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

[witpqs]

1945 June 26

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Chungking

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Pucheng is occupied by the Allies
Allied forces CAPTURE Kweilin !!!



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +42

• Allies VP: 79,813

• Japan VP: 53,907

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.481 : 1

• No sighting of the IJN fleet.


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 one.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-06-26 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
CA Cumberland
CA Suffolk
CA London
CA Dorsetshire
CA Canberra
DD Queensborough
DD Jupiter
DD Warramunga

Japanese ground losses:
346 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Resources hits 1
Fires 35
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5
Port hits 1

CA Cornwall firing at 2nd Tank Division
CA Cumberland firing at Singapore
CA Suffolk firing at 1st Division
CA London firing at 2nd Tank Division
CA Dorsetshire firing at 5th Division
CA Canberra firing at 5th Division
DD Queensborough firing at 38th Division
DD Jupiter firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Warramunga firing at 2nd Tank Division

• A number of the bombardment ships have rotated out for repairs and in some cases upgrades too.

• 4,671 AV at Singapore.


Philippines

• tomorrow the 11th Airborne Division will take up positions outside Cabanatuan.


China

• Kicked out.

000063 Ground combat 1945-06-26 Kweilin 76,54

Ground combat at Kweilin (76,54)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7210 troops, 60 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 414

Defending force 3089 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 262

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 52 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kweilin !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1261 casualties reported
Squads: 43 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 16 (16 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
475th USA Regiment
Lushai Brigade
1st Gloucestershire Battalion
5th British Para Brigade

Defending units:
102nd Infantry Regiment

• Enemy Tsuyung withdrawal continues. Recon of enemy crossing the river shows 8 units, 46,640 troops, 356 guns, 86 AFV.

• Our roadblock is strong and the paras guarding the back door are digging in.

• It appears the force which moved westward out of Chengtu are 3 units, 2,000 troops, 15 guns, 0 AFV. The para division should hold fine.

• With Kweilin captured, the 3 brigades/regiments there will head off to block hexes adjacent to Chungking which are across rivers, thus cutting off supply and retreat paths.

• A small base force is dispatched to Kweilin, mostly to repair the base and build fortifications.

• The best part about the capitulation of Pucheng is that the Empire did not get to see our forces present. The armor will now head to Chuhsien, 2 hexes away.

• Artillery, infantry, and a base force staged at Kanhsien will now move by truck to Pucheng.

• More engineer units have arrived at Amoy. Additional base forces will begin unloading at the port tonight.

• The Bde and armored cars are still moving west to Chaochow. Now recon shows at Swatow there are 2 units, 1,520 troops, 12 guns, 0 AFV. No imminent danger of partisans springing from the ground.

• The Chinese Army 3rd New Corps has split and will move into Kukong from Kukong's SE (present location) and E (direction of Kanhsien).


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Use up that ammo!

000001 ASW attack 1945-06-26 120,56 Ominato

ASW attack near Ominato at 120,56

Japanese Ships
E W-38

Allied Ships
SS Sennet, hits 2

SS Sennet is sighted by escort
E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-38 attacking submerged sub ....
E W-38 is out of ASW ammo
E W-38 is out of ASW ammo
E W-38 is out of ASW ammo
E W-38 is out of ASW ammo
E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-38 attacking submerged sub ....
E W-38 is out of ASW ammo
E W-38 is out of ASW ammo
E W-38 is out of ASW ammo
E W-38 is out of ASW ammo
E W-38 is out of ASW ammo
E W-38 is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub


000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-06-26 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
CA Oregon City
DD Gainard
DD Douglas Fox
DD Compton

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

Port hits 13
Port supply hits 2

CA Oregon City firing at Kume-jima
DD Gainard firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Douglas Fox firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Compton firing at 10th Exped.Force

Daytime Stuff
• Lots of ASW up where the IJN fleet must be operating from.

000004 Sub attack 1945-06-26 121,55 Ominato

Sub attack near Ominato at 121,55

Japanese Ships
DD Makigumo
DD Naganami

Allied Ships
SS Sennet

SS Sennet launches 2 torpedoes at DD Makigumo
Sennet diving deep ....
DD Naganami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Naganami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Naganami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Naganami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Naganami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000005 Sub attack 1945-06-26 120,54 Ominato

Sub attack near Ominato at 120,54

Japanese Ships
E No.56, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
E No.22

Allied Ships
SS Croaker, hits 6

SS Croaker launches 2 torpedoes at E No.56
Croaker diving deep ....
E No.22 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000006 ASW attack 1945-06-26 125,56 Kushiro

ASW attack near Kushiro at 125,56

Japanese Ships
E Ikara
E No.75

Allied Ships
SS Irex

SS Irex launches 4 torpedoes at E Ikara
Irex diving deep ....
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...
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


000007 Sub attack 1945-06-26 124,57 Kushiro

Sub attack near Kushiro at 124,57

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Tanikaze

Allied Ships
SS Darter

SS Darter launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hagikaze
Darter diving deep ....
DD Tanikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tanikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tanikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tanikaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Tanikaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Tanikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tanikaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Tanikaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Tanikaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Tanikaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Tanikaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Tanikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub



000062 ASW attack 1945-06-26 125,48 Toyohara

ASW attack near Toyohara at 125,48

Japanese Ships
PB Magan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Ray

SS Ray is sighted by escort
Ray diving deep ....
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Okinawa building continues.

• Vladivostok is so incredibly over stacked with vacationing troops from the west that there is nary a scrap of bread to be found in the place. And until Soviet activation I can't move anything out of the base! All air unit training suspended, all ground units put into rest mode. (There is bread for the rulers, supply is just less than double needed so it shows red.)


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 June 27

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Chungking
Cabanatuan

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +61

• Allies VP: 79,875

• Japan VP: 53,908

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.482 : 1

• No sighting of IJN fleet.


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

• Weak. Some CL gone off to repair. Keeps them from sleeping.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-06-27 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CL Georges Leygues
CL Gambia
DD Wager
DD Vigilant
DD Ulster

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

Fires 9
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

CL Georges Leygues firing at 5th Division
CL Gambia firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Wager firing at 1st Division
DD Vigilant firing at Singapore
DD Ulster firing at 1st Division

• 4,685 AV at Singapore.


Philippines

• 278 AV at Cabanatuan. Assault tomorrow.


China

• River crossing!!!

000077 Ground combat 1945-06-27 73,42 Chengtu

Ground combat at 73,42 (near Chengtu)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 11612 troops, 129 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 279

Defending force 26193 troops, 142 guns, 346 vehicles, Assault Value = 1039

Japanese adjusted assault: 0

Allied adjusted defense: 3505

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99

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

Japanese ground losses:
2869 casualties reported
Squads: 179 destroyed, 91 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 71 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 32 disabled
Guns lost 57 (1 destroyed, 56 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
40th Division
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Provisionl Tank Brigade
268th Motorised Brigade
28th Chinese Corps

• Looking at the casualties of disabled squads and engineers (which I presume are combat engineers), I think they do not have the requisite 1/3 AV to reach the anti-shock ratio.

• We have troops moving down from Tsuyung to try and encircle the enemy horde. They will take a while.

• Additional Allied brigades have begun arriving at Neikiang by truck. The armored cars (light cav Rgt) will move up to just outside Chengtu in case there are still weak enemy units there. The paras guarding the back door to the roadblock will move NE and engage the enemy which have moved out of Chengtu.

• Our armor is 1 hex from Chuhsien and they scout an enemy unit there.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• CAP on duty! Sub hammered.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-06-27 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
CA Oregon City
DD Gainard
DD Douglas Fox
DD Compton

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

Port hits 4
Port supply hits 1

CA Oregon City firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Gainard firing at Kume-jima
DD Douglas Fox firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Compton firing at 10th Exped.Force


000003 Night Air attack 1945-06-27 111,74 Chichi-jima

Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 3

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
15th FG/6th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
Raid is overhead
418th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
421st NFS with P-61A Black Widow (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


000004 ASW attack 1945-06-27 120,56 Ominato

ASW attack near Ominato at 120,56

Japanese Ships
E No.22

Allied Ships
SS Sennet, hits 2

SS Sennet launches 2 torpedoes at E No.22
Sennet diving deep ....
E No.22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.22 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000005 ASW attack 1945-06-27 119,60 Iwaki

ASW attack near Iwaki at 119,60

Japanese Ships
E Yanagi
E Okinawa

Allied Ships
SS Roncador, hits 17, heavy damage

SS Roncador is located by E Yanagi
E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Okinawa attacking submerged sub ....
E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Daytime Stuff
• Minor.

