Matrix Games Forums

Posted: **Mon Jul 25, 2016 1:19 pm**

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Air losses. We had heavy losses to flak and a large share of operational losses were caused by flak. Otherwise today's tally was very heavily in our favor.

Did the pilot who shot down the 2000th Tojo win a prize? Like maybe an all expenses paid stay at the Hengchun Hilton? [:)]

Posted: **Mon Jul 25, 2016 1:32 pm**

That might be why he disappeared - they convinced him he won a free trip to Disney Tokyo! [:D]

Posted: **Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:20 am**

1945 March 03

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Kiangtu !!!
Allied forces CAPTURE Guiuan !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Oroquieta

Imperial Naval Bombardments

Allied Naval Bombardments:

Our subs are conducting secret activities.

Lots of action on the ground! First, the last unit in the woods is destroyed near Hangchow. Next, the Imperial horde at Nanking has not made another hex. That allowed our lone division at Wusih room to destroy most defenses. Last, Kiangtu fell hard.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ground combat at 90,54 (near Hangchow)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25572 troops, 485 guns, 333 vehicles, Assault Value = 1499

Defending force 1505 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 575

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 575 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1565 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 142 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
2nd Australian Division
32nd Infantry Division
96th Infantry Division
5th Australian Division
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Australian Hvy AA Regiment
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
85th Medium Regiment
57th Australian Lt AA Regiment
X US Corps
134th Medium Regiment

Defending units:
1st Ind.Infantry Brigade

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ground combat at Nanking (91,52)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12324 troops, 202 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 424

Defending force 24970 troops, 146 guns, 194 vehicles, Assault Value = 647

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

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Defending units:
Nanking Naval Guard Unit
71st Infantry Brigade
68th Ind.Infantry Battalion
39th Ind Engineer Regiment
1st RGC Capital/A Division
3rd RGC Capital Division
5th RGC Division
1st RGC Capital/B Division
12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
China Expeditionary Army
85th Field AA Battalion
11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
18th JAAF AF Bn

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ground combat at Wusih (91,53)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12355 troops, 202 guns, 136 vehicles, Assault Value = 376

Defending force 4680 troops, 30 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 72

Allied adjusted assault: 84

Japanese adjusted defense: 72

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
581 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 53 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
81st Infantry Division

Defending units:
Shanghai SNLF
11th Army

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ground combat at Kiangtu (91,51)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4878 troops, 9 guns, 880 vehicles, Assault Value = 480

Defending force 1374 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Allied adjusted assault: 352

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 352 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kiangtu !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1428 casualties reported
Squads: 76 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 63 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
706th Tank Battalion
2/4th Armoured Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
Provisionl Tank Brigade
775th Tank Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment

Defending units:
26th RGC Temp. Division
27th RGC Temp. Division

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

From Kiangtu, two of our armored units will head SE to clear the remaining bases in that direction. Four others will cross the river into Nanking, as will the one in the hex just to the west. Both crossings will necessitate a shock attack, so I hope to both coordinate them and attack with the infantry division at the same time.

At Hangchow there are 100,000 troops, 103,000 at Shanghai, and 19,000 in between. No movement is seen now but the weather was poor this turn.

Hengchun: digging out the defenders.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ground combat at Hengchun (84,67)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3738 troops, 41 guns, 148 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

Defending force 2513 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Allied adjusted assault: 67

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 67 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
366 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
754th Tank Battalion
124th Cavalry Regiment
5/14th Punjab Battalion

Defending units:
66th/B Division

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Another Philippines base is freed.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ground combat at Guiuan (82,85)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1267 troops, 17 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Defending force 1297 troops, 8 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Allied adjusted assault: 34

Japanese adjusted defense: 11

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Guiuan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
NG Vol Rifles Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Indpt SNLF Coy
79th JAAF AF Bn

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ground combat at Baybay (81,86)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1905 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 105

Defending force 1316 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Allied adjusted assault: 47

Japanese adjusted defense: 9

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1

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

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

Assaulting units:
3rd Commando Brigade

Defending units:
II./4th Infantry Battalion

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Both units will rest after making solid progress today.

