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To celebrate the New Year...absolutely nothing significant happened, although, as Yava said, the sinking of the Penn was a good present for me. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/31/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 34,48 Japanese Ships DD Isonami MSW Wa 3 Allied Ships SS S-38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kendari, at 33,71 Japanese Ships DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Arashio DD Michishio DD Oshio DD Asashio CL Jintsu CA Atago CA Takao BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied Ships AK Bengalen, Shell hits 4, on fire AK Liran, Shell hits 2, heavy damage AP Van Imhoff, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 8 Port hits 6 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kendari, at 33,71 Japanese Ships DD Hatakaze DD Matsukaze DD Harukaze DD Asakaze CL Oi CL Kuma CL Natori CA Maya BB Yamashiro BB Fuso Allied Ships AK Belawan, Shell hits 1, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Runway hits 3 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Nanomea Atoll, at 87,101 Allied Ships CA Pensacola Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Kendari, 33,71 Japanese ground losses: 57 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Kendari, 33,71 Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 100,92 Japanese Ships SS I-3, hits 3, on fire OK, these guys are truly scary. These two bathtubs have done more damage to my sub force than the rest of all the allied navies combined. Allied Ships AK Harry Luckenbach PG Moa PG Kiwi CL Achilles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 80,80 Meanwhile, at the sorry end of the ASW story.... Japanese Ships PG Kaikei Maru PG Ikunta Maru PG Hakkaisan Maru PG Fukui Maru PG Daido Maru Allied Ships SS Narwhal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Johore Bahru , at 22,49 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7 Ki-30 Ann x 9 Ki-46-II Dinah x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 11 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 G3M Nell x 80 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 16 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 9 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 10 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 10 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 8 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 8 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 2 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 2 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 43 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 10 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed Maybe its just that the targets are getting more sparse. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 44th Chinese Corps, at 49,36 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 20 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7 Ki-51 Sonia x 10 Ki-15 Babs x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-27 Nate attacking at 100 feet 10 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 82nd Chinese Corps, at 43,41 Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 6 Ki-51 Sonia x 15 Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 27th Australian Brigade, at 22,49 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11 Ki-32 Mary x 5 Ki-51 Sonia x 9 Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 5 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 1st PA Division, at 43,51 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 6 Ki-30 Ann x 18 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 1st PA Division, at 43,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 G3M Nell x 7 G4M1 Betty x 44 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 53 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 20 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 24 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 1st PA Division, at 43,51 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 20 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 19 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Hengchow , at 45,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6 Ki-30 Ann x 6 Allied aircraft I-16c x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 14 Ki-21 Sally x 27 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Thracian, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Khota Bharu , at 24,45 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7 Ki-48 Lily x 7 Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 Ki-15 Babs x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Khota Bharu , at 24,45 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 Ki-21 Sally x 27 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 16 Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 110656 troops, 952 guns, 254 vehicles, Assault Value = 1876 Defending force 35314 troops, 318 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 874 Japanese max assault: 1033 - adjusted assault: 140 Allied max defense: 894 - adjusted defense: 935 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese ground losses: 1161 casualties reported Guns lost 17 Vehicles lost 15 Allied ground losses: 934 casualties reported Guns lost 42 Vehicles lost 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nanchang Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 24828 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 373 Defending force 26872 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 742 Japanese max assault: 328 - adjusted assault: 144 Allied max defense: 749 - adjusted defense: 102 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 291 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Allied ground losses: 495 casualties reported Guns lost 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canton Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1449 Defending force 56589 troops, 324 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1554 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Yenen Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 41406 troops, 354 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 597 Defending force 58757 troops, 346 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1476 Allied ground losses: 96 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johore Bahru Heroic defenders, blah, blah, blah, against inctedible odds, yadda, yadda, yadda, example to all, yackety-shmackety..... Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 83074 troops, 958 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 2033 Defending force 13343 troops, 76 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 191 Japanese max assault: 1576 - adjusted assault: 252 Allied max defense: 170 - adjusted defense: 187 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Japanese ground losses: 260 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Allied ground losses: 431 casualties reported Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kavieng Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 395 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 13 - adjusted assault: 3 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Against an empty base? I think they need a rest. Japanese forces CAPTURE Kavieng base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canton Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 29421 troops, 179 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1554 Defending force 103801 troops, 834 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 1449 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nanchang Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 23352 troops, 149 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 718 Defending force 25899 troops, 229 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 346 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Yenen Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 50872 troops, 336 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1475 Defending force 42365 troops, 384 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 597 Japanese ground losses: 4 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 11513 troops, 108 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 233 Defending force 1313 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 14131 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 813 Defending force 125977 troops, 908 guns, 235 vehicles, Assault Value = 1758
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