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Post by Mexico on Sept 11, 2004 12:26:36 GMT -5
Mexican Ships are heading for the jappenese Coast in the North Pacific Ocean, Mexico would appreciate it if Russia would send ships to rendevous with out navy on the japenese coast to provide bombardment, only if Russia can spare them though,
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Post by Japan on Sept 11, 2004 13:06:46 GMT -5
ooc: If Russia has his navy cutting off Sakhalin, how do you plan to transport 16" coastal batteries to them... Especially since Sakhalin itself doens't have the industrial capacity to do so. Im going to make a map of where everyone currently is at the moment. I Transported those by sea, but changed harbor, he is west of Sahkalin I'm east of Sahkalin. He can come into the straight if he wants to, but currently he's not with in range of my transports so supplies are still coming to Sahkalin. 10 16" Coastal artillery pieces open fire on the russian ships after 7 days of bombardment Losses: 217 men 12 14" Coastal Artillery pieces (these have been camaflouged since they won't be of any use for now.) Japanese naval forces leave their harbor at Kagoshima an head to a secret location. (installed AAA n' stuff)
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Post by Mexico on Sept 11, 2004 13:25:02 GMT -5
Mexican Forces without the aid of Russian Ships Stagger towards Hamamatsu Japan, 3 frigates are sunk by coastal defences 4 transports, aboard the 15th Infantry Mexicana is destroyed, landing has begun. The Japanese Navy has not been spotted, though is expected to arrive shortly to counter the invaders. The coastal Assult Continues. The Following Forces are in the process of Landing in Hamamatsu.
16th Infantry Mexicana 17th Infantry Mexicana 18th Infantry Mexicana
4th Grenadiers Mexicana 5th Grenadiers Mexicana 6th Grenadiers Mexicana
7th Cavalry Division 8th Cavalry Division 9th Cavalry Division 10th Cavalry Division 15th Cavalry Division 16th Cavalry Division 17th Cavalry Division
1st Imperial Cavalry Division 3rd Imperial Cavalry Division 4th Imperial Cavalry Division 5th Imperial Cavalry Division
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Post by Portugal on Sept 11, 2004 13:29:25 GMT -5
No I don't think you quite understand the situtation here. If Russia has been shelling your western Shore, then you will not have had an oppertunity to set up 16" shore batteries... do you understand what kind of work goes into that? Under fire from his Ships, it wouldn't get done...
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Post by Japan on Sept 11, 2004 13:36:22 GMT -5
In the Process of Landing Little Resistance is encountered, the 7th and 8th Cavalry Divisions are shot dead in the water before they can react. The 9th Cavalry is terribly damaged losing half of it's numbers when the transport is sunk during landing. The Coastal Defenses are now under attack from the remaining landing forces. ooc: What where are they ?
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Post by Japan on Sept 11, 2004 13:43:41 GMT -5
OOC: your city garrison and coastal batteries.... right? WHAT ? Say where they are, did you just land those in northern Hokkaido ?
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Post by Mexico on Sept 11, 2004 13:46:24 GMT -5
No the city of Hamamatsu
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Post by Japan on Sept 11, 2004 13:56:11 GMT -5
ooc: ok
don't say "litle ressistnace was encountered, my men have been digging in, in Japan since before Russian started this thing.
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100 12" mortars oepened fire from behinf hills as the Mexicans came in. along with 50 15" coastal artillery pieces. Maxim and type 3 Machine guns had been deployed in small bunkers on the beaches and in buildings facing the sea. also mines had been deployed off the city.
half circle lines that were made in the back are now being manned and the one arround Hamamatsu getting extra stuff
1.000 men were waited patiantly with their Arisaka rifles and opened fire from buildings and trenches facing the sea.
100 155mm artillery pieces started bombarding the sea infron of Hamamatsu as the Mexicans came with in range.
The Navy that left Kagoshima a day ago is heading towards the scene
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Post by Mexico on Sept 11, 2004 14:10:53 GMT -5
OOC: sorry i just thought you were ignoring me cause you didn't post after my landing post IC: The Mexican Navy Staggered towards the Hamamatsu Coast, The Fire from the coast overwheled the Transports holding the 9th, and 10th Cavalry Divisions, as the 7th Cavalry Landed they were immediately erradicated by artillery shelling, The 16th Infantry Mexicana emerged from the ruins of the 7th cavalry and stormed towards the beach, not one of the company reached the sand. The 1st Imperial Cavalry stormed foward toward the city multiple mines went off killing nearly the entire group. The 4th and 5th Grenadiers fired from the water doing little damage except maybe inflicting some heavy friendly fire. The Frigates from the Coast began to open fire on coastal defenses, the 3rd 4th and 5th Cavalry reached the beach and began engaging enemy troops, the 16th Cavalry Followed them, The 6th Grenadiers charged towards the city, a cloud rose above the Mexican Fleet and the city of Hamamatsu, The 18th Infantry emmerged from the sea, fixed bayonets and guns loaded, they stormed towards the enemy charging over the bodies of their fallen comrades, dodging the enemy fire, ready to die for their country.
