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

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Home Islands east. Muroran airfield is now size 7 + 24%. When it makes size 8 we will bring in a number of B-24 groups, then begin operating them when the field makes size 9. Lots of engineers are on site so that increase in size should take less than 2 weeks. A number of P-38 groups have just transferred there and will fly escort with the next series of strikes (according to their range, of course).

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OK, comparing Tokyo Recon of today with yesterday's, Heavy Industry and Light Industry are still taking damage.

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OK, comparing Tokyo Recon of today with yesterday's, Heavy Industry and Light Industry are still taking damage.

That's my impression of the way it goes - you may get fires in the 100s of thousands initially but most of that is housing. Most of those fires go away quickly and the fires that burn for days are in the industrial plants, so a small residual fire can still cause damage to industry.

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1945 March 29

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Cebu !!!

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
Allied Ships Bombarding Shanghai


Our subs are conducting secret activities. It looks like the Empire has finally finished clearing those mines we laid at Fusan.

Our fighter sweeps of Maebashi were very successful.

China.

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Ground combat at Nanking (91,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 77947 troops, 1382 guns, 898 vehicles, Assault Value = 2745

Defending force 1760 troops, 0 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 1780

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1780 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1409 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 356 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 72 (72 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Division
32nd Infantry Division
96th Infantry Division
5th Australian Division
7th Australian Division
81st Infantry Division
I Corps Engr Grp
16th Chinese Corps
87th Medium Regiment
85th Medium Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
12th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
251st Field Artillery Battalion
XXIV US Corps
134th Medium Regiment

Defending units:
China Expeditionary Army


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Ground combat at 93,40 (near Chengting)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3313 troops, 17 guns, 384 vehicles, Assault Value = 312

Defending force 2412 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 101

Allied adjusted assault: 49

Japanese adjusted defense: 34

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
535 casualties reported
Squads: 34 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
254th Armoured Brigade
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
150th RAC Regiment

Defending units:
102nd NCPC Route Brigade
2nd NCPC Infantry Brigade


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Ground combat at 80,43 (near Ankang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14807 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 570

Defending force 334 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied adjusted assault: 209

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 209 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
364 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
39th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
2nd Ching An Tui Brigade


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Nanking is secured. Imperial air attacks near Chengting disrupted our armoured attack but they did well anyway. A zombie band destroyed near Ankang.

The infantry and artillery at Nanking, now done cleaning up the place, are heading for Hangchow. The armor from Nanking is still enroute to Hankow and the Suchow area.

Chungking is now invested with 1,600 AV and of course a lot more is on the way.

Cebu is ours.

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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 Cebu (80,86)

Allied Deliberate attack

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

Defending force 1397 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 106

Japanese adjusted defense: 21

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cebu !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
493 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
3rd Commando Brigade

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


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The commandoes are in good shape and will continue attacking.

SoPac Command HQ will unload tonight at Bangkok, so we will see if that is close enough to pull supply from Singapore.

Tokyo. Still small Fires.

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Maebashi. A slight increase in the number of factories damaged.

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Intel screen.

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China west.

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China east.

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Philippines.

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Home Islands west.

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Home Islands east.

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1945 March 30

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Kungchang is occupied by the Allies

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 Zamboanga
Allied Ships Bombarding Shanghai
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Cebu


Our subs are conducting secret activities.

Our forward units near Chengting are still getting hammered form the air and are in no shape to attack. Within about 4 days they will have a light AA unit (40 mm equipped) in hex to help them. More significantly, we might be able to rail air base support to Chengting within a week and then provide fighter cover.

All the ground action was at Cebu today.

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1042 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

Defending force 1925 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 107

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

Defending units:
3rd Commando Brigade


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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1925 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 107

Defending force 1085 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

Allied adjusted assault: 97

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 32 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
343 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
3rd Commando Brigade

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


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There are still very small Fires at Tokyo but no additional damage.

SoPac Command HQ is unloaded and in Combat mode at Bangkok. No supplies have yet moved from Singapore, but the distance is probably "long pull" meaning one time per week.

China west.

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China east.

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Philippines.

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Home Islands west.

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Home Islands east.

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Air losses. P-47N sweeps over Maebashi led to smaller battles today but were very lopsided. Recon shows increased Imperial fighter strength at surrounding bases, and Nagaoka airfield, next door, has expanded to size 2.

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1945 March 31

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Itbayat Island is occupied by the Allies

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 Zamboanga
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Cebu


Our subs are conducting secret activities.

Immortal CL Agano and friends again sortied to catch our carriers covering for the battlships bombarding Shanghai. Again weather is their ally. Again no air strikes can bother them until the afternoon. Again their luck is great - until it is not quite great enough.

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ningpo at 93,58

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Allied aircraft
Avenger II x 8
Corsair II x 11
Corsair IV x 6
Hellcat I x 2
Martlet II x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Avenger II: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Agano

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Avenger II bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ningpo at 93,58

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 24
Corsair IV x 6
Martlet II x 6
Wildcat V x 1
Beaufighter TF.X x 16
Beaufort VIII x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter TF.X: 4 damaged
Beaufighter TF.X: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Nagatsuki
CL Agano
DD Fuyuzuki

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
16 x Beaufighter TF.X launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ningpo at 93,58

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 12
Avenger II x 16
Corsair II x 38
Corsair IV x 15
Seafire IIC x 3
Martlet II x 14
Wildcat V x 2

Allied aircraft losses
Albacore I: 7 damaged
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
Avenger II: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Agano
DD Nagatsuki
DD Fuyuzuki

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
12 x Avenger II launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
4 x Avenger II launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ningpo at 93,58

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
Barracuda II x 5
Corsair II x 13
Hellcat I x 3
Seafire IIC x 1
Martlet II x 4
Wildcat V x 1

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Agano, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Barracuda II bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ningpo at 93,58

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Allied aircraft
Avenger II x 11
Corsair II x 11
Corsair IV x 5
Hellcat I x 3
Seafire IIC x 1
Martlet II x 6
Wildcat V x 1

Allied aircraft losses
Avenger II: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Agano, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fuyuzuki, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Avenger II launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo



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Perhaps we will now be attacked by the ghost of Agano past.

Our bombers made a bunch more Light Industry hits at Shanghai and now LI there is down to 13.

China west.

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China east.

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Philippines.