Nemo121
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Today, I'll ask everyone to bear with me as this turn marked the first somewhat significant Allied counter-thrusts of the war and, as such, it bears some discussion... Overall things went well, very well and the multi-theatre plan to draw forces away from Kwajalein has been unexpectedly boosted rather significantly. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 31, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Shimushiri-jima at 132,51, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Natori DD Natsugumo DD Yudachi Allied Ships xAK Utahan, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Don Isidro, Shell hits 38, and is sunk xAK Eldorado, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk I was thinking of moving these guys back to Paramushiro Jima but I decided to wait an extra day.... Costly mistake. Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 42 (26 destroyed, 16 disabled) Motorised Support troops. NO big loss, I'll get the supplies etc in there in another supply run supported by CLs and DDs. Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards CL Natori engages xAK Eldorado at 8,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages xAK Eldorado at 8,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages xAK Utahan at 8,000 yards CL Natori engages xAK Eldorado at 8,000 yards DD Yudachi engages xAK Eldorado at 8,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages xAK Utahan at 8,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards CL Natori engages xAK Eldorado at 4,000 yards CL Natori engages xAK Utahan at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards xAK Eldorado sunk by CL Natori at 2,000 yards DD Yudachi engages xAK Don Isidro at 2,000 yards xAK Utahan sunk by DD Yudachi at 2,000 yards CL Natori engages xAK Don Isidro at 2,000 yards CL Natori engages xAK Susan Luckenbach at 2,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages xAK Don Isidro at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards DD Yudachi engages xAK Don Isidro at 3,000 yards DD Yudachi engages xAK Don Isidro at 3,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages xAK Susan Luckenbach at 3,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages xAK Don Isidro at 3,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages xAK Susan Luckenbach at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CL Natori engages xAK Susan Luckenbach at 2,000 yards DD Yudachi engages xAK Susan Luckenbach at 2,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages xAK Susan Luckenbach at 2,000 yards Murakami W. orders Japanese TF to disengage xAK Don Isidro sunk by CL Natori at 2,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages xAK Susan Luckenbach at 2,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards CL Natori engages xAK Susan Luckenbach at 7,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages xAK Susan Luckenbach at 7,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages xAK Susan Luckenbach at 11,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages xAK Susan Luckenbach at 11,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages xAK Susan Luckenbach at 11,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Madjene at 64,103 Japanese Ships SS I-165 Allied Ships xAKL Boelongan xAKL Boelongan is sighted by SS I-165 SS I-165 attacking xAKL Boelongan on the surface SS I-165 low on gun ammo, Handa B. breaks off surface engagement and submerges -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Palembang at 48,91 Japanese Ships SS I-164, hits 7 Allied Ships ML No. 423 SS I-164 is sighted by escort ML No. 423 fails to find sub, continues to search... ML No. 423 attacking submerged sub .... ML No. 423 attacking submerged sub .... ML No. 423 loses contact with SS I-164 ML No. 423 fails to find sub, continues to search... ML No. 423 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Tarakan at 68,91, Range 19,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Haruna CA Takao CA Atago CL Jintsu DD Shiratsuyu DD Shigure DD Hatsuharu DD Nenohi Allied Ships PT-37, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-40 PT-46, Shell hits 1, and is sunk These PTs are escaping from Manilla so I thought I'd disrupt whatever he was planning from Tarakan. His BBs used much of their main gun ammo in this fight so at least I'll be spared the BBs at Balikpapan... I'll vacate for a day or so and then recommence loading of fuel for Oz... Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 19,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 19,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 19,000 yards DD Shiratsuyu engages PT-37 at 19,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards BB Kongo engages PT-37 at 16,000 yards PT-37 sunk by CA Takao at 16,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 yards DD Shiratsuyu engages PT-46 at 13,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards CA Takao engages PT-46 at 10,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards BB Haruna engages PT-46 at 6,000 yards PT-46 sunk by DD Nenohi at 6,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages PT-40 at 13,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards CA Atago engages PT-40 at 12,000 yards CA Atago engages PT-40 at 12,000 yards CA Takao engages PT-40 at 12,000 yards Gamble, L. orders Allied TF to disengage Range increases to 17,000 yards CA Takao collides with CL Jintsu at 68 , 91 Range increases to 25,000 yards BB Haruna engages PT-40 at 25,000 yards Task forces break off... Hmm, a collision, that'll be a bit of damage alright. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Eniwetok at 127,108 Japanese Ships CA Kumano, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage PB Kosin Maru #3 xAK Shinwa Maru xAK Nittai Maru PB Sento Maru Allied Ships SS S-34 SS S-34 launches 4 torpedoes at CA Kumano S-34 bottoming out .... PB Sento Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Sento Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Sento Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Sento Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Sento Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub With 4 torpedo hits spread over 2 days I'm officially ready to call CA Kumano sunk. That's 3 IJN CAs sunk. Right now I think the IJN CAs are probably more useful than any of their BBs except the Kongo class as the CAs are fast and can sprint into trouble and get back out again without giving my air a lot of opportunities to hit them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Madjene at 65,102 Japanese Ships SS I-165 Allied Ships xAK Elysia, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Elysia is sighted by SS I-165 SS I-165 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Elysia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd PA Constabulary Division, at 79,77 (Manila) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 11000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 35,810 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 38 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 38 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 32810 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 108th/2 Base Force, at 52,64 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 10 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing from 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 64,97 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied Ships xAK Islami xAK Fairfield City Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Asiatic Fleet , at 79,77 (Manila) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 42 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 26 G4M1 Betty x 40 Ki-21-Ic Sally x 21 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged Ki-21-Ic Sally: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 26 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking USAFFE ... Also attacking 2nd PA Constabulary Division ... Also attacking 1st PA Infantry Division ... Also attacking 11th PA Infantry Division ... Also attacking 71st PA Infantry Division ... Also attacking Clark Field USAAF Base Force ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking 31st Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking USAFFE ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking USAFFE ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking 2nd PA Constabulary Division ... Also attacking 1st PA Infantry Division ... Also attacking USAFFE ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking USAFFE ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 33,810 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 32810 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 16th Chinese Corps, at 89,39 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 20 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 42nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 16th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 42nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 16th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion, at 79,77 (Manila) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 40 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 22 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 29 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 9 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 9 damaged Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 21st PA Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st PA Infantry Division ... Also attacking 11th PA Infantry Division ... Also attacking 71st PA Infantry Division ... Also attacking 51st PA Infantry Division ... Also attacking 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion ... Also attacking 21st PA Infantry Division ... Also attacking 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion ... Also attacking 21st PA Infantry Division ... Also attacking 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion ... Also attacking 21st PA Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st PA Infantry Division ... Also attacking 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion ... Also attacking 21st PA Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 46,76 (Medan) I've consolidated the Northen Sumatran Dutch forces and Medan now boasts a garrison of just under 200 AV. Enough to require a real committment of forces to shift. Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 G4M1 Betty x 24 Ki-21-Ic Sally x 18 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 24 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Marine Regiment, at 79,77 (Manila) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 35 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 31st PA Infantry/C Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Regiment ... Also attacking 31st PA Infantry/C Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 9th Group Army, at 80,53 (Hengyang) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 21 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 30 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 16th Group Army ... Also attacking 9th Group Army ... Also attacking 16th Group Army ... Also attacking 9th Group Army ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tapanoeli Gsn Battalion, at 47,88 And here's my ambush. In order to protect my Secret Jungle Lair Tm I flew all the fighters into Palembang and had them LRCAP from there. With a little luck this will make Mike bomb Palembang airfield again in order to catch my planes on the ground. In the face of my FlAK every day of such bombing should cost him a dozen bombers. Meanwhile my fighters will have flown back to their real base ( which is now a Level 3 airfield ) and be recuperating there. Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Ki-21-Ic Sally x 18 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 11 Buffalo I x 7 Hurricane IIa Trop x 4 Hurricane IIb Trop x 8 B-339D x 17 CW-21B Demon x 4 75A-7 Hawk x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 14 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Ki-21-Ic Sally: 8 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb In total it looks like 2 Zeroes and 14 bombers were downed. In return I lost a Buffalo I. Not a bad exchange but I was really hoping to catch more bombers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 57th Chinese Corps, at 86,41 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 35 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 156 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 26 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 1st Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 76th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 36th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 57th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 1st Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 76th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 57th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 57th Chinese Corps, at 86,41 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15 Lots of air raids on the Chinese forces blocking the road to Sian. I can see 19 additional IJA units moving in from Manchuria. It looks like the IJA is significantly reinforcing its forces east of Sian. They want SIan badly. I only have a 1500 AV reserve but am committing that to the fight. So, 3500 AV of Chinese troops in good terrain with Level 1 or 2 forts vs what looks like it might amount to about 3,000 to 4,000 AV of crack IJA troops with lots of tanks. This will be tough. Fortunately the Chinese Air Force is almost ready for combat and within the week will be committed to battle over this sector. No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tapanoeli Gsn Battalion, at 47,88 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 39 Excellent, 2 more Sentai to the slaughter. Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 8 Buffalo I x 4 Hurricane IIa Trop x 3 Hurricane IIb Trop x 8 B-339D x 13 CW-21B Demon x 4 75A-7 Hawk x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged In reality 11 Lilys were downed in this raid but 28 still got through. Hardly a stunning result but still better than nothing. Once again the small number of Hurricanes accounted for the majority of bomber losses. Those 8 to 12 MGs just shred IJAAF bombers. Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Pakanbaroe Det. , at 48,88 (Djambi) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 3 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 9 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 68 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Prov Chinese Corps, at 76,54 (Kweilin) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 63rd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 2nd Prov Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 37th Division, at 86,41 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft A-29A Hudson x 9 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x A-29A Hudson bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Madjene at 65,102 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed Allied Ships xAK Masula AMC Corfu Aircraft Attacking: 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Singapore at 50,84 Japanese Ships DMS W-13 DMS W-16 DMS W-14 DMS W-19 DMS W-18 DMS W-17 Allied Ships SS KXII, hits 5 SS KXII launches 2 torpedoes at DMS W-13 KXII bottoming out .... DMS W-19 fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS W-18 fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS W-17 fails to find sub and abandons search DMS W-19 attacking submerged sub .... DMS W-18 fails to find sub and abandons search DMS W-19 fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS W-19 fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS W-19 attacking submerged sub .... DMS W-19 is out of ASW ammo DMS W-19 is out of ASW ammo DMS W-19 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 86,41 This is the IJA attempt to clear the road to Sian. My guys don't do too badly overall. Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 26615 troops, 391 guns, 760 vehicles, Assault Value = 966 Defending force 72109 troops, 513 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2057 Japanese adjusted assault: 367 Allied adjusted defense: 2511 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 6 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 824 casualties reported Squads: 20 destroyed, 54 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 138 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Vehicles lost 107 (6 destroyed, 101 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2044 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 123 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 174 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) I lost far more troops but most of those were disabled. In terms of squads lost the Japanese lost significantly more than I. In addition I'm also pleased to have detroyed a few tanks and disabled many, many more. The other important thing here is that my troops will gain experience and thus will be better ready to repulse the next assault. Assaulting units: 20th Recon Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 20th Engineer Regiment 