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Wave, after wave, after wave.

This wave hit the tank regiments. Nothing is safe.

The Allies come storming. Minutes,turn to hours, the battle rages. Unrelenting.

Nerve racking … Go 3rd Guards.

After the assault winds down, the Allied army has been hurt. But so has the Empires. The reserves are not called forward, is that a good thing? Or is the attack an overwhelming Allied victory and the reserves are the first to retreat to where. New lines of course, as Japan will continue to fight no matter the outcome...

the outcome. Hard to tell, we will have to wait for the early hours. The chaos of battle surges here and there in the rubbled city. Japanese command and control broken by the horrendous aerial and naval bombardments.

But the sound of the main guns on the Type 3 tank still bark. Let us hope they bite too!

Men of the 3rd A, B, and C division stand ready. Tank hunter heroes await to pick thru the rubble, and bring down a dreaded Sherman. These men, these experienced men (83) are half of the reserves.

Awaiting the call.

The call to save the city.

That call never comes. The front lines hold!

They hold!

The butchers bill...

and fresh troops are being sent into the town for it all to happen again.

And again.

And again.

We will break the Allied will to fight in the rubbled graveyards of our largest cities.

The defenders of Nagoya prepare for another day. A new division will form up, the 3rd Guards will splinter to hide and recover from the naval bombardments.

Fresh troops will move in.

Shattered units will move out.

To endure this Japanese resolve need to be cast in iron

Task Force Haruna half way to their target of Kochi.

Kochi, on Shikoku, where the Allied deathstar will be refueling.

We hope and pray.

ORIGINAL: Skygge

To endure this Japanese resolve need to be cast in iron

Japan will never surrender.

That is until Jan 1, 1945.[;)]

The target.

Will they refuel at Shikoku? That is the question.

Armor. A key piece in the Nagoya defense.

The 27th Tank Rgt lost 40 Type 3's in fighting yesterday. Only 43 were lost for the day.

ORIGINAL: Skygge

To endure this Japanese resolve need to be cast in iron

To be fair, a strong resolve is the most needed quality in a Japanese player once 1944 and 1945 roll around.

I've been a Burnley fan for thirty years, being a JFB is nothing compared to that.

ORIGINAL: Encircled

I've been a Burnley fan for thirty years, being a JFB is nothing compared to that.

Eh, it just requires the right frame of mind.

It's when you're out at a social event and you start talking about going "on a kamikaze mission to the bar" that you need to start worrying.

I did have one amusing conversation with someone who was going backpacking in Thailand, headed to Chang Mai.

They didn't know where it was, so I explained it to them. They then asked if I'd been. Didn't really want to admit that I knew that because I've an Allied army putting the squeeze onto it...

I tried explaining to (normal) friends about this game once.

Never again!

Task Force Haruna is a go...will be heading to an island, and disbanding hopefully before air strikes. There will be about 150 planes flying CAP for TF Haruna, but I would rather they go in quick and disband at night.

I reinforced by rail Nagoya with 1 full division, and 2 brigades. I am moving out several shattered regiments. We shall see if the Allies attack again...I don't think he will, but perhaps I am wrong.

I am really hoping I can get TF Haruna into position relatively unobserved. I plan on using every MTB I have to sweep into port prior to TF Haruna. I really need a little win here...

Care to share any thoughts regarding the defense of Vietnam?

ORIGINAL: mind_messing

Care to share any thoughts regarding the defense of Vietnam?

(in reply to Lokasenna)

Why no, I wouldn't [:D].