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

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Home Islands west.
One more Imperial unit, the 84th Division. Tomorrow a large Allied force will cross from Takamatsu on Shikoku into Fukuyama on Honshu. The game display does not tell if it is treated as a river crossing with required shock attack, but I figure it must be. Also tomorrow the remaining units assigned to the reduction of Oita will arrive there to commence operations.

Trying to recall from my last game when I had troops make the same crossing (and also to Okayama). IIRC it is not treated as a river crossing because it is a strait and because you are crossing on a bridge. Should be the same at Shimonoseki.
Disclaimer: sometimes I do not "recall correctly" ...[:D]

Yeah, but with a land path across a strait I figure it must be a shock-attack required crossing. Trouble is the F6 key hex side display shows white because that hex side can be crossed by both LCU and ships. I'm just not sure if that is over-writing the purple. I decided to be safe and have the troops arrive in combat mode, which they should all do tomorrow.

[witpqs]

1945 July 02

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Fukuyama !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:


Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:



China Outback.
Moving...

[witpqs]

China east.
The last enemy unit at Shanghai was destroyed by air strikes but positively identified by flying shoulder patches.

[font="Tahoma"]Shanghai Imperial LCUs Present
06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___06___07___07___
_13___14___15___16___17___18___19___20___21___22___23___24___25___26___27___28___29___30___01___02__
_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____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____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]

Last report from this AO!

[witpqs]

China frontier.
Moving...

[witpqs]

Home Islands west.
Kanoya and Fukuyama are both secured.

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Ground combat at Kanoya (102,61)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 26887 troops, 397 guns, 406 vehicles, Assault Value = 863

Defending force 3315 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Allied adjusted assault: 628

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 628 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3613 casualties reported
Squads: 205 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 134 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

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

Defending units:
84th Division


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[font="Tahoma"]Kanoya
06___07___07___
_30___01___02__
_X____X________ 1st Glider Inf. Regiment
_X____X________ 2nd Glider Inf. Regiment
_X_____________ 79th Field AA Machinecannon Company
_X____X____X___ 84th Division
_X____X________ Kyushu JNAF Base Force[/font]

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Ground combat at Fukuyama (107,58)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 67146 troops, 1218 guns, 1040 vehicles, Assault Value = 2149

Defending force 18887 troops, 188 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 522

Allied adjusted assault: 1684

Japanese adjusted defense: 258

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Fukuyama !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
4419 casualties reported
Squads: 291 destroyed, 120 disabled
Non Combat: 134 destroyed, 126 disabled
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 144 (108 destroyed, 36 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 7

Allied ground losses:
1193 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 184 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 25 (1 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (2 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
37th Infantry Division
77th Infantry Division
3rd Regiment
5th USMC Tank Battalion
40th Infantry Division
2nd Marine Division
6th USMC Tank Battalion
25th Infantry Division
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
145th Field Artillery Battalion
88th Mortar Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
85th Mortar Battalion
98th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
152nd Division
140th Division
90th Naval Guard Unit
41st Ind.Mixed Regiment
55th Depot Division
206th Naval Construction Battalion
175th JAAF AF Bn


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When I saw shock attack at Fukuyama I expected a damaging resistance.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east.
Tsu port is fully repaired, two days sooner than I figured. It will be needed to as we are going to bring in the vast majority of the available Commonwealth units over those docks.

[witpqs]

Ship losses.

[witpqs]

The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

[BBfanboy]

Well it was a shock attack into Fukuyama but it looks like you got a good die roll. The Depot Division would have been created when you first landed on the Home Islands so the experience should be really low on them, but I am not sure about the other two divisions in the list. I don't think the - for experience fully explains your success. Maybe it was your 5th Marine Division walking on water ...

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Well it was a shock attack into Fukuyama but it looks like you got a good die roll. The Depot Division would have been created when you first landed on the Home Islands so the experience should be really low on them, but I am not sure about the other two divisions in the list. I don't think the - for experience fully explains your success. Maybe it was your 5th Marine Division walking on water ...

I don't recall the numbers, but I had to leave a division behind at Takamatsu for security (with Okayama across the strait) and I chose the lowest experience division. It was mid 60s! All the divisions are very good to excellent, the armor units are all good to excellent, and the arty is at least good. In fact the mortar Bns are equipped with 4.2 inch mortars, pretty heavy duty. The Marine division is, or course, the most powerful formation with all the extra line riflemen, etc. the USMC sticks into their units, yielding higher AV than the USA divisions.

I'm guessing lack of experience and lack of supply to fill out units with all the goodies like artillery that they need to really make an impact.

[RangerJoe]

Disclaimer: sometimes I do not "recall correctly"

What is the first sign of old age? I don't remember!

The 4.2" (four deuce) is a very nice support weapon. They really brighten the night with their flares - as long as the parachute opens. When the chute does not open, it is a good way to start a fire.

The later Marine units have a lot more machine guns such as the M1917 and the lighter M1919.

http://military.wikia.com/wiki/M1917_Br ... achine_gun

But I really like its bigger sister, the Ma Deuce.

http://guns.wikia.com/wiki/M2_Browning_Machine_Gun

[witpqs]

1945 July 03

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Fukuyama !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:


Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:



China Outback.
Both armoured units are ready to attack again but the cavalry should arrive tomorrow, so the next attack will be made after they arrive.

