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SUMMARY FOR 15 DEC 41 The sub war is heating up as I push a bit further into the DEI. A Dutch sub puts a good hit on CA Myoko near Zamboanga as it was covering the Cagayan landing. Myoko is a fair way from a safe port. On the other side of Borneo, KB has started on a fighting patrol through the Java Sea to sink whatever it can find. Hong Kong is captured with about 50% damage to industry. COMBAT REPORTS FOR 15 DEC 41 – just a selection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Billiton at 53,92 Japanese Ships – These ships are about half of the KB task force embedded escort BB Kirishima BB Hiei DD Shiratsuyu DD Ariake DD Yugure DD Wakaba DD Hatsushima Allied Ships SS KVIII, hits 1 SS KVIII is sighted by escort -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Zamboanga at 75,88 Japanese Ships CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1 – this one will bruise. I thought I saw the first hit as a dud but then a second hit exploded… If both had of exploded it may have been lights out for Myoko. DD Murakumo DD Usugumo DD Kagero DD Urakaze DD Shiranui Allied Ships SS KXVI SS KXVI launches 4 torpedoes at CA Myoko KXVI diving deep .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Soc Trang at 56,77 Japanese Ships CA Tone DD Kuroshio DD Hayashio DD Natsushio Allied Ships SS Seawolf, hits 1 SS Seawolf is sighted by escort – I need the escorts to keep doing this Seawolf bottoming out .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 30 Allied aircraft P-35A x 1 P-40B Warhawk x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 32 Allied aircraft P-26A x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 B5N2 Kate x 22 D3A1 Val x 22 Allied aircraft 75A-7 Hawk x 6 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses 75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships xAK George Livanos, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Taurus, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Sarangami, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk AM Jan van Amstel, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk xAK Kooringa, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Elcano, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Escalante R AM Abraham Crijnssen, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk AM Pieter de Bitter, heavy fires, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 49,98 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 B5N2 Kate x 13 D3A1 Val x 9 Allied aircraft B-339D x 6 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged D3A1 Val: 2 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships CM Willem v d Zaan TK Iris, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 48,96 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 B5N2 Kate x 9 Allied aircraft B-339D x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships TK Augustina, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 49,98 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 D3A1 Val x 13 Allied aircraft B-339D x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CM Willem v d Zaan, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 B5N2 Kate x 19 D3A1 Val x 50 Allied aircraft 75A-7 Hawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses 75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships TK Marpessa, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk – this was a big tanker. Nearly all of the TK and xAK hit this turn showed “fuel cargo burning” messages. xAK Kooringa, and is sunk AMc Merbabo, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AMc Rindjani, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAK Tarifa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk AMc Merapi, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AMc Smeroe, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tjilatjap at 51,102 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 B5N2 Kate x 22 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Siantar, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5842 troops, 80 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 262 Defending force 390 troops, 35 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Japanese adjusted assault: 163 Allied adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 54 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Johore Bahru !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 43 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 41 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 51 (51 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 38 (38 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 3 Assaulting units: 22nd Recon Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment 1st Tank Regiment 6th Tank Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 25th Army 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 30 Battery/3 HAA 29 Battery/3 HAA 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 16854 troops, 154 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 656 Defending force 13831 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 461 Japanese adjusted assault: 182 Allied adjusted defense: 127 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-) morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 279 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 337 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 34 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 12th RGC Temp. Division 13th Division – the experience of this Division is about 45, so they need to go back on the defence. More Chinese units are moving in from the SE so they need to save their energy for an attack that is probably coming from those troops when they arrive. 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 18th RGC Temp. Division 52nd Road Const Co Defending units: 12th Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 3rd Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 21239 troops, 360 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 641 Defending force 6020 troops, 130 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 157 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 468 Allied adjusted defense: 157 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Walrus II: 5 destroyed Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 788 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 55 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Allied ground losses: 6614 casualties reported Squads: 222 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 429 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 162 (162 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 92 (92 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 6 Assaulting units: 68th Ind.Infantry Battalion 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment 38th Division – is in pretty good shape so will move directly to Luzon as soon as I can