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RE: 1945 March 31 - 8/31/2016 11:33:21 PM

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Home Islands west.

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RE: 1945 March 31 - 8/31/2016 11:33:39 PM

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RE: 1945 March 31 - 8/31/2016 11:34:02 PM

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Air losses. Sweeps over 4 different cities in Japan met little or no opposition until the afternoon, when weather cleared and allowed P-51D groups to range over Osaka/Kyoto. The combat reports showed them cutting swaths through the enemy, but the daily losses showed a more sedate reality. They did well but short of the rip-roaring success that the combat reports indicated. Rain returns to blanket Japan tomorrow so the sweepers will stand down.

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1945 April 01 - 9/1/2016 6:03:50 AM

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1945 April 01

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Tuguegarao is occupied by the Allies

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Zamboanga

Imperial Naval Bombardments

Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Zamboanga
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Cebu

Our subs are conducting secret activities.

Big sweep offensive planned for Maebashi tomorrow: 3x P-47D25, 3x P-47N, and 5x P-51D groups from Hakodate. The Empire is maxing out fighter coverage of the area, obviously in response to our recent strikes.

All Philippines on the ground today.

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Ground combat at Zamboanga (75,89)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1243 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Defending force 1128 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 89

Assaulting units:
Miura Det
9th Field Construction Battalion
64th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
8th NZ Bde /69

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 926 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Defending force 1919 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 106

Assaulting units:
I/124th Infantry Battalion

Defending units:
3rd Commando Brigade

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1919 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 106

Defending force 926 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Allied adjusted assault: 95

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 31 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 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:
3rd Commando Brigade

Defending units:
I/124th Infantry Battalion

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A little more persuasion is needed at Cebu. Meanwhile these two ships are both in danger of sinking with 87% and 86% flotation damage.

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APD Brooks hits underwater rocks while attempting to unload at Zamboanga
APD Peary hits underwater rocks while attempting to unload at Zamboanga

Jolo has a size 4 port and is 2 hexes away, perhaps it will be close enough.

China west.

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RE: 1945 April 01 - 9/1/2016 6:04:38 AM

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China east. Attacks at Haichow and Kweiteh tomorrow, and at Suchow the day after. Air attacks on Imperial troops at Haichow and Suchow have been devastating.

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RE: 1945 April 01 - 9/1/2016 6:04:56 AM

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Philippines. The NZ 8th Bde is being brought in to Zamboanga in multiple convoys; today saw landing of most infantry squads and some support squads.

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RE: 1945 April 01 - 9/1/2016 6:05:13 AM

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RE: 1945 April 01 - 9/1/2016 6:05:33 AM

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RE: 1945 April 01 - 9/1/2016 1:36:23 PM

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China east. Attacks at Haichow and Kweiteh tomorrow, and at Suchow the day after. Air attacks on Imperial troops at Haichow and Suchow have been devastating.

Speaking of chow, what's the situation at Hangchow? You seem to have it isolated but do you have enough stuff to attack there or are you just starving them out?

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RE: 1945 April 01 - 9/1/2016 4:43:42 PM

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Philippines. The NZ 8th Bde is being brought in to Zamboanga in multiple convoys; today saw landing of most infantry squads and some support squads.

Speaking of chow

I realize this is a secondary operation to you but I am equally interested in it.

As I recall you are using the so called "odds and bits" to liberate the Philippines and fulfill MacArthur's promise. A brigade here and there.

Japan is seemingly dug into the "reverse triangle" of early Allied strategy; namely Manila / Clarke AFB and the nearest hex.

You have actually had troops ~ albeit insufficient troops in your opinion ~ on the outskirts of Manila for some number of weeks as I recall.

You have now successfully encircled them / cut off supply and evidently you are moving the Kiwi's to deliver the coup de grace.

How many troops to you recon there ?

Curious because if its another stack of 40,000 or more between the three hexes ~ elimination of the IJA in the Philippines will allow your honorable opponent to reconstitute those very same forces back in the home island ??

Certainly under trained and under equipped, but banzai fodder making your home island invasion just a little harder ???

Does this factor enter into your overall planning ??

<<note I suppose the same rationale could be applied to Hangchow and Shnaghai ....so a related 'chow' question >>

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RE: 1945 April 01 - 9/1/2016 6:16:40 PM

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China east. Attacks at Haichow and Kweiteh tomorrow, and at Suchow the day after. Air attacks on Imperial troops at Haichow and Suchow have been devastating.

Speaking of chow, what's the situation at Hangchow? You seem to have it isolated but do you have enough stuff to attack there or are you just starving them out?

The artillery and the very potent infantry force that just finished up at Nanking are marching there now. ~100k defenders amid the Urban Heavy terrain in Hangchow will be tough, but I don't know how tough. We have a little bit of armor there but most is elsewhere. When Hankow submits we will have a sizable complement of armor to send to Hanchow, plus of course additional strong infantry.

