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RE: Skovorodino - 4/6/2017 4:51:37 AM   
SierraJuliet


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ORIGINAL: pws1225

Congrats on the VP margin. I don't think I have ever seen a JFB achieve that.


Thanks. Begs the question doesn't it of just how high a VP margin have people achieved. I expect that the margin will drop under 5 before long but I got a second day out of it so it wasn't just a one day wonder.

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5 July 1943 - 4/7/2017 10:27:16 PM   
SierraJuliet


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HOME ISLANDS

Sub attack near Bihoro at 124,49

Japanese Ships

xAK Jinsai Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Zenoa Maru
xAK Utide Maru
xAK Kiyoshima Maru
xAK AnsyuMaru
SC CHa-26

Allied Ships

SS Amberjack

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

SS Amberjack launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Jinsai Maru
Amberjack diving deep ....
Escort abandons search for sub

CHINA

Tuyun is bombed – 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 11 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps at 84,59 near Amoy – 17 casualties.
Kunming is bombed – 2 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 15 runway hits. 1 Ki-43-Ic lost to flak.
Japanese morning Air attack on 75th Chinese Corps at 77,39 near Kienko – 15 casualties (1 gun lost).

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9410 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
Defending force 36044 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1217

RUSSIA

Positive results on the Russian front lines. My LRCAP did the job causing repeated elements to 2 bombing attacks to turn back. In the end both aerial attacks faltered and turned back completely. The 3rd attack got through but my flying boys gave the beleaguered grounds troops some respite. I’ve attached a graphic of the relative forces and it is daunting. Another Russian unit has arrived and now we are facing 2 very menacing looking Motor Rifle Divisions along with their friends. The troops in this hex have been ordered to stand and hold the line for as long a time as possible.

Japanese morning Air attack on 57th Motor Rifle Division at 109,25 near Shilka 3 casualties, 2 vehicles destroyed.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 12
A6M5 Zero x 3
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 12
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 48

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 9

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 1 destroyed

Allied morning Air attack on 15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment at 109,25 near Shilka.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 7
A6M5 Zero x 6
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 3
SB-2 x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 1 destroyed
SB-2: 1 destroyed

Allied morning Air attack on 15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment at 109,25 near Shilka

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 6
A6M5 Zero x 3
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft

SB-2 x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

SB-2: 3 destroyed

Allied morning Air attack on 19th Division at 109,25 near Shilka – 25 casualties.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 2
A6M5 Zero x 2
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 2
SB-2 x 10

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese afternoon Air attack on Petropavlovsk – 1 airbase supply hit, 10 casualties. 1 D4Y1 Judy lost to flak. KB sends in an air assault in preparation for the amphib assault soon to come. Considering that the Judy bomber were dropping bombs from 3000 the results did look all that impressive. Hopefully they did some work on troop disruption and morale.

A6M5 Zero x 43
B5N2 Kate x 79
B6N1 Jill x 15
D4Y1 Judy x 107

Also attacking Petropavlovsk Naval Fortress ...
Also attacking Petropavlovsk ...
Also attacking Kamchatka Command ...
Also attacking 198th Rifle Regiment ...
Also attacking 726th AA Battalion ...

Japanese deliberate attack at Mogocha. This attack was successful. A very handy result with a base on the railway now in our possession and a bonus of 6000+ supply. It gives me confidence that I can now deal with the Russians racing in from the motherland and send a relief column to the surrounded troops at Skovorodino. They certainly need a supply line opened up in a hurry.

Attacking force 12852 troops, 178 guns, 93 vehicles, Assault Value = 373
Defending force 2629 troops, 10 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 88

Japanese adjusted assault: 371
Allied adjusted defense: 77

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Mogocha !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
375 casualties reported
Squads: 34 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 83 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 53 (43 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
28th Division
20th Army
49th Const Co
12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
7th RF Gun Battalion
11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

Defending units:
70th NKVD Regiment

Allied bombardment at Skovorodino.
Attacking force 540 troops, 42 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 676
Defending force 15868 troops, 166 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 436

Allied bombardment at 109,25 near Shilka – A 1 gun lost.
Attacking force 38191 troops, 656 guns, 2118 vehicles, Assault Value = 2014
Defending force 11409 troops, 152 guns, 181 vehicles, Assault Value = 245

NEW GUINEA

Japanese deliberate attack at Terapo.

Attacking force 212 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11
Defending force 845 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 9
Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
239 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
10th Garrison Unit /2

Defending units:
15th RAAF Base Force




D4Y1 Judy from Amagi-2 attacking a Triton class SS at 142,47
an Allied SS is reported HIT

Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard xAKL Totai Maru

CVL Zuiho beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore

Loss of xAK Jinsai Maru on Jul 05, 1943 is admitted





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6 July 1943 - 4/8/2017 10:25:57 PM   
SierraJuliet


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RUSSIA

Night Naval bombardment of Petropavlovsk.

Allied aircraft

no flights

Allied aircraft losses

F4F-4 Wildcat: 30 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed on ground
I-15bis: 2 damaged
I-15bis: 1 destroyed on ground
I-16m24: 2 damaged
I-16m24: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships

BB Hyuga
BB Fuso

Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (10 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Light Industry hits 1
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Port hits 5

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Hyuga

Japanese morning Air attack on 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka

Japanese aircraft

Ki-48-IIa Lily x 12
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 3

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 7

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

No Allied losses

Japanese morning Air attack on 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka

Japanese aircraft

Ki-49-IIa Helen x 9

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 6

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Japanese morning Air attack on 36th Motor Rifle Division at 109,25 near Shilka – 23 casualties.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 12
A6M5 Zero x 12
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 12
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 50

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 6

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attacks on Petropavlovsk – 5 port hits, 1 port fuel hit and 1 port supply hit. 1 Ki-49-IIa lost to flak.

Allied morning Air attack on TF near Shikuka at 126,43

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 12

Allied aircraft

SB-2 x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

SB-2: 6 destroyed

Allied morning Air attack on TF near Shikuka at 126,43

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 11

Allied aircraft

SB-2 x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

SB-2: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships

xAK Unkai Maru #6

Allied bombardment at Skovorodino – J 19 casualties (1 non-combat squad destroyed + 1 gun lost).
Attacking force 540 troops, 42 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 677
Defending force 15863 troops, 166 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 435

Allied bombardment at 109,25 near Shilka – J 6 to A 15 (1 gun lost) casualties.
Attacking force 52057 troops, 891 guns, 2845 vehicles, Assault Value = 2023
Defending force 12176 troops, 152 guns, 284 vehicles, Assault Value = 307

INDIA

Allied morning Air attack on Jodphur.

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 18
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 14
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 43
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 11

Allied aircraft

P-38G Lightning x 25

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

P-38G Lightning: 4 destroyed

CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 3 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 13 runway hits.
Tuyun is bombed – 4 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps at 78,55 near Kukong – 6 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps at 85,58 near Foochow – 8 casualties.
Kunming is bombed – 2 airbase hits and 22 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 14th Chinese Corps at 77,39 near Kienko – 25 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 92nd Chinese Corps at 77,44 near Chungking – 12 casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at 77,44 near Chungking.

Attacking force 19691 troops, 177 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 696
Defending force 40470 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1130

Japanese adjusted assault: 440
Allied adjusted defense: 123

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
480 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 113 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2276 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 226 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
62nd Division
5th Armored Car Co
58th Infantry Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
12th Army
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
86th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9410 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
Defending force 36075 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1220




Repairs completed on xAKL Zuiho Maru at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service

CDR Matsuo M. of Shokaku-1 is credited with kill number 5
CDR Matsuo M. of Shokaku-1 attains ace status!!
PO1 Hirata K. of 252 Ku S-1/A is credited with kill number 4
PO1 Hirata K. of 252 Ku S-1/A is credited with kill number 5
PO1 Hirata K. of 252 Ku S-1/A attains ace status!!

F1M2 Pete from Tone-1 attacking an Allied DD at 142,46

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7 July 1943 - 4/10/2017 12:37:40 PM   
SierraJuliet


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RUSSIA

ASW attack near Petropavlovsk at 142,46

Japanese Ships

DD Ariake

Allied Ships

SS ShCh-132

Night Naval bombardment of Petropavlovsk – 88 casualties (11 non-combat squads destroyed + 2 guns and 2 vehicles lost), 1 airbase hit, 4 runway hits and 1 port hit.

Allied aircraft

no flights

Allied aircraft losses

I-16m24: 1 damaged
I-15bis: 4 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 7 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
MBR-2: 5 damaged
MBR-2: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships

BB Mutsu
BB Nagato

Japanese morning Air attack on 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka – 5 casualties.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-48-IIa Lily x 12
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 12

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 6

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Japanese morning Air attack on 36th Motor Rifle Division at 109,25 near Shilka – 8 casualties.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 3
A6M5 Zero x 12
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 21
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 50

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 6

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 1 destroyed

Japanese afternoon Air attack on Blagoveshchensk.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 37

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 18
MiG-3 x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-15bis: 4 destroyed
MiG-3: 3 destroyed

Japanese afternoon Air attack on Petropavlovsk Naval Fortress at Petropavlovsk – 12 casualties.

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 58
B5N2 Kate x 56
B6N1 Jill x 13

Japanese aircraft losses

B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak

Sub attack near Petropavlovsk at 142,48

Japanese Ships

DD Hamakaze
DD Yudachi

Allied Ships

SS Cabrilla

SS Cabrilla launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hamakaze

Allied bombardment at Skovorodino.
Attacking force 540 troops, 42 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 679
Defending force 15858 troops, 165 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 436

Allied deliberate attack at 109,25 near Shilka. Long been dreading the outcome of this assault. Fortune favours us as 2nd Tank Division arrives in the nick of time and turns a probable rout into a respectable defence.

Attacking force 52069 troops, 890 guns, 2845 vehicles, Assault Value = 2460
Defending force 19206 troops, 280 guns, 873 vehicles, Assault Value = 751

Allied adjusted assault: 935
Japanese adjusted defense: 1667

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
237 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 84 (9 destroyed, 75 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1323 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 235 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 56 (1 destroyed, 55 disabled)
Vehicles lost 74 (13 destroyed, 61 disabled)

Assaulting units:
36th Motor Rifle Division
103rd Rifle Division
298th Rifle Division
111th Tank Division
61st Tank Division
57th Motor Rifle Division
1st Motorized Rifle Regiment
1233rd Cannon Regiment
267th Cannon Regiment
36th Army
390th Cannon Regiment
177th Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
9th Tank Regiment
19th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Division
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

HOME ISLANDS

Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,49

Japanese Ships

PB Santos Maru
PB Shoei Maru

Allied Ships

SS Amberjack

SS Amberjack launches 2 torpedoes at PB Santos Maru

Allied afternoon Air attack on TF near Shikuka at 126,43. Another Russian bombing foray which must have started out with low morale. The pilots very quickly give up on their orders to bomb Japanese shipping.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 12

Allied aircraft

SB-2 x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

SB-2: 1 destroyed

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps at 78,55 near Kukong.
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps at 85,58 near Foochow – 12 casualties.
Kunming is bombed – 4 casualties, 13 airbase hits, 4 airbase supply hits and 28 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 99th Chinese Corps at 77,44 near Chungking – 10 casualties.
Kukong is bombed – 1 airbase supply hit and 5 runway hits.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 95th Chinese Corps at 78,38 near Tienshui – 36 casualties.

