Dawn of the Rising Sun - Forgotten Hope 0.7 Campaign

[Dutch Army]

Playing as the Dutch, yay!

You won't take that island japs!

[RAnDOOm]

Playing as the Dutch, yay!

You won't take that island japs!

Beach assaults!!!

BANZAI!!!!!!!

[RAnDOOm]

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This battle will be played Saturday 24 of April at 20hGMT on Forgotten Honor Tournament

Battle of Imphal



Battle of Imphal, India, March 15, 1944




From March until July 1944 Japanese armies attempted to destroy the Indian IV Corps blocking their invasion to India at Imphal. In detail, under the name Operation C the Japanese 33rd Infantry Division under Lieutenant-General Motoso Yanagida would destroy the Indian 17th Infantry Division at Tiddim, then attack Imphal  from the south; Yamamoto Force, formed from units detached from the Japanese 33rd and 15th Divisions under Major-General Tsunoru Yamamoto, would destroy the Indian 20th Infantry Division at Tamu, then attack Imphal from the east; the Japanese 15th Infantry Division under Lieutenant-General Masafumi Yamauchi would envelop Imphal  from the north and in a separate subsidiary operation, the Japanese 31st Infantry Division under Lieutenant-General Kotoku Sato would isolate Imphal by capturing Kohima, then exploit to Dimapur.




Because the Allies were planning to take the offensive themselves, Indian IV Corps units were thrown forward almost to the Chindwin River and widely separated. Mutaguchi intended to cut off and destroy the Allied units in their forward positions and then capture Imphal. Indian IV Corps in Imphal was commanded by Lieutenant-General Geoffrey Scoones, and was in turn part of the British Fourteenth Army under Lieutenant-General William Slim. When they received intelligence that a major Japanese offensive was impending, Slim and Scoones planned to withdraw into the Imphal plain and force the Japanese to fight with their logistics stretched beyond the limit. However, they misjudged the date on which the Japanese were to attack, and the strength they would use against some objectives. The Japanese launched their troops across the Chindwin River on 8 March 1944. Scoones only gave his forward divisions orders to withdraw to Imphal on 13 March.  



From the beginning of April, the Japanese attacked the Imphal plain from several directions. 33rd Division attacked from the south at Bishenpur, where they cut a secondary track from Silchar into the plain. Yanagida, its commander, was already pessimistic and depressed by the failure to trap the Indian 17th Division. He had also been rattled by a garbled radio message which suggested that one of his regiments had been destroyed at Milestone 109. He therefore advanced cautiously. By doing so, he may have lost a chance to gain success while the Indian 17th Infantry Division was resting after its retreat and Bishenpur was held only by Indian 32 Brigade (from 20th Division).



 Mutaguchi removed him from command. Meanwhile Yamamoto Force attacked the Shenam Saddle on the main road from Tamu into Imphal. The Shenam Saddle was ideal defensive terrain. Despite using heavy artillery and tanks, Indian 20th Division's well-sited defences could not be destroyed. 15th Division encircled Imphal from the north and its 60 Regiment captured a British supply dump at Kangpokpi on the main Imphal-Dimapur road,but the depot had already been emptied of food and ammunition. 51 Regiment seized the vital Nunshigum Ridge, which overlooked the main airstrip at Imphal. This was a major threat to IV Corps, and on 13 April the Indian 5th Division counter-attacked, supported by massed artillery and the M3 Lee tanks of the 3rd Carabiniers. The Japanese regiment had no anti-tank weapons, and their troops were driven from the ridge with heavy casualties.

[ville]

this looks cooool!

too bad i can't play this so much due my time limits and my pc 

[RAnDOOm]

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Battle of Kohima



Battle of Kohima, India, April 5, 1944

From April 3 to April 16 1944, along the siege of Imphal, the Japanese attempted to capture Kohima ridge, a feature which dominated the road by which the major British and Indian troops at Imphal were supplied. Plan involved sending the Japanese 31st Division (which was composed of 58 Regiment, 124 Regiment, 138 Regiment and an Independent Mountain Artillery battalion) to capture Kohima form Indian XXXIII Corps and thus cut off Imphal, and then exploit to Dimapur. The division's commander, Lieutenant General Kotoku Sato was unhappy with his role. He had not been involved in the planning of the offensive, and had grave misgivings about their chances. He had already told his staff that they might all starve to death.

