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RE: 7 Aug 42 reports - 4/25/2020 1:02:02 PM   
RangerJoe


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Status: offline 		Run your convoys in coastal hexes as much as is possible. Have your sub chasers restricted to those coastal hexes. If possible, even a few small minefields can help. Those sub chasers can kill subs in the coastal hexes. Then there is the chance of a sub running into a mine. It does tend to destroy the mine, however.

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RE: 7 Aug 42 reports - 4/25/2020 10:06:10 PM   
jdsrae


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quote:

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Run your convoys in coastal hexes as much as is possible. Have your sub chasers restricted to those coastal hexes. If possible, even a few small minefields can help. Those sub chasers can kill subs in the coastal hexes. Then there is the chance of a sub running into a mine. It does tend to destroy the mine, however.


Allied subs are sticking to deep water, so the Dude must have them set to 0 reaction range.
I don't know of any other way to get his subs to move into shallow water.
I think I'll just have to keep trying to bomb them from the air until the Type 2 depth charges arrive.

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5 Aug 42 reports - 4/25/2020 10:59:05 PM   
jdsrae


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Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 05, 42
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ASW attack near Lingga at 51,89
PB Yomei Maru
Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon
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Sub attack near Makassar at 65,107
AK Koryu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage – this task force is empty, just getting into position to be able to move forward quickly if needed to extract 16th Army from Darwin.
AK Keisyo Maru
PB Seikyo Maru
Allied Ships
SS O24
SS O24 launches 2 torpedoes at AK Koryu Maru
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ASW attack near Bataan at 77,77
SC Ch 31
Allied Ships
SS Swordfish, hits 1 – an encouraging result. This is a deep water hex, so it is possible to hit an allied sub in deep water with the Type 95 Mod-2 depth charge.
SS Swordfish is sighted by escort
SC Ch 31 attacking submerged sub ....
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Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 18
18 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet
12 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet
12 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
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Morning Air attack on 66th Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking)
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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 83,46 , near Ichang
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Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 81,46 (Patung)
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Morning Air attack on Jorhat , at 63,38
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 58
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 9 – the LRCAP Tojo/Nick/Oscar are also counted in this bombing raid.
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
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Morning Air attack on 26th Indian Division, at 63,38 (Jorhat)
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
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Morning Air attack on 41st Chinese Corps, at 69,46 , near Tsuyung
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Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58
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Morning Air attack on 1st Chinese Corps, at 87,41 , near Tsiaotso
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Morning Air attack on 46th Chinese Corps, at 77,46 , near Chungking
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Afternoon Air attack on Americal Infantry Division, at 76,133 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet – no flak is coming up from the Americal, so they must be low on supply.
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 100,57
SC Ch 22
Allied Ships
SS Seadragon
SS Seadragon launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 22
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Sub attack near Nakadori-jima at 101,56
SC CHa-13
Allied Ships
SS Sealion
SS Sealion launches 2 torpedoes at SC CHa-13
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Ground combat at 79,47 (near Patung)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12637 troops, 108 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 464
Defending force 34217 troops, 189 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 720
Assaulting units:
13th Division
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 6108 troops, 48 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 1129
Defending force 73991 troops, 308 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2615
Assaulting units:
39th Division
40th Division
51st Infantry Brigade
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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9144 troops, 606 guns, 651 vehicles, Assault Value = 4834
Defending force 115941 troops, 655 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3721
Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units: Just the infantry and armour will be shown from now on to reduce the length of the report
12th Tank Regiment
10th Division
6th Division
11th Tank Regiment
1st Division
9th Division
12th/A Division
12th/B Division
14th Division
1st Tank Division
35th Division
9th Tank Regiment
8th Division
27th Division
11th Division
12th/C Division

Defending units: I’ll keep the full list of the defenders so I can check back in future to see what units are destroyed in upcoming attacks.
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
44th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
15th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
35th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
12th Construction Regiment
22nd Group Army
41st AA Regiment
8th Construction Regiment
16th Chinese Base Force
7th Chinese Base Force
Lusu War Area
CAF HQ
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
17th Group Army
1st Chinese Base Force
13th Group Army
NCAC
20th Artillery Regiment
1st Artillery Regiment
China Command
22nd Artillery Regiment
5th Chinese Base Force
57th AT Gun Regiment
12th Chinese Base Force
8th Chinese Base Force
6th War Area
18th Artillery Regiment
10th Construction Regiment
Central Reserve
24th Group Army
6th Group Army
1st War Area
3rd Construction Regiment
20th Group Army
4th War Area
7th Construction Regiment
37th Group Army
49th AA Regiment
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3246 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 584
Defending force 21758 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 743
Assaulting units:
22nd Division
56th Infantry Brigade
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Ground combat at 87,41 (near Tsiaotso)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 240 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 837
Defending force 28256 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 459
Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
41st Division
37th Division
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Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13001 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 470
Defending force 26945 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 754
Assaulting units:
26th Division
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Ground combat at Jorhat (63,38)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12491 troops, 169 guns, 418 vehicles, Assault Value = 580
Defending force 11161 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 390
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units: allied reinforcements didn’t move here, they have gone to Silchar instead on the other end of the front.
45th Recce Regiment
2nd Assam Rifles Battalion
7th Armoured Brigade
26th Indian Division
101st RAF Base Force
2nd West Coast Base Force
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Defending units:
143rd Infantry Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
144th Infantry Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Aug 05, 42
Major flooding aboard AMC Saigon Maru
Damage Control parties trapped in flooded compartment aboard AK Koryu Maru ...
D3A1 Val from Saeki Ku T-1 attacking a 'T' War Emergency class SS at 87,61 a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from 31 Ku T-1 attacking a Triton class SS at 111,108 an Allied SS is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from Hiryu-2 attacking an Allied SS at 111,108 an Allied SS is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from Zuikaku-2 attacking an Allied SS at 111,108 a O19 Class class SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Yamashiro-1 attacking a O21 Class class SS at 106,124 a Electric Boat S-42 class SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Myoko-2 attacking a O19 Class class SS at 77,77 a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT
Hurricane PR.II sighted over Katha – the IJA are going to have to start filling in some defence in depth in Burma, to defend against possible allied airborne operations.
Hurricane PR.II sighted over Kalemyo
B5N2 Kate from Kaga-3 attacking an Allied SS at 112,109 a Grampus class SS is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from Shokaku-2 attacking a Narwhal class SS at 112,109 an Allied SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Chiyoda-1 attacking SS Grayback at 111,108 SS Grayback is reported HIT
17 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo – roughly a Bn is being flown from Rangoon to Kalemyo every day by this air-land operation. 4th Division is moving forward as a counter to the 14x allied units now spotted at Silchar, with elements of 1st Australian Corps identified, likely the 6th Aus Division is here now. If the allies try to advance here the 4th Division should be able to hold this part of the front line in rough terrain.
17 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
6 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
6 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting supplies to Ponape
Major flooding aboard AK Koryu Maru
Repairs completed on CA Mikuma at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service – will wait for her sister CA Kumano to finish repairs. That will take 21 more days to patch up the 8” gun hits received at Ndeni a few weeks ago.
Hakodate expands airfield to size 6
Shortlands expands fortifications to size 3
Pilot Kotani R. is reported as having been found


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RE: 5 Aug 42 reports - 4/25/2020 11:19:09 PM   
RangerJoe


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Status: offline 		You should have some DDs with type 2 depth charges. I understand killing subs before their torpedoes improve is a good idea but if he wants to try and sink you ships, get him to move where the ships go. Using shallow water should get the subs there. Use air search to find and negate them but you ASW forces need to be able to kill them, otherwise they are just targets.

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6 Aug 42 reports - 4/25/2020 11:25:48 PM   
jdsrae


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Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 06, 42
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Sub attack near Kangean at 60,103
PB Fukeui Maru #7
TK Nichiei Maru
Allied Ships
SS O24
SS O24 launches 2 torpedoes at PB Fukeui Maru #7
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ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,57
SC Ch 20
SC Ch 22
SC Ch 21
Allied Ships
SS Seadragon
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
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Morning Air attack on 1st Australian Division, at 76,132 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16
Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet – no flak coming up from the 1st or 5th Aus Divisions either.
The last attack against the 5th Aus Div showed it being low on supply, so despite increasing numbers of allied troops moving to the Northern Territory there may be a chance to inflict another reverse or two on them.16th Army is being sent about another 20k supply to fight with, but the trick will be to withdraw the 2x Tank Regts and 2x Infantry Divs back to Timor before they are trapped and destroyed.
Also attacking 5th Australian Division ...
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Morning Air attack on 66th Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking)
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Morning Air attack on Americal Infantry Division, at 76,133 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled) – here’s hoping they are tanks from the 193rd Tank Bn
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 193rd Tank Battalion ...
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 83,46 , near Ichang
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Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 81,46 (Patung)
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Morning Air attack on Jorhat , at 63,38 – Jorhat is one of the main targets for both allied and IJA bombers now.
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 41
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 9
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Also attacking 101st RAF Base Force ...
Also attacking Jorhat ...
Also attacking 24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 26th Indian Division ...
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
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Morning Air attack on 6th Chinese Corps, at 69,46 , near Tsuyung
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Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58
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Morning Air attack on Jorhat , at 63,38

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 32
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 9
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on 1st Chinese Corps, at 87,41 , near Tsiaotso
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Morning Air attack on 53rd Chinese Corps, at 77,46 , near Chungking
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ASW attack near Amchitka Island at 158,52
PC Kaki
PC Ashi
Allied Ships
SS Haddock
Captain of SS Haddock elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
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Ground combat at 79,47 (near Patung)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12646 troops, 108 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 465
Defending force 34083 troops, 188 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 713
Assaulting units:
13th Division
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 6117 troops, 48 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 1133
Defending force 74004 troops, 307 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2617
Assaulting units:
39th Division
40th Division
51st Infantry Brigade
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion – the orders for this Arty Bn to move to Chungking still haven’t arrived…
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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9157 troops, 606 guns, 651 vehicles, Assault Value = 5322 – the assault force is nearly assembled for Round 2. The 2nd Tank Div just combined in the hex one to the west with LGEN Noda appointed to command. They will move to Chungking for final assault preparations.
Defending force 125424 troops, 693 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4091
Allied ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
35th Division
27th Division
14th Division
8th Division
1st Division
9th Division
12th/A Division
12th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
10th Division
1st Tank Division
11th Division
6th Division
9th Tank Regiment
17th Division
12th/B Division
12th/C Division

Defending units:
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
14th Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
35th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
15th Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
67th Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
12th Construction Regiment
20th Artillery Regiment
20th Group Army
12th Chinese Base Force
10th Construction Regiment
41st AA Regiment
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
7th Construction Regiment
7th Chinese Base Force
22nd Group Army
1st Chinese Base Force
4th War Area
22nd Artillery Regiment
17th Group Army
18th Artillery Regiment
1st Artillery Regiment
24th Group Army
5th Chinese Base Force
Lusu War Area
3rd Construction Regiment
Central Reserve
13th Group Army
6th Group Army
NCAC
8th Construction Regiment
37th Group Army
6th War Area
16th Chinese Base Force
1st War Area
57th AT Gun Regiment
CAF HQ
China Command
8th Chinese Base Force
49th AA Regiment
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3236 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 583
Defending force 21749 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 741
Assaulting units:
22nd Division
56th Infantry Brigade
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Ground combat at 87,41 (near Tsiaotso)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 240 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 844
Defending force 28143 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 457
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Assaulting units:
41st Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
37th Division
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
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Ground combat at 81,45 (near Patung)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3237 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
Defending force 849 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36
Japanese adjusted assault: 62
Allied adjusted defense: 4
Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Allied ground losses:
497 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1
Assaulting units:
54th Infantry Brigade – will advance from the NE with 53rd Bde advancing from the east. Both will need to conduct assault river crossings, but the defenders should be out of supply and in bad shape from previous forced retreats. The 2x Bdes will recombine as the 59th Division once they get to Patung.
Defending units:
51st Chinese Corps – pushed back to Patung.
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Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13001 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 470
Defending force 26839 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 751
Assaulting units:
26th Division
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Ground combat at 80,11 (near Urumchi)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7129 troops, 58 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 240
Defending force 372 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4
Japanese adjusted assault: 222
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 222 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Allied ground losses:
539 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 3 – that was expected and isn’t a bad thing as it clears these units off the map.
Assaulting units:
4th Cavalry Brigade
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
Defending units:
19th Chinese Base Force
9th Separate Brigade
21st Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at Jorhat (63,38)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12500 troops, 169 guns, 418 vehicles, Assault Value = 578
Defending force 11142 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 389
Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Assaulting units:
2nd Assam Rifles Battalion
45th Recce Regiment
7th Armoured Brigade
26th Indian Division
2nd West Coast Base Force
101st RAF Base Force
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Defending units:
143rd Infantry Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
144th Infantry Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Aug 06, 42
Shemya Island is occupied by the Japanese
Troops and Equipment from 21st Div lost during loading of TF 73 – dropping guns in the water while trying to load 21st Div on the extraction amphibious task force at Attu Island. Attu only has a level 1 port so this is unavoidable.
D3A1 Val from 31 Ku T-1 attacking SS Grayback at 111,108 SS Grayback is reported HIT
B5N2 Kate from Hiryu-3 attacking SS Gudgeon at 111,108 SS Gudgeon is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Kimikawa Maru-1 attacking SS Grampus at 85,68
E13A1 Jake from Mutsu-1 attacking an Allied SS at 103,133 a Argonaut class SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Tone-2 attacking SS Drum at 100,56
E13A1 Jake from Chiyoda-1 attacking SS Gudgeon at 111,108 SS Gudgeon is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Tone-2 attacking an Allied SS at 100,56 a Seadragon class SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Tone-2 attacking SS Drum at 100,56 SS Drum is reported HIT
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Trout at 100,59 SS Trout is reported HIT
18 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
16 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
6 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
6 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting supplies to Ponape
AK Yamaura Maru sinks in port – fires were never put out from damage taken at Adak Island. It sinks in port at Amchitka Island.
Ondorhaan expands airfield to size 9
Ace pilot Ohshoya, M. of Hiryu-1 is promoted to PO1
Ace pilot Kono, K. of 77th Sentai is promoted to 2LT
Yokohama Ku T-2 converting to H6K5 Mavis – this prompted a check of the aircraft manufacturing spreadsheet. H6K5 Mavis wasn’t meant to be built. The Mavis factory was just changed to H8K1 Emily and expanded to build 10/month from the 6/month that were on the Mavis. The pre-war plan was to do this about a month ago as soon as the Emily became available.
xAKL Corregidor is reported to have been sunk near Manila on Dec 28, 1941 – that news has taken a while to filter through!


