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 Oita (104,59)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19623 troops, 601 guns, 1186 vehicles, Assault Value = 1887

Defending force 28697 troops, 204 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 158

Allied adjusted assault: 587

Japanese adjusted defense: 85

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2634 casualties reported
Squads: 173 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 48 (11 destroyed, 37 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

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


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[font="Tahoma"]Oita Imperial LCUs Present
06___07___07___07___07___
_26___03___04___05___06__
_X____X____X____X____X___ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X___ 146th Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ 16th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd/A Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd/C Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ 44th Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ 46th Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ 80th Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X___ 93rd Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ Hoyo Fortress
_X____X____X____X____X___ Seikai JNAF Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X___ Waifu JAAF Base Force[/font]

Larger attack tomorrow. The terrain is protecting them well from air strikes.

It looks like the small force (division + TD Bn) crossing into Shimonoski will make 8 miles per day. That might accelerate later in the move because the route is 1/2 trail and 1/2 primary road. The purpose of the early advance is now moot, as no movement is seen out of Shimonoseki and movement from Tokuyama is east into Hiroshima/Kure. My guess is that Hiroshima/Kure is being fortified as a redoubt.

First attack is tomorrow at Okayama.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east.

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Ground combat at Gifu (110,59)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 96962 troops, 1776 guns, 1126 vehicles, Assault Value = 2768

Defending force 50534 troops, 491 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 1359

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 902

Japanese adjusted defense: 873

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-)
Attacker: op mode(-)

Japanese ground losses:
2260 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 103 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 47 (1 destroyed, 46 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3219 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 510 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 68 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 82 disabled
Guns lost 72 (6 destroyed, 66 disabled)

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

Defending units:
75th Ind.Mixed Brigade
121st Ind.Mixed Brigade
36th Infantry Regiment
30th Infantry Regiment
201st Division
61st Division
151st Division
10th Ind.Mixed Regiment
188th JAAF AF Bn
142nd JAAF AF Bn
176th JAAF AF Bn
118th AA Regiment
157th JAAF AF Bn
12th Air Division
65th JAAF AF Bn
15th Hvy.Artillery Regiment
111th AA Regiment
48th Ind. AA Battalion
106th JAAF AF Bn
Gifu JAAF Base Force


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Ground combat at Hachinohe (118,55)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 654 troops, 79 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 687

Defending force 12150 troops, 202 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 361

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
76th Ind.Mixed Brigade
100th Ind.Mixed Brigade
67th Inf Group Brigade
103rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
72nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
53rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Mortar Battalion
12th RF Gun Battalion
45th Field AA Battalion
17th RF Gun Battalion
79th Field AA Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
51st Air Defense AA Regiment
10th Special Base Force

Defending units:
27th Infantry Division


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Our 4EB on Hokkaido did not fly at all, so our troops landing at Hachinohe and attacking at Gifu did without them. Events at Gifu might have greatly benefitted from the B-29 swarm.

[witpqs]

The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

[witpqs]

The Empire takes umbridge at the small size of today's invasion! Akita gets the same treatment tomorrow.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

The Empire takes umbridge at the small size of today's invasion! Akita gets the same treatment tomorrow.

OK - we're gonna need a picture with ruler for scale of you hands to show they are not too small to handle that "invasion".

[witpqs]

Careful readers will have noticed that I conducted the first attack at Gifu with the units still in move mode. Heads are gonna roll!

[witpqs]

1945 July 07

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Okayama !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Akita
Hachinohe

Imperial Naval Bombardments
Japanese Ships Bombarding Takamatsu
Japanese Ships Bombarding Takamatsu

Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Nagoya
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Oita
Allied Ships Bombarding Akita


China frontier.
Two more days to cross the river into Yingkow, so air strikes begin tomorrow.

[witpqs]

Home Islands west.

