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witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 03 (1/26/2022 5:11:44 PM)
1945 May 03 INVADED INVESTED Singapore Kunming Canton Naha Nago CHANGED OWNERSHIP Allied forces CAPTURE Tuyun !!! Overall • Strategic points: 14,170 • B-29's reporting ready: 264 • Total B-29's deployed: 270 • +/- VP today: +60 • No sightings of the big boys. 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 • 3,724 AV at Singapore. Nice start to recovery. Now the units are down to only several dozen Disruption. Philippines China • One good attack, one so so. quote: 000001 Submarine attack 1945-05-03 91,59 Wenchow Submarine attack near Wenchow at 91,59 Japanese Ships xAK Shinryu Maru Allied Ships SS Sturdy xAK Shinryu Maru is sighted by SS Sturdy SS Sturdy launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Shinryu Maru 000012 ASW attack 1945-05-03 91,59 Wenchow ASW attack near Wenchow at 91,59 Japanese Ships E No.6 Allied Ships SS Terrapin SS Terrapin is sighted by escort E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000070 Ground combat 1945-05-03 Tuyun 74,51 Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 14038 troops, 234 guns, 206 vehicles, Assault Value = 582 Defending force 2663 troops, 1 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 35 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Allied adjusted assault: 242 Japanese adjusted defense: 10 Allied assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied forces CAPTURE Tuyun !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 586 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 42 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 26 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 3 Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 100th Indian Brigade Provisionl Tank Brigade 44th Parachute Division Defending units: 8th Ind Engineer Regiment 80th Garrison Battalion NCPC Army 000071 Ground combat 1945-05-03 67,45 Tsuyung Ground combat at 67,45 (near Tsuyung) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 39313 troops, 116 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1421 Defending force 12709 troops, 159 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 287 Allied adjusted assault: 548 Japanese adjusted defense: 937 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 240 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1231 casualties reported Squads: 53 destroyed, 74 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 18th Chinese Corps 90th Chinese Corps Defending units: 40th Division 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion • Troops will recover near Tsuyung. • Maneuvering near Kunming. • Troops at Tuyun will pursue the vanquished enemy and likely invest Kweiyang. Cutting the primary road from Kweiyang east is an objective. The next objective is, together with forces maneuvering near Kunming, cutting the primary roads to Chungking. • 5 or 6 more days until the assault on Canton begins. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Nighttime Stuff • Ouch. quote: 000002 ASW attack 1945-05-03 100,58 Fukue-jima ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,58 Japanese Ships DD Kashi DD Hokaze DD Shii Allied Ships SS Lagarto, hits 3 SS Lagarto is sighted by escort Lagarto diving deep .... DD Hokaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Shii fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shii attacking submerged sub .... DD Shii fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shii attacking submerged sub .... DD Shii is out of ASW ammo DD Shii is out of ASW ammo DD Shii is out of ASW ammo DD Shii is out of ASW ammo DD Shii is out of ASW ammo DD Shii fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shii fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 ASW attack 1945-05-03 101,58 Fukue-jima ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 101,58 Japanese Ships DD Kashi DD Hokaze Allied Ships SS Caiman, hits 10, heavy damage SS Caiman is sighted by escort Caiman bottoming out .... DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hokaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-03 Amami Oshima 98,64 Night Naval bombardment of Amami Oshima at 98,64 Allied Ships BB Nevada Japanese ground losses: 15 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 Oshima Naval Guard Unit 000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-03 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Tennessee BB Pennsylvania Japanese ground losses: 122 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Tennessee Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Tennessee BB Tennessee firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Pennsylvania BB Pennsylvania firing at 19th Division Daytime Stuff • Mayhem. quote: 000013 Submarine attack 1945-05-03 94,56 Shanghai Submarine attack near Shanghai at 94,56 Japanese Ships E No.221 E Habuto, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS Subtle, hits 31, and is sunk SS Subtle is sighted by escort E No.221 attacking submerged sub .... SS Subtle forced to surface! E No.221 firing on surfaced sub .... E Habuto firing on surfaced sub .... E No.221 firing on surfaced sub .... E Habuto firing on surfaced sub .... E No.221 firing on surfaced sub .... E Habuto firing on surfaced sub .... E Habuto firing on surfaced sub .... E No.221 firing on surfaced sub .... E Habuto firing on surfaced sub .... E No.221 firing on surfaced sub .... E Habuto firing on surfaced sub .... E No.221 firing on surfaced sub .... E Habuto firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves 000014 Submarine attack 1945-05-03 95,58 Shanghai Submarine attack near Shanghai at 95,58 Japanese Ships xAK Tatsuho Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS Redfin xAK Tatsuho Maru is sighted by SS Redfin SS Redfin launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tatsuho Maru 000015 ASW attack 1945-05-03 121,47 Wakkanai ASW attack near Wakkanai at 121,47 Japanese Ships xAK Rokko Maru xAK Monji Maru PB Odatsuki Maru Allied Ships SS Albacore SS Albacore is sighted by escort Albacore diving deep .... PB Odatsuki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Odatsuki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Odatsuki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Odatsuki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Odatsuki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000016 Submarine attack 1945-05-03 92,57 Ningpo Submarine attack near Ningpo at 92,57 Japanese Ships xAK Ryujo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Terrapin xAK Ryujo Maru is sighted by SS Terrapin SS Terrapin launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Ryujo Maru 000017 Submarine attack 1945-05-03 97,58 Fukue-jima Submarine attack near Fukue-jima at 97,58 Japanese Ships xAK Sanuki Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Taurus xAK Sanuki Maru is sighted by SS Taurus SS Taurus launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Sanuki Maru 000018 ASW attack 1945-05-03 100,59 Fukue-jima ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59 Japanese Ships E No.194 E No.196 Allied Ships SS Trespasser, hits 4 SS Trespasser is located by E No.194 E No.196 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.196 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.196 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.196 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.196 attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub 000019 Sub attack 1945-05-03 121,47 Wakkanai Sub attack near Wakkanai at 121,47 Japanese Ships xAK Syoka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Neikai Maru xAK Tateisi Maru PB Odatsuki Maru Allied Ships SS Cavalla SS Cavalla launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Syoka Maru PB Odatsuki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Odatsuki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Odatsuki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Odatsuki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Odatsuki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000020 Sub attack 1945-05-03 92,57 Ningpo Sub attack near Ningpo at 92,57 Japanese Ships xAK Shinryu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Terrapin xAK Shinryu Maru is sighted by SS Terrapin SS Terrapin launches 4 torpedoes • Getting stubborn again. quote: 000069 Ground combat 1945-05-03 Amami Oshima 98,64 Ground combat at Amami Oshima (98,64) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 36372 troops, 583 guns, 376 vehicles, Assault Value = 918 Defending force 6674 troops, 73 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 65 Allied adjusted assault: 1035 Japanese adjusted defense: 58 Allied assault odds: 17 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 513 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Allied ground losses: 476 casualties reported Squads: 9 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) Assaulting units: 3rd Marine Division 43rd Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment V Amphib Corps Tenth US Army 249th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: Oshima Naval Guard Unit 13th Garrison Unit Amami Oshima Fortress 1st Art.Mortar Regiment 13th Field Construction Battalion • We also used landing craft (LCT) with gunfire support craft to bring supply into Naha. They got roundly abused. • The troops at Amami Oshima must rest. • We are operating fighters out of both Amami Oshima and Tokunoshima. • 1,530 AV at Nago. • 1,543 AV at Naha. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 04 (1/27/2022 5:07:55 PM)
1945 May 04 INVADED INVESTED Singapore Kunming Canton Naha Nago CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Strategic points: 14,170 • B-29's reporting ready: 267 • Total B-29's deployed: 270 • +/- VP today: +17 • No info on IJN Major units. 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 • 3,951 AV at Singapore. Strong gains each turn. Philippines China • Recuperating and resupplying near Tsuyung. • Maneuvering near Kunming. • River crossing in 2 days between Tuyun and Kweiyang. • About 4 days movement before ordering assault at Canton. • Liuchow airfield is size 9; lots of additional tactical air transferred in; most engineers moving on to Wuchow. • Enemy unit(s) moving west from Shaoyang onto the to Chihkiang. Our actions at Tuyun are causing a response. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Nighttime Stuff • Ouch again. quote: 000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-04 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Texas BB Arkansas, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled BB Texas firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Texas BB Arkansas firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Arkansas 000002 ASW attack 1945-05-04 93,57 Shanghai ASW attack near Shanghai at 93,57 Japanese Ships E No.13 E No.43 Allied Ships SS Gurnard, hits 19, heavy damage SS Gurnard is located by E No.13 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... E No.43 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.43 attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub Daytime Stuff • Oops. Just outside of fighter cover. quote: 000061 Afternoon Air attack 1945-05-04 93,64 Kume-jima Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kume-jima at 93,64 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 31,530 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 3 damaged Allied Ships DD Gatling Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 000062 Afternoon Air attack 1945-05-04 93,64 Kume-jima Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kume-jima at 93,64 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 32,514 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 7 destroyed Allied Ships DD Hart, Kamikaze hits 3, and is sunk DD Gatling, Kamikaze hits 4, and is sunk DD Richard P. Leary, Kamikaze hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo flying as kamikaze * Magazine explodes on DD Hart • Clearing attack again on Amami Oshima tomorrow. • Thunderstorms predicted over the Home Islands. I want good weather at least for the first day of the next series of B-29 strikes. • 1,543 AV at Nago. • 1,622 AV at Naha. One division is still recovering Disruption, and AV gains each turn are still good. Complete combat report attached.

Nomad -> RE: 1945 May 04 (1/27/2022 5:49:44 PM)
As the perimeter gets smaller around the home islands, things get dicey for sure.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 04 (1/27/2022 7:40:02 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Nomad As the perimeter gets smaller around the home islands, things get dicey for sure. Sending some Fletchers for their April '45 upgrades. Can't really afford to wait for them so can't upgrade all of them at once.

BBfanboy -> RE: 1945 May 04 (1/27/2022 8:30:55 PM)
quote: witpqs: Oops. Just outside of fighter cover. You let Cap Mandrake's staff "help" with your TF deployments didn't you! [:-]

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 04 (1/28/2022 1:43:56 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: witpqs: Oops. Just outside of fighter cover. You let Cap Mandrake's staff "help" with your TF deployments didn't you! [:-] They work cheap!

