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

[witpqs]

1945 July 11

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Manila
Clark Field
Chungking

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Bayombong is occupied by the Allies



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +104

• Allies VP: 81,303

• Japan VP: 53,667

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.515 : 1

• IJN fleet not sighted.


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 results. Casualties are roughly the same as lsat time.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-11 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
BB Anson
DD L'Alcyon
DD Thatcher

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

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
Port hits 3

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


000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-11 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:
124 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

CL Newcastle firing at 33rd Division
CL Swiftsure firing at 21st Division
CL Tromp firing at 38th Division
CL Sumatra firing at 21st Division
DD Witte de With firing at 1st Division
DD Kortenaer firing at 38th Division
DD Piet Hein firing at 21st Division


000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-11 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
BB Queen Elizabeth
BB Valiant
DD Kempenfelt
DD Urania
DD Rotherham
DD Roebuck
DD Quality
DD Wadsworth
DD Fullam

Japanese ground losses:
411 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Heavy Industry hits 1
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 11
Port hits 2

BB Queen Elizabeth firing at Singapore
Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant
BB Valiant firing at 1st Division
DD Kempenfelt firing at 1st Division
DD Urania firing at 1st Division
DD Rotherham firing at Singapore
DD Roebuck firing at 5th Division
DD Quality firing at 21st Division
DD Wadsworth firing at 1st Division
DD Fullam firing at 1st Division


000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-11 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:
281 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Fires 371
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 6
Port hits 2

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



000096 Ground combat 1945-07-11 Singapore 50,84

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 184077 troops, 3210 guns, 2443 vehicles, Assault Value = 4901

Defending force 112853 troops, 1090 guns, 1142 vehicles, Assault Value = 2785

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 3882

Japanese adjusted defense: 2735

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
5454 casualties reported
Squads: 44 destroyed, 238 disabled
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 87 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 29 disabled
Guns lost 105 (17 destroyed, 88 disabled)
Vehicles lost 126 (35 destroyed, 91 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
15553 casualties reported
Squads: 186 destroyed, 1134 disabled
Non Combat: 44 destroyed, 259 disabled
Engineers: 28 destroyed, 259 disabled
Guns lost 267 (19 destroyed, 248 disabled)
Vehicles lost 133 (38 destroyed, 95 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
8th Indian Division
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
Gardner's Horse Regiment
9th Indian Division
25th Indian/A Division
2/2nd Pioneer Battalion
2/3rd Pioneer Battalion
82nd (West African) Division
39th Indian Division
26th Indian/B Division
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
25th Indian/C Division
2nd British Division
17th Motorised Division
150th RAC Regiment
7th Indian Division
25th Australian Brigade
3rd Commando Brigade
21st Australian Brigade
26th Indian/A Division
IV Corps Engineer Battalion
81st (West African) Division
25th Indian/B Division
11th (East African) Division
23rd LRP Brigade
6th New Chinese/C Corps
18th British Division
16th Australian Brigade
26th Indian/C Division
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
134th Medium Regiment
208th Field Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
8th Mahratta AT Gun Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
134th (East Ang) Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Indian Medium Regiment

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

• It looks like 6 days (althgouh possibly 5 days) until the next wave of reinforcements arrives at Singapore.

• 3,567 AV in Singapore. The troop will stand down and have a great chance to recover disruption while they wait for the next wave of reinforcements to arrive.


Philippines

• 562 AV at Clark Field.

• Another Bde is on the way to Clark Field.

• 549 AV at Mainla.


China

• Division destroyed!

000097 Ground combat 1945-07-11 90,56 Hangchow

Ground combat at 90,56 (near Hangchow)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 55274 troops, 1137 guns, 1735 vehicles, Assault Value = 1921

Defending force 1972 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Allied adjusted assault: 1508

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1508 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2405 casualties reported
Squads: 78 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 108 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (24 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
23rd Indian Division
254th Armoured Brigade
255th Indian Tank Brigade
18th Cavalry Regiment
50th Tank Brigade
19th Motorised Division
5th Indian Division
2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
87th Medium Regiment
2/13th Fld RAA Regiment
85th Medium Regiment
2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
86th Medium Regiment
88th Medium Regiment
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
161st Division

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming.

• 1 of our units blocking their access to the Tsuyung-Chengtu road.

• The 2 enemy units 2 hexes from our roadblock will be attacked tomorrow by our unit there which has now resupplied.

• There is now 1 enemy unit in the woods SE of our roadblock (although still scross the river). Recon shows 1 unit, 8,280 troops, 39 guns, 0 AFV.

