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Post by Japan on Sept 11, 2004 20:48:00 GMT -5
ooc: I have 1850 era cannons on my battleships and frigates, machineguns on my battleships, frigates, and patrol boats, and converted ballistas that fire artillery shells on my battleships, 2 each. cool.... ...check out my partisan thread...
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Post by Portugal on Sept 11, 2004 22:01:24 GMT -5
ooc: I should just pull a Japan and magically spawn 16" batteries on the beach... That would be fun. But no.
ic: Since the Battleships circled around to get within range of the mountain, they now were. (looking at map)
They now poured on the fire, sending their shells hurtling along. The 9 16" shells did little to the Portugese on the beach, since they had all moved up past the hills, and trenches had been dug. Now they would simply wait out the Japanese, periodically firing off the 155mm guns (which could reach the Mountain) in hopes of killing off a few dozen Jap's each time.
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Post by Japan on Sept 11, 2004 22:07:08 GMT -5
ooc: the mountain fort doesn't cover all the mountains only the part that's 40km from the shores. three cannons where ? ok I'll take those back ic: during the night Japanese troops start planting booby traps in the mountains, and making pully grenades arround their fort. the also looted houses during the night, but were careful not to start any fires.
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Post by Portugal on Sept 11, 2004 22:16:08 GMT -5
A small Company of men move into the farms and villages, and begin rounding them up. They are brought back to the Portugese camp, which is now a massive trench network, which searchlights mounted atop makeshift guard towers. The lights had been stripped from the 4 landing ships, which were still very close to the shore, but far enough so the tide would not beach them. The Taiwanese civillians are promised to be treated much better then the jap's were treating them. Immediatly medical attention was given to them along with food. Once most of the Population was cleared out, fire was set to the food stores and farms. And mines were laid around orchards and anywhere where food could be attained. The Japs were cut off. The Blockade around the Island would prevent food and ammunition from getting to the Soldiers... with a full division up in the mountain, and no food below... god knows what would happen. There were forward observers that would send up a smoke signal, initiating a massive artillery barrage all around the mountain, saturating the area should any Japs deciede to come down. Scopes were given to the Regimental Marksmen, who were made into their own Company. They would set up all around the Island, in groups of 2 or more, waiting to pick off Jap soldiers and slyly sneak off.
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Post by Portugal on Sept 11, 2004 22:29:17 GMT -5
The Snipers have been ordered to look for any Japanese artillery and report their locations back.
ooc: So now you tell me OOC if you have any artillery...
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Post by Japan on Sept 11, 2004 22:30:01 GMT -5
Japanese forward observers, notice that civilians are being rounded up and 50 Artillery pieces start pounding the villages.
some 500 Japanese soldiers in are sent out to kill foward observers.
if they manage to kill a pack they set of the smoke signals.
but are to bring at least some back so the color of the smoke bombs can be idintified and copied.
Japanese soldiers are always going out duruing the nights and planting rifleround traps in the dark. (like 500 at a time)
to make things more confusing the Japanese were planting timed smoke bombs during the nights. that were to ignite sometime the next day,
Losses: 123 Infantry men
the men have lots of supplies and during the nights Ki-01 planes drop (a total of 80 trips every night) food packages. total of 3200kg of food for aprox 10.000 men along with rice that they had. Comanders are planing to increase the number of aircraft.
10 Farman planes start dropping ammunition during the nights.
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Post by Portugal on Sept 11, 2004 22:40:35 GMT -5
1914 aircraft cannot fly at night. Across the sea. It just doesn't happen. And during the day, you'd have to get past the Naval Blockade... So no. Also a WW1 plane cannot carry 2 tons of Food... nor does it have the range to get to Taiwan.
ic: When the 500 soldiers came down into the village, a special colour was put up, directly in the village. Within a minute, Artillery slammed down into the village, as Portugese soldiers took shelter in the Jungle nearby. 26 had been killed by the artillery strike by the Japanese, but they had given up their artillery positions. The Portugese engineers gave a rough estimate as to the location of the artillery.
As the Portugese forward observers were attacked, although often they were hidden enough not to be found- they would put up the same special smoke and the area would be saturated, destroying the jungle in a 10 mile radius. Everything would die.
4 Forward Observers had been killed, but they were replaced. During the night the Snipers spotted large quanties of Japanese soldiers coming down the mountain. The Company of Snipers waited the next night, when the Jap's came down the full company (500+ sniper rifles) would open up with accurate fire, while artillery would rain down.
Now the Portugese would have their turn. 8 Snipers set on a long trek around the island, to encircle the mountains. They were careful about traps and other contraptions, the tell tale hole of a rifle round in the ground...
