The Elephant Vanishes : obvert (J) vs Historiker_SqzMyLemon_Canoerebel (A)

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

What's your endgame, Obvert? You going until the game ends (March 1946?), or autovictory or something else?

Until 2:1. I believe in VPs.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

What's your endgame, Obvert? You going until the game ends (March 1946?), or autovictory or something else?

Until 2:1. I believe in VPs.

Do you think the endgame will be at the 2:1 threshhold or by calendar first?

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

What's your endgame, Obvert? You going until the game ends (March 1946?), or autovictory or something else?

Until 2:1. I believe in VPs.

Do you think the endgame will be at the 2:1 threshhold or by calendar first?

It's really up to Dan, isn't it? He can choose to sit back and finish off every last device of the China Expeditionary Army and then go for Kwangtung guys in Korea while Strat bombing at night every few days. He might win just doing that.

Or he could try something more exciting. I think he has the power to simply push his way to VP victory at any moment by invading wherever he wants in the Home Islands. That he hasn't I guess means he still thinks the dark side has some teeth. I'm glad but I think he has more confidence in my forces than I do at this point.

[Capt. Harlock]

That he hasn't I guess means he still thinks the dark side has some teeth. I'm glad but I think he has more confidence in my forces than I do at this point.

As long as you have an effective air arm and kamikazes, I at least, would approach an amphibious invasion with great caution.

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

That he hasn't I guess means he still thinks the dark side has some teeth. I'm glad but I think he has more confidence in my forces than I do at this point.

As long as you have an effective air arm and kamikazes, I at least, would approach an amphibious invasion with great caution.

Sure. They are at the ready, but the DS by now is bigger than my LBA and KB combined, plus he has the tools to sweep away CAP at any one point for a day, then trash the fields. He has swept hard in the past few weeks, but he hasn't followed it up with anything other than strategic bombing so far.

If he handles it like he usually does, with about 2,000 ships in one hex, he can go anywhere. Some kamis could hit but nothing that would stop an invasion, and once he's got a foothold it's all over. The IJ would also lose about 2,000 airframes a day in a scenario like that, so any VP loss would be made up pretty easily from base points and air loss VPs.

[obvert]

[font="Times New Roman"]January 8-9, 1946[/font]

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I'm starting to understand why late war AARs are sporadic and tend to show actions over weeks rather than days. This was has devolved into Allied Strat bombing, sweeps and massive armies roaming China looking for straggling IJA troops.

The flak and NF still get some points for the bad guys, but that's my only hope of pushing up the permanent VP score. He seems reluctant to do anything more exciting or involved, which is probably smart.

On the 9th
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 8, 1946
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Night Air attack on Matsuyama , at 105,59

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 13
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 11
Ki-102c Randy x 7

Allied aircraft
Lancaster B.1 Spcl x 5
Lancaster B.1 FE x 15
Liberator B.VI x 9
B-24J Liberator x 8
B-29-25 Superfort x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Lancaster B.1 Spcl: 1 damaged
Lancaster B.1 FE: 10 damaged
Lancaster B.1 FE: 2 destroyed by flak
Liberator B.VI: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 damaged


Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Lancaster B.1 FE bombing from 7000 feet
City Attack: 1 x 4000 lb GP Bomb, 6 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Liuchow (74,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 259816 troops, 2282 guns, 1719 vehicles, Assault Value = 7308

