Japan '46 Operation Coronet Allied AAR

[ComradeP]

So much for regular updates. The game is still going strong, we're now at turn 201.

16th of March 04:00 Mud conditions Turn 151



Mud means little progress is likely to be made, and at this point I was not sure what the best approach would be on the left flank. I expected heavy resistance around Kamijima.

Until the weather improves, the armour won't do much more than shotgun some unfortunate Japanese units from 1 hex away, though Japanese opportunity fire knocked out some vehicles.

On the right flank XIV Corps is digging in. The row of bunkers that will soon appear between Chogo and Fujisawa forces the adjacent Japanese units back to avoid taking small but continuous losses from direct fire without a chance to return the favour. The Japanese are also building a bunker line.



7th ID is still spread out along the roads leading east/north/north-east. The weather doesn't have an effect on Primary roads, so aside from sidestepping an unlabelled at this zoom level (Shiiki-jiku) RUBBLE hex north-west of Chojamachi, the redeployment back to the frontline proceeds at a rapid pace.



4th Marine Division is redeploying and will move towards the north-east, following the 6th Marine Division.

The 97th ID is moving in from the east to relieve the 1st Marine Division. Meanwhile, XXIV Corps engineers are busy fortifying the woods north of Honno.

There are two Japanese A quality divisions in the area and I don't think the 97th ID would last long against a determined assault without bunkers, as the fleet will start moving north soon as well to make sure Japanese targets spotted by 6th Marine Division stay in range.

Heavy bombers, which can carpet bomb, are very effective, but their availability rises and decrease like a tide of sorts over the course of several days. Soon, only a handful of heavy bombers will be available for several days.