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RE: Disaster! - 9/18/2016 4:00:40 PM   
DanSez


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Great effort and example for JFBs in training.
Don't give up, even in the darkest moment. The lurking danger is loss of morale.

I have learned a lot watching the wreck you inherited be resuscitated into a spirited contest. Ultimately, as someone in a movie said sometime that (paraphrased):
'The importance isn't in the dying, but how you carry yourself at the end'.

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RE: Disaster! - 9/18/2016 4:12:55 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Anachro

I would congratulate you on reaching 1945, but I don't want to jinx it. So keep up the good fight! Does the game go to AV on Jan 1st because of a point differential requirement change?


Quite correct, if he takes Shanghai, Maizuru and Nagoya it will be close VP wise...perhaps he could even take Osaka and Kobe too.

It will be very close. Very close.

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RE: Disaster! - 9/18/2016 7:03:55 PM   
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Positive VP gain again -- 2nd day in a row courtesy of resupplying bases.

Woohoo!

VP 2.519 to 1.

No major attacks this turn...flying troops now from Hong Kong to Wenchow. Shanghai is close to 1000 AV and Allied troops are marching towards Shanghai-- but they have far to go.

Focused like a laser beam trying to finish this puppy off. So excited to wrap a game up to the end. Poor, poor Jocke is getting slightly ignored yesterday and today.

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RE: Disaster! - 9/20/2016 2:58:48 PM   
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Merry Christmas.

Deliberate attack at Nagoya, Changsha, Shanghai after the normal aerial and naval bombardments.

Not to mention these attacks on the river in China...




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RE: Disaster! - 9/20/2016 2:59:43 PM   
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RE: Disaster! - 9/20/2016 3:01:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ground combat at Nagoya (111,60)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 186475 troops, 2897 guns, 4940 vehicles, Assault Value = 6596

Defending force 186595 troops, 3042 guns, 655 vehicles, Assault Value = 3338

Allied adjusted assault: 2012

Japanese adjusted defense: 2021

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
5466 casualties reported
Squads: 375 destroyed, 452 disabled
Non Combat: 101 destroyed, 223 disabled
Engineers: 37 destroyed, 166 disabled
Guns lost 259 (99 destroyed, 160 disabled)
Vehicles lost 152 (129 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Allied ground losses:
3853 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 294 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 116 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 86 disabled
Guns lost 98 (5 destroyed, 93 disabled)
Vehicles lost 112 (18 destroyed, 94 disabled)

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RE: Disaster! - 9/20/2016 3:02:42 PM   
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Status: offline 		We retreat out of Changsha to the south...


Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 100143 troops, 290 guns, 419 vehicles, Assault Value = 3010

Defending force 51742 troops, 573 guns, 375 vehicles, Assault Value = 617

Allied adjusted assault: 1716

Japanese adjusted defense: 269

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Changsha !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
24531 casualties reported
Squads: 750 destroyed, 59 disabled
Non Combat: 1007 destroyed, 322 disabled
Engineers: 238 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 449 (434 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 353 (342 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Units retreated 38
Units destroyed 3

Allied ground losses:
1571 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 200 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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RE: Disaster! - 9/20/2016 3:23:46 PM   
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2.5296836118

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RE: Disaster! - 9/20/2016 8:38:10 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

VP Ratio after losses:

2.5296836118


It doesn't matter how many decimal places you give, it doesn't really make it any better :(

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RE: Disaster! - 9/22/2016 11:15:14 PM   
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RE: Disaster! - 9/23/2016 1:33:42 AM   
Lowpe


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Status: offline 		Allies have a little mixup running/processing turns...but to catch everyone up:

Dec 26, 1944

A nasty Allied attack in China...but otherwise relatively quiet.

Dec 27, 1944

Destroyers sink some IJN merchants on the river in China...

IJNAF Georges sweep...and get 1-1 not too bad considering they are model 1 Geroges flying into a huge CAP.




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RE: Disaster! - 9/23/2016 1:35:39 AM   
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RE: Disaster! - 9/23/2016 1:39:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		Death at Maizuru again....can Japan hold? Bombardments by air and ship, and then a deliberate attack...but the Allies are hurting too, none of their Divisions seem to be over 300 in AV.

Course...I don't think there are that many IJA divisions are over 200! Some units are close to 100% disabled.




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RE: Disaster! - 9/23/2016 1:41:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		And Maizuru holds for another day...losses here are just incredible over the last month.

Ground combat at Maizuru (110,58)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 150564 troops, 2429 guns, 3889 vehicles, Assault Value = 5487

Defending force 154432 troops, 2201 guns, 1081 vehicles, Assault Value = 3724

Allied adjusted assault: 1809

Japanese adjusted defense: 1389

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
11981 casualties reported
Squads: 383 destroyed, 447 disabled
Non Combat: 90 destroyed, 117 disabled
Engineers: 44 destroyed, 111 disabled
Guns lost 205 (83 destroyed, 122 disabled)
Vehicles lost 75 (21 destroyed, 54 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
7073 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 700 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 113 disabled
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 167 disabled
Guns lost 137 (5 destroyed, 132 disabled)
Vehicles lost 124 (9 destroyed, 115 disabled)

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RE: Disaster! - 9/23/2016 1:43:19 AM   
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RE: Disaster! - 9/23/2016 1:46:57 AM   
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Most of the mountain road positions near Chungking are wiped out...but they held up the vast bulk of the Chinese Army.