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 05 (1/28/2022 6:39:17 PM)
1945 May 05 INVADED INVESTED Singapore Kunming Canton Naha Nago CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Strategic points: 14,170 • B-29's reporting ready: 269 • Total B-29's deployed: 270 • +/- VP today: -9 • No sign of IJN major units. A 7 ship TF is seen 4 hexes south of Kochi which scouts as having 3x CL. 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 • Very good bombardment. quote: 000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-05 Singapore 50,84 Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships CA Exeter CA London CA Dorsetshire Japanese ground losses: 278 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) Manpower hits 1 Fires 263 Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 57 Port hits 4 CA Exeter firing at Singapore CA London firing at Singapore CA Dorsetshire firing at 21st Division • 4,098 AV at Singapore. Philippines China • The troops near Tsuyung are recovering very well. Supply is spotty as usual with over stacking in the mountains of China. • The maneuvering around Kunming of course continues, and now we are slowing down some units (moving in Combat mode) compared others (continuing to move in Move mode) to coordinate arrivals at their destinations. • River crossing between Tuyun and Kweiyang tomorrow. • Three more days until all units at Canton. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Nighttime Stuff • A pulse of activity. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1945-05-05 107,61 Kobe ASW attack near Kobe at 107,61 Japanese Ships E Kusagaki Allied Ships SS Cabezon, hits 4 SS Cabezon is sighted by escort Cabezon diving deep .... E Kusagaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Kusagaki attacking submerged sub .... E Kusagaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Kusagaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Kusagaki fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 Sub attack 1945-05-05 99,59 Fukue-jima Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 99,59 Japanese Ships DD Hokaze DD Kashi DD Shii Allied Ships SS Spot, hits 3 SS Spot launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hokaze Spot diving deep .... DD Hokaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Shii fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shii fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shii attacking submerged sub .... DD Shii fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shii fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-05 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Tennessee BB Pennsylvania Japanese ground losses: 58 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Tennessee Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Tennessee BB Tennessee firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Pennsylvania BB Pennsylvania firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force 000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-05 Amami Oshima 98,64 Night Naval bombardment of Amami Oshima at 98,64 Allied Ships BB New York BB Arizona Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB New York firing at Oshima Naval Guard Unit OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Arizona BB Arizona firing at 13th Garrison Unit Daytime Stuff • And it continues. quote: 000006 ASW attack 1945-05-05 104,63 Kanoya ASW attack near Kanoya at 104,63 Japanese Ships E No.1 E No.17 Allied Ships SS Hammerhead SS Hammerhead is located by E No.1 E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000007 Sub attack 1945-05-05 105,64 Kanoya Sub attack near Kanoya at 105,64 Japanese Ships E No.32 Allied Ships SS Bugara, hits 7 SS Bugara launches 2 torpedoes at E No.32 E No.32 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.32 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.32 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.32 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.32 attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub 000008 Sub attack 1945-05-05 105,64 Kanoya Sub attack near Kanoya at 105,64 Japanese Ships E No.25 E No.32 Allied Ships SS Besugo Captain of SS Besugo elects not to launch torpedoes at this target Besugo diving deep .... E No.32 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.32 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.32 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.32 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.32 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000009 ASW attack 1945-05-05 96,57 Saishu To ASW attack near Saishu To at 96,57 Japanese Ships E No.75 Allied Ships SS Tang SS Tang is sighted by escort E No.75 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.75 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.75 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.75 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.75 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000010 ASW attack 1945-05-05 101,59 Nagasaki/Sasebo ASW attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59 Japanese Ships DD Hokaze DD Kashi DD Shii Allied Ships SS Telemachus, hits 1 SS Telemachus is located by DD Hokaze Telemachus diving deep .... DD Hokaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Shii attacking submerged sub .... DD Shii is out of ASW ammo DD Shii is out of ASW ammo DD Shii is out of ASW ammo DD Shii is out of ASW ammo DD Shii fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shii attacking submerged sub .... DD Shii is out of ASW ammo DD Shii is out of ASW ammo DD Shii is out of ASW ammo DD Shii is out of ASW ammo DD Shii is out of ASW ammo DD Shii is out of ASW ammo DD Shii fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shii fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000011 ASW attack 1945-05-05 104,63 Kanoya ASW attack near Kanoya at 104,63 Japanese Ships E No.11 Allied Ships SS Guitarro SS Guitarro is located by E No.11 Guitarro diving deep .... E No.11 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.11 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.11 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.11 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.11 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000012 Submarine attack 1945-05-05 101,62 Yakushima Submarine attack near Yakushima at 101,62 Japanese Ships MTB G-878 Allied Ships SS Tigrante MTB G-878 is sighted by SS Tigrante SS Tigrante cannot acquire firing solution on enemy MTB 000013 Sub attack 1945-05-05 105,61 Kochi Sub attack near Kochi at 105,61 Japanese Ships E No.196 Allied Ships SS Guitarro, hits 1 SS Guitarro launches 2 torpedoes at E No.196 Guitarro diving deep .... E No.196 attacking submerged sub .... E No.196 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.196 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.196 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.196 attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub 000014 Sub attack 1945-05-05 124,48 Wakkanai Sub attack near Wakkanai at 124,48 Japanese Ships E Wakamiya xAK Noto Maru xAK Naruto Maru xAK Yamakaze Maru Allied Ships SS Tullibee, hits 2 SS Tullibee launches 2 torpedoes at E Wakamiya Tullibee diving deep .... E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search... E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search... E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search... E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search... E Wakamiya attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub 000015 Sub attack 1945-05-05 105,63 Kochi Sub attack near Kochi at 105,63 Japanese Ships E Sakito E No.11 Allied Ships SS Blower SS Blower launches 2 torpedoes at E Sakito E No.11 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.11 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.11 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.11 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.11 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Good, but we are still losing squads which I don't want to do for clearing if I can avoid it. quote: 000090 Ground combat 1945-05-05 Amami Oshima 98,64 Ground combat at Amami Oshima (98,64) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 36357 troops, 585 guns, 377 vehicles, Assault Value = 927 Defending force 6301 troops, 72 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 45 Allied adjusted assault: 1403 Japanese adjusted defense: 37 Allied assault odds: 37 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 465 casualties reported Squads: 29 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 20 (5 destroyed, 15 disabled) Allied ground losses: 359 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 3rd Marine Division 43rd Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 5th Port Advn Base Force 3rd Port Advn Base Force 4th Port Advn Base Force 249th Field Artillery Battalion Tenth US Army V Amphib Corps 3rd Air Advn Base Force Defending units: Oshima Naval Guard Unit 13th Garrison Unit Amami Oshima Fortress 1st Art.Mortar Regiment 13th Field Construction Battalion • The troops on Amami Oshima need to rest, and now that we have base forces on the island we must also relieve the over stacking. The USMC division will be pulled out. We are also running low on supply on Amami Oshima so must remedy that. • Naval search will begin from Amami Oshima tomorrow covering farther into the Yellow Sea, reaching into the Sea of Japan, and strengthening search just south of the Home Islands. • Rain over the Home Islands tomorrow. • 1,544 AV at Nago. • 1,673 AV at Naha. Two of the divisions are well recovered but one has a large percentage of squads to recover, as do the regiments. We will wait one more day for Disruption to drop even further, get whatever additional squad recovery we can and then make an assault. Complete combat report attached.

Nomad -> RE: 1945 May 04 (1/28/2022 6:43:14 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: witpqs: Oops. Just outside of fighter cover. You let Cap Mandrake's staff "help" with your TF deployments didn't you! [:-] They work cheap! And you get what you pay for. [:)]

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 06 (1/29/2022 4:02:29 AM)
1945 May 06 INVADED INVESTED Singapore Kunming Canton Naha Nago CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Strategic points: 14,170 • B-29's reporting ready: 269 • Total B-29's deployed: 270 • +/- VP today: +35 • With the aid of freshly expanded naval search coverage we have spotted enemy carriers and battleships at Port Arthur. 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 • Keep them disrupted. quote: 000008 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-06 Singapore 50,84 Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied Ships CL Ceylon CL Perth CL Tromp CL Sumatra Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 11 Port hits 1 CL Ceylon firing at Maraisha JNAF Base Force Maraisha JNAF Base Force firing at CL Ceylon CL Perth firing at Singapore CL Tromp firing at Singapore CL Sumatra firing at 1st/B Division • 4,313 AV at Singapore. AV is recovering nicely and so is Disruption, but Disruption is still plenty elevated. Philippines • Preparation. quote: 000009 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-06 Legaspi 82,82 Night Naval bombardment of Legaspi at 82,82 Allied Ships CL Nigeria CL Newfoundland CL Kenya CL Emerald CL Hobart Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Manpower hits 1 Fires 138 Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 31 Port hits 19 Port fuel hits 8 Port supply hits 3 CL Nigeria firing at Legaspi CL Newfoundland firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade CL Kenya firing at Legaspi CL Emerald firing at Legaspi CL Hobart firing at Legaspi China • Good show! quote: 000079 Ground combat 1945-05-06 75,50 Tuyun Ground combat at 75,50 (near Tuyun) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 14099 troops, 234 guns, 206 vehicles, Assault Value = 588 Defending force 1113 troops, 0 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Allied adjusted assault: 814 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 814 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 1190 casualties reported Squads: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 147 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 3 Assaulting units: 100th Indian Brigade Provisionl Tank Brigade 44th Parachute Division Defending units: 8th Ind Engineer Regiment NCPC Army 80th Garrison Battalion • Still recovering and resupplying near Tsuyung. • Still maneuvering around Kunming. • An enemy unit formerly just east of Kunming is now seen moving on the road to Chungking. Recon of Chungking has faded for the moment, but I am wondering if the area was partly stripped to provide troops for elsewhere. • Our troops between Tuyun and Kweiyang are moving on Kweiyang, despite high Disruption from the river crossing. I wonder if they should press on to Chungking after that? • Tomorrow the last division will enter Canton, assault the day after. Tactical air strikes begin tomorrow. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Nighttime Stuff • Raid intercepted; truly epic bombardment of enemy troops at Amami Oshima. quote: 000001 Sub attack 1945-05-06 105,62 Kochi Sub attack near Kochi at 105,62 Japanese Ships E Ioshima E W-38 Allied Ships SS Carbonero SS Carbonero launches 2 torpedoes at E Ioshima Carbonero diving deep .... E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 ASW attack 1945-05-06 101,60 Koshiki-jima Retto ASW attack near Koshiki-jima Retto at 101,60 Japanese Ships E Oga Allied Ships SS Threadfin, hits 31, heavy damage SS Threadfin is sighted by escort Threadfin bottoming out .... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga attacking submerged sub .... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 ASW attack 1945-05-06 123,48 Wakkanai ASW attack near Wakkanai at 123,48 Japanese Ships E W-17 Allied Ships SS Croaker, hits 3 SS Croaker is sighted by escort Croaker bottoming out .... E W-17 attacking submerged sub .... E W-17 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-17 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-17 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-17 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000004 Sub attack 1945-05-06 98,63 Amami Oshima Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 98,63 Japanese Ships DD Hokaze DD Kashi DD Shii Allied Ships SS Tench, hits 2 SS Tench launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hokaze Tench diving deep .... DD Hokaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Shii fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shii attacking submerged sub .... DD Shii fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shii fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shii fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shii fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000005 Night Time Surface Combat 1945-05-06 98,64 Amami Oshima Night Time Surface Combat, near Amami Oshima at 98,64, Range 4,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Kashi DD Sakura, Shell hits 1 DD Shii, Shell hits 2 DD Hokaze, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships CA Houston CA Pensacola CA Tuscaloosa, Shell hits 1 CA Pittsburgh DD English DD Hubbard, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Moale DD Putnam DD Taussig DD Zellars, Shell hits 1 Poor visibility due to Rain with 25% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 25% moonlight: 1,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 8,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 4,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 4,000 yards DD Hokaze launches Torpedoes at CA Pittsburgh at 4,000 yards DD Shii launches Long Lance Torpedoes at CA Tuscaloosa at 4,000 yards DD Hokaze fires at CA Pensacola at 4,000 yards DD Kashi launches Long Lance Torpedoes at DD Zellars at 4,000 yards DD Hokaze fires at DD Hubbard at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CA Pittsburgh engages DD Hokaze at 2,000 yards CA Tuscaloosa engages DD Shii at 2,000 yards DD Zellars engages DD Sakura at 2,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Hokaze at 2,000 yards DD Shii engages DD Hubbard at 2,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards Massive explosion on DD Hokaze CA Pittsburgh engages DD Hokaze at 4,000 yards DD Shii engages DD Hubbard at 4,000 yards CA Pensacola engages DD Sakura at 4,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Hokaze at 4,000 yards Task forces break off... 000006 ASW attack 1945-05-06 97,57 Saishu To ASW attack near Saishu To at 97,57 Japanese Ships E Okinawa Allied Ships SS Flier, hits 13, heavy damage SS Flier is sighted by escort E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search... E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search... E Okinawa attacking submerged sub .... E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search... E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000007 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-06 Amami Oshima 98,64 Night Naval bombardment of Amami Oshima at 98,64 Allied Ships BB Nevada OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Nevada BB Nevada firing at 13th Garrison Unit 000010 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-06 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 Allied Ships BB Texas BB Arkansas Japanese ground losses: 178 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 15 (3 destroyed, 12 disabled) Manpower hits 1 Fires 1365 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 10 BB Texas firing at Naha BB Arkansas firing at 19th Division Daytime Stuff • Some revenge for our subs. quote: 000011 ASW attack 1945-05-06 101,63 Tanegashima ASW attack near Tanegashima at 101,63 Japanese Ships E Oga Allied Ships SS Bowfin SS Bowfin is sighted by escort E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000012 ASW attack 1945-05-06 104,62 Kanoya ASW attack near Kanoya at 104,62 Japanese Ships E No.221 Allied Ships SS Hammerhead SS Hammerhead is sighted by escort Hammerhead diving deep .... E No.221 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.221 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.221 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.221 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.221 attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub 000013 ASW attack 1945-05-06 104,62 Kanoya ASW attack near Kanoya at 104,62 Japanese Ships E No.221 Allied Ships SS Queenfish, hits 7 SS Queenfish is located by E No.221 E No.221 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.221 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.221 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.221 attacking submerged sub .... E No.221 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000014 ASW attack 1945-05-06 101,60 Koshiki-jima Retto ASW attack near Koshiki-jima Retto at 101,60 Japanese Ships E No.196 Allied Ships SS Trusty, hits 2 SS Trusty is sighted by escort Trusty bottoming out .... E No.196 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.196 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.196 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.196 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.196 attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub 000015 Sub attack 1945-05-06 101,60 Koshiki-jima Retto Sub attack near Koshiki-jima Retto at 101,60 Japanese Ships E No.196, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage E No.194 Allied Ships SS Trusty SS Trusty launches 4 torpedoes at E No.196 E No.194 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.194 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.194 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.194 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.194 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000016 Sub attack 1945-05-06 103,62 Kanoya Sub attack near Kanoya at 103,62 Japanese Ships E No.221, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage E Habuto Allied Ships SS Atule SS Atule launches 2 torpedoes at E No.221 Atule diving deep .... E Habuto fails to find sub, continues to search... E Habuto fails to find sub, continues to search... E Habuto fails to find sub, continues to search... E Habuto fails to find sub, continues to search... E Habuto fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • 3rd Marine Division has begun loading at Amami Oshima. • Setting Chiba as an invasion target, and likely the last Home Island invasion target. Phase 1 Yakushima Tanegashima Kanoya Phase 2 Kochi Phase 3 Nagasaki/Sasebo Phase 4 Chiba • Overcast over the Home Islands tomorrow. • 1,545 AV at Nago. • 1,709 AV at Naha. Assault tomorrow. Looking forward to a shattering series of naval bombardments overnight. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 07 (1/31/2022 6:06:00 PM)
1945 May 07 INVADED INVESTED Singapore Kunming Canton Naha Nago CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Strategic points: 14,170 • B-29's reporting ready: 269 • Total B-29's deployed: 270 • +/- VP today: -57 • Enemy carriers and battleships are still at Port Arthur, but they are on the hairy edge of detection range. 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 • Ok for the fortifications. quote: 000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-07 Singapore 50,84 Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships BB Queen Elizabeth BB Valiant Japanese ground losses: 94 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 38th Division Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant BB Valiant firing at 38th Division • 4,426 AV at Singapore. Philippines • The invasion convoy for Legaspi is loading at Cagayan. China • Assault tomorrow near Tsuyung. • The glaciers moving around Kunming draw closer and closer to their destinations. • Our armor has entered Kweiyang and found two enemy units there. One is what was already there, something like a regiment or brigade, and the other is likely the division which our Aus Bde had tied up 2 hexes to the west. That Aus Bde is already moving to join the party. • 3,468 AV at Canton. Assault tomorrow. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Nighttime Stuff • Preparation for the day's attack. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1945-05-07 96,59 Amami Oshima ASW attack near Amami Oshima at 96,59 Japanese Ships E Shiga Allied Ships SS Taurus SS Taurus is sighted by escort Taurus bottoming out .... E Shiga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Shiga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Shiga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Shiga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Shiga fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 ASW attack 1945-05-07 99,58 Fukue-jima ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 99,58 Japanese Ships E No.13 E No.43 Allied Ships SS Taurus, hits 5 SS Taurus is located by E No.13 Taurus diving deep .... E No.43 fails to find sub, continues to search... 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 attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-07 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Richelieu BB King George V BB Howe BB Prince of Wales BC Renown BC Repulse Japanese ground losses: 258 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 14 (3 destroyed, 11 disabled) Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Manpower hits 4 Fires 4372 Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 19 Port hits 9 BB Richelieu firing at Naha BB King George V firing at Naha BB Howe firing at Naha BB Prince of Wales firing at Naha BC Renown firing at Naha BC Repulse firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BC Repulse 000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-07 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB West Virginia BB Colorado BB Maryland Japanese ground losses: 128 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 5 Port supply hits 1 OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB West Virginia BB West Virginia firing at Naha OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Colorado BB Colorado firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Colorado BB Maryland firing at Naha 000006 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-07 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 Allied Ships BB Tennessee BB Pennsylvania Japanese ground losses: 268 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 27 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled) Manpower hits 3 Fires 10954 Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 5 Port hits 3 BB Tennessee firing at Naha BB Pennsylvania firing at Naha 000007 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-07 Amami Oshima 98,64 Night Naval bombardment of Amami Oshima at 98,64 Allied Ships BB New York BB Arizona Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB New York firing at 13th Garrison Unit OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Arizona BB Arizona firing at 13th Garrison Unit 000008 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-07 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Nelson BB Mississippi BB New Mexico BB Idaho Japanese ground losses: 309 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Manpower hits 1 Fires 11752 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 2 BB Nelson firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Nelson Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Mississippi BB Mississippi firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB New Mexico BB New Mexico firing at 19th Division BB Idaho firing at Naha Daytime Stuff • quote: 000009 Sub attack 1945-05-07 97,57 Saishu To Sub attack near Saishu To at 97,57 Japanese Ships E Hiburi E W-5 Allied Ships SS Triton SS Triton launches 2 torpedoes at E Hiburi Triton bottoming out .... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000010 ASW attack 1945-05-07 95,59 Shanghai ASW attack near Shanghai at 95,59 Japanese Ships E No.6 Allied Ships SS Barb SS Barb is sighted by escort Barb bottoming out .... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000011 Submarine attack 1945-05-07 94,59 Shanghai Submarine attack near Shanghai at 94,59 Japanese Ships E No.4 E No.6 E Shisaka, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships SS Whale, hits 15, on fire, heavy damage SS Whale is located by E No.4 Whale bottoming out .... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.6 attacking submerged sub .... SS Whale forced to surface! E No.4 firing on surfaced sub .... E Shisaka firing on surfaced sub .... E No.4 firing on surfaced sub .... E Shisaka firing on surfaced sub .... E No.4 firing on surfaced sub .... E Shisaka firing on surfaced sub .... E No.4 firing on surfaced sub .... E Shisaka firing on surfaced sub .... E No.6 firing on surfaced sub .... E No.4 firing on surfaced sub .... E Shisaka firing on surfaced sub .... E No.6 firing on surfaced sub .... E No.4 firing on surfaced sub .... E Shisaka firing on surfaced sub .... E No.6 firing on surfaced sub .... E No.4 firing on surfaced sub .... E Shisaka firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves • Hopefully casualties will begin turning the corner soon. quote: 000105 Ground combat 1945-05-07 Naha 95,66 Ground combat at Naha (95,66) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 60179 troops, 1162 guns, 1605 vehicles, Assault Value = 1738 Defending force 40538 troops, 591 guns, 261 vehicles, Assault Value = 857 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4 Allied adjusted assault: 1243 Japanese adjusted defense: 2809 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 4) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 565 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 30 (4 destroyed, 26 disabled) Vehicles lost 66 (28 destroyed, 38 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3589 casualties reported Squads: 189 destroyed, 200 disabled Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 115 disabled Engineers: 14 destroyed, 38 disabled Guns lost 118 (13 destroyed, 105 disabled) Vehicles lost 133 (50 destroyed, 83 disabled) Assaulting units: 4th USMC Tank Battalion 108th Infantry Regiment 1st Arm Amphib Battalion 185th Infantry Regiment 32nd Infantry Division 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 5th Marine Division XIV Corps Engr Grp 710th Tank Battalion 81st Infantry Division 147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 766th Tank Battalion 158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 754th Tank Battalion 716th Tank Battalion 763rd Tank Battalion 762nd Tank Battalion Eighth US Army 532nd Field Artillery Battalion 88th Mortar Battalion XIV US Corps 225th Field Artillery Battalion 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 98th Mortar Battalion 531st Field Artillery Battalion 85th Mortar Battalion 5th Pioneer Battalion Defending units: 9th Tank Regiment 15th Ind.Mixed Regiment 19th Division 35th Ind.Mixed Brigade 27th Ind. AA Battalion 10th RF Gun Battalion 69th Field AA Battalion 100th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion Okinawa Naval Base Force 81st Field AA Battalion 80th Field AA Battalion 32nd Army 102nd Machine Canno AA Battalion 40th JNAF AF Unit 79th Field AA Battalion 31st Special Base Force 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion 68th Field AA Battalion 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Nansei Shoto JNAF Base Force • The addition of Nelson to a bombardment group and the use of the RN fast battleships made a difference. Notice the return of Richelieu! • The Marines have been lifted off of Amami Oshima and are heading south. Over stacking is reduced but still more than +60%; that will have to do until the hold outs are cleared. • The Imperials made fighter sweeps over Amami Oshima but it looks like our guys got the better of the situation. • Thunderstorms predicted over the Home Islands tomorrow. Manpower nighttime strikes ordered on Yokohama/Yokosuka. There are 269 B-29's ready, including 104 B-29B within Normal range (36x 500 pound bombs each). • 1,550 AV at Nago. • 1,333 AV at Naha. Not sure how long until the next assault, but I think at least 3 days. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 08 (1/31/2022 10:01:59 PM)
1945 May 08 INVADED INVESTED Singapore Kunming Canton Naha Nago CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Strategic points: 14,278 • B-29's reporting ready: 219 • Total B-29's deployed: 239 • +/- VP today: +75 • Enemy heavy naval units at Port Arthur. 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 • 4,673 AV at Singapore. Disruption recovering well. We moved back in the 3rd Commando Bde too. Philippines • There will be two or three more of these before landings. quote: 000025 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-08 Legaspi 82,82 Night Naval bombardment of Legaspi at 82,82 Allied Ships CL Nigeria CL Newfoundland CL Kenya CL Emerald CL Hobart Japanese ground losses: 233 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Manpower hits 4 Fires 284 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 4 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 1 CL Nigeria firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade CL Newfoundland firing at Legaspi CL Kenya firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade CL Emerald firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade CL Hobart firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade China • Great results! quote: 000119 Ground combat 1945-05-08 Canton 77,59 Ground combat at Canton (77,59) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 98569 troops, 1520 guns, 1796 vehicles, Assault Value = 3491 Defending force 41559 troops, 403 guns, 115 vehicles, Assault Value = 1114 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5 Allied adjusted assault: 3837 Japanese adjusted defense: 617 Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 5) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2009 casualties reported Squads: 45 destroyed, 66 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 38 (15 destroyed, 23 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2964 casualties reported Squads: 15 destroyed, 247 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 28 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 55 disabled Guns lost 41 (5 destroyed, 36 disabled) Vehicles lost 83 (7 destroyed, 76 disabled) Assaulting units: 254th Armoured Brigade 255th Indian Tank Brigade 20th Indian Division 23rd Indian Division 3rd New Chinese Corps 36th British Division 18th Cavalry Regiment 50th Tank Brigade 5th Indian Division XV Indian Corps 88th Medium Regiment 2/13th Fld RAA Regiment 31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 8th Belfast Heavy Regiment 26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 2/1st Lt AA Regiment 85th Medium Regiment 86th Medium Regiment 163rd Light AA Regiment 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment 87th Medium Regiment 2/11th Fld RAA Regiment 33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Defending units: 67th Ind.Infantry Battalion 13th Ind.Infantry Brigade 61st Infantry Brigade 31st Ind.Mixed Regiment 36th Division 68th Ind.Infantry Battalion 92nd Infantry Brigade 23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade Kure 5th SNLF 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 22nd Ind.Mtn Gun Battalion 17th RF Gun Battalion 10th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 4th Mortar Battalion Canton Special Base Force 000120 Ground combat 1945-05-08 67,45 Tsuyung Ground combat at 67,45 (near Tsuyung) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 38749 troops, 120 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1358 Defending force 12741 troops, 162 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 286 Allied adjusted assault: 982 Japanese adjusted defense: 883 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 497 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Allied ground losses: 984 casualties reported Squads: 30 destroyed, 49 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 18th Chinese Corps 90th Chinese Corps Defending units: 40th Division 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion • Airfield bombing is switching away from Canton because I'm sure we will capture it tomorrow. There is still a hex side open to the defenders, so now we'll see if they have a retreat path. • Troops near Tsuyung will recover. • Maneuvering near Kunming. • Lots of Enemy troops at Chengtu. Were they expecting an airborne assault from India? • All three units in Kweiyang, now they wait for the Aus Bde to join them in 8 days. • 3,194 AV at Canton. Assault will continue. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Nighttime Stuff • Shown without the air strikes. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1945-05-08 100,59 Fukue-jima ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59 Japanese Ships E W-26 Allied Ships SS Lamprey SS Lamprey is sighted by escort Lamprey diving deep .... E W-26 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-26 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-26 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-26 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-26 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000024 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-08 Amami Oshima 98,64 Night Naval bombardment of Amami Oshima at 98,64 Allied Ships BB Nevada OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Nevada BB Nevada firing at Amami Oshima Fortress 000026 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-08 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Texas BB Arkansas Japanese ground losses: 69 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Manpower hits 2 Fires 1634 Runway hits 2 BB Texas firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Texas BB Arkansas firing at Naha 000027 ASW attack 1945-05-08 100,58 Fukue-jima ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,58 Japanese Ships E No.43 Allied Ships SS Lamprey SS Lamprey is located by E No.43 E No.43 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.43 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.43 fails to find sub, continues to search... 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 Daytime Stuff • Got one! quote: 000028 Sub attack 1945-05-08 122,47 Wakkanai Sub attack near Wakkanai at 122,47 Japanese Ships PB Odatsuki Maru xAK Ryuzin Maru xAK Terukawa Maru Allied Ships SS Rock SS Rock launches 2 torpedoes at PB Odatsuki Maru Rock diving deep .... PB Odatsuki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Odatsuki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Odatsuki Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Odatsuki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Odatsuki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000029 Sub attack 1945-05-08 125,48 Toyohara Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,48 Japanese Ships xAK Celebes Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Mansei Maru xAK Hokkai Maru PB Kenkon Maru Allied Ships SS Amberjack SS Amberjack launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Celebes Maru Amberjack diving deep .... PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kenkon Maru attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub • Yokohama/Yokosuka Fires peaked at 363,072, about 1,118 Manpower hits. Current Fires 47,616. Strikes will continue. Weather forecast is Thunderstorms over the Home Islands. • Clearing attack on Amami Oshima tomorrow. • 1,554 AV at Nago. • 1,414 AV at Naha. Disruption is recovering well but still more to go. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 09 (2/1/2022 3:31:30 AM)
1945 May 09 INVADED INVESTED Singapore Kunming Kweiyang Naha Nago CHANGED OWNERSHIP Allied forces CAPTURE Canton !!! Overall • Strategic points: 14,368 • B-29's reporting ready: 169 • Total B-29's deployed: 211 • +/- VP today: +188 • IJN nasties are at Port Arthur. 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 • I hope all these bombardments make a difference and get us below a million casualties per attack on Singapore. quote: 000018 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-09 Singapore 50,84 Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships CA Exeter CA London CA Dorsetshire Japanese ground losses: 138 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Repair Shipyard hits 1 Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 18 CA Exeter firing at Singapore CA London firing at 2nd Tank Division CA Dorsetshire firing at 38th Division • 4,777 AV at Singapore. Philippines China • Huzzah! quote: 000096 Ground combat 1945-05-09 Canton 77,59 Ground combat at Canton (77,59) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 96665 troops, 1517 guns, 1793 vehicles, Assault Value = 3221 Defending force 39009 troops, 391 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 961 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4 Allied adjusted assault: 3881 Japanese adjusted defense: 477 Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 4) Allied forces CAPTURE Canton !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 10787 casualties reported Squads: 159 destroyed, 121 disabled Non Combat: 368 destroyed, 58 disabled Engineers: 71 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 242 (241 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 117 (117 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 17 Allied ground losses: 1916 casualties reported Squads: 16 destroyed, 218 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 44 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled Guns lost 40 (4 destroyed, 36 disabled) Vehicles lost 64 (2 destroyed, 62 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 50th Tank Brigade 23rd Indian Division 18th Cavalry Regiment 254th Armoured Brigade 255th Indian Tank Brigade 20th Indian Division 3rd New Chinese Corps 36th British Division 5th Indian Division 31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment 2/11th Fld RAA Regiment 85th Medium Regiment 87th Medium Regiment 88th Medium Regiment 26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 163rd Light AA Regiment 8th Belfast Heavy Regiment XV Indian Corps 2/13th Fld RAA Regiment 2/1st Lt AA Regiment 86th Medium Regiment 33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Defending units: 36th Division 68th Ind.Infantry Battalion 92nd Infantry Brigade 31st Ind.Mixed Regiment 61st Infantry Brigade 13th Ind.Infantry Brigade 23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade Kure 5th SNLF 22nd Ind.Mtn Gun Battalion 10th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion 67th Ind.Infantry Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 4th Mortar Battalion 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 17th RF Gun Battalion Canton Special Base Force • Changes afoot near Tsuyung. We have placed a unit on the road between Tsuyung and Kunming. We also have a unit (only a ghost of a unit) heading from the mountains to the road NE of Tsuyung (that road heads to Chengtu). The enemy is responding by moving one or more units from Tsuyung to the NE, and by moving one or more units (likely all 4) from the defensive position NW of Tsuyung toward Tsuyung itself. Our units near Tsuyung will wait one day for supply flow to catch up then resume attacking now that the IJA have given up their field fortifications. • Our units SW of Kunming will complete crossing the mountains to make the road just SE of Kunming in 4 