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

[witpqs]

Home Islands west.

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Ground combat at Shimonoseki (104,57)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 15531 troops, 218 guns, 676 vehicles, Assault Value = 671

Defending force 43298 troops, 498 guns, 329 vehicles, Assault Value = 1166

Allied adjusted assault: 295

Japanese adjusted defense: 105

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
283 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 21 (13 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 60 (44 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
480 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 64 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 58 (2 destroyed, 56 disabled)

Assaulting units:
754th Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
716th Tank Battalion
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
38th Infantry Division
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
XIV US Corps

Defending units:
6th Ind.Tank Brigade
13th Tank Regiment
Shimonoseki Fortress
1st Raiding Tank Battalion
42nd Tank Regiment
71st Ind.Mixed Brigade
61st Ind.Mixed Brigade
96th Ind.Mixed Brigade
82nd Infantry Brigade
14th Tank Regiment
91st Ind.Mixed Brigade
49th Infantry Regiment
25th Ind.Mixed Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
Guards Depot Division
20th RF Gun Battalion
77th Field AA Battalion
21st Port Unit
5th Medium Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
21st Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
31st Field AA Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
133rd AA Regiment
8th RF Gun Battalion
36th Field AA Battalion
21st Ind.AA Gun Co
17th Port Unit


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A great crossing into Shimonoseki by numerically inferior forces, clearly enabled by devastating air strikes. Reduced the fortifications by 2 levels! Our troops are in great shape as far as few casualties taken but definitely need to recover disruption before attacking again. They have easily retained more than 1/3 enemy AV so follow on units can cross the river at full speed without shock attacking.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east.
If they were British they would be called "cheeky"!

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akita at 116,55, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Mikura, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
E Yashiro, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
E No.56, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
E No.60, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
E No.72, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
E W-29, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
APD T-3, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Iowa, Shell hits 3
BB New Jersey
BB Wisconsin
BB Missouri
DD Boyd
DD Conner
DD Conway
DD Dashiell
DD Albert Grant

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 17% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 6,000 yards
BB New Jersey engages E Yashiro at 6,000 yards
DD Dashiell engages E Yashiro at 6,000 yards
BB Iowa engages APD T-3 at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
BB Wisconsin engages E W-29 at 7,000 yards
E No.72 sunk by BB New Jersey at 7,000 yards
BB New Jersey engages E No.60 at 7,000 yards
DD Albert Grant engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards
BB Iowa engages E Mikura at 7,000 yards
DD Conner engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
BB Iowa engages E W-29 at 5,000 yards
BB New Jersey engages E Yashiro at 5,000 yards
E Yashiro sunk by BB Iowa at 5,000 yards
E Mikura sunk by BB Iowa at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
E W-29 sunk by BB Missouri at 2,000 yards
BB Iowa engages E No.60 at 2,000 yards
E No.56 sunk by BB Iowa at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
BB Missouri engages E No.60 at 4,000 yards
Aihara F. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 5,000 yards
BB Missouri engages E No.60 at 5,000 yards
DD Conway engages E No.60 at 5,000 yards
DD Boyd engages E No.60 at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
BB Iowa engages E No.60 at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
BB Missouri engages E No.60 at 8,000 yards
BB Wisconsin engages E No.60 at 8,000 yards
E No.60 sunk by BB Missouri at 8,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


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More Imperials officially pocketed, these at the northern end of Honshu.

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Ground combat at Akita (117,55)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5771 troops, 50 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 535

Defending force 37203 troops, 649 guns, 608 vehicles, Assault Value = 1184

Japanese ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
19th Division
51st Depot Division
33rd Special Base Force
7th Medium Mortar Battalion
16th AA Regiment
Masuda JAAF Base Force

Defending units:
763rd Tank Battalion
3rd Australian Division
762nd Tank Battalion
4th Marine Division
11th Australian Division
532nd Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
225th Field Artillery Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment


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Ground combat at Akita (117,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15813 troops, 321 guns, 450 vehicles, Assault Value = 1184

Defending force 23365 troops, 252 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 522

