Fall of Yokohama/Yokosuka....

[HansBolter]

....and the destruction of the bulk of the remaining IJ Air Force.

Ground combat at Yokohama/Yokosuka (113,61)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 100186 troops, 1740 guns, 3700 vehicles, Assault Value = 3801

Defending force 45110 troops, 512 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 335

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 2632

Japanese adjusted defense: 441

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Yokohama/Yokosuka !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete: 20 destroyed
G4M3a Betty: 451 destroyed
E8N2 Dave: 18 destroyed
E7K2 Alf: 28 destroyed
Toka: 155 destroyed
K5Y1 Willow: 93 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 821 destroyed
N1K1 Rex: 88 destroyed
A6M2 Zero: 66 destroyed
D5Y1 Myojo: 74 destroyed
H6K5 Mavis: 67 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 33 destroyed
D3A2 Val: 227 destroyed
H8K3 Emily: 37 destroyed
A7M3-J Sam: 284 destroyed
J7W1 Shinden: 29 destroyed
S1A1 Denko: 5 destroyed
B7A2 Grace: 583 destroyed
Kikka: 16 destroyed
C6N2 Myrt: 18 destroyed
C6N1 Myrt: 8 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 98 destroyed
J8M1 Shusei: 29 destroyed
P1Y2-S Frances: 1 destroyed
J1N1-Sa Irving: 23 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 18 destroyed
P1Y3 Frances: 24 destroyed
D4Y2-C Judy: 15 destroyed
G3M3 Nell: 12 destroyed
A7M2 Sam: 289 destroyed
P1Y1 Frances: 8 destroyed
E16A1 Paul: 2 destroyed
S1A2 Denko: 5 destroyed
Q1W1 Lorna: 1 destroyed
D4Y2 Judy: 22 destroyed
D4Y1 Judy: 23 destroyed
A6M5c Zero: 72 destroyed
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed
E13A1 Jake: 7 destroyed
E14Y1 Glen: 5 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 140 destroyed
Ki-93-Ib: 15 destroyed
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 15 destroyed
Ki-202 Shusei: 18 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 47 destroyed
Ki-119: 186 destroyed
Ki-94-II: 176 destroyed
Ki-61-Ic Tony: 15 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 12 destroyed
Ki-201 Karyu: 224 destroyed
Ki-83: 12 destroyed
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 25 destroyed
Ki-84b Frank: 20 destroyed
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 99 destroyed
Ki-102c Randy: 10 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 13 destroyed
Ki-100-II Tony: 26 destroyed
Ki-95: 68 destroyed
Ki-93-Ia: 9 destroyed
Ki-57-II Topsy: 11 destroyed
Ka-1: 1 destroyed
Ki-36 Ida: 9 destroyed
Ki-49-II KAI Helen: 4 destroyed
Ki-59 Theresa: 3 destroyed
Ki-46-IIIb Dinah: 9 destroyed
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 347 destroyed
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 24 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 4 destroyed
Ki-100-I Tony: 6 destroyed
Ki-61-Id Tony: 3 destroyed
Ki-79a Nate: 17 destroyed
Ki-9 Spruce: 21 destroyed
Ki-115b Tsurugi: 7 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 21 destroyed
Ki-61-II KAI Tony: 13 destroyed
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 20 destroyed
Arado AR-196: 2 destroyed
M6A1 Seiran: 1 destroyed
B6N2 Jill: 140 destroyed
G8N Rita: 69 destroyed
A6M2s Zero: 98 destroyed
B5N3 Linda: 73 destroyed
B6N1 Jill: 37 destroyed
G4M2a Betty: 168 destroyed
G4M2 Betty: 16 destroyed
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 28 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 86 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
6358 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 44 destroyed, 119 disabled
Engineers: 227 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 298 (240 destroyed, 58 disabled)
Vehicles lost 49 (48 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
462 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 87 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 33 (1 destroyed, 32 disabled)

Assaulting units:
255th Indian Tank Brigade
2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment
11th Indian Division
193rd Tank Battalion
20th Armored Division
1st (Spec) Cavalry Division
254th Armoured Brigade
75th IAC Regiment
18th Cavalry Regiment
150th RAC Regiment
96th Infantry Division
44th Parachute Division
36th British Division
5th British Para Brigade
Guides Cavalry Regiment
3rd Cavalry Regiment
50th Tank Brigade
17th Motorised Division
31st Armoured Division
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment

Defending units:
21st Special Base Force
Hamamatsu JAAF Base Force
10th Special Base Force
6th JNAF AF Unit
3rd Air Fleet
Kanto JNAF Base Force
Yokosuka Naval Fortress
26th Air Flotilla
71st Air Flotilla
204th Naval Construction Battalion
Tokyo Bay Fortress
53rd Army
15th Special Base Force
105th JAAF AF Bn
Nanyo Cho JNAF Base Force
Nampo Shoto JNAF Base Force
Yokosuka Naval Base Force
Det. 3rd Special Base Force
Chofu JAAF Base Force

There were no front line combat troops in the hex so reduction went quickly.

Have started naval bombardment runs on Tokyo and am prepping for the first deliberate attack. There are 900+ LCUs in Tokyo.

The only bases on Honshu still in Japanese hands are Osaka (L3 forts), Nagoya (L2 forts), Hirosaki Aomori (L4 forts) and Tokyo (presumed L9 forts). Ashikawa on Hokkaido fell yesterday and 3 armies are now advancing into Sapporo.

Have two months to take the remaining Japanese bases.

[BBfanboy]

Wow - that's quite a haul! How many aircraft total does your Intel report say were destroyed on the ground last turn?

Can the AI re-create air units at the other bases it still has?

