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witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 18 (11/11/2021 5:30:57 AM)
1945 February 18 INVADED Amphibious TF 92 offshore of Singkep INVESTED Cam Ranh Bay Palembang Nanning Daito Shoto CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Strategic points: 11,322 • B-29's reporting ready: 165 • Total B-29's deployed: 216 • +/- VP today: +39 • Still no word on Godzilla. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Batavia is cleared. quote: 000006 Amphibious Assault 1945-02-18 Singkep 49,87 Amphibious Assault at Singkep (49,87) TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Singkep, 49,87 Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 000030 Ground combat 1945-02-18 Batavia 49,98 Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 13544 troops, 237 guns, 287 vehicles, Assault Value = 491 Defending force 1660 troops, 0 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Allied adjusted assault: 230 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 230 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1947 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 51 (51 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 19th Australian Brigade 14th Australian Brigade 708th Amphib Tank Battalion 503rd Parachute Regiment 11th LH Motor Regiment 260th Field Artillery Battalion 534th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 1st RFA Engineer Regiment 1/532nd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 131st Field Artillery Battalion 148th Field Artillery Battalion 2nd RAA Jungle Field Artillery Regiment 2nd MONAB Base Force 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 25th Army Philippines China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Nighttime stuff. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1945-02-18 97,59 Fukue-jima ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 97,59 Japanese Ships E No.213 Allied Ships SS Grenadier, hits 5 SS Grenadier is sighted by escort Grenadier bottoming out .... E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.213 attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 ASW attack 1945-02-18 87,62 Taihoku ASW attack near Taihoku at 87,62 Allied Ships SS Segundo SS Segundo is sighted by escort Segundo diving deep .... Sub escapes detection 000003 Sub attack 1945-02-18 100,59 Fukue-jima Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59 Japanese Ships E No.72 E Yaeyama Allied Ships SS Becuna SS Becuna launches 4 torpedoes at E No.72 Becuna diving deep .... E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yaeyama attacking submerged sub .... E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000004 Sub attack 1945-02-18 99,70 Daito Shoto Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 99,70 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-D-113 Allied Ships AV Albemarle SC-699 SSX Ha-D-113 launches 2 torpedoes at AV Albemarle Ha-D-113 diving deep .... SC-699 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000005 ASW attack 1945-02-18 99,70 Daito Shoto ASW attack near Daito Shoto at 99,70 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-D-113, hits 6, heavy damage Allied Ships BB West Virginia DD Cassin DD Tucker SSX Ha-D-113 is sighted by escort DD Tucker attacking submerged sub .... Underwater explosion, debris and oil appear on surface! Escort abandons search for sub • SSX by the dozen. quote: 000007 ASW attack 1945-02-18 98,69 Daito Shoto ASW attack near Daito Shoto at 98,69 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-D-111, hits 4, heavy damage Allied Ships DE Levy DE McConnell SSX Ha-D-111 launches 2 torpedoes at DE Levy Ha-D-111 bottoming out .... DE McConnell attacking submerged sub .... Underwater explosion, debris and oil appear on surface! Escort abandons search for sub 000008 Sub attack 1945-02-18 87,62 Taihoku Sub attack near Taihoku at 87,62 Japanese Ships SC Ch 5 SC Ch 6 SC Ch 11 Allied Ships SS Sea Owl SS Sea Owl launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 5 Sea Owl diving deep .... SC Ch 11 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 11 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 11 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 11 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 11 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000009 ASW attack 1945-02-18 98,69 Daito Shoto ASW attack near Daito Shoto at 98,69 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-D-114, hits 14, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DE Jack Miller DE LeRay Wilson DD Lardner DD Lansdowne DD Swanson SSX Ha-D-114 launches 2 torpedoes at DE Jack Miller Ha-D-114 bottoming out .... DD Lardner fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Lansdowne fails to find sub and abandons search DD Swanson attacking submerged sub .... Underwater explosion, debris and oil appear on surface! Escort abandons search for sub 000010 Sub attack 1945-02-18 98,69 Daito Shoto Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 98,69 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-D-112, hits 11, heavy damage Allied Ships DE McConnell SSX Ha-D-112 launches 2 torpedoes at DE McConnell Ha-D-112 bottoming out .... DE McConnell attacking submerged sub .... Debris floats to surface in area of attack! Escort abandons search for sub 000011 Sub attack 1945-02-18 98,69 Daito Shoto Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 98,69 Japanese Ships SS RO-67, hits 19, heavy damage Allied Ships CVE Takanis Bay DE Richard M. Rowell DE Samuel B. Roberts DD Thompson DD Meade DD Hobby DD Gillespie SS RO-67 launches 6 torpedoes at CVE Takanis Bay RO-67 bottoming out .... DD Thompson fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Meade fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hobby attacking submerged sub .... DD Gillespie fails to find sub and abandons search DD Thompson fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hobby attacking submerged sub .... DD Hobby fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hobby fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hobby fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hobby attacking submerged sub .... DD Hobby attacking submerged sub .... DD Hobby is out of ASW ammo DD Hobby is out of ASW ammo DD Hobby is out of ASW ammo DD Hobby is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub • We are making great progress getting units to staging areas for Nago, Naha, Amami Oshima, Okinoerabushima, Tokunoshima, Kanoya, Kochi, Tanegashima, and Yakushima. WITP-AE reads as "Logistics in the Pacific". • 1,942 AV on Daito Shoto. Next assault will be 1 day from tomorrow. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 18 (11/11/2021 5:14:43 PM)
1945 February 19 INVADED Amphibious TF 111 unloading at Basilan Amphibious TF 294 unloading at Kudat INVESTED Cam Ranh Bay Palembang Nanning Daito Shoto CHANGED OWNERSHIP Singkep is occupied by the Allies Overall • Strategic points: 11,322 • B-29's reporting ready: 169 • Total B-29's deployed: 216 • +/- VP today: +17 • A hard day for subs on both sides. • No sightings of IJN heavies. A submarine's last transmission 100,58 2 hexes west of Nagasaki about engaging tankers could have been a sighting of carriers instead. • The USN ships recently withdrawn from the South China Sea are getting much overdue maintenance at Manus and Truk. Saratoga is heading to Pearl Harbor to get her 1/45 AA upgrade at the same time. Wasp II also will head to Pearl Harbor as her deferred maintenance needs are more serious. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific • An enemy ship, although likely a submarine, has been spotted 18 hexes east of Rota. Measures are being taken. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • The slow cleanup of Borneo is well underway. quote: 000016 Amphibious Assault 1945-02-19 Kudat 69,86 Amphibious Assault at Kudat (69,86) TF 294 troops unloading over beach at Kudat, 69,86 Allied ground losses: 143 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 000017 Amphibious Assault 1945-02-19 Kudat 69,86 Amphibious Assault at Kudat (69,86) TF 551 troops unloading over beach at Kudat, 69,86 Philippines • We will slowly feel our way along in the Philippines. quote: 000015 Amphibious Assault 1945-02-19 Basilan 75,90 Amphibious Assault at Basilan (75,90) TF 111 troops unloading over beach at Basilan, 75,90 Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled China • Lost another one. quote: 000005 ASW attack 1945-02-19 73,62 Kwangchowan ASW attack near Kwangchowan at 73,62 Japanese Ships E W-26 E Kamo Allied Ships SS Trigger, hits 5 SS Trigger launches 2 torpedoes at E W-26 Trigger bottoming out .... E Kamo attacking submerged sub .... E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search... E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search... E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search... E Kamo attacking submerged sub .... E Kamo is out of ASW ammo E Kamo is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub 000006 ASW attack 1945-02-19 79,64 Hong Kong ASW attack near Hong Kong at 79,64 Japanese Ships E No.68 Allied Ships SS Puffer, hits 21 SS Puffer is located by E No.68 E No.68 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.68 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.68 attacking submerged sub .... E No.68 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.68 attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub 000007 Sub attack 1945-02-19 81,64 Swatow Sub attack near Swatow at 81,64 Japanese Ships E Yaku E Shinnan Allied Ships SS Tally Ho, hits 11, heavy damage SS Tally Ho launches 2 torpedoes at E Yaku Tally Ho diving deep .... E Yaku fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yaku attacking submerged sub .... SS Tally Ho forced to surface! E Yaku firing on surfaced sub .... E Shinnan firing on surfaced sub .... E Yaku firing on surfaced sub .... E Shinnan firing on surfaced sub .... E Shinnan firing on surfaced sub .... E Shinnan firing on surfaced sub .... E Yaku firing on surfaced sub .... E Shinnan firing on surfaced sub .... E Yaku firing on surfaced sub .... E Shinnan firing on surfaced sub .... E Yaku firing on surfaced sub .... E Shinnan firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves 000020 ASW attack 1945-02-19 78,63 Hong Kong ASW attack near Hong Kong at 78,63 Japanese Ships E Hato Allied Ships SS Tullibee, hits 4 SS Tullibee is sighted by escort Tullibee bottoming out .... E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hato attacking submerged sub .... E Hato attacking submerged sub .... E Hato is out of ASW ammo E Hato is out of ASW ammo E Hato is out of ASW ammo E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • We got 13 LI hits on Hong Kong, now 109(112); 2 LI hits on Kunming, now 2(79); and 35 HI hits on Kunming, now 2(50). • Our advanced, stealth Bde will be in a defensive position in the mountains tomorrow. Hopefully they will arrive before the enemy forces approaching from the opposite direction. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • In about 3 days we will be ready to begin the reduction of Cam Ranh Bay. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Nighttime stuff. Win some, lose some. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1945-02-19 98,68 Daito Shoto ASW attack near Daito Shoto at 98,68 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-D-115 Allied Ships DE Parks SSX Ha-D-115 is located by DE Parks DE Parks fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 Sub attack 1945-02-19 97,60 Amami Oshima Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 97,60 Japanese Ships E No.132 Allied Ships SS Roncador SS Roncador launches 2 torpedoes at E No.132 Roncador diving deep .... E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 ASW attack 1945-02-19 101,59 Nagasaki/Sasebo ASW attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59 Japanese Ships E No.40 Allied Ships SS Grenadier, hits 5 SS Grenadier is located by E No.40 Grenadier diving deep .... E No.40 attacking submerged sub .... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 attacking submerged sub .... SS Grenadier eludes E No.40 by diving deep E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000004 Submarine attack 1945-02-19 98,68 Daito Shoto Submarine attack near Daito Shoto at 98,68 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-D-115, hits 18, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Hailey DD Dortch DD Remey DD Haggard SSX Ha-D-115 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hailey Ha-D-115 diving deep .... DD Remey attacking submerged sub .... SSX Ha-D-115 forced to surface! DD Remey firing on surfaced sub .... DD Hailey firing on surfaced sub .... DD Haggard firing on surfaced sub .... DD Remey firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves 000008 ASW attack 1945-02-19 98,58 Fukue-jima ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 98,58 Japanese Ships DD Asanagi Allied Ships SS Roncador, hits 4, heavy damage SS Roncador is sighted by escort Roncador bottoming out .... DD Asanagi attacking submerged sub .... DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Asanagi attacking submerged sub .... DD Asanagi is out of ASW ammo DD Asanagi is out of ASW ammo DD Asanagi is out of ASW ammo DD Asanagi is out of ASW ammo DD Asanagi is out of ASW ammo DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000009 Sub attack 1945-02-19 98,60 Koshiki-jima Retto Sub attack near Koshiki-jima Retto at 98,60 Japanese Ships E No.40 Allied Ships SS Tilefish Captain of SS Tilefish elects not to launch torpedoes at this target E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000010 Sub attack 1945-02-19 99,71 Daito Shoto Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 99,71 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-D-117, hits 10, heavy damage Allied Ships DE Hodges DE Leslie L. B. Knox SSX Ha-D-117 launches 2 torpedoes at DE Hodges DE Leslie L. B. Knox attacking submerged sub .... Sounds of submarine breaking up detected! Escort abandons search for sub 000011 Sub attack 1945-02-19 101,59 Nagasaki/Sasebo Sub attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59 Japanese Ships PB Kiso Maru PB Okuyo Maru #2 Allied Ships SS Sabalo, hits 1 SS Sabalo launches 2 torpedoes at PB Kiso Maru PB Okuyo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Okuyo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Okuyo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Okuyo Maru #2 attacking submerged sub .... PB Okuyo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000012 Sub attack 1945-02-19 99,70 Daito Shoto Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 99,70 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-D-116, hits 4, heavy damage Allied Ships DE Sederstrom DE Seid SSX Ha-D-116 launches 2 torpedoes at DE Sederstrom Ha-D-116 diving deep .... DE Seid fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Seid fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Seid attacking submerged sub .... Large oil slick appears over area of attack! Escort abandons search for sub 000013 Sub attack 1945-02-19 99,70 Daito Shoto Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 99,70 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-D-118, hits 5, heavy damage Allied Ships BB Oklahoma, Torpedo hits 1 DD Gridley DD Drayton DD Benham SSX Ha-D-118 launches 2 torpedoes at BB Oklahoma DD Drayton fails to find sub and abandons search DD Benham fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Benham attacking submerged sub .... DD Benham attacking submerged sub .... DD Benham is out of ASW ammo DD Benham is out of ASW ammo DD Benham is out of ASW ammo DD Benham is out of ASW ammo DD Benham fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Benham fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000014 ASW attack 1945-02-19 99,61 Kuroshima ASW attack near Kuroshima at 99,61 Japanese Ships E No.213 Allied Ships SS Triton, hits 1 SS Triton launches 2 torpedoes at E No.213 Triton diving deep .... E No.213 attacking submerged sub .... E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Oklahoma has flooding of 29(28) and will need serious yard time. She will make tonight's bombardment then retire. • Lost another one. quote: 000018 ASW attack 1945-02-19 100,59 Fukue-jima ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59 Japanese Ships E No.132 Allied Ships SS Grenadier SS Grenadier is located by E No.132 Grenadier diving deep .... E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000019 Sub attack 1945-02-19 100,59 Fukue-jima Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59 Japanese Ships E Hishu E W-41 Allied Ships SS Escolar, hits 1 SS Escolar launches 2 torpedoes at E Hishu Escolar diving deep .... E W-41 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-41 attacking submerged sub .... E W-41 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-41 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-41 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000021 Submarine attack 1945-02-19 100,58 Fukue-jima Submarine attack near Fukue-jima at 100,58 Japanese Ships TK Samui Maru TK Nisshin Maru TK Nihon Maru E No.74 E No.22 E Kasado Allied Ships SS Paddle, hits 18, and is sunk SS Paddle is sighted by escort E No.74 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.74 attacking submerged sub .... E No.74 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.74 attacking submerged sub .... SS Paddle forced to surface! E No.22 firing on surfaced sub .... E Kasado firing on surfaced sub .... E No.22 firing on surfaced sub .... E Kasado firing on surfaced sub .... E No.22 firing on surfaced sub .... E Kasado firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves 000022 Sub attack 1945-02-19 97,60 Amami Oshima Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 97,60 Japanese Ships E No.40 Allied Ships SS Blackfish SS Blackfish launches 2 torpedoes at E No.40 Blackfish diving deep .... E No.40 attacking submerged sub .... SS Blackfish eludes E No.40 by diving deep E No.40 cannot establish contact with SS Blackfish E No.40 cannot reach attack position over SS Blackfish SS Blackfish eludes ASW attack from E No.40 E No.40 cannot establish contact with SS Blackfish E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • 1,944 AV on Daito Shoto. Next assault will be tomorrow, a shock attack. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 20 (11/12/2021 5:27:33 AM)
1945 February 20 INVADED INVESTED Cam Ranh Bay Palembang Nanning Daito Shoto CHANGED OWNERSHIP Basilan is occupied by the Allies Allied forces CAPTURE Daito Shoto !!! Allied forces CAPTURE Kudat !!! Overall • Strategic points: 11,322 • B-29's reporting ready: 175 • Total B-29's deployed: 216 • +/- VP today: +37 • No sightings of IJN heavy assets. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific • We must now cover this area. quote: 000004 ASW attack 1945-02-20 133,101 Wake Island ASW attack near Wake Island at 133,101 Japanese Ships SS I-35, hits 17, heavy damage Allied Ships DE Tinsman TK Frank G Drum TK Mobilstation TK Axtell J Byles SS I-35 launches 2 torpedoes at DE Tinsman DE Tinsman fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Tinsman attacking submerged sub .... DE Tinsman attacking submerged sub .... DE Tinsman fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Tinsman fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Clean up. quote: 000051 Ground combat 1945-02-20 Kudat 69,86 Ground combat at Kudat (69,86) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 511 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 5 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Kudat !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: fatigue(-) Assaulting units: 2/2nd Ind Coy 1st Fiji Commando • We might conduct the Singapore river crossing before Cam Ranh Bay falls and is secured. As long as we have adequate forces to cross and then to reinforce the crossing against counterattack, we can make the crossing and halt production of supply. Philippines China • Got a bunch! quote: 000002 Night Time Surface Combat 1945-02-20 72,63 Kiungshan Night Time Surface Combat, near Kiungshan at 72,63, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships E No.112, Shell hits 11, and is sunk E No.118, Shell hits 30, and is sunk E No.207, Shell hits 20, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Ross DD Rowe Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 64% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.207 at 8,000 yards DD Ross engages E No.207 at 8,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.112 at 8,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.207 at 5,000 yards DD Ross engages E No.118 at 5,000 yards DD Ross engages E No.112 at 5,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.112 at 3,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.118 at 3,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.112 at 3,000 yards Doikawa R. orders Japanese TF to disengage Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Ross engages E No.207 at 2,000 yards Massive explosion on E No.207 DD Ross engages E No.207 at 2,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.112 at 2,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.207 at 2,000 yards E No.207 sunk by DD Ross at 2,000 yards E No.112 sunk by DD Ross at 2,000 yards Massive explosion on E No.118 DD Rowe engages E No.118 at 2,000 yards E No.118 sunk by DD Ross at 2,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... 