Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Macclan5

Good day sir... 2 questions if I may tire your patience:

1) Chungking

Did you mention in a post your rationale to surround / bypass / encircle Chungking in west China ?

<< I have followed rather closely but I cannot locate much in the way of commentary back to thread 145ish sorry if I missed the obvious >>

~ Is it due to heavy heavy IJN investment ?

~ Or is it due to the potential that the liberation of Chungking would potentially 'spawn' a massive amount of untrained and un-supplied armies i.e. too many calls on supplies and too many mouths to feed / simply to many Corps to organize ?

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2) Supply China and west of China

One reason I ask it that your seemed to have successfully mitigated the supply crunch for the front line in China... congratulations.

Further you mentioned a few threads ago you relocated (or intended) a number of HQs from the capture of Singapore that would liberate/draw supply flow up through French Indo-China i.e. Bangkok, CRBay, Vinh, Hanoi, Hong Kong. I presume the supply line is working to some measure of success.. albiet perhaps you are landing massive amounts of supply from India Aden Captown by way of Victoria Point?

I am strictly curious about your logistics at this point via a vis China / and west.

Few AAR's get this far a long. The common lament is that the Allies are swimming in supplies but it still has to get there.. and most AARs are silent on this.

I anticipate the obvious. Supplies for American troops are transported by way of West Coast / Pearl / Truk / Rabul / Australia - possibly a fair usage of the auto convoy system.

But what if any of your success is supplies from the Indian Ocean ?

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I anticipate the obvious. Supplies for American troops are transported by way of West Coast / Pearl / Truk / Rabul / Australia - possibly a fair usage of the auto convoy system.

But what if any of your success is supplies from the Indian Ocean ?

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ORIGINAL: Macclan5

Indeed my thanks again.

Your attacks and campaigns have taken you a 'long long way' from the west coast. You must have built up massive supply depots in Australia / Gilberts / Rabul / Truk / Mariana's Some no doubt to support the initial landings but more again to leapfrog forward. CS as you indicate.

Supply is covered in most early Allied AAR due to the imperative of Australia / New Zealand. What is often ignored in many Allied AAR is the supply build up in a breakout in the Indian Ocean be it Burma first or perhaps a DEI landing from the west or south. For example when you invaded Cam Rhan Bay you noted your supply runs which was very informative.

I assumed such a massive China Theater Battle - given the distance - is rather forcing your hand to get supply ashore by way of India to say Victoria Point??
Was key, then I moved the point of entry to a port south that was on the rail line. Then to Singapore, but as you know that is no longer working out.

I recall Victoria Point was a key landing for you in that side of the theater when you were trying to consolidate IndoChina after the Can Rahn Bay invasion.

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Auto vs CS. Much debated.

I found the Auto Convoy very practical for Allied inner defense once the ASW war had mostly been settled/stabilized i.e. late 42 mid 43. Only needed a handful of ships/tankers.

SanFran : Pearl / Hilo / Christmas / Palmyra / Canton / Johnson / Midway and to a lesser degree Alaska. Keeps the base forces happy. Allows retreat to restock and leap frog forward again. This is all well discussed in these forums - no big deal.

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I have not found the Auto useful in the least by way of the Indian Ocean. I have used limited CS as you indicate for Capetown / Aden / Abdaban to Karachi / Bombay / Columbo; however even there the ASW assets of the <primarily> British Navy were insufficient to combat losses.

Further this theater gets even more cargo/tankers early in the way than the west coast IMHO.

Now I am not in the end war position as yourself but wondered about the 'optimal usage' of the IO fleet. I assumed they were an important part of your China Campaign?? But perhaps not so much ??
Not sure what you mean by the IO fleet? If you mean the British, et al warships then it was most pivotal. See the entries surrounding the Moulmein area invasions.

