SierraJuliet
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28 October 1942 BURMA Night Time Surface Combat, near Ramree Island at 53,47 Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Haruna DD Fubuki DD Shirakumo DD Matsukaze DD Sawakaze Allied Ships DD Fortune~, Shell hits 3 Low visibility due to Rain with 85% moonlight CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 6,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... Night Time Surface Combat, near Ramree Island at 54,48 Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo, Shell hits 1 BB Haruna, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1 DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1 DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 1 DD Matsukaze, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Sawakaze Allied Ships xAP Malda, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage xAP Rajula, Shell hits 1 xAP Raranga, Shell hits 3, heavy fires xAK Chilka, Shell hits 7, heavy fires xAK Ho Kiang, Shell hits 7, and is sunk xAK Empire Kumari xAK Uffington Court, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAP Ipoh, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Shinkuang, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Stagen, Shell hits 4, and is sunk KV Marguerite~, Shell hits 3, and is sunk DD Laforey, Shell hits 1 DD Lightning, Shell hits 1 Allied ground losses: Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled) Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Low visibility due to Rain with 85% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 85% moonlight: 6,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... Night Time Surface Combat, near Ramree Island at 54,48 Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo DD Fubuki DD Shirakumo DD Matsukaze, heavy fires Allied Ships xAP Malda, Shell hits 20, and is sunk xAP Raranga, Shell hits 7, and is sunk xAK Chilka, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Uffington Court, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Ipoh, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Shinkuang, Shell hits 17, and is sunk Allied ground losses: Guns lost 12 (8 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 18 (12 destroyed, 6 disabled) Reduced visibility due to Rain with 85% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 85% moonlight: 6,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 6,000 yards Massive explosion on xAP Ipoh Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... Night Time Surface Combat, near Ramree Island at 53,47 Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo DD Fubuki, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Shirakumo DD Matsukaze, heavy fires Allied Ships xAP Rajula, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Empire Kumari, Shell hits 1 DD Laforey DD Lightning Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) Reduced visibility due to Rain with 85% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 85% moonlight: 6,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards Tanaka, Raizo orders Japanese TF to disengage Task forces break off... Allied morning Air attack on TF near 55/54 at 55,54 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero-Reisen x 8 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 12 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 8 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mogami SC Ch-3 SC Ch-14 Allied morning Air attack on TF near 55/54 at 55,54 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero-Reisen x 11 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 3 B-25C Mitchell x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses H81-A3: 1 destroyed B-25C Mitchell: 4 destroyed Japanese Ships AK Anyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire APD PB-2 (Nadakaze) Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied morning Air attack on TF near 55/54 at 55,54 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero-Reisen x 8 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Sagiri CL Sendai Japanese morning Air attack on TF near 53/51 at 53,50 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 60 B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 14 D3A1 Val-Kanbaku x 36 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate-Kankoh: 1 destroyed by flak D3A1 Val-Kanbaku: 4 damaged Allied Ships DD Arrow, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Inconstant~, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Hotspur~ DD Active, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Nepal, and is sunk Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Arrow Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Inconstant~ Japanese morning Air attack on TF near 53/51 at 53,50 Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val-Kanbaku x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Inconstant~, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk DD Hotspur~, Bomb hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Inconstant~ Japanese afternoon Air attack on 13th Burma Rifles Battalion at 59,52 – 8 casualties. Allied afternoon Air attack on TF near 55/54 at 55,54 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero-Reisen x 1 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 7 damaged Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Mogami Japanese deliberate attack at Moulmein. Attacking force 52074 troops, 643 guns, 668 vehicles, Assault Value = 1923 Defending force 108074 troops, 1476 guns, 1774 vehicles, Assault Value = 2812 Japanese adjusted assault: 726 Allied adjusted defense: 609 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2295 casualties reported Squads: 39 destroyed, 228 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 89 disabled Engineers: 7 destroyed, 20 disabled Guns lost 29 (3 destroyed, 26 disabled) Vehicles lost 119 (17 destroyed, 102 disabled) Allied ground losses: 4599 casualties reported Squads: 224 destroyed, 195 disabled Non Combat: 52 destroyed, 64 disabled Engineers: 30 destroyed, 26 disabled Guns lost 85 (54 destroyed, 31 disabled) Vehicles lost 45 (26 destroyed, 19 disabled) Assaulting units: 2TD 6th Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 