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COMBAT REPORTS FOR 29 DEC 41 – just a selection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Salajar at 66,107 Japanese Ships SS I-164 Allied Ships AS Janssens, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. Reports of fuel cargo burning. The Foreign Minister sent an angry message to the Dutch telling them to cease and desist stealing fuel! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Puerto Princesa at 72,84 Japanese Ships DD Shiokaze DD Fumizuki DD Minazuki DD Yakaze Allied Ships SS Permit SS Permit is sighted by escort DD Yakaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Yakaze is out of ASW ammo – lots of noise for no effect -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tsu at 109,62 Japanese Ships SC Ch 25 – first night at sea en route to Tsingtao, first sub contact. Welcome to the war! Allied Ships SS Sculpin SS Sculpin launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tokara Retto at 99,63 Japanese Ships TB Hayabusa xAP Yoshino Maru PB Shonon Maru #10 Allied Ships SS Sealion SS Sealion launches 4 torpedoes at TB Hayabusa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Port Moresby at 97,132 Japanese Ships SS I-123 – my starting pool of sub laid mines is now empty so I will use this boat as an attack sub until there are more mines to lay. I get something like two new mines of this type per day, so my three remaining sub minelayers can drop one load about once a month between them. I will add this to my list of things to do on the 1st of each month and pick a target for one of them then. Allied Ships PT-38 PT-42 PT-36 SS I-123 cannot acquire firing solution on enemy PT Sub escapes detection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 – I will move these Zeroes forward and leave CAP over Luzon to IJAAF fighters, which will remain Nates for some time yet. G3M2 Nell x 23 – I will also move these Nells to Naval Search / Naval Attack duty now. I will find some IJAAF bombers (5th Air Div) to replace them with, but most 5th Air Div bombers are currently busy hitting bases from Luzon to Wenchow in China. I need to prioritise Clark Field and Manila over other targets. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 10 Runway hits 8 – Not bad, I need to keep the airfield damaged to avoid forts being rebuilt. I might try a raid at slightly lower altitude next to see if I get more hits, but that could just bring more allied flak into play. If I get time this evening I will check the database for allied AA gun maximum ranges, but I will also just do a bit of trial and error. Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 20000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 48th Chinese Corps, at 88,47 , near Kweiteh – hitting some Chinese troops in the open as they withdraw. Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 11 Allied ground losses: 37 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kukong , at 79,57 Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 6 Ki-51 Sonia x 19 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet – next to no flak at 10k feet gets some decent hits. 51st Division is moving in bits and pieces towards Kukong. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kukong , at 79,57 Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 21 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 11 Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 56 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 23000 feet – I’ll drop these to 20k feet to start and maybe lower, but I already know that Singapore has oodles of AA guns. Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Pakhoi , at 72,58 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships – I’ve had these ships spotted for about a week, but was concerned that it might be a trap. After some recon it didn’t look like there was any CAP, so I went for it. xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAKL Yat Shing, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Joan Moller, Bomb hits 1, on fire MTB 10, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk MTB 9, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Halldor, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb – 50kg bombs are still quite effective. It only take 1 to sink an MTB. 1 of them = heavy fires on merchants, 2+ of them equals heavy damage on an xAKL, 3+ of them equals heavy damage on an xAK. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Pakhoi , at 72,58 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Joan Moller, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAKL Halldor, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Soochow, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires MTB 12, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAK Nanning, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires MTB 11, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk MTB 8, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 82,47 (near Ichang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 12690 troops, 104 guns, 136 vehicles, Assault Value = 460 Defending force 13315 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 348 Japanese adjusted assault: 406 Allied adjusted defense: 394 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 – just snuck over the 1:1 ratio. Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 287 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Allied ground losses: 224 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 13th Tank Regiment 34th Division Defending units: they are still creeping slowly to the NW, in combat mode now. 59th Chinese Corps 33rd Group Army 39th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack – a bit of a stalemate here for now. I need more bombers and tanks here, but the “Tank Division” is probably a few weeks away from getting here. Attacking force 49209 troops, 518 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1694 Defending force 62041 troops, 335 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1784 Japanese ground losses: 47 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 87,41 (near Tsiaotso) – this is on the high / slow road to Sian. 1st Army with two decent Divisions faces 5 x fresh Chinese Corps in rough terrain. I think I need another Division here before attacking. I will keep up bombardments until 1st Army rear areas are clear and I can bring up reinforcements. That might also take a few weeks. Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 23317 troops, 249 guns, 131 vehicles, Assault Value = 761 Defending force 34716 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1043 Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 38 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 37th Division 41st Division 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment North China Area Army 1st Army 26th Fld AA Machinecannon Company Defending units: 16th Chinese Corps 36th Chinese Corps 1st Chinese Corps 38th Chinese Corps 47th Chinese Corps 4th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 92,38 (near Chengting) – I want to clear this hex then concentrate 1st Army on the high road to Sian. Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 19167 troops, 161 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 659 Defending force 16298 troops, 120 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 468 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade 1st Division Defending units: 83rd Chinese Corps 35th Chinese Corps 3rd Prov Chinese Corps 13th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 90,33 (near Paotow) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5505 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 182 Defending force 3443 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 Japanese adjusted assault: 78 Allied adjusted defense: 33 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 150 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1615 casualties reported Squads: 82 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 84 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 15 (5 destroyed, 10 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade – two IJA Cavalry Brigades and some Mongolian Cavalry will join this IMB to pursue. They will keep pushing this Chinese force back, but if a fresh Chinese Corps reinforces this sector they won’t have enough power to push them out of the way. Defending units: 11th Chinese Corps 81st Chinese Corps 17th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) – the big battle begins on Luzon! Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 44322 troops, 509 guns, 376 vehicles, Assault Value = 1470 Defending force 12518 troops, 220 guns, 433 vehicles, Assault Value = 459 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 – good work by the combat engineers, I expect nothing less! Japanese adjusted assault: 957 Allied adjusted defense: 784 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: Fatigue and disruption are in the 20s and 30s, so the artillery will bombard for a few days while the infantry recover for round 2. 2267 casualties reported Squads: 9 destroyed, 168 disabled – spread fairly evenly over multiple units, so all units will remain in the fight. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 44 disabled Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Allied ground losses: 694 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 32 disabled Engineers: 11 destroyed, 27 disabled Guns lost 16 (3 destroyed, 13 disabled) Vehicles lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled) – I hope they are US tanks. Of note, no IJA tanks were even damaged. Assaulting units: 14th Army 21st Division 38th Division 48th Division 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 7th Tank Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 47th Field AA Battalion 48th Field AA Battalion 30th Fld AA Gun Co Defending units: 21st PA Infantry Division 192nd Tank Battalion 194th Tank Battalion 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 14th PS Engineer Regiment 1st PA Constabulary Regiment Subic Bay Defenses Far East USAAF Clark Field USAAF Base Force 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila (79,77) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 23582 troops, 222 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 715 Defending force 21515 troops, 283 guns, 172 vehicles, Assault Value = 478 Japanese adjusted assault: 502 Allied adjusted defense: 439 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 – more good work by the sappers. Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: Disablements look bad at first glance, but they are also spread fairly evenly across attacking units so all will stay in the fight. Same plan as Clark Field, bombardment by artillery for a few days before another deliberate attack. 1592 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 110 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 60 disabled Allied ground losses: 603 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 52 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Assaulting units: 16th Division 65th Brigade 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment Yokosuka 3rd SNLF – this unit lost about 50% disablements, so will switch to reserve. 