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1944 November 25
The Empire captured:
The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Naha !!!
There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:
There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Imperial Naval Bombardments
Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Naha
Allied Ships Bombarding Naha
Allied Ships Bombarding Naha
Allied Ships Bombarding Naha
Allied Ships Bombarding Naha
Allied Ships Bombarding Naha
Allied Ships Bombarding Naha
Our subs were avoided by the enemy.
Scratch 5 LCU.
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Ground combat at 69,52 (near Lao Cai)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 6307 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 182
Defending force 2875 troops, 21 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
Allied adjusted assault: 187
Japanese adjusted defense: 4
Allied assault odds: 46 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)
Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
86th Chinese Corps
Defending units:
104th/B Division
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Ground combat at Samah (69,63)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 6010 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 247
Defending force 4355 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8
Allied adjusted assault: 154
Japanese adjusted defense: 13
Allied assault odds: 11 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
253 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
475th USA Regiment
Lushai Brigade
Defending units:
2nd Fleet
Kainan Naval Base Force
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Ground combat at 77,58 (near Canton)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 6210 troops, 18 guns, 1113 vehicles, Assault Value = 620
Defending force 6489 troops, 74 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 89
Allied adjusted assault: 471
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 471 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
3937 casualties reported
Squads: 257 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 571 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 52 (52 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 5
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Assaulting units:
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
775th Tank Battalion
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Provisionl Tank Brigade
2/4th Armoured Regiment
711th Tank Battalion
706th Tank Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
Defending units:
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
32nd/A Division
36th/A Division
60th Infantry Brigade
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
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IJA bombers did try to intervene on their ground troops behalf, and most even had fighter escorts but the results were the same. Our infantry of course is still racing to catch up. The 4EB will switch to Liuchow for tomorrow, joining the 2EB.
The port strikes were a thundering success.
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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 3
B-24J Liberator x 41
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 17, on fire
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 22, on fire
CL Abukuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Suzunami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PB Tokotsu Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAK Kyokuzan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Port hits 9
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 11
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Kyokuzan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Port hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 17
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 4
CL Abukuma, Bomb hits 1
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 1
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 3, on fire
Port hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Batu Pahat , at 49,82
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt I x 14
Vengeance I x 33
Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Tokati Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kinkasan Maru, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tamaki Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
ACM Kyo Maru #3, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PB Kenkon Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
12 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
6 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Batu Pahat , at 49,82
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 12
F4U-1D Corsair x 10
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
PB Kenkon Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tokati Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tamaki Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kinkasan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
8 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
A-20G Boston x 13
B-25H Mitchell x 5
Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Boston: 13 damaged
A-20G Boston: 1 destroyed by flak
B-25H Mitchell: 5 damaged
B-25H Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
xAK Daigen Maru, Shell hits 5, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
ACM Gamitsu Maru #1, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
Port hits 13
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x A-20G Boston bombing and strafing from low level
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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A strike on Bengkalis was scrubbed due to weather.
Batavia airfield construction has slowed a great deal and size 8 will take a few more days, but the strikes on Singapore port were handled just fine.
Naha falls!
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Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66
Allied Ships
BB Wisconsin
BB New Jersey
BB Iowa
Japanese ground losses:
571 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 14 (8 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Manpower hits 7
Fires 6903
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 12
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 1
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Wisconsin
BB Wisconsin firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB New Jersey
BB New Jersey firing at Naha
BB Iowa firing at Naha
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Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB Alabama
BB Massachusetts
BB South Dakota
BB North Carolina
Japanese ground losses:
361 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Runway hits 3
Port hits 1
BB Alabama firing at Naha
BB Massachusetts firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force
Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Massachusetts
BB South Dakota firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force
Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB South Dakota
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB North Carolina
BB North Carolina firing at 35th Division
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Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB Colorado
Japanese ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
BB Colorado firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force
Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Colorado
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Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66
Allied Ships
BB Idaho
Japanese ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Manpower hits 1
Fires 7369
Runway hits 3
Port hits 2
BB Idaho firing at Naha
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Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma
Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
BB Oklahoma firing at Okinawa Naval Base Force
Okinawa Naval Base Force firing at BB Oklahoma
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Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66
Allied Ships
BB Tennessee
Japanese ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Manpower hits 3
Fires 5127
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 7
Port hits 2
BB Tennessee firing at Naha
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Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66
Allied Ships
BB New Mexico
Japanese ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
BB New Mexico firing at 35th Division
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Ground combat at Naha (95,66)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 69901 troops, 1184 guns, 1784 vehicles, Assault Value = 1939
Defending force 29413 troops, 381 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 334
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Allied adjusted assault: 3375
Japanese adjusted defense: 471
Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)
Allied forces CAPTURE Naha !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2121 casualties reported
Squads: 108 destroyed, 78 disabled
Non Combat: 78 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 61 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 98 (80 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 84 (84 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Allied ground losses:
1106 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 92 (36 destroyed, 56 disabled)
Assaulting units:
1st USMC Tank Battalion
3rd Arm Amphib Battalion
43rd Infantry Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
6th Infantry Division
716th Tank Battalion
710th Tank Battalion
194th Tank Battalion
25th Infantry Division
766th Tank Battalion
2nd Marine Division
XIV Corps Engr Grp
41st Infantry Division
193rd Tank Battalion
40th Infantry Division
767th Tank Battalion
XIV US Corps
Sixth US Army
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3rd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion
Defending units:
15th Ind.Mixed Regiment
34th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Tank Regiment
35th Division
75th Infantry Brigade
Det. 3rd Special Base Force
Okinawa Naval Base Force
31st JAAF AF Bn
3rd Medium Mortar Battalion
100th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
32nd Army
Nansei Shoto JNAF Base Force
244th JAAF AF Bn
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Of course air strikes assisted also but are not shown above. I'm surprised we managed to burn up all the defenders' supply. The Imperials are now making for Nago, so all the armor and two of the infantry divisions will attack tomorrow. The other four divisions will recover disruption and then rotate in. It sure would be nice to prevent some of the estimated 418 guns still with that army from reaching Nago. Additional supply is on the way from Guam; support ships are on the way from Daito Shoto; an additional contingent of mine sweepers is on the way from Daito Shoto; engineers and base forces are on the way from (near) Daito Shoto. Some of the latter transports will begin taking off the most battered infantry divisions after unloading their present guests. The base facilities are shattered and will take a number of days to square away before construction can begin.
The IJN destroyers apparently decided to withdraw, and got out without being seen, so I suppose they used the same secret passageway by which they arrived.. The cruisers will bombard tonight while the battleships recover ops points.
The Amami Oshima invasion convoys are heading straight for Tokunoshima (about 4 days away), 1 hex from their target. When all troop convoys have arrived there they will proceed to target without waiting for the LST supply convoy, which can begin landing on D+1 if necessary. No shock attack necessary for landing on Amami Oshima. Daito Shoto port has maxed out at size 3 and the airfield is building again (4 + 21%, max 6).
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