The Elephant Vanishes : obvert (J) vs Historiker_SqzMyLemon_Canoerebel (A)

obvert · Post by **obvert** » Sun Sep 09, 2018 4:27 pm

[font="Times New Roman"]Jan 12-14, 1945[/font]

Not much happening on the 12th, but unloading more troops continues at Etorofu, and the bombardments and aerial strikes pile on. Interestingly, I'm seeing a big reduction in effectiveness of the 4Es on several turns lately. I only point it out now because it seems like a bit of a trend. Hopefully experienced pilots are getting scarce.

On the 13th the Allies throw in a mini-DA at Etorofu, which is sadly kind of effective.

On the 14th the troops are worn down, but still put up a decent fight, only letting the Allies get a 1:2. The forts are lowered to 5 though. This won't be a long one.

Sweeps come at Bangkok on the day as well, ad the training groups down here do extremely well. They get 2:3 against some of the allies' best, and these are 40exp and 45 skill pilots! [&o]
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 12, 1945
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Paramushiro-jima at 137,47

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2C-3 Helldiver x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
APD T-8, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
E Shinnan

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SB2C-3 Helldiver bombing from 8000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD T-8

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Morning Air attack on Etorofu , at 128,52

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 3
Liberator GR.VI x 3
B-24J Liberator x 17
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 16
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 20

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged
Liberator GR.VI: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 7 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 9 damaged

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

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Etorofu (128,52)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25338 troops, 59 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 635

Defending force 70158 troops, 834 guns, 1582 vehicles, Assault Value = 2028

Japanese ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
44th Ind.Mixed Brigade
35th Ind.Mixed Brigade
10th Exped.Force
61st Division
Ichiki Det.
3rd Base Force
2nd RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
5th Air Division
31st Army
67th Construction Battalion
37th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
96th Infantry Division
716th Tank Battalion
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
775th Tank Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st Marine Division
364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
CenPac Amphib Tank Brigade
12th NZ Brigade
31st Infantry Division
XIV Corps Combat Engr Rgt /12
X Corps Artillery
165th Field Artillery Battalion
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
154th FA Bn
XI US Corps
IX Corps Artillery

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Ground combat at Etorofu (128,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33250 troops, 512 guns, 743 vehicles, Assault Value = 2029

Defending force 32573 troops, 87 guns, 152 vehicles, Assault Value = 606

Allied adjusted assault: 280

Japanese adjusted defense: 2050

Allied assault odds: 1 to 7 (fort level 6)

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

Japanese ground losses:
139 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Assaulting units:
775th Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
CenPac Amphib Tank Brigade
364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
716th Tank Battalion
96th Infantry Division
31st Infantry Division
12th NZ Brigade
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
XIV Corps Combat Engr Rgt /12
XI US Corps
154th FA Bn
X Corps Artillery
165th Field Artillery Battalion
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
IX Corps Artillery

Defending units:
61st Division
10th Exped.Force
44th Ind.Mixed Brigade
35th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Ichiki Det.
31st Army
3rd Base Force
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
67th Construction Battalion
5th Air Division
37th JAAF AF Bn

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Night Naval bombardment of Etorofu at 128,52 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-56 Thalia: 2 damaged
Ki-56 Thalia: 1 destroyed on ground
E13A1 Jake: 2 damaged

32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Missouri
BB Iowa
CA Pensacola
CL Raleigh
DD Stevens
DD Rowe
DD Knapp, Shell hits 1
DD Kidd
DD Erben
DD Eaton
DD Cogswell
DMS Hobson

Japanese ground losses:
250 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 28 (11 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 56
Port hits 13

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Missouri

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Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 32
A6M5b Zero x 18
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 29
Ki-84a Frank x 15

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M5b Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 25
A6M5b Zero x 15
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 25
Ki-84a Frank x 12

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M5b Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 4 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 20
A6M5b Zero x 12
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 21
Ki-84a Frank x 9

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 12
P-51B Mustang x 9
P-51D Mustang x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 4 destroyed
A6M5b Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt II: 1 destroyed
P-51D Mustang: 3 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 20000 feet *
9 x P-51B Mustang sweeping at 20000 feet *
10 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 20000 feet

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Ground combat at Etorofu (128,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 66156 troops, 827 guns, 1436 vehicles, Assault Value = 2042

Defending force 31499 troops, 83 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 589

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 1765

Japanese adjusted defense: 2299

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 5)

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

Japanese ground losses:
3559 casualties reported
Squads: 55 destroyed, 93 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 130 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 63 (11 destroyed, 52 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2761 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 233 disabled
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 60 destroyed, 51 disabled
Guns lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Vehicles lost 105 (28 destroyed, 77 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
1st Marine Division
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
31st Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
CenPac Amphib Tank Brigade
716th Tank Battalion
12th NZ Brigade
96th Infantry Division
364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
775th Tank Battalion
XIV Corps Combat Engr Rgt /12
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
154th FA Bn
X Corps Artillery
XI US Corps
165th Field Artillery Battalion
IX Corps Artillery

Defending units:
44th Ind.Mixed Brigade
10th Exped.Force
61st Division
35th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Ichiki Det.
31st Army
2nd RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
5th Air Division
3rd Base Force
67th Construction Battalion
37th JAAF AF Bn

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obvert · Post by **obvert** » Tue Sep 11, 2018 12:28 pm

[font="Times New Roman"]Jan 15, 1945[/font]

Things were intense over Etorofu on the 15th as the usual waves of Allied bombers were met by a large LR CAP. The sweeps came in first from the Japanese to clear the Ketoi CAP, and they got about 1:1 thanks to the Ki-83 finally getting some results. Looks like some of this was CV bleeding CAP.

The LR CAP was set up for hitting bombers, with lots of medium layered bands, and when the first Corsair sweep decimated the lower planes, I thought it was going to be a long day. Then a flight of 30 something 2E came rolling in unescorted. Then another of 40 something. Then the straggling 8-10 groups. The CAP did the job tearing into the Venturas and Mitchells.

