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1942 July 26 INVADED Katherine, Changsha, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier sightings. Sqn Ryujo-1 in action near Katherine. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Enemy sub activity near San Francisco. • All convoys report no contacts. • Suckered them into wasting a torpedo. quote:
Sub attack near San Francisco at 217,71 Japanese Ships SS I-31 Allied Ships YP-283, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage SS I-31 launches 2 torpedoes at YP-283 I-31 diving deep .... Escort abandons search for sub Pacific • Enemy sub activity near Suva. • All convoys report no contacts. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Enemy sub activity near Efate. • All convoys report no contacts. • They are still hitting the armour unit in the middle of the desert. quote:
Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 72,130 , near Wyndham Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 5 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb • The only B-17 strike today. I am resetting them all for tomorrow. quote:
Morning Air attack on 47th Infantry Regiment, at 76,127 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Ryujo-1 with A6M2 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 Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead • I think we cut them down to size quite nicely. quote:
Ground combat at Katherine (76,128) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 3553 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 171 Defending force 4115 troops, 19 guns, 373 vehicles, Assault Value = 222 Japanese adjusted assault: 18 Allied adjusted defense: 74 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 492 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 58 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 80 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 47th Infantry Regiment 21st/C Division Defending units: 2nd Tank Battalion 2/11th A/Car Regiment 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 2/7th Armoured Regiment quote:
Ground combat at Katherine (76,128) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 3511 troops, 16 guns, 291 vehicles, Assault Value = 210 Defending force 5955 troops, 57 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 123 Allied adjusted assault: 29 Japanese adjusted defense: 28 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-) Attacker: supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 210 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 2/11th A/Car Regiment 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 2nd Tank Battalion 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion 2/7th Armoured Regiment Defending units: 47th Infantry Regiment 21st/C Division • The attack - sans supply - will continue tomorrow with the addition of the newly arrived USA TD Bn. Perhaps good weather will allow the B-17's to participate! Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China • Lots of armour and artillery now at Changsha! quote:
Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 4146 troops, 222 guns, 404 vehicles, Assault Value = 1617 Defending force 58237 troops, 219 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1660 Allied ground losses: 118 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 52nd Infantry Brigade 23rd Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Regiment 13th Division 15th Tank Regiment 102nd Infantry Regiment 12th Tank Regiment 13th Tank Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 40th Division 9th Ind Engineer Regiment 55th Infantry Brigade 2nd Ind Engineer Regiment 11th Tank Regiment 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 69th JAAF AF Coy Defending units: 32nd Chinese Corps 58th Chinese Corps 68th Chinese Corps 4th Chinese Corps 44th Chinese Corps 73rd Chinese Corps 19th Group Army 27th Group Army 9th War Area 29th Group Army 30th Group Army • Hard to believe these troops still resist. quote:
Ground combat at 82,39 (near Sian) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 31402 troops, 272 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 856 Defending force 19884 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 128 Japanese adjusted assault: 693 Allied adjusted defense: 79 Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 692 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 55 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 9058 casualties reported Squads: 251 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 370 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 26 Units destroyed 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 25th Division 17th Division 34th/C Division Defending units: 35th Chinese Corps 92nd Chinese Corps 88th Chinese Corps 16th Chinese/A Corps 9th Chinese/A Corps 57th Chinese/A Corps 12th Chinese Corps 93rd Chinese Corps 27th Chinese Corps 57th Chinese/C Corps 13th Group Army 9th Chinese/B Corps 33rd Chinese/A Corps 4th Chinese Cavalry/A Corps 12th Chinese Base Force 15th Chinese Base Force 9th Chinese/C Corps 16th Chinese/C Corps 81st Chinese Corps 4th Group Army 37th Group Army 51st Chinese Corps 120th Red Chinese Division 33rd Chinese/B Corps 98th Chinese Corps 38th Chinese/A Corps 38th Chinese/B Corps 38th Chinese/C Corps 129th Red Chinese Division 4th Chinese Cavalry/B Corps • Waek spot #1. quote:
Ground combat at 82,45 (near Patung) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 6635 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 206 Defending force 985 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47 Japanese adjusted assault: 364 Allied adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 91 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 170 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 610 casualties reported Squads: 23 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 61st Infantry Brigade Defending units: 39th Chinese Corps • Weak spot #2. quote:
Ground combat at 81,44 (near Ankang) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 6950 troops, 50 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 221 Defending force 1839 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 84 Japanese adjusted assault: 185 Allied adjusted defense: 31 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 299 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 35 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 862 casualties reported Squads: 35 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 43rd Chinese Corps 34th Separate Brigade India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Enemy sub activity near Colombo. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.
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