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

[witpqs]

Clarifying in case it matters to your predictions:

Singapore was reduced to fortifications 2 last time.

Chungking was reduced to fortifications 7 last time.

Singapore Most Recent

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

Chungking Most Recent

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

[BBfanboy]

OK, I thought the Singapore forts were still higher than that, but I note on the AV adjustment that there was only a slight AV decrease for the supply and disruption maluses.

At Chunking the forts are still very high but the Japanese got their AV cut in half on that attack.

So my prediction adjustment is 3 attacks for both.

[witpqs]

1945 July 18

INVADED

INVESTED
Manila
Clark Field
Chungking
Hangchow

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Allied forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +2,559

• Allies VP: 84,039

• Japan VP: 53,569

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.569 : 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

• Did not at all expect the extent of today's victory.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-18 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
BB Anson
DD L'Alcyon
DD Thatcher

Japanese ground losses:
339 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)

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

BB Anson firing at Singapore
DD L'Alcyon firing at 5th Division
DD Thatcher firing at 33rd Division


000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-18 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:
274 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (5 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Manpower hits 2
Fires 176
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 1

CL Newcastle firing at 38th Division
CL Swiftsure firing at Singapore
CL Tromp firing at 1st Division
CL Sumatra firing at 21st Division
DD Witte de With firing at 11th Division
DD Kortenaer firing at Singapore
DD Piet Hein firing at Singapore


000007 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-18 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 Fullam

Japanese ground losses:
317 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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

BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 21st Division
Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant
BB Valiant firing at 5th Division
DD Kempenfelt firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Urania firing at 21st Division
DD Rotherham firing at 11th Division
DD Roebuck firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Quality firing at Singapore
DD Fullam firing at 5th Division


000012 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-18 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CA Cumberland
CA Suffolk
CA Devonshire
CA London
CA Sussex
CA Norfolk
CA Canberra
DD Queensborough
DD Jupiter
DD Warramunga

Japanese ground losses:
393 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)

CA Cumberland firing at 1st Division
CA Suffolk firing at 2nd Tank Division
CA Devonshire firing at 2nd Tank Division
CA London firing at 21st Division
CA Sussex firing at 5th Division
CA Norfolk firing at 38th Division
CA Canberra firing at 33rd Division
DD Queensborough firing at 1st Division
DD Warramunga firing at 21st Division



000121 Ground combat 1945-07-18 Singapore 50,84

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 206336 troops, 3481 guns, 2534 vehicles, Assault Value = 4933

Defending force 105269 troops, 1038 guns, 1086 vehicles, Assault Value = 2390

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 5368

Japanese adjusted defense: 315

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E14Y1 Glen: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
11109 casualties reported
Squads: 129 destroyed, 278 disabled
Non Combat: 583 destroyed, 144 disabled
Engineers: 257 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 534 (516 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 723 (718 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
10648 casualties reported
Squads: 109 destroyed, 1008 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 211 disabled
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 204 disabled
Guns lost 158 (7 destroyed, 151 disabled)
Vehicles lost 67 (10 destroyed, 57 disabled)

Assaulting units:
17th Motorised Division
25th Australian Brigade
81st (West African) Division
26th Indian/A Division
6th New Chinese/C Corps
IV Corps Engineer Battalion
26th Indian/B Division
82nd (West African) Division
16th Australian Brigade
28th (East African) Brigade
18th British Division
25th Indian/C Division
6th New Chinese/B Corps
23rd LRP Brigade
11th (East African) Division
25th Indian/B Division
Gardner's Horse Regiment
21st Australian Brigade
150th RAC Regiment
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
6th New Chinese/A Corps
39th Indian Division
2/2nd Pioneer Battalion
25th Indian/A Division
7th Indian Division
9th Indian Division
22nd (East African) Brigade
2nd British Division
3rd Commando Brigade
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
8th Indian Division
26th Indian/C Division
85th British AT Gun Regiment
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
8th Mahratta AT Gun Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment
134th Medium Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
134th (East Ang) Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
208th Field Regiment
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Indian Medium Regiment

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

• The assault at Singapore will continue to clear the rabble as soon as possible.

• Sealift will begin heading for Singapore.


Philippines

• 687 AV at Clark Field. Another Bde should arrive tomorrow.

• 459 AV at Manila.

China

• Swatting Swatow.

000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-18 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:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Manpower hits 5
Fires 788
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 32
Port hits 16
Port fuel hits 6
Port supply hits 4

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 Swatow
DD William Porter firing at 30th RGC Division
DD McNair firing at Swatow
DD Hudson firing at Swatow
DD Cowell firing at Swatow
DD Cony firing at Swatow
DD Black firing at 30th RGC Division


000008 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-18 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:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Manpower hits 5
Fires 1109
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 8
Port hits 10
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 30th RGC Division
DD Daly firing at Swatow
DD Bullard firing at Swatow


000122 Ground combat 1945-07-18 Chungking 76,45

Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 128962 troops, 544 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 4357

Defending force 36665 troops, 351 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 859

Allied adjusted assault: 1326

Japanese adjusted defense: 215

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 7)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 6

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

Japanese ground losses:
2892 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 160 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 34 (6 destroyed, 28 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3193 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 336 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
Guns lost 46 (5 destroyed, 41 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

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

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


000123 Ground combat 1945-07-18 72,42 Neikiang

Ground combat at 72,42 (near Neikiang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6613 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 235

Defending force 12696 troops, 168 guns, 131 vehicles, Assault Value = 85

Allied adjusted assault: 203

Japanese adjusted defense: 304

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
188 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
200th Chinese Division

Defending units:
40th Division
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Army
23rd Army
11th Army
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming.

• 11 enemy units near our roadblock.

• Our units engaging 8 (of those 11) enemy units near the roadblock will assault again tomorrow.

• Our large unit at the roadblock is moving to invest Chengtu, as is the para division across river from Chengtu (but will cross the river downstream).

• The armored cars will remain in place just east of Chengtu. The tanks will head for Neikiang to board trucks and move on to more critical areas of the China theater.

• 4,085 AV at Chungking. The attack continues tomorrow. I expect Chungking will fall with this assault. The units encircling Chungking will begin to moving on the city.

• Just NW of Kukong 638 AV will assault 3 units with 6,920 troops, 22 guns, and 0 AFV.

• Near Swatow our Bde marched into the hex at the same times as the enemy unit. Our Bde attacks tomorrow. 124 AV against 1 unit with 1,140 troops, 4 guns, and 0 AFV.

• Our division will arrive just SW of Pucheng tomorrow, ahead of the enemy moving from Foochow.

• An enemy unit has moved onto the supply route just east of Chuhsien. Our division in Chuhsien will move there and engage them.

• Our Bde just east of Pucheng is still moving to engage an enemy unit just SE of Chuhsien.

• 1,821 AV at Hangchow.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Kume-jima threw a party and the Allied navies showed up!

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-18 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma
BB Nevada
DD Drayton
DD Benham
DD Gridley
DD Bagley
DD Abner Read

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

Port hits 15
Port supply hits 1

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Oklahoma
BB Oklahoma firing at 10th Exped.Force
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Nevada
BB Nevada firing at Kume-jima
DD Drayton firing at Kume-jima
DD Benham firing at Kume-jima
DD Gridley firing at Kume-jima
DD Bagley firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Abner Read firing at 10th Exped.Force


000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-18 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
BB Richelieu
BB Prince of Wales
BC Renown
BC Repulse

Japanese ground losses:
167 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 3 disabled

Port hits 20
Port supply hits 7

BB Richelieu firing at Kume-jima
BB Prince of Wales firing at Kume-jima
BC Renown firing at Kume-jima
BC Repulse firing at 10th Exped.Force


000006 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-18 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
BB West Virginia
BB Colorado
BB Maryland

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

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

BB West Virginia firing at 10th Exped.Force
BB Colorado firing at Kume-jima
BB Maryland firing at 10th Exped.Force


000009 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-18 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee
BB Pennsylvania

Japanese ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

BB Tennessee firing at 10th Exped.Force
BB Pennsylvania firing at 10th Exped.Force


000010 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-18 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
BB New York
BB Arizona
DD Tingey
DD Halsey Powell
DD Melvin
DD Bush

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

Port hits 7
Port supply hits 1

BB New York firing at Kume-jima
BB Arizona firing at 10th Exped.Force
DD Tingey firing at 1st Ind Engineer Regiment
DD Halsey Powell firing at Kume-jima
DD Melvin firing at Kume-jima
DD Bush firing at Kume-jima


000011 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-18 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
BB Nelson
BB Mississippi
BB New Mexico
BB Idaho

Japanese ground losses:
457 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Port hits 3
Port supply hits 1

BB Nelson firing at Kume-jima
BB Mississippi firing at 10th Exped.Force
BB New Mexico firing at 10th Exped.Force
BB Idaho firing at 10th Exped.Force


000013 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-18 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

Allied Ships
BB Texas
BB Arkansas

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

BB Texas firing at 170th JAAF AF Bn
BB Arkansas firing at 170th JAAF AF Bn


000014 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-18 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:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

• Preparations continue.


Complete combat report attached.

[BBfanboy]

Congratulations on your victory at Singapore!
I would have guessed one more attack if I had know you were letting the RN BBs and Cruisers handle the bombardments there! As it is, I was only off by two attacks ...

Interesting that you destroyed about 70% of his vehicles and 50% of his guns, but only 10% of the personnel were destroyed or disabled. You may need to bait some traps with sushi for the remnants ...