In the afternoon the 4Es came and the escorts got them through but with heavy losses. Nearly an entire group of Hellcats was shot down and a good 15 or so Mustangs. [8D]

On the day the Allies lose nearly 140 air frames to 50 for the Japanese, and some 5-7 of those were transports. A very positive day!

In the mountains the IJA had two successful attacks that resulted in unexpectedly even losses. I think the Chinese will crumble soon though with no supply and the losses will be big. In a few weeks the road to Chengt should be cleared and secured.
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Morning Air attack on Uruppu-jima , at 130,52

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 39,440 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84b Frank x 32

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 14
P-38L Lightning x 10
F4U-1D Corsair x 35
F6F-5 Hellcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84b Frank: 9 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Corsair II: 1 destroyed
P-38L Lightning: 1 destroyed
F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Uruppu-jima , at 130,52

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 41

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 8
P-38L Lightning x 5
F4U-1D Corsair x 23
F6F-5 Hellcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-83: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Corsair II: 2 destroyed
P-38L Lightning: 1 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 4 destroyed
F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-83 sweeping at 41000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Etorofu , at 128,52

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 8
N1K5-J George x 18
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 7
Ki-83 x 19
Ki-84b Frank x 10
Ki-84r Frank x 19

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-83: 1 destroyed
Ki-84b Frank: 3 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on 61st Division, at 128,52 (Etorofu)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 7
N1K5-J George x 16
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 4
Ki-83 x 18
Ki-84r Frank x 10

Allied aircraft
B-25H Mitchell x 12
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 10
PBJ-1J Mitchell x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25H Mitchell: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-25H Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 6 destroyed
PBJ-1J Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 35th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 128,52 (Etorofu)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 11
Ki-83 x 12
Ki-84r Frank x 4

Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 39

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 15 destroyed, 9 damaged
PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed by flak

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

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 128,52 (Etorofu)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 53 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 4
Ki-83 x 6
Ki-84r Frank x 1

Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 35th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 128,52 (Etorofu)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 6
N1K5-J George x 15
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 6
Ki-83 x 17
Ki-84b Frank x 8
Ki-84r Frank x 16

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 16
F6F-5 Hellcat x 26
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
F6F-5 Hellcat: 12 destroyed
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 8 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x PB4Y-2 Privateer bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 128,52 (Etorofu)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 3
N1K5-J George x 4
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 5
Ki-83 x 16
Ki-84b Frank x 3
Ki-84r Frank x 9

Allied aircraft
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 61st Division, at 128,52 (Etorofu)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 58 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 1
N1K5-J George x 2
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 2
Ki-83 x 6
Ki-84r Frank x 2

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 21
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 damaged
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Etorofu (128,52)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 21554 troops, 52 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 395

Defending force 71832 troops, 899 guns, 1678 vehicles, Assault Value = 1902

Japanese ground losses:
228 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
35th Ind.Mixed Brigade
44th Ind.Mixed Brigade
61st Division
10th Exped.Force
Ichiki Det.
31st Army
3rd Base Force
5th Air Division
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
67th Construction Battalion
37th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
CenPac Amphib Tank Brigade
12th NZ Brigade
775th Tank Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
96th Infantry Division
31st Infantry Division
716th Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division
364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
3rd Motor Brigade
XIV Corps Combat Engr Rgt /12
X Corps Artillery
154th FA Bn
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
XI US Corps
165th Field Artillery Battalion
IX Corps Artillery

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Ground combat at 71,44 (near Kunming)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41702 troops, 264 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1291

Defending force 13184 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 503

Japanese adjusted assault: 872

Allied adjusted defense: 430

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1604 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 130 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1324 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 143 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
11th Ind.Infantry Brigade
65th Division
58th Division
51st Division

Defending units:
51st Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
83rd Chinese Corps

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Ground combat at Etorofu (128,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4608 troops, 148 guns, 273 vehicles, Assault Value = 1898

Defending force 28242 troops, 83 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 383

Allied adjusted assault: 80

Japanese adjusted defense: 1660

Allied assault odds: 1 to 20 (fort level 5)

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

Japanese ground losses:
194 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
716th Tank Battalion
3rd Motor Brigade
775th Tank Battalion
12th NZ Brigade
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st Marine Division
CenPac Amphib Tank Brigade
96th Infantry Division
364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
31st Infantry Division
XIV Corps Combat Engr Rgt /12
165th Field Artillery Battalion
154th FA Bn
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
XI US Corps
X Corps Artillery
IX Corps Artillery

Defending units:
35th Ind.Mixed Brigade
10th Exped.Force
44th Ind.Mixed Brigade
61st Division
Ichiki Det.
3rd Base Force
5th Air Division
67th Construction Battalion
31st Army
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
37th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at 73,42 (near Chengtu)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14892 troops, 101 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 461

Defending force 2054 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 98

Japanese adjusted assault: 336

Allied adjusted defense: 88

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
498 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
104th/A Division
35th/B Division
104th/B Division
21st AA Regiment

Defending units:
69th Chinese Corps

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obvert · Post by **obvert** » Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:36 pm

[font="Times New Roman"]Jan 16, 1945[/font]

The Allies crack Etorofu and it’ll only be a matter of a few more attacks there now. The forts go to 4 and the losses mount. Still, this op is just a troop VP grab, worthy for a few hundred extra points, but it has given the Japanese a needed reorganisation break, a few chances to hit bombing strikes with heavy Allied losses, and will provide a closer sweeping target soon.

I haven’t reported much about the Burma region lately, but all is still bottled up there and the Allies seem content with the situation on the ground. I’ll begin removing key units and replacing them with newly arrived divisions, beginning with the 2nd tank division.

