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RE: 1945 July 21 - 2/3/2017 7:42:03 PM

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1945 July 22 - 2/4/2017 2:41:37 AM

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1945 July 22

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Sendai !!!
Allied forces CAPTURE Wakayama !!!

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 Sendai
Allied Ships Bombarding Sendai
Allied Ships Bombarding Ominato
Allied Ships Bombarding Kobe
Allied Ships Bombarding Ominato
Allied Ships Bombarding Kobe
Allied Ships Bombarding Kobe
Allied Ships Bombarding Ominato

China frontier.

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Ground combat at Port Arthur (99,44)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 60769 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1602

Defending force 8341 troops, 91 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 62

Allied adjusted assault: 1014

Japanese adjusted defense: 25

Allied assault odds: 40 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1869 casualties reported
Squads: 45 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 43 (28 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
49th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
14th Group Army
1st War Area
15th Group Army
26th Group Army
28th Group Army
33rd Group Army

Defending units:
Ryojun Fortress
6th Manchukuo Inf Brigade
1st RGC Capital/C Division
Ryojun Special Base Force
22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
23rd JAAF AF Bn
34th JAAF AF Bn

22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment Wiped Out at Port Arthur by attrition!!!
6th Manchukuo Inf Brigade Wiped Out at Port Arthur by attrition!!!
23rd JAAF AF Bn Wiped Out at Port Arthur by attrition!!!
34th JAAF AF Bn Wiped Out at Port Arthur by attrition!!!
Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Port Arthur
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Port Arthur - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___
_21___22__
_X____X___ 1st RGC Capital/C Division
_X____X___ 22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X___ 23rd JAAF AF Bn
_X____X___ 34th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X___ 6th Manchukuo Inf Brigade
_X____X___ Ryojun Fortress
_X____X___ Ryojun Special Base Force

Recon shows 3 Imperial units resisting.

The road into Kirin should be cleared tomorrow as we enter a battle in Clear terrain with a 10 to 1 numerical advantage.

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RE: 1945 July 22 - 2/4/2017 2:42:03 AM

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Home Islands west.
Attack at Matsue tomorrow to finally clear this end of the Sea of Japan coastal rail line. The infantry division and two artillery units are a day behind, but enough armor is in place to swamp the 3,000 defenders, or so I hope. 2x CL will bombard and air strikes will assist.

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RE: 1945 July 22 - 2/4/2017 2:42:34 AM

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Home Islands east.

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Ground combat at Wakayama (109,60)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17527 troops, 340 guns, 190 vehicles, Assault Value = 361

Defending force 1529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Allied adjusted assault: 276

Japanese adjusted defense: 16

Allied assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Wakayama !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
393 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
23rd Indian Division
22nd (East African) Brigade

Defending units:
40th Ind.Garrison Battalion
41st Ind.Garrison Battalion

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Many CVE TB helped with this assault and will continue doing so until the base is secured. That day should come quickly.

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Ground combat at Maizuru (110,58)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2112 troops, 129 guns, 187 vehicles, Assault Value = 1893

Defending force 48811 troops, 602 guns, 493 vehicles, Assault Value = 899

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

Assaulting units:
17th Motorised Division
2/6th Armoured Regiment
18th Cavalry Regiment
2/4th Armoured Regiment
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
255th Indian Tank Brigade
25th Indian Division
19th Motorised Division
18th British Division
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
5th Indian Division
56th Heavy Regiment
XXXIII Indian Corps
86th Medium Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
88th Medium Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment

Defending units:
4th Tank Division
24th Infantry Regiment
46th Tank Regiment
147th Division
12th Division
202nd Division
38th Ind.Mixed Regiment
60th Ind.Mixed Brigade
48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Kure 7th SNLF
126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th Depot Division
112th JAAF AF Bn
Maizuru Naval Base Force
58th Field AA Battalion
194th JAAF AF Bn
43rd JAAF AF Bn
62nd Air Flotilla
67th Field AA Battalion
7th JAAF AF Bn
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
68th JNAF AF Unit
64th JAAF AF Bn
51st Air Flotilla
165th JAAF AF Bn
26th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
248th JAAF AF Bn

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Maizuru - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___07___
_15___21___22__
_X____X____X___ 112th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X___ 126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X___ 12th Division
_X____X____X___ 147th Division
_X____X____X___ 165th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X___ 194th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X___ 202nd Division
_X____X________ 23rd AA Regiment
_X____X____X___ 248th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X___ 24th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X___ 26th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X___ 38th Ind.Mixed Regiment
_X____X____X___ 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
_X____X____X___ 43rd JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X___ 46th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X___ 48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X___ 4th Tank Division
_X____X____X___ 51st Air Flotilla
_X____X____X___ 58th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X___ 60th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X___ 62nd Air Flotilla
_X____X____X___ 64th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X___ 67th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X___ 68th JNAF AF Unit
_X____X____X___ 6th Depot Division
_X____X____X___ 7th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X___ Kure 7th SNLF
_X_____________ Maizuru Fortress
_X____X____X___ Maizuru Naval Base Force

Some of our battered divisions are moving slowly and might leave the hex on the day of the next assault.