[witpqs]

Congratulations on your victory at Singapore!
I would have guessed one more attack if I had know you were letting the RN BBs and Cruisers handle the bombardments there! As it is, I was only off by two attacks ...

Interesting that you destroyed about 70% of his vehicles and 50% of his guns, but only 10% of the personnel were destroyed or disabled. You may need to bait some traps with sushi for the remnants ...

Ah, yes! That was the missing element! Now that we have access to the wharf we can get some lines in the water. We'll be rolling in sushi in no time.

I'll be very happy if my prediction about the next assault capturing Chungking is accurate. It will take the units which arrive there time to move anywhere and even longer to become really effective. More time than remains in the game, I suppose.

[witpqs]

1945 July 19

INVADED

INVESTED
Manila
Clark Field
Chungking
Hangchow

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: -30

• Allies VP: 84,136

• Japan VP: 53,696

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.567 : 1

• No idea on 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

• Too many squads destroyed for our side.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-19 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:
37 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CL Duguay Trouin firing at 33rd Division
CL Georges Leygues firing at 5th Division
CL Ceylon firing at 1st Division
CL Perth firing at 21st Division
CL Gambia firing at 5th Division
DD Wizard firing at 21st Division
DD Wager firing at 21st Division
DD Vigilant firing at 11th Division
DD Tumult firing at 11th Division000068 Ground combat 1945-07-19 Singapore 50,84

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 198396 troops, 3476 guns, 2535 vehicles, Assault Value = 3986

Defending force 92185 troops, 608 guns, 449 vehicles, Assault Value = 1887

Allied adjusted assault: 2874

Japanese adjusted defense: 199

Allied assault odds: 14 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
7509 casualties reported
Squads: 45 destroyed, 456 disabled
Non Combat: 59 destroyed, 164 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 91 (50 destroyed, 41 disabled)
Vehicles lost 54 (26 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Allied ground losses:
7934 casualties reported
Squads: 289 destroyed, 585 disabled
Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 169 disabled
Engineers: 29 destroyed, 142 disabled
Guns lost 171 (18 destroyed, 153 disabled)
Vehicles lost 97 (29 destroyed, 68 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
2/2nd Pioneer Battalion
21st Australian Brigade
150th RAC Regiment
16th Australian Brigade
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
22nd (East African) Brigade
82nd (West African) Division
11th (East African) Division
6th New Chinese/A Corps
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
81st (West African) Division
6th New Chinese/B Corps
25th Indian/B Division
26th Indian/B Division
2nd British Division
26th Indian/A Division
9th Indian Division
23rd LRP Brigade
8th Indian Division
39th Indian Division
25th Australian Brigade
6th New Chinese/C Corps
Gardner's Horse Regiment
28th (East African) Brigade
IV Corps Engineer Battalion
25th Indian/C Division
17th Motorised Division
25th Indian/A Division
3rd Commando Brigade
7th Indian Division
18th British Division
26th Indian/C Division
1st Indian Medium Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
8th Mahratta AT Gun Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
208th Field Regiment
134th (East Ang) Regiment
134th Medium Regiment
2nd Indian Medium Regiment

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

• I messed up by not checking badly mauled units and pulling them out. One was destroyed and lots of squads were destroyed. Now a number of kerplunkt units are heading for Johore Bharu.


Philippines

• 812 AV at Clark Field. Assault tomorrow.

• 548 AV at Manila.

China

• Overall good but I missed the prediction on capturing Chungking.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-19 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

Manpower hits 7
Fires 1643
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 28
Port hits 10
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
CL Marblehead firing at Swatow
DD Terry firing at Swatow
DD Rowe firing at Swatow
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 000069 Ground combat 1945-07-19 Chungking 76,45

Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 126790 troops, 540 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 4094

Defending force 34589 troops, 345 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 706

Allied adjusted assault: 1161

Japanese adjusted defense: 189

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5

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

Japanese ground losses:
3162 casualties reported
Squads: 78 destroyed, 174 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 60 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 63 (31 destroyed, 32 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2360 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 131 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 22 (1 destroyed, 21 disabled)

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

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


000070 Ground combat 1945-07-19 80,61 Swatow

Ground combat at 80,61 (near Swatow)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3750 troops, 66 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 125

Defending force 522 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Allied adjusted assault: 63

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 63 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
730 casualties reported
Squads: 44 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
24th Australian Brigade

Defending units:
69th Ind.Infantry Battalion


000071 Ground combat 1945-07-19 72,42 Neikiang

Ground combat at 72,42 (near Neikiang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6550 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 226

Defending force 11165 troops, 168 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Allied adjusted assault: 84

Japanese adjusted defense: 214

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

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

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

Assaulting units:
200th Chinese Division

Defending units:
40th Division
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
11th Army
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
23rd Army
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion


000072 Ground combat 1945-07-19 79,56 Kukong

Ground combat at 79,56 (near Kukong)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17944 troops, 114 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 640

Defending force 3415 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

Allied adjusted assault: 453

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 113 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1985 casualties reported
Squads: 132 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd New Chinese/A Corps
3rd New Chinese/B Corps

Defending units:
130th Division
62nd Infantry Brigade
20th RGC/C Division

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming.

• Still 11 enemy units near our roadblock.

• Our troops attacking the 8 enemy units directly across from the roadblock will rest to recover disruption.

• 3,911 AV at Chungking. Assault continues tomorrow. We needed 8 to 1 odds but we only achieved 6 to 1 odds.

• Success near Kukong, and our troops will pursue because Hengyang looks lightly defended.

• The Swatow operation continues.

• Our division has arrived on the supply route just SW of Pucheng and will hold there until a smaller unit is available to relieve them. Enemy forces are still moving from Foochow but I want to keep this division on the way to Shanghai.

• Our other units in/around Pucheng and Chuhsien continue moving to contact and clear nearby enemy units.

• The enemy unit just east of Chuhsien are engineers. I suppose next up are the cooks and bottle washers.

• 1,836 AV at Hangchow.

• Amoy airfield is now size 9. We will begin moving in the B-29B groups.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Nightly alarm clock.

000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-19 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:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Port hits 5
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 170th JAAF AF Bn

• Preparations continue.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 July 20

INVADED

INVESTED
Manila
Clark Field
Chungking
Hangchow

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +28

• Allies VP: 84,192

• Japan VP: 53,724

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.567 : 1

• IJN fleet is a ghost.


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

• Better, but as expected they are holding on tooth and nail.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-20 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:
88 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

CL Newcastle firing at 1st Division
CL Swiftsure firing at 33rd Division
CL Tromp firing at 38th Division
CL Sumatra firing at 38th Division
DD Witte de With firing at 5th Division
DD Kortenaer firing at 38th Division
DD Piet Hein firing at 21st Division


000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-20 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CA Cumberland
CA Suffolk
CA Devonshire
CA London
CA Sussex
CA Norfolk
CA Canberra
DD Queensborough
DD Jupiter
DD Warramunga

Japanese ground losses:
193 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CA Cumberland firing at 1st Division
CA Suffolk firing at 2nd Tank Division
CA Devonshire firing at 1st Division
CA London firing at 33rd Division
CA Sussex firing at 2nd Tank Division
CA Norfolk firing at 33rd Division
CA Canberra firing at 33rd Division
DD Queensborough firing at 1st Division
DD Jupiter firing at 11th Division
DD Warramunga firing at 1st Division000087 Ground combat 1945-07-20 Singapore 50,84

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 164123 troops, 2964 guns, 2098 vehicles, Assault Value = 3467

Defending force 86347 troops, 564 guns, 428 vehicles, Assault Value = 1498

Allied adjusted assault: 1699

Japanese adjusted defense: 165

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
6121 casualties reported
Squads: 50 destroyed, 418 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 139 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 56 (23 destroyed, 33 disabled)
Vehicles lost 29 (7 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3428 casualties reported
Squads: 56 destroyed, 394 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 82 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 58 disabled
Guns lost 71 (5 destroyed, 66 disabled)
Vehicles lost 46 (2 destroyed, 44 disabled)

Assaulting units:
25th Australian Brigade
21st Australian Brigade
16th Australian Brigade
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
39th Indian Division
25th Indian/B Division
22nd (East African) Brigade
25th Indian/A Division
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
28th (East African) Brigade
3rd Commando Brigade
8th Indian Division
IV Corps Engineer Battalion
9th Indian Division
6th New Chinese/A Corps
81st (West African) Division
Gardner's Horse Regiment
18th British Division
82nd (West African) Division
7th Indian Division
150th RAC Regiment
6th New Chinese/B Corps
26th Indian/B Division
2nd British Division
11th (East African) Division
17th Motorised Division
26th Indian/A Division
6th New Chinese/C Corps
23rd LRP Brigade
25th Indian/C Division
26th Indian/C Division
134th (East Ang) Regiment
208th Field Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
134th Medium Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
8th Mahratta AT Gun Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
2nd Indian Medium Regiment

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

• Much better. Clearing attacks will continue.


Philippines

• Good results.

000085 Ground combat 1945-07-20 Clark Field 79,76

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24312 troops, 382 guns, 285 vehicles, Assault Value = 818

Defending force 14214 troops, 102 guns, 138 vehicles, Assault Value = 199

Allied adjusted assault: 579

Japanese adjusted defense: 160

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5

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

Japanese ground losses:
404 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 22 disabled
Guns lost 12 (3 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
476 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled

Assaulting units:
30th Australian Brigade
19th Australian Brigade
11th Airborne Division
13th Australian Brigade
14th Australian Brigade
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn

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

• 767 AV at Clark Field. Attack continues tomorrow. Unit disruption is in the teens.