[Macclan5]

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

K5Y1 Willow: 93 destroyed

Ki-94-II: 176 destroyed

Ki-201 Karyu: 224 destroyed

Congrats Hans.

Your end game is indeed very much a stock scenario on steroids; even that sort of statement understates

1) A very interesting mix from planes destroyed.

As I recall ( not sure just memory ) - 93 Biplanes - 176 twin boon experimental Japanese Lightnings that never actually flew - and look and behold - 224 Messerschmidt Jets

[8D]

In regular games - stock AI updated - where I have twice taken Tokyo for example the ratio was anecdotally reversed or even slimmer. i.e. a hand full of the Ki 201s

Wow.

I am unsure what 'economic production boost' your scenario AI gets but wow.

2 Question

Do you have a tracker installed or intel monkey ?

I was just curious if you are even able to estimate Allied Ground forces total casualties ?

[HansBolter]

I don't use Tracker or Intel Monkey.

The AI is either very good at advancing research or early arrival of jets is just hard coded into the Ironman scenarios.

Have been shooting down Karyu's for a very long time. P80s especially make mincemeat out of them, but P47Ns do just fine as well.

I find KI-95s to be tougher than Karyus.

Can grab a screenshot of the Intel screen to show totals of losses for both sides.

Will also reload an older save to get a count of total planes destroyed on ground the turn Yokohama fell to satisfy BBFanboys curiosity. The only operational bases not invested by the Allies are Hakodate at the tip of Hokkaido and Sapporo. The plane count did go up at Hakodate after Yokohama fell.

[HansBolter]

The planes destroyed on the field when the base fell are recorded as Ops losses, not Destroyed on Field.

The count was just over 10k.

[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

I don't use Tracker or Intel Monkey.

The AI is either very good at advancing research or early arrival of jets is just hard coded into the Ironman scenarios.

Have been shooting down Karyu's for a very long time. P80s especially make mincemeat out of them, but P47Ns do just fine as well.

I find KI-95s to be tougher than Karyus.

Can grab a screenshot of the Intel screen to show totals of losses for both sides.

Will also reload an older save to get a count of total planes destroyed on ground the turn Yokohama fell to satisfy BBFanboys curiosity. The only operational bases not invested by the Allies are Hakodate at the tip of Hokkaido and Sapporo. The plane count did go up at Hakodate after Yokohama fell.

"... early arrival of jets is just hard coded into the Ironman scenarios." Yes.

[fcooke]

I guess planes on CAP don't count as sorties based on the A2A kills. (more kills than sorties) Never realized that though makes sense based on how the game engine works.

[Cheesesteak]

I just... I mean... wow.

Sat here thinking about all the witty jokes that could be made about 10k planes going in one turn, in one hex, in one battle.



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I've decided on my reply: "That still only counts as one!"

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

The planes destroyed on the field when the base fell are recorded as Ops losses, not Destroyed on Field.

The count was just over 10k.

Thanks for posting that Hans! The numbers of aircraft lost on both sides is incredible, as is your VP score! I can see where the amount of action in each turn at this level of difficulty would keep you engaged to the bittersweet end! Well done! [&o][:)]

[HansBolter]

Before I invested both Tokyo and Yokohama the AI would switch back and forth between them as to which was its main base for the remaining balance of its air force that wasn't on Hokkaido. Hokkaido was the last of the Home Islands to be invaded and all bases are not yet invested. Sapporo's air field is suppressed and I am only a couple of days from investing the base. Hakodate is the only remaining active air base besides Tokyo and I shut down Tokyo with 800+ B17s on March 30th.

I would bomb the living snot outta Tokyo's air field and the AI would move most of the planes to Yokohama. I would then bomb the snot outta Yokohama and the planes would move back to Tokyo. This went on until I invested both, which happened when the bulk of the remaining air force was at Yokohama. There are only a few hundred planes at Tokyo, so what happened at Yokohama wiped out the bulk of the air force.

Oh yea, Truk was also still an active airfield as I bypassed it and left it untouched the entire game. A few days ago my Death Star shut it down with two days of coordinated strikes by every bomber in the fleet.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cheesesteak

I just... I mean... wow.

Sat here thinking about all the witty jokes that could be made about 10k planes going in one turn, in one hex, in one battle.



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I've decided on my reply: "That still only counts as one!"

Something about not enough horses and oxen to move the planes because the Allied blockade made food shortages and the populace ate the critters?
Something about there being 0 Zeros left? Jets being cooled? Betties being booped? No wind in the Willows?

[HansBolter]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

The planes destroyed on the field when the base fell are recorded as Ops losses, not Destroyed on Field.

The count was just over 10k.

Thanks for posting that Hans! The numbers of aircraft lost on both sides is incredible, as is your VP score! I can see where the amount of action in each turn at this level of difficulty would keep you engaged to the bittersweet end! Well done! [&o][:)]

The Ironman scenarios give the Japs TONS of stuff to lose. I've sunk 4,800+ ships.

I did slow play 43 and early 44 doing my best not to break the AI as I have never had a game where the AI remained viable into the late game and desperately wanted to experience the 45 time period.

[Cheesesteak]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Cheesesteak

I just... I mean... wow.

Sat here thinking about all the witty jokes that could be made about 10k planes going in one turn, in one hex, in one battle.



'

I've decided on my reply: "That still only counts as one!"

Something about not enough horses and oxen to move the planes because the Allied blockade made food shortages and the populace ate the critters?
Something about there being 0 Zeros left? Jets being cooled? Betties being booped? No wind in the Willows?

The AI certainly wont be able to fly off the handle like you just did. They'll have to be a bit grounded in their response.

[RangerJoe]

Think of all of those planes would have flown as Kamikazes . . .