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Ground combat at Hirosaki/Aomori (118,54)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1068 troops, 170 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 1133

Defending force 56216 troops, 509 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 1374

Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
7th Infantry Division
98th Infantry Division
11th Australian Division
225th Field Artillery Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion
532nd Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
91st Infantry Regiment
222nd Division
157th Division
51st Depot Division
308th Division
19th Division
95th Ind.Mixed Brigade
47th Cavalry Regiment
57th Depot Division
36th Army
Nanyo Cho JNAF Base Force
33rd Special Base Force
47th Mountain Gun Regiment
31st Air Defense AA Battalion
109th Ship Eng Coy
209th Ship Eng Coy
50th Army
18th Port Unit
105th Ship Eng Coy
16th AA Regiment
14th Mortar Battalion
Masuda JAAF Base Force

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Hirosaki/Aomori - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___07___07___
_19___20___21___22__
_X____X____X____X___ 105th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X___ 109th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X___ 14th Mortar Battalion
_X____X____X____X___ 157th Division
_X____X____X____X___ 16th AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 18th Port Unit
_X____X____X____X___ 19th Division
_X____X____X____X___ 209th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X___ 222nd Division
_X____X____X____X___ 308th Division
_X____X____X____X___ 31st Air Defense AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X___ 33rd Special Base Force
_X____X____X____X___ 36th Army
_X____X____X____X___ 47th Cavalry Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 47th Mountain Gun Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 50th Army
_X____X____X____X___ 51st Depot Division
_X____X____X____X___ 57th Depot Division
_X____X____X____X___ 70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X___ 91st Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 95th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X___ Masuda JAAF Base Force
_X____X____X____X___ Nanyo Cho JNAF Base Force

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Ground combat at Ominato (119,54)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28466 troops, 620 guns, 582 vehicles, Assault Value = 1906

Defending force 36406 troops, 372 guns, 51 vehicles, Assault Value = 499

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied adjusted assault: 320

Japanese adjusted defense: 691

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
644 casualties reported
Squads: 40 destroyed, 58 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 35 (21 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
469 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
27th Infantry Division
Americal Infantry Division
93rd Infantry Division
1st Marine Division
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
2nd Arm Amphib Battalion
1st Arm Amphib Battalion
6th Marine Division
4th USMC Tank Battalion
44th Tank Battalion
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
750th Field Artillery Battalion
XI US Corps
669th Field Artillery Battalion
168th Field Artillery Battalion
668th Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Battalion
655th Field Artillery Battalion
749th Field Artillery Battalion
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
531st Field Artillery Battalion
545th Field Artillery Battalion
543rd Field Artillery Battalion
III Amphib Corps
6th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
43rd Base Group

Defending units:
3rd Guards Division
67th Inf Group Brigade
131st Division
103rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
72nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
79th Field AA Battalion
10th Special Base Force
53rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
51st Air Defense AA Regiment
22nd Port Unit
3rd Mobile AA Battalion
Northeast Area Fleet
45th Field AA Battalion
Ominato Naval Base Force
309th Ship Eng Coy
100th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Mutsu Bay Fortress
4th Medium Mortar Battalion
16th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Fleet
306th Ship Eng Coy
76th Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Ship Engineer Regiment
19th Port Unit

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Ominato - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___07___07___07___07___07___
_15___16___18___19___20___21___22__
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 100th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 103rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 10th Special Base Force
_X____X____________________________ 12th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 131st Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 16th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X________ 17th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 19th Port Unit
_X____X____X____X____X_____________ 1st RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 22nd Port Unit
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 306th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 309th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X_____________ 31st Ind.AA Gun Co
_X____X____X____X____X_____________ 33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd Guards Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd Mobile AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 45th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 4th Medium Mortar Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 51st Air Defense AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 53rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 5th Fleet
_X_________________________________ 5th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 5th Ship Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 67th Inf Group Brigade
_X____X____X____X__________________ 6th Medium Mortar Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 72nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 76th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 79th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Mutsu Bay Fortress
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Northeast Area Fleet
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Ominato Naval Base Force

In spite of Reserve mode our infantry units just want some days without shells flying over their heads. Although knackered, tomorrow all units will attack, except for the infantry and armor which attacked today. After that we might have to rotate out a few divisions at a time to Hachinohe to recover. Fortifications now at level 0 might help the air strikes and bombardment just enough to make the difference.

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Ground combat at Sendai (117,58)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13609 troops, 145 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 430

Defending force 6384 troops, 42 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 394

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 98 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Sendai !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), disruption(-)
preparation(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1438 casualties reported
Squads: 81 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 136 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (17 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 17 (16 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 3

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Marine Division

Defending units:
113th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Depot Division
11th Area Army

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The defenders retreated to Iwaki, from where movement is now seen NW, possibly to reinforce Yamagata with it's solid defensive terrain.

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RE: 1945 July 22 - 2/4/2017 2:43:06 AM

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1945 July 23 - 2/7/2017 3:45:20 AM

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1945 July 23

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Ominato !!!
Allied forces CAPTURE Matsue !!!