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7 Aug 42 reports - 4/26/2020 12:21:02 AM   
jdsrae


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From: Gandangara Country
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 07, 42
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ASW attack near Bataan at 77,77
SC Ch 31
Allied Ships
SS Swordfish
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ASW attack near Perth at 42,147
SS I-171
Allied Ships
DD Norman
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Sub attack near Perth at 38,147
SS I-168, hits 1
Allied Ships
DD Voyager
DD Vendetta
SS I-168 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Voyager
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
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Morning Air attack on 1st Australian Division, at 76,132 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Also attacking 5th Australian Division ...
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Morning Air attack on 66th Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking)
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Morning Air attack on 193rd Tank Battalion, at 76,133 , near Daly Waters – 7x allied units are spotted within 2 hexes of Daly Waters. They have movement arrows pointing forwards, backwards and sideways so it isn’t the clearest intelligence picture! Another 4x allied units are spotted at Tennant Creek moving north. The more allied units that move north, the less chance they will have of staying in supply. But the pressure is building on 16th Army with so many unidentified allied units moving north.
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ...
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 83,46 , near Ichang
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Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 81,46 (Patung)
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Morning Air attack on 41st Chinese Corps, at 69,46 , near Tsuyung
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Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Chinese Corps, at 77,46 , near Chungking
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Morning Air attack on 144th Infantry Regiment, at 63,38 (Jorhat) – the IJAAF % flying LRCAP has been reduced recently to try and keep fatigue down, but after the allied bombing raids today the LRCAP % will go up again temporarily.
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
Allied aircraft
Fulmar II x 11
Fulmar II: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Fulmar II bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
73rd I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Also attacking 143rd Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 144th Infantry Regiment ...
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Morning Air attack on 112th Infantry Regiment, at 63,38 (Jorhat)
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2 – numbers are low but quality is high, and they do well despite being outnumbered. There were no air-air losses in the IJAAF today which is a great result.
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
Allied aircraft
Mohawk IV x 11
Beaufort V x 12
B-26 Marauder x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 6
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
Beaufort V: 4 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Beaufort V bombing from 8000 feet
3 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 8000 feet
CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
73rd I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Also attacking 55th Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 112th Infantry Regiment ...
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Morning Air attack on 55th Cavalry Regiment, at 63,38 (Jorhat) – if the LRCAP can’t keep the bombers away from this unit it might be destroyed.
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 30
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet
CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on 55th Cavalry Regiment, at 63,38 (Jorhat)
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
P-43A-1 Lancer x 10
B-26 Marauder x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 12
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 8000 feet
CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on 112th Infantry Regiment, at 63,38 (Jorhat)
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet
CAP engaged:
27th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 18
18 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on Dimapur , at 62,38
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft
Mohawk IV x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 3
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 20000 feet
CAP engaged:
No.5 Sqn RAF with Mohawk IV (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
23rd FG/76th FS with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Afternoon Air attack on 19th Indian Division, at 62,38 (Dimapur)
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 4
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 20000 feet
CAP engaged:
23rd FG/76th FS with P-40E Warhawk (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 6126 troops, 48 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 1134
Defending force 73965 troops, 307 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2612
Assaulting units:
40th Division
39th Division
51st Infantry Brigade
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9157 troops, 606 guns, 651 vehicles, Assault Value = 5783
Defending force 125308 troops, 691 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled) – these losses were in 2x Heavy Arty Bns that just arrived and don’t have field fortifications yet. A timely reminder to let the new arrivals dig in before the next deliberate attack is launched. All units have level 2 forts except where noted below.
Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
1st Division
6th Division
8th Division
9th Division
10th Division
11th Division
12th/A Division. 12th Div is back up to 288 AV in total, with (114) 151 infantry squads the only squads still disabled.
12th/B Division
12th/C Division
14th Division
17th Division – 0 forts
27th Division – 0 forts
35th Division – 0 forts
1st Tank Division – 0 forts
2nd Tank Division – just arrived, 0 forts
9th Tank Regiment – 1 fort
12th Tank Regiment – 0 forts
11th Tank Regiment – 1 fort
13th Tank Regiment – 0 forts

Defending units:
71st Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
35th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
91st Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
77th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
12th Construction Regiment
China Command
Lusu War Area
12th Chinese Base Force
8th Chinese Base Force
7th Construction Regiment
1st War Area
57th AT Gun Regiment
NCAC
8th Construction Regiment
41st AA Regiment
6th War Area
1st Artillery Regiment
37th Group Army
3rd Construction Regiment
6th Group Army
1st Chinese Base Force
20th Group Army
4th War Area
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
7th Chinese Base Force
5th Chinese Base Force
18th Artillery Regiment
17th Group Army
10th Construction Regiment
20th Artillery Regiment
13th Group Army
CAF HQ
22nd Artillery Regiment
16th Chinese Base Force
22nd Group Army
24th Group Army
Central Reserve
49th AA Regiment
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3246 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 582
Defending force 21751 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 742
Assaulting units:
22nd Division
56th Infantry Brigade
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Ground combat at 87,41 (near Tsiaotso)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 240 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 865
Defending force 27985 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 457
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
37th Division
41st Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13001 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 470
Defending force 26766 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 748
Assaulting units:
26th Division
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Ground combat at Jorhat (63,38)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12523 troops, 168 guns, 418 vehicles, Assault Value = 580
Defending force 10945 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 377
Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
45th Recce Regiment
7th Armoured Brigade
2nd Assam Rifles Battalion
26th Indian Division
2nd West Coast Base Force
101st RAF Base Force
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Defending units:
143rd Infantry Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
144th Infantry Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Aug 07, 42
Agattu Island is occupied by the Japanese
2LT Ogawa, M. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Mune, N. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Hasegawa W. of 27th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
Pilot killed in landing accident of Ki-44-IIa Tojo from 1st Sentai – crashes are still claiming more Tojos than the enemy…
E13A1 Jake from 21st Ku T-1 attacking a Electric Boat S-42 class SS at 112,109 a 'T' War Emergency class SS is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from 31 Ku T-1 attacking an Allied SS at 112,109 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Trout at 100,59 SS Trout is reported HIT
2LT Mitsumoto M. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
WO Mori R. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
19 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
16 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
6 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
6 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting supplies to Ponape
Naga expands fortifications to size 3 – stopped, with the engineers moving back to Manila
Bareilly expands airfield to size 2
Moradabad expands airfield to size 2
Manus expands port to size 3
Edmonton expands airfield to size 8
Vancouver expands port to size 9
PB Magane Maru available for service in damaged state at Amchitka Island – both of these ships will try to move back to Hakodate for repairs without sinking on the way.
xAK Hokutai Maru available for service in damaged state at Amchitka Island


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RE: 5 Aug 42 reports - 4/26/2020 12:42:50 AM   
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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

You should have some DDs with type 2 depth charges. I understand killing subs before their torpedoes improve is a good idea but if he wants to try and sink you ships, get him to move where the ships go. Using shallow water should get the subs there. Use air search to find and negate them but you ASW forces need to be able to kill them, otherwise they are just targets.


Thanks Joe, I just checked and the only DDs that have the Type 2 DCs right now are 5x Yugumos and 1x Akitsuki.
The Yugumos are all in SEAF on BB escort duty and the 1x Akitsuki is with KB in SEAF as well, so they are not available for duty in the Korea Strait.

The DD Shiratsuyu 7/42 upgrade gets T2 DCs but they are the main KB escorts so haven't started that 21 day upgrade yet. The 4x DDs that are escorting the damaged CV Soryu will complete their upgrade while Soryu is under repair. If they finish their upgrade before CV Soryu finishes repairs (likely) they will conduct a commissioning trial in the Korea Strait, but that won't be until early September. The Soryu task force is 2 hexes from Yokosuka so those 4x Shiratsuyu should start their upgrade tomorrow.

The DD Hatsuharu 8/42 upgrade also gets them but they are the CV/CVL task force escorts so haven't started this 21 day upgrade yet either.

The DD Kageros don't get T2 DCs until 12/42
The DD Asashios don't get theirs until 4/43
The pre-war DDs generally don't get T2s until 1944.

The T95 Mod-2 just got a hit in deep water so the larger Subchasers and DDs that have them are the best that is available right now. All DDs are busy on escort duty though. I'll send one of the larger Subchaser divs back there to see how they go.

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Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 08, 42
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ASW attack near Amchitka Island at 158,52
DMS W-18
Allied Ships
SS Haddock, hits 4 – Type 95 Mod-2 DC hits in shallow water.
SS Haddock launches 2 torpedoes at DMS W-18
Haddock bottoming out ....
DMS W-18 attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Perth at 42,147
SS I-171
Allied Ships
DD Arunta
DD Norman
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Morning Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 – a big Zero sweep of Ndeni just to keep the USMC on their toes. This is the first broom.
A6M2 Zero x 24
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
CAP engaged:
VMF-211 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 11 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 21000.
VMF-212 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 11 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 27000.
VMF-221 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 5 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 22000.
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Morning Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 – second broom
A6M2 Zero x 24
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 11
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
CAP engaged:
VMF-211 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
VMF-212 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
VMF-221 with F4F-4 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 - third broom
A6M2 Zero x 26
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
19 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
CAP engaged:
VMF-211 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
VMF-212 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
VMF-221 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 - fourth broom
A6M2 Zero x 6
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
No Allied losses
CAP engaged: VMF-212 drops out
VMF-211 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
VMF-221 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
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Morning Air attack on 5th Australian Division, at 76,132 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14
Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Also attacking 1st Australian Division ...
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Morning Air attack on 30th Australian Brigade, at 76,133 , near Daly Waters – this is a new unit confirmed by the Sally bomb cameras. The Americal Division is still the most dangerous unit spotted in the N.T.
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Also attacking 193rd Tank Battalion ...
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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 83,46 , near Ichang
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Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 81,46 (Patung)
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
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Morning Air attack on 6th Chinese Corps, at 69,46 , near Tsuyung
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Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58
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Morning Air attack on 36th Chinese Corps, at 87,41 , near Tsiaotso
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Afternoon Air attack on 71st Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking)
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Afternoon Air attack on Jorhat , at 63,38
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 28
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 1 – a lot of noise for one hit
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment, at 63,38 (Jorhat)
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 25
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 28
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
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Afternoon Air attack on 4th Chinese Corps, at 77,46 , near Chungking
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Afternoon Air attack on 144th Infantry Regiment, at 63,38 (Jorhat)
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9
Allied aircraft
Fulmar II x 9
Fulmar II: 2 destroyed
CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
71st I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
73rd I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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ASW attack near Tulagi at 114,137
SC Ch 14
SC Ch 15
Allied Ships
SS S-23
SS S-23 is located by SC Ch 14
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 6126 troops, 48 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 1134
Defending force 74022 troops, 307 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2621
Assaulting units:
39th Division
40th Division
51st Infantry Brigade
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9157 troops, 606 guns, 650 vehicles, Assault Value = 5806
Defending force 125272 troops, 690 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4087
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
155 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Division
27th Division
35th Division
9th Division
9th Tank Regiment
8th Division
11th Division
17th Division
12th Division
12th Tank Regiment
6th Division
1st Division
1st Tank Division
13th Tank Regiment
14th Division
10th Division
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
23rd Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
35th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
91st Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
56th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
81st Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
14th Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
12th Construction Regiment
24th Group Army
8th Construction Regiment
5th Chinese Base Force
41st AA Regiment
6th Group Army
Central Reserve
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
1st War Area
1st Artillery Regiment
18th Artillery Regiment
57th AT Gun Regiment
22nd Artillery Regiment
1st Chinese Base Force
20th Group Army
37th Group Army
Lusu War Area
4th War Area
22nd Group Army
CAF HQ
7th Chinese Base Force
16th Chinese Base Force
China Command
NCAC
7th Construction Regiment
10th Construction Regiment
6th War Area
20th Artillery Regiment
12th Chinese Base Force
13th Group Army
3rd Construction Regiment
8th Chinese Base Force
17th Group Army
49th AA Regiment
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3246 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 584
Defending force 21763 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 742
Assaulting units:
22nd Division
56th Infantry Brigade
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Ground combat at 87,41 (near Tsiaotso)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 240 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 884 – only a couple of days until the raw AV will be 2x the defenders which will be the trigger for the next deliberate attack.
Defending force 27843 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 455
Assaulting units:
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
41st Division
37th Division
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13001 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 470
Defending force 26756 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 756
Assaulting units:
26th Division
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Ground combat at Jorhat (63,38)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12515 troops, 168 guns, 418 vehicles, Assault Value = 578
Defending force 10988 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 380
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Assaulting units:
2nd Assam Rifles Battalion
45th Recce Regiment
7th Armoured Brigade
26th Indian Division
101st RAF Base Force
2nd West Coast Base Force
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Defending units:
143rd Infantry Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
144th Infantry Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Aug 08, 42
D3A1 Val from Hiryu-2 attacking SS Permit at 106,124 SS Permit is reported HIT
B5N2 Kate from Hiryu-3 attacking SS Permit at 106,124 SS Permit is reported HIT
B5N2 Kate from Shokaku-3 attacking SS Permit at 106,124 SS Permit is reported HIT
B5N2 Kate from Zuikaku-3 attacking SS Permit at 106,124 SS Permit is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Tone-2 attacking SS Drum at 100,56 SS Drum is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Yura-1 attacking SS S-33 at 106,127 SS S-33 is reported HIT
PO2 Ikeda W. of Tainan Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Fujimatsu D. of Tainan Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
PO1 Shigeo, S of Tainan Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Ikeda W. of Tainan Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
PO2 Oda N. of Kanoya Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
D3A1 Val from 31 Ku T-1 attacking SS Gudgeon at 111,108 SS Gudgeon is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from Kaga-2 attacking an Allied SS at 106,124 a Electric Boat S-42 class SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Tone-2 attacking SS Drum at 100,56 SS Drum is reported HIT
WO Ryuzaki R. of 27th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
WO Gyuba H. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
WO Gyuba H. of 11th Sentai attains ace status!!
2LT Miyazaki D. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Aino R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2
17 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
16 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
6 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting supplies to Ponape
Pilot killed in landing accident of Ki-44-IIa Tojo from 1st Sentai – these are good pilots too…
Pilot killed in landing accident of Ki-44-IIa Tojo from 1st Sentai
Repairs completed on CM Itsukushima at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Kagoshima expands fortifications to size 2
Kushiro expands fortifications to size 3
Anshan expands fortifications to size 2
Wotje expands fortifications to size 4
Anchorage expands airfield to size 8
Hyderabad expands airfield to size 5
Calgary expands airfield to size 7
Balikpapan expands fortifications to size 4
Kanoya expands fortifications to size 2
Aircraft Ki-44-IIc Tojo advances R&D to 10/43
Yokosuka Ku T-2 converting to E13A1 Jake – there are only two more float plane units on the map that need Jakes.
Soryu-1 converting to A5M4 Claude – Soryu needs 34 days to be repaired at Yokosuka. It will take the 7/42 upgrade in parallel with an extra 18x 25mm Type 96 AA Guns.
Soryu’s 25x A6M2 are needed to provide replacements for the land based IJN fighter force as there are only 28 in the reserve pool right now. The veteran pilots are sent forward to the fleet with rookies replacing them. One of the two size 60 A6M2 factories will go back into production to keep replacements up to the land based fighter force while the A6M5s go to the fleet. So far, 328 A6M2s have been lost to all causes in roughly 8 months. That’s an average of 40/month and they haven’t had to fight particularly hard yet. Due to the situation in SEAF now, that is about to change so building 60/month for a few more months will help build a small reserve pool.