In the air down there the Allies still sweep daily with 150-200 fighters over Pegu, usually, then bomb with a few understrength bomber groups. Flak is taking it’s toll continually, and today, even though the strikes came in at 18k, 5-7 bombers were shot down there. Not an unusual day. The constant bleed can’t be good for Allied pools or pilots strength, and isn’t reducing our supply or battle worthiness at all. Keep it coming.

In the Chinese mountains the IJA shocks and gets some decent damage on the Chinese in two locations. The 79:1 assault odds fail to push back the Chinese near Chengtu, but there aren’t many of them, so a few more turns of this should do the trick. Near Kunming the 27:1 assault does do a bit more damage, but also fails to push back these units. The war of attrition definitely favours the better, bigger, more experienced and supplied Japanese here, so tomorrow more of the same.
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Morning Air attack on 1st Tank Division, at 56,53 , near Pegu

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington B.X x 3
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-25J11 Mitchell x 7

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington B.X: 2 damaged
Wellington B.X: 1 destroyed by flak
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak
B-25J11 Mitchell: 2 damaged
B-25J11 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Wellington B.X bombing from 18000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-25J11 Mitchell bombing from 18000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 18000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-25J11 Mitchell bombing from 18000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 14th Division ...
Also attacking 2nd Tank Division ...

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Ground combat at 71,44 (near Kunming)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 41733 troops, 368 guns, 104 vehicles, Assault Value = 1107

Defending force 12254 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 389

Japanese adjusted assault: 1260

Allied adjusted defense: 46

Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1758 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 151 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1411 casualties reported
Squads: 61 destroyed, 199 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Assaulting units:
11th Ind.Infantry Brigade
58th Division
65th Division
51st Division
2nd Rocket Gun Battalion
2nd Ind. Field Artillery Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
80th Chinese Corps
51st Chinese Corps
83rd Chinese Corps

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Ground combat at Etorofu (128,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 69590 troops, 900 guns, 1684 vehicles, Assault Value = 1984

Defending force 28160 troops, 84 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 366

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied adjusted assault: 2536

Japanese adjusted defense: 484

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
4589 casualties reported
Squads: 168 destroyed, 72 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 171 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 36 (28 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 49 (7 destroyed, 42 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
692 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Assaulting units:
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
775th Tank Battalion
CenPac Amphib Tank Brigade
364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
96th Infantry Division
1st Marine Division
XIV Corps Combat Engr Rgt /12
31st Infantry Division
12th NZ Brigade
716th Tank Battalion
3rd Motor Brigade
2nd USMC Amphb Tank Bn /10
X Corps Artillery
XI US Corps
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
165th Field Artillery Battalion
154th FA Bn
IX Corps Artillery

Defending units:
44th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Ichiki Det.
61st Division
35th Ind.Mixed Brigade
10th Exped.Force /2
3rd Base Force
5th Air Division
31st Army
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
67th Construction Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
37th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at 73,42 (near Chengtu)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 14581 troops, 101 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 427

Defending force 1720 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Japanese adjusted assault: 558

Allied adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 79 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
466 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Allied ground losses:
741 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
35th/B Division
104th/A Division
104th/B Division
21st AA Regiment

Defending units:
69th Chinese Corps

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I spotted today a group of ships 4-5 hexes SE of Ketoi-Jima, at least some of which reported fighters/bombers and showed as CV. i don’t see the Allied surface or CV fleet at Toyohara, Shikuka or any of the other nearby bases. Search isn’t seeing them. Is the DS moving away, vectoring around, or splitting up?

Sadagashima and the other two islands of the Japan Sea have been beefed up in the past week after the DS incursion near Sapporo and resulting surface battles. Sado has forts 6 and 800 AV of two rebuilding divisions and two brigades. I can also fly restricted troops to these so if anything shows in this direction I’ll fire up the Tabbys and send everything.

To the South the Iwo Jima and Chichi Jima need some reinforcements, and I will be sending another 100AV to each as a precaution in case this is an end around move.

obvert · Post by **obvert** » Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:41 pm

[font="Times New Roman"]Jan 17, 1945[/font]

On the 17th Etorofu falls. The quickest of the islands to succumb after half of the garrison was removed to defend Hokkaido. This opens up the same line of questioning I began a few weeks ago; where will the Allies go next?

Up in the Chinese mountains the unit near Chengtu is destroyed and more losses mount for the three Corps near Kunming. I see movement from friends nearby, either a reinforcement or a preemptive retreat. We’ll see.
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Ground combat at 71,44 (near Kunming)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36345 troops, 352 guns, 104 vehicles, Assault Value = 975

Defending force 10559 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 214

Japanese adjusted assault: 487

Allied adjusted defense: 25

Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
518 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Allied ground losses:
841 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 62 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
11th Ind.Infantry Brigade
58th Division
65th Division
51st Division
2nd Ind. Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Rocket Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
51st Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
83rd Chinese Corps

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Ground combat at Etorofu (128,52)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 47541 troops, 632 guns, 1163 vehicles, Assault Value = 1964

Defending force 24488 troops, 69 guns, 134 vehicles, Assault Value = 227

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 1055

Japanese adjusted defense: 142

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Etorofu !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
3928 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 191 disabled
Non Combat: 149 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 38 (34 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 93 (93 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
355 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Regiment
96th Infantry Division
XIV Corps Combat Engr Rgt /12
CenPac Amphib Tank Brigade
775th Tank Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
716th Tank Battalion
364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
31st Infantry Division
3rd Motor Brigade
12th NZ Brigade
1st Marine Division
2nd USMC Amphb Tank Bn /10
154th FA Bn
X Corps Artillery
XI US Corps
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
165th Field Artillery Battalion
IX Corps Artillery

Defending units:
61st Division
44th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Ichiki Det.
35th Ind.Mixed Brigade
10th Exped.Force /2
37th JAAF AF Bn
3rd Base Force
67th Construction Battalion
5th Air Div /1
2nd RF Gun Bn /1
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
31st Army /2

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Ground combat at 73,42 (near Chengtu)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14239 troops, 101 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 392

Defending force 1143 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 374

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 93 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
572 casualties reported
Squads: 45 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
35th/B Division
104th/A Division
104th/B Division
21st AA Regiment

Defending units:
69th Chinese Corps

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The next day those ships are gone, and nothing of vast size and scope is spotted nearby. Interesting.

obvert · Post by **obvert** » Thu Sep 13, 2018 5:55 am

[font="Times New Roman"]Jan 18, 1945[/font]

On the 18th the Allies again try sweeps against the training groups at Bangkok. This time results are even better for the defenders as the Allies have to operate at extended range and ops losses increase. The Japanese group here are all obsolete planes with inexperienced pilots except for a core of aces in the Frank 'a" group to fly top CAP.