Japanese bombardment at 77,44 near Chungking – A 46 casualties.
Attacking force 440 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 604
Defending force 38333 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 888

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9410 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
Defending force 36072 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1221




WO Ochi B. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Ochi B. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
WO Ochi B. of 85th Sentai attains ace status!!

9th Tank Regiment isolated with no supply! This was an unwelcome report. Scurried off to check this unit and sure enough it has been mauled with most vehicles now disabled. Time to get them out. I gather this must be one of the quirks of the game. Even though we did well to defend the numerical superiority of the Russians allowed them to cut this unit off and deal rather roughly with it.


The orders are out. Invasion of Petropavlovsk is to commence. Keen to see just how bad the CD fire is going to be. I expect it to be bad so stand by for losses. In the meantime Yamato and Musashi make their move to join in on the naval bombardment of this target.

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8 July 1943 - 4/11/2017 9:14:02 AM   
SierraJuliet


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RUSSIA

Well here we go. A 1943 invasion of Petropavlovsk. I predicted a hard time and so it would be. First up Yamato and Musashi underwhelm me with their performance. Hopefully they contributed so some lowering of morale.

Night Naval bombardment of Petropavlovsk - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

120 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

BB Musashi, Shell hits 2
BB Yamato, Shell hits 1

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

Pre-Invasion action off Petropavlovsk - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
465 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

BB Ise
DD Hayate
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
xAP Aikoku Maru, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Oite
E Yaeyama
APD Aoi
AMC Kinryu Maru

Japanese ground losses:
320 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

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

I have kept the following reports to give an indication of the CD guns firing back at my ships.

180mm B-1-K CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Aikoku Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Oite firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
130mm B-13 CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Aikoku Maru at 5,000 yards
E Yaeyama firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
180mm B-1-K CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Aikoku Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Oite firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
130mm B-13 CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Aikoku Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Oite firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
APD Aoi firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
DD Oite firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
180mm B-1-K CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Aikoku Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Oite firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
130mm B-13 CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Aikoku Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Oite firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
100mm B-24 DP Gun Battery engaging xAP Aikoku Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Oite firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
DD Hayate fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

TF 38 troops unloading over beach at Petropavlovsk.

Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Pre-Invasion action off Petropavlovsk - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
445 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 18, on fire Yamashiro soaks up a lot of shells.
CL Kashii, Shell hits 8, heavy fires
CL Kashima, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Katori, Shell hits 9
xAK Momoyama Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
xAK Koki Maru, Shell hits 23, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Taikei Maru
PB Sensan Maru
PB Syozui Maru
PB Togo Maru
xAK Naniwa Maru

Japanese ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

TF 156 troops unloading over beach at Petropavlovsk.

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


Pre-Invasion action off Petropavlovsk - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
228 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

CL Kiso, Shell hits 12, heavy fires
xAK Belgium Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire
DD Kuroshio
xAK Florida Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
xAK Midori Maru, Shell hits 2
SC CHa-45
SC CHa-15
SC CHa-9
SC CHa-6
xAK Shozan Maru

Japanese ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

TF 313 troops unloading over beach at Petropavlovsk, 141,44

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
185 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

BB Ise
DD Hayate, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Oite, Shell hits 1
xAP Terukuni Maru, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Yaeyama
xAP Aikoku Maru, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Chidori
APD Aoi
E Sanae
AMC Kinryu Maru
DD Nowaki, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
186 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 11, on fire
CL Katori, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Momoyama Maru, Shell hits 25, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Kashii, heavy fires
CL Kashima, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Koki Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Taikei Maru
PB Sensan Maru
PB Syozui Maru
PB Togo Maru
xAK Naniwa Maru

Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
137 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAK Belgium Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Midori Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
CL Kiso, heavy fires
SC CHa-45
SC CHa-15
SC CHa-9
SC CHa-6
xAK Shozan Maru

Japanese ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Morning Air attack on Blagoveshchensk

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 37

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 7
MiG-3 x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-15bis: 1 destroyed
MiG-3: 2 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on 103rd Rifle Division at 109,25 near Shilka.

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 12
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 6
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 30

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 5

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 damaged

No Allied losses

Japanese morning Air attack on 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka]

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 3
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 12

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 7

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Japanese morning Air attack on 57th Motor Rifle Division at 109,25 near Shilka – 7 casualties.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 9
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 20

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 2

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-49-IIa Helen: 11 damaged

No Allied losses

Japanese morning Air attack on Blagoveshchensk.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 1
MiG-3 x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese afternoon Air attack on 198th Rifle Regiment at Petropavlovsk – 6 casualties.

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 58
B5N2 Kate x 56
B6N1 Jill x 13

Japanese aircraft losses

B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
72 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

AMC Kinryu Maru
DD Nowaki
DD Oite

Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

xAK Daijukyo Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire
BB Yamashiro
PB Syozui Maru
xAK Cheribon Maru
xAK Kyokko Maru, Shell hits 17, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Togo Maru
PB Taikei Maru
PB Sensan Maru
xAK Naniwa Maru

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

xAK Florida Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Kiso
SC CHa-45
SC CHa-15
SC CHa-9
SC CHa-6
xAK Shozan Maru

Allied bombardment at Petropavlovsk.
Attacking force 5653 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 142
Defending force 11173 troops, 112 guns, 114 vehicles, Assault Value = 500

Allied bombardment at Skovorodino – J 32 casualties.
Attacking force 540 troops, 42 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 1108
Defending force 15863 troops, 165 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 436

Allied deliberate attack at 109,25 near Shilka.

Attacking force 11239 troops, 263 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 2204
Defending force 18616 troops, 304 guns, 772 vehicles, Assault Value = 677

Allied adjusted assault: 142
Japanese adjusted defense: 1163

Allied assault odds: 1 to 8

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

Japanese ground losses:
291 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
662 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 78 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 24 (1 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
103rd Rifle Division
61st Tank Division
111th Tank Division
36th Motor Rifle Division
298th Rifle Division
57th Motor Rifle Division
1st Motorized Rifle Regiment
267th Cannon Regiment
1233rd Cannon Regiment
390th Cannon Regiment
36th Army
177th Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
19th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Division
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field AA Battalion

CHINA

Tuyun is bombed – 5 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps at 85,58 near Foochow – 16 casualties.
Kunming is bombed – 2 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 7 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 59th Chinese Corps at 78,38 near Tienshui – 18 casualties (1 engineer squad destroyed).
Japanese morning Air attack on 18th Chinese Corps at 77,44 near Chungking – 30 casualties (1 non-combat squad destroyed).
Kukong is bombed – 5 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 6 runway hits.

Japanese deliberate attack at Kunming.

Attacking force 26046 troops, 236 guns, 114 vehicles, Assault Value = 957
Defending force 18861 troops, 104 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 525

Japanese adjusted assault: 709
Allied adjusted defense: 967

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1659 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 179 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
270 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
34th Division
14th Division

Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
11th Group Army
NCAC
16th Chinese Base Force

Japanese bombardment at 77,44 near Chungking – A 124 casualties (3 combat squads destroyed).
Attacking force 440 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 621
Defending force 38150 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 881

Japanese bombard at Kukong – A 9 casualties.
Attacking force 9397 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 331
Defending force 36064 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1219

HOME ISLANDS

Allied morning Air attack on TF near Shikuka at 126,43

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 12

Allied aircraft

SB-2 x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

SB-2: 1 destroyed

Allied afternoon Air attack on TF near Shikuka at 126,43.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 11

Allied aircraft

SB-2 x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses






Repairs completed on APD Fuji at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on APD Hagi at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service

PO1 Takagi C. of 252 Ku S-1/A is credited with kill number 5
PO1 Takagi C. of 252 Ku S-1/A attains ace status!!
PO1 Takagi C. of 252 Ku S-1/A is credited with kill number 6

Pumps having difficulty controlling flooding aboard CL Katori
Decks awash aboard CL Katori, order given to Abandon Ship
CL Kashima sinks at sea
Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard DD Kuroshio
xAK Momoyama Maru sinks at sea
xAK Koki Maru sinks at sea
xAP Aikoku Maru sinks at sea
xAP Terukuni Maru sinks at sea
xAK Belgium Maru sinks at sea

So, at the end of the day we have sacrificed 2 old light cruisers, 3 xAK and 2 xAP. A couple more xAK are destined to go down. A good VP haul to Todd but at this stage they have little relevance. We have a number of ships which may make it to Paramushiro but then again are likely to be gobbled up by fire or fall prey to those lurking submarines. Yamashiro is not too badly knocked around and the trick will be to get her home without running into submarines. Some destroyers needing attention but generally they are of the older generation. I will, however, be looking to keep them in the game.

56 Division has most of the combat squads ashore. The support squads and supply are still to be unloaded. We shall have to stick around for another day in order to get as much of this off as we possibly can. It is going to mean more ships lost for sure but the end result will be a decent and well supplied force on the ground. We have one more division still to come and it should hit the beach head in a couple of days. Losses incurred as expected but not bad in the warship department. When weighed up against the positive result of getting the LCUs ashore in good order I am so far satisfied that the loss will be worth the gain of securing Petropavlovsk.

Attached is a screen shot [ships in red rectangles only] of the damage to ships which did not sink during the day.





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RUSSIA

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
84 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

APD Aoi, Shell hits 4 – carnage above decks before Aoi clears the beach and successfully navigates her way back to Paramushiro. Those 4 hits cost her 24 00 00 00 damage.

Japanese ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
117 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

xAK Ada Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Musashi
BB Ise
PB Togo Maru
AMC Kinryu Maru
DD Shinonome
DD Oite

Japanese ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

ASW attack near Petropavlovsk at 141,46

Japanese Ships

E Hiyodori
DD Tachikaze

Allied Ships

SS ShCh-133

Submarine attack near Petropavlovsk at 141,46

Japanese Ships

xAK Florida Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships

SS ShCh-133

SS ShCh-133 launches 2 torpedoes and misses.

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
78 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

xAK Kinsyu Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
BB Musashi
BB Ise
AMC Kinryu Maru
DD Shinonome
DD Oite

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
77 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

xAK Kinsyu Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
BB Yamato
BB Ise
xAK Nagato Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Asagumo
AMC Kinryu Maru
DD Shinonome
DD Oite

Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

ASW attack near Petropavlovsk at 141,46

Japanese Ships

DD Makinami
DD Hamakaze
DD Naganami

Allied Ships

SS ShCh-133

SS ShCh-133 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Makinami and misses.

Japanese morning Air attack on Petropavlovsk Naval Fortress at Petropavlovsk – 8 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 198th Rifle Regiment at Petropavlovsk.

Japanese morning Air attack on 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 5
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 12

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 7

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk.

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
76 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

xAK Kinsyu Maru, Shell hits 3
DD Asagumo
BB Ise
xAK Cheribon Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
BB Yamato
BB Musashi
xAK Muroran Maru
AMC Kinryu Maru
DD Shinonome
DD Oite

Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Japanese deliberate attack at 106,34 near Arshaan.