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ASW attack near Lingga at 51,88
xAK Kasagi Maru
PB Tyuwa Maru
Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon
SS Sturgeon is sighted by escort
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Morning Air attack on Umnak Island , at 169,51
A6M2 Zero x 21
11 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 13
Kittyhawk I: 7 destroyed - the RCAF gets a tough lesson in air to air combat
Aircraft Attacking:
CAP engaged:
No.14 Sqn RCAF with Kittyhawk I (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 10 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
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Morning Air attack on 1st Australian Division, at 76,132 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 30th Australian Brigade, at 76,133 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ...
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 83,46 , near Ichang
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Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 81,46 (Patung)
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Morning Air attack on Jorhat , at 63,38
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 38
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 21
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Also attacking 24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 101st RAF Base Force ...
Also attacking Jorhat ...
Also attacking 26th Indian Division ...
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Morning Air attack on 6th Chinese Corps, at 69,46 , near Tsuyung
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Morning Air attack on 36th Chinese Corps, at 87,41 , near Tsiaotso
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Afternoon Air attack on Umnak Island , at 169,51
A6M2 Zero x 19
B5N2 Kate x 21
D3A1 Val x 15
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 21000 feet – level bombing in case there is lots of AA here, but there doesn’t seem to be.
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
15 x D3A1 Val bombing from 21000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
11 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 21000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 6126 troops, 48 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 1134
Defending force 73951 troops, 307 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2616
Assaulting units:
40th Division
39th Division
51st Infantry Brigade
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion – one day IGHQ will remember to order this Hvy Arty Bn to Chungking
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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9157 troops, 606 guns, 651 vehicles, Assault Value = 5772
Defending force 130927 troops, 689 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4340
Allied ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled

The long awaited 2nd Deliberate Attack at Chungking is ordered for tomorrow. GEN Hata calls the other Generals and their Chiefs of Staff together for confirmatory orders. It is a large gathering; morale is high and all present are eager to get this battle moving after the false start of 9 July. Despite the expectation of significant casualties, the staff officers are trying to figure out when, not if, Chungking will be captured.

GEN Hata reminds all present that the mission tomorrow is to reduce fortifications, not to capture the city. All arms are to support the combat engineers in their efforts to clear the outermost ring of barbed wire, minefields and pillboxes. On the expectation that forts will be reduced to level 5, GEN Hata issues a warning order to prepare for the 3rd deliberate attack in 14 days, on 24 August. Aerial and artillery bombardments will continue as supply allows.

Assaulting units:

CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY, GEN Hata
12th Division, LGEN Kasahara. 12th Div will remain in reserve mode for this attack to avoid taking destroyed squads, with so many still disabled from the first attack. Infantry squads are (114) 152.
9th Tank Regiment – These three tank regts are the Commander’s Reserve. They will start the battle unattached but will be committed to the deliberate attack to reinforce tactical successes as the day unfolds.
11th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment

NORTH CHINA AREA ARMY, GEN Okamura
1st Tank Division – attached to NCAA, LGEN Oba
11th Army – attached to NCAA, LGEN Watanabe
6th Division – under command, LGEN Kanda
8th Division – attached, LGEN Takeuchi
9th Division – attached, LGEN Higuchi
12th Army, LGEN Dobashi
27th Division – attached, LGEN Tominaga
35th Division – attached, LGEN Harada

KOREA ARMY, GEN Itagaki
2nd Tank Division – attached to Korea Army, LGEN Noda
13th Army – attached to Korea Army, LGEN Sawada
1st Division – attached, LGEN Yamada
14th Division – attached, LGEN Kawanami
17th Division – under command 13th Army, LGEN Abe
20th Army – attached to Korea Army, LGEN Seki. With a land skill of only 53, he is on the list to be replaced but PPs have higher priority demands elsewhere.
10th Division – attached, LGEN Sogawa
11th Division – attached, LGEN Takamori

Defending units:
14th Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
45th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
91st Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
35th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
12th Construction Regiment
18th Artillery Regiment
22nd Group Army
20th Group Army
16th Chinese Base Force
1st Chinese Base Force
NCAC
37th Group Army
17th Group Army
1st Artillery Regiment
13th Group Army
1st War Area
Central Reserve
3rd Construction Regiment
10th Construction Regiment
8th Chinese Base Force
24th Group Army
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
12th Chinese Base Force
57th AT Gun Regiment
4th War Area
6th War Area
8th Construction Regiment
Lusu War Area
22nd Artillery Regiment
CAF HQ
41st AA Regiment
20th Artillery Regiment
5th Chinese Base Force
6th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
China Command
7th Construction Regiment
49th AA Regiment
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3246 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 584
Defending force 21761 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 743
Assaulting units:
22nd Division
56th Infantry Brigade
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Ground combat at 87,41 (near Tsiaotso)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 240 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 906
Defending force 27787 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 463
Assaulting units:
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
41st Division
37th Division
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13001 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 470
Defending force 26642 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 754
Assaulting units:
26th Division
Mongol Garrison Army
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Ground combat at Urumchi (79,11)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5774 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 246
Defending force 3799 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 164 – Urumchi might not be captured in the first attack, but with no guns to support the defenders it is just a matter of the attackers being patient.
Assaulting units:
4th Cavalry Brigade
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
Defending units:
303rd Brigade
259th Brigade
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Ground combat at Jorhat (63,38)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12494 troops, 168 guns, 418 vehicles, Assault Value = 575
Defending force 11032 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 382
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
45th Recce Regiment
7th Armoured Brigade
2nd Assam Rifles Battalion
26th Indian Division
101st RAF Base Force
2nd West Coast Base Force
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Defending units:
112th Infantry Regiment
143rd Infantry Regiment
144th Infantry Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment
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Ground combat at 69,45 (near Tsuyung) – Dinahs have been watching this Chinese force move towards 20th Div for weeks now, trying to escape to India. They finally try to force their way across the river with disastrous results (for them).
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 1067 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38 – it looks like only one unit shocked across and was destroyed. The others followed it and may be untouched with unknown raw AV. Another 7 units are spotted still moving out of the previous hex so they may join this force tomorrow
Defending force 13785 troops, 189 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 474 – 20th Division is well prepared, with 2x field fortifications in rough terrain. There is no way the Chinese can get through here. They will be pinned here until Chungking is captured, then destroyed.
Allied adjusted assault: 0
Japanese adjusted defense: 3337
Allied assault odds: 1 to 99
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Allied ground losses:
1063 casualties reported
Squads: 40 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
69th Chinese Corps
83rd Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
8th Route Army
5th War Area
7th War Area
65th Chinese Corps
12th Group Army
63rd Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
Defending units:
20th Division
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Aug 09, 42
Repairs completed on AV Tokyo Maru at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service – that’s the last of the AV conversions. There are now 24x AV available for deployment forward to support Jake groups, and free up the land based aviation support to maintain land based aircraft.
Repairs completed on AV Hokuroku Maru at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AV Kagu Maru at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AV Kinugasa Maru at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AV Tacoma Maru at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AV Canberra Maru at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
E13A1 Jake from 21st Ku T-3 attacking SS S-23 at 114,137 SS S-23 is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from 31 Ku T-1 attacking SS Tuna at 112,107 SS Tuna is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from 21st Ku T-2 attacking SS Permit at 106,124 SS Permit is reported HIT
G4M1 Betty from Takao Ku K-1/B attacking SS KXI at 102,135 SS KXI is reported HIT
PO2 Hamano U. of Junyo-1 is credited with kill number 3 – more RCAF Kittyhawks claimed by the Junyo sweep
PO1 Hirusawa C. of Junyo-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO1 Ibusuki J. of Junyo-1 is credited with kill number 2
B5N2 Kate from Zuikaku-3 attacking an Allied SS at 106,124 an Allied SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Mizuho-1 attacking SS Permit at 106,124 SS Permit is reported HIT
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Trout at 100,59 SS Trout is reported HIT
Hurricane PR.II sighted over Kalemyo – the allies should see the number of defenders rising here with 4th Div still flying in.
18 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
15 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
6 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
2 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting 8th JNAF Coy from Kusaie Island to Truk. 8th JNAF Coy needs some replacements so it will fill out to 100% before moving back to Kusaie.
Great Falls expands airfield to size 6
Dacca expands airfield to size 7
Adelaide expands airfield to size 8
Bowen expands airfield to size 2
Cloncurry expands airfield to size 8
Katherine expands fortifications to size 3
Rockhampton expands airfield to size 4
Bandoeng expands fortifications to size 4 – halted. IJA engineers are building a mountain fortress in preparation for the defence of Java.
Aircraft A6M5c Zero advances R&D
CV Soryu beginning refit while under repair in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka – takes the 7/42 upgrade
DD Shigure beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka – Type 2 depth charges upgrade
DD Murasame beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka – as above
248th Sentai arrives at Nagoya – 51st Air Div with a withdrawal date in 1944. It takes trainee pilots and is set to train 100% escort, range 0. Once these pilots reach 50xp they will stay in this unit but switch to 70% CAP to conduct their advance training course. This unit will then remain an advanced training unit for the duration of its existence, to train up 50xp rookies once they complete their basic training in Manchukuo.


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10 Aug 42 reports - 4/27/2020 4:19:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		Breaking news from China Expeditionary Army

Battle of Chungking - Round 2

The combat engineers do their job, reducing defensive fortifications to level 5.
The next attack might need to wait closer to 4 weeks rather than 2 due to the heavy casualties, but the staff will reassess in 14 days.

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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 158592 troops, 2000 guns, 2683 vehicles, Assault Value = 5782

Defending force 130881 troops, 689 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4339

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5 - mission accomplished for today

Japanese adjusted assault: 4177

Allied adjusted defense: 15065

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 5)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
26104 casualties reported
Squads: 142 destroyed, 2180 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 312 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 295 disabled
Guns lost 141 (5 destroyed, 136 disabled)
Vehicles lost 228 (3 destroyed, 225 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3030 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 170 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 171 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 29 (1 destroyed, 28 disabled)

Assaulting units:
12th Division
10th Division
27th Division
9th Division
1st Tank Division
9th Tank Regiment
1st Division
35th Division
8th Division
17th Division
2nd Tank Division
14th Division
6th Division
12th Tank Regiment
11th Division
11th Tank Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
24th Fld AA Machinecannon Company
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind. Engineer Regiment
China Expeditionary Army
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
53rd Field AA Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
22nd Field AA Machinecannon Company
24th Ind. Engineer Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
20th Army
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
55th Field AA Battalion
5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
23rd Field AA Machinecannon Company
22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th Army
9th Ind. Engineer Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
Korea Army
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
22nd Ind. Engineer Regiment
57th Field AA Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Army
13th Army
54th Field AA Battalion
52nd Field AA Battalion
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
7th Ind. Engineer Regiment
50th Field AA Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
20th Fld AA Machinecannon Company
10th Mortar Battalion
North China Area Army
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
27th Fld AA Machinecannon Company
11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
28th Field AA Machinecannon Company
8th Ind. Engineer Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

Defending units:
71st Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
77th Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
14th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
19th Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
35th Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
12th Construction Regiment
6th War Area
1st War Area
22nd Artillery Regiment
57th AT Gun Regiment
16th Chinese Base Force
17th Group Army
NCAC
22nd Group Army
13th Group Army
18th Artillery Regiment
Central Reserve
37th Group Army
1st Artillery Regiment
Lusu War Area
7th Chinese Base Force
6th Group Army
5th Chinese Base Force
8th Chinese Base Force
7th Construction Regiment
8th Construction Regiment
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
20th Artillery Regiment
4th War Area
24th Group Army
41st AA Regiment
CAF HQ
10th Construction Regiment
1st Chinese Base Force
China Command
12th Chinese Base Force
3rd Construction Regiment
20th Group Army
49th AA Regiment

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RE: 10 Aug 42 reports - 4/27/2020 4:28:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		These two images show the before and after status of the Chungking assault force.
The equivalent of 4x Battalions of infantry were destroyed with about 5x Divisions worth of infantry squads disabled.
The 10th and 27th Divisions were almost completely disabled, while all other Divisions remain combat effective to different degrees.
The staff will assess these numbers and decide how to best let these troops recover, while still keeping enough strength in combat mode to defend against a possible (although unlikely) counter attack.




