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

[HansBolter]

I have found that Spit VIIIs don't hold up well at all when sweeping.

Spit XIVs perform much better.

I'm also a bit disappointed with P51Hs. They seem to be hit or miss, doing really well one turn and abysmally the next.

P47Ns have been the most consistent performers behind the P80As which are in a class of their own.

Tempest 2s are strong performers as well.

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ORIGINAL: HansBolter

I have found that Spit VIIIs don't hold up well at all when sweeping.

Spit XIVs perform much better.

I'm also a bit disappointed with P51Hs. They seem to be hit or miss, doing really well one turn and abysmally the next.

P47Ns have been the most consistent performers behind the P80As which are in a class of their own.

Tempest 2s are strong performers as well.

My post above is mainly looking at Allied fighters against the low layered CAP. So the usual sweeping rules won't really be as relevant, especially the P-47 and other high altitude monsters flying at >40k. It's designed to beat them, and it does the job, surprisingly. The P-47 has suffered in this one at about 1:1 throughout the versions. The 'N' does do better, but I thought the extra speed would make it dominant as it was in my first game. It doesn't.

The P-51H up high is okay against a low CAP, but I bet if used at 20k it would work well, since it has a bump in maneouvre as well as speed (23 at <20k).

The Tempest should be a good mix too.

[tolsdorff]

wow. what an enormous number of soviet troops. Amazing that your army in Keijo is in such good shape after that red tsunami came along

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ORIGINAL: tolsdorff

wow. what an enormous number of soviet troops. Amazing that your army in Keijo is in such good shape after that red tsunami came along

It's 142 units!!! [:D][X(]

This is why I think stacking limits is just a good idea all around for the health of the game.

[RangerJoe]

Yes, there is not enough room for all of the latrines. Of course, the Koreans would just grab it fast for fertilizer . . .

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[font="Times New Roman"]September 26-30, 1945[/font]

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Still going here. A lot to catch up on.

The Allies are pushing up into the NW of China, toward Sian. Their attacks are hurting the defenders in x3 but they haven't broken through yet. This has at least given time to get another block in place North of Sian.

The most important retreat from Manchuria to Korea has gone surprisingly well. I had thought I'd get some units caught, and there was the potential that some of the Soviet tanks could whip around and cut off big armies. They haven't and the blocks in x3 across from Keijo to Genzan are now in place.

A very important hold happened one hex to the East of Keijo on the 30th. A small IJA force led by only two divisions held off seven Guards Rifle Divisions!! [&o]

Reinforcements will move in next turn and this will hold for the foreseeable future.

Massive B-29 strikes are working down the defenders at Peiping.
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Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 65477 troops, 1373 guns, 1300 vehicles, Assault Value = 2287

Defending force 52456 troops, 479 guns, 98 vehicles, Assault Value = 1310

Japanese ground losses:
269 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

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

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Ground combat at Genzan (105,48)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44726 troops, 1148 guns, 795 vehicles, Assault Value = 3880

Defending force 136483 troops, 1535 guns, 700 vehicles, Assault Value = 3559

Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

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Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 86540 troops, 1553 guns, 1718 vehicles, Assault Value = 2289

Defending force 52590 troops, 479 guns, 99 vehicles, Assault Value = 1314

Allied adjusted assault: 1197

Japanese adjusted defense: 3232

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
3287 casualties reported
Squads: 45 destroyed, 326 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 29 disabled
Guns lost 71 (5 destroyed, 66 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (6 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3677 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 402 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled
Guns lost 94 (3 destroyed, 91 disabled)
Vehicles lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)

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Ground combat at Tunghua (106,44)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 56057 troops, 899 guns, 234 vehicles, Assault Value = 2103

Defending force 8847 troops, 211 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

Allied adjusted assault: 1562

Japanese adjusted defense: 232

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tunghua !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2554 casualties reported
Squads: 53 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 85 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 43 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 105 (85 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 76 (72 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 11

Allied ground losses:
538 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 103 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Units pursuing 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
157th Rifle Division
208th Tank Brigade
386th Rifle Division
205th Tank Brigade
365th Rifle Division
335th Rifle Division
226th Rifle Brigade

Defending units:
5th Manchukuo Cav Brigade
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
92nd Field AA Battalion
88th Field AA Battalion
52nd JAAF AF Bn
85th Field AA Battalion
74th Field AA Battalion
56th JAAF AF Bn
26th JAAF Base Force
78th JAAF AF Bn

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Afternoon Air attack on Shanghai , at 92,55

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 11
Liberator GR.VI x 13
A-20G Havoc x 10
A-26B Invader x 53
P-51D Mustang x 98
P-51H Mustang x 9
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 4
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 4
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 6
PBJ-1J Mitchell x 15
PV-1 Ventura x 10
PV-2 Harpoon x 13

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator B.VI: 2 damaged
Liberator GR.VI: 6 damaged
A-20G Havoc: 5 damaged
A-26B Invader: 26 damaged
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 damaged
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 damaged
PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged
PV-2 Harpoon: 4 damaged

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

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19

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Afternoon Air attack on 56th Division, at 95,39 (Peiping)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 4
B-29-25 Superfort x 46

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
199 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 17000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Naval bombardment of Taihoku at 87,63

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed on ground
E13A1b Jake: 1 damaged
N1K5-J George: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
CB Alaska
CL Springfield
CLAA San Diego
DD Hobby
DD Welles
DD Ingraham
DD Twining
DD The Sullivans
DD Bearss
DMS Harding

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

Airbase hits 7
Runway hits 27

CB Alaska firing at 50th Division

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Morning Air attack on 20th Division, at 95,39 (Peiping)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 4
B-29-25 Superfort x 37

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 17000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 15021 troops, 176 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 486

Defending force 9341 troops, 120 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 205

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 210

Japanese adjusted defense: 172

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
466 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled

Allied ground losses:
491 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled

Assaulting units:
39th Indian Division
100th Indian Brigade
99th Indian Brigade
98th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
120th Division
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
56th Const Co
82nd JAAF AF Bn
8th JNAF Coy
32nd JAAF AF Coy
4th Air Division
4th Fleet
4th JAAF AF Coy

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Ground combat at 105,45 (near Tunghua)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3600 troops, 18 guns, 234 vehicles, Assault Value = 133

Defending force 65933 troops, 707 guns, 51 vehicles, Assault Value = 1808

Allied adjusted assault: 0

Japanese adjusted defense: 5110

Allied assault odds: 1 to 99

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

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:
381 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 74 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 201 (47 destroyed, 154 disabled)

Assaulting units:
205th Tank Brigade

Defending units:
79th Ind.Mixed Brigade
29th Division
148th Division
149th Division
24th Division
138th Division
5th Manchukuo Cav Brigade
74th Field AA Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
30th RF Gun Battalion
88th Field AA Battalion
26th JAAF Base Force
90th Field AA Battalion
69th JAAF AF Bn
92nd Field AA Battalion
56th JAAF AF Bn
52nd JAAF AF Bn
17th JNAF AF Unit
85th Field AA Battalion
78th JAAF AF Bn

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Morning Air attack on 28th Division, at 95,39 (Peiping)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3
B-29-25 Superfort x 152
B-29B Superfort x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 17 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
228 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 59 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 28 (1 destroyed, 27 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 28th Division, at 95,39 (Peiping)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 24
B-29-25 Superfort x 185
B-29B Superfort x 60

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 7 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 7 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 8 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
353 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 60 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 49 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 18 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 21st JAAF AF Bn , at 95,39 (Peiping)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7
B-29-25 Superfort x 31
B-29B Superfort x 51

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 4 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 11 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
166 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 65 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 36 (4 destroyed, 32 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 18 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Peiping (95,39)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 87963 troops, 1858 guns, 1400 vehicles, Assault Value = 4899

Defending force 73976 troops, 748 guns, 510 vehicles, Assault Value = 2093

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied adjusted assault: 1193

Japanese adjusted defense: 7533

Allied assault odds: 1 to 6 (fort level 4)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1170 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 75 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1469 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 389 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 26 disabled
Guns lost 95 (3 destroyed, 92 disabled)
Vehicles lost 40 (3 destroyed, 37 disabled)

Assaulting units:
23rd Indian Division
7th Indian Division
110th Guards Rifle Division
3rd Guards Mechanized Corps
735th SU Regiment
43rd Tank Brigade
5th Mongolian Cavalry Division
25th Mechanized Brigade
363rd Rifle Brigade
33rd Tank Battalion
59th Cavalry Division
9th Indian Division
3rd Motorized Rifle Regiment
766th Tank Battalion
111th Tank Division
109th Guards Rifle Division
710th Tank Battalion
172nd Brigade
762nd Tank Battalion
50th Tank Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
3rd Mongolian Tank Regiment
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
408th PVO AA Battalion
X Corps Artillery
8th Medium Regiment
1917th AA Regiment
422nd Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
17th AA Division
6th Gd.Breakthrough Artillery Division
35th Anti-Tank Brigade
1141st Cannon Regiment
6th Guards Tank Army
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
37th VVS Base Force

Defending units:
56th Division
62nd Division
4th RGC Route Brigade
105th NCPC Route Brigade
1st Ind.Tank Brigade
20th Division
28th Division
109th Division
NCPC Army
4th Medium Mortar Battalion
12th RF Gun Battalion
43rd Army
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Medium Mortar Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
69th JNAF AF Unit
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
25th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
19th RF Gun Battalion
26th RF Gun Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
21st JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at 104,50 (near Keijo)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 67393 troops, 1041 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 3193

Defending force 26685 troops, 343 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 727

Allied adjusted assault: 1016

Japanese adjusted defense: 1747

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
851 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 79 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 46 (3 destroyed, 43 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3460 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 654 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 48 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 44 (3 destroyed, 41 disabled)

Assaulting units:
293rd Rifle Division
210th Rifle Division
17th Guards Rifle Division
358th Rifle Division
124th Rifle Division
36th Motor Rifle Division
298th Rifle Division

Defending units:
150th Division
122nd Division
Hachijo-jima Naval Guard Unit
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
86th Field AA Battalion
22nd Field AA Machinecannon Company
17th Naval Construction Battalion

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[font="Times New Roman"]October 1-5, 1945[/font]

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The Allies make some progress, getting a Marine ID up to Sian on the yellow roads to take the base. I'll try to keep the hold on the road blocking the main force until it breaks to delay.