In A to A kills on the day the Allies lose 30 and the Japanese 38. I'll take that.

Up in the mountains the IJA continues to push and the Chinese do crumble a bit more as the attack gets a 22:1. It seems these troops will fight to the last man and not retreat, which is fine, as they'll all be VPs soon.

Still no sign of the Allied CVs.
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Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 11
A6M5b Zero x 15
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 23
Ki-84a Frank x 16

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 7
A6M5b Zero x 15
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 22
Ki-84a Frank x 16

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 5
A6M5b Zero x 15
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 14
Ki-84a Frank x 16

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 2 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 3
A6M5b Zero x 9
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 10
Ki-84a Frank x 13

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 3 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 3
A6M5b Zero x 9
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 9
Ki-84a Frank x 13

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 4 destroyed

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Ground combat at 71,44 (near Kunming)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36195 troops, 352 guns, 104 vehicles, Assault Value = 962

Defending force 9809 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 166

Japanese adjusted assault: 435

Allied adjusted defense: 19

Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
242 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1088 casualties reported
Squads: 45 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
65th Division
58th Division
11th Ind.Infantry Brigade
51st Division
2nd Rocket Gun Battalion
2nd Ind. Field Artillery Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
80th Chinese Corps
83rd Chinese Corps
51st Chinese Corps

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Ground combat at Etorofu (128,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7749 troops, 186 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 1938

Defending force 19929 troops, 44 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 76

Allied adjusted assault: 125

Japanese adjusted defense: 127

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
139 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
12th NZ Brigade
31st Infantry Division
XIV Corps Combat Engr Rgt /12
1st Marine Division
CenPac Amphib Tank Brigade
775th Tank Battalion
364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
1st Regiment
96th Infantry Division
716th Tank Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Motor Brigade
2nd USMC Amphb Tank Bn /10
165th Field Artillery Battalion
X Corps Artillery
154th FA Bn
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
XI US Corps
IX Corps Artillery

Defending units:
61st Division
35th Ind.Mixed Brigade
44th Ind.Mixed Bde /1
Ichiki Det. /1
37th JAAF AF Bn
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Base Force
5th Air Div /1
10th Exped.Force /2
67th Construction Battalion
31st Army /2
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obvert · Post by **obvert** » Thu Sep 13, 2018 6:32 am

A look at the info screens about a month apart here shows the increase in Allied VP gain in recent campaigns taking Wakkanai and Etorofu. This recent grab only took about a week, so that is worrying. Those troops will now need some time to prep though, so the effects might be felt much longer, since they could have been prepped for another target weeks or a month ago.

The Allied gains center in areas of troops, ships and base points. The air losses are nearly even at ~2,000 each.

Allies: 2,223
Japan: 2,132

By my calculations the Allies are making the following amounts of fighter airframes/month. Assuming 60-70% of these are fighter losses, his pools are diminishing. Below are the amounts of all top tier fighters he's been using and losing that are made per month for reference.

(A few more come in with groups, as with the carrier resizing and group additions last month, but each of those groups seem only to have 16 fighters in them and require another 16 to fill out to 32).

RAF/RAAF/RNZAF: 178/month
USN/USMC: 416/month
USAAF: 255/month
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TOTAL: 849/month

obvert · Post by **obvert** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:09 pm

[font="Times New Roman"]Jan 19, 1945[/font]

The Allies are turning to bombing the other Kuriles air bases now as the Etorofu campaign winds down. Every day the bombers go over there instead of at the industry in range is a good day. [;)]

It'll also be tough to keep these bases closed as each one has 200-250 engineer equivalents and decent supply. It is interesting that this been kind of a lull, and it makes we wonder if there is another vector about to open for the Allies. The DEI is available, as is the PI if he wants to really push deep. I've got deep search installed and active now around the whole perimeter to get a glimpse of anything coming.

A few B-29-1 tried their luck at Fukuyama and didn't fare well, with 3 of 6 downed on the night by NF and flak. [8D]

Up in China the IJA continues to wreak havoc on forward Chinese units out of supply, and should destroy these within a few days. Looks like the remainder on the Chengdu road are now definitely trying to flee back into the mountains. China is about to get the major
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 1945
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Night Air attack on Fukuyama , at 107,58

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 5
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 7000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
332 Ku S-3 with J1N1-Sa Irving (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 2000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Raid is overhead
53rd Sentai/A with Ki-45 KAId Nick (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Fukuyama , at 107,58

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 2
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 7000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
332 Ku S-3 with J1N1-Sa Irving (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 2000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
Raid is overhead
53rd Sentai/A with Ki-45 KAId Nick (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
Raid is overhead

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Afternoon Air attack on Shimushiri-jima , at 132,51

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
P-38L Lightning x 10
PV-1 Ventura x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 7 damaged
PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed by flak

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

Runway hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Shimushiri-jima , at 132,51

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25H Mitchell x 14
P-38L Lightning x 10

Allied aircraft losses
B-25H Mitchell: 4 damaged
B-25H Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at 71,44 (near Kunming)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40245 troops, 368 guns, 104 vehicles, Assault Value = 950