• The tanks are still moving to join the armored cars.

• Only one unit is still moving to encircle Chungking. That unit moved 4 miles today out of 26 remaining, so it appears we have 6 more days to go before we can attack again without risking the Imperial horde slipping into the forest to new defensive positions.

• 4,391 AV in Chungking.

• Our division will attack the enemy division NE od Tsinkiang tomorrow.

• Armored cars have reached the hex between Pucheng and Chuhsien. Tomorrow another brigade will arrive, then we try again to clear the supply route.

• Recon of Hangchow is about like it was yesterday.

• The spearhead (1,909 AV) is moving into Hangchow.

• The 4EB targeting Hangchow will switch to Shanghai tomorrow.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Day by day.

000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-11 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:
113 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Port hits 16
Port supply hits 3

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
• Got four. These are the ships which ran into our carriers yesterday.

000094 Afternoon Air attack 1945-07-11 94,63 Nago

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Nago at 94,63

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
TBM-1C Avenger x 20

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Imizu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AG Soya, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
AG Daido Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
AG Heijo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
10 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
10 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.

Daido Maru dead in the water ...


000095 Afternoon Air attack 1945-07-11 94,63 Nago

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Nago at 94,63

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2C-3 Helldiver x 9

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

• Building.


Complete combat report attached.

[BBfanboy]

Looking at the list of four places you have invested, if you capture all of those before year end you will move the needle a lot toward 2:1.

Nice progress at Singapore. How many levels did the forts drop to get to 2? At fort level 2, your bombardments should have an even more significant effect.

Can you afford to bombard at Chunking to keep up some of his disruption and use up his supply?

Shanghai will be tough for hitting troops because of forts and Heavy Urban terrain. Can your bombers make any use of City Attack - Manpower or HI/LI?

[witpqs]

Reply in RED.

Looking at the list of four places you have invested, if you capture all of those before year end you will move the needle a lot toward 2:1.
I think Clark Field will not take very long. Pretty sure the major fortification building on Luzon took place in Manila, but I haven't tested that theory yet.

Chungking is ready to fall over hard in spite of the high fortification level. I am actually waiting for a unit to get to the hex to the SE (off road) so the forces can be destroyed in place and thereby speed subsequent operations.

Singapore will fall within 2 or 3 more attacks, I think.

Nice progress at Singapore. How many levels did the forts drop to get to 2? At fort level 2, your bombardments should have an even more significant effect.
Fortifications only dropped 1 level. They started at level 8 with strong defenders in place too so we've been paying a high price.

Can you afford to bombard at Chunking to keep up some of his disruption and use up his supply?
Don't think it's necessary at all because they seem to be out already. The 4EB have been doing that job for quite a while. From what I've seen bombarding usually raises the experience level of the defending units, so I'm careful about using it

Shanghai will be tough for hitting troops because of forts and Heavy Urban terrain. Can your bombers make any use of City Attack - Manpower or HI/LI?
I would rather not hit the industry in Shanghai at this point. Pretty sure once Allied units enter the place production will stop. Yes? 4EB have just started knocking down supply there but I figure he is stockpiling supply in Shanghai to make it the toughest target possible. This is partly based on seeing so many of Japan's units in China low on supply during combat.

[witpqs]

I have a turn to process but it will be the only one until Walter returns from a trip next weekend. A devious tactic to delay the Allied advance!

[witpqs]

I actually thought about having the 4EB focus on the port at Shanghai instead of the airfield, to make getting supplies produced off to the Home Islands. What do you think?

[BBfanboy]

Yes, if you have intel that ships are visiting Shanghai harbour it should be bombed. You will not be able to tell if supplies are being removed or brought in. I doubt that he would send supply to Japan if he wants his troops to defend as long as possible.

Resources will stop production when your troops invest Shanghai, but HI/LI production of supply will go on as long as there is a stockpile of resources and fuel.

[Lowpe]

Run some Fletchers in and out quickly!

[witpqs]

1945 July 12

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Manila
Clark Field
Chungking

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +81

• Allies VP: 81,322

• Japan VP: 53,605

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.517 : 1

• No sign of the IJN fleet.

• We have a lot of ships with AA upgrades pending, and I'm not sure how many will ever get them. Hopefully I don't regret that.