Attack started on March 15 and on March 20 the left wing of the division, 58 Regiment, commanded by the division's Infantry Group commander, Major General Shigesaburo Miyazaki clashed with Indian 50 Parachute Brigade under Brigadier Hope-Thompson, at Sangshak covering the northern approaches to Imphal on March 20. Battle lasted six days and after lost of 600 men, Hope-Thompson withdrew.



At this point, the newly raised Assam Regiment fought delaying actions to the east of Kohima, giving time for 161 Brigade to reinforce Kohima ridge, but the only battalion arriving before the Japanese cut the road west of the ridge was The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

The siege began on April 6. The garrison was remorselessly shelled and mortared and slowly driven into a small perimeter on Garrison Hill. They had artillery support from the rest of 161 Brigade, themselves cut off two miles away at Jotsoma, but, as at Sangshak, they were very short of drinking water. The dressing stations were exposed to Japanese fire, and wounded men were hit again as they waited for treatment. Some of the heaviest fighting took place around the DC's bungalow and tennis court, in what became known as the battle of the Tennis Court. By the night of April 17, the defenders' situation was desperate.

On April 18 161 Brigade in turn broke through to Kohima and counter-attacked to drive the Japanese from the positions they had captured. After 15 days of fighting the surroundings of Kohima resembled a battlefield from the first World War, with trees smashed and the ground covered in craters. The battle ended on June 22 when British and Indian troops from Kohima and Imphal met at Milestone 109, ending the siege of Imphal. It marked the limit of the Japanese offensive into India in 1944 and was described as the "Stalingrad of the East".

[Fidelis]

Love this map!

Axis won Battle of Imphal last week, now it's time to finish off Allies at Kohima!

[RAnDOOm]

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This battle will be played Saturday 8 of May at 20hGMT on Forgotten Honor Tournament

Battle over Mogaung



Battle over Mogaung, Burma, June 27, 1944.




The 3rd Battalion 6th Gurkha Rifles were part of 77 (LRP) Brigade commanded by Brigadier ‘Mad Mike’ Calvert, acknowledged as Orde Wingate’s most tenacious Chindit commander. In early May, the two 3/6th columns were reunited as a Battalion, now commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Freddie Shaw with Major Jimmy Lumley as his Second-in-Command .

Having held off superior Japanese forces for two months from their stronghold ‘White City’, 77 Brigade were ordered north to bring pressure on the Japanese opposing Stillwell’s Chinese in the area of Mogaung. The 160 mile approach march to Mogaung was marked by a series of bloody encounters. The monsoon had broken and conditions were appalling; malaria and typhus were rife. At the end of May, Stillwell ordered 77 Brigade to capture Mogaung itself. 14th Army intelligence, backed by hazardous patrols from 77 Brigade, showed Mogaung to be held by 4,000 Japanese.
By the time 77 Brigade launched its main assault it was reduced from an original 3,500 to a fighting strength of less than 550 men. The Lancashire Fusiliers, King’s Regiment and South Staffords between them could only muster 300 and the 3/6th Gurkhas had 230 left fit.



The plan was to advance on the town using the Pin Hmi road as an axis . On the 11th June, Captain Michael Allmand’s heroic feat in ensuring the capture of the Pin Hmi Inn road bridge was the first of the exploits for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. The second occurred on 13th June in the fighting to secure a ridge closer to the town. By now Allmand had taken over command of B Company because of casualties among its officers.

Over the next few days Chinese forces came alongside 77 Brigade to face Mogaung. Although their infantry played no part in the final attack, their 75mm guns provided 77 Brigade with their only artillery.



