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1942 September 01 The Empire captured: The Allies captured: There were Imperial amphibious operations at: There were Allied amphibious operations at: Tuna got two bites at the apple and made good, but the night began with KXII leading the way. quote:
Submarine attack near Tavoy at 52,57 Japanese Ships xAK Brisbane Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXII xAK Brisbane Maru is sighted by SS KXII SS KXII launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Agrihan at 115,87 Japanese Ships xAK Kiyozumi Maru xAK Madras Maru xAK Juko Maru PB Teibo Maru #2 Allied Ships SS Tuna SS Tuna launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kiyozumi Maru Tuna diving deep .... PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Agrihan at 115,87 Japanese Ships xAK Sakido Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Juko Maru PB Teibo Maru #2 Allied Ships SS Tuna SS Tuna launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Sakido Maru PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub The amazing Chinese 11th Corps once again was defeated 2 to 1 and once again chose to ignore that fact, by holding their positions! This is important because it gives time for others to respond to the new Imperial axis of attack. quote:
Ground combat at 92,32 (near Paotow) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 19408 troops, 166 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 573 Defending force 5566 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 162 Japanese adjusted assault: 268 Allied adjusted defense: 95 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 208 casualties reported Squads: 13 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 404 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 52 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd Ching An Tui Brigade 19th Division 11th Indpt Infantry Regiment Defending units: 11th Chinese Corps Yamashiro and friends hit Cox's Bazar in the night but achieved little. Mutsu and company then stepped up and repeated the performance. quote:
Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43 Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro CA Kako CA Furutaka DD Natsushio DD Hatsukaze Allied ground losses: 57 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB Yamashiro firing at 70th British Division CA Kako firing at 70th British Division CA Furutaka firing at 70th British Division DD Natsushio firing at Cox's Bazar DD Hatsukaze firing at 70th British Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu CL Yura Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB Mutsu firing at 70th British Division CL Yura firing at 70th British Division The 70th was targeted during both runs but decided not to notice. 92mi away across the river, an IJA unit has made the Australians position. Movement has therefore been halted both divisions will attack tomorrow, hopefully before another Imperial formation arrives. Blenheims will harry the advancing troops to slow their movement, while Mitchells and Wellingtons pound the new arrivals to aid the attack. The B-17s were busy again over Akyab, although the results were meager. All came home safely, but after two days of morning and afternoon runs against the merchants while being pestered by irritated fighter planes, all of the crews are in need of rest and thus will not fly against the troops in the jungle. quote:
Morning Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 68 B-17F Fortress x 24 P-40E Warhawk x 12 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships xAK Kashii Maru xAK Hakkai Maru xAP Teifu Maru xAP Mizuho Maru xAK Kinugasa Maru AMC Bankok Maru xAK Asakasan Maru xAK Kinai Maru xAK Asosan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Kinugawa Maru xAP Teia Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Tokyo Maru, heavy fires xAK Atutasan Maru xAK Canberra Maru Japanese ground losses: 110 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 12 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 11 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 10 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 50th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 10 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 11000 Raid is overhead 3 planes vectored on to bombers 64th Sentai Det with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 14000 Raid is overhead 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 14000 Raid is overhead 84th I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Raid is overhead Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Tokyo Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Asosan Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 54 B-17F Fortress x 5 P-40E Warhawk x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged B-17F Fortress: 2 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships AMC Bankok Maru xAP Mizuho Maru xAP Takatiho Maru xAP Kamo Maru xAP Kokuryu Maru xAK Kashii Maru xAP Teifu Maru xAP Teia Maru, heavy fires Japanese ground losses: 56 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 10 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 5 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 50th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 11000 Raid is overhead 64th Sentai Det with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 14000 Raid is overhead 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 14000 Raid is overhead 84th I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Raid is overhead Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Teia Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 B-17F Fortress x 18 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17F Fortress: 4 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Kinugawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAP Kokuryu Maru xAP Kamo Maru xAP Mizuho Maru xAP Takatiho Maru Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 12 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 50th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 91 minutes 84th I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 61 minutes Many ships entered the yards for upgrades today. The weather was good enough for a transfer that a squadron of Wildcats, recently shipped to Pago Pago, flew into Suva. The carriers and troops convoys continue to move unnoticed. Enterprise and Yorktown have replenished at Pearl Harbor and are now leaving for the South Pacific. The 40th Infantry Division has been bought out at San Francisco and should finish upgrading to USA 42 Infantry squads before transport is ready to move them. BTW, I have several times as much supply on Pago Pago as I have in all of China. Here is a look at that situation in Burma.
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