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

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China east.

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China frontier. There is continued bandit activity at Kalgan, but an Allied armoured unit will arrive tomorrow and quell things until the Chinese infantry arrives.

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Philippines.

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Home Islands west. Forgot to renew the attack orders at Matsuyama with the orders re-do. Tomorrow the two freshest divisions will attack, the other two the day after. Meanwhile the infantry and armor has arrived at Takamatsu and the artillery is just behind. All will attack the day after tomorrow.

The farthest Kumamoto assault convoys are loading supplies. Once they set out for the East China Sea, the others will begin loading.

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Home Islands east.

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The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

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Osaka/Kyoto.

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1945 May 20

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Sining !!!

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. Sining is free.

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Ground combat at Sining (80,32)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10304 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 334

Defending force 1302 troops, 19 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Allied adjusted assault: 156

Japanese adjusted defense: 61

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Sining !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (16 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
Red Chinese Army

Defending units:
1st Cavalry Brigade
9th Mongol/B Cavalry Division


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These Imperials will be destroyed in place.

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China Outback.

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China east. With 788 AV available to provide for their own defense, many units will now move into Shanghai, including a number of Allied artillery units that will be sorely needed. Many more units are still enroute and will be required before the first attack.

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China frontier. The plains zombies are now trapped and were also reduced to 1 unit by air strikes. The bandits have been chased out of Kalgan.

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Philippines. Our forces continue to recover very well and the air campaign is taking a toll of the Imperial defenders.

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Home Islands west. Good progress at Matsuyama.

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Ground combat at Matsuyama (105,59)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25220 troops, 352 guns, 238 vehicles, Assault Value = 1397

Defending force 10152 troops, 158 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 166

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied adjusted assault: 462

Japanese adjusted defense: 514

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
656 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 20 (3 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
416 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
37th Infantry Division
25th Infantry Division
77th Infantry Division
2nd Marine Division

Defending units:
66th Ind.Mixed Brigade
140th JAAF AF Bn
89th Field AA Battalion
96th Field AA Battalion
95th Field AA Battalion
Naikai JNAF Base Force


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The divisions will rotate for tomorrow's attack. The attack at Takamatsu will also go on as planned.

CVE, surface, and bombardment forces will leave Nago to aupport the airborne assault on Saishu To, set for the day after tomorrow.

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Home Islands east.

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[Macclan5]

Hi Witpqs...

Nice updates - thank you.

I wonder if you could take a moment to elaborate on Kamikaze ?

You have mentioned however only in passing. Usually as a function of number of planes or just a few attacks. I think going back a few pages I may recall one hit on a CVE (??) but perhaps not even that - perhaps that was just a regular hit or a sub.

You are landing troops, sweeping, bombing, etc etc etc.

Your opponent is obviously in bad shape but I presumed and assumed he marshaled a significant force of Kamikaze for end game i.e. attack on the Home Islands.

But no such evidence ?

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ORIGINAL: Macclan5

Hi Witpqs...

Nice updates - thank you.

I wonder if you could take a moment to elaborate on Kamikaze ?

You have mentioned however only in passing. Usually as a function of number of planes or just a few attacks. I think going back a few pages I may recall one hit on a CVE (??) but perhaps not even that - perhaps that was just a regular hit or a sub.

You are landing troops, sweeping, bombing, etc etc etc.

Your opponent is obviously in bad shape but I presumed and assumed he marshaled a significant force of Kamikaze for end game i.e. attack on the Home Islands.

But no such evidence ?

There is evidence and activity, but so far the Allied fighter umbrella has contained the menace. There are also very significant concentrations of fighters that do not defend, and therefore are either kamikaze, escorts for kamikaze (bombers), or both. Soon after Saishu To will be the invasion of Kumamoto, and Nagasaki has >350 fighters and is only 1 hex away. Measures will be taken!

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1945 May 21

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Matsuyama !!!

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 ex-defenders - now zombies - of Sian will be attacked cross-river. Other zombie bands in this op area are close to being engaged. Sining is being cleared methodically.

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Ground combat at Sining (80,32)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10256 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 328

Defending force 835 troops, 7 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Allied adjusted assault: 215

Japanese adjusted defense: 34

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
Red Chinese Army

Defending units:
1st Cavalry Brigade
9th Mongol/B Cavalry Division


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Shouldn't be long now.

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China Outback.

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China east. The first freedom fighters will enter Shanghai tomorrow.