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

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Tue Jun 28, 2022 6:08 pm

This will be a big one, broken into multiple posts.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Tue Jun 28, 2022 6:09 pm

1945 August 31

INVADED

INVESTED
Manila
Wenchow
Shanghai
Shikuka
Kanko

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall

• Strategic points: 22,496

• +/- VP today: +1,512

• Allies VP: 105,451

• Japan VP: 55,060

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.915 : 1

• Imperial carriers and battleships are 1 hex NE of Shimonoseki.

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

Philippines

• I think Manila is ready to capitulate.

000013 Night Naval bombardment 1945-08-31 Manila 79,77

Night Naval bombardment of Manila at 79,77

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

Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Light Industry hits 2
Fires 359
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12
Port hits 2

CL Duguay Trouin firing at Manila
CL Georges Leygues firing at 34th Division
CL Belfast firing at 34th Division
CL Jamaica firing at 34th Division
CL Ceylon firing at 39th Division
CL Perth firing at 34th Division
CL Gambia firing at Manila
DD Wizard firing at 34th Division
DD Wager firing at 34th Division
DD Vigilant firing at 34th Division
DD Tumult firing at 34th Division

000014 Night Naval bombardment 1945-08-31 Manila 79,77

Night Naval bombardment of Manila at 79,77

Allied Ships
BB Queen Elizabeth
BB Valiant
DD Kempenfelt
DD Rotherham
DD Roebuck
DD Quality

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

Light Industry hits 1
Manpower hits 1
Fires 234
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 12
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 2

BB Queen Elizabeth firing at Manila
Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant
BB Valiant firing at 39th Division
DD Kempenfelt firing at Manila
DD Rotherham firing at 34th Division
DD Roebuck firing at 39th Division
DD Quality firing at 2nd Division

• 1,208 AV at Manila. Final sealift of additional forces for Manila is commencing at Singapore.

China

• This might be the last set of major naval bombardments available for Wenchow.

000011 Night Naval bombardment 1945-08-31 Wenchow 89,58

Night Naval bombardment of Wenchow at 89,58

Allied Ships
BB Duke of York
BB Anson
BB King George V
BB Howe

Japanese ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Resources hits 1
Manpower hits 2
Light Industry hits 1
Fires 4676
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 7
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

BB Duke of York firing at 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
BB Anson firing at 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
BB King George V firing at Wenchow
BB Howe firing at Wenchow

000012 Night Naval bombardment 1945-08-31 Wenchow 89,58

Night Naval bombardment of Wenchow at 89,58

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
CA Cumberland
CA Suffolk
CA Dorsetshire
CA Canberra

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Manpower hits 1
Fires 3986
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 1

CA Cornwall firing at Wenchow
CA Cumberland firing at 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
CA Suffolk firing at 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
CA Dorsetshire firing at 132nd Division
CA Canberra firing at Wenchow

• Again a favorable casualty ratio but it's a tough slog. The tanks making a shock attack failed to smash any fortifications. More troops should make a difference and they are on the way.

000183 Ground combat 1945-08-31 Wenchow 89,58

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 11426 troops, 154 guns, 333 vehicles, Assault Value = 395

Defending force 17636 troops, 102 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 435

Allied adjusted assault: 292

Japanese adjusted defense: 823

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
607 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 82 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
263 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 62 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
185th Infantry Regiment
Guides Cavalry Regiment
58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
Provisionl Tank Brigade
99th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
Nanking Naval Guard Unit
132nd Division
3rd Indpt SNLF Coy
48th JNAF AF Unit
14th JAAF AF Bn

• Western China operation underway.

• Stragglers in the mountains and on/near the Chungking plain.

• Chungking plain exodus.

• 332 AV at Wenchow.

• 6,037 AV at Shanghai. We are waiting for the battleships to be on station.

• 768 AV at Wuchang. Assault tomorrow.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Two days in a row the B-29B horde has mined Shimonoseki, letting the IJN know that transiting battleships here would be a mistake.

000005 encounters mine field 1945-08-31 Shimonoseki 104,57

TF 498 encounters mine field at Shimonoseki (104,57)

Japanese Ships
AMc Shanan Maru #16

40 mines cleared

• Got them all, no damage but to the ammo lockers.

000006 Night Time Surface Combat 1945-08-31 103,61 Kanoya

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kanoya at 103,61, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Kashima, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
E Yasoshima, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
E Kunashiri, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
E Awaji, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
E No.2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
E No.8, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
E No.64, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
E No.134, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
E No.144, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Chester, Shell hits 2
CA Louisville
CA Minneapolis
DD Capps
DD Heywood Edwards
DD Hall, Shell hits 1
DD Porterfield

Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 35% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
CL Kashima engages CA Louisville at 8,000 yards
CL Kashima engages CA Chester at 8,000 yards
CL Kashima engages DD Porterfield at 8,000 yards
CL Kashima engages DD Hall at 8,000 yards
CL Kashima engages DD Heywood Edwards at 8,000 yards
DD Capps engages E Awaji at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Kashima engages CA Chester at 6,000 yards
CL Kashima engages CA Chester at 6,000 yards
CL Kashima engages DD Porterfield at 6,000 yards
DD Hall engages E Awaji at 6,000 yards
CA Chester engages E No.2 at 6,000 yards
CL Kashima engages DD Capps at 6,000 yards
CA Louisville engages E Kunashiri at 6,000 yards
CA Louisville engages E Yasoshima at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CL Kashima engages CA Chester at 5,000 yards
CL Kashima engages CA Louisville at 5,000 yards
CA Chester engages CL Kashima at 5,000 yards
DD Hall engages E Awaji at 5,000 yards
DD Heywood Edwards engages E Kunashiri at 5,000 yards
CL Kashima engages DD Capps at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CL Kashima engages CA Chester at 2,000 yards
E No.144 sunk by CA Chester at 2,000 yards
CL Kashima sunk by CA Chester at 2,000 yards
CA Chester engages E No.64 at 2,000 yards
CA Chester engages E No.8 at 2,000 yards
DD Capps engages E Yasoshima at 2,000 yards
CA Chester engages E Kunashiri at 2,000 yards
E Yasoshima sunk by CA Chester at 2,000 yards
CA Chester engages E No.134 at 2,000 yards
CA Chester engages E No.64 at 2,000 yards
CA Chester engages E No.2 at 2,000 yards
E No.2 sunk by CA Chester at 2,000 yards
DD Hall engages E Kunashiri at 2,000 yards
DD Capps engages E Kunashiri at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
CA Louisville engages E No.134 at 3,000 yards
CA Louisville engages E No.64 at 3,000 yards
CA Chester engages E No.8 at 3,000 yards
CA Chester engages E Awaji at 3,000 yards
E Kunashiri sunk by CA Louisville at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages E Awaji at 2,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages E No.64 at 2,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages E No.8 at 2,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages E Awaji at 2,000 yards
DD Hall engages E Awaji at 2,000 yards
DD Heywood Edwards engages E Awaji at 2,000 yards
E No.8 sunk by DD Capps at 2,000 yards
Senda, Kinji orders Japanese TF to disengage
E No.134 sunk by CA Minneapolis at 2,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages E No.64 at 2,000 yards
E Awaji sunk by CA Minneapolis at 2,000 yards
CA Chester engages E No.64 at 2,000 yards
DD Heywood Edwards engages E No.64 at 2,000 yards
Senda, Kinji orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages E No.64 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
E No.64 sunk by CA Louisville at 5,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

• And again!

000007 Night Air attack 1945-08-31 102,61 Kanoya

Night Air attack on TF, near Kanoya at 102,61

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
P1Y2 Frances x 3

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 17
F6F-3N Hellcat x 17
F6F-5N Hellcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Kasaan Bay

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

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 1 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 62 minutes
VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 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 to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
548th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
550th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (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 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

000008 Night Air attack 1945-08-31 102,61 Kanoya

Night Air attack on TF, near Kanoya at 102,61

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

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

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 17
F6F-3N Hellcat x 17
F6F-5N Hellcat x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Kasaan Bay

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

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes
VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Raid is overhead
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Raid is overhead
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Raid is overhead
548th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
Raid is overhead
550th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

000009 Night Air attack 1945-08-31 102,61 Kanoya

Night Air attack on TF, near Kanoya at 102,61

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

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

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 14
F6F-3N Hellcat x 17
F6F-5N Hellcat x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Wake Island

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

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 65 minutes
VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Raid is overhead
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Raid is overhead
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Raid is overhead
548th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Raid is overhead
550th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

000010 Night Air attack 1945-08-31 102,61 Kanoya

Night Air attack on TF, near Kanoya at 102,61

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 6

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 13
F6F-3N Hellcat x 17
F6F-5N Hellcat x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 3 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Sangamon
CVE Wake Island

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

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Raid is overhead
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Raid is overhead
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Raid is overhead
548th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Raid is overhead
550th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

• No hits! The black Widows are making intercepts too. There were many fewer attacks this night, perhaps owing to attrition, or perhaps owing to the day's commitment to daylight strikes.

• Must be done.