Peiping begins to crumble, slowly, and Taihoku falls.

The Allies try their first ever raid on Tokyo; a small strike at night with Devastators at 17k and B-29s at 33k! [&:]

Must be to assess the defence. I'll up the NF groups here, but flak is very strong. Crazy that there have been no strikes on Tokyo or Osaka. Or Kobe, Gifu, Maebashi, Yokohama, Chiba, Okayama, Hiroshima or Hamamatsu.
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Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1632 troops, 6 guns, 147 vehicles, Assault Value = 79

Defending force 7576 troops, 90 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 156

Allied adjusted assault: 106

Japanese adjusted defense: 142

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 4)

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
247 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
763rd Tank Battalion

Defending units:
1st NCPC Route Brigade
49th Ind.Mixed Bde /2
7th Base Force
30th JNAF AF Unit

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Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 84857 troops, 1554 guns, 1717 vehicles, Assault Value = 2068

Defending force 50271 troops, 477 guns, 97 vehicles, Assault Value = 1080

Allied adjusted assault: 1439

Japanese adjusted defense: 2866

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
2723 casualties reported
Squads: 61 destroyed, 213 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 60 (7 destroyed, 53 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2228 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 234 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 44 disabled
Guns lost 42 (1 destroyed, 41 disabled)
Vehicles lost 39 (2 destroyed, 37 disabled)

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Ground combat at Ankang (82,42)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25542 troops, 374 guns, 271 vehicles, Assault Value = 807

Defending force 20845 troops, 156 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 698

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

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

Assaulting units:
19th Motorised Division
11th Indian Division
95th Coast AA Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Ching An Tui Brigade
58th Division
88th Division

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Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 11
P1Y2-S Frances x 7
Ki-102c Randy x 9

Allied aircraft
B-32 Dominator x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-32 Dominator: 2 damaged
B-32 Dominator: 2 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-32 Dominator bombing from 17000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 11
P1Y2-S Frances x 5
Ki-102c Randy x 9

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 33000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Peleliu at 90,98

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Farenholt, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Peleliu at 90,98

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B7A2 Grace x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Farenholt, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Farenholt
Massive explosion on DD Farenholt

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Morning Air attack on 62nd Division, at 95,39 (Peiping)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 63
B-29B Superfort x 116

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 4 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak
B-29B Superfort: 25 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
659 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 96 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)

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Ground combat at Peiping (95,39)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 93119 troops, 1826 guns, 4559 vehicles, Assault Value = 8598

Defending force 70975 troops, 744 guns, 503 vehicles, Assault Value = 1940

Allied adjusted assault: 1581

Japanese adjusted defense: 8381

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1124 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 88 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 42 (1 destroyed, 41 disabled)
Vehicles lost 19 (9 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
882 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 191 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 51 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 45 (8 destroyed, 37 disabled)
Vehicles lost 229 (21 destroyed, 208 disabled)

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Ground combat at Taihoku (87,63)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 41488 troops, 603 guns, 823 vehicles, Assault Value = 2701

Defending force 30643 troops, 239 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 792

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 1042

Japanese adjusted defense: 312

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5

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

Japanese ground losses:
3677 casualties reported
Squads: 37 destroyed, 226 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Guns lost 86 (23 destroyed, 63 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
932 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 123 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled)

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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14732 troops, 177 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 445

Defending force 8150 troops, 122 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 117

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 257

Japanese adjusted defense: 31

Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
831 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 71 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 62 (62 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
100th Indian Brigade
39th Indian Division
99th Indian Brigade
98th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
120th Division
4th Air Division
56th Const Co
32nd JAAF AF Coy
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
82nd JAAF AF Bn
8th JNAF Coy
4th Fleet
4th JAAF AF Coy

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Ground combat at Peiping (95,39)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 302951 troops, 5104 guns, 5705 vehicles, Assault Value = 8528

Defending force 70513 troops, 741 guns, 496 vehicles, Assault Value = 1868

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 3865

Japanese adjusted defense: 5649

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
4293 casualties reported
Squads: 56 destroyed, 347 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 100 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Guns lost 109 (36 destroyed, 73 disabled)
Vehicles lost 32 (2 destroyed, 30 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
5414 casualties reported
Squads: 73 destroyed, 531 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 97 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 55 disabled
Guns lost 163 (11 destroyed, 152 disabled)
Vehicles lost 159 (14 destroyed, 145 disabled)

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Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 15998 troops, 156 guns, 272 vehicles, Assault Value = 538

Defending force 6517 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 85

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 360

Japanese adjusted defense: 14

Allied assault odds: 25 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Sian !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
1577 casualties reported
Squads: 73 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 108 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 27 (24 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
763rd Tank Battalion
4th Marine Division

Defending units:
1st NCPC Route Brigade
49th Ind.Mixed Bde /5
7th Base Force
9th Mongol Cavalry Division
30th JNAF AF Unit

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The situation in NW China.

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[font="Times New Roman"]October 6-10, 1945[/font]

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The Allies bludgeon Peping with B-29 attacks. These slowly ramp up from 100/day to between 600-700 B-29s ([X(]!!!)by the 10th, when a final shock attack takes the base. The defendes did well, took a tithe from the Allies and actually retreated rather than surrendering, which I'd not expected. They're now in a x3 hex to the West fro Peiping, offroad. That's good, as it's in LR CAP range from PortArthur. I can still get a few points back for these troops I hope. [;)]

Other than that, the mop-up in the SRA continues, with Batavia falling to the Aussies. All of Sumatra and Java now in Allied hands, with Balikpapan still uninvaded. Some resources are stilll transiting from Babeldaob, loading in a few small bases nearby. I'll keep this going until he stops it.

The Korean blocking positions are now very firmly established. I don't think the Soviets will be able to break through for a good while. Troops from Peiping will come down, but will be a bit beat up too.

In NW China the blocks are now in place to guard the mountain approaches to the Central plains. Tanks are railing over too to provide a reserve since the bulk of Allied units seem to be heading either up here or to Shanghai. I'm sure the Formosa troops will land across soon enough as well. Hong Kong and Canton are still well defended. I'll have to get blocks in place farther up to the SW of Changsha in the rough woods.

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Morning Air attack on 20th Division, at 95,39 (Peiping)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 36

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Peiping (95,39)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 54940 troops, 1435 guns, 2879 vehicles, Assault Value = 7789

Defending force 66145 troops, 713 guns, 494 vehicles, Assault Value = 1494

Allied adjusted assault: 473

Japanese adjusted defense: 7641

Allied assault odds: 1 to 16 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
458 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
549 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 83 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 32 (14 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 106 (14 destroyed, 92 disabled)

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Morning Air attack on 109th Division, at 95,39 (Peiping)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 29

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Peiping (95,39)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 214371 troops, 4234 guns, 2981 vehicles, Assault Value = 7792

Defending force 65720 troops, 712 guns, 491 vehicles, Assault Value = 1438

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 2887

Japanese adjusted defense: 6701

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1999 casualties reported
Squads: 43 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 72 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 74 (14 destroyed, 60 disabled)
Vehicles lost 53 (7 destroyed, 46 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
5415 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 608 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 95 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 55 disabled
Guns lost 116 (10 destroyed, 106 disabled)
Vehicles lost 45 (3 destroyed, 42 disabled)

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Ground combat at Kagi (85,64)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 5757 troops, 6 guns, 436 vehicles, Assault Value = 283

Defending force 6986 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 192

Allied adjusted assault: 348

Japanese adjusted defense: 30

Allied assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kagi !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
893 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 85 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 26 (2 destroyed, 24 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
Groupement Massu Brigade

Defending units:
75th Ind.Mixed Brigade
16th Naval Guard Unit

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Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15110 troops, 94 guns, 107 vehicles, Assault Value = 490

Defending force 1749 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 62

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied adjusted assault: 390

Japanese adjusted defense: 31

Allied assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Batavia !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
720 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
4th Australian/A Division
2nd Australian Division
6th Infantry Div /19

Defending units:
89th Naval Guard Unit
14th JAAF AF Coy

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Morning Air attack on 28th Division, at 95,39 (Peiping)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 5
A-26C Invader x 4
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
B-29-25 Superfort x 7
B-29B Superfort x 6
Tu-2S x 32

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 1 damaged
Tu-2S: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
518 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Tu-2S bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 28th Division, at 95,39 (Peiping)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 18
B-29B Superfort x 3
Tu-2S x 30

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 3 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
456 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
30 x Tu-2S bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 62nd Division, at 95,39 (Peiping)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 5
B-29-1 Superfort x 29
B-29-25 Superfort x 226
B-29B Superfort x 81