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RE: 1945 April 01 - 9/1/2016 6:33:53 PM

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Philippines. The NZ 8th Bde is being brought in to Zamboanga in multiple convoys; today saw landing of most infantry squads and some support squads.

Speaking of chow

I realize this is a secondary operation to you but I am equally interested in it.

As I recall you are using the so called "odds and bits" to liberate the Philippines and fulfill MacArthur's promise. A brigade here and there.
Yes, and I also have some more substantial forces at sea from Sumatra and some still to be picked up there. With a few divisions plus other units, that will greatly multiply the force there. We will be able to overcome the large pockets without extreme casualties.

Japan is seemingly dug into the "reverse triangle" of early Allied strategy; namely Manila / Clarke AFB and the nearest hex.

You have actually had troops ~ albeit insufficient troops in your opinion ~ on the outskirts of Manila for some number of weeks as I recall.

You have now successfully encircled them / cut off supply and evidently you are moving the Kiwi's to deliver the coup de grace.
NZ and USA units are moving from Cagayan -> NW Luzon. Same for the aforementioned forces shipping in from Sumatra. I will leave Aparri for last as they are already cut off. We have a Bde west of Clark that will move there to prevent combat retreat into Clark. The Imperial positions NE and E of Clark are in clear terrain and less than 10k troops each, so the larger forces shipping into NW Luzon will smash through them to destroy them before they can withdraw to Clark or Manila. Then Clark, then Manila.

How many troops to you recon there ?
Will have to look next time, but IIRC >60k at Manila and >16k at Clark.

Curious because if its another stack of 40,000 or more between the three hexes ~ elimination of the IJA in the Philippines will allow your honorable opponent to reconstitute those very same forces back in the home island ??
I have realized that with every Imperial unit destroyed.

Certainly under trained and under equipped, but banzai fodder making your home island invasion just a little harder ???
True.

Does this factor enter into your overall planning ??
No. If this were a pure point-contest then of course that would be required input to strategy and tactics, but it's not a realistic concern so I am ignoring it and will take any lumps that result.

<<note I suppose the same rationale could be applied to Hangchow and Shnaghai ....so a related 'chow' question >>

Also true. Already answered but for the difference between Hangchow and Shanghai: both are Urban Heavy, but Shanghai likely has more significant fortifications, has 50% more defenders, and (being the more valuable prize) might just have the best quality defenders that were available. I do want to take Shanghai but given the game clock I think it wise to let them starve a bit while the forces that would be required a used elsewhere, and the game might end before we get back to Shanghai. Purely a judgement call. We shall see!

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RE: 1945 April 01 - 9/1/2016 6:43:54 PM

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Thanks for giving your thoughts on Shanghai as I was wondering about that too.

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1945 April 02 - 9/3/2016 7:58:19 AM

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1945 April 02

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Kweiteh !!!
Allied forces CAPTURE Haichow !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Zamboanga

Imperial Naval Bombardments

Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Zamboanga
Allied Ships Bombarding Shanghai

Our subs are conducting secret activities.

Our destroyers missed the two damaged IJN warships nearing the safety of Japan.

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Saishu To at 98,57

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 11
Avenger II x 10
Corsair II x 22
Seafire IIC x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Albacore I: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Agano, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Fuyuzuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
10 x Avenger II launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

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But the carriers they had tried to catch didn't! Arguments have already begun over whether Agano was sunk or scuttled...

Toyohara Light Industry is finally down to 0 (showing as "2"). But Shanghai still shows 13.

Two out of three obstructions on the rail line to northern China have been cleared.

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Ground combat at Kweiteh (90,46)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 534 troops, 3 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Defending force 894 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Allied adjusted assault: 22

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kweiteh !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
320 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Defending units:
12th RGC Ind. Brigade

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Ground combat at Haichow (93,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 588 troops, 0 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value = 60

Defending force 58 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 30

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Haichow !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2/6th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
9th RGC Route Brigade

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Suchow itself has about 4,000 defenders, albeit suffereing heavy air strikes. Tomorrow we attack with an armoured Rgt and a tank Rgt supported by even heavier air strikes. After Suchow is cleared we will rail base forces to Chengting in the north and Haichow on the coast.

Philippines.

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Ground combat at Zamboanga (75,89)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1243 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Defending force 4613 troops, 42 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 140

Assaulting units:
Miura Det
9th Field Construction Battalion
64th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
8th NZ Brigade

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1913 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 105

Defending force 813 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied adjusted assault: 44

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 44 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
3rd Commando Brigade

Defending units:
I/124th Infantry Battalion

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A few more troops to move to Zamboanga, and the commandoes at Cebu must rest a day.

Air losses. Our sweeps of Maebashi found only a few fighters and caost us almost as many in ops losses (due to large numbers) as enemy taken.

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RE: 1945 April 02 - 9/3/2016 7:58:44 AM

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RE: 1945 April 02 - 9/3/2016 7:59:03 AM

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RE: 1945 April 02 - 9/3/2016 7:59:19 AM

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RE: 1945 April 02 - 9/3/2016 7:59:39 AM

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RE: 1945 April 02 - 9/3/2016 7:59:57 AM

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RE: 1945 April 02 - 9/5/2016 1:52:12 PM

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caught up again here, makes me think I should throw in the towel, early '45 with a precarious foothold in the PI. You have made this exceptionally easy to follow and I appreciate it.

