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1945 March 13 - 8/10/2016 5:55:34 PM

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1945 March 13

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Vigan is occupied by the Allies
Allied forces CAPTURE Chengtu !!!
Allied forces CAPTURE Selaroe !!!

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 enemy troops at Baybay

Our subs are conducting secret activities.

Peaceful anti-piracy patrols were savaged.

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TF 558 encounters mine field at 118,53

Allied Ships
DD Meredith
DD Lardner, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

1 mine cleared

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TF 151 encounters mine field at 118,53

Allied Ships
DE Elden, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DE Engstrom, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

2 mines cleared

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Two are sunk, one more will sink tomorrow. Our own RN subs are two or three days away from laying 374 mines at Fusan. We have other British subs tasked to lay mines nearby, but the USN subs are out of the mine game. In this (old) version of Babes, the USN subs do not upgrade to the newer mine types being produced and all of the old ones they use are gone.

Chengtu is liberated!

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Ground combat at Chengtu (75,41)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 117397 troops, 981 guns, 441 vehicles, Assault Value = 3168

Defending force 27695 troops, 198 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 597

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 3075

Japanese adjusted defense: 601

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Chengtu !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
5718 casualties reported
Squads: 101 destroyed, 324 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 128 (91 destroyed, 37 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (17 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2734 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 357 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 56 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled

Assaulting units:
35th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
120th Red Chinese Division
6th Australian Division
95th Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
23rd Indian Division
49th Chinese Corps
11th (East African) Division
70th Chinese/C Corps
NCAC
1st Group Army
7th War Area
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
26th Group Army
11th Group Army
22nd Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
55th Infantry Brigade
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
15th RGC Temp. Division
Kanno
36th/B Division
13th RGC Temp. Division

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And much faster than I anticipated...

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9th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
13th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
23rd Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
28th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
29th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
33rd Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
38th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
51st Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
57th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
60th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
66th Chinese Corps Corps arrives at Chengtu
129th Red Chinese Division arrives at Chengtu
79th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
80th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
98th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
8th War Area arrives at Chengtu
24th Group Army arrives at Chengtu
30th Group Army arrives at Chengtu
31st Group Army arrives at Chengtu
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps arrives at Chengtu
49th Chinese Division arrives at Chengtu
93rd Chinese arrives at Chengtu
303rd Brigade arrives at Chengtu
9th Separate Brigade arrives at Chengtu
11th Construction Regiment arrives at Chengtu
5th Construction Regiment arrives at Chengtu
7th Artillery Regiment arrives at Chengtu
41st AA Regiment arrives at Chengtu
7th Chinese Base Force arrives at Chengtu
10th Chinese Base Force arrives at Chengtu
20th Chinese Base Force arrives at Chengtu

I thought there would be a 30 day delay before they began arriving in small groups as was recently discussed. I failed to realize that 'starting right away' was meant! Due to the dam burst of released troops, we now have a serious over stacking problem in Chengtu and will cease attacks until that is relieved, which is a pity because with supply we could eliminate the remaining defenders rather quickly. All the released units are heading for nearby bases to upgrade from '43 squads to '45 squads, which also means that almost all units that already have '45 squads now must turn off replacements to make sure we can upgrade as rapidly as possible. While they will take time to march and are sorely lacking in heavy weapons, we now have enough manpower to overwhelm the invaders in the rest of China.

Pressing in the Philippines.

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Ground combat at Baybay (81,86)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1935 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 109

Defending force 822 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied adjusted assault: 99

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 99 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
724 casualties reported
Squads: 40 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
3rd Commando Brigade

Defending units:
II./4th Infantry Battalion

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Ground combat at Guiuan (82,85)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1255 troops, 17 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Defending force 1027 troops, 8 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Allied adjusted assault: 17

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
NG Vol Rifles Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Indpt SNLF Coy
79th JAAF AF Bn

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Baybay is secured.

The results at Wakkanai suggest that city will be ours tomorrow.