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 7 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 21 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
1085 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 92 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 79 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 23 (1 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 18 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 1st Ind.Tank Brigade, at 95,39 (Peiping)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 5
B-29-1 Superfort x 7
B-29-25 Superfort x 58
B-29B Superfort x 11

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 4 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 3 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
177 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 15 (4 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 18 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 21st JAAF AF Bn , at 95,39 (Peiping)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 5
B-29-25 Superfort x 48

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
146 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 24 (3 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Vehicles lost 25 (1 destroyed, 24 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Peiping (95,39)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 296342 troops, 5111 guns, 5700 vehicles, Assault Value = 7648

Defending force 58681 troops, 693 guns, 479 vehicles, Assault Value = 1146

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 4633

Japanese adjusted defense: 1189

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Peiping !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
24370 casualties reported
Squads: 601 destroyed, 117 disabled
Non Combat: 610 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 113 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 402 (381 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Vehicles lost 253 (253 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 20

Allied ground losses:
3688 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 392 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
Guns lost 69 (1 destroyed, 68 disabled)
Vehicles lost 100 (9 destroyed, 91 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
5th Mongolian Cavalry Division
110th Guards Rifle Division
3rd Guards Mechanized Corps
735th SU Regiment
111th Tank Division
12th Rifle Division
43rd Tank Brigade
59th Cavalry Division
25th Mechanized Brigade
710th Tank Battalion
1st Guards Airborne Division
355th Rifle Division
5th Rifle Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
50th Tank Brigade
6th Rifle Division
23rd Indian Division
52nd Rifle Division
3rd Motorized Rifle Regiment
363rd Rifle Brigade
243rd Rifle Division
9th Indian Division
762nd Tank Battalion
5th Australian Division
7th Indian Division
33rd Tank Battalion
109th Guards Rifle Division
172nd Brigade
54th Engr-Sapper Bde
19th Guards Rifle Division
766th Tank Battalion
3rd Mongolian Tank Regiment
X Corps Artillery
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
53rd Army
XIV US Corps
6th Medium Regiment
152nd Cannon Brigade
131st Field Artillery Battalion
422nd Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
77th Heavy AA Regiment
XV Indian Corps
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
60th Guards Mortar Regiment
462nd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
17th AA Division
408th PVO AA Battalion
1141st Cannon Regiment
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1917th AA Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
6th Gd.Breakthrough Artillery Division
461st Mortar Regiment
52nd Guards Mortar Regiment
1917th AA Regiment
85/88/98th Mortar Regiment
6th Guards Tank Army
8th Medium Regiment
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1316th Anti-Tank Brigade
150th/387th PVO AA Battalion
1st Medium Regiment
543 & 545 Field Artillery Battalion
239th/376th AA Battalion
35th Anti-Tank Brigade
134th Field Artillery Battalion
53rd Guards Mortar Regiment
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
37th VVS Base Force

Defending units:
28th Division
56th Division
20th Division
1st Ind.Tank Brigade
62nd Division
109th Division
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
NCPC Army
12th RF Gun Battalion
43rd Army
26th RF Gun Battalion
19th RF Gun Battalion
4th RGC Route Brigade
69th JNAF AF Unit
4th Medium Mortar Battalion
25th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5th Medium Mortar Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
21st JAAF AF Bn

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The last of the bigger convoys returning to the HI and unloading.

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[font="Times New Roman"]October 11-12, 1945[/font]

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The Allies try a major air offensive over Japan, hitting several dozen smaller airfields, but without any sweeps in advance. Or ... the Allies forget to rest arriving air groups and this results in a massacre of 4E over the Japanese home islands! [;)]

Small packet of 7-35 4Es hit a variety of targets, but all aiming for airfields, not strategic targets. They did hit some planes on the ground, destroying about 40, but lost over 140 4Es on the day, including about 35+ of the newly arrived B-17G.

Seeing these planes in theatre signifies a dramatic change in the situation of defense. There will be more organized and combined raids soon with 500-1,000 planes taking part. Strategic targets will not be able to be defended, but the defenses have to get some points back, so an increase in fighter concentrations over Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagasaki will be set up. Also, I'll convert more training groups to kami CAP, get NF into more supporting and concentrated positions, and bring all remaining AA units off of Hokkaido. Most strat targets are wiped out there.

There will be a lot of new things coming soon.

On the 12th there were only the milkrun bombings in China and a few important ground actions. The Allies crashed over the river into Shanghai, destroying a bunch of tanks and guns, and di the same with three armored units NW of Sian, onto the block on the yellow road to the Central plains. The three tank units there were pretty messed up, which is good, but 25 more units are moving, so I won't attempt to push them back. Just sit and dig. I have 1300AV of experienced troops from Burma here, two IDs in the 90s for experience.
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Night Naval bombardment of Shanghai at 92,55 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee
CA Quincy
CL Santa Fe
DD Young
DD Wren
DD Wedderburn
DD Walker
DD Wadsworth
DD Thatcher
DD Prichett
DD Newcomb

Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Light Industry hits 2
Manpower hits 4
Fires 3887
Airbase hits 10
Runway hits 40
Port hits 12
Port fuel hits 1

BB Tennessee firing at Shanghai

Morning Air attack on Bihoro , at 123,51

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-20G Havoc x 12
B-29-25 Superfort x 15

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 2 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 7 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 47

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Kanoya , at 102,61

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 2
N1K5-J George x 9
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 3
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 3
Ki-83 x 3
Ki-84r Frank x 3
Ki-102a Randy x 1
Ki-102b Randy x 2

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 40

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Oita , at 104,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 10
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 7
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
D4Y4 Judy: 6 destroyed on ground
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed on ground
E13A1b Jake: 1 destroyed on ground

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

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 35

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Oita , at 104,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 2
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
D4Y4 Judy: 4 destroyed on ground
E13A1b Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
D4Y2-C Judy: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 8 damaged

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 30

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Hachijo-jima , at 113,64

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-29B Superfort x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-29B Superfort: 2 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 40
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 76

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Sendai , at 117,58

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 58 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 10
N1K5-J George x 36

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Sendai , at 117,58

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 7
N1K5-J George x 32

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Sendai , at 117,58

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 52 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 5
N1K5-J George x 28

Allied aircraft
B-17G Fortress x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17G Fortress: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17G Fortress bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Gifu , at 110,59

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 15
Ki-84a Frank x 5
Ki-84b Frank x 22
Ki-102b Randy x 15

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 1 damaged
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-84a Frank: 1 damaged
Ki-84b Frank: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
Ki-84b Frank: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-102b Randy: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
Ki-102b Randy: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 14
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Banzai! - Fukudome S. in a Ki-84b Frank rams a B-29-25 Superfort for the Emperor
Banzai! - Maeda G. in a Ki-102b Randy rams a B-29-25 Superfort for the Emperor

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Morning Air attack on Fukuyama , at 107,58

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 11

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 3 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged

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

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Utsonomiya , at 115,60

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 8
Ki-84b Frank x 9
Ki-84r Frank x 20
Ki-100-I Tony x 8
Ki-102b Randy x 26

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-102b Randy: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 8 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 2 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Iwaki , at 116,59

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-100-II Tony x 24
Ki-102b Randy x 16

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-100-II Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Iwaki , at 116,59

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-100-II Tony x 17
Ki-102b Randy x 13

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Tokuyama , at 105,58

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 3
Ki-102b Randy x 8

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-102b Randy: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged

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

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Kanoya , at 102,61

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 2
N1K5-J George x 8
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 2
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 2
Ki-83 x 2
Ki-102a Randy x 1
Ki-102b Randy x 1

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Chiba , at 114,61

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 22
Ki-100-I Tony x 8

Allied aircraft
B-17G Fortress x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17G Fortress: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-17G Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17G Fortress bombing from 7000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Niigata , at 114,57

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84r Frank x 37

Allied aircraft
B-17G Fortress x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17G Fortress: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
B-17G Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17G Fortress bombing from 7000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Niigata , at 114,57

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84r Frank x 29

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

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

Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Kurume , at 103,58

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 17
Ki-84b Frank x 23

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Kurume , at 103,58

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 14
Ki-84b Frank x 22

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-84b Frank: 2 damaged
Ki-84b Frank: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Lanchow (81,34)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 11147 troops, 148 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 351

Defending force 12941 troops, 88 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 424

Allied adjusted assault: 80

Japanese adjusted defense: 1109

Allied assault odds: 1 to 13 (fort level 6)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
541 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Assaulting units:
68th Mountain Rifle Division

Defending units:
8th NCPC Infantry Brigade
49th Ind.Mixed Brigade
53rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment

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Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 49069 troops, 473 guns, 98 vehicles, Assault Value = 979

Defending force 9759 troops, 211 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 285

Japanese adjusted assault: 1146

Allied adjusted defense: 832

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2394 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 128 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled

Allied ground losses:
595 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 75 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Guns lost 39 (1 destroyed, 38 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Assaulting units:
85th Ind.Mixed Brigade
89th Division
1st Amphibious Brigade
16th RGC Temp. Division
30th Division
72nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
88th Ind.Mixed Brigade
128th Ind.Mixed Brigade
12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
22nd RF Gun Battalion
55th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
40th Infantry Division
848th Engineer Aviation Battalion

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Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3432 troops, 181 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 730

Defending force 96590 troops, 829 guns, 172 vehicles, Assault Value = 2843

Assault collapses, survivors seek cover

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

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 93 (79 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 71 (51 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
815th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
1st Marine Division
154th FA Bn
225th Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
694th Field Artillery Battalion
XI US Corps
XXIV CorpsArtillery