000015 Night Naval bombardment 1945-08-31 Kanoya 102,61

Night Naval bombardment of Kanoya at 102,61

Allied Ships
BB Texas
BB Arkansas

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

BB Texas firing at 146th Division
BB Arkansas firing at 146th Division

000016 Night Naval bombardment 1945-08-31 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:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Port hits 9
Port supply hits 2

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

• At Kanoya this is just to quiet shore batteries as we land more supply and more troops.

Daytime Stuff
• There are plenty more where those came from!

000028 encounters mine field 1945-08-31 Shimonoseki 104,57

TF 498 encounters mine field at Shimonoseki (104,57)

Japanese Ships
AMc Shanan Maru #16

40 mines cleared

• Not even the ammo lockers suffered from this one.

000029 Day Time Surface Combat 1945-08-31 103,61 Kanoya

Day Time Surface Combat, near Kanoya at 103,61, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-215, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
SC CHa-221, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
SC CHa-222, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
SC CHa-233, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
SC CHa-234, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC CHa-248, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
SC CHa-249, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Norfolk
CA Sussex
CA London
CA Devonshire
DD Warramunga
DD Le Terrible
DE Erne
DE Mermaid

Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
SC CHa-249 sunk by CA Sussex at 12,000 yards
CA Sussex engages SC CHa-234 at 12,000 yards
SC CHa-234 sunk by CA Norfolk at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DE Mermaid engages SC CHa-248 at 8,000 yards
DE Erne engages SC CHa-248 at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
Massive explosion on SC CHa-248
SC CHa-248 sunk by DE Erne at 6,000 yards
Massive explosion on SC CHa-222
DE Erne engages SC CHa-222 at 6,000 yards
SC CHa-215 sunk by DD Le Terrible at 6,000 yards
DE Erne engages SC CHa-233 at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
Massive explosion on SC CHa-233
DE Mermaid engages SC CHa-233 at 5,000 yards
SC CHa-233 sunk by CA London at 5,000 yards
SC CHa-221 engages DE Mermaid at 5,000 yards
DD Warramunga engages SC CHa-221 at 5,000 yards
SC CHa-222 sunk by CA Devonshire at 5,000 yards
DE Erne engages SC CHa-221 at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DE Mermaid engages SC CHa-221 at 6,000 yards
SC CHa-221 sunk by CA London at 6,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

• These cruisers do not have to rearm yet.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Tue Jun 28, 2022 6:13 pm

This partial post is many times too large for the forum. Here is the bottom line, with the entire partial post attached.

• Morning Air Attacks on TF's

• Here are the lowlights.

CVE Wake Island, Kamikaze hits 1
CVE Kasaan Bay, Kamikaze hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
CVE Sangamon, Torpedo hits 1
CVE Block Island, Kamikaze hits 1
CVE Wake Island, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CVE Sangamon, Kamikaze hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
BB Alabama, Kamikaze hits 1
BB Massachusetts, Kamikaze hits 1

Kasan Bay sank.

• We got lucky with kamikazes against our ships running supplies into Alexandrovsk. Tomorrow we will have CAP up.

000041 Morning Air attack 1945-08-31 126,41 Alexandrovsk

Morning Air attack on TF, near Alexandrovsk at 126,41

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 12
P1Y2 Frances x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y2 Frances: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAKL PK-31

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x P1Y2 Frances flying as kamikaze
Kamikaze: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Tue Jun 28, 2022 6:14 pm

Again too large. Same technique.

• Afternoon Air Attacks on TF's

• Here is the afternoon lowlight.

CVE Suwannee, Kamikaze hits 1

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Tue Jun 28, 2022 6:15 pm

• Meanwhile, on the Asian mainland.

000185 Ground combat 1945-08-31 111,44 Yenki

Ground combat at 111,44 (near Yenki)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5964 troops, 96 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 155

Defending force 2552 troops, 31 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied adjusted assault: 81

Japanese adjusted defense: 34

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

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

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

Assaulting units:
13th Naval Infantry Brigade
283rd Guards Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
1st Border Defense Fortress

000186 Ground combat 1945-08-31 Kanko 105,47

Ground combat at Kanko (105,47)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32878 troops, 556 guns, 479 vehicles, Assault Value = 1148

Defending force 16980 troops, 125 guns, 212 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 469

Japanese adjusted defense: 205

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
2060 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 17 (12 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
395th Guards SU Regiment
157th Rifle Division
479th Guards SU Regiment
478th Guards SU Regiment
480th Guards SU Regiment
159th Rifle Division
333rd Guards SU Regiment
218th Tank Brigade

Defending units:
74th Infantry Regiment
81st JAAF AF Bn
5th Army
139th Division
3rd Manchukuo Distr Division
60th JAAF AF Bn
54th Field AA Battalion
69th JAAF AF Bn
Kwantung Army
99th JAAF AF Bn

000187 Ground combat 1945-08-31 Port Arthur 99,44

Ground combat at Port Arthur (99,44)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 45167 troops, 918 guns, 3493 vehicles, Assault Value = 1985

Defending force 9635 troops, 57 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Allied adjusted assault: 1060

Japanese adjusted defense: 9

Allied assault odds: 117 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2420 casualties reported
Squads: 201 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 219 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 38 (38 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (28 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
5th Guards Tank Corps
7th Guards Mechanized Corps
735th SU Regiment
9th Guards Mechanized Corps
927th SU Regiment
1197th SU Regiment

Defending units:
10th Division
34th Army

000188 Ground combat 1945-08-31 102,42 Yingkow

Ground combat at 102,42 (near Yingkow)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6348 troops, 100 guns, 655 vehicles, Assault Value = 398

Defending force 350 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied adjusted assault: 214

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 42 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
193 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 4

Assaulting units:
8th Gd.Motorcycle Regiment
61st Tank Division

Defending units:
46th Field Const Co
45th Const Co
48th Field Const Co
34th Const Co

• The resilience of the defense at Kanko surprises me. Our armor is highly disrupted and fatigued from attacking alone against odds, but our infantry is in good shape, so I assume terrain is making the greatest difference. It should fall soon.

• Port Arthur should be clear tomorrow or the day after.

• The rail line into Yingkow is open.

• 969 AV at Anshan. Awaiting the arrival of artillery.

• 1,472 AV at Mukden. Assault tomorrow.

• 2,227 AV at Changchun. Assault tomorrow.

• 1,143 AV at Kanko. Assault tomorrow.

• 630 AV at Shikuka.

•

• The HI.

000182 Ground combat 1945-08-31 Kanoya 102,61

Ground combat at Kanoya (102,61)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 34049 troops, 265 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 1106

Defending force 43771 troops, 701 guns, 675 vehicles, Assault Value = 1344

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

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

Assaulting units:
146th Division
109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
96th Ind.Mixed Brigade
53rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
44th Ind. Hvy.Art. Battalion
28th Special Base Force
Kyushu JNAF Base Force

Defending units:
7th Infantry Division
19th Infantry Regiment
93rd Infantry Division
21st Infantry Regiment
775th Tank Battalion
44th Tank Battalion
160th Infantry Regiment
110th Cmbt Engineer Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
669th Field Artillery Battalion
517th Field Artillery Battalion
XI US Corps
668th Field Artillery Battalion
543rd Field Artillery Battalion

000184 Ground combat 1945-08-31 Yakushima 101,62

Ground combat at Yakushima (101,62)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22916 troops, 397 guns, 343 vehicles, Assault Value = 653

Defending force 2775 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Allied adjusted assault: 417

Japanese adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 32 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
378 casualties reported
Squads: 42 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
7th Australian Brigade
29th Australian Brigade
1st Tank Battalion
364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
8th NZ Brigade
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
14th NZ Brigade
147th Field Artillery Battalion
1st RAA Med Arty Regiment
2nd RAA Med Arty Regiment

Defending units:
14th Garrison Unit

000189 surrounded 1945-08-31 Yakushima 101,62

Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Yakushima

• We are moving 2 x CVE TF with combined over 300 aircraft from Tanegashima to Kanoya. Another CVE TF has also formed at Daito Shoto and is heading for Kanoya.

• An at sea replenishment convoy is heading for Kanoya to rearm the fleet's AA guns.

• Landing craft are commencing to move troops from Tanegashima to Kanoya, first the tanks.

Complete combat report attached.

Air losses on the day.

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Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Tue Jun 28, 2022 6:44 pm

The 2,000+ plane strike....ended up about how it normally does!

The flak losses seems very low...

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:57 pm

Lowpe wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 6:44 pm The 2,000+ plane strike....ended up about how it normally does!

The flak losses seems very low...

A pretty darn low number of strikers actually got to face flak. At least some CVE at Kanoya are out of 5 inch ammo, that's why I dispatched a big AE convoy.

Of course, they will have to wait until the next day's threat is dealt with... (hint: things that go "BOOM" in the night.)

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:57 pm

1945 September 01

INVADED

INVESTED
Manila
Wenchow
Shanghai
Shikuka
Kanko

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Hami is occupied by the Allies
Allied forces CAPTURE Patung !!!

