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

[witpqs]

Home Islands east.

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The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

[RangerJoe]

Do you have PTs/MGBs to tangle with his at night?

Would attack bombers and/or fighter bombers at night flying low Nav work against those little boats?

Instead of destroying units on Kyushu, would it be better to push the remnants to Fukuoka to overwhelm the quartermasters there? Possibly leading to overstacking limit penalties? Then a nice, slow grind of bombardments to soften them up?

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Do you have PTs/MGBs to tangle with his at night?
Yes, at Kochi and they have intercepted them sometimes but not this time. I haven't put any at Kumamoto yet but I will

Would attack bombers and/or fighter bombers at night flying low Nav work against those little boats?
I doubt it but I've never tried.

Instead of destroying units on Kyushu, would it be better to push the remnants to Fukuoka to overwhelm the quartermasters there? Possibly leading to overstacking limit penalties? Then a nice, slow grind of bombardments to soften them up?
Fukuoka means they can 'get away' to Honshu, so I would rather not. Anything I can destroy sooner is less to deal with later.

I have been meaning to mention too, I really want that 90,000 ton repair shipyard at Nagasaki/Sasebo. I have lots of CVE that need it! I also was thinking that location was Urban Heavy or Light, but it's actually Clear terrain. I'm sure fortifications will be high due to Nagasaki/Sasebo being a prime target.

[witpqs]

Cleaning out an ugly test post.

[witpqs]

Cleaning out another ugly test post.

[witpqs]

Also no good, so we'll have to stick with the first version.

[witpqs]

OK, "just because" here is a test inside a quote block of all the fonts the forum has. It looks like we might have struck pay dirt.

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Times New Roman
Imperial LCUs Present on Kyushu
05___05___05___05___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___
_28___29___30___31___01___06___09___10___12___13___14___15__
_X____X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 100th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________X____X____X________ 107th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________X___ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
______X____X____X____X______________________________________ 10th Tank Regiment
______X____X____X____X____X______________X____X_____________ 11th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
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Arial
Imperial LCUs Present on Kyushu
05___05___05___05___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___
_28___29___30___31___01___06___09___10___12___13___14___15__
_X____X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 100th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________X____X____X________ 107th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________X___ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
______X____X____X____X______________________________________ 10th Tank Regiment
______X____X____X____X____X______________X____X_____________ 11th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
[/font]
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Verdana
Imperial LCUs Present on Kyushu
05___05___05___05___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___
_28___29___30___31___01___06___09___10___12___13___14___15__
_X____X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 100th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________X____X____X________ 107th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________X___ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
______X____X____X____X______________________________________ 10th Tank Regiment
______X____X____X____X____X______________X____X_____________ 11th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
[/font]
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Tahoma
Imperial LCUs Present on Kyushu
05___05___05___05___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___
_28___29___30___31___01___06___09___10___12___13___14___15__
_X____X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 100th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________X____X____X________ 107th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________X___ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
______X____X____X____X______________________________________ 10th Tank Regiment
______X____X____X____X____X______________X____X_____________ 11th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
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Imperial LCUs Present on Kyushu
05___05___05___05___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___
_28___29___30___31___01___06___09___10___12___13___14___15__
_X____X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 100th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________X____X____X________ 107th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________X___ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
______X____X____X____X______________________________________ 10th Tank Regiment
______X____X____X____X____X______________X____X_____________ 11th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
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Imperial LCUs Present on Kyushu
05___05___05___05___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___
_28___29___30___31___01___06___09___10___12___13___14___15__
_X____X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 100th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________X____X____X________ 107th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________X___ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
______X____X____X____X______________________________________ 10th Tank Regiment
______X____X____X____X____X______________X____X_____________ 11th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
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Microsoft Sans Serif
Imperial LCUs Present on Kyushu
05___05___05___05___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___
_28___29___30___31___01___06___09___10___12___13___14___15__
_X____X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 100th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________X____X____X________ 107th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________X___ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
______X____X____X____X______________________________________ 10th Tank Regiment
______X____X____X____X____X______________X____X_____________ 11th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
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[witpqs]

So here are the ones that seem to work.

