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

[witpqs]

Nagasaki/Sasebo is going to have a great repair shipyard when we get it fixed up. Extra supply is being sent in to support that effort.

[witpqs]

The complete combat report, for combat junkies. Notice the air strikes by the Empire on our troops in hex 104,58, where our armor ejected the marching Imperials to cut the escape route from Kyushu to Honshu. Highly competent escorts!

[witpqs]

1945 June 22

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:



China Outback. Getting supplies into Hami is proving very difficult. The base is repairing but we hope also to be able to support air strikes. In about 3 or 4 days the armour will be inposition to make their first attack.

[witpqs]

China east.

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Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 69520 troops, 256 guns, 175 vehicles, Assault Value = 3452

Defending force 61603 troops, 257 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 514

Allied adjusted assault: 1396

Japanese adjusted defense: 109

Allied assault odds: 12 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
5282 casualties reported
Squads: 239 destroyed, 89 disabled
Non Combat: 46 destroyed, 154 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 16 (10 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
1170 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 178 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled

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

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


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[font="Tahoma"]Shanghai Imperial LCUs Present
06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___
_13___14___15___16___17___18___19___20___21___22__
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 104th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 11th Army
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 11th Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________ 129th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 132nd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 133rd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 13th Air Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 161st Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 17th/C Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 184th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 185th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 219th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________ 220th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 22nd AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 23rd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 24th/A Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 24th/C Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 25th Division
_X____X____X____X_________________________________ 28th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 30th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 37th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________ 41st Ind Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 41st/B Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 47th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____________________________ 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 56th Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 56th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 56th JNAF AF Unit
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 57th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 58th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X______________________________________ 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X__________________ 60th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 62nd Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 63rd Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 72nd Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________ 77th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 7th Ind.Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 89th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X_________________________________ 8th Ind Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ China Area Fleet
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Chugoku JNAF Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Shanghai SNLF
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Shanghai Special Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________ Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment[/font]

More enemy units destroyed today and their troop count still dropping. Units rotated to deny the enemy a break.

[witpqs]

China frontier. We attack tomrrow at Chinchow and Fusin. Imperial death gliders are still attempting to stymie our efforts.

[witpqs]

Philippines.

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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 37225 troops, 652 guns, 475 vehicles, Assault Value = 1301

Defending force 32814 troops, 146 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 342

Allied adjusted assault: 585

Japanese adjusted defense: 41

Allied assault odds: 14 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2334 casualties reported
Squads: 130 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 80 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (11 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
563 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 16 (3 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Assaulting units:
8th NZ Brigade
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
30th Australian Brigade
1st Regiment
12th NZ Brigade
Fiji Brigade
7th Indian Division
81st (West African) Division
72nd British Brigade
15th NZ Brigade
14th NZ Brigade
31st Infantry Regiment
29th British Brigade
205th Field Artillery Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
462nd Airborn Field Artillery Battalion
Eighth US Army
147th Field Artillery Battalion
I US Corps
131st Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp

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


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[font="Tahoma"]Manila Imperial LCUs Present
06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___
_13___14___15___16___17___18___19___20___21___22__
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 102nd Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 13th Ind.Mixed Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 14th Area Army
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 14th Naval Construction Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 180th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 18th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 19th Naval Guard Unit
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 1st Ind.Mixed Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 2nd Army
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 2nd South Seas Det.
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 30th JNAF AF Unit
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 39th/A Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 39th/B Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 41st Army
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 48th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 48th Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 53rd Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 66th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 6th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 77th Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 79th Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 7th Ship Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X______________________________________ 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X_______________________ 9th RF Gun Battalion
_X________________________________________________ I./4th Infantry Battalion[/font]

More units rotating to continue the attacks. Our guys are getting tired. Mine clearing has begun in Manila harbor.

[witpqs]

Home Islands west. Sweeps of Hiroshima/Kure met almost no resistance. The armor and one infantry division are moving on Oita. One TD Bn will stay to hold the road, and a second infantry division will move up as soon as it arrives.

Nagasaki/Sasebo:

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Ground combat at Nagasaki/Sasebo (102,58)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16589 troops, 598 guns, 739 vehicles, Assault Value = 1127

Defending force 11184 troops, 102 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Allied adjusted assault: 284

Japanese adjusted defense: 6

Allied assault odds: 47 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1139 casualties reported
Squads: 87 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 75 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 31 (26 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Division
24th Infantry Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
38th Infantry Division
766th Tank Battalion
670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
82nd Mortar Battalion
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
9th Division
16th Area Army
6th Ship Engineer Regiment
Sasebo Naval Base Force


