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

[witpqs]

Air losses, totals.

[witpqs]

The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Air losses, totals.

Those are the highest ground losses I have ever seen. I hope it isn't a sync bug ...

[jwolf]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Those are the highest ground losses I have ever seen. I hope it isn't a sync bug ...

The losses sound plausible to me. After all, the Japanese no longer have any safe bases. The walls really are closing in.

[witpqs]

1945 June 29

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:


There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Tsu

Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Nagoya
Allied Ships Bombarding Tsu


China Outback.

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Ground combat at Urumchi (79,11)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1032 troops, 0 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 96

Defending force 1604 troops, 4 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Allied adjusted assault: 48

Japanese adjusted defense: 33

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 11 (3 destroyed, 8 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
2/11th Armoured Car Regiment
11th PAVO Regiment
3rd Group Army

Defending units:
8th Mongol Cavalry Division
31st Tankette Co


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A good attack with only supply used up, they will assault tomorrow as well.

[witpqs]

China east.

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Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 65670 troops, 238 guns, 175 vehicles, Assault Value = 3272

Defending force 36705 troops, 118 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 52

Allied adjusted assault: 1297

Japanese adjusted defense: 17

Allied assault odds: 76 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
5627 casualties reported
Squads: 278 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 823 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (19 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units destroyed 6

Allied ground losses:
210 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

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

Defending units:
63rd Infantry Brigade
24th/C Division
23rd Division
25th Division
58th Ind.Mixed Bde /1
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
161st Division
132nd Division
3rd Mixed Brigade
17th/C Division
56th Infantry Brigade
24th/A Division
7th Ind.Infantry Brigade
72nd Infantry Brigade
China Area Fleet
89th Ind.Mixed Brigade
62nd Infantry Brigade
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Chugoku JNAF Base Force
11th Army
133rd Division
Shanghai Special Base Force
41st/B Division


56th Infantry Brigade Wiped Out at Shanghai by attrition!!!
17th/C Division Wiped Out at Shanghai by attrition!!!
Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Shanghai
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[font="Tahoma"]Shanghai Imperial LCUs Present
06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___
_13___14___15___16___17___18___19___20___21___22___23___24___25___26___27___28___29__
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_______________________ 104th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 11th Army
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 11th Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________________________________________________ 129th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 132nd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 133rd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 13th Air Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 161st Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 17th/C Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 184th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_______________________ 185th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 219th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________________________________________________ 220th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 22nd AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 23rd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 24th/A Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 24th/C Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 25th Division
_X____X____X____X____________________________________________________________________ 28th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 30th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 37th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________________________________________________ 41st Ind Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 41st/B Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_______________________ 47th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X_______________________________________________________________ 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 56th Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 56th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 56th JNAF AF Unit
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_______________________ 57th JAAF AF Bn
________________________________________________________X____X____X____X____X____X___ 58th Ind.Mixed Bde /1
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ 58th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X_________________________________________________________________________ 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________________________________________________ 60th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 62nd Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 63rd Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 72nd Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________________________________________________ 77th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 7th Ind.Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 89th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____________________________________________________________________ 8th Ind Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ China Area Fleet
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Chugoku JNAF Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_________________________________ Shanghai SNLF
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Shanghai Special Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________________________________________________ Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment[/font]

Every turn it gets more difficult to find units ready to attack, between disruption, fatigue, and disabled squads. Let's hope this latest collapse of a portion of their lines foretells the last few days.

[witpqs]

China frontier.
Our guys moving and dodging the odd Imperial air strike.

[witpqs]

Home Islands west.
Our troops have all made Konoya and attack tomorrow. At least two more days before the next attack is ordered at Oita. The crossing into Shimonoseki will come after the Oita pocket is cleared.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east.
There were lots of night air attacks on our fleet but no damage suffered. Then there were lots of night attacks by surface combatants of various sizes, no serious damage suffered. During the day there were many air strikes against out fleet but none made hits on ships. Shore fire from Tsu seemed not a factor, but it looks like 7 ships hit mines. The troops are mostly ashore and will finish tonight with many more supplies unloading by tomorrow when they deliver their first attack. One division shows 40% disruption but will attack anyway on theory that 1) disruption will reduce significantly by the attack, and 2) full effort is required to capture the base before massive reinforcements are able to arrive and organize. To that end tonight one of the 3 fast battleship task forces will bombard along with an old BB TF. The twoo TF that bombarded last night will need another day just to reacch Daito Shoto to rearm so the naval bombardments must be paced. Support ships and fuel are being sent to Kochi but will take a few days to arrive.