000012 Day Time Surface Combat 1945-02-20 71,63 Samah Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 71,63, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships E No.7, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage E No.14, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage E No.20, Shell hits 12, and is sunk E No.27, Shell hits 7, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Ross DD Rowe Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 26,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... DD Ross engages E No.20 at 12,000 yards DD Ross engages E No.14 at 12,000 yards DD Ross engages E No.7 at 12,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Ross engages E No.27 at 7,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.20 at 7,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.14 at 7,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.7 at 7,000 yards Bando H. orders Japanese TF to disengage DD Ross engages E No.27 at 7,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.20 at 7,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.14 at 7,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.7 at 7,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.27 at 6,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.20 at 6,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.7 at 6,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards Massive explosion on E No.20 DD Rowe engages E No.20 at 4,000 yards DD Ross engages E No.20 at 4,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.7 at 4,000 yards Willis, J.H. orders Allied TF to disengage Range increases to 5,000 yards DD Ross engages E No.14 at 5,000 yards DD Ross engages E No.7 at 5,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.7 at 9,000 yards DD Ross engages E No.7 at 9,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.20 at 13,000 yards DD Rowe engages E No.14 at 13,000 yards DD Ross engages E No.7 at 13,000 yards Range increases to 19,000 yards Range increases to 24,000 yards Range increases to 28,000 yards Task forces break off... • 9 LI hits on Hong Kong. • Our intrepid Bde is digging in along a bend in the road in the mountains three hexes from Kunming. Ideally they would have gotten another hex to the northwest, but withdrawing enemy hordes have blocked the way. We are flying in supplies. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • In two days all the forces will be in place to reduce Cam Ranh Bay's defenses. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Nighttime stuff. Got one! quote: 000001 ASW attack 1945-02-20 99,61 Kuroshima ASW attack near Kuroshima at 99,61 Japanese Ships PB Kinsyo Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage PB Kyo Maru #10 PB Tomitu Maru Allied Ships SS Triton SS Triton launches 2 torpedoes at PB Kinsyo Maru #2 Triton diving deep .... PB Tomitu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tomitu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tomitu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tomitu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tomitu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 ASW attack 1945-02-20 98,59 Fukue-jima ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 98,59 Japanese Ships E No.26 Allied Ships SS Sabalo SS Sabalo is sighted by escort E No.26 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.26 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.26 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.26 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.26 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-02-20 Daito Shoto 98,69 Night Naval bombardment of Daito Shoto at 98,69 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Nevada Japanese ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Nevada BB Nevada firing at Kure 7th SNLF Kure 7th SNLF firing at BB Nevada 000006 Night Naval bombardment 1945-02-20 Daito Shoto 98,69 Night Naval bombardment of Daito Shoto at 98,69 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied Ships BB West Virginia BB Colorado BB Maryland Japanese ground losses: 233 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 BB West Virginia firing at Kure 7th SNLF Kure 7th SNLF firing at BB West Virginia OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Colorado BB Colorado firing at Daito Shoto OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Maryland BB Maryland firing at 103rd Division 000007 Night Naval bombardment 1945-02-20 Daito Shoto 98,69 Night Naval bombardment of Daito Shoto at 98,69 Allied Ships BB Tennessee BB Pennsylvania Japanese ground losses: 171 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) BB Tennessee firing at Kure 7th SNLF BB Pennsylvania firing at 103rd Division 000008 Night Naval bombardment 1945-02-20 Daito Shoto 98,69 Night Naval bombardment of Daito Shoto at 98,69 Allied Ships BB New York BB Arizona Japanese ground losses: 349 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB New York firing at 34th Ind.Mixed Brigade OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Arizona BB Arizona firing at 34th Ind.Mixed Brigade 000009 Night Naval bombardment 1945-02-20 Daito Shoto 98,69 Night Naval bombardment of Daito Shoto at 98,69 Allied Ships BB Mississippi BB New Mexico BB Idaho Japanese ground losses: 309 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Port hits 2 Port supply hits 1 BB Mississippi firing at 103rd Division BB New Mexico firing at 103rd Division BB Idaho firing at Daito Shoto 000010 Night Naval bombardment 1945-02-20 Daito Shoto 98,69 Night Naval bombardment of Daito Shoto at 98,69 Allied Ships BB Texas BB Arkansas Japanese ground losses: 71 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Port hits 8 Port supply hits 1 BB Texas firing at 103rd Division BB Arkansas firing at Daito Shoto • Oklahoma did not fire. • More SSX! quote: 000011 Sub attack 1945-02-20 99,71 Daito Shoto Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 99,71 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-D-122, hits 8, heavy damage Allied Ships DE George A. Johnson DE Leslie L. B. Knox SSX Ha-D-122 launches 2 torpedoes at DE George A. Johnson DE Leslie L. B. Knox fails to find sub, continues to search... DE Leslie L. B. Knox attacking submerged sub .... Large oil slick appears over area of attack! Escort abandons search for sub 000013 ASW attack 1945-02-20 98,68 Daito Shoto ASW attack near Daito Shoto at 98,68 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-D-120, hits 5, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Wedderburn DD Porter II DD Little II SSX Ha-D-120 is located by DD Wedderburn Ha-D-120 diving deep .... DD Porter II fails to find sub and abandons search DD Little II fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Little II fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Little II fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Little II attacking submerged sub .... Debris floats to surface in area of attack! Escort abandons search for sub 000014 Sub attack 1945-02-20 98,59 Fukue-jima Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 98,59 Japanese Ships SC CHa-12 Allied Ships SS Grayling SS Grayling launches 2 torpedoes at SC CHa-12 Grayling diving deep .... SC CHa-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000015 Sub attack 1945-02-20 98,69 Daito Shoto Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 98,69 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-D-121, hits 9, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Bearss CL Astoria II CL Vincennes II DD Chevalier DD Bryant DD Bennion DD Izard DD Hoel DD Harrison SSX Ha-D-121 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Bearss DD Izard fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hoel fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Harrison attacking submerged sub .... Sounds of submarine breaking up detected! Escort abandons search for sub 000016 ASW attack 1945-02-20 98,69 Daito Shoto ASW attack near Daito Shoto at 98,69 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-D-119, hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Meredith DE Wesson DE Swearer DD Bailey DD Welles SSX Ha-D-119 is sighted by escort DD Bailey fails to find sub and abandons search DD Welles attacking submerged sub .... Large oil slick appears over area of attack! Escort abandons search for sub • Timely capture worth the casualties. The base has no damage at all, with only a size 1(0) port and 0(3) airfield. Construction will begin on the airfield immediately, naval search as well which will surely help our beleaguered submarines, and a massive dump of supplies will begin landing tomorrow. Engineering units are on the way. We will have to lift off some combat units ASAP due to the stacking situation. quote: 000050 Ground combat 1945-02-20 Daito Shoto 98,69 Ground combat at Daito Shoto (98,69) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 66151 troops, 1241 guns, 1531 vehicles, Assault Value = 1981 Defending force 21564 troops, 340 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 443 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3 Allied adjusted assault: 3522 Japanese adjusted defense: 173 Allied assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied forces CAPTURE Daito Shoto !!! Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 5505 casualties reported Squads: 99 destroyed, 77 disabled Non Combat: 112 destroyed, 85 disabled Engineers: 24 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 213 (159 destroyed, 54 disabled) Vehicles lost 94 (88 destroyed, 6 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3590 casualties reported Squads: 162 destroyed, 157 disabled Non Combat: 75 destroyed, 56 disabled Engineers: 26 destroyed, 31 disabled Guns lost 64 (39 destroyed, 25 disabled) Vehicles lost 197 (137 destroyed, 60 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion 706th Tank Battalion 98th Infantry Division 34th Infantry Regiment I Corps Engr Grp 77th Infantry Division 776th Amphib Tank Battalion 815th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion 6th Marine Division 670th Tank Destroyer Battalion 711th Tank Battalion 37th Infantry Division 2/4th Armoured Regiment 601st Field Artillery Battalion 727th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion Sixth US Army 11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Pioneer Battalion 1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion 1st Pioneer Battalion 602nd Field Artillery Battalion 4th Field Artillery Battalion 4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 536th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 5th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 251st Field Artillery Battalion 8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion XXIV US Corps 8th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 223rd Field Artillery Battalion 9th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Pioneer Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion 12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 4th Pioneer Battalion Defending units: Sasebo 5th SNLF 103rd Division Kure 7th SNLF 34th Ind.Mixed Brigade 1st South Seas Det. Det. 3rd Special Base Force Daito-jima Naval Guard Unit 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 61st Field AA Battalion 62nd Field AA Battalion 12th RF Gun Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 39th JNAF AF Unit • The troops on Daito Shoto need to recuperate before commencing clearing operations. • The Okinawa operation will proceed as soon as possible. • Our carriers will withdraw to replenish squadrons before the Okinawa operation, but otherwise the fleet is in good shape. Daito Shoto will be cleared before Okinawa, partly because we have to put ashore two command HQ on Daito Shoto to aid that operation. • I assume the IJN will make it's final stand to oppose the Okinawa operation. I'm not sure if all the USN fleet carriers will be back on the line, but we also have the RN carriers, battleships, and cruisers to call on for the operation. Complete combat report attached.

