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1945 March 06 The Empire captured: The Allies captured: Allied forces CAPTURE Taichow !!! Allied forces CAPTURE Ningpo !!! There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at: There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at: Moa Dumanquilas Imperial Naval Bombardments Allied Naval Bombardments: Our subs are conducting secret activities. Our British carriers extricated themselves without incident, helped by two USN DD task forces. quote:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Shanghai at 95,57, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Agano, Shell hits 1 DD Tanikaze DD Yugiri DD Uzuki DD Kikuzuki Allied Ships DD Foote DD Haggard DD Hunt, Shell hits 1 DD Knapp Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 46% moonlight: 8,000 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: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Foote at 8,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Hunt at 8,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Uzuki at 8,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Foote at 8,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Knapp at 7,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages DD Foote at 7,000 yards DD Haggard engages DD Tanikaze at 7,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Uzuki at 7,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Hunt at 7,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Knapp at 9,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages DD Foote at 9,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Haggard at 9,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Hunt at 9,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Tanikaze at 9,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Foote at 9,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Hunt at 9,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Knapp at 9,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Foote at 9,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Knapp at 9,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Foote at 12,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Kikuzuki at 12,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Haggard at 12,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Foote at 12,000 yards DD Hunt engages DD Tanikaze at 12,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Shanghai at 95,57, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Agano, Shell hits 1 DD Tanikaze DD Yugiri DD Uzuki, Shell hits 1 DD Kikuzuki Allied Ships DD Foote DD Haggard DD Hunt, Shell hits 1 DD Knapp Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 46% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards Early, A.R. crosses the 'T' DD Kikuzuki engages DD Knapp at 8,000 yards DD Knapp engages DD Kikuzuki at 8,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Knapp at 8,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Knapp at 8,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Knapp at 6,000 yards DD Haggard engages DD Kikuzuki at 6,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Haggard at 6,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Knapp at 6,000 yards DD Haggard engages DD Tanikaze at 6,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Knapp at 5,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Hunt at 5,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Haggard at 5,000 yards DD Haggard engages DD Yugiri at 5,000 yards DD Haggard engages DD Tanikaze at 5,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Knapp at 7,000 yards DD Hunt engages DD Kikuzuki at 7,000 yards DD Knapp engages DD Uzuki at 7,000 yards DD Haggard engages DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Hunt at 7,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Hunt at 11,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Hunt at 11,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Haggard at 11,000 yards DD Haggard engages DD Yugiri at 11,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Knapp at 11,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Haggard at 13,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages DD Haggard at 13,000 yards DD Haggard engages DD Kikuzuki at 13,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages DD Foote at 13,000 yards DD Hunt engages DD Tanikaze at 13,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Shanghai at 95,57, Range 7,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Agano DD Tanikaze DD Yugiri DD Uzuki DD Kikuzuki Allied Ships DD Kalk, Shell hits 2 DD Mustin DD Bagley, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Mugford Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 35% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Tanikaze at 7,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Mustin at 7,000 yards DD Mustin engages DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Mugford at 7,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Tanikaze at 5,000 yards DD Bagley engages DD Tanikaze at 5,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Uzuki at 5,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Mugford at 5,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Bagley at 5,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Mugford at 5,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages DD Mugford at 5,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Bagley at 5,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages DD Kalk at 5,000 yards DD Mustin engages DD Tanikaze at 5,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Uzuki at 5,000 yards DD Bagley engages DD Kikuzuki at 5,000 yards DD Mustin engages DD Kikuzuki at 5,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Kalk at 5,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Mugford at 9,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages DD Mugford at 9,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Mustin at 9,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Kalk at 9,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Tanikaze at 11,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Bagley at 11,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Uzuki at 11,000 yards DD Kalk engages DD Uzuki at 11,000 yards DD Kalk engages DD Tanikaze at 11,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Bagley at 14,000 yards DD Kalk engages DD Kikuzuki at 14,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Mustin at 14,000 yards DD Bagley engages DD Yugiri at 14,000 yards DD Bagley engages DD Tanikaze at 14,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Shanghai at 95,57, Range 18,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Agano, Shell hits 1 DD Tanikaze DD Yugiri DD Uzuki DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires Allied Ships DD Foote, Shell hits 1 DD Haggard, Shell hits 1 DD Hunt DD Knapp Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 18,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 18,000 yards Tanaka, Raizo crosses the 'T' CL Agano engages DD Foote at 18,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Hunt at 18,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Haggard at 18,000 yards DD Haggard engages DD Tanikaze at 18,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Knapp at 12,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Hunt at 12,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Haggard at 12,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Tanikaze at 12,000 yards DD Hunt engages DD Tanikaze at 12,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Foote at 9,000 yards DD Haggard engages DD Kikuzuki at 9,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Foote