000076 ASW attack 1945-06-27 122,55 Kushiro

ASW attack near Kushiro at 122,55

Japanese Ships
DD Urakaze
DD Hagikaze

Allied Ships
SS Clamagore, hits 1

SS Clamagore is located by DD Urakaze
Clamagore diving deep ....
DD Hagikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hagikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hagikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hagikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hagikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 June 28

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Chungking
Chuhsien

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Allied forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!!



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +54

• Allies VP: 79,947

• Japan VP: 53,926

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.483 : 1

• No enemy fleet sighting.


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 show.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-06-28 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
CA Cumberland
CA Suffolk
CA London
CA Dorsetshire
CA Norfolk
CA Canberra
DD Queensborough
DD Jupiter
DD Warramunga

Japanese ground losses:
389 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Manpower hits 2
Light Industry hits 1
Fires 358
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 10

CA Cornwall firing at 1st Division
CA Cumberland firing at 5th Division
CA Suffolk firing at 5th Division
CA London firing at 33rd Division
CA Dorsetshire firing at Singapore
CA Norfolk firing at 5th Division
CA Canberra firing at 11th Division
DD Queensborough firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Jupiter firing at 5th Division
DD Warramunga firing at Singapore

• 4,700 AV at Singapore.


Philippines

• Good progress.

000079 Ground combat 1945-06-28 Cabanatuan 80,76

Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9132 troops, 140 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 279

Defending force 741 troops, 8 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Allied adjusted assault: 123

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 123 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
524 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
11th Airborne Division

Defending units:
48th JAAF AF Bn

• We are putting forces in place so we can cut off Manila from outside aid.


China

• Perhaps just recon of the ratio.

000078 Ground combat 1945-06-28 73,42 Chengtu

Ground combat at 73,42 (near Chengtu)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 231 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 26186 troops, 142 guns, 346 vehicles, Assault Value = 1038

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

Assaulting units:
40th Division
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Provisionl Tank Brigade
268th Motorised Brigade
28th Chinese Corps

• It appears that no more enemy units are heading east directly across the river. Instead it appears units are heading both NE and SE. Both groups would face a minimum of 2 hexes off road, which is just what we want: keeping them out of play until they are not relevant.

• The para division is still moving on the units west of Chengtu.

• With a Bde to hold Neikiang against partisans, the armored cars are moving on the hex just SE of Chengtu and have spotted an enemy unit there.

• 2,654 AV at Chungking.

• The encirclement of Chungking continues.

• Preliminary recon of Kienko shows it may be weakly held. Perhaps the armored cars can clear the place after sweeping the approaches to Chengtu.

• Infantry and artillery will be at Pucheng tomorrow, and can be at Chuhsien the day after if we hold it.

• It looks as though the enemy division at Tsinkiang (ex-Amoy) is heading NE, possibly to interdict strategic movement on the primary road to Pucheng that we are using. The armored car Rgt is being diverted to get to the road junction and hold it against them. Tactical air is being assigned to slow the enemy division.

• The Bde assigned will continue moving on Chaochow.

• 920 AV at Chuhsien. Assault tomorrow. Enemy is 4 units, 8,020 troops, 45 guns, 2 AFV.

• A lot more engineers are unloading at Amoy, which is building fast.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Another hammering.

000001 ASW attack 1945-06-28 100,58 Fukue-jima

ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,58

Japanese Ships
E No.68

Allied Ships
SS Pargo

SS Pargo is located by E No.68
Sub escapes detection


000003 ASW attack 1945-06-28 118,60 Iwaki

ASW attack near Iwaki at 118,60

Japanese Ships
E Okinawa

Allied Ships
SS Runner II, hits 7, heavy damage

SS Runner II is sighted by escort
E Okinawa attacking submerged sub ....
E Okinawa is out of ASW ammo
E Okinawa is out of ASW ammo
E Okinawa is out of ASW ammo
E Okinawa is out of ASW ammo
E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Okinawa attacking submerged sub ....
E Okinawa is out of ASW ammo
E Okinawa is out of ASW ammo
E Okinawa is out of ASW ammo
E Okinawa is out of ASW ammo
E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Building on Okinawa continues.

• Naha airfield is currently size 6 + 60%.


Complete combat report attached.

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[witpqs]

1945 June 29

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Chungking
Chuhsien

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +159

• Allies VP: 80,148

• Japan VP: 53,968

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.485 : 1

• No sighting of IJN fleet.


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

• Weak bombardments.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-06-29 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CL Duguay Trouin
CL Georges Leygues
CL Gambia
DD Wager
DD Vigilant
DD Ulster

Japanese ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Manpower hits 2
Fires 196
Runway hits 17
Port hits 1

CL Duguay Trouin firing at 5th Division
CL Georges Leygues firing at 2nd Tank Division
CL Gambia firing at Singapore
DD Wager firing at Singapore
DD Vigilant firing at 5th Division
DD Ulster firing at 2nd Tank Division


000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-06-29 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

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

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

Runway hits 3
Port hits 1

BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Division
Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant
BB Valiant firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Urania firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Wadsworth firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Thatcher firing at Singapore
DD Fullam firing at 5th Division

• We have about 1,300 AV recovering outside of Singapore.

• 4,718 AV at Singapore.


Philippines

• Movement and recovery of forces continues. The Imperial garrison at Manila is doomed.


China

• Here at Chuhsien the Empire has assembled a defense to our breakthrough.

000087 Ground combat 1945-06-29 Chuhsien 88,56

Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19922 troops, 297 guns, 1056 vehicles, Assault Value = 924

Defending force 17592 troops, 94 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 519

Allied adjusted assault: 617

Japanese adjusted defense: 586

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
660 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled

Allied ground losses:
398 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 59 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Assaulting units:
255th Indian Tank Brigade
19th Motorised Division
254th Armoured Brigade
50th Tank Brigade

Defending units:
161st Division
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
7th Field Construction Battalion

• The Tsuyung withdrawal's movement around our roadblock continues.

• It appears there are no more enemy moving into our roadblock, so we will attack tomorrow to retreat the enemy that crossed back into their main body and hopefully increase over stacking and supply usage.

• The para division will make contact with the enemy west of Chengtu in 2 days.

• The armored cars are in hex with the enemy SE of Chengtu and will attack tomorrow.

• 2,659 AV at Chungking.

• Another Bde has trucked into Neikiang. The Bde already there will move to occupy the hex east of Chungking to cut off supply and retreat there.

• The 36th British Division at Kanhsien will move by truck to Amoy, then assault east into Tsinkiang, and finally move NE to attack the Imperial division attempting to interdict our supply route and destroy that division.

• A brigade at Amoy is joining the armored cars moving to secure to supply route. the idea is to hold the hex when the Imperial division moves in, so the 36th British Division can move in behind and trap it for destruction.

• Engineering units are commencing to move by truck from Canton to Pucheng.

• A base force, 3 infantry divisions, and many artillery units have arrived at Pucheng by truck. One of the infantry divisions will dismount and move to Chuhsien to aid matters there.

• 865 AV at Chuhsien. Assault continues tomorrow.

• We have a brigade now 1 hex out from Chaochow.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Croaker just might.

000001 ASW attack 1945-06-29 121,56 Ominato

ASW attack near Ominato at 121,56

Japanese Ships
E Kusagaki

Allied Ships
SS Sennet, hits 4

SS Sennet is sighted by escort
E Kusagaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kusagaki attacking submerged sub ....
E Kusagaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kusagaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kusagaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-06-29 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
CA Oregon City
DD Gainard
DD Douglas Fox
DD Compton

Japanese ground losses:
198 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled

Port hits 21
Port supply hits 4

CA Oregon City firing at Kume-jima
DD Gainard firing at Kume-jima
DD Douglas Fox firing at 170th JAAF AF Bn
DD Compton firing at 10th Exped.Force


000005 ASW attack 1945-06-29 120,55 Ominato

ASW attack near Ominato at 120,55

Japanese Ships
E No.75

Allied Ships
SS Croaker, hits 11, heavy damage

SS Croaker is sighted by escort
Croaker diving deep ....
E No.75 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.75 attacking submerged sub ....
Sounds of submarine breaking up detected!
Escort abandons search for sub

Daytime Stuff
• Missed.