Overall

• Strategic points: 22,500

• +/- VP today: +224

• Allies VP: 105,705

• Japan VP: 55,090

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.919 : 1

• Enemy carriers 1 hex NE of Toyama, 1 hex west of Sadogashima.

• Enemy battleships 1 hex east of Kanoya.

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

Philippines

• 1,218 AV at Manila.

China

• Three good attack results.

000103 Ground combat 1945-09-01 Wuchang 84,51

Ground combat at Wuchang (84,51)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19975 troops, 79 guns, 253 vehicles, Assault Value = 772

Defending force 17940 troops, 98 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 470

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 528

Japanese adjusted defense: 757

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
776 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 91 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Allied ground losses:
423 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 72 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled)

Assaulting units:
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
98th Chinese Corps
268th Motorised Brigade
100th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
11th Ind.Infantry Brigade
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
7th Ind.Infantry Brigade
84th Ind.Mixed Brigade
19th RGC Temp. Division
37th JAAF AF Bn

000112 Ground combat 1945-09-01 Patung 81,46

Ground combat at Patung (81,46)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1729 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 81

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

Allied adjusted assault: 87

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 87 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Patung !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+)

Assaulting units:
83rd Chinese Corps

000113 Ground combat 1945-09-01 84,48 Ichang

Ground combat at 84,48 (near Ichang)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3532 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 446

Defending force 308 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied adjusted assault: 262

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 262 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
443 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
26th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps

Defending units:
14th RGC Ind. Brigade

• Western China operation underway.

• Stragglers in the mountains and on/near the Chungking plain.

• Chungking plain exodus.

• 1,365 AV at Nanyang. Assault tomorrow against 2 enemy units.

• 707 AV at Wuchang. We have more units coming up.

• 341 AV at Wenchow.

• 6,085 AV at Shanghai. Just waiting for the battleships.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Hopefully still a deterrent.

000002 encounters mine field 1945-09-01 Shimonoseki 104,57

TF 498 encounters mine field at Shimonoseki (104,57)

Japanese Ships
AMc Shanan Maru #16

40 mines cleared

000004 encounters mine field 1945-09-01 Shimonoseki 104,57

TF 498 encounters mine field at Shimonoseki (104,57)

Japanese Ships
AMc Shanan Maru #16, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

000005 encounters mine field 1945-09-01 Shimonoseki 104,57

TF 498 encounters mine field at Shimonoseki (104,57)

Japanese Ships
AMc Shanan Maru #16, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

• Meanwhile, in the Sea of Japan.

000003 ASW attack 1945-09-01 107,56 Oki Shoto

ASW attack near Oki Shoto at 107,56

Japanese Ships
DD Ume

Allied Ships
SS ShCh-112, hits 13, heavy damage

SS ShCh-112 is sighted by escort
ShCh-112 bottoming out ....
DD Ume attacking submerged sub ....
DD Ume fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ume attacking submerged sub ....
DD Ume is out of ASW ammo
DD Ume is out of ASW ammo
DD Ume fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ume attacking submerged sub ....
DD Ume is out of ASW ammo
DD Ume is out of ASW ammo
DD Ume is out of ASW ammo
DD Ume is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

• I think this was the IJN carriers heading east.

• The necessary.

000006 Night Naval bombardment 1945-09-01 Kanoya 102,61

Night Naval bombardment of Kanoya at 102,61

Allied Ships
BB Nelson
BB Mississippi
BB New Mexico
BB Idaho

Japanese ground losses:
226 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Manpower hits 2
Resources hits 2
Fires 3729
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 7
Port hits 8

BB Nelson firing at 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Mississippi
BB Mississippi firing at 146th Division
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB New Mexico
BB New Mexico firing at Kanoya
BB Idaho firing at Kanoya

000007 Night Naval bombardment 1945-09-01 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:
61 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Port hits 4

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

Daytime Stuff
• Now it's our turn to try to push through CAP.

000078 Morning Air attack 1945-09-01 103,61 Kanoya

Morning Air attack on TF, near Kanoya at 103,61

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 28
Ki-84r Frank x 13

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 6
F6F-3 Hellcat x 14
F6F-5 Hellcat x 6
TBM-3 Avenger x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-83: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed
F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
TBM-3 Avenger: 5 destroyed

CAP engaged:
19th Sentai with Ki-83 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
47th Sentai with Ki-83 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 21 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
103rd Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 13 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes

000079 Morning Air attack 1945-09-01 103,61 Kanoya

Morning Air attack on TF, near Kanoya at 103,61

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 14
Ki-84r Frank x 6

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 81
F6F-3 Hellcat x 28
F6F-5 Hellcat x 41
F8F-1 Bearcat x 15
SB2C-3 Helldiver x 10
SBD-5 Dauntless x 10
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
TBM-1C Avenger x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-83: 6 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
F8F-1 Bearcat: 1 destroyed
SB2C-3 Helldiver: 5 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
BB Haruna, Torpedo hits 1
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1
BB Musashi
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x F6F-5 Hellcat sweeping at 20000 feet
10 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
4 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 20000 feet
10 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
9 x F8F-1 Bearcat sweeping at 15000 feet
2 x F6F-5 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet
5 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 15000 feet
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
2 x F6F-5 Hellcat sweeping at 20000 feet
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
19th Sentai with Ki-83 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 4000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
47th Sentai with Ki-83 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 4000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 234 minutes
103rd Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 4000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes

• Wait - where did THEY come from???

• No fuel for you!

000081 Afternoon Air attack 1945-09-01 105,47 Kanko

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kanko at 105,47

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
YO J-3829, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4T launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45-36-AN Torpedo

• You can see all the support units landing.

000102 Ground combat 1945-09-01 Yakushima 101,62

Ground combat at Yakushima (101,62)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23042 troops, 397 guns, 343 vehicles, Assault Value = 900

Defending force 2328 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 223

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 55 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
365 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
14th NZ Brigade
8th NZ Brigade
209th Cmbt Engr Bn /1
7th Australian Brigade
364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Battalion
29th Australian Brigade
236th Cmbt Engr Bn /1
864th Aviation Engr Bn /1
147th Field Artillery Battalion
7th US Naval Const Bn /1
11th AmphTrac Engr Bn /1
1/534th Boat&Shore Engr Bn /1
2nd RAA Med Arty Regiment
10th AmphTrac Engr Bn /1
16th Base Group /1
1913rd Aviation Engr Bn /1
1st RAA Med Arty Regiment
1st US Naval Const Bn /1
34th USN Naval Const Rgt /1
7th USN Special Const Bn /1
21st USN Naval Const Rgt /1
35th USN Naval Const Rgt /1

Defending units:
14th Garrison Unit

000114 surrounded 1945-09-01 Yakushima 101,62

Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Yakushima

• Not cleared yet, but close.

• HI.

000101 Ground combat 1945-09-01 Kanoya 102,61

Ground combat at Kanoya (102,61)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 34060 troops, 265 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 1099

Defending force 46482 troops, 702 guns, 890 vehicles, Assault Value = 1472

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

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
96th Ind.Mixed Brigade
146th Division
53rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
44th Ind. Hvy.Art. Battalion
28th Special Base Force
Kyushu JNAF Base Force

Defending units:
19th Infantry Regiment
110th Cmbt Engineer Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
2/9th Armoured Regiment
160th Infantry Regiment
93rd Infantry Division
7th Infantry Division
775th Tank Battalion
21st Infantry Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment
44th Tank Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
668th Field Artillery Battalion
XI US Corps
669th Field Artillery Battalion
517th Field Artillery Battalion
543rd Field Artillery Battalion

• The additional 3 armored units landed today, with only ~30% preparation, suffered only a little from the landing. A good omen.

• On the mainland.

000104 Ground combat 1945-09-01 111,44 Yenki

Ground combat at 111,44 (near Yenki)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5988 troops, 96 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 159

Defending force 2537 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 163

Japanese adjusted defense: 37

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1

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

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

Assaulting units:
13th Naval Infantry Brigade
283rd Guards Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
1st Border Defense Fortress

000105 Ground combat 1945-09-01 107,46 Kanko

Ground combat at 107,46 (near Kanko)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14518 troops, 269 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 424

Defending force 13037 troops, 186 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 368

Allied adjusted assault: 168

Japanese adjusted defense: 430

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
247 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
363 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
144th Rifle Division

Defending units:
127th Division
26th Ind.Mixed Regiment
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
24th Fld AA Machinecannon Company

000106 Ground combat 1945-09-01 Kanko 105,47

Ground combat at Kanko (105,47)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32895 troops, 556 guns, 479 vehicles, Assault Value = 1151

Defending force 15452 troops, 109 guns, 210 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 546

Japanese adjusted defense: 187

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1635 casualties reported
Squads: 88 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 66 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 46 (46 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
479th Guards SU Regiment
157th Rifle Division
395th Guards SU Regiment
480th Guards SU Regiment
159th Rifle Division
478th Guards SU Regiment
333rd Guards SU Regiment
218th Tank Brigade

Defending units:
74th Infantry Regiment
3rd Manchukuo Distr Division
69th JAAF AF Bn
81st JAAF AF Bn
54th Field AA Battalion
139th Division
60th JAAF AF Bn
Kwantung Army
5th Army
99th JAAF AF Bn