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Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 10, 42
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ASW attack near Perth at 38,147
SS I-168, hits 5 – ordered to Soerabaja for repairs
Allied Ships
DD Voyager
SS I-168 is sighted by escort
I-168 diving deep ....
DD Voyager attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Adak Island at 161,52
PC Kaki
PC Ashi
Allied Ships
SS Wahoo, hits 2
Captain of SS Wahoo elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Wahoo bottoming out ....
PC Ashi attacking submerged sub ....
PC Ashi is out of ASW ammo
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Sub attack near Bataan at 77,77
SC Ch 31
SC Ch 30
Allied Ships
SS Swordfish
SS Swordfish launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 31
Swordfish diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Billiton at 53,92
xAKL Sakae Maru
PB Koei Maru
Allied Ships
SS Pike
Captain of SS Pike elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
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Sub attack near Adak Island at 162,52
PC Kaki
Allied Ships
SS Spearfish, hits 1
SS Spearfish launches 2 torpedoes at PC Kaki
Spearfish bottoming out ....
PC Kaki attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Perth at 42,147
SS I-171
Allied Ships
DD Arunta, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Norman
SS I-171 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Arunta
I-171 diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Perth at 42,147
SS I-171, hits 2, ordered to Soerabaja for repairs
Allied Ships
DD Arunta, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Norman
SS I-171 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Arunta
I-171 diving deep ....
DD Norman attacking submerged sub ....
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Morning Air attack on Umnak Island , at 169,51
A6M2 Zero x 40 – only 21 planes were ordered to sweep, so the extras shown here must be the ones on escort duty.
21 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
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Morning Air attack on 5th Australian Division, at 76,132 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Allied ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 5000 feet – dropped down to 5k’ due to the lack of flak.
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 1st Australian Division ...
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Morning Air attack on Americal Infantry Division, at 76,133 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Allied ground losses:
94 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 30th Australian Brigade ...
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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 83,46 , near Ichang
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Morning Air attack on 55th Chinese Corps, at 81,46 (Patung)
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
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Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58
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Morning Air attack on 16th Chinese Corps, at 87,41 , near Tsiaotso
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Morning Air attack on 64th Chinese Corps, at 72,58 (Pakhoi) – first attack on Pakhoi for a long time.
Also attacking 9th Chinese Base Force ...
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Afternoon Air attack on 14th Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking)
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Afternoon Air attack on Jorhat , at 63,38
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 52
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 6
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Afternoon Air attack on 26th Indian Division, at 63,38 (Jorhat)
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on 6th Chinese Corps, at 69,46 , near Tsuyung
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Afternoon Air attack on 66th Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking)
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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)
Japanese Deliberate attack - details posted above
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Ground combat at 69,45 (near Tsuyung)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1030 troops, 97 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 475
Defending force 2480 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9 – this Chinese stack is in really bad shape. There are 5x Corps named here, but they must only have a few hundred troops each.
Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
20th Division
21st Mortar Battalion
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment – ordered to move to Tsuyung then will move to Kunming. No need for so many guns here.
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment – ordered to move out.
Defending units:
63rd Chinese Corps
12th Group Army
90th Chinese Corps
83rd Chinese Corps
8th Route Army
5th War Area
65th Chinese Corps
7th War Area
92nd Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 6118 troops, 48 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 1134
Defending force 73908 troops, 307 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2612
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3246 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 584
Defending force 21742 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 741
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Ground combat at 87,41 (near Tsiaotso)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 240 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 919
Defending force 27721 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 471
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Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13001 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 470
Defending force 26575 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 750
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Ground combat at Urumchi (79,11)
Japanese Bombardment attack – a deliberate attack is ordered for tomorrow.
Attacking force 5792 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
Defending force 3804 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 164
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Ground combat at Jorhat (63,38)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12468 troops, 168 guns, 417 vehicles, Assault Value = 574
Defending force 11028 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 381
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Ground combat at 69,46 (near Tsuyung)
Japanese Bombardment attack – this bombardment reconfirms the rest of the Chinese force attempting to escape to India. It is spotted with a movement arrow back to the SE, cross country towards Kunming. A deliberate attack is ordered for tomorrow to try and reduce the average of 120 AV per Corps.
Attacking force 4497 troops, 42 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 430
Defending force 11069 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 367
Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
19th/B Division
19th/C Division
Defending units:
41st Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
6th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Base Force
13th Chinese Base Force
1st Construction Regiment
2nd Construction Regiment
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Ground combat at 63,43 (near Myitkyina)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4486 troops, 45 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 154
Defending force 5187 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 142
Assaulting units:
51st/B Division
Defending units:
54th Chinese Corps – this Corps is close to being trapped on the Myitkyina-Bhamo Road. The only hexside open to it is back to the east from the direction it came. 21st Ind Mixed Bde is moving through the jungle to try and shut the gate. A deliberate attack is ordered for tomorrow.

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Aug 10, 42
Repairs completed on DD Natsushio at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service – CA escorts waiting for their CA to finish repairs.
Repairs completed on DD Oyashio at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
SS I-174 terminates patrol and enters Singapore for repairs
D3A1 Val from 31 Ku T-1 attacking SS Gudgeon at 112,107 SS Gudgeon is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Nachi-1 attacking SS Permit at 106,124 SS Permit is reported HIT
TF 3 snooped by Allied Aircraft at 167,47 near Umnak Island the CV/CVL task force is spotted in NEAF. It is time to move back well behind Betty and Nell search arcs. The USN CVs have had time to move back to Pearl Harbour by now, so could be anywhere.
E13A1 Jake from 21st Ku T-1 attacking SS Tuna at 112,107 SS Tuna is reported HIT
G4M1 Betty from Takao Ku K-1/B attacking a KV Class class SS at 103,132 a Barracuda class SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Mizuho-1 attacking a KXI Class class SS at 106,124 a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS is reported HIT
17 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
15 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
6 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
3 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting 8th JNAF Coy from Kusaie Island
Adak Island expands fortifications to size 1
Buna expands airfield to size 4 - stopped
DD Harusame beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
DD Suzukaze beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
Previous report of sinking of SS Tarpon incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
DD Arunta is reported to have been sunk near Perth on Aug 10, 1942


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11 Aug 42 reports - 4/29/2020 1:52:10 PM   
jdsrae


Posts: 2716
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From: Gandangara Country
Status: offline 		A relatively quiet turn with no counter attack at Chungking.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
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ASW attack near Nakadori-jima at 101,56
SC CHa-13
SC CHa-12
Allied Ships
SS Seawolf
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Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 100,57
SC Ch 21 – crew experience is 45/51
SC Ch 22 – LT Hagisu earns a mention in despatches.
T95 Mod-2 depth charges get more hits in deep water. Crew experience is 49/48.
The skipper’s naval skill is only 42.
Allied Ships
SS Seadragon, hits 3
Captain of SS Seadragon elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
SC Ch 22 attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Makassar at 64,107
xAKL Shun Yuan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, sunk
PB Uruboko Maru
Allied Ships
SS O21
SS O21 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Shun Yuan
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Sub attack near Sampit at 57,99
TK Mirii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, sunk – a small empty TK
PB Sonobe Maru
Allied Ships
SS Pike
SS Pike launches 2 torpedoes at TK Mirii Maru
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 83,46 , near Ichang
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Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 81,46 (Patung)
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Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58
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Morning Air attack on 47th Chinese Corps, at 87,41 , near Tsiaotso
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Morning Air attack on 64th Chinese Corps, at 72,58 (Pakhoi)
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Afternoon Air attack on 1st Australian Division, at 76,132 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10
Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Nabire (86,114)
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 6126 troops, 48 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 1134
Defending force 73884 troops, 307 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2610
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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9157 troops, 606 guns, 651 vehicles, Assault Value = 3506, plus 119 raw AV compared to yesterday.
Disruption dropped up to 25 points on the most heavily disrupted Divs.
Fatigue dropped up to 11 points per Div.
Defending force 128160 troops, 688 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4076
Allied ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
35th Division
17th Division
8th Division
6th Division
1st Division
2nd Tank Division
9th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
10th Division
14th Division
12th Division
1st Tank Division
9th Division
11th Division
27th Division
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
35th Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
91st Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
66th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
67th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
19th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
12th Construction Regiment
5th Chinese Base Force
7th Construction Regiment
18th Artillery Regiment
8th Construction Regiment
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
Central Reserve
CAF HQ
20th Artillery Regiment
8th Chinese Base Force
16th Chinese Base Force
1st War Area
NCAC
37th Group Army
20th Group Army
China Command
57th AT Gun Regiment
Lusu War Area
6th Group Army
41st AA Regiment
22nd Artillery Regiment
1st Chinese Base Force
24th Group Army
4th War Area
13th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
12th Chinese Base Force
17th Group Army
6th War Area
22nd Group Army
3rd Construction Regiment
10th Construction Regiment
1st Artillery Regiment
49th AA Regiment
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3232 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 583
Defending force 21728 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 742
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Ground combat at 69,45 (near Tsuyung)
Japanese Bombardment attack – there are 3x Chinese HQ and 5x Corps here that I would prefer not to destroy yet.
Attacking force 1022 troops, 97 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 475
Defending force 2350 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Ground combat at 87,41 (near Tsiaotso)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 240 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 936 – deliberate attack ordered as this is now 2:1 raw AV
Defending force 27579 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 468
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Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13001 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 470
Defending force 26419 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 745
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Ground combat at Urumchi (79,11)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7207 troops, 58 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 249
Defending force 3804 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 164
Japanese adjusted assault: 196
Allied adjusted defense: 137
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
425 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled – mostly the cavalry
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Allied ground losses:
185 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
4th Cavalry Brigade – heavily disabled, but still in supply so will fire its artillery tomorrow.
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
Defending units:
303rd Brigade
259th Brigade
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Ground combat at 69,46 (near Tsuyung)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12539 troops, 116 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 430
Defending force 11012 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 367
Japanese adjusted assault: 238
Allied adjusted defense: 97
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)
Japanese ground losses:
581 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Allied ground losses:
3383 casualties reported
Squads: 160 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 6 – good that no units were destroyed. The 3x Corps should now be reduce to about 50-60 effective AV each.
Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment – will stay here for now to guard the hex
19th/B Division – will follow the retreat
19th/C Division – will move to the road and back to Kunming.
Defending units:
41st Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
6th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Base Force
13th Chinese Base Force
1st Construction Regiment
2nd Construction Regiment
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Ground combat at Jorhat (63,38)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12467 troops, 168 guns, 417 vehicles, Assault Value = 577
Defending force 11037 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 382
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Assaulting units:
7th Armoured Brigade
45th Recce Regiment
2nd Assam Rifles Battalion
26th Indian Division
101st RAF Base Force
2nd West Coast Base Force
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Defending units:
143rd Infantry Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
144th Infantry Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment
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Ground combat at 63,43 (near Myitkyina)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4481 troops, 45 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 153
Defending force 5181 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 142
Japanese adjusted assault: 71
Allied adjusted defense: 33
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1455 casualties reported
Squads: 61 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 59 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units retreated 1 – east back towards China
Assaulting units:
51st/B Division
Defending units:
54th Chinese Corps – I wouldn’t mind destroying this Corps to free up the 51st/B Div to rejoin 51st Div for the capture of Ledo.
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Ground combat at 79,45 (near Patung)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4156 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 153
Defending force 2461 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42
Japanese adjusted assault: 70
Allied adjusted defense: 15
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
610 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 3 – east towards Patung, with the 110th/C Div approaching from that direction.
Assaulting units:
110th/B Division
Defending units:
87th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Aug 11, 42
Atka Island is occupied by the Japanese – auto flip
Repairs completed on DD Urakaze at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Trout at 100,59 SS Trout is reported HIT
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Drum at 99,57 SS Drum is reported HIT
Shikuka expands airfield to size 2
Amchitka Island expands airfield to size 4 - stopped
Bataan expands fortifications to size 3
Fenton expands fortifications to size 3 - stopped
Kavieng expands airfield to size 4
Okha expands airfield to size 7
Pilot Ikeda N. is reported as having been found – an IJN 65xp fighter pilot from 3rd Ku S-1 with 1 kill. Good news.
1st Tank Division takes replacements from Tuyun
Loss of TK Mirii Maru on Aug 11, 1942 is admitted
DMS Wasmuth is reported to have been sunk near Dutch Harbor on Jul 14, 1942


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Post #: 763
12 Aug 42 reports - 4/29/2020 2:15:10 PM   
jdsrae


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From: Gandangara Country
Status: offline 		Another fairly quiet turn. KB has moved to SEAF and is now about 8 hexes NE of Tulagi, trying to avoid allied subs.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 12, 42
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ASW attack near Saishu To at 100,56
SC Ch 26
Allied Ships
SS Sealion
SC Ch 26 attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Hakodate at 120,53
PC Sumire
Allied Ships
SS Flying Fish – this sub has been spotted for the last few days lurking offshore from Hakodate.
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Sub attack near Lingga at 51,89
xAK Ikoma Maru
PB Shosei Maru
Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon
SS Sturgeon launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Ikoma Maru
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Morning Air attack on 1st Australian Division, at 76,132 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 32
Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Also attacking 5th Australian Division ...
Also attacking 30th Australian Brigade ...
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Morning Air attack on 66th Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking)
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Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 81,46 (Patung)
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Morning Air attack on 72nd Chinese Corps, at 69,47 , near Kunming
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Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58
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Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment, at 65,38 (Ledo)
Ki-32 Mary x 8 – just probing here to see who the defenders are. There is one other unit here, possibly just a base force. 51st Div should be able to capture Ledo by itself once it recombines.
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Afternoon Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
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Afternoon Air attack on 66th Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking)
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Afternoon Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
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Afternoon Air attack on 1st Chinese Corps, at 87,41 , near Tsiaotso
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5846 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1131
Defending force 73885 troops, 307 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2610
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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9157 troops, 606 guns, 651 vehicles, Assault Value = 3621.

That’s +115 since yesterday. Disruption dropped up to 25 again.
The mauled Divisions were in Reserve mode and split into thirds. They recovered 18-24 AV each.
Other Divs were kept whole and in combat mode, recovering up to 10 AV each.
Once the stack recovers to 5000 AV total the next attack will go in.
If they keep recovering 100 AV per day that will take another 14 days.

