Godzilla {J: Andav} vs. Rodan {A: witpqs}

[witpqs]

1945 May 17

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Naga
Kunming
Kweiyang
Naha
Nago

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• B-29's reporting ready: 201

• Total B-29's deployed: 266

• +/- VP today: +49

• Enemy carriers and battleships are 5 hexes west of Keijo.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii


Pacific


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain


DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

• 5,616 AV at Singapore.

• the battleships will be back on station in 2 days, and the next ground assault will be the day after that with the battleships and heavy cruisers supporting. The two light cruiser TF's will keep up the bombardments until then.


Philippines

• More subs rejected. Naga softened up.

000003 ASW attack 1945-05-17 82,82 Legaspi

ASW attack near Legaspi at 82,82

Japanese Ships
SS RO-62, hits 6

Allied Ships
CL Bermuda
DE Crowley
DE Bleasdale
DD Rocket
DD Paladin

SS RO-62 launches 6 torpedoes at CL Bermuda
RO-62 bottoming out ....
DD Rocket fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Paladin attacking submerged sub ....
DD Paladin is out of ASW ammo
DD Paladin fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-17 Naga 81,81

Night Naval bombardment of Naga at 81,81

Allied Ships
CL Nigeria
CL Newfoundland
CL Kenya
CL Emerald
CL Hobart

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

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 11
Port hits 16
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 4

CL Nigeria firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade
CL Newfoundland firing at Naga
CL Kenya firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade
CL Emerald firing at Naga
CL Hobart firing at Naga


000007 ASW attack 1945-05-17 82,82 Legaspi

ASW attack near Legaspi at 82,82

Japanese Ships
SS RO-65, hits 14, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Paladin
DE Crowley
DE Bleasdale
DD Rocket
DD Napier

SS RO-65 is sighted by escort
RO-65 bottoming out ....
DD Rocket fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Napier attacking submerged sub ....
DD Napier fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Napier attacking submerged sub ....
Debris floats to surface in area of attack!
Escort abandons search for sub

• Remaining force will arrive at Naga tomorrow, attack the day after.


China

• Our troops just NW of Tsuyung are massively over stacked as they pass each over on the mountain road. No doubt suppy levels will take a few days to recover once the forward moving units arrive in Tsuyung.

• Enemy unit between Tsuyung and Kunming escaped into Tsuyung.

• The straggling zombies are down to 3 units, 6,060 troops, 24 guns, and 6 AFV. River crossing shock attack tomorrow by our glorious host in battle formation.

• 1,174 AV at Kunming. Attack tomorrow. Ahem.

• 748 AV at Kweiyang.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Our subs got crushed today.

000001 ASW attack 1945-05-17 105,60 Kochi

ASW attack near Kochi at 105,60

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 23

Allied Ships
SS Queenfish, hits 5, heavy damage

SS Queenfish is sighted by escort
Queenfish bottoming out ....
SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 23 attacking submerged sub ....
SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000002 ASW attack 1945-05-17 122,48 Wakkanai

ASW attack near Wakkanai at 122,48

Japanese Ships
xAK Tatumiya Maru
E Wakamiya

Allied Ships
SS Trigger, hits 12, heavy damage

SS Trigger is sighted by escort
Trigger bottoming out ....
E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Wakamiya attacking submerged sub ....
E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-17 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee
BB Pennsylvania

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

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Tennessee
BB Tennessee firing at 24th Division
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Pennsylvania
BB Pennsylvania firing at Nago


000006 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-17 Naha 95,66

Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB New York
BB Arizona

Japanese ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

BB New York firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force
Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB New York
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Arizona
BB Arizona firing at 19th Division

Daytime Stuff
• Another heading home. Hopefully.

000008 ASW attack 1945-05-17 102,62 Tanegashima

ASW attack near Tanegashima at 102,62

Japanese Ships
E Inagi
E Hato

Allied Ships
SS Sea Cat, hits 15

SS Sea Cat is located by E Inagi
E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hato attacking submerged sub ....
E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Supplies are unloading nicely at Nago and Naha.

• The IJN heavies have not moved south, but now that they see resupply underway what will they do?

• 1,580 AV at Nago.

• 1,561 AV at Naha.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 May 18

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Naga
Kunming
Kweiyang
Naha
Nago

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• B-29's reporting ready: 2047

• Total B-29's deployed: 266

• +/- VP today: +16

• Enemy carriers and battleships are 5 hexes west of Keijo.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii


Pacific


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain


DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

• Two more days until general attack.

000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-18 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CL Tromp
CL Sumatra

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

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 12

CL Tromp firing at Singapore
CL Sumatra firing at 2nd Tank Division

• 5,694 AV at Singapore.


Philippines

• Engineers and base forces will begin unloading at Legaspi tonight.

• 369 AV at Naga. Assault tomorrow.


China

• Very good start with high fortifications.

000086 Ground combat 1945-05-18 Kunming 69,48

Ground combat at Kunming (69,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31968 troops, 230 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 1178

Defending force 14680 troops, 163 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 431

Allied adjusted assault: 512

Japanese adjusted defense: 349

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
430 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 29 (3 destroyed, 26 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1940 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 157 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 29 (1 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
20th Australian Brigade
26th Australian Brigade
111th LRP Brigade
54th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
14th Division
143rd Infantry Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion

• Our troops should enter Tsuyung tomorrow.

• 988 AV at Kunming. We will wait 1 day for Disruption to recover.

• 747 AV at Kweilin. Given the situation near Canton/Hong Kong, tactical air will switch to Kweilin tomorrow and ground forces will make their first assault.

• Our host crossed the river to find 1 unit with 2,580 troops, 5 guns, and 3 AFV. They must have 0 AV because the crossing did not trigger a shock attack. They will clear the rabble tomorrow.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• The carnage continues.

000003 ASW attack 1945-05-18 105,64 Kanoya

ASW attack near Kanoya at 105,64

Japanese Ships
E No.41
E No.49

Allied Ships
SS Blower, hits 12, heavy damage

SS Blower is located by E No.41
E No.49 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-18 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB Nevada

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Nevada
BB Nevada firing at Nago


000006 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-18 Naha 95,66

Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Texas
BB Arkansas

Japanese ground losses:
215 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Texas
BB Texas firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force
BB Arkansas firing at 19th Division

• Resupply of Naha and Nago will continue.

• 1,580 AV at Nago.

• 1,612 AV at Naha.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 May 19

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Kunming
Naha
Nago

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Allied forces CAPTURE Kweiyang !!!
Allied forces CAPTURE Naga !!!



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• B-29's reporting ready: 218

• Total B-29's deployed: 266

• +/- VP today: +95

• Enemy carriers and battleships are 5 hexes west of Keijo.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii


Pacific


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain


DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

• Good for light cruisers.

000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-19 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CL Ceylon
CL Perth
CL Gambia

Japanese ground losses:
146 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Repair Shipyard hits 1
Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 28
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

CL Ceylon firing at Singapore
CL Perth firing at 2nd Tank Division
CL Gambia firing at 2nd Tank Division

• 5,731 AV at Singapore. Assault tomorrow.


Philippines

• Another one bites the dust!

000102 Ground combat 1945-05-19 Naga 81,81

Ground combat at Naga (81,81)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11021 troops, 178 guns, 163 vehicles, Assault Value = 373

Defending force 3075 troops, 49 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Allied adjusted assault: 188

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 37 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Naga !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1376 casualties reported
Squads: 94 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 63 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 27 (25 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
19th Australian Brigade
14th Australian Brigade
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
22nd Australian Brigade

Defending units:
37th Ind.Mixed Brigade
40th JAAF AF Bn

• A couple of port engineer units, a couple of RAAF engineer units, and a small garrison are heading up to Naga from Legaspi. As soon as the port is repaired additional combat units will move in via transport convoy.

• P-47's for CAP are beginning operations out of Legaspi.


China

• The Allies' epic tactical air support storm cloud shattered the defenses.

000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-19 Hong Kong 77,61

Night Naval bombardment of Hong Kong at 77,61

Allied Ships
CL Nashville
CL St. Louis
CL Marblehead
DD Terry
DD Rowe
DD Ross
DD William Porter
DD McNair
DD Hudson
DD Cowell
DD Cony
DD Black

Japanese ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Runway hits 2
Port hits 1

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Nashville
CL Nashville firing at 1st Tank Division
CL St. Louis firing at 6th Division
CL Marblehead firing at 1st Tank Division
DD Terry firing at 1st Tank Division
DD Rowe firing at Hong Kong
DD Ross firing at 6th Division
DD William Porter firing at 6th Division
DD McNair firing at 6th Division
DD Hudson firing at Hong Kong
DD Cowell firing at 6th Division
DD Cony firing at 6th Division
DD Black firing at 1st Tank Division


000101 Ground combat 1945-05-19 Kweiyang 74,49

Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 18263 troops, 298 guns, 365 vehicles, Assault Value = 751

Defending force 14433 troops, 145 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 371

Allied adjusted assault: 641

Japanese adjusted defense: 41

Allied assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kweiyang !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
5664 casualties reported
Squads: 126 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 188 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 32 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 73 (73 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 27 (27 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Allied ground losses:
108 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
100th Indian Brigade
268th Motorised Brigade
Provisionl Tank Brigade
44th Parachute Division

Defending units:
57th Division
11th RGC Temp. Division

• 1,131 AV at Tsuyung. Assault tomorrow. About 38,000 enemy present, so I don't expect much.