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Ground combat at Oita (104,59)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 46341 troops, 1020 guns, 1818 vehicles, Assault Value = 1899

Defending force 26186 troops, 190 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 74

Allied adjusted assault: 1283

Japanese adjusted defense: 40

Allied assault odds: 32 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3499 casualties reported
Squads: 488 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 118 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 51 (17 destroyed, 34 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

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

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


Hoyo Fortress Wiped Out at Oita by attrition!!!
Waifu JAAF Base Force Wiped Out at Oita by attrition!!!
Seikai JNAF Base Force Wiped Out at Oita by attrition!!!
3rd/A Division Wiped Out at Oita by attrition!!!
Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Oita
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[font="Tahoma"]Oita Imperial LCUs Present
06___07___07___07___07___07___
_26___03___04___05___06___07__
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 146th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 16th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd/A Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd/C Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 44th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 46th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 80th Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 93rd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ Hoyo Fortress
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ Seikai JNAF Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ Waifu JAAF Base Force[/font]

One division will rest tomorrow. More air strikes will be assigned as matters at Okayama won't need them.

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Ground combat at Okayama (108,58)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 54222 troops, 1016 guns, 813 vehicles, Assault Value = 1696

Defending force 12125 troops, 117 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 161

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 1311

Japanese adjusted defense: 37

Allied assault odds: 35 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Okayama !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), preparation(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3085 casualties reported
Squads: 180 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 210 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 70 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 92 (62 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Vehicles lost 38 (38 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 10

Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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

Defending units:
355th Division
3rd JAAF AF Bn
14th Base Force
20th JNAF AF Unit
13th Ind.AA Gun Co
42nd JAAF AF Bn
34th JNAF AF Unit
12th Ind. AA Battalion
58th Construction Battalion
61st JAAF AF Bn
66th JAAF AF Bn


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[witpqs]

Home Islands east.

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Ground combat at Akita (117,55)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15264 troops, 143 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 759

Defending force 11158 troops, 164 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 352

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
19th/A Division
19th/B Division
51st Depot Division
70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
47th Engineer Regiment
19th/C Division
33rd Special Base Force
34th Ind.AA Gun Co
16th AA Regiment
7th Medium Mortar Battalion
22nd Fld AA Gun Co
Masuda JAAF Base Force

Defending units:
11th Australian Division


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The troops are all ashore at Akita but supply will unload tonight. Another division is loading now at Sapporo. More troops landed at Hachinohe but no Japanese bombardment this time. Now 2 divisions, 2 AA Bn, 1 Arm Amphib Bn, 3 Arty Bn ashore and 2 HQ unloading. Lots more on the way.


The bombers are flying, including a large number brought in from China and Formosa yesterday as bases on Kyushu build. Next attack at Gifu tomorrow.

[witpqs]

The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

[witpqs]

Another one?!?!

[Drakanel]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Careful readers will have noticed that I conducted the first attack at Gifu with the units still in move mode. Heads are gonna roll!

Nope heads won't roll. If you had wanted to go that way, you should have played Japan.

At most you can have them dismissed for incompetence XD


That said, do you have any other major landing planned out? Or will you just use the ports you have and the ones you are going to get up north, and do a pincer attack from those?

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Drakanel

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Careful readers will have noticed that I conducted the first attack at Gifu with the units still in move mode. Heads are gonna roll!

Nope heads won't roll. If you had wanted to go that way, you should have played Japan.

At most you can have them dismissed for incompetence XD


That said, do you have any other major landing planned out? Or will you just use the ports you have and the ones you are going to get up north, and do a pincer attack from those?

That's it for landing preparation, and any new preparation would take longer than the game has. There are lots more units to bring in through Akita and Hachinohe, though. For that matter there are a lot omre units to bring in, 'period'. Kochi has a lousy road net so no more units over those docks, but Kyushu (several ports available) and Tsu are all receiving more and more units.

[witpqs]

1945 July 08

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Gifu !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Akita
Hachinohe

Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Hachinohe
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Oita
Allied Ships Bombarding Akita


China frontier.
Should be some ground action tomorrow.

[witpqs]

Home Islands west.

