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

[BBfanboy]

witpqs: Philippines. We have large forces on the move.

What? You have a unit of good ol' boys named Bubba who get fried chicken rations?

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

witpqs: Philippines. We have large forces on the move.

What? You have a unit of good ol' boys named Bubba who get fried chicken rations?

But they only get one slice of spam a day for a week before a battle. Gotta keep them hungry and mean!

All the forces from Mindanao save the Bde at Zamboagna, plus a bunch from Sumatra and Java. Two divisions, some Rgt/Bde, and a bunch of arty. With plenty of units to prevents retreats, the two clear terrain bases will be cleared first, then Clark, then Manila. Manila won't stand a chance.

[witpqs]

1945 April 13

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Chungking !!!
Allied forces CAPTURE Lanchow !!!
Allied forces CAPTURE Taiyuan !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:


Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:



Our subs are conducting secret activities.

Four fully successful attacks on the ground in China today!

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Ground combat at 94,44 (near Tsinan)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2868 troops, 3 guns, 536 vehicles, Assault Value = 300

Defending force 633 troops, 14 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Allied adjusted assault: 209

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 209 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
656 casualties reported
Squads: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 88 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 4

Assaulting units:
Provisionl Tank Brigade
192nd Tank Battalion
2/4th Armoured Regiment
1st Army Tank Regiment

Defending units:
17th RGC Temp. Division
5th NCPC Infantry Brigade
4th Cavalry Brigade
8th NCPC Infantry Brigade


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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 144738 troops, 627 guns, 263 vehicles, Assault Value = 3072

Defending force 32135 troops, 323 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 285

Allied adjusted assault: 3956

Japanese adjusted defense: 305

Allied assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Chungking !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
7334 casualties reported
Squads: 399 destroyed, 110 disabled
Non Combat: 90 destroyed, 161 disabled
Engineers: 60 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 162 (149 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 91 (91 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
784 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 151 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Assaulting units:
24th Chinese Corps
6th Australian Division
76th Chinese Corps
23rd Indian Division
56th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
CAF HQ
Z' Force
China Command
22nd Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
32nd/B Division
64th Infantry Brigade
North China Gsn Brigade
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
11th Ind.Infantry Brigade
63rd/B Division
24th/B Division
41st/C Division
58th Division
4th Mortar Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
21st AA Regiment
23rd Army
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
54th JAAF AF Bn


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Ground combat at Lanchow (81,34)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3906 troops, 0 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 189

Defending force 502 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Allied adjusted assault: 161

Japanese adjusted defense: 9

Allied assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Lanchow !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
215 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
11th PAVO Regiment
2/11th Armoured Car Regiment
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps

Defending units:
9th Mongol/B Cavalry Division


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Ground combat at Taiyuan (91,40)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6385 troops, 77 guns, 441 vehicles, Assault Value = 405

Defending force 1146 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Allied adjusted assault: 326

Japanese adjusted defense: 25

Allied assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Taiyuan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
543 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
50th Tank Brigade
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
268th Motorised Brigade

Defending units:
3rd NCPC Infantry Brigade


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Armor is on the move again and only outrunning other friendly units is slowing them down.

China west. Attacks on Imperial hold outs at Chungking will now proceed continuously with units alternating rest days.

[witpqs]

China east. It will be a few days yet before the next attacks at Hangchow and Hankow.

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Philippines. Still unloading and moving troops.

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Home Islands west. Next turn we will take final inventory of where the units assigned for the Kochi invasion are and form convoys to get them. The carriers which recently upgraded at Pearl will be back to Hokkaido in about 4 days. A dozen squadrons of New Zealand fighters, mostly Corsairs but some Warhawks, are almost finished making ready at Kushiro after their sea lift. They will provide most of the LBA CAP once the base is ours and operational.

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Home Islands east. The sweeps did not penetrate weather over Tokyo today.

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Tokyo. Still some Fires doing damage.

[witpqs]

1945 April 14

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 enemy troops at Zamboanga
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Zamboanga


Our subs are conducting secret activities.

The reduction at Chungking is proceeding quickly.

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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 80733 troops, 155 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 2934

Defending force 25103 troops, 155 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 112

Allied adjusted assault: 1620

Japanese adjusted defense: 119

Allied assault odds: 13 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2327 casualties reported
Squads: 214 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 259 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 42 (30 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
319 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
14th Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
23rd Indian Division
70th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
6th Australian Division
76th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
CAF HQ
China Command
Z' Force
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
22nd Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
North China Gsn Brigade
11th Ind.Infantry Brigade
64th Infantry Brigade
24th/B Division
63rd/B Division
41st/C Division
58th Division
23rd Army
4th Mortar Battalion
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
54th JAAF AF Bn
21st Mortar Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st AA Regiment
32nd/B Division


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Zamboagna.