• 549 AV in Manila.

China

• It looks like Battleship Man's prediction on the fall of Chungking will prove correct!

000086 Ground combat 1945-07-20 Chungking 76,45

Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 125462 troops, 540 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 3920

Defending force 32021 troops, 311 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 553

Allied adjusted assault: 1122

Japanese adjusted defense: 163

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
3673 casualties reported
Squads: 30 destroyed, 184 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 49 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 24 (8 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
1440 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 180 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)

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

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

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming.

• 11 enemy units near our roadblock.

• Our own unit across from our roadblock will attack again tomorrow against (now only) 7 enemy units.

• Maneuvers against Chengtu continue.

• 3,788 AV in Chunking. Despite rising disruption the attack will continue tomorrow.

• Still chasing the enemy north of Kukong.

• Clearing operations around the supply route continue.

• That enemy engineer unit east of Chuhsien was destroyed by air strikes. The 20th Indian Division will move on to Hangchow.

• The Swatow operation continues.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• No sleep for you!

000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-20 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:
130 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled

Port hits 1
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

• You guessed it.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 July 21

INVADED

INVESTED
Manila
Clark Field
Hangchow

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Allied forces CAPTURE Chungking !!!



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +1,385

• Allies VP: 85,224

• Japan VP: 53,371

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.597 : 1

• No sign of the mythical 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

• And still they fight.

000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-21 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
BB Anson
DD L'Alcyon
DD Thatcher

Japanese ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

BB Anson firing at 11th Division
DD L'Alcyon firing at 11th Division
DD Thatcher firing at 38th Division


000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-21 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 Fullam

Japanese ground losses:
277 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Division
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 1st Division
DD Roebuck firing at 1st Division
DD Quality firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Fullam firing at 5th Division


000090 Ground combat 1945-07-21 Singapore 50,84

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 161638 troops, 2962 guns, 2097 vehicles, Assault Value = 3048

Defending force 81303 troops, 518 guns, 412 vehicles, Assault Value = 1183

Allied adjusted assault: 1091

Japanese adjusted defense: 125

Allied assault odds: 8 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
5724 casualties reported
Squads: 344 destroyed, 78 disabled
Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 123 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 39 (37 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (20 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
2796 casualties reported
Squads: 116 destroyed, 127 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 78 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 39 disabled
Guns lost 65 (2 destroyed, 63 disabled)
Vehicles lost 38 (5 destroyed, 33 disabled)

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

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

• The units pulling out have made it to Johore Bharu and Singapore is now within stacking limits. Alas, there are more knackered units, and those are standing down to recover but will remain in Singapore. Other units continue attacking tomorrow. Disruption is quite high so we might need a general stand down for a day or two, but for now we push on.


Philippines

• Closer...

000088 Ground combat 1945-07-21 Clark Field 79,76

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24005 troops, 383 guns, 286 vehicles, Assault Value = 773

Defending force 10571 troops, 107 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 167

Allied adjusted assault: 432

Japanese adjusted defense: 103

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
340 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
201 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Assaulting units:
19th Australian Brigade
11th Airborne Division
13th Australian Brigade
14th Australian Brigade
30th Australian Brigade
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn

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

• 752 AV at Clark Field. Attack continues tomorrow. Unit disruption in the teens.

• 553 AV at Manila.

• Artillery and amphib armor is marching to Clark from Batangas.

China

• Finally!

000089 Ground combat 1945-07-21 Chungking 76,45

Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 124493 troops, 539 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 3797

Defending force 29073 troops, 297 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 358

Allied adjusted assault: 1180

Japanese adjusted defense: 49

Allied assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Chungking !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2867 casualties reported
Squads: 104 destroyed, 82 disabled
Non Combat: 101 destroyed, 71 disabled
Engineers: 75 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 129 (119 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 40 (40 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
565 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 64 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

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

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


000091 Ground combat 1945-07-21 72,42 Neikiang

Ground combat at 72,42 (near Neikiang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6444 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 212

Defending force 11071 troops, 161 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Allied adjusted assault: 84

Japanese adjusted defense: 259

Allied assault odds: 1 to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
200th Chinese Division

Defending units:
40th Division
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
23rd Army
11th Army
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming.

• 11 enemy units near our roadblock.

• Our 200th Chinese Division will continue attacking the 7 enemy units directly across from our roadblock. Tomorrow they will have tac air support too.

• Movement against Chengtu continue.

• Chungking is suddenly overrun with Chinese Army soldiers who streamed in from the countryside overnight, came out of hiding in the city, and otherwise have formed army units long suppressed and now ready to fight! Oh, but they all arrived with no supply. And the city is now greatly over stacked. That, plus the need to get combat power elsewhere in China without delay necessitates a change in plans. The 3 brigades blocking exit hex sides from Chungking will hold their positions as each alone would not have enough AV (need 1/3 of defenders) to own their respective river-crossing bridgeheads. The experienced units which just seized Chungking will all move out immediately and make for other areas of China where they are desperately needed. The newly arrived units, bereft of experience and heavy weapons, and temporarily bereft of supply, will remain in Chungking and finish off the defenders. They will then move on Chengtu and other targets to be decided later.

• 2 hexes north of Kukong we have caught up to 2 enemy units and attack tomorrow.

• The Swatow operation continues.

• SW of Pucheng an enemy unit has entered the supply route and will be attacked by our division tomorrow.

• An enemy unit has been sighted 2 hexes NW of Pucheng.

• Our armored cars are trying to catch a depleted enemy division 3 hexes NW of Pucheng to further reduce it.

• The 99th Indian Bde will attack an enemy unit just SE of Chuhsien tomorrow.

• 1,879 AV in Hangchow. Enemy recons as 9 units, 61,160 troops, 401 guns, 86 AFV.

• The 20th Indian Div is heading for Hangchow.

• With finally good enough weather, most of the B-29B are at Amoy.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Mines! Nashville got smacked pretty hard. Going for repairs.

000001 encounters mine field 1945-07-21 Pescadores 84,63

TF 208 encounters mine field at Pescadores (84,63)

Allied Ships
DD William Porter
DD Cony
DD Black

4 mines cleared


000002 encounters mine field 1945-07-21 Pescadores 84,63

TF 283 encounters mine field at Pescadores (84,63)

Allied Ships
DD Ringgold
DD Bullard

3 mines cleared


000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-21 Pescadores 84,63

Night Naval bombardment of Pescadores at 84,63 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

47 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Fukuei Maru, Shell hits 2
AG Chiyo Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
PB Rokko Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Nihonka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CL Nashville, Shell hits 2
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:
350 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 34
Port hits 9
Port fuel hits 4

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Nashville
Peng Hu Fortress firing at CL Nashville
CL Nashville firing at Peng Hu Fortress
CL St. Louis firing at Peng Hu Fortress
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Marblehead
CL Marblehead firing at Pescadores
DD Terry firing at Peng Hu Fortress
DD Rowe firing at Peng Hu Fortress
DD Ross firing at Pescadores
DD William Porter firing at Peng Hu Fortress
DD McNair firing at 24th Ind.Mixed Brigade
DD Hudson firing at Peng Hu Fortress
DD Cowell firing at Pescadores
DD Cony firing at Peng Hu Fortress
DD Black firing at Pescadores


000006 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-21 Pescadores 84,63

Night Naval bombardment of Pescadores at 84,63 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
ACM Choun Maru #21, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AG Chiyo Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire

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

Japanese ground losses:
363 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 3

CL Nigeria firing at 24th Ind.Mixed Brigade
CL Newfoundland firing at Peng Hu Fortress
Peng Hu Fortress firing at CL Newfoundland
CL Kenya firing at Peng Hu Fortress
CL Emerald firing at Peng Hu Fortress
CL Hobart firing at Peng Hu Fortress
DD John Rodgers firing at Pescadores
DD Ringgold firing at Peng Hu Fortress
DD Daly firing at Pescadores
DD Bullard firing at Peng Hu Fortress

• Preparations continue.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 July 22

INVADED

INVESTED
Manila
Hangchow

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Allied forces CAPTURE Clark Field !!!



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: -63

• Allies VP: 85,183

• Japan VP: 53,393

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.595 : 1

• IJN fleet? What 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

• Ratio of losses continues to swing in our favor.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-22 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CA Cumberland
CA Suffolk
CA Devonshire
CA London
CA Sussex
CA Norfolk
CA Canberra
DD Queensborough
DD Jupiter
DD Warramunga

Japanese ground losses:
226 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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


000109 Ground combat 1945-07-22 Singapore 50,84

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 133091 troops, 2619 guns, 1859 vehicles, Assault Value = 2837

Defending force 76677 troops, 479 guns, 388 vehicles, Assault Value = 1078

Allied adjusted assault: 1127

Japanese adjusted defense: 93

Allied assault odds: 12 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
4195 casualties reported
Squads: 77 destroyed, 322 disabled
Non Combat: 55 destroyed, 88 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 46 (11 destroyed, 35 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (7 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Allied ground losses:
2175 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 255 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 31 disabled

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

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

•


Philippines

• Huzzah!

000108 Ground combat 1945-07-22 Clark Field 79,76

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23864 troops, 383 guns, 286 vehicles, Assault Value = 758

Defending force 10037 troops, 102 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 132

Allied adjusted assault: 469

Japanese adjusted defense: 73

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Clark Field !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
4193 casualties reported
Squads: 57 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 138 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 85 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 52 (51 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 62 (62 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 8

Allied ground losses:
194 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
11th Airborne Division
14th Australian Brigade
13th Australian Brigade
19th Australian Brigade
30th Australian Brigade
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn

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

• They retreated to Bataan, where we will pursue and destroy them.