000086 ASW attack 1945-06-29 125,47 Toyohara

ASW attack near Toyohara at 125,47

Japanese Ships
PB Magan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Darter

SS Darter launches 2 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Building continues.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 June 30

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Chungking
Chuhsien

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +64

• Allies VP: 80,268

• Japan VP: 54,024

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.486 : 1

• No sighting of IJN fleet.


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 one.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-06-30 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
CA Cumberland
CA Suffolk
CA London
CA Dorsetshire
CA Norfolk
CA Canberra
DD Queensborough
DD Jupiter
DD Warramunga

Japanese ground losses:
218 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Fires 48
Runway hits 4

CA Cornwall firing at 5th Division
CA Cumberland firing at 21st Division
CA Suffolk firing at 2nd Tank Division
CA London firing at 33rd Division
CA Dorsetshire firing at Singapore
CA Norfolk firing at 1st Division
CA Canberra firing at 1st Division
DD Queensborough firing at 11th Division
DD Jupiter firing at 38th Division
DD Warramunga firing at 5th Division

• We are moving a Chinese Army unit with 218 AV (but still 100 disabled infantry squads) back into Singapore from Malacca. When it arrives we will make the next assault.

• 4,730 AV at Singapore.


Philippines

• Maneuvering continues. No hurry here.


China

• Smashed and sent across the river as expected; fortification reduction at Chuhsien again; stubborn speed bump SE of Chengtu.

000079 Ground combat 1945-06-30 73,42 Chengtu

Ground combat at 73,42 (near Chengtu)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 26205 troops, 142 guns, 346 vehicles, Assault Value = 1040

Defending force 7551 troops, 127 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Allied adjusted assault: 794

Japanese adjusted defense: 85

Allied assault odds: 9 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2624 casualties reported
Squads: 60 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 134 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 40 (27 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Units retreated 3

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Provisionl Tank Brigade
268th Motorised Brigade
28th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
40th Division
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion


000080 Ground combat 1945-06-30 Chuhsien 88,56

Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19554 troops, 296 guns, 1056 vehicles, Assault Value = 869

Defending force 16710 troops, 94 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 447

Allied adjusted assault: 606

Japanese adjusted defense: 490

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
336 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 60 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
670 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 82 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
19th Motorised Division
255th Indian Tank Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
50th Tank Brigade

Defending units:
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
161st Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
7th Field Construction Battalion


000081 Ground combat 1945-06-30 76,42 Chengtu

Ground combat at 76,42 (near Chengtu)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 480 troops, 0 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Defending force 204 troops, 2 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied adjusted assault: 28

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 28 to 1

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

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

Assaulting units:
16th Light Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
23rd JAAF AF Bn

• Enemy Tsuyung withdrawal continues moving around our roadblock.

• With the lack of imminent challenge to the roadblock we will free the USA tanks from that duty. First they will move east in case the paras need assistance.

• One of the enemy units just west of Chengtu has moved in hex with our para division, which will now cancel movement and attack.

• The armored cars will attack again to clear the recalcitrant speed bump.

• Our forces on the plain continue moving to encircle Chungking, while other forces passing through Kweiyang are moving to block the forest hexes SE and SW of Chungking.

• 2,661 AV at Chungking.

• The Chinese Army 3rd New Corps is moving on Kukong from two directions as previously noted, and now it appears the enemy is pulling out of that place.

• Armored cars will take up position on supply route to Pucheng tomorrow.

• Engineer units are still moving to Pucheng.

• 805 AV at Chuhsien. Attack continues tomorrow. Another tank unit will arrive tomorrow but too late to participate. The infantry division is farther behind, still pouring out of trucks.

• B-24's are moving into Amoy to start suppressing fortification rebuilding at Chuhsien.

• Bde moving on Chaochow.

• Infantry division will arrive in Amoy by truck tomorrow.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Let's keep it up.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-06-30 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
CA Oregon City
DD Gainard
DD Douglas Fox
DD Compton

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

Port hits 10
Port supply hits 7

CA Oregon City firing at Kume-jima
DD Gainard firing at Kume-jima
DD Douglas Fox firing at Kume-jima
DD Compton firing at Kume-jima

Daytime Stuff
• Diving deep.

000003 Sub attack 1945-06-30 121,56 Ominato

Sub attack near Ominato at 121,56

Japanese Ships
E Iki

Allied Ships
SS Spot

SS Spot launches 2 torpedoes at E Iki
Spot diving deep ....
E Iki attacking submerged sub ....
E Iki cannot establish contact with SS Spot
E Iki cannot reach attack position over SS Spot
E Iki loses contact with SS Spot
E Iki cannot reach attack position over SS Spot
E Iki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Iki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Iki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Iki attacking submerged sub ....
E Iki loses contact with SS Spot
E Iki loses contact with SS Spot
SS Spot eludes E Iki by diving deep
E Iki cannot reach attack position over SS Spot
E Iki cannot establish contact with SS Spot
E Iki loses contact with SS Spot
Escort abandons search for sub


000004 ASW attack 1945-06-30 124,55 Kushiro

ASW attack near Kushiro at 124,55

Japanese Ships
E No.22

Allied Ships
SS Blackfish, hits 1

SS Blackfish is located by E No.22
Blackfish diving deep ....
E No.22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.22 attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

• Building.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 July 01

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Chungking
Chuhsien

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +170

• Allies VP: 80,472

• Japan VP: 54,058

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.489 : 1

• No sighting of enemy fleet.


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

• Light.

000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-01 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CL Duguay Trouin
CL Georges Leygues
CL Gambia
DD Wager
DD Vigilant
DD Ulster

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

CL Duguay Trouin firing at 5th Division
CL Georges Leygues firing at 1st Division
CL Gambia firing at 11th Division
DD Wager firing at 21st Division
DD Vigilant firing at 38th Division
DD Ulster firing at 5th Division

• 4,745 AV at Singapore.


Philippines

• Maneuvering continues.

• Discovered some more troops vacationing on Java. They will be brought to Luzon.


China

• Fortifications destroyed and significant defender squads disabled; destroyed!; destroyed!

000065 Ground combat 1945-07-01 Chuhsien 88,56

Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19128 troops, 295 guns, 1056 vehicles, Assault Value = 880

Defending force 16148 troops, 94 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 400

Allied adjusted assault: 442

Japanese adjusted defense: 442

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
655 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 77 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Allied ground losses:
292 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Assaulting units:
255th Indian Tank Brigade
50th Tank Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
19th Motorised Division
18th Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
161st Division
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
7th Field Construction Battalion


000066 Ground combat 1945-07-01 76,42 Chengtu

Ground combat at 76,42 (near Chengtu)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 480 troops, 0 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Defending force 161 troops, 2 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 28

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 28 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
226 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
16th Light Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
23rd JAAF AF Bn


000067 Ground combat 1945-07-01 74,42 Chengtu

Ground combat at 74,42 (near Chengtu)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9796 troops, 198 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 364

Defending force 285 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied adjusted assault: 172

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 172 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
381 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
44th Parachute Division

Defending units:
9th JAAF AF Coy

• Enemy continues trying to get around our roadblock.

• Para division is now again moving on the hex just west of Chengtu.

• The armored cars are heading for Kienko.

• The tanks will assist with overcoming fortifications in Chungking or reacting to sudden needs.

• Encirclement of Chungking continues.

• 2,667 AV at Chungking.

• Enemy troops still leaving Kukong.

• Our armored cars have secured the road junction on the supply route to Pucheng. They will be relieved by an infantry brigade in about 2 days.

• 845 AV at Chuhsien, with another tank unit which arrived today. Attack continues tomorrow with a shock attack to try and force the issue.

