Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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The strangest thing happened. We finished a turn. Okinawa After a bombardment by Washington, a couple of hundred air sorties and the addition of 3rd MARINE...WE ATTACK Not bad, nearly 2:1 Ground combat at Naha (95,66) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 45594 troops, 1029 guns, 779 vehicles, Assault Value = 1704 Defending force 32100 troops, 386 guns, 223 vehicles, Assault Value = 906 Allied adjusted assault: 1671 Japanese adjusted defense: 903 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3120 casualties reported Squads: 48 destroyed, 183 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 52 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled Guns lost 96 (16 destroyed, 80 disabled) Vehicles lost 29 (4 destroyed, 25 disabled) Allied ground losses: 884 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 93 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 75 disabled Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Assaulting units: 34th Combat Engineer Regiment 3rd Marine Division 1st Marine Division 32nd Infantry Division 22nd Marine Regiment 131st Combat Engineer Regiment 161st Infantry Regiment 8th Australian Division 2nd Medium Regiment 2nd Eng Amph Bde Southwest Pacific F Det USN Port Svc Defending units: Guards Mixed Brigade 48th Division 1st/B Division 1st Ind.Tank Co 1st/C Division 58th Field AA Battalion 4th Shipping Engineer Regiment 39th Field AA Battalion 1st Art.Mortar Regiment 13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 19th JAAF Base Force 41st Field AA Battalion 29th Field AF Construction Battalion 25th Air Flotilla 38th Field AA Battalion 5th Naval Construction Battalion 50th JNAF Coy
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