Defending force 128267 troops, 688 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
11th Division
27th/A Division
11th Tank Regiment
17th Division
14th Division
8th Division
1st Division
12th Tank Regiment
1st Tank Division
35th Division
10th/B Division
10th/A Division
12th Division
27th/B Division
6th Division
2nd Tank Division
27th/C Division
9th Division
9th Tank Regiment
10th/C Division

Defending units:
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
67th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
71st Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
81st Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
35th Chinese Corps
12th Construction Regiment
20th Group Army
22nd Artillery Regiment
8th Construction Regiment
3rd Construction Regiment
17th Group Army
6th Group Army
NCAC
1st War Area
16th Chinese Base Force
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
13th Group Army
37th Group Army
4th War Area
57th AT Gun Regiment
20th Artillery Regiment
12th Chinese Base Force
1st Artillery Regiment
China Command
24th Group Army
22nd Group Army
41st AA Regiment
10th Construction Regiment
1st Chinese Base Force
6th War Area
CAF HQ
18th Artillery Regiment
5th Chinese Base Force
7th Construction Regiment
Lusu War Area
8th Chinese Base Force
Central Reserve
7th Chinese Base Force
49th AA Regiment
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3246 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 584
Defending force 21736 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 744
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Ground combat at 69,45 (near Tsuyung)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1030 troops, 97 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 475
Defending force 2330 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Ground combat at 87,41 (near Tsiaotso)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 33274 troops, 324 guns, 105 vehicles, Assault Value = 942
Defending force 27496 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 474
Japanese adjusted assault: 396
Allied adjusted defense: 247
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 – getting closer to a 2:1 result.
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
878 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 85 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Allied ground losses:
463 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 115 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled
Assaulting units:
37th Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
41st Division
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
36th Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
4th Group Army
8th Group Army
38th Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at 83,46 (near Ichang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 5325 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 152
Defending force 4247 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 84
Japanese adjusted assault: 149
Allied adjusted defense: 43
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 – another good result here. It’s a shame that this single Chinese unit didn’t retreat to Patung a few weeks ago. I wouldn’t mind destroying this lone unit just to clear it from behind the front line.
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)
Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1436 casualties reported
Squads: 63 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1 – SE towards Ichang.
Assaulting units:
5th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Defending units:
85th Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13001 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 470
Defending force 26326 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 742
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Ground combat at Urumchi (79,11)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1174 troops, 20 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 214
Defending force 3636 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 142
Assaulting units:
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade – another deliberate attack ordered for tomorrow.
4th Cavalry Brigade – due to heavy casualties in round 1, it will provide artillery support only to round 2.
Defending units:
303rd Brigade
259th Brigade
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Ground combat at 69,46 (near Tsuyung)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12031 troops, 116 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 380
Defending force 3167 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 105
Japanese adjusted assault: 79
Allied adjusted defense: 7
Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: supply(-)
Japanese ground losses:
218 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
610 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 44 destroyed, 4 disabled
Units retreated 2 – good result, I was expecting the 2x units that didn’t retreat yesterday to surrender but they didn’t.
Assaulting units:
19th/B Division
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
19th/C Division
Defending units:
72nd Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at Jorhat (63,38)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12454 troops, 168 guns, 416 vehicles, Assault Value = 571
Defending force 11037 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 383
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
2nd Assam Rifles Battalion
45th Recce Regiment
7th Armoured Brigade
26th Indian Division
101st RAF Base Force
2nd West Coast Base Force
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Defending units:
112th Infantry Regiment
143rd Infantry Regiment
144th Infantry Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Aug 12, 42
Nabire is occupied by the Japanese
B5N2 Kate from Shokaku-3 attacking an Allied SS at 115,135 a Triton class SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Trout at 100,59 SS Trout is reported HIT
Pilot killed in landing accident of D3A1 Val from Bako NGD Det T-1
Pilot killed in landing accident of Ki-21-IIa Sally from 14th Sentai
Pilot killed in landing accident of Ki-36 Ida from 45th Sentai
Pilot killed in landing accident of E13A1 Jake from Mikuma-2
E13A1 Jake from 21st Ku T-2 attacking a Cachalot class SS at 106,124 a KV Class class SS is reported HIT
B5N2 Kate from Shokaku-3 attacking a O16 Class class SS at 115,135 a O16 Class class SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Myoko-2 attacking an Allied SS at 77,77 an Allied SS is reported HIT
18 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
17 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
6 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting 8th JNAF Coy from Kusaie Island
Repairs completed on DD Isonami at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Osaka/Kyoto expands fortifications to size 3
Kanko expands port to size 4
Fresno expands airfield to size 5
Stockton expands airfield to size 5
Kohima expands fortifications to size 1
Kavieng expands fortifications to size 1


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13 Aug 42 reports - 5/1/2020 1:45:15 PM   
jdsrae


Posts: 2716
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From: Gandangara Country
Status: offline 		This is the recovery data from 12-13 August.
Divs in combat mode don't seem to recover as fast as those in reserve mode, and split Divs seem to recover faster too.
After this I changed the bottom half of the Divisions to reserve mode and split all Divs into thirds.
Really high disruption still drops at up to 25 points but that drops away as it gets closer to zero.




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RE: 13 Aug 42 reports - 5/1/2020 1:50:28 PM   
jdsrae


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Status: offline 		Then again for 14-15 August, some decent numbers up to 30AV recovered in some Divs in the last 24 hours.
The biggest recovery numbers in the Divs in reserve mode which makes sense.
I am splitting every Div for the turn now but bringing them together to take this snapshot just to keep comparing apples for apples.
At this sort of recovery rate, this force may well be ready to try the next deliberate attack at +14 days to the last one, so about 24 August.

With +273 raw AV in total today, the raw AV could be back above 5000 within a week from now.




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RE: 13 Aug 42 reports - 5/1/2020 3:57:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		Split divisions will also go above level 2 forts which some whole Japanese divisions tend not to do.

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13 Aug 42 reports - 5/2/2020 12:48:20 AM   
jdsrae


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From: Gandangara Country
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 13, 42
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Submarine attack near Perth at 39,147
SS I-33
Allied Ships
xAK Nora Moller – this looked like a big freighter in the scope, but both torps missed…
xAK Nora Moller is sighted by SS I-33
SS I-33 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Nora Moller
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ASW attack near Adak Island at 162,52
DMS W-18
Allied Ships
SS Spearfish
SS Spearfish is located by DMS W-18
Spearfish bottoming out ....
DMS W-18 attacking submerged sub ....
DMS W-18 is out of ASW ammo
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ASW attack near Tulagi at 114,137
SC Ch 15
Allied Ships
SS S-23, hits 8 – good hits by this “big” SC
SS S-23 is sighted by escort
S-23 bottoming out ....
SC Ch 15 attacking submerged sub ....
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
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Morning Air attack on 5th Australian Division, at 76,132 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 1st Australian Division ...
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Morning Air attack on Americal Infantry Division, at 76,133 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 193rd Tank Battalion ...
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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 83,47 , near Ichang
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Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 81,46 (Patung)
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Morning Air attack on Jorhat , at 63,38
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 44
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
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Morning Air attack on 6th Chinese Corps, at 69,47 , near Kunming
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Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58
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Morning Air attack on 61st Chinese Corps, at 87,41 , near Tsiaotso
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Morning Air attack on 54th Chinese Corps, at 64,43 , near Myitkyina
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137 – unintentional CAP trap.
The Dude mentioned by email that he was watching Letterkenny (on my recommendation) while entering orders and set these Liberators to naval attack instead of naval search by accident.
A6M2 Zero x 38
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 8
LB-30 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 15000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
Japanese Ships
SC Ch 13
CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3rd Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Afternoon Air attack on 66th Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking)
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Afternoon Air attack on 56th Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking)
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Sub attack near Ketapang at 55,96
xAK Eihuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, sunk. Dutch subs are a PITA, this one still in the shallows north of Java. Multiple Jake groups spot it regularly and SC Divs are in the area, but they still pick off freighters on a fairly regular basis. The PB skippers and crews are poor compared to the allied sub crews and skippers, so they need a lot of luck to get an attack in.
xAK Yamagata Maru
PB Tyuwa Maru
Allied Ships
SS O21
SS O21 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Eihuku Maru
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5856 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1131
Defending force 73870 troops, 306 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2612
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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9152 troops, 606 guns, 651 vehicles, Assault Value = 3749, +128 compared to the combat report yesterday. Getting back close to 1:1 raw AV.
Defending force 128259 troops, 687 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4084, only +2 from yesterday, so these daily bombardments are keeping the allied raw AV almost steady.
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) – artillery trucks and tractors
Allied ground losses:
239 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
11th Tank Regiment
14th Division
6th Division
27th/C Division
12th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
17th Division
10th/A Division
12th Division
1st Tank/A Division
27th/B Division
27th/A Division
10th/B Division
1st Division
8th Division
35th Division
2nd Tank Division
10th/C Division
9th Division
1st Tank/B Division
11th Division
1st Tank/C Division

Defending units:
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
19th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
43rd Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
14th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
35th Chinese Corps
12th Construction Regiment
1st Chinese Base Force
5th Chinese Base Force
20th Group Army
22nd Group Army
16th Chinese Base Force
1st Artillery Regiment
8th Construction Regiment
18th Artillery Regiment
37th Group Army
8th Chinese Base Force
12th Chinese Base Force
17th Group Army
6th War Area
7th Chinese Base Force
1st War Area
3rd Construction Regiment
57th AT Gun Regiment
CAF HQ
13th Group Army
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
24th Group Army
41st AA Regiment
20th Artillery Regiment
4th War Area
China Command
7th Construction Regiment
Central Reserve
6th Group Army
22nd Artillery Regiment
10th Construction Regiment
NCAC
Lusu War Area
49th AA Regiment
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3246 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 584
Defending force 21745 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 746
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Ground combat at 87,41 (near Tsiaotso)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 240 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 887
Defending force 26526 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 370
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Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13001 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 470
Defending force 26274 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 745
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Ground combat at Urumchi (79,11) – the defenders probably have enough resources and light industry here to keep themselves in supply, and the IJA don’t have enough of an AV advantage to steamroll this hex. The deliberate attacks will be kept up as supply allows just to keep wearing the defenders down. A lucky die roll is needed to end it though.
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 6885 troops, 58 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 214
Defending force 3657 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145
Japanese adjusted assault: 84
Allied adjusted defense: 49
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
220 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Assaulting units:
4th Cavalry Brigade
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
Defending units:
303rd Brigade
259th Brigade
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Ground combat at Jorhat (63,38)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12479 troops, 168 guns, 416 vehicles, Assault Value = 574
Defending force 11091 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 388
Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Aug 13, 42
SS I-28 in ARD Dublon ARD at Truk
Repairs completed on SS I-28 at Truk, ship returned to service – back to patrols in SEAF forward areas
PO1 Kondo C. of 3rd Ku S-1 Det A is credited with kill number 2
E13A1 Jake from 21st Ku T-1 attacking SS Tuna at 112,107 SS Tuna is reported HIT – USS Tuna has been reported hit so many times that most of them have to be fake news
E13A1 Jake from Kunikawa Maru-1 attacking SS Sculpin at 95,64 SS Sculpin is reported HIT
18 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
19 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
6 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
Repairs completed on APD Fuji at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Shirayuki at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Keijo expands airfield to size 3
Adak Island expands fortifications to size 2
Guam expands port to size 4
Port Augusta expands airfield to size 6
Loss of xAK Eihuku Maru on Aug 13, 1942 is admitted
PT TM-7 is reported to have been sunk near Broome on Apr 05, 1942
3rd Raiding Regiment arrives at Kagoshima – to Burma/India
4th Raiding Regiment arrives at Kagoshima – to Burma/India
Sasebo 6th SNLF arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo – to SWAF to join the other Sasebo SNLFs in that theatre. Likely to reinforce the Port Blair garrison.
Yokosuka 6th SNLF arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka – to 4th Fleet, to join all other Yokosuka SNLFs in that theatre. This unit becomes the 3rd Special Base Force when a Coastal Gun Bn arrives in about 6 months, so it will be used to garrison Ponape.
51st Base Force arrives at Ominato – will stay there. Ominato is being used as a major logistics support base for NEAF, with Hakodate the Theatre HQ base for NEAF due to the shipyard there.


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14 Aug 42 reports - 5/2/2020 1:28:15 AM   
jdsrae


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From: Gandangara Country
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ASW attack near Ominato at 120,54
CM Itsukushima
xAP Taizan Maru
xAP Tsingtao Maru
PB Toko Maru #4
Allied Ships
SS Flying Fish
SS Flying Fish launches 4 torpedoes at CM Itsukushima
Flying Fish diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 64,99
PB Kozan Maru
xAKL Naruo Maru
Allied Ships
SS Halibut
Captain of SS Halibut elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Halibut diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Lingga at 52,89
xAK Koto Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage, sunk… O21 will have to return to port to rearm soon, which is one way to get some respite from losing an xAK every turn! Nearest port for it would be Perth or Calcutta/Colombo.
PB Tyuwa Maru
Allied Ships
SS O21
SS O21 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Koto Maru
O21 bottoming out ....
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
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Morning Air attack on Americal Infantry Division, at 76,133 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16
Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Also attacking 193rd Tank Battalion ...
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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 83,47 , near Ichang
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Morning Air attack on 51st Chinese Corps, at 81,46 (Patung)
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Morning Air attack on Jorhat , at 63,38
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 43
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 33
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
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Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58
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Morning Air attack on 16th Chinese Corps, at 87,41 , near Tsiaotso
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Morning Air attack on 54th Chinese Corps, at 64,43 , near Myitkyina
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Morning Air attack on 55th Cavalry Regiment, at 63,38 (Jorhat) – after taking almost a week to prepare, the allied bombers return and focus on the 55th Cav Regt again. Not enough LRCAP in the air from the IJAAF as they can’t maintain high % LRCAP for days at a time without fatigue increasing and morale dropping. A big LRCAP is set for tomorrow as this result will probably encourage the allied bombers to come back.
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
Mohawk IV x 10
Beaufort V x 12
B-26 Marauder x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 6
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
129 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Beaufort V bombing from 5000 feet – medium bombers coming in low
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
31st Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Also attacking 144th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 143rd Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 55th Cavalry Regiment ...
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Morning Air attack on 55th Cavalry Regiment, at 63,38 (Jorhat)
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2 – no losses
Allied aircraft – no losses
P-43A-1 Lancer x 11
B-17E Fortress x 6
Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet – heavy bombers coming in higher. Nicks and Tojos will be set to LRCAP 70% at 15k’ while Oscars will be set to LRCAP 70% at 5k’.
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
31st Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on 112th Infantry Regiment, at 63,38 (Jorhat)
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-26 Marauder x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 11
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed by flak – that’s something positive, but this will use up supply so far forward of formed roads.
Japanese ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 5000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet
CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
31st Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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ASW attack near Singkep at 50,88
TK Azuchisan Maru
PB Yomei Maru
Allied Ships
SS Sailfish
SS Sailfish is sighted by escort
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ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,57
SC Ch 21
SC Ch 22
Allied Ships
SS Seadragon
SS Seadragon is located by SC Ch 21
Seadragon diving deep ....
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ASW attack near Hakodate at 120,53
PC Nire
PC Sumire
Allied Ships
SS Flying Fish
SS Flying Fish is located by PC Nire
Flying Fish diving deep ....
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5856 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1132
Defending force 73867 troops, 306 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2616
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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9144 troops, 606 guns, 651 vehicles, Assault Value = 3925, +176 compared to the combat report yesterday.
Defending force 128224 troops, 685 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4085, only +1 from yesterday.
Allied ground losses:
179 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Assaulting units: definitely recovering quicker when split into thirds, as mentioned above in the screenshot posts.
1st Tank/B Division
12th Tank Regiment
35th/C Division
35th/B Division
14th/B Division
2nd Tank/B Division
1st Tank/A Division
11th/C Division
9th/A Division
6th/A Division
35th/A Division
14th/A Division
10th/B Division
11th/B Division
17th/A Division
11th/A Division
12th/C Division
8th/B Division
9th/B Division
9th/C Division
2nd Tank/C Division
14th/C Division
27th/C Division
1st Tank/C Division
8th/C Division
12th/B Division
9th Tank Regiment
1st/C Division
10th/A Division
27th/A Division
10th/C Division
8th/A Division
17th/B Division
6th/B Division
2nd Tank/A Division
1st/A Division
27th/B Division
1st/B Division
12th/A Division
11th Tank Regiment
6th/C Division
17th/C Division