Our own air stryikes again did the job, but this time the B-24 groups suffered as CAP over Kobe was tough. Sweeps sis mostly arrive first and clearly made a difference but CAP was still strong. Both Kobe and Osaka/Kyoto air compleses appear to closed to offensive operations, and Tokyo still appears the same. The B-25 groups must rest but the B-29 groups will hit Gifu (f: 258, b:63, a:36) tomorrow. Nagoya still launched offensive strikes today but was damaged by the naval bombardment last night.

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Ground combat at Tsu (110,60)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 21761 troops, 249 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 625

Defending force 122668 troops, 2269 guns, 1467 vehicles, Assault Value = 3501

Japanese ground losses:
1450 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 99 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
17th Infantry Regiment
Det. 3rd Special Base Force
52nd Division
36th/C Division
1st Air Defense AA Battalion
3rd Rocket Gun Battalion
72nd Field AA Battalion
1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
81st Field AA Battalion
1st Machine Cannon AA Battalion
Suzuka JNAF Base Force

Defending units:
19th Motorised Division
26th Indian Division
5th Indian Division
18th British Division
14th Indian Division
25th Indian Division
2nd British Division
82nd (West African) Division
20th Indian Div /12
1st Indian Medium Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
88th Medium Regiment
86th Medium Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
14th Army /1


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Imperial units are seen moving eastward from Okayama (one of the crossings from Skukoku) and Shimonoseki (the crossing from Kyushu), and eastward from Osaka/Kyoto (into Gifu, not Tsu). Allied forces at Takamatsu (on Shikoku) will now cross to the NW into Fukuyama (just west of Okayama). On our side, the first two transport convoys of support units have loaded and departed Taihoku so they can be on scene at Tsu with minimal delay.

[witpqs]

Ship losses.

[witpqs]

Air losses. Open the file and maximize it to line up the columns.

[witpqs]

Air losses, totals.

[witpqs]

The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

[witpqs]

1945 June 30

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Kanoya !!!
Allied forces CAPTURE Tsu !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Tsu

Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Nagoya
Allied Ships Bombarding Tsu
Allied Ships Bombarding Tsu


China Outback.

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Ground combat at Urumchi (79,11)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1024 troops, 0 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 97

Defending force 1433 troops, 4 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Allied adjusted assault: 32

Japanese adjusted defense: 33

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/11th Armoured Car Regiment
11th PAVO Regiment
3rd Group Army
4th Group Army

Defending units:
8th Mongol Cavalry Division
31st Tankette Co


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The crews rest tomorrow.

[witpqs]

China east.

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Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 69976 troops, 234 guns, 175 vehicles, Assault Value = 3275

Defending force 23754 troops, 81 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Allied adjusted assault: 3611

Japanese adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 277 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
22736 casualties reported
Squads: 671 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1245 destroyed, 171 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 61 (61 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 11

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

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

Defending units:
23rd Division
Chugoku JNAF Base Force
89th Ind.Mixed Brigade
China Area Fleet
3rd Mixed Brigade
25th Division
Shanghai Special Base Force
133rd Division
161st Division
63rd Infantry Brigade
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
24th/A Division
132nd Division
41st/B Division


Shanghai Special Base Force Wiped Out at Shanghai by attrition!!!
Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Shanghai
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[font="Tahoma"]Shanghai Imperial LCUs Present
06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___
_13___14___15___16___17___18___19___20___21___22___23___24___25___26___27___28___29___30__
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____________________________ 104th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 11th Army
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________ 11th Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________________________________________________ 129th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 132nd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 133rd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 13th Air Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 161st Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 17th/C Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________________________________ 184th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____________________________ 185th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 219th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________________________________________________ 220th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________________________________ 22nd AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 23rd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 24th/A Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 24th/C Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 25th Division
_X____X____X____X_________________________________________________________________________ 28th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 30th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 37th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________________________________________________ 41st Ind Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 41st/B Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____________________________ 47th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____________________________________________________________________ 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 56th Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___________________________________________ 56th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________ 56th JNAF AF Unit
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____________________________ 57th JAAF AF Bn
________________________________________________________X____X____X____X____X____X________ 58th Ind.Mixed Bde /1
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ 58th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X______________________________________________________________________________ 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X__________________________________________________________ 60th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 62nd Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 63rd Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 72nd Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________________________________________________ 77th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 7th Ind.Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 89th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X_________________________________________________________________________ 8th Ind Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ China Area Fleet
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Chugoku JNAF Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X______________________________________ Shanghai SNLF
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Shanghai Special Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________________________________________________ Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment[/font]

Only 2 units with 24,000 troops remain!

[witpqs]

China frontier.
Attack tomorrow at Shanhaigan (on the coast).

[witpqs]

Home Islands west.