Defending force 84428 troops, 741 guns, 431 vehicles, Assault Value = 1316

Allied adjusted assault: 1880

Japanese adjusted defense: 672

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
8841 casualties reported
Squads: 240 destroyed, 158 disabled
Non Combat: 116 destroyed, 121 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 73 disabled
Guns lost 171 (91 destroyed, 80 disabled)
Vehicles lost 45 (33 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Allied ground losses:
3934 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 589 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 92 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled
Guns lost 40 (2 destroyed, 38 disabled)
Vehicles lost 70 (3 destroyed, 67 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
95th Chinese Corps
6th Rifle Division
27th Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps
1st New Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
11th (East African) Division
54th Chinese Corps
6th New Chinese Corps
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
5th Chinese Corps
CenPac Amphib Tank Brigade
71st Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
4th USMC Tank Battalion
20th Indian Division
40th Chinese Corps
9th Colonial Division
2nd Armoured Brigade
2nd West African AA Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy AA Regiment
137th USA Base Force
2nd Medium Regiment
134th (East Ang) Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
Eighth USAAF 3rd Division
32nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
57th AT Gun Regiment
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
25th Ind.Mixed Brigade
91st Naval Guard Unit
1st Ind.Infantry Brigade
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
105th Division
103rd Division
31st Division
70th Division
6th Division
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Guards Div /1
5th Mortar Battalion
24th JNAF AF Unit
62nd Field AA Battalion
34th Field AA Battalion
14th Tank Regiment
6th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind.AA Gun Co
11th Shipping Engineer Regiment
13th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
11th Ind.AA Gun Co
2nd RGC Route Brigade
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
53rd Construction Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
22nd Air Flotilla
29th JAAF AF Coy
1st Air Defense AA Battalion
11th Air Defense AA Battalion
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
20th JAAF AF Bn
Burma Area Army
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Naval Construction Battalion
125th AA Regiment
55th Naval Guard Unit
1st JAAF Base Force
56th Field AA Battalion
16th Army
2nd Medium Mortar Battalion
113th AA Regiment
88th JAAF AF Coy

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Ground combat at Hankow (85,50)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 101112 troops, 1655 guns, 899 vehicles, Assault Value = 2142

Defending force 68956 troops, 607 guns, 407 vehicles, Assault Value = 1329

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied adjusted assault: 1189

Japanese adjusted defense: 705

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
2170 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 150 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled
Guns lost 17 (2 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (4 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2642 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 135 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 46 disabled
Guns lost 53 (2 destroyed, 51 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd Marine Division
2nd Marine Division
365th Rifle Division
3rd Motor Brigade
11th Indian Division
31st Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
105th Rifle Division
40th Infantry Division
614th Rifle Regiment
203rd Rifle Division
96th Coast AA Regiment
163rd Light AA Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1/198th Coast AA Battalion
56th Rifle Corps
35th Army
26th Guards Mortar Brigade

Defending units:
23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
104th Division
13th RGC Temp. Division
8th Tank Regiment
118th Division
26th Division
11th Tank Regiment
Maizuru 1st SNLF
65th Construction Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
5th Raiding Force /1
Hankow Special Base Force
7th RGC Temp. Division
49th Mountain Gun Regiment
18th RF Gun Battalion
56th JNAF AF Unit
23rd RF Gun Battalion
14th Base Force
227th Naval Construction Battalion
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
55th Air Division
5th South Seas Det. /1
28th RGC Temp. Division
206th Naval Construction Battalion
66th JNAF AF Unit
31st Special Base Force
53rd Ind.Mixed Bde /1


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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 9, 1946
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Morning Air attack on Fukuyama , at 107,58

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 16
N1K1 Rex x 5
N1K5-J George x 33
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 12
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 17
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 29
Ki-84a Frank x 1
Ki-84r Frank x 90
Ki-100-I Tony x 25
Ki-102a Randy x 14
Ki-102b Randy x 6

Allied aircraft
F8F-1 Bearcat x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1 Rex: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed
Ki-100-I Tony: 2 destroyed
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
Ki-102b Randy: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F8F-1 Bearcat: 3 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Fukuyama , at 107,58

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 5
N1K1 Rex x 1
N1K5-J George x 15
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 6
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 8
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
Ki-84a Frank x 1
Ki-84r Frank x 35
Ki-100-I Tony x 11
Ki-102a Randy x 5
Ki-102b Randy x 3

Allied aircraft
P-51H Mustang x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 7 destroyed
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51H Mustang: 5 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-51H Mustang sweeping at 17000 feet *

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Ground combat at Liuchow (74,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 256019 troops, 2281 guns, 1718 vehicles, Assault Value = 6847

Defending force 76812 troops, 649 guns, 403 vehicles, Assault Value = 1089

Allied adjusted assault: 1339

Japanese adjusted defense: 288

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
8035 casualties reported
Squads: 281 destroyed, 435 disabled
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 280 disabled
Engineers: 106 destroyed, 48 disabled
Guns lost 171 (99 destroyed, 72 disabled)
Vehicles lost 48 (9 destroyed, 39 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
3608 casualties reported
Squads: 42 destroyed, 340 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 75 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled
Guns lost 51 (2 destroyed, 49 disabled)

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The Allies got about 2:1 on sweeps, with about 150 IJ airframes destroyed, thanks to this monster effort from the USN CVs that moved 6-7 hexes from Kagoshima.