At first light on 23rd June the final assault was launched. Earlier reconnaissance had pin-pointed the ‘Red House’ as a likely trouble spot. It was Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun’s single-handed gallantry as part of B Company’s attack on the ‘Red House’ which earned him his Victoria Cross. The third specific outstandingly brave action by Tulbahadur’s Company Commander, Michael Allmand, provided the inspiration which lead to the capture of the railway bridge. Sadly, Allmand was mortally wounded and died that night from his wounds. Fierce fighting continued throughout the day and that night. The following morning, a cautious advance into the town found that the Japanese had abandoned it. Mogaung was the first main town in Burma to be re-captured.



The Battalion was now ordered to garrison Mogaung. They remained there until 5th July before marching a further 50 miles to be flown back to India. Whilst in Mogaung, the Battalion took the opportunity to hold a small ceremonial parade and hoisted the Union Jack on a large pagoda, the most prominent building left standing. It was fitting that the Battalion should have the honour of doing this as it had given of its best in capturing a town whose name will ever rank among its finest achievements.

But the cost had been high. Since flying into Burma less than four months earlier, 3/6th had suffered a total of 485 casualties:

[kummitus]

planes ^^

[samnadine]

Point 2171 is going to be a blast

[dutch]

Absolutely awesome! 

Will try to download FH1 again.

[Fidelis]

This one's gonna be great! With me as King of the Hill of course 

@Dutch: I'm sure we could squeeze you into our roster somewhere 

[RAnDOOm]

It was a great battle. Thanks to everyone that joined.

[RAnDOOm]

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This battle will be played Saturday 15 of May at 20hGMT on Forgotten Honor Tournament

Operation Dracula



Operation Dracula, Rangoon River, 6 May, 1945



 By 1944, the Allied forces in India had been reinforced and had expanded their logistic infrastructure, which made it possible to for them to contemplate an attack into Burma. The Japanese attempted to forestall them by an invasion of India, which led to a heavy Japanese defeat at the Battle of Imphal, and other setbacks in Northern Burma. Their losses were to handicap their defence of Burma in the following year. Operation Dracula  was the name given to an airborne and amphibious attack on Rangoon by British and Indian forces.




Plan Z, which was to be developed into Operation Dracula, had several advantages. The loss of Rangoon would be even more disastrous for the Japanese in 1945 than it had for the British in 1942. Not only was it the principal seaport by which they received supplies and reinforcements, but it lay very close to their other lines of communication with Thailand and Malaya. An advance north or east from Rangoon of only 40 miles to Pegu or across the Sittang River would cut the Burma Railway, their only viable overland link with their forces in these countries. If Rangoon fell, the Japanese would therefore be compelled to withdraw from almost all of Burma, abandoning much of their equipment.



The principal Japanese headquarters in Burma, Burma Area Army under Lieutenant General Hyotaro Kimura, was situated in Rangoon. There were no fighting formations, but there were large numbers of line of communication troops and naval personnel. As the leading British and Indian troops approached Pegu, many of these rear-area troops and some hastily mobilised Japanese civilians were formed into the Japanese 105th Independent Mixed Brigade. This scratch force battled for several days to hold Pegu and block further British advance south. Meanwhile Rangoon was started to be evacuated.



After naval attack on Phuket Island and heavy aerial bombardment on Japanese positions, parachute battalion landed at Elephant Point at the mouth of the Rangoon River in the middle of the morning. Once Elephant Point was secured, minesweepers cleared a passage up the river, and landing craft began coming ashore in the early hours of the morning of May 2. An Allied reconnaissance aircraft flying over the city of Rangoon saw no sign of the Japanese, and also noticed a message painted on the roof of the jail by released British prisoners of war. It is reported to have read, Japs gone. Extract digit, RAF slang for "Get your finger out" or "Hurry up". Boldly, the crew of the plane landed on Mingaladon Airfield, but crashed. They walked to the jail, where they found 1,000 former prisoners of war who informed them of the Japanese evacuation, then went to the docks, commandeered a sampan and sailed down the river to meet the landing craft.

[samnadine]

how many battles are left?

[RAnDOOm]

how many battles are left?

3 more battles including this one tomorrow.