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

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1945 June 08

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 Kumamoto


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China Outback.

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China east. 2389 Imperial AV yesterday.

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Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2355 troops, 215 guns, 175 vehicles, Assault Value = 6787

Defending force 103137 troops, 659 guns, 190 vehicles, Assault Value = 2391

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
41st Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
29th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
2nd New Chinese Corps
85th Medium Regiment
9th War Area
25th Group Army
20th Group Army
3rd War Area
2/1st Med Regiment
X' Force
134th (East Ang) Regiment
Lusu War Area
16th Group Army
1st Front
6th War Area
35th Group Army
2nd Medium Regiment
Z' Force
19th Group Army
1st Medium Regiment
134th Medium Regiment
9th Group Army
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
21st Group Army
87th Medium Regiment
22nd Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
133rd Division
56th Infantry Brigade
25th Division
23rd Division
63rd Infantry Brigade
62nd Infantry Brigade
161st Division
24th/C Division
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
3rd Mixed Brigade
24th/A Division
72nd Infantry Brigade
7th Ind.Infantry Brigade
77th Infantry Regiment
8th Ind Engineer Regiment
89th Ind.Mixed Brigade
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
132nd Division
58th Ind.Mixed Brigade
17th/C Division
41st/B Division
47th JAAF AF Bn
China Area Fleet
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
37th JAAF AF Bn
185th JAAF AF Bn
22nd AA Regiment
11th Army
56th JAAF AF Bn
104th JAAF AF Bn
60th JAAF AF Bn
41st Ind Engineer Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Field Artillery Regiment
Shanghai SNLF
57th JAAF AF Bn
13th Air Division
28th RF Gun Battalion
129th JAAF AF Bn
Shanghai Special Base Force
56th JNAF AF Unit
184th JAAF AF Bn
219th JAAF AF Bn
30th JAAF AF Bn
220th JAAF AF Bn
Chugoku JNAF Base Force


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All units are in place for the next assault, currently 6,756 AV. We will wait until the fast RN/French battleships are available to bombard.

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China frontier.

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Philippines. 976 Imperial AV yesterday.

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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1497 troops, 150 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 1245

Defending force 48269 troops, 330 guns, 161 vehicles, Assault Value = 963

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Regiment
7th Indian Division
8th NZ Brigade
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
14th NZ Brigade
1st Regiment
15th NZ Brigade
81st (West African) Division
131st Field Artillery Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
I US Corps
147th Field Artillery Battalion
462nd Airborn Field Artillery Battalion
Eighth US Army
205th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment

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


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We have 2,200 AV ready for the next assault, which includes units still heavily disabled and likely to lose more destroyed than we wish, but we will press on soon anyway. First we are moving the corps and army HQ units from Manila to Batangas to see if that speeds further recovery (I'm sure their presence has helped units in Manila recover).

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Home Islands west. Yesterday Imperial strength reconed as 32 units, 118,380 troops, 877 guns, and 1,108 AFV. Today Imperial strength recons as 23 units, 112,020 troops, 807 guns, and 675 AFV. That's quite a change in unit and AFV counts. Certainly mauled armoured units are withdrawing to recover rather than lose disabled vehicles, but there is also movement seen out of Kanoya, Kagoshima, and Nagasaki/Sasebo that indicates withdrawal to a defensive line. We have 1,819 AV at Kumamoto, a nice recovery. At the risk of slowing recovery I am ordering up a supply of recon shells for the artillery to use tomorrow. The infantry will not be ready to attack (not as ready as I feel the situation warrants) anyway, and I want to see what is there now. The fact that DAW HQ has ordered such maneuvers must mean that defenses at Kumamoto are believed ready to crack.

The usual night air strikes against our fleet were repulsed.

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Home Islands east.

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Kumamoto. Fatigue still pretty high.

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The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

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1945 June 09

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Jehol !!!

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 Kumamoto


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China Outback.

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China east. 2391 Imperial AV yesterday.

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Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2355 troops, 215 guns, 175 vehicles, Assault Value = 6807