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Ground combat at Kanoya (102,61)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 26797 troops, 397 guns, 406 vehicles, Assault Value = 857

Defending force 6542 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 827

Japanese adjusted defense: 40

Allied assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kanoya !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
593 casualties reported
Squads: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (5 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
5th Marine Division
96th Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
517th Field Artillery Battalion
251st Field Artillery Battalion
544th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
84th Division
2nd Glider Inf. Regiment
79th Field AA Machinecannon Company
1st Glider Inf. Regiment
Kyushu JNAF Base Force


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There are 13,000 enemy left but our troops are not even breathing heavily and will continue.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east.
Many, many night air strikes on our fleet but again no damage. The strikes came from airfields all over the place, as did the day strikes that came later. Night surface attacks too, and this time two CV each took a shell hit. See the combat report in a later post. Our own strikes on airfields and naval bombardments went well, as did air strikes on ground troops at Tsu. Those were costly to the low flying aircraft, again.

I certainly wanted this result, but I did not think it would actually happen.

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Ground combat at Tsu (110,60)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12887 troops, 185 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 825

Defending force 124863 troops, 2269 guns, 1467 vehicles, Assault Value = 3522

Japanese ground losses:
207 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 24 (7 destroyed, 17 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Regiment
17th Infantry Regiment
5th Infantry Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
52nd Division
4th Tank Regiment
31st Tank Battalion
43rd Tank Regiment
Det. 3rd Special Base Force
11th Tank Regiment
36th/C Division
72nd Field AA Battalion
1st Machine Cannon AA Battalion
81st Field AA Battalion
1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
1st Air Defense AA Battalion
3rd Rocket Gun Battalion
Suzuka JNAF Base Force

Defending units:
25th Indian Division
19th Motorised Division
26th Indian Division
14th Indian Division
82nd (West African) Division
2nd British Division
18th British Division
20th Indian Division
5th Indian Division
1st Indian Medium Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
86th Medium Regiment
88th Medium Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
14th Army
55th Heavy Regiment


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Ground combat at Tsu (110,60)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 121701 troops, 2268 guns, 1467 vehicles, Assault Value = 3520

Defending force 27853 troops, 351 guns, 436 vehicles, Assault Value = 813

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 3297

Japanese adjusted defense: 207

Allied assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tsu !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
6033 casualties reported
Squads: 274 destroyed, 75 disabled
Non Combat: 467 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 42 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 159 (140 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Vehicles lost 313 (278 destroyed, 35 disabled)
Units retreated 15
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
2678 casualties reported
Squads: 30 destroyed, 200 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 49 disabled
Guns lost 97 (25 destroyed, 72 disabled)
Vehicles lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
25th Indian Division
14th Indian Division
18th British Division
26th Indian Division
20th Indian Division
82nd (West African) Division
19th Motorised Division
2nd British Division
5th Indian Division
1st Indian Medium Regiment
86th Medium Regiment
88th Medium Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
14th Army
55th Heavy Regiment

Defending units:
5th Infantry Regiment
17th Infantry Regiment
52nd Division
4th Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
43rd Tank Regiment
31st Tank Battalion
Det. 3rd Special Base Force
11th Tank Regiment
36th/C Division
72nd Field AA Battalion
1st Machine Cannon AA Battalion
81st Field AA Battalion
1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Rocket Gun Battalion
1st Air Defense AA Battalion
Suzuka JNAF Base Force


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[font="Tahoma"]Tsu Imperial LCUs Present
06___06___
_29___30__
______X___ 11th Tank Regiment
_X____X___ 17th Infantry Regiment
_X____X___ 1st Air Defense AA Battalion
_X____X___ 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X___ 1st Machine Cannon AA Battalion
______X___ 2nd Tank Regiment
______X___ 31st Tank Battalion
_X____X___ 36th/C Division
_X____X___ 3rd Rocket Gun Battalion
______X___ 43rd Tank Regiment
______X___ 4th Tank Regiment
_X____X___ 52nd Division
______X___ 5th Infantry Regiment
_X____X___ 72nd Field AA Battalion
______X___ 7th Tank Regiment
_X____X___ 81st Field AA Battalion
_X____X___ Det. 3rd Special Base Force
_X____X___ Suzuka JNAF Base Force[/font]

Look at how many reinforcements came in! I did not see them moving, and since there was no ops mode penalty they did not arrive by rail. Our troops are well and truly knackered so will rest for at least two days before moving out. The base forces at sea have been ordered to head stright in, even before they reached their holding point. Repairing the port will keep the organic engineers busy until then.

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Ship losses.

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Air losses. Clearly the Empire's death gliders have been worn down and are re-equipping.