racndoc -> RE: LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA: SACORSAIR(J)vsSPRUANCE(A) (4/4/2007 9:52:00 PM)
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SITUATION REPORT: 1-4-42 THE AIR WAR Allied and Japanese bombers continue to pound each others airfields in Thailand and Malaya: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Victoria Point , at 25,39 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 54 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 damaged Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed Blenheim I: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 40 casualties reported Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kota Bharu , at 24,45 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 3 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 6 Buffalo I x 6 A-29 Hudson x 24 B-17D Fortress x 6 B-17E Fortress x 49 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 3 destroyed Ki-48-I Lily: 4 destroyed Ki-51 Sonia: 6 destroyed Ki-32 Mary: 2 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 365 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 54 MALAYA: IJA troops sufer heavy casualties in forcing their way across the causeway into Singapore: Ground combat at Singapore Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 74628 troops, 333 guns, 210 vehicles, Assault Value = 1748 Defending force 84591 troops, 653 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1168 Japanese max assault: 1716 - adjusted assault: 339 Allied max defense: 1266 - adjusted defense: 1846 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6) Japanese ground losses: 10253 casualties reported Guns lost 116 Vehicles lost 18 Allied ground losses: 1096 casualties reported Guns lost 33 Vehicles lost 1 CBI: Japanese troops attempt to capture the RAF airfield at Moulmein: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Moulmein Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 10699 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 328 Defending force 8604 troops, 67 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 184 Japanese max assault: 592 - adjusted assault: 228 Allied max defense: 176 - adjusted defense: 117 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 1047 casualties reported Guns lost 16 Allied ground losses: 83 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Chinese troops shock attack their way across a river to enter Kaifeng: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kaifeng Allied Shock attack Attacking force 76283 troops, 418 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1815 Defending force 21942 troops, 113 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 452 Allied max assault: 1728 - adjusted assault: 1233 Japanese max defense: 495 - adjusted defense: 429 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Japanese ground losses: 398 casualties reported Guns lost 11 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 1239 casualties reported Guns lost 37 DEI: An IJN bombardment TF hits Tarakan after running the gauntlet through mines, PT boats and Allied air: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/04/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 98 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60) Japanese Ships CL Yura, Mine hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Tarakan at 34,60 Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Ise BB Hyuga BB Fuso BB Yamashiro CL Yura, on fire CL Kinu DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships PT PT-31 PT PT-32, Shell hits 5, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 34,60 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 4 Martin 139 x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 34,60 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Sawakaze CL Kinu CL Yura, on fire BB Yamashiro BB Fuso BB Hyuga BB Ise BB Nagato Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 3 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Tarakan at 34,60 Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Ise BB Hyuga BB Fuso BB Yamashiro CL Yura CL Kinu DD Sawakaze, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships PT PT-31, Shell hits 2, and is sunk B-25s go into combat for the first time as bomber groups based at Balikpappan hit IJN shipping off Kuching: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 27,56 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 6 damaged Japanese Ships AK Zyuyo Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 27,56 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged Japanese Ships AP Awajisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Hakozaki Maru AK Nako Maru AK Sasako Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Bujun Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 54 casualties reported
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