Attacking force 2305 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 84
Defending force 1594 troops, 22 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Japanese adjusted assault: 37
Allied adjusted defense: 85

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
157 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
1st Manchukuo Division

Defending units:
6th Mongolian Cavalry Division
7th Mongolian Cavalry Division

Allied bombardment at Petropavlovsk.
Attacking force 5685 troops, 145 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 142
Defending force 13891 troops, 141 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 547

Assaulting units:
198th Rifle Regiment
428th Howitzer Regiment
Kamchatka Command
Petropavlovsk Naval Fortress
726th AA Battalion

Defending units:
56th Division
Kure 5th SNLF
2nd Army

Allied bombardment at Skovorodino – J 11 casualties.
Attacking force 540 troops, 42 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 1157
Defending force 15894 troops, 165 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 439

Allied bombardment at 109,25 near Shilka – J (1 vehicle lost) to A (2 guns and 1 vehicle lost).
Attacking force 1080 troops, 80 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 2174
Defending force 18758 troops, 328 guns, 784 vehicles, Assault Value = 662

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan.
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps at 86,58 near Pucheng – 5 casualties.
Kunming is bombed – 5 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 33 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 75th Chinese Corps, at 78,38 near Tienshui – 16 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 99th Chinese Corps at 77,44 near Chungking – 5 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps at 78,55 near Kukong.
Kukong is bombed – 2 airbase hits and 8 runway hits.
Tuyun is bombed – 2 runway hits.

Japanese bombard at 77,44 near Chungking – A 186 casualties (7 combat squads destroyed).
Attacking force 440 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 622
Defending force 37934 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 868

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9401 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 331
Defending force 36084 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1217

HOME ISLANDS

Allied afternoon Air attack on TF at Shikuka.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 19

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 8
SB-2 x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 2 destroyed
SB-2: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships

xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Uji Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Clever Allies send their bombers in at 1000 feet to score these hits. Only 2 bombers survive the raid on the replay screen. At end of turn Utide is reporting 59 24 25 50 while Uji is at 35 13 8 16. Looks like we will watch Utide burn to the waterline while Uji is a good chance of being saved.



Pumps having difficulty controlling flooding aboard xAK Florida Maru
xAK Nagato Maru sinks at sea
xAK Ada Maru sinks at sea



Overnight we lose xAK Florida and Midori Marus as their fires rage out of control. Both were ravaged by the CD guns the day before and I teamed them up to return to Paramushiro with the slim hope of survival. Miraculously Florida Maru was missed by the Allied sub which should have claimed her as a prize.

During the day we lose xAK Ada, Nagato and Kyokko Marus to the CD guns. Not too bad in order to get supply and the most of the remaining 56 Division squads ashore. 56 Div still has some support squads to land but I am thinking the ships to do this will team up with the next amphib convoy bringing in the next Division in a day or so. The only other xAKs to suffer damage to CD guns is Kinsyu Maru 10 17 01 05 (from 6 hits) and Cheribon Maru 20 17 04 25 (from 3 hits).

My damaged ships from yesterday all make it to Paramushiro with the following damage.

BB Yamashiro 37 00 01 00
CL Kiso 41 34 00 00
CL Kashii 41 35 01 00
DD Kuroshio 11 16 04 00
DD Nowaki 12 08 00 00
DD Hayate 26 44 03 00
xAK Daiyukyo Maru 59 17 15 46 – another one which may burn up.

So, a satisfactory day. I plan on awaiting the arrival of the second division before launching a deliberate assault on Paramushiro.

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A shot to orientate the current action on the road to Shilka. The Russians are bogged down in the forest hex just down the road from Shilka. For the time being Todd does not appear to be inclined to move them so I've ordered a couple of units to move out of the forest hex to the south and make for the clear terrain hex next to Shilka. If Todd looks like his units are on the move this attempt is off as the river crossing into a contested hex will be fatal. If he does move units into this clear terrain I will be sending in bombers. If Todd allows my forces to cross that river I will be looking to come in from behind and trap the Russians in that forest hex. I don't see it happening but who knows. Worth a try to see what I can shake lose out here in the middle of nowhere.

Further down the road we can see the Skovorodino relief column only 2 days out from breaking the blockade of my trapped units. The next turn is the time for the Russians to attack in this hex.




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A stack outside of Chungking which was trapped some time ago. Just awaiting a couple of divisions out of Chungking and then we will start in earnest to finish them off.

The main focus is acquiring Kunming. Level 4 forts and 1 large Chinese corps stand in our way.

At the bottom is the forces that have sat in Kukong for what most be well over a year now. There is movement going on here although I suspect it is only 1 or 2 units setting off to see if I react.




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RUSSIA

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk.

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
67 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

AMC Kinryu Maru
DD Oite

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Submarine attack near Petropavlovsk at 141,45

Japanese Ships

xAK Cheribon Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships

SS ShCh-132

xAK Cheribon Maru is sighted by SS ShCh-132
SS ShCh-132 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Cheribon Maru

Sub attack near Petropavlovsk at 141,47

Japanese Ships

E Kunashiri
E Ishigaki

Allied Ships

SS ShCh-133, hits 10, heavy damage

SS ShCh-133 launches 2 torpedoes at E Kunashiri

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
91 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

xAK Hokko Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAK Muroran Maru
AMC Kinryu Maru
DD Oite

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Japanese morning Air attack on 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on Petropavlovsk Naval Fortress at Petropavlovsk.

Japanese deliberate attack at 105,34 near Arshaan.

Attacking force 1837 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
Defending force 750 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 62
Allied adjusted defense: 22

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Manchukuo Cavalry Division

Defending units:
18th VVS Base Force

Allied bombardment at Petropavlovsk.
Attacking force 5703 troops, 145 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 142
Defending force 14433 troops, 141 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 548

Allied bombardment at Skovorodino.
Attacking force 540 troops, 42 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 1162
Defending force 15890 troops, 165 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 438

Allied bombardment at 109,25 near Shilka – J 6 casualties (1 vehicle lost) to A 4 guns lost.
Attacking force 1080 troops, 80 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 2201
Defending force 19716 troops, 401 guns, 843 vehicles, Assault Value = 675

CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 4 casualties, 2 airbase hits, 5 airbase supply hits and 7 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan.
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps at 86,58 near Pucheng – 5 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 95th Chinese Corps at 78,38 near Tienshui – 25 casualties.
Tuyun is bombed – 2 runway hits.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps at 78,55 near Kukong.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on Kunming – 5 casualties, 7 airbase hits and 27 runway hits.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 92nd Chinese Corps at 77,44 near Chungking – 21 casualties.

Japanese bombard at 77,44 near Chungking – A 30 casualties (1 combat squad and 1 non-combat squad destroyed).
Attacking force 440 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1090
Defending force 37678 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 848

Japanese bombard at Kukong – A 5 caualties.
Attacking force 9410 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
Defending force 36097 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1219



Repairs completed on xAP Gokoku Maru at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on TK Hoshin Maru at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on TK Sanju Maru at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on TK Hofuku Maru at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on TK Risshun Maru at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on TK Toan Maru at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service

Loss of xAK Cheribon Maru on Jul 10, 1943 is admitted

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Todd informs me that I should now have an idea of the target for the long-anticipated US invasion. Checking all reports but no reliable reports appear to have arrived on incoming US TFs so we shall have to sit tight and wait.

RUSSIA

Night Naval bombardment of Petropavlovsk at 141,44

Japanese Ships

BB Hyuga
BB Fuso

Allied ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 7
Port hits 2

Pre-Invasion action off Petropavlovsk - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
232 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

BB Mutsu, Shell hits 7
BB Nagato
xAKL Miyati Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
E W-13
xAKL Columbia Maru, Shell hits 2
SC CHa-56
SC CHa-53
SC CHa-40
SC CHa-36
SC CHa-34
SC CHa-8
AMC Asaka Maru
E Wakataka

Japanese ground losses:
164 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

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

Amphibious Assault at Petropavlovsk.
TF 46 troops unloading over beach at Petropavlovsk.

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
168 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5
BB Nagato, Shell hits 6
xAKL Columbia Maru, Shell hits 1
SC CHa-56
SC CHa-53
SC CHa-40
SC CHa-36
SC CHa-34
SC CHa-8
AMC Asaka Maru
E W-13
E Wakataka

Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Morning Air attack on Kuibyshevka.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 37

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 32

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

MiG-3: 3 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on 198th Rifle Regiment at Petropavlovsk – 6 casualties, 1 Ki-49-IIa Helen lost to flak.

Japanese morning Air attack on 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 5
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 12

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 1

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on Kuibyshevka.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

MiG-3: 1 destroyed

ASW attack near Petropavlovsk.

Japanese Ships

DD Yukikaze
DD Shiranui

Allied Ships

SS ShCh-132, hits 4

SS ShCh-132 is sighted by escort

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk.

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
104 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

xAKL Columbia Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
xAKL Natsukawa Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
xAKL Momoyama Maru
SC CHa-56
SC CHa-53
SC CHa-40
SC CHa-36
SC CHa-34
SC CHa-8
AMC Asaka Maru
xAKL Hoki Maru
E W-13
E Wakataka

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Japanese deliberate attack at 106,34 near Arshaan.

Attacking force 2216 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
Defending force 1640 troops, 22 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Japanese adjusted assault: 59
Allied adjusted defense: 106

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
1st Manchukuo Division

Defending units:
6th Mongolian Cavalry Division
7th Mongolian Cavalry Division

Allied bombardment at Petropavlovsk – J 10 casualties to A 6 casualties.
Attacking force 5640 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 141
Defending force 25951 troops, 232 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 986

Allied bombardment attack at Skovorodino – J 32 (1 combat squad destroyed + 1 vehicle lost) to A (1 gun and 1 vehicle lost) casualties.
Attacking force 532 troops, 42 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 1169
Defending force 28317 troops, 312 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 812

The relief column has arrived and opened up a supply route into this hex. This make the position here so much more tenable now.

Allied bombardment at 109,25 near Shilka – J 42 (1 combat squad destroyed) to A (6 guns and 1 vehicle lost) casualties.
Attacking force 1080 troops, 78 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 2223
Defending force 23346 troops, 435 guns, 954 vehicles, Assault Value = 691

CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 2 runway hits.
Tuyun is bombed – 1 airbase supply hit and 7 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps at 78,55 near Kukong – 6 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps at Kukong.
Japanese morning Air attack on Kunming – 3 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 22 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 49th Chinese/C Corps at 82,60 near Chaochow – 57 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 95th Chinese Corps at 78,38 near Tienshui – 15 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 18th Chinese Corps at 77,44 near Chungking – 22 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on Kunming – 6 casualties, 2 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 8 runway hits.

Japanese deliberate attack at Kunming.

Attacking force 23517 troops, 171 guns, 187 vehicles, Assault Value = 862
Defending force 18676 troops, 104 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 511

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 542
Allied adjusted defense: 5068

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 9 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
889 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 92 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled

Allied ground losses:
466 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
69th Division
34th Division
1st Raiding Regiment

Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
NCAC
11th Group Army
16th Chinese Base Force

Japanese deliberate attack at 77,44 near Chungking.

Attacking force 31583 troops, 287 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 1099
Defending force 37439 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 834

Japanese adjusted assault: 697
Allied adjusted defense: 75

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2098 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 178 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2708 casualties reported
Squads: 63 destroyed, 348 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
32nd Division
62nd Division
5th Armored Car Co
58th Infantry Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
12th Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9410 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
Defending force 36091 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1221

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RUSSIA

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk.

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
77 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

xAKL Yamatsuru Maru, Shell hits 1
BB Fuso
BB Hyuga
xAKL Natsukawa Maru, on fire
BB Mutsu
SC CHa-56
SC CHa-53
SC CHa-40
SC CHa-36
SC CHa-34
SC CHa-8
AMC Asaka Maru
E W-13
E Wakataka

Japanese ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Night Naval bombardment of Petropavlovsk.