• 1,011 AV at Kunming. Assault tomorrow. Enemy troops appear moving eastward, and we hope to retreat them northeast into the mountains first. Accordingly, Chinese Army 54th Corps (with 735 AV) will execute a shock attack while the other units (with percentages of disabled squads) support with a deliberate attack.

• The Bde will remain at Kweiyang while the other 3 units head NW along the road to the Chungking plain. They might run into a Rgt sized enemy unit withdrawing from the Kunming area but if we get lucky our tanks will get in front of it.

• The zombies slipped out of the hex before our righteous host arrived. Our tanks will pursue while all the other units head for the vicinity of Hong Kong, and tactical air strikes will ensure they don't slip away again.

• The 5th British Para Bde and the 475 USA Rgt are working their way around opposite sides of Hainan Island from Kiungshan toward Samah.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Mercy; no hits.

000003 ASW attack 1945-05-19 102,63 Tanegashima

ASW attack near Tanegashima at 102,63

Japanese Ships
E No.215
E Sagi

Allied Ships
SS Tench

SS Tench is located by E No.215
Tench diving deep ....
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Daytime Stuff
• Feels like an armistice!

000009 Sub attack 1945-05-19 99,61 Kuroshima

Sub attack near Kuroshima at 99,61

Japanese Ships
E Inagi
E Hato

Allied Ships
SS Lamprey

SS Lamprey launches 2 torpedoes at E Inagi
Lamprey diving deep ....
E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• The enemy ASW forces have spread farther and farther from Home Islands toward Daito Shoto. A TF with 2 CL and many DD will make a quick run into the edge of them.

• Resupply at Nago is about half unloaded. Resupply at Naha will finish tonight and has cost us several LST.

• 1,583 AV at Nago.

• 1,693 AV at Naha. I think as soon as resupply is done we will conduct the next assault.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 May 20

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Tsuyung
Naha
Nago

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Allied forces CAPTURE Kunming !!!



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• B-29's reporting ready: 230

• Total B-29's deployed: 266

• +/- VP today: -279

• Contact with IJN carriers and battleships lost. Weather in that area is bad.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii


Pacific


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain


DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

• Good preparation.

000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-20 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
BB Queen Elizabeth
BB Valiant
DD Ursa
DD Urania
DD Wadsworth
DD Thatcher
DD Fullam

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

Manpower hits 1
Resources hits 1
Fires 29
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 4

BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 21st Division
Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant
BB Valiant firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Ursa firing at Singapore
DD Urania firing at Singapore
DD Wadsworth firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Thatcher firing at 5th/A Division
DD Fullam firing at 2nd Tank Division


000008 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-20 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CA Dorsetshire
CA Canberra
DD Jupiter
DD Warramunga
DD Arunta

Japanese ground losses:
153 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Fires 58
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 36
Port hits 3

CA Exeter firing at Singapore
CA Dorsetshire firing at 2nd Tank Division
CA Canberra firing at 21st Division
DD Jupiter firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Warramunga firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Arunta firing at Singapore


000128 Ground combat 1945-05-20 Singapore 50,84

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 211309 troops, 3518 guns, 2477 vehicles, Assault Value = 5778

Defending force 121208 troops, 1104 guns, 1144 vehicles, Assault Value = 3215

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 4071

Japanese adjusted defense: 20593

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
4418 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 230 disabled
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 149 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 69 (9 destroyed, 60 disabled)
Vehicles lost 54 (9 destroyed, 45 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
22670 casualties reported
Squads: 597 destroyed, 1408 disabled
Non Combat: 91 destroyed, 339 disabled
Engineers: 119 destroyed, 348 disabled
Guns lost 488 (43 destroyed, 445 disabled)
Vehicles lost 134 (28 destroyed, 106 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd Commando Brigade
16th Australian Brigade
25th Indian/B Division
6th New Chinese/C Corps
Gardner's Horse Regiment
17th Motorised Division
26th Indian/B Division
6th New Chinese/A Corps
2nd British Division
8th Indian Division
26th Indian/A Division
21st Australian Brigade
28th (East African) Brigade
25th Indian/A Division
25th Indian/C Division
22nd (East African) Brigade
39th Indian Division
17th Australian Brigade
2/3rd Pioneer Battalion
6th New Chinese/B Corps
82nd (West African) Division
18th British Division
9th Indian Division
11th (East African) Division
2/2nd Pioneer Battalion
81st (West African) Division
150th RAC Regiment
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
7th Indian Division
25th Australian Brigade
26th Indian/C Division
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
134th (East Ang) Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
134th Medium Regiment
8th Mahratta AT Gun Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment
208th Field Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Indian Medium Regiment

Defending units:
1st/B Division
5th/B Division
55th Cavalry Regiment
Kure 3rd SNLF
1st/A Division
33rd/C Division
3rd Raiding Regiment
5th/C Division
21st Division
41st Infantry Regiment
2nd Tank Division
1st/C Division
33rd/A Division
33rd/B Division
49th Tank Battalion
5th/A Division
11th/B Division
11th/A Division
38th Division
148th Infantry Regiment
11th/C Division
111th Ship Eng Coy
5th Field Construction Battalion
31st Field AA Battalion
101st AA Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
93rd JAAF AF Bn
13th Air Fleet
17th JAAF AF Bn
Maraisha JNAF Base Force
3rd Air Army
25th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
302nd Ship Eng Coy
Southern Fleet
Southern Army
7th Area Army
311th Ship Eng Coy
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
57th JNAF AF Unit
39th Field AA Battalion
2nd Shipping
24th Air Flotilla
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
109th JAAF AF Bn
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
94th JAAF AF Bn
211th Ship Eng Coy
29th Army
115th JAAF AF Bn

• Our casualties were greater than the last attack but the Empire's casualties were well over twice those of the last attack. The Imperials also showed a disruption(-) modifier which is a good sign for us. Distressingly, They had raw AV a little higher this time than last time.

• 3,497 AV at Singapore. It was 18 days since the prior attack at Singapore.


Philippines


China

• Kunming attack went well but a large unit escaped to the east.

000129 Ground combat 1945-05-20 Kunming 69,48

Ground combat at Kunming (69,48)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 30684 troops, 230 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 1280

Defending force 3771 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 93

Allied adjusted assault: 670

Japanese adjusted defense: 52

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Kunming !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1741 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 45 (45 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Allied ground losses:
432 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
54th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
111th LRP Brigade
20th Australian Brigade
26th Australian Brigade
2nd Reserve Division

Defending units:
143rd Infantry Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion


000130 Ground combat 1945-05-20 Tsuyung 68,46

Ground combat at Tsuyung (68,46)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 37061 troops, 113 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1133

Defending force 16618 troops, 123 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 438

Allied adjusted assault: 632

Japanese adjusted defense: 3784

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
180 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1506 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 140 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Assaulting units:
74th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
18th Division
23rd Army

• 977 AV at Tsuyung. The troops will rest for the units to recover Disruption.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• We are taking out enemy squads at Naha.

000003 ASW attack 1945-05-20 102,63 Tanegashima

ASW attack near Tanegashima at 102,63

Japanese Ships
E Otori
E Sagi

Allied Ships
SS Tench

SS Tench is located by E Otori
Tench diving deep ....
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000004 ASW attack 1945-05-20 94,55 Shanghai

ASW attack near Shanghai at 94,55

Japanese Ships
DD Yukikaze
DD Yamagumo

Allied Ships
SS Clyde, hits 7

SS Clyde launches 2 torpedoes at DD Yukikaze
Clyde bottoming out ....
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000006 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-20 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee
BB Pennsylvania

Japanese ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Merchant Shipyard hits 1
Repair Shipyard hits 1
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 2

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Tennessee
BB Tennessee firing at 24th Division
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Pennsylvania
BB Pennsylvania firing at Nago


000007 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-20 Naha 95,66

Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB New York
BB Arizona

Japanese ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 13 (9 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Fires 1605
Runway hits 2
Port hits 1

BB New York firing at Naha
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Arizona
Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Arizona
BB Arizona firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force

• Ki-83 CAP trap over Naha. What the heck?! They came from Kyushu (I thought 1950's SciFi horror movies came later). We did better overall, but it was very tough on the dive bombers and torpedo bombers running strikes.

• 1,591 AV at Nago. Resupply will continue.

• 1,715 AV at Naha. Assault tomorrow. Fortifications should be at level 3 now with daily bombardments stymieing rebuilding efforts.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 May 21

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Tsuyung
Naha
Nago

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• B-29's reporting ready: 331

• Total B-29's deployed: 375

• We consolidated B-29 squadrons again and brought in all the squadrons (minus 1 unready aircraft) from Pearl Harbor.

