koniu
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Joined: 2/28/2011 From: Konin, Poland, European Union Status: offline
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12 April 1945 Saigon fall to allied hands. I end it in Japanese way. With BANZAI! charge Ground combat at Saigon (60,71) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 9833 troops, 192 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 57 Defending force 79536 troops, 1561 guns, 1665 vehicles, Assault Value = 2808 Japanese adjusted assault: 0 Allied adjusted defense: 1851 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 2858 casualties reported Squads: 60 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 103 destroyed, 106 disabled Engineers: 62 destroyed, 14 disabled Guns lost 106 (68 destroyed, 38 disabled) Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Soon after allies finish what left my units Ground combat at Saigon (60,71) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 63815 troops, 1080 guns, 1130 vehicles, Assault Value = 2807 Defending force 8954 troops, 181 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 Allied adjusted assault: 410 Japanese adjusted defense: 79 Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Saigon !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2496 casualties reported Squads: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 204 destroyed, 46 disabled Engineers: 63 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 101 (96 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 89 (87 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units retreated 12 Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 77 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Docup unload something on Marcus Island. I suspecting leftovers of 41st Infantry Division he don`t manage to unload week earlier. It trigger response from Japanese defenders and 41st Infantry Division go to shock attack. Only that single unit attack but i believe entire ID evaporate. My kamikaze units don`t fly. Ground combat at Marcus Island (123,85) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 6191 troops, 119 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 280 Defending force 14751 troops, 304 guns, 487 vehicles, Assault Value = 250 Allied ground losses: 221 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 8 (7 destroyed, 1 disabled) ------------------------------------------------------------ Ground combat at Marcus Island (123,85) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 7706 troops, 169 guns, 188 vehicles, Assault Value = 235 Defending force 10662 troops, 142 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 280 Allied adjusted assault: 0 Japanese adjusted defense: 173 Allied assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 5) Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 301 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3014 casualties reported Squads: 141 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 72 destroyed, 39 disabled Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 104 (68 destroyed, 36 disabled) Vehicles lost 42 (23 destroyed, 19 disabled) Docup move again in north. Still dont know what he will try to do but this time he is serious. Look at numbers of CAP above his carriers. Currently he is 8 hexes from Shimushiri-jima Morning Air attack on TF, near Paramushiro-jima at 141,51 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 33 minutes Japanese aircraft B7A2 Grace x 38 Ki-83 x 34 Allied aircraft Corsair IV x 11 Hellcat I x 11 Seafire L.III x 40 FM-2 Wildcat x 26 F4U-1A Corsair x 43 F4U-1D Corsair x 133 F6F-3 Hellcat x 147 F6F-5 Hellcat x 134 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 27 destroyed Ki-83: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed P-51D have baptism of fire today. And allied pilots pay with blood. Docup sweep Paramushiro-jima 49 Ki-84r fight against multiple P-51D sweeps (80 P-51D total). 37 Mustangs never back home. 15 franks lost 1 KIA, 7 WIA pilots After Mustangs B-29 plaster AF. Morning Air attack on Paramushiro-jima , at 137,47 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-84r Frank x 49 Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 22 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed Also some planes from enemy carriers attack ships in Kuriles. CAP was not able stop them Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Onnekotan-jima at 136,48 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K2-J George x 23 Ki-84r Frank x 20 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 49 F6F-5 Hellcat x 67 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 28 SB2C-4 Helldiver x 12 Japanese aircraft losses N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed F6F-5 Hellcat: 2 destroyed SB2C-1C Helldiver: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged SB2C-4 Helldiver: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Sanura Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Kureha Maru #3, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Kashu Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk E Kiku xAK Kuretake Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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