting in the north and provide air support, notably fighter cover, to the ground units already there. Haichow (east of Suchow) is lightly held and will also be cleared to provide a size 3 airfield.

[witpqs]

Philippines.

[witpqs]

Home Islands west.