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Ground combat at Wakkanai (122,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28206 troops, 426 guns, 492 vehicles, Assault Value = 949

Defending force 13111 troops, 96 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 245

Allied adjusted assault: 625

Japanese adjusted defense: 257

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
2050 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 102 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 62 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 18 (3 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
332 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

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

Defending units:
4th Amphibious Brigade
Soya Fortress
77th/C Division
73rd JAAF AF Bn
27th Air Flotilla
63rd JAAF AF Bn
49th JAAF AF Bn
5th Area Army
27th JNAF AF Unit
7th/B Division

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A number of Light and Heavy Industry hits were had against strategic targets, including Shanghai. The B-29 groups are beginning to take ops losses and so are standing down for their usual month-long sabbatical.

China west.

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RE: 1945 March 13 - 8/10/2016 5:55:59 PM

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China east.

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RE: 1945 March 13 - 8/10/2016 5:56:25 PM

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Philippines.

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RE: 1945 March 13 - 8/10/2016 5:56:41 PM

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Home Islands west.

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RE: 1945 March 13 - 8/10/2016 6:00:04 PM

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Home Islands east.

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RE: 1945 March 13 - 8/10/2016 6:24:34 PM

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That was fast in Chengtu! Maybe with the newly liberated Chinese forces soon to take control of much of China, you will have more freedom to send US and/or British units into Manchuria for your early Soviet activation scheme.

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RE: 1945 March 13 - 8/10/2016 6:30:44 PM

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That was fast in Chengtu! Maybe with the newly liberated Chinese forces soon to take control of much of China, you will have more freedom to send US and/or British units into Manchuria for your early Soviet activation scheme.

That was fast! I had just assumed that the advice given about it was prefixed with "30 day delay", but obviously not.

I think the observation about the marching time and all still holds (Chinese Army units without much for heavy weapons could not take the various urban bastions alone), so the Allied units in China now will go into the Home Islands. Whatever invasion gets held up the least - or if I am lucky breaks through - will get massive reinforcements, Soviet style! That will be my own version of early Soviet activation.

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RE: 1945 March 13 - 8/11/2016 2:55:35 PM

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Perhaps you can minimize marching time ?

I mean / infer that collecting all Allied troops in China in Hong Kong. Good Harbor - good supply point - minimal chance to over stack. Lots of units should be able to "rail in".

From Hong Kong the Allied troops are : 1) a threat to home island invasion 2) a threat to Korean peninsula invasion 3) a threat to amphib leapfrog to Tsingtao and therefore launch the Manchurian invasion on a single deep thrust such as when you broke out from CRBay back in 1944.

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Allow the Chinese with "delayed upgrades or even no upgrades" to march into all those base requiring garrisons.

A human shield.

There are simply so many (plus more coming) you should be able to garrison and "stack a front line" Nanyang / Singyang / Angking / Nanking / Shanghai (??). Eventually with HQs and supply they can upgrade slowly.

I suppose there may be the need for a "few premium advisor" units to support the screen..

But it may give you the most flexibility around target selection given you have discussed the pros and cons all 3 options. Home Island / Korea / Manchuria

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RE: 1945 March 13 - 8/11/2016 3:08:46 PM

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quote:

From Hong Kong the Allied troops are : 1) a threat to home island invasion 2) a threat to Korean peninsula invasion 3) a threat to amphib leapfrog to Tsingtao and therefore launch the Manchurian invasion on a single deep thrust such as when you broke out from CRBay back in 1944.

This looks like a good plan, though at this point I don't think the Japanese can effectively transfer troops to any perceived threatened location. So there isn't any need for any sort of misdirection, but still the facilities at HK should give the Allies the most flexibility as witpqs considers different options.

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RE: 1945 March 13 - 8/11/2016 5:12:29 PM

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Trying to respond without quoting (might miss something)...