Japanese Ships

BB Ise

Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (6 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 1

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
66 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

xAKL Daiten Maru, Shell hits 2
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
xAKL Natsukawa Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Mutsu
SC CHa-8
AMC Asaka Maru
E W-13
E Wakataka

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

95 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

xAKL Heiku Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
xAKL Natsukawa Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Mutsu
xAKL Daiten Maru, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
SC CHa-8
AMC Asaka Maru
E W-13
E Wakataka

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

ASW attack near Paramushiro-jima at 139,47

Japanese Ships

DD Yamagumo
DD Shinonome

Allied Ships
SS ShCh-132, hits 4

SS ShCh-132 is sighted by escort

Japanese morning Air attack on 298th Rifle Division at 109,25 near Shilka – 139 casualties (1 non-combat squad destroyed plus 2 vehicles lost).

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 12
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 24
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 50

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 6

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Japanese morning Air attack on 198th Rifle Regiment at Petropavlovsk – 8 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on Petropavlovsk Naval Fortress at Petropavlovsk.

Invasion Support action off Petropavlovsk

Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
78 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships

xAKL Suzan Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
BB Hyuga
AMC Asaka Maru
E W-13
E Wakataka

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied bombardment at Petropavlovsk.
Attacking force 5635 troops, 142 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
Defending force 26781 troops, 251 guns, 174 vehicles, Assault Value = 991

Fuchin is occupied by the Japanese.

CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 1 airbase supply hit and 8 runway hits.
Tuyun is bombed.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps at 78,55 near Kukong
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps at 86,58 near Pucheng
Kunming is bombed – 7 casualties, 4 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hits and 24 runway hits. 1 Ki-31-Ic Sally lost to flak.
Japanese morning Air attack on 49th Chinese/C Corps at 82,60 near Chaochow – 122 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 18th Chinese Corps at 77,44 near Chungking – 5 casualties.

Japanese bombard at 77,44 near Chungking – A 79 casualties (2 combat squads destroyed).
Attacking force 440 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 951
Defending force 34110 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 468

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9410 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
Defending force 36113 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1222




Surviving Damage Control Parties abandon xAKL Columbia Maru

Allied Torpedo Bomber sighted over Suva
Allied Float Plane sighted over Suva
Allied Float Plane sighted over Suva
Allied Aircraft sighted over Suva
Allied Aircraft sighted over Suva
Allied Torpedo Bomber sighted over Suva

xAKL Daiten Maru sinks at sea
xAKL Natsukawa Maru sinks at sea

Aircraft A6M8 Zero advances R&D

Todd informed me that Suva is the first target selected by the US on their trek to Tokyo. As can be seen from the reports above there is suddenly a lot of recon activity over the base. We also have a bunch of battleships reported as incoming. Time for a wry smile when I read Todd’s missive that Suva was the place. Thing is I abandoned Suva months ago. Todd is about to capture the base without a contest. I figured that this place is way too far away to properly defend. For that matter, Noumea and Luganville have also been abandoned. The first line of Japanese defence on this vector will commence at Guadalcanal. I do hope that Todd has a lot of units prepped for Suva and Noumea and that he doesn’t have too much ready to go yet for more northerly locations. Hopefully this will buy me some time to reposition KB after the Petropavlovsk Operation.





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RUSSIA

ASW attack near Paramushiro-jima at 138,47

Japanese Ships

E Iki

Allied Ships

SS ShCh-132

SS ShCh-132 is located by E Iki

Japanese morning Air attack on Choybalsan.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 12

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 7

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on 198th Rifle Regiment at Petropavlovsk.
Japanese morning Air attack on Skovorodino – 5 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 17 runway hits.

Japanese afternoon Air attack on Rybolov.

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 40

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 4
I-153 x 29
I-16m24 x 4
MiG-3 x 6

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 5 destroyed
I-16m24: 1 destroyed
MiG-3: 1 destroyed

Japanese afternoon Air attack on 298th Rifle Division at 109,25 near Shilka – 55 casualties.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 23
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 27

Allied aircraft
I-153 x 6

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Japanese deliberate attack at Petropavlovsk.

Attacking force 24858 troops, 251 guns, 114 vehicles, Assault Value = 997
Defending force 6951 troops, 158 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 141

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 1450
Allied adjusted defense: 214

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Petropavlovsk !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
846 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 85 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled

Allied ground losses:
6993 casualties reported
Squads: 186 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 606 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 94 (94 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 5

Assaulting units:
56th Division
23rd Division
Kure 5th SNLF
2nd Army

Defending units:
198th Rifle Regiment
Petropavlovsk Naval Fortress
Kamchatka Command
428th Howitzer Regiment
726th AA Battalion

A long hoped for victory. Nothing, of course, can ever be certain in taking on the bear (and I am certainly a novice here). My view has been that if I’m going to commit to it then Petropavlovsk will be my anchor. Leaving it in Russian (read US reinforced hands) is tantamount to inviting the northern campaign by the Americans to kick off in earnest. The prospect of securing this base filled me full of uncertainty. Just how difficult would it be to seize. Worst still was the prospect of the damage which those CD guns would inflict. I knew that my transports would be easy prey and that the job of the escorts would be to cover the troops ships as best they could. My goal was to keep my warship loses as low as possible whilst accepting that there would be transport loses (hopefully acceptable).

So, the base is now mine and what of the bill?

2 (old) light cruisers. (the only 2 warships lost so more than happy)
9 xAK. (getting high but could have been far worse)
2 xAP. (considering I used a lot, which is a no no, I think that only 2 lost is a good return)
6 xAKL (a good result for ships which burn up in no time with CD guns hammering them)

A total of 188 VP over the course of a week. Total sunk ships now number at 102 for the war.

As for damaged ships, all but a couple of merchants have made it to Paramushiro and should be repaired in time if I keep them out of the sights of submarines.

The tally of damaged ships is

3 xAK
1 APD
4 DD
2 CL
1 BB

Finally, to really balance things up there is the bonus of killing a US TF which was intent of messing with my invasion TF.

Here is what I believe the KB managed to sink.

10 DD
2 CL
3 CA
3 CVE

Against that we lost a handful of aircraft and SS S-1 which kicked the show off by finding the CVE force in the first place.

All of the ground units deployed for this operation are in great shape. I can now free up the two divisions here. 56th Division will immediately prep for Alexandrovsk whilst 23rd Division will head to the south Pacific to bolster the defences down there. Coming back to the theme of Petropavlovsk being my anchor; from here my next objective is subduing the land fort at 127,42 near Shikuka and then moving on Alexandrovsk. The eventual objective here is to capture Okha. Great bases to launch another sea borne assault on one of the mainland Russian bases; probably Sovetskaya Gavan so I can move on Khabarovsk. I have the confidence now to do it but I am getting ahead of myself here. Somewhere amongst all of this I have an eye on Magadan too. Todd has not made a move to send US bombers to Russia via staging bases but I would like to remove bases that are inviting to do so. I know he can probably send the big bombers all the way across the map from Alaska but Magadan is open for consideration if all continues to prosper in the Russian adventure.

Japanese bombard at 106,34 near Arshaan.
Attacking force 2178 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73
Defending force 1681 troops, 22 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

PACIFIC

Amphibious Assault at Suva.

TF 192 troops unloading over beach at Suva 132,160

Allied ground losses:
360 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 85 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 21 (0 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

So here we have it. The Americans finally strike. Masses of disablements so I’m wondering if Todd has the 1st Marines prepped for somewhere else and he threw them onto Suva knowing that KB is a long way away. Hopefully they will take at least a good week or more to restore those disabled squads.

CHINA

Kukong is bombed - 7 casualties, 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 19 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan.
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps at 86,58 near Pucheng.
Kunming is bombed – 10 casualties, 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 8 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 49th Chinese/B Corps at 84,60 near Amoy – 58 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 75th Chinese Corps at 78,38 near Tienshui – 55 casualties (2 combat squads destroyed).
Japanese morning Air attack on 18th Chinese Corps at 77,44 near Chungking – 50 casualties.
Tuyun is bombed – 1 airbase hit and 10 runway hits.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps at 78,55 near Kukong.

Japanese bombardment at 77,44 near Chungking – A 150 casualties (17 combat squads and 1 non-combat squad destroyed).
Attacking force 440 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1636
Defending force 33903 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 454

Japanese bombard at Kukong – A 7 casualties.
Attacking force 9410 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
Defending force 36104 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1222




xAKL Heiku Maru sinks at sea

Repairs completed on xAP Kokuryu Maru at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Tanikaze at Ambon, ship returned to service

CV Kaga beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore

131st Naval Construction Battalion arrives at Hiroshima/Kure


The US forces arrayed for Suva become apparent. I wonder what would have occurred if I have of stacked the place with troops and supply as well as building up the forts. I think it would have been a hard nut to crack but it can so easily be by passed. I think I have best used it as a temporary speed bump.





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Status: offline 		A couple of days ago Todd mentioned that the Petropavlovsk Operation was one which was of limited gain only and that it also gave him the opening he had been looking for to launch the beginning of the US response. I outlined some thinking, which I rarely do in our PBEM, and thought it useful to share it here with you. Pleased to hear of thoughts regarding the importance, or not, of Petro once a Russian show has been ignited.

Well the fact that an Allied response was coming is no secret. Just when of course has been. I suspect that people reading my AAR are waiting to see just how I go in responding now that we are no longer playing the early game. Probably still well matched in naval terms for the time being should we cross swords. I've had a dream run and now it is time to see how difficult a time I can make to your timetable.

As for Petropavlovsk. Yes it is a limited gain if we think purely in terms of where to move forward to from here. I'm not thinking that way. I think that any Japanese player embroiled with the Soviets has to at least neurtralize the threat posed by this base. Preferably seize it and deny it to Aliies for as long as we can. It is simply too good a base too close to HI for it to remain in Allied hands. Too big a thorn in my side I think. Exposing the position of KB to cover the landings was necessary. As it turned out well justified too once your CVEs turned up on the scene.

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RUSSIA

Japanese morning Air attack on Kuibyshevka.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 37

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 3
MiG-3 x 23

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-15bis: 1 destroyed
MiG-3: 2 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka – 5 casualties.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 5
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 12

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 4

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Skovorodino is bombed – 2 airbase hits and 4 runway hits.

Japanese morning Air attack on Kuibyshevka.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

MiG-3: 1 destroyed

Japanese bombard at 106,34 near Arshaan.
Attacking force 2208 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
Defending force 1776 troops, 22 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 2 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 6 runway hits.
Tuyun is bombed – 5 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan – 6 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps at 86,59 near Foochow – 19 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 49th Chinese/B Corps at 84,60 near Amoy – 45 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed)
Japanese morning Air attack on 75th Chinese Corps at 78,38 near Tienshui – 19 casualties.
Kunming is bombed – 7 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 9 runway hits.

Japanese deliberate attack at 77,44 near Chunkging.

Attacking force 46765 troops, 441 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 1644
Defending force 33667 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 449

Japanese adjusted assault: 1184
Allied adjusted defense: 41

Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
658 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 72 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
4353 casualties reported
Squads: 347 destroyed, 88 disabled
Non Combat: 52 destroyed, 138 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
32nd Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
40th Division
5th Armored Car Co
116th Division
58th Infantry Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
12th Army
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
92nd Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9392 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 330
Defending force 36131 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1223

PACIFIC

Allies occupy Suva.