Good news on Hokkaido.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ground combat at Sapporo (120,51)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24434 troops, 501 guns, 385 vehicles, Assault Value = 2223

Defending force 22055 troops, 227 guns, 176 vehicles, Assault Value = 224

Allied adjusted assault: 600

Japanese adjusted defense: 520

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
1172 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
762nd Tank Battalion
98th Infantry Division
3rd Australian Division
1st (Spec) Cavalry Division
7th Infantry Division
1st Marine Division
11th Australian Division
249th Field Artillery Battalion
225th Field Artillery Battalion
532nd Field Artillery Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
7th/A Division
4th Mixed Brigade
3rd Amphibious Brigade
77th/B Division
134th AA Regiment
Hokuto JNAF Base Force
12th Air Fleet
67th Ind. AA Battalion
31st Air Defense AA Regiment
68th Ind. AA Battalion
24th Port Unit
21st Field Construction Battalion
141st AA Regiment
1st JAAF AF Bn
23rd Port Unit
1st Air Division
177th JAAF AF Bn
12th Field Construction Battalion
27th Army
178th JAAF AF Bn

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ground combat at 123,50 (near Bihoro)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25574 troops, 306 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 930

Defending force 5757 troops, 20 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Allied adjusted assault: 571

Japanese adjusted defense: 29

Allied assault odds: 19 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2701 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 162 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (5 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Marine Division
2nd Arm Amphib Battalion
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
6th Marine Division
4th USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
7th/B Division
77th/C Division
5th Area Army
27th JNAF AF Unit

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The defenses at Sapporo were reduced and will be assaulted by a larger force tomorrow. The ex-Bihoro defenders were soundly thrashed.

The Empire's fighter legions swept the skies over Muroran and did just a little better than even. The old battleships have re-based to Hakodate and will hit three of the nearby Imperial air bases this coming night (Akita, Hirosaki/Aomori, Ominato), so any sweeps tomorrow should be meager. The two fast battleships on station will hit Hachinohe, now known to be the site of 19(2) Ki-84r Frank factories. A number of 2EB groups will strike those factories after the naval bombardments clear the way.

Rain forecast over the Home islands again tomorrow so the B-29 groups will stay on the ground, which is their natural habitat anyway.

Air losses.

Posted: **Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:21 am**

China west.

Posted: **Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:21 am**

China east.

Posted: **Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:21 am**

Philippines.

Posted: **Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:22 am**

Home Islands west.

Posted: **Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:22 am**

Home Islands east.

Posted: **Wed Jul 27, 2016 12:23 pm**

Rain forecast over the Home islands again tomorrow so the B-29 groups will stay on the ground, which is their natural habitat anyway.

Loved this line! [:D]

Posted: **Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:00 pm**

[:D] Service Level 5 is pretty tough! I think only now are >190 of the ~209 or so B-29-25 at Taihoku available, and look how long ago the last raid was.

Posted: **Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:28 pm**

Dumb question: how did the historical US forces keep the B29s operating?

Posted: **Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:37 pm**

ORIGINAL: jwolf

Dumb question: how did the historical US forces keep the B29s operating?

I don't know the numbers, but I do know - mostly from people on this forum very knowledgeable on the subject - that they required lots of care. A big difference between this game and real life is that almost all aircraft, especially bombers, fly far more frequently in the game than they did in real life.

This is not a horrible thing, because it is the whole set of models (another way of looking at the game) that has to work together to make a credible experience. That means that making any one particular aspect "correct" might pose intractable problems in other areas of the game.

Maybe someone who knows more about B-29s in WWII will chime in?

Posted: **Wed Jul 27, 2016 6:09 pm**

I am far from an expert.

However I agree with you WITPQS that the game models them well or 'well enough'. The operational downtime or fragility is the best abstract representation possible.

Overwhelming fleets of 100's of B29's would unbalance the strategic bombing campaign especially if setting fires / manpower / industry.

Their flying time was severely limited due to engine issues I have read many places.

Wiki says the following; I am not sure wiki is perfectly accurate however in WW2 articles I have yet to find any major errors or omissions

This principally agrees with other less detailed reading I recall over the years... the engines were the issue till post war era.

