Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

[Lowpe]

Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 63523 troops, 1091 guns, 1442 vehicles, Assault Value = 2307

Defending force 30429 troops, 269 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 762

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 1523

Japanese adjusted defense: 609

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2224 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 184 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Guns lost 48 (1 destroyed, 47 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1197 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 145 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 35 disabled
Guns lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled)

Assaulting units:
36th British Division
17th Indian Division
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
254th Armoured Brigade
255th Indian Tank Brigade
Guides Cavalry Regiment
209th Combat Engineer Battalion
Provisionl Tank Brigade
11th Indian Division
5th Indian Division

Defending units:
5th Division
138th Infantry Rgt /1
13th RGC Temp./C Division
77th Infantry Brigade
1st NCPC Route Brigade
13th RGC Temp./A Division
75th Infantry Brigade
38th Div /2
41st Ind. Engineer Regiment
1st JNAF Coy
7th Shipping Engineer Regiment
18th JNAF AF Unit
151st AA Regiment
Shanghai Special Base Force
28th RF Gun Battalion
33rd Road Const Co
1st Air Army
1st Army
22nd RF Gun Battalion
China Area Fleet
10th JAAF Base Force /2


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[witpqs]

Hold on! [8D]

[Lowpe]

Jan 1, 1945

This should be my last turn.

Shanghai, Wenchow, Nagoya and Maizuru hold by a fingernail.

Both Wenchow and Shanghai are attacked this day...and the dice gods are on our side as both hold.

Is this the last turn? Or will there be one more? Not sure what Autovictory looks like.

[Lowpe]

In China the IJA has stopped all progress towards Canton and Hong Kong thanks to a good, dug in position plus plenty of supplied (if barely) troops.

But elsewhere China is being lost. The mountain positions near Chungking are all but gone. The troops are barely holding on at Shanghai and Wenchow, and there isn't much to stop the Allies till Manchuko.

[Lowpe]

No deliberate attacks on Nagoya or Maizuru, and almost all troops on Honshu that have any AV are there. The coastal invasion forts protecting beaches are all but deserted as their troops have entrained to either Maizuru or Nagoya.

Some shattered divisions rest nearbye, but they are shattered.

There isn't really any full strength units left, disrupted and disabled by constant bombardments from the air and the sea.

Supplies are all but gone. Several sub bring in a pittiance while what is left of the transport and bomber fleets fly in some more. Not much, but it has kept some of the AA guns firing.

Japan is almost thoroughly destroyed.

The Empire has been brought to its knees.[:(]

[Lowpe]

The journey, which started with death and defeat for Japan on Java in July of 1942 ends with total defeat for Japan in 1945...

[Lowpe]

Changsha's defenders caught...and carnage ensuses.

Ground combat at 82,53 (near Changsha)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 83314 troops, 156 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 2761

Defending force 20123 troops, 151 guns, 113 vehicles, Assault Value = 162

Allied adjusted assault: 1696

Japanese adjusted defense: 29

Allied assault odds: 58 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
19825 casualties reported
Squads: 670 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1581 destroyed, 80 disabled
Engineers: 35 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 111 (111 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 37 (30 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units destroyed 32

Allied ground losses:
820 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 107 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

[BBfanboy]

Ouch! That is a loss of about 500 VPs by the IJA for maybe one for the Allies.

The first time any sort of AutoVic happens a screen pops up at the beginning of the turn announcing what level of victory has been won. IIRC you have to say "yes" to the question "Play on" to continue. If you say "No" to the question the game shows all the units/bases on both sides so you can both look at end positions and you cannot continue.

But if you play on beyond that I think the AutoVic screen does not continue to pop up - you just take the figures at the bottom of the Intel Screen. So if the AutoVic screen showed up already in your game in 1943 or 1944, it will not do so again.

[Lowpe]

Jan 2, 1945

The Allies attack, and attack and attack.

[Lowpe]

More...

[Lowpe]

more...

[Lowpe]

even more...

[Lowpe]

Lesser attacks not shown...

some good news...as Allied task forces bombard everywhere.

TF 47 encounters mine field at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Ships
CA Canberra II, Mine hits 1

[Lowpe]

Maizuru holds...

Ground combat at Maizuru (110,58)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 148692 troops, 2428 guns, 3889 vehicles, Assault Value = 5223

Defending force 218665 troops, 3351 guns, 1066 vehicles, Assault Value = 4652

Allied adjusted assault: 1130

Japanese adjusted defense: 1501

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
9870 casualties reported
Squads: 455 destroyed, 494 disabled
Non Combat: 161 destroyed, 194 disabled
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 98 disabled
Guns lost 278 (116 destroyed, 162 disabled)
Vehicles lost 93 (34 destroyed, 59 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Allied ground losses:
4389 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 468 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 124 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 145 disabled
Guns lost 65 (6 destroyed, 59 disabled)
Vehicles lost 217 (28 destroyed, 189 disabled)

[Lowpe]

Nagoya holds...

Ground combat at Nagoya (111,60)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 187840 troops, 2896 guns, 4944 vehicles, Assault Value = 6777

Defending force 179483 troops, 2932 guns, 658 vehicles, Assault Value = 2677

Allied adjusted assault: 1943

Japanese adjusted defense: 1997

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
7085 casualties reported
Squads: 326 destroyed, 294 disabled
Non Combat: 214 destroyed, 192 disabled
Engineers: 49 destroyed, 179 disabled
Guns lost 323 (82 destroyed, 241 disabled)
Vehicles lost 100 (77 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
3152 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 368 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 55 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled
Guns lost 63 (6 destroyed, 57 disabled)
Vehicles lost 183 (10 destroyed, 173 disabled)

[Lowpe]

Shanghai holds, if barely!

Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 74752 troops, 1342 guns, 1680 vehicles, Assault Value = 2523

Defending force 27267 troops, 265 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 516

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied adjusted assault: 1488

Japanese adjusted defense: 981

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
2756 casualties reported
Squads: 93 destroyed, 83 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 29 disabled
Guns lost 57 (16 destroyed, 41 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
661 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 79 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 24 disabled
Guns lost 22 (4 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 33 (5 destroyed, 28 disabled)

[Lowpe]

Wuchang falls...

Ground combat at Wuchang (84,51)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 74461 troops, 2 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 2371

Defending force 24277 troops, 201 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 122

Allied adjusted assault: 1929

Japanese adjusted defense: 39

Allied assault odds: 49 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Wuchang !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1 Rex: 9 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
10865 casualties reported
Squads: 527 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1105 destroyed, 83 disabled
Engineers: 102 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 194 (194 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 44 (39 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 18
Units destroyed 8

Allied ground losses:
255 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

[Lowpe]

A lesser fight.[X(]

Ground combat at 82,53 (near Changsha)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 85175 troops, 174 guns, 285 vehicles, Assault Value = 2680

Defending force 4722 troops, 18 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Allied adjusted assault: 1367

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1367 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
5018 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 751 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 21 (21 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 95 (95 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 5

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Lowpe]

The last naval combat...

Day Time Surface Combat, near Shanghai at 93,56, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-877
MTB G-1004
MTB G-1006
MTB G-1007
MTB G-1016, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Taussig
DD Black
DD McCord
DD Aulick II
DD De Haven II

[Lowpe]

Losses for the day..