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 awake at night.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-12 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:
94 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Runway hits 2
Port hits 1

CL Duguay Trouin firing at 11th Division
CL Georges Leygues firing at 33rd Division
CL Perth firing at 1st Division
CL Gambia firing at 1st Division
DD Wager firing at 5th Division
DD Vigilant firing at Singapore
DD Ulster firing at 11th Division

• It looks like 4 days until the remaining reinforcements are on site.

• 3,694 AV at Singapore.


Philippines

• 688 AV at Clark Field. Assault tomorrow. Recon shows enemy as 9 units, 19,160 troops, 114 guns, 142 AFV.

• 557 AV at Manila. Recon shows 27 units, 84,260 troops, 675 guns, 365 AFV.


China

• Good destruction wrought upon the IJA 22nd Division; Surprised to see the attacker fatigue malus on the Tsuyung - Chengtu road.

000083 Ground combat 1945-07-12 85,60 Foochow

Ground combat at 85,60 (near Foochow)

Allied Deliberate attack

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

Defending force 5906 troops, 45 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 112

Allied adjusted assault: 438

Japanese adjusted defense: 31

Allied assault odds: 14 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
850 casualties reported
Squads: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
36th British Division

Defending units:
22nd Division


000084 Ground combat 1945-07-12 71,43 Neikiang

Ground combat at 71,43 (near Neikiang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6614 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 235

Defending force 6231 troops, 72 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 160

Allied adjusted assault: 106

Japanese adjusted defense: 226

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Squads: 0 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.

• The 200th Chinese Division is not fatigued (only 10), so it was just a bad die roll. Attack again tomorrow. Supply should be good enough but possibly could be low.

• Still 10 other enemy units across from and working around the roadblock: 8 directly across, 1 moved SE, 1 now has moved NE.

• Our para division is still just west of Chengtu.

• The armored cars and the tanks will move to engage the 2 enemy units 1 hex east of Chengtu.

• In about 5 days a Bde will be in Kienko, freeing up the armored cars and tanks from the area.

• At 4 miles per day and 18 miles to go it should take 5 days to complete the encirclement of Chungking.

• 4,275 AV at Chungking.

• A Bde has arrived at Pucheng and will move east to clear that hex and the one just SE of Chuhsien of enemy units.

• Another regiment has arrived between Pucheng and Chuhsien; tomorrow the two regiments of the 20th Indian Division and the armored cars will attack the enemy division.

• The spearhead will begin arriving in Hangchow tomorrow but will take at least another day to all arrive.

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India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

• Building continues.


Complete combat report attached.

[Lowpe]

I always liked Ningpo...can be built into a huge base, is open terrain easily bombarded and makes for a great Fletcher port. Although time is waning now...

[witpqs]

I always liked Ningpo...can be built into a huge base, is open terrain easily bombarded and makes for a great Fletcher port. Although time is waning now...

Yeah, that's the thing. At this point I want the points from Shanghai. Of course the garrison requirement is large, but lots more troops will be available by then.

[witpqs]

1945 July 13

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Manila
Clark Field
Chungking

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +70

• Allies VP: 81,348

• Japan VP: 53,561

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.519 : 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

• Good one.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-13 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:
120 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Heavy Industry hits 1
Resources hits 1
Fires 6
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2
Port hits 1

CL Newcastle firing at 2nd Tank Division
CL Swiftsure firing at 11th Division
CL Tromp firing at 5th Division
CL Sumatra firing at 1st Division
DD Witte de With firing at 5th Division
DD Kortenaer firing at Singapore
DD Piet Hein firing at 33rd Division

• In 4 days the remaining reinforcements should be in Singapore.

• 3,851 AV at Singapore. Units still recovering fatigue and disruption.


Philippines

• Weaker defenders than thought, but stronger fortifications than anticipated.

000079 Ground combat 1945-07-13 Clark Field 79,76

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 20830 troops, 340 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 693

Defending force 15329 troops, 118 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 245

Allied adjusted assault: 379

Japanese adjusted defense: 901

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6)

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

Japanese ground losses:
372 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
396 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Assaulting units:
30th Australian Brigade
14th Australian Brigade
19th Australian Brigade
11th Airborne Division
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn

Defending units:
Tanaka
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
32nd/A Division
Hirippin JNAF Base Force
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
24th JAAF AF Bn
14th Area Army
9th Field Construction Battalion
48th JAAF AF Bn

• 655 AV at Clark Field. The units are disrupted enough that recovery is needed.

• 562 AV at Manila.


China

• Cleared!

