MrKane
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Situation Report June 14th 1942. SS KXVIII, SS KXIV were attacked without result by Japanese destroyers. South Pacific Myoko and Haguro with six destroyers catch small allied convoy. Night Time Surface Combat, near Niue at 147,170, Range 9,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Haguro DD Yukikaze DD Hayashio DD Maikaze DD Isokaze DD Shiranui DD Amatsukaze Allied Ships PC Zeeman, Shell hits 1, and is sunk xAK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Ludington, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 925 casualties reported Squads: 27 destroyed, 23 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled Another allied convoy was hit by two groups of destroyers, 5 & 9 as result two APs with troops om board and light cruiser Leander become reef. Night Time Surface Combat, near Niue at 143,172, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Shiratsuyu DD Shigure DD Murasame DD Harusame DD Yudachi DD Samidare Allied Ships CL Leander xAP Wahine, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAP Matua, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk Allied ground losses: 2515 casualties reported Squads: 81 destroyed, 29 disabled Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 86 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 33 (31 destroyed, 2 disabled) Night Time Surface Combat, near Eua at 142,172, Range 1,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Walrus II: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Fubuki DD Shinonome DD Usugumo DD Shirakumo DD Isonami DD Shirayuki DD Hatsuyuki DD Murakumo DD Uranami, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships CL Leander, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk Australia Jocke sent 11 B-17 to bomb Brisbane at night. I lost 1 A6M3 and 1 G4M1 on ground, AA damaged one B-17. Burma AVG sweep Akyab with 51 fighters, base is empty so he just waist supplies. Squadron Hurricanes sweep Katha at ~35K alt. I meet them with ~100 fighters. Six hurricanes were down for one zero and one oscar. Morning Air attack on Katha , at 61,43 Weather in hex: Extreme overcast Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 35,900 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 22 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 38 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 38 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 15 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIb Trop: 6 destroyed CAP engaged: Kanoya Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 1st Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 28 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 28 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes China Ground combat at 80,54 (near Hengyang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 35291 troops, 300 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 961 Defending force 16950 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 503 Japanese adjusted assault: 619 Allied adjusted defense: 69 Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 437 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 5625 casualties reported Squads: 111 destroyed, 249 disabled Non Combat: 286 destroyed, 54 disabled Engineers: 10 destroyed, 13 disabled Guns lost 23 (7 destroyed, 16 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 6th Division 41st Division Defending units: 28th Chinese Corps 9th Prov Chinese Corps 32nd Group Army Ground combat at 74,41 (near Chengtu) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 21228 troops, 328 guns, 223 vehicles, Assault Value = 566 Defending force 1900 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35 Japanese adjusted assault: 788 Allied adjusted defense: 5 Japanese assault odds: 157 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1626 casualties reported Squads: 81 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 15th Division 8th Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 89th Chinese Corps
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