Defending units:
RGC Tax Police Regiment
161st Division
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd RGC Capital Division
131st Division
89th Ind.Mixed Brigade
38th Division
34th Ind.Mixed Brigade
52nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
61st Ind.Mixed Brigade
132nd Division
Det. 3rd Special Base Force
North China Gsn Brigade
10th RGC Temp. Division
Shanghai SNLF
67th Naval Guard Unit
4th Base Force /1
13th Air Division
Chugoku JNAF Base Force
Shanghai Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force
57th JAAF AF Bn
28th RF Gun Battalion
129th JAAF AF Bn
20th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
60th JAAF AF Bn
China Area Fleet
41st JNAF AF Unit /2

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Ground combat at 81,39 (near Tienshui)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2988 troops, 12 guns, 355 vehicles, Assault Value = 179

Defending force 51754 troops, 490 guns, 235 vehicles, Assault Value = 1392

Allied adjusted assault: 104

Japanese adjusted defense: 5137

Allied assault odds: 1 to 49

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

Japanese ground losses:
262 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 15 (10 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 122 (61 destroyed, 61 disabled)

Assaulting units:
754th Tank Battalion
763rd Tank Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
55th/A Division
18th/B Division
55th/C Division
55th/B Division
16th/A Division
18th/A Division
16th/B Division
18th/C Division
16th/C Division
121st AA Regiment
3rd RF Gun Battalion
12th Army
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
69th Field AA Battalion

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[font="Times New Roman"]October 13-15, 1945[/font]

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Not much action in the air these turns after the big losses on the 11th, bu some very nice developments on the ground.

The Allies held near Sian against a shock attack from the IJA, so I'll stop here and move these troops across country toward Anking. These will get there but it'll take a while. I think Anking will hold until they arrive based on the what the Allies have there (only 1200AV).

To the NW of Sian the blockade on the river crossing hex was shocked by the 4th Marine ID. It was almost completely wiped out, with 350 devices destroyed and another 436 disabled. That means of course there is not enough here to prevent another forced shock by follow-on troops. It also means a lot of nice permanent VPs and another headache for the Allies. I assume he'll begin heavier bombing here and eventually a much bigger crossing. Hopefully my tank ID will arrive in time for that! [8D]

Takao was attacked, and will not last long.

The troops formerly of Peiping are being hit now by aobut 150 Soviet bombers/day. This is good, as I'm about ready to send some Ki-83 up there to interdict from Port Arthur. No sweeps have been involved, so this could be fun.
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Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 47359 troops, 473 guns, 98 vehicles, Assault Value = 834

Defending force 9247 troops, 211 guns, 93 vehicles, Assault Value = 220

Japanese adjusted assault: 718

Allied adjusted defense: 745

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
2559 casualties reported
Squads: 61 destroyed, 185 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 32 disabled
Guns lost 45 (4 destroyed, 41 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
186 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 11 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (5 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
30th Division
72nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
85th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Amphibious Brigade
89th Division
16th RGC Temp. Division
88th Ind.Mixed Brigade
128th Ind.Mixed Brigade
22nd RF Gun Battalion
12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
55th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
40th Infantry Division
848th Engineer Aviation Battalion

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Ground combat at 81,39 (near Tienshui)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 14438 troops, 150 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 567

Defending force 51292 troops, 490 guns, 235 vehicles, Assault Value = 1360

Allied adjusted assault: 1

Japanese adjusted defense: 6208

Allied assault odds: 1 to 6208

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: shock(+)

Allied ground losses:
4070 casualties reported
Squads: 306 destroyed, 190 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 87 disabled
Engineers: 31 destroyed, 33 disabled
Guns lost 118 (6 destroyed, 112 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Assaulting units:
4th Marine Division
754th Tank Battalion
763rd Tank Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
18th Division
16th Division
55th Division
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd RF Gun Battalion
12th Army
121st AA Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
69th Field AA Battalion

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Morning Air attack on 109th Division, at 94,39 , near Paoting

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 21
Li-2VV x 6
Tu-2S x 38

Allied aircraft losses
Tu-2S: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
173 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Tu-2S bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 kg GP Bomb

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 15, 1945
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Morning Air attack on 56th Division, at 94,39 , near Paoting

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 21
Li-2VV x 12
Tu-2S x 20

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Tu-2S bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at 81,39 (near Tienshui)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1608 troops, 67 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 1374

Defending force 12242 troops, 148 guns, 397 vehicles, Assault Value = 153

Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
16th Division
18th Division
55th Division
12th Army
121st AA Regiment
3rd RF Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
69th Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
4th Marine Division
763rd Tank Battalion
754th Tank Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment

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Ground combat at Takao (84,65)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 126629 troops, 1687 guns, 2713 vehicles, Assault Value = 4802

Defending force 39546 troops, 207 guns, 184 vehicles, Assault Value = 816

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 1883

Japanese adjusted defense: 1114

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5

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

Japanese ground losses:
5626 casualties reported
Squads: 201 destroyed, 146 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 160 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 56 (25 destroyed, 31 disabled)
Vehicles lost 29 (10 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
1240 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 223 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled
Guns lost 33 (1 destroyed, 32 disabled)
Vehicles lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Assaulting units:
193rd Tank Battalion
2nd British Division
17th Motorised Division
XXIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
255th Indian Tank Brigade
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
Groupement Massu Brigade
9th Australian Division
Provisionl Tank Brigade
1st Regt de Cheval Regiment
18th British Division
81st (West African) Division
32nd Infantry Division
Eighth Army Combat Engineer Regiment
First Army Combat Engineer Regiment
25th Indian Division
9th Colonial Division
82nd (West African) Div /4
122nd British AT Gun Regiment
88th Medium Regiment
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
6th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2/11th Field Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment
134th (East Ang) Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
2nd Indian Medium Regiment

Defending units:
100th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Kaosing Fortress
76th Ind.Mixed Brigade
102nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th South Seas Det. /2
112th Ind.Mixed Brigade
103rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
34th Ind.Mixed Bde /2
17th Army
10th Area Army
8th Air Division
Takao Naval Base Force
1st Glider Inf. Rgt /1
Maloelap Base Force /1

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Heijo has been transformed into a very large Allied airfield, and I'll take a stab at hitting it since there are relatively few fighters there. This would be a rare chance if I can pull it off. Sweeps and about 300 2E flying from Hiroshima will try it out. Fingers crossed.

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[font="Times New Roman"]October 16-17, 1945[/font]

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A few new things. The Allies land at Chaochow on the coast near Swatow. Looks like they were a bit unprepped! [:D]

Also, my sweeps arrived in severe weather at Heijo, and got about 2:3 on the day, but the bombers didn't fly. Probably for the best in the end, as I'm sure I would have lost a lot of planes. Maybe they could have hit the 900 bombers there, but it'a a big risk. I'll keep options open for future since he doesn't know I had bombers set, yet.

Takao is taken, so I'm sure all of those troops will move to China and go for either Hong Kong/Canton or march up near Changsha. I'll bring IJA forces back toward the central region from Sinyang and other areas to solidify things.
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Morning Air attack on Heijo , at 103,47

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J7W1 Shinden x 28
N1K5-J George x 45
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 44
Ki-84r Frank x 30
Ki-102a Randy x 23

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 18
P-38L Lightning x 48
P-47N Thunderbolt x 25
P-51D Mustang x 115
P-51H Mustang x 67
F4U-4 Corsair x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38L Lightning: 2 destroyed
P-51D Mustang: 4 destroyed
P-51H Mustang: 1 destroyed
F4U-4 Corsair: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
37 x N1K5-J George sweeping at 39000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Heijo , at 103,47

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 133 NM, estimated altitude 43,370 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 26
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 12
Ki-84b Frank x 29
Ki-102a Randy x 23

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 18
P-38L Lightning x 43
P-47N Thunderbolt x 25
P-51D Mustang x 107
P-51H Mustang x 65
F4U-4 Corsair x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84b Frank: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38L Lightning: 1 destroyed

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

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Morning Air attack on Heijo , at 103,47

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 200 NM, estimated altitude 41,530 feet.
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 27
J7W1 Shinden x 28
N1K5-J George x 27
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 44
Ki-83 x 99
Ki-102a Randy x 23

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 17
P-38L Lightning x 42
P-47N Thunderbolt x 25
P-51D Mustang x 107
P-51H Mustang x 65
F4U-4 Corsair x 23

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-38L Lightning: 1 destroyed

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

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Morning Air attack on Heijo , at 103,47

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 184 NM, estimated altitude 44,530 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J7W1 Shinden x 28
N1K5-J George x 55
Ki-83 x 100
Ki-84b Frank x 22
Ki-102a Randy x 23

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 17
P-38L Lightning x 39
P-47N Thunderbolt x 25
P-51D Mustang x 104
P-51H Mustang x 65
F4U-4 Corsair x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-83: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51H Mustang: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-83 sweeping at 41530 feet
47 x Ki-83 sweeping at 41530 feet
29 x Ki-83 sweeping at 41530 feet

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Morning Air attack on Heijo , at 103,47

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 191 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 51 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 27
J7W1 Shinden x 28
N1K5-J George x 55
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 44
Ki-84b Frank x 54
Ki-102a Randy x 53

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 13
P-38L Lightning x 39
P-47N Thunderbolt x 25
P-51D Mustang x 102
P-51H Mustang x 63
F4U-4 Corsair x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 2 destroyed
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-102a Randy sweeping at 44000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Heijo , at 103,47

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 184 NM, estimated altitude 44,530 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 21
J7W1 Shinden x 28
N1K5-J George x 55
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 44
Ki-83 x 26
Ki-84b Frank x 22
Ki-84r Frank x 48
Ki-102a Randy x 23

