Slitherine

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Ground combat at Wuchang (84,51)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35218 troops, 401 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 1032

Defending force 7010 troops, 87 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 216

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied adjusted assault: 960

Japanese adjusted defense: 365

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
725 casualties reported
Squads: 28 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (9 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
396 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 53 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
6th New Chinese Corps
9th Australian Division
544th Field Artillery Battalion
II Australian Corps
517th Field Artillery Battalion
208th Field Regiment

Defending units:
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
64th Inf Group Brigade
3rd South Seas Det.
26th AA Regiment
9th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
10th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion


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Ground combat at 86,58 (near Pucheng)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3248 troops, 21 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 160

Defending force 3794 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 106

Allied adjusted assault: 133

Japanese adjusted defense: 520

Allied assault odds: 1 to 3

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
287 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 12 (3 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Assaulting units:
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
111th LRP Brigade

Defending units:
3rd Infantry Regiment


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Ground combat at 84,48 (near Ichang)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 33959 troops, 285 guns, 1526 vehicles, Assault Value = 1604

Defending force 7851 troops, 50 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 238

Allied adjusted assault: 1350

Japanese adjusted defense: 347

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
5141 casualties reported
Squads: 179 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 127 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 29 (23 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
1084 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 113 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
268th Motorised Brigade
17th Motorised Division
50th Tank Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
150th RAC Regiment
255th Indian Tank Brigade
18th Cavalry Regiment
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
Gardner's Horse Regiment
36th Chinese Division

Defending units:
12th Ind.Infantry Brigade
17th/B Division


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Ground combat at Tsinkiang (84,61)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4329 troops, 74 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value = 132

Defending force 3868 troops, 22 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

Allied adjusted assault: 117

Japanese adjusted defense: 23

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tsinkiang !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1261 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 75 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (31 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
22nd Australian Brigade

Defending units:
51st Recon Regiment
2nd RGC Route Brigade
Amoy Special Base Force
1st JAAF AF Coy


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Ground combat at 81,54 (near Hengyang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6587 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 229

Defending force 161 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 240

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 240 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
233 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
96th Chinese Division

Defending units:
Ankei SNLF


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Ground combat at Batangas (79,78)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11451 troops, 130 guns, 241 vehicles, Assault Value = 655

Defending force 11536 troops, 73 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 282

Allied adjusted assault: 215

Japanese adjusted defense: 210

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
245 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 20 (2 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
256 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Vehicles lost 22 (3 destroyed, 19 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Regiment
11th NZ Brigade
29th British Brigade
2nd Regiment
12th NZ Brigade
Fiji Brigade
50th Indian Para Brigade

Defending units:
27th Tank Regiment
102nd Infantry Regiment
13th Ind.Mixed Regiment
79th Brigade
39th/B Division
1st South Seas Det.


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ORIGINAL: witpqs

I am toying with the idea of waiting until the arrival of the B-29B model, made specifically for night raids, before beginning nighttime strategic bombing (limiting myself to daytime before March 1). What do you guys think?

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ORIGINAL: Macclan5

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

I am toying with the idea of waiting until the arrival of the B-29B model, made specifically for night raids, before beginning nighttime strategic bombing (limiting myself to daytime before March 1). What do you guys think?

You speak to the very question I was asking vis a vis what 'on' at Okinawa.

I am hardly an expert here; much less experienced than yourself.

However I (naively ?) believed that damage to the home islands in any form is important ? Manpower / Industry / even small Campfires vis a vis what you accomplished in DEI back in 42 - 43 ?

<I am not refering to the artificial construct of Strategic Points>

Historically the Allies were generally big proponents of strategic bombing despite evidence that demonstrated it was not always that effective or that a cost benefit analysis might demonstrate better use of assets. There were detractors to be certain ; but in Europe and the Pacific the strategic bombing proponents generally held the day <exception Transport plan leading to Normandy>. I am biased to the historical nature of this game.

All this to say Nighttime firestorm bombing runs starting even small camp fires if not totally effective are historic.

In historical context I would throw whatever you have into the pot ; I would tend to play that way.