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Ground combat at Zamboanga (75,89)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4708 troops, 42 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 123

Defending force 2109 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Allied adjusted assault: 97

Japanese adjusted defense: 22

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
8th NZ Brigade

Defending units:
Miura Det
64th JNAF AF Unit


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China west.

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China east.

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Philippines.

[witpqs]

Home Islands west. A division is unloading for Kochi is unloading at Agrihan in the Marianas, so creation on convoys will wait until they are done. Osaka/Kyoto has almost 400 fighters, which is expected given nearby industry. But Kobe, just to the west and only 3 hexes from Kochi, has almost 400 bombers and is size 10. We will have hit that airfield complex as the invasion approaches. I think that DAW HQ has made a good guess about the approximate location of our next invasion.

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Home Islands east.

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Tokyo. Small Fires smolder.

[witpqs]

Air losses. A number of air strikes against our ships near Hakodate were all disrupted by night fighters and no hits made against our ships. Our sweeps over Tokyo did well but the battles were small.

[Lowpe]

It doesn't always work, but the intensity of the color of the troops in a hex can be helpful in determining troop strength.

Then there is always Alfred's manpower formula to estimate AV.

Still, flying into only 800 fighters should be doable -- using land based air to disrupt a well planned Yank major invasion is usually a method for Japan to lose 1000 aircraft for very little gain, maybe a couple of CVEs.

He really needs to meet the invasion with over 3000 planes.[X(] Can he do that? Does he have the supplies to do it?

Been away from posting for a while as I wound down my one game but now I am back...and rooting for Japan!!!!![:D]

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

It doesn't always work, but the intensity of the color of the troops in a hex can be helpful in determining troop strength.
I use that method. I find it helpful.

Then there is always Alfred's manpower formula to estimate AV.
I use that too (or a similar swag), but where is it you are suggesting that I use it? I not sure where your comment is about.

Still, flying into only 800 fighters should be doable -- using land based air to disrupt a well planned Yank major invasion is usually a method for Japan to lose 1000 aircraft for very little gain, maybe a couple of CVEs.
I'm not sure how many fighters will be on station, but it might even exceed 800. Have had mercifully little in the way of carrier casualties.

He really needs to meet the invasion with over 3000 planes.[X(] Can he do that? Does he have the supplies to do it?
I'm not sure that he can. Supplies on the 3 remaining Home Islands are a total mystery to me, but I do think they must be short due to the general situation and the close blockade of the HI.

Been away from posting for a while as I wound down my one game but now I am back...and rooting for Japan!!!!![:D]
Get your post count up, man! [:D]

[witpqs]

1945 April 15

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 enemy troops at Zamboanga
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Zamboanga


Our subs are conducting secret activities.

Again lots of night strikes at our CVE near Hakodate repelled by night fighters and flak. No hits on ships.

Reduction of the zombies at Chungking is now rapid.

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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 100815 troops, 153 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 3126

Defending force 21573 troops, 129 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 75

Allied adjusted assault: 2103

Japanese adjusted defense: 23

Allied assault odds: 91 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
18258 casualties reported
Squads: 121 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 690 destroyed, 161 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 119 (113 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 33 (28 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units destroyed 9

Allied ground losses:
160 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
56th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
6th Australian Division
32nd Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
23rd Indian Division
63rd Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
China Command
CAF HQ
25th Group Army
Z' Force
3rd War Area
22nd Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
24th/B Division
63rd/B Division
11th Ind.Infantry Brigade
41st/C Division
North China Gsn Brigade
58th Division
21st Mortar Battalion
4th Mortar Battalion
54th JAAF AF Bn
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
23rd Army
21st AA Regiment
64th Infantry Brigade
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
32nd/B Division


58th Division Wiped Out at Chungking by attrition!!!
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment Wiped Out at Chungking by attrition!!!
54th JAAF AF Bn Wiped Out at Chungking by attrition!!!
Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Chungking
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Recon shows fewer than 17,000 remain. In two more days we will have more than 3,000 AV assembled in Hangchow for the next attack. Gethering forces for the next assault at Hankow will take longer as that will include many "new" Chinese Army units that are now marching from the railhead at Changsha.

Zamboagna zombies continue to hold their ground.

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Ground combat at Zamboanga (75,89)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4626 troops, 42 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 113

Defending force 1921 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Allied adjusted assault: 45

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1

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

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

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

Assaulting units:
8th NZ Brigade

Defending units:
Miura Det
64th JNAF AF Unit


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China west. There are now more zombies in the mountains NW of Chengtu than there are at Chungking.

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China east. Trying to eliminate zombies to reduce the screen pic sizes.

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Philippines.