BBfanboy -> RE: 1945 February 20 (11/12/2021 4:48:51 PM)
Good job at Daito Shoto! Capturing it should prevent creation of more SSX. IIRC, SSX are created in batches of six (if there is enough supply and SSX in the pools). The numbering of the SSXs you have sunk suggests at least 18 were created recently but you have sunk about 12-13 and the one that torpedoed Oklahoma is out of torps (maybe sunk too). Just clean-up now. After considering what a B-29 port strike might do to them, I expect KB and company were moved to Hokkaido or Sakhalin. Glad to see those two Fletchers mopping the sea floor with Es!

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 21 (11/13/2021 3:08:02 PM)
1945 February 21 INVADED INVESTED Cam Ranh Bay Palembang Nanning CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Strategic points: 11,322 • B-29's reporting ready: 178 • Total B-29's deployed: 227 • +/- VP today: -116 • No sign of the IJN big boys, even now with search out of Daito Shoto. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific • There are at least two subs active in the sea lanes back to Pearl Harbor. quote: 000048 Sub attack 1945-02-21 142,107 Taongi Sub attack near Taongi at 142,107 Japanese Ships SS I-58 Allied Ships LST-24, heavy damage SS I-58 launches 2 torpedoes New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya Philippines China • Hmm. quote: 000001 Sub attack 1945-02-21 79,65 Swatow Sub attack near Swatow at 79,65 Japanese Ships E No.61 E No.68 Allied Ships SS Tigrante, hits 1 SS Tigrante launches 2 torpedoes at E No.61 Tigrante diving deep .... E No.68 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.68 attacking submerged sub .... E No.68 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.68 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.68 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • We scored 20 LI hits and 73 HI hits on Hong Kong, which now stands at LI 89(132) and HI 5(76). • The IJA forces withdrawing from Kunming are probably just routing around our Bde, taking the slightly longer route to Kweiyang. • Our two Bdes out of lao Cai will catch up to retreating enemy units tomorrow or the day after. • We lost 47 Vengeance DB to a CAP rap hitting enemy troops retreating from Kunming. the Empire still has teeth. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • The first assault at Cam Ranh Bay will coincide with the RN fast battleships bombarding, which means either 3 or 4 days from now. • A bunch of heavily damaged subs have been able to find refuge at Haiphong. No doubt saved a few already. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Nighttime stuff. Got one! quote: 000002 Sub attack 1945-02-21 100,59 Fukue-jima Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59 Japanese Ships PB Saiko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PB Tomitu Maru Allied Ships SS Becuna, hits 1 SS Becuna launches 2 torpedoes at PB Saiko Maru PB Tomitu Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Tomitu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tomitu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tomitu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tomitu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Let's see if we can turn the tables on them now. quote: 000003 Sub attack 1945-02-21 98,61 Kuroshima Sub attack near Kuroshima at 98,61 Japanese Ships E Iki E No.40 Allied Ships SS Sabalo, hits 5 SS Sabalo launches 4 torpedoes at E Iki E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 attacking submerged sub .... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000047 Sub attack 1945-02-21 98,63 Amami Oshima Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 98,63 Japanese Ships E No.72 E Yaeyama Allied Ships SS Grunion SS Grunion launches 2 torpedoes at E No.72 Grunion diving deep .... E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • One of the three PBM groups that just began operating out of Daito Shoto will fly night search. That should help our subs. • The troops on Daito Shoto are recovering very well, >180,000 tons of supply will do that. tomorrow the armor will attack along with the infantry Rgt and two (out of four) infantry divisions. We will rotate units and see if we can keep up daily assaults to clear the island faster. Complete combat report attached.