• +/- VP today: -49

• IJN carriers and battleships 4 hexes west of Keijo.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii


Pacific

• BB Wisconsin is in the yard at Bremerton for combined major repairs plus upgrades. 102 days estimated.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain


DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

• 3,738 AV at Singapore. More than +200; I hope that keeps up.


Philippines

• Note to self: Close the airfields *before* the kamikazes launch!

000015 Morning Air attack 1945-05-21 82,69 Calayan

Morning Air attack on TF, near Calayan at 82,69

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 35,514 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD O' Brien II, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Barton II, Kamikaze hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo flying as kamikaze



000063 Afternoon Air attack 1945-05-21 82,69 Calayan

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Calayan at 82,69

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
P1Y2 Frances x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD O' Brien II, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

• Both are afloat but both are in grave danger of sinking. Even if they do I think we come out better than 2 to 1 on the VP exchange.

• They were both freshly repaired and upgraded, so they were hard targets.


China

• 981 AV at Tsuyung. Assault tomorrow.

• The enemy unit moving on the road from Kunming to the Chungking plain got to the road junction before our guys, but now they've caught up and will shock attack with tanks in the lead tomorrow. Tactical air from Tuyun will provide support.

• Our armored horde has caught the stragglers and will shock attack tomorrow to destroy the lone remaining unit.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Good prep and no hits on our subs.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-21 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB Nevada

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

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Nevada
BB Nevada firing at 24th Division


000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-21 Naha 95,66

Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Richelieu
BB King George V
BB Howe
BB Prince of Wales
BC Renown
BC Repulse

Japanese ground losses:
182 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 19 (5 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Manpower hits 3
Fires 2905
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 18
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 1

Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Richelieu
BB Richelieu firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force
BB King George V firing at Naha
Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Howe
BB Howe firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force
BB Prince of Wales firing at Naha
BC Renown firing at Naha
BC Repulse firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force
Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BC Repulse


000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-21 Naha 95,66

Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66

Allied Ships
BB West Virginia
BB Colorado
BB Maryland

Japanese ground losses:
232 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 26 (10 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Fires 2627
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 5
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 2

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB West Virginia
BB West Virginia firing at Naha
BB Colorado firing at Naha
BB Maryland firing at Naha


000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-21 Naha 95,66

Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Nelson
BB Mississippi
BB New Mexico
BB Idaho

Japanese ground losses:
196 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 16 (5 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Fires 6811
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

BB Nelson firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force
Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Nelson
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Mississippi
BB Mississippi firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force
Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Mississippi
BB New Mexico firing at Naha
BB Idaho firing at Naha


000006 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-21 Naha 95,66

Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied Ships
BB Texas
BB Arkansas

Japanese ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

BB Texas firing at Naha
BB Arkansas firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force
Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Arkansas

• Increased casualties for us but for the Imperials as well.

000065 Ground combat 1945-05-21 Naha 95,66

Ground combat at Naha (95,66)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 60347 troops, 1339 guns, 1543 vehicles, Assault Value = 1743

Defending force 38668 troops, 564 guns, 238 vehicles, Assault Value = 829

Allied adjusted assault: 1610

Japanese adjusted defense: 3959

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1950 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 54 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 57 (6 destroyed, 51 disabled)
Vehicles lost 35 (14 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
5139 casualties reported
Squads: 211 destroyed, 208 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 108 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 50 disabled
Guns lost 193 (92 destroyed, 101 disabled)
Vehicles lost 78 (22 destroyed, 56 disabled)

Assaulting units:
108th Infantry Regiment
32nd Infantry Division
4th USMC Tank Battalion
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
5th Marine Division
XIV Corps Engr Grp
766th Tank Battalion
185th Infantry Regiment
754th Tank Battalion
58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
716th Tank Battalion
763rd Tank Battalion
81st Infantry Division
710th Tank Battalion
762nd Tank Battalion
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
85th Mortar Battalion
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
88th Mortar Battalion
98th Mortar Battalion
532nd Field Artillery Battalion
XIV US Corps
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
225th Field Artillery Battalion
531st Field Artillery Battalion
Eighth US Army
5th Pioneer Battalion

Defending units:
15th Ind.Mixed Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
19th Division
35th Ind.Mixed Brigade
3rd Medium Mortar Battalion
31st Special Base Force
Okinawa Naval Base Force
102nd Machine Canno AA Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
32nd Army
40th JNAF AF Unit
100th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
81st Field AA Battalion
69th Field AA Battalion
68th Field AA Battalion
79th Field AA Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
80th Field AA Battalion
Nansei Shoto JNAF Base Force

• Rain forecast for tomorrow, so no strategic strikes.

• We are going to use the B-29's to try and denude Naha and Nago of supply. We have 208 assigned to Nago and 123 assigned to Naha.

• 1,590 AV at Nago. Assault in 2 days, unless we decide to let the anti-supply operation go for longer first.

• 1,340 AV at Naha.


Complete combat report attached.

[BBfanboy]

witpqs: Both are afloat but both are in grave danger of sinking. Even if they do I think we come out better than 2 to 1 on the VP exchange

Two DDs in danger of sinking and seven kamikazes involved does not seem to show a VP advantage for you. Were there some other kamikaze attempts that you did not show?
BTW, six kami hits for 7 aircraft suggests he has trained those pilots to high levels. Could be very dicey getting close to Japan.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

witpqs: Both are afloat but both are in grave danger of sinking. Even if they do I think we come out better than 2 to 1 on the VP exchange

Two DDs in danger of sinking and seven kamikazes involved does not seem to show a VP advantage for you. Were there some other kamikaze attempts that you did not show?
BTW, six kami hits for 7 aircraft suggests he has trained those pilots to high levels. Could be very dicey getting close to Japan.

There were actually 24 and 20, respectively, of each type lost. I should have posted a pic of air losses on the day.

Definitely will be dicey getting close to Japan!

[witpqs]

I just realized we did not reduce fortifications at Naha this past attack.

[witpqs]

1945 May 22

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Naha
Nago

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Allied forces CAPTURE Tsuyung !!!



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +108

• IJN carriers and battleships are at Port Arthur.

• Both destroyers sank.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii


Pacific


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain


DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

• Keep them from sleeping at least.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-22 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CL Swiftsure
CL Tromp
CL Sumatra
DD Witte de With
DD Kortenaer
DD Piet Hein

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

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5
Port hits 1

CL Swiftsure firing at 2nd Tank Division
CL Tromp firing at 1st Division
CL Sumatra firing at 1st Division
DD Witte de With firing at Singapore
DD Kortenaer firing at Singapore
DD Piet Hein firing at 1st Division

• 3,961 AV at Singapore. Again an increase of more than 200.


Philippines

• Tomorrow our troops should catch up to the Imperials.


China

• Good combat results all over China.

000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-22 Samah 69,63

Night Naval bombardment of Samah at 69,63 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Nashville
CL St. Louis
CL Marblehead
DD Terry
DD Rowe
DD Ross
DD William Porter
DD McNair
DD Hudson
DD Cowell
DD Cony
DD Black

Japanese ground losses:
347 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled

Airbase hits 27
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 34
Port hits 27
Port fuel hits 10
Port supply hits 2

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Nashville
CL Nashville firing at Samah
CL St. Louis firing at Samah
CL Marblehead firing at Samah
DD Terry firing at Kainan Naval Base Force
Kainan Naval Base Force firing at DD Terry
DD Rowe firing at Samah
DD Ross firing at Samah
DD William Porter firing at Samah
DD McNair firing at Samah
DD Hudson firing at Samah
DD Cowell firing at Samah
DD Cony firing at Samah
DD Black firing at Samah


000084 Ground combat 1945-05-22 73,47 Kweiyang

Ground combat at 73,47 (near Kweiyang)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4932 troops, 64 guns, 346 vehicles, Assault Value = 252

Defending force 2511 troops, 0 guns, 78 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 229

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 229 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2238 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 201 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 87 (87 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
Provisionl Tank Brigade
268th Motorised Brigade

Defending units:
North China Area Army


000085 Ground combat 1945-05-22 75,60 Kwangchowan

Ground combat at 75,60 (near Kwangchowan)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 8357 troops, 50 guns, 952 vehicles, Assault Value = 627

Defending force 490 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 762

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 762 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
499 casualties reported
Squads: 42 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
254th Armoured Brigade
255th Indian Tank Brigade
50th Tank Brigade
18th Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
36th Division


000086 Ground combat 1945-05-22 Tsuyung 68,46

Ground combat at Tsuyung (68,46)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35723 troops, 111 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 983

Defending force 2394 troops, 0 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 949

Japanese adjusted defense: 19

Allied assault odds: 49 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tsuyung !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
868 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 52 (42 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
74th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
23rd Army

• The division slipped out of Tsuyung so the 23rd Army was punished instead.