Defending force 103032 troops, 656 guns, 189 vehicles, Assault Value = 2390

Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
77th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
29th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
2nd New Chinese Corps
21st Group Army
9th War Area
16th Group Army
85th Medium Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
2/1st Med Regiment
134th (East Ang) Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
Z' Force
9th Group Army
87th Medium Regiment
6th War Area
X' Force
19th Group Army
3rd War Area
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
1st Front
35th Group Army
134th Medium Regiment
25th Group Army
Lusu War Area
20th Group Army
22nd Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
23rd Division
3rd Mixed Brigade
62nd Infantry Brigade
58th Ind.Mixed Brigade
133rd Division
56th Infantry Brigade
132nd Division
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
8th Ind Engineer Regiment
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
17th/C Division
24th/C Division
24th/A Division
63rd Infantry Brigade
7th Ind.Infantry Brigade
72nd Infantry Brigade
161st Division
89th Ind.Mixed Brigade
25th Division
77th Infantry Regiment
41st/B Division
22nd AA Regiment
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
57th JAAF AF Bn
Shanghai SNLF
11th Army
47th JAAF AF Bn
184th JAAF AF Bn
220th JAAF AF Bn
13th Air Division
37th JAAF AF Bn
185th JAAF AF Bn
Shanghai Special Base Force
28th RF Gun Battalion
219th JAAF AF Bn
41st Ind Engineer Regiment
60th JAAF AF Bn
104th JAAF AF Bn
11th Field Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
China Area Fleet
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
56th JAAF AF Bn
30th JAAF AF Bn
129th JAAF AF Bn
56th JNAF AF Unit
Chugoku JNAF Base Force


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China frontier.

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Ground combat at Jehol (97,39)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 43109 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1420

Defending force 5367 troops, 64 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 176

Allied adjusted assault: 1165

Japanese adjusted defense: 43

Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Jehol !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
3055 casualties reported
Squads: 76 destroyed, 89 disabled
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 61 (45 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 39 (34 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 5
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
457 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 56 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
55th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
5th War Area
1st War Area
39th Group Army

Defending units:
3rd Cavalry Brigade
102nd NCPC Route Brigade
2nd NCPC Infantry Brigade
6th NCPC Infantry Brigade
9th Manchukuo Inf Brigade
100th Field AA Battalion


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Pursuit underway.

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Philippines. 963 Imperial AV yesterday.

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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1503 troops, 150 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 1260

Defending force 47869 troops, 327 guns, 160 vehicles, Assault Value = 953

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
14th NZ Brigade
2nd Regiment
15th NZ Brigade
8th NZ Brigade
1st Regiment
7th Indian Division
81st (West African) Division
148th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
147th Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
Eighth US Army
260th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
I US Corps
462nd Airborn Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment

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


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Home Islands west.

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Ground combat at Kumamoto (102,59)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2155 troops, 383 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 1845

Defending force 66056 troops, 759 guns, 533 vehicles, Assault Value = 1343

Japanese ground losses:
218 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 23 (11 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Assaulting units:
38th Infantry Division
24th Infantry Division
193rd Tank Battalion
6th Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
710th Tank Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
754th Tank Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
5th Marine Division
766th Tank Battalion
716th Tank Battalion
670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
41st Infantry Division
767th Tank Battalion
7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
XIV US Corps
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
Sixth US Army
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
82nd Mortar Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
4th Tank Division
80th Infantry Brigade
46th Division
206th Division
109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
22nd Tank Regiment
3rd/A Division
84th Division
146th Division
93rd Division
1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
44th Division
16th Infantry Regiment
3rd/C Division
20th AA Regiment
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
312th Division
107th Ind.Mixed Brigade
44th IMB Artillery Battalion
Waifu JAAF Base Force


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We have 1,880 AV at Kumamoto now, and an assault is ordered for tomorrow with standard (massive) naval and air support. Weather forcast is Partially Cloudy ("P"). The one-sided carnage wrought by the Allied artillery bombardment surprised me and confirms the weakened state of the defense. Anticipating capture, base forces and construction units are loading at Hangchow and Taihoku.

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Home Islands east.

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Air losses. Forgot to re-designate targets at Kumammoto when a number of Imperial units moved out yesterday and many strikes ran into CAP. All squadrons set for tomorrow.

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Kumamoto. Better but not ideal, still should be good enough given the weakened condition of the defense.

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Kumamoto. An update on enemy units present.

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The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

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Message from Walter:
"Soviets will activate on August 1st. I have it in my brain that they are setup kinda funky as far was what makes sense for troop deployment. I am pretty sure you can’t march them anywhere was well. If you want a month or 2 weeks or something prior to August 1st to adjust their deployment, I will be more than happy to activate them for you with the agreement that they will not be used offensively until Aug 1st. I am willing to let them sit until August 1st but is seems like they would be deployed by that date where you would want them. Let me know what you think. Maybe the AARers have some thoughts. "

Your thoughts?

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Message from Walter:
"Soviets will activate on August 1st. I have it in my brain that they are setup kinda funky as far was what makes sense for troop deployment. I am pretty sure you can’t march them anywhere was well. If you want a month or 2 weeks or something prior to August 1st to adjust their deployment, I will be more than happy to activate them for you with the agreement that they will not be used offensively until Aug 1st. I am willing to let them sit until August 1st but is seems like they would be deployed by that date where you would want them. Let me know what you think. Maybe the AARers have some thoughts. "

Your thoughts?

IRL the Russians did not attack until Aug. 12th IIRC, so activating on Aug. 1 gives them time to reach jumping-off points by Aug. 12.