It will be hit and miss if Shanghai will be able to hold out till Jan 1, 1945. Let's find out!




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RE: Disaster! - 9/23/2016 1:52:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		The first of two sweeps over Hokkaido...heavy, heavy CAP.

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 27

Allied aircraft
P-40N5 Warhawk x 25
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
F4U-1 Corsair x 5
F4U-1A Corsair x 9
F6F-3 Hellcat x 96

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 8 destroyed

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RE: Disaster! - 9/23/2016 1:58:25 AM   
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Morning Air attack on 64th Field AA Battalion, at 114,60 (Tokyo)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 11

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 10
P-40N5 Warhawk x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M3 Jack: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
P-40N5 Warhawk: 3 destroyed

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RE: Disaster! - 9/24/2016 10:31:43 PM   
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The end is approaching fast...the talks are proceeding and Japan is holdong on if by only her fingernails.

But we fight still! Downed 50 Allied planes today including many 4E beasties but lose 15.

Nanking has fallen, but Wenchow and Shanghai hold. Will the Allies launch a series of desparate attacks or will the war wind down with a whimper?






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RE: Disaster! - 9/25/2016 1:15:27 PM   
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Who would have thought I would ever see that date, I ask you?

Troops on Honshu are on their last legs...can they hold for just a little longer?

Deliberate attack at Shanghai and it looks bad there...




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RE: Disaster! - 9/25/2016 1:17:04 PM   
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Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 63523 troops, 1091 guns, 1442 vehicles, Assault Value = 2307

Defending force 30429 troops, 269 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 762

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 1523

Japanese adjusted defense: 609

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2224 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 184 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Guns lost 48 (1 destroyed, 47 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1197 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 145 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 35 disabled
Guns lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled)

Assaulting units:
36th British Division
17th Indian Division
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
254th Armoured Brigade
255th Indian Tank Brigade
Guides Cavalry Regiment
209th Combat Engineer Battalion
Provisionl Tank Brigade
11th Indian Division
5th Indian Division

Defending units:
5th Division
138th Infantry Rgt /1
13th RGC Temp./C Division
77th Infantry Brigade
1st NCPC Route Brigade
13th RGC Temp./A Division
75th Infantry Brigade
38th Div /2
41st Ind. Engineer Regiment
1st JNAF Coy
7th Shipping Engineer Regiment
18th JNAF AF Unit
151st AA Regiment
Shanghai Special Base Force
28th RF Gun Battalion
33rd Road Const Co
1st Air Army
1st Army
22nd RF Gun Battalion
China Area Fleet
10th JAAF Base Force /2


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RE: Disaster! - 9/25/2016 1:35:21 PM   
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RE: Disaster! - 9/25/2016 4:35:14 PM   
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This should be my last turn.

Shanghai, Wenchow, Nagoya and Maizuru hold by a fingernail.

Both Wenchow and Shanghai are attacked this day...and the dice gods are on our side as both hold.

Is this the last turn? Or will there be one more? Not sure what Autovictory looks like.




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RE: Disaster! - 9/25/2016 4:39:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		In China the IJA has stopped all progress towards Canton and Hong Kong thanks to a good, dug in position plus plenty of supplied (if barely) troops.

But elsewhere China is being lost. The mountain positions near Chungking are all but gone. The troops are barely holding on at Shanghai and Wenchow, and there isn't much to stop the Allies till Manchuko.






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RE: Disaster! - 9/25/2016 4:43:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		No deliberate attacks on Nagoya or Maizuru, and almost all troops on Honshu that have any AV are there. The coastal invasion forts protecting beaches are all but deserted as their troops have entrained to either Maizuru or Nagoya.

Some shattered divisions rest nearbye, but they are shattered.

There isn't really any full strength units left, disrupted and disabled by constant bombardments from the air and the sea.

Supplies are all but gone. Several sub bring in a pittiance while what is left of the transport and bomber fleets fly in some more. Not much, but it has kept some of the AA guns firing.

Japan is almost thoroughly destroyed.

The Empire has been brought to its knees.


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RE: Disaster! - 9/25/2016 4:46:10 PM   
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RE: Disaster! - 9/25/2016 4:48:18 PM   
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Ground combat at 82,53 (near Changsha)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 83314 troops, 156 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 2761

Defending force 20123 troops, 151 guns, 113 vehicles, Assault Value = 162

Allied adjusted assault: 1696

Japanese adjusted defense: 29

Allied assault odds: 58 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
19825 casualties reported
Squads: 670 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1581 destroyed, 80 disabled
Engineers: 35 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 111 (111 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 37 (30 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units destroyed 32

Allied ground losses:
820 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 107 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

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RE: Disaster! - 9/25/2016 6:07:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ouch! That is a loss of about 500 VPs by the IJA for maybe one for the Allies.

The first time any sort of AutoVic happens a screen pops up at the beginning of the turn announcing what level of victory has been won. IIRC you have to say "yes" to the question "Play on" to continue. If you say "No" to the question the game shows all the units/bases on both sides so you can both look at end positions and you cannot continue.

But if you play on beyond that I think the AutoVic screen does not continue to pop up - you just take the figures at the bottom of the Intel Screen. So if the AutoVic screen showed up already in your game in 1943 or 1944, it will not do so again.

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RE: Disaster! - 9/25/2016 8:24:50 PM   
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The Allies attack, and attack and attack.




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RE: Disaster! - 9/25/2016 8:25:18 PM   
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