• That was not a regiment on the road to the Chungking plain, it was the North China Area Army, tossed into the dustbin of history.

• Our units on and heading for the road to the Chungking plain will race there as fast as possible, then have a look at the defenses of Neikiang. Recon shows the place much more lightly held than either Chungking or Chengtu.

• The assault begins tomorrow on two enemy units just east of Kunming. More than 15,000 troops, so perhaps a regiment (which was in a blocking position) plus a diminished division escaped from Kunming.

• The enemy troops still across the river from Kweiyang will continue to make excellent practice targets for tactical air.

• The armor has destroyed the last of the Canton defenders and will head off to join the Hong Kong operation.

• Tallying up assigned units in their current status, it looks like we will have 3,741 AV for the Hong Kong operation. Recon shows about 34,000 defenders.

• Our units will enter Samah tomorrow.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• I wonder about the level of fortifications at Nago.

000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-22 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee
BB Pennsylvania

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

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Tennessee
BB Tennessee firing at 24th Division
BB Pennsylvania firing at 24th Division


000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-22 Naha 95,66

Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66

Allied Ships
BB New York
BB Arizona

Japanese ground losses:
224 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2
Port hits 1

BB New York firing at 19th Division
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Arizona
BB Arizona firing at Naha

Daytime Stuff
• Much more quiet.

000083 Sub attack 1945-05-22 101,62 Yakushima

Sub attack near Yakushima at 101,62

Japanese Ships
E Hato

Allied Ships
SS Tigrante

SS Tigrante launches 2 torpedoes at E Hato
Tigrante bottoming out ....
E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• We deployed a large number of subs across and around the IJN major units' position. Likely they saw the TF approach and decided to pull back to Port Arthur before the sub TF split into patrols.

• Assignments for the next set of targets. Kanoya could be light as it has been reinforced, now showing 46,000 troops.

Kanoya
____71 AV . __1,763 BL . 44th Tank Tank Battalion (Armor) [Hansa Bay (97,121)]
____71 AV . __1,763 BL . 775th Tank Tank Battalion (Armor) [Hansa Bay (97,121)]
_____0 AV . ____515 BL . 517th Field Artillery Battalion (Artillery) [Hansa Bay (97,121)]
_____0 AV . ____419 BL . 543rd Field Artillery Battalion (Artillery) [Hansa Bay (97,121)]
_____0 AV . ____395 BL . 668th Field Artillery Battalion (Artillery) [Hansa Bay (97,121)]
_____0 AV . ____395 BL . 669th Field Artillery Battalion (Artillery) [Hansa Bay (97,121)]
____21 AV . ____694 BL . 110th Cmbt Engineer Battalion (Engineer) [Hansa Bay (97,121)]
_____0 AV . __2,700 BL . XI US Corps (HQ - Corps) [Hansa Bay (97,121)]
___127 AV . __4,642 BL . 160th Infantry Regiment (Infantry) [Hansa Bay (97,121)]
___125 AV . __4,550 BL . 19th Infantry Regiment (Infantry) [Hansa Bay (97,121)]
___124 AV . __4,588 BL . 21st Infantry Regiment (Infantry) [Hansa Bay (97,121)]
____95 AV . __3,543 BL . 27th Australian Brigade (Infantry) [Hansa Bay (97,121)]
___378 AV . _14,140 BL . 7th Infantry Division (Infantry) [Hansa Bay (97,121)]
___374 AV . _14,101 BL . 93rd Infantry Division (Infantry) [Hansa Bay (97,121)]
_1,386 AV . _54,208 BL Totals

Tanegashima
____47 AV . __1,850 BL . 2/5th Armoured Tank Regiment (Armor) [Rambutyo (102,120)]
____49 AV . __1,823 BL . 2/6th Armoured Tank Regiment (Armor) [Rambutyo (102,120)]
____48 AV . __1,816 BL . 2/9th Armoured Tank Regiment (Armor) [Rambutyo (102,120)]
_____0 AV . ____347 BL . 134th Field Artillery Battalion (Artillery) [Rambutyo (102,120)]
_____0 AV . ____347 BL . 205th Field Artillery Battalion (Artillery) [Rambutyo (102,120)]
_____0 AV . ____870 BL . 82nd Mortar Battalion (Artillery) [Rambutyo (102,120)]
____47 AV . __1,153 BL . 101st LH Motor Regiment (Infantry) [Rambutyo (102,120)]
___124 AV . __4,176 BL . 11th Australian Brigade (Infantry) [Rambutyo (102,120)]
___132 AV . __5,254 BL . 1st Australian Brigade (Infantry) [Rambutyo (102,120)]
___125 AV . __4,219 BL . 28th Australian Brigade (Infantry) [Rambutyo (102,120)]
___124 AV . __4,176 BL . 4th Australian Brigade (Infantry) [Rambutyo (102,120)]
____46 AV . __1,208 BL . 5th LH Motor Regiment (Infantry) [Rambutyo (102,120)]
___124 AV . __4,208 BL . 6th Australian Brigade (Infantry) [Rambutyo (102,120)]
___866 AV . _31,447 BL Totals

Yakushima
____47 AV . __1,757 BL . 1st Tank Tank Battalion (Armor) [Mussau Island (105,120)]
_____0 AV . ____347 BL . 147th Field Artillery Battalion (Artillery) [Mussau Island (105,120)]
_____0 AV . ____547 BL . 1st RAA Med Arty Regiment (Artillery) [Mussau Island (105,120)]
_____0 AV . ____547 BL . 2nd RAA Med Arty Regiment (Artillery) [Mussau Island (105,120)]
___112 AV . __3,878 BL . 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment (Infantry) [Iwo-jima (108,77)]
___135 AV . __4,299 BL . 14th NZ Brigade (Infantry) [Mussau Island (105,120)]
___112 AV . __3,871 BL . 24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment (Infantry) [Mussau Island (105,120)]
___124 AV . __4,176 BL . 29th Australian Brigade (Infantry) [Mussau Island (105,120)]
___112 AV . __3,835 BL . 364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment (Infantry) [Mussau Island (105,120)]
___124 AV . __4,176 BL . 7th Australian Brigade (Infantry) [Mussau Island (105,120)]
___135 AV . __4,299 BL . 8th NZ Brigade (Infantry) [Mussau Island (105,120)]
___901 AV . _31,732 BL Totals

• The air strikes on Nago did not go in due to weather. Rain is also predicted tomorrow. Cross your fingers.

• 45 supply hits on Naha for the day. That'll spoil their breakfast! In fact, we only had 7 supply hits from all the bombardments over the last month. Fatigue among the bomber crews soared into the 20's so they will stand down for a day or two.

• 1,600 AV at Nago. Resupply of Nago is still underway (8,274 tons left to unload), so the first assault will wait a day.

• 1,471 AV at Naha. 131 increase from yesterday, so that resupply really put us back into a better supply range. Two of the infantry regiments are in single digits for AV. Sending in an AK convoy with another 40,000 tons of supply.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 May 23

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Samah
Naha
Nago
Zamboanga

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +11

• No sightings of IJN major units.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii


Pacific


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain


DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

• Very good for light cruisers.

000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-23 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CL Ceylon
CL Perth
CL Gambia
DD Wager
DD Vigilant
DD Ulster
DD Quality

Japanese ground losses:
153 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 27
Port hits 4

CL Ceylon firing at Singapore
CL Perth firing at 1st Division
CL Gambia firing at Singapore
DD Wager firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Vigilant firing at Singapore
DD Ulster firing at 1st Division
DD Quality firing at 1st Division

• 4,140 AV at Singapore. 179 gain from yesterday. Most units are still recovering Disruption.


Philippines

• Last bastion on Mindanao.

000110 Amphibious Assault 1945-05-23 Zamboanga 75,89

Amphibious Assault at Zamboanga (75,89)

TF 49 troops unloading over beach at Zamboanga, 75,89

Allied ground losses:
150 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

China

• Good attack.

000112 Ground combat 1945-05-23 70,48 Kunming

Ground combat at 70,48 (near Kunming)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31334 troops, 171 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 1160

Defending force 12629 troops, 102 guns, 104 vehicles, Assault Value = 272

Allied adjusted assault: 681

Japanese adjusted defense: 520

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
509 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 67 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 27 (1 destroyed, 26 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
651 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 64 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
54th Chinese Corps
18th Australian Brigade
111th LRP Brigade
8th New Chinese Corps

Defending units:
14th Division
1st Army

• Tactical air strikes on the units recently withdrawn from Tsuyung are biting hard.

• We are sending most of our units near Tsuyung down the main road through Kunming. Let the Imperials waste their time on the road to Chengtu.

• The attack east of Kunming continues tomorrow.

• The enemy ex-Kweiyang is taking very heavy casualties from concentrated tactical air. They are now seen moving, heading down the road toward Kunming.

• A number of engineering units have made it to Canton and should be able to rapidly build up the base.

• 223 AV at Samah. Assault tomorrow.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Ouch.