Allied adjusted assault: 440

Japanese adjusted defense: 90

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Akita !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
6634 casualties reported
Squads: 188 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 247 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 57 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 140 (139 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 27 (27 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 7

Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
762nd Tank Battalion
4th Marine Division
763rd Tank Battalion
3rd Australian Division
11th Australian Division
198th Field Artillery Battalion
225th Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
532nd Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
19th Division
70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
51st Depot Division
7th Medium Mortar Battalion
16th AA Regiment
33rd Special Base Force
Masuda JAAF Base Force


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[font="Tahoma"]Akita - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___07___07___07___
_07___10___11___12___13__
_X____X____X____X____X___ 16th AA Regiment
______X____X____X____X___ 19th Division
_X_______________________ 19th/A Division
_X_______________________ 19th/B Division
_X_______________________ 19th/C Division
_X____X____X_____________ 22nd Fld AA Gun Co
_X____X____X____X____X___ 33rd Special Base Force
_X_______________________ 34th Ind.AA Gun Co
_X____X____X_____________ 47th Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X___ 51st Depot Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ 70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X___ 7th Medium Mortar Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X___ Masuda JAAF Base Force[/font]

One Australian division plus the supporting units are heading for Hirosaki/Aomori. The other Australian division will follow when more recovered. The convoys with the remaining two divisions are loading supplies at Sapporo.

Some armoured units have arrived in Maizuru. Assigned units are setting out from Tsu to take up blocking positions at Wakayama (for when Osaka/Kyoto is invested) and Osaka/Kyoto. My revised plan is to drive the Imperials at Maizuru to the open terrain of Tottori (to the west), and likewise Imperials at Osaka/Kyoto and at Kode (which will be invested by US forces).

[witpqs]

The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

[Macclan5]

Thanks again for the update WIT !

Curiosity makes me ask; (1) "where" are all the bombers generally based ? (2) what sort of HQ and Air support do you have supporting those numbers ?

Reading the combat report: Morning Air attack XXXX at 104,57 (Shimonoseki)...

You variously threw around 80 + Superfortress' Same number of Mitchell's, and same number of Liberators give or take.

I would guess a bunch are based in Level 9 bases in Home Islands East, but additionally potentially Okinawa ? Amani Oshima ?

And to deploy so many you must have (forward) : XX Bomber Command ...7th Bomber Command ...5th Bomber Command, V Bomber Command, II Fighter Command... perhaps SoPac Air Forward, PCO Air Forward ??

I am not really asking for a "bases by base OOB drilldown" but perhaps you and enlighten the rookies with "high level".

I am relatively inexperienced in this. In my own first game completion I struggled to "plan ahead" and get the correct amount of Air Support (HQ and USAAF Engineers) into Sapporo for example.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Macclan5

Thanks again for the update WIT !

Curiosity makes me ask; (1) "where" are all the bombers generally based ? (2) what sort of HQ and Air support do you have supporting those numbers ?

Reading the combat report: Morning Air attack XXXX at 104,57 (Shimonoseki)...

You variously threw around 80 + Superfortress' Same number of Mitchell's, and same number of Liberators give or take.

I would guess a bunch are based in Level 9 bases in Home Islands East, but additionally potentially Okinawa ? Amani Oshima ?

And to deploy so many you must have (forward) : XX Bomber Command ...7th Bomber Command ...5th Bomber Command, V Bomber Command, II Fighter Command... perhaps SoPac Air Forward, PCO Air Forward ??

I am not really asking for a "bases by base OOB drilldown" but perhaps you and enlighten the rookies with "high level".

I am relatively inexperienced in this. In my own first game completion I struggled to "plan ahead" and get the correct amount of Air Support (HQ and USAAF Engineers) into Sapporo for example.

OK. Probably a lot more than 80x B-29 flew in total. All operational B-29 squadrons are currently at Sapporo. All operational USA B-24 (and the handful of B-17 remaining) are at the base just SW, name temporarily escapes me through a leak which caffeine will shortly plug (Murano??). There are adequate air HQ on Hokkaido to cover them, maybe at those same bases but I don't recall. All air bases there maxed out (I've held Hokkaido for plenty of time). Lots of fighters and some smaller bombers now at Hakodate (closest to Honshu). If there were more of an air or sea threat from the Empire then certainly I would have the big bombers split up more. There is plenty of CAP and night CAP around, including a couple of dedicated 0-range CAP at the B-29 base. Air support is 'extra' by plenty but is being shaved to bring some base forces on those northern Hokkaido bases just seized. Of course the 4EB will not need to relocate.

