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Dec 16: Allies launch a well coordinated attack against shipping at Mersing! 
ASW/Subs:
I-165 misses DD Van Ghent two hexes SE Balikpapan with 4 torpedoes.
S-37 misses transports returning to Takao (operating one hex SW).
Carriers:
Mini-KB is 6 hexes due east of Kendari. She sends in 9 Zero as escorts for 6 Val to see only 2(1) B-339D on CAP. xAKL Wollongbar absorbs 5 bomb hits. Then, 7 Zero escort in 6 B5N2 Kate to sink AMc Bogor with one torpedo hit.
KB2 is continuing her drift south of Singkawang. 14 Vals sink a ML headed towards Palembang.
Malaya:
Malacca -
112th RAF Base Force is still here when 25 Ki-43-Ib Oscar escort in 57 Sally.
One hex west of Mersing -
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment is again the target of 35 Lily.
quote:
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1835 troops, 48 guns, 219 vehicles, Assault Value = 576
Defending force 965 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30
Japanese adjusted assault: 101
Allied adjusted defense: 7
Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
514 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
1st Tank Regiment
5th Division
6th Tank Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
Defending units:
5/2nd Punjab Battalion
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
Mersing -
First wave of 23 H81-A3 sweep in at 18,000 to face 8(1) Ki-43-Ic Oscar on LRCAP from Kuantan.
Second wave does not find any LRCAP.  So, 26 Buffalo as escorts don't have to protect 6(1) Blenheim IV and 3 Hudson as they get one bomb hit on xAK Tatutaki Maru.
The third wave consist of those dreaded TBs. 8 Buffalo escort in 3(1) Swordfish and 16 Vildebeest III. With only the ships flak to ruin their aim, they are able to deliver their deadly payloads.
quote:
xAK Kenyo Maru
xAK Shoho Maru
xAP Palau Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Nittei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Still not satisfied with their results, 6 Blenheim IV find two more targets.
quote:
xAP Kasado Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Tazan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
A second sweep by 16 H81-A3 at 18,000 find the skies empty.
The first afternoon strike finds 5 Zero and 3 Ki-43-Ic Oscar on LRCAP to face off against 17(2) Buffalo escorting in 6(1) Hudson. Only xAK Kogyo Maru gets hit with one bomb.
The warships are targeted by the next wave as 1 Zero and 2 Ki-43-Ic Oscar are the only LRCAP left. 11 Buffalo escort in 6(1) Blenheim IV to attempt to hit CLAA Oi and CA Tsurugi.
Due to the short distance, there is a quick turn around as 6 Buffalo guide in 9(1) Vildebeest III.
quote:
xAK Kogyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Tatumiya Maru
xAP Kasado Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Palau Maru, and is sunk
Borneo:
Singkawang - Landings commence
China:
Hong Kong -
8 Nate escort in 21 Ida and 19 Sonia to soften up ground troops before the assault.
quote:
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 24349 troops, 337 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 736
Defending force 5186 troops, 118 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 568
Allied adjusted defense: 153
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
374 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
10936 casualties reported
Squads: 482 destroyed, 99 disabled
Non Combat: 460 destroyed, 92 disabled
Engineers: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 199 (199 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 113 (108 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units destroyed 6
Assaulting units:
19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
66th Infantry Regiment
1st Ind.Inf.Group
38th Division
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
23rd Army
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
Defending units:
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
Rifles of Canada Battalion
Hong Kong Fortress
1st Middlesex Battalion
Kowloon Brigade
102nd RN Base Force /5
Philippines:
Manila -
The daily attacks on the port comprises 18 Zero escorting in 50 Betty to find only 4 P-40E Warhawk on CAP.
quote:
AS Holland, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Ethel Edwards, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AO Trinity, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
Clark Field -
Only 8 Zero are needed to escort in 34 Nell to face a lone P-40B Warhawk on CAP. Airfield damage is minor - Airbase hits 5 & Runway hits 33.
SRA (East):
Kendari -
10 Zero escort in 13 Betty from Ambon to find 6(1) B-339D on CAP. They are no match as xAP Zealandia gets 2 torpedo hits and is sunk while xAP Marella gets one torpedo hit.
14 Betty find xAKL Bintoehan and with overkill use 4 torpedo to sink her 4 hexes due east of Kendari.
Notes/Plans:
While the loss of transports at Mersing stung, it was being covered by LRCAP out of Kuantan. The AF went to level 1 and 27 Zero and 31 Oscar moved in. 30 Oscars are now at Kuantan on LRCAP over the next transport TF (2DD, 2 xAPs, AMC) carrying 33/B Division that should arrive next turn. The transport sunk were empty. If they try again next turn, they will find a significantly higher level of fighters over the base and ships. 
5th Division will march south to attack Johore Bahru. Tanks and follow up forces will head for Malacca. Once all of 33rd Division is ashore and gets to Johore Bahru a two division assault of Singapore will commence.
With AVG moving south to Singapore, transport planes were moved into Soc Trang and 1st Raiding Rgt will para into an empty Alor Star (AVG was at Georgetown). Once captured, Imperial Guards will move down and get off the trains to push from the north.
38th Division is now prepping for Singapore, but 5 DMS from Formosa will need to sweep the port clear of mines before transports are allowed in. If not needed at Singapore, the troops will end up at Palembang.
Transports should arrive at Kendari over the next day or two.
KB2 will hit Soerabaja next turn. 
Overall, things are going well and ahead of schedule. The question will be how strong is Singapore and how soon can it be captured??
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RE: Cut Off - 
5th Division makes her way to west and will deliberately attack few troops there to cut off Singapore/Johore Bahru from rest of peninsula. Follow up troops continue to unload and will move west asap. AF will be reach level 1 next turn. 
that I will gain more DDs from Adm. Benoit's area sometime in the next 10-12 years. When this happens life will be just DANDY! 
This is the second collision when CV TF run across small transports. 
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