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 Ominato
Allied Ships Bombarding Ominato
Allied Ships Bombarding Ominato
Allied Ships Bombarding Kobe
Allied Ships Bombarding Kobe
Allied Ships Bombarding Ominato
Allied Ships Bombarding Matsue
Allied Ships Bombarding Kobe
Allied Ships Bombarding Kobe
Allied Ships Bombarding Ominato

China frontier.
The air battles are still fierce though small by 'historical' standards.

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Ground combat at Port Arthur (99,44)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 60816 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1638

Defending force 4997 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Allied adjusted assault: 1314

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 187 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3226 casualties reported
Squads: 72 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 93 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 39 (39 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
49th Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
15th Group Army
28th Group Army
14th Group Army
33rd Group Army
1st War Area
26th Group Army
20th Chinese Base Force

Defending units:
1st RGC Capital/C Division
Ryojun Fortress
Ryojun Special Base Force

Ryojun Fortress Wiped Out at Port Arthur by attrition!!!
Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Port Arthur
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Port Arthur - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___07___
_21___22___23__
_X____X____X___ 1st RGC Capital/C Division
_X____X________ 22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X________ 23rd JAAF AF Bn
_X____X________ 34th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X________ 6th Manchukuo Inf Brigade
_X____X____X___ Ryojun Fortress
_X____X____X___ Ryojun Special Base Force

One more unit with >4,000 troops remains.

The enemy on the road before Kirin slipped into those defenses so we are pursuing.

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RE: 1945 July 23 - 2/7/2017 3:46:01 AM

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Home Islands west.

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Ground combat at Matsue (107,57)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8766 troops, 99 guns, 1432 vehicles, Assault Value = 1148

Defending force 1078 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Allied adjusted assault: 606

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 606 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Matsue !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1228 casualties reported
Squads: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
6th USMC Tank Battalion
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
754th Tank Battalion
194th Tank Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
706th Tank Battalion
41st Infantry Division
775th Tank Battalion
670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Provisionl Tank Brigade
251st Field Artillery Battalion
82nd Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
44th Naval Guard Unit

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The rail line is open and many large units will speed through this town to assist with the large investments currently underway. Most of the units here will head directly to Kobe.

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RE: 1945 July 23 - 2/7/2017 3:47:10 AM

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Ground combat at Wakayama (109,60)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17541 troops, 340 guns, 190 vehicles, Assault Value = 361

Defending force 1261 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Allied adjusted assault: 288

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 72 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
974 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
23rd Indian Division
22nd (East African) Brigade

Defending units:
40th Ind.Garrison Battalion
41st Ind.Garrison Battalion

40th Ind.Garrison Battalion Wiped Out at Wakayama by attrition!!!
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Wakayama is secured.

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Ground combat at Maizuru (110,58)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2112 troops, 129 guns, 187 vehicles, Assault Value = 2416

Defending force 47438 troops, 586 guns, 488 vehicles, Assault Value = 868

Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
26th Indian Division
2/4th Armoured Regiment
19th Motorised Division
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
14th Indian Division
2/6th Armoured Regiment
2nd British Division
255th Indian Tank Brigade
25th Indian Division
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
18th Cavalry Regiment
5th Indian Division
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
86th Medium Regiment
XXXIII Indian Corps
88th Medium Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment

Defending units:
60th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Kure 7th SNLF
126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
147th Division
38th Ind.Mixed Regiment
202nd Division
4th Tank Division
46th Tank Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
12th Division
48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th Depot Division
26th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
112th JAAF AF Bn
165th JAAF AF Bn
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Maizuru Naval Base Force
51st Air Flotilla
68th JNAF AF Unit
62nd Air Flotilla
194th JAAF AF Bn
67th Field AA Battalion
43rd JAAF AF Bn
58th Field AA Battalion
7th JAAF AF Bn
64th JAAF AF Bn
248th JAAF AF Bn

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Maizuru - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___07___07___
_15___21___22___23__
_X____X____X____X___ 112th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X___ 12th Division
_X____X____X____X___ 147th Division
_X____X____X____X___ 165th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 194th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 202nd Division
_X____X_____________ 23rd AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 248th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 24th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 26th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 38th Ind.Mixed Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
_X____X____X____X___ 43rd JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 46th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X___ 48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X___ 4th Tank Division
_X____X____X____X___ 51st Air Flotilla
_X____X____X____X___ 58th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X___ 60th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X___ 62nd Air Flotilla
_X____X____X____X___ 64th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ 67th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X___ 68th JNAF AF Unit
_X____X____X____X___ 6th Depot Division
_X____X____X____X___ 7th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X___ Kure 7th SNLF
_X__________________ Maizuru Fortress
_X____X____X____X___ Maizuru Naval Base Force

The next assault is tomorrow. There are two divisions still exiting the hex, so our AV will be 748 AV lower than you see above.