000002 Submarine attack 1945-05-23 101,50 Keijo

Submarine attack near Keijo at 101,50

Japanese Ships
E No.37
E No.35
E No.26

Allied Ships
SS Apogon, hits 20, and is sunk

SS Apogon is sighted by escort
E No.37 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.37 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.37 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.37 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.37 attacking submerged sub ....
SS Apogon forced to surface!
E No.35 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.26 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.35 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.26 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.35 firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves


000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-23 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB Nevada

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Nevada
BB Nevada firing at 24th Division


000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-23 Naha 95,66

Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Texas
BB Arkansas

Japanese ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

BB Texas firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force
Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Texas
BB Arkansas firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force
Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Arkansas

Daytime Stuff
• Game on.

000010 ASW attack 1945-05-23 98,51 Moppo

ASW attack near Moppo at 98,51

Japanese Ships
E No.47

Allied Ships
SS Cutlass, hits 7

SS Cutlass is sighted by escort
E No.47 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.47 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.47 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.47 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.47 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000011 ASW attack 1945-05-23 98,50 Tsingtao

ASW attack near Tsingtao at 98,50

Japanese Ships
E Susuki
E Tsuta

Allied Ships
SS Sea Owl

SS Sea Owl is located by E Susuki
E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000012 ASW attack 1945-05-23 99,49 Chefoo

ASW attack near Chefoo at 99,49

Japanese Ships
E No.72

Allied Ships
SS Seawolf

SS Seawolf is sighted by escort
E No.72 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.72 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.72 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.72 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.72 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000013 ASW attack 1945-05-23 98,51 Moppo

ASW attack near Moppo at 98,51

Japanese Ships
E No.150
E No.186

Allied Ships
SS Tigrone, hits 12

SS Tigrone is located by E No.150
E No.186 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.186 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.186 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.186 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.186 attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

• Supplies still unloading at Nago, less than 900 tons remain on each of the larger ships so they should finish tonight.

• Supplies are unloading at Naha, with one ship trashed (supplies lost) and another burning heavily. The others unloaded about 1,400 tons each, so they should finish in 2 more days.

• It looks like we got 50 supply hits on Nago.

• 1,606 AV at Nago. Assault tomorrow, with the hope of using up supplies which they can't replace.

• 1,544 AV on Naha.


Complete combat report attached.

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1945 May 24

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Naha
Nago

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Allied forces CAPTURE Samah !!!
Allied forces CAPTURE Zamboanga !!!



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +98

• Enemy carriers and battleships at Port Arthur.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii


Pacific


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain


DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

• Great bombardment.

000011 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-24 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
BB Queen Elizabeth
BB Valiant
DD Ursa
DD Urania
DD Wadsworth
DD Thatcher
DD Fullam

Japanese ground losses:
359 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 24
Port hits 1

BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 11th Division
Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant
BB Valiant firing at Singapore
DD Ursa firing at 33rd Division
DD Urania firing at 5th Division
DD Wadsworth firing at 33rd Division
DD Thatcher firing at 1st Division
DD Fullam firing at 33rd Division

• 4,366 AV at Singapore. 226 increase from yesterday.


Philippines

• Last enemy force in the southern Philippines.

000133 Ground combat 1945-05-24 Zamboanga 75,89

Ground combat at Zamboanga (75,89)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 713 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29

Defending force 283 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 19

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Zamboanga !!!

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

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

Assaulting units:
2/7th Cav/Cdo Battalion
2/8th Ind Coy

Defending units:
15th Naval Guard Unit

• Our forces attack tomorrow between Naga and Atimonan.


China

• Hainan Island cleared; more enemy routed.

000009 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-24 Samah 69,63

Night Naval bombardment of Samah at 69,63

Allied Ships
CL Nashville
CL St. Louis
CL Marblehead
DD Terry
DD Rowe
DD Ross
DD William Porter
DD McNair
DD Hudson
DD Cowell
DD Cony
DD Black

Japanese ground losses:
335 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 16
Runway hits 62
Port hits 24
Port fuel hits 9
Port supply hits 5

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Nashville
CL Nashville firing at Samah
CL St. Louis firing at Samah
CL Marblehead firing at Samah
DD Terry firing at Samah
DD Rowe firing at Samah
DD Ross firing at Samah
DD William Porter firing at Samah
DD McNair firing at Samah
DD Hudson firing at Samah
DD Cowell firing at Samah
DD Cony firing at Samah
DD Black firing at Samah


000131 Ground combat 1945-05-24 Samah 69,63

Ground combat at Samah (69,63)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5510 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 225

Defending force 2273 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied adjusted assault: 221

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 221 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Samah !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2363 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 133 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 49 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
475th USA Regiment
5th British Para Brigade

Defending units:
Kainan Naval Base Force


000132 Ground combat 1945-05-24 70,48 Kunming

Ground combat at 70,48 (near Kunming)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30832 troops, 170 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 1209

Defending force 11552 troops, 101 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 214

Allied adjusted assault: 557

Japanese adjusted defense: 163

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3341 casualties reported
Squads: 92 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 112 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 24 (19 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Allied ground losses:
743 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 68 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
54th Chinese Corps
20th Australian Brigade
18th Australian Brigade
111th LRP Brigade
8th New Chinese Corps

Defending units:
14th Division
1st Army

• Some units will pursue the retreated enemy while others head to the primary road to Chungking to make sure the enemy does not retreat onto that road when they are caught.

• Tanks and a motorized regiment will enter the Chungking plain tomorrow. They will move directly against Neikiang to gain an air and supply base for the liberation of Chungking.

• The enemy across the river from Kweiyang continue being decimated by our tactical air as they retire toward Chungking.

• Enough engineering units are working at Canton now that the base has been repaired and is expanding.

• An Allied task group consisting of an armored car units, a corps HQ, and three brigades has formed 2 hexes SE of Canton and will speed toward Amoy, bypassing Swatow and Chaochow.

• Units bound for Hong Kong will begin passing through Canton tomorrow.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• They got some we got some; good bombardments.

000003 ASW attack 1945-05-24 98,50 Tsingtao

ASW attack near Tsingtao at 98,50

Japanese Ships
E Karukaya
E Hishu

Allied Ships
SS Sea Devil, hits 6

SS Sea Devil is located by E Karukaya
Sea Devil bottoming out ....
E Hishu attacking submerged sub ....
E Hishu is out of ASW ammo
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000004 Sub attack 1945-05-24 122,48 Wakkanai

Sub attack near Wakkanai at 122,48

Japanese Ships
xAK Hohuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1
PB Kenkon Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel, hits 1

SS Pickerel launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Hohuku Maru
Pickerel bottoming out ....
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


000005 ASW attack 1945-05-24 98,50 Tsingtao

ASW attack near Tsingtao at 98,50

Japanese Ships
E No.40
E No.47

Allied Ships
SS Sea Devil

SS Sea Devil is located by E No.40
Sea Devil bottoming out ....
E No.47 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.47 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.47 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.47 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.47 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000006 ASW attack 1945-05-24 99,50 Keijo

ASW attack near Keijo at 99,50

Japanese Ships
E Hishu
E Karukaya

Allied Ships
SS Sea Devil

SS Sea Devil is located by E Hishu
Sea Devil bottoming out ....
E Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000007 Sub attack 1945-05-24 99,48 Chefoo

Sub attack near Chefoo at 99,48

Japanese Ships
E No.75

Allied Ships
SS Raton, hits 8, heavy damage

SS Raton launches 2 torpedoes at E No.75
Raton bottoming out ....
E No.75 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.75 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.75 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.75 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.75 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000008 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-24 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB Richelieu
BB King George V
BB Howe
BB Prince of Wales
BC Renown
BC Repulse

Japanese ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
Port hits 2

BB Richelieu firing at 24th Division
BB King George V firing at 24th Division
BB Howe firing at 24th Division
BB Prince of Wales firing at 24th Division
BC Renown firing at 24th Division
BC Repulse firing at Nago


000010 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-24 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB West Virginia
BB Colorado
BB Maryland

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

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 1
Port hits 4

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB West Virginia
BB West Virginia firing at 24th Division
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Colorado
BB Colorado firing at Nago
BB Maryland firing at 24th Division


000012 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-24 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee
BB Pennsylvania

Japanese ground losses:
294 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (6 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Merchant Shipyard hits 1
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 8
Port hits 2

BB Tennessee firing at Nago
BB Pennsylvania firing at Nago


000013 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-24 Naha 95,66

Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66

Allied Ships
BB New York
BB Arizona

Japanese ground losses:
183 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 26 (10 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Manpower hits 2
Fires 3114
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 10
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

BB New York firing at Naha
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Arizona
BB Arizona firing at Naha


000014 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-24 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB Nelson
BB Mississippi
BB New Mexico
BB Idaho

Japanese ground losses:
418 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Merchant Shipyard hits 1
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 14
Port hits 5

BB Nelson firing at 24th Division
BB Mississippi firing at Nago
BB New Mexico firing at Nago
BB Idaho firing at Nago

Daytime Stuff
• We got another.