[obvert]

[font="Times New Roman"]January 10-11, 1946[/font]

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A bit quieter on the 10th, but huge sweeps of Hiroshima on the 11th. I think he wants to clear that base! [;)] I've only shown a small portion below, but there were upwards of 1,000 fighters sweeping. It goes about 2:1 for the Allies, with about 190 losses for the IJ.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 1946
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Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 13
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 6
Ki-102c Randy x 13

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 27
B-29-25 Superfort x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAId Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-102c Randy: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 10 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 5 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Manpower hits 64
Fires 30160

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 7000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 12
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 2
Ki-102c Randy x 9

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 14
B-29-1 Superfort x 6
B-29-25 Superfort x 64
B-29B Superfort x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
J1N1-Sa Irving: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 17 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 2 damaged

Manpower hits 341
Fires 192400

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 27
N1K1 Rex x 24
N1K2-J George x 12
N1K5-J George x 117
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 14
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7
Ki-84b Frank x 114
Ki-100-II Tony x 46
Ki-102a Randy x 55

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 534

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-84b Frank: 4 destroyed
Ki-100-II Tony: 3 destroyed
Ki-102a Randy: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 25000 feet

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Ground combat at Liuchow (74,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 251454 troops, 2279 guns, 1719 vehicles, Assault Value = 6540

Defending force 68902 troops, 564 guns, 389 vehicles, Assault Value = 759

Allied adjusted assault: 1381

Japanese adjusted defense: 139

Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Liuchow !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
27527 casualties reported
Squads: 613 destroyed, 195 disabled
Non Combat: 1326 destroyed, 171 disabled
Engineers: 265 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 252 (222 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Vehicles lost 260 (259 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 34
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
1791 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 215 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Guns lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 11, 1946
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Morning Air attack on Fukuoka , at 103,57

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 44,600 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 9
J2M5 Jack x 5
J7W1 Shinden x 5
N1K5-J George x 8
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 1
Ki-84r Frank x 6

Allied aircraft
F4U-4 Corsair x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-4 Corsair: 3 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 26
N1K1 Rex x 25
N1K2-J George x 11
N1K5-J George x 112
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 12
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6
Ki-84b Frank x 90
Ki-100-II Tony x 43
Ki-102a Randy x 50

Allied aircraft
P-47N Thunderbolt x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1 Rex: 1 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-100-II Tony: 1 destroyed
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47N Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 26
N1K1 Rex x 22
N1K2-J George x 11
N1K5-J George x 107
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 12
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6
Ki-84b Frank x 89
Ki-100-II Tony x 39
Ki-102a Randy x 46

Allied aircraft
P-47N Thunderbolt x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1 Rex: 1 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-84b Frank: 1 destroyed
Ki-100-II Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47N Thunderbolt: 5 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-47N Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet *

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Morning Air attack on Sapporo , at 120,51

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17G Fortress x 303
P-51H Mustang x 25

Allied aircraft losses
B-17G Fortress: 13 damaged

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

Airbase hits 113
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 347

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17G Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 17
N1K1 Rex x 13
N1K2-J George x 4
N1K5-J George x 83
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 5
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
Ki-84b Frank x 62
Ki-100-II Tony x 31
Ki-102a Randy x 37

Allied aircraft
P-51H Mustang x 101

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1 Rex: 2 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-84b Frank: 1 destroyed
Ki-100-II Tony: 1 destroyed
Ki-102a Randy: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51H Mustang: 4 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x P-51H Mustang sweeping at 17000 feet *

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[obvert]

[font="Times New Roman"]January 12-13, 1946[/font]

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On these turns more sweeps and I clear out the tired groups at Hiroshima, but in the fatigue fro sifting through a 45 minute replay where I tried to escape every battle. I simply forgot to add back in more CAP groups.