000080 Ground combat 1945-07-13 87,56 Pucheng

Ground combat at 87,56 (near Pucheng)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10694 troops, 173 guns, 190 vehicles, Assault Value = 369

Defending force 7947 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 228

Allied adjusted assault: 319

Japanese adjusted defense: 11

Allied assault odds: 29 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3093 casualties reported
Squads: 51 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 63 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
20th Indian/A Division
Guides Cavalry Regiment
20th Indian/C Division

Defending units:
131st Division

• 2 enemy units in mountains near Kunming.

• The 2 enemy units our valiant pursuers were to engage on the road to Chengtu have slipped away into the mountains. Scoundrels!

• Our pursuers on the Tsuyung - Chengtu road are moving to contact the enemy opposite our roadblock.

• Counting the units just slipped off the road (but not the 2 units farther back near Kunming), there are about 11 enemy units either opposite or working around our roadblock.

• Armored cars and tanks moving to engage enemy units east of Chengtu.

• A Bde moving to Kienko to guard that intersection.

• A Bde has 14 miles to move - probably 4 days - to complete encirclement of Chungking.

• 4,292 AV at Chungking.

• The supply route for the spearhead is now open. The defeated IJA 131st Division is moving west, away from the battle. Armored cars will remain on scene while the regiments move into Chuhsien and reform the complete division.

• A brigade is moving eastward from Pucheng to clear nearby enemy units.

• None of the spearhead moved into Hangchow today but most or all will arrive there tomorrow.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Same.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-13 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:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Daytime Stuff
• Could the fleet be trying to sneak through this area?

000003 ASW attack 1945-07-13 122,47 Wakkanai

ASW attack near Wakkanai at 122,47

Japanese Ships
DD Kaya
DD Kaede

Allied Ships
SS Darter

SS Darter is located by DD Kaya
Darter diving deep ....
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...
DD Kaede fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Building quickly.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 July 14

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Manila
Clark Field
Chungking
Hangchow

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: -28

• Allies VP: 81,361

• Japan VP: 53,602

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.518 : 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!

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-14 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

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

Japanese ground losses:
312 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Fires 128
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Port hits 1

CL Duguay Trouin firing at 33rd Division
CL Georges Leygues firing at Singapore
CL Perth firing at 5th Division
CL Gambia firing at 38th Division
DD Wizard firing at 33rd Division
DD Wager firing at 21st Division
DD Vigilant firing at 33rd Division
DD Tumult firing at Singapore

• 3,945 AV in Singapore. 3 or 4 days until the remaining reinforcements arrive.


Philippines

• 668 AV at Clark Field. Units will recover one more day.

• 567 AV at Manila.

China

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming.

• 11 enemy units working their way around or into our roadblock.

• We have 1 unit moving to engage those on the road across from the roadblock.

• The armored cars and tanks will attack the enemy 1 hex east of Chengtu tomorrow.

• 4,303 AV at Chungking.

• Project 3 days until Chungking is encircled.

• The enemy in Swatow are heading NW. Our Bde at Chaochow is moving to cut them off. Tac air and cruisers will intervene too.

• Enemy in Foochow still heading NE.

• Our division NE of Tsinkiang still heading to the supply route SW of Pucheng.

• Enemy division recently ejected from the road between Pucheng and Chuhsien is still heading west, toward Nanchang.

• Our Bde in Chuhsien still moving east to clear nearby enemy units.

• 1,928 AV at Hangchow. First assault tomorrow.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Attrition.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-14 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:
284 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Port hits 21
Port supply hits 3

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

• Building continues of the port at Naha, the airfield at Nago, and fortifications at the other Ryukyu Islands we hold.

• We now have plenty of air support on Okinawa and will move surplus base forces to other islands.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 July 15

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Manila
Clark Field
Chungking
Hangchow

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +157

• Allies VP: 81,485

• Japan VP: 53,569

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.521 : 1

• No sign 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

• The French Navy is in the battle!

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-14 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

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

Japanese ground losses:
312 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Fires 128
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Port hits 1

CL Duguay Trouin firing at 33rd Division
CL Georges Leygues firing at Singapore
CL Perth firing at 5th Division
CL Gambia firing at 38th Division
DD Wizard firing at 33rd Division
DD Wager firing at 21st Division
DD Vigilant firing at 33rd Division
DD Tumult firing at Singapore

• 4,069 AV at Singapore. In 2 days the remaining reinforcements should be on site.


Philippines

• 567 AV at Manila.

• 680 AV at Clark Field.

• Landing combat units at Batangas over the next few days which will either move on Clark Field or free up other units for that operation.