000016 encounters mine field 1945-05-24 Naha 95,66

TF 363 encounters mine field at Naha (95,66)

Allied Ships
DE Fleming

2 mines cleared


000020 ASW attack 1945-05-24 96,50 Tsingtao

ASW attack near Tsingtao at 96,50

Japanese Ships
E No.63
E No.72

Allied Ships
SS Scabbardfish, hits 16

SS Scabbardfish is located by E No.63
Scabbardfish bottoming out ....
E No.72 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.72 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.72 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.72 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.72 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000021 Sub attack 1945-05-24 97,50 Tsingtao

Sub attack near Tsingtao at 97,50

Japanese Ships
E No.63
E No.72

Allied Ships
SS Bullhead, hits 7

SS Bullhead launches 2 torpedoes at E No.63
E No.72 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.72 is out of ASW ammo
E No.72 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.72 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.72 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.72 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000022 Sub attack 1945-05-24 99,50 Keijo

Sub attack near Keijo at 99,50

Japanese Ships
E No.63, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
E No.68
E No.72

Allied Ships
SS Medregal, hits 17, heavy damage

SS Medregal launches 2 torpedoes at E No.63
Medregal bottoming out ....
E No.68 attacking submerged sub ....
SS Medregal forced to surface!
E No.68 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.63 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.72 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.68 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.72 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.68 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.72 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.68 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.72 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.72 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.72 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.68 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.72 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.68 firing on surfaced sub ....
Contact with submarine is lost

• Great results at Nago!

000130 Ground combat 1945-05-24 Nago 95,65

Ground combat at Nago (95,65)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42626 troops, 647 guns, 1083 vehicles, Assault Value = 1618

Defending force 26998 troops, 279 guns, 322 vehicles, Assault Value = 541

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 6

Allied adjusted assault: 2080

Japanese adjusted defense: 1321

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 6

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

Japanese ground losses:
1130 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 34 (3 destroyed, 31 disabled)
Vehicles lost 35 (5 destroyed, 30 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
974 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 85 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 16 (3 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 94 (38 destroyed, 56 disabled)

Assaulting units:
713th Flame Tank Battalion
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
6th Infantry Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
27th Infantry Division
131st Cmbt Engineer Regiment
41st Infantry Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
X US Corps
New Guinea Force

Defending units:
24th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
Nakagusuko-wan Fortress
17th Army
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Area Army
70th Field AA Battalion
101st Machine Canno AA Battalion
33rd JNAF AF Unit
67th Field AA Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
25th Air Flotilla
38th JNAF AF Unit

• The supply-bombing of Naha and Nago will continue as I assume any supplies that we could capture at Nago are more likely to be pulled into Naha prior to capture anyway.

• 38 supply hits at Nago.

• 16 supply hits at Naha.

• 1,478 AV at Nago. One division has elevated Disruption (30), but the real reason to rest for a day is to get the full naval bombardment cadre back on station.

• 1,575 AV at Naha.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 May 25

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Naha
Nago

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +69

• Enemy carriers and battleships are at Port Arthur.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii


Pacific

• They got one, taking a full squadron of A-26B Invader with it.

000009 Sub attack 1945-05-25 126,95 Marcus Island

Sub attack near Marcus Island at 126,95

Japanese Ships
SS I-401, hits 4

Allied Ships
xAK Tulane Victory, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DE Lake

SS I-401 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tulane Victory
I-401 diving deep ....
DE Lake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Lake attacking submerged sub ....
DE Lake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Lake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Lake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub



000094 Submarine attack 1945-05-25 126,95 Marcus Island

Submarine attack near Marcus Island at 126,95

Japanese Ships
SS I-401

Allied Ships
xAK Tulane Victory, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

xAK Tulane Victory is sighted by SS I-401
SS I-401 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tulane Victory

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain


DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

• Pressure.

000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-25 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CA Dorsetshire
CA Canberra
DD Jupiter
DD Warramunga
DD Arunta

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

CA Exeter firing at 1st Division
CA Dorsetshire firing at 5th Division
CA Canberra firing at 38th Division
DD Jupiter firing at 1st Division
DD Warramunga firing at 1st Division
DD Arunta firing at 1st Division

• 4,494 AV at Singapore. 128 gain.


Philippines

• Zamboanga has been secured.

000097 Ground combat 1945-05-25 Zamboanga 75,89

Ground combat at Zamboanga (75,89)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 910 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29

Defending force 243 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 11

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 11 to 1

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

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

Assaulting units:
2/7th Cav/Cdo Battalion
2/8th Ind Coy

Defending units:
15th Naval Guard Unit


000098 Wiped Out 1945-05-25 Zamboanga 75,89

15th Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Zamboanga by attrition!!!


000096 Ground combat 1945-05-25 81,80 Naga

Ground combat at 81,80 (near Naga)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11093 troops, 178 guns, 163 vehicles, Assault Value = 379

Defending force 1654 troops, 28 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Allied adjusted assault: 248

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 248 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1869 casualties reported
Squads: 76 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 145 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 38 (38 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

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

Assaulting units:
14th Australian Brigade
19th Australian Brigade
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
22nd Australian Brigade

Defending units:
37th Ind.Mixed Brigade
40th JAAF AF Bn

China

• It looks like the Empire is abandoning Kweilin.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Got one!

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-25 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB Nevada

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Nevada
BB Nevada firing at 24th Division


000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-25 Naha 95,66

Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66

Allied Ships
BB Texas
BB Arkansas

Japanese ground losses:
197 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 20 (8 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Fires 1772
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 7
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1

BB Texas firing at Naha
BB Arkansas firing at Naha 000007 Sub attack 1945-05-25 125,47 Toyohara

Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,47

Japanese Ships
xAK Kamoi Maru
E W-17

Allied Ships
SS Hoe

SS Hoe launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kamoi Maru
E W-17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000008 Sub attack 1945-05-25 125,47 Toyohara

Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,47

Japanese Ships
xAK Hakonesan Maru, Torpedo hits 1
E W-17

Allied Ships
SS Ray

SS Ray launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Hakonesan Maru
E W-17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• 16 Supply hits at Nago.

• 19 supply hits at Naha.

• 1,500 AV at Nago. Assault tomorrow.

• 1,650 AV at Naha.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 May 26

INVADED

INVESTED
Neikiang
Singapore
Naha
Nago

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: -52

• Enemy heavy units not sighted. There are lots of additional ASW forces in the Yellow Sea, so perhaps they have sortied.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii


Pacific

• That sub has disappeared.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain


DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

• Preparing for the next attempt.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-26 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CL Swiftsure
CL Tromp
CL Sumatra
DD Witte de With
DD Kortenaer
DD Piet Hein

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

CL Swiftsure firing at 5th Division
CL Tromp firing at 33rd Division
CL Sumatra firing at 1st Division
DD Witte de With firing at 5th Division
DD Kortenaer firing at 33rd Division
DD Piet Hein firing at 1st Division

• 4,621 AV at Singapore. 125 gain (including -9 in a unit pulled out this turn).


Philippines

• The buggers have found other bases!

000067 Afternoon Air attack 1945-05-26 82,69 Calayan

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Calayan at 82,69

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIb Lily x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIb Lily: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Haynsworth

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-48-IIb Lily releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 100 kg SAP Bomb
7 x Ki-48-IIb Lily releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 100 kg SAP Bomb

• DD Haynsworth will bombard Hengchun where the strike launched from.


China

• The enemy near Tsuyung continues moving away while being harried by tactical air strikes.

• Our units pursuing the vanquished enemy near Kunming are closing in on their prey.

• 253 AV at Neikiang. Assault tomorrow.

• Carnage from the air continues near Kweiyang.

• Kweilin still looks like evacuation in progress.

• Possibly in 2 days all of our units for Hong Kong will have passed through Canton.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Nice prep.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-26 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB Richelieu
BB King George V
BB Howe
BB Prince of Wales
BC Renown
BC Repulse

Japanese ground losses:
328 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (7 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (7 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 17
Port hits 10
Port supply hits 1

BB Richelieu firing at 24th Division
BB King George V firing at 24th Division
BB Howe firing at Nago
BB Prince of Wales firing at Nago
BC Renown firing at Nago
BC Repulse firing at Nago


000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-26 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB West Virginia
BB Colorado
BB Maryland

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

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB West Virginia
BB West Virginia firing at 24th Division
BB Colorado firing at 24th Division
BB Maryland firing at 24th Division


000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-26 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee
BB Pennsylvania

BB Tennessee firing at 24th Division
BB Pennsylvania firing at 24th Division


000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-26 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB Nelson
BB Mississippi
BB New Mexico
BB Idaho

Japanese ground losses:
241 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5
Port hits 4

BB Nelson firing at 24th Division
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Mississippi
BB Mississippi firing at Nago
BB New Mexico firing at 24th Division
BB Idaho firing at 24th Division


000006 Sub attack 1945-05-26 99,54 Moppo

Sub attack near Moppo at 99,54

Japanese Ships
E Kanawa
E Shiga

Allied Ships
SS Snook, hits 26, heavy damage

SS Snook launches 4 torpedoes at E Kanawa
E Shiga fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shiga fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shiga attacking submerged sub ....
E Shiga attacking submerged sub ....
Large oil slick appears over area of attack!
Escort abandons search for sub

Daytime Stuff
• Lost two. Ouch.