BBfanboy -> RE: 1945 February 21 (11/14/2021 3:58:38 PM)
180K supply at DS? Don't you run into storage limits or was the base built large by the Japanese?

RangerJoe -> RE: 1945 February 21 (11/14/2021 4:46:28 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy 180K supply at DS? Don't you run into storage limits or was the base built large by the Japanese? You can dump more supplies there and go over the storage limits and have wastage. But if he is overstacked and attacking, those supplies will be drawn down fast anyways. The Americans can afford to do that, the Japanese, not so much.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 21 (11/15/2021 12:27:28 PM)
Yeah, I don't worry about storage limits when invading. The base is port 1(0) and airbase 0(3). It won't even build as big as Iwo-jima (currently max at 4-4). I'll build Daito Shoto as fast as I can. That should help.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 21 (11/15/2021 1:56:01 PM)
So, HI makes 2 supply per day, how many supply per day does LI make?

Lowpe -> RE: 1945 February 21 (11/15/2021 2:50:51 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs So, HI makes 2 supply per day, how many supply per day does LI make? Is that a serious question?[&:]

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 21 (11/15/2021 2:56:29 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs So, HI makes 2 supply per day, how many supply per day does LI make? Is that a serious question?[&:] Ummm, no, no. I mean yes.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 22 (11/15/2021 2:57:01 PM)
1945 February 22 INVADED Amphibious TF 92 offshore of Toboali INVESTED Cam Ranh Bay Palembang Nanning CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Strategic points: 11,322 • B-29's reporting ready: 186 • Total B-29's deployed: 227 • +/- VP today: +10 • No sightings of IJN heavy units. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific • Maybe they will run out of torpedoes? quote: 000003 Sub attack 1945-02-22 146,107 Taongi Sub attack near Taongi at 146,107 Japanese Ships SS I-58 Allied Ships LST-24, heavy damage LST-24 is sighted by SS I-58 SS I-58 launches 2 torpedoes New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Mopping up islands but I probably won't bother with dot-bases. quote: 000033 Amphibious Assault 1945-02-22 Toboali 50,93 Amphibious Assault at Toboali (50,93) TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Toboali, 50,93 Allied ground losses: 93 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 11 troops of a Aus Inf Sect 44 accidentally lost during unload of Torres Str Lt Inf /4 • Remaining units for the initial crossing into Singapore will begin arriving at Johore Bharu tomorrow. Philippines China • We got 13 LI hits at Canton, now 9(32). India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Two or three more days before the first Cam Ranh Bay assault. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Nighttime stuff. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1945-02-22 100,59 Fukue-jima ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59 Japanese Ships SC CHa-5 SC CHa-12 Allied Ships SS Sea Devil SS Sea Devil is located by SC CHa-5 SC CHa-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 ASW attack 1945-02-22 99,61 Kuroshima ASW attack near Kuroshima at 99,61 Japanese Ships DD Nire Allied Ships SS Triton, hits 3 SS Triton is sighted by escort Triton diving deep .... DD Nire attacking submerged sub .... DD Nire attacking submerged sub .... DD Nire is out of ASW ammo DD Nire is out of ASW ammo DD Nire fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nire fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nire attacking submerged sub .... DD Nire is out of ASW ammo DD Nire is out of ASW ammo DD Nire is out of ASW ammo DD Nire is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub • Ouch. But some revenge. quote: 000004 ASW attack 1945-02-22 99,59 Fukue-jima ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 99,59 Japanese Ships E Iki E No.40 Allied Ships SS Sea Devil, hits 11, heavy damage SS Sea Devil is located by E Iki E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 attacking submerged sub .... E No.40 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.40 attacking submerged sub .... E No.40 is out of ASW ammo E No.40 is out of ASW ammo E No.40 is out of ASW ammo E No.40 is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub 000005 ASW attack 1945-02-22 100,59 Fukue-jima ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59 Japanese Ships E Iki E No.35 Allied Ships SS Haddo SS Haddo is located by E Iki E No.35 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.35 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.35 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.35 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.35 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000006 Sub attack 1945-02-22 99,70 Daito Shoto Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 99,70 Japanese Ships SS I-54, hits 17, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Duncan DD Buchanan SS I-54 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Duncan DD Duncan attacking submerged sub .... DD Duncan attacking submerged sub .... DD Duncan is out of ASW ammo DD Duncan is out of ASW ammo DD Duncan is out of ASW ammo DD Duncan is out of ASW ammo DD Duncan is out of ASW ammo SS I-54 forced to surface! DD Duncan firing on surfaced sub .... DD Buchanan firing on surfaced sub .... DD Duncan firing on surfaced sub .... DD Buchanan firing on surfaced sub .... DD Duncan firing on surfaced sub .... DD Buchanan firing on surfaced sub .... DD Duncan firing on surfaced sub .... DD Buchanan firing on surfaced sub .... DD Duncan firing on surfaced sub .... DD Buchanan firing on surfaced sub .... DD Buchanan firing on surfaced sub .... DD Buchanan firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves • A goodly chunk of casualties. quote: 000034 Ground combat 1945-02-22 Daito Shoto 98,69 Ground combat at Daito Shoto (98,69) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 32491 troops, 863 guns, 989 vehicles, Assault Value = 1731 Defending force 17498 troops, 204 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 253 Allied adjusted assault: 1370 Japanese adjusted defense: 113 Allied assault odds: 12 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2028 casualties reported Squads: 23 destroyed, 83 disabled Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 38 (26 destroyed, 12 disabled) Vehicles lost 13 (5 destroyed, 8 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 516 casualties reported Squads: 25 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 18 (16 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 47 (40 destroyed, 7 disabled) Assaulting units: 815th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion 711th Tank Battalion 98th Infantry Division 776th Amphib Tank Battalion 37th Infantry Division 77th Infantry Division 6th Marine Division 670th Tank Destroyer Battalion 34th Infantry Regiment 706th Tank Battalion I Corps Engr Grp 2/4th Armoured Regiment 12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 8th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Pioneer Battalion 601st Field Artillery Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion 5th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion Sixth US Army XXIV US Corps 4th Field Artillery Battalion 4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 602nd Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Pioneer Battalion 8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 536th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion 223rd Field Artillery Battalion 1st Pioneer Battalion 10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 251st Field Artillery Battalion 727th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 9th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 4th Pioneer Battalion Defending units: Det. 3rd Special Base Force 34th Ind.Mixed Brigade Kure 7th SNLF 103rd Division Daito-jima Naval Guard Unit 61st Field AA Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st South Seas Det. 62nd Field AA Battalion 12th RF Gun Battalion Sasebo 5th SNLF 39th JNAF AF Unit • We are beginning to pull non-essential units off of Daito Shoto. For example, the amphibious tractor units with naval/shore party support that don't contribute because of the port (0) bug. • Positioning of units assigned to the Ryukyus is going very well and should not be on the critical path. Complete combat report attached.

BBfanboy -> RE: 1945 February 22 (11/15/2021 5:45:53 PM)
quote: witpqs: • Maybe they will run out of torpedoes? With his perimeter being pushed nearly to the HI, he may have thought that now is the time to send any AS he has out into your SLoC and set up shop at some dot base. They could supply torps for a long time! Fuel is a different issue, but Japan gets some small oilers or tankers that could sneak out there too. quote: witpqs: • Mopping up islands but I probably won't bother with dot-bases. I forget which AAR, but about four years ago there was a campaign which was down to the Allies about to land on Honshu. All but one of the Kuriles were taken by the Allies and that one (Ketoi?) was a dot base. The crafty Japanese player managed to sneak an AV in to it and then moved all his patrol and FP aircraft there with orders for a naval strike. He had seen (via sub I guess) that large allied CVE and APA TFs were coming westbound along the Kuriles so he sent all his float/seaplane type aircraft on strike, guessing correctly that the Allied player would not have CAP up so far behind the lines. The Allied TFs were massacred. Lesson is - don't bypass dot bases until you assess every way the enemy could possibly use them!