Have already used a lot of '43 squad units for garrison. Still using some for attack, too. Will try to get everybody (except withdrawals out of theater) up to '45 squads. I have ~300 '45 squads in the pool, so big units or 1/3s of units can go one per turn, small units more than one. Releasing them to march that way is OK anyway because of stacking limits. Supply is better in China than it has ever been but could still be burned up if I forget about stacking.

Many of the cities you mention for a front are either already garrisoned by Chinese Army units or they are well on the way, but the front is already past there! One thing I did not do is look at the ground reinforcements schedule to see how many units are coming at me. Too much to contemplate in one turn.

I'm going to avoid any place where troops currently in China would need to prepare to land because that would just take too long or they would be trashed on landing. With 4 separate points of entry to the remaining Home Islands finding a captured port to bring them in should not pose a problem. Essentially, this is the same thing that Macclan5 is suggesting, but without a separate amphibious landing. Of course the big difference is "Target: Home Isands" rather than Manchuria or Korea. And I might not use Hong Kong as the exit port because it's pretty far behind the front now.

Whether there is time for the Allied armor/armour to assist the Chinese Army in pushing to the Manchuria border remains to be seen.

BTW, still have 745,000 supply in Singapore with no air or LCU present and no ships home ported or in port there. After it's had a full week (to make sure one 'long' supply pull cycle has passed), I'll take steps to try and get it moving.

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RE: 1945 March 04 - 8/11/2016 5:17:24 PM

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Didn't realize this was 91 posts back!

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RE: 1945 March 13 - 8/11/2016 6:08:58 PM

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

Essentially, this is the same thing that Macclan5 is suggesting, but without a separate amphibious landing. Of course the big difference is "Target: Home Isands" rather than Manchuria or Korea. And I might not use Hong Kong as the exit port because it's pretty far behind the front now.

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BTW, still have 745,000 supply in Singapore with no air or LCU present and no ships home ported or in port there. After it's had a full week (to make sure one 'long' supply pull cycle has passed), I'll take steps to try and get it moving.

Thanks for responding W

I suggested 'Honkers' largely because I assume you didn't spend engineering or supply on building up Foochow or Ningpo. Hong Kong must be a level 7 port even after damage and capture and you possibly did spend resources building it up as a ship repair point as I recall.

That new note on Singers is interesting / frustrating.

I have spent a fair time in trying to play with demand supply push pull for fuel / supply / oil resources. I posted a clarification thread in the War room forum 'logistics 101 clarification'.

If you are done with waiting I think you need to create a "pull / demand side request / demand sink" above and beyond HQ movement.

Again using our above mentioned cities of Honkers / Foochow :

1) Spin up the supply demand dial in port
2) Line up a series of xAKs task forces to load supplies from your preferred 'demand sink' ~ say three TFs with 10 ships each or more..
3) Load supplies -
4) Move offshore
5) Deposit them 'somewhere'

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RE: 1945 March 13 - 8/11/2016 6:17:22 PM

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ORIGINAL: Macclan5

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

Essentially, this is the same thing that Macclan5 is suggesting, but without a separate amphibious landing. Of course the big difference is "Target: Home Isands" rather than Manchuria or Korea. And I might not use Hong Kong as the exit port because it's pretty far behind the front now.

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BTW, still have 745,000 supply in Singapore with no air or LCU present and no ships home ported or in port there. After it's had a full week (to make sure one 'long' supply pull cycle has passed), I'll take steps to try and get it moving.

Thanks for responding W

I suggested 'Honkers' largely because I assume you didn't spend engineering or supply on building up Foochow or Ningpo. Hong Kong must be a level 7 port even after damage and capture and you possibly did spend resources building it up as a ship repair point as I recall.

That new note on Singers is interesting / frustrating.

I have spent a fair time in trying to play with demand supply push pull for fuel / supply / oil resources. I posted a clarification thread in the War room forum 'logistics 101 clarification'.