at 9,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Haggard at 9,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages DD Knapp at 7,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages DD Hunt at 7,000 yards DD Haggard engages DD Kikuzuki at 7,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Haggard at 7,000 yards DD Hunt engages DD Tanikaze at 7,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Haggard at 11,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages DD Haggard at 11,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Haggard at 11,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Hunt at 11,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Hunt at 11,000 yards Range increases to 15,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Knapp at 15,000 yards DD Hunt engages DD Tanikaze at 15,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Foote at 15,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Knapp at 15,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Foote at 15,000 yards Range increases to 17,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Hunt at 17,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Hunt at 17,000 yards DD Haggard engages DD Yugiri at 17,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Tanikaze at 17,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Hunt at 17,000 yards Range increases to 19,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Foote at 19,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Haggard at 19,000 yards Range increases to 21,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Knapp at 21,000 yards Range increases to 24,000 yards Range increases to 25,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards Tanaka, Raizo orders Japanese TF to disengage Range closes to 22,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Knapp at 22,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Hunt at 22,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Haggard at 22,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Foote at 22,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards CL Agano engages DD Knapp at 20,000 yards Range increases to 28,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We have a couple of destroyers that need some yard time, plus the one from the previous day (moving slowly to safety). More progress in China. quote:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Taichow (92,52) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 1278 troops, 3 guns, 238 vehicles, Assault Value = 133 Defending force 1434 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53 Allied adjusted assault: 134 Japanese adjusted defense: 3 Allied assault odds: 44 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied forces CAPTURE Taichow !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 1184 casualties reported Squads: 47 destroyed, 29 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 12 (10 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 192nd Tank Battalion 1st Army Tank Regiment Defending units: 19th RGC Temp. Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ningpo (92,56) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 3631 troops, 58 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 132 Defending force 919 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 Allied adjusted assault: 58 Japanese adjusted defense: 4 Allied assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied forces CAPTURE Ningpo !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 265 casualties reported Squads: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 46th Indian Brigade 70th Coast AA Regiment 20th Indian Heavy AA Regiment Defending units: 3rd RGC Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 74,41 (near Chengtu) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 19049 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 520 Defending force 2831 troops, 12 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 66 Allied adjusted assault: 261 Japanese adjusted defense: 19 Allied assault odds: 13 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 559 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 65 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 124 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 20th Chinese Corps 70th Chinese/C Corps 23rd Group Army 6th War Area X' Force 29th Group Army Defending units: RGC Capital Brigade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reducing Sapporo. quote:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sapporo (120,51) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 40347 troops, 802 guns, 605 vehicles, Assault Value = 2186 Defending force 15769 troops, 116 guns, 61 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 Allied adjusted assault: 774 Japanese adjusted defense: 37 Allied assault odds: 20 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2228 casualties reported Squads: 105 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 147 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 25 (17 destroyed, 8 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 195 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Assaulting units: 98th Infantry Division 1st Marine Division 3rd Australian Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 7th Infantry Division 762nd Tank Battalion 11th Australian Division 35th Base Group 198th Field Artillery Battalion 532nd Field Artillery Battalion 249th Field Artillery Battalion 531st Field Artillery Battalion 51st Marine Defense Battalion 225th Field Artillery Battalion 33rd Medium Regiment Defending units: 7th/A Division 4th Mixed Brigade 3rd Amphibious Brigade 77th/B Division 141st AA Regiment 12th Air Fleet 1st JAAF AF Bn 21st Field Construction Battalion 1st Air Division 23rd Port Unit 27th Army 177th JAAF AF Bn 31st Air Defense AA Regiment Hokuto JNAF Base Force 24th Port Unit 134th AA Regiment 178th JAAF AF Bn 134th AA Regiment Wiped Out at Sapporo by attrition!!! 141st AA Regiment Wiped Out at Sapporo by attrition!!! 31st Air Defense AA Regiment Wiped Out at Sapporo by attrition!!! Hokuto JNAF Base Force Wiped Out at Sapporo by attrition!!! 21st Field Construction Battalion Wiped Out at Sapporo by attrition!!! 1st JAAF AF Bn Wiped Out at Sapporo by attrition!!! 177th JAAF AF Bn Wiped Out at Sapporo by attrition!!! Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Sapporo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 122,49 (near Wakkanai) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 1296 troops, 0 guns, 238 vehicles, Assault Value = 129 Defending force 5078 troops, 20 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 33 Allied adjusted assault: 112 Japanese adjusted defense: 21 Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2873 casualties reported Squads: 62 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 113 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 15 (13 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (5 destroyed, 3 disabled) Units retreated 5 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 2nd Arm Amphib Battalion 4th USMC Tank Battalion Defending units: 77th/C Division 27th JNAF AF Unit 83rd JAAF AF Bn 27th Air Flotilla 5th Area Army 7th/B Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are also closing in on Wakkanai, the last Imperial base on Hokkaido. The sweeps today went well but the net was low, and strategic strikes scored well with small losses. Of those targeted, most of the Nakajima Ha-45 engine factories were knocked out, all the Oil production, and some of the Light Industry. Perhaps continued recon will show even greater damage. Matsuyama.
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