Repairs completed on DD Kawakaze at Ambon, ship returned to service

2LT Chuzaburo N. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Chuzaburo N. of 85th Sentai attains ace status!!

E W-27 arrives at Tokyo
E W-33 arrives at Tokyo
E Maeshima arrives at Tokyo

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PACIFIC

Sub attack near Auki at 115,134

Japanese Ships

PC Sumire

Allied Ships

SS Barb

SS Barb launches 2 torpedoes at PC Sumire

Sub attack near Rekata Bay at 112,135

Japanese Ships

PB Kyo Maru #6, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PB Tama Maru #5

Allied Ships

SS S-27

SS S-27 launches 2 torpedoes at PB Kyo Maru #6

Sub attack near Rekata Bay at 112,135

Japanese Ships

xAKL Batavia Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SC CHa-38
SC CHa-37
xAK Nichibi Maru
xAK Mitimei Maru
xAK Keihuku Maru
xAKL Genmei Maru
PB Takunan Maru #2

Allied Ships

SS S-27

SS S-27 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Batavia Maru

RUSSIA

Japanese morning Air attack on Rybolov.

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 40

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 4
I-153 x 28
I-16m24 x 3
MiG-3 x 9

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

I-15bis: 1 destroyed
I-153: 6 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on 3rd NKVD Division at 108,25 near Shilka – 133 casualties (1 combat squad and 3 non-combat squads destroyed + 3 vehicles lost).

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 12
A6M5 Zero x 3
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 12
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 75

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 13

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka – 6 casualties.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 5
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 12

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 1

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged

Japanese afternoon Air attack on Skovorodino – 2 airbase hits and 15 runway hits.

Japanese bombard at 106,34 near Arshaan.
Attacking force 2208 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
Defending force 1824 troops, 22 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 52

CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 2 airbase supply hits and 9 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan.
Japanese morning Air attack on 49th Chinese/C Corps at 82,59 near Amoy – 62 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 59th Chinese Corps at 78,38 near Tienshui – 42 casualties.
Kunming is bombed – 2 airbase hits and 8 runway hits.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps at 86,59 near Foochow – 11 casualties.

Japanese bombard tat 77,44 near Chunkging – A 171 casualties (13 combat squads destroyed).
Attacking force 440 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1594
Defending force 30210 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 349

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9382 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 330
Defending force 36134 troops, 57 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1222




LT Tokaji, T. of 201 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5
LT Tokaji, T. of 201 Ku S-1 attains ace status!!
CPO Ogiya, N. of 201 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5
CPO Ogiya, N. of 201 Ku S-1 attains ace status!!

Ki-48-IIa Lily from 67th Sentai/C attacking a O16 Class class SS at 116,53
an Allied SS is reported HIT

Loss of PB Kyo Maru #6 on Jul 15, 1943 is admitted

SC CHa-62 arrives at Ominato

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CHINA

Kukong is bombed - 4 casualties, 1 airbase hit and 9 runway hits.
Tuyun is bombed – 1 airbase hit and 12 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps at 78,56 near Wuchow.
Morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps at 78,56 near Wuchow
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps at 86,59 near Foochow – 5 casualties.
Tsuyung is bombed – 16 casualties, 27 airbase hits, 6 airbase supply hits and 36 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 49th Chinese/C Corps at 82,59 near Amoy – 19 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 14th Chinese Corps at 78,38 near Tienshui – 16 casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at 77,44 near Chungking.

Attacking force 46380 troops, 441 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1617
Defending force 30039 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 347

Japanese adjusted assault: 969
Allied adjusted defense: 24

Japanese assault odds: 40 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
599 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 67 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Allied ground losses:
4984 casualties reported
Squads: 250 destroyed, 89 disabled
Non Combat: 159 destroyed, 85 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
32nd Division
40th Division
5th Armored Car Co
116th Division
58th Infantry Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
12th Army
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
18th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9387 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 330
Defending force 36155 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1226

RUSSIA

Japanese morning Air attack on 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 5
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 9
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 3

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 4

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 2 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on 103rd Rifle Division at 109,25 near Shilka – 59 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed).

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 12
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 36
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 6

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-49-IIa Helen: 11 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 11
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 3
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 9

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 1

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Japanese morning Air attack on Skovorodino – 5 runway hits.

Japanese deliberate attack at 127,42 near Shikuka.

Attacking force 24527 troops, 257 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 865
Defending force 2709 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60

Japanese adjusted assault: 762

Allied adjusted defense: 151

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
380 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Assaulting units:
7th Division
78th Naval Guard Unit
82nd Naval Guard Unit
Karafuto Mixed Brigade
83rd Naval Guard Unit
8th Area Army
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
104th Region Fortress

Japanese bombardment at 106,34 near Arshaan.
Attacking force 2244 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 361
Defending force 1854 troops, 22 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

PACIFIC

Nadi flipped last turn and today the Yasawa Islands north of Nadi flipped.



Task Force 12 lays defensive minefield at Munda.

Repairs completed on AK Kumagawa Maru at Tokyo, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AK Tatuharu Maru at Tokyo, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AK Toa Maru at Tokyo, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AK Teikoku Maru at Tokyo, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AK Onoe Maru at Tokyo, ship returned to service

Ki-48-IIa Lily from 67th Sentai/C attacking a Grampus class SS at 116,53

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RUSSIA

Japanese morning Air attack on Kuibyshevka.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 37

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 2
MiG-3 x 30

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-15bis: 1 destroyed
MiG-3: 2 destroyed

Skovorodino is bombed – 2 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 13 runway hits.

Japanese morning Air attack on Kuibyshevka.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

MiG-3: 1 destroyed

Japanese afternoon Air attack on Choybalsan.

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 2 destroyed

Japanese bombard at Skovorodino – J 1 vehicle lost to A 6 casualties (2 vehicles lost).
Attacking force 810 troops, 25 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 876
Defending force 26650 troops, 339 guns, 1140 vehicles, Assault Value = 1196

Japanese bombardment at 127,42 near Shikuka – J 21 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed).
Attacking force 24289 troops, 257 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 841
Defending force 2599 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Japanese deliberate attack at 106,34 near Arshaan.

Attacking force 9841 troops, 87 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 361
Defending force 1869 troops, 22 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 57

Japanese adjusted assault: 220
Allied adjusted defense: 31

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
521 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Manchukuo Distr Division
1st Manchukuo Division

Defending units:
6th Mongolian Cavalry Division
7th Mongolian Cavalry Division

CHINA

Tuyun is bombed – 1 airbse hit and 5 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps at 78,56 near Wuchow
Japnaese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 86,59 near Foochow – 46 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 49th Chinese/C Corps at 82,59 near Amoy – 17 casualties.
Tsuyung is bombed – 9 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hits and 8 runway hits.

Japanese deliberate attack at Kunming.

Attacking force 11088 troops, 61 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 440
Defending force 18272 troops, 104 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 481

Japanese adjusted assault: 245
Allied adjusted defense: 1495

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 6 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
791 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 208 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Allied ground losses:
469 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
69th Division
12th Tank Regiment
1st Raiding Regiment
China Expeditionary Army
13th Army

Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
NCAC
11th Group Army
16th Chinese Base Force

Japanese deliberate attack at 77,44 near Chunking.

Attacking force 45970 troops, 441 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1579
Defending force 25326 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115

Japanese adjusted assault: 1292
Allied adjusted defense: 12

Japanese assault odds: 107 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
150 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
8081 casualties reported
Squads: 592 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 587 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
116th Division
40th Division
5th Armored Car Co
32nd Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
58th Infantry Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
12th Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9386 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 331
Defending force 36129 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1220





Repairs completed on SS I-34 at Tokyo, ship returned to service

B5N2 Kate from Shokaku-3 attacking an Allied SS at 114,68
D4Y1 Judy from Zuikaku-2 attacking a O21 Class class SS at 114,68
a Gato class SS is reported HIT

Aircraft Ki-43-IIIa Oscar advances R&D

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18 July 1943 - 4/26/2017 9:47:45 PM   
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CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 5 casualties, 1 airbase hit, 2 airbase supply hits and 13 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps at Kukong – 18 casualties.
Tsuyung is bombed – 4 casualties, 7 airbase hits, 4 airbase supply hits and 15 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 49th Chinese/C Corps at 82,59 near Amoy – 21 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 59th Chinese Corps at 78,38 near Tienshui – 15 casualties.
Tuyun is bombed – 1 airbase hit and 9 runway hits.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps at 78,56 near Wuchow.

Japanese deliberate attack at 77,44 near Chungking.

Attacking force 45984 troops, 441 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1582
Defending force 18962 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 85

Japanese adjusted assault: 1306
Allied adjusted defense: 8

Japanese assault odds: 163 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
94 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
9206 casualties reported
Squads: 511 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 932 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
40th Division
5th Armored Car Co
116th Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
32nd Division
58th Infantry Regiment
12th Army
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9386 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 331
Defending force 36058 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1212

RUSSIA

Japanese morning Air attack on 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka
Skovorodino is bombed – 1 airbase hit and 4 runway hits.

Allied morning Air attack on Arshaan Fortress at Arshaan.

Japanese afternoon Air attack on Choybalsan.

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese afternoon Air attack on 57th Motor Rifle Division at 109,25 near Shilka – 18 casualties.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 12
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 12
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 54

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 4

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-49-IIa Helen: 22 damaged

No Allied losses

Japanese bombard at Skovorodino – J (3 vehicles lost).
Attacking force 810 troops, 25 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 881
Defending force 26642 troops, 339 guns, 1140 vehicles, Assault Value = 1196

Japanese deliberate attack at 127,32 near Shikuka.

Attacking force 24411 troops, 257 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 853
Defending force 2616 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Japanese adjusted assault: 649
Allied adjusted defense: 172

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
451 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Allied ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
Karafuto Mixed Brigade
78th Naval Guard Unit
82nd Naval Guard Unit
7th Division
83rd Naval Guard Unit
8th Area Army
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
104th Region Fortress

Japanese deliberate attack at 106,34 near Arshaan.

Attacking force 9758 troops, 87 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 352
Defending force 1369 troops, 17 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Japanese adjusted assault: 343
Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 85 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
854 casualties reported
Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 47 (24 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
1st Manchukuo Distr Division
1st Manchukuo Division

Defending units:
6th Mongolian Cavalry Division
7th Mongolian Cavalry Division




Aircraft Ki-44-IIc Tojo advances R&D

xAK Shiretoko Maru arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo

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PACIFIC

Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,125

Japanese Ships

PB Tama Maru #5

Allied Ships

SS Tuna, hits 4

SS Tuna launches 2 torpedoes

CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 2 airbase hits and 10 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan – 9 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps at 86,58 near Pucheng.
Tsuyung is bombed – 3 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 17 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 59th Chinese Corps at 78,38 near Tienshui.
Tuyun is bombed – 1 airbase supply hit and 6 runway hits.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps, at 78,56 near Wuchow.

Japanese deliberate attack at 77,44 near Chungking.

Attacking force 45973 troops, 441 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1580
Defending force 10733 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Japanese adjusted assault: 1177
Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 392 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
9205 casualties reported
Squads: 676 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 612 destroyed, 70 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
40th Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Armored Car Co
32nd Division
116th Division
58th Infantry Regiment
12th Army
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9386 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 331
Defending force 36038 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1207

RUSSIA

Skovorodino is bombed – 1 airbase hit and 2 runway hits.