• The 36th British Division has arrived at Amoy and is deploying to move east against Tsinkiang, then against the division trying to cut our supply route.

• A Bde will enter Chaochow tomorrow.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Subicide!

000001 ASW attack 1945-07-01 120,54 Ominato

ASW attack near Ominato at 120,54

Japanese Ships
E Sagi

Allied Ships
SS Spot

SS Spot is sighted by escort
Spot 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 attacking submerged sub ....
E Sagi attacking submerged sub ....
E Sagi is out of ASW ammo
E Sagi is out of ASW ammo
E Sagi is out of ASW ammo
E Sagi is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub


000002 Sub attack 1945-07-01 120,53 Hakodate

Sub attack near Hakodate at 120,53

Japanese Ships
E Kusagaki

Allied Ships
SS Spot, hits 9, heavy damage

SS Spot launches 2 torpedoes at E Kusagaki
Spot diving deep ....
E Kusagaki attacking submerged sub ....
Sounds of submarine breaking up detected!
Escort abandons search for sub

• Building continues.

• Naha airfield is now size 7 out of 8 max.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 July 02

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Chungking
Chaochow

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Allied forces CAPTURE Chuhsien !!!



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +53

• Allies VP: 80,544

• Japan VP: 54,077

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.489 : 1

• No sighting of enemy fleet.


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.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-02 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
BB Anson
DD L'Alcyon
DD Thatcher

Japanese ground losses:
168 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

BB Anson firing at 1st Division
DD L'Alcyon firing at 38th Division
DD Thatcher firing at 1st Division

• 4,747 AV at Singapore.

• See Picture just below. We should have close to 5,000 AV for the next assault. We will take significant casualties again, but we can expect to reduce the fortifications to 3 as a result of that battle. We will have over 1,000 AV ready to move in with a few days notice, plus various partially recovered combat engineer units. Those should help us maintain fortification reduction. The point is, even though we could get far more AV by letting the units outside Singapore continue to recover, there is already enough there to help us roll through two or three attacks more quickly than we have been.

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Philippines

• Construction battalions have reached Cabanatuan and will start work on fortifications.

• We are almost ready to begin the faux march on Manila, which will actually be a march through Manila. The aim will be to seize Clark Field to complete the encirclement of Imperial forces in Manila.


China

• All hard on the accompanying infantry but the tanks have taken little abuse.

000079 Ground combat 1945-07-02 Chuhsien 88,56

Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 19888 troops, 295 guns, 1165 vehicles, Assault Value = 850

Defending force 15389 troops, 94 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 333

Allied adjusted assault: 909

Japanese adjusted defense: 409

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Chuhsien !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
7945 casualties reported
Squads: 151 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 188 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (22 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Allied ground losses:
439 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
19th Motorised Division
50th Tank Brigade
255th Indian Tank Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
18th Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
161st Division
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
7th Field Construction Battalion

• There are some enemy troops making their way out of the trackless mountains near Kunming and Tsuyung. We now have our own troops blocking them on the road to Chengtu.

• The enemy horde across the river from our roadblock is still working to move around our position.

• In 3 days our para division should contact the 2 enemy units just west of Chengtu.

• The armored cars are heading for Kienko, ETA 3 days.

• The tanks are heading for Chungking, as are more brigades and 2 large Chinese Army Corps, along with the effort to encircle Chungking.

• 2,811 AV in Chungking.

• We will have troops in Kukong in 2 days.

• Base forces and engineering units are on the way to Pucheng. Some will then move directly on to Chuhsien.

• Many artillery units and 2 infantry divisions are moving by truck from Pucheng to Chuhsien.

• The armored units are all moving out for Hangchow.

• Recon begins tomorrow on Hangchow, Shaohing, and Shanghai.

• Intel on Hangchow, weak as it is, shows 1 unit present.

• 2 more days until the infantry brigade joins the armored cars blocking the Imperial division trying to cut our supply route.

• 124 AV at Chaochow. Assault tomorrow. After this we will wait for additional small forces to enforce encirclement of Swatow.

• A division continues moving on Tsinkiang.

• Tuyun airfield has maxed out at size 8.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Wear 'em down.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-02 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
CA Oregon City
DD Gainard
DD Douglas Fox
DD Compton

Japanese ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Port hits 7
Port supply hits 2

CA Oregon City firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Gainard firing at 170th JAAF AF Bn
DD Douglas Fox firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Compton firing at Kume-jima

Daytime Stuff
• More Allied submarine carnage!

000003 ASW attack 1945-07-02 118,59 Iwaki

ASW attack near Iwaki at 118,59

Japanese Ships
E No.194
E Amami
E No.71

Allied Ships
SS Chivo, hits 2, heavy damage

SS Chivo is located by E No.194
Chivo diving deep ....
E No.194 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.71 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.194 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.71 fails to find sub and abandons search
E No.194 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.194 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.194 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000004 ASW attack 1945-07-02 124,54 Kushiro

ASW attack near Kushiro at 124,54

Japanese Ships
E W-38

Allied Ships
SS Clamagore

SS Clamagore is located by E W-38
Clamagore diving deep ....
E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-38 attacking submerged sub ....
E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000005 Sub attack 1945-07-02 118,60 Iwaki

Sub attack near Iwaki at 118,60

Japanese Ships
E No.194
E Amami
E No.71

Allied Ships
SS Requin

SS Requin launches 4 torpedoes at E No.194
Requin diving deep ....
E No.194 fails to find sub and abandons search
E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000006 ASW attack 1945-07-02 118,59 Iwaki

ASW attack near Iwaki at 118,59

Japanese Ships
DD Naganami

Allied Ships
SS Chivo, hits 8, heavy damage

SS Chivo is located by DD Naganami
Chivo diving deep ....
DD Naganami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Naganami attacking submerged sub ....
DD Naganami attacking submerged sub ....
DD Naganami is out of ASW ammo
DD Naganami is out of ASW ammo
DD Naganami is out of ASW ammo
DD Naganami is out of ASW ammo
DD Naganami is out of ASW ammo
DD Naganami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Naganami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Building on Okinawa continues.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 July 03

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Chungking

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Allied forces CAPTURE Chaochow !!!



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +72

• Allies VP: 80,563

• Japan VP: 54,024

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.491 : 1

• No sign of the IJN fleet.


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 one.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-03 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
CA Cumberland
CA Suffolk
CA London
CA Dorsetshire
CA Norfolk
CA Canberra
DD Queensborough
DD Jupiter
DD Warramunga

Japanese ground losses:
230 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

CA Cornwall firing at 5th Division
CA Cumberland firing at 5th Division
CA Suffolk firing at 38th Division
CA London firing at 5th Division
CA Dorsetshire firing at 2nd Tank Division
CA Norfolk firing at 5th Division
CA Canberra firing at 1st Division
DD Queensborough firing at 5th Division
DD Jupiter firing at 1st Division
DD Warramunga firing at 38th Division

• The additional unit looks to be 3 days out from Singapore.

• 4,753 AV at Singapore.

• The plan at the moment is for the next ground assault at Singapore the day after the additional unit arrives there. The most recovered units from outside Singapore will begin moving into Singapore right after that attack with the next taking place as soon as they arrive. The remaining units will move in after, with the next assault as soon as they arrive.


Philippines

• Still going according to plan.


China

• Cleanup progress.

000057 Ground combat 1945-07-03 Chaochow 81,61

Ground combat at Chaochow (81,61)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3744 troops, 66 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 125

Defending force 1134 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Allied adjusted assault: 116

Japanese adjusted defense: 8

Allied assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Chaochow !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
492 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
24th Australian Brigade

Defending units:
69th Ind.Infantry Battalion

• We now have troops in front of the Imperials making their way out of the mountains NE of Kunming/E of Tsuyung.

• The horde retreating from Tsuyung continues to work around our roadblock.

• The para division will contact the enemy west of Chengtu in 2 days.

• The armored cars will enter Kienko in 2 days.

• Our troops continue moving to surround Chungking.

• The Empire is moving troops through Changsha toward points east.

• Engineering units continue moving forward behind the spearhead.

• The Imperial units evicted from Chuhsien to the hex just SE are heading both east and west (toward Pucheng).