China

• Mongol Cavalry sighted - take cover!

Night Naval bombardment of Swatow at 81,62

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

Manpower hits 8
Fires 805
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 50
Port hits 29
Port fuel hits 11
Port supply hits 2

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Nashville
CL Nashville firing at Swatow
CL St. Louis firing at Swatow
CL Marblehead firing at Swatow
DD Terry firing at Swatow
DD Rowe firing at Swatow
DD Ross firing at 30th RGC Division
DD William Porter firing at Swatow
DD McNair firing at 30th RGC Division
DD Hudson firing at Swatow
DD Cowell firing at Swatow
DD Cony firing at Swatow
DD Black firing at Swatow


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

Manpower hits 9
Fires 1566
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 34
Port hits 16
Port fuel hits 11
Port supply hits 3

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 Swatow
DD Bullard firing at 30th RGC Division

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Ground combat at 76,41 (near Chengtu)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1500 troops, 0 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 158

Defending force 785 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied adjusted assault: 149

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 149 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1044 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 42 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
Provisionl Tank Brigade
16th Light Cavalry Regiment

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


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Ground combat at Hangchow (90,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 55531 troops, 1138 guns, 1737 vehicles, Assault Value = 1946

Defending force 48860 troops, 417 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 1534

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 991

Japanese adjusted defense: 6021

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1153 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 19 (5 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1531 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 189 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 48 disabled
Guns lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (4 destroyed, 27 disabled)

Assaulting units:
19th Motorised Division
255th Indian Tank Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
23rd Indian Division
18th Cavalry Regiment
50th Tank Brigade
5th Indian Division
88th Medium Regiment
2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
87th Medium Regiment
2/13th Fld RAA Regiment
26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
86th Medium Regiment
85th Medium Regiment
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
7th Mongol Cavalry Division
Kure 5th SNLF
8th Division
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
110th Division
58th Division
112th Division
41st Ind Engineer Regiment
7th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming, 1 of our units keeps them off the road.

• 11 enemy units working their way around our roadblock.

• 1 of our units moving to contact 8 units (of the 11) just opposite our roadblock.

• With the enemy east of Chengtu destroyed, the armored cars will move to help plug gaps behind the roadblock and the tanks will add their fortification busting to the Chungking assault.

• 4,318 AV in Chungking.

• Chungking will be encircled in 2 days.

• Swatow operation continues.

• Enemy division expelled from the supply route still heading west, away from the supply route.

• Our units near Chuhsien and Pucheng still maneuver to clear enemy units.

• Our division heading for the road junction on the supply route just SW of Pucheng should get there before the enemy moving out of Foochow.

• 1,736 AV at Hangchow. Units are recovering disruption. Supply malus for the enemy was good to see. Getting additional combat power there would be helpful but will take a while.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Good.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-14 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:
284 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Port hits 21
Port supply hits 3

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

• Development continues. Now working on condos.


Complete combat report attached.

[BBfanboy]

witpqs: Mongol Cavalry sighted- take cover!

Not so fearsome now that they had to sacrifice their horses to feed the troops and use alternate transportation ...

[witpqs]

1945 July 16

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Manila
Clark Field
Chungking
Hangchow

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: -7

• Allies VP: 81,497

• Japan VP: 53,588

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.521 : 1

• IJN fleet - dunno.


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

• Rattling them.

000081 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-16 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
BB Anson
DD L'Alcyon
DD Thatcher

Japanese ground losses:
123 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 19 (11 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Resources hits 1
Manpower hits 1
Fires 2149
Airbase hits 8
Runway hits 7
Port hits 1

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

• 4,133 AV at Singapore. The remaining reinforcements should be in place tomorrow.


Philippines

• 682 AV at Clark Field.

• 571 AV at Manila.

China

• Want them to move slowly.

000082 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-16 Swatow 81,62

Night Naval bombardment of Swatow at 81,62

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:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Manpower hits 4
Fires 803
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 27
Port hits 7
Port fuel hits 6
Port supply hits 1

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Nashville
CL Nashville firing at Swatow
CL St. Louis firing at Swatow
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Marblehead
CL Marblehead firing at 30th RGC Division
DD Terry firing at 30th RGC Division
DD Rowe firing at 30th RGC Division
DD Ross firing at Swatow
DD William Porter firing at Swatow
DD McNair firing at Swatow
DD Hudson firing at Swatow
DD Cowell firing at Swatow
DD Cony firing at Swatow
DD Black firing at Swatow


000083 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-16 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:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Manpower hits 6
Fires 719
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 41
Port hits 28
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 30th RGC Division
DD John Rodgers firing at Swatow
DD Ringgold firing at Swatow
DD Daly firing at Swatow
DD Bullard firing at Swatow

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming, 1 of our units keeps them off the road.