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Imperial LCUs Present on Kyushu
05___05___05___05___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___
_28___29___30___31___01___06___09___10___12___13___14___15__
_X____X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 100th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________X____X____X________ 107th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________X___ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
______X____X____X____X______________________________________ 10th Tank Regiment
______X____X____X____X____X______________X____X_____________ 11th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
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Imperial LCUs Present on Kyushu
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_28___29___30___31___01___06___09___10___12___13___14___15__
_X____X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 100th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________X____X____X________ 107th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________X___ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
______X____X____X____X______________________________________ 10th Tank Regiment
______X____X____X____X____X______________X____X_____________ 11th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
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Imperial LCUs Present on Kyushu
05___05___05___05___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___
_28___29___30___31___01___06___09___10___12___13___14___15__
_X____X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 100th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________X____X____X________ 107th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________X___ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
______X____X____X____X______________________________________ 10th Tank Regiment
______X____X____X____X____X______________X____X_____________ 11th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
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Which do you think is best? Bear in mind that the title line ("Imperial LCUs Present on Kyushu") is in bold in each section.

[witpqs]

Here is one made by the program with font Tahoma (easily changed).

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_28___29___30___31___01___06___09___10___12___13___14___15__
_X____X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 100th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________X____X____X________ 107th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________X___ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
______X____X____X____X______________________________________ 10th Tank Regiment
______X____X____X____X____X______________X____X_____________ 11th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
______X____X____X____X____X______________X____X_____________ 13th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________X___ 146th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____________________________ 14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
______X____X____X____X____X______________X____X_____________ 14th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 156th Division
______X____X____X____X____X______________X____X____X________ 15th Tank Regiment
_____________________X____X____X____X___________________X___ 16th Infantry Regiment
______X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 19th Tank Regiment
________________________________________________________X___ 1st Glider Inf. Regiment
_________________________________________X____X____X________ 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
______X____X____X____X______________________________________ 1st Ind.Tank Brigade
______X____X____X____X______________________________________ 1st Ind.Tank Co
______X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________X___ 1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
______X____X____X____X____X______________X____X____X________ 1st Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________X____X____X________ 206th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____________________________ 20th AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X______________X____X____X________ 212th Division
_X____X____X____X___________________________________________ 22nd Ind.AA Gun Co
______X____X____X____X____X____X____X_______________________ 22nd Tank Regiment
_________________________________________X____X____X________ 23rd AA Regiment
________________________________________________________X___ 2nd Glider Inf. Regiment
_________________________________________X____X____X________ 2nd RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________X____X____X________ 312th Division
_________________________________________X____X____X________ 36th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 37th Ind Engineer Regiment
_________________________________________X____X____X________ 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
_________________________________________X____X____X________ 3rd Tank Regiment
_____________________X____X____X____X___________________X___ 3rd/A Division
_____________________X____X____X____X___________________X___ 3rd/C Division
__________________________X_________________________________ 43rd Tank Regiment
__________________________X____X____X___________________X___ 44th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____________________________ 44th IMB Artillery Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________X___ 46th Division
______X____X____X____X____X______________X__________________ 48th Tank Regiment
______X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 49th Tank Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________X____X_____________ 4th Tank Division
_________________________________________X____X____X________ 56th Depot Division
______X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 5th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 64th Field AA Battalion
_________________________________________X____X____X________ 67th Field AA Battalion
______X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 6th Tank Regiment
________________________________________________________X___ 79th Field AA Machinecannon Company
_X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 80th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________X___ 80th Infantry Brigade
__________________________X____X____X___________________X___ 84th Division
__________________________X____X____X___________________X___ 93rd Division
_X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 98th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_________________________________________X____X____X________ 9th Ind. Field Artillery Regiment
______X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 9th Tank Regiment
________________________________________________________X___ Kagoshima Fortress
_X____X____X____X___________________________________________ Tachibana-wan Fortress
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________X___ Waifu JAAF Base Force[/font]

[witpqs]

1945 June 16

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Shanghai !!!

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 Shanghai
Allied Ships Bombarding Shanghai
Allied Ships Bombarding Shanghai
Allied Ships Bombarding Shanghai
Allied Ships Bombarding Shanghai
Allied Ships Bombarding Shanghai
Allied Ships Bombarding Shanghai


Our subs are conducting secret activities.

China Outback. Units are getting closer to their destinations and activity to capture the only remaining enemy bastion here will commence shortly.

[witpqs]

China east. 1,567 Imperial AV yesterday.

