Downfall - probably mine.

[sprior]

This is Andy Mac's Downfall senario and postulates the failure of Tube Alloys and Manhattan and the Russinas sitting tight, thank you very much. It's not a whole map scenario, but runs from LA in the SE corner to Java in the SW, Rangoon in the NW and Butte in the NE. Most of the DEI, China and Burma is blanked out. French Indo-China and Thailand are worth nothing in points, this scenario is all about The Big One, the invasion of Japan.

This scenario is all about the correct application of overwhelming force, 18 US CVs at Guam, 6 RN at Peleliu, 39 CVEs at Manila and another 10 or so at Pearl. And that's without the reinforcements.

Anyway, I do have a plan. The Commonwealth forces will be used to retake Hong Kong, but they will need to beg some transports off the US. The US army forces at Manila will take Formosa and Pescatores. The 6 marine divs, 3 each at Manila and Pearl, will prep for the invasion of Japan, probably Kumamoto. In the meantime the bombers will pummel the cities, ports and airfields.

But I need recon, lots and lots of recon. The thing with scenarios, as opposed to the GC, is that you have no idea where the other side's forces are (unless you take a peek). So it's snap, snap, grin, grin, wink, wink, nudge, nudge for a while.

[sprior]

Sep 3rd 1945. Air losses so far:

I've been concentrating on neutralising Tajao, 4 USA divs are currently en route supported by 11 BBs. Our first bombardment of Takao yielded this result:

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 8 destroyed on ground
D4Y4 Judy: 3 destroyed on ground
Ki-36 Ida: 2 destroyed on ground
G4M2a Betty: 4 destroyed on ground
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 4 destroyed on ground
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed on ground
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 destroyed on ground
Ki-15-II Babs: 3 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB Nevada
BB West Virginia
BB Colorado
BB Maryland
CA Louisville
CA Chester
CA Indianapolis
CA Portland
CL Trenton
CL Detroit
CL Raleigh
CL Richmond

Japanese ground losses:
1618 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 69 destroyed, 119 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 25 disabled
Guns lost 44 (15 destroyed, 29 disabled)
Vehicles lost 25 (6 destroyed, 19 disabled)



Airbase hits 39
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 754

Recon revelas nearly 300 fighters at Tokyo, the bombing campaign is going to be very bloody.

[Andy Mac]

[:D][:D][:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

11 BB's.....[:D][:D]

You are going to need a traffic control vessel. The shells will be committing fratercide on the way into the target.

Runway hits 754

[:D]

Sounds like fun.

[Andy Mac]

Bloody is not the word I am getting out the popcorn to watch how the Ai does in this one

[sprior]

This is what we know about Tokyo so far:

[sprior]

The bombers switch to ground attack at Takao as the ground troops approach. 60,000 battle crazed, combat hardened (or not) troops will soon be storming the beaches.

[Andy Mac]

I am amazed you can launch any invasion this early given the low prep levels

[Andy Mac]

Which Corps are you using for your attack on Formosa ??

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

Which Corps are you using for your attack on Formosa ??

Dunno, a bunch of yanks on boats.

Edit - XI Corps

[sprior]

Co-ordination doesn't seem to be a problem for the Japanese

[witpqs]

Go easy around Taichung and Kaoshung, I have relatives there.

[Andy Mac]

Lots of HQ's all concentrated in big AF's

[sprior]

I'll try but remember that moderation in war is imbicility.

Those crafty japs can spring some nasty surprises:

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged


Allied Ships
BB Maryland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

And yes, she's at 88% flt. Ouch

[sprior]

6th September

Remember I said crafty? This is at Miri, yes Miri, safely in the allied lake that is the South China Sea, right?

Night Time Surface Combat, near Miri at 64,87, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
DD Take
DD Kaya
DD Shiokaze
DD Yakaze

Allied Ships
DE Bleasdale, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
DE Eggesford, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
xAK Nairnbank, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Meanwhie we land at Taichu, the LSM(R)s really work!