Japanese morning Air attack on Kuibyshevka.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 2
MiG-3 x 20

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Japanese morning Air attack on Kuibyshevka.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 37

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 1
MiG-3 x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

MiG-3: 1 destroyed

Japanese afternoon Air attack on 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka.

Japanese afternoon Air attack on 298th Rifle Division at 109,25 near Shilka.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 12
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 27

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 4

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 15 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 1 destroyed

Japanese afternoon Air attack on 36th Motor Rifle Division at 109,25 near Shilka

Japanese aircraft

Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 12
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 24

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 2

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-49-IIa Helen: 9 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied afternoon Air attack on 12th Division at Hailar – 66 casualties.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft

SB-2 x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

SB-2: 2 damaged
SB-2: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese deliberate attack at 127,42 near Shikuka.

Attacking force 24056 troops, 257 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 815
Defending force 2516 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

Japanese adjusted assault: 398
Allied adjusted defense: 100

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
7th Division
78th Naval Guard Unit
Karafuto Mixed Brigade
82nd Naval Guard Unit
83rd Naval Guard Unit
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
8th Area Army
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
104th Region Fortress

Japanese deliberate attack at 106,34 near Arshaan.

Attacking force 9759 troops, 87 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 352
Defending force 236 troops, 3 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 350
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 350 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
1st Manchukuo Distr Division
1st Manchukuo Division

Defending units:
6th Mongolian Cavalry Division

Allied bombardment at Skovorodino – J 5 casualties to A 18 (1 non-combat squad destroyed + 2 vehicles lost) casualties.
Attacking force 26652 troops, 339 guns, 1140 vehicles, Assault Value = 1198
Defending force 29727 troops, 316 guns, 181 vehicles, Assault Value = 887




Repairs completed on DD Arashio at Tokyo, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AO Takekun Maru at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CA Mogami at Singapore, ship returned to service

PO2 Masuyama C. of Ominato Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5
PO2 Masuyama C. of Ominato Ku S-1 attains ace status!!

CV Hiryu beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
DD Yamakaze beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka

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Status: offline 		Todd updates me about the political situation in the western world.

India continues to be a major thorn in Winnie's posterior. When FDR is updated about the situation in the SWPAC he smiles and says that it needs to be expanded upon across the entire PTO.

I send him this little snippet of a meeting at the Palace. (The fleet is not quite rested but within a few days the carriers will be ready to sail again. They deserve a small break back in home waters)

Imperial Palace, Tokyo.

Grand Admiral Yamamoto finishes his appraisal of fleet preparedness to the Emperor.

"The fleet is rested and re provisioned after Admiral Yamaguchi's victory and the success at Petropavlovsk. Now that the Americans have nibbled at the bait that was Suva our fleet stands ready to deal the final blow to the American Fleet. Wherever and whenever they show themselves."

The Emperor smiles

Todd responds.

A final blow to end the war! King asked Nimitz recently about the prospect of an American victory in a major engagement. The answer wasn't exactly what he hoped for.

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RUSSIA

Japanese morning Air attack on Rybolov.

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 36

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 13
I-153 x 52
I-16m24 x 13
MiG-3 x 29

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

I-15bis: 1 destroyed
I-153: 2 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on Shilka.

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 12

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 10

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on Rybolov.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 42

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 8
I-153 x 39
I-16m24 x 13
MiG-3 x 22

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

I-15bis: 2 destroyed
I-153: 1 destroyed
MiG-3: 2 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on Svobodny.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 36

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-15bis: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka

Japanese morning Air attack on 57th Motor Rifle Division at 109,25 near Shilka – 24 casualties.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 11
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 48

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 4

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-49-IIa Helen: 42 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Skovorodino is bombed – 1 runway hit.

Japanese morning Air attack on Rybolov.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 35

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 3
I-153 x 31
I-16m24 x 10
MiG-3 x 15

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

I-15bis: 1 destroyed
I-153: 3 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on 298th Rifle Division at 109,25 near Shilka – 36 casualties (1 engineer squad destroyed).

Japanese aircraft

Ki-49-IIa Helen x 27

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 4

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-49-IIa Helen: 7 damaged

No Allied losses

Japanese morning Air attack on Svobodny.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 5

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied morning Air attack on 19th Field AF Construction Battalion at 114,29 near Skovorodino – 33 casualties.
Afternoon Air attack on 18th Field AF Construction Battalion at 114,29 near Skovorodino – 32 casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at 127,42 near Shikuka.

Attacking force 23995 troops, 257 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 807
Defending force 2366 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Japanese adjusted assault: 619
Allied adjusted defense: 112

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
219 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 20 (2 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Assaulting units:
78th Naval Guard Unit
Karafuto Mixed Brigade
7th Division
82nd Naval Guard Unit
83rd Naval Guard Unit
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
8th Area Army
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
104th Region Fortress

Allied bombardment at Skovorodino – J 11 casualties (1 engineer squad destroyed) to A 128 (5 combat squads destroyed + 2 guns lost) casualties.
Attacking force 26685 troops, 339 guns, 1141 vehicles, Assault Value = 1201
Defending force 29755 troops, 316 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 889

Allied deliberate attack at 109,25 near Shilka.

Attacking force 71899 troops, 1129 guns, 3414 vehicles, Assault Value = 2832
Defending force 48570 troops, 756 guns, 1699 vehicles, Assault Value = 1804

Allied adjusted assault: 655
Japanese adjusted defense: 5855

Allied assault odds: 1 to 8

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
560 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 84 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 25 disabled
Guns lost 83 (9 destroyed, 74 disabled)
Vehicles lost 127 (26 destroyed, 101 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2074 casualties reported
Squads: 37 destroyed, 492 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled
Guns lost 111 (13 destroyed, 98 disabled)
Vehicles lost 133 (13 destroyed, 120 disabled)

Assaulting units:
103rd Rifle Division
205th Tank Brigade
57th Motor Rifle Division
61st Tank Division
298th Rifle Division
36th Motor Rifle Division
111th Tank Division
1st Motorized Rifle Regiment
3rd NKVD Division
1233rd Cannon Regiment
267th Cannon Regiment
390th Cannon Regiment
36th Army
177th Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
23rd Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Division
17th Division
30th Division
2nd Tank Division
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
43rd Ind.AA Gun Co
56th Field AA Battalion
24th Ind. Engineer Regiment
4th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Regiment
42nd Air Defense AA Regiment
53rd Field AA Battalion
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
36th Const Co
7th RF Gun Battalion
29th Fld AA Gun Co
20th Army
11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

A distressing result for Todd as he was expecting combat odds closer to 1-1. Apart from 23rd Tank Regiment everyone seems to be looking good after this encounter.

CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 9 runway hits.
Tuyun is bombed – 1 airbase hit and 14 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps at 78,56 near Wuchow.
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps at 86,58 near Pucheng.
Japanese morning Air attack on Tsuyung – 5 airbase hits and 14 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 14th Chinese Corps at 78,38 near Tienshui – 17 casualties (1 non-combat squad destroyed).
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 49th Chinese/C Corps at 82,59 near Amoy – 17 casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at 77,44 near Chungking.

Attacking force 46090 troops, 441 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1595
Defending force 2624 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 1057
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 1057 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
3568 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 441 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
5th Armored Car Co
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
32nd Division
40th Division
116th Division
58th Infantry Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
12th Army
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps

This is the end of the small stack that had been surrounded outside of Chungking.

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9377 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 330
Defending force 36081 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1211



Repairs completed on AK Kirikawa Maru at Nagasaki/Sasebo, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CVL Zuiho at Singapore, ship returned to service

Ki-48-IIa Lily from 67th Sentai/C attacking a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS at 116,53
a ShCh Type class SS is reported HIT

23rd Tank Regiment isolated with no supply! Interesting. This is the second tank regiment to have this happen in the fighing near Shilka. Time to disengage and get those disabled tanks back up to speed. The other tank regiment has been restored and is on the way to re-join the fray. The Russians also seem to have some issues with their units as I noted a couple with 0 AV. I’ve posted the relative strengths at the end of the combat round below.

CA Atago beginning refit while under repair in shipyard at Tokyo
CA Maya beginning refit while under repair in shipyard at Tokyo




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HOME ISLANDS

Sub attack near Kume-jima at 93,63

Japanese Ships

TK Nissyo Maru
SC Ch 35
TK Okigawa Maru
TK Tsurushima Maru
TK San Clemente Maru
E Sokuten
E Tomozuru
E Hatsukari

Allied Ships

SS Capelin

SS Capelin launches 4 torpedoes at TK Nissyo Maru
Capelin diving deep ....
Escort abandons search for sub

RUSSIA

Japanese morning Air attack on Svobodny.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 37

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese morning Air attack on 36th Motor Rifle Division at 109,25 near Shilka – 2 vehicles lost.

Skovorodino is bombed – 3 runway hits.

Japanese morning Air attack on 57th Motor Rifle Division at 109,25 near Shilka – 1 Ki-49-IIa lost to flak, 4 casualties.

Japanese morning Air attack on Svobodny.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 1
MiG-3 x 12

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied morning Air attacks on 18th Field AF Construction Battalion at 114,29 near Skovorodino – 40 casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at 127,42 near Shikuka.

Attacking force 23907 troops, 257 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 798
Defending force 2278 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Japanese adjusted assault: 657
Allied adjusted defense: 70

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
247 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Assaulting units:
82nd Naval Guard Unit
Karafuto Mixed Brigade
7th Division
78th Naval Guard Unit
83rd Naval Guard Unit
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
8th Area Army
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
104th Region Fortress

Allied bombardment at Skovorodino – J 15 to A 82 (4 combat squads destroyed + 2 vehicles lost).
Attacking force 26618 troops, 339 guns, 1141 vehicles, Assault Value = 1188
Defending force 29776 troops, 316 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 893

CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 2 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 15 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan.
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps at 86,58 near Pucheng – 7 casualties.
Tsuyung is bombed – 10 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hits and 34 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 49th Chinese/C Corps at 82,59 near Amoy – 20 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 59th Chinese Corps at 78,38 near Tienshui – 59 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed + 1 gun lost).
Tuyun is bombed – 1 runway hit.

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9377 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 330
Defending force 36055 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1208

PACIFIC

ASW attack near Raoul Island at 123,171

Japanese Ships

SS I-15

Allied Ships

DD Balch
DD Phelps
DMS Boggs
AM Grebe
AM Rail
AM Sheldrake
AM Champion
AM Motive
APA Callaway
APA Bolivar
APA Sumter
APA U.S. Grant
APA John Penn
APA Fuller
APA Heywood
AKA Castor
AKA Procyon
AKA Oberon
AKA Mercury
LST-481
LCI-216
LCI-85
DD Le Triomphant
DD Nestor
DD Nepal

SS I-15 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Balch
I-15 diving deep ....
SS I-15 eludes ASW attack from DD Nestor
DD Nestor is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

A very good find. Looks like I have located Todd’s troop transports making a run from Suva back to New Zealand. I have a bunch of I Boats in the area and they are sent south to see if we can do something about this bounty of shipping.