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 13
P-38L Lightning x 39
P-47N Thunderbolt x 24
P-51D Mustang x 100
P-51H Mustang x 61
F4U-4 Corsair x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51H Mustang: 1 destroyed

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

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Ground combat at Takao (84,65)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 150219 troops, 1913 guns, 3005 vehicles, Assault Value = 4577

Defending force 34201 troops, 180 guns, 176 vehicles, Assault Value = 525

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied adjusted assault: 2019

Japanese adjusted defense: 231

Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Takao !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1b Jake: 1 destroyed
Ki-102a Randy: 8 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
16837 casualties reported
Squads: 355 destroyed, 146 disabled
Non Combat: 462 destroyed, 220 disabled
Engineers: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 119 (105 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 59 (56 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 10
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
1947 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 97 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 55 disabled
Guns lost 28 (1 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Vehicles lost 42 (1 destroyed, 41 disabled)

Assaulting units:
9th Australian Division
193rd Tank Battalion
255th Indian Tank Brigade
81st (West African) Division
1st Regt de Cheval Regiment
17th Motorised Division
Eighth Army Combat Engineer Regiment
18th British Division
XXIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
2nd British Division
First Army Combat Engineer Regiment
9th Colonial Division
25th Indian Division
Groupement Massu Brigade
32nd Infantry Division
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
Provisionl Tank Brigade
82nd (West African) Div /4
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
88th Medium Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
134th (East Ang) Regiment
6th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2/11th Field Regiment
122nd British AT Gun Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment
2nd Indian Medium Regiment

Defending units:
102nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
76th Ind.Mixed Brigade
103rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
112th Ind.Mixed Brigade
10th Area Army
Maloelap Base Force /1
17th Army
8th Air Division
Takao Naval Base Force
Kaosing Fortress
100th Ind.Mixed Brigade
34th Ind.Mixed Bde /2

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Amphibious Assault at Chaochow (81,61)

TF 214 troops unloading over beach at Chaochow, 81,61

Allied ground losses:
1415 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 283 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 147 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 139 (0 destroyed, 139 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (0 destroyed, 13 disabled)

13 troops of a USA Rifle Squad 44 lost from landing craft during unload of 25th Infantry Div /5

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Amphibious Assault at Chaochow (81,61)

TF 284 troops unloading over beach at Chaochow, 81,61

Allied ground losses:
754 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 150 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Morning Air attack on 55th Division, at 81,39 , near Tienshui

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-26B Invader x 46
A-26C Invader x 17
B-32 Dominator x 3

Allied aircraft losses
A-26B Invader: 15 damaged
A-26B Invader: 1 destroyed by flak
A-26C Invader: 8 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x A-26B Invader bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Heijo , at 103,47

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 45,530 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 47

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 12
Thunderbolt II x 3
P-38L Lightning x 9
P-47N Thunderbolt x 8
P-51D Mustang x 46
P-51H Mustang x 21
F4U-4 Corsair x 5
F8F-1 Bearcat x 7
FR-1 Fireball x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-83: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed

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

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[font="Times New Roman"]October 18-20, 1945[/font]

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Big turns. On the 18th many of the persistent milk-runs continued to degrade IJA troops dug in across China.

On the 19th a massive combined set of air strikes hit manpower and individual strategic targets in Nagoya over the night and day phases. This was 90% of the combat report. The night strikes got fires up over 80k, and I'm sure did a lot of damage to HI/LI/resources, which the day strikes hits airframe factories and messed them up pretty bad. Luckily the ones here are mostly strike planes, not fighters, and I have plenty in the pools. More than I'll need.

So it nets a lot of VPs, but the fires still burn. There was a cost at least, as 150+ 4Es were downed, and 120+ fighters also taken out. The CAP did well, pilot losses were low, and more NF have moved in for any follow-ons.

I've re-worked some of the other big industrial targets too now that this kind of mega-strike is in available with the B-17Gs and furhter deliveries of B-29s have arrived. I should see some RAF bombers soon too, which is cool. I think Lancasters and Sterlings are coming, is that right? With some massive big bombs too.

My Slightly less-significant CAP trap near Peiping did go off as planned on teh 20th, with about 50 Soviet bombers shot down for no losses. [:)]
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Morning Air attack on 16th Division, at 81,39 , near Tienshui

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-26B Invader x 46
B-32 Dominator x 3

Allied aircraft losses
A-26B Invader: 16 damaged
A-26B Invader: 1 destroyed by flak
B-32 Dominator: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x A-26B Invader bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 20th Division, at 94,39 , near Peiping

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 11
Li-2VV x 14
Tu-2S x 9
Yak-9 x 1
Yak-9D x 9

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4T: 1 damaged
Li-2VV: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
165 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Tu-2S bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 87th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 81,61 (Chaochow)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 35
P-38L Lightning x 18
P-47N Thunderbolt x 16

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
374 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 3
P1Y2-S Frances x 6
Ki-102c Randy x 23

Allied aircraft
B-29B Superfort x 53

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29B Superfort: 20 damaged

Manpower hits 17
Fires 10050

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 11000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 12
P1Y2-S Frances x 11
Ki-102c Randy x 20

Allied aircraft
B-29B Superfort x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29B Superfort: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 11000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 10
P1Y2-S Frances x 2
Ki-102c Randy x 11

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 68

Japanese aircraft losses
J1N1-Sa Irving: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 14 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Manpower hits 19
Fires 23370

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 14000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-102c Randy x 2

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 2 damaged

Manpower hits 1
Fires 74370

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 14000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Fukuoka , at 103,57

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 43,700 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 15
N1K5-J George x 14
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 10
Ki-83 x 19

Allied aircraft
FR-1 Fireball x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-83: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
FR-1 Fireball: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 18
A6M5c Zero x 7
A6M8 Zero x 48
A7M2 Sam x 15
J2M5 Jack x 46
N1K5-J George x 92
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 7
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 22
Ki-83 x 21
Ki-84a Frank x 8
Ki-84b Frank x 73
Ki-84r Frank x 111
Ki-102b Randy x 59

Allied aircraft
P-47N Thunderbolt x 74

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M8 Zero: 1 destroyed
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-83: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed
Ki-102b Randy: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47N Thunderbolt: 8 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x P-47N Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 16
A6M5c Zero x 11
A6M8 Zero x 43
A7M2 Sam x 10
J2M5 Jack x 41
N1K5-J George x 81
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 17
Ki-83 x 16
Ki-84a Frank x 5
Ki-84b Frank x 57
Ki-84r Frank x 98
Ki-102b Randy x 40

Allied aircraft
P-47N Thunderbolt x 44

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-84b Frank: 3 destroyed
Ki-102b Randy: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47N Thunderbolt: 9 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-47N Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 11
A6M5c Zero x 14
A6M8 Zero x 34
A7M2 Sam x 7
J2M5 Jack x 34
N1K5-J George x 63
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7
Ki-83 x 12
Ki-84a Frank x 2
Ki-84b Frank x 42
Ki-84r Frank x 88
Ki-102b Randy x 26

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 147
B-29-25 Superfort x 8
P-38L Lightning x 105
P-51D Mustang x 285

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M8 Zero: 1 destroyed
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed
Ki-83: 1 destroyed
Ki-84b Frank: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
Ki-102b Randy: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 4 destroyed, 47 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 2 destroyed by flak
B-29-25 Superfort: 4 damaged
P-38L Lightning: 4 destroyed
P-51D Mustang: 10 destroyed

B7A2 Grace factory hits 8
Ki-45 KAId Nick factory hits 11
Mitsubishi Ha-33 hits 2
D4Y4 Judy factory hits 3
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy factory hits 7
Ki-44-IIc Tojo factory hits 2
Fires 36818

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 8
A6M5c Zero x 8
A6M8 Zero x 27
A7M2 Sam x 5
J2M5 Jack x 26
N1K5-J George x 51
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6
Ki-83 x 7
Ki-84a Frank x 2
Ki-84b Frank x 29
Ki-84r Frank x 72
Ki-102b Randy x 16

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 56
P-38L Lightning x 29
P-51D Mustang x 41

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-83: 1 destroyed
Ki-84b Frank: 1 destroyed
Ki-102b Randy: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 2 destroyed, 28 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak
P-38L Lightning: 3 destroyed
P-51D Mustang: 2 destroyed

Mitsubishi Ha-33 hits 40
Fires 42078

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 14000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 7
A6M5c Zero x 5
A6M8 Zero x 27
A7M2 Sam x 2
J2M5 Jack x 16
N1K5-J George x 40
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 2
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5
Ki-83 x 4
Ki-84a Frank x 1
Ki-84b Frank x 20
Ki-84r Frank x 66
Ki-102b Randy x 13

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M8 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 4 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 20th Division, at 94,39 , near Peiping

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 34

Allied aircraft
Tu-2S x 38

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Tu-2S: 18 destroyed, 3 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Tu-2S bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 20th Division, at 94,39 , near Peiping

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 14

Allied aircraft
Tu-2S x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Tu-2S: 8 destroyed

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

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Tu-2S bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 kg GP Bomb

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The B-29 losses are adding up now. Even at current replacement and arrival rates, this kind of day has to hurt a bit.

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This is the result (so far). Fires burn for days and will destroy more before they're out here. It's interesting to see he's targeting for VPs, not for usage. Why else hit the 30 size Ki-46 Dinah III factory? I certainly am not short on recons right now, and have little need for them anymore.