000007 Submarine attack 1945-05-26 100,52 Moppo

Submarine attack near Moppo at 100,52

Japanese Ships
E No.11
E Kozu
E Sakito

Allied Ships
SS Sea Owl, hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage

SS Sea Owl is sighted by escort
E No.11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.11 attacking submerged sub ....
SS Sea Owl forced to surface!
E No.11 firing on surfaced sub ....
E Kozu firing on surfaced sub ....
E Sakito firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.11 firing on surfaced sub ....
E Kozu firing on surfaced sub ....
E Sakito firing on surfaced sub ....
E Kozu firing on surfaced sub ....
E Sakito firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.11 firing on surfaced sub ....
E Kozu firing on surfaced sub ....
E Sakito firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.11 firing on surfaced sub ....
E Kozu firing on surfaced sub ....
E Sakito firing on surfaced sub ....
E Kozu firing on surfaced sub ....
E Sakito firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.11 firing on surfaced sub ....
E Kozu firing on surfaced sub ....
E Sakito firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves


000008 ASW attack 1945-05-26 97,53 Moppo

ASW attack near Moppo at 97,53

Japanese Ships
DD Yukikaze
DD Yamagumo

Allied Ships
SS Roncador, hits 5

SS Roncador launches 4 torpedoes at DD Yukikaze
Roncador bottoming out ....
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000009 ASW attack 1945-05-26 98,51 Moppo

ASW attack near Moppo at 98,51

Japanese Ships
E Otori
E Sagi

Allied Ships
SS Bluefish, hits 5

SS Bluefish is located by E Otori
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi attacking submerged sub ....
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Good results again. They are diminishing.

000083 Ground combat 1945-05-26 Nago 95,65

Ground combat at Nago (95,65)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41879 troops, 643 guns, 1059 vehicles, Assault Value = 1512

Defending force 25850 troops, 272 guns, 314 vehicles, Assault Value = 480

Allied adjusted assault: 1845

Japanese adjusted defense: 1282

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5

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

Japanese ground losses:
460 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 48 (35 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
879 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 64 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 14 (3 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 160 (75 destroyed, 85 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
27th Infantry Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
713th Flame Tank Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
6th Infantry Division
131st Cmbt Engineer Regiment
41st Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
X US Corps
New Guinea Force

Defending units:
3rd Tank Regiment
24th Division
Nakagusuko-wan Fortress
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Area Army
17th Army
33rd JNAF AF Unit
2nd RF Gun Battalion
25th Air Flotilla
67th Field AA Battalion
70th Field AA Battalion
101st Machine Canno AA Battalion
38th JNAF AF Unit

• We lost an AK unloading at Naha. With no hope of staying afloat it was scuttled. The rest of the TF is pulling out and will unload at Okinoerabushima.

• 28 supply hits at Nago.

• 7 supply hits at Naha.

• 1,330 AV at Nago. Rest tomorrow, and I think the same cadence of attack the day after.

• 1,695 AV at Naha. We could be back to the same AV as last assault by tomorrow or the next day. Will synchronize with Nago to each ground assault gets the earthshaking naval bombardment armada.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 May 27

INVADED

INVESTED
Neikiang
Singapore
Atimonan
Naha
Nago

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: -28

• No sightings of IJN major units.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii


Pacific


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain


DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

• Pressure.

000006 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-27 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CL Ceylon
CL Perth
CL Gambia
DD Wager
DD Vigilant
DD Ulster
DD Quality

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

CL Ceylon firing at 5th Division
CL Perth firing at 2nd Tank Division
CL Gambia firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Wager firing at 5th Division
DD Vigilant firing at 1st Division
DD Ulster firing at 5th Division
DD Quality firing at 1st Division

• 4,687 AV at Singapore. +66. We will get a boost of 117 or more AV in 2 days when a rested unit arrives back in Singapore. Even with that boost, given the slowing rate of recovery it might take a long time to get back to the 5,778 AV of the previous assault. We will probably assault in a few days when the battleships and heavy cruisers are both in position (the battleships will bombard tonight then cycle back on station).


Philippines

• 42 AV at Atimonan. More arriving tomorrow.


China

• The bombardments will be daily until the river crossing.

000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-27 Hong Kong 77,61

Night Naval bombardment of Hong Kong at 77,61

Allied Ships
CL Nashville
CL St. Louis
CL Marblehead
DD Terry
DD Rowe
DD Ross
DD William Porter
DD McNair
DD Hudson
DD Cowell
DD Cony
DD Black

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Manpower hits 1
Resources hits 1
Fires 67
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 13
Port hits 6

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Nashville
CL Nashville firing at 1st Tank Division
CL St. Louis firing at 6th Division
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Marblehead
CL Marblehead firing at 6th Division
DD Terry firing at Hong Kong
DD Rowe firing at 6th Division
DD Ross firing at Hong Kong
DD William Porter firing at 6th Division
DD McNair firing at Hong Kong
DD Hudson firing at 1st Tank Division
DD Cowell firing at 6th Division
DD Cony firing at Hong Kong
DD Black firing at Hong Kong



000097 Ground combat 1945-05-27 Neikiang 75,44

Ground combat at Neikiang (75,44)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4944 troops, 64 guns, 346 vehicles, Assault Value = 255

Defending force 7863 troops, 66 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 150

Allied adjusted assault: 62

Japanese adjusted defense: 201

Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 4)

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

Japanese ground losses:
782 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 58 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
Provisionl Tank Brigade
268th Motorised Brigade

Defending units:
66th Infantry Regiment
19th JNAF AF Unit
32nd JNAF AF Unit
23rd JAAF AF Bn

• Enemy withdrawal near Tsuyung continues.

• Pursuit of vanquished enemy near Kunming should lead to an attack in about 2 days.

• 250 AV at Neikiang. Supplies are low, but the assault will continue tomorrow.

• A para division will be adjacent to Neikiang tomorrow and could be there to aid the attack 2 days after that.

• The Empire is digging in at and in front of Chihkiang.

• Enemy withdrawal at Kweilin continues.

• Tomorrow all units assigned to Hong Kong should be at the jump off point and then begin movement to cross the river.

• The task group for Amoy is moving and will be for some time.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Lost one.

000001 ASW attack 1945-05-27 95,53 Tungchow

ASW attack near Tungchow at 95,53

Japanese Ships
DD Yamagumo

Allied Ships
SS Growler

SS Growler is sighted by escort
Growler bottoming out ....
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000002 Submarine attack 1945-05-27 98,50 Tsingtao

Submarine attack near Tsingtao at 98,50

Japanese Ships
E No.43

Allied Ships
SS Herring, hits 16, on fire, heavy damage

SS Herring is located by E No.43
Herring bottoming out ....
E No.43 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.43 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.43 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.43 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.43 attacking submerged sub ....
SS Herring forced to surface!
E No.43 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.43 firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves


000003 ASW attack 1945-05-27 95,54 Shanghai

ASW attack near Shanghai at 95,54

Japanese Ships
DD Yamagumo

Allied Ships
SS Growler

SS Growler is sighted by escort
Growler bottoming out ....
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-27 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB Nevada

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Nevada
BB Nevada firing at 24th Division


000007 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-27 Naha 95,66

Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66

Allied Ships
BB New York
BB Arizona

Japanese ground losses:
103 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 26 (9 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 19 (6 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Fires 2147
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Port hits 2

BB New York firing at Naha
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Arizona
BB Arizona firing at Naha


000008 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-27 Hengchun 84,67

Night Naval bombardment of Hengchun at 84,67

Allied Ships
DD Haynsworth

Runway hits 1
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

DD Haynsworth firing at Hengchun

Daytime Stuff
• Got one.