I am keenly interested in your decision and your own experience. Was the bombing in DEI worth it ??

If not for my first game - for my next few. There are many interesting lessons in this AAR I am pondering.

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Ground combat at Wuchang (84,51)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34757 troops, 401 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 971

Defending force 6406 troops, 76 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 183

Allied adjusted assault: 834

Japanese adjusted defense: 631

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
438 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (5 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
656 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 69 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
6th New Chinese Corps
9th Australian Division
517th Field Artillery Battalion
544th Field Artillery Battalion
II Australian Corps
208th Field Regiment

Defending units:
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
64th Inf Group Brigade
3rd South Seas Det.
9th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
26th AA Regiment
10th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion


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Ground combat at 86,58 (near Pucheng)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3219 troops, 21 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 147

Defending force 3550 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 83

Allied adjusted assault: 75

Japanese adjusted defense: 106

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
199 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
111th LRP Brigade

Defending units:
3rd Infantry Regiment


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Ground combat at Batangas (79,78)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 18682 troops, 202 guns, 265 vehicles, Assault Value = 620

Defending force 11126 troops, 73 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 247

Allied adjusted assault: 288

Japanese adjusted defense: 214

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
523 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 29 (16 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
402 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 21 (6 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2nd Regiment
29th British Brigade
Fiji Brigade
12th NZ Brigade
1st Regiment
11th NZ Brigade
50th Indian Para Brigade

Defending units:
27th Tank Regiment
79th Brigade
102nd Infantry Regiment
39th/B Division
13th Ind.Mixed Regiment


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Ground combat at Wuchang (84,51)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34296 troops, 401 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 917

Defending force 6025 troops, 71 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 168

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 642

Japanese adjusted defense: 623

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
959 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 46 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
238 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
6th New Chinese Corps
9th Australian Division
II Australian Corps
517th Field Artillery Battalion
544th Field Artillery Battalion
208th Field Regiment

Defending units:
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
64th Inf Group Brigade
3rd South Seas Det.
26th AA Regiment
9th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
10th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion



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Ground combat at 84,48 (near Ichang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33720 troops, 326 guns, 1556 vehicles, Assault Value = 1620

Defending force 315 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 1418

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1418 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
303 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
150th RAC Regiment
268th Motorised Brigade
Gardner's Horse Regiment
18th Cavalry Regiment
255th Indian Tank Brigade
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
23rd LRP Brigade
17th Motorised Division
254th Armoured Brigade
50th Tank Brigade
36th Chinese Division
109th Anti Tank Regiment

Defending units:
12th Ind.Infantry Brigade


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Ground combat at Taongi (136,107)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 285 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied adjusted assault: 10

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Taongi !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Assaulting units:
2nd Fiji Commando Battalion


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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Why send NJ to PH instead of HK or Singapore? Upgrade?

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ORIGINAL: Drakanel

Well, I think you will be detected next turn. If so, Andav will have a 3 days warning, which is small enough. He should not be able to reinforce much with that, except from kamikaze of course.

If instead he does not, he will only have 2 days. That would be great.


Of course he could also have lucked out on sigint. And you may find over 5000 angry kamikazes waiting for you!

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

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ORIGINAL: Drakanel

Well, I think you will be detected next turn. If so, Andav will have a 3 days warning, which is small enough. He should not be able to reinforce much with that, except from kamikaze of course.

If instead he does not, he will only have 2 days. That would be great.


Of course he could also have lucked out on sigint. And you may find over 5000 angry kamikazes waiting for you!

Only 5,000 - you're an optimist!

I'm wondering if Walter is working on the turn, has seen the invasion and thought "Right where I figured it would be. Unleash the dogs of war!"

I'm hoping for "Didn't see that coming. Oh crap!"

Something tells me it will be closer to the first option.

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Estimating what the Allies are capable of doing month to month would require keeping tabs on the entire Allied LCU OOB, and the key ships to support an amphib landing. A daunting task for Japan's poor SIGINT resources. You have kept him off balance with your whirlwind attacks, but he knows that a lot of Divisions that were active a few months ago have been off the radar for a while he may know that you are planning something big, and Hokkaido is the most likely target.