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 22 (11/15/2021 7:28:43 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: witpqs: • Maybe they will run out of torpedoes? With his perimeter being pushed nearly to the HI, he may have thought that now is the time to send any AS he has out into your SLoC and set up shop at some dot base. They could supply torps for a long time! Fuel is a different issue, but Japan gets some small oilers or tankers that could sneak out there too. quote: witpqs: • Mopping up islands but I probably won't bother with dot-bases. I forget which AAR, but about four years ago there was a campaign which was down to the Allies about to land on Honshu. All but one of the Kuriles were taken by the Allies and that one (Ketoi?) was a dot base. The crafty Japanese player managed to sneak an AV in to it and then moved all his patrol and FP aircraft there with orders for a naval strike. He had seen (via sub I guess) that large allied CVE and APA TFs were coming westbound along the Kuriles so he sent all his float/seaplane type aircraft on strike, guessing correctly that the Allied player would not have CAP up so far behind the lines. The Allied TFs were massacred. Lesson is - don't bypass dot bases until you assess every way the enemy could possibly use them! Crikey! I keep CAP up, but that would be a shorts-changing combat replay for sure! Well, it's only in the DEI/Philippines that I've left some dot-bases (and the Philippines I haven't taken much of at all yet).

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 21 (11/15/2021 8:41:47 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs So, HI makes 2 supply per day, how many supply per day does LI make? Is that a serious question?[&:] Ummm, no, no. I mean yes. 1.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 23 (11/15/2021 8:52:43 PM)
1945 February 23 INVADED Amphibious TF 262 unloading at Billiton INVESTED Cam Ranh Bay Palembang Nanning CHANGED OWNERSHIP Serasan is occupied by the Allies Allied forces CAPTURE Toboali !!! Overall • Strategic points: 11,322 • B-29's reporting ready: 194 • Total B-29's deployed: 227 • +/- VP today: -25 • No sign of IJN heavy units. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific • Our LST might have evaded that sub. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • So much cleaning to do! quote: 000004 Amphibious Assault 1945-02-23 Billiton 52,93 Amphibious Assault at Billiton (52,93) TF 262 troops unloading over beach at Billiton, 52,93 Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 000051 Ground combat 1945-02-23 Toboali 50,93 Ground combat at Toboali (50,93) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 299 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 9 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Toboali !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: Torres Str Lt Inf Philippines China • The emphasis is switching to land. quote: 000002 Sub attack 1945-02-23 91,58 Wenchow Sub attack near Wenchow at 91,58 Japanese Ships E Karukaya E W-41 Allied Ships SS Lizardfish, hits 3 SS Lizardfish launches 2 torpedoes at E Karukaya Lizardfish bottoming out .... E W-41 attacking submerged sub .... E W-41 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-41 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-41 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-41 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • We got 1 LI hit at Canton, now 3(38); we got 11 LI hits at Hong Kong, now 76(145). • Attack by our two Bdes pursuing the enemy ex-Lao Cai. • Our Bde deep northwest of Nanning has been joined in hex by an enemy unit of unknown strength. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • First assault at Cam Ranh bay tomorrow. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Nighttime stuff. Got one! quote: 000001 ASW attack 1945-02-23 101,59 Nagasaki/Sasebo ASW attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59 Japanese Ships PB Senyo Maru Allied Ships SS Haddo SS Haddo is sighted by escort Haddo diving deep .... PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 Sub attack 1945-02-23 85,62 Pescadores Sub attack near Pescadores at 85,62 Japanese Ships PB Toshi Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Atule SS Atule launches 2 torpedoes Sub escapes detection • Lots of smaller units were wiper out. Three units remain with 21,750 troops (according to recon). quote: 000050 Ground combat 1945-02-23 Daito Shoto 98,69 Ground combat at Daito Shoto (98,69) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 32191 troops, 806 guns, 902 vehicles, Assault Value = 1639 Defending force 16048 troops, 179 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 187 Allied adjusted assault: 881 Japanese adjusted defense: 52 Allied assault odds: 16 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2674 casualties reported Squads: 153 destroyed, 54 disabled Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 30 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 49 (14 destroyed, 35 disabled) Vehicles lost 13 (9 destroyed, 4 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 168 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 39 (14 destroyed, 25 disabled) Assaulting units: 77th Infantry Division 776th Amphib Tank Battalion 34th Infantry Regiment 98th Infantry Division 711th Tank Battalion 670th Tank Destroyer Battalion I Corps Engr Grp 706th Tank Battalion 37th Infantry Division 6th Marine Division 2/4th Armoured Regiment 4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 8th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 727th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 601st Field Artillery Battalion 12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion 1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion 223rd Field Artillery Battalion XXIV US Corps Sixth US Army 5th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 536th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 4th Field Artillery Battalion 11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 602nd Field Artillery Battalion 251st Field Artillery Battalion 8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 9th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion Defending units: 103rd Division 34th Ind.Mixed Brigade Kure 7th SNLF Daito-jima Naval Guard Unit 62nd Field AA Battalion 12th RF Gun Battalion Sasebo 5th SNLF 1st South Seas Det. 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 61st Field AA Battalion 39th JNAF AF Unit 000052 Wiped Out 1945-02-23 Daito Shoto 98,69 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Wiped Out at Daito Shoto by attrition!!! 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Wiped Out at Daito Shoto by attrition!!! 61st Field AA Battalion Wiped Out at Daito Shoto by attrition!!! 62nd Field AA Battalion Wiped Out at Daito Shoto by attrition!!! Kure 7th SNLF Wiped Out at Daito Shoto by attrition!!! Sasebo 5th SNLF Wiped Out at Daito Shoto by attrition!!! 1st South Seas Det. Wiped Out at Daito Shoto by attrition!!! 39th JNAF AF Unit Wiped Out at Daito Shoto by attrition!!! • Rotating out one division and two others in. Complete combat report attached.

DesertWolf101 -> RE: 1945 February 23 (11/16/2021 5:11:19 AM)
Out of curiosity, what's the overall score at this point? How many air losses on both sides? Capital ship losses? Does the IJN still have much to challenge you with?

