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1942 February 15 INVADED Kokoda, Bataan, Singapore, Changsha, Shaoyang, Toungoo are also invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Thousand Ships Bay is occupied by the Japanese Japanese forces CAPTURE Kweilin !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Rossel Island !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!! Overall • KB1 2 hexes south of Munda. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Pearl Harbor port has reached maximum size of 8. Pacific • Sub(s) off Suva. • Pago Pago airfield is now size 3. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • KB1 is 2 hexes south of Munda and is heading NW. Where were they and how did our search miss them? The surface combat ships at Brisbane will head for Sydney while the fighters training at Brisbane switch to 50% CAP + 50% training. • Kokoda is being reduced. quote:
Lark Force destroyed near Kokoda !!! That last by air attack. quote:
Ground combat at Kokoda (98,129) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4628 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 246 Defending force 4740 troops, 38 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 78 Japanese adjusted assault: 5 Allied adjusted defense: 52 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 10 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 111 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 77 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 144th Infantry Regiment 4th/C Division Defending units: 30th Australian Brigade NG Vol Rifles Battalion 223 Group RAF 13th Fld RAA Regiment 1st Port Maint Engineer Battalion Del Monte AAF Base Force 2/1st Ind Coy Papuan Inf Battalion Moresby RAN Stn Base Force Rabaul Base Force • Our B-17's lost 2 B-17E against perhaps the same number of Zero's over Port Moresby but gained good hits on the airfield. Fighter opposition should lessen while the bomber crews' experience increases. • USA 754 Tk Bn has arrived at Melbourne. Philippines • Our boys at Bataan are still giving hell to the Imperial artillery. quote:
Ground combat at Bataan (78,77) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1491 troops, 103 guns, 99 vehicles, Assault Value = 941 Defending force 31043 troops, 376 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 604 Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled) Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 20th Infantry Regiment 65th Brigade Tanaka 16th Engineer Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment 9th Infantry Regiment 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment Kimura Det 4th Tank Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Defending units: 57th PS Infantry Regiment 301st Construction Battalion 51st PA Infantry Division 2nd Constabulary Regiment 21st PA Infantry Division 192nd Tank Battalion 4th Marine Regiment 1st Constabulary Regiment 31st Infantry Regiment 45th PS Infantry Regiment 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 31st PA Infantry Division 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 4th Constabulary Regiment 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion Far East USAAF 24th PS FA Regiment 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment US Forces Far East III/Prov'nl SPM Grp !/23rd PS FA Battalion Bataan USN Base Force I/43rd PS Inf Battalion Clark Field AAF Base Force I/Prov'nl SPM Grp 35th Avn Sup I Corps 1st USMC AA Battalion Manila Bay Defenses II/Prov'nl SPM Grp 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Singapore base damage increased a small amount today. There is still hope for luck + bad weather to allow us the remaining 27% construction required to make fortification level 3. Meanwhile, Singapore's shipyard continues to turn out small craft. China • One unit was caught still in Kweilin and destroyed. quote:
Ground combat at Kweilin (76,54) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 41763 troops, 359 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 1239 Defending force 1336 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19 Japanese adjusted assault: 1777 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 1777 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kweilin !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 1816 casualties reported Squads: 71 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade 51st Engineer Regiment 104th Division 19th Ind.Mixed Brigade 27th Division 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment Defending units: 93rd Chinese Division • Air battles over our troops retiring from the Changsha plain. quote:
Afternoon Air attack on 2nd Chinese Corps, at 79,52 , near Shaoyang Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 26 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses H81-A3: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 12 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet CAP engaged: AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes quote:
Afternoon Air attack on 46th Chinese Corps, at 79,52 , near Shaoyang Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged No Allied losses Allied ground losses: 149 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 23000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 118 minutes Also attacking 79th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 46th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 79th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 46th Chinese Corps ... quote:
Afternoon Air attack on 46th Chinese Corps, at 79,52 , near Shaoyang Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 6 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 1000 feet * Ground Attack: 1 x 100 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 5840. Raid is overhead quote:
Afternoon Air attack on 55th Infantry Brigade, at 79,52 , near Shaoyang Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft SB-III x 38 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 336 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb 5 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb 6 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb 7 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb 5 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb 4 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb 4 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 102nd Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 55th Infantry Brigade ... Also attacking 102nd Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 55th Infantry Brigade ... Also attacking 102nd Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 55th Infantry Brigade ... quote:
Afternoon Air attack on 55th Infantry Brigade, at 79,52 , near Shaoyang Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft SB-III x 6 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb quote:
Afternoon Air attack on 55th Infantry Brigade, at 79,52 , near Shaoyang Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft A-29A Hudson x 9 SB-III x 7 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 178 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x A-29A Hudson bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 7 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb quote:
Afternoon Air attack on 55th Infantry Brigade, at 79,52 , near Shaoyang Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Allied aircraft SB-III x 8 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb A good day for our bomber crews! India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Our withdrawals is going smoothly at the moment. It seems the Empire will surround and reduce Toungoo before sending major forces onto the plain. • BC Repulse has completed repairs at Cape Town and will head for Colombo. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • No contacts. Complete combat report attached.
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