A player who plays Japan could target airframes and engines in a planned system, tking away defensive capability. I hope to do this in my late Allied game. I'll detail plans there, once I'm in range, which will be a few months.

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[font="Times New Roman"]October 21, 1945[/font]

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A huge night strike hits Osaka, not Nagoya, on the 21st. This of course has some devastating effect, as probably 800-1,000 bombers take part. It's hard to know as there are so many small packets. Maybe more even?

The combat report was mostly just this night strike. [X(]

The Allies lose another 70+ 4Es on the night. Osaka is still burning, and this is target where that means a lot. It will be a very effective strike in a few days, more so if he keeps hitting it. Nagoya will now have a chance to put fires out and the follow-on damage will be limited there.

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Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 80 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 29
P1Y2-S Frances x 6
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 33
Ki-102c Randy x 11

Allied aircraft
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAId Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x PB4Y-2 Privateer bombing from 17000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 29
P1Y2-S Frances x 3
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 25
Ki-102c Randy x 11

Allied aircraft
Lancaster B.1 FE x 6
B-24J Liberator x 28
B-29-25 Superfort x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAId Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 13 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
B-29-25 Superfort: 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 29
P1Y2-S Frances x 3
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 21
Ki-102c Randy x 10

Allied aircraft
Lancaster B.1 FE x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
L2D2 Tabby: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-102b Randy: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Lancaster B.1 FE: 7 damaged
Lancaster B.1 FE: 1 destroyed by flak

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Lancaster B.1 FE bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 4000 lb GP Bomb, 6 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
13 x Lancaster B.1 FE bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 4000 lb GP Bomb, 6 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 27
P1Y2-S Frances x 3
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 21
Ki-102c Randy x 13

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 12
B-29-25 Superfort x 70
B-29B Superfort x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
J1N1-Sa Irving: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAId Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 7 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 21 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 6 damaged

Manpower hits 29
Fires 8510

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 19000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 19
P1Y2-S Frances x 3
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 18
Ki-102c Randy x 11

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 4
B-29-25 Superfort x 61

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAId Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-102c Randy: 1 destroyed

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

Manpower hits 16
Fires 14060

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 18000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Genzan , at 105,48

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J7W1 Shinden x 1
N1K5-J George x 45
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 49
Ki-84b Frank x 49
Ki-84r Frank x 22

Allied aircraft
F8F-1 Bearcat x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 3 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F8F-1 Bearcat: 7 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x F8F-1 Bearcat sweeping at 21000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Genzan , at 105,48

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J7W1 Shinden x 1
N1K5-J George x 39
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 30
Ki-84b Frank x 39
Ki-84r Frank x 14

Allied aircraft
FR-1 Fireball x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-84b Frank: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
FR-1 Fireball: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x FR-1 Fireball sweeping at 21000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Genzan , at 105,48

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 44,600 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J7W1 Shinden x 1
N1K5-J George x 34
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 21
Ki-84b Frank x 34
Ki-84r Frank x 13

Allied aircraft
F4U-4 Corsair x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-4 Corsair: 3 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x F4U-4 Corsair sweeping at 41600 feet

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Morning Air attack on Genzan , at 105,48

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J7W1 Shinden x 1
N1K5-J George x 26
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 15
Ki-84b Frank x 32
Ki-84r Frank x 7

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 4 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 10000 feet

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Morning Air attack on 28th Division, at 94,39 , near Peiping

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 30

Allied aircraft
Tu-2S x 55
Yak-9 x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Tu-2S: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged
Yak-9: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Tu-2S bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at 104,49 (near Genzan)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5361 troops, 279 guns, 205 vehicles, Assault Value = 2973

Defending force 79787 troops, 1347 guns, 1315 vehicles, Assault Value = 2402

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
130th Ind.Mixed Brigade
121st/A Division
354th Division
1st SP Gun Battalion
10th Division
57th/C Division
111th Division
136th/B Division
3rd Manchukuo Distr/A Division
136th/A Division
121st/B Division
134th Ind.Mixed Brigade
136th/C Division
3rd Manchukuo Distr/B Division
29th Division
57th/B Division
57th/A Division
121st/C Division
4th Manchukuo Distr Div /1
42nd Air Defense AA Battalion
22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
24th RF Gun Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5th Army
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Mortar Regiment
13th Mortar Battalion
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
29th Field AA Machinecannon Company
4th Army
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
30th Field AA Machinecannon Company
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment

Defending units:
221st Rifle Division
10th Mechanized Corps
39th Rifle Division
228th Rifle Division
284th Rifle Division
1910th TD Regiment
185th Cannon Regiment
60th Anti-Tank Brigade
46th/302nd AA Battalion
1129th Hvy Howitzer Regiment
629th Cannon Regiment

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Ground combat at Keijo (103,50)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6831 troops, 338 guns, 117 vehicles, Assault Value = 3462

Defending force 415590 troops, 6577 guns, 10719 vehicles, Assault Value = 10578

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 49 (5 destroyed, 44 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 20 (8 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Assaulting units:
107th Division
112th Division
320th/C Division
221st/C Division
221st/A Division
127th Division
79th/B Division
134th/C Division
160th Division
Kure 7th SNLF
320th/A Division
96th Division
124th Division
320th/B Division
221st/B Division
7th SP Gun Battalion
Combined 8th SNLF
Manchukuo Guards Brigade
39th Ind.Mixed Regiment
134th/B Division
79th/A Division
134th/A Division
79th/C Division
27th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
46th Air Defense AA Battalion
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
40th JNAF AF Unit
1st Field Artillery Regiment
30th Mortar Battalion
29th RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Field Artillery Regiment
17th Area Army
33rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
53rd Air Division
Kwantung Army
31st Mortar Battalion
58th Army
138th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
395th Guards SU Regiment
82nd Tank Battalion
103rd Rifle Division
1197th SU Regiment
277th Engineer Battalion
292nd Rifle Division
206th Tank Brigade
371st Rifle Division
335th Guards SU Regiment
45th Engr-Sapper Bde
257th Tank Brigade
1012th SU Regiment
393rd Rifle Division
338th Guards SU Regiment
192nd Rifle Division
5th Guards Tank Corps
9th Guards Mechanized Corps
66th Rifle Division
34th Rifle Division
74th Tank Brigade
218th Tank Brigade
22nd Engr-Sapper Bde
94th Rifle Division
345th Rifle Division
478th Guards SU Regiment
7th Guards Mechanized Corps
339th Guards SU Regiment
209th Tank Brigade
479th Guards SU Regiment
927th SU Regiment
384th Rifle Division
378th Guards SU Regiment
480th Guards SU Regiment
333rd Guards SU Regiment
159th Rifle Division
209th Rifle Division
61st Tank Division
125th Tank Brigade
210th Tank Brigade
258th Tank Brigade
259th Tank Brigade
73rd Tank Brigade
171st Tank Brigade
75th Tank Brigade
72nd Tank Brigade
300th Rifle Division
165th Tank Brigade
214th Tank Brigade
8th Engr-Sapper Bde
3rd NKVD Division
147th PVO AA Battalion
32nd Guards Mortar Regiment
61st Anti-Tank Brigade
119th Hvy.Howitzer Brigade
26th Guards Mortar Brigade
1131st Hvy Howitzer Regiment
67th Guards Mortar Regiment
187th Cannon Regiment
100th OM Howitzer Battalion
1589th AA Regiment
386th Howitzer Regiment
Trans Baikal Front
107th Hvy.Howitzer Brigade
1138th Cannon Regiment
1120th Cannon Regiment
43rd/44th AA Battalion
1121st Cannon Regiment
1124th Cannon Regiment
950th Artillery Regiment
115th/129th AA Battalion
263rd Howitzer Regiment
273rd Cannon Regiment
413th Howitzer Regiment
190th/398th PVO AA Battalion
2nd Red Banner Army
33rd Guards Mortar Regiment
2nd/307th Gd.Mortar Regiment
1628th AT Gun Regiment
26th/42nd Gd.Mortar Regiment
76th Cannon Regiment
433rd Hvy Howitzer Regiment
39th Guards Mortar Regiment
28th/70th AA Battalion
50th Cannon Regiment
145th Howitzer Regiment
402nd Engineer Battalion
1916th AA Regiment
162nd/390th PVO AA Battalion
1140th Cannon Regiment
1233rd Cannon Regiment
192nd OM Gun Battalion
15th Army
56th Rifle Corps
15th Guards Cannon Brigade
1133rd Howitzer Regiment
14th Anti-Tank Brigade
283rd Guards Mortar Regiment
199th BM Howitzer Regiment
Cav-Mech.Group
57th Hvy.Mortar Brigade
550th BM Howitzer Regiment
56th Hvy.Mortar Brigade
5th Rifle Corps
1912th TD Regiment
9th/42nd AA Battalion
182nd Howitzer Regiment
1915th AA Regiment
54th Guards Mortar Regiment
1st Far East Front
20th Guards Mortar Brigade
925th Artillery Regiment
1648th AA Regiment
472nd Mortar Regiment
501st Artillery Regiment
202nd Lt.Artillery Brigade
177th Mortar Regiment
42nd Cannon Regiment
45th Howitzer Regiment
1637th Howitzer Regiment
470th Mortar Regiment
4th/152nd PVO AA Battalion
1123rd Cannon Regiment
87th Howitzer Regiment
1125th Cannon Regiment
1636th AT Gun Regiment
178th Mortar Regiment
953rd Artillery Regiment
120th/401st AA Battalion
1139th Cannon Regiment
10th/132nd PVO AA Battalion
215th Howitzer Regiment
22nd/24th AA Battalion
78th/186th PVO AA Battalion
59th/721st AA Battalion
53rd Mortar Brigade
183rd Mortar Regiment
1194th BM Howitzer Regiment
5th Army
36th Army
147th Howitzer Regiment
424th Hvy Howitzer Regiment
3rd Mongolian Field Artillery Regiment
1590th AA Regiment
52nd Cannon Regiment
390th Cannon Regiment
72nd/74th Gd.Mortar Regiment
1192nd BM Howitzer Regiment
1632nd AT Gun Regiment
177th Howitzer Regiment
610th AT Gun Regiment
267th Cannon Regiment
465th Mortar Regiment
30th VVS Base Force