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Post by Japan on Sept 11, 2004 14:28:47 GMT -5
Losses: Most coastal artillery pieces, but none of the 12" mortars 800 men 120 Civilians
most of the positions had been overrun but still 300 men resisted and coninued to spray bullets out of windows with Type 3 machine guns.
30 Ki-01's and 30 Farman planes attack the Mexican ships and dropped 30 airieal torpedeos. and the Ki-01's strafed Mexcican troops.
the 12" mortars and the 100 155mm artillery pieces hidden further inland started bombarding the sea district of the city
Following Naval forces attack the Mexican Ships: Small: 30 Torpedeo boats Pre-Dreadnoughts: 2 Fuji class 3 Mikasa class Dreadnoughts: 2 Fuso class Destroyers: 4 Harusame Class 38 Asakaze Class 5 Binakaze Class light cruisers: 4 Chikuma Class 2 Kasuga Class
The Destroyers lead the attack firing of their cannons and lancing torpedoes. The Binakaze class destroyers altough only with 4 quick firing 3,9" cannons had 12 torpedeo tubes and they firied them of.
more artilley pieces are being brought in via trains.
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Post by Mexico on Sept 11, 2004 14:36:35 GMT -5
The Cavalry had broken through the Strong Japenese Coastal lines and stormed towards the City now smoking from the combined bombardment of Mexican Naval Forces and Japenese mortar fire. The Grenadiers remained on the perimeter of the city to protect the coast, the 10th and 15th Cavalry which were still unloading were completely destroyed when Jappenese Naval Forces destroyed their Transport with one blow from dreadnaught. This signaled the arrival of the formidable Jappanese navy. The Frigate Fleet(56) took 37 cassualties before withdrawing farther from the coast. And entering the North Pacific, the entire 2nd Cruiser Squadron(15) was destroyed and the 1st(15) withdrew taking only 1 cassualty. The Submarine Flotillas (10 each)Remained Present in the bay preying on Capitol Ships and their Jappanese Counterparts.
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Post by Portugal on Sept 11, 2004 14:59:53 GMT -5
Theres a picture to give you an Idea whats going on with my forces. Stage 1: Portugese 1st Fleet will be passing through the Taiwanese Straight, and setting up a blockade northeast of Formosa. All shipping to Formosa will be cut off. In approx 1(RL Hour) the Portugese 2nd Fleet will come in just south of the Ryukyu Islands, and help set up the Blockade. The 2 Revels and 1 Levithian will then proceed to hammer the North Western Beaches of Formosa, 16" guns to rain shells down upon coastal emplacements and the like.
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Post by Russia on Sept 11, 2004 16:09:40 GMT -5
OOC: japan 16" turrets take a lot of time to build, very expensive, wont be ready for a while either. IC: An obsolete cruiser with a skeleton crew sails east.
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Post by Japan on Sept 11, 2004 16:23:45 GMT -5
The battle of Hamamatsu:
The lines more inland were now fully manned and the 12" mortars directed their fire on the Mexican vessels.
the now 150 155m Artillery pieces coninued to pound the city mostly captured by the mexicans.
100 Ki-01's used their 3x 10kg fragmantation bombs on mexican forces on the beach head.
about 80 150mortars have been deployed and they have begun firing their huge ass mortar rounds onto the Mexicans
The navy continued it's attack with full strenght but some ships wre lost to submarines which were also attacked by destroyers which used depth charges in an effort to force them to the surface to destroy them.
some extra maxim and type 3 machine guns were issued to the line along with 500 81mm mortars.
20.000 of the Civilians that fled the city are given a single Mutra rifle and a granade. and told to go in and defend the parts of the city not yet captured, snipering out of windows and trying to get as close to the mexicans as possiable and trying to throw granades at them.
The general felt sympothatic to these civilians and ordered the mortar crews to give them some smoke rounds so the could sneak into ruined buildings. and directed the artillery fire more away from the Civilians
Losses: 2 Fuji class Pre-Dreadnoughts 1.345 Civilians 124 Infantry men
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Post by Japan on Sept 11, 2004 16:26:06 GMT -5
OOC: japan 16" turrets take a lot of time to build, very expensive, wont be ready for a while either. IC: An obsolete cruiser with a skeleton crew sails east. ooc: well those aint got turrets, I must have at least few on stock The cruiser will most likly be hit by a contact mine.
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