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Ground combat at Oita (104,59)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34241 troops, 813 guns, 1694 vehicles, Assault Value = 1895

Defending force 19118 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

Allied adjusted assault: 839

Japanese adjusted defense: 19

Allied assault odds: 44 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
6005 casualties reported
Squads: 403 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 145 destroyed, 84 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 38 (37 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

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

Defending units:
93rd Division
46th Division
44th Division
146th Division
3rd/C Division
80th Infantry Brigade
109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
16th Infantry Regiment


Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Oita
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[font="Tahoma"]Oita Imperial LCUs Present
06___07___07___07___07___07___07___
_26___03___04___05___06___07___08__
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 109th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 146th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 16th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X________ 3rd/A Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd/C Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 44th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 46th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 80th Infantry Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 93rd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X________ Hoyo Fortress
_X____X____X____X____X____X________ Seikai JNAF Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X____X________ Waifu JAAF Base Force[/font]

6 units, 38,000 troops left. Some of our units will rest tomorrow.

Two armored units have raced to the coast NE of Okayama and cut the transportation network. Barring a breakout, Imperial units to the west will remain there until destroyed or surrendered.

[witpqs]

Home Islands east.

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Ground combat at Gifu (110,59)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 94375 troops, 1770 guns, 1126 vehicles, Assault Value = 2403

Defending force 41507 troops, 482 guns, 123 vehicles, Assault Value = 896

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 1256

Japanese adjusted defense: 384

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Gifu !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
18100 casualties reported
Squads: 433 destroyed, 95 disabled
Non Combat: 538 destroyed, 59 disabled
Engineers: 98 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 147 (137 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 124 (124 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 19

Allied ground losses:
1208 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 85 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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

Defending units:
75th Ind.Mixed Brigade
61st Division
30th Infantry Regiment
36th Infantry Regiment
121st Ind.Mixed Brigade
201st Division
10th Ind.Mixed Regiment
142nd JAAF AF Bn
118th AA Regiment
15th Hvy.Artillery Regiment
106th JAAF AF Bn
111th AA Regiment
65th JAAF AF Bn
151st Division
188th JAAF AF Bn
48th Ind. AA Battalion
176th JAAF AF Bn
157th JAAF AF Bn
Gifu JAAF Base Force


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[font="Tahoma"]Gifu - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___
_06___08__
_X____X___ 106th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X___ 10th Ind.Mixed Regiment
_X____X___ 111th AA Regiment
_X____X___ 118th AA Regiment
_X____X___ 121st Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X________ 12th Air Division
_X____X___ 142nd JAAF AF Bn
_X____X___ 151st Division
_X____X___ 157th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X___ 15th Hvy.Artillery Regiment
_X____X___ 176th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X___ 188th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X___ 201st Division
_X____X___ 30th Infantry Regiment
_X____X___ 36th Infantry Regiment
_X____X___ 48th Ind. AA Battalion
_X____X___ 61st Division
_X____X___ 65th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X___ 75th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X___ Gifu JAAF Base Force[/font]

The enemy units retreated into Nagoya. A rested motorized division at Tsu will now move NE at full speed, pass through Gifu to the hex NE to cut the transportation network there. An infantry division at Gifu will also make for that hex but might be slower due to recent battles.

First attack at Hachinohe tomorrow. Most of the assigned units are not on scene yet but with heavy bombing, naval bombardments, and clear terrain we will start to wear down the defenses. Akita has lesser sealift and only a single division has landed.

[witpqs]

The complete combat report, for combat junkies. CL Helena was hit by a kamikaze and suffered serious damage.

[BBfanboy]

Nice to knock off Gifu. Any idea how many aircraft factories you destroyed?

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Nice to knock off Gifu. Any idea how many aircraft factories you destroyed?

Good point, I forgot about that. That was one of the nice things I noticed about Gifu when planning the op.

I'll count up the armaments or vehicle factories (whichever it is they morph into) next turn. I didn't take a screen pic of recon there so I won't be able to tell how big they were or what they were.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Nice to knock off Gifu. Any idea how many aircraft factories you destroyed?

Good point, I forgot about that. That was one of the nice things I noticed about Gifu when planning the op.

I'll count up the armaments or vehicle factories (whichever it is they morph into) next turn. I didn't take a screen pic of recon there so I won't be able to tell how big they were or what they were.

No feature in Tracker to track industries by location?