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

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Crackaces

You have 2.2:1 in 1945 .. I thought you should have AV at this point?

Back some pages. [:)]

[Crackaces]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Crackaces

You have 2.2:1 in 1945 .. I thought you should have AV at this point?

Back some pages. [:)]

Ok I have been following on my iPhone .. and I must have lost sight of this event ..

It good you all are proceeding forth then .. it really gets a chance to explore late game ..

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Crackaces

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Crackaces

You have 2.2:1 in 1945 .. I thought you should have AV at this point?

Back some pages. [:)]

Ok I have been following on my iPhone .. and I must have lost sight of this event ..

It good you all are proceeding forth then .. it really gets a chance to explore late game ..

Walter has been clear that things are extremely bleak for the Empire. At this point it's about seeing how he can arrange defense of the Home Islands.

[Drakanel]

ORIGINAL: witpqs
Walter has been clear that things are extremely bleak for the Empire. At this point it's about seeing how he can arrange defense of the Home Islands.

That is fine as well, and props to him for not giving up. It's entertaining

[witpqs]

1945 May 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:



Our subs are conducting secret activities.

China west. Now moving on the zombies near Nanyang. Also now moving on Sian, where the first unit will emerge from the forest to the W tomorrow and attack - alone - the following day. The day after that two units will shock attack across the river on the road from the NW. I'm hoping that the two day attack process will make the shock attack both less painful for us and more effective against the defenders.

[witpqs]

China Outback. Gambling that Wasu is not garrisoned or only weakly so.

[witpqs]

China east.

[witpqs]

China frontier. A big and pretty effetive raid against our 640th TD Bn which pulled in front of the plains zombies.

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Morning Air attack on 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 95,43 , near Tientsin

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 30

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 26 (2 destroyed, 24 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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90% disruption but the unit is 69%/100%. The CAP umbrella is being extended to cover them.

[witpqs]

Philippines. Increased air ops against the defenders at Manila, and pretty good recovery by our troops there. The units withdrawing still need to do so and the rest need time too. (Yesterday's picture, sorry.)

[witpqs]

Home Islands west. More night strikes on our fleet. Our night fighters many a number of intercepts and took down several, as did flak. Weather helped to hide our ships too, which all escaped without harm. The fleet is pulling back from Shikoku to replenish for the next two invasions (Saishu To and Kumamoto). Some of the surface combat TF ships are just beaten up and need repairs.

Recon of Kumamoto is showing 60,860 troops, 550 guns, and 489 AFV. We are going to have to hit that place hard from the sea and the air for the forces assigned to take it without shattering themselves. It is Clear terrain.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east.

[witpqs]

Air losses. Good performance by our night fighters.

[witpqs]

The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

[witpqs]

Osaka/Kyoto. More B-29B raids. Weather was bad and many strayed but some found the mark. The B-29B crews are showing fatigue and will stand down.

[jwolf]

Ouch, ouch, ouch on that first assault at Manila. Amazing that the defenders AV nearly quadrupled even with a supply penalty! Good luck cracking that nut!

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: jwolf

Ouch, ouch, ouch on that first assault at Manila. Amazing that the defenders AV nearly quadrupled even with a supply penalty! Good luck cracking that nut!

There is lots of very effective flak reaching 10,000 ft over Manila, compared to now none whatsoever over Shanghai. I figure that supply (-) at Manila was partial - just for one or more units - but nothing like the whole magilla. So with Urban Heavy (I think it is) and some good fortifications I guess we still have our work cut out for us. There are lots of medium bombers plus the Australian B-24 groups hitting them to chew up supply and chip away at the troops.

[Macclan5]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: jwolf

Ouch, ouch, ouch on that first assault at Manila. Amazing that the defenders AV nearly quadrupled even with a supply penalty! Good luck cracking that nut!

There is lots of very effective flak reaching 10,000 ft over Manila, compared to now none whatsoever over Shanghai. I figure that supply (-) at Manila was partial - just for one or more units - but nothing like the whole magilla. So with Urban Heavy (I think it is) and some good fortifications I guess we still have our work cut out for us. There are lots of medium bombers plus the Australian B-24 groups hitting them to chew up supply and chip away at the troops.

You do realize that MacArthur did it with "severe restrictions on Artillery and Air power attacks"
[8D]

Well at least till mid February - then he opened up the pandora box.
[:D]

Since I deem your campaign to be superior to MacArthur's in every way I hope you will save all the historic buildings of Manila..

Buried somewhere in Manila has Ser Rogers favorite Battalion of Japanese CPA's "Empire Tax Collection Battalion 101"

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Macclan5

Buried somewhere in Manila has Ser Rogers favorite Battalion of Japanese CPA's "Empire Tax Collection Battalion 101"

Seems they have been settled elsewhere:

Defending units:
2nd South Seas Det.
66th Infantry Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
102nd Infantry Regiment
77th Infantry Brigade
13th Ind.Mixed Regiment
I./4th Infantry Battalion
39th/A Division
79th Brigade
1st Ind.Mixed Regiment
6th Division
19th Naval Guard Unit
39th/B Division
14th Naval Construction Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
307th Ship Eng Coy
39th Field Const Co
14th Area Army
48th Field Artillery Regiment
107th Ship Eng Coy
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
207th Ship Eng Coy
41st Army
30th JNAF AF Unit
48th Field AA Battalion
2nd Army
9th RF Gun Battalion
7th Ship Engineer Regiment
53rd Infantry Brigade
180th JAAF AF Bn

I'll be on the lookout for them.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Macclan5

Buried somewhere in Manila has Ser Rogers favorite Battalion of Japanese CPA's "Empire Tax Collection Battalion 101"

Their motto : A Tax! Repeat: A Tax!

[witpqs]

1945 May 15

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Yenan 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:



Our subs are conducting secret activities.

China west. Tomorrow the Chinese 66th Corps will make a solo deliberate assault at Sian with two squdrons on B-25D in support. The following day two other LCU will make a river-crossing shock attack that I hope will be aided by the attack tomorrow.