6th Ship Engineer Regiment Wiped Out at Nagasaki/Sasebo by attrition!!!
Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Nagasaki/Sasebo
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[font="Tahoma"]Nagasaki/Sasebo Imperial LCUs Present
06___06___06___06___06___06___
_17___18___19___20___21___22__
_X____X____X____X____X________ 103rd AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X________ 122nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X________ 15th Ship Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 16th Area Army
_X____X____X____X____X________ 16th Ship Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X________ 18th Ship Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X________ 1st Mortar Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X________ 1st Raiding Force
_X____X____X____X____X________ 21st Air Defense AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X________ 308th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X________ 455th Ind.Infantry Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 6th Ship Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X________ 78th Field AA Machinecannon Company
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 9th Division
_X____X____X____X____X________ Kogetsu JAAF Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X________ Nagasaki Fortress
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ Sasebo Naval Base Force
_X____________________________ Sasebo Naval Fortress[/font]

All units will attack tomorrow. Mine clearing has commenced in Nagasaki/Sasebo harbor.

Kagoshima:

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Ground combat at Kagoshima (102,60)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14095 troops, 194 guns, 271 vehicles, Assault Value = 454

Defending force 8478 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 156

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 387

Japanese adjusted defense: 133

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
5th Marine Division
194th Tank Battalion
251st Field Artillery Battalion
517th Field Artillery Battalion
544th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
1st Glider Inf. Regiment
84th Division
2nd Glider Inf. Regiment
79th Field AA Machinecannon Company
Kagoshima Fortress


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[font="Tahoma"]Kagoshima Imperial LCUs Present
06___06___06___06___06___
_15___19___20___21___22__
_X_______________________ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X_______________________ 146th Division
_X_______________________ 16th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X___ 1st Glider Inf. Regiment
_X_______________________ 1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X___ 2nd Glider Inf. Regiment
_X_______________________ 3rd/A Division
_X_______________________ 3rd/C Division
_X_______________________ 44th Division
_X_______________________ 46th Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ 79th Field AA Machinecannon Company
_X_______________________ 80th Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X___ 84th Division
_X_______________________ 93rd Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ Kagoshima Fortress
_X_______________________ Waifu JAAF Base Force[/font]

Disruption is more favorable than yesterday so another assault tomorrow.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east. Some convoys are still lodings supply but most have finished.

[witpqs]

The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

[RangerJoe]

The M4A2 Sherman Tank began production this month . . .

This is the diesel powered, Lend Lease variant. I suggest that you look at the UK/Commonwealth armored units as well as the Soviets for this tank.

The M4 appears to be a catchall for the various Shermans except for the 105mm armed CS version and the wonderful Zippos for their BBQ ability. I don't even see a 76mm armed version since against the Japanese it would not have made that much of a difference.

You are doing quite well using the Finnish Winter War tactics against the Home Islands. Just don't leave Fusan for the last since there could be a breakout from there that could trap most of your armies . . .

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

The M4A2 Sherman Tank began production this month . . .

This is the diesel powered, Lend Lease variant. I suggest that you look at the UK/Commonwealth armored units as well as the Soviets for this tank.

The M4 appears to be a catchall for the various Shermans except for the 105mm armed CS version and the wonderful Zippos for their BBQ ability. I don't even see a 76mm armed version since against the Japanese it would not have made that much of a difference.

You are doing quite well using the Finnish Winter War tactics against the Home Islands. Just don't leave Fusan for the last since there could be a breakout from there that could trap most of your armies . . .

OK, I haven't looked to see where that tank does actually go. I saw in Tracker the M4A2 has a large increase in anti-armor and that's what led me to wonder if it was the next generation and maybe should be an upgrade path from the plain M4.

Fusan is across the water from Honshu and I'm not much worried about it. Do you mean Shimonoseki (check my spelling!), the one on Honshu where it connects to Kyushu? I'm leaving the TD Bn and eventually at least a division too as security while the remaining Imperial units on Kyushu are destroyed.

My plan is to take Oita, then trap those units in the countryside with units from Kagoshima after that base falls (which should be one or two days at most). They can be destroyed that way while other units move on Kanoya, which will then be the last Imperial base on Kyushu. There will still be 7 islands around Kyushu, including Tsushima, but landings require preparation so those Imperials will likely listen to the end of the war on their radios.

[RangerJoe]

No, I mean Fusan which was later known as Pusan . . .

As far as the islands are concerned, if you don't need your Naval artillery elsewhere, they could stop by for some visits. No need for those units to feel left out. Depending upon what is there, you may not need strong forces nor as much preparation as you otherwise would. Since well trained forces can keep up to 33% of their prep, then a couple of weeks of rest should get them well over 50% and any follow up forces added should not be bothered as much by a lack of preparation.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

The M4A2 Sherman Tank began production this month . . .

This is the diesel powered, Lend Lease variant. I suggest that you look at the UK/Commonwealth armored units as well as the Soviets for this tank.