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Ground combat at Hirosaki/Aomori (118,54)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1068 troops, 170 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 1138

Defending force 56229 troops, 508 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 1380

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
7th Infantry Division
98th Infantry Division
11th Australian Division
532nd Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
225th Field Artillery Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
47th Cavalry Regiment
51st Depot Division
19th Division
308th Division
91st Infantry Regiment
95th Ind.Mixed Brigade
157th Division
222nd Division
57th Depot Division
36th Army
31st Air Defense AA Battalion
14th Mortar Battalion
16th AA Regiment
105th Ship Eng Coy
109th Ship Eng Coy
47th Mountain Gun Regiment
Nanyo Cho JNAF Base Force
33rd Special Base Force
18th Port Unit
209th Ship Eng Coy
50th Army
Masuda JAAF Base Force

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Hirosaki/Aomori - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___07___07___07___
_19___20___21___22___23__
_X____X____X____X____X___ 105th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X___ 109th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X___ 14th Mortar Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X___ 157th Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ 16th AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X___ 18th Port Unit
_X____X____X____X____X___ 19th Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ 209th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X___ 222nd Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ 308th Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ 31st Air Defense AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X___ 33rd Special Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X___ 36th Army
_X____X____X____X____X___ 47th Cavalry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X___ 47th Mountain Gun Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X___ 50th Army
_X____X____X____X____X___ 51st Depot Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ 57th Depot Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ 70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X___ 91st Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X___ 95th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X___ Masuda JAAF Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X___ Nanyo Cho JNAF Base Force

The two USA divisions will pull out and head south while the Australian 11th Division remains to seal the position and the artillery continues wearing down the defenders.

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Ground combat at Ominato (119,54)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41447 troops, 817 guns, 905 vehicles, Assault Value = 1904

Defending force 32588 troops, 328 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 350

Allied adjusted assault: 516

Japanese adjusted defense: 165

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Ominato !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2249 casualties reported
Squads: 113 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 61 destroyed, 87 disabled
Engineers: 65 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 132 (126 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 46 (46 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
226 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Arm Amphib Battalion
6th Marine Division
1st Marine Division
Americal Infantry Division
93rd Infantry Division
1st Arm Amphib Battalion
27th Infantry Division
4th USMC Tank Battalion
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
44th Tank Battalion
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
III Amphib Corps
655th Field Artillery Battalion
545th Field Artillery Battalion
749th Field Artillery Battalion
6th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
669th Field Artillery Battalion
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
750th Field Artillery Battalion
XI US Corps
668th Field Artillery Battalion
168th Field Artillery Battalion
531st Field Artillery Battalion
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Battalion
543rd Field Artillery Battalion
43rd Base Group

Defending units:
103rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
3rd Guards Division
131st Division
72nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Fleet
79th Field AA Battalion
Northeast Area Fleet
16th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
100th Ind.Mixed Brigade
51st Air Defense AA Regiment
76th Ind.Mixed Brigade
306th Ship Eng Coy
10th Special Base Force
Ominato Naval Base Force
5th Ship Engineer Regiment
4th Medium Mortar Battalion
67th Inf Group Brigade
53rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mobile AA Battalion
22nd Port Unit
Mutsu Bay Fortress
19th Port Unit

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Ominato - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___07___07___07___07___07___07___
_15___16___18___19___20___21___22___23__
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 100th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 103rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 10th Special Base Force
_X____X_________________________________ 12th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 131st Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 16th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X_____________ 17th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 19th Port Unit
_X____X____X____X____X__________________ 1st RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 22nd Port Unit
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 306th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 309th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X__________________ 31st Ind.AA Gun Co
_X____X____X____X____X__________________ 33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd Guards Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd Mobile AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 45th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 4th Medium Mortar Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 51st Air Defense AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 53rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 5th Fleet
_X______________________________________ 5th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 5th Ship Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 67th Inf Group Brigade
_X____X____X____X_______________________ 6th Medium Mortar Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 72nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 76th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 79th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Mutsu Bay Fortress
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Northeast Area Fleet
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Ominato Naval Base Force

The assault units will all recuperate while the artillery continues bombarding. This size 9 port, when repaired, will become the supply entry for this end of Honshu.

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1945 July 24

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Maizuru !!!

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 Ominato
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Ominato
Allied Ships Bombarding Maizuru
Allied Ships Bombarding Hirosaki/Aomori
Allied Ships Bombarding Kobe
Allied Ships Bombarding Kobe
Allied Ships Bombarding Hirosaki/Aomori
Allied Ships Bombarding Kobe
Allied Ships Bombarding Kobe
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Ominato

China frontier.

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Ground combat at Port Arthur (99,44)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 60945 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1680

Defending force 1567 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 1236

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1236 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1896 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 157 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
49th Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
26th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
14th Group Army
15th Group Army
1st War Area
33rd Group Army
28th Group Army
20th Chinese Base Force

Defending units:
Ryojun Special Base Force

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Port Arthur - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___07___07___
_21___22___23___24__
_X____X____X________ 1st RGC Capital/C Division
_X____X_____________ 22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X_____________ 23rd JAAF AF Bn
_X____X_____________ 34th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X_____________ 6th Manchukuo Inf Brigade
_X____X____X________ Ryojun Fortress
_X____X____X____X___ Ryojun Special Base Force

Port Arthur is secured and that force will move on to Antung to reinforce another on the way there.