The Allies happened to notice and struck on the 13th. Not as bad as it could have been but not great. The fields are closed so I'll put CAP around it all and hope I can catch something that isn't prepared for a fight on the 14th.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 12, 1946
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Night Air attack on Fukuoka , at 103,57

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 11
B-24J Liberator x 21
B-29-25 Superfort x 5

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator B.VI: 4 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 7 damaged

Manpower hits 26
Fires 13090

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 7000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Fukuoka , at 103,57

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 53 NM, estimated altitude 43,600 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 4
N1K5-J George x 4
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
F4U-4 Corsair x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-4 Corsair: 2 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Hakodate , at 119,53

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17G Fortress x 291
P-38L Lightning x 48
P-51H Mustang x 25
P-82B Twin Mustang x 50

Allied aircraft losses
B-17G Fortress: 15 damaged

Airbase hits 56
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 158

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17G Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Lanchow (81,34)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 26723 troops, 343 guns, 258 vehicles, Assault Value = 925

Defending force 64450 troops, 414 guns, 602 vehicles, Assault Value = 1533

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 543

Japanese adjusted defense: 3063

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
511 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 48 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1502 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 201 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 62 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 41 (6 destroyed, 35 disabled)
Vehicles lost 33 (4 destroyed, 29 disabled)

Assaulting units:
754th Tank Battalion
763rd Tank Battalion
345th Rifle Division
68th Mountain Rifle Division

Defending units:
53rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
16th Division
6th Mongol Cavalry Division
18th Division
49th Ind.Mixed Brigade
8th NCPC Infantry Brigade
4th Mongol Cavalry Division
55th Division
1st Tank Division
128th Ind.Mixed Brigade
12th Army
70th Field AA Battalion
30th JNAF AF Unit
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
121st AA Regiment
22nd RF Gun Battalion
7th Base Force
12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
9th Mongol Cavalry Division
55th JNAF AF Unit

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 13, 1946
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Morning Air attack on Nagasaki/Sasebo , at 102,58

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 19
J2M5 Jack x 21
J7W1 Shinden x 16
Ki-84r Frank x 11

Allied aircraft
F8F-1 Bearcat x 354

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 3 destroyed
J2M5 Jack: 2 destroyed
J7W1 Shinden: 3 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F8F-1 Bearcat: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x F8F-1 Bearcat sweeping at 25000 feet *

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Morning Air attack on Nagasaki/Sasebo , at 102,58

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 9
J2M5 Jack x 8
J7W1 Shinden x 5
Ki-84r Frank x 7

Allied aircraft
B-17G Fortress x 201
P-38L Lightning x 94
P-51D Mustang x 42
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17G Fortress: 1 destroyed, 43 damaged
P-38L Lightning: 4 destroyed
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 damaged

Vehicle Assembly hits 2
Resources hits 78
Repair Shipyard hits 4
Heavy Industry hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PB4Y-2 Privateer bombing from 9000 feet
City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Nagasaki/Sasebo , at 102,58

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 7
J2M5 Jack x 3
J7W1 Shinden x 3
Ki-84r Frank x 1

Allied aircraft
Lancaster B.1 FE x 15
B-24J Liberator x 31
P-38L Lightning x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Lancaster B.1 FE: 3 damaged
Lancaster B.1 FE: 1 destroyed by flak
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
P-38L Lightning: 1 destroyed

Repair Shipyard hits 5
Merchant Shipyard hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Lancaster B.1 FE bombing from 9000 feet
City Attack: 1 x 4000 lb GP Bomb, 6 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1 Rex x 5
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 5
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2
Ki-84r Frank x 1
Ki-100-I Tony x 2
Ki-100-II Tony x 3
Ki-102a Randy x 2