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Ground combat at 104,50 (near Keijo)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1401 troops, 89 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 3238

Defending force 99372 troops, 1523 guns, 721 vehicles, Assault Value = 2933

Assaulting units:
80th Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th Ind.Tank Brigade
122nd/C Division
3rd Ind.Tank Brigade
46th Tank Regiment
9th Ind.Tank Brigade
22nd Tank Regiment
150th/C Division
4th Ind.Tank Brigade
150th/B Division
150th/A Division
128th/B Division
122nd/A Division
119th Division
34th Tank Regiment
8th SP Gun Battalion
139th/B Division
5th SP Gun Battalion
128th/C Division
5th Ind.Tank Brigade
128th/A Division
77th Ind.Mixed Brigade
122nd/B Division
23rd Division
139th/A Division
139th/C Division
22nd Field AA Machinecannon Company
32nd RF Gun Battalion
86th Field AA Battalion
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
17th Naval Construction Battalion

Defending units:
293rd Rifle Division
210th Rifle Division
17th Guards Rifle Division
358th Rifle Division
36th Motor Rifle Division
124th Rifle Division
298th Rifle Division

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Ground combat at Genzan (105,48)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3842 troops, 161 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 4139

Defending force 191067 troops, 3494 guns, 1635 vehicles, Assault Value = 5626

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Assaulting units:
137th/C Division
19th Division
1st Manchukuo Cav Brigade
49th Infantry Regiment
2nd Manchukuo Distr/A Division
11th/C Division
Eiko-wan Fortress
1st Manchukuo Distr/C Division
136th Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th Manchukuo Inf Brigade
2nd Manchukuo Distr/C Division
137th/B Division
9th Division
137th/A Division
351st/B Division
133rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Manchukuo Distr/B Division
351st/A Division
135th Ind.Mixed Brigade
25th Division
312th/A Division
351st/C Division
312th/C Division
12th Division
1st Manchukuo Distr/B Division
312th/B Division
3rd Manchukuo Distr/C Division
123rd Division
10th Ind.Mixed Regiment
1st Manchukuo Distr/A Division
79th Ind.Mixed Brigade
52nd Ind.Mixed Bde /1
88th Field AA Battalion
15th Mortar Battalion
7th Field AF Construction Battalion
74th Field AA Battalion
25th Field AA Machinecannon Company
17th Mortar Battalion
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th JNAF AF Unit
26th JAAF Base Force
171st AA Regiment
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
48th JAAF AF Bn
30th Army
34th JAAF AF Bn
16th Field AA Machinecannon Company
17th JNAF AF Unit
2nd Air Army
90th Field AA Battalion
91st Field AA Battalion
207th JAAF AF Bn
1st Area Army
23rd Field AA Machinecannon Company
19th Field AA Machinecannon Company
15th JNAF AF Unit
131st IMB Artillery Battalion
Chosen JNAF Base Force

Defending units:
231st Rifle Division
258th Rifle Division
368th Mtn Rifle Regiment
203rd Tank Brigade
101st Rifle Division
144th Rifle Division
3rd Rifle Division
277th Rifle Division
262nd Rifle Division
77th Tank Brigade
275th Rifle Division
366th Rifle Division
76th Tank Brigade
190th Rifle Division
91st Guards Rifle Division
57th Motor Rifle Division
67th Mortar Brigade
1137th Howitzer Regiment
221st Corps Art Brigade
25th Army
1633rd AT Gun Regiment
56th Anti-Tank Brigade
310th Guards Mortar Regiment
181st Mortar Regiment
17th Guards Mortar Brigade
3rd Gd.Breakthrough Artillery Division
110th/355th AA Battalion
219th Corps Art Brigade
847th Artillery Regiment

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Ground combat at 81,39 (near Tienshui)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1548 troops, 66 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 1365

Defending force 12579 troops, 146 guns, 384 vehicles, Assault Value = 200

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
18th Division
16th Division
55th Division
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
121st AA Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd RF Gun Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Army
69th Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
763rd Tank Battalion
4th Marine Division
754th Tank Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment

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Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2544 troops, 126 guns, 106 vehicles, Assault Value = 1510

Defending force 96354 troops, 824 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 2829

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

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
37th Infantry Division
38th Infantry Division
1st Marine Division
694th Field Artillery Battalion
154th FA Bn
XI US Corps
225th Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
XXIV CorpsArtillery

Defending units:
161st Division
2nd RGC Capital Division
131st Division
132nd Division
North China Gsn Brigade
34th Ind.Mixed Brigade
61st Ind.Mixed Brigade
Det. 3rd Special Base Force
RGC Tax Police Regiment
10th RGC Temp. Division
52nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
38th Division
Shanghai SNLF
89th Ind.Mixed Brigade
67th Naval Guard Unit
Shanghai Special Base Force
57th JAAF AF Bn
28th RF Gun Battalion
129th JAAF AF Bn
China Area Fleet
20th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
13th Air Division
3rd Special Base Force
60th JAAF AF Bn
Chugoku JNAF Base Force

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Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8476 troops, 211 guns, 53 vehicles, Assault Value = 419

Defending force 45541 troops, 467 guns, 98 vehicles, Assault Value = 698

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

Assaulting units:
1st Prov Chinese/A Corps
40th Infantry Division
1st Prov Chinese/C Corps
848th Engineer Aviation Battalion

Defending units:
88th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Amphibious Brigade
30th Division
16th RGC Temp. Division
89th Division
72nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
85th Ind.Mixed Brigade
128th Ind.Mixed Brigade
22nd RF Gun Battalion
12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
55th JNAF AF Unit

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Ground combat at Swatow (81,62)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1596 troops, 0 guns, 139 vehicles, Assault Value = 177

Defending force 9170 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 216

Allied adjusted assault: 26

Japanese adjusted defense: 340

Allied assault odds: 1 to 13 (fort level 4)

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
303 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
2nd Armoured Brigade

Defending units:
87th Ind.Mixed Brigade
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade


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[font="Times New Roman"]October 22, 1945[/font]

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No more big actions on the 22nd. A few sweeps in Korea. Very unpredictable day to day.
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Morning Air attack on Genzan , at 105,48

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J7W1 Shinden x 1
N1K5-J George x 27
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 24
Ki-84b Frank x 14
Ki-84r Frank x 16

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-84b Frank: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Genzan , at 105,48

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 44,600 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J7W1 Shinden x 1
N1K5-J George x 25
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 18
Ki-84b Frank x 13
Ki-84r Frank x 11

Allied aircraft
F4U-4 Corsair x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-4 Corsair: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Genzan , at 105,48

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J7W1 Shinden x 1
N1K5-J George x 19
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 18
Ki-84b Frank x 12
Ki-84r Frank x 8

Allied aircraft
F8F-1 Bearcat x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F8F-1 Bearcat: 2 destroyed

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The Osaka fires burning. Mostly HI/LI being burned up. There is a lot of that here.

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[font="Times New Roman"]October 23, 1945[/font]

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Another BIG night strike on the 23rd. I won't detail it all. I will say that the Lancs seem very vulnerable to the NF.

By the end fires get to around 100k.

During the day phase they're still at 18k. If he just keep this up and then goes for Tokyo, the entire Japanese economy will be decimated.

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Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 47
P1Y2-S Frances x 6
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 43
Ki-102b Randy x 16
Ki-102c Randy x 12

Allied aircraft
Lancaster B.1 FE x 12
B-24J Liberator x 17
B-29-25 Superfort x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
J1N1-Sa Irving: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAId Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Lancaster B.1 FE: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
B-29-25 Superfort: 7 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Lancaster B.1 FE bombing from 14000 feet
City Attack: 1 x 4000 lb GP Bomb, 6 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 43
P1Y2-S Frances x 4
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 31
Ki-102b Randy x 14
Ki-102c Randy x 14

Allied aircraft
Lancaster B.1 FE x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Lancaster B.1 FE: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
Lancaster B.1 FE: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Lancaster B.1 FE bombing from 14000 feet
City Attack: 1 x 4000 lb GP Bomb, 6 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 21
P1Y2-S Frances x 2
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 17
Ki-102b Randy x 10
Ki-102c Randy x 8

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 65

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAId Nick: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 16 damaged

Manpower hits 24
Fires 10305

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 17000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 4
P1Y2-S Frances x 2
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 6
Ki-102b Randy x 3

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 4 damaged

Manpower hits 2
Fires 94288

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 17000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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The NF and flak take a toll, but as you can see the losses are much lighter from a concentrated night only attack, and the results may take a bit longer, but they will be devastating. If he'd hit Osaka and Tokyo in the summer of 44, this war would have been over much, much earlier.

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[font="Times New Roman"]October 24, 1945[/font]

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On the 24th I set a bunch of LR CAP all over China. Some more successful than others. North of Sian this is the one and only day he's run sweeps. [8|]

Over Shaoing, near Hangchow, some of the front gunned B-25 and A-26 damaged a lot of fighters which then turned the replay into a ramming fest.