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 23 (11/16/2021 12:43:35 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DesertWolf101 Out of curiosity, what's the overall score at this point? How many air losses on both sides? Capital ship losses? Does the IJN still have much to challenge you with? Yes. I haven't kept close count, but he has several carriers and battleships, plenty of destroyers, but I think his cruiser pool is very limited. Looking at Tracker: Japan VP: 49,108 Allies VP: 64,844 Air attached. [image]local://upfiles/14248/8095939B413A4E6C8841EAE688E53B84.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 23 (11/16/2021 12:46:36 PM)
The VP page. [image]local://upfiles/14248/D508E465F99F4462B8DA60957C068ABC.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 23 (11/16/2021 1:02:25 PM)
Sunk Ships chart. [image]local://upfiles/14248/636B3BEE09B74711B648DCD98286E57C.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 23 (11/16/2021 1:02:35 PM)
Most IJN warships sunk. BB Ise BB Kirishima BB Mutsu CA Aoba CA Kako CA Kinugasa CA Mikuma CA Nachi CA Suzuya CA Tone CLAA Nagara CL Abukuma CL Agano CL Isuzu CL Jintsu CL Kashima CL Katori CL Kiso CL Kuma CL Naka CL Natori CL Noshiro CL Sakawa CL Sendai CL Tama CL Tatsuta CL Tenryu CL Yubari CVE Chuyo CVE Kaiyo CVE Shinyo CVE Taiyo CVE Unyo CV Hiryu CV Hiyo CV Junyo CV Kaga CV Katsuragi CVL Chitose CVL Mizuho CVL Nisshin CVL Ryuho CVL Ryujo CVL Shoho CVL Zuiho DD Akebono DD Akikaze DD Akizuki DD Amagiri DD Amatsukaze DD Arare DD Arashio DD Fubuki DD Fumizuki DD Fuyuzuki DD Hamakaze DD Hamanami DD Harukaze DD Harusame DD Hatakaze DD Hatsuharu DD Hatsukaze DD Hatsushima DD Hatsuzuki DD Hayanami DD Hayashio DD Hayate DD Hibiki DD Hokaze DD Kagero DD Kamikaze DD Kazegumo DD Kisaragi DD Kishinami DD Kiyonami DD Kuroshio DD Maikaze DD Makinami DD Matsukaze DD Michishio DD Mikazuki DD Minazuki DD Minekaze DD Murakumo DD Mutsuki DD Nagatsuki DD Namikaze DD Natsugumo DD Nenohi DD Niizuki DD Nokaze DD Numakaze DD Oite DD Okikaze DD Onami DD Oyashio DD Sagiri DD Satsuki DD Sawakaze DD Sazanami DD Shimakaze DD Shimozuki DD Shiokaze DD Shiranui DD Shiratsuyu DD Shirayuki DD Suzukaze DD Suzunami DD Tachikaze DD Tamanami DD Teruzuki DD Tokitsukaze DD Umikaze DD Uranami DD Ushio DD Wakaba DD Wakazuki DD Yakaze DD Yugumo DD Yukaze DD Yunagi DD Yuzuki DMS W-13 DMS W-14 DMS W-15 DMS W-16 DMS W-4 DMS W-7 DMS W-8 DMS W-9 E Aguni E Aotaka E Chiburi E Etoforu E Habushi E Hachijo E Hasu E Hirado E Ikuna E Kanju E Kiji E Kiku E Kuri E Kyosai E Maeshima E Matsuwa E Mikura E Miyake E Nasami E No.10 E No.112 E No.118 E No.12 E No.130 E No.138 E No.16 E No.18 E No.20 E No.207 E No.24 E No.27 E No.28 E No.29 E No.31 E No.38 E No.39 E No.42 E No.44 E No.67 E No.9 E Nomi E Oki E Sado E Saga E Saishu E Shimushu E Shirakami E Shirataka E Shonan E Tomozuru E Tsubame E Tsuga E Uji E Ukuru E W-1 E W-19 E W-2 E W-20 E W-21 E W-22 E W-23 E W-25 E W-28 E W-3 E W-33 E W-34 E W-6 E Wakataka E Yomogi

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 23 (11/16/2021 1:06:10 PM)
You know how dicey the Allies' information about Japan ships sunk is. I'm sure more heavy cruisers are gone, and battleships too. Both Yamatos are in play.

jedwardpita -> RE: 1945 February 23 (11/16/2021 2:18:16 PM)
I just caught up with this AAR. Very entertaining, thank you for your work. This game is a test of endurance and emotional fortitude that is unique. A real treat to watch.

DesertWolf101 -> RE: 1945 February 23 (11/17/2021 12:00:55 AM)
Thanks witpqs, it looks like you are very well positioned for the last stretch. Will be interesting to see if you can get the Japanese to surrender before the historical date.

CaptBeefheart -> RE: 1945 February 23 (11/17/2021 12:54:26 AM)
Looking good. Best of luck with the upcoming Ryukyu and Kyushu invasions. In terms of light industry, I usually don't bomb it in areas near the front as I want to benefit from it after capture. Regarding Canton and HK, do you plan to capture them? Are you awash with supplies what with all of the Liberty ships in circulation so LI near the front isn't important? Just curious what your thinking is. Cheers, CB