---

The most common cause of maintenance headaches and catastrophic failures were the engines.[22] Although the Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone radial engines later became a trustworthy workhorse in large piston-engined aircraft, early models were beset with dangerous reliability problems. This problem was not fully cured until the aircraft was fitted with the more powerful Pratt & Whitney R-4360 "Wasp Major" in the B-29D/B-50 program, which arrived too late for World War II. Interim measures included cuffs placed on propeller blades to divert a greater flow of cooling air into the intakes which had baffles installed to direct a stream of air onto the exhaust valves. Oil flow to the valves was also increased, asbestos baffles installed around rubber push rod fittings to prevent oil loss, thorough pre-flight inspections made to detect unseated valves, and frequent replacement of the uppermost five cylinders (every 25 hours of engine time) and the entire engines (every 75 hours

Posted: **Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:44 am**

1945 March 04

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Oroquieta is occupied by the Allies
Allied forces CAPTURE Sapporo !!!
Allied forces CAPTURE Wusih !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Kofiau

Imperial Naval Bombardments

Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Hachinohe
Allied Ships Bombarding Hirosaki/Aomori
Allied Ships Bombarding Akita
Allied Ships Bombarding Ominato
Allied Ships Bombarding Akita
Allied Ships Bombarding Hirosaki/Aomori

Our subs are conducting secret activities. Enemy mini subs were quite active, making forays into Kushiro and against our bombardment groups attacking their bases. All hits were by our ASW assets.

The bombardments themselves are worth noting.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Night Naval bombardment of Hachinohe at 118,55

Allied Ships
BB Alabama
BB Massachusetts

Japanese ground losses:
218 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Resources hits 1
Manpower hits 1
Fires 70
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 6
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Alabama
BB Alabama firing at 67th Inf Group Brigade
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Massachusetts
BB Massachusetts firing at Hachinohe

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Night Naval bombardment of Hirosaki/Aomori at 118,54 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Colorado

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

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Colorado
BB Colorado firing at Nanyo Cho JNAF Base Force
Nanyo Cho JNAF Base Force firing at BB Colorado

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Night Naval bombardment of Akita at 117,55

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 14 damaged
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 12 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed on ground
B7A2 Grace: 4 damaged
B7A2 Grace: 2 destroyed on ground
J2M5 Jack: 15 damaged
G4M2e Betty: 28 damaged
G4M2e Betty: 3 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico
BB Idaho

Japanese ground losses:
637 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 16 (5 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Resources hits 1
Manpower hits 1
Fires 1185
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB New Mexico
BB New Mexico firing at Akita
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Idaho
BB Idaho firing at 51st Depot Division

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Night Naval bombardment of Ominato at 119,54 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

122 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 4

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

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Oklahoma
Mutsu Bay Fortress firing at BB Oklahoma
BB Oklahoma firing at Mutsu Bay Fortress

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Night Naval bombardment of Akita at 117,55

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2e Betty: 46 damaged
G4M2e Betty: 5 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 23 damaged
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 45 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 destroyed on ground
B7A2 Grace: 3 damaged
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed on ground
J2M5 Jack: 18 damaged
J2M5 Jack: 3 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB Texas
BB Tennessee

Japanese ground losses:
304 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (6 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Light Industry hits 1
Resources hits 1
Oil hits 1
Fires 1395
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 18
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 1

BB Texas firing at Akita
BB Tennessee firing at Akita

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Night Naval bombardment of Hirosaki/Aomori at 118,54

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 18 damaged
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed on ground
N1K1-J George: 10 damaged
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
N1K2-J George: 29 damaged
N1K2-J George: 3 destroyed on ground
Ki-84a Frank: 15 damaged
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
BB New York
BB Arkansas

Japanese ground losses:
437 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 37
Port supply hits 1

BB New York firing at Hirosaki/Aomori
BB Arkansas firing at Hirosaki/Aomori

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

At two of the bases terrain favors the defenders but at one of those bases a bombardment managed to find the airfield. Hachinohe and Akita, situated in the open under good moonlight, were easy targets. There were no Imperial sweeps today.

The 2EB strategic bombing strikes did their job.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Morning Air attack on Hachinohe , at 118,55

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 9

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 5 damaged

Ki-84r Frank factory hits 2
Fires 22

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Afternoon Air attack on Hachinohe , at 118,55

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 56
F6F-5 Hellcat x 19
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 29
PBJ-1H Mitchell x 9
PV-1 Ventura x 12

Allied aircraft losses
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 2 damaged
PBJ-1H Mitchell: 9 damaged

Ki-84r Frank factory hits 21
Fires 32

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x PBJ-1H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
City Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Frank factories there have been knocked out.

