23日は特筆すべき戦闘なし、24日はアンボン上陸第2派を加えた総攻撃を前に、十分な火力支援を加えるべく、艦砲射撃の第3派を実施、
Night Naval bombardment of Ambon at 76,109 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson III (LR): 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
Allied ground losses:
326 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23
Port hits 8
Port supply hits 1
Night Naval bombardment of Ambon at 76,109
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson III (LR): 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CA Chokai
CL Sendai
Allied ground losses:
335 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Airbase hits 18
Runway hits 35
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 1
これまでで最も大きな効果が出ているようです。続いて地上部隊の総攻撃、
Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3625 troops, 41 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
Defending force 1775 troops, 21 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 31
Japanese adjusted assault: 59
Allied adjusted defense: 25
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
1st Raiding Regiment
Sasebo 8th SNLF
Defending units:
Molukken Garrison Battalion
Ambon Base Force
地形面の不利が効いているのか、これほどの砲弾を撃ち込んでも即攻略とはなりませんが、流石に戦闘力で上回り敵陣地構築を1段階下げました。上陸第3派として歩兵1個連隊も乗船完了していたのですが、どうやら既存部隊だけで攻略できそうです。
25日・26日は特筆すべき戦闘なし、27日は総攻撃の前に念のためもう一度戦艦部隊による艦砲射撃、
Night Naval bombardment of Ambon at 76,109
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson III (LR): 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
Allied ground losses:
357 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 24
Port hits 11
Port supply hits 3
計4回の地上砲撃任務、現実にやったら主砲の砲身が大変なことになりそうですが、さすがにこの壮大なゲームでも砲身命数の概念はありません。続いて地上部隊の総攻撃、
Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3876 troops, 41 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 144
Defending force 1488 troops, 21 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 25
Japanese adjusted assault: 59
Allied adjusted defense: 7
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Ambon !!!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson III (LR): 3 destroyed
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)
preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1310 casualties reported
Squads: 53 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 102 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (18 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2
Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Regiment
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
Sasebo 8th SNLF
Defending units:
Molukken Garrison Battalion
Ambon Base Force
と無事アンボンの攻略に成功しました。28日・29日は特筆すべき戦闘なし。
30日は鄭州に集結した地上部隊が総攻撃開始、
Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 145778 troops, 1329 guns, 316 vehicles, Assault Value = 4114
Defending force 88263 troops, 414 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2152
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4
Japanese adjusted assault: 1902
Allied adjusted defense: 1345
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4
Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
9405 casualties reported
Squads: 271 destroyed, 1212 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 131 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 91 disabled
Guns lost 104 (5 destroyed, 99 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
8296 casualties reported
Squads: 190 destroyed, 600 disabled
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 223 disabled
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 140 disabled
Guns lost 87 (1 destroyed, 86 disabled)
Assaulting units:
13th Ind.Mixed Brigade
15th Division
26th Division
69th Division
68th Division
40th Division
27th Division
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
63rd Division
110th Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
58th Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Tank Regiment
37th Division
138th Infantry Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
1st Army
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
North China Area Army
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
11th Army
13th Army
1st Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Mongol Garrison Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
38th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
1st Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
22nd Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
98th Chinese Corps
83rd Chinese Corps
Jingcha War Area
15th Group Army
4th Group Army
24th Group Army
14th Group Army
36th Group Army
1st War Area
35th Chinese Corps
39th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
中国側もかなりの部隊数に加えて十分な陣地構築をしています。各師団工兵隊が1段階低下させてくれましたがそれでもレベル４の陣地があり、こちらにも大きな被害が出ました。ただ中国軍の被害も大きく、戦闘力比も悪くないですので、数日間で回復したのちは再度の総攻撃に出る予定です。
ここでちょうど7月1日時点の各戦線の戦況図を説明します。
まず中国戦線、動きはゆっくりでしたが、洛陽を攻略しその隣の鄭州の攻略にかかっています。それ以外は膠着状態。
つづいてビルマ方面、まずベンガル湾の哨戒拠点として、アンダマン諸島を確保するべく、ポートブレアへの空挺作戦を準備中です。すでに偵察は完了し敵航空隊の不在を確認済みですので、数日中には降下予定。さらにビルマ外縁部の拠点を確保し、まずは防御態勢を確立するべく、ミイトキーナへの進軍とアラカン山系の拠点の確保を実行中です。すでに英軍主力はインドに撤退していますので、問題なく達成できる見込み。
つづいて豪北方面、ケンダリとアンボンを新たに確保し、当面の進出線としてはあとはバボを残すのみです。ただダーウィンから度々長距離爆撃機が飛んできており、輸送船の運航に懸念があるところですので、早めにこれらの拠点の飛行場を拡張・修理し、戦闘機隊を進出させたいところです。
最後にニューギニア・ソロモン諸島方面、サンタクルーズ諸島で輸送船が度々目撃されているため、連合国の攻勢が近いのではないか？と予想。早々に飛行場適地を確保されては面白くありませんので、ルンガに先んじて上陸、拠点を構築することを目指します。当面はソロモン南部ーサンタクルーズ諸島間に防御線のようなものを張れれば、距離があって防御しやすいはずです。
とりあえず各戦線、ゆっくりでしたが順調に進んだ約1か月でした。
