1944 December 27
The Empire captured:
The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Kagi !!!
There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:
There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Legaspi
Imperial Naval Bombardments
Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Allied Ships Bombarding Amami Oshima
Our subs <REDACTED> (Yes, still!)
Progress at Canton and Kukong.
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Ground combat at Canton (77,59)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 106377 troops, 1775 guns, 2515 vehicles, Assault Value = 3443
Defending force 45702 troops, 427 guns, 359 vehicles, Assault Value = 950
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3
Allied adjusted assault: 1794
Japanese adjusted defense: 6105
Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 3)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2886 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 152 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 56 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 40 (4 destroyed, 36 disabled)
Vehicles lost 131 (118 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Allied ground losses:
2473 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 250 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 49 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 47 disabled
Guns lost 51 (5 destroyed, 46 disabled)
Vehicles lost 220 (36 destroyed, 184 disabled)
Assaulting units:
Provisionl Tank Brigade
1st Australian Division
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd Australian Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
81st Infantry Division
96th Infantry Division
XI Corps Engr Grp
1st Army Tank Regiment
706th Tank Battalion
2/4th Armoured Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
711th Tank Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
31st Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
775th Tank Battalion
7th Australian Division
32nd Infantry Division
5th Australian Division
87th Medium Regiment
85th Medium Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
251st Field Artillery Battalion
2/1st Med Regiment
134th (East Ang) Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
20th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
1st West African AA Regiment
1st Indian Light AA Regiment
2nd West African AA Regiment
Defending units:
17th Tank Regiment
10th Division
1st Recon Regiment
34th Tank Regiment
8th Ind.Infantry Brigade
54th Infantry Brigade
56th Recon Regiment
80th Garrison Battalion
40th Inf Group Brigade
22nd/B Division
Southern Fleet
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Canton Special Base Force
20th Army
75th Field AA Battalion
6th RF Gun Battalion
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Base Force
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Ground combat at Kukong (79,57)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 28653 troops, 540 guns, 286 vehicles, Assault Value = 852
Defending force 10189 troops, 107 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
Allied adjusted assault: 761
Japanese adjusted defense: 777
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1258 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 38 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 13 (3 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1375 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 94 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 17 (4 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Assaulting units:
46th Indian Brigade
44th Indian Brigade
2/5th Armoured Regiment
27th Australian Brigade
4th Armoured Brigade
22nd Australian Brigade
45th Indian Brigade
26th Indian Brigade
27th Indian Field Artillery Battalion
32nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
IV Indian Corps
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Defending units:
69th Ind.Infantry Battalion
51st Engineer Regiment
31st Engineer Regiment
Ankei SNLF
24th/C Division
171st AA Regiment
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Ground combat at 72,50 (near Kweiyang)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 3768 troops, 36 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 113
Defending force 10241 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 109
Japanese adjusted assault: 6
Allied adjusted defense: 526
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 87
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), supply(-)
Japanese ground losses:
303 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 53 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
22nd/A Division
Defending units:
73rd Chinese Corps
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Our troops at Canton and Kukong need to rest. The enemy unit near Kweiyang and others behind are just beginning to realize that they are now zombies. It must be hard to accept.
And progress at Singapore.
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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 89178 troops, 1529 guns, 2292 vehicles, Assault Value = 3729
Defending force 59992 troops, 493 guns, 402 vehicles, Assault Value = 686
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3
Allied adjusted assault: 3910
Japanese adjusted defense: 1151
Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 3)
Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
4644 casualties reported
Squads: 73 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 171 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Guns lost 47 (18 destroyed, 29 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1337 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 149 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Guns lost 31 (1 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Vehicles lost 37 (3 destroyed, 34 disabled)
Assaulting units:
26th Indian Division
19th Indian Division
Gardner's Horse Regiment
50th Tank Brigade
20th Indian Division
2nd British Division
18th Cavalry Regiment
82nd (West African) Division
18th British Division
254th Armoured Brigade
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
25th Indian Division
150th RAC Regiment
268th Motorised Brigade
14th Indian Division
255th Indian Tank Brigade
5th Indian Division
1st Indian Medium Regiment
86th Medium Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
XXXIII Indian Corps
56th Heavy Regiment
88th Medium Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment
Defending units:
91st Naval Guard Unit
3rd/A Division
113th Infantry Regiment
38th/C Division
104th/A Division
11th Division
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
3rd/C Division
3rd Air Army
5th JAAF AF Coy
25th Air Flotilla
43rd Const Co
304th Ship Eng Coy
39th JNAF AF Unit
63rd JNAF AF Unit
94th JAAF AF Bn
40th JNAF AF Unit
66th Field AA Battalion
43rd JNAF AF Unit
13th Air Fleet
17th JAAF AF Bn
85th JAAF AF Coy
32nd Port Unit
104th Ship Eng Coy
61st Field AA Battalion
18th JNAF AF Unit
33rd Army
Southern Army
302nd Ship Eng Coy
303rd Ship Eng Coy
62nd Field AA Battalion
55th JNAF AF Unit
4th Ship Engineer Regiment
203rd Ship Eng Coy
Maraisha JNAF Base Force
42nd JNAF AF Unit
204th Ship Eng Coy
39th Field AA Battalion
65th JNAF AF Unit
84th JAAF AF Bn
87th JAAF AF Bn
93rd JAAF AF Bn
8th Fleet
3rd Air Division
25th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
67th Construction Battalion
32nd Special Base Force
9th Air Division
7th Area Army
45th JNAF AF Unit
C/50th JNAF Coy
11th JAAF AF Bn
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This attack was without 3 of the infantry divisions. Tomorrow the attack will continue with those 3 divisions but without the others, and 2 armoured units will also rest.
