Haha-Jima falls easily to the mass of Allied material that is landed on the 10th. The naval guard there was wiped out. I flew CAP in immediately to cover continued landing and some pickup for use elsewhere of the bigger ground troops.
Now the Chichi-Jima troops will load and concentrate in the Marianas before moving up.
Fusan falls to the forward tank army in Korea!! A lot of planes are destroyed on the ground, and that may be partially due to the sweeps, but also to the speed of the tanks. It looks like the attack caught Lowpe by surprise here. Some of those may be core groups that will have to be bought back.
Now is the part I've never attempted. I have troops prepped for several undisclosed destinations on the Home Islands. I'm down one CV, the Hornet, which is still a month from being in good combat shape, but I may have to bring her out with repairs unfinished.
An invasion of Japan is daunting at any time, but without APA/AKA, only a few LSD, and ver half the available BBs in the repair yards, this will not be easy to achieve. I have to keep the target secret until the last moment, and I have to see if I can get the KB to show itself before revealing my intentions.
It will help immensely that I'll now have airfields I orange of Kyushu for LR CAP, but I have some other plans too. [;)]
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 10, 1943
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Invasion Support action off Haha-jima (110,75)
18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
SC-630
xAP Swartenhondt
AM Wallaroo
KV Quesnel
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
SC-630 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
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Night Air attack on Nagasaki/Sasebo , at 102,58
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
Manpower hits 2
Fires 15732
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Pre-Invasion action off Haha-jima (110,75)
16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Banckert
DD Witte de With
xAP Cape Flattery
Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
DD Banckert firing at 53rd Naval Guard Unit
DD Witte de With firing at 53rd Naval Guard Unit
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Amphibious Assault at Haha-jima (110,75)
TF 5 troops unloading over beach at Haha-jima, 110,75
Allied ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
13 troops of a USA 42 Rifle Squad lost overboard during unload of 24th Infantry Div /10
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Pre-Invasion action off Haha-jima (110,75)
16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB Nevada
DD Tblisi
PC Warrego
xAP William Vanderbilt
Japanese ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
BB Nevada firing at 53rd Naval Guard Unit
DD Tblisi firing at 53rd Naval Guard Unit
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Ground combat at Haha-jima (110,75)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 4343 troops, 78 guns, 53 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
Defending force 1609 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
Allied adjusted assault: 72
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 72 to 1 (fort level 1)
Allied forces CAPTURE Haha-jima !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
1138 casualties reported
Squads: 65 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
735 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 68 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 32 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Assaulting units:
640th TD Bn /2
37th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /2
102nd Cmbt Engr Rgt /4
24th Infantry Div /6
34th Cmbt Engr Rgt /2
110th Cmbt Engr Bn /1
Winnipeg Grenadiers Bn /1
503rd Parachute Rgt /1
Wake (Det.) Def Bn /1
1/532nd Boat&Shore Engr Bn /1
3rd Marine Def Bn /1
3rd USN Naval Const Rgt /3
1st Marine Def Bn /1
2/542nd Boat&Shore Engr Bn /1
Defending units:
53rd Naval Guard Unit
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53rd Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Haha-jima by attrition!!!
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 11, 1943
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Ground combat at Fusan (103,55)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 28431 troops, 305 guns, 3040 vehicles, Assault Value = 1628
Defending force 7724 troops, 67 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 112
Allied adjusted assault: 1214
Japanese adjusted defense: 35
Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 2)
Allied forces CAPTURE Fusan !!!
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 destroyed
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed
J2M2 Jack: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 13 destroyed
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed
Ki-36 Ida: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 3 destroyed
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 6 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 7 destroyed
Ki-32 Mary: 1 destroyed
Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
4371 casualties reported
Squads: 83 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 59 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 23 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 60 (59 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (29 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 29 (3 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Assaulting units:
74th Tank Brigade
206th Tank Brigade
3rd Tank Battalion
111th Tank Division
171st Tank Brigade
73rd Tank Brigade
209th Tank Brigade
125th Tank Brigade
43rd Tank Brigade
193rd Tank Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
172nd Brigade
9th Armored Car Brigade
Defending units:
42nd Naval Guard Unit
Fusan Fortress
Chinkai Naval Base Force
2nd Air Army
8th JNAF AF Unit
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Ground combat at Port Arthur (99,44)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 58141 troops, 1160 guns, 715 vehicles, Assault Value = 1745
Defending force 15862 troops, 144 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 149
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Allied adjusted assault: 1578
Japanese adjusted defense: 335
Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2)
Allied forces CAPTURE Port Arthur !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2201 casualties reported
Squads: 77 destroyed, 53 disabled
Non Combat: 103 destroyed, 77 disabled
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 51 (31 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 46 (46 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
771 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 63 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Assaulting units:
94th Rifle Division
103rd Rifle Division
47th Engr-Sapper Bde
190th Rifle Division
59th Cavalry Division
277th Engineer Battalion
261st Rifle Brigade
7th Mongolian Motor Brigade
199th BM Howitzer Regiment
53rd Mortar Brigade
216th Howitzer Regiment
1130th Howitzer Regiment
267th Cannon Regiment
1233rd Cannon Regiment
1129th Hvy Howitzer Regiment
550th BM Howitzer Regiment
192nd OM Gun Battalion
67th Mortar Brigade
181st Mortar Regiment
310th Guards Mortar Regiment
177th Mortar Regiment
183rd Mortar Regiment
60th Guards Mortar Regiment
Defending units:
6th Manchukuo Inf Brigade
Ryojun Fortress
2nd Air Defense AA Regiment
29th JNAF AF Unit
Ryojun Special Base Force
13th Field Construction Battalion
15th AA Regiment
China Expeditionary Army
20th JAAF AF Bn
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Strat bombing has now yielded over 5k VPs in just a few months. I need probably about 15k more to achieve victory conditions. Hopefully that will include some Japanese Home Island base points. [:)]