Allied aircraft
Lancaster B.1 Spcl x 13
Liberator B.VI x 16
B-24J Liberator x 21
B-29B Superfort x 10
P-51D Mustang x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1 Rex: 1 damaged
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 damaged
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-100-I Tony: 1 destroyed
Ki-102a Randy: 2 damaged
D4Y2 Judy: 1 destroyed on ground
D4Y4 Judy: 5 destroyed on ground
B6N2a Jill: 3 destroyed on ground
Ki-102b Randy: 7 destroyed on ground
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
J1N1-Sa Irving: 4 destroyed on ground
P1Y2 Frances: 2 destroyed on ground
E15K1 Norm: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
L2D2 Tabby: 2 destroyed on ground
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed on ground
B7A2 Grace: 3 destroyed on ground
Ki-45 KAId Nick: 2 destroyed on ground
D4Y2-C Judy: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Lancaster B.1 Spcl: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Lancaster B.1 Spcl: 1 destroyed by flak
Liberator B.VI: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Liberator B.VI: 1 destroyed by flak
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 9 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed

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

Airbase hits 52
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 70

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Lancaster B.1 Spcl bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 12000 lb GP Bomb
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[rader]

Obvert - I've thoroughly enjoyed your AAR and hope you will grant us some summarizing words when the campaign draws to a close. Kudos to you for pressing this one to the (almost) end!

[inqistor]

Yeah, I don't recall any AAR which survived to 1946. I would gladly see your industry screens. I suspect manpower never played any role in planning? How many pilots are there still in school? Have you moved all oil and resources, before Allies cut off routes? How is the state of your merchant fleet? And what is the state of cut off garrisons on islands? Is there shortage of anything (well, except supply)?

[Lowpe]

Obvert,

Did you go thru and reset supply level demands at all the Honshu bases...or do they still have the levels you set from the opening days of the war for factory expansion?

Great game!

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: rader

Obvert - I've thoroughly enjoyed your AAR and hope you will grant us some summarizing words when the campaign draws to a close. Kudos to you for pressing this one to the (almost) end!

Thanks! It's been a pleasure to get this game into the later days of the campaign. A big thanks to Dan for taking it over and pounding my guys so thoroughly in these last months. [;)]

ORIGINAL: inqistor

Yeah, I don't recall any AAR which survived to 1946. I would gladly see your industry screens. I suspect manpower never played any role in planning? How many pilots are there still in school? Have you moved all oil and resources, before Allies cut off routes? How is the state of your merchant fleet? And what is the state of cut off garrisons on islands? Is there shortage of anything (well, except supply)?

I'll give some updates soon. Been slammed first with work, then my wife being sick, now my daughter! Can't wait for the end of winter here.

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Obvert,

Did you go thru and reset supply level demands at all the Honshu bases...or do they still have the levels you set from the opening days of the war for factory expansion?

Great game!

I did reset many but some are still set to 10-20k. At this point it doesn't matter too much. He hasn't extensively bombed airbases and Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe and Yokohama are still viable big airbases with 20k+ every turn. Usually a lot more. Tokyo recently slipped below 100k for the first time, but I'm amazed I'm still able to replenish airframes and fly all of the CAP I want virtually everywhere. Nagasaki is the one big base I've had trouble keeping going, but I've got a small TF pulling from one of the offshore islands that had a stash of 30k supplies.

[obvert]

On the 14th some limited strikes in the day give a few more points to my total, which has been hovering at 89k for a while.

Dan seems to be moving forward now on Hokkaido, and I've started sending a bit of supply there. Sapporo has level 9 forts and I'll aim to stand there but don't have much hope to do much at this stage. All industry is bombed out North of Sendai.

[obvert]

[font="Times New Roman"]January 15-21, 1946[/font]

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This period continued with many smaller day light sweeps and strikes, and very little night bombing of major targets. The CAP still has teeth and got to a bigger strike on the 16th, doing a good number of 4Es to bolster our numbers. Allied sweeps are more productive these days but rarely get 2:1 still.

[obvert]

Here is a picture of Hokkaido and the Allied advance. Most IJA troops made it to Sapporo so we'll see if enough supply can move in to do something there.

[obvert]

Another big strike comes over on the 20th and we get similar results.

[obvert]

The Allied VPs continue to creep upwards but will take some big swings when the Hokkaido bases fall.

[obvert]

Big sweeps including a few groups of P-80s do some damage on the 26th.

[obvert]

Allied progress on Hokkaido. Not enough supply is moving to Sapporo unfortunately as all remaining bases are low and only a trickle can be moved over.