Defending force 8973 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115

Japanese adjusted assault: 674

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 51 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
191 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2642 casualties reported
Squads: 68 destroyed, 97 disabled
Non Combat: 94 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
58th Division
11th Ind.Infantry Brigade
65th Division
51st Division
2nd Ind. Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Rocket Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
80th Chinese Corps
51st Chinese Corps
83rd Chinese Corps

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Ground combat at Etorofu (128,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 37793 troops, 582 guns, 957 vehicles, Assault Value = 1979

Defending force 19945 troops, 44 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 69

Allied adjusted assault: 754

Japanese adjusted defense: 151

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1544 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
150 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Regiment
716th Tank Battalion
XIV Corps Combat Engr Rgt /12
3rd Motor Brigade
364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
31st Infantry Division
12th NZ Brigade
CenPac Amphib Tank Brigade
775th Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
96th Infantry Division
2nd USMC Amphb Tank Bn /10
XI US Corps
X Corps Artillery
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
154th FA Bn
165th Field Artillery Battalion
IX Corps Artillery

Defending units:
35th Ind.Mixed Brigade
61st Division
44th Ind.Mixed Bde /1
Ichiki Det. /1
67th Construction Battalion
10th Exped.Force /2
37th JAAF AF Bn
5th Air Div /1
3rd Base Force
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
31st Army /2

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A few advance models are being sent to KB decks for testing the assembly lines ramp up for this final major late war addition to the Japanese arsenal. About 150/month will be made.

obvert · Post by **obvert** » Wed Sep 19, 2018 7:48 am

[font="Times New Roman"]Jan 20, 1945[/font]

On the 20th the Allies continue to hit the Kuriles, but can't close Onneketon-Jima. The strikes are not well escorted and sweeps aren't coming ahead in numbers. Ripe for another LR CAP. [;)]

Tried some sweeps that got only even numbers against a small CAP at Urrupa.

The Japanese are nearly gone at Etorofu.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 1945
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Morning Air attack on Uruppu-jima , at 130,52

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 41,370 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 45

Allied aircraft
P-38L Lightning x 10
F4U-1D Corsair x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38L Lightning: 1 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x N1K5-J George sweeping at 39370 feet *

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Morning Air attack on Uruppu-jima , at 130,52

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 41,530 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 40

Allied aircraft
P-38L Lightning x 2
F4U-1D Corsair x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-83: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38L Lightning: 1 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
38 x Ki-83 sweeping at 41530 feet

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Morning Air attack on Onnekotan-jima , at 136,48

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 63 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Allied aircraft
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 15

Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 11 damaged
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PB4Y-2 Privateer bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at 71,44 (near Kunming)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40203 troops, 368 guns, 104 vehicles, Assault Value = 944

Defending force 6954 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

Japanese adjusted assault: 772

Allied adjusted defense: 10

Japanese assault odds: 77 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
713 casualties reported
Squads: 51 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Assaulting units:
11th Ind.Infantry Brigade
65th Division
58th Division
51st Division
2nd Rocket Gun Battalion
2nd Ind. Field Artillery Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
80th Chinese Corps

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Ground combat at Etorofu (128,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 65128 troops, 890 guns, 1801 vehicles, Assault Value = 2006

Defending force 18899 troops, 42 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Allied adjusted assault: 1338

Japanese adjusted defense: 55

Allied assault odds: 24 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3883 casualties reported
Squads: 141 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 65 destroyed, 195 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 38 (22 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
775th Tank Battalion
364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st Marine Division
96th Infantry Division
3rd Motor Brigade
XIV Corps Combat Engr Rgt /12
31st Infantry Division
1st Regiment
12th NZ Brigade
716th Tank Battalion
CenPac Amphib Tank Brigade
2nd USMC Amphb Tank Bn /10
XI US Corps
165th Field Artillery Battalion
X Corps Artillery
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
154th FA Bn
IX Corps Artillery

Defending units:
35th Ind.Mixed Brigade
61st Division
44th Ind.Mixed Bde /1
67th Construction Battalion
37th JAAF AF Bn
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
10th Exped.Force /2
3rd Base Force
Ichiki Det. /1
5th Air Div /1
31st Army /2

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1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment Wiped Out at Etorofu by attrition!!!

67th Construction Battalion Wiped Out at Etorofu by attrition!!!

37th JAAF AF Bn Wiped Out at Etorofu by attrition!!!

Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Etorofu

Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Etorofu by attrition!!!

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obvert · Post by **obvert** » Wed Sep 19, 2018 7:57 am

[font="Times New Roman"]Jan 21-23, 1945[/font]

More of the same on the 21st through the 23rd. Just bombing airfields and working through the remaining troops at Etorofu while I try small sweeps and work on clearing the mountains roads in China.

Finally crack 70k VPs.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 21, 1945
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Morning Air attack on Etorofu , at 128,52

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 42,370 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 33

Allied aircraft
P-38L Lightning x 5
F4U-1D Corsair x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38L Lightning: 1 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 5 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x N1K5-J George sweeping at 39370 feet

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Ground combat at 71,44 (near Kunming)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40287 troops, 368 guns, 104 vehicles, Assault Value = 952

Defending force 6431 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese adjusted assault: 535

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 133 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
1329 casualties reported
Squads: 159 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
65th Division
58th Division
11th Ind.Infantry Brigade
51st Division
2nd Rocket Gun Battalion
2nd Ind. Field Artillery Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
80th Chinese Corps

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Afternoon Air attack on Etorofu , at 128,52

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 42,530 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 26

Allied aircraft
P-38L Lightning x 2
F4U-1D Corsair x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-83: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-83 sweeping at 41530 feet

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 22, 1945
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Ground combat at 71,44 (near Kunming)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40418 troops, 368 guns, 104 vehicles, Assault Value = 962