[Macclan5]

Thank you..

Yes I noted the Night Hellcats and Black Widows flying. The 0 CAP squadrons is something I had also failed to consider in the past; more new leanings.

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The key is the concentration of the air HQs with the 4 engine bombers I presume ?

You then "shave" the support ENG units to "closer to the front" bases supporting fighters / single engine DBs / dual engine Bombers??

This is my biggest learning I think from limited 1 game experience. Paid insufficient attention to moving Air HQs (and others) forward to i.e. to Hokkaido when you were secure.

[BBfanboy]

Murano is an SUV model, but you got all the letters right - it's Muroran.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Macclan5

Thank you..

Yes I noted the Night Hellcats and Black Widows flying. The 0 CAP squadrons is something I had also failed to consider in the past; more new leanings.

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The key is the concentration of the air HQs with the 4 engine bombers I presume ?

You then "shave" the support ENG units to "closer to the front" bases supporting fighters / single engine DBs / dual engine Bombers??

This is my biggest learning I think from limited 1 game experience. Paid insufficient attention to moving Air HQs (and others) forward to i.e. to Hokkaido when you were secure.

I try for adequate air HQ coverage. I went with lots of extra air support mostly because I could at the time and having extra does help cycle planes (up to a point). By 'shave' I mean that I am reducing the extra air support to send those base forces to other, newly acquired bases. Yes, those bases are for fighters and 1 and 2 engine bombers.

Concentration of the 4EB helps with coordination, but of course I would reduce that concentration to protect them if there were threats to their bases.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Murano is an SUV model, but you got all the letters right - it's Muroran.

Close... [:'(]

[witpqs]

1945 July 14

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Tottori is occupied by the Allies

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 Hirosaki/Aomori
Allied Ships Bombarding Yokohama/Yokosuka
Allied Ships Bombarding Ominato
Allied Ships Bombarding Kobe
Allied Ships Bombarding Hamamatsu
Allied Ships Bombarding Ominato



China frontier.
Imperial death gliders still making appearances nad impeding ground movement, so we shall continue shotting them down.

[witpqs]

Home Islands west.
Tottori was unexpectedly left open and looters are roaming the city. An Australian Sherman equipped armoured unit will race in and quiet things down. Several US divisions are heading from Okayama to Kobe to stop any retreat there from Osaka/Kyoto.

The RN and French fast battleships have put into Nagasaki/Sasebo for repairs.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east.
The Imperial abandonment of Tottori means there will be no pushing the enemy into that open terrain. We will have a division and armoured regiment in Osaka/Kyoto tomorrow to prevent retreat there from Maizuru, and units will shortly arrive in Wakayama to prevent retreat there from Osaka/Kyoto. First attack at Maizuru tomorrow, and - way north - first attack at Ominato.

There were a number of minor naval skirmishes both night and day, and several night air strikes without hits on ships. The B-29 horde made Manpower strikes on Nagoya and boosted Fires (which were begun by the RN battleships) to about 320,000 by the end of the day. B-29 and B-27 together will strikes Manpower at Yokohama/Yokosuka tomorrow.

The docks at Tsu are still beehives of activity.

[witpqs]

The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

[witpqs]

1945 July 15

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


Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Ominato
Allied Ships Bombarding Nagoya
Allied Ships Bombarding Ominato
Allied Ships Bombarding Nagoya
Allied Ships Bombarding Kobe
Allied Ships Bombarding Ominato



China frontier.
More Imperial death gliders, more aerial carnage. And more troops railing to the front.

[witpqs]

Home Islands west.
Enough additional strength has crossed into Shimonoseki to support the next assault - attack tomorrow. More units will likely arrive during the day.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east.
A tough day at Maizuru.