days. • Our 18th Aus Bde will move to a blocking position near Kunming instead of to the aid of attackers at Kweiyang. I think they can make a quicker difference to the breaking of the enemy positions near Kunming. A motorized Bde just railed into Tuyun will replace their numbers at Kweiyang. • Recon shows about 53,000 enemy retreated from Canton. While they will be in the open for tactical air strikes for quite a while, it's possible the force still reckons 800 AV and could pose a serious threat to our lines of communication. • I thought Canton's defense would last much longer and therefore a smaller force would be retreated. We will send most of our forces in Canton to make a river crossing shock attack, and then another if necessary (the enemy will be forced across a river by the first attack). India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Nighttime Stuff • Got one. quote: 000001 Submarine attack 1945-05-09 125,48 Toyohara Submarine attack near Toyohara at 125,48 Japanese Ships xAK Celebes Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Tinosa xAK Celebes Maru is sighted by SS Tinosa SS Tinosa launches 2 torpedoes 000016 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-09 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Tennessee BB Pennsylvania Japanese ground losses: 83 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Tennessee Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Tennessee BB Tennessee firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force BB Pennsylvania firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Pennsylvania 000017 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-09 Amami Oshima 98,64 Night Naval bombardment of Amami Oshima at 98,64 Allied Ships BB New York BB Arizona Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB New York firing at 13th Garrison Unit OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Arizona BB Arizona firing at 13th Garrison Unit Daytime Stuff • More fussing, but lower in volume for now. quote: 000019 ASW attack 1945-05-09 103,62 Kanoya ASW attack near Kanoya at 103,62 Japanese Ships E Kuga E Oga Allied Ships SS Atule SS Atule launches 2 torpedoes at E Kuga Atule diving deep .... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000020 ASW attack 1945-05-09 125,48 Toyohara ASW attack near Toyohara at 125,48 Japanese Ships xAK Tatumiya Maru E Wakamiya Allied Ships SS Trigger SS Trigger is sighted by escort Trigger diving deep .... E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search... E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search... E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search... E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search... E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000094 ASW attack 1945-05-09 95,57 Shanghai ASW attack near Shanghai at 95,57 Japanese Ships E Inagi E Hato Allied Ships SS Dorado, hits 8 SS Dorado is located by E Inagi E Hato attacking submerged sub .... 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 is out of ASW ammo 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 • Finally good traction clearing Amami Oshima. quote: 000095 Ground combat 1945-05-09 Amami Oshima 98,64 Ground combat at Amami Oshima (98,64) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 24715 troops, 449 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 657 Defending force 5908 troops, 62 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 40 Allied adjusted assault: 2569 Japanese adjusted defense: 34 Allied assault odds: 75 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 669 casualties reported Squads: 47 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 11 (3 destroyed, 8 disabled) Allied ground losses: 172 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: Americal Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 4th Port Advn Base Force 3rd Port Advn Base Force 249th Field Artillery Battalion 5th Port Advn Base Force Tenth US Army V Amphib Corps 3rd Air Advn Base Force Defending units: 13th Garrison Unit Oshima Naval Guard Unit Amami Oshima Fortress 1st Art.Mortar Regiment 13th Field Construction Battalion • Clearing Amami Oshima continues tomorrow. • Pesky Ki-83 sweeps of Amami Oshima. All came from Shanghai this time. • The B-29's have done well but are very fatigued. They stand down. Fires peaked at 482,241, and about 1,258 Manpower hits. One strike scored 827 of those Manpower hits. • 1,555 AV at Nago. • 1,496 AV at Naha. The units are in good shape for Disruption, but I am hoping to get more squads recovered before the next assault. We got 85 squads recovered from yesterday to today. A few more days. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 10 (2/1/2022 4:21:03 PM)
1945 May 10 INVADED INVESTED Singapore Kunming Kweiyang Naha Nago CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Strategic points: 14,408 • B-29's reporting ready: 172 • Total B-29's deployed: 211 • +/- VP today: +66 • IJN heavies at Port Arthur. 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 • Pressure. quote: 000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-10 Singapore 50,84 Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships CL Ceylon CL Perth CL Tromp CL Sumatra Japanese ground losses: 101 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 9 CL Ceylon firing at 2nd Tank Division CL Perth firing at 2nd Tank Division CL Tromp firing at 2nd Tank Division CL Sumatra firing at Singapore • 4,871 AV at Singapore. For the attack on April 18 we had 6,175 AV, for the attack on May 02 we had 5,555 AV. Assuming no rebuilding, current fortifications are level 6. We will wait until we get to at least 5,500 AV, perhaps 6,000, before the next assault. Moving some recovered and mostly filled out combat engineer units back into Singapore to help out with that. Philippines • The troops are loaded, we are waiting for some carriers on their way to provide cover (they will refuel at Manado tomorrow). China • Attack near Tsuyung tomorrow. • Maneuvers around Kunming nearing completion. • The 18th Aus Bde is now moving westward on the primary road. If not interrupted they should be to their blocking position in 5 days. • We have aircraft operating out of Tuyun against Kweiyang. • For some reason there were no tactical air strikes against the enemy ex-Canton even though targeting was retained. I have reset the targeting. • The ground units are on the march to the river crossing. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Nighttime Stuff • Must be constant. quote: 000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-10 Amami Oshima 98,64 Night Naval bombardment of Amami Oshima at 98,64 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 Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Nevada BB Nevada firing at Amami Oshima Fortress 000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-10 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Texas BB Arkansas Japanese ground losses: 99 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Texas BB Texas firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force BB Arkansas firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Arkansas • About 6,000 enemy left according to recon. quote: 000074 Ground combat 1945-05-10 Amami Oshima 98,64 Ground combat at Amami Oshima (98,64) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 24639 troops, 448 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 652 Defending force 5360 troops, 54 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 28 Allied adjusted assault: 915 Japanese adjusted defense: 25 Allied assault odds: 36 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 614 casualties reported Squads: 37 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 16 (15 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 53 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: Americal Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 4th Port Advn Base Force V Amphib Corps Tenth US Army 5th Port Advn Base Force 3rd Port Advn Base Force 249th Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Air Advn Base Force Defending units: 13th Garrison Unit Amami Oshima Fortress Oshima Naval Guard Unit 1st Art.Mortar Regiment 13th Field Construction Battalion 000075 Wiped Out 1945-05-10 Amami Oshima 98,64 1st Art.Mortar Regiment Wiped Out at Amami Oshima by attrition!!! 13th Field Construction Battalion Wiped Out at Amami Oshima by attrition!!! Amami Oshima Fortress Wiped Out at Amami Oshima by attrition!!! Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Amami Oshima • Amami Oshima should be cleared within a few days now. • 1,563 AV at Nago. • 1,565 AV at Naha. I want to get back to about 1,750 AV for the next assault. Obviously that will partly depend on how long it takes. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 11 (2/2/2022 4:20:29 AM)
1945 May 11 INVADED INVESTED Singapore Kunming Kweiyang Naha Nago CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Strategic points: 14,464 • B-29's reporting ready: 95 • Total B-29's deployed: 211 • +/- VP today: +58 • IJN major units at Port Arthur. • We've got lots of destroyers (and a few other ships) undergoing AA suite upgrades. 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 • Trying to keep enemy recovery as slow as possible. quote: 000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-11 Singapore 50,84 Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships BB Queen Elizabeth BB Valiant Japanese ground losses: 153 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 21st Division Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant BB Valiant firing at 2nd Tank Division • 4,955 AV at Singapore. The combat engineer units are still moving. Philippines • The carriers have refueled and are departing Manado. China • A better attack near Tsuyung with the enemy moving. quote: 000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-11 Hong Kong 77,61 Night Naval bombardment of Hong Kong at 77,61 Allied Ships CL Nashville CL St. Louis CL Marblehead DD Terry DD Rowe DD Ross DD William Porter DD McNair DD Hudson DD Cowell DD Cony DD Black Japanese ground losses: 149 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 Port hits 5 SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Nashville CL Nashville firing at 6th Division CL St. Louis firing at 6th Division CL Marblehead firing at 6th Division DD Terry firing at 6th Division DD Rowe firing at 1st Tank Division DD Ross firing at 6th Division DD William Porter firing at Hong Kong DD McNair firing at Hong Kong DD Hudson firing at Hong Kong DD Cowell firing at 1st Tank Division DD Cony firing at 1st Tank Division DD Black firing at 6th Division 000079 Ground combat 1945-05-11 67,45 Tsuyung Ground combat at 67,45 (near Tsuyung) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 38009 troops, 120 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1279 Defending force 12452 troops, 162 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 262 Allied adjusted assault: 603 Japanese adjusted defense: 1039 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 689 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 47 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 17 (2 destroyed, 15 disabled) Allied ground losses: 509 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 40 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 18th Chinese Corps 90th Chinese Corps Defending units: 40th Division 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion • Although Disruption is up, the attack near Tsuyung will continue tomorrow. • Maneuvers around and behind Kunming continue. • The pursuing units will have one more day in move mode then cross the river in battle formation. • More than 3,500 casualties inflicted on the ex-defenders of Canton by our tactical air. :-) India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Nighttime Stuff • Second to last bombardment against enemy on Amami Oshima. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1945-05-11 122,48 Wakkanai ASW attack near Wakkanai at 122,48 Japanese Ships PB Tatsumi Maru Allied Ships SS Trigger SS Trigger is sighted by escort PB Tatsumi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tatsumi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tatsumi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tatsumi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tatsumi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 Sub attack 1945-05-11 122,47 Wakkanai Sub attack near Wakkanai at 122,47 Japanese Ships PB Magan Maru Allied Ships SS Tinosa SS Tinosa launches 2 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru Tinosa diving deep .... PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Magan Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-11 Amami Oshima 98,64 Night Naval bombardment of Amami Oshima at 98,64 Allied Ships BB Tennessee BB Pennsylvania Japanese ground losses: 43 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Tennessee BB Tennessee firing at Oshima Naval Guard Unit BB Pennsylvania firing at Oshima Naval Guard Unit 000006 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-11 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB New York BB Arizona Japanese ground losses: 224 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) BB New York firing at 19th Division OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Arizona BB Arizona firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Arizona Daytime Stuff • Catfish into the pan. quote: 000007 Sub attack 1945-05-11 100,59 Fukue-jima Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59 Japanese Ships E No.75 Allied Ships SS Barb, hits 8 SS Barb launches 4 torpedoes at E No.75 E No.75 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.75 attacking submerged sub .... E No.75 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.75 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.75 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000008 Sub attack 1945-05-11 104,62 Kanoya Sub attack near Kanoya at 104,62 Japanese Ships E Oga Allied Ships SS Hammerhead SS Hammerhead launches 2 torpedoes at E Oga Hammerhead diving deep .... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000009 Submarine attack 1945-05-11 105,62 Kochi Submarine attack near Kochi at 105,62 Japanese Ships E Oga E Kuga E Uku Allied Ships SS Catfish, hits 21, and is sunk SS Catfish is sighted by escort Catfish diving deep .... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga attacking submerged sub .... SS Catfish forced to surface! E Kuga firing on surfaced sub .... E Uku firing on surfaced sub .... E Oga firing on surfaced sub .... E Kuga firing on surfaced sub .... E Uku firing on surfaced sub .... E Kuga firing on surfaced sub .... E Uku firing on surfaced sub .... E Kuga firing on surfaced sub .... E Uku firing on surfaced sub .... E Oga firing on surfaced sub .... E Kuga firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves • 1 unit and 3,500 troops remaining according to recon. quote: 000078 Ground combat 1945-05-11 Amami Oshima 98,64 Ground combat at Amami Oshima (98,64) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 24706 troops, 448 guns, 280 vehicles, Assault Value = 658 Defending force 3088 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Allied adjusted assault: 1900 Japanese adjusted defense: 4 Allied assault odds: 475 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1914 casualties reported Squads: 52 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 40 (40 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 51 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Assaulting units: Americal Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 3rd Port Advn Base Force 5th Port Advn Base Force 249th Field Artillery Battalion V Amphib Corps 4th Port Advn Base Force Tenth US Army 3rd Air Advn Base Force Defending units: 13th Garrison Unit Oshima Naval Guard Unit 000080 surrounded 1945-05-11 Amami Oshima 98,64 Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Amami Oshima • 1,568 AV at Nago. • 1,608 AV at Naha. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 12 (2/2/2022 9:05:04 PM)
1945 May 12 INVADED INVESTED Singapore Kunming Kweiyang Naha Nago CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Strategic points: 14,472 • B-29's reporting ready: 115 • Total B-29's deployed: 211 • +/- VP today: +39 • Enemy carriers and battleships at Port Arthur. 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 • 5,197 AV at Singapore. Well over 100 AV arrived with 3 combat engineer units. Philippines • The next bombardment will coincide with the landings. quote: 000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-12 Legaspi 82,82 Night Naval bombardment of Legaspi at 82,82 Allied Ships CL Nigeria CL Newfoundland CL Kenya CL Emerald CL Hobart Japanese ground losses: 165 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Manpower hits 2 Fires 201 Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 20 Port hits 9 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 5 CL Nigeria firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade CL Newfoundland firing at Legaspi CL Kenya firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade CL Emerald firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade CL Hobart firing at Legaspi China • Our troops attacking near Tsuyung are getting worn out but I am hoping the enemy unit will break before moving out of the hex. quote: 000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-12 Hong Kong 77,61 Night Naval bombardment of Hong Kong at 77,61 Allied Ships CL Nashville CL St. Louis CL Marblehead DD Terry DD Rowe DD Ross DD William Porter DD McNair DD Hudson DD Cowell DD Cony DD Black Japanese ground losses: 114 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Resources hits 2 Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 6 Port hits 2 SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Nashville CL Nashville firing at 6th Division CL St. Louis firing at 6th Division CL Marblehead firing at 6th Division DD Terry firing at 6th Division DD Rowe firing at 1st Tank Division DD Ross firing at 6th Division DD William Porter firing at 1st Tank Division DD McNair firing at Hong Kong DD Hudson firing at 1st Tank Division DD Cowell firing at 6th Division DD Cony firing at Hong Kong DD Black firing at Hong Kong 000111 Ground combat 1945-05-12 67,45 Tsuyung Ground combat at 67,45 (near Tsuyung) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 37581 troops, 120 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1238 Defending force 11985 troops, 162 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 231 Allied adjusted assault: 113 Japanese adjusted defense: 409 Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: disruption(-), fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 478 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 40 (11 destroyed, 29 disabled) Allied ground losses: 606 casualties reported Squads: 22 destroyed, 35 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Assaulting units: 18th Chinese Corps 90th Chinese Corps Defending units: 40th Division 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion • The two units 2 hexes NW of Tsuyung are moving forward to take over the attack. • The two units 1 hex NW of Tsuyung are highly Disrupted. The most Disrupted will rest while the other attacks tomorrow. • Our large unit just west of Kunming will start moving into Kunming. • Tomorrow our two units just SW of Kunming will make the hex just SE of Kunming. • In 3 days our 18th Aus Bde will make it to the hex just east of Kunming. • In 2 days a Motorized Rgt (151 AV) will have moved from Tuyun to Kweiyang. • 593 AV at Kweiyang. • 392 AV at Kunming, with 783 AV on the way (4 days out). • River crossing shock attack near Canton tomorrow. Recon show about 37,500 troops there, down about 15,000 from the first day after retreat. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Nighttime Stuff • Good bombardments continue. quote: 000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-12 Amami Oshima 98,64 Night Naval bombardment of Amami Oshima at 98,64 Allied Ships BB Nevada Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Nevada BB Nevada firing at 13th Garrison Unit 000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-12 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 Allied Ships BB Texas BB Arkansas Japanese ground losses: 151 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 13 (4 destroyed, 9 disabled) Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Manpower hits 1 Fires 1159 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 7 BB Texas firing at Naha BB Arkansas firing at Naha 000005 ASW attack 1945-05-12 104,62 Kanoya ASW attack near Kanoya at 104,62 Japanese Ships E W-38 Allied Ships SS Sennet, hits 1 SS Sennet is located by E W-38 Sennet diving deep .... E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-38 attacking submerged sub .... E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000006 ASW attack 1945-05-12 103,63 Kanoya ASW attack near Kanoya at 103,63 Japanese Ships E Kusagaki Allied Ships SS Ronquil, hits 2 SS Ronquil is sighted by escort Ronquil diving deep .... E Kusagaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Kusagaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Kusagaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Kusagaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Kusagaki attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub 000007 ASW attack 1945-05-12 104,62 Kanoya ASW attack near Kanoya at 104,62 Japanese Ships E No.200 E W-26 Allied Ships SS Hammerhead SS Hammerhead is located by E No.200 Hammerhead diving deep .... E W-26 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-26 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-26 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-26 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-26 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000008 ASW attack 1945-05-12 102,62 Tanegashima ASW attack near Tanegashima at 102,62 Japanese Ships E Kuga E Oga Allied Ships SS Sea Cat SS Sea Cat is located by E Kuga Sea Cat bottoming out .... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Daytime Stuff • Many submarines are refueling (and plenty others repairing). quote: 000109 ASW attack 1945-05-12 103,62 Kanoya ASW attack near Kanoya at 103,62 Japanese Ships E Ioshima E W-38 Allied Ships SS Atule SS Atule is located by E Ioshima E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Cleared! quote: 000110 Ground combat 1945-05-12 Amami Oshima 98,64 Ground combat at Amami Oshima (98,64) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 24701 troops, 448 guns, 280 vehicles, Assault Value = 655 Defending force 1667 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Allied adjusted assault: 828 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 828 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2233 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 165 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 43rd Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment Tenth US Army 4th Port Advn Base Force 5th Port Advn Base Force 3rd Port Advn Base Force 249th Field Artillery Battalion V Amphib Corps 3rd Air Advn Base Force Defending units: 13th Garrison Unit • Daily naval bombardments of Nago begin tomorrow. • 1,568 AV at Nago. • 1,641 AV at Naha. Next assault as early as 2 or 3 days from now. Complete combat report attached.

BBfanboy -> RE: 1945 May 12 (2/3/2022 12:37:11 AM)
Since you started bombarding Naha, you have destroyed quite a few guns. That reduction in firepower should help your GIs a bit.[:)]

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 13 (2/3/2022 5:35:59 PM)
1945 May 13 INVADED INVESTED Singapore Kunming Kweiyang Naha Nago CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Strategic points: 14,472 • B-29's reporting ready: 132 • Total B-29's deployed: 260 • +/- VP today: +147 • Enemy battleships and carriers seen 1 hex SW of Port Arthur. 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 • Continuing. quote: 000009 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-13 Singapore 50,84 Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships CA Exeter CA London CA Dorsetshire Japanese ground losses: 115 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 30 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled) Manpower hits 1 Fires 256 Airbase hits 6 Runway hits 12 CA Exeter firing at Singapore CA London firing at 2nd Tank Division CA Dorsetshire firing at 2nd Tank Division • 5,262 AV at Singapore. Closing in on AV target. Philippines • Invasion at Legaspi tomorrow. China • As expected near Tsuyung; good charge across the river near Canton. quote: 000104 Ground combat 1945-05-13 77,60 Hong Kong Ground combat at 77,60 (near Hong Kong) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 83327 troops, 1302 guns, 1653 vehicles, Assault Value = 2757 Defending force 20129 troops, 188 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 336 Allied adjusted assault: 2790 Japanese adjusted defense: 5 Allied assault odds: 558 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 10437 casualties reported Squads: 239 destroyed, 62 disabled Non Combat: 268 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 17 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 136 (129 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 8 Units destroyed 3 Allied ground losses: 277 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 23 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 255th Indian Tank Brigade 254th Armoured Brigade 23rd Indian Division 50th Tank Brigade 3rd New Chinese Corps 20th Indian Division 18th Cavalry Regiment 5th Indian Division 2/13th Fld RAA Regiment 85th Medium Regiment 8th Belfast Heavy Regiment 86th Medium Regiment 87th Medium Regiment 2/11th Fld RAA Regiment 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment 88th Medium Regiment 31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Defending units: 92nd Infantry Brigade 61st Infantry Brigade 31st Ind.Mixed Regiment 23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade 13th Ind.Infantry Brigade 36th Division Canton Special Base Force 23rd AA Regiment 4th Mortar Battalion Kure 5th SNLF /1 67th Ind.Infantry Bn /1 000105 Ground combat 1945-05-13 67,45 Tsuyung Ground combat at 67,45 (near Tsuyung) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 17993 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1200 Defending force 11647 troops, 153 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 Allied adjusted assault: 91 Japanese adjusted defense: 352 Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 77 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 364 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 18th Chinese Corps 90th Chinese Corps Defending units: 40th Division 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion • Switching attacking units near Tsuyung. • Units have arrived SE of Kunming. They will wait until the Aussies complete their movement. • The Aussies will be east of Kunming in 2 days (barring air strikes). • One more day for reinforcements at Kweiyang. • Our host will pursue the vanquished enemy force across the next river. • 595 AV at Kweiyang. • 392 AV at Kunming, with 783 AV on the way (3 days out). India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Nighttime Stuff • Good bombardments. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1945-05-13 103,62 Kanoya ASW attack near Kanoya at 103,62 Japanese Ships E Amami E No.71 Allied Ships SS Atule, hits 8 SS Atule launches 2 torpedoes at E Amami E No.71 attacking submerged sub .... E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 Sub attack 1945-05-13 104,62 Kanoya Sub attack near Kanoya at 104,62 Japanese Ships E No.57 E W-38 Allied Ships SS Hammerhead SS Hammerhead launches 4 torpedoes at E No.57 Hammerhead diving deep .... E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 ASW attack 1945-05-13 104,63 Kanoya ASW attack near Kanoya at 104,63 Japanese Ships E Tsushima E Kusagaki Allied Ships SS Carp, hits 2 SS Carp is located by E Tsushima Carp diving deep .... E Kusagaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Kusagaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Kusagaki attacking submerged sub .... E Kusagaki cannot reach attack position over SS Carp Escort abandons search for sub 000004 ASW attack 1945-05-13 101,61 Kagoshima ASW attack near Kagoshima at 101,61 Japanese Ships E No.200 E W-26 Allied Ships SS Ronquil, hits 6 SS Ronquil is located by E No.200 Ronquil bottoming out .... E W-26 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-26 attacking submerged sub .... E W-26 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-26 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-26 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000005 ASW attack 1945-05-13 99,61 Kuroshima ASW attack near Kuroshima at 99,61 Japanese Ships E No.4 E No.6 Allied Ships SS Spot SS Spot is located by E No.4 Spot diving deep .... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.6 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000006 ASW attack 1945-05-13 106,61 Kochi ASW attack near Kochi at 106,61 Japanese Ships E Kusagaki Allied Ships SS Capitaine SS Capitaine is located by E Kusagaki E Kusagaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Kusagaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Kusagaki attacking submerged sub .... E Kusagaki is out of ASW ammo E Kusagaki is out of ASW ammo E Kusagaki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Kusagaki fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000007 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-13 Nago 95,65 Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65 Allied Ships BB Tennessee BB Pennsylvania Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Tennessee BB Tennessee firing at 24th Division BB Pennsylvania firing at 24th Division 000008 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-13 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB New York BB Arizona Japanese ground losses: 57 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 3 BB New York firing at Naha OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Arizona BB Arizona firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Arizona Daytime Stuff • Still robust ASW south of Shikoku. quote: 000010 ASW attack 1945-05-13 103,63 Kanoya ASW attack near Kanoya at 103,63 Japanese Ships E Sagi Allied Ships SS Sea Cat SS Sea Cat is sighted by escort Sea Cat diving deep .... E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000011 Sub attack 1945-05-13 104,62 Kanoya Sub attack near Kanoya at 104,62 Japanese Ships E No.43 Allied Ships SS Sennet, hits 2 SS Sennet launches 2 torpedoes at E No.43 Sennet diving deep .... 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... 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 • The IJN major units are apparently moving south, but it's strange they barely moved. No need to take measures yet. • Building and staffing the captured targets in the Ryukyus goes well. • Bombardment task forces are staging to be ready to supporting a ground assault as early as the day after tomorrow. • Our search flying boats out of Amami Oshima are getting shot down at a high rate. • 1,574 AV at Nago. • 1,678 AV at Naha. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 14 (2/4/2022 4:21:23 PM)
1945 May 14 INVADED Amphibious TF 132 unloading at Legaspi INVESTED Singapore Kunming Kweiyang Naha Nago Legaspi CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Strategic points: 14,472 • B-29's reporting ready: 153 • Total B-29's deployed: 260 • +/- VP today: +41 • No sightings of major enemy naval units. 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 • Lots of rebuilding will be needed. quote: 000002 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-14 Singapore 50,84 Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships CL Ceylon CL Perth CL Tromp CL Sumatra Japanese ground losses: 122 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Fires 44 Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 18 Port hits 2 CL Ceylon firing at 2nd Tank Division CL Perth firing at 21st Division CL Tromp firing at Singapore CL Sumatra firing at 2nd Tank Division • 5,356 AV at Singapore. Philippines • And they are ashore. quote: 000003 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-14 Legaspi 82,82 Night Naval bombardment of Legaspi at 82,82 Allied Ships CL Nigeria CL Newfoundland CL Kenya CL Emerald CL Hobart Japanese ground losses: 170 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Manpower hits 6 Fires 787 Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 23 Port hits 6 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 CL Nigeria firing at Legaspi CL Newfoundland firing at Legaspi CL Kenya firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade CL Emerald firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade CL Hobart firing at Legaspi 000005 Pre-Invasion action 1945-05-14 Legaspi 82,82 Pre-Invasion action off Legaspi (82,82) 65 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Encounter DE Decoy DE Arrow AM Vigilance AM Strive LSI(L) Denbighshire Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DE Encounter fired at enemy troops DE Decoy fired at enemy troops DE Arrow fired at enemy troops AM Vigilance fired at enemy troops AM Strive 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 2,000 yards 000006 Amphibious Assault 1945-05-14 Legaspi 82,82 Amphibious Assault at Legaspi (82,82) TF 132 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 82,82 Allied ground losses: 55 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) 11 troops of a Aus Inf Sect 44 lost from landing craft during unload of 22nd Australian Bde /4 000007 Invasion Support action 1945-05-14 Legaspi 82,82 Invasion Support action off Legaspi (82,82) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Encounter DE Decoy DE Arrow AM Vigilance AM Strive LSI(L) Denbighshire Japanese ground losses: 34 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DE Encounter fired at enemy troops DE Decoy fired at enemy troops DE Arrow fired at enemy troops AM Vigilance fired at enemy troops AM Strive fired at enemy troops 000073 Invasion Support action 1945-05-14 Legaspi 82,82 Invasion Support action off Legaspi (82,82) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Encounter DE Decoy DE Arrow AM Vigilance AM Strive LSI(L) Denbighshire Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DE Encounter fired at enemy troops DE Decoy fired at enemy troops DE Arrow fired at enemy troops AM Vigilance fired at enemy troops AM Strive fired at enemy troops • 355 AV at Legaspi. Assault tomorrow. China • Transferring B-24's to Liuchow. They will be able to close the airfields on Formosa. • Perhaps 4 more days for our pursuing forces to cross the river (due to Disruption from the previous crossing shock attack). • 748 AV at Kweiyang. • 392 AV at Kunming, with 783 AV on the way (2 days out). India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Nighttime Stuff • Good bombardments. quote: 000001 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-14 Nago 95,65 Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65 Allied Ships BB Nevada Japanese ground losses: 156 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 6 Port hits 1 OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Nevada BB Nevada firing at Nago 000004 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-14 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 Allied Ships BB Texas BB Arkansas Japanese ground losses: 312 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 16 (3 destroyed, 13 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Manpower hits 1 Fires 1070 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 7 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 BB Texas firing at 19th Division BB Arkansas firing at Naha • 1,575 AV at Nago. • 1,712 AV at Naha. Assault tomorrow. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 15 (2/4/2022 7:54:59 PM)
1945 May 15 INVADED INVESTED Singapore Kunming Kweiyang Naha Nago CHANGED OWNERSHIP Allied forces CAPTURE Legaspi !!! Overall • Strategic points: 14,472 • B-29's reporting ready: 172 • Total B-29's deployed: 266 • +/- VP today: +33 • Enemy carriers and battleships 2 hexes south of Port Arthur. 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 • 5,450 AV at Singapore. Philippines • Bravo! quote: 000107 Ground combat 1945-05-15 Legaspi 82,82 Ground combat at Legaspi (82,82) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 10941 troops, 178 guns, 162 vehicles, Assault Value = 359 Defending force 4077 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86 Allied adjusted assault: 245 Japanese adjusted defense: 4 Allied assault odds: 61 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied forces CAPTURE Legaspi !!! Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2031 casualties reported Squads: 48 destroyed, 54 disabled Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 35 (20 destroyed, 15 disabled) Units retreated 1 Allied ground losses: 110 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 14th Australian Brigade 19th Australian Brigade 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn 22nd Australian Brigade Defending units: 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade • On to Naga. • Engineers will be brought to Legaspi via amphib to clean up the base, but further combat units will be unloaded at the larger port at Naga. China • Still rotating units and and moving on Tsuyung. • Assault will begin at Kunming in 2 days. • Attack SE of Kunming tomorrow. • The reduction of Kweiyang's defenses will wait until tactical air is available, currently devoted to hitting Imperial troops in the open near Canton/Hong Kong. • Our units pursuing near Canton/Hong Kong have reduced Disruption greatly and should begin moving faster, plus be fit for a strong shock attack when they cross the river. • 748 AV at Kweiyang. • 392 AV at Kunming, with 783 AV on the way (1 day out). India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • While many cargo convoys have unloaded at Saigon and Cam Ranh Bay, the first is unloading at Haiphong, even closer to the front. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Nighttime Stuff • Very good bombardments. quote: 000002 ASW attack 1945-05-15 100,58 Fukue-jima ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,58 Japanese Ships DD Yukikaze DD Yamagumo Allied Ships SS Tang SS Tang launches 4 torpedoes at DD Yukikaze DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 Sub attack 1945-05-15 121,47 Wakkanai Sub attack near Wakkanai at 121,47 Japanese Ships xAK Ceylon Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Tatuha Maru PB Magan Maru Allied Ships SS Tinosa SS Tinosa launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Ceylon Maru Tinosa diving deep .... PB Magan Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Magan Maru attacking submerged sub .... SS Tinosa eludes ASW attack from PB Magan Maru PB Magan Maru loses contact with SS Tinosa SS Tinosa eludes ASW attack from PB Magan Maru PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000004 Sub attack 1945-05-15 99,59 Fukue-jima Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 99,59 Japanese Ships E Kuga E Oga Allied Ships SS Spot SS Spot launches 2 torpedoes at E Kuga Spot diving deep .... E Oga attacking submerged sub .... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... E Oga fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-15 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Richelieu BB King George V BB Howe BB Prince of Wales BC Renown BC Repulse Japanese ground losses: 402 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 47 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 32 (7 destroyed, 25 disabled) Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled) Manpower hits 1 Fires 2697 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 27 Port hits 3 Port fuel hits 2 BB Richelieu firing at Naha Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB King George V BB King George V firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force BB Howe firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Howe BB Prince of Wales firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Prince of Wales BC Renown firing at Naha BC Repulse firing at 19th Division 000006 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-15 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 Allied Ships BB West Virginia BB Colorado BB Maryland Japanese ground losses: 171 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 13 (6 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled) Manpower hits 2 Fires 8476 Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 7 Port fuel hits 1 OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB West Virginia BB West Virginia firing at Naha BB Colorado firing at Naha BB Maryland firing at Naha 000007 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-15 Nago 95,65 Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65 Allied Ships BB Tennessee BB Pennsylvania Japanese ground losses: 175 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 7 Port hits 11 Port fuel hits 5 Port supply hits 1 OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Tennessee BB Tennessee firing at Nago BB Pennsylvania firing at Nago 000008 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-15 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB New York BB Arizona Japanese ground losses: 108 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Manpower hits 1 Fires 11622 