• Our infantry division between Pucheng and Chuhsien and moving into Chuhsien has split into regiments. 2 regiments will continue into Chuhsien and 1 regiment will move back to Pucheng for the time being.

• In addition to the armor we have 2 infantry divisions and all the artillery fording up at Chuhsien to march to Hangchow with the armor.

• Recon of Hangchow shows 7 units, 32,420 troops, 319 guns, 71 AFV.

• Recon of Shanghai shows 30 units, 100,880 troops, 1,001 guns, 744 AFV. We might need more guys!


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

• Found a way to free up 2 brigades by moving around garrisons.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Wear away at them.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-03 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
CA Oregon City
DD Gainard
DD Douglas Fox
DD Compton

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

Port hits 19
Port supply hits 1

CA Oregon City firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Gainard firing at Kume-jima
DD Douglas Fox firing at Kume-jima
DD Compton firing at Kume-jima

Daytime Stuff
• Ouch.

000003 ASW attack 1945-07-03 119,57 Hachinohe

ASW attack near Hachinohe at 119,57

Japanese Ships
E No.194
E No.71

Allied Ships
SS Clamagore, hits 10

SS Clamagore is sighted by escort
E No.194 fails to find sub and abandons search
E No.71 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.71 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.71 is out of ASW ammo
E No.71 is out of ASW ammo
E No.71 is out of ASW ammo
E No.71 is out of ASW ammo
E No.71 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.71 is out of ASW ammo
E No.71 is out of ASW ammo
E No.71 is out of ASW ammo
E No.71 is out of ASW ammo
E No.71 is out of ASW ammo
E No.71 is out of ASW ammo
E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Buildup continues.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 July 04

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Chungking
Kukong

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: -25

• Allies VP: 80,579

• Japan VP: 54,065

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.490 : 1

• No sign of the IJN fleet.

• I think the end is in sight at Singapore, even though it will be several battles until we capture the base and even more before the place is secured. Once Singapore is captured we will free up the best units for recovery and duty either in China or the Home Islands.

• Likewise the end is in sight at Chungking even though we've only made one assault and fortifications remain at level 8. The defenders suffered a supply malus and disablements in excess of 10% during that action. In 6 days or so we will see what even less supply for them and more forces for us accomplishes. The influx of Chinese Army unit arrivals (after either capture or securing of Chungking, I forget which) will free up strong forces for the Shanghai area and other points. Perhaps the other Allies can meet the Soviets at the Yalu River?


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

• Squads destroyed; good.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-04 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
BB Anson
DD L'Alcyon
DD Thatcher

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

BB Anson firing at 11th Division
DD L'Alcyon firing at 5th Division
DD Thatcher firing at 21st Division

• Additional unit for Singapore should arrive tomorrow.

• 4,754 AV at Singapore.


Philippines

• Our troops are beginning to move into Manila from 3 directions.


China

• Imperial units cut off near Kunming and Tsuyung are heading in different directions, obviously intent on doing what they can to tie up Allied troops.

• The ex-Tsuyung Imperials are now seen moving somewhat differently to skirt our roadblock. They are still moving NE, but are no longer seen moving SE, although that might be an artifact of recon. They are now seen moving E, straight across the river into our roadblock. Should we bring back the tanks? No. I think our roadblock as is, 935 AV and consisting of the Indian 268th Motorized Bde and the Chinese 28th Corps, should be able to hold.

• The para division will be 1 hex west of Chengtu tomorrow, where there are now 2 enemy units.

• The armored cars will enter Kienko tomorrow.

• 2,834 AV in Chungking.

• In about 5 days all the units assigned to reduce Imperial defenses at Chungking will be in place. Encirclement will take longer, off-road movement into the hex SE of Chungking taking the longest. With the high level of fortification that will cause no delay. When all those assigned units are in Chungking our initial AV should be more than 4,400.

• We are keeping 1 Bde, currently at Neikiang, to respond to enemy movements which might interfere with current operations on the Chungking plain.

• 955 AV at Kukong. Assault tomorrow. Recon shows 2 units, 9,820 troops, 34 guns, 0 AFV.

• Our forces continue moving on Hangchow, being careful to route around a possible river crossing.

• Engineering units have begun arriving at Pucheng, some will move on to Chuhsien.

• The enemy division ex-Amoy has moved onto our supply route to Pucheng but we have an infantry Bde and armored cars there. They will hold the road open until our division at Amoy can attack through Tsinkiang and destroy the enemy division from behind.

• Waiting on units to surround Swatow.

• Our division will probably enter Tsinkiang in 2 days.

• USA fighters from Nago will begin sweeping Shanghai tomorrow.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Missed.

000001 ASW attack 1945-07-04 125,58 Kushiro

ASW attack near Kushiro at 125,58

Japanese Ships
DD Maki
DD Kaede

Allied Ships
SS Grayback

SS Grayback launches 2 torpedoes at DD Maki
DD Kaede attacking submerged sub ....
DD Kaede fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kaede fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kaede fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kaede fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-04 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
CA Oregon City
DD Gainard
DD Douglas Fox
DD Compton

Japanese ground losses:
140 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Port hits 17
Port supply hits 1

CA Oregon City firing at Kume-jima
DD Gainard firing at Kume-jima
DD Douglas Fox firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Compton firing at 10th Exped.Force

Daytime Stuff
• Located, located!

000004 ASW attack 1945-07-04 121,57 Ominato

ASW attack near Ominato at 121,57

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Tanikaze

Allied Ships
SS Triton

SS Triton is located by DD Hagikaze
DD Tanikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tanikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000087 ASW attack 1945-07-04 124,57 Kushiro

ASW attack near Kushiro at 124,57

Japanese Ships
E No.6
E No.22

Allied Ships
SS Irex

SS Irex is located by E No.6
E No.22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Building continues.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 July 05

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Chungking
Kienko

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Allied forces CAPTURE Kukong !!!



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +71

• Allies VP: 80.648

• Japan VP: 54,063

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.492 : 1

• No sign of IJN fleet.


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 one.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-05 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

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

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

CL Newcastle firing at 1st Division
CL Swiftsure firing at 1st Division
CL Tromp firing at 5th Division
CL Sumatra firing at 5th Division
DD Witte de With firing at 33rd Division
DD Kortenaer firing at 38th Division
DD Piet Hein firing at 1st Division

• That unit needs one more day of marching. Want them fresh!

• 4,764 AV at Singapore.


Philippines


China

• Got it. The equivalent of 4 brigades on defense, obviously very much below strength.

000081 Ground combat 1945-07-05 Kukong 79,57

Ground combat at Kukong (79,57)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 26866 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 956

Defending force 6199 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 169

Allied adjusted assault: 477

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 68 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kukong !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2836 casualties reported
Squads: 78 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (11 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units retreated 2

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd New Chinese Corps

Defending units:
62nd Infantry Brigade
130th Division

• Still 2 enemy units near Kunming.

• 2 other enemy units are 1 hex short of being across the river from our roadblock, and are heading east off the road. We have a Chinese Army division with 241 AV which should catch them before the get off road.

• The enemy across the river from our roadblock is heading NE and east, but does not appear to be heading SE any longer.

• The para division is in hex with 2 enemy units, strength unknown, just west of Chengtu. Assault tomorrow.

• 54 AV at Kienko. Assault tomorrow.

• 2,848 AV at Chungking.

• More units moving into Chungking and others encircling it.

• The 3rd New Chinese Corps will stay put at Kukong to repair the base and then await relief for garrison.

• We were very unlucky between Chuhsien and Pucheng. A regiment moved out of the hex today, just when an enemy unit moved in, blocking the supply route. One brigade each will stay in Pucheng and Chuhsien while the other moves to engage the intruder.

• Events near Chaochow awaiting more units.

• Likely tomorrow our division will enter Tsinkiang.

• The fighter sweeps of Shanghai went well. The squadrons (5) all need to rest as they swept as soon as flying into Nago.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• This duty will last a while.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-05 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
CA Oregon City
DD Gainard
DD Douglas Fox
DD Compton

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

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

CA Oregon City firing at 170th JAAF AF Bn
DD Gainard firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Douglas Fox firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Compton firing at Kume-jima

Daytime Stuff
• Got one.

