1945 March 21
The Empire captured:
The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!!
There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:
There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Imperial Naval Bombardments
Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Cagayan
Our subs are conducting secret activities.
The CVE operating off Hakodate had a peaceful night - no air raids! Another mine field laid to the west, our DMS are clearing them. Those IJ merchant convoys appear to be hiding in the Sea of Okhotsk rather than trying to make for Japan.
Most of our B-29 on Formosa are ready to go, but the weather is again forecast rain. Against Shanghai the B-24, et al make a piddling few Light Industry hits, chipping away at that supply base.
First assault at Nanking.
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Ground combat at Nanking (91,52)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 83839 troops, 1402 guns, 1828 vehicles, Assault Value = 2864
Defending force 24596 troops, 141 guns, 192 vehicles, Assault Value = 587
Allied adjusted assault: 1744
Japanese adjusted defense: 2249
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 4)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
4664 casualties reported
Squads: 105 destroyed, 141 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 94 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 53 (24 destroyed, 29 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (3 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1318 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 83 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Vehicles lost 80 (5 destroyed, 75 disabled)
Assaulting units:
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
775th Tank Battalion
2/4th Armoured Regiment
32nd Infantry Division
81st Infantry Division
7th Australian Division
96th Infantry Division
I Corps Engr Grp
706th Tank Battalion
Provisionl Tank Brigade
31st Infantry Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
711th Tank Battalion
5th Australian Division
2/11th Field Regiment
163rd Light AA Regiment
12th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
251st Field Artillery Battalion
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
208th Coast AA Regiment
85th Medium Regiment
1st Indian Light AA Regiment
87th Medium Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
XXIV US Corps
134th Medium Regiment
Defending units:
Nanking Naval Guard Unit
68th Ind.Infantry Battalion
39th Ind Engineer Regiment
71st Infantry Brigade
5th RGC Division
3rd RGC Capital Division
1st RGC Capital/A Division
1st RGC Capital/B Division
85th Field AA Battalion
11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
China Expeditionary Army
12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
18th JAAF AF Bn
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Ground combat at Tungchow (92,53)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 708 troops, 3 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 74
Defending force 529 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Allied adjusted assault: 19
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 19 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
192nd Tank Battalion
Defending units:
Yangtze SNLF
Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Tungchow
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Despite being "surrounded" for several days in a row, Yangtze SNLF soldiers on. No fortification breach at Nanking, but the casualty ratio was very good and will change things quickly. The troops rest tomorrow.
We have finally drained the pool of Chinese Inf Sqd 43. Chinese Inf Sqd 45 stands at 356, with almost all units so equipped set to not take replacements. I'm letting the pool build up higher so that we can get (almost) all units upgraded more quickly. Chengtu is now only slightly over crowded but has plenty of supply for an attack tomorrow. Some countryside hexes are over crowded due to transiting units but that will quickly abate.
Cagayan falls!
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Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17033 troops, 186 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 656
Defending force 7076 troops, 52 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 123
Allied adjusted assault: 326
Japanese adjusted defense: 57
Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 3)
Allied forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
morale(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1523 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 56 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 21 (13 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
771 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 78 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Assaulting units:
15th NZ Brigade
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
1st Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
8th NZ Brigade
1059th Port Construction Battalion
Defending units:
20th Infantry Regiment
Maizuru 1st SNLF
12th Engineer Regiment
16th Naval Guard Unit
2nd South Seas Det. /1
23rd Air Flotilla
51st JNAF AF Unit
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Cleanup in progress.
Those merchants.
