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INTELLIGENCE REPORT "THE SITUATION AFTER SIX MONTHS OF WAR" JAPANESE SIDE NAVAL FORCES: The Kido Butai counts with 6 CV and two CVL based at Truk. However, the CVL Ryujo is repairing torpedo damage. The Southeast fleet also counts with 4 BB, 3 CA, 8 CL and 24 DD based at Truk. The 8th Fleet are based at Rabaul and counts with 4 CA and 6 DD. The 2nd Fleet are based at Brunei and counts with 1 CA, 2 CL and 15 DD. The Southern Fleet are based at Manila and counts with 2 BB, 2 CA, 1 CL and 5 DD. The 6th Fleet are based at Kwajalein and counts with minor forces, some ML and MSW. The 3rd Fleet are based at Rangoon and counts with 2 CV, 3 CVE, 5 BB, 3 CA, 2 CL and 24 DD. The Home Naval Forces counts with 1 CVL (the damaged Zuiho), 1 BB, 3 CA and 9 DD. The ships in repairing/refit with heavy damage are: CA Atago (Kure), CVL Zuiho (Kure), DD Akigumo (Palembang) and BB Kongo (Singapore). THE LAND FORCES: Burma Front: XIV and XV armies. 289.000 troops. DEI Front: XXV and XVI armies. 164.000 troops. China Front: XXIII, XI, XII, XIII and I Armies. Around 700.000 troops. Southeast Front: No HQ. 160.000 troops. THE AIR FORCES: Burma front: 3rd Air Div; 22nd AF; 143 FIGHTERS-385 BOMBERS-42 RECON.-9 PATROL DEI front: 5th Air Div; 23rd AF; 21st AF; 11th AF 381 FIGHTERS-369 BOMBERS-80 RECON.-72 TRANSPORT-18 PATROL Southeast front: 3rd Air Army; 24th AF; 234 FIGHTERS-201 BOMBERS-36 PATROL Home Forces: 13th AF; 10th AF 336 FIGHTERS-18 BOMBERS-18 PATROL-9 RECON. ALLIED SIDE NAVAL FORCES SOPAC Forces are based at Noumea and counts with 1 CV, 1 BB, 4 CA, 5 CL and 20 DD. SWPAC Forces are based at Townsville and counts with 1 CA, 4 CL and 3 DD. CEPAC Forces are based at PH and counts with 1 CV, 2 BB, 1 CA, 4 CL and 4 DD. North PAC Forces are based at Anchorage and counts with only minor forces. The British SA Forces are based at Colombo and counts with 2 CV, 5 BB, 1 BC, 3 CA, 6 CL, 4 CLAA and 11 DD. The main ships in repairing/refit with heavy damage are: BB California (PH), CV Yorktown (PH), BB Nevada (PH), CL De Ruyter (Darwin), CA Camberra (PH), CA Chester (Darwin) and CL Dragon (Darwin). LAND FORCES: Burma Front: BR Burma Corps with around 112.000 troops between Dimapur and Chandpur. Anothers 34.000 troops present in Ceilon. Northern Australia Front: 5.000 troops, the rest of ABDA in Timor. Another 12.000 troops in Darwin. West Australia Command: 90.000 troops between Cairns and Sydney. South Pacific Theatre: 30.000 troops at New Caledonia. 62.000 troops at the New Hebrides. Central Pacific Theatre: 127.000 troops in the Hawaii islands. 6.000 troops at Midway.Another 6.000 troops at Wake, Canton and Fidji Is. Northern front: 50.000 troops are in the Aleutian Is. Around 40.000 troops are embarked and going to Noumea. THE AIR FORCES: Burma Front: 152 FIGHTERS-127 BOMBERS-28 TRANSPORT-24 PATROL DEI Front: all based at Koepang. 16 FIGHTERS-43 BOMBERS Southwest Pacific: 48 FIGHTERS-110 BOMBERS-16 TRANSPORT South Pacific: 48 FIGHTERS-446 BOMBERS-16 TRANSPORT-36 PATROL Central Pacific: 180 FIGHTERS-170 BOMBERS-72 PATROL Northern Pacific: 14 FIGHTERS- 32 BOMBERS-48 PATROL
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