If you are done with waiting I think you need to create a "pull / demand side request / demand sink" above and beyond HQ movement.

Again using our above mentioned cities of Honkers / Foochow :

1) Spin up the supply demand dial in port
2) Line up a series of xAKs task forces to load supplies from your preferred 'demand sink' ~ say three TFs with 10 ships each or more..
3) Load supplies -
4) Move offshore
5) Deposit them 'somewhere'

As far as moving Allied troops out of China, I will be able to use Hangchow after its capture, plus smaller ports. They can even be strat mode shipped to Formosa for combat loading there.

My plan to move Singers supply if it is stubborn: put a Command HQ at Bangkok until supply pulls there; move to Cam Ranh Bay until supply moves there; move to Haiphong until supply moves there; pull it out and let the supply flow into China. I *think* that will work.

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RE: 1945 March 13 - 8/11/2016 7:04:18 PM

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Nope I think it will require "more than a few HQs" although that may slowly influence the direction.

So slowly you may be at end game.

I think you actually have to now think of supply from Singers like your IJN opponent does / did at the beginning of the game. Create a demand sink to feed the home islands...

1) Spin up dials (supply required) on a "Big" port close to the Home Islands <<i.e. Hong Kong>>

2) Create what I call a "demand sink" at the Big Port. A number of task forces sucking out supply of the desired big port one after the other and sending it somewhere ... if not to the home islands for a war economy then to the Philippines.

3) This will suck supply out of smaller bases i.e. Cam Rhan Bay and further south which in turn - "next turn" will suck supply from Bangcock/Victoria Point - which will in turn "next turn" suck supply from Singers.

Right now it moves but likely bounces back to Singers as the "largest port" without spoilage.

Here this the thread:

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4068928

Here are some key points from Ser Alfreds ultimate suuply thread embedded in above:

Most automatic importation of supply (and fuel) occurs overland but under certain restricted circumstances, it can also occur over water (see s.9.3.3.3 of the manual). There is no aerial automatic importation of supply. Players can manually import, by ships both supply and fuel, but airplanes cannot transport fuel they can only transport supply. Players cannot manually directly import supply (and fuel) overland, however by manipulation of the supply required spinner or stockpile option, a player can manually exert some influence on the direction and amount of supply moved overland by the program automatically.

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6. In the absence of player intervention, raw materials produced at a base are sent to satisfy the natural demands from all bases which can trace a valid supply path back to the production site. Any surplus raw materials production is then sent to the largest port which can trace a valid supply path. The tie breaker when 2 or more equally sized ports are candidates, is the port with the highest spoilage limit.

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RE: 1945 March 13 - 8/11/2016 7:46:21 PM

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I don't want to specifically pull supply to Hong Kong because that will also limit the supply released to forward bases in China. I hope my plan works - or even better does not have to work and things fix themselves.

Just when you thought it was safe to visit the supply depot...

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RE: 1945 March 13 - 8/11/2016 7:51:25 PM

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Maybe it would make more sense to ship supply from Singapore to HK?

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RE: 1945 March 13 - 8/11/2016 8:12:07 PM

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Maybe it would make more sense to ship supply from Singapore to HK?

I was thinking more along the lines of a massive convoy from EC to CT to HK with about 2.5 million supply or so.

One trip would be just about enough to make China flush for the remainder of the war.

Hmm...how many liberty ships is that? The world wonders.

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RE: 1945 March 13 - 8/11/2016 8:22:01 PM

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+1 Hans.

I think that is in fact the solution. Massive convoy to suck Singers dry and deposit in China.

The route I speak of above is fraught with "spoke robbing" forward bases of supply.

The route is what an efficient IJ player would create with the ultimate destination being the home islands and avoiding long sea voyages open to sub attack warfare for example ~ at least according to the various comments posted in my link and the other linked posts on Logistics 101.