Defending force 4961 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 339

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 84 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
794 casualties reported
Squads: 51 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
65th Division
11th Ind.Infantry Brigade
58th Division
51st Division
2nd Rocket Gun Battalion
2nd Ind. Field Artillery Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
80th Chinese Corps

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Ground combat at 71,44 (near Kunming)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40598 troops, 368 guns, 104 vehicles, Assault Value = 981

Defending force 4348 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 837

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 837 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
5782 casualties reported
Squads: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 326 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
58th Division
65th Division
11th Ind.Infantry Brigade
51st Division
2nd Ind. Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Rocket Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
80th Chinese Corps
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obvert · Post by **obvert** » Fri Sep 21, 2018 5:11 am

[font="Times New Roman"]Jan 24-25, 1945[/font]

I tried a CAP trap that only moderately worked on the 24th. I set fighters to bleed from Onneketon to cover that base or Shasukotan, and that is where the bombers came. A LR CAP might have been better tactically, but the bleed would cover both bases better since I didn't know which would be bombed. I also had a LR CAP from Hokkaido on Shimushiri.

The sweeps led and reduced the CAP enough so that only a few faced the later round of unescorted bombers. Still got to a few, but losses turn out about even on the day.

On the 25th the Allies show their hand again, and I breathe another sigh of relief. A big bombardment and following invasion lands two divisions on Shimushiri. More will follow in the usual daily landings I'm sure, and this base won't last longer than Etorofu as I've stripped most of it to Hokkaido already. It will give enough time to get the Sam into production and beginning to fill out groups, and the pools of most IJAAF fighters to reach triple figures.

Japanese production is zinging along now and I'm able to fully fill all groups and distribute them back around the industrial centres on Honshu. Sadogasima is working toward forts 7 and has now 1100AV so that base is feeling more secure. All of the Northern Honshu bases are at least forts 6, and the middle Honshu bases are reaching level 5. A few in Western Honshu are still below level 5 and building quickly.

Soon a huge influx of troops will arrive in the Home Islands. The longer it takes to either invade or get a serious strat bombing campaign going, the more supply and devices the Japanese will have to fight with for the duration. The arrival of the Sam in the next few days will make the KB stronger but also add a service 2 improved fighter to Home Island defenses and begin to phase out the A6M series entirely (but that will take a while).
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Morning Air attack on Shasukotan , at 135,49

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zero x 16
N1K2-J George x 15
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 18

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M8 Zero: 2 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 2 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Shasukotan , at 135,49

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zero x 10
N1K2-J George x 11
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 15

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 16
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 14
PBJ-1J Mitchell x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M8 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
PBJ-1J Mitchell: 4 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Shasukotan , at 135,49

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zero x 4
N1K2-J George x 7
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 15
PV-1 Ventura x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M8 Zero: 2 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
PV-1 Ventura: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged

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

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 8000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Shasukotan , at 135,49

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zero x 1
N1K2-J George x 5
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 8000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Shasukotan , at 135,49

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 3
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed by flak

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

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 8000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Etorofu (128,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 65800 troops, 898 guns, 1806 vehicles, Assault Value = 2080

Defending force 5816 troops, 13 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Allied adjusted assault: 932

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 233 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2454 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 234 destroyed, 69 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

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

Assaulting units:
CenPac Amphib Tank Brigade
31st Infantry Division
12th NZ Brigade
364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
XIV Corps Combat Engr Rgt /12
96th Infantry Division
1st Marine Division
775th Tank Battalion
3rd Motor Brigade
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
716th Tank Battalion
1st Regiment
2nd USMC Amphb Tank Bn /10
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
X Corps Artillery
XI US Corps
165th Field Artillery Battalion
154th FA Bn
IX Corps Artillery

Defending units:
35th Ind.Mixed Bde /2
3rd Base Force
61st Div /1
44th Ind.Mixed Bde /1
31st Army /2

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Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Etorofu

Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Etorofu by attrition!!!

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Night Naval bombardment of Shimushiri-jima at 132,51 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 damaged

19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
ACM Toshi Maru #3, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
BB Wisconsin
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 4
CL Cleveland
CLAA Flint
DD Clark
DD Blue
DD Endicott
DD Meredith
DD Nicholson
DD John Hood
DD Bache
DD Charles Ausburne

Japanese ground losses:
217 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 48
Port hits 16
Port supply hits 5

BB Wisconsin firing at Shimushiri-jima
CA Cornwall firing at 6th Base Force

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Morning Air attack on Shimushiri-jima , at 132,51

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 10
Ki-83 x 13

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-83: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt II: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Bihoro , at 123,51

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
L2D2 Tabby: 10 destroyed on ground
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 6 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 44

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Amphibious Assault at Shimushiri-jima (132,51)

TF 696 troops unloading over beach at Shimushiri-jima, 132,51

Allied ground losses:
914 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 125 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 140 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 74 (1 destroyed, 73 disabled)
Vehicles lost 66 (0 destroyed, 66 disabled)

2pdr AT Gun damaged beyond repair during unload of 8th Australian Div /4
13 troops of a USMC Rifle Squad 44 lost in surf during unload of 4th Marine Div

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Ground combat at Shimushiri-jima (132,51)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11775 troops, 93 guns, 86 vehicles, Assault Value = 341

Defending force 32566 troops, 432 guns, 647 vehicles, Assault Value = 897

Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
10th Ind.Infantry Brigade
27th Electric Engineer Regiment
303rd Ind.Infantry Battalion
12th Ind.Mixed Regiment
46th Div /1
217th Naval Construction Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
205th Naval Construction Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
49th Const Co
25th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Base Force

Defending units:
4th Marine Division
706th Tank Battalion
8th Australian Division
2nd Medium Regiment

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Ground combat at Etorofu (128,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 65887 troops, 898 guns, 1808 vehicles, Assault Value = 2096

Defending force 2975 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied adjusted assault: 1432

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1432 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3948 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 443 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
3rd Motor Brigade
31st Infantry Division
96th Infantry Division
XIV Corps Combat Engr Rgt /12
716th Tank Battalion
364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
1st Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
CenPac Amphib Tank Brigade
775th Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division
12th NZ Brigade
2nd USMC Amphb Tank Bn /10
XI US Corps
154th FA Bn
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
X Corps Artillery
165th Field Artillery Battalion
IX Corps Artillery

Defending units:
3rd Base Force
61st Div /1

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Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Etorofu by attrition!!!