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Ground combat at Hwainan (89,50)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 708 troops, 3 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 510

Defending force 902 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Allied adjusted assault: 36

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 36 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Hwainan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
455 casualties reported
Squads: 54 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
706th Tank Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Provisionl Tank Brigade
2/4th Armoured Regiment
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment

Defending units:
11th RGC Ind. Brigade
2nd RGC Division
7th RGC Temp./A Division



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Ground combat at 90,56 (near Hangchow)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9683 troops, 257 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 330

Defending force 612 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Allied adjusted assault: 332

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 332 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
911 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
4th Armoured Brigade
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
46th Indian Brigade
20th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
32nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
27th Indian Field Artillery Battalion
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
70th Coast AA Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
5th RGC Route Brigade


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Ground combat at 86,50 (near Hankow)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3261 troops, 59 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 116

Defending force 90 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 60

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 60 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

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

Assaulting units:
23rd LRP Brigade
109th Anti Tank Regiment

Defending units:
26th AA Regiment


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Ground combat at 119,52 (near Hakodate)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22551 troops, 328 guns, 166 vehicles, Assault Value = 684

Defending force 5507 troops, 55 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Allied adjusted assault: 468

Japanese adjusted defense: 55

Allied assault odds: 8 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1932 casualties reported
Squads: 63 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 73 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 20 (8 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Allied ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Australian Division
11th Australian Division

Defending units:
77th/B Division
31st Air Defense AA Regiment
12th Air Fleet
Hokuto JNAF Base Force
12th Field Construction Battalion


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TF 181 encounters mine field at Hakodate (119,53)

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-D-114, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SSX Ha-D-113, Mine hits 1, heavy damage



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Sub attack near Hirosaki/Aomori at 117,54

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 28

Allied Ships
SS Bream

SS Bream launches 2 torpedoes
Bream diving deep ....
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Hakodate at 119,53

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-D-113, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Taylor
CA San Francisco

SSX Ha-D-113 is sighted by escort
CA San Francisco firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves


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Sub attack near Hakodate at 120,53

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-D-110, hits 1

Allied Ships
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
CLAA Juneau
CLAA Atlanta
DD Bearss
DD Barton II
DD Bancroft
DD McCalla

SSX Ha-D-110 launches 2 torpedoes at CVL Princeton
DD Barton II fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Bancroft fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD McCalla fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Barton II fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Bancroft fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Bancroft fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Bancroft fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Bancroft attacking submerged sub ....
DD Bancroft fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Hakodate at 120,53

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-D-109

Allied Ships
CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1
DD Wickes

SSX Ha-D-109 launches 2 torpedoes at CL Helena
Ha-D-109 diving deep ....
DD Wickes fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Night Naval bombardment of Hachinohe at 118,55

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 damaged
N1K2-J George: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Colorado

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

Manpower hits 1
Fires 55
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Port hits 4

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Colorado
BB Colorado firing at Hachinohe


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Night Naval bombardment of Hachinohe at 118,55

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 8 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed on ground
N1K2-J George: 14 damaged
B7A2 Grace: 6 damaged
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico
BB Idaho

Japanese ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Resources hits 1
Manpower hits 1
Fires 118
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 10
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

BB New Mexico firing at Hachinohe
BB Idaho firing at Hachinohe


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Night Naval bombardment of Hachinohe at 118,55

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 8 damaged
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma

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

Manpower hits 1
Ki-84r Frank factory hits 1
Fires 2181
Runway hits 2
Port hits 3

BB Oklahoma firing at Hachinohe


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Night Naval bombardment of Hachinohe at 118,55

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 20 damaged
B7A2 Grace: 28 damaged
B7A2 Grace: 3 destroyed on ground
N1K2-J George: 13 damaged
N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB Texas
BB Tennessee

Japanese ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (6 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Resources hits 1
Light Industry hits 1
Fires 3880
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 16
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

BB Texas firing at Hachinohe
BB Tennessee firing at Hachinohe


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Night Naval bombardment of Hachinohe at 118,55

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 24 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 destroyed on ground
N1K2-J George: 8 damaged
B7A2 Grace: 8 damaged
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB New York
BB Arkansas

Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Resources hits 1
Fires 4035
Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 7
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1

BB New York firing at Hachinohe
BB Arkansas firing at Hachinohe


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Night Naval bombardment of Shanghai at 92,55