The HQs will attract some supply increase slowly. Further building fortifications / airbases / port sizes will do the same but the movement even along the prime rail link is limited by code << per the logistics thread >>

� Four times per week if the overland transportation route amounts to 89 - 100
� Two times per week if the route amounts to 49 � 88
� Once per week if the route amounts to 10 � 48

By the time you get 3 X supply across some 20 bases across 50 hexes (??) just to i.e. Hong Kong .... it will take a long time to whittle down 700,000 units of stockpile in Singers and ensure it isn't bouncing back to the largest port syndrome.

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RE: 1945 March 13 - 8/11/2016 8:49:54 PM

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There's lots and lots of stuff that doesn't make it into the AAR, 'cause how else can I keep network ratings up?

I've been sending convoys directly from Cape Town to Hong Kong, from West Coast to Hong Kong, from CT and WC to Formosa, WC to Hokkaido, WC to Guam, WC to Manado (pretty well ceased that run), Pearl Harbor to Hokkaido, PH to various Mariana Islands - I guess that should be covering the major current ones. China is flush with supply for now with a minimum stockpile of 4-500k in Hong Kong and lots in the field.

The way I understand supply movement, picking up supply in Singers and sending it to China will, after a while, result in the game thinking it needs to send supply overland to Singers because the player keeps loading it on ships. My first preference, therefore, is to get it to move by land. If I can't I'll ship it.

With zero units of any kind in Singapore, I think a Command HQ within pull range should draw all the supply out of Singpore. So if the supply does not move overland by itself, I'll move (by ship) a Command HQ as outlined before and we'll see how good is my understanding of supply movement.

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RE: 1945 March 13 - 8/12/2016 9:26:55 AM

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How "full" are those chinese units that arrived? The "starting" TOE, like at the beginning of the game (250-300 AV for each corp)? Or, emptier than that? Or their full TOE ( I don't think so but I'll ask..), around 700 AV each?

Still it's very good news, you can now use them either for attacking or for garrisoning! Should considerably speed things up in china.

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1945 March 14 - 8/12/2016 8:11:33 PM

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1945 March 14

The Empire captured:
Kaoping is occupied by the Japanese

The Allies captured:
Bayombong is occupied by the Allies

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 enemy troops at Guiuan

Our subs are conducting secret activities.

The mines just west of Hakodate have been cleared. Another Imperial naval adventure was spied yesterday and measures were taken. The cruisers missed interception but the destroyers connected. Like Dracula, Agano herself is immortal but her escorts can be sunk.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shanghai at 95,55, Range 5,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Agano, Shell hits 1
DD Tanikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 5, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Laws
DD Leutze
DD Longshaw
DD Marshall, Shell hits 4

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 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...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 5,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Marshall at 5,000 yards
DD Longshaw engages DD Uzuki at 5,000 yards
DD Marshall engages DD Yugiri at 5,000 yards
DD Tanikaze engages DD Longshaw at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Marshall at 2,000 yards
DD Marshall engages DD Uzuki at 2,000 yards
DD Marshall engages DD Yugiri at 2,000 yards
DD Tanikaze engages DD Laws at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
CL Agano engages DD Marshall at 3,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Laws at 3,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Leutze at 3,000 yards
DD Laws engages DD Uzuki at 3,000 yards
Tanaka, Raizo orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Marshall at 4,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Marshall at 4,000 yards
DD Leutze engages DD Yugiri at 4,000 yards
DD Tanikaze engages DD Laws at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
DD Marshall engages DD Yugiri at 5,000 yards
DD Leutze engages DD Uzuki at 5,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Leutze at 5,000 yards
DD Laws engages DD Tanikaze at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CL Agano engages DD Marshall at 8,000 yards
DD Longshaw engages DD Uzuki at 8,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Leutze at 8,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Laws at 8,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Saishu To at 96,55, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Agano, Shell hits 1
DD Tanikaze, Shell hits 4
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Laws
DD Leutze
DD Longshaw, Shell hits 2
DD Marshall

Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
Tanaka, Raizo crosses the 'T'
CL Agano engages DD Longshaw at 1,000 yards
DD Longshaw engages DD Tanikaze at 1,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Longshaw at 1,000 yards
DD Tanikaze engages DD Laws at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Marshall at 2,000 yards
DD Marshall engages DD Uzuki at 2,000 yards
DD Tanikaze engages DD Leutze at 2,000 yards
DD Laws engages DD Tanikaze at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CL Agano engages DD Leutze at 4,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Longshaw at 4,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Laws at 4,000 yards
CL Agano engages DD Longshaw at 4,000 yards
DD Longshaw engages DD Uzuki at 4,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Leutze at 4,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Laws at 4,000 yards
CL Agano engages DD Leutze at 4,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Leutze at 4,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Laws at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CL Agano engages DD Leutze at 5,000 yards
DD Laws engages DD Uzuki at 5,000 yards
DD Laws engages DD Uzuki at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Marshall engages DD Yugiri at 6,000 yards
DD Longshaw engages DD Uzuki at 6,000 yards
DD Laws engages DD Yugiri at 6,000 yards
DD Tanikaze engages DD Leutze at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD Marshall engages DD Uzuki at 8,000 yards
DD Marshall engages DD Uzuki at 8,000 yards
DD Leutze engages DD Yugiri at 8,000 yards
DD Tanikaze engages DD Marshall at 8,000 yards
DD Marshall engages DD Yugiri at 8,000 yards
DD Laws engages DD Uzuki at 8,000 yards
DD Laws engages DD Yugiri at 8,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Laws at 8,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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They were intercepted over 100 miles out from Shanghai and never even got close to Ningpo, their recent target. The Fletchers were too fast to escape and they were caught again just to the east.

Holy Over Stacking, Batman!

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Red Chinese Army arrives at Chengtu
8th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
8th Prov Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
17th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
19th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
34th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
39th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
47th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
59th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
61st Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
71st Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
72nd Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
81st Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
82nd Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
89th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
2nd War Area arrives at Chengtu
3rd Group Army arrives at Chengtu
12th Group Army arrives at Chengtu
13th Group Army arrives at Chengtu
15th Group Army arrives at Chengtu
Central Reserve arrives at Chengtu
17th Group Army arrives at Chengtu
18th Group Army arrives at Chengtu
33rd Group Army arrives at Chengtu
38th Group Army arrives at Chengtu
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps arrives at Chengtu
3rd Construction Regiment arrives at Chengtu
10th Construction Regiment arrives at Chengtu
57th AT Gun Regiment arrives at Chengtu
20th Artillery Regiment arrives at Chengtu
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment arrives at Chengtu
2nd Chinese Base Force arrives at Chengtu
6th Chinese Base Force arrives at Chengtu
12th Chinese Base Force arrives at Chengtu
21st Chinese Base Force arrives at Chengtu

Moving them out as fast as their feet will carry them. I hope the flood slows. Correction: Hong Kong has ~700,000 supply.

Slow reduction in the Philippines.

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Ground combat at Guiuan (82,85)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1249 troops, 17 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Defending force 914 troops, 8 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Allied adjusted assault: 35

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 11 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
NG Vol Rifles Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Indpt SNLF Coy
79th JAAF AF Bn

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The last combat effective unit defending Wakkanai, the 4th Amphibious Brigade, is proving recalcitrant.

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Ground combat at Wakkanai (122,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28004 troops, 425 guns, 492 vehicles, Assault Value = 926

Defending force 11782 troops, 93 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 161

Allied adjusted assault: 557

Japanese adjusted defense: 479

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1516 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 56 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
159 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Defending units:
Soya Fortress
4th Amphibious Brigade
77th/C Division
73rd JAAF AF Bn
27th JNAF AF Unit
5th Area Army
63rd JAAF AF Bn
27th Air Flotilla
49th JAAF AF Bn
7th/B Division

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Tomorrow one division will rest, reducing our AV for sure but keeping on the pressure.