• The armor will make a quick detour to Manila to flip hex side ownership and reduce the risk of enemy mischive.

China

• A day of progress all over.

000110 Ground combat 1945-07-22 86,58 Pucheng

Ground combat at 86,58 (near Pucheng)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13497 troops, 215 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 461

Defending force 164 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 222

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 222 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
224 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
36th British Division

Defending units:
2nd RGC Route Brigade


000111 Ground combat 1945-07-22 88,57 Wenchow

Ground combat at 88,57 (near Wenchow)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3604 troops, 44 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 126

Defending force 1990 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Allied adjusted assault: 57

Japanese adjusted defense: 22

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
792 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
99th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade


000112 Ground combat 1945-07-22 72,42 Neikiang

Ground combat at 72,42 (near Neikiang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6346 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 199

Defending force 10653 troops, 161 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 73

Allied adjusted assault: 152

Japanese adjusted defense: 127

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
200th Chinese Division

Defending units:
40th Division
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
23rd Army
11th Army
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion


000113 Ground combat 1945-07-22 79,55 Hengyang

Ground combat at 79,55 (near Hengyang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17944 troops, 114 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 640

Defending force 1563 troops, 14 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied adjusted assault: 659

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 659 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1179 casualties reported
Squads: 85 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 204 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Assaulting units:
3rd New Chinese/A Corps
3rd New Chinese/B Corps

Defending units:
130th Division
62nd Infantry Brigade
85th JAAF AF Bn

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming.

• 11 enemy units near our roadblock.

• One division will continue attacking the 7 enemy units directly across from our roadblock.

• Another huge bevy of units have arrived at Chungking, making the over stacking problem doubly bad at least. we will have to move many new units out ASAP. They will move on Chengtu.

• Our units between Kukong and Hengyang will move on to the next hex and engage the speed bump there.

• The armored cars have caught the division 3 hexes NW of Pucheng (1 hex SW of Nanchang) and will attack tomorrow.

• A Bde is moving by truck from Amoy to Pucheng, now that the road is clear.

• Our Bde will stand between Chuhsien and Wenchow for now.

• 1,889 AV at Hangchow. Operations continue.

• Swatow operation continues.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Whittling them down very, very slowly.

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-22 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:
134 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Port hits 2

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 Kume-jima

• Preparations continue.


Complete combat report attached.

[BBfanboy]

witpqs: reduce the risk of enemy mischive

Yes! Misuse of chives must be stopped - especially if they crush them and rub the juice all over themselves. Most unpleasant!

And closing that hex side to keep them from coming out of Manila to contaminate the newly liberated lands is a wise move to end that mischief!

[witpqs]

witpqs: reduce the risk of enemy mischive

Yes! Misuse of chives must be stopped - especially if they crush them and rub the juice all over themselves. Most unpleasant!

And closing that hex side to keep them from coming out of Manila to contaminate the newly liberated lands is a wise move to end that mischief!

When it comes to misusing things culinarily, I'm your man! I can't even spell shef.

[witpqs]

1945 July 23

INVADED

INVESTED
Manila
Hangchow

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 14,472

• +/- VP today: +158

• Allies VP: 85,373

• Japan VP: 53,425

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.598 : 1

• Does Japan have a 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

• And still they resist...

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-23 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
BB Anson
DD L'Alcyon
DD Thatcher

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

BB Anson firing at 33rd Division
DD L'Alcyon firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Thatcher firing at 11th Division


000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-23 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:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 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 Ceylon firing at 38th Division
CL Perth firing at 33rd Division
CL Gambia firing at 1st Division
DD Wizard firing at 1st Division
DD Wager firing at 21st Division
DD Vigilant firing at 11th Division
DD Tumult firing at 1st Division


000091 Ground combat 1945-07-23 Singapore 50,84

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 131801 troops, 2620 guns, 1861 vehicles, Assault Value = 2695

Defending force 71884 troops, 460 guns, 375 vehicles, Assault Value = 805

Allied adjusted assault: 1010

Japanese adjusted defense: 85

Allied assault odds: 11 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3911 casualties reported
Squads: 83 destroyed, 183 disabled
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 88 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 42 (31 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (5 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1391 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 159 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Guns lost 24 (1 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)

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

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

• Pulling more units off the line.


Philippines

• Changing short term plans, the units which just liberated Clark Field are heading for Manila. The rest of Luzon will be cleaned up afterward.

• 504 AV in Manila.

China

• Yes, a perfectly fair and balanced attack. Thanks for the experience gains!

000090 Ground combat 1945-07-23 Chungking 76,45

Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23379 troops, 191 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 208

Defending force 287675 troops, 199 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 9677

Japanese adjusted assault: 0

Allied adjusted defense: 4483

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
7326 casualties reported
Squads: 583 destroyed, 101 disabled
Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 299 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 94 (80 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (10 destroyed, 1 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
65th Division
63rd Division
31st Division
1st Ind.Inf.Group
Mongol Garrison Army
48th Engineer Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
14th Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
120th Red Chinese Division
95th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps Corps
22nd Chinese Corps
55th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
259th Brigade
2nd Chinese Corps
115th Red Chinese Division
51st Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
29th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
1st Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
129th Red Chinese Division
71st Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
4th Construction Regiment
13th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
20th Australian Brigade
34th Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
69th Chinese Corps
14th Construction Regiment
4th Group Army
56th AT Gun Regiment
30th Group Army
China Command
6th Chinese Base Force
7th War Area
17th Chinese Base Force
25th Group Army
3rd Chinese Base Force
26th Group Army
16th Group Army
20th Artillery Regiment
9th War Area
1st Group Army
7th Construction Regiment
8th Construction Regiment
7th Chinese Base Force
14th Chinese Base Force
5th War Area
6th Group Army
29th Group Army
15th Group Army
15th Chinese Base Force
8th Chinese Base Force
1st Artillery Regiment
1st War Area
14th Group Army
18th Group Army
1st Chinese Base Force
19th Group Army
16th Construction Regiment
22nd Group Army
7th Group Army
2nd Chinese Base Force
17th Construction Regiment
23rd Group Army
9th Chinese Base Force
Red Chinese Army
2nd Construction Regiment
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
49th AA Regiment
10th Group Army
36th Group Army
33rd Group Army
20th Group Army
6th Construction Regiment
18th Chinese Base Force


000092 Ground combat 1945-07-23 84,55 Nanchang

Ground combat at 84,55 (near Nanchang)

Allied Deliberate attack

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

Defending force 4879 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 80

Allied adjusted assault: 25

Japanese adjusted defense: 2

Allied assault odds: 12 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1624 casualties reported
Squads: 65 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Guides Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
131st Division


000093 Ground combat 1945-07-23 72,42 Neikiang

Ground combat at 72,42 (near Neikiang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6316 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 198

Defending force 9791 troops, 122 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 62

Allied adjusted assault: 75

Japanese adjusted defense: 82

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
214 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
200th Chinese Division

Defending units:
40th Division
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
23rd Army
11th Army
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion


000094 Wiped Out 1945-07-23 Chungking 76,45

6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Wiped Out at Chungking by attrition!!!
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Wiped Out at Chungking by attrition!!!
48th Engineer Regiment Wiped Out at Chungking by attrition!!!
56th JAAF AF Bn Wiped Out at Chungking by attrition!!!
Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Chungking

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming.

• 11 enemy units near our roadblock.

• Our unit attacking the enemy across from our roadblock will rest a day to recover from disruption.

• Movement on Chengtu continues.

• Some units leaving Chungking moved out before the IJA attack today, but with still more newly arrived units stacking there is now 431,420 out of 160,000. Yikes! All moving units still in the city have been slowed by the enemy assault, and I suppose they will attack tomorrow as well.

• Drive on Hengyang continues.

• Armored cars are moving on that enemy unit 2 hexes NW of Pucheng.

• 1,892 AV at Hengyang.

• Another division is heading for Hengyang.

• Swatow operations continue.

• 5 separate USA regiments recovered and recovering from combat at Naha are being sealifted to Amoy for operations in eastern China.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

• Prep goes on.

• Target: Tokyo Manpower, night, 5,000 feet.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 July 24

INVADED

INVESTED
Manila
Hangchow

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 15,206

• +/- VP today: +696

• Allies VP: 86,175

• Japan VP: 53,531

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.610 : 1

• No sign of, of, what was that again?


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 progress.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-24 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 Fullam

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

BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 11th Division
Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant
BB Valiant firing at 1st Division
DD Kempenfelt firing at 38th Division
DD Urania firing at 1st Division
DD Rotherham firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Roebuck firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Quality firing at 1st Division
DD Fullam firing at 1st Division


000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-24 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CA Cumberland
CA Suffolk
CA Devonshire
CA London
CA Sussex
CA Norfolk
CA Canberra
DD Queensborough
DD Jupiter
DD Warramunga

Japanese ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CA Cumberland firing at 2nd Tank Division
CA Suffolk firing at 5th Division
CA Devonshire firing at 21st Division
CA London firing at 1st Division
CA Sussex firing at 1st Division
CA Norfolk firing at 1st Division
CA Canberra firing at 2nd Tank Division
DD Queensborough firing at 1st Division
DD Jupiter firing at 21st Division
DD Warramunga firing at 1st Division



000099 Ground combat 1945-07-24 Singapore 50,84

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 116362 troops, 2357 guns, 1806 vehicles, Assault Value = 2647

Defending force 66936 troops, 415 guns, 361 vehicles, Assault Value = 522

Allied adjusted assault: 822

Japanese adjusted defense: 53

Allied assault odds: 15 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1767 casualties reported
Squads: 131 destroyed, 165 disabled
Non Combat: 59 destroyed, 93 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 35 (8 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Vehicles lost 21 (11 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
924 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 120 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 21 (4 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled)

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

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

• More units standing down from the clearing attack.