000003 ASW attack 1945-07-05 117,61 Iwaki

ASW attack near Iwaki at 117,61

Japanese Ships
E Kuga, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
E Oga

Allied Ships
SS Requin, hits 3

SS Requin launches 2 torpedoes at E Kuga
Requin diving deep ....
E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Oga attacking submerged sub ....
E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Building continues.


Complete combat report attached.

[MateDow]

Just posting to let you know that people are following and reading.

Thank you for the effort. There aren't many Allied invasions of China to follow.

[witpqs]

Just posting to let you know that people are following and reading.

Thank you for the effort. There aren't many Allied invasions of China to follow.

Thanks!



Since the clock is running shorter in the game I'm not sure how far we will get to go either in China or the Home Islands. Rumor has it the Soviets have been seen printing maps...

[witpqs]

1945 July 06

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Manila
Chungking
Tsinkiang

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Allied forces CAPTURE Kienko !!!



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +58

• Allies VP: 80,679

• Japan VP: 54,036

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.493 : 1

• No sign of the IJN fleet.


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

• Weak, but kept them awake for tomorrow's action.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-06 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CL Duguay Trouin
CL Georges Leygues
CL Gambia
DD Wager
DD Vigilant
DD Ulster

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

CL Duguay Trouin firing at 38th Division
CL Georges Leygues firing at 1st Division
CL Gambia firing at 33rd Division
DD Wager firing at 5th Division
DD Vigilant firing at 5th Division
DD Ulster firing at 38th Division

• The units recovering at Malacca will begin moving in combat mode to Singapore. When they arrive there (estimate 11 days) an assault will be made.

• The units recovering at Johore Bharu will begin moving in combat mode to Singapore. When they arrive there (estimate 4 days) an assault will be made.

• 5,002 AV at Singapore. Assault tomorrow.

• The hope is for a fortification reduction with each assault, increasing the pressure and casualties inflicted on the defenders. Naval bombardments will be kept at as high a pace as practical. Tactical air strikes will be stood down between assaults because the high attrition would mean little to no air support available for the later land assaults.


Philippines

• 391 AV in Manila. We own the NE hex side, facing Cabanatuan, and the SW hex side, facing Batangas.

• Tomorrow more units will be on scene with another Bde several more days behind marching overland from Mauban.

• Our plan is to leave in place only enough force to defend itself, while the rest moves on Clark Field to complete the encirclement of Manila.


China

• Kienko falls, but for how long?

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-06 Swatow 81,62

Night Naval bombardment of Swatow at 81,62

Allied Ships
CL Nigeria
CL Newfoundland
CL Kenya
CL Emerald
CL Hobart
DD John Rodgers
DD Ringgold
DD Daly
DD Bullard

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

Manpower hits 7
Fires 604
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 53
Port hits 24
Port fuel hits 9
Port supply hits 2

CL Nigeria firing at Swatow
CL Newfoundland firing at Swatow
CL Kenya firing at Swatow
CL Emerald firing at Swatow
CL Hobart firing at Swatow
DD John Rodgers firing at Swatow
DD Ringgold firing at Swatow
DD Daly firing at 30th RGC Division
DD Bullard firing at Swatow



000087 Ground combat 1945-07-06 Kienko 78,41

Ground combat at Kienko (78,41)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 480 troops, 0 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Defending force 285 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied adjusted assault: 51

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kienko !!!

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

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
16th Light Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
33rd JAAF AF Coy


000088 Ground combat 1945-07-06 74,41 Chengtu

Ground combat at 74,41 (near Chengtu)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9802 troops, 199 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 365

Defending force 1299 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Allied adjusted assault: 357

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 71 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
774 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 2

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
44th Parachute Division

Defending units:
4th Naval Construction Battalion
4th JAAF AF Coy

• Still 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming, with our units blocking their access to the road to Chengtu.

• Another 12 enemy units continue working their way around the roadblock.

• While we have taken Kienko, recon shows enemy troops moving east out of Chengtu. Our armored car unit is too weak to stand up to any large unit. The stand-by Bde in Neikiang is heading there now but is much farther away than the enemy units, so the tanks will also head to Kienko. They might only stay until the Bde arrives, depending on how many enemy troops show up. Trapping and destroying as many enemy as possible on the Chungking plain is certainly an objective.

• 2,856 AV at Chungking. All assigned units should be on scene in 3 days.

• So it turns out the enemy division ex-Amoy which entered our supply route has interrupted strategic road movement (even though supply movement remains open). So, our armored cars and infantry division will assault now rather than waiting for the division attacking through Tsinkiang. We have 183 AV facing 1 unit with 13,000 troops, 51 guns, and 8 AFV. Tactical air is assisting.

• 461 AV at Tsinkiang. Assault tomorrow. The enemy has reinforced, with recon now showing 3 units, 5,800 troops, 17 guns, 0 AFV.

• Recon has not yet provided information on the strength of the enemy unit between Pucheng and Chuhsien. We will have a brigade on scene tomorrow.

• East of Pucheng and SW of Chuhsien is 1 enemy unit with 4,600 troops, 10 guns, 0 AFV.

• Most of the spearhead continues marching on the hex just SW of Hangchow, from where they will enter the city.

• Enemy units are arrayed on the roads in front of Wenchow. From there they can defend Wenchow and act against our supply route to Hangchow and Shanghai. We need more units to both deal with them to keep the supply route open and take Shanghai.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Casualties!

000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-06 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
CA Oregon City
DD Gainard
DD Douglas Fox
DD Compton

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

Port hits 8
Port supply hits 3

CA Oregon City firing at Kume-jima
DD Gainard firing at 170th JAAF AF Bn
DD Douglas Fox firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Compton firing at 10th Exped.Force

• Building continues.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 July 07

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Manila
Chungking

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Allied forces CAPTURE Tsinkiang !!!



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +289

• Allies VP: 80,808

• Japan VP: 53,876

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.500 : 1

• No sighting of IJN fleet.


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 results!

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-07 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
BB Anson
DD L'Alcyon
DD Thatcher

Japanese ground losses:
461 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Repair Shipyard hits 1
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 22
Port hits 3

BB Anson firing at Singapore
DD L'Alcyon firing at 21st Division
DD Thatcher firing at 38th Division


000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-07 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

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

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

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

CL Newcastle firing at 2nd Tank Division
CL Swiftsure firing at 38th Division
CL Tromp firing at Singapore
CL Sumatra firing at 11th Division
DD Witte de With firing at 11th Division
DD Kortenaer firing at 5th Division
DD Piet Hein firing at 5th Division


000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-07 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

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

Japanese ground losses:
164 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Division
Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant
BB Valiant firing at 5th Division
DD Urania firing at 5th Division
DD Wadsworth firing at 5th Division
DD Fullam firing at 5th Division


000007 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-07 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
CA Cumberland
CA Suffolk
CA London
CA Dorsetshire
CA Norfolk
CA Canberra
DD Queensborough
DD Jupiter
DD Warramunga

Japanese ground losses:
381 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Heavy Industry hits 1
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 18
Port hits 2

CA Cornwall firing at Singapore
CA Cumberland firing at Singapore
CA Suffolk firing at 5th Division
CA London firing at Singapore
CA Dorsetshire firing at 1st Division
CA Norfolk firing at 21st Division
CA Canberra firing at Singapore
DD Queensborough firing at 1st Division
DD Jupiter firing at 5th Division
DD Warramunga firing at 1st Division


000106 Ground combat 1945-07-07 Singapore 50,84

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 165095 troops, 2851 guns, 2180 vehicles, Assault Value = 5038

Defending force 119291 troops, 1108 guns, 1161 vehicles, Assault Value = 3187

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 4818

Japanese adjusted defense: 13801

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
5583 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 387 disabled
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 127 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 42 disabled
Guns lost 132 (5 destroyed, 127 disabled)
Vehicles lost 117 (14 destroyed, 103 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
13326 casualties reported
Squads: 77 destroyed, 605 disabled
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 286 disabled
Engineers: 105 destroyed, 258 disabled
Guns lost 251 (36 destroyed, 215 disabled)
Vehicles lost 129 (22 destroyed, 107 disabled)

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

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

• Fortifications reduced. Our casualties a full 1/3 less than expected. Enemy Casualties significantly increased from last battle. BTW, we lost ballpark 100 aircraft, the tactical air is certainly standing down.