Defending units:
66th Chinese Corps
35th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
77th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
56th Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
11th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
12th Construction Regiment
CAF HQ
3rd Construction Regiment
20th Group Army
1st Chinese Base Force
4th War Area
5th Chinese Base Force
Lusu War Area
1st Artillery Regiment
8th Chinese Base Force
China Command
Central Reserve
12th Chinese Base Force
22nd Artillery Regiment
8th Construction Regiment
16th Chinese Base Force
7th Chinese Base Force
24th Group Army
20th Artillery Regiment
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
10th Construction Regiment
7th Construction Regiment
17th Group Army
57th AT Gun Regiment
6th Group Army
NCAC
1st War Area
22nd Group Army
41st AA Regiment
18th Artillery Regiment
13th Group Army
6th War Area
37th Group Army
49th AA Regiment
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3246 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 584
Defending force 21710 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 743
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Ground combat at 87,41 (near Tsiaotso)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 28558 troops, 286 guns, 105 vehicles, Assault Value = 909
Defending force 26540 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 383
Japanese adjusted assault: 595
Allied adjusted defense: 226
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 – despite the 2:1 ratio there was no forced retreat.
The only allied hexsides are the two to the NW and NE and the one to the SE to Tsiaotso, but there is an IJA Division there. There mustn’t be anywhere close enough for this Chinese stack to retreat to, so I would have to destroy it to free up the IJA attacking troops.
GEN Hata and IGHQ agree that we don’t want 6x Chinese Corps resurrecting at Chungking just yet. Chungking should be able to be captured without these reinforcements from 1st Army, so this sector will now revert to bombardments only until Chungking is captured.
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
632 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 58 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1091 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 72 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Assaulting units:
37th Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade – practically zero active infantry squads, so it will move to Sian to recover.
It is earmarked as the Chengtu garrison so will proceed there once recovered to about 50% strength. That will free up 15th/C Div from Chengtu and let it move back to join the rest of 15th Div in hex guard roles south of Chungking.
41st Division
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade – infantry squads are (124) 48 so this IMB is set to reserve mode.
It is earmarked as the Tsiaotso garrison so will remain in hex.
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
36th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
8th Group Army
4th Group Army
38th Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13001 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 470
Defending force 26163 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 740
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Ground combat at Jorhat (63,38)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12460 troops, 168 guns, 416 vehicles, Assault Value = 571
Defending force 10882 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 379
Allied ground losses: good to see this allied bombardment cause casualties to itself rather than the IJA.
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Aug 14, 42
Repairs completed on DD Tanikaze at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Hayashio at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Shirakumo at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-21 at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SC Ch 1 at Singapore, ship returned to service
D3A1 Val from 31 Ku T-1 attacking an Allied SS at 111,109 an Allied DD is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Chiyoda-1 attacking an Allied SS at 117,137 a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Trout at 100,59 SS Trout is reported HIT
WO Minami, T. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 7 – only to be reported MIA shortly after… I hope he walks out of the jungle in a few weeks time.
2LT Mori C. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 2
55th Cavalry Regiment destroyed near Jorhat !!! Allied bombers finish what they started about a week ago in the clear terrain east of Jorhat. It was bought back for 2PP and will rebuild in Japan, before moving forward again to form 55th Div. At least I won’t be tempted to spend the 500+ PP to change HQ of 144th Infantry Regt any time soon.
E13A1 Jake from 19th Ku T-2 attacking SS S-47 at 133,114 SS S-47 is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from 21st Ku T-2 attacking an Allied SS at 106,124 a Cachalot class SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Suzuya-2 attacking an Allied SS at 49,97 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Trout at 100,59 SS Trout is reported HIT
15 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
15 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
3 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
6 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting supplies to Kusaie Island
7 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting supplies to Kusaie Island
Trincomalee expands airfield to size 7
Mandalay expands airfield to size 3
Kavieng expands fortifications to size 2
Manus expands port to size 4
Abadan expands port to size 7
Device Nakajima Ha-45 advances R&D to 2/43 and advancing at 4% per day, so very rough estimate should start production in about 3 months = December 1942
Ace pilot Ryuzaki P. of 64th Sentai Det is promoted to 1LT
1st Tank/B Division takes replacements from Hankow – interesting that these replacements should come from Hankow, as there is only about 3k supply in that base. Tuyun and Kweiyang are IJAAF bases closer that have 20k+ supply each.
1st Tank/C Division takes replacements from Hankow
DMS W-22 arrives at Tokyo – will move to Rabaul to join sisters W-20 and W-21
SC Ch 32 arrives at Okayama – will move to Manila to join sisters Ch30 and Ch31
SC CHa-40 arrives at Takamatsu – pre-war plan was to use this as the first boat in an ASW Div based at Puerto Princessa, but the only allied sub spotted near there is one hex west of Bataan. It will move to Manila to start with and VADM Takahashi as Commander 3rd Fleet will reassess how to use it once it arrives.


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15 Aug 42 reports - 5/2/2020 2:16:48 AM   
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ASW attack near Adak Island at 162,52 – these DDs are escorting 2x CL that weren’t spotted here.
DD Satsuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Nagatsuki
Allied Ships
SS Spearfish, hits 4
SS Spearfish launches 4 torpedoes at DD Satsuki
DD Nagatsuki attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,57
SC Ch 22
Allied Ships
SS Seadragon, hits 1
SS Seadragon is located by SC Ch 22
Seadragon diving deep ....
SC Ch 22 attacking submerged sub ....
SC Ch 22 is out of ASW ammo
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ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,57
SC Ch 22
SC Ch 21
Allied Ships
SS Seadragon
SS Seadragon is sighted by escort
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Sub attack near Singkep at 50,88
TK Kinrei Maru
TK Taijima Maru
PB Takunan Maru #5
Allied Ships
SS Sailfish
SS Sailfish launches 2 torpedoes at TK Kinrei Maru
Sailfish bottoming out ....
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Morning Air attack on 5th Australian Division, at 75,131 , near Daly Waters – the allied advance to Daly Waters has split into three, with two of them now off road.
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
Allied ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Australian Division, at 76,132 , near Daly Waters – this is the “centre column” of the allied advance. With the allies diluting their forces like this it creates the opportunity for the IJA to move back into Daly Waters to attack 1st Aus Div before the allied Divs on either flank can help it. 38th Infantry Div with 2x Tank Regts in support should be able to reverse the 1st Aus Div, before then withdrawing again itself. 2nd Infantry Div is split into thirds to provide route protection on the Katherine-Daly Waters road.
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Americal Infantry Division, at 77,132 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9
Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 83,47 , near Ichang
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Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 81,46 (Patung)
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Morning Air attack on 36th Chinese Corps, at 87,41 , near Tsiaotso
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Morning Air attack on 144th Infantry Regiment, at 63,38 (Jorhat) – the big LRCAP does fairly well, but is still not strong enough to stop the bombers. The Int screen reports air-air losses of 3x IJ : 20x allies which is a result I’ll take any day. While it is an encouraging result for the IJAAF, there is a lot more work for them to do to achieve air superiority in NE India.
Warhawk : Tojo kills today were reported as 15 : 2.
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft
Beaufort V x 12
B-26 Marauder x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 23
Beaufort V: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 8 destroyed – still plenty more P40s in this theatre to try and shoot down, but this will dent the morale of this Sqn.
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Beaufort V bombing from 5000 feet
2 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 5000 feet
CAP engaged: All flying LRCAP from 3-4 bases in upper Burma.
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
27th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
31st Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
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Morning Air attack on 143rd Infantry Regiment, at 63,38 (Jorhat) – the LRCAP doesn’t have the endurance to cope with multiple waves of bombers though.
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
P-43A-1 Lancer x 12
Mohawk IV x 8
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses: but damage to the ground force is minimal
5 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet
CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
31st Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on 112th Infantry Regiment, at 63,38 (Jorhat)
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1 – no losses
Allied aircraft – no losses
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-26 Marauder x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 35
Japanese ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 5000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet
CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Afternoon Air attack on Jorhat , at 63,38 – then the IJAAF counter raid.
Only 1x Oscar Sentai was set to escort the Sallys, so I hope the other Oscars, Tojos and Nicks shown here is just an anomaly of counting all aircraft in hex. I really hope they didn’t divert themselves to escort duty as opposed to flying LRCAP. These numbers could make the allies scratch their head as much as me though, so it should confuse the picture for them too.
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 42
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 53
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 37
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 10
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Runway hits 8
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Afternoon Air attack on 54th Chinese Corps, at 64,43 , near Myitkyina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
A6M2 Zero x 43
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet
CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3rd Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5856 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1132
Defending force 73802 troops, 306 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2610
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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9165 troops, 606 guns, 651 vehicles, Assault Value = 4196, +271 compared to the combat report yesterday, the biggest daily increase seen yet. I expect the rate to slow as more devices recover to 100%, but the recovery has been faster than I was expecting. IGHQ has set the arbitrary target of getting to 5000 AV before giving the green light for the next deliberate attack, maybe only 3-4 days away.
Defending force 127996 troops, 685 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4069, minus 16 from yesterday which is another pleasant surprise. Fingers crossed that this is a sign that disruption and fatigue are being kept high, with the reverse for the morale of the defenders.
Allied ground losses:
165 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
14th/C Division
1st/B Division
2nd Tank/A Division
11th/C Division
27th Division
1st/C Division
8th/A Division
11th Tank Regiment
10th/A Division
12th/C Division
14th/B Division
1st/A Division
9th/A Division
1st Tank/B Division
17th/C Division
35th/B Division
2nd Tank/B Division
12th/B Division
35th/C Division
11th/A Division
12th Tank Regiment
35th/A Division
9th/B Division
8th/C Division
10th/B Division
8th/B Division
9th Tank Regiment
6th/C Division
1st Tank/C Division
17th/A Division
17th/B Division
6th/A Division
12th/A Division
2nd Tank/C Division
6th/B Division
14th/A Division
1st Tank/A Division
11th/B Division
9th/C Division
10th/C Division

Defending units:
67th Chinese Corps
35th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
45th Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
56th Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
81st Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
12th Construction Regiment
1st War Area
NCAC
8th Chinese Base Force
10th Construction Regiment
Lusu War Area
7th Construction Regiment
18th Artillery Regiment
8th Construction Regiment
1st Artillery Regiment
57th AT Gun Regiment
16th Chinese Base Force
22nd Artillery Regiment
3rd Construction Regiment
17th Group Army
12th Chinese Base Force
20th Group Army
20th Artillery Regiment
41st AA Regiment
22nd Group Army
6th War Area
13th Group Army
4th War Area
China Command
24th Group Army
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
Central Reserve
CAF HQ
1st Chinese Base Force
5th Chinese Base Force
7th Chinese Base Force
6th Group Army
37th Group Army
49th AA Regiment
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3246 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 583
Defending force 21707 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 742
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Ground combat at 87,41 (near Tsiaotso)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 240 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 864
Defending force 25708 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 307
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Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12996 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 470
Defending force 26105 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 742
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Ground combat at Urumchi (79,11)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 6811 troops, 57 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 206
Defending force 3608 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 138
Japanese adjusted assault: 73
Allied adjusted defense: 85
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) – the allies get the lucky die roll that the IJA needed. This could take a while…
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
245 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Allied ground losses:
206 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
4th Cavalry Brigade – still in reserve mode
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
Defending units:
303rd Brigade
259th Brigade
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Ground combat at Jorhat (63,38)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12461 troops, 168 guns, 416 vehicles, Assault Value = 571
Defending force 10837 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 374

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Aug 15, 42
Ulak Island is occupied by the Japanese
Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard xAK Ada Maru – had to search for it. This is an xAK Aden freighter in a regular Sapporo – Hirosaki resources convoy. It only has 4x float damage so nothing critical, but it will need to be detached to Hakodate for repairs.
D3A1 Val from 31 Ku T-1 attacking SS Gudgeon at 111,108 SS Gudgeon is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Mizuho-1 attacking an Allied SS at 114,136 an Allied SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Mizuho-1 attacking SS S-42 at 117,140 SS S-42 is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Tone-2 attacking a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS at 99,56 an Allied SS is reported HIT
2LT Kanamaru, T. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Inokuchi C. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Ishida G. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Takenaka A. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 6
WO Ginowa O. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Kimura, S. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Uchida S. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
1LT Inuzuka O. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 6
2LT Ishida G. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 4
2LT Ishida G. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Ishida G. of 1st Sentai attains ace status!!
2LT Agawa I. of 27th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Kawai G. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Kawai G. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
WO Kawai G. of 11th Sentai attains ace status!!
PO1 Matsumoto, Y. of 3rd Ku S-1 Det A is credited with kill number 2
E13A1 Jake from 21st Ku T-1 attacking an Allied SS at 111,109 an Allied SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from 21st Ku T-4 attacking an Allied SS at 111,109 a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from Bako NGD Det T-1 attacking SS Grampus at 85,68 SS Grampus is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from Bako NGD Det T-1 attacking SS Grampus at 85,68 SS Grampus is reported HIT
PO2 Hamano R. of 3rd Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
15 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
15 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
3 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting supplies to Kusaie Island
7 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting supplies to Kusaie Island
Repairs completed on BB Ise at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service – will wait for her sister to finish routine minor maintenance before moving to join the Combined Fleet in SEAF.
Repairs completed on TK Teiyo Maru at Singapore, ship returned to service – routine repairs of minor damage to keep them in top condition before the next run back to Japan.
Repairs completed on TK San Ramon Maru at Singapore, ship returned to service
Miri expands fortifications to size 4
Goa expands airfield to size 4
Alice Springs expands airfield to size 6 – it’s a surprise that allied heavy bombers haven’t been trying to help the 1st Aus, 5th Aus and Amercal Divs in the Northern Territory. Maybe this is a sign that they are coming soon.
A6M2-N Rufe upgrading to A6M5 Zero at Hiroshima/Kure – this was a mistake that I can’t undo without spending 30k supply and one month of time, and that’s not worth it so I won’t. The Rufe factory was set to auto upgrade so it did. I was planning to build Rufes for a few more months, then put this factory in mothballs until upgrade to the Rex in 1943. It’s not such a bad thing to build 30x more A6M5 a month though, so they will be allowed to do that. When the Rex becomes available it will then convert to Rex production, so the only thing lost is a few Rufes that I will just have to deal with. They aren’t taking many losses anyway, so I may have enough.
3rd Tpt.Chutai converting to Ki-57-II Topsy
51st Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Ominato


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ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

wow. you sure do turn a lot of turns in a day … sheesh. wish I could.