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Ground combat at 107,39 (near Taonan)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6679 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 171

Defending force 680 troops, 10 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Allied adjusted assault: 80

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 20 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
253 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
27th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
131st IMB Artillery Battalion
209th JAAF AF Bn

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Pursuit across the river.

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We have four divisions at Hiroshima/Kure and two more on the way. Others are available as they are sea lifted from China. We have four divisions at Kobe and three more on the way.

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Ground combat at Ominato (119,54)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2706 troops, 267 guns, 226 vehicles, Assault Value = 1905

Defending force 29397 troops, 213 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 289

Japanese ground losses:
889 casualties reported
Squads: 43 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
6th Marine Division
2nd Arm Amphib Battalion
27th Infantry Division
1st Marine Division
Americal Infantry Division
1st Arm Amphib Battalion
4th USMC Tank Battalion
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
93rd Infantry Division
44th Tank Battalion
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
6th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
750th Field Artillery Battalion
531st Field Artillery Battalion
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
545th Field Artillery Battalion
655th Field Artillery Battalion
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
749th Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Battalion
168th Field Artillery Battalion
III Amphib Corps
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
543rd Field Artillery Battalion
668th Field Artillery Battalion
669th Field Artillery Battalion
XI US Corps
43rd Base Group

Defending units:
131st Division
3rd Guards Division
67th Inf Group Brigade
72nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
22nd Port Unit
100th Ind.Mixed Brigade
3rd Mobile AA Battalion
5th Fleet
306th Ship Eng Coy
Ominato Naval Base Force
103rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
10th Special Base Force
4th Medium Mortar Battalion
5th Ship Engineer Regiment
16th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Mutsu Bay Fortress
76th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Northeast Area Fleet
51st Air Defense AA Regiment
19th Port Unit

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Ominato - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___07___07___07___07___07___07___07___
_15___16___18___19___20___21___22___23___24__
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 100th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 103rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 10th Special Base Force
_X____X______________________________________ 12th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 131st Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 16th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X__________________ 17th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 19th Port Unit
_X____X____X____X____X_______________________ 1st RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 22nd Port Unit
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 306th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________ 309th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X_______________________ 31st Ind.AA Gun Co
_X____X____X____X____X_______________________ 33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd Guards Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd Mobile AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________ 45th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 4th Medium Mortar Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 51st Air Defense AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 53rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 5th Fleet
_X___________________________________________ 5th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 5th Ship Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 67th Inf Group Brigade
_X____X____X____X____________________________ 6th Medium Mortar Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 72nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 76th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X________ 79th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Mutsu Bay Fortress
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Northeast Area Fleet
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Ominato Naval Base Force

Our troops are recovering slowly with the artillery bombardments underway, but I want their engineers helping to repair the base and they will not do that in Rest or Reserve mode. A swarm of engineering units will arrive tomorrow from Hachinohe to get the base functioning. The first convoy arrives tomorrow bringing supplies from North America. Our artillery bombardment today was very destructive so I look forward to rapid disintigration of the hold outs when ground assaults resume.

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Ground combat at Hirosaki/Aomori (118,54)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1068 troops, 170 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 1142

Defending force 55402 troops, 503 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1363

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

Assaulting units:
7th Infantry Division
98th Infantry Division
11th Australian Division
249th Field Artillery Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion
532nd Field Artillery Battalion
225th Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
19th Division
47th Cavalry Regiment
51st Depot Division
308th Division
95th Ind.Mixed Brigade
157th Division
222nd Division
70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
91st Infantry Regiment
57th Depot Division
18th Port Unit
109th Ship Eng Coy
105th Ship Eng Coy
14th Mortar Battalion
36th Army
Nanyo Cho JNAF Base Force
33rd Special Base Force
47th Mountain Gun Regiment
50th Army
31st Air Defense AA Battalion
209th Ship Eng Coy
16th AA Regiment
Masuda JAAF Base Force

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Hirosaki/Aomori - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___07___07___07___07___
_19___20___21___22___23___24__
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 105th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 109th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 14th Mortar Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 157th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 16th AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 18th Port Unit
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 19th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 209th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 222nd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 308th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 31st Air Defense AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 33rd Special Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 36th Army
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 47th Cavalry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 47th Mountain Gun Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 50th Army
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 51st Depot Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 57th Depot Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 91st Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 95th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ Masuda JAAF Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ Nanyo Cho JNAF Base Force

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Ground combat at Maizuru (110,58)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 58366 troops, 1127 guns, 1582 vehicles, Assault Value = 1691

Defending force 46960 troops, 572 guns, 480 vehicles, Assault Value = 857

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 1030

Japanese adjusted defense: 213

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Maizuru !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2103 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 204 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 113 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 261 (249 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 423 (423 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
867 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 74 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 22 (1 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Vehicles lost 49 (3 destroyed, 46 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/4th Armoured Regiment
14th Indian Division
255th Indian Tank Brigade
19th Motorised Division
18th Cavalry Regiment
2/6th Armoured Regiment
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
2nd British Division
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
26th Indian Division
56th Heavy Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
88th Medium Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
XXXIII Indian Corps
86th Medium Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment

Defending units:
4th Tank Division
202nd Division
46th Tank Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
38th Ind.Mixed Regiment
60th Ind.Mixed Brigade
126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Kure 7th SNLF
147th Division
12th Division
6th Depot Division
7th JAAF AF Bn
Maizuru Naval Base Force
64th JAAF AF Bn
112th JAAF AF Bn
43rd JAAF AF Bn
67th Field AA Battalion
51st Air Flotilla
68th JNAF AF Unit
62nd Air Flotilla
26th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
165th JAAF AF Bn
194th JAAF AF Bn
58th Field AA Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
248th JAAF AF Bn

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Maizuru - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___07___07___07___
_15___21___22___23___24__
_X____X____X____X____X___ 112th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X___ 126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X___ 12th Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ 147th Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ 165th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X___ 194th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X___ 202nd Division
_X____X__________________ 23rd AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X___ 248th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X___ 24th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X___ 26th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X___ 38th Ind.Mixed Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X___ 43rd JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X___ 46th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X___ 48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X___ 4th Tank Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ 51st Air Flotilla
_X____X____X____X____X___ 58th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X___ 60th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X___ 62nd Air Flotilla
_X____X____X____X____X___ 64th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X___ 67th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X___ 68th JNAF AF Unit
_X____X____X____X____X___ 6th Depot Division
_X____X____X____X____X___ 7th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X___ Kure 7th SNLF
_X_______________________ Maizuru Fortress
_X____X____X____X____X___ Maizuru Naval Base Force

The B-29's did not fly against Maizuru, possibly due to weather. The balance had already been tipped and the base fell to us with room to spare. Significantly, all enemy units at Maizuru are holding on and have significant strength. Our troops are in far better shape than after the prior assaults but will rest anyway to be in shape to deal with the strong resistance. A number of construction units are railing in from Nagasaki/Sasebo.

The B-24's did not flay against Iwaki, either. There are now 436 Imperial fighters reported at Tokyo which did not respond to sweeps today. At some point they might spring a trap, but hopefully not tomorrow. Tomorrow all the B-29's and B-24's will strike Tokyo's airfields.

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RE: 1945 July 24 - 2/8/2017 6:17:01 PM

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Is Tokyo the last significant Japanese airbase?

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Is Tokyo the last significant Japanese airbase?

No. Niigata is size 9 and is the one I shut down with naval bombardment plus 4EB strike a week or two back.

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1945 July 25

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:
Allied Ships Bombarding Hamamatsu
Allied Ships Bombarding Hamamatsu
Allied Ships Bombarding Hirosaki/Aomori
Allied Ships Bombarding Antung
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Ominato
Allied Ships Bombarding Kobe
Allied Ships Bombarding Kobe
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Ominato
Allied Ships Bombarding Antung
Allied Ships Bombarding Kobe
Allied Ships Bombarding Kobe
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Ominato

China frontier.
First attack at Kirin tomorrow with about 3/4 of our force present.

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RE: 1945 July 25 - 2/8/2017 11:18:32 PM

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Home Islands west.
Ground assaults tomorrow at Hiroshima/Kure and Kobe. Many air groups that have been resting will aid the Hiroshima/Kure assault, as will all the fleet carrier strike aircraft. The B-29's and B-24's will support at Kobe, as will those already assigned.

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RE: 1945 July 25 - 2/8/2017 11:18:56 PM

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Home Islands east.

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Ground combat at Ominato (119,54)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2712 troops, 267 guns, 226 vehicles, Assault Value = 1948

Defending force 28066 troops, 206 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 256

Japanese ground losses:
601 casualties reported
Squads: 41 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
6th Marine Division
1st Marine Division
2nd Arm Amphib Battalion
Americal Infantry Division
27th Infantry Division
93rd Infantry Division
1st Arm Amphib Battalion
4th USMC Tank Battalion
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
44th Tank Battalion
19th USN Special Construction Battalion
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
750th Field Artillery Battalion
18th USN Special Construction Battalion
43rd Base Group
29th USN Special Construction Battalion
168th Field Artillery Battalion
25th USN Special Construction Battalion
655th Field Artillery Battalion
545th Field Artillery Battalion
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
III Amphib Corps
27th USN Special Construction Battalion
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
10th USN Special Construction Battalion
531st Field Artillery Battalion
15th USN Special Construction Battalion
543rd Field Artillery Battalion
749th Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Battalion
30th USN Special Construction Battalion
6th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
XI US Corps
668th Field Artillery Battalion
8th USN Special Construction Battalion
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
669th Field Artillery Battalion
32nd USN Special Construction Battalion