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 56th Const Co 40th Field AA Battalion 45th Field AA Battalion 3rd Engineer Construction Battalion 9th Field AF Construction Battalion Defending units: USAFFE South Luzon Force 1st PA Infantry Division 41st PA Infantry Division 51st PA Infantry Division 71st PA Infantry Division 91st PA Infantry Division 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment Cavite USN Base Force Manila USAAF Base Force PAF Aviation 1st USMC AA Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 90,48 (near Hwainan) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 521 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26 Defending force 430 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 50 Allied adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: op mode(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+) Allied ground losses: 118 casualties reported Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 9th RGC Route Brigade Defending units: Lusu War Area – I just want this unit pushed back out of occupied territory. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Namatanai (107,125) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 402 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 – the Aussie Commando Coy may have been flown out as there were no defenders. Japanese forces CAPTURE Namatanai !!! Assaulting units: I/66th Naval Guard Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Oroquieta (78,88) – mopping up on Mindanao Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 324 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese forces CAPTURE Oroquieta !!! Assaulting units: 3rd JNAF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Jolo (74,90) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 482 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese forces CAPTURE Jolo !!! Assaulting units: 9th JNAF Coy OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR 29 DEC 41 Dumaguete is occupied by the Japanese – occupation of the Philippine Islands is a lower priority, but I do want to clear it to get rid of any allied FPs or anything else that might be lurking there. CS Convoy TF 42 will load Oil at Hakodate for return to Ominato Repairs completed on PB Magane Maru at Hakodate, ship returned to service Repairs completed on AGP Genkai Maru at Nagasaki/Sasebo, ship returned to service CS Convoy TF 138 begins loading Resources at Sapporo for delivery to Hirosaki/Aomori B5N2 Kate from Akagi-3 has spotted an Allied PT at 56,104 an Allied PT is reported HIT D3A1 Val from Kaga-2 has spotted an Allied PT at 56,104 an Allied PT is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Kaga-3 has spotted an Allied PT at 56,104 an Allied PT is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Kaga-3 has spotted a TM-4 class PT at 56,104 a TM-4 class PT is reported HIT D3A1 Val from Hiryu-2 has spotted PT TM-7 at 56,104 PT TM-7 is reported HIT D3A1 Val from Hiryu-2 has spotted PT TM-13 at 56,104 PT TM-13 is reported HIT D3A1 Val from Shokaku-2 has spotted a TM-4 class PT at 56,104 a TM-4 class PT is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Shokaku-3 has spotted an Allied PT at 56,104 an Allied PT is reported HIT G3M2 Nell from Bihoro Ku K-1 Det attacking an Allied SS at 55,90 an Allied SS is reported HIT – I have Nells flying ASW on a narrow arc (about 30 degrees) from Singkawang towards Palembang. There are at least 6 allied subs spotted, so there may be more. The Palembang assault force and covering forces are forming up nearby and will launch shortly. I need to sort out a few details this turn before launching the main assault fore. I may send a single AMc in to check for a minefield rather than risking any of my more precious DMS. B5N2 Kate from Hiryu-3 attacking an Allied SS at 56,104 a O16 Class class SS is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Shokaku-3 has spotted a TM-4 class PT at 56,104 a TM-4 class PT is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Zuikaku-3 has spotted an Allied PT at 56,104 an Allied PT is reported HIT CS Convoy TF 93 begins loading Resources at Port Arthur for delivery to Fukuoka CS Convoy TF 131 begins loading Resources at Amami Oshima for delivery to Kagoshima CS Convoy TF 135 begins loading Resources at Fusan for delivery to Shimonoseki Japanese forces CAPTURE Namatanai !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Oroquieta !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Jolo !!! Auckland expands port to size 6 – The Kiwis will be able to rearm USN Carrier task forces soon. Chumphon expands airfield to size 2 – this is the current location of the IJNAF 21st Air Flotilla HQ, with maritime patrols set to avoid allied CAP at Rangoon. I picked this base as it is one hex from Victoria Point so can cover the entrance to the Malacca Strait, is on the railway line to help keep it supplied, and is protected from allied interference as it is on the east coast of the peninsular. Kumano-2 on CS Chitose converting to size 24 from 2 AMC Akagi Maru arrives at Osaka/Kyoto – will join the Raiding Force, that I am still figuring out what to do with. AS Heian Maru arrives at Kobe - will move to SWAF to support sub ops in that area AS Janssens is reported to have been sunk near Salajar on Dec 29, 1941 AMc Alor is reported to have been sunk near Mataram on Dec 28, 1941 MTB 9 is reported to have been sunk near Pakhoi on Dec 29, 1941 MTB 10 is reported to have been sunk near Pakhoi on Dec 29, 1941
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