It’s an illusion Pax! Only one a day, sometimes two on a Sat or Sun.
A wet, cold Sat morning let me catch up on the AAR.

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ASW attack near Tulagi at 114,137
SC Ch 15
Allied Ships
SS S-40
SS S-40 is located by SC Ch 15
S-40 bottoming out ....
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,124
DMS W-21
Allied Ships
SS Cachalot
SS Cachalot is located by DMS W-21
Cachalot diving deep ....
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ASW attack near Lingga at 51,88
DD Yukaze
Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon
SS Sturgeon is sighted by escort
Sturgeon bottoming out ....
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Sub attack near Akyab at 54,45
AMc Kibi Maru
Allied Ships
SS Trusty
Captain of SS Trusty elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Trusty bottoming out ....
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Sub attack near Nakadori-jima at 101,56
SC CHa-12
Allied Ships
SS Grenadier
Captain of SS Grenadier elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Grenadier diving deep ....
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Morning Air attack on Tezpur , at 60,36
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 18
18 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
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Morning Air attack on 91st Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking)
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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 83,47 , near Ichang
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Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 81,46 (Patung)
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Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58
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Morning Air attack on 36th Chinese Corps, at 87,41 , near Tsiaotso
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Morning Air attack on 54th Chinese Corps, at 64,43 , near Myitkyina
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8
Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 10
Albacore I: 6 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DMS W-11, Bomb hits 1, on fire – major damage, the crew have a big job to get these fires out
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Albacore I bombing from 6000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
84th I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
A6M2 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 6
6 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
Japanese Ships
AK Nagara Maru
AK Nitti Maru
CAP engaged: flying too high. More Zeros have been sent to PM for tomorrow, and dropped to CAP at 5k’.
Tainan Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Afternoon Air attack on 5th Australian Division, at 75,131 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 11
Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Jorhat , at 63,38
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 53
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 19
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 26th Indian Division, at 63,38 (Jorhat)
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,130 – dropping off the 66th Infantry Group, future 46th Infantry Division.
AK Nagara Maru
AK Nitti Maru
AK Yamazuki Maru
AK Yamagiri Maru
PB Marei Maru
Allied Ships
SS S-34, hits 3
SS S-34 launches 2 torpedoes at AK Nagara Maru
S-34 bottoming out ....
PB Marei Maru attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Donggala at 68,97
AO Iro, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, sunk…
PB Toshi Maru #2
Allied Ships
SS Cuttlefish, hits 1
SS Cuttlefish launches 4 torpedoes at AO Iro
Cuttlefish diving deep ....
PB Toshi Maru #2 attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5856 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1132
Defending force 73830 troops, 306 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2613
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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9165 troops, 606 guns, 651 vehicles, Assault Value = 4431
Defending force 127782 troops, 685 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4053
Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
219 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
6th/B Division
1st/B Division
14th/C Division
11th/C Division
35th/B Division
9th/B Division
17th/B Division
8th/B Division
10th/A Division
11th Tank Regiment
12th/C Division
12th/B Division
9th/C Division
9th Tank Regiment
8th/C Division
12th/A Division
9th/A Division
1st Tank/A Division
1st Tank/C Division
6th/C Division
8th/A Division
2nd Tank/B Division
11th/B Division
2nd Tank/C Division
17th/C Division
11th/A Division
1st/A Division
14th/A Division
14th/B Division
27th Division – ffffft, forgot to split this Division and it is the worst disabled, so needs it…
1st/C Division
35th/A Division
2nd Tank/A Division
10th/B Division
35th/C Division
6th/A Division
1st Tank/B Division
17th/A Division
10th/C Division

Defending units:
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
43rd Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
35th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
44th Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
12th Construction Regiment
20th Artillery Regiment
22nd Artillery Regiment
16th Chinese Base Force
1st War Area
24th Group Army
1st Chinese Base Force
7th Construction Regiment
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
China Command
18th Artillery Regiment
20th Group Army
6th Group Army
6th War Area
Central Reserve
3rd Construction Regiment
8th Chinese Base Force
8th Construction Regiment
41st AA Regiment
7th Chinese Base Force
17th Group Army
13th Group Army
37th Group Army
22nd Group Army
NCAC
4th War Area
Lusu War Area
57th AT Gun Regiment
5th Chinese Base Force
CAF HQ
12th Chinese Base Force
1st Artillery Regiment
10th Construction Regiment
49th AA Regiment
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3246 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 583
Defending force 21706 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 741
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Ground combat at 87,41 (near Tsiaotso)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 240 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 845
Defending force 25635 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12991 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 470
Defending force 26002 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 741
Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Ground combat at Urumchi (79,11)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1254 troops, 20 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 186
Defending force 3457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 120
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Ground combat at Jorhat (63,38)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12449 troops, 168 guns, 416 vehicles, Assault Value = 569
Defending force 10935 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 386

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Aug 16, 42
Repairs completed on DD Hamakaze at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-165 at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on E Hachijo at Singapore, ship returned to service
WO Maeda K. of 84th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 3
WO Maeda K. of 84th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 4
WO Egashira I. of 84th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Ban D. of 84th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 2
WO Fuchida U. of 84th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 3
B5N2 Kate from Hosho-2 attacking an Allied SS at 118,138 an Allied CL is reported HIT
Pilot killed in landing accident of B5N2 Kate from Zuikaku-3
15 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
15 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting supplies to Kusaie Island
6 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting supplies to Kusaie Island
Repairs completed on TK Huzisan Maru at Singapore, ship returned to service
Wakkanai expands airfield to size 2
Victoria Point expands fortifications to size 3
Djambi expands fortifications to size 3
Kotou expands fortifications to size 4
6th Ku S-1/A attains carrier trained status on Taiyo – celebrations are subdued, as a big show is planned for tomorrow…
xAP Glenartney is reported to have been sunk near Sagigik Island on Jul 19, 1942


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Status: offline 		Here is the SEAF / Combined Fleet Battle Plan for 17 Aug 42.
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Status: offline 		RADM Yamazaki's task force quickly clears the 2x DMS out of the way, but waste some long lance torpedoes in the process.
This allows the bombardments to proceed as planned.




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Status: offline 		The Bombardment task forces go in but I failed to set Ndeni as the target for KB port and airfield strikes so none flew. I was expecting that they would still launch as Ndeni was the only target in range, but they must have been holding off in case of an appearance by allied CVs.
No reports of damage to the ships in port which is a disappointment, but follow up sweeps and Betty strikes are ordered for tomorrow and might still find them there.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 17, 42
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Sub attack near Lingga at 51,88
xAK La Plata Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, sunk
xAK Kyokusei Maru
PB Fuji Maru #3
Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon
SS Sturgeon launches 2 torpedoes at xAK La Plata Maru
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ASW attack near Lingga at 51,87
SC Ch 2
SC Ch 3
Allied Ships
SS O21
SS O21 is located by SC Ch 2
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 7,000 Yards
CA Mogami
CA Suzuya
DD Maikaze
DD Nowaki
DD Hagikaze
Allied Ships
DMS Perry, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
DMS Elliot, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,124
DMS W-21
Allied Ships
SS Cachalot
SS Cachalot launches 2 torpedoes at DMS W-21
Cachalot diving deep ....
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Night Naval bombardment of Ndeni at 120,143 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
A total of 30 allied aircraft reported destroyed on the Int Screen. As dawn breaks, recon flights report that the airfield is 90% damaged.
Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5A Catalina: 7 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 8 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CA Mogami
Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 11
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
CA Suzuya firing at Ndeni
CA Mogami firing at 5th Marine Defense Battalion
5th Marine Defense Battalion firing at CA Mogami
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Night Naval bombardment of Ndeni at 120,143 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu
CL Naka
CL Sendai
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
CL Jintsu firing at 102nd USN Base Force
102nd USN Base Force firing at CL Jintsu
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CL Naka
CL Naka firing at 5th Marine Defense Battalion
5th Marine Defense Battalion firing at CL Naka
CL Sendai firing at Ndeni
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Night Naval bombardment of Ndeni at 120,143 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
CA Maya
CA Maya firing at 5th Marine Defense Battalion
5th Marine Defense Battalion firing at CA Maya
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Night Naval bombardment of Ndeni at 120,143
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 20 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed on ground
F4F-3 Wildcat: 24 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed on ground
PBY-5A Catalina: 26 damaged
PBY-5A Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 31 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
Allied ground losses:
337 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 16
Runway hits 38
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
BB Yamashiro firing at Ndeni
BB Fuso firing at Ndeni
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Night Naval bombardment of Ndeni at 120,143
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 13 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5A Catalina: 7 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 9 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 6 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Yura
CL Isuzu
CL Nagara
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
CL Yura firing at 5th Marine Defense Battalion
CL Isuzu firing at Ndeni
CL Nagara firing at Ndeni
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Night Naval bombardment of Ndeni at 120,143 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5A Catalina: 11 damaged
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 22 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 23 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 16 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 9 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
Allied ground losses:
103 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17
Port fuel hits 1
CA Ashigara firing at Ndeni
CA Nachi firing at 5th Marine Defense Battalion
5th Marine Defense Battalion firing at CA Nachi
CA Haguro firing at Ndeni
CA Myoko firing at Ndeni
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Night Naval bombardment of Ndeni at 120,143 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
BB Mutsu firing at 102nd USN Base Force
102nd USN Base Force firing at BB Mutsu
BB Nagato firing at 5th Marine Defense Battalion
5th Marine Defense Battalion firing at BB Nagato
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 97,131
AK Yamagiri Maru
AK Nitti Maru
AK Yamazuki Maru
PB Marei Maru
Allied Ships
SS S-34
SS S-34 launches 2 torpedoes at AK Yamagiri Maru
S-34 diving deep ....
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ASW attack near Tulagi at 114,137
SC Ch 15
Allied Ships
SS S-30, hits 7
SS S-30 is sighted by escort
S-30 bottoming out ....
SC Ch 15 attacking submerged sub ....
SC Ch 15 is out of ASW ammo
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ASW attack near Nakadori-jima at 101,56
SC CHa-13
SC CHa-12
Allied Ships
SS Grenadier
SS Grenadier is located by SC CHa-13
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Morning Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 – sweeping clear skies due to the damage on the ground
A6M2 Zero x 22
22 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
A6M2 Zero x 18
18 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
A6M2 Zero x 5
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
2 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 83,47 , near Ichang
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Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 81,46 (Patung)
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Morning Air attack on Comilla , at 56,39 – 25th Army at Chittagong is about 60% prepared to attack Comilla.
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 41
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 7
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking Comilla ...
Also attacking 18th British Division ...
Also attacking 85th British AT Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 44th Cavalry Regiment ...
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Morning Air attack on 36th Chinese Corps, at 87,41 , near Tsiaotso
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Morning Air attack on 54th Chinese Corps, at 64,43 , near Myitkyina
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Afternoon Air attack on 1st Australian Division, at 76,132 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on Americal Infantry Division, at 77,132 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7
Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on 14th Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking)
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Afternoon Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58
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Afternoon Air attack on 66th Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking)
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5856 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1133
Defending force 73885 troops, 306 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2621
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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9165 troops, 606 guns, 650 vehicles, Assault Value = 4934, +503 since yesterday.
About 300 of the extra come from the arrival of 2x 3rd Div RCTs. The last RCT is moving in from the east but will take about 2 weeks to arrive.
Defending force 127661 troops, 683 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4052, minus 1 since yesterday.
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
269 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 18 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Assaulting units:
8th/B Division
35th/C Division
12th Tank Regiment
17th/B Division
12th/C Division
11th/C Division
8th/A Division
9th/B Division
14th/A Division
10th/C Division
2nd Tank/B Division
6th/C Division
1st Tank/C Division
6th/B Division
10th/B Division
2nd Tank/A Division
1st Tank/A Division
1st/A Division
27th/A Division
27th/B Division
1st/B Division
1st Tank/B Division
12th/B Division
6th/A Division
17th/A Division
11th/A Division
35th/B Division
1st/C Division
12th/A Division
11th/B Division
9th/C Division
17th/C Division
2nd Tank/C Division
3rd/A Division
9th Tank Regiment
9th/A Division
14th/B Division
27th/C Division
10th/A Division
35th/A Division
11th Tank Regiment
8th/C Division
3rd/B Division
14th/C Division
Defending units: no change
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3246 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 582
Defending force 21707 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 742
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Ground combat at 87,41 (near Tsiaotso)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 240 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 863
Defending force 25613 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 319
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Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12991 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 470
Defending force 25935 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 741
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Ground combat at Urumchi (79,11)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 5370 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 189
Defending force 3469 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121
Japanese adjusted assault: 143
Allied adjusted defense: 87
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
260 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
4th Cavalry Brigade – bombard attack
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade – deliberate attack
Defending units:
303rd Brigade
259th Brigade
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Ground combat at Jorhat (63,38)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12468 troops, 168 guns, 416 vehicles, Assault Value = 572
Defending force 10985 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 387
Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Aug 17, 42
Repairs completed on DD Yukikaze at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Hatsukaze at Hakodate, ship returned to service
D3A1 Val from Junyo-2 attacking SS Wahoo at 161,51 SS Wahoo is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Kimikawa Maru-1 attacking SS Grampus at 85,68 SS Grampus is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Tone-2 attacking a Argonaut class SS at 102,56 a Barracuda class SS is reported HIT
16 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
15 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
3 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
8 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 32nd JAAF AF Coy from Wyndham
6 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 13th JAAF AF Coy from Broome
5 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting supplies to Kusaie Island
6 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting supplies to Kusaie Island
Hiroshima/Kure expands fortifications to size 4
Harbin expands fortifications to size 6 - stopped
Tarawa expands fortifications to size 3
Diamond Harbour expands airfield to size 7
DD Makinami arrives at Port Arthur – Yugumo class, so will join a BB task force as an escort
DMS Perry is reported to have been sunk near Ndeni on Aug 17, 1942
DMS Elliot is reported to have been sunk near Ndeni on Aug 17, 1942
57th JNAF AF Unit arrives at Tokyo – will move to Hakodate to start setting Hokkaido up for defence in depth positions in NEAF. There are no plans to capture more ground in the Aleutians, but raids will be sent every now and then to try and pick up points. 21st Division has arrived back at Ominato where it will recover before moving to Burma/India. 52nd Division is also being withdrawn, leaving 7th Division in place at Adak Island. The plan is to find something less valuable (and expendable) to replace 7th Div with and withdraw it back to reserve.