Defending units:
131st Division
3rd Guards Division
67th Inf Group Brigade
72nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
100th Ind.Mixed Brigade
306th Ship Eng Coy
16th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mobile AA Battalion
5th Fleet
4th Medium Mortar Battalion
Mutsu Bay Fortress
10th Special Base Force
103rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
76th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Ominato Naval Base Force
Northeast Area Fleet
5th Ship Engineer Regiment
51st Air Defense AA Regiment
22nd Port Unit
19th Port Unit

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Ominato - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___07___07___07___07___07___07___07___07___
_15___16___18___19___20___21___22___23___24___25__
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 100th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 103rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 10th Special Base Force
_X____X___________________________________________ 12th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 131st Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 16th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X_______________________ 17th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 19th Port Unit
_X____X____X____X____X____________________________ 1st RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 22nd Port Unit
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 306th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X__________________ 309th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X____________________________ 31st Ind.AA Gun Co
_X____X____X____X____X____________________________ 33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd Guards Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd Mobile AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X__________________ 45th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 4th Medium Mortar Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 51st Air Defense AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________ 53rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 5th Fleet
_X________________________________________________ 5th RF Gun Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 5th Ship Engineer Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 67th Inf Group Brigade
_X____X____X____X_________________________________ 6th Medium Mortar Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 72nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 76th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X_____________ 79th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Mutsu Bay Fortress
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Northeast Area Fleet
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Ominato Naval Base Force

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Ground combat at Hirosaki/Aomori (118,54)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1068 troops, 170 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 395

Defending force 55257 troops, 501 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 1355

Japanese ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
11th Australian Division
198th Field Artillery Battalion
532nd Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
225th Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
47th Cavalry Regiment
70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
222nd Division
95th Ind.Mixed Brigade
91st Infantry Regiment
157th Division
51st Depot Division
19th Division
308th Division
57th Depot Division
109th Ship Eng Coy
14th Mortar Battalion
47th Mountain Gun Regiment
31st Air Defense AA Battalion
209th Ship Eng Coy
33rd Special Base Force
18th Port Unit
Nanyo Cho JNAF Base Force
16th AA Regiment
105th Ship Eng Coy
36th Army
50th Army
Masuda JAAF Base Force

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Hirosaki/Aomori - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___07___07___07___07___07___
_19___20___21___22___23___24___25__
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 105th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 109th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 14th Mortar Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 157th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 16th AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 18th Port Unit
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 19th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 209th Ship Eng Coy
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 222nd Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 308th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 31st Air Defense AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 33rd Special Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 36th Army
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 47th Cavalry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 47th Mountain Gun Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 50th Army
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 51st Depot Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 57th Depot Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 70th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 91st Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ 95th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Masuda JAAF Base Force
_X____X____X____X____X____X____X___ Nanyo Cho JNAF Base Force

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Ground combat at Maizuru (110,58)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2112 troops, 129 guns, 187 vehicles, Assault Value = 1781

Defending force 42795 troops, 339 guns, 191 vehicles, Assault Value = 647

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

Assaulting units:
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
2/6th Armoured Regiment
14th Indian Division
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
19th Motorised Division
255th Indian Tank Brigade
2/4th Armoured Regiment
XIV Corps Engr Grp
18th Cavalry Regiment
2nd British Division
26th Indian Division
XXXIII Indian Corps
1st Indian Medium Regiment
810th Aviation Engineer Battalion
56th Heavy Regiment
330th Construction Regiment
823rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
86th Medium Regiment
38th US Naval Construction Battalion
45th Construction Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
23rd USN Naval Construction Regiment
88th Medium Regiment
26th USN Naval Construction Regiment

Defending units:
60th Ind.Mixed Brigade
4th Tank Division
147th Division
24th Infantry Regiment
12th Division
126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
202nd Division
38th Ind.Mixed Regiment
46th Tank Regiment
6th Depot Division
64th JAAF AF Bn
58th Field AA Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
194th JAAF AF Bn
Kure 7th SNLF
165th JAAF AF Bn
51st Air Flotilla
62nd Air Flotilla
43rd JAAF AF Bn
Maizuru Naval Base Force
7th JAAF AF Bn
67th Field AA Battalion
112th JAAF AF Bn
26th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
68th JNAF AF Unit
248th JAAF AF Bn

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Maizuru - Imperial LCUs Present
07___07___07___07___07___07___
_15___21___22___23___24___25__
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 112th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 126th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 12th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 147th Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 165th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 194th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 202nd Division
_X____X_______________________ 23rd AA Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 248th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 24th Infantry Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 26th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 38th Ind.Mixed Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 43rd JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 46th Tank Regiment
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 4th Tank Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 51st Air Flotilla
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 58th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 60th Ind.Mixed Brigade
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 62nd Air Flotilla
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 64th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 67th Field AA Battalion
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 68th JNAF AF Unit
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 6th Depot Division
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ 7th JAAF AF Bn
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ Kure 7th SNLF
_X____________________________ Maizuru Fortress
_X____X____X____X____X____X___ Maizuru Naval Base Force

Ground assaults at Yamagata and Maizuru tomorrow. There are almost 1,500 AV at Osaka/Kyoto now and almost 4,200 more will have arrived in about 5 days.

