Sangeli
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Landing in Honshu Well the day has come! As expected, those pesky MTBs caused me all sorts of trouble: quote:
ight Time Surface Combat, near Hachinohe at 118,55, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships MTB G-168 MTB G-175 MTB G-187 MTB G-189 MTB G-192 Allied Ships BB Arizona DD Terry, Shell hits 1 DD Mugford AP Gen. H.L.Scott, Shell hits 4 AKA Arneb AKA Capricornus SC PC-778 PF Hoquiam xAP Dunnatar Castle xAP Indora, Shell hits 5 xAK Singu xAK Clan Macnair xAP Hong Kheng xAP Poelau Laut xAK Defiance, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Golden Gate, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Dellwood Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 44 (2 destroyed, 42 disabled) Reduced sighting due to 7% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 7% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 3,000 yards... Range closes to 1,000 yards... MTB G-192 engages AP Gen. H.L.Scott at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Ominato at 119,55, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships MTB G-168 MTB G-175 MTB G-187 MTB G-189 MTB G-192 Allied Ships AM Prevail, Shell hits 1 LST-31 LST-43 LST-205 LST-207, Shell hits 1 LST-214 LST-215 LST-216 LST-217 LST-220 LST-246 LST-247 LST-248 LST-249 LST-268 LST-269, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage LST-270, Shell hits 4 LST-271, Shell hits 1 LST-272, Shell hits 25 LST-273, Shell hits 20, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Reduced sighting due to 7% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 7% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 3,000 yards... Range closes to 1,000 yards... MTB G-192 engages LST-273 at 1,000 yards Despite multiple cruiser and destroyer fleets engaging them afterwards, not a single one was seriously damaged. Then some Japanese destroyers managed to ambush a cruiser fleet and tear them to shreds: quote:
Night Time Surface Combat, near Akita at 117,55, Range 2,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 5 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Urakaze, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Samidare, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Umikaze Allied Ships CA Baltimore, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Boyd, Shell hits 2 DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1, on fire CL Vincennes II, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk DD Le Fier, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage Reduced sighting due to 7% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 7% moonlight: 3,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... Range closes to 2,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards Shiraishi, Nagayo crosses the 'T' What an absolutely pathetic showing! Radar was a complete non-factor here. The Japanese snuck in close and just rampaged a vastly superior fleet. In the landing itself CD guns proved quite the obstacle. This is just one combat snippet: quote:
Invasion Support action off Hachinohe (118,55) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 123 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Mississippi, Shell hits 7 DD Ward LSD Carter Hall, Shell hits 3, heavy fires DD McCord LSD Belle Grove, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage LSD Epping Forest, Shell hits 2, on fire LSD Gunston Hall APA Barnstable Japanese ground losses: 76 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Many ships were sunk by CD guns and countless more were damaged. During the day the Japanese sent wave after wave of aircraft at the Deathstar: quote:
Morning Air attack on TF, near Hachinohe at 118,55 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 28 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 8 N1K1-J George x 8 N1K2-J George x 17 Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 9 Ki-46-III Dinah x 13 Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 27 Ki-84a Frank x 53 Ki-100-I Tony x 26 Allied aircraft Corsair II x 97 Martlet IV x 9 Spitfire VIII x 2 Thunderbolt I x 4 Spitfire VIII x 3 P-40N1 Warhawk x 16 P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 6 FM-2 Wildcat x 629 F4U-1A Corsair x 424 F6F-3 Hellcat x 434 F6F-5 Hellcat x 224 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe: 4 destroyed N1K2-J George: 10 destroyed Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 4 destroyed Ki-46-III Dinah: 9 destroyed Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 10 destroyed Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-84a Frank: 21 destroyed Ki-100-I Tony: 17 destroyed Allied aircraft losses FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed That was the first of many waves to crash into my enormous CAP. I recently removed every dive bomber from my squadrons, replaced them with fighters, and turned naval strike off. Even my CVs only provide CAP and ASW. Naval bombing from carriers is so 1942. Only a single attack in the morning managed to hit a ship: quote:
Morning Air attack on TF, near Hachinohe at 118,55 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 32 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-61-Id Tony x 22 Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 81 Allied aircraft Corsair II x 56 Martlet IV x 6 Thunderbolt I x 2 Spitfire VIII x 3 P-40N1 Warhawk x 5 P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 3 FM-2 Wildcat x 354 F4U-1A Corsair x 209 F6F-3 Hellcat x 223 F6F-5 Hellcat x 107 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-61-Id Tony: 6 destroyed Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 37 destroyed, 23 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships CVE Admiralty Island CVE Breton CVE Attu, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CVE Fanshaw Bay CVE Thetis Bay CVE Shamrock Bay Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 4 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 4 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo In the afternoon, however, the KB launched its planes at me. Most of my fighters were flying high and engaged the escorting fighters but not the bombers. When I watched the replay, every single fighter was shot down or forced to turn back but not a single bomber was engaged: quote:
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Hachinohe at 118,55 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 40 minutes Japanese aircraft A7M2 Sam x 26 B6N2 Jill x 163 D4Y3 Judy x 81 D4Y4 Judy x 21 N1K2-J George x 200 Allied aircraft Corsair II x 89 Martlet IV x 9 Spitfire VIII x 2 Thunderbolt I x 4 Spitfire VIII x 2 P-40N1 Warhawk x 15 P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 6 FM-2 Wildcat x 569 F4U-1A Corsair x 377 F6F-3 Hellcat x 405 F6F-5 Hellcat x 205 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Sam: 13 destroyed B6N2 Jill: 53 damaged B6N2 Jill: 15 destroyed by flak D4Y3 Judy: 26 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 10 destroyed by flak D4Y4 Judy: 9 damaged D4Y4 Judy: 2 destroyed by flak N1K2-J George: 75 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Corsair II: 1 destroyed FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed F4U-1A Corsair: 5 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed F6F-5 Hellcat: 5 destroyed Allied Ships CV Hornet CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, on fire CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1 CVL Princeton BB Massachusetts CV Victorious, Torpedo hits 1 CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires CV Hornet II, Bomb hits 1 CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 1, on fire CV Yorktown II, Torpedo hits 1 CVL Bataan CVL Langley, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Woodworth CV Wasp II BB Indiana DD Claxton Aircraft Attacking: 21 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 9 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 11 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 6 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 19 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 14 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 21 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 10 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 19 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 9 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 21 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 7 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 10 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 10 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 12 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 2 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 8 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 16 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 6 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb As you can see from the report, nearly every Japanese bomber managed to drop their bombs or torpedoes on my ships. Luckily heavy AA fire and inexperienced Japanse pilots prevented them from doing too much damage. The CV Yorktown looks in bad shape but its hard to say if it will sink until I get the turn back. In any case, my ship losses from air attacks are pretty light compared to Japanese air losses. I would guess at least 2,000 Japanese planes were shot down. Given the damage I have done to Japanese fighter factories, I cannot imagine Japan will be able to replenish most losses with modern fighters. Many will have to be downgraded to older models I imagine. Here is the situation on the ground: quote:
Ground combat at Hachinohe (118,55) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 118316 troops, 1283 guns, 224 vehicles, Assault Value = 4896 Defending force 77968 troops, 1546 guns, 2191 vehicles, Assault Value = 3126 Japanese ground losses: 4021 casualties reported Squads: 162 destroyed, 71 disabled Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 41 disabled Engineers: 8 destroyed, 11 disabled Guns lost 40 (33 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 311 casualties reported Squads: 13 destroyed, 32 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 8 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled) Assaulting units: 89th Naval Guard Unit 44th Division 42nd Division 66th Ind.Mixed Brigade 4th Engineer Co 1st Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion 9th ADU Coastal Gun Regiment 18th Division 47th Ind.Mixed Brigade 3rd Guards Division 5th ADU Coastal Gun Regiment 8th ADU Coastal Gun Regiment 50th Ind.Mixed Brigade 49th Ind.Mixed Brigade 84th Division 102nd Division 73rd Division 93rd Division 2nd ADU Coastal Gun Regiment 1st Guards Division 7th Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion 1st Naval Construction Battalion 31st Army 51st Road Const Co 3rd Naval Construction Battalion 3rd Mortar Regiment 32nd Ind.AA Gun Co 11th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 176th JAAF AF Bn 16th Field AF Construction Battalion 2nd Medium Mortar Battalion 64th Construction Battalion 4th IJN Pioneer Battalion 23rd Air Flotilla 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 13th Field AF Construction Battalion 2nd Air Division 20th RF Gun Battalion 19th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 113th AA Regiment 18th RF Gun Battalion 6th Naval Construction Battalion 38th Road Const Co 18th Field AF Construction Battalion 19th RF Gun Battalion 39th Road Const Co 7th IJN AA Battalion Defending units: 18th Combat Engineer Regiment 8th NZ Bde /1 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cav Div /7 14th Canadian Brigade 706th Tank Battalion 762nd Tank Battalion 3rd Marine Division 16th Canadian Brigade 711th Tank Battalion 754th Tank Battalion 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion 1st USMC Tank Battalion 2nd USMC Tank Battalion Fiji Brigade 671th Tank Destroyer Battalion 1st Marine Division 670th Tank Destroyer Battalion 6th Infantry Division 77th Infantry Div /2 I Corps Artillery 4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 251st Field Artillery Battalion 462nd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion 7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion Tenth US Army 10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion I Australian Corps /2 The Japanese have an edge in AV but Hachinohe is in open terrain. I also am going to land more AV tomorrow. Still, it makes me nervous because the Japanese can bring literally their whole army here if they want. And landing supply is going to be very expensive for me; many ships will not return. Hopefully my bombers can obliterate anything in their way. I think stacking will also work in my favor; if the Japanese bring too many units they will pay a heavy stacking penalty. I am not sure the Japanese will attempt to fight me on the beaches in open terrain and risk their whole army; the smart move may be to pull back into terrain and hold there.
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