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RE: 1945 April 02 - 9/5/2016 2:47:33 PM

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caught up again here, makes me think I should throw in the towel, early '45 with a precarious foothold in the PI. You have made this exceptionally easy to follow and I appreciate it.�

Your welcome!

But why would you quit your game at that point?

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RE: 1945 April 02 - 9/5/2016 3:45:15 PM

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"Should" is something I often ignore.

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1945 April 03 - 9/6/2016 4:28:04 AM

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1945 April 03

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Suchow !!!

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 Zamboanga
Allied Ships Bombarding Shanghai
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Cebu

Our subs are conducting secret activities.

Enemy mines have been laid in the hex just west of Hakodate. Many already cleared.

The rail line is clear!

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Ground combat at Suchow (91,47)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1152 troops, 0 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 299

Defending force 1491 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Allied adjusted assault: 58

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 58 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Suchow !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
365 casualties reported
Squads: 58 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Provisionl Tank Brigade
2/4th Armoured Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment

Defending units:
1st NCPC Infantry Brigade
3rd RGC Route Brigade
8th RGC Route Brigade

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Base forces and other support units will at once to Haichow and mostly to Chengting.

We attack again at Hankow tomorrow with 2,703 AV, 610 of that in armored units. Don't know the supply situation there, but we have scored a number of supply hits against the base since the last land assault.

Recon shows almost 23,000 troops in those 3 units trapped in the mountains west of Chengtu, which are now all in separate hexes.

China west.

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RE: 1945 April 03 - 9/6/2016 4:28:40 AM

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RE: 1945 April 03 - 9/6/2016 4:29:06 AM

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RE: 1945 April 03 - 9/6/2016 4:29:39 AM

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RE: 1945 April 03 - 9/6/2016 4:30:03 AM

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1945 April 04 - 9/7/2016 4:49:42 AM

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1945 April 04

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:

Imperial Naval Bombardments

Allied Naval Bombardments:

Our subs are conducting secret activities.

All of the mines have been swept from the hex just west of Hakodate but we lost a mine sweeper.

One of those Imperial rouge convoys was found.

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Petropavlovsk at 137,40

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 30
F6F-3 Hellcat x 15
F6F-5 Hellcat x 35
SBD-5 Dauntless x 10
TBM-1C Avenger x 18
TBM-3 Avenger x 30

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged
TBM-1C Avenger: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Tatsumi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Odatsuki Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL America Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Ichiyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Gozan Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AV Kimikawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Ryusei Maru
PB Taijin Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
15 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
15 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
9 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
9 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AV Kimikawa Maru

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An odd attack at Hankow.

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Ground combat at Hankow (85,50)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 82383 troops, 828 guns, 1398 vehicles, Assault Value = 2722

Defending force 59007 troops, 564 guns, 237 vehicles, Assault Value = 1531

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 343

Japanese adjusted defense: 14445

Allied assault odds: 1 to 42 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1123 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 113 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
746 casualties reported
Squads: 57 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 115 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 27 (8 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Vehicles lost 248 (16 destroyed, 232 disabled)

Assaulting units:
255th Indian Tank Brigade
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
17th Motorised Division
Gardner's Horse Regiment
711th Tank Battalion
7th Chinese Corps
706th Tank Battalion
1st Australian Division
18th Cavalry Regiment
775th Tank Battalion
6th New Chinese Corps
9th Australian Division
544th Field Artillery Battalion
208th Field Regiment
IV Corps RIASC Base Force
517th Field Artillery Battalion
II Australian Corps
3rd (Special Force) Division

Defending units:
83rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
18th RGC Temp. Division
13th Division
85th Ind.Mixed Brigade
64th Inf Group Brigade
86th Ind.Mixed Brigade
17th/B Division
84th Ind.Mixed Brigade
81st Ind.Mixed Brigade
82nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
87th Ind.Mixed Brigade
110th/C Division
15th AA Regiment
90th Field AA Battalion
Hankow Special Base Force
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
59th Construction Battalion
28th Fld AA Gun Co
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
88th Field AA Battalion
12th Army
5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd South Seas Det.
29th Fld AA Gun Co
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
49th JNAF AF Unit

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It looks like I gave the infantry divisions orders to bombard only. We have LOTS of disabled tanks, but most tank units will still participate in the next (truly) general assault. Fortifications were reduced again, and a supply(-) showed up for the defenders, but obviously just barely judging by the more than x9 final AV. Of course it does bode well for the next attack.

In two days we should be ordering the first assault at Hangchow. Probably a few days after that the first assault at Chungking. A base force has arrived at Haichow and fighters are moving in. Tomorrow many support units will arrive at Chengting to extend fighter cover there, too.

Ghost Ship Patrol.