KenchiSulla
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13th of May, 1942 The attack at Ranchi will go in tomorrow. If Mundy was planning on pulling out he is now too late. He'll have at least level 2 forts, perhaps level 3 but I'll grind him down.. Ground combat at Ranchi (52,32) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1552 troops, 135 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 2033 Defending force 28619 troops, 523 guns, 407 vehicles, Assault Value = 601 Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 5th/C Division 4th Guards Division 112th Infantry Regiment 7th Ind.Tank Brigade 55th Engineer Regiment 6th Guards Division 18th Division 55th Cavalry Regiment 143rd Infantry Regiment 144th Infantry Regiment 38th/B Division 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 48th Field AA Battalion 15th Army 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 55th Mountain Gun Regiment Defending units: 84th Indian Brigade 3rd Carabiniers Regiment 70th British Division 7th Australian Division 26th Indian Division 24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 23rd AA Bde 35th Light AA Regiment 85th British AT Gun Regiment 22nd Light AA Regiment 27th US Division gets bombed again, this time in clear weather. Damage is decent. Troops in the open without FLAK and CAP are very vulnerable... Afternoon Air attack on 27th Infantry Division, at 56,35 , near Rajshashi Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 27 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 36 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 192 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 36 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb The remnants of 46th Indian brigades are destroyed at Comilla. 76th Indian is is pushed back at Rangpur.. Overall happy with the efforts and results in India! About 50+ heavies strike Noumea. I have a full squadron of Nicks there, along with a couple of FLAK units. We claim a dozen B17Es and a couple of B17Ds and Liberators for one Nick lost (ops)... Extended range is hurting him here. Don't think Mundy will come back soon so it might be safe to start moving in some G4Ms here... Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 36 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 27 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (7 airborne, 15 on standby, 14 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes Bunkichi F. in a Ki-45 KAIa Nick makes head on attack ... forces B-17E Fortress out of formation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 24 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 22 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 40 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 20 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet * Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 13 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 17 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged Airbase hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet * Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 13 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 LB-30 Liberator x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses LB-30 Liberator: 2 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 13 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 5 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 56 minutes
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