000107 Ground combat 1945-09-01 Changchun 106,41

Ground combat at Changchun (106,41)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 66587 troops, 1073 guns, 1352 vehicles, Assault Value = 2234

Defending force 19218 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 407

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 1398

Japanese adjusted defense: 329

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
2449 casualties reported
Squads: 83 destroyed, 69 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 57 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 40 (10 destroyed, 30 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
709 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 84 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Assaulting units:
190th Rifle Division
187th Rifle Division
335th Rifle Division
258th Rifle Division
378th Guards SU Regiment
3rd Guards Mechanized Corps
72nd/74th Gd.Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
Tesseki Infantry Brigade
1st Manchukuo Division
133rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
131st Division
Manchukuo Guards Brigade
130th Ind.Mixed Brigade
136th Division
Tesseki Cavalry Brigade
91st Field AA Battalion
15th Mortar Battalion
92nd Field AA Battalion

000108 Ground combat 1945-09-01 114,31 Blagoveshchensk

Ground combat at 114,31 (near Blagoveshchensk)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16229 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 926

Defending force 1935 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Allied adjusted assault: 452

Japanese adjusted defense: 21

Allied assault odds: 21 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
547 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Allied ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
368th Mtn Rifle Regiment
73rd Tank Brigade
74th Tank Brigade
355th Rifle Division
258th Tank Brigade

Defending units:
13th Border Defense Fortress

000109 Ground combat 1945-09-01 110,38 Harbin

Ground combat at 110,38 (near Harbin)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 7344 troops, 70 guns, 936 vehicles, Assault Value = 449

Defending force 5326 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56

Allied adjusted assault: 167

Japanese adjusted defense: 30

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3311 casualties reported
Squads: 81 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 126 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 16 (15 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 17 (2 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
72nd Tank Brigade
259th Tank Brigade
76th Tank Brigade
171st Tank Brigade

Defending units:
4th Manchukuo Distr/A Division
8th Garrison Unit
4th Manchukuo Distr/B Division

000110 Ground combat 1945-09-01 Port Arthur 99,44

Ground combat at Port Arthur (99,44)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 45261 troops, 918 guns, 3495 vehicles, Assault Value = 1997

Defending force 6161 troops, 31 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Allied adjusted assault: 1091

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 218 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
6425 casualties reported
Squads: 72 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 627 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 42 (42 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
5th Guards Tank Corps
735th SU Regiment
7th Guards Mechanized Corps
9th Guards Mechanized Corps
927th SU Regiment
1197th SU Regiment

Defending units:
10th Division

000111 Ground combat 1945-09-01 Mukden 104,42

Ground combat at Mukden (104,42)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 45574 troops, 809 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 1478

Defending force 58625 troops, 491 guns, 342 vehicles, Assault Value = 1338

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied adjusted assault: 828

Japanese adjusted defense: 2677

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
913 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 86 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
557 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 154 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Vehicles lost 66 (2 destroyed, 64 disabled)

Assaulting units:
192nd Rifle Division
91st Guards Rifle Division
35th Tank Battalion
33rd Tank Battalion
124th Rifle Division
1012th SU Regiment

Defending units:
23rd Division
5th Garrison Unit
125th Division
138th Division
148th Division
131st Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Manchukuo Cav Brigade
57th JAAF AF Bn
30th Army
27th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5th Air Army
2nd Air Army
108th JAAF AF Bn
4th Cavalry Brigade
15th JNAF AF Unit
14th JNAF AF Unit
49th Field AA Battalion
2nd Mortar Regiment
3rd Area Army
104th JAAF AF Bn
26th AA Regiment
205th JAAF AF Bn
220th JAAF AF Bn

• 970 AV at Anshan. Awaiting artillery to arrive tomorrow.

• 1,320 AV at Mukden. Many more troops will arrive tomorrow and in the days following.

• 2,146 AV at Changchun. Attack continues tomorrow.

• 1,147 AV at Kanko. Attack continues tomorrow.

• Lots of battleships given changed patrol orders in hopes of intercepting the enemy battleships tonight, but the weather forecast is bad.

Complete combat report attached.

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:05 pm

witpqs wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:57 pm
Lowpe wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 6:44 pm The 2,000+ plane strike....ended up about how it normally does!

The flak losses seems very low...
A pretty darn low number of strikers actually got to face flak. At least some CVE at Kanoya are out of 5 inch ammo, that's why I dispatched a big AE convoy.

Of course, they will have to wait until the next day's threat is dealt with... (hint: things that go "BOOM" in the night.)

Aha! That makes sense.

Those CVEs have relatively very weak AA don't they...or do they upgrade?

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 2:19 pm

Lowpe wrote: Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:05 pm
witpqs wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:57 pm
Lowpe wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 6:44 pm The 2,000+ plane strike....ended up about how it normally does!

The flak losses seems very low...
A pretty darn low number of strikers actually got to face flak. At least some CVE at Kanoya are out of 5 inch ammo, that's why I dispatched a big AE convoy.

Of course, they will have to wait until the next day's threat is dealt with... (hint: things that go "BOOM" in the night.)
Aha! That makes sense. Those CVEs have relatively very weak AA don't they...or do they upgrade?

In this case I'm talking about the incursion of Yamato and friends. I'm waiting to see how that turned out.

Almost all the CVE are upgraded but even then their AA is not as strong as the light cruisers whose hulls they were built on. I did notice at least one (maybe a handful) whose upgrade I missed. Likewise there are some DD and CA that haven't had their full upgrades. Some are even upgrading now at Hong Kong.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 3:40 pm

To be clear, no CVEs were converted from CLs, CLs were converted to the CVL Independent class.
Bogue class were built on C3 merchant ships.
Sangamon class were converted from T3 Tankers.
Casablanca class were purposed built.
Commencement Bay class were also purposed built.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 4:23 pm

Nomad wrote: Wed Jun 29, 2022 3:40 pm To be clear, no CVEs were converted from CLs, CLs were converted to the CVL Independent class.
Bogue class were built on C3 merchant ships.
Sangamon class were converted from T3 Tankers.
Casablanca class were purposed built.
Commencement Bay class were also purposed built.

I knew that. You passed the test, Nomad!

I don't know how I missed upgrading any. I really thought I had got them all until I found one that wasn't upgraded. It's got like 400 AA rating (crikey!). Anyhow it was like, "too late now, you dummy!" so I'm squeezing in any odd upgrades remaining, most especially when ships are damaged to the point of needing repairs. Except for some of the battleships, I just couldn't take them out of service for long enough so I have at least half a dozen battleships, maybe more, that are not fully upgraded.

BBfanboy · Post by **BBfanboy** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:41 pm

It's September 1945 - you better hurry and get it started if you want to see BB Tennessee after her 270 day upgrade!

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:06 am

I'm going to keep all the battleships in commission until the Korean war begins.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Fri Jul 01, 2022 2:50 am

1945 September 02

INVADED

INVESTED
Manila
Wenchow
Shanghai
Shikuka
Kanko
Anshan
Mukden
Changchun

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Allied forces CAPTURE Chengchow !!!

Overall

• Strategic points: 22,500

• +/- VP today: +467

• Allies VP: 106,249

• Japan VP: 55,167

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.926 : 1

• Enemy carriers and battleships are at Niigata. Enemy battleships are 2 hexes south of Wakayama.

• A wild few surface actions, where they were not the kind of decisive engagements expected, and neither were they the cast of participants that were expected. Poor visibility with only 17% moonlight played a part in the actions

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

Philippines

• 1,125 AV at Manila.

China

• The Empire still has subs haunting the seas.

000013 ASW attack 1945-09-02 92,58 Shaohing

ASW attack near Shaohing at 92,58

Japanese Ships
SST I-373, hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Vendetta

SST I-373 is sighted by escort
I-373 bottoming out ....
DD Vendetta attacking submerged sub ....
SST I-373 eludes ASW attack from DD Vendetta
DD Vendetta cannot reach attack position over SST I-373
DD Vendetta fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Vendetta attacking submerged sub ....
DD Vendetta loses contact with SST I-373
DD Vendetta is out of ASW ammo
DD Vendetta fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Vendetta fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• The pocket will be reduced quickly. Chengchow fell at aonce.

000093 Ground combat 1945-09-02 81,51 Changsha

Ground combat at 81,51 (near Changsha)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30961 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1111

Defending force 15560 troops, 82 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 169

Allied adjusted assault: 942

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 134 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
10050 casualties reported
Squads: 554 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 172 destroyed, 147 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 62 (62 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

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

Assaulting units:
19th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
8th Ind.Infantry Brigade
15th Division
89th Ind.Mixed Brigade
85th Infantry Brigade
4th Air Division
85th Ind.Mixed Brigade

000094 Ground combat 1945-09-02 Chengchow 88,44

Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 37000 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1370

Defending force 1980 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 80

Allied adjusted assault: 893

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 893 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Chengchow !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1149 casualties reported
Squads: 114 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 77 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
41st Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
4th Mongol Cavalry Division
101st NCPC Route Brigade

• Western China operation underway.