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 23 (11/17/2021 1:56:42 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: CaptBeefheart Looking good. Best of luck with the upcoming Ryukyu and Kyushu invasions. In terms of light industry, I usually don't bomb it in areas near the front as I want to benefit from it after capture. Regarding Canton and HK, do you plan to capture them? Are you awash with supplies what with all of the Liberty ships in circulation so LI near the front isn't important? Just curious what your thinking is. Cheers, CB I usually do as you do. At this point in this game I have some problems to deal with despite my overall good position. First, even though I got within B-29 range nice and early, Walter was even earlier with his high-tech aircraft R&D. What to do? Hitting factories directly just didn't seem to be doing enough. I'll bet he has TONS of the better aircraft and he's making the high tech stuff in numbers that my pool of B-29's can't cope with yet. So, I switched to night strategic strikes. That seems to mean Manpower, because when I targeted individual factories those strikes went poorly (might have been a flawed test). Targeting Manpower has gone fairly well, but it's still a slog. The main product is reducing Japan supply production by damaging HI and LI. As an aside, when Naha is taken and built up, I plan to base the soon to arrive B-29B there because they will be within normal range of Tokyo with their massive bombload. Then all the B-29's hit Tokyo Manpower until pretty much nothing is produced there. As far as China goes, since much of the Allied horde is yet to arrive on the scene - Cam Ranh Bay, Singapore - I need to attack the Empire's supply stocks to overcome their army in less time. I have already begun routing convoys from the US West Coast direct to Indochina and China will not be far behind. I should point out that when I liberate an area I ship in supplies to repair everything. Everything. Because each item takes 1,000 supply per day, that will be really hard in China. I might have to slow it down by turning off some items until other items are repaired, but everything will be repaired or still underway when the game ends. That won't extend to the Home Islands, but if the game goes long enough that I am getting amazing quantities of supply ashore I might start repairs.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 24 (11/17/2021 3:59:20 AM)
1945 February 24 INVADED Amphibious TF 294 offshore of Sandakan INVESTED Cam Ranh Bay Palembang Nanning CHANGED OWNERSHIP Billiton is occupied by the Allies Overall • Strategic points: 11,322 • B-29's reporting ready: 199 • Total B-29's deployed: 227 • +/- VP today: +18 • No sign of IJN heavies. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • And yet more cleaning. quote: 000049 Amphibious Assault 1945-02-24 Sandakan 70,88 Amphibious Assault at Sandakan (70,88) TF 294 troops unloading over beach at Sandakan, 70,88 Allied ground losses: 105 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled • We will lift two or three Bdes from Java to Sumatra to speed the capture of Palembang. Philippines China • I think they mean to turn our position near Kunming. quote: 000006 ASW attack 1945-02-24 89,60 Wenchow ASW attack near Wenchow at 89,60 Japanese Ships DD Yukikaze DD Yamagumo Allied Ships SS Queenfish, hits 6 SS Queenfish launches 2 torpedoes at DD Yukikaze Queenfish bottoming out .... DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yamagumo attacking submerged sub .... DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yamagumo attacking submerged sub .... DD Yamagumo is out of ASW ammo DD Yamagumo is out of ASW ammo DD Yamagumo is out of ASW ammo DD Yamagumo is out of ASW ammo DD Yamagumo is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub 000007 ASW attack 1945-02-24 91,58 Wenchow ASW attack near Wenchow at 91,58 Japanese Ships E Otori E Sagi Allied Ships SS Spot SS Spot is located by E Otori E Sagi fails to find sub and abandons search E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000048 Sub attack 1945-02-24 91,58 Wenchow Sub attack near Wenchow at 91,58 Japanese Ships E No.23 E No.43 Allied Ships SS Spot, hits 7 SS Spot launches 2 torpedoes at E No.23 Spot bottoming out .... E No.43 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.43 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.43 attacking submerged sub .... E No.43 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.43 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000050 Ground combat 1945-02-24 71,49 Kunming Ground combat at 71,49 (near Kunming) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 14853 troops, 124 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 495 Defending force 3744 troops, 66 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 124 Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 57th Division 65th Naval Guard Unit Defending units: 18th Australian Brigade 000053 Ground combat 1945-02-24 68,51 Mengtze Ground combat at 68,51 (near Mengtze) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 7500 troops, 131 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 250 Defending force 3353 troops, 58 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 79 Allied adjusted assault: 167 Japanese adjusted defense: 88 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: morale(-) Japanese ground losses: 228 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Allied ground losses: 137 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Assaulting units: 20th Australian Brigade 26th Australian Brigade Defending units: 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 23rd JAAF AF Bn • We got 8 HI hits on Canton, now at 2(19). • Our Bde far northwest of Nanning (near Kunming) will benefit for lots of air strikes on the opposition tomorrow. Sweeps and escorts are allocated too. Will fortification level 1 plus x3 terrain be enough? • The various movement vectors through the mountains are all slow motion. • Our assault near Mengtze will continue tomorrow. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Good thing for the bombardment. quote: 000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-02-24 Cam Ranh Bay 64,72 Night Naval bombardment of Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied Ships BB King George V BB Howe BB Prince of Wales BC Renown BC Repulse Japanese ground losses: 115 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB King George V firing at 39th Division BB Howe firing at Cam Ranh Fortress Cam Ranh Fortress firing at BB Howe BB Prince of Wales firing at 116th Division BC Renown firing at 116th Division BC Repulse firing at 39th Division 000052 Ground combat 1945-02-24 Cam Ranh Bay 64,72 Ground combat at Cam Ranh Bay (64,72) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 54620 troops, 867 guns, 866 vehicles, Assault Value = 2026 Defending force 31191 troops, 254 guns, 213 vehicles, Assault Value = 849 Allied adjusted assault: 1023 Japanese adjusted defense: 4522 Allied assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 5) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), disruption(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 934 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 50 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled) Vehicles lost 22 (4 destroyed, 18 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2568 casualties reported Squads: 49 destroyed, 84 disabled Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 29 disabled Engineers: 12 destroyed, 12 disabled Guns lost 27 (10 destroyed, 17 disabled) Vehicles lost 54 (18 destroyed, 36 disabled) Assaulting units: 150th RAC Regiment 17th Australian Brigade Gardner's Horse Regiment 39th Indian Division 3rd Carabiniers Regiment 7th Indian Division 9th Indian Division 16th Australian Brigade 25th Australian Brigade 111th LRP Brigade 55th Heavy Regiment 134th (East Ang) Regiment 56th Heavy Regiment 208th Field Regiment Defending units: 39th Division 116th Division 15th Tank Regiment 53rd Const Co 9th Base Force 32nd Field AA Battalion 54th Const Co 21st Fld AA Gun Co 28th Army Cam Ranh Fortress 55th Const Co 9th Air Division 6th JAAF AF Coy • We are bringing in two divisions that were being given time to fully build out. • Our advantage in being supplied so we get squad recovery should turn the tide before terribly long. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Nighttime stuff. Minefields cleared! quote: 000001 encounters mine field 1945-02-24 Daito Shoto 98,69 TF 31 encounters mine field at Daito Shoto (98,69) Allied Ships YMS-115 YMS-114, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage YMS-113, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage YMS-480 YMS-345 YMS-344 YMS-343, Mine hits 1, heavy damage YMS-342 279 mines cleared 000002 Sub attack 1945-02-24 98,59 Fukue-jima Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 98,59 Japanese Ships E No.213 Allied Ships SS Tilefish, hits 5 SS Tilefish launches 2 torpedoes at E No.213 E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.213 attacking submerged sub .... E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.213 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000004 encounters mine field 1945-02-24 Daito Shoto 98,69 TF 31 encounters mine field at Daito Shoto (98,69) Allied Ships YMS-344 YMS-342 30 mines cleared 000005 ASW attack 1945-02-24 89,61 Taihoku ASW attack near Taihoku at 89,61 Japanese Ships E Otori E Sagi Allied Ships SS Queenfish, hits 2 SS Queenfish is located by E Otori Queenfish diving deep .... E Sagi fails to find sub and abandons search E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Otori attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub • One YMS lost per 100+ mines. • Another big batch destroyed. quote: 000051 Ground combat 1945-02-24 Daito Shoto 98,69 Ground combat at Daito Shoto (98,69) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 44215 troops, 1003 guns, 1024 vehicles, Assault Value = 1623 Defending force 10943 troops, 128 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 72 Allied adjusted assault: 2192 Japanese adjusted defense: 11 Allied assault odds: 199 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2386 casualties reported Squads: 269 destroyed, 41 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 68 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 54 (40 destroyed, 14 disabled) Allied ground losses: 98 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled) Assaulting units: 670th Tank Destroyer Battalion 98th Infantry Division 34th Infantry Regiment I Corps Engr Grp 706th Tank Battalion 776th Amphib Tank Battalion 6th Marine Division 37th Infantry Division 711th Tank Battalion 77th Infantry Division 2/4th Armoured Regiment 19th US Naval Construction Battalion 13th USN Special Construction Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion 602nd Field Artillery Battalion 4th Field Artillery Battalion 10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 727th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion Sixth US Army 601st Field Artillery Battalion 8th USN Special Construction Battalion 536th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 223rd Field Artillery Battalion 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion 12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 10th USN Special Construction Battalion 1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion XXIV US Corps 5th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 251st Field Artillery Battalion 15th USN Special Construction Battalion Defending units: 103rd Division 34th Ind.Mixed Brigade Daito-jima Naval Guard Unit • We continue to dump in supply each day and slowly take out troops. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 24 (11/17/2021 1:44:53 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs So, HI makes 2 supply per day, how many supply per day does LI make? Is that a serious question?[&:] Ummm, no, no. I mean yes. 1. So the reason I asked is that I had gained the understanding that LI produced more of the supply base than HI. I forget what sparked my original question, but when Nomad answered that HI produced 2 supply per turn that made me question my understanding that LI produced 1 supply. I know changes were made, at least in scenarios, where refineries no longer made supply so I was reluctant to rely on the manual. I decided to ask without explaining because my avatar is a monkey - everyone already knows I'm stupid! [:'(]

BBfanboy -> RE: 1945 February 24 (11/17/2021 2:10:24 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs So, HI makes 2 supply per day, how many supply per day does LI make? Is that a serious question?[&:] Ummm, no, no. I mean yes. 1. So the reason I asked is that I had gained the understanding that LI produced more of the supply base than HI. I forget what sparked my original question, but when Nomad answered that HI produced 2 supply per turn that made me question my understanding that LI produced 1 supply. I know changes were made, at least in scenarios, where refineries no longer made supply so I was reluctant to rely on the manual. I decided to ask without explaining because my avatar is a monkey - everyone already knows I'm stupid! [:'(] Mixed up in that is the amount of resources needed. HI needs 10? fuel and 20 resources per 2 points of supply produced (and per HI point). LI needs 15 resources for each point of supply, a higher ratio of resources to supply than HI has. But each resource center produces 20 per turn so as long as you have 75% resource centers to LI (nearby or on major rail connection) your LI should be OK. The Industry button at the top of the page should show if there are any shortages of resources reaching the LI operating.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 February 24 (11/17/2021 2:18:56 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs So, HI makes 2 supply per day, how many supply per day does LI make? Is that a serious question?[&:] Ummm, no, no. I mean yes. 1. So the reason I asked is that I had gained the understanding that LI produced more of the supply base than HI. I forget what sparked my original question, but when Nomad answered that HI produced 2 supply per turn that made me question my understanding that LI produced 1 supply. I know changes were made, at least in scenarios, where refineries no longer made supply so I was reluctant to rely on the manual. I decided to ask without explaining because my avatar is a monkey - everyone already knows I'm stupid! [:'(] Mixed up in that is the amount of resources needed. HI needs 10? fuel and 20 resources per 2 points of supply produced (and per HI point). LI needs 15 resources for each point of supply, a higher ratio of resources to supply than HI has. But each resource center produces 20 per turn so as long as you have 75% resource centers to LI (nearby or on major rail connection) your LI should be OK. The Industry button at the top of the page should show if there are any shortages of resources reaching the LI operating. Right. At this point I'm only concerned about enemy (IJ) production so I won't get much insight into what is getting enough materials for production. For simplicity I'm assuming that HI and LI get enough materials to produce, and I'm knocking them down to effective zero (I don't think on recon I've ever seen either HI or LI go below 2).

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