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PACIFIC

ASW attack near Raoul Island at 122,173

Japanese Ships

SS I-124

Allied Ships

DMS Boggs
AM Grebe
AM Rail
AM Sheldrake
AM Oracle
AM Motive
APA Callaway
APA Bolivar
APA Sheridan
APA U.S. Grant
APA John Penn
APA Fuller
APA George F. Elliot
APA Heywood
AKA Castor
AKA Procyon
AKA Mercury
LST-484
LST-480
LCI-216
LCI-84
DD Le Triomphant
DD Nepal
DD Balch
DD Phelps

SS I-124 is sighted by escort
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Raoul Island at 122,174

Japanese Ships

SS I-28

Allied Ships – same again with APA William P. Biddle also reported.

SS I-28 launches 2 torpedoes at DMS Boggs
I-28 diving deep ....
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Raoul Island at 121,176

Japanese Ships

SS I-28, hits 3

Allied Ships – same again.

SS I-28 is sighted by escort
SS I-28 eludes ASW attack from DD Phelps
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Waipapakauri at 120,177

Japanese Ships

SS I-28, hits 6

Allied Ships – same again.

SS I-28 is sighted by escort
Escort abandons search for sub

so in the end it all turned out to be much ado about nothing. No subs lost but not a single shot on a transport either. Still good intell to know just what Todd currently has for lift capacity.

CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 2 airbase hits and 6 runway hits.
Tuyun is bombed – 1 airbase hit and 13 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps at 78,56 near Wuchow.
Japanese morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps at Kukong – 7 casualties.
Tsuyung is bombed – 8 airbase hits and 17 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 95th Chinese Corps at 78,3 near Tienshui.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 49th Chinese/C Corps at 82,59 near Amoy – 7 casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at Kunming.

Attacking force 15646 troops, 228 guns, 186 vehicles, Assault Value = 598
Defending force 18072 troops, 104 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 473

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 528
Allied adjusted defense: 5050

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 9 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
453 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Allied ground losses:
207 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
51st Division
1st Raiding Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Ind. Engineer Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind. Engineer Regiment
13th Army
1st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
NCAC
11th Group Army
16th Chinese Base Force

Japanese bombard at Kukong
Attacking force 9377 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 330
Defending force 32660 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1082

RUSSIA

Japanese bomb 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka

Japanese morning Air attack on 36th Motor Rifle Division at 109,25 near Shilka – 51 casualties.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 11
A6M5 Zero x 11
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 3
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 43

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-49-IIa Helen: 39 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Skovorodino is bombed – 2 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hits and 5 runway hits.
Allied morning Air attack on 19th Field AF Construction Battalion at 114,29 near Skovorodino – 11 casualties.
Allied morning Air attack on 18th Field AF Construction Battalion at 114,29 near Skovorodino – 30 casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at 127,42 near Shikuka.

Attacking force 23856 troops, 257 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 792
Defending force 2122 troops, 104 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Japanese adjusted assault: 427
Allied adjusted defense: 49

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
171 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
Karafuto Mixed Brigade
82nd Naval Guard Unit
78th Naval Guard Unit
7th Division
83rd Naval Guard Unit
8th Area Army
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
104th Region Fortress




Aircraft A6M8 Zero advances R&D

BB Nagato beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo

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PACIFIC

ASW attack near Waipapakauri at 119,179

Japanese Ships

SS I-15, hits 4, heavy damage

Allied Ships

AM Motive
DMS Boggs
AM Grebe
AM Sheldrake
AM Champion
APA Callaway
APA Bolivar
APA Sumter
APA U.S. Grant
APA Fuller
APA Heywood
AKA Castor
AKA Procyon
AKA Oberon
AKA Mercury
LST-484
LST-481
LCI-216
LCI-85
DD Le Triomphant
DD Nepal
DD Balch
DD Phelps

SS I-15 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Motive
I-15 diving deep ....
DD Le Triomphant attacking submerged sub ....
DD Nepal attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Aogashima at 116,66

Japanese Ships

DD Nokaze

Allied Ships

SS Cisco

SS Cisco launches 4 torpedoes at DD Nokaze
Cisco diving deep ....
DD Nokaze attacking submerged sub ....
SS Cisco eludes DD Nokaze by diving deep
Escort abandons search for sub

Nokaze and a friend are leading out the refreshed KB heading south to Truk. The subs are becoming numerous and on this occasion I’m happy the lead destroyers flushed out the danger and KB continues on in secrecy (pesky Allied intel allowing).

Sub attack near Shasukotan at 138,54

Japanese Ships

xAK Anzan Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SC CHa-36
SC CHa-34
SC CHa-8
AK Sasako Maru
AK Sakura Maru
xAP Tenzan Maru
xAK Mayasan Maru
xAK Tokuhei Maru
xAK Nojima Maru
xAK Kiyozumi Maru
xAK Ehime Maru
xAK Meiu Maru
xAK Hokutai Maru
xAK Hokkai Maru
xAKL Saiho Maru
xAKL Korei Maru
xAKL Ryua Maru
xAKL Momoyama Maru
E W-21
PC Nire
PB Eifuku Maru
PB Chitose Maru

Allied Ships

SS Saury

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

SS Saury launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Anzan Maru #2
Saury diving deep ....
Escort abandons search for sub

One of the ships carrying 23 Division from Petro south to a new position in the Pacific. Flooding just above 50 and a dicey run into Paramushiro. No fires at least.

HOME ISLANDS

Sub attack near Kushiro at 124,54

Japanese Ships

PB Seki Maru #3
PB Menado Maru

Allied Ships

SS Pompano

SS Pompano launches 2 torpedoes at PB Seki Maru #3
Pompano diving deep ....
Escort abandons search for sub


RUSSIA

Japanese morning Air attack on Rybolov.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-61-Ia Tony x 14

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 5
I-153 x 23
I-16m24 x 5
MiG-3 x 12

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on Rybolov.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-61-Ia Tony x 14

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 1
I-153 x 11
I-16m24 x 2
MiG-3 x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 1 destroyed
I-16m24: 1 destroyed
MiG-3: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on Rybolov.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-61-Ia Tony x 14

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 2
MiG-3 x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka is bombed.
Skovorodino is bombed – 1 Ki-49-IIa Helen lost to flak, 1 airbase hit.

Japanese afternoon Air attack on Rybolov.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 31

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 4
I-153 x 13
I-16m24 x 8
MiG-3 x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-15bis: 2 destroyed
I-153: 3 destroyed
I-16m24: 1 destroyed

Japanese deliberate attack at 127,42 near Shikuka.

Attacking force 23873 troops, 257 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 794
Defending force 2009 troops, 91 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Japanese adjusted assault: 472
Allied adjusted defense: 46

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (18 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
78th Naval Guard Unit
Karafuto Mixed Brigade
82nd Naval Guard Unit
7th Division
83rd Naval Guard Unit
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
8th Area Army
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
104th Region Fortress

Japanese deliberate attack at 104,35 near Arshaan.

Attacking force 1946 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 74
Defending force 641 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 77
Allied adjusted defense: 19

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+)
Attacker: leaders(+)

Allied ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Manchukuo Cavalry Division

Defending units:
18th VVS Base Force

CHINA

Tuyun is bombed – 2 airbase hits and 6 runway hits.
88th Chinese Corps at 78,56, near Wuchow is bombed.
31st Chinese Corps at Tuyun is bombed.
54th Chinese Corps at Kunming is bombed – 67 casualties (2 combat squads destroyed).
49th Chinese/C Corps at 82,59 near Amoy is bombed – 17 casualties.
95th Chinese Corps at 78,37 near Tienshui is bombed.
16th Chinese Corps at Tienshui is bombed – 34 casualties.

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9377 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 330
Defending force 32704 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1084




Repairs completed on DD Yukikaze at Tokyo, ship returned to service

BB Mutsu beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
CA Kumano beginning refit in shipyard at Osaka/Kyoto
CL Agano beginning refit in shipyard at Osaka/Kyoto
CL Noshiro beginning refit in shipyard at Osaka/Kyoto
DD Harusame beginning refit in shipyard at Osaka/Kyoto
DD Asanagi beginning refit in shipyard at Osaka/Kyoto
DD Yunagi beginning refit in shipyard at Osaka/Kyoto

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HOME ISLANDS

Sub attack near Aogashima at 112,64

Japanese Ships

AK Tosan Maru, Torpedo hits 1
AK Kyushu Maru
E W-26

Allied Ships

SS Cisco

SS Cisco launches 2 torpedoes at AK Tosan Maru
Cisco diving deep ....
Escort abandons search for sub

Tosan is still afloat at the end of the day. Not too far from port so she may just stay on the board.

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attack on Kukong – 4 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 13 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on Tuyun – 5 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps, at 78,56 near Wuchow
Japanese morning Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps at Kukong.
Japanese morning Air attack on 54th Chinese Corps at Kunming – 39 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 52nd Chinese Corps at Kunming.
Japanese morning Air attack on 49th Chinese/C Corps at 82,59 near Amoy – 46 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 95th Chinese Corps at 78,37 near Tienshui.
Japanese morning Air attack on 36th Chinese Corps at Tienshui – 82 casualties.

Japanese bombard at Kukong – A 9 casualties.
Attacking force 9377 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 330
Defending force 32663 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1081

RUSSIA

Japanese morning Air attack on Rybolov.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-61-Ia Tony x 3

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 2
I-153 x 4
MiG-3 x 2

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 1 destroyed

Forgot to reset their range settings.

Japanese morning Air attack on 61st Tank Division at 108,25 near Shilka – 22 casualties.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 11
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 82

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-49-IIa Helen: 14 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on Skovorodino – 8 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 17th Army at 108,25 near Shilka – 44 casualties (1 non-combat squad destroyed).
Allied morning Air attack on 19th Field AF Construction Battalion at 114,29 near Skovorodino – 89 casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at 127,42 near Shikuka.

Attacking force 23862 troops, 257 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 792
Defending force 1877 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 715
Allied adjusted defense: 40

Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
244 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 19 (19 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
78th Naval Guard Unit
7th Division
Karafuto Mixed Brigade
82nd Naval Guard Unit
83rd Naval Guard Unit
8th Area Army
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
104th Region Fortress





SS I-175 lays minefield near Vladivostok (111, 47)

Repairs completed on xAKL Kaijo Maru #2 at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Ki-48-IIa Lily from 67th Sentai/C attacking a 'T' War Emergency class SS at 116,53
Ki-48-IIa Lily from 67th Sentai/C attacking a Triton class SS at 116,53
Ki-48-IIa Lily from 67th Sentai/C attacking a Electric Boat S-18 class SS at 116,53

Loss of xAK Nissan Maru on Jul 06, 1942 is admitted
Loss of xAK Meisho Maru on Mar 25, 1943 is admitted

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CHINA

Japanese morning Air attack on Kukong – 1 airbase hit and 3 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on Tuyun – 6 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps at 78,56 near Wuchow.
Japanese morning Air attack on 54th Chinese Corps at Kunming – 67 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed).
Japanese morning Air attack on 49th Chinese/C Corps at 82,59 near Amoy – 23 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 95th Chinese Corps at 78,37 near Tienshui
Japanese morning Air attack on 29th Chinese Corps at Tienshui – 100 casualties.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps at Kukong.

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9410 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
Defending force 32673 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1081

RUSSIA

Japanese morning Air attack on Rybolov.

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 35
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 42

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 8
I-153 x 36
I-16m24 x 11
MiG-3 x 24

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M5 Zero: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

I-15bis: 1 destroyed
I-153: 2 destroyed
I-16m24: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka.
Japanese morning Air attack on Skovorodino – 9 airbase hits, 5 airbase supply hits and 23 runway hits.