Palembang is almost cleaned out.
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 35008 troops, 656 guns, 376 vehicles, Assault Value = 875
Defending force 8478 troops, 33 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 17
Allied adjusted assault: 1022
Japanese adjusted defense: 40
Allied assault odds: 25 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1292 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 75 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (6 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
30th Australian Brigade
7th Indian Division
81st (West African) Division
72nd British Brigade
205th Field Artillery Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment
147th Field Artillery Battalion
462nd Airborn Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp
Defending units:
Yokosuka 6th SNLF
85th JAAF AF Bn
Southwest Area Fleet
47th Field AA Battalion
2nd Area Army
3rd Ship Engineer Regiment
103rd Ship Eng Coy
22nd Air Flotilla
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF
Sasebo 8th SNLF
4th JNAF Coy
96th JAAF AF Bn
3rd Ship Engineer Regiment Wiped Out at Palembang by attrition!!!
103rd Ship Eng Coy Wiped Out at Palembang by attrition!!!
47th Field AA Battalion Wiped Out at Palembang by attrition!!!
4th JNAF Coy Wiped Out at Palembang by attrition!!!
Sasebo 8th SNLF Wiped Out at Palembang by attrition!!!
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF Wiped Out at Palembang by attrition!!!
85th JAAF AF Bn Wiped Out at Palembang by attrition!!!
96th JAAF AF Bn Wiped Out at Palembang by attrition!!!
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The troops here will rest for a day.
The troops are ashore at Legaspi.
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Ground combat at Legaspi (82,82)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3206 troops, 17 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 268
Defending force 12769 troops, 114 guns, 225 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
53rd Infantry Brigade
II/124th Infantry Battalion
1st South Seas Det.
101st Machine Canno AA Battalion
Defending units:
1st Regiment
12th NZ Brigade
2nd Regiment
11th NZ Brigade
Fiji Brigade
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Ground combat at Davao (79,91)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4489 troops, 44 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 161
Defending force 2362 troops, 25 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 46
Allied adjusted assault: 30
Japanese adjusted defense: 61
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
15th NZ Brigade
Defending units:
8th Tank Regiment
1st Naval Construction Battalion
46th JNAF AF Unit
66th Infantry Rgt /1
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The guys at both Legaspi and Davao will rest. Davao is a bit of a grind.
Amami Oshima is on the cusp of falling.
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Ground combat at Amami Oshima (98,64)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 37449 troops, 864 guns, 849 vehicles, Assault Value = 907
Defending force 12956 troops, 163 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 231
Allied adjusted assault: 1086
Japanese adjusted defense: 223
Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 3)
Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1472 casualties reported
Squads: 79 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 32 (17 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
351 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Assaulting units:
24th Infantry Division
38th Infantry Division
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
37th Infantry Division
5th USMC Tank Battalion
3rd Regiment
97th Field Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
82nd Mortar Battalion
2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion
145th Field Artillery Battalion
4th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion
Defending units:
21st Ind.Mixed Regiment
Oshima Naval Guard Unit
53rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
22nd/C Division
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The battle at Amami Oshima is now fully around the corner and the base will fall on the next attack. The troops will continue attacking, with the highest disruption at 12%. The division tasked to invade Okinoerabushima (along with a flame tank Bn) is now at Naha and will transition to combat mode before boarding landing craft.
Kagi fell, but once again the Imperials are stubborn and left behind a rear guard to gain them time.
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Ground combat at Kagi (85,64)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 37223 troops, 565 guns, 480 vehicles, Assault Value = 1116
Defending force 6727 troops, 80 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 24
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Allied adjusted assault: 495
Japanese adjusted defense: 9
Allied assault odds: 55 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Kagi !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
3863 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 344 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 31 (30 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 26 (26 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 7
Units destroyed 3
Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
4th Marine Division
Americal Infantry Division
27th Infantry Division
754th Tank Battalion
IX US Corps
Defending units:
29th Air Flotilla
3rd Fleet
2nd Rocket Gun Battalion
10th Area Army
1st Ship Engineer Regiment
25th Tank Regiment
22nd RF Gun Battalion
82nd Field AA Battalion
83rd Field AA Battalion
8th Air Division
Takao Naval Base Force
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Tomorrow the rear guard should be wiped out so we can pursue the rest.
China.