• Stragglers in the mountains and on/near the Chungking plain.

• Chungking plain exodus.

• 775 AV at Lanchow. Assault tomorrow.

• 352 AV at Wenchow.

• 6,098 AV at Shanghai. Assault tomorrow.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Nighttime Stuff
• Nigeria is worse for wear, and of course John Rodgers. But I was hoping all those destroyers at close range would land some torpedoes.

000001 Night Time Surface Combat 1945-09-02 102,61 Kanoya

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kanoya at 102,61, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 6

Allied Ships
CL Emerald
CL Kenya
CL Newfoundland, Shell hits 2
CL Nigeria, Shell hits 7, on fire
DD Bullard
DD Daly
DD Ringgold
DD John Rodgers, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Reduced visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
Takama, Tomotsu* crosses the 'T'
BB Haruna engages CL Nigeria at 2,000 yards
BB Haruna engages CL Newfoundland at 2,000 yards
BB Haruna engages CL Nigeria at 2,000 yards
BB Haruna engages CL Kenya at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
BB Haruna engages CL Newfoundland at 4,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Daly at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
BB Haruna engages CL Nigeria at 7,000 yards
DD Bullard engages BB Haruna at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
BB Haruna engages CL Nigeria at 9,000 yards
BB Haruna engages CL Kenya at 9,000 yards
DD John Rodgers engages BB Haruna at 9,000 yards
Task forces break off...

• The text does not really accurately reflect the course of this engagement. The matter was almost entire between Haruna and Guam. Haruna landed one shell, while Guam put holes in Haruna from stem to stern with hardly a miss.

000002 Night Time Surface Combat 1945-09-02 102,61 Kanoya

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kanoya at 102,61, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 23, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CB Alaska
CB Guam, Shell hits 1
DD Mannert Abele
DD Ault
DD Collett
DD Drexler
DD Hugh W. Hadley

Low visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
CB Guam engages BB Haruna at 2,000 yards
Takama, Tomotsu* orders Japanese TF to disengage
CB Guam engages BB Haruna at 2,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Drexler at 2,000 yards
BB Haruna sunk by DD Mannert Abele at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

• Iowa and New Jersey are headed for the yards (and probably out of this war) but there are no fires now. I have no idea how badly Yamato and Musashi are damaged. My suspicion is they broke off into an escort TF (and therefore have substantial damage) because Hiei and Kongo appear by themselves next.

000003 Night Time Surface Combat 1945-09-02 103,61 Kanoya

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kanoya at 103,61, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 1
BB Hiei, Shell hits 1
BB Yamato, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1
BB Musashi, Shell hits 8, on fire

Allied Ships
BB Iowa, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
BB New Jersey, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
BB Missouri
DD Purdy
DD Lyman K. Swenson
DD Rooks
DD Wren, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Jarvis II
DD Preston II

Low visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 6,000 yards
Arima, Kaoru crosses the 'T'
BB Musashi engages BB New Jersey at 6,000 yards
BB Musashi engages BB New Jersey at 6,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Iowa at 6,000 yards
BB Kongo engages BB Iowa at 6,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DD Jarvis II at 6,000 yards
BB Musashi engages DD Lyman K. Swenson at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
BB Iowa engages BB Musashi at 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages BB New Jersey at 3,000 yards
BB Iowa engages BB Hiei at 3,000 yards
BB Iowa engages BB Kongo at 3,000 yards
BB Kongo engages DD Jarvis II at 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Wren at 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Rooks at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
BB Iowa engages BB Musashi at 6,000 yards
BB New Jersey engages BB Musashi at 6,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Iowa at 6,000 yards
BB Musashi engages DD Preston II at 6,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DD Rooks at 6,000 yards
BB Musashi engages BB Iowa at 6,000 yards
BB Musashi engages BB New Jersey at 6,000 yards
BB Musashi engages BB Iowa at 6,000 yards
BB Kongo engages DD Preston II at 6,000 yards
BB Musashi engages DD Rooks at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
BB Musashi engages BB Missouri at 10,000 yards
BB Yamato engages BB New Jersey at 10,000 yards
BB Musashi engages BB Iowa at 10,000 yards
BB Kongo engages BB Iowa at 10,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Rooks at 10,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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• Poor visibility saved the Imperials this night.

000004 Night Time Surface Combat 1945-09-02 103,61 Kanoya

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kanoya at 103,61, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 1
BB Hiei, Shell hits 5, on fire

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 1
BC Repulse
BC Renown
DD Brownson
DD Schroeder
DD Sigsbee
DD Nepal
DD Quiberon
DD Teazer
DD Termagant
BB Richelieu, Shell hits 1

Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 1,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 3,000 yards
BB Richelieu engages BB Hiei at 3,000 yards
BB Kongo engages BB Prince of Wales at 3,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DD Schroeder at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Richelieu at 2,000 yards
BB Kongo engages BB Prince of Wales at 2,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DD Termagant at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
BB Richelieu engages BB Hiei at 6,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Prince of Wales at 6,000 yards
BB Richelieu engages BB Hiei at 6,000 yards
BB Kongo engages BB Prince of Wales at 6,000 yards
Task forces break off...

• The Soviets were sighted at Olga yesterday, but their targets were still waiting for them!

000005 Night Time Surface Combat 1945-09-02 120,51 Sapporo

Night Time Surface Combat, near Sapporo at 120,51, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Yamahagi Maru #3, Shell hits 1
xAK Hohuku Maru
xAK Mansyu Maru
xAK Mitu Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Yuri Maru, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
PB Tatsumi Maru, Shell hits 11, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Ryanyj
DD Rastoropnyj
DD Reshitelnyj
DD Rekordnyj
DD Rezkij

Reduced visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
DD Rezkij engages PB Tatsumi Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Rekordnyj engages PB Tatsumi Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Rastoropnyj engages xAK Mitu Maru at 2,000 yards
xAK Mitu Maru sunk by DD Ryanyj at 2,000 yards
Massive explosion on PB Tatsumi Maru
DD Rastoropnyj engages PB Tatsumi Maru at 2,000 yards
PB Tatsumi Maru sunk by DD Rekordnyj at 2,000 yards
DD Rastoropnyj engages xAK Yuri Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Ryanyj engages xAK Yuri Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Rastoropnyj engages PB Yamahagi Maru #3 at 2,000 yards
DD Rezkij engages xAK Yuri Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Rastoropnyj engages xAK Yuri Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Ryanyj engages xAK Yuri Maru at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
xAK Yuri Maru sunk by DD Rezkij at 3,000 yards
DD Ryanyj engages PB Yamahagi Maru #3 at 3,000 yards
DD Reshitelnyj engages PB Yamahagi Maru #3 at 3,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

• And more targets!

000006 Night Time Surface Combat 1945-09-02 120,51 Sapporo

Night Time Surface Combat, near Sapporo at 120,51, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAK Sinko Maru
xAK Tatuwa Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Toa Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Yamabiko Maru
xAK Yodogawa Maru
xAK Onoe Maru
xAK Kosin Maru
xAK Nissan Maru, Shell hits 4
xAK Nichiyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Nitti Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Nitisan Maru, Shell hits 35, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Ryanyj
DD Rastoropnyj
DD Reshitelnyj
DD Rekordnyj
DD Rezkij

Reduced visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
DD Rezkij engages xAK Nitisan Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Rastoropnyj engages xAK Nozima Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Rezkij engages xAK Nitti Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Rastoropnyj engages xAK Nozima Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Rastoropnyj engages xAK Nitti Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Ryanyj engages xAK Nitisan Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Rezkij engages xAK Onoe Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Rastoropnyj engages xAK Nitisan Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Rekordnyj engages xAK Nitisan Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Rastoropnyj engages xAK Nitisan Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Ryanyj engages xAK Nissan Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Rastoropnyj engages xAK Tatuwa Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Rekordnyj engages xAK Nitisan Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Ryanyj engages xAK Nitti Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Reshitelnyj engages xAK Nichiyu Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Ryanyj engages xAK Nitisan Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Reshitelnyj engages xAK Onoe Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Rekordnyj engages xAK Toa Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Rezkij engages xAK Nitisan Maru at 2,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

Daytime Stuff
• On their way home, the Soviet destroyers find a tanker!

000009 Day Time Surface Combat 1945-09-02 120,50 Sapporo

Day Time Surface Combat, near Sapporo at 120,50, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Yokae Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
TK Hishi Maru #2, Shell hits 23, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Ryanyj
DD Rastoropnyj
DD Reshitelnyj
DD Rekordnyj
DD Rezkij

Poor visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
Kulis G. crosses the 'T'
DD Rezkij engages TK Hishi Maru #2 at 2,000 yards
Massive explosion on TK Hishi Maru #2
DD Ryanyj engages TK Hishi Maru #2 at 2,000 yards
DD Rezkij engages TK Hishi Maru #2 at 2,000 yards
TK Hishi Maru #2 sunk by DD Ryanyj at 2,000 yards
PB Yokae Maru sunk by DD Rastoropnyj at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

• The most amazing part to me is that the Soviet destroyers were not targeted and sunk by enemy aircraft. They have rearm gun ammo at Olga but are going back to Vladivostok to get torpedoes.