[witpqs]

China frontier.
The crossing over the river into Yinkow has begun and should take 4 days.

[witpqs]

Home Islands west.

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Ground combat at Oita (104,59)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 47638 troops, 1020 guns, 1998 vehicles, Assault Value = 1936

Defending force 37352 troops, 353 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 733

Allied adjusted assault: 1456

Japanese adjusted defense: 436

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
3708 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 229 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 76 (5 destroyed, 71 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
181 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 59 (12 destroyed, 47 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Tank Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
706th Tank Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
713th Flame Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
711th Tank Battalion
766th Tank Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
41st Infantry Division
775th Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
33rd Infantry Division
32nd Infantry Division
Provisionl Tank Brigade
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
82nd Mortar Battalion
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
44th Division
146th Division
3rd/A Division
80th Infantry Brigade
109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
16th Infantry Regiment
46th Division
93rd Division
3rd/C Division
Waifu JAAF Base Force
Hoyo Fortress
Seikai JNAF Base Force


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[font="Tahoma"]Oita Imperial LCUs Present
06___07___
_26___03__
_X____X___ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X___ 146th Division
_X____X___ 16th Infantry Regiment
_X____X___ 3rd/A Division
_X____X___ 3rd/C Division
_X____X___ 44th Division
_X____X___ 46th Division
_X____X___ 80th Infantry Brigade
_X____X___ 93rd Division
_X____X___ Hoyo Fortress
_X____X___ Seikai JNAF Base Force
_X____X___ Waifu JAAF Base Force[/font]

All units are less than 20% disruption but we will stand down 2 of the divisions and some of the armor so they are able to attack the following day. I would rather take the base a day or two later and have our units in shape to move onto to Honshu right away than have to stop and recover. The steady attacks, rotating units off the line as needed, have proved to wear down trapped enemy faster.

The force which crossed into Fukuyama is still recovering disruption, probably for two more days. Meanwhile Okayama is down to a fraction of the enemy seen there previously, now about 40,000 and movement SE still observed. When ready, our units will move on Okayama.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east.
A good number of night air strikes on our fleet and small combatants making night runs at us, but no damage. Some base units have partially unloaded at Tsu and others will unload tonight and tomorrow. Many more support units and combat units are loading at Hangchow and Taihoku for entry through Tsu.

Many Imperial units are seen heading east on Honshu (look at both east and west maps for that). Where exactly resistance lines will be made is unclear, but I do assume that Tokyo will be essentially the last bastion. We have Tsu over stacked and with more units coming in that will get worse. Disruption is adequately recovered so most combat units will head out to Gifu as planned. One division and one motorized division will remain at Tsu, the first as security and the motorized division to conserve itself. After Gifu is cleared, the Indian 19th Motorized Division will race up the road to the NE of Gifu to cut Honshu in two.

I brought a whole bunch of fighter groups into Tsu but got too enthusiastic and greatly over stacked the airfield in terms of number of groups. Better get Gifu quickly!

[witpqs]

The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

[jwolf]

It would be really something to read the Japanese take on this period of the war. The walls seem to be closing in everywhere and it must be nearly impossible to deploy any kind of sensible defense. Kudos to your opponent for fighting it out to the bitter end!

[RangerJoe]

Nowhere to run to, baby
Nowhere to hide
Got nowhere to run to, baby
Nowhere to hide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=768S4gt2-EM

[witpqs]

1945 July 04

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:


There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:


Imperial Naval Bombardments
Japanese Ships Bombarding Takamatsu
Japanese Ships Bombarding Matsuyama

Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Oita
Allied Ships Bombarding Yokohama/Yokosuka


I assume the IJN has taken a toungue lashing from the Emperor, because diminished though they be they were hunting big game.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kochi at 105,61, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-13, Shell hits 9, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee
BB Texas
DD Hubbard
DD Charles S. Sperry
DD Waldron
DD Sterett

Reduced sighting due to 25% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 25% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
MTB G-13 engages DD Charles S. Sperry at 2,000 yards
MTB G-13 engages DD Waldron at 2,000 yards
MTB G-13 sunk by DD Waldron at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nagoya at 110,61, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-1013

Allied Ships
DE Conklin
DE Dennis
DE Bebas
DE Dionne, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Reduced sighting due to 25% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 25% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
DE Dionne sunk by MTB G-1013 at 2,000 yards
MTB G-1013 engages DE Conklin at 2,000 yards
Kotani F. orders Japanese TF to disengage
DE Bebas engages MTB G-1013 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DE Conklin engages MTB G-1013 at 7,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nagoya at 110,61, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Awaji, Shell hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
CV Bunker Hill
CV Intrepid
CVL San Jacinto
CV Stewart Island
CLAA Oakland, Shell hits 1
CLAA Reno
DD Bennion
DD Eaton
DD Guest
DD David Taylor
DD Terry

Reduced sighting due to 25% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 25% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 3,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages E Awaji at 3,000 yards
DD Bennion engages E Awaji at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
E Awaji engages CV Stewart Island at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages E Awaji at 6,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages E Awaji at 6,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...


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China Outback.
The cavalry has arrived! General attack at Urumchi tomorrow.

[witpqs]

China frontier.
Minor air strikes on our host advancing across the river.