• With high disruption, the engineers present in Singapore are working very slowly. Base damage stands at 91-100-16 (port, service, runway).


Philippines

• 548 AV at Manila.

• We should begin reducing Manila defenses in 2 days.

• The first engineers have arrived at Clark Field. More plus a security force will arrive tomorrow.

China

• No enemy attack at Chungking.

000100 surrounded 1945-07-24 Chungking 76,45

Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Chungking

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming.

• 11 enemy units near our roadblock.

• Our unit in contact with 6 of those 11 units will attack tomorrow.

• Operations against Chengtu continue.

• Some units have moved out of Chungking, but more units have arrived. Stacking is 399,675 out of 160,000. More units are now given orders to move on Tienshui, Ankang, and Sian. HQ units will be assigned to follow in the coming days.

• Newly arrived (inexperienced) units in Chungking which do have supplies will attack tomorrow.

• Our forces moving on Hengyang see enemy units on both sides of their approach, obviously intending to cut off their supplies. Hengyang is held so weakly I think we can seize the city quickly, then clear the hex to the west. Rail line!

• The enemy 2 hexes NW is a support unit and will be cleared tomorrow by the armored cars.

• 1,906 AV in Hangchow. Another division will arrive in a few days.

• Swatow operation continues.

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India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Lots of bombers flying overhead.

000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-24 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:
109 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Port hits 6
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


6 x 501st BG/41st BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
4 x 40th BG/45th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
5 x 29th BG/52nd BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
5 x 331st BG/355th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
5 x 502nd BG/411th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
5 x 502nd BG/430th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
4 x 333rd BG/460th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
4 x 346th BG/463rd BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
6 x 505th BG/484th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
7 x 501st BG/485th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
6 x 497th BG/869th BS B-29-1 Superfort stray due to night
6 x 29th BG/52nd BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
6 x 331st BG/355th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
6 x 502nd BG/411th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
5 x 333rd BG/460th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
8 x 505th BG/484th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night


000004 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 11
Ki-46-III KAI Dinah x 6

Allied aircraft
B-29B Superfort x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29B Superfort: 11 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 2 destroyed by flak

Manpower hits 152
Fires 58320

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
302 Ku S-3 with J1N1-Sa Irving (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 3000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
16th I.F.Chutai with Ki-46-III KAI Dinah (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


000005 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 7
Ki-46-III KAI Dinah x 6

Allied aircraft
B-29B Superfort x 32

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29B Superfort: 14 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Manpower hits 424
Fires 220320

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
302 Ku S-3 with J1N1-Sa Irving (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 3000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
16th I.F.Chutai with Ki-46-III KAI Dinah (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


000006 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 5
Ki-46-III KAI Dinah x 6

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III KAI Dinah: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 6 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Manpower hits 29
Fires 135840

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
302 Ku S-3 with J1N1-Sa Irving (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 3000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
16th I.F.Chutai with Ki-46-III KAI Dinah (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes

Some CAP have air radar
Banzai! - Chiba M. in a Ki-46-III KAI Dinah rams a B-29-25 Superfort for the Emperor


000007 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 3
Ki-46-III KAI Dinah x 3

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 8 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Manpower hits 15
Fires 235305

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
302 Ku S-3 with J1N1-Sa Irving (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 3000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
16th I.F.Chutai with Ki-46-III KAI Dinah (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


000008 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 1
Ki-46-III KAI Dinah x 2

Allied aircraft
B-29B Superfort x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29B Superfort: 8 damaged

Manpower hits 211
Fires 252492

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
16th I.F.Chutai with Ki-46-III KAI Dinah (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
302 Ku S-3 with J1N1-Sa Irving (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 3000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


000009 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 1
Ki-46-III KAI Dinah x 2

Allied aircraft
B-29B Superfort x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29B Superfort: 5 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Manpower hits 68
Fires 347895

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
16th I.F.Chutai with Ki-46-III KAI Dinah (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
302 Ku S-3 with J1N1-Sa Irving (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 3000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 3000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


000010 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 1
Ki-46-III KAI Dinah x 2

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3
B-29-25 Superfort x 20

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak
B-29-25 Superfort: 7 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Manpower hits 54
Fires 215760

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
16th I.F.Chutai with Ki-46-III KAI Dinah (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
302 Ku S-3 with J1N1-Sa Irving (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 3000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


000011 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 1
Ki-46-III KAI Dinah x 2

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 5 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Manpower hits 36
Fires 377865

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
16th I.F.Chutai with Ki-46-III KAI Dinah (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
302 Ku S-3 with J1N1-Sa Irving (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 3000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


000013 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 1
Ki-46-III KAI Dinah x 2

Allied aircraft
B-29B Superfort x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29B Superfort: 4 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Manpower hits 1
Fires 378270

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
16th I.F.Chutai with Ki-46-III KAI Dinah (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
302 Ku S-3 with J1N1-Sa Irving (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 3000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


000014 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 1
Ki-46-III KAI Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III KAI Dinah: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 3 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Manpower hits 4
Fires 224880

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
302 Ku S-3 with J1N1-Sa Irving (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 3000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead
16th I.F.Chutai with Ki-46-III KAI Dinah (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


000015 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 5

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 5 damaged

Manpower hits 8
Fires 300510

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



000016 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29B Superfort x 5

Allied aircraft losses
B-29B Superfort: 2 damaged

Manpower hits 71
Fires 323088

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb



000017 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29B Superfort x 5

Allied aircraft losses
B-29B Superfort: 5 damaged

Manpower hits 94
Fires 352980

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb



000018 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 4

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 4 damaged

Manpower hits 4
Fires 354252

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



000019 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 5 damaged

Manpower hits 5
Fires 355842

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



000020 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 2 damaged

Manpower hits 23
Fires 363156

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb



000021 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 2 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Manpower hits 4
Fires 464130

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



000022 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29B Superfort x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-29B Superfort: 4 damaged

Manpower hits 45
Fires 378738

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb



000023 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29B Superfort x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-29B Superfort: 5 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Manpower hits 103
Fires 522045

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb



000024 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 Tokyo 114,60

Night Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 5

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 2 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Manpower hits 14
Fires 527715

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb


000012 Night Air attack 1945-07-24 111,74 Chichi-jima

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

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 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 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
DE Major

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

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 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 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
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

• Pretty good results.

Manpower Hits - Fires
152 - 58320
424 - 220320
29 - 135840
15 - 235305
211 - 252492
68 - 347895
54 - 215760
36 - 377865
1 - 378270
4 - 224880
8 - 300510
71 - 323088
94 - 352980
4 - 354252
5 - 355842
23 - 363156
4 - 464130
45 - 378738
103 - 522045
14 - 527715

• Our losses were 21 x B-29-25, 20 x B-29B, and 2 x B-29-1.

• Current Fires in Tokyo are 105,699.

• Raids continue tonight.

• Prep continues.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 July 25

INVADED

INVESTED
Manila
Hangchow

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 15,904

• +/- VP today: +902

• Allies VP: 87,107

• Japan VP: 53,561

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.626 : 1

• No 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

• Recon still shows over 100,000 enemy troops but the casualty ratio today signals a collapse.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-25 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:
93 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

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



000107 Ground combat 1945-07-25 Singapore 50,84

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 104469 troops, 2158 guns, 1487 vehicles, Assault Value = 2633

Defending force 62604 troops, 384 guns, 346 vehicles, Assault Value = 347

Allied adjusted assault: 600

Japanese adjusted defense: 35

Allied assault odds: 17 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2734 casualties reported
Squads: 237 destroyed, 79 disabled
Non Combat: 46 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 24 (19 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
624 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled

Assaulting units:
8th Indian Division
28th (East African) Brigade
6th New Chinese/A Corps
22nd (East African) Brigade
82nd (West African) Division
6th New Chinese/B Corps
9th Indian Division
6th New Chinese/C Corps
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
18th British Division
81st (West African)/A Division
11th (East African) Division
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
81st (West African)/B Division
39th Indian Division
Gardner's Horse Regiment
17th Motorised Division
81st (West African)/C Division
150th RAC Regiment
2nd British Division
7th Indian Division
25th Indian/A Division
56th Heavy Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Indian Medium Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
208th Field Regiment
134th Medium Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
134th (East Ang) Regiment
8th Mahratta AT Gun Regiment
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
51st (East African) Construction Battalion

Defending units:
38th Division
11th Division
1st Division
5th Division
2nd Tank Division
Maraisha JNAF Base Force
41st Infantry Regiment
33rd Division
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
109th JAAF AF Bn
3rd Air Army
29th Army
Southern Army
24th Air Flotilla
148th Infantry Regiment
13th Air Fleet
57th JNAF AF Unit
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
21st Division
94th JAAF AF Bn
7th Area Army
Southern Fleet
Kure 3rd SNLF
115th JAAF AF Bn

• Disruption is sky high among our units still attacking, but is coming down among the units recovering. As a result base repairs are finally moving along, with the runways now 100% operational.


Philippines

• 549 AV at Manila. Most additional assigned units will arrive tomorrow.