• The bad weather made the many smaller combatants more a nuisance than they might have been.

000010 Day Time Surface Combat 1945-09-02 102,62 Tanegashima

Day Time Surface Combat, near Tanegashima at 102,62, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-154
MTB G-155, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB G-156, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB G-165
MTB G-223
MTB G-233, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB G-352
MTB G-451, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

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

Low visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
Colton, W. crosses the 'T'
DD Benham engages MTB G-451 at 9,000 yards
DD Drayton engages MTB G-155 at 9,000 yards
DD Benham engages MTB G-154 at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Benham engages MTB G-451 at 10,000 yards
MTB G-156 sunk by DD Drayton at 10,000 yards
DD Drayton engages MTB G-154 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Benham engages MTB G-352 at 9,000 yards
DD Drayton engages MTB G-154 at 9,000 yards
DD Gridley engages MTB G-223 at 9,000 yards
DD Bagley engages MTB G-155 at 9,000 yards
DD Abner Read engages MTB G-154 at 9,000 yards
DD Drayton engages MTB G-233 at 9,000 yards
DD Abner Read engages MTB G-233 at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
MTB G-233 sunk by BB Nevada at 13,000 yards
MTB G-155 sunk by BB Nevada at 13,000 yards
BB Nevada engages MTB G-154 at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
BB Nevada engages MTB G-165 at 15,000 yards
DD Bagley engages MTB G-154 at 15,000 yards
DD Abner Read engages MTB G-223 at 15,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
BB Oklahoma engages MTB G-352 at 18,000 yards
DD Abner Read engages MTB G-165 at 18,000 yards
DD Abner Read engages MTB G-165 at 18,000 yards
orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 17,000 yards
BB Nevada engages MTB G-451 at 17,000 yards
DD Drayton engages MTB G-154 at 17,000 yards
DD Bagley engages MTB G-154 at 17,000 yards
DD Bagley engages MTB G-223 at 17,000 yards
Range increases to 19,000 yards
MTB G-451 sunk by BB Oklahoma at 19,000 yards
orders Japanese TF to disengage
BB Oklahoma engages MTB G-352 at 19,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
BB Oklahoma engages MTB G-352 at 21,000 yards
Task forces break off...

• Run away!

000011 Day Time Surface Combat 1945-09-02 102,61 Kanoya

Day Time Surface Combat, near Kanoya at 102,61, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-154
MTB G-165
MTB G-223
MTB G-352

Allied Ships
LCS(L)-24
LCS(L)-25
LCS(L)-26
LCS(L)-27
LCS(L)-28
LCS(L)-29
LCS(L)-30
LCS(L)-31
LCS(L)-32
LCS(L)-33
LCS(L)-34
LCT-374
LCT-375
LCT-376
LCT-377
LCT-378
LCT-379
LCT-460
LCT-461
LCT-462
LCT-463

Poor visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 9,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range increases to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range increases to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat

• Still low visibility but bigger targets make easier targets.

000012 Day Time Surface Combat 1945-09-02 102,62 Tanegashima

Day Time Surface Combat, near Tanegashima at 102,62, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-216, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
SC CHa-223, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
SC CHa-224, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
SC CHa-228, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
SC CHa-235, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC CHa-239, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
SC CHa-243, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
SC CHa-250, Shell hits 10, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Frank Evans
DD Evans
DD Gregory
DD Halford
DD Owen
DD Norman Scott
DD Stanly

Low visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 4,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
Minowa G. crosses the 'T'
DD Norman Scott engages SC CHa-239 at 6,000 yards
Massive explosion on SC CHa-239
DD Gregory engages SC CHa-239 at 6,000 yards
DD Stanly engages SC CHa-223 at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
SC CHa-223 sunk by DD Stanly at 3,000 yards
Massive explosion on SC CHa-239
SC CHa-239 sunk by DD Norman Scott at 3,000 yards
SC CHa-235 sunk by DD Gregory at 3,000 yards
SC CHa-224 sunk by DD Evans at 3,000 yards
SC CHa-216 sunk by DD Frank Evans at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
SC CHa-228 sunk by DD Norman Scott at 2,000 yards
SC CHa-243 sunk by DD Norman Scott at 2,000 yards
SC CHa-250 sunk by DD Evans at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

• They flew into the teeth of enemy CAP but drove home their attacks.

000019 Morning Air attack 1945-09-02 120,50 Sapporo

Morning Air attack on TF, near Sapporo at 120,50

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 15
N1K1-J George x 13

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 35

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4T: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Kosin Maru
xAK Tatuwa Maru
xAK Yodogawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Onoe Maru
xAK Toa Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Yamabiko Maru
xAK Nozima Maru, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4T launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45-36-AN Torpedo
5 x IL-4T launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45-36-AN Torpedo
2 x IL-4T launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45-36-AN Torpedo
1 x IL-4T launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45-36-AN Torpedo
2 x IL-4T launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45-36-AN Torpedo
5 x IL-4T launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45-36-AN Torpedo

CAP engaged:
210 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (15 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(15 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
15 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Raid is overhead
210 Ku S-2 with N1K1-J George (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

• Smaller groups had no chance.

000055 Morning Air attack 1945-09-02 120,50 Sapporo

Morning Air attack on TF, near Sapporo at 120,50

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 13
N1K1-J George x 13

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4T: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
210 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes
210 Ku S-2 with N1K1-J George (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes

000056 Morning Air attack 1945-09-02 120,50 Sapporo

Morning Air attack on TF, near Sapporo at 120,50

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 13
N1K1-J George x 12

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4T: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
210 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
210 Ku S-2 with N1K1-J George (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 68 minutes

000057 Morning Air attack 1945-09-02 120,50 Sapporo

Morning Air attack on TF, near Sapporo at 120,50

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 13
N1K1-J George x 10

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4T: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
210 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
210 Ku S-2 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes

000058 Morning Air attack 1945-09-02 120,50 Sapporo

Morning Air attack on TF, near Sapporo at 120,50

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 11
N1K1-J George x 10

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4T: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
210 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes
210 Ku S-2 with N1K1-J George (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes

• A second large group did even better.

000061 Afternoon Air attack 1945-09-02 120,50 Sapporo

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Sapporo at 120,50

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 15
N1K1-J George x 13

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 33

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4T: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Tatuwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Sinko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
xAK Yamabiko Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Onoe Maru, Torpedo hits 1
xAK Nissan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x IL-4T launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45-36-AN Torpedo
3 x IL-4T launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45-36-AN Torpedo
7 x IL-4T launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45-36-AN Torpedo
3 x IL-4T launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45-36-AN Torpedo

CAP engaged:
210 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (15 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(15 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
15 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Raid is overhead
210 Ku S-2 with N1K1-J George (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

• Another small group.

000062 Afternoon Air attack 1945-09-02 120,50 Sapporo

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Sapporo at 120,50

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 7
N1K1-J George x 6

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4T: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
210 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 78 minutes
210 Ku S-2 with N1K1-J George (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 85 minutes

• Oops, didn't realize range 3 would cover here from Kanoya.

000085 Afternoon Air attack 1945-09-02 102,58 Nagasaki/Sasebo

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 102,58

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 1

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 54
TBM-3 Avenger x 36

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-63
SC CHa-173
xAK Misaki Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
SC CHa-54
SC CHa-90
SC CHa-37
SC CHa-71
xAK Reiyo Maru
SC CHa-34
SC CHa-167
xAK Zenoa Maru

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

CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-83 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 36600 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 36600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes

• They were hanging around causing trouble all day.

000086 Day Time Surface Combat 1945-09-02 102,61 Kanoya

Day Time Surface Combat, near Kanoya at 102,61, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-154, Shell hits 1
MTB G-165, Shell hits 1, on fire
MTB G-223, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB G-352

Allied Ships
BB Maryland
BB Colorado
BB West Virginia
DD Sims
DD Mahan
DD Cassin
DD Reid
DD Tucker

Poor visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
DD Sims engages MTB G-223 at 6,000 yards
Massive explosion on MTB G-165
DD Cassin engages MTB G-165 at 6,000 yards
DD Mahan engages MTB G-165 at 6,000 yards
DD Sims engages MTB G-165 at 6,000 yards
MTB G-223 sunk by DD Cassin at 6,000 yards
DD Reid engages MTB G-352 at 6,000 yards
DD Cassin engages MTB G-352 at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
BB Maryland engages MTB G-352 at 9,000 yards
DD Reid engages MTB G-165 at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Reid engages MTB G-165 at 11,000 yards
DD Sims engages MTB G-154 at 11,000 yards
DD Reid engages MTB G-165 at 11,000 yards
DD Cassin engages MTB G-154 at 11,000 yards
DD Sims engages MTB G-154 at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
DD Cassin engages MTB G-165 at 14,000 yards
DD Cassin engages MTB G-165 at 14,000 yards
DD Mahan engages MTB G-352 at 14,000 yards
Range increases to 16,000 yards
DD Tucker engages MTB G-352 at 16,000 yards
DD Tucker engages MTB G-154 at 16,000 yards
DD Reid engages MTB G-154 at 16,000 yards
DD Cassin engages MTB G-352 at 16,000 yards
DD Mahan engages MTB G-165 at 16,000 yards
Range increases to 19,000 yards
Range increases to 20,000 yards
Nagaishi I. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Task forces break off...