Bombardments in Korea show that the Allied still risk it if they try a DA or an SA at Keijo.
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Morning Air attack on 12th Army, at 81,39 , near Tienshui

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 43,300 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 25

Allied aircraft
Corsair IV x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-83: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Corsair IV: 3 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on 12th Army, at 81,39 , near Tienshui

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 19

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt I x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-83: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt I: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on 1st RGC Division, at 91,56 (Shaohing)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 16
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 28
Ki-83 x 25

Allied aircraft
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 8
PBJ-1J Mitchell x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 4 destroyed
Ki-83: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
PBJ-1J Mitchell: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x PBJ-1J Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
901 Ku S-1 with N1K5-J George (16 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(16 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
Raid is overhead
13th Sentai with Ki-43-IV Oscar (28 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(28 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
28 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
17th Sentai with Ki-83 (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
Raid is overhead
20th Sentai with Ki-83 (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Banzai! - Ishimori M. in a Ki-83 rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Mitsumasa S. in a Ki-83 rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Minami H. in a N1K5-J George rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Nikaido K. in a N1K5-J George rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Kubota C. in a N1K5-J George rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Iizuka K. in a Ki-83 rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Chiba D. in a Ki-43-IV Oscar rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Miyabe H. in a Ki-43-IV Oscar rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Juni H. in a Ki-43-IV Oscar rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Iwaya N. in a Ki-43-IV Oscar rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Ohashi G. in a Ki-43-IV Oscar rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Kabase R. in a Ki-43-IV Oscar rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Hyakutake H. in a Ki-83 rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor

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Morning Air attack on 104th Division, at 88,54 , near Anking

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 17

Allied aircraft
PV-2 Harpoon x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-83: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
PV-2 Harpoon: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x PV-2 Harpoon bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 104th Division, at 88,54 , near Anking

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 4

Allied aircraft
A-20G Havoc x 34
P-38L Lightning x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-83: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 14 damaged
P-38L Lightning: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 3rd RGC Division, at 91,56 (Shaohing)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 2
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 25
Ki-83 x 3

Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

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Morning Air attack on 3rd RGC Division, at 91,56 (Shaohing)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 1
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 2
Ki-83 x 1

Allied aircraft
A-26B Invader x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-83: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
A-26B Invader: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x A-26B Invader bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 125th Division, at 86,48 (Sinyang)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 21

Allied aircraft
DB-3M x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
DB-3M: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x DB-3M bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 100 kg GP Bomb


Ground combat at Swatow (81,62)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15875 troops, 268 guns, 439 vehicles, Assault Value = 484

Defending force 7871 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 177

Allied adjusted assault: 354

Japanese adjusted defense: 110

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1045 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 82 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
6th Marine Division
2nd Armoured Brigade

Defending units:
87th Ind.Mixed Brigade
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade

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Ground combat at Keijo (103,50)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 286332 troops, 5180 guns, 6815 vehicles, Assault Value = 8993

Defending force 138056 troops, 1350 guns, 446 vehicles, Assault Value = 3480

Japanese ground losses:
154 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
116 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (10 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Assaulting units:
66th Rifle Division
74th Tank Brigade
258th Tank Brigade
45th Engr-Sapper Bde
378th Guards SU Regiment
371st Rifle Division
8th Engr-Sapper Bde
61st Tank Division
292nd Rifle Division
72nd Tank Brigade
927th SU Regiment
395th Guards SU Regiment
277th Engineer Battalion
1197th SU Regiment
259th Tank Brigade
165th Tank Brigade
75th Tank Brigade
73rd Tank Brigade
210th Tank Brigade
5th Guards Tank Corps
159th Rifle Division
1012th SU Regiment
82nd Tank Battalion
192nd Rifle Division
34th Rifle Division
206th Tank Brigade
339th Guards SU Regiment
338th Guards SU Regiment
257th Tank Brigade
103rd Rifle Division
214th Tank Brigade
125th Tank Brigade
478th Guards SU Regiment
22nd Engr-Sapper Bde
300th Rifle Division
218th Tank Brigade
209th Rifle Division
480th Guards SU Regiment
335th Guards SU Regiment
209th Tank Brigade
479th Guards SU Regiment
384th Rifle Division
333rd Guards SU Regiment
171st Tank Brigade
393rd Rifle Division
94th Rifle Division
345th Rifle Division
3rd NKVD Division
1912th TD Regiment
1138th Cannon Regiment
1192nd BM Howitzer Regiment
1648th AA Regiment
1124th Cannon Regiment
1st Far East Front
1140th Cannon Regiment
1139th Cannon Regiment
61st Anti-Tank Brigade
1632nd AT Gun Regiment
3rd Mongolian Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Red Banner Army
20th Guards Mortar Brigade
386th Howitzer Regiment
50th Cannon Regiment
433rd Hvy Howitzer Regiment
107th Hvy.Howitzer Brigade
15th Guards Cannon Brigade
22nd/24th AA Battalion
67th Guards Mortar Regiment
1120th Cannon Regiment
1123rd Cannon Regiment
1125th Cannon Regiment
33rd Guards Mortar Regiment
15th Army
119th Hvy.Howitzer Brigade
87th Howitzer Regiment
53rd Mortar Brigade
57th Hvy.Mortar Brigade
45th Howitzer Regiment
78th/186th PVO AA Battalion
72nd/74th Gd.Mortar Regiment
39th Guards Mortar Regiment
1916th AA Regiment
465th Mortar Regiment
147th PVO AA Battalion
472nd Mortar Regiment
202nd Lt.Artillery Brigade
145th Howitzer Regiment
470th Mortar Regiment
390th Cannon Regiment
1636th AT Gun Regiment
28th/70th AA Battalion
1915th AA Regiment
56th Hvy.Mortar Brigade
199th BM Howitzer Regiment
9th/42nd AA Battalion
1590th AA Regiment
Cav-Mech.Group
162nd/390th PVO AA Battalion
36th Army
925th Artillery Regiment
2nd/307th Gd.Mortar Regiment
5th Army
610th AT Gun Regiment
267th Cannon Regiment
950th Artillery Regiment
115th/129th AA Battalion
Trans Baikal Front
1589th AA Regiment
1194th BM Howitzer Regiment
953rd Artillery Regiment
187th Cannon Regiment
120th/401st AA Battalion
10th/132nd PVO AA Battalion
4th/152nd PVO AA Battalion
1233rd Cannon Regiment
177th Howitzer Regiment
424th Hvy Howitzer Regiment
76th Cannon Regiment
32nd Guards Mortar Regiment
550th BM Howitzer Regiment
26th/42nd Gd.Mortar Regiment
1133rd Howitzer Regiment
182nd Howitzer Regiment
1637th Howitzer Regiment
100th OM Howitzer Battalion
501st Artillery Regiment
402nd Engineer Battalion
59th/721st AA Battalion
273rd Cannon Regiment
178th Mortar Regiment
183rd Mortar Regiment
1628th AT Gun Regiment
215th Howitzer Regiment
192nd OM Gun Battalion
54th Guards Mortar Regiment
56th Rifle Corps
42nd Cannon Regiment
283rd Guards Mortar Regiment
43rd/44th AA Battalion
1121st Cannon Regiment
14th Anti-Tank Brigade
26th Guards Mortar Brigade
147th Howitzer Regiment
52nd Cannon Regiment
177th Mortar Regiment
190th/398th PVO AA Battalion
1131st Hvy Howitzer Regiment
5th Rifle Corps
263rd Howitzer Regiment
413th Howitzer Regiment
30th VVS Base Force

Defending units:
Combined 8th SNLF
Kure 7th SNLF
112th Division
127th Division
Manchukuo Guards Brigade
320th/B Division
39th Ind.Mixed Regiment
134th/A Division
221st/B Division
134th/C Division
124th Division
96th Division
79th/A Division
79th/B Division
160th Division
134th/B Division
7th SP Gun Battalion
320th/C Division
221st/C Division
320th/A Division
221st/A Division
107th Division
79th/C Division
29th RF Gun Battalion
27th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
40th JNAF AF Unit
10th Ind. Field Artillery Regiment
Kwantung Army
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
30th Mortar Battalion
1st Field Artillery Regiment
33rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
58th Army
17th Area Army
31st Mortar Battalion
53rd Air Division
46th Air Defense AA Battalion
138th JAAF AF Bn
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China currently with some movements indicated.

[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: obvert



Banzai! - Ishimori M. in a Ki-83 rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Mitsumasa S. in a Ki-83 rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Minami H. in a N1K5-J George rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Nikaido K. in a N1K5-J George rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Kubota C. in a N1K5-J George rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Iizuka K. in a Ki-83 rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Chiba D. in a Ki-43-IV Oscar rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Miyabe H. in a Ki-43-IV Oscar rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Juni H. in a Ki-43-IV Oscar rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Iwaya N. in a Ki-43-IV Oscar rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Ohashi G. in a Ki-43-IV Oscar rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Kabase R. in a Ki-43-IV Oscar rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Hyakutake H. in a Ki-83 rams a PBJ-1J Mitchell for the Emperor[/b]

My least favorite part of 1945+. Losing so many good pilots to this tactic. And I haven't really found much in the way to abate the behavior. Basically, as the clock ticks deeper into '45 it just becomes much more prevalent.

Have you any thoughts/ideas on mitigating this?

[PaxMondo]

PS: for 10/45, you are in really, really good shape.