China

• Good results.

000108 Ground combat 1945-07-25 85,56 Pucheng

Ground combat at 85,56 (near Pucheng)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 480 troops, 0 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Defending force 70 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 53

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 53 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
Guides Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
2nd JAAF AF Coy


000109 Ground combat 1945-07-25 Chungking 76,45

Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 92801 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13780

Defending force 14120 troops, 90 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Allied adjusted assault: 2021

Japanese adjusted defense: 17

Allied assault odds: 118 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3132 casualties reported
Squads: 176 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 318 destroyed, 85 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 39 (39 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
167 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
32nd Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
22nd Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
9th Separate Brigade
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
1st New Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
35th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
115th Red Chinese Division
50th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
69th Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
97th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Corps
6th Construction Regiment
2nd Chinese Corps
4th Construction Regiment
129th Red Chinese Division
40th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
73rd Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
55th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
58th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
77th Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
14th Construction Regiment
31st Group Army
1st War Area
26th Group Army
8th Chinese Base Force
22nd Group Army
20th Chinese Base Force
15th Chinese Base Force
8th Construction Regiment
1st Construction Regiment
37th Group Army
7th Group Army
11th Group Army
Red Chinese Army
25th Group Army
20th Artillery Regiment
6th War Area
12th Construction Regiment
4th Group Army
7th Artillery Regiment
10th Chinese Base Force
17th Chinese Base Force
10th Group Army
20th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
24th Group Army
6th Group Army
7th Construction Regiment
49th AA Regiment
7th Chinese Base Force
19th Group Army
14th Group Army
27th Group Army
9th Chinese Base Force
10th Construction Regiment
56th AT Gun Regiment
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
12th Group Army
2nd Chinese Base Force
11th Chinese Base Force
16th Construction Regiment
2nd War Area
7th War Area
1st Artillery Regiment
17th Construction Regiment
17th Group Army
57th AT Gun Regiment
6th Chinese Base Force
5th Chinese Base Force
18th Chinese Base Force
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
Lusu War Area
36th Group Army
3rd Chinese Base Force
5th War Area
32nd Group Army
Central Reserve
3rd War Area
14th Chinese Base Force
1st Chinese Base Force
2nd Construction Regiment
China Command
21st Chinese Base Force

Defending units:
1st Ind.Inf.Group
31st Division
Mongol Garrison Army
65th Division
63rd Division


000110 Ground combat 1945-07-25 72,42 Neikiang

Ground combat at 72,42 (near Neikiang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6366 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 202

Defending force 9196 troops, 105 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 52

Allied adjusted assault: 40

Japanese adjusted defense: 40

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
213 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
200th Chinese Division

Defending units:
40th Division
11th Army
23rd Army
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion


000111 surrounded 1945-07-25 Chungking 76,45

Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Chungking

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming.

• 10 enemy units near our roadblock. 1 has crossed the river but is off road.

• Our unit attacking the 5 enemy units directly across from the roadblock will continue attacking tomorrow.

• Operations against Chengtu continue.

• Enemy at Chunking looks about wiped out.

• Over stacking at Chungking is still bloody awful after yet more units arrived yesterday. Too many recruiting pamphlets were printed!

• Two units will cross the river into Hengyang tomorrow into a small enemy unit. One of them will then immediately head west to clear the rail line to Kweilin.

• Armored cars are heading toward Pingsiang, defense status unknown.

• Swatow operation continues.

• 2 enemy units have moved onto the supply route just SW of Pucheng. Our division will attack tomorrow.

• An additional division is moving to join the forces already at Hangchow.

• 1,911 AV at Hangchow.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• This was the sum total of the night's strikes on Tokyo. Obviously weather completely protected the target.

AIR NIGHT STRIKES
8 x 29th BG/6th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
7 x 6th BG/24th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
8 x 19th BG/28th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
4 x 40th BG/44th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
4 x 331st BG/355th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
5 x 331st BG/356th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
7 x 502nd BG/411th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
6 x 502nd BG/430th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
6 x 333rd BG/435th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
6 x 333rd BG/460th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
7 x 346th BG/462nd BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
8 x 346th BG/463rd BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
5 x 505th BG/484th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
4 x 333rd BG/507th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
4 x 444th BG/677th BS B-29-1 Superfort stray due to night
5 x 504th BG/680th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
8 x 462nd BG/769th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
6 x 462nd BG/770th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
7 x 497th BG/869th BS B-29-1 Superfort stray due to night
8 x 497th BG/870th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
7 x 505th BG/484th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night

• Fires at Tokyo 28,580.

• Strikes on Tokyo tonight, weather permitting.

• Prep continues.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 July 26

INVADED

INVESTED
Manila
Hangchow
Swatow

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall

• Strategic points: 16,510

• +/- VP today: +707

• Allies VP: 87,850

• Japan VP: 53,597

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.639 : 1

• No sign of the IJN fleet. I wonder if they have Intel about the Soviets' intention to declare war on August 1st? Perhaps they are positioning themselves to defend against the Soviet 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

• Stubborn they be.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-26 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
BB Anson
DD L'Alcyon
DD Thatcher

Japanese ground losses:
293 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

BB Anson firing at 11th Division
DD L'Alcyon firing at 33rd Division
DD Thatcher firing at 2nd Tank Division



000090 Ground combat 1945-07-26 Singapore 50,84

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 104352 troops, 2158 guns, 1488 vehicles, Assault Value = 2700

Defending force 59537 troops, 349 guns, 342 vehicles, Assault Value = 285

Allied adjusted assault: 573

Japanese adjusted defense: 39

Allied assault odds: 14 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3344 casualties reported
Squads: 190 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 81 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 28 (16 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (9 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
331 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
6th New Chinese/B Corps
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
2nd British Division
150th RAC Regiment
7th Indian Division
28th (East African) Brigade
18th British Division
17th Motorised Division
22nd (East African) Brigade
81st (West African)/B Division
81st (West African)/A Division
Gardner's Horse Regiment
6th New Chinese/A Corps
8th Indian Division
82nd (West African) Division
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
39th Indian Division
11th (East African) Division
6th New Chinese/C Corps
81st (West African)/C Division
9th Indian Division
25th Indian/A Division
85th British AT Gun Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment
208th Field Regiment
8th Mahratta AT Gun Regiment
134th (East Ang) Regiment
2nd Indian Medium Regiment
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
134th Medium Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
51st (East African) Construction Battalion

Defending units:
21st Division
1st Division
5th Division
33rd Division
11th Division
2nd Tank Division
41st Infantry Regiment
38th Division
Southern Fleet
57th JNAF AF Unit
7th Area Army
148th Infantry Regiment
29th Army
109th JAAF AF Bn
94th JAAF AF Bn
Maraisha JNAF Base Force
Kure 3rd SNLF
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
13th Air Fleet
24th Air Flotilla
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
3rd Air Army
Southern Army
115th JAAF AF Bn

• Recon still shows well over 100,000 enemy at Singapore, 104,060 in fact.


Philippines

• 1,370 AV in Manila. Assault tomorrow.

China

• Half of the remaining enemy units in Chungking destroyed.

000091 Ground combat 1945-07-26 Chungking 76,45

Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 95390 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10775

Defending force 9880 troops, 56 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Allied adjusted assault: 1590

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 227 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
4560 casualties reported
Squads: 95 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 107 destroyed, 418 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 32 (32 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
490 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
96th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
1st Construction Regiment
14th Construction Regiment
55th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
2nd Construction Regiment
8th Construction Regiment
115th Red Chinese Division
10th Construction Regiment
72nd Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
94th Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Corps
4th Construction Regiment
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
4th Chinese Corps
22nd Chinese Corps
78th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
17th Construction Regiment
14th Chinese Corps
73rd Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
1st New Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
6th Construction Regiment
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
129th Red Chinese Division
15th Chinese Corps
89th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
69th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
91st Chinese Corps
9th Separate Brigade
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
97th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
7th Chinese Corps
83rd Chinese Corps
5th British Para Brigade
52nd Chinese Corps
303rd Brigade
98th Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
12th Construction Regiment
26th Group Army
24th Group Army
2nd Chinese Base Force
Red Chinese Army
7th War Area
9th Chinese Base Force
19th Group Army
49th AA Regiment
Lusu War Area
4th Group Army
11th Group Army
3rd Chinese Base Force
57th AT Gun Regiment
37th Group Army
2nd War Area
15th Chinese Base Force
32nd Group Army
7th Artillery Regiment
12th Group Army
18th Chinese Base Force
3rd War Area
8th War Area
10th Group Army
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
5th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
17th Chinese Base Force
1st Chinese Base Force
Jingcha War Area
20th Chinese Base Force
56th AT Gun Regiment
6th War Area
14th Chinese Base Force
9th Group Army
21st Group Army
25th Group Army
3rd Group Army
17th Group Army
16th Chinese Base Force
6th Group Army
6th Chinese Base Force
8th Chinese Base Force
5th Construction Regiment
11th Chinese Base Force
5th War Area
7th Group Army
13th Construction Regiment
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
22nd Group Army
1st War Area
20th Group Army
1st Artillery Regiment
31st Group Army
Central Reserve
China Command
14th Group Army
20th Artillery Regiment
5th Chinese Base Force
36th Group Army
8th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
27th Group Army
21st Chinese Base Force

Defending units:
31st Division
65th Division
Mongol Garrison Army
63rd Division


000092 Ground combat 1945-07-26 86,58 Pucheng

Ground combat at 86,58 (near Pucheng)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13497 troops, 215 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 462

Defending force 4860 troops, 42 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 102

Allied adjusted assault: 222

Japanese adjusted defense: 76

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1762 casualties reported
Squads: 45 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Allied ground losses:
255 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
36th British Division
12th Army

Defending units:
22nd Division
1st RGC Route Brigade


000093 Ground combat 1945-07-26 72,42 Neikiang

Ground combat at 72,42 (near Neikiang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6346 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 198

Defending force 2001 troops, 19 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied adjusted assault: 81

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 11 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
374 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 52 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
200th Chinese Division

Defending units:
11th Army
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment


000094 surrounded 1945-07-26 Chungking 76,45

Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Chungking

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming.