• And Yakushima is cleared!

000087 Ground combat 1945-09-02 Yakushima 101,62

Ground combat at Yakushima (101,62)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23110 troops, 398 guns, 343 vehicles, Assault Value = 944

Defending force 1914 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 383

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 95 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
426 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Battalion
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
209th Cmbt Engr Bn /1
14th NZ Brigade
8th NZ Brigade
7th Australian Brigade
364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
29th Australian Brigade
236th Cmbt Engr Bn /1
16th Base Group /1
10th AmphTrac Engr Bn /1
2nd RAA Med Arty Regiment
1913rd Aviation Engr Bn /1
1st US Naval Const Bn /1
34th USN Naval Const Rgt /1
864th Aviation Engr Bn /1
1/534th Boat&Shore Engr Bn /1
1st RAA Med Arty Regiment
3rd USN Naval Const Rgt /3
21st USN Naval Construction Regiment
147th Field Artillery Battalion
7th USN Special Construction Battalion
7th US Naval Const Bn /1
11th AmphTrac Engr Bn /1
35th USN Naval Const Rgt /1

Defending units:
14th Garrison Unit

000095 Wiped Out 1945-09-02 Yakushima 101,62

14th Garrison Unit Wiped Out at Yakushima by attrition!!!

• The immortal border fortress.

000088 Ground combat 1945-09-02 111,44 Yenki

Ground combat at 111,44 (near Yenki)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5988 troops, 96 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 159

Defending force 2504 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Allied adjusted assault: 141

Japanese adjusted defense: 40

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

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

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

Assaulting units:
13th Naval Infantry Brigade
283rd Guards Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
1st Border Defense Fortress

• Now fortifications are 0, so a 2 to 1 will finally capture Kanko.

000089 Ground combat 1945-09-02 Kanko 105,47

Ground combat at Kanko (105,47)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32948 troops, 556 guns, 479 vehicles, Assault Value = 1155

Defending force 13934 troops, 72 guns, 208 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Allied adjusted assault: 445

Japanese adjusted defense: 163

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
1539 casualties reported
Squads: 76 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 69 destroyed, 94 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 21 (21 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (20 destroyed, 11 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
480th Guards SU Regiment
395th Guards SU Regiment
157th Rifle Division
333rd Guards SU Regiment
159th Rifle Division
478th Guards SU Regiment
479th Guards SU Regiment
218th Tank Brigade

Defending units:
74th Infantry Regiment
3rd Manchukuo Distr Division
81st JAAF AF Bn
54th Field AA Battalion
Kwantung Army
69th JAAF AF Bn
5th Army
139th Division
60th JAAF AF Bn
99th JAAF AF Bn

• Fortifications saved the day here, too.

000090 Ground combat 1945-09-02 Changchun 106,41

Ground combat at Changchun (106,41)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 65992 troops, 1073 guns, 1351 vehicles, Assault Value = 2153

Defending force 16969 troops, 173 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 273

Allied adjusted assault: 1515

Japanese adjusted defense: 453

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
2790 casualties reported
Squads: 137 destroyed, 70 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 19 (2 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
659 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 79 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Assaulting units:
378th Guards SU Regiment
190th Rifle Division
258th Rifle Division
335th Rifle Division
187th Rifle Division
3rd Guards Mechanized Corps
72nd/74th Gd.Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
131st Division
130th Ind.Mixed Brigade
136th Division
Manchukuo Guards Brigade
1st Manchukuo Division
Tesseki Cavalry Brigade
92nd Field AA Battalion
133rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
15th Mortar Battalion
91st Field AA Battalion
Tesseki Infantry Brigade

• With far more force against it, this border fortress is crumbling.

000091 Ground combat 1945-09-02 114,31 Blagoveshchensk

Ground combat at 114,31 (near Blagoveshchensk)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22070 troops, 263 guns, 702 vehicles, Assault Value = 915

Defending force 1475 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied adjusted assault: 560

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 80 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
825 casualties reported
Squads: 44 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
74th Tank Brigade
73rd Tank Brigade
368th Mtn Rifle Regiment
355th Rifle Division
258th Tank Brigade

Defending units:
13th Border Defense Fortress

• Another saboteur blocking a rail line.

000092 Ground combat 1945-09-02 102,41 Fusin

Ground combat at 102,41 (near Fusin)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2322 troops, 20 guns, 152 vehicles, Assault Value = 115

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

Allied adjusted assault: 108

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 108 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

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

Assaulting units:
7th Mongolian Motor Brigade
Trans Baikal Front

Defending units:
35th Const Co

• 2,089 AV at Changchun. Attack continues tomorrow.

• 3,173 AV at Mukden. Attack tomorrow. Even more firepower will arrive tomorrow.

• 1,151 AV at Kanko. Attack continues tomorrow.

• 970 AV at Anshan. Assault tomorrow. We have two utterly massive Soviet artillery units there supporting the two infantry divisions. The units are something like Guards Breakthrough Artillery Division. There will be much fireworks tomorrow.

• All the ready B-29's will hit Osaka/Kyoto airfield tomorrow. There are hundreds of fighters and bombers there, and hundreds more fighters at adjacent bases. As many fighters as possible will sweep to assist.

Complete combat report attached.

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Fri Jul 01, 2022 3:16 pm

What was the moonlight?

Wild fights! Japan actually did very well with no escorts I think.

How many subs in the area?

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Fri Jul 01, 2022 3:36 pm

Lowpe wrote: Fri Jul 01, 2022 3:16 pm What was the moonlight?

Wild fights! Japan actually did very well with no escorts I think.

How many subs in the area?

17% moonlight. Plus bad weather, rain mostly.

I forgot to mention more explicitly that I was surprised to see the battleships alone, no destroyers. I wonder if that is because there are none available (those are with the carriers) or if it was a deliberate decision to free the battleships for maneuver.

Not many subs at all. I've been lazy with putting subs in the area and have justified that by thinking that IRL there would have been no Allied subs in the area because of the heavy concentration of friendly surface vessels!

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Fri Jul 01, 2022 6:34 pm

I can remember being in desperate straits in the end game and not being able to move out of port without encountering lots of sub attacks...

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Mon Jul 04, 2022 3:54 pm

1945 September 04

INVADED

INVESTED
Manila
Wenchow
Shanghai
Shikuka
Anshan
Mukden

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall

• Strategic points: 22,502

• +/- VP today: +161

• Allies VP: 107,267

• Japan VP: 55,188

• VP ratio Allies/Japan: 1.944 : 1

• Enemy battleships see in port at Yokohama/Yokosuka. Enemy battleships seen in TF at Yokohama/Yokosuka. Enemy carriers and battleships recently seen t Niigata are not spotted, but we currently do not have search or recon of that port.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

• What is this? A training mission?

000004 ASW attack 1945-09-04 174,107 Niihau

ASW attack near Niihau at 174,107

Japanese Ships
SS I-58, hits 7

Allied Ships
SC PC-811

SS I-58 is sighted by escort
I-58 diving deep ....
SC PC-811 attacking submerged sub ....
SC PC-811 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC PC-811 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC PC-811 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC PC-811 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Pacific

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

DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

Philippines

• Hmm.

000007 Night Naval bombardment 1945-09-04 Manila 79,77

Night Naval bombardment of Manila at 79,77

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

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

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

CL Duguay Trouin firing at 34th Division
CL Georges Leygues firing at 116th Division
CL Belfast firing at Manila
CL Jamaica firing at 34th Division
CL Ceylon firing at 116th Division
CL Perth firing at 39th Division
CL Gambia firing at 2nd Division
DD Wizard firing at 34th Division
DD Wager firing at 2nd Division
DD Vigilant firing at 34th Division
DD Tumult firing at 39th Division

000008 Night Naval bombardment 1945-09-04 Manila 79,77

Night Naval bombardment of Manila at 79,77

Allied Ships
BB Queen Elizabeth
BB Valiant
DD Kempenfelt
DD Rotherham
DD Roebuck
DD Quality

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

BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 2nd Division
Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant
BB Valiant firing at 34th Division
DD Kempenfelt firing at 39th Division
DD Rotherham firing at 34th Division
DD Roebuck firing at 34th Division
DD Quality firing at 34th Division

• 1,296 AV at Manila.

• We have about 785 AV at Batangas still recovering, plus a division from Singapore is on transports about 2 days out of Batangas. As soon as they unload, transition, and move to Manila we will recommence reduction of the defenses there.

China

• This looks effective.