The M4 appears to be a catchall for the various Shermans except for the 105mm armed CS version and the wonderful Zippos for their BBQ ability. I don't even see a 76mm armed version since against the Japanese it would not have made that much of a difference.

You are doing quite well using the Finnish Winter War tactics against the Home Islands. Just don't leave Fusan for the last since there could be a breakout from there that could trap most of your armies . . .

If that Sherman has better anti-armour values it is probably the Sherman "Firefly" which the British and Commonwealth units modified by replacing the low-velocity 75mm gun with the high velocity 17 pounder anti-tank gun. That one could penetrate frontal armour on a Tiger tank.

RJ - you still haven't explained about what breakout from Fusan you are imagining? The Japanese do not have sufficient control of the seas or air to lift troops from there and deposit them on Kyushu. Was your breakout a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Allied breakout in the Korean war?

[witpqs]

1945 June 23

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Chinchow !!!
Allied forces CAPTURE Fusin !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:


Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:



China Outback.

[witpqs]

China east.

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Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 45019 troops, 215 guns, 175 vehicles, Assault Value = 3346

Defending force 57275 troops, 227 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 408

Allied adjusted assault: 917

Japanese adjusted defense: 93

Allied assault odds: 9 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
4133 casualties reported
Squads: 147 destroyed, 80 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 128 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units destroyed 5

Allied ground losses:
748 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 75 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Defending units:
25th Division
89th Ind.Mixed Brigade
132nd Division
72nd Infantry Brigade
23rd Division
3rd Mixed Brigade
24th/A Division
37th JAAF AF Bn
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
11th Army
7th Ind.Infantry Brigade
62nd Infantry Brigade
133rd Division
63rd Infantry Brigade
11th Field Artillery Regiment
30th JAAF AF Bn
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Air Division
104th JAAF AF Bn
Shanghai SNLF
24th/C Division
17th/C Division
China Area Fleet
57th JAAF AF Bn
58th Ind.Mixed Brigade
161st Division
56th Infantry Brigade
56th JNAF AF Unit
47th JAAF AF Bn
Shanghai Special Base Force
185th JAAF AF Bn
Chugoku JNAF Base Force
219th JAAF AF Bn
41st/B Division


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[font="Tahoma"]Shanghai Imperial LCUs Present
06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___
_13___14___15___16___17___18___19___20___21___22___23__
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 104th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 11th Army
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 11th Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X__________________ 129th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 132nd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 133rd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 13th Air Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 161st Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 17th/C Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 184th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 185th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 219th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X__________________ 220th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 22nd AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 23rd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 24th/A Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 24th/C Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 25th Division
_X____X____X____X______________________________________ 28th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 30th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 37th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X__________________ 41st Ind Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 41st/B Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 47th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 56th Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 56th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 56th JNAF AF Unit
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 57th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 58th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X___________________________________________ 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_______________________ 60th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 62nd Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 63rd Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 72nd Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X__________________ 77th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 7th Ind.Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 89th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X______________________________________ 8th Ind Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ China Area Fleet
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Chugoku JNAF Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Shanghai SNLF
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Shanghai Special Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X__________________ Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment[/font]

The resistors are beginning to break. Our attacks continue to be small, only made by units with less than 20% disruption.

[witpqs]

China frontier.

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Ground combat at Chinchow (101,41)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41421 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1350

Defending force 3877 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 110

Allied adjusted assault: 753

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 150 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Chinchow !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3628 casualties reported
Squads: 103 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 69 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 30 (25 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Units destroyed 3

Allied ground losses:
212 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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

Defending units:
9th Manchukuo Inf Brigade
21st RGC Temp./A Division
4th Mongol Cavalry Division
8th Manchukuo Inf Brigade
21st RGC Temp./B Division
3rd Cavalry Brigade
7th Manchukuo Cav Brigade


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Ground combat at Fusin (102,40)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13725 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 490

Defending force 360 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Allied adjusted assault: 511

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 511 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Fusin !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
471 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
13th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
1st Ching An Tui Brigade


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Moving on toward Liaoyuan to the east and Yingkow to the south. Before Yingkow the Imperials just defeated must ne moved out of the forest.

[witpqs]

Philippines.