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Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 226526 troops, 297 guns, 175 vehicles, Assault Value = 5519

Defending force 87460 troops, 560 guns, 151 vehicles, Assault Value = 1469

Allied adjusted assault: 3963

Japanese adjusted defense: 565

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Shanghai !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
12185 casualties reported
Squads: 348 destroyed, 279 disabled
Non Combat: 152 destroyed, 127 disabled
Engineers: 139 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 132 (121 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 62 (62 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
17634 casualties reported
Squads: 269 destroyed, 934 disabled
Non Combat: 59 destroyed, 117 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 77 disabled

Assaulting units:
26th Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
29th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
2nd New Chinese Corps
134th Medium Regiment
9th Group Army
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
6th War Area
25th Group Army
1st Front
2/1st Med Regiment
87th Medium Regiment
21st Group Army
20th Group Army
3rd War Area
Z' Force
35th Group Army
9th War Area
X' Force
134th (East Ang) Regiment
Lusu War Area
16th Group Army
85th Medium Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
19th Group Army
22nd Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
58th Ind.Mixed Brigade
62nd Infantry Brigade
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
161st Division
89th Ind.Mixed Brigade
25th Division
17th/C Division
72nd Infantry Brigade
133rd Division
7th Ind.Infantry Brigade
132nd Division
3rd Mixed Brigade
24th/A Division
56th Infantry Brigade
23rd Division
24th/C Division
63rd Infantry Brigade
41st/B Division
220th JAAF AF Bn
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
Shanghai Special Base Force
8th Ind Engineer Regiment
37th JAAF AF Bn
China Area Fleet
11th Field Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
30th JAAF AF Bn
219th JAAF AF Bn
184th JAAF AF Bn
47th JAAF AF Bn
41st Ind Engineer Regiment
129th JAAF AF Bn
28th RF Gun Battalion
22nd AA Regiment
185th JAAF AF Bn
77th Infantry Regiment
60th JAAF AF Bn
11th Army
56th JNAF AF Unit
56th JAAF AF Bn
Shanghai SNLF
57th JAAF AF Bn
104th JAAF AF Bn
13th Air Division
Chugoku JNAF Base Force


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The base facilities are trashed as expected. The repair shipyard currently will accommodate 41,000 tons and will be repaired as the supply situation allows. The battleships will move on to prepare for the Tsu operation.

[font="Tahoma"]Shanghai Imperial LCUs Present
06___06___06___06___
_13___14___15___16__
_X____X____X____X___ 104th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 11th Army
_X____X____X____X___ 11th Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 129th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 132nd Division
_X____X____X____X___ 133rd Division
_X____X____X____X___ 13th Air Division
_X____X____X____X___ 161st Division
_X____X____X____X___ 17th/C Division
_X____X____X____X___ 184th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 185th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 219th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 220th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 22nd AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 23rd Division
_X____X____X____X___ 24th/A Division
_X____X____X____X___ 24th/C Division
_X____X____X____X___ 25th Division
_X____X____X____X___ 28th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X___ 30th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 37th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 3rd Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X___ 41st Ind Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 41st/B Division
_X____X____X____X___ 47th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
_X____X____X____X___ 56th Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X___ 56th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 56th JNAF AF Unit
_X____X____X____X___ 57th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 58th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X________ 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
_X____X____X____X___ 60th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 62nd Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X___ 63rd Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X___ 6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X___ 72nd Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X___ 77th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 7th Ind.Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X___ 89th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X___ 8th Ind Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X___ China Area Fleet
_X____X____X____X___ Chugoku JNAF Base Force
_X____X____X____X___ Shanghai SNLF
_X____X____X____X___ Shanghai Special Base Force
_X____X____X____X___ Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment[/font]

Our infantry is in need of rest and they will get as much as they need before commencing rotating attacks (different units each day). We destroyed only one enemy unit today so there are plenty remaining; hopefully with little real fight in them. 4,308 AV for us right now but that will be plenty to clean up. A few of our most beat up units are being pulled out, which will also reduce overcrowding.

[witpqs]

Shanghai fell sooner than I expected.

[witpqs]

China frontier.

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Ground combat at Tientsin (95,41)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 77614 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2464

Defending force 5215 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

Allied adjusted assault: 1826

Japanese adjusted defense: 37

Allied assault odds: 49 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
904 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 85 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
61st Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
32nd Group Army

Defending units:
5th Ind.Mixed Brigade
7th NCPC Infantry Brigade


Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Tientsin
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Ground combat at 101,40 (near Fusin)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13886 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 504

Defending force 2053 troops, 12 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Allied adjusted assault: 272

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 90 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1844 casualties reported
Squads: 54 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 55 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (15 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 2

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
13th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
3rd Cavalry Brigade
2nd NCPC Infantry Brigade
9th Manchukuo Inf Brigade
3rd Manchukuo Cav Brigade


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The attack on the retreating units went better than expected with two additional units marching in to defend. Only one unit remains to the west of that battle hex and our larger force has caught it. They attack tomorrow. Meanwhile only one defender remains at Tientsin.