clear the allied minefield and load them up. 67th Ind.Infantry Battalion 66th Infantry Regiment 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 21st Mortar Battalion 2nd RF Gun Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 5th RF Gun Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 23rd Army 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Defending units: Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion Rifles of Canada Battalion Kowloon Brigade 102nd RN Base Force 1st Middlesex Battalion Hong Kong Fortress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Paotow (92,34) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8268 troops, 78 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 265 Defending force 4588 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 170 Japanese adjusted assault: 162 Allied adjusted defense: 64 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), preparation(-) morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 131 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1805 casualties reported Squads: 108 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 1st Cavalry Brigade 4th Cavalry Brigade 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade – only this unit attacked. Chinese units are shown moving in from the east so they won’t pursue for now. Defending units: 81st Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,76 (near Kota Bharu) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3482 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 122 Defending force 2011 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47 Japanese adjusted assault: 89 Allied adjusted defense: 73 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 168 casualties reported – not good, they can have a rest for a few days. Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 38 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 55th Infantry Regiment Defending units: FMSV Brigade 8th Indian Brigade 3rd ISF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bayombong (80,75) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1119 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58 Defending force 527 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25 Japanese adjusted assault: 34 Allied adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 – but didn’t push them backwards. No problem, 65th Bde is two days away. Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 62 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: Yokosuka 3rd SNLF Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1 Defending units: 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Vanimo (93,117) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 614 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 12 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Vanimo !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: II/81st Naval Guard Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 89,47 (near Kweiteh) – this is in the open terrain in 12th Army sector, NCAA. I want to clear this area fairly quickly to join up with the Sinyang defenders. I plan to put in a deliberate attack every 3 days or so. Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3768 troops, 30 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 131 Defending force 4537 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 167 Japanese adjusted assault: 58 Allied adjusted defense: 50 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 224 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 266 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 35 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 32nd/B Division Defending units: 48th Chinese Corps OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR 15 DEC 41 Boac is occupied by the Japanese CS Convoy TF 42 will load Oil at Hakodate for return to Ominato SS I-121 lays minefield at Merak ( 48 , 97) and sets course for Saigon Escort TF 322 (1 ship) formed from TF 175 and routed to Brunei Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard CA Myoko - at the end of the turn damage sits at about 30 sys, 40 float. She's able to move 4 hexes a day and is 5 from Puerto Princessa. xAK Maebasi Maru collides with xAK Tatuno Maru at 103 , 55 B5N2 Kate from Kaga-3 has spotted an Allied CA at 48,96 an Allied TK is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Kaga-3 has spotted a ETC Type-M class TK at 49,98 an Allied AV is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Zuikaku-3 has spotted a Union Coastal TK class TK at 48,96 an Allied TK is reported HIT PO2 Honda, T. of Tainan Ku S-1 attains ace status!! B5N2 Kate from Akagi-3 has spotted a Pacific S Cargo class xAKL at 56,104 an Allied xAKL is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Kaga-3 has spotted xAK Siantar at 51,102 xAK Siantar is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Kaga-3 has spotted a Coastal Cargo class xAKL at 56,104 a Lake Cargo class xAKL is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Soryu-3 has spotted an Allied PC at 56,104 an Allied PC is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Shokaku-3 has spotted xAK Kooringa at 56,104 xAK Kooringa is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Zuikaku-3 has spotted a Pacific S Cargo class xAKL at 56,104 a Pacific S Cargo class xAKL is reported HIT 2 damaged ship(s) detached from CS Convoy TF 120 at Fusan, 4 cargo ship(s) and 1 escort ship(s) remain in TF – This resources convoy has only been running for a few days and they’re already crashing into each other! CS Convoy TF 120 begins loading Resources at Fusan for delivery to Shimonoseki Japanese forces CAPTURE Johore Bahru !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Vanimo !!! Yokosuka Ku T-2 on CS Chiyoda converting to size 24 from 9 xAKL Dos Hermanos is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 xAKL Elcano is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 xAKL Sarangami is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 xAKL Taurus is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 xAK Siantar is reported to have been sunk near Tjilatjap on Dec 15, 1941 xAK Tarifa is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 CM Willem v d Zaan is reported to have been sunk near Batavia on Dec 15, 1941 AMc Merbabo is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 AMc Rindjani is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 AMc Smeroe is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 AMc Merapi is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 AM Jan van Amstel is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 AM Abraham Crijnssen is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 xAK Kooringa is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 TK Augustina is reported to have been sunk near Oosthaven on Dec 15, 1941 TK Marpessa is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941
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