A number of Industry hits were had at Toyohara, Hirosaki/Aomori, and Shanghai.

Get pulled out from command of an air group, get a destroyer named after you - what a game!

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Fox, D. reassigned
DD Douglas Fox arrives at Seattle

China west.

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Home Islands west.

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ORIGINAL: Drakanel

How "full" are those chinese units that arrived? The "starting" TOE, like at the beginning of the game (250-300 AV for each corp)? Or, emptier than that? Or their full TOE ( I don't think so but I'll ask..), around 700 AV each?

Still it's very good news, you can now use them either for attacking or for garrisoning! Should considerably speed things up in china.

Either 1/4 or 1/3, I didn't calculate any to check. They seem to be in line with the rule (which is either 1/4 or 1/3, I forget).

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1945 March 15

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Baler is occupied by the Allies
Allied forces CAPTURE Tienshui !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Molu

Imperial Naval Bombardments

Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Guiuan

Our subs are conducting secret activities. They got some revenge for recent IJN sub shenanigans.

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TF 60 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Japanese Ships
DD Tanikaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

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Submarine attack near Fusan at 103,55

Japanese Ships
DD Tanikaze, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Zwaardvisch

DD Tanikaze is sighted by SS Zwaardvisch
SS Zwaardvisch launches 2 torpedoes at DD Tanikaze

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Submarine attack near Fusan at 103,55

Japanese Ships
DD Tanikaze, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Trusty

DD Tanikaze is sighted by SS Trusty
SS Trusty launches 2 torpedoes at DD Tanikaze

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The onslaught continues.

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2nd Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
18th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
22nd Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
48th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
55th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
64th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
69th Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
115th Red Chinese Division arrives at Chengtu
1st New Chinese Corps arrives at Chengtu
5th War Area arrives at Chengtu
Jingcha War Area arrives at Chengtu
10th Group Army arrives at Chengtu
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps arrives at Chengtu
34th Separate Brigade arrives at Chengtu
7th Construction Regiment arrives at Chengtu
6th Construction Regiment arrives at Chengtu
14th Construction Regiment arrives at Chengtu
18th Artillery Regiment arrives at Chengtu
56th AT Gun Regiment arrives at Chengtu
1st Chinese Base Force arrives at Chengtu
4th Chinese Base Force arrives at Chengtu
8th Chinese Base Force arrives at Chengtu
9th Chinese Base Force arrives at Chengtu
15th Chinese Base Force arrives at Chengtu

We get a day off tomorrow, then the flood resumes for 4 days in a row. By the way, units are arriving at what looks to be 30% of infantry squads strength, plus LMG and support squads. Experience is 40...

Lest you think we are ignoring the hinterlands.

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Ground combat at Tienshui (81,38)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 564 troops, 0 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

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

Allied adjusted assault: 54

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 54 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tienshui !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
11th PAVO Regiment

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Infantry will take a long time to catch up. We have 4 divisions plus supporting combat units in Nanking and now 2 more divisions are on the way. The last should arrive in 5 days, then we attack.

Philippines pacification.

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Ground combat at Guiuan (82,85)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1246 troops, 17 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Defending force 851 troops, 8 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Allied adjusted assault: 10

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(-), fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
NG Vol Rifles Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Indpt SNLF Coy
79th JAAF AF Bn

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They will rest tomorrow.

Wakkanai wackiness.

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Ground combat at Wakkanai (122,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15324 troops, 279 guns, 435 vehicles, Assault Value = 914

Defending force 10708 troops, 92 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 118

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 370

Japanese adjusted defense: 177

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1385 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 60 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 22 (5 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)

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

Defending units:
4th Amphibious Brigade
Soya Fortress
77th/C Division
27th JNAF AF Unit
5th Area Army
73rd JAAF AF Bn
63rd JAAF AF Bn
27th Air Flotilla
49th JAAF AF Bn
7th/B Division

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