000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-09-04 Shanghai 92,55

Night Naval bombardment of Shanghai at 92,55

Allied Ships
BB Duke of York
BB Anson
BB King George V
BB Howe

Japanese ground losses:
268 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

BB Duke of York firing at 20th Division
BB Anson firing at 26th Division
BB King George V firing at 26th Division
BB Howe firing at 28th Division

000006 Night Naval bombardment 1945-09-04 Shanghai 92,55

Night Naval bombardment of Shanghai at 92,55

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
CA Cumberland
CA Suffolk
CA Dorsetshire
CA Canberra

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

CA Cornwall firing at 20th Division
CA Cumberland firing at 28th Division
CA Suffolk firing at 25th Division
CA Dorsetshire firing at 26th Division
CA Canberra firing at 20th Division

• Western China operation underway.

• Stragglers in the mountains and on/near the Chungking plain.

• Chungking plain exodus.

• 728 AV at Wuchang.

• 362 AV at Wenchow.

• 4,726 AV at Shanghai. A 282 increase from yesterday, I think that's very good recovery on the first day.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Miscellaneous
• I think they will surrender before Honshu falls.

000010 Night Naval bombardment 1945-09-04 Kume-jima 94,65

Night Naval bombardment of Kume-jima at 94,65

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

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

Port hits 18
Port supply hits 8

CA Oregon City firing at Kume-jima
DD Gainard firing at 1st Ind Engineer Regiment
DD Douglas Fox firing at Kume-jima
DD Compton firing at Kume-jima

• Yamato and Musashi were not found in port at Yokohama/Yokosuka.

000053 Morning Air attack 1945-09-04 Yokohama/Yokosuka 113,61

Morning Air attack on Yokohama/Yokosuka , at 113,61

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 4
B-29-25 Superfort x 92
B-29B Superfort x 54

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 10 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak
B-29B Superfort: 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 24, on fire
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 20, on fire
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 26, on fire
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 37, heavy fires
MTB G-1026, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD Kaede, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Repair Shipyard hits 6
Port hits 21
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000059 Morning Air attack 1945-09-04 Yokohama/Yokosuka 113,61

Morning Air attack on Yokohama/Yokosuka , at 113,61

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 16

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

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000078 Morning Air attack 1945-09-04 Yokohama/Yokosuka 113,61

Morning Air attack on Yokohama/Yokosuka , at 113,61

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 21

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

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires

Repair Shipyard hits 1
Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

• 4 battleships left with heavy fires!

• Sweeps over Yokohama/Yokosuka were very successful and cleared away all fighter defenses before the bombers showed up.

• Due to limited range, some fighter groups continued sweeping Kobe and did very well. Two group mistakenly swept Osaka/Kyoto and did fine.

• In addition to the battleships still in port at Yokohama/Yokosuka, recon shows lots of destroyers. Maybe they are really smaller escorts, but either way we will continue strikes on that port tomorrow with the sweeps to pave the way.

• The P-51H made its combat debut yesterday, but with too few flying to make a difference. A second group is upgrading now, with both operational groups at Iwo-jima.

Kanoya
• Just a little to facilitate landings.

000009 Night Naval bombardment 1945-09-04 Kanoya 102,61

Night Naval bombardment of Kanoya at 102,61

Allied Ships
BB Texas
BB Arkansas

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

BB Texas firing at 146th Division
BB Arkansas firing at 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade

• As soon as the troops currently being ferried from the island invasion are fully ferried across we will make our first attack.

Soviet Horde
• Immortal.

000107 Ground combat 1945-09-04 111,44 Yenki

Ground combat at 111,44 (near Yenki)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5992 troops, 96 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

Defending force 2389 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied adjusted assault: 81

Japanese adjusted defense: 37

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

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

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

Assaulting units:
13th Naval Infantry Brigade
283rd Guards Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
1st Border Defense Fortress

• Cleared.

000108 Ground combat 1945-09-04 Kanko 105,47

Ground combat at Kanko (105,47)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33018 troops, 556 guns, 479 vehicles, Assault Value = 1165

Defending force 3118 troops, 0 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 735

Japanese adjusted defense: 22

Allied assault odds: 33 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
832 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 78 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 19 (6 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
157th Rifle Division
478th Guards SU Regiment
479th Guards SU Regiment
333rd Guards SU Regiment
159th Rifle Division
480th Guards SU Regiment
395th Guards SU Regiment
218th Tank Brigade

Defending units:
Kwantung Army

• Lots of follow up units are incoming by train.

• The spearhead is moving SW to Genzan.

• The last northern fortress has been cleared.

000109 Ground combat 1945-09-04 114,31 Blagoveshchensk

Ground combat at 114,31 (near Blagoveshchensk)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22099 troops, 263 guns, 702 vehicles, Assault Value = 921

Defending force 331 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 847

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 847 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
436 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 65 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
73rd Tank Brigade
74th Tank Brigade
368th Mtn Rifle Regiment
355th Rifle Division
258th Tank Brigade

Defending units:
13th Border Defense Fortress

• 1 down, 2 to go.

000110 Ground combat 1945-09-04 110,37 Hailun

Ground combat at 110,37 (near Hailun)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7488 troops, 71 guns, 936 vehicles, Assault Value = 482

Defending force 3016 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Allied adjusted assault: 266

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 66 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2537 casualties reported
Squads: 92 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 121 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
259th Tank Brigade
72nd Tank Brigade
76th Tank Brigade
171st Tank Brigade

Defending units:
8th Garrison Unit
4th Manchukuo Distr/B Division
4th Manchukuo Distr/A Division

• It will take 2 days to catch up to the remaining enemy.

• Tough defense.

000111 Ground combat 1945-09-04 Mukden 104,42

Ground combat at Mukden (104,42)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 151138 troops, 2905 guns, 242 vehicles, Assault Value = 4434

Defending force 56474 troops, 484 guns, 341 vehicles, Assault Value = 1180

Allied adjusted assault: 2047

Japanese adjusted defense: 4477

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
2448 casualties reported
Squads: 55 destroyed, 203 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 98 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 32 (5 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3790 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 364 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 57 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
Guns lost 85 (2 destroyed, 83 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
210th Rifle Division
6th Rifle Division
358th Rifle Division
278th Rifle Division
209th Rifle Division
91st Guards Rifle Division
262nd Rifle Division
192nd Rifle Division
221st Rifle Division
124th Rifle Division
228th Rifle Division
1012th SU Regiment
239th/376th AA Battalion
1912th TD Regiment
33rd Tank Battalion
35th Tank Battalion
461st Mortar Regiment
53rd Guards Mortar Regiment
1316th Anti-Tank Brigade
53rd Army
267th Cannon Regiment
390th Cannon Regiment
52nd Guards Mortar Regiment
177th Mortar Regiment
36th Army
1233rd Cannon Regiment
120th/401st AA Battalion

Defending units:
125th Division
5th Garrison Unit
148th Division
23rd Division
138th Division
131st Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Manchukuo Cav Brigade
2nd Mortar Regiment
4th Cavalry Brigade
108th JAAF AF Bn
3rd Area Army
27th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
30th Army
205th JAAF AF Bn
14th JNAF AF Unit
57th JAAF AF Bn
49th Field AA Battalion
104th JAAF AF Bn
15th JNAF AF Unit
26th AA Regiment
2nd Air Army
5th Air Army
220th JAAF AF Bn

• With disruption high our troops will rest.

• 4,106 AV at Mukden.

• I expected more display from the massive number of large guns involved.

000112 Ground combat 1945-09-04 Anshan 102,43

Ground combat at Anshan (102,43)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11550 troops, 856 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 927

Defending force 12314 troops, 78 guns, 63 vehicles, Assault Value = 254

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

Assaulting units:
17th Guards Rifle Division
19th Guards Rifle Division
3rd Gd.Breakthrough Artillery Division
39th Army
6th Gd.Breakthrough Artillery Division

Defending units:
79th Ind.Mixed Brigade
101st Garrison Unit
6th Manchukuo Cav Brigade
6th Army
3rd FF Const Unit
171st AA Regiment
18th Fld AA Machinecannon Company

• 937 AV at Anshan. Assault tomorrow.

• 29 AV at Shanhaiguan.

• Attack to clear the rail line NE of Tunghua tomorrow.

• We are moving significant forces by rail to Yingcow where they will join to push to and through Antung.

• Anshan, Mukden, and Fushun will be reduced by our forces currently assigned, including those moving on Fushun from Changchun.

• The spearhead which just cleared Kanko plus additional forces railing in will advance down the east side of the Korean peninsula, while the spearhead and additional forces moving on Antung will advance down the western side of the Korean peninsula.

• 1,039 at Hailun. Assault tomorrow.

• 630 AV at Shikuka.

• There are tons of B-29-25 and B-17G squadrons arriving at Eastern USA over the past several days. Rail to San Francisco, fly to Hawaii, fly to the Marianas (in 1 or 2 hops as needed), then fly on to China for operations against the HI or to free up longer range B-24's.

Complete combat report attached.

BBfanboy · Post by **BBfanboy** » Mon Jul 04, 2022 5:36 pm

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Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 24, on fire
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 20, on fire
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 26, on fire
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 37, heavy fires
MTB G-1026, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD Kaede, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Repair Shipyard hits 6
Port hits 21
Port supply hits 2

Well done! The hits on the port and RSY will also reduce their ability to help those BBs with their fires. I think at least 3 will burn up.

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