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III Dinah: 4 damaged
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
CS Chitose, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Nissei Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Kiji, Shell hits 1
xAP Ussuri Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Tango Maru, Shell hits 1
PB Tonon Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS I-8, hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Iwate Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
xAP Baikal Maru, Shell hits 3
xAP Ural Maru, Shell hits 4
SS RO-114, hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Kachidoki Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
ACM Banshu Maru #18, Shell hits 1
AG Unkai Maru #1, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
BB Richelieu
BB King George V
BB Howe
BB Prince of Wales
BC Renown

Japanese ground losses:
644 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 28 (11 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 28 (10 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Airbase hits 26
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 64
Port hits 8
Port supply hits 1

BB Richelieu firing at Shanghai
BB King George V firing at Shanghai
BB Howe firing at Shanghai
BB Prince of Wales firing at Shanghai
Walrus II acting as spotter for BC Renown
BC Renown firing at 11th Field Artillery Regiment


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Ground combat at Baybay (81,86)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1958 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 113

Defending force 1362 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Allied adjusted assault: 47

Japanese adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Baybay !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
3rd Commando Brigade

Defending units:
II./4th Infantry Battalion


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Ground combat at 122,52 (near Asahikawa)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10560 troops, 163 guns, 117 vehicles, Assault Value = 735

Defending force 259 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 318

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 318 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
239 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
1st (Spec) Cavalry Division <--- Attacked alone.
1st Marine Division

Defending units:
7th/C Division


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Ground combat at Bihoro (123,51)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28500 troops, 405 guns, 555 vehicles, Assault Value = 995

Defending force 16386 troops, 93 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 308

Allied adjusted assault: 749

Japanese adjusted defense: 242

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
3218 casualties reported
Squads: 61 destroyed, 127 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 97 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 42 (8 destroyed, 34 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (3 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
476 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Arm Amphib Battalion
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
22nd Marine Regiment
2nd Arm Amphib Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
29th Marine Regiment
3rd Marine Division
4th USMC Tank Battalion
6th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
7th/B Division
77th/C Division
27th JNAF AF Unit
27th Air Flotilla
5th Area Army
73rd JAAF AF Bn
83rd JAAF AF Bn


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Sub vs Sub: SS Torsk attacking SSX Ha-D-108 at 118,53 - near Ominato

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-D-108, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Torsk

SS Torsk launches 2 torpedoes at 1,000 yards


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TF 46 encounters mine field at Hakodate (119,53)

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-D-107, Mine hits 2, heavy damage



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Night Air attack on TF, near Hakodate at 119,53

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIc Lily x 7

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 9
F6F-3N Hellcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIc Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-48-IIc Lily: 3 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Makin Island
CVE Takanis Bay

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-48-IIc Lily releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 100 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
426th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
548th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tungchow at 95,53

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
Barracuda II x 12
Seafire L.III x 14
Martlet II x 11

Allied aircraft losses
Barracuda II: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Ural Maru
xAP Kachidoki Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Ussuri Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Barracuda II launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo



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Ground combat at Pengpu (90,50)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5244 troops, 12 guns, 919 vehicles, Assault Value = 562

Defending force 1852 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58

Allied adjusted assault: 344

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 344 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Pengpu !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1230 casualties reported
Squads: 84 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 76 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/4th Armoured Regiment
Provisionl Tank Brigade
706th Tank Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
775th Tank Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment

Defending units:
22nd RGC Temp. Division
7th RGC Temp./A Division
11th RGC Ind. Brigade


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Ground combat at Bihoro (123,51)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28217 troops, 405 guns, 555 vehicles, Assault Value = 952

Defending force 13354 troops, 84 guns, 97 vehicles, Assault Value = 117

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 1155

Japanese adjusted defense: 56

Allied assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Bihoro !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
5530 casualties reported
Squads: 124 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 297 destroyed, 102 disabled
Engineers: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 69 (67 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 53 (53 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 6

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Marine Division
29th Marine Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
22nd Marine Regiment
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
2nd Arm Amphib Battalion
1st Arm Amphib Battalion
4th USMC Tank Battalion
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
6th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
7th/B Division
77th/C Division
73rd JAAF AF Bn
27th Air Flotilla
5th Area Army
27th JNAF AF Unit
83rd JAAF AF Bn


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