[witpqs]

Philippines. 890 Imperial AV yesterday (before the assault).

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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1887 troops, 150 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 1753

Defending force 43123 troops, 296 guns, 148 vehicles, Assault Value = 732

Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
1st Regiment
49th Australian Battalion
8th NZ Brigade
Fiji Brigade
81st (West African) Division
30th Australian Brigade
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
14th NZ Brigade
11th NZ Brigade
31st Infantry Regiment
3rd Commando Brigade
15th NZ Brigade
7th Indian Division
2nd Regiment
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
12th NZ Brigade
Torres Strait Battalion
NG Vol Rifles Battalion
29th British Brigade
72nd British Brigade
50th Indian Para Brigade
462nd Airborn Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
Eighth US Army
134th Field Artillery Battalion
147th Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
I US Corps
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment
260th Field Artillery Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp

Defending units:
19th Naval Guard Unit
66th Infantry Regiment
102nd Infantry Regiment
6th Division
79th Brigade
39th/A Division
77th Infantry Brigade
39th/B Division
14th Area Army
48th Field Artillery Regiment
14th Naval Construction Battalion
30th JNAF AF Unit
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
9th RF Gun Battalion
53rd Infantry Brigade
41st Army
2nd Army
7th Ship Engineer Regiment
48th Field AA Battalion
1st Ind.Mixed Regiment
2nd South Seas Det.
18th Tank Regiment
13th Ind.Mixed Regiment
180th JAAF AF Bn


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We had 1,720 AV there after the assault yesterday and have 1,814 now. Quite a good increase so we will leave all units in place for now.

[font="Tahoma"]Manila Imperial LCUs Present
06___06___06___06___
_13___14___15___16__
_X____X____X____X___ 102nd Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 13th Ind.Mixed Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 14th Area Army
_X____X____X____X___ 14th Naval Construction Battalion
_X____X____X____X___ 180th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 18th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 19th Naval Guard Unit
_X____X____X____X___ 1st Ind.Mixed Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 2nd Army
_X____X____X____X___ 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 2nd South Seas Det.
_X____X____X____X___ 30th JNAF AF Unit
_X____X____X____X___ 39th/A Division
_X____X____X____X___ 39th/B Division
_X____X____X____X___ 41st Army
_X____X____X____X___ 48th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X___ 48th Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 53rd Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X___ 66th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 6th Division
_X____X____X____X___ 77th Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X___ 79th Brigade
_X____X____X____X___ 7th Ship Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X________ 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
_X____X____X____X___ 9th RF Gun Battalion
_X__________________ I./4th Infantry Battalion[/font]

Knocked out one more unit. Air strikes are showing more squads destroyed than previously.

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Home Islands west. No ground action but the now expected night strikes on both bases and ships, plus MTB attacks.

Kumamoto has built the air complex to size 4 and landed numerous additional units. The sea lift is still underway. 325,000 supply is on hand. Approximately 175 P-47N and 24 night Hellcats operate from the expanded runways.

Yesterday recon of Nagasaki/Sasebo showed 18 units, 34,260 troops, 339 guns, and 131 AFV. Today shows 18 units, 34,660 troops, 344 guns, and 134 AFV. One division plus all the artillery arrived today and two more divisions will arrive tomorrow. The first attack is ordered for tomorrow, so those two divisions will miss it and be ready to attack the following day.

The additional division is now in Kurume and is being ordered NE to Fukuoka. Just unloaded at Kumamoto, another division and several armored units will also make straight for Fukuoka while three artillery units move to Kagoshima to support matters there.

Kagoshima is down to about 38,000 troops as the Imperials flee to the east under continuing air strikes.

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Home Islands east.

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[Drakanel]

Well, with this China is finally all green. Pity about the trashed shiptard at SShangai, but still useful. Those units will take a while to be completely wipep off though...

Manila looks like another place that will take a while.

Any ETA for Tsu?

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ORIGINAL: Drakanel

Well, with this China is finally all green. Pity about the trashed shiptard at SShangai, but still useful. Those units will take a while to be completely wipep off though...

Manila looks like another place that will take a while.

Any ETA for Tsu?

I might start loading the transports next turn. I need to find some of the British FAA groups for a couple of carriers that arrived empty, and I need to pull back the USN fleet CV still covering troop convoys transiting the waters west of Kumamoto. Increased fighter strength at Kumamoto plus other bases should cover that pretty well, though not perfectly. So basically we are about ready to begin loading, say within the next three turns for sure.

The Shanghai shipyard is big enough to be useful right now but I don't want to start using it until the base is secured.