The Russians have vacated the field they were contesting on the railroad near Shilka. The bombers are now re-employed. 108 Ki-49-IIa Helen bombers roar in to drop their eggs as my focus shifts to Skovorodino.

Allied morning Air attack on 19th Field AF Construction Battalion at 114,29 near Skovorodino – 43 casualties.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 26
SB-2 x 59

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

MiG-3: 2 destroyed
SB-2: 3 damaged

Japanese afternoon Air attack on Skovorodino – 1 airbase hit and 1 airbase supply hit.

Japanese deliberate at 127,42 near Shikuka.

Attacking force 23826 troops, 257 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 788
Defending force 1724 troops, 57 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 581
Allied adjusted defense: 40

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
82nd Naval Guard Unit
7th Division
Karafuto Mixed Brigade
78th Naval Guard Unit
83rd Naval Guard Unit
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
8th Area Army
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
104th Region Fortress





Repairs completed on BB Ise at Tokyo, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-8 at Truk, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on BB Kirishima at Tokyo, ship returned to service


Ki-48-IIa Lily from 67th Sentai/C attacking an Allied SS at 116,53

Aircraft A6M5d-S Zero advances R&D

DD Okinami arrives at Maizuru
xAK Rokkosan Maru arrives at Osaka/Kyoto

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HOME ISLANDS

Sub attack near Nago at 96,62

Japanese Ships

E W-28, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships

SS Capelin

SS Capelin launches 2 torpedoes
Sub escapes detection

CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 2 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hit and 12 runway hits.
Tuyun is bombed – 3 airbase hits and 9 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps at 85,57 near Pucheng – 14 casualties.
Kunming is bombed – 14 casualties, 11 airbase hits, 4 airbase supply hit and 41 runway hits and 1 Ki-49-IIa Helen lost to flak.
Japanese morning Air attack on 49th Chinese/C Corps at 82,59 near Amoy.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 95th Chinese Corps at 78,37 near Tienshui
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 13th Chinese Corps at Tienshui – 33 casualties.

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9410 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
Defending force 32652 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083

RUSSIA

Skovorodino is bombed – 9 airbase hits, 15 airbase supply hits and 43 runway hits.

Allied morning Air attack on TF near Shikuka at 126,43

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 25

Allied aircraft

SB-2 x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

SB-2: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships

xAP Ural Maru

Allied morning Air attack on 19th Field AF Construction Battalion at 114,29 near Skovorodino – 25 casualties.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 4
SB-2 x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

MiG-3: 1 destroyed
SB-2: 2 damaged

Allied afternoon Air attack on TF near Shikuka at 126,43

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 24

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 2
SB-2 x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 1 destroyed
SB-2: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
SB-2: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships

xAP Palau Maru

Allied afternoon Air attack on 19th Field AF Construction Battalion at 114,29 near Skovorodino – 29 casualties (1 non-combat squad destroyed).

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 14
SB-2 x 23

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

MiG-3: 1 destroyed

Allied afternoon Air attack on 8th Border Defense Fortress at Hailar.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 6
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 12

Allied aircraft

SB-2 x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

SB-2: 3 destroyed

Japanese deliberate attack at 127,42 near Shikuka.

Attacking force 23804 troops, 257 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 786
Defending force 1702 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 587
Allied adjusted defense: 40

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
Karafuto Mixed Brigade
7th Division
78th Naval Guard Unit
82nd Naval Guard Unit
83rd Naval Guard Unit
8th Area Army
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
104th Region Fortress



Repairs completed on DD Hayashio at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS RO-67 at Rabaul, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on BB Hiei at Tokyo, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Matsue Maru at Truk, ship returned to service

PO1 Nakajima U. of 252 Ku S-1/B is credited with kill number 4
PO1 Nakajima U. of 252 Ku S-1/B is credited with kill number 5
PO1 Nakajima U. of 252 Ku S-1/B attains ace status!!

CV Katsuragi arrives at Hiroshima/Kure
DD Suzunami arrives at Kobe
DD Asashimo arrives at Nagoya

Loss of E W-28 on Jul 26, 1943 is admitted

4th Air Army arrives at Tokyo
79th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo

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CHINA

Japanese morning Air attack on Kukong – 2 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 6 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan – 5 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps at 85,57 near Pucheng.
Japanese morning Air attack on Kunming – 5 casualties, 3 airbase hits, 4 airbase supply hits and 36 runway hits and 1 Ki-49-IIa Helen lost to flak.
Japanese morning Air attack on 49th Chinese/C Corps at 83,58 near Kanhsien – 5 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 95th Chinese Corps at 78,37 near Tienshui – 50 casualties (1 combat squad and 1 non-combat squad destroyed).
Japanese morning Air attack on 13th Chinese Corps at Tienshui – 83 casualties.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on Tuyun – 1 airbase supply hit and 5 runway hits.

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9410 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
Defending force 32671 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1085

RUSSIA

Japanese morning Air attack on 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka.
Japanese morning Air attack on Skovorodino – 8 airbase hits, 7 airbase supply hits and 32 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka – 5 casualties.
Allied morning Air attack on 18th Field AF Construction Battalion at 114,28 near Skovorodino – 36 casualties.
Allied morning Air attack on 19th Field AF Construction Battalion at 114,28 near Skovorodino – 5 casualties.

Allied morning Air attack on 12th Division at Hailar.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3a Zero x 6
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 12

Allied aircraft

SB-2 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

SB-2: 2 destroyed

Japanese deliberate attack at 127,42 near Shikuka.

Attacking force 23882 troops, 257 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 793
Defending force 1602 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 734
Allied adjusted defense: 31

Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
211 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
78th Naval Guard Unit
82nd Naval Guard Unit
7th Division
Karafuto Mixed Brigade
83rd Naval Guard Unit
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
8th Area Army
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
104th Region Fortress




SS I-175 lays minefield near Nakhodka (112, 48)

Repairs completed on APD Aoi at Paramushiro-jima, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Noto Maru at Nagasaki/Sasebo, ship returned to service

PO1 Kasai H. of 252 Ku S-1/A is credited with kill number 5
PO1 Kasai H. of 252 Ku S-1/A attains ace status!!
PO1 Kasai H. of 252 Ku S-1/A is credited with kill number 6

Ki-48-IIa Lily from 67th Sentai/C attacking an Allied SS at 116,53
an Allied SS is reported HIT

Previous report of sinking of DD Hughes incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service

E Tsushima arrives at Tokyo
xAK Kenan Maru arrives at Osaka/Kyoto

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HOME ISLANDS

ASW attack near Ominato at 120,55

Japanese Ships

E W-1
E W-4

Allied Ships

SS Saury

SS Saury is located by E W-1
Saury diving deep ....
Escort abandons search for sub

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attack on Kukong – 2 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 11 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on Tuyun – 2 airbase hits and 9 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan.
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps at 85,57 near Pucheng.
Japanese morning Air attack on Kunming – 3 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hits and 5 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 49th Chinese/C Corps at 83,58 near Kanhsien – 17 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 14th Chinese Corps at 78,37 near Tienshui – 14 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 1st Chinese Corps at Tienshui – 75 casualties.

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9410 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
Defending force 28192 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 938

RUSSIA

Japanese morning Air attack on Skovorodino – 5 airbase hits, 5 airbase supply hits and 42 runway hits.
Allied morning Air attack on 18th Field AF Construction Battalion at 114,28 near Skovorodino – 24 casualties (2 engineer squads destroyed + 1 vehicle lost).
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 104th Region Fortress at 127,42 near Shikuka – 5 casualties.

Japanese bombard at 108,27 near Hailar – A 8 casualties (2 vehicles lost).
Attacking force 910 troops, 96 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 502
Defending force 9529 troops, 147 guns, 61 vehicles, Assault Value = 433

Japanese deliberate attack at 127,42 near Shikuka.

Attacking force 23831 troops, 257 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 789
Defending force 1446 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 634
Allied adjusted defense: 25

Japanese assault odds: 25 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
7th Division
78th Naval Guard Unit
Karafuto Mixed Brigade
82nd Naval Guard Unit
83rd Naval Guard Unit
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
8th Area Army
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
104th Region Fortress

Allied bombardment at 108,27 near Hailar.
Attacking force 9088 troops, 147 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 429
Defending force 14642 troops, 233 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 502




Ki-48-IIa Lily from 67th Sentai/C attacking SS Saury at 120,55
Ki-48-IIa Lily from 208th Sentai attacking a KXIV Class class SS at 106,56
a O16 Class class SS is reported HIT
Ki-48-IIa Lily from 67th Sentai/C attacking an Allied PG at 116,53

Repairs completed on xAK Kyusyu Maru at Nagasaki/Sasebo, ship returned to service

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RUSSIA

Japanese morning Air attack on Rybolov at 113,44

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 33

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 22
I-16m24 x 11
MiG-3 x 24

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 6 destroyed
MiG-3: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on Rybolov at 113,44

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 32

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 10
I-16m24 x 7
MiG-3 x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

MiG-3: 2 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on Skovorodino – 4 airbase hits, 5 airbase supply hits and 7 runway hits + 1 Ki-49IIa Helen lost to flak.

Allied morning Air attack on 19th Field AF Construction Battalion at 114,28 near Skovorodino

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 10
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 16

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 20
SB-2 x 55

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

SB-2: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese bombard at 108,27 near Hailar – A 9 casualties (1 gun lost).
Attacking force 13729 troops, 230 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 502
Defending force 9523 troops, 147 guns, 59 vehicles, Assault Value = 429

Japanese deliberate attack at 127,42 near Shikuka.

Attacking force 23891 troops, 257 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 795
Defending force 1320 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 711
Allied adjusted defense: 22

Japanese assault odds: 32 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
78th Naval Guard Unit
Karafuto Mixed Brigade
7th Division
82nd Naval Guard Unit
83rd Naval Guard Unit
8th Area Army
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
104th Region Fortress

Allied bombardment at 108,27 near Hailar.
Attacking force 9079 troops, 146 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 427
Defending force 14634 troops, 233 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 502

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attack on Kukong – 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 12 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 55th Prov Chinese Division at Tuyun.
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps at 85,57 near Pucheng
Japanese morning Air attack on Kunming – 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 9 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 95th Chinese Corps at 78,37 near Tienshui – 23 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 13th Chinese Corps at Tienshui – 97 casulties.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 24th Chinese Corps at Paoshan.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 25th Chinese Corps at Kukong.

Japanese deliberate attack at Kunming.

Attacking force 15583 troops, 228 guns, 186 vehicles, Assault Value = 592
Defending force 17944 troops, 104 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 466

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 448
Allied adjusted defense: 625

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
567 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
578 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Assaulting units:
51st Division
12th Tank Regiment
1st Raiding Regiment
13th Army
2nd Ind. Engineer Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Ind. Engineer Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
NCAC
11th Group Army
16th Chinese Base Force

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 9410 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
Defending force 28171 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 935




Sawoe-eilanden is occupied by the Japanese

PO2 Kanzaki B. of 252 Ku S-1/C is credited with kill number 5
PO2 Kanzaki B. of 252 Ku S-1/C attains ace status!!
WO Harada D. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
WO Harada D. of 85th Sentai attains ace status!!

Ki-48-IIa Lily from 67th Sentai/C attacking an Allied SS at 116,53

Device Mitsubishi Ha-43 advances R&D

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