Speedysteve
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Hi all,
All things proceeding to plan.
Mariana's:
The Japs still stubbornly resist on both Tinian and Guam. Their strength is slowly weakening though and I'm hopeful both Islands will be in Allied hands over the next 7-10 days. The latest attacks will go in tomorrow supported by all of the CV air on hand. Here's the last attacks and strength levels:
Ground combat at Guam (106,95)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13709 troops, 139 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 310
Defending force 56470 troops, 1352 guns, 1521 vehicles, Assault Value = 1566
Japanese ground losses:
529 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Ground combat at Tinian (108,94)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 60999 troops, 1409 guns, 1393 vehicles, Assault Value = 1643
Defending force 31201 troops, 333 guns, 163 vehicles, Assault Value = 549
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Allied adjusted assault: 1415
Japanese adjusted defense: 2095
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2103 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 113 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 32 disabled
Guns lost 43 (4 destroyed, 39 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1623 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 89 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled
Guns lost 40 (1 destroyed, 39 disabled)
Vehicles lost 24 (5 destroyed, 19 disabled)
A few Jap subs interfered with the Allied Armada on the 9th. Both APD Newman and AO Tomahawk were sunk. In return 4 enemy subs were claimed sunk (1 finished off by SS Wahoo!)
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SRA:
All shipping will have returned to Ambon from Morotai tomorrow. We then begin to load up for Manado.
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Darwin:
The Japs turned out to be very weak and virtually starving when Allied troops took Darwin on the 5th:
Ground combat at Darwin (76,124)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 21001 troops, 275 guns, 289 vehicles, Assault Value = 815
Defending force 16031 troops, 219 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 453
Allied adjusted assault: 350
Japanese adjusted defense: 41
Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 4)
Allied forces CAPTURE Darwin !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
838 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 84 disabled
Non Combat: 124 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 79 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 86 (81 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 188 (188 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
821 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 127 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Assaulting units:
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
29th Australian Brigade
2nd Australian Division
13th Australian Brigade
Port Moresby Brigade
108th Tank Attack Regiment
Defending units:
20th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
4th JAAF Base Force
47th Field AA Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
41st JNAF AF Unit
19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
5th JAAF AF Bn
The last of the enemy were mopped up over the next 5 days. Troops will now head west to take out the last few Jap held bases in NW Australia.
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Sumatra:
An empty Palembang was entered on the 7th and the remaining Jap troops are now surrounded and will starve outside Praboemoelih. In due course I'll begin to launch probes and then full out attacks once I've continued to bomb the enemy for another 10-14 days.
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Malaya:
The Malacca invasion convoy is now on it's way back to Oosthaven where it will load Phase 2 forces (originally due to land at Mersing but due to the lack of Jap response they'll unload at Malacca and march south towards Johore Bahru). It should be back at Oosthaven on the 12th. Fighters are providing LRCAP over the ships from Sumatran airfields.
By the way I spotted the Jap CV TF at Miri. I wonder if they'll venture westwards to try to attack he retreating transports......
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Submarine Warfare:
3 x dud/missed attacks.
SS Pintado sank SC Ch 47 near Sapporo on the 7th.
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