4th Raiding Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 21st Division 48th Division 9th Division Imperial Guards' Division 2TD 7th Tank Regiment 22nd JNAF AF Unit 45th Field AA Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 26th Fld AA Gun Co 40th Field AA Battalion 102nd Ship Eng Coy 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th JAAF AF Bn 12th Base Force 31st Field AA Battalion 92nd JAAF AF Bn 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 14th' Army 20th AA Regiment 34th Field AA Battalion 93rd JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 18th British Division 44th Indian Brigade 19th Indian' Division 1st Gloucestershire Battalion 14ID 23rd Indian Brigade 39th Indian Division 7th Armoured~ Brigade Upper Burma BAF~ Battalion 6th Australian Division Rangoon BAF~ Battalion 2nd Loyal Battalion 5th Burma Battalion 70th British~ Division 45th Indian Brigade 14ID 88th Indian Brigade 14ID 36th Indian Brigade 3rd Burma Battalion 7th Australian Division 46th Indian Brigade 17th Indian' Division 2/1st Med Regiment Burma Corps~ Prajoeda Cdo 6th Medium Regiment 1st Burma Battalion 2/11th FA Regiment 85th British AT Gun Regiment 2/9th FA Regiment 12th Indian Construction Battalion This is certainly encouraging start. Allied deliberate attack at Moulmein. Attacking force 99966 troops, 1427 guns, 1693 vehicles, Assault Value = 2423 Defending force 55492 troops, 824 guns, 727 vehicles, Assault Value = 1597 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Allied adjusted assault: 96 Japanese adjusted defense: 1375 Allied assault odds: 1 to 14 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-) Attacker: disruption(-), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 542 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 40 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 36 (3 destroyed, 33 disabled) Vehicles lost 74 (13 destroyed, 61 disabled) Allied ground losses: 7241 casualties reported Squads: 305 destroyed, 446 disabled Non Combat: 166 destroyed, 112 disabled Engineers: 23 destroyed, 46 disabled Guns lost 102 (61 destroyed, 41 disabled) Vehicles lost 78 (46 destroyed, 32 disabled) Units destroyed 4 Assaulting units: 14ID 36th Indian Brigade 7th Australian Division 45th Indian Brigade 18th British Division 14ID 23rd Indian Brigade 7th Armoured~ Brigade 14ID 88th Indian Brigade 70th British~ Division 39th Indian Division 2nd Loyal Battalion 19th Indian' Division 46th Indian Brigade 6th Australian Division 17th Indian' Division 3rd Burma Battalion Prajoeda Cdo 6th Medium Regiment 1st Burma Battalion 5th Burma Battalion Burma Corps~ 85th British AT Gun Regiment Upper Burma BAF~ Battalion 44th Indian Brigade Rangoon BAF~ Battalion 2/1st Med Regiment 1st Gloucestershire Battalion 2/9th FA Regiment 2/11th FA Regiment 12th Indian Construction Battalion Defending units: 8th Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 48th Division 9th Division 2TD 6th Tank Regiment Imperial Guards' Division 21st Division 14th Tank Regiment 2TD 7th Tank Regiment 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 12th Base Force 40th Field AA Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 92nd JAAF AF Bn 45th Field AA Battalion 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 4th Raiding Regiment 22nd JNAF AF Unit 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 15th JAAF AF Bn 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 102nd Ship Eng Coy 20th AA Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 34th Field AA Battalion 14th' Army 31st Field AA Battalion 26th Fld AA Gun Co 93rd JAAF AF Bn What a phenomenally brilliant time (from my point of view) for the Allies to attack… at the same time as the IJ force launching an attack. Fantastic odds and resultant casualties are certainly in favour of the Empire. With this result I certainly can live with having the fort level reduced. INDIA Japanese morning Air attack on TF near Cox's Bazar at 53,42 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 14 B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 17 D3A1 Val-Kanbaku x 26 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate-Kankoh: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Laforey, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Lightning, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Empire Kumari, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 24 (17 destroyed, 7 disabled) Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Empire Kumari Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Lightning Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Laforey D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Soryu-2 has spotted DD Laforey at 53,42 D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Shokaku-2 has spotted DD Lightning at 53,42 D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Soryu-2 has spotted a O/P' Class class DD at 53,50 a I' Class class DD is reported HIT D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Hiryu-2 has spotted DD Hotspur at 53,50 Hong Kong expands fortifications to size 4 92/45 expands port to size 1 Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kiungshan (71, 61)! Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Phnom Penh (58, 69)! Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Bangkok (56, 62)! Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Clark Field (79, 76)! xAK Arisan Maru arrives at Yokohama=+ DD Flusser is reported to have been sunk near Rossel Island on Aug 12, 1942 DD Nepal is reported to have been sunk near 53/51 on Oct 28, 1942 DD Inconstant is reported to have been sunk near 53/51 on Oct 28, 1942 xAP Malda is reported to have been sunk near Ramree Island on Oct 28, 1942 xAP Raranga is reported to have been sunk near Ramree Island on Oct 28, 1942 xAK Ho Kiang is reported to have been sunk near Ramree Island on Oct 28, 1942 xAK Shinkuang is reported to have been sunk near Ramree Island on Oct 28, 1942 xAP Stagen is reported to have been sunk near Ramree Island on Oct 28, 1942 KV Marguerite is reported to have been sunk near Ramree Island on Oct 28, 1942 DD Active is reported to have been sunk near 53/51 on Oct 28, 1942
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