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August 15, 1942
The major action today was in Indochina, and each side sees to be feeling out the other's intentions. The KB remains at Cam Ran Bay, and it might just be there to help guard the air drop of extra troops, the bombarding TFs now being employed and to entice the Allies to strike against a full CAP with LBA added in.
Instead I'll hold the Allied CVs near Kompong Trach and sweep the base tomorrow with P-38E. Today Bien Hoa also fell, and the 32nd US ID will now walk into Saigon. Several armoured units will be there in time for the first attack, and a number of smaller infantry units will join shortly after. An Indian ID just landed at Kompong as well and will make its as quickly as it can. If I can take Saigon, those troops will move to Cam Ran and overwhelm the 9k of troops there plus any added fairly easily. So I'll actually welcome him flying in more as they'll eventually be POWs anyway. He can't move on Quinhon with anything major anytime soon, and I've got more and more being shipped over every day. A British ID will be allocated to Canthaburi to isolate Bangkok and close that door.
On Malaya the armoured units moving on Singora ran into an Independent Brigade. They got a chunk out in the first attack with no damage to the tanks, so I'll wait for a Dutch regiment to move in and try again. I think I'll not have to add more in here.
In the South troops continue to walk toward Kuantan, hitting the IJA refugees from Kota Baru on the way.
The invasion of Pegu just launched from Cochin and will include the CVE Long Island and CL Hermes for (very light) air cover. I'll send my first P-38F group this way to try and sweep Rangoon prior to the landing and also bomb the port hoping to add some damage to the cruisers stuck there.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR August 15, 1942
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Quinhon at 66,71, Range 1,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 2
CA Suzuya
DD Isokaze
DD Shiranui
DD Amatsukaze
Allied Ships
PT-115
PT-116
PT-117
PT-118
PT-119
PT-120
PT-121
PT-122, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-123
PT-124
PT-125
PT-126, Shell hits 1
Low visibility due to Rain with 14% moonlight
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Morning Air attack on Kuching , at 58,88
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 11
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Kuching , at 58,88
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 2 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
Runway hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Quinhon at 66,71
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
PT-124
PT-120
PT-126, Shell hits 3
PT-123, Shell hits 3, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PT-125, Shell hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x A6M3 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Ground combat at 52,76 (near Kota Bharu)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 15523 troops, 195 guns, 166 vehicles, Assault Value = 530
Defending force 8037 troops, 63 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 51
Allied adjusted assault: 322
Japanese adjusted defense: 87
Allied assault odds: 3 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
2508 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 118 destroyed, 84 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (3 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Units retreated 11
Units destroyed 1
Allied ground losses:
203 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
182nd Infantry Regiment
17th Australian Brigade
13th Australian Brigade
5th Marine Regiment
150th RAC Regiment
Defending units:
51st JNAF AF Unit
36th Const Co
17th Army
5th Field Construction Battalion
Ichiki Det.
B/50th JNAF Coy
104th Ship Eng Coy
93rd JAAF AF Bn
C/50th JNAF Coy
23rd Air Flotilla
11th Special Base Force
27th JAAF AF Bn
22nd Field AA Machinecannon Company
III/124th Infantry Bn /4
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Ground combat at Bien Hoa (61,70)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12140 troops, 199 guns, 114 vehicles, Assault Value = 371
Defending force 1983 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50
Allied adjusted assault: 173
Japanese adjusted defense: 39
Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Bien Hoa !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
628 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2
Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
32nd Infantry Division
13th Aus Hvy AA Regiment
Defending units:
88th Naval Guard Unit
85th JAAF AF Coy
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Ground combat at 50,72 (near Singora)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4535 troops, 0 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 184
Defending force 4699 troops, 40 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 137
Allied adjusted assault: 104
Japanese adjusted defense: 147
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
196 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
2/7th Armoured Regiment
2/6th Armoured Regiment
2nd Tank Battalion
13th Armoured Regiment
Defending units:
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
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