• 11 enemy units working their way around our roadblock.

• 1 of our units moving to contact 8 units (of the 11) just opposite our roadblock.

• The armored cars moving to help plug gaps behind the roadblock and the tanks are moving to aid the Chungking assault.

• 4,329 AV in Chungking.

• Chungking will be encircled tomorrow.

• The 3 enemy units ex-Kukong are now seen moving, but not NE toward the illusive safety of enemy lines, they are moving west to get on the road between Wuchow and Kukong. Our 3rd New Chinese Corps has divided to leave a garrison in Kukong while 2/3 move to attack the enemy nearby.

• Swatow operation continues.

• Enemy division expelled from the supply route still heading west, away from the supply route.

• A brigade just east of Pucheng will attack an enemy unit tomorrow.

• The 20th Indian Division has reformed at Chuhsien.

• Our division heading for the road junction on the supply route just SW of Pucheng should get there before the enemy moving out of Foochow.

• 1,768 AV at Hangchow. Disruption among the units is minimal.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

• Infrastructure building continues.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

witpqs: Mongol Cavalry sighted- take cover!

Not so fearsome now that they had to sacrifice their horses to feed the troops and use alternate transportation ...

[witpqs]

1945 July 17

INVADED

INVESTED
Singapore
Manila
Clark Field
Chungking
Hangchow

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +2

• Allies VP: 81,513

• Japan VP: 53,602

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.521 : 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 peashooters.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-17 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CL Duguay Trouin
CL Georges Leygues
CL Ceylon
CL Perth
CL Gambia
DD Wizard
DD Wager
DD Vigilant
DD Tumult

Japanese ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CL Duguay Trouin firing at 1st Division
CL Georges Leygues firing at 21st Division
CL Ceylon firing at 21st Division
CL Perth firing at 38th Division
CL Gambia firing at 33rd Division
DD Wizard firing at 5th Division
DD Wager firing at 11th Division
DD Vigilant firing at 11th Division
DD Tumult firing at 5th Division

• 4,886 AV at Singapore. Assault tomorrow.


Philippines

• 688 AV at Clark Field. Another brigade should arrive in 2 days.

• 452 AV at Manila.

China

• One hex cleared.

000064 Ground combat 1945-07-17 87,57 Pucheng

Ground combat at 87,57 (near Pucheng)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3616 troops, 44 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 128

Defending force 2792 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Allied adjusted assault: 125

Japanese adjusted defense: 47

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
849 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
99th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming, 1 of our units keeps them off the road.

• 11 enemy units working their way around our roadblock.

• 1 of our units is in contact with 8 enemy units (of the 11) just opposite our roadblock. 254 AV will assault tomorrow against 8 units, 15,440 troops, 190 guns, 138 AFV.

• The armored cars moving to help plug gaps behind the roadblock and the tanks are moving to aid the Chungking assault.

• Chungking is encircled.

• 4,348 AV in Chungking. Assault tomorrow.

• 2/3 of our 3rd New Chinese Corps should contact the 3 enemy units just NW of Kukong tomorrow.

• Swatow operation continues.

• Enemy division expelled from the supply route still heading west, away from the supply route.

• With the hex cleared, the brigade just east of Pucheng will move east 1 hex to clear enemy there.

• The 20th Indian Division at Chuhsien is heading to Hangchow.

• Our division heading for the road junction on the supply route just SW of Pucheng should get there in 2 days, before the enemy moving out of Foochow gets there. 1 enemy unit is now NE of Foochow; tac air will impede movement.

• 1,800 AV at Hangchow. Disruption among the units is minimal.

• Amoy airfield should build to size 9 tomorrow.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Wear 'em down.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-17 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:
80 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Port hits 19
Port supply hits 2

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

• Preparations continue.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

Now taking predictions on when Singapore falls and when Chungking falls. For each: this attack?; the next attack?' and so on.

[BBfanboy]

I get the impression that Chungking is full of beat-up units but has high forts and urban terrain, so 4 attacks will be necessary.

Singapore has better units defending but they have been battered regularly. Very high forts likely mean 5 attacks will be necessary.

[DesertWolf101]

My bet is two attacks left for both.