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade 3rd Tank Regiment 37th Division 5th Tank Regiment 5th Armored Car Co 15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 26th Field Artillery Regiment 1st Army 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Defending units: 47th Chinese Corps 33rd Chinese Corps 38th Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Corps 1st Chinese Corps 34th Chinese Corps 61st Chinese Corps 57th Chinese Corps 40th Chinese Corps 29th Chinese Corps 36th Chinese Corps 76th Chinese Corps 36th Group Army 7th Group Army 1st War Area 8th Group Army 24th Group Army 4th Group Army 39th Group Army 34th Group Army 57th AT Gun Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila (79,77) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 33333 troops, 352 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1293 Defending force 51491 troops, 949 guns, 814 vehicles, Assault Value = 1496 Japanese ground losses: 129 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 24th Infantry Regiment Kimura Det 16th Engineer Regiment 20th Infantry Regiment 4th Division 66th Infantry Group 16th Recon Regiment 9th Infantry Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 7th Tank Regiment 25th Ind. Engineer Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 31st PA Infantry/B Division 91st PA Infantry Division 194th Tank Battalion 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 1st PA Infantry Division 14th PS Engineer Regiment 4th Marine Regiment 31st Infantry Regiment 192nd Tank Battalion 45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 11th PA Infantry Division 71st PA Infantry Division 2nd PA Constabulary Division 51st PA Infantry Division 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion 31st PA Infantry/A Division 21st PA Infantry Division 31st PA Infantry/C Division 41st PA Infantry Division 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion 61st PA Infantry Div /1 202nd PA Construction Battalion Cavite USN Base Force Provisional GMC Gp 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment II Philippine Corps 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion 1st PI Base Force PAF Aviation Clark Field USAAF Base Force 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment Bataan USN Base Force 201st PA Construction Battalion Far East USAAF Manila USAAF Base Force USAFFE 1st USMC AA Battalion I Philippine Corps Asiatic Fleet 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55) This is the really big news of the day. The Imperial Guards division and supporting units were besieging Moulmein. Mike is flooding northern China from Manchuria and I've flooded Burma with a few Chinese Corps. Today these Chinese troops proved their worth as they pushed the Imperial Guards division back and begin the long, hard push into Thailand proper... My goal here is to threaten Saigon etc and draw a couple of divisions of IJA troops into action as a blocking force. Every division committed to this blocking force will be a division which doesn't get sent to Sumatra. Eventually any blocking position will have to be abandoned as enemy forces threaten or make an amphibious in my rear at Moulmein or Rangoon proper. He could, of course, ignore this but if he does so then I'll push into Thailand on a mission to wreck HI. Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 55713 troops, 454 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 2047 Defending force 19335 troops, 167 guns, 212 vehicles, Assault Value = 625 Allied adjusted assault: 1069 Japanese adjusted defense: 437 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), supply(-) It looks like a paucity of supply cost him dear. Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3652 casualties reported Squads: 125 destroyed, 32 disabled Non Combat: 265 destroyed, 130 disabled Engineers: 18 destroyed, 34 disabled Guns lost 25 (16 destroyed, 9 disabled) Vehicles lost 119 (56 destroyed, 63 disabled) Units retreated 7 Allied ground losses: 2867 casualties reported Squads: 68 destroyed, 311 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 264 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 22nd New Chinese Division 36th Chinese Division Tenasserim BAF Battalion BFF Brigade 6th Burma Rifles Battalion 200th Chinese Division 88th Chinese Division 96th Chinese Division 4th Burma Rifles Battalion 24th Chinese Corps 14th Chinese Corps 54th Chinese Corps 1st Burma Division 66th Chinese Corps 1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment 108th RAF Base Force 103rd RAF Base Force 107th RAF Base Force India Command 11th Group Army Defending units: 14th Tank Regiment 55th Engineer Regiment Imperial Guards Division 1st RTA/C Division 15th Army 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion So, all in all January ended with a bang for the Allies. The IJN lost its 3rd CA in the southern Pacific while Allied forces move closer to their jumping off positions using deceptive routing to avoid expected enemy patrol zones. The IJA got pushed back from Moulmein and the Imperial Guards division took a beating. The Japanese air force took a pasting losing over 30 planes in return for a single Allied fighter today. Overall IJAAF and IJNAF losses now exceed Allied aerial losses for the first time in the game, a situation which is rather dangerous for Japan given that it is occurring so early in the game. Tomorrow more significant ripostes will make their way through his defences and I'll continue to fight forward a little in the DEI for the next 3 or so days. After that time KB will, undoubtedly, show up and shut down my operations as I spotted it two days ago near Formosa - probably going to Takao for fuel and replacement planes and pilots - and any refuelling etc should be completed by now.
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