Captain Cruft
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23 July 1944 Bombardments from both sides at Hong Kong. Pleasing results. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 10126 troops, 216 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 2042 Defending force 178708 troops, 2850 guns, 3645 vehicles, Assault Value = 5318 Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 457 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 35 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 21 (8 destroyed, 13 disabled) Assaulting units: Hong Kong Def Force 21st Division 55th Division 38th Division 60th Division 104th Division 30th Division 3rd Air Division 53rd Field AA Battalion 75th Field AA Battalion 25th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion 20th RF Gun Battalion 54th Field AA Battalion 9th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion 11th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion 5th RF Gun Battalion 29th Army 28th Army 52nd Field AA Battalion 16th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 43rd Const Co 1st JAAF Base Force 10th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion Hong Kong Special Base Force 2nd Shipping Engineer Regiment Canton Special Base Force 7th JAAF Base Force 47th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 19th Indian Division 7th Australian Division 11th Indian Division 254th Armoured Brigade 25th Indian Division 81st (West African) Division 38th Infantry Division 20th Indian Division 18th British Division 3rd New Chinese Corps 28th (East African) Brigade 43rd Cavalry Regiment 2nd British Division 14th Chindit Brigade 82nd (West African) Division I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion Provisionl Tank Brigade 255th Indian Tank Brigade 60th Chinese Corps 73rd Chinese Corps 5th Indian Division 24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 163rd Light AA Regiment IV Indian Corps 88th Medium Regiment 14th Army 6th Medium Regiment 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment 8th Medium Regiment 3rd West African AA Regiment 17th Indian Light AA Regiment 6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment Southeast Asia 23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 5th Field Regiment XXXIII Indian Corps 20th Artillery Regiment 77th Heavy AA Regiment 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 22nd Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 161858 troops, 2725 guns, 3023 vehicles, Assault Value = 5276 Defending force 74314 troops, 932 guns, 537 vehicles, Assault Value = 2040 Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 644 casualties reported Squads: 26 destroyed, 36 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Guns lost 29 (13 destroyed, 16 disabled) Vehicles lost 43 (19 destroyed, 24 disabled) Assaulting units: 2nd British Division 255th Indian Tank Brigade I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion 7th Australian Division 82nd (West African) Division 254th Armoured Brigade 81st (West African) Division 11th Indian Division 20th Indian Division 73rd Chinese Corps Provisionl Tank Brigade 3rd New Chinese Corps 28th (East African) Brigade 60th Chinese Corps 38th Infantry Division 25th Indian Division 18th British Division 14th Chindit Brigade 43rd Cavalry Regiment 19th Indian Division 5th Indian Division IV Indian Corps 5th Field Regiment 24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd West African AA Regiment 20th Artillery Regiment 17th Indian Light AA Regiment 163rd Light AA Regiment 6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment Southeast Asia 14th Army 23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 77th Heavy AA Regiment 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment 8th Medium Regiment 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 6th Medium Regiment 88th Medium Regiment XXXIII Indian Corps 22nd Artillery Regiment Defending units: 38th Division Hong Kong Def Force 21st Division 55th Division 60th Division 104th Division 30th Division 52nd Field AA Battalion 9th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Air Division 43rd Const Co 54th Field AA Battalion 5th RF Gun Battalion 10th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion 28th Army 25th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion Hong Kong Special Base Force 11th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion 29th Army 75th Field AA Battalion 2nd Shipping Engineer Regiment 20th RF Gun Battalion 1st JAAF Base Force 7th JAAF Base Force 53rd Field AA Battalion Canton Special Base Force 16th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 47th JAAF AF Bn
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