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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Matsuyama (105,59) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 23641 troops, 404 guns, 255 vehicles, Assault Value = 1374 Defending force 9672 troops, 153 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 128 Allied adjusted assault: 601 Japanese adjusted defense: 181 Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Matsuyama !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1027 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 42 disabled Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 66 (58 destroyed, 8 disabled) Vehicles lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 113 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 25th Infantry Division 77th Infantry Division 37th Infantry Division 2nd Marine Division Defending units: 66th Ind.Mixed Brigade 95th Field AA Battalion 89th Field AA Battalion 96th Field AA Battalion 140th JAAF AF Bn Naikai JNAF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Takamatsu (107,59) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 28796 troops, 663 guns, 666 vehicles, Assault Value = 954 Defending force 10768 troops, 100 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 253 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Allied adjusted assault: 858 Japanese adjusted defense: 238 Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2265 casualties reported Squads: 77 destroyed, 45 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 39 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 22 (16 destroyed, 6 disabled) Allied ground losses: 213 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Assaulting units: 40th Infantry Division 6th USMC Tank Battalion 5th USMC Tank Battalion 3rd Regiment 43rd Infantry Division 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn 88th Mortar Battalion 145th Field Artillery Battalion 4th Field Artillery Battalion 97th Field Artillery Battalion 85th Mortar Battalion 98th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 90th Naval Guard Unit 55th Depot Division Shikoku Naval Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Matsuyama our divisions will again rotate. They are in good shape so the rotation will surely wipe out the defenders before long. Takamatsu was an easier target and, barring intervention, will fall to us tomorrow. Our carriers (all CVE) heading north to support the Saishu To operation had a little action. quote:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 102,58 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 87 TBM-1C Avenger x 16 Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CMc Kuroshima CM Saishu, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CMc Katashima CM Kyosai, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 8 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. 8 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Always good to sink mine layers. The last of the Kumamoto convoys loading in the Marianas has completed that task and all are heading for Nago, hence loading of troops closer to the target will now begin. 796 transport aircraft will drop the USA 11th Airborne Division and 503rd Parachute Regiment on Saishu To tomorrow. 8 old USB BB will bombard, several groups of B-24J will strike defensive positions from 5,000 ft, and all the CVE borne torpedo bombers embarked with the mission will do the same. Saishu To looks like a soft target for air strikes as only 27 guns have been spotted by long term recon. Most support units for Saishu To have completed loading and are putting to sea. There has been tremendous amount of mine clearing activity at Osaka/Kyoto and Kobe, but our mine fields are still in place there and at Hiroshima/Kure.
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