Pre-Invasion action off Taichu
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

65 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB California
BB Pennsylvania
CA Salt Lake City
CA Pensacola
CL Concord
CL Marblehead
DD Sigourney
DD Shields
DD Saufley
DD Nicholas
DD Newcomb
DD Mertz
LCI(G)-77
LCI(G)-76
LCI-70
LCI-69
LCI-68
LSM(R)-189
LSM(R)-188
LST-38
LST-40
LST-167
LST-39

Japanese ground losses:
2076 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 99 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 146 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Guns lost 40 (0 destroyed, 40 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

The AI seems to be moving troops by sea, not sure what that's all about:

Submarine attack near Matsue at 106,55

Japanese Ships
xAK Hiyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Jack

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

[sprior]

nago seems to be acting as some sort of honeypot for the Jap airforce, hence this:

[sprior]

Sept 8th 45

The IJN ASW is not nice:

ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,58

Japanese Ships
E No.29
E No.205

Allied Ships
SS Pompon, hits 6

Their subs are still a bit naughty too:

Sub attack near Hengchun at 83,68

Japanese Ships
SS I-36, hits 21, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD McCord, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB West Virginia
CA Portland
DD Southerland
DD McNair
DD McKee
DD McGowan
DD McDermut

Meanwhile the IJA is kind enough to give us an extra day so all our troops are ashore before the usual banzai lunacy:

Ground combat at Taichu (86,64)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7340 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 374

Defending force 24652 troops, 632 guns, 494 vehicles, Assault Value = 712

Japanese adjusted assault: 70

Allied adjusted defense: 162

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
2227 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 51 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (0 destroyed, 9 disabled)


Assaulting units:
76th Ind.Mixed Brigade
103rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
3rd Fleet
4th JNAF AF Unit
139th JAAF AF Bn
14th JAAF AF Bn
51st Air Defense AA Battalion
13th JAAF AF Coy

Defending units:
25th Infantry Division
43rd Infantry Division
767th Tank Battalion
41st Infantry Division
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
112th Cavalry Regiment
I Corps Artillery
XI US Corps

[sprior]

9/9/45

Taichu fell, bloodily for the IJA:

Ground combat at Taichu (86,64)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22928 troops, 632 guns, 493 vehicles, Assault Value = 712

Defending force 11188 troops, 110 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 266

Allied adjusted assault: 529

Japanese adjusted defense: 98

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Taichu !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

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

Japanese ground losses:
4401 casualties reported
Squads: 172 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 212 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 65 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 31 (31 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 8


Allied ground losses:
245 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)


Assaulting units:
25th Infantry Division
41st Infantry Division
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
43rd Infantry Division
112th Cavalry Regiment
I Corps Artillery
XI US Corps

Defending units:
76th Ind.Mixed Brigade
103rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th JAAF AF Bn
4th JNAF AF Unit
3rd Fleet
139th JAAF AF Bn
51st Air Defense AA Battalion
13th JAAF AF Coy

Base forces and engineers will arrive soon to provide the air umbrella

Not sure what these poor schmucks were doing:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Koshiki-jima Retto at 99,60

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M7 Zero x 1
A6M8 Zero x 2



Allied aircraft
P-38L Lightning x 12
P-47N Thunderbolt x 3
TBM-1C Avenger x 23


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-38L Lightning: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
xAK Achou Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Igasa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Izumo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Sangetsu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Nitiryu Maru
xAK Nitiren Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

The survivors were finished off in the afternoon

Nago and Iwo Jima were attached again but they fought off the attackers with little loss. This is the top scoring unit so far:

[Mynok]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Dunno, a bunch of yanks on boats.

The Yale crew team then....[:'(]

[Andy Mac]

Do you see where the aircraft are coming from I dont have that many Oscar IV's int he scen so they must be leaking from sopmewhere