• There are 9 enemy units off road near our roadblock. The roadblock has served its purpose as those badly depleted enemy units cannot materially influence events in Chengtu.

• Movement into Chengtu continues.

• Chungking is still madly over stacked (382,931 versus 160,000) but the last enemy units are almost eliminated.

• Our troops crossed into Hengyang without a shock attack, indicating tac air brought enemy AV to 0. Assault tomorrow.

• Armored cars continue moving on Pingsiang. ETA 2 or 3 days.

• All units will be in Swatow tomorrow.

• The units expelled from the supply route today were stronger than anticipated, and are now heading west, cross country, to menace the supply route from another direction. A Bde (now organizing at Pucheng after moving by truck) will move to engage them.

• The 36th British Division will rejoin the spearhead in the battle for Hangchow and Shanghai.

• A Bde will move on Foochow from Tsinkiang (near Amoy).

• The additional USA independent regiments will sail into Amoy in about 5 days.

• 1,920 AV in Hangchow.

• The 20th Indian Division will arrive at Hangchow tomorrow, assault thereafter.

• A Bde is moving on Wenchow.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Again this was all. Dang!

AIR NIGHT STRIKES
8 x 29th BG/6th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
7 x 16th BG/16th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
6 x 16th BG/17th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
4 x 501st BG/21st BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
5 x 19th BG/28th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
6 x 39th BG/60th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
4 x 331st BG/355th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
7 x 331st BG/356th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
6 x 504th BG/398th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
6 x 502nd BG/402nd BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
4 x 502nd BG/430th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
8 x 333rd BG/460th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
8 x 346th BG/463rd BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
5 x 501st BG/485th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
4 x 333rd BG/507th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
6 x 444th BG/677th BS B-29-1 Superfort stray due to night
5 x 462nd BG/769th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
4 x 462nd BG/770th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
8 x 497th BG/870th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
5 x 501st BG/21st BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
6 x 19th BG/28th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
8 x 504th BG/398th BS B-29-25 Superfort stray due to night
5 x 502nd BG/430th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night
6 x 462nd BG/769th BS B-29B Superfort stray due to night

• Fires at Tokyo 7,727. We'll give Tokyo strikes one more chance, then move on to another target if the birds don't fly.

• Preparations.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1945 July 27

INVADED

INVESTED
Manila
Hangchow
Swatow

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Allied forces CAPTURE Hengyang !!!



Overall

• Strategic points: 16,970

• +/- VP today: +645

• Allies VP: 88,670

• Japan VP: 53,772

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.649 : 1

• No sign of the buggers.


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

• Down to 96,000.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-27 Singapore 50,84

Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CA Cumberland
CA Suffolk
CA Devonshire
CA London
CA Sussex
CA Norfolk
CA Canberra
DD Queensborough
DD Jupiter
DD Warramunga

Japanese ground losses:
208 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CA Cumberland firing at 1st Division
CA Suffolk firing at 5th Division
CA Devonshire firing at 1st Division
CA London firing at 2nd Tank Division
CA Sussex firing at 1st Division
CA Norfolk firing at 2nd Tank Division
CA Canberra firing at 11th Division
DD Queensborough firing at 5th Division
DD Jupiter firing at 11th Division
DD Warramunga firing at 1st Division


000127 Ground combat 1945-07-27 Singapore 50,84

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 104402 troops, 2158 guns, 1487 vehicles, Assault Value = 2776

Defending force 55209 troops, 325 guns, 328 vehicles, Assault Value = 241

Allied adjusted assault: 1089

Japanese adjusted defense: 27

Allied assault odds: 40 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3416 casualties reported
Squads: 338 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 227 destroyed, 72 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 27 (26 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
510 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
2nd British Division
17th Motorised/C Division
22nd (East African) Brigade
7th Indian Division
81st (West African)/C Division
25th Indian/A Division
18th British Division
17th Motorised/B Division
9th Indian Division
39th Indian/A Division
81st (West African)/B Division
39th Indian/B Division
28th (East African) Brigade
8th Indian Division
11th (East African) Division
6th New Chinese/C Corps
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
Gardner's Horse Regiment
81st (West African)/A Division
17th Motorised/A Division
6th New Chinese/A Corps
6th New Chinese/B Corps
82nd (West African) Division
150th RAC Regiment
39th Indian/C Division
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
134th Medium Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
8th Mahratta AT Gun Regiment
134th (East Ang) Regiment
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
2nd Indian Medium Regiment
208th Field Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
51st (East African) Construction Battalion

Defending units:
21st Division
1st Division
33rd Division
5th Division
38th Division
11th Division
2nd Tank Division
148th Infantry Regiment
24th Air Flotilla
57th JNAF AF Unit
109th JAAF AF Bn
7th Area Army
13th Air Fleet
3rd Air Army
Southern Army
41st Infantry Regiment
Southern Fleet
Maraisha JNAF Base Force
Kure 3rd SNLF
29th Army
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
115th JAAF AF Bn

Philippines

• Oops.

000126 Ground combat 1945-07-27 Manila 79,77

Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41923 troops, 689 guns, 412 vehicles, Assault Value = 1386

Defending force 70226 troops, 635 guns, 375 vehicles, Assault Value = 1947

Allied adjusted assault: 530

Japanese adjusted defense: 6755

Allied assault odds: 1 to 12 (fort level 8)

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

Japanese ground losses:
358 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 24 (4 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
8072 casualties reported
Squads: 83 destroyed, 568 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 81 disabled
Engineers: 34 destroyed, 56 disabled
Guns lost 76 (20 destroyed, 56 disabled)
Vehicles lost 87 (5 destroyed, 82 disabled)

Assaulting units:
46th Indian Brigade
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
13th Australian Brigade
30th Australian Brigade
19th Australian Brigade
708th Amphib Tank Battalion
45th Indian Brigade
44th Indian Brigade
11th Airborne Division
14th Australian Brigade
503rd Parachute Regiment
22nd Australian Brigade
131st Field Artillery Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
15th Tank Regiment
2nd Division
39th Division
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
4th South Seas Det.
5th South Seas Det.
4th South Seas Gsn
144th Infantry Regiment
116th Division
34th Division
32nd Nav Gsn Unit
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
20th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
41st Army
3rd Construction Battalion
32nd Field AA Battalion
23rd Air Flotilla
1st Naval Construction Battalion
35th Army
21st Fld AA Gun Co
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
7th Ship Engineer Regiment
2nd Naval Construction Battalion
38th Field AA Battalion
8th JAAF AF Bn

• 792 AV at Manila. Despite sky high disruption they should be able to defend themselves.

• Regroup. Lots of units from Singapore will R&R in the Philippines. The 46th Indian Bde was reduced to 8 AV and will move to Batangas to R&R.

China

• Clear!

000128 Ground combat 1945-07-27 Chungking 76,45

Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 94981 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12944

Defending force 4468 troops, 24 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied adjusted assault: 1759

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1759 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
6196 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 306 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 32 (32 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

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

Assaulting units:
64th Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
57th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
115th Red Chinese Division
4th Construction Regiment
34th Separate Brigade
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
8th Construction Regiment
52nd Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
303rd Brigade
31st Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
22nd Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
14th Construction Regiment
84th Chinese Corps
5th Construction Regiment
78th Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
55th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
17th Construction Regiment
129th Red Chinese Division
38th Chinese Corps
1st Construction Regiment
77th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
26th Australian Brigade
36th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
9th Separate Brigade
73rd Chinese Corps
1st New Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
97th Chinese Corps
5th British Para Brigade
69th Chinese Corps
6th Construction Regiment
50th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
83rd Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
91st Chinese Corps
89th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
12th Construction Regiment
19th Group Army
24th Group Army
31st Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
10th Group Army
2nd Chinese Base Force
Lusu War Area
4th Group Army
3rd Group Army
7th War Area
7th Chinese Base Force
2nd Construction Regiment
26th Group Army
China Command
35th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force
7th Artillery Regiment
10th Construction Regiment
8th Chinese Base Force
17th Chinese Base Force
15th Chinese Base Force
49th AA Regiment
5th Group Army
16th Chinese Base Force
56th AT Gun Regiment
37th Group Army
6th War Area
12th Chinese Base Force
3rd Chinese Base Force
Central Reserve
21st Group Army
5th War Area
20th Chinese Base Force
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
1st Artillery Regiment
9th Chinese Base Force
Red Chinese Army
Jingcha War Area
19th Chinese Base Force
13th Construction Regiment
2nd War Area
1st Chinese Base Force
13th Group Army
57th AT Gun Regiment
41st AA Regiment
8th Group Army
7th Group Army
39th Group Army
11th Chinese Base Force
22nd Group Army
12th Group Army
20th Group Army
27th Group Army
18th Chinese Base Force
36th Group Army
32nd Group Army
1st War Area
3rd War Area
14th Group Army
6th Chinese Base Force
6th Group Army
20th Artillery Regiment
11th Group Army
17th Group Army
5th Chinese Base Force
9th Group Army
25th Group Army
8th War Area
21st Chinese Base Force

Defending units:
63rd Division
31st Division


000129 Ground combat 1945-07-27 Hengyang 80,53

Ground combat at Hengyang (80,53)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17944 troops, 114 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 640

Defending force 441 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 469

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 469 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Hengyang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
604 casualties reported
Squads: 34 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
3rd New Chinese/A Corps
3rd New Chinese/B Corps

Defending units:
Kyuko Naval Guard Unit

• 2 enemy units in the mountains near Kunming.