The strikes on Tokyo's airfields were crushing. The Empire lost 589 aircraft on the day, 578 on the ground at Tokyo versus 33 for the Allies across the map lost to all causes.

Newspapers in that capital are screaming that but for a lack of aviation fuel a massive CAP would have wiped out the Allies air raiders. Rumors are spreading of a coup planned for August 1st...

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RE: 1945 July 25 - 2/8/2017 11:19:18 PM

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The complete combat report, for combat junkies.

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RE: 1945 July 25 - 2/9/2017 1:11:08 AM

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Mindful of the turmoil that would follow a coup, the Emperor has ordered the Empire's resistance to cease.

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RE: 1945 July 25 - 2/9/2017 2:10:49 AM

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Congratulations are in order for both you and Andav! Not many games (at least where there are aars) last as long as your's did. While I would have loved to see an allied flag on the Tokyo hex, I can't fault Andav for suing for peace. Besides, you still did better than the allies did IRL! Kinda scary for me to think this aar started when I was still in high school

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RE: 1945 July 25 - 2/9/2017 2:26:30 AM

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Congratulations are in order for both you and Andav! Not many games (at least where there are aars) last as long as your's did. While I would have loved to see an allied flag on the Tokyo hex, I can't fault Andav for suing for peace. Besides, you still did better than the allies did IRL! Kinda scary for me to think this aar started when I was still in high school.

Don't worry, I'm still 17 - on the inside!

There is just no supply in the Empire's hands on Honshu. The remaining Imperial positions are not so much resisting as much as getting destroyed without surrendering, if you get my drift.

Walter reports that some air groups are flying biplanes simply because there is no supply to upgrade to newer aircraft. Which seems not to matter because almost no aircraft on Honshu fly due to lack of supply. Those >>400 fighters at Tokyo were apparently CAP, but almost none had AvGas (supply) to fly. Without supply ground units cannot get replacement devices or (I think) repair disabled ones, and recovery of units in other ways is minimal.

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RE: 1945 July 25 - 2/9/2017 2:41:11 AM

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Yeah his position seemed beyond impossible. Kudos to him for sticking it out as long as he did. Too bad we didn't see the Russians, but that's just because your own offensive was so awesomely good.

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RE: 1945 July 25 - 2/9/2017 5:14:07 AM

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Congrats on the victory and reaching the end of the game!! Thank for the AAR work too!

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RE: 1945 July 25 - 2/9/2017 10:09:55 AM

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Congrats and many thanks to you both for what keeping a great and interesting game going for more than 5 years!

@ WITPQS: Thanks for writing a great AAR
@ Andav: Kusdos to showing real BANZAI spirit and keeping on after the "auto victory screen"

It seemed from the outside you two were evenly matched in terms skill and play style.

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RE: 1945 July 25 - 2/9/2017 10:24:00 AM

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Nooooooooo! I wanted to see the conquest of Tokyo

Congratulations to both you and Andav. This was an extremely entertaining AAR to follow, and it also went on beyond the normal, point victory end. A masterpiece. Special thanks to Andav for his resilience in the face of crushing opposition!

Now, I do hope you will make another AAR. Hey, I'm being honest here

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RE: 1945 July 25 - 2/9/2017 11:35:08 AM

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Mindful of the turmoil that would follow a coup, the Emperor has ordered the Empire's resistance to cease.

Amazing Game!!! Kudos to you both for carrying it on so long, and giving other players such a great insight to the late game we seldom see!

The AAR will be a guide for many of us for a long time. Your work here is much appreciated! If I get another Allied game going in future this will be my go-to for advice.

Hope you raise a glass of your favourite beverage, or several, and celebrate the victory!

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RE: 1945 July 25 - 2/9/2017 12:30:16 PM

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It really was a pleasure playing this game with witpqs. As an opponent, he is great. I will post some screen shots of the end of Japan on Friday when I have a little bit of time.

The biggest issue in the end (setting aside the entire Allied Army, Navy and Air Force) was supply. There was basically none in the Home Islands. Without supply, you can't do anything. I still had plenty of HI banked. Resources where never an issue. Fuel basically dried up in early 1944 with the invasions of Borneo and CRB. The Borneo/CRB operation and the Pegu landings really demonstrates how good a player witpqs is. He took advantage of openings I left and made me pay. If the army that died in Burma was able to fall back, things would have been different. Instead he masterfully trapped that army and hastened victory. There is a reason he was able to achieve auto victory and continue to pile on the points.

It was a great 5+ year run. I really could not have asked for a better opponent. I will miss this game being a part of my daily life.

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RE: 1945 July 25 - 2/9/2017 12:43:07 PM

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And I am also more then willing to answer any, "What the hell were you thinking!?!?!" type questions.

I am about 100 pages into the AAR. I got to relive the good times and now it is getting a bit depressing.

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RE: 1945 July 25 - 2/9/2017 1:58:28 PM

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Congrats to both players on a wonderful game over the past 5 years! I truly remarkable achievement.

And special thanks to Witpqs for this AAR. I've learned much from it over the past years and I'll kinda miss checking in on it....

thanks again guys!

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