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Capt. Harlock · Post by **Capt. Harlock** » Sat Sep 22, 2018 1:12 am

Morning Air attack on Bihoro , at 123,51

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
L2D2 Tabby: 10 destroyed on ground
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground

Interesting that the Intel screen shows two Tabbys lost to Ops and no other losses. Let's hope the above report is FOW.

obvert · Post by **obvert** » Sat Sep 22, 2018 3:17 am

ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

Morning Air attack on Bihoro , at 123,51

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
L2D2 Tabby: 10 destroyed on ground
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground

Interesting that the Intel screen shows two Tabbys lost to Ops and no other losses. Let's hope the above report is FOW.

No, it's accurate. I think the air losses/info is for the next day. It's the first time he's hit any of my undefended transport only bases. I'd been using it to get in range to take troops off of Para and Onneketon. Tabbys really pull quickly, so most of it is now off that I need to get off. The LR patrol Emilys and transport versions can get the rest if I decide to take them. I've gotten all of the outer bases to under 20k troops now which is good. It was a big build-up and an easy withdrawal for the most part.

This period has been about delay. He seems content to focus on the Kuriles right now and that is good fro me.

obvert · Post by **obvert** » Sun Sep 30, 2018 4:26 pm

[font="Times New Roman"]Jan 26-27, 1945[/font]

On the 26th the only actions are naval and air bombardments of Shimushiri-Jima. The Allies have landed more tanks, and will probably keep adding a units a day until the base is secured.

This theory is supported on the 27th when the Allies land another Aussie division.

As the lull in direct action continues, I keep filling out and upgrading air groups. Everything is now to the max and many have traded out old zeros and Tonys Georges and Franks.
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Ground combat at Shimushiri-jima (132,51)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2388 troops, 29 guns, 199 vehicles, Assault Value = 906

Defending force 19568 troops, 147 guns, 150 vehicles, Assault Value = 333

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
4th Marine Division
706th Tank Battalion
8th Australian Division
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
10th Ind.Infantry Brigade
27th Electric Engineer Regiment
303rd Ind.Infantry Battalion
12th Ind.Mixed Regiment
46th Div /1
205th Naval Construction Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
217th Naval Construction Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
49th Const Co
25th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Base Force

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Pre-Invasion action off Shimushiri-jima (132,51)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

127 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LCI(G)-470
LCI(G)-469
LCI(G)-468
LCI(G)-454
LCI(G)-453
LCI(G)-451
LCI(G)-450
LCI(G)-405
LCI(G)-401
LCI(G)-365
LCI(G)-220
LCI(G)-82
LCI(G)-81
LCI(G)-80
LCI(M)-670
LCI(M)-631
LCI(M)-630
LCI(R)-224
LCI(R)-72
APA Noble
DD Newcomb

Japanese ground losses:
234 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

LCI(G)-470 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-469 fired at enemy troops

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Amphibious Assault at Shimushiri-jima (132,51)

TF 177 troops unloading over beach at Shimushiri-jima, 132,51

Allied ground losses:
354 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (0 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 19 (2 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Motorized Support dropped into water during unload of 3rd Australian Div /2
11 troops of a AIF Inf Section 43 lost in surf during unload of 3rd Australian Div /5

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obvert · Post by **obvert** » Tue Oct 02, 2018 8:34 am

[font="Times New Roman"]Jan 28, 1945[/font]

On the 28th the Allies sent the whole shebang to Kushiro unexpectedly to hit the remaining ~300 resource points there. It's not the biggest, but it is one of the closest targets offering strat VPs, and it's been the favoured choice since July '44. Today the sweeps did fairly well, but there weren't enough to clear the very good CAP of nearly 300 defenders. These are top line expert groups and they stuck around, then nailed he bombers and escorts hard, turning it into a very good day for the Japanese.

To top it off, the Allies continue to send very god fighters against our 2nd gen fighters with training pilots at Bangkok. Again these more than held their own, downing 30+ Thunderbolt II along with some stangs on the day for slightly better than 1:1.

On the day the Allies lost nearly 200 airframes, including almost 20 B-29, and a lot of P-47 variants. They did get some strat points, and resources are further diminished here, but this is the kind of day we're looking for that reduces overall pools, pilot strength and availability of these groups. On the 29th I'll change up CAP and play a bit to see if sweeps follow on (which they usually do).
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Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 36
A6M5b Zero x 14
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 19
Ki-84a Frank x 18

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M5b Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt II: 4 destroyed

CAP engaged:
S-302 Kokutai with A6M5b Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 6 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters to 38500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
S-301 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 21 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 38500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-43-IIIa Oscar (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 37400.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
203rd Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 34440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Kushiro , at 123,53

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 81
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 49
Ki-84b Frank x 49
Ki-84r Frank x 98

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-84b Frank: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 20000 feet

CAP engaged:
S-304 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 24 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
S-306 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 21 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIIa Oscar (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 26 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
50th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 26 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
52nd Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 26 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
72nd Sentai with Ki-84b Frank (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 26 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Kushiro , at 123,53

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 57
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 33
Ki-84b Frank x 37
Ki-84r Frank x 68

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 6 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 20000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Kushiro , at 123,53

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 51
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 30
Ki-84b Frank x 34
Ki-84r Frank x 62

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 17
B-29-1 Superfort x 10
B-29-25 Superfort x 11
P-38J Lightning x 23
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 13
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 9
PBJ-1J Mitchell x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-84b Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
B-29-1 Superfort: 7 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
PBJ-1J Mitchell: 1 damaged