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Ground combat at Maizuru (110,58)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 97882 troops, 1843 guns, 2026 vehicles, Assault Value = 3222

Defending force 59828 troops, 684 guns, 520 vehicles, Assault Value = 1453

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 663

Japanese adjusted defense: 899

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1464 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 97 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 20 (2 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
6560 casualties reported
Squads: 181 destroyed, 280 disabled
Non Combat: 50 destroyed, 83 disabled
Engineers: 31 destroyed, 64 disabled
Guns lost 144 (51 destroyed, 93 disabled)
Vehicles lost 176 (88 destroyed, 88 disabled)

Assaulting units:
19th Motorised Division
255th Indian Tank Brigade
26th Indian Division
14th Indian Division
18th British Division
2nd British Division
2/4th Armoured Regiment
25th Indian Division
18th Cavalry Regiment
17th Motorised Division
2/6th Armoured Regiment
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
5th Indian Division
88th Medium Regiment
86th Medium Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
XXXIII Indian Corps
55th Heavy Regiment

Defending units:
24th Infantry Regiment
202nd Division
Kure 7th SNLF
60th Ind.Mixed Brigade
46th Tank Regiment
12th Division
147th Division
126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
38th Ind.Mixed Regiment
4th Tank Division
6th Depot Division
51st Air Flotilla
64th JAAF AF Bn
7th JAAF AF Bn
112th JAAF AF Bn
23rd AA Regiment
58th Field AA Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
194th JAAF AF Bn
62nd Air Flotilla
Maizuru Fortress
43rd JAAF AF Bn
68th JNAF AF Unit
67th Field AA Battalion
165th JAAF AF Bn
26th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Maizuru Naval Base Force
248th JAAF AF Bn


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One division arrived during the day. We are greatly over stacked at Maizuru and some divisions have sky high disruption. Tottori, just west, can serve as a recovery station. The Armoured unit there now will speed into Maizuru to flip the hex side and allow Allied units in Maizuru to move west. Another armored unit will relieve the armoured unit currently in Tottori.

A better day at Ominato.
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Ground combat at Ominato (119,54)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 69296 troops, 1171 guns, 1290 vehicles, Assault Value = 2239

Defending force 47738 troops, 494 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 963

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 1088

Japanese adjusted defense: 1427

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
3920 casualties reported
Squads: 108 destroyed, 123 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 70 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 96 (27 destroyed, 69 disabled)
Vehicles lost 17 (4 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
812 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 207 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Vehicles lost 48 (2 destroyed, 46 disabled)

Assaulting units:
4th USMC Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division
27th Infantry Division
Americal Infantry Division
93rd Infantry Division
1st Arm Amphib Battalion
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
2nd Arm Amphib Battalion
6th Marine Division
44th Tank Battalion
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
531st Field Artillery Battalion
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
543rd Field Artillery Battalion
168th Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Battalion
668th Field Artillery Battalion
669th Field Artillery Battalion
655th Field Artillery Battalion
6th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
545th Field Artillery Battalion
750th Field Artillery Battalion
749th Field Artillery Battalion
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
67th Inf Group Brigade
76th Ind.Mixed Brigade
100th Ind.Mixed Brigade
103rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
131st Division
3rd Guards Division
72nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
306th Ship Eng Coy
17th RF Gun Battalion
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
Ominato Naval Base Force
51st Air Defense AA Regiment
16th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mobile AA Battalion
31st Ind.AA Gun Co
6th Medium Mortar Battalion
10th Special Base Force
22nd Port Unit
4th Medium Mortar Battalion
12th RF Gun Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
309th Ship Eng Coy
Mutsu Bay Fortress
79th Field AA Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
45th Field AA Battalion
5th Fleet
5th Ship Engineer Regiment
Northeast Area Fleet
53rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
19th Port Unit


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But still greater resistance than anticipated. Probably a couple of days recovery needed. The two divisions are unloading now at Akita and will move on Hirosak/Aomori. 4th Marine Division is heading south to Yamagata.