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Post by Japan on Sept 12, 2004 10:29:08 GMT -5
ooc: not at night, okey..... I'm with in range from the suthern Ryukyu islands. not 2 tons, 40kg....
the 500 soldiers aren't in a single group they are scattered
ic:
Japanese artilery fires smoke rounds (not constant firing) arround the fort
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Post by Russia on Sept 12, 2004 14:06:54 GMT -5
Russia has decided enough is enough, and to put an end the problems in Sakhalin once and for all. 200 Muramev 4 engine bombers escorted by 1000 Sikorsky S-16 fighters shall blow to hell any defences on southern Sakhalin or northern Hokkaido. The size of the defences means they can fly high enough to avoid MG's
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Post by Japan on Sept 12, 2004 14:16:24 GMT -5
100 Ki-01 take of for interception, a total of 50 3,9" quick firing dual prupose cannons (scattered arround the defensives) opened fire as The Russian planes came in they were told to concentrate all fire on the 4 engine aircraft.
(15 shells per minute, and a single hit will smash those WW1 aircraft)
30 Ki-02's are loaded up with bombs and sufficiant fuel to make it to the russian ships. these are to fly moderetly high and then dive into the ships.
Losses: 54 14" - 15" coastal artillery pieces 213 Men
Edit: not 150 guns, but 50
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Post by Portugal on Sept 12, 2004 14:27:46 GMT -5
ooc: You still need to take casualties.
ic: 40mm Anti-aircraft guns have been set up all over the northwestern portion of the Island, directly in the path of transport planes. A full two companies of soldiers guard the 118 40mm guns brought from the 4 Hailey class Transports.
Since the 8 man team wasn't intercepted, they move up into the mountain, a nice high vantage point over the Japanese artillery which had given itself away several times. They immediatly set up the 82mm mortars they brought with them, and they each fire 3 rounds (8x3=24 82mm rounds) then switch to their sniper rifles and pick off the surviving japanese soldiers. As soon as the explosions from Mortars start, 1 regiment of Portugese soldiers move forward towards the Fort, out of range of the rifles, and they now set up 26 120mm mortars. They shell without remorse.
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Post by Japan on Sept 12, 2004 14:33:06 GMT -5
Formosa:
The Japanese Garrison at Formosa gets permission from the emperor to surrender. Most of them to so but about 1000 perform Harakiri instead.
Losses: 23 Artillery pieces 234 Men 1000 men (suicided) 27 Artillery pieces (disabled)
Men start coming down from the mountains holding white flags.
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Post by Portugal on Sept 12, 2004 14:46:05 GMT -5
Injured soldiers are treated for wounds, the rest are now POW's. The Japanese Flag is lowered, replaced by the Portugese flag over Formosa.
Immediatly the Portugese soldiers set up, repairing a landing strip for aircraft/zepplins, and a harbour for the warships. Word was sent back to Portugal of the success, and now convoys carrying supplies were on the way to Portugese Formosa. This included a 18" gun barrel, and railroad beams. The wooden braces could be harvested from the vast jungle. Also carried on some of the convoy ships were 6 steam engines, 12 ammunition boxcars, 24 Troopcars, 80 Food Containers, and 18 Liquid Containers. Obviously a railway network would be set up around the Island. The Portugese 4th Engineer Division was also on its way, along with the 5th Infantry, fresh out of training. The Portugese Artillery was brought upto the base of the mountain, but 76mm Mountain guns were being brought by Merchant vessels. The Japanese POW's are kept in the Towns, along with the Taiwanese people they had tortured. They would later be taken back to Portugal with one of the Merchent Vessels leaving Formosa with raw steel mined from the mountains.
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Post by Russia on Sept 12, 2004 16:20:27 GMT -5
With 10 russian fighters per each japanese fighter, this pathetic attempt was not a problem. S-16's quickly engaged engaged the Japanese planes, though 27 bombers were blown up.
Russian ships had had substantial AAA weaponry installed during the modernization, as much as 20 guns on a single ship. 30 planes were not a problem, but 3 made it through, sinking a destroyer, damaging a Bubnov, and badly damaging a Nakhimov cruiser.
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Post by Portugal on Sept 12, 2004 16:40:19 GMT -5
A railroad network has been added onto the existing network, and now encircles the coast of the island. At several points the railroads move inwards to the Mountain Fort, and dozens of mines. The Formosa Ports are packed with Merchent Vessels carrying food, ammunition, and soldiers. They leave with hundreds of tons of Steel and Coal. 4 Divisions of Portugese Soldiers are now Stationed on Formosa. The airfield has been set up along with hangers, and now all Portugal needs is some Aircraft.
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