Manpower hits 2
Resources hits 27
Fires 580

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Kushiro , at 123,53

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 43
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 25
Ki-84b Frank x 25
Ki-84r Frank x 55

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6
B-29-25 Superfort x 3
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 3
PBJ-1J Mitchell x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
PBJ-1J Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Manpower hits 1
Resources hits 1
Fires 1995

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x PBJ-1J Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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obvert · Post by **obvert** » Tue Oct 02, 2018 5:49 pm

[font="Times New Roman"]Jan 29-30, 1945[/font]

I was happy to see the Allies did keep some of the sweeps going to Kushiro on the 29th. I had set Ki-83 high with N1K5 just below and one group of N1K1 that get up to 41k as well. On the day the Allies send in a fresh group of Lightnings that didn't go the day before, plus some Corsairs and just a small handful of Mustangs. We get over 4:1. That'll help the pilot experience ratio!

Shimushiri takes a rough deliberate attack and will fall very soon. That's okay though, it's still taking time and focus away form other things.

On the 30th I decided to take the fight to the Allies. It looked like they've been loading up troops from the Kuriles for new ops, and I sent in a few sweeps to test the waters. They found a smallish CV CAP and a few LBA. The Ki-83 finally came through here, and on the day the totals were 2:1 for the home team.

I'll stand down now and go back to defensive building and wait for another strike.
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Afternoon Air attack on Kushiro , at 123,53

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 21
N1K5-J George x 20
Ki-83 x 75

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-83: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 8 destroyed

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Afternoon Air attack on Kushiro , at 123,53

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 21
N1K5-J George x 18
Ki-83 x 65

Allied aircraft
P-38L Lightning x 25
P-51D Mustang x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-83: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38L Lightning: 8 destroyed
P-51D Mustang: 2 destroyed

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Ground combat at Shimushiri-jima (132,51)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34981 troops, 465 guns, 811 vehicles, Assault Value = 1487

Defending force 18955 troops, 150 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 294

Allied adjusted assault: 1157

Japanese adjusted defense: 549

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 6)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5

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

Japanese ground losses:
2275 casualties reported
Squads: 37 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 33 (3 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (1 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
268 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled

Assaulting units:
706th Tank Battalion
8th Australian Division
766th Tank Battalion
194th Tank Battalion
4th Marine Division
3rd Australian Division
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
303rd Ind.Infantry Battalion
12th Ind.Mixed Regiment
27th Electric Engineer Regiment
10th Ind.Infantry Brigade
46th Div /1
49th Const Co
217th Naval Construction Battalion
205th Naval Construction Battalion
25th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Base Force

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Morning Air attack on Etorofu , at 128,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 45,010 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 36

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 17
F4U-1D Corsair x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 2 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Uruppu-jima , at 130,52

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 28

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 4
F4U-1D Corsair x 15
F6F-3 Hellcat x 56
F6F-5 Hellcat x 41

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-83: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
F6F-5 Hellcat: 5 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-83 sweeping at 25000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Uruppu-jima , at 130,52

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 48

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 3
F4U-1D Corsair x 12
F6F-3 Hellcat x 36
F6F-5 Hellcat x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-83: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 5 destroyed
F6F-5 Hellcat: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-83 sweeping at 25000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Uruppu-jima , at 130,52

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 46,530 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 37

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 1
F4U-1D Corsair x 6
F6F-3 Hellcat x 20
F6F-5 Hellcat x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-83: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 3 destroyed
F6F-5 Hellcat: 5 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-83 sweeping at 41530 feet

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mind_messing · Post by **mind_messing** » Tue Oct 02, 2018 5:56 pm

I think you may have the Ki-83 early enough to make a significant difference to Allied operations.

I really, really like the concept of specifically aiming to target CV/CVL/CVE CAP. Sure, the Allies get the replacement squadrons so actual airframe losses won't matter, but it will tank the groups morale and force a stand-down period.

modrow · Post by **modrow** » Wed Oct 03, 2018 3:54 am

Excellent job in the air

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Hartwig

obvert · Post by **obvert** » Wed Oct 03, 2018 6:51 am

ORIGINAL: mind_messing

I think you may have the Ki-83 early enough to make a significant difference to Allied operations.

I really, really like the concept of specifically aiming to target CV/CVL/CVE CAP. Sure, the Allies get the replacement squadrons so actual airframe losses won't matter, but it will tank the groups morale and force a stand-down period.

It seems like it's now starting to find it's feet, or I'm learning how to use it in this particular game! I thought I knew, but against Dan it's been mediocre up to now, and I think I need to vary altitude a lot for sweeps and also try it out for massed high CAP. Did well in both rolls these few days.

I've been trying to get at them when they're protecting bases during loading or unloading. The most important target there is pilots. It's tough to train enough navy pilots for the duration. I also feel like it could actually make a difference to pools. Even with FOW I think based on fluctuation that he's lost 1800 + Hellcat F6F-3. That is a lot.

Total build and arrival numbers should be around 2,600. So only 800 available means he would have no pools and all would be on CV/CVL/CVE now. He has 2,300-2,500 or so fighters on carriers, and with other heavy losses in Corsair and F6F-5 numbers, something has to be giving way somewhere. Especially with the recent resizing of groups.

He still has a gazillion planes, and will get 100/month P-47N soon, but he is losing a whole lot lately, certainly more than the allies make right now.

obvert · Post by **obvert** » Wed Oct 03, 2018 6:52 am

ORIGINAL: modrow

Excellent job in the air .

Hartwig

Thanks. It's where I have a chance at this stage. On the seas there isn't much hope anymore for a decent result.

Lokasenna · Post by **Lokasenna** » Wed Oct 03, 2018 1:27 pm

Judging by the results I've had with the Ki-83, I think your previous results with it were maybe anomalous.

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