000009 Sub attack 1945-05-27 126,46 Toyohara

Sub attack near Toyohara at 126,46

Japanese Ships
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PB Kenkon Maru

Allied Ships
SS Hoe

SS Hoe launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Mansei Maru
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000010 ASW attack 1945-05-27 99,52 Moppo

ASW attack near Moppo at 99,52

Japanese Ships
E Sagi

Allied Ships
SS Haddo

SS Haddo is sighted by escort
Haddo bottoming out ....
E Sagi attacking submerged sub ....
E Sagi is out of ASW ammo
E Sagi is out of ASW ammo
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000011 ASW attack 1945-05-27 100,50 Keijo

ASW attack near Keijo at 100,50

Japanese Ships
E No.15

Allied Ships
SS Jack, hits 4

SS Jack is sighted by escort
Jack bottoming out ....
E No.15 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000012 Sub attack 1945-05-27 96,51 Tsingtao

Sub attack near Tsingtao at 96,51

Japanese Ships
E Karukaya

Allied Ships
SS Sea Devil, hits 3

SS Sea Devil launches 4 torpedoes at E Karukaya
Sea Devil bottoming out ....
E Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Karukaya attacking submerged sub ....
E Karukaya attacking submerged sub ....
E Karukaya is out of ASW ammo
E Karukaya is out of ASW ammo
E Karukaya is out of ASW ammo
E Karukaya attacking submerged sub ....
E Karukaya is out of ASW ammo
E Karukaya is out of ASW ammo
E Karukaya is out of ASW ammo
E Karukaya is out of ASW ammo
E Karukaya is out of ASW ammo
E Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000013 Sub attack 1945-05-27 124,48 Wakkanai

Sub attack near Wakkanai at 124,48

Japanese Ships
xAK Nitiho Maru
xAK Mansei Maru, heavy damage
PB Kenkon Maru

Allied Ships
SS Hoe

SS Hoe launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Nitiho Maru
Hoe diving deep ....
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

• 0 supply hits at Nago.

• 9 supply hits at Naha.

• 1,352 AV at Nago. Assault tomorrow. One armored unit has 0 AV and will sit out this one.

• 1,722 AV at Naha.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 May 28

INVADED

INVESTED
Neikiang
Singapore
Atimonan
Naha
Nago

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: -19

• Enemy carriers and battleships at Port Arthur.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii


Pacific


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain


DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

• One more cycle to the next assault.

000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-28 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
BB Queen Elizabeth
BB Valiant
DD Ursa
DD Urania
DD Wadsworth
DD Thatcher
DD Fullam

Japanese ground losses:
108 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Runway hits 2

BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 5th Division
Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant
BB Valiant firing at 21st Division
DD Ursa firing at 5th Division
DD Urania firing at 38th Division
DD Wadsworth firing at 11th Division
DD Thatcher firing at Singapore
DD Fullam firing at 1st Division

• 4,806 AV at Singapore. +119.


Philippines

• 42 AV at Atimonan.


China

• Good bombardment and good assault far inland.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-28 Hong Kong 77,61

Night Naval bombardment of Hong Kong at 77,61

Allied Ships
CL Nashville
CL St. Louis
CL Marblehead
DD Terry
DD Rowe
DD Ross
DD William Porter
DD McNair
DD Hudson
DD Cowell
DD Cony
DD Black

Japanese ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 6
Port hits 8
Port supply hits 1

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Nashville
CL Nashville firing at Hong Kong
CL St. Louis firing at 6th Division
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Marblehead
CL Marblehead firing at 6th Division
DD Terry firing at 6th Division
DD Rowe firing at 1st Tank Division
DD Ross firing at 6th Division
DD William Porter firing at 1st Tank Division
DD McNair firing at 1st Tank Division
DD Hudson firing at 1st Tank Division
DD Cowell firing at 1st Tank Division
DD Cony firing at 6th Division
DD Black firing at 6th Division


000085 Ground combat 1945-05-28 Neikiang 75,44

Ground combat at Neikiang (75,44)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4938 troops, 64 guns, 346 vehicles, Assault Value = 252

Defending force 7228 troops, 66 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 105

Allied adjusted assault: 194

Japanese adjusted defense: 131

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
360 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Assaulting units:
Provisionl Tank Brigade
268th Motorised Brigade

Defending units:
66th Infantry Regiment
32nd JNAF AF Unit
19th JNAF AF Unit
23rd JAAF AF Bn

• Enemy withdrawal from Tsuyung area continues.

• Attack tomorrow on the remnants near Kunming.

• 237 AV at Neikiang. The para division has turned toward Neikiang and should arrive in 2 days. At least one unit of the 58,000 troops at Chungking is moving into the para division, seeking to reinforce Neikiang. Tactical air is being assigned to intervene.

• The beleaguered enemy near Kweiyang has moved into the woods-rough 2 hexes from Chungking and may get some respite from our tactical air.

• 3,853 AV plus lots of artillery is commencing to cross into Hong Kong. Estimate 3 days.

• Group Amoy has moved 1 hex, 4 more hexes to go. I assume they will be spotted in a few days when they begin passing to the north of Chaochow.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Lots of shells flew.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-28 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB Richelieu
BB King George V
BB Howe
BB Prince of Wales
BC Renown
BC Repulse

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

Runway hits 1

BB Richelieu firing at 24th Division
BB King George V firing at 24th Division
BB Howe firing at Nago
BB Prince of Wales firing at 24th Division
BC Renown firing at 24th Division
BC Repulse firing at 24th Division


000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-28 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB West Virginia
BB Colorado
BB Maryland

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

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB West Virginia
BB West Virginia firing at 24th Division
BB Colorado firing at 24th Division
BB Maryland firing at 24th Division


000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-28 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee
BB Pennsylvania

Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1

BB Tennessee firing at 24th Division
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Pennsylvania
BB Pennsylvania firing at Nago


000006 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-28 Nago 95,65

Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65

Allied Ships
BB Nelson
BB Mississippi
BB New Mexico
BB Idaho

Japanese ground losses:
223 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
Port hits 2

BB Nelson firing at Nago
BB Mississippi firing at 24th Division
BB New Mexico firing at Nago
BB Idaho firing at 24th Division


000007 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-28 Naha 95,66

Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66

Allied Ships
BB Texas
BB Arkansas

Japanese ground losses:
292 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 11 (5 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2

BB Texas firing at 35th Ind.Mixed Brigade
BB Arkansas firing at Naha

Daytime Stuff
• Lost one.

000008 Submarine attack 1945-05-28 99,50 Keijo

Submarine attack near Keijo at 99,50

Japanese Ships
E No.132
E No.124
E No.106, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
SS Seawolf, hits 24, and is sunk

SS Seawolf is sighted by escort
Seawolf bottoming out ....
E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.132 attacking submerged sub ....
SS Seawolf forced to surface!
E No.124 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.106 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.132 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.124 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.106 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.124 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.106 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.124 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.106 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.132 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.124 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.106 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.132 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.124 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.106 firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.132 firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves


000009 Sub attack 1945-05-28 97,50 Tsingtao

Sub attack near Tsingtao at 97,50

Japanese Ships
E No.132

Allied Ships
SS Bluefish

SS Bluefish launches 2 torpedoes at E No.132
E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Very good!

000084 Ground combat 1945-05-28 Nago 95,65

Ground combat at Nago (95,65)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40710 troops, 643 guns, 937 vehicles, Assault Value = 1364

Defending force 25300 troops, 272 guns, 290 vehicles, Assault Value = 431

Allied adjusted assault: 1905

Japanese adjusted defense: 916

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
483 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 42 (21 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
839 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 69 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 41 destroyed, 27 disabled
Guns lost 34 (5 destroyed, 29 disabled)
Vehicles lost 130 (47 destroyed, 83 disabled)

Assaulting units:
713th Flame Tank Battalion
131st Cmbt Engineer Regiment
6th Infantry Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
41st Infantry Division
27th Infantry Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
New Guinea Force
X US Corps
3rd USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
3rd Tank Regiment
24th Division
Nakagusuko-wan Fortress
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Area Army
67th Field AA Battalion
25th Air Flotilla
17th Army
2nd RF Gun Battalion
70th Field AA Battalion
33rd JNAF AF Unit
101st Machine Canno AA Battalion
38th JNAF AF Unit

• Still no supply malus at Nago, but I'm sure the heavy raids are keeping them busy instead of resting.

• 1 supply hit on Nago.

• 23 supply hits on Naha.

• 1,176 AV at Nago. The delay for the next assault will be longer because the bombardment armada will support an assault at Naha.

• 1,779 AV at Naha. Next assault will be the day after tomorrow.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

I've got the turn open and pretty much done for the day. Walter does not need it back now (busy) - anything y'all want to see?

[anarchyintheuk]

Do you have a list of your subs lost? IJN asw is looking pretty effective . . . although with the area of operations becoming so constricted I guess that's to be expected. As always, enjoying the AAR.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk

Do you have a list of your subs lost? IJN asw is looking pretty effective . . . although with the area of operations becoming so constricted I guess that's to be expected. As always, enjoying the AAR.

I don't know why this is not going back to the beginning of the game.

[Warofthe2ndWorld]

Do you have a list of surface combatants you've lost (CV, BB, CA, CL and DD)?

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Warofthe2ndWorld

Do you have a list of surface combatants you've lost (CV, BB, CA, CL and DD)?

I exported the CSV of ships sunk (all of them for the Allies) from Tracker. This does have loads of ships right from 1941-12-07, but I assume it must have the same deficiency as the sunk subs list I produced for the Allies (also from Tracker). It's the best I've got because as you know the in-game list is graphical without any export function (don't want to take dozens of screen pics).

Maybe the next time I have to start over with the Tracker database it will pick up all the subs from the game? No idea. If anyone knows about that please pipe in.

The forum does not let you upload .csv files, so I changed the name to .txt. Just change it back to .csv and open it with your favorite spreadsheet program.