• The first round of reinforcements should be on site in 3 days, next assault the day after.

• 3,824 AV at Singapore.


Philippines

• Not sure where this guy was going.

000105 Afternoon Air attack 1945-07-07 79,77 Manila

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-5 Hellcat x 15
TBM-3 Avenger x 7

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AV Akitsushima, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.

Massive explosion on AV Akitsushima

• About 2 divisions worth of units are marching out of Manila to Cabanatuan, from where they will march into Clark Field.

• There are currently another 2 brigades marching into Manila to join the 3 brigades remaining there.

• 995 AV at Manila.


China

• Supply route to Pucheng clear!

000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-07 Tsinkiang 84,61

Night Naval bombardment of Tsinkiang at 84,61

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:
896 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 66 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 22
Runway hits 60
Port hits 24
Port fuel hits 17
Port supply hits 5

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


000006 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-07 Tsinkiang 84,61

Night Naval bombardment of Tsinkiang at 84,61

Allied Ships
CL Nigeria
CL Newfoundland
CL Kenya
CL Emerald
CL Hobart
DD John Rodgers
DD Ringgold
DD Daly
DD Bullard

Japanese ground losses:
388 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15
Port hits 13
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 4

CL Nigeria firing at 1st RGC Route Brigade
CL Newfoundland firing at Amoy Special Base Force
CL Kenya firing at Tsinkiang
CL Emerald firing at Tsinkiang
CL Hobart firing at Amoy Special Base Force
DD John Rodgers firing at Tsinkiang
DD Ringgold firing at Tsinkiang
DD Daly firing at Amoy Special Base Force
DD Bullard firing at Amoy Special Base Force000107 Ground combat 1945-07-07 84,59 Amoy

Ground combat at 84,59 (near Amoy)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4123 troops, 44 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 185

Defending force 8286 troops, 53 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 212

Allied adjusted assault: 79

Japanese adjusted defense: 37

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2349 casualties reported
Squads: 73 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 81 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 14 (8 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Guides Cavalry Regiment
99th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
22nd Division


000108 Ground combat 1945-07-07 Tsinkiang 84,61

Ground combat at Tsinkiang (84,61)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13523 troops, 215 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 462

Defending force 3044 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied adjusted assault: 207

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 69 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tsinkiang !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1312 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 3

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
36th British Division

Defending units:
1st RGC Route Brigade
2nd RGC Route Brigade
Amoy Special Base Force

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming.

• 12 other enemy units circumnavigating our roadblock.

• We have units blocking the former and chasing the latter.

• Enemy still heading east out of Chengtu.

• Tomorrow our armored cars will contact the enemy unit ejected from Kienko.

• Our tanks will be in Kienko in 3 or 4 days.

• 2 units are still moving to complete encirclement of Chungking and will be for several days yet. 1 other unit has reached its blocking position.

• Remaining assault units (about 1,495 AV) will be in Chungking in 2 days.

• After clearing the supply route hex, the Guides Cavalry Regiment and the 99th Indian Brigade will move to help clear and protec the area near Pucheng and Chuhsien.

• The 36th British Division will move to engage the IJA 22nd Division (defeated in the other battle today).

• Between Pucheng and Chuhsien we have 157 AV versus 1 unit, 5,620 troops, 15 guns, and 0 AFV Assault tomorrow.

• The spearhead continues moving on Hangchow.

• The BFF Brigade will move from Amoy to Tsinkiang as garrison while the 36th British Division moves on.

• It looks as though all aircraft have relocated out of Shanghai airfields.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Killing them softly. Er, slowly.

000001 ASW attack 1945-07-07 100,58 Fukue-jima

ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,58

Japanese Ships
E No.72

Allied Ships
SS Pargo

SS Pargo is located by E No.72
Pargo diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection


000008 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-07 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
CA Oregon City
DD Gainard
DD Douglas Fox
DD Compton

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

Port hits 11
Port supply hits 3

CA Oregon City firing at Kume-jima
DD Gainard firing at Kume-jima
DD Douglas Fox firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Compton firing at Kume-jima

• Building continues.


Complete combat report attached.

[Nomad]

54 days to get to 2:1. Will you make it?

[witpqs]

Don't know. Truth is, not even thinking about it. Be very happy to go to March 1946!

[witpqs]

1945 July 08

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Manila
Chungking

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +97

• Allies VP: 80,844

• Japan VP: 53,815

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.502 : 1

• No sign of those shipping lane raiding scardy cats.


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

• Just keep them nervous.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-08 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CL Duguay Trouin
CL Georges Leygues
CL Gambia
DD Wager
DD Vigilant
DD Ulster

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

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

CL Duguay Trouin firing at 2nd Tank Division
CL Georges Leygues firing at 21st Division
CL Gambia firing at 1st Division
DD Wager firing at 38th Division
DD Vigilant firing at 5th Division
DD Ulster firing at Singapore

• In 2 days the first wave of reinforcements will be in Singapore.

• 3,933 AV at Singapore.


Philippines

• 999 AV at Manila.

• Maneuvering continues.


China

• A whole division! But our regiment actually got the better of them casualty-wise.

000081 Ground combat 1945-07-08 87,56 Pucheng

Ground combat at 87,56 (near Pucheng)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5138 troops, 89 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 158

Defending force 9248 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 309

Allied adjusted assault: 68

Japanese adjusted defense: 1161

Allied assault odds: 1 to 17

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

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

Allied ground losses:
103 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
20th Indian/A Division

Defending units:
131st Division

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming.

• 12 enemy units working around our roadblock.

• We have 2 units blocking and pursuing on the Tsuyung to Chengtu road.

• Our roadblock is strong.

• The armored cars are 1 hex west of Kienko and will assault the evicted enemy unit tomorrow.

• The tanks will be in Kienko in 2 or 3 days.

• 2 units still moving to blocking positions outside Chungking. One of them has about 6 days to go, they should make it before fortifications are reduced very much.

• 3,001 AV in Chungking.

• The remaining 2 units for Chungking will arrive there tomorrow with 1,497 AV.

• The regiment between Pucheng and Chuhsien will await reinforcements before attacking again.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Pretty good casualties.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-08 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
CA Oregon City
DD Gainard
DD Douglas Fox
DD Compton

Japanese ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Port hits 15
Port supply hits 1

CA Oregon City firing at Kume-jima
DD Gainard firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Douglas Fox firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Compton firing at 10th Exped.Force

Daytime Stuff
• Missed.

000003 Sub attack 1945-07-08 122,47 Wakkanai

Sub attack near Wakkanai at 122,47

Japanese Ships
xAK Nansin Maru
PB Magan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Darter

SS Darter launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Nansin Maru
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Naha airfield is nearly maxed out.


Complete combat report attached.

[Lowpe]

How about another picture of China? Pretty please.

[witpqs]

1945 July 09

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Manila
Chungking

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +312

• Allies VP: 81,084

• Japan VP: 53,743

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.509 : 1

• No sign of the enemy fleet.


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

• Keeping them primed.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-09 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

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

Japanese ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 4

CL Newcastle firing at 33rd Division
CL Swiftsure firing at Singapore
CL Tromp firing at 21st Division
CL Sumatra firing at 11th Division
DD Witte de With firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Kortenaer firing at 1st Division
DD Piet Hein firing at 2nd Tank Division

• We pulled out a couple of very badly mauled units from Singapore.

• The first wave of reinforcements will be in Singapore tomorrow, assault the day after.

• 4,007 AV at Singapore.

• Max disruption among units in Singapore is in the teens.


Philippines

• 319 AV in Manila.

• Our forces are now moving on Clark Field. As mentioned previously, about 2 divisions worth of troops.


China

• Cleared away.

000085 Ground combat 1945-07-09 77,41 Kienko

Ground combat at 77,41 (near Kienko)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 480 troops, 0 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Defending force 240 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied adjusted assault: 56

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 56 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
173 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
16th Light Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
33rd JAAF AF Coy

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming.