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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 20509 troops, 402 guns, 252 vehicles, Assault Value = 1272

Defending force 30933 troops, 132 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 329

Allied adjusted assault: 369

Japanese adjusted defense: 41

Allied assault odds: 9 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
561 casualties reported
Squads: 40 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
342 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 60 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
12th NZ Brigade
Fiji Brigade
81st (West African) Division
72nd British Brigade
7th Indian Division
8th NZ Brigade
31st Infantry Regiment
15th NZ Brigade
14th NZ Brigade
30th Australian Brigade
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
29th British Brigade
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment
462nd Airborn Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
147th Field Artillery Battalion
Eighth US Army
260th Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
I US Corps
Provisional GMC Grp

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


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[font="Tahoma"]Manila Imperial LCUs Present
06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___
_13___14___15___16___17___18___19___20___21___22___23__
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 102nd Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 13th Ind.Mixed Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 14th Area Army
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 14th Naval Construction Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 180th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 18th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 19th Naval Guard Unit
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 1st Ind.Mixed Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 2nd Army
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 2nd South Seas Det.
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 30th JNAF AF Unit
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 39th/A Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 39th/B Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 41st Army
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 48th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 48th Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 53rd Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 66th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 6th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 77th Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 79th Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 7th Ship Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X___________________________________________ 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____________________________ 9th RF Gun Battalion
_X_____________________________________________________ I./4th Infantry Battalion[/font]

The Emperor's winter retreat servants are very stubborn!

[witpqs]

Home Islands west. Nagasaki/Sasebo harbor is clear of mines.

Nagasaki/Sasebo:

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Ground combat at Nagasaki/Sasebo (102,58)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 39849 troops, 1004 guns, 999 vehicles, Assault Value = 1141

Defending force 8306 troops, 70 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Allied adjusted assault: 830

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 276 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
6623 casualties reported
Squads: 140 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 206 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 81 (81 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 46 (46 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

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

Assaulting units:
24th Infantry Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
766th Tank Battalion
670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
38th Infantry Division
41st Infantry Division
767th Tank Battalion
82nd Mortar Battalion
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
341st Base Group
7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2052nd Port Construction Battalion
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
444th Base Group

Defending units:
9th Division
16th Area Army
Sasebo Naval Base Force


Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Nagasaki/Sasebo
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[font="Tahoma"]Nagasaki/Sasebo Imperial LCUs Present
06___06___06___06___06___06___06___
_17___18___19___20___21___22___23__
_X____X____X____X____X_____________ 103rd AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X_____________ 122nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X_____________ 15th Ship Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 16th Area Army
_X____X____X____X____X_____________ 16th Ship Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X_____________ 18th Ship Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X_____________ 1st Mortar Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X_____________ 1st Raiding Force
_X____X____X____X____X_____________ 21st Air Defense AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X_____________ 308th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X_____________ 455th Ind.Infantry Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X________ 6th Ship Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X_____________ 78th Field AA Machinecannon Company
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 9th Division
_X____X____X____X____X_____________ Kogetsu JAAF Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X_____________ Nagasaki Fortress
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Sasebo Naval Base Force
_X_________________________________ Sasebo Naval Fortress[/font]

One more unit left. All units contiue the attack tomorrow.

Kagoshima:

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Ground combat at Kagoshima (102,60)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14006 troops, 194 guns, 271 vehicles, Assault Value = 817

Defending force 8278 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 134

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 198

Japanese adjusted defense: 142

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
264 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
96th Infantry Division
5th Marine Division
194th Tank Battalion
251st Field Artillery Battalion
517th Field Artillery Battalion
544th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
84th Division
1st Glider Inf. Regiment
2nd Glider Inf. Regiment
79th Field AA Machinecannon Company
Kagoshima Fortress


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[font="Tahoma"]Kagoshima Imperial LCUs Present
06___06___06___06___06___06___
_15___19___20___21___22___23__
_X____________________________ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____________________________ 146th Division
_X____________________________ 16th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 1st Glider Inf. Regiment
_X____________________________ 1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 2nd Glider Inf. Regiment
_X____________________________ 3rd/A Division
_X____________________________ 3rd/C Division
_X____________________________ 44th Division
_X____________________________ 46th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 79th Field AA Machinecannon Company
_X____________________________ 80th Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 84th Division
_X____________________________ 93rd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ Kagoshima Fortress
_X____________________________ Waifu JAAF Base Force[/font]

The units which have been attacking are still in good enough shape to continue and the additional division has arrived, so the attack tomorrow will be significantly more powerful and should finally settle the matter.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east. Convoy loading for Tsu invasion completed. The convoys and the British carriers are heading for Daito Shoto, where the carrier air groups will get orders (some are new and training). The US carriers and the surface forces will meet them there, then Daito Shoto will be the departure point for the run in to Tsu. The P-47 groups on sweep duty on Shikoku are changing target to Kobe, 278 fighters, and hoping to draw reponse from Osaka/Kyoto with its 305 fighters. Hiroshima/Kure is empty of fighters and has not responded to sweeps in a couple of days, so the switch itself is natural and should not provide target info.

[RangerJoe]

Yes, Fusan is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Korean war. But still, don't let the enemy escape from a trap.

I just checked and in the version that I am playing, the M4A2 is used by the Soviets. It should have the short barreled, medium velocity 75mm gun which should be good enough against the Japanese tanks. In fact, when the AP shell was used against the Japanese light tanks, the AP shell would go right through the tank so HE was usually used.