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RE: 17 Aug 42 reports - 5/3/2020 4:31:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		This is where the Combined Fleet end up at the end of the 17 August turn.
The bombardment task forces withdraw on a slightly different path than expected but mostly stay under the CAP umbrella.
No sign of any counter strike or reaction. All surface combatants will withdraw to Manus Islands to replenish and plan the next moves.

KB may loiter for a day or two just in case there is a delayed allied reaction such as a retaliation against Lunga or Tulagi.




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Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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Sub attack near Adak Island at 161,51
DMS W-16
DMS W-18
Allied Ships
SS Wahoo
SS Wahoo launches 2 torpedoes at DMS W-16
Wahoo diving deep ....
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Morning Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 – still sweeping clear skies over Ndeni.
A6M2 Zero x 22
22 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
A6M2 Zero x 19
19 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Umnak Island , at 169,51 – sweep from the carriers in NEAF finds no sign of the fighters reported here. They must be set to training.
A6M2 Zero x 20
20 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Tezpur , at 60,36 – no CAP over this big allied airbase either. Dinahs report 71 fighters, 49 bombers and 38 auxiliaries based here. If the allies don’t want to put CAP up then I will setup a Sally/Helen raid. Before I can do that I’ll need more aviation support in Burma, as most of 3rd Air Div’s bombers are still in China.
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
30 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on 5th Australian Division, at 75,131 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143
A6M2 Zero x 6
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on 1st Australian Division, at 76,132 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Also attacking 30th Australian Brigade ...
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Morning Air attack on 193rd Tank Battalion, at 77,132 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ...
Also attacking 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion ... I don’t believe I’ve seen this unit reported before.
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Morning Air attack on Tezpur , at 60,36 – this may encourage the allies to launch another bombing raid or put up local CAP, so the IJAAF fighters will go back to CAP/LRCAP duties tomorrow.
A tense game of bluff and counter-bluff is being played here. Whoever guesses correctly and puts up CAP to counter a bombing raid will have the advantage. The air war is far more challenging than playing against the AI, as The Dude is changing what the allied aircraft do each turn and I am doing the same for the IJA.
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8
8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet *
6 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 83,47 , near Ichang
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Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 81,46 (Patung)
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Morning Air attack on Jorhat , at 63,38
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 41
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
Also attacking 26th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Jorhat ...
Also attacking 101st RAF Base Force ...
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Morning Air attack on 14th Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking)
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Morning Air attack on 47th Chinese Corps, at 87,41 , near Tsiaotso
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Morning Air attack on 54th Chinese Corps, at 64,43 , near Myitkyina
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Morning Air attack on 1st JAAF Base Force, at 61,43 (Katha) – something new, the allies test the defences over the IJAAF bases in Burma. Only 3x Beauforts must have just been a probe.
Will the B17s come tomorrow, and if so, what air base will they target?
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15
Allied aircraft
Beaufort V x 3
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
27th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 – shame they were both set too high at 15k’, but this is the height to counter B17s
73rd I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000
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Morning Air attack on 5th Australian Division, at 75,131 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 3
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Tezpur , at 60,36
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24
24 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 27
27 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet *
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Afternoon Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143
G4M1 Betty x 6 – no hits
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 20000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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ASW attack near Lingga at 52,89
SC CHa-38 – excellent work from this little SC commanded by LEUT Matsunaga.
Allied Ships
SS O21, hits 5, heavy damage – I didn’t have the sound up quite loud enough, but I think I heard sinking noises. Not confirmed on the intelligence screen though.
SS O21 is located by SC CHa-38
O21 bottoming out ....
SC CHa-38 attacking submerged sub ....
SC CHa-38 is out of ASW ammo
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 6531 troops, 101 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 1136
Defending force 73890 troops, 306 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2619
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9165 troops, 606 guns, 651 vehicles, Assault Value = 5123, +189 since yesterday. Disruption is back to 0 in all but 2x Divs with fatigue generally <10 now. Once the final Divs get their disruption to 0 the next attack will be launched. Not next turn, but within the next 2 after that.
Defending force 127449 troops, 681 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4028, minus 24 since yesterday. Good to see it going backwards.
Allied ground losses:
150 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units: no change
Defending units: assumed no change due to AV total dropping
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3236 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 583
Defending force 21698 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 742
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Ground combat at 87,41 (near Tsiaotso)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 240 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 889
Defending force 25487 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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Ground combat at Patung (81,46)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 3236 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
Defending force 2531 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40
Japanese adjusted assault: 182
Allied adjusted defense: 34
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Patung !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)
Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1519 casualties reported
Squads: 115 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 114 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 4
Assaulting units:
54th Infantry Brigade – MGEN Nagashima does well here.
I was trying to coordinate the attack of 53rd Brigade to arrive at the same time, but it ended up 1 mile short. It will join the hex tomorrow and the 59th Division will be formed.
Defending units:
30th Chinese Corps – GEN Hata should be able to get two more attacks in at Chungking before these units respawn. Depending on their TOE, they could bring up to +750 AV to the defenders.
51st Chinese Corps
3rd Group Army
55th Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13001 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 470
Defending force 25820 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 742
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Ground combat at Urumchi (79,11)
Japanese Shock attack – I rarely use the shock attack option, but with forts at 0 and against these defenders that lack heavy weapons, I gave it a go to try and get the 2:1 result.
Attacking force 6642 troops, 57 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 189
Defending force 3299 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
Japanese adjusted assault: 129
Allied adjusted defense: 81
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
438 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 58 disabled – the Cav Bde took most of the disablements again. Disruption and fatigue are both <10 in the IMB but is now slightly short of supply. The IMB will put in a deliberate attack on its own once it has enough supply.
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
292 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Assaulting units:
4th Cavalry Brigade
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
Defending units:
303rd Brigade
259th Brigade
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Ground combat at Jorhat (63,38)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12469 troops, 168 guns, 416 vehicles, Assault Value = 571
Defending force 11000 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 388
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Aug 18, 42
B5N2 Kate from Kaga-3 attacking SS S-42 at 117,140 SS S-42 is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Kimikawa Maru-1 attacking SS Grampus at 85,68 SS Grampus is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Tone-2 attacking SS Seadragon at 100,57 SS Seadragon is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from 21st Ku T-3 attacking SS S-40 at 115,138 SS S-40 is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from 21st Ku T-2/C attacking an Allied SS at 106,124 a Triton class SS is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from Bako NGD Det T-1 attacking SS Grampus at 85,68 SS Grampus is reported HIT
B5N2 Kate from Akagi-3 attacking an Allied SS at 115,138 an Allied SS is reported HIT
15 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
14 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
3 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
7 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 32nd JAAF AF Coy from Wyndham to Timor
6 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 13th JAAF AF Coy from Broome to Timor
5 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting supplies to Kusaie Island
5 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting supplies to Kusaie Island
Repairs completed on BB Hyuga at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on TK Kuroshio Maru at Singapore, ship returned to service
Japanese forces CAPTURE Patung !!!
Manokwari expands airfield to size 1 – stopped for now
Corvallis expands airfield to size 4
Aircraft Ki-44-IIc Tojo advances R&D to 9/43
17th Tank Regiment arrives at Peiping – part of 3rd Tank Div. 104 days until the rest of the Division arrives. On the expectation that Chungking will be captured by then it is set to plan for Changsha and will catch the train to Wuchang.


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RE: 18 Aug 42 reports - 5/3/2020 1:39:05 PM   
jdsrae


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Status: offline 		The situation for 16th Army in the Northern Territory.
38th Div will have one go at trying to draw 1st Aus Div and 30th Bde into a battle at Daly Waters.
They will then withdraw so that they don't get surrounded by the Americal and the 5th Aus Div.





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Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 19, 42
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Sub attack near Ominato at 120,54
PC Take
PC Sumire
Allied Ships
SS Flying Fish
Captain of SS Flying Fish elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Flying Fish diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Kume-jima at 93,62
SC CHa-40 – en route to Manila
Allied Ships
SS Searaven
SS Searaven launches 2 torpedoes
Searaven diving deep ....
SC CHa-40 attacking submerged sub ....
SC CHa-40 is out of ASW ammo
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Sub attack near Nakadori-jima at 101,56
SC CHa-13
SC CHa-12
Allied Ships
SS Sealion
SS Sealion launches 2 torpedoes at SC CHa-13
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Submarine attack near Perth at 44,147
SS I-33
Allied Ships
xAK Nora Moller, Torpedo hits 1 – missed it on the way into Perth, but caught it on the way out
xAK Nora Moller is sighted by SS I-33
SS I-33 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Nora Moller
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Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 99,57
DD Makinami – en route from Port Arthur on her maiden cruise.
if the crew survive passing through the hornet’s nest of allied subs off Sasebo they will pass their commissioning trial!
Allied Ships
SS Drum
SS Drum launches 4 torpedoes
DD Makinami attacking submerged sub ....
DD Makinami is out of ASW ammo
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Sub attack near Perth at 44,147
SS I-33
Allied Ships
xAK Nora Moller, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, glug glug noises and reported sunk
SS I-33 launches 2 torpedoes
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Submarine attack near Perth at 44,147
SS I-33
Allied Ships
xAK Modjekerto – then another large unescorted freighter. As day breaks, two separate convoys of allied freighters are spotted in the area along with 2x ASW task forces. It’s a busy part of the map today. I could do with a few more of these 15 point freighters to boost the victory point ratio.
xAK Modjekerto is sighted by SS I-33
SS I-33 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Modjekerto
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Sub attack near Akyab at 54,45
AMc Kibi Maru
Allied Ships
SS Trusty
Captain of SS Trusty elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Trusty bottoming out ....
AMc Kibi Maru attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Adak Island at 162,52
SC CHa-27
SC CHa-29
Allied Ships
SS Gar
SS Gar is located by SC CHa-27
Gar bottoming out ....
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ASW attack near Perth at 44,147
SS I-33
Allied Ships
DD Le Triomphant
PG Herald
SS I-33 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Le Triomphant – must be close to 100 torpedoes fired at Le Triomphant so far this war.
I-33 diving deep ....
DD Le Triomphant attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Tokara Retto at 99,63
DD Tsuga
TK Tatekawa Maru
TK Rikko Maru
DD Susuki
Allied Ships
SS Skipjack
SS Skipjack launches 2 torpedoes at DD Tsuga
Skipjack diving deep ....
DD Tsuga attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Buka at 108,129
xAK Maya Maru, Torpedo hits 1 – transporting naval construction and SNLF units into the Solomons
xAK Sumanoura Maru
xAK Tasmania Maru
E Yaeyama
Allied Ships
SS Pickerel, hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Maya Maru
Pickerel diving deep ....
E Yaeyama attacking submerged sub ....
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Morning Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 – the USMC don’t want to put up LRCAP to challenge the skies over Ndeni
A6M2 Zero x 27
27 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
A6M2 Zero x 25
25 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on 5th Australian Division, at 75,131 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14
Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 171,50
G4M1 Betty x 3
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143
G4M1 Betty x 14
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
AV Chandeleur, Bomb hits 1 – unfortunately the KB strike didn’t fly. It would be good to destroy this AV. It looks like thunderstorms in the KB hex got the carrier based strike scrubbed…
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 20000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 30th Australian Brigade, at 76,132 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Also attacking 1st Australian Division ...
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Morning Air attack on 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 77,132 , near Daly Waters
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Vehicles lost 19 (2 destroyed, 17 disabled) – this is good to see, hoping they are disabled tanks
Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ...
Also attacking 193rd Tank Battalion ...
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
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Morning Air attack on 8th Chinese Corps, at 79,47 , near Patung
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Morning Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 40
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 7
Also attacking 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking Ledo ...
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Morning Air attack on 54th Chinese Corps, at 64,43 , near Myitkyina
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Afternoon Air attack on 66th Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking)
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Afternoon Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,124
DMS W-21

SS Cachalot
SS Cachalot is located by DMS W-21
Cachalot diving deep ....
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 6526 troops, 101 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 1136
Defending force 73885 troops, 306 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2619
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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9165 troops, 606 guns, 651 vehicles, Assault Value = 5238, +115 today. I forgot to split the Divs after taking the snapshot… Only 14th Div has disruption > 0 at 4, with fatigue at 14. They are given one more day to recover then the next deliberate attack will go in. GEN Hata calls his GENs in to CEA HQ for confirmatory orders.
Defending force 128291 troops, 681 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4070, +42 since yesterday, which could be recovered squads or possibly one small TOE “Corps” just respawned.
Allied ground losses:
338 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Assaulting units: no change
Defending units: maybe one respawn
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3236 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 583
Defending force 21686 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 741
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Ground combat at 87,41 (near Tsiaotso)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 240 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 905
Defending force 25333 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 326
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Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13001 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 470
Defending force 25749 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 744
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Ground combat at Jorhat (63,38)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12486 troops, 168 guns, 416 vehicles, Assault Value = 574
Defending force 10988 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 386

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Aug 19, 42
Repairs completed on AMC Kinryu Maru at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CA Chokai at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service - finished their 3/42 upgrade and will move back to SEAF
Repairs completed on CA Takao at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CA Atago at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on APD Shimakaze at Singapore, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on APD Nadakaze at Singapore, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AK Nozima Maru at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-162 at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
D3A1 Val from Saeki Ku T-1 attacking SS Gato at 89,64 SS Gato is reported HIT
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Trout at 100,59 SS Trout is reported HIT
14 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
14 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
5 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
3 x MC-21 Sally transporting 4th Division to Kalemyo
4 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting 8th JNAF Coy from Kusaie Island
4 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting 8th JNAF Coy from Kusaie Island
6 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 13th JAAF AF Coy from Broome
Annette Island expands airfield to size 6
Myitkyina expands airfield to size 4
Neikiang expands airfield to size 4 - stopped
Aircraft A6M5c Zero advances R&D to 6/44
17th Tank Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Peiping – Type 1 Medium Tanks. The officers have started studying maps of Changsha while the troops start their urban fighting basic course.
xAK Nora Moller is reported to have been sunk near Perth on Aug 19, 1942
PT TM-11 is reported to have been sunk near Broome on Apr 04, 1942


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