Rio Bravo
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Combat Report for November 19, 1942 The first major battle for Burma occurred today two hexes West of Magwe. Elements of the British Eastern Army thrashed the Japanese. The balance of the Eastern Army is 27 miles away from reinforcing those elements of the Eastern Army that engaged the Japanese West of Magwe. In Northern Burma, the 25th Infantry Division moved unopposed into Warazup and the 41st Infantry/A Division moved unopposed into Katha. Across the Bay of Bengal West of Burma, B-17s flew from Bangalore and bombed Japanese forces at Colombo. The bombers inflicted light Japanese casualties while one B-17 was destroyed and 28 B-17s were damaged. In China, without any combat, Japanese forces moved into Chungking. The siege of Chungking has begun. Two Sallys and Two Sonias are Damaged at Chungking! ONE: Sallys Damaged Morning Air attack on 1st Chinese Base Force, at 76,45 (Chungking) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2 Ki-51 Sonia x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 12000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 11th Chinese Base Force ... Also attacking 3rd Prov Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 1st Chinese Base Force ... TWO: Sonias Damaged Morning Air attack on 14th Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 21 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8 Ki-51 Sonia x 20 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 12000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb 11 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 12000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb 21 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 12000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 9th Chinese Base Force ... Also attacking 2nd Chinese Base Force ... Also attacking 78th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 14th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 9th Chinese Base Force ... Also attacking 14th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 9th Chinese Base Force ... Sallys Inflict 161 Chinese Casualties Near Chengtu: Morning Air attack on 2nd Chinese Corps, at 76,41 , near Chengtu Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 161 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 3rd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 2nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 3rd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 2nd Chinese Corps ... The Allies Launch Three B-17 Airstrikes Against Japanese Ground Forces at Colombo! ONE Morning Air attack on 143rd Infantry Regiment, at 29,48 (Colombo) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 A6M5 Zero x 2 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 66 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 23 damaged Japanese ground losses: 264 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 802 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Taiyo-1/B with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead 3rd Sentai Det A with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Raid is overhead Also attacking 5th Guards Division ... Also attacking 38th Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 21st Division ... Also attacking 5th Guards Division ... Also attacking 1st Mobile Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking 5th Guards Division ... Also attacking 143rd Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 5th Guards Division ... Also attacking 143rd Infantry Regiment ... TWO Morning Air attack on 5th Guards Division, at 29,48 (Colombo) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 A6M5 Zero x 1 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 12 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 802 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 1000. Raid is overhead Taiyo-1/B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 1000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 3rd Sentai Det A with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 1000. Raid is overhead THREE Morning Air attack on 5th Guards Division, at 29,48 (Colombo) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 1 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 802 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 2000. Raid is overhead 3rd Sentai Det A with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 2000. Raid is overhead 4th Chinese Corps Continues to Repel Japanese Near Tienshui! Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3765 troops, 10 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 176 Defending force 3548 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Japanese adjusted assault: 177 Allied adjusted defense: 31 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 504 casualties reported Squads: 45 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 3rd Tank Regiment 4th Garrison Unit Defending units: 4th Chinese Corps British Trash Japanese Near Magwe! Ground combat at 55,47 (near Magwe) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 41825 troops, 386 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 1488 Defending force 17033 troops, 231 guns, 327 vehicles, Assault Value = 549 Japanese adjusted assault: 856 Allied adjusted defense: 1432 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3670 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 231 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled Guns lost 28 (1 destroyed, 27 disabled) Allied ground losses: 883 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 137 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 32 (1 destroyed, 31 disabled) Assaulting units: 56th Division 19th Division 48th Division 48th Naval Guard Unit 2nd Army Defending units: 16th British Brigade 14th British Brigade 26th Indian Brigade 23rd British Brigade 45th Recce Regiment 8th Medium Regiment IV Indian Corps XXXIII Indian Corps 95th Heavy AA Regiment 129th Red Chinese Division Retreats Near Ankang: Ground combat at 81,42 (near Ankang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 11249 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 384 Defending force 1811 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 80 Japanese adjusted assault: 264 Allied adjusted defense: 16 Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 59 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 541 casualties reported Squads: 20 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 8th Ind.Mixed Brigade 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 129th Red Chinese Division 37th Chinese Corps Doesn't Budge Near Kweiyang! Ground combat at 75,49 (near Kweiyang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3142 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 148 Defending force 3797 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 96 Japanese adjusted assault: 73 Allied adjusted defense: 49 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 45 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 11th RGC Temp. Division 13th RGC Temp./B Division Defending units: 37th Chinese Corps Allies Bombard Japanese at Adak Island! Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2818 troops, 42 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 Defending force 38301 troops, 390 guns, 121 vehicles, Assault Value = 1185 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 1/151st Combat Engineer Battalion 331st Construction Regiment 503rd Coast AA Regiment 42nd Construction Regiment 141st USA Base Force 175th USAAF Base Force 13th USN Naval Construction Battalion 21st USN Naval Construction Battalion Defending units: 18th Garrison Unit 16th Division 7th Division 26th Division Yokosuka 6th SNLF 58th JNAF AF Unit 101st JAAF AF Bn See map of Burma below. Best Regards, -Terry
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