• 9 enemy units off road west of Chengtu and Neikiang.

• Our troops are closing in on Chengtu.

• Chungking is still receiving long lost units with open arms and crowded streets and taverns. Stacking is 391,810 out of 160,000.

• Hengyang is ours, and one unit will move west and clear the railroad track.

• Armored cars continue moving on Pingsiang. ETA 2 days.

• 164 AV at Swatow. 124 AV assault tomorrow.

• In addition to the enemy unit (division?) moving west toward the trackless waste just northwest of Foochow, 1 or 2 enemy units are now moving west directly out of Foochow. Our Bde which was moving on Foochow will now move to the road just NE of Tsinkiang and head them off.

• Our Bde at Pucheng is moving to engage the aforementioned division north of Foochow.

• Our division SW Pucheng is marching toward Hangchow/Shanghai.

• Our Bde SE of Chuhsien continues moving on Wenchow.

• 2,397 AV at Hangchow. Assault tomorrow.

• Those USA regiments at sea will make Amoy in about 4 days. Kamikazes willing.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Finally! Tokyo:

Fires
66084
127498
176150
82161
88191
94221
101658
115728
256070
205303
139044
277499
142662
142863
145275
348779
355511
184269
197334
456887
237735
242760
246177

• Do you know if Fires like this from Manpower strikes destroy supply at the base?

• We lost 67 B-29's today.

Daytime Stuff
• Bugger!

000032 Morning Air attack 1945-07-27 84,67 Hengchun

Morning Air attack on TF, near Hengchun at 84,67

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 33,514 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAK Nancy Lykes, Kamikaze hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo flying as kamikaze
Kamikaze: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

• The Nancy Lykes is heading for Hong Kong with a load of barbecuing beef.

• Current Fires at Tokyo = 99,352

• The B-29's will stand down to recover. WE had enough in the pool to fill out the B-29B groups and the couple of B-29-1 groups remaining, but we will need a couple of weeks production to fill out the B-29-25 groups. I'm thinking of moving on to a different target next time. What do you think?

• Preparations continue.


Complete combat report attached.

[BBfanboy]

I am guessing that hitting industry does not change military supply because that is not stored in civilian areas. Other than AA and CAP fuel expended the supply shouldn't change because of a city attack.

Yeah, I would develop at least 10 targets that can be hit in random order to keep his fighters and AA dispersed. Nagasaki, Fukuoka, Shimonoseki, Hiroshima, Gifu, Osaka, Kobe, Nagoya, Yokohama and Maebashi come to mind.

[witpqs]

I am guessing that hitting industry does not change military supply because that is not stored in civilian areas. Other than AA and CAP fuel expended the supply shouldn't change because of a city attack.

Yeah, I would develop at least 10 targets that can be hit in random order to keep his fighters and AA dispersed. Nagasaki, Fukuoka, Shimonoseki, Hiroshima, Gifu, Osaka, Kobe, Nagoya, Yokohama and Maebashi come to mind.

Thanks.

That last one, Maebashi, brings up a question for me. It has no Manpower. I know I can't do a Manpower attack there (duh!), but what about targets that have a small amount of Manpower? I remember one of the Devs saying that Manpower 8 and above was necessary to really do any damage with Manpower strikes.

What have you found with Manpower strikes on targets with less than 8 Manpower? Do they seem worthwhile to you?

[witpqs]

Oops, it's Gifu that has no Manpower. Maebashi has 3 Manpower.

[witpqs]

1945 July 28

INVADED

INVESTED
Manila
Hangchow
Chengtu

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Allied forces CAPTURE Swatow !!!



Overall

• Strategic points: 17,170

• +/- VP today: +249

• Allies VP: 88,956

• Japan VP: 53,809

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.653 : 1

• No idea.


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

• Still a grind.

000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-28 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:
96 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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


000111 Ground combat 1945-07-28 Singapore 50,84

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 97155 troops, 2102 guns, 1487 vehicles, Assault Value = 2891

Defending force 48896 troops, 289 guns, 320 vehicles, Assault Value = 219

Allied adjusted assault: 839

Japanese adjusted defense: 21

Allied assault odds: 39 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1313 casualties reported
Squads: 126 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 38 (25 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
238 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd British Division
22nd (East African) Brigade
7th Indian Division
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
150th RAC Regiment
11th (East African) Division
9th Indian Division
81st (West African)/A Division
18th British Division
6th New Chinese/B Corps
8th Indian Division
39th Indian/B Division
17th Motorised/B Division
39th Indian/A Division
6th New Chinese/A Corps
28th (East African) Brigade
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
Gardner's Horse Regiment
17th Motorised/C Division
82nd (West African) Division
6th New Chinese/C Corps
81st (West African)/B Division
17th Motorised/A Division
25th Indian/A Division
81st (West African)/C Division
39th Indian/C Division
8th Mahratta AT Gun Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
134th (East Ang) Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
Southeast Asia
55th Heavy Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Indian Medium Regiment
208th Field Regiment
134th Medium Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
51st (East African) Construction Battalion

Defending units:
1st Division
11th Division
2nd Tank Division
Southern Fleet
Maraisha JNAF Base Force
5th Division
24th Air Flotilla
148th Infantry Regiment
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
33rd Division
29th Army
109th JAAF AF Bn
7th Area Army
Kure 3rd SNLF
3rd Air Army
Southern Army
57th JNAF AF Unit
21st Division
38th Division
115th JAAF AF Bn

• Just below 90,000 defenders left according to recon.

• Singapore is now repairing quickly.

• We still have well over 800 aircraft working to reduce the recalcitrants at Singapore. It will be nice to release them for use elsewhere.


Philippines

• 847 AV at Manila.

China

• Wrecked th4 town but couldn't hit the defenders.

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-28 Swatow 81,62

Night Naval bombardment of Swatow at 81,62

Allied Ships
BB King George V
BB Howe

Manpower hits 5
Fires 11607
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 1

BB King George V firing at Swatow
BB Howe firing at Swatow


000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-28 Swatow 81,62

Night Naval bombardment of Swatow at 81,62

Allied Ships
CL Springfield
CL Vicksburg
CL Montpelier
CL St. Louis
CL Marblehead

Manpower hits 9
Fires 12925
Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 16
Port hits 10
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

CL Springfield firing at Swatow
CL Vicksburg firing at Swatow
CL Montpelier firing at Swatow
CL St. Louis firing at Swatow
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Marblehead
CL Marblehead firing at Swatow



000109 Ground combat 1945-07-28 Hangchow 90,55

Ground combat at Hangchow (90,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 71035 troops, 1395 guns, 1892 vehicles, Assault Value = 2417

Defending force 47331 troops, 410 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 1433

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 1465

Japanese adjusted defense: 3469

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
2931 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 109 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 26 (3 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
923 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 201 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 26 disabled
Guns lost 31 (1 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Vehicles lost 33 (4 destroyed, 29 disabled)

Assaulting units:
255th Indian Tank Brigade
20th Indian Division
23rd Indian Division
18th Cavalry Regiment
50th Tank Brigade
19th Motorised Division
254th Armoured Brigade
5th Indian Division
87th Medium Regiment
NCAC
2/13th Fld RAA Regiment
2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
88th Medium Regiment
86th Medium Regiment
85th Medium Regiment
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

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


000110 Ground combat 1945-07-28 Swatow 81,62

Ground combat at Swatow (81,62)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3750 troops, 66 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 166

Defending force 936 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Allied adjusted assault: 214

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 214 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Swatow !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
494 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
24th Australian Brigade
1st Somerset LI Battalion

Defending units:
30th RGC Division
20th RGC/B Division


000112 Wiped Out 1945-07-28 Swatow 81,62

20th RGC/B Division Wiped Out at Swatow by attrition!!!
Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Swatow

• 1 enemy unit in the mountains near Kunming.

• 9 enemy units off road west of Chengtu and Neikiang.

• We have a para division in Chengtu. Many more units on the way.

• Chungking is overcrowded.

• It's possible that tac air might clear the railroad west of Hengyang before ground troops arrive.

• Armored cars will arrive at Pingsiang tomorrow.

• Swatow holdouts will be cleared ASAP.

• Enemy still maneuvering around Foochow, we are still countering that.

• In 2 days our Bde will march into Wenchow and give battle.

• The battle at Hangchow went very well. The troops are resting for likely just a day to reduce disruption.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• That'll show them!

000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-28 Takao 84,65

Night Naval bombardment of Takao at 84,65

Japanese Ships
TK Kanto Maru, Shell hits 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
528 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 57
Port hits 3

CL Nigeria firing at Takao
CL Newfoundland firing at Takao
CL Kenya firing at 75th Infantry Brigade
CL Emerald firing at Takao
CL Hobart firing at Takao
DD John Rodgers firing at 103rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
DD Ringgold firing at Takao
DD Daly firing at Takao
DD Bullard firing at Takao


000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-07-28 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:
83 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Port hits 11

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

• Fires at Tokyo are 26,864.

• Preparations continue.


Complete combat report attached.