Our armour in the north of China keeps pushing. Wusih fell to us but the defenders are stubborn, one unit not retreating.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ground combat at 87,45 (near Chengchow)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6148 troops, 36 guns, 668 vehicles, Assault Value = 476

Defending force 4392 troops, 34 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 140

Allied adjusted assault: 250

Japanese adjusted defense: 21

Allied assault odds: 11 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2625 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 79 disabled
Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 22 (5 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
254th Armoured Brigade
150th RAC Regiment
50th Tank Brigade

Defending units:
34th/C Division

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ground combat at Nanking (91,52)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12310 troops, 202 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 423

Defending force 24810 troops, 146 guns, 194 vehicles, Assault Value = 643

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

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Defending units:
39th Ind Engineer Regiment
Nanking Naval Guard Unit
3rd RGC Capital Division
1st RGC Capital/A Division
71st Infantry Brigade
68th Ind.Infantry Battalion
5th RGC Division
1st RGC Capital/B Division
85th Field AA Battalion
12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
China Expeditionary Army
11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
18th JAAF AF Bn

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ground combat at Wusih (91,53)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12286 troops, 202 guns, 136 vehicles, Assault Value = 367

Defending force 4230 troops, 28 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Allied adjusted assault: 162

Japanese adjusted defense: 27

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Wusih !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1044 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 60 (57 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
81st Infantry Division

Defending units:
Shanghai SNLF
11th Army

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tomorrow we shock attack at Nanking when our armor crosses the river at two points, and our infantry division and TD Bn will make deliberate attacks in support. Events at Wusih today were aided by the appearance at Kiangtu of two fighter groups, which provided cover for their brothers on the ground.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Morning Air attack on 81st Infantry Division, at 91,53 (Wusih)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 25

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 4
P-51D Mustang x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.14 Sqn RNZAF with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
33rd FG/58th FS with P-51D Mustang (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hopefully that left a mark.

Formosa is now secured.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ground combat at Hengchun (84,67)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3699 troops, 41 guns, 148 vehicles, Assault Value = 150

Defending force 2230 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied adjusted assault: 95

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 95 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2497 casualties reported
Squads: 132 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 137 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
754th Tank Battalion
124th Cavalry Regiment
5/14th Punjab Battalion

Defending units:
66th/B Division

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sapporo is now ours.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ground combat at Sapporo (120,51)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 50073 troops, 915 guns, 713 vehicles, Assault Value = 2208

Defending force 21149 troops, 220 guns, 175 vehicles, Assault Value = 179

Allied adjusted assault: 908

Japanese adjusted defense: 148

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Sapporo !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
3861 casualties reported
Squads: 57 destroyed, 102 disabled
Non Combat: 129 destroyed, 68 disabled
Engineers: 68 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 114 (85 destroyed, 29 disabled)
Vehicles lost 151 (151 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
343 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
7th Infantry Division
1st Marine Division
1st (Spec) Cavalry Division
762nd Tank Battalion
98th Infantry Division
3rd Australian Division
11th Australian Division
531st Field Artillery Battalion
532nd Field Artillery Battalion
225th Field Artillery Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
7th/A Division
3rd Amphibious Brigade
4th Mixed Brigade
77th/B Division
24th Port Unit
68th Ind. AA Battalion
21st Field Construction Battalion
31st Air Defense AA Regiment
141st AA Regiment
27th Army
12th Air Fleet
177th JAAF AF Bn
12th Field Construction Battalion
1st Air Division
23rd Port Unit
134th AA Regiment
Hokuto JNAF Base Force
67th Ind. AA Battalion
1st JAAF AF Bn
178th JAAF AF Bn

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Three divisions will rest tomorrow while the other three plus all artillery and the armor continue attacking. A base force and Marine Def Bn are railing in.

Air losses.

Posted: **Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:45 am**

China west.

Posted: **Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:45 am**

China east.

Posted: **Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:46 am**

Philippines.

Posted: **Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:46 am**

Home Islands west.

Posted: **Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:47 am**

Home Islands east.

Posted: **Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:47 am**

Intel screen. Since two days ago the designation has changed from "Minor Victory" to "Major Victory", but the VP ratio is still below 2 to 1. Is this normal or is it a bug?

Matrix Games Forums

Rumble in the Southwest witpqs-A vs Andav-J 2011-11-29 to 2017-02-08

RE: 1945 March 02

RE: 1945 March 02

1945 March 03

RE: 1945 March 03

RE: 1945 March 03

RE: 1945 March 03

RE: 1945 March 03

RE: 1945 March 03

RE: 1945 March 03

RE: 1945 March 03

RE: 1945 March 03

RE: 1945 March 03

RE: 1945 March 03

1945 March 04

RE: 1945 March 04

RE: 1945 March 04

RE: 1945 March 04

RE: 1945 March 04

RE: 1945 March 04

RE: 1945 March 04