• We have a unit blocking those.

• 2 enemy units 2 hexes from the roadblock. We have a unit with 244 AV just caught up to them. Assault tomorrow.

• 10 enemy units across from the roadblock, variously moving to cross and to circumvent.

• The armored cars are moving back into Kienko and will meet up with tanks there.

• 2 enemy units are 1 hex east of Chengtu. Strength unknown.

• 4,510 AV in Chungking. Assault tomorrow.

• 2 units continue movement to their assigned stations to blockade Chungking.

• In 2 days the 36th British Division will contact the twice retreated enemy division just NE of Tsinkiang.

• Reinforcements still moving to the blocked supply route between Pucheng and Chuhsien.

• An enemy unit retreated from Chuhsien has moved to contact our spearhead just SW of Hangchow. The rest of the spearhead will make that hex tomorrow, so we will attack then to have best chance of destroying the unit outright.

• NCAC Army HQ, preparing for Shanghai, has been flown into Pucheng where they will await the road to be cleared.

• Airfield building at Amoy is progressing rapidly, now size 7 + 75%.

• Hoping to start getting Allied units from Singapore moved into this area of operations in the near future.

• Current map below is marked to show our ongoing movement plans plus a corrected supply route for the Shanghai offensive.

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India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Got two.

000001 Night Time Surface Combat 1945-07-09 87,63 Taihoku

Night Time Surface Combat, near Taihoku at 87,63, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E W-18, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
TK Amato Maru, Shell hits 50, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Buchanan
DD Clark
DD Tenacious
DD Terpsichore
DD Whelp
DD Whirlwind

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
DD Whirlwind engages TK Amato Maru at 1,000 yards
DD Whelp engages TK Amato Maru at 1,000 yards
DD Tenacious engages TK Amato Maru at 1,000 yards
DD Clark engages TK Amato Maru at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
DD Whirlwind engages TK Amato Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Whelp engages TK Amato Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Tenacious engages TK Amato Maru at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Whirlwind engages E W-18 at 3,000 yards
DD Whelp engages TK Amato Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Terpsichore engages TK Amato Maru at 3,000 yards
TK Amato Maru sunk by DD Clark at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Clark engages E W-18 at 2,000 yards
E W-18 sunk by DD Whelp at 2,000 yards
E W-18 sunk by DD Whelp at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-09 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
CA Oregon City
DD Gainard
DD Douglas Fox
DD Compton

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

Port hits 3
Port supply hits 2

CA Oregon City firing at Kume-jima
DD Gainard firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Douglas Fox firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Compton firing at 10th Exped.Force

Daytime Stuff
• Got one. And another.

000004 Sub attack 1945-07-09 121,57 Ominato

Sub attack near Ominato at 121,57

Japanese Ships
DD Tsubaki
DD Keyaki

Allied Ships
SS Cabrilla, hits 1

SS Cabrilla launches 4 torpedoes at DD Tsubaki
DD Keyaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Keyaki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Keyaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Keyaki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Keyaki is out of ASW ammo
DD Keyaki is out of ASW ammo
DD Keyaki is out of ASW ammo
DD Keyaki is out of ASW ammo
DD Keyaki is out of ASW ammo
DD Keyaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000005 Sub attack 1945-07-09 125,47 Toyohara

Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,47

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 38, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SC Ch 39
TK Shinfuku Maru
TK Yuho Maru
TK Nissho Maru
E W-17
SC Ch 51

Allied Ships
SS Darter

SS Darter launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 38
E W-17 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC Ch 51 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 51 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 51 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 51 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 51 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


000073 Morning Air attack 1945-07-09 87,67 Orchid Island

Morning Air attack on TF, near Orchid Island at 87,67

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-5 Hellcat x 14
SB2C-3 Helldiver x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AS Heian Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



000084 Afternoon Air attack 1945-07-09 87,67 Orchid Island

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Orchid Island at 87,67

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-5 Hellcat x 14
SB2C-3 Helldiver x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AS Heian Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AS Heian Maru

• Naha airfield has maxed out at size 8. Port expansion underway.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 July 10

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Manila
Chungking

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +191

• Allies VP: 81,195

• Japan VP: 53,664

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.513 : 1

• No sign of the stealth fleet.


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

• Kept them awake.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-10 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CL Duguay Trouin
CL Georges Leygues
CL Perth
CL Gambia
DD Wager
DD Vigilant
DD Ulster

Japanese ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CL Duguay Trouin firing at 33rd Division
CL Georges Leygues firing at 2nd Tank Division
CL Perth firing at 1st Division
CL Gambia firing at 1st Division
DD Wager firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Vigilant firing at 11th Division
DD Ulster firing at 21st Division

• 4,857 AV at Singapore. Assault tomorrow.

• The next wave of reinforcements is between Malacca and Johore Bharu.


Philippines

• 450 AV in Manila.

• Another brigade should be in Manila tomorrow.

• Our troops are close to Clark Field.


China

• It looks like the encircling units will just barely have time to get into position around Chungking.

000077 Ground combat 1945-07-10 Chungking 76,45

Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 129907 troops, 540 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 4650

Defending force 40072 troops, 365 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 1031

Allied adjusted assault: 1659

Japanese adjusted defense: 511

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 8)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 7

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

Japanese ground losses:
1378 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 94 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 42 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 21 (8 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3031 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 419 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled

Assaulting units:
18th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
20th Australian Brigade
18th Australian Brigade
29th Chinese Corps
100th Indian Brigade
54th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
Red Chinese Army

Defending units:
48th Engineer Regiment
63rd Division
1st Ind.Inf.Group
65th Division
31st Division
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Mongol Garrison Army
85th Field AA Battalion
31st Fld AA Gun Co
56th JAAF AF Bn


000078 Ground combat 1945-07-10 71,43 Neikiang

Ground combat at 71,43 (near Neikiang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6685 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 245

Defending force 6607 troops, 72 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 188

Allied adjusted assault: 109

Japanese adjusted defense: 229

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
423 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
200th Chinese Division

Defending units:
14th Division
69th JAAF AF Coy

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming.

• 1 unit holding them off the Tsuyung-Chengtu road.

• The 200th Chinese Division will wait a day for resupply before attacking again. The 2 enemy units they hit must be even worse on supply than they were before.

• The tanks have made it to Kienko, so the armored cars will hold while the tanks move west to them.

• 2 more units still moving to encircle Chungking. The last of them might need 5 full days to reach its assigned blocking hex.

• 4,229 AV in Chungking, not counting the brigade just passing through on its way to Kienko. Supplies are just a bit low and Disruption only slightly elevated. We will hold only to give the encircling units time to get on station so we do not have to pursue this scurvy horde and do it again.

• The enemy expelled from Kukong some time back, 7,400 troops, are still just NW of that city.

• Tomorrow and the next day reinforcements will arrive between Pucheng and Chuhsien.

• A Bde will arrive at Pucheng in 2 days and attack east from there to clear the area.

• The entire spearhead is just SW of Hangchow and will attack the speed bump unit tomorrow.

• A division will be in contact with an enemy division just NE of Tsinkiang tomorrow.

• Hangchow is taking on more defenders. Recon says 9 units, 61,060 troops, 429 guns, 91 AFV.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Surprise!

000001 Night Time Surface Combat 1945-07-10 88,66 Iriomote

Night Time Surface Combat, near Iriomote at 88,66, Range 30,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
AG Daido Maru
AG Heijo Maru
AG Soya
xAK Imizu Maru

Allied Ships
CV Randolph
CV Bennington
CVL Langley
CLAA Tucson
CL Honolulu
CL Phoenix
DD Hank
DD Wallace Lind
DD Samuel Moore
DD Charles S. Sperry
DD Waldron
DD John W. Weeks
DD Walke II
DD Laffey II
DD Beatty II

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat


000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-10 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
CA Oregon City
DD Gainard
DD Douglas Fox
DD Compton

Japanese ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Port hits 8
Port supply hits 2

CA Oregon City firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Gainard firing at Kume-jima
DD Douglas Fox firing at Kume-jima
DD Compton firing at 10th Exped.Force

• Naha port expanding quickly.

• Divisions loaded up at Naha, base forces are unloading.


Complete combat report attached.