Runway hits 2 Port supply hits 1 BB New York firing at Naha OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Arizona BB Arizona firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Arizona 000009 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-15 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied Ships BB Nelson BB Mississippi BB New Mexico BB Idaho Japanese ground losses: 438 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 30 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 37 (11 destroyed, 26 disabled) Vehicles lost 16 (12 destroyed, 4 disabled) Manpower hits 2 Fires 9743 Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 13 Port hits 5 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 1 BB Nelson firing at Naha BB Mississippi firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Mississippi BB New Mexico firing at Naha BB Idaho firing at Naha Daytime Stuff • Hammerhead gets just that. quote: 000104 ASW attack 1945-05-15 104,64 Kanoya ASW attack near Kanoya at 104,64 Japanese Ships E No.17 Allied Ships SS Queenfish, hits 3 SS Queenfish is sighted by escort Queenfish diving deep .... E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.17 attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub 000105 Submarine attack 1945-05-15 104,62 Kanoya Submarine attack near Kanoya at 104,62 Japanese Ships E No.156 E No.126 Allied Ships SS Hammerhead, hits 19, and is sunk SS Hammerhead is sighted by escort Hammerhead diving deep .... E No.156 attacking submerged sub .... E No.156 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.156 attacking submerged sub .... E No.156 loses contact with SS Hammerhead SS Hammerhead forced to surface! E No.126 firing on surfaced sub .... E No.156 firing on surfaced sub .... E No.126 firing on surfaced sub .... E No.126 firing on surfaced sub .... E No.126 firing on surfaced sub .... E No.156 firing on surfaced sub .... E No.126 firing on surfaced sub .... E No.156 firing on surfaced sub .... E No.126 firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves • 1st Arm Amphib Battalion made a banzai charge. quote: 000106 Ground combat 1945-05-15 Naha 95,66 Ground combat at Naha (95,66) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 60313 troops, 1267 guns, 1596 vehicles, Assault Value = 1741 Defending force 39708 troops, 563 guns, 241 vehicles, Assault Value = 887 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3 Allied adjusted assault: 1749 Japanese adjusted defense: 3349 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1320 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 107 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled Guns lost 50 (2 destroyed, 48 disabled) Vehicles lost 43 (15 destroyed, 28 disabled) Allied ground losses: 4232 casualties reported Squads: 122 destroyed, 136 disabled Non Combat: 76 destroyed, 82 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 35 disabled Guns lost 73 (15 destroyed, 58 disabled) Vehicles lost 209 (103 destroyed, 106 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 1st Arm Amphib Battalion 710th Tank Battalion 147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 716th Tank Battalion 5th Marine Division 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 4th USMC Tank Battalion XIV Corps Engr Grp 185th Infantry Regiment 766th Tank Battalion 754th Tank Battalion 108th Infantry Regiment 81st Infantry Division 32nd Infantry Division 763rd Tank Battalion 158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 762nd Tank Battalion 225th Field Artillery Battalion 532nd Field Artillery Battalion 85th Mortar Battalion 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion Eighth US Army 98th Mortar Battalion 531st Field Artillery Battalion XIV US Corps 88th Mortar Battalion 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 5th Pioneer Battalion Defending units: 19th Division 9th Tank Regiment 15th Ind.Mixed Regiment 35th Ind.Mixed Brigade 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Okinawa Naval Base Force 10th RF Gun Battalion 31st Special Base Force 102nd Machine Canno AA Battalion 32nd Army 80th Field AA Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion 40th JNAF AF Unit 100th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 81st Field AA Battalion 79th Field AA Battalion 68th Field AA Battalion 27th Ind. AA Battalion 69th Field AA Battalion Nansei Shoto JNAF Base Force • Much better enemy casualties at Naha. With fortifications reduced to level 2 our naval bombardments will be a little more effective too. Next attack the defenders should show signs of actually breaking. • A number of large Ki-83 sweeps from Kyushu today. We won at nearly a 3 to 1 ratio. P-47's on sub-orbital CAP. • In a few days more supplies will land at Naha and Nago; expect some ship carnage. • A division has been lifted off Amami Oshima. • 1,574 AV at Nago. • 1,406 AV at Naha. Complete combat report attached.

Lowpe -> RE: 1945 May 15 (2/5/2022 12:30:55 AM)
Might I get a map graphic, please?

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 15 (2/5/2022 12:50:00 AM)
The air results I forgot to post. [image]local://upfiles/14248/59178D12E4AF4151B1C7EB3D4A885477.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 15 (2/5/2022 12:50:23 AM)
Part of China. [image]local://upfiles/14248/2FC363787E854C0FBDCBC22EAB7F60BD.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 15 (2/5/2022 12:52:15 AM)
Other part of China. [image]local://upfiles/14248/513F7B5301DE4CC3B0F4D2E63B5D3BB7.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 15 (2/5/2022 12:52:40 AM)
Philippines. [image]local://upfiles/14248/BFFDF96C4FD24A5998AF552854AF2F78.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 15 (2/5/2022 12:53:13 AM)
Ryukyus and up to Port Arthur. [image]local://upfiles/14248/D0998E67645A4A09851D8B11B34FD28A.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 15 (2/5/2022 12:53:36 AM)
Most of Home Islands. [image]local://upfiles/14248/1E2162120BE24C959B7121067E883A48.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 15 (2/5/2022 12:54:11 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe Might I get a map graphic, please? What else is your pleasure?

Lowpe -> RE: 1945 May 15 (2/5/2022 1:14:35 AM)
That was fast! Smoking![:)] Doesn't seem like you have a lot of subs?

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 15 (2/5/2022 2:41:54 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe That was fast! Smoking![:)] Doesn't seem like you have a lot of subs? So many were on scene at one time (on purpose). Many are refueling, repairing, or ...

witpqs -> RE: 1945 May 16 (2/5/2022 4:25:07 AM)
1945 May 16 INVADED INVESTED Singapore Kunming Kweiyang Naha Nago CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Strategic points: 14,472 • B-29's reporting ready: 188 • Total B-29's deployed: 266 • +/- VP today: +103 • Enemy carriers and battleships are 5 hexes west of Keijo. 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 • 5,542 AV at Singapore. Squad recovery is still quite good so we will continue on to 6,000 AV unless recovery slows down. Philippines • Both rebuffed. quote: 000004 ASW attack 1945-05-16 82,82 Legaspi ASW attack near Legaspi at 82,82 Japanese Ships SS RO-33, hits 17 Allied Ships DD Napier CL Bermuda DE Crowley DE Bleasdale DD Rocket DD Paladin SS RO-33 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Napier RO-33 bottoming out .... DD Rocket attacking submerged sub .... DD Paladin attacking submerged sub .... DD Rocket fails to find sub and abandons search DD Paladin fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Paladin fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Paladin fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Paladin fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Paladin fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000009 ASW attack 1945-05-16 82,82 Legaspi ASW attack near Legaspi at 82,82 Japanese Ships SS RO-34, hits 19, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Daly DD Bullard DD John Rodgers DD Ringgold SS RO-34 is sighted by escort DD John Rodgers attacking submerged sub .... DD Ringgold attacking submerged sub .... DD John Rodgers fails to find sub and abandons search DD Ringgold fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ringgold fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ringgold fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ringgold fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ringgold fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Our units will begin arriving at Naga tomorrow. • Engineers are loading at Cagayan. China • Goodbye! Road clear. quote: 000109 Ground combat 1945-05-16 69,49 Kunming Ground combat at 69,49 (near Kunming) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 24351 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 876 Defending force 729 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Allied adjusted assault: 751 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 751 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1057 casualties reported Squads: 64 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 63 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 28th Chinese Corps 2nd Reserve Division Defending units: 65th Naval Guard Unit • We have two large units now moving on Tsuyung from the NW. • Several enemy units are moving down the road from Tsuyung toward Chengtu. • Attack tomorrow between Tsuyung and Kunming. The enemy unit there has begun moving into Tsuyung. • The victorious 28th Chinese Corps will begin speeding down the road toward Chungking. • Tactical air strikes are destroying large swaths of troops and even 1 unit today. According to recon there are 3 units with 7,060 troops, 24 guns, and 7 AFV. • 1,175 AV at Kunming. Attack tomorrow. • 748 AV at Kweiyang. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Nighttime Stuff • Got one! quote: 000001 Submarine attack 1945-05-16 121,47 Wakkanai Submarine attack near Wakkanai at 121,47 Japanese Ships xAK Ceylon Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Amberjack xAK Ceylon Maru is sighted by SS Amberjack SS Amberjack launches 2 torpedoes 000002 ASW attack 1945-05-16 107,62 Kochi ASW attack near Kochi at 107,62 Japanese Ships E No.1 E No.17 Allied Ships SS Brill SS Brill is located by E No.1 Brill diving deep .... E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 ASW attack 1945-05-16 107,62 Kochi ASW attack near Kochi at 107,62 Japanese Ships E No.32 Allied Ships SS Brill SS Brill is located by E No.32 E No.32 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.32 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.32 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.32 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.32 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000005 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-16 Nago 95,65 Night Naval bombardment of Nago at 95,65 Allied Ships BB Nevada OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Nevada BB Nevada firing at 24th Division 000006 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-16 Singapore 50,84 Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships BB Queen Elizabeth BB Valiant Japanese ground losses: 141 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Light Industry hits 1 Repair Shipyard hits 1 Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 12 Port hits 2 BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 2nd Tank Division Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant BB Valiant firing at Singapore 000007 Night Naval bombardment 1945-05-16 Naha 95,66 Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Texas BB Arkansas Japanese ground losses: 161 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 1 Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Texas BB Texas firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force BB Arkansas firing at Naha Daytime Stuff • Got another! And another! quote: 000008 Sub attack 1945-05-16 118,52 Ominato Sub attack near Ominato at 118,52 Japanese Ships xAK Mansyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1 xAK Nansin Maru PB Tatsumi Maru Allied Ships SS Tinosa SS Tinosa launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Mansyu Maru PB Tatsumi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tatsumi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tatsumi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tatsumi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tatsumi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000010 Sub attack 1945-05-16 104,62 Kanoya Sub attack near Kanoya at 104,62 Japanese Ships E Sakito E No.11 Allied Ships SS Bergall, hits 5 SS Bergall launches 2 torpedoes at E Sakito E No.11 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.11 attacking submerged sub .... E No.11 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.11 attacking submerged sub .... E No.11 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000011 ASW attack 1945-05-16 104,63 Kanoya ASW attack near Kanoya at 104,63 Japanese Ships E Sagi Allied Ships SS Carp SS Carp is located by E Sagi Carp diving deep .... E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000012 Sub attack 1945-05-16 107,62 Kochi Sub attack near Kochi at 107,62 Japanese Ships E No.13, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage E No.43 Allied Ships SS Carbonero SS Carbonero launches 2 torpedoes at E No.13 Carbonero diving deep .... E No.43 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.43 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.43 fails to find sub, continues to search... 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 • Rain tomorrow. Does that make IJN action more likely or less likely? • The resupply of Naha and Nago will commence tomorrow. Will the IJN intervene? • 1,579 AV at Nago. • 1,483 AV at Naha. Complete combat report attached.

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