Resistance in the air over Yokohama/Yokosuka was heavier than expected and combined with heavy flak to take a toll on our fliers, mostly P-51D escorts. Sweeps will be increased tomorrow. Fires peaked at ~167,000. Fires >16,000 still burning at Nagoya.

[witpqs]

The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

[witpqs]

1945 July 16

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Shimonoseki !!!

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 Ominato
Allied Ships Bombarding Kobe
Allied Ships Bombarding Ominato



China frontier.
How much of Manchuria can the Chinese Army liberate before the Soviets start gobbling up territory?

[witpqs]

Home Islands west.

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Ground combat at Shimonoseki (104,57)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34271 troops, 438 guns, 1972 vehicles, Assault Value = 2714

Defending force 38932 troops, 444 guns, 222 vehicles, Assault Value = 936

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 1019

Japanese adjusted defense: 50

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Shimonoseki !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
19017 casualties reported
Squads: 699 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 339 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 93 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 239 (235 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 162 (162 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 22
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 74 (1 destroyed, 73 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
716th Tank Battalion
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
766th Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
711th Tank Battalion
670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
706th Tank Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
38th Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
754th Tank Battalion
713th Flame Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
775th Tank Battalion
31st Infantry Division
96th Infantry Division
5th Marine Division
Provisionl Tank Brigade
XIV US Corps

Defending units:
61st Ind.Mixed Brigade
82nd Infantry Brigade
Shimonoseki Fortress
14th Tank Regiment
91st Ind.Mixed Brigade
25th Ind.Mixed Regiment
1st Raiding Tank Battalion
96th Ind.Mixed Brigade
49th Infantry Regiment
71st Ind.Mixed Brigade
42nd Tank Regiment
Guards Depot Division
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
133rd AA Regiment
77th Field AA Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
36th Field AA Battalion
21st Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5th Medium Mortar Battalion
6th Ind.Tank Brigade
2nd RF Gun Battalion
21st Port Unit
31st Field AA Battalion
13th Tank Regiment
20th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
17th Port Unit


Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Shimonoseki
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[font="Tahoma"]Shimonoseki - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___
_13___16__
_X____X___ 133rd AA Regiment
_X____X___ 13th Tank Regiment
_X____X___ 14th Tank Regiment
_X____X___ 17th Port Unit
_X____X___ 1st Raiding Tank Battalion
_X____X___ 20th RF Gun Battalion
_X________ 21st Ind.AA Gun Co
_X____X___ 21st Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
_X____X___ 21st Port Unit
_X____X___ 25th Ind.Mixed Regiment
_X____X___ 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
_X____X___ 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
_X____X___ 2nd RF Gun Battalion
_X____X___ 31st Field AA Battalion
_X____X___ 36th Field AA Battalion
_X________ 3rd Tank Regiment
_X____X___ 42nd Tank Regiment
_X____X___ 49th Infantry Regiment
_X____X___ 5th Medium Mortar Battalion
_X____X___ 61st Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X___ 6th Ind.Tank Brigade
_X____X___ 71st Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X___ 77th Field AA Battalion
_X____X___ 82nd Infantry Brigade
_X____X___ 8th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X___ 91st Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X___ 96th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X___ Guards Depot Division
_X____X___ Shimonoseki Fortress[/font]

One small unit with 1,700 troops remains as rear guard and will be vanquished tomorrow.

Four divisions have invested Kobe and artillery will arrive tomorrow.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east.
Three divisions, a motorised division, and two armoured units are moving out of Maizuru into Tottori to speed recuoeration and reduce crowding. It looks as though Wakayama is being abandoned, and while we have a division and a regiment already moving there but hte roads are bad; it might be a few days before they arrive.

Tomorrow at Ominato all units except two divisions will attack. 3rd Marine Division is heading out from Hachinohe to Sendai (3 hexes). 4th Marine Division should arrive at Yamagata (just NW Sendai) in two days. The Empire appears to be shifting troops from Sendai (Clear terrain) to Yamagata (Woods-Rough terrain).

The bombers did not fly against Yokohama/Yokosuka today, so Fires there are down to ~18,000. Tomorrow the B-24 groups are ordered to strike the port while the B-29 groups strike the airfield complex.