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12/24-25/1941 Annotated Combat Reports AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Sorong at 82,107 Japanese Ships xAKL Kidokawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-36 Allied submarines are being terrors in this campaign ... whereas Japanese subs are merely gluging at the first chance ... Japanese ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) SS S-36 is sighted by xAKL Kidokawa Maru SS S-36 launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Kidokawa Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 89th Chinese Corps, at 90,48 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 25 We try to guess where the AVG will not be and hit every chance we get No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 146 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 25 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd SSVF Battalion, at 49,75 (Taiping) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft The Allies are running away, but we will hit them still ... Ki-21-IIa Sally x 56 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 14 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 59 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd SSVF Battalion, at 49,75 (Taiping) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Even from two hexes away, with 3rd Air HQ present all planes in the same hex as the HQ, half of our bombers arrive unescorted ... and miss ... Ki-21-Ic Sally x 22 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 7th Group Army, at 89,41 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft All our planes in China are continually trying to out guess the AVG ... we get lucky again ... Ki-30 Ann x 25 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 78 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 25 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 33rd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 7th Group Army ... Also attacking 33rd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 7th Group Army ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 58th Infantry Regiment, at 85,49 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Chinese planes still can't hit much unless we are moving SB-III x 6 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Sorong at 82,107 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 3 Hudson I x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships Nik tries to do a landing "on the cheap" and ultimately pays the price ... xAKL Kidokawa Maru, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Kashiwa Maru Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 3 x 300 kg SAP Bomb 6 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on I/66th Naval Guard Unit, at 106,122 (Kavieng) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: Allied Air near New Britian continues to pound our outpost at Kavieng 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bayombong , at 80,75 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Allied aircraft Inadvertantly our "leaky CAP" is reaching out 3 hexes and hence is subject to destruction by Allied sweeps ... over the two day turn we lose 4 Nates and 3 Zeros to 1 P40 ... P-40E Warhawk x 18 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 14 x P-40E Warhawk sweeping at 6000 feet CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 23000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bayombong , at 80,75 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 Ki-27b Nate x 2 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: 3rd Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 23000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes 50th Sentai/B with Ki-27b Nate (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead Tainan Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 23000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bayombong , at 80,75 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Ki-27b Nate x 1 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 19 Japanese aircraft losses More of same ... Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 15 x P-40B Warhawk sweeping at 6000 feet CAP engaged: 50th Sentai/B with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead Tainan Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 23000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 51st Chinese Corps, at 90,45 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: Back to trying to out guess the AVG ... and getting lucky still ... but can't last forever ... 154 casualties reported Squads: 17 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Sorong at 82,107 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships I guess the smoke from our burning ships distrupted the Allid aim this time ... xAKL Kidokawa Maru, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: But some of our guys fell off the deck anyway ... [:D] 3 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 3 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 52,77 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 6 Blenheim IV x 9 Hudson I x 12 B-17D Fortress x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 3 damaged Hudson I: 1 damaged B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: Can't do much about these large raids wiping out our troops ... just press on and hope enough survives to make it to the battle... 157 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 3 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 3 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 9 x Blenheim IV bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 6 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on II/66th Naval Guard Unit, at 106,122 (Kavieng) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft Our outpost at New Ireland continues to take a beating ... Hudson I x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Naha at 96,66 Japanese Ships Ooh, we see an Allied submarine!!! E Tade E Susuki Allied Ships SS Snapper Snapper diving deep .... E Tade fails to find sub, continues to search... E Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tade fails to find sub, continues to search... E Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tade fails to find sub, continues to search... E Susuki attacking submerged sub .... E Tade fails to find sub, continues to search... E Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 26831 troops, 278 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 727 Defending force 60965 troops, 388 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1448 Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: Our artillery park at Sinyang continues to grow 373 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 24 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 14th Ind.Mixed Brigade 116th Division 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 11th Army 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 52nd Road Const Co 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 67th JAAF AF Coy Defending units: 55th Chinese Corps 77th Chinese Corps 48th Chinese Corps 30th Chinese Corps 7th Chinese Corps 12th Chinese Corps 13th Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 3rd Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 86,49 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 6802 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 206 Defending force 6488 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 170 Allied ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: In the woods to the SE of Sinyang, we keep an eye on the Chinese ... 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion Defending units: 84th Chinese Corps 21st Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 89,41 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 6579 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 196 Defending force 6045 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 141 Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 33rd Chinese Corps 7th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 90,48 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 528 troops, 0 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 29 Defending force 154 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 28 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 229 casualties reported Squads: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Clear terrain, central China, our armor rolls over some partisans in the open ... 15th Tank Regiment Defending units: 89th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at San Fernando (80,74) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 14021 troops, 148 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 382 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 263 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 263 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE San Fernando !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: We roll South aboard Luzon against no opposition ... 9th Infantry Regiment Kanno Detachment Tanaka Detachment 20th Infantry Regiment 14th Army 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Taiping (49,75) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 4242 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 182 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 114 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 114 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Taiping !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+) Assaulting units: Allies bugging out here as well ... 42nd Infantry Regiment 5th Recon Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga (81,81) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1698 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 141 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 30 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Naga !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: Kimura Det Kure 1st SNLF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 95,38 Allied Shock attack Attacking force 3833 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 79 Defending force 6525 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 198 Allied adjusted assault: 1 Japanese adjusted defense: 364 Allied assault odds: 1 to 364 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), supply(-) Allied ground losses: 2643 casualties reported Squads: 56 destroyed, 32 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 78 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Assaulting units: Way up North in China, a Chinese Division conducts an ill advised river crossing against one of our blocking Brigades 35th Chinese/C Corps Defending units: 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 25, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Sorong at 82,107 Japanese Ships xAKL Kidokawa Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships Nik's unescorted landing at Sorong continues to take a major pounding ... SS S-36 SS S-36 is sighted by xAKL Kidokawa Maru SS S-36 launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Kidokawa Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Takao at 83,65 Japanese Ships We see another submarine PB Shonan Maru #17 xAK Nagara Maru xAKL Korei Maru PB Shonan Maru #2 PB Shonan Maru #1 PB Kyo Maru #11 Allied Ships SS Pike SS Pike launches 2 torpedoes at PB Shonan Maru #17 Pike diving deep .... PB Shonan Maru #17 fails to find sub and abandons search PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shonan Maru #1 fails to find sub and abandons search PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub and abandons search PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Sorong at 82,107 Japanese Ships Nik actually does some damage this time ... as the bold Pig Boat surfaces in an attempt to finish him off ... xAKL Kashiwa Maru, Shell hits 17, on fire Allied Ships SS S-36, hits 3 SS S-36 attacking on the surface Dunsmore R. decides to submerge SS S-36 due to damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bayombong , at 80,75 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 2 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 16 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 15 x P-40E Warhawk sweeping at 6000 feet CAP engaged: 50th Sentai/B with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bayombong , at 80,75 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 19 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 19 x P-40B Warhawk sweeping at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 89th Chinese Corps, at 91,48 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 25 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 25 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 5/14th Punjab Battalion, at 49,77 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 60 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: This Battalion was running away ... we put some hurt on them and slowed them down I suspect ... 304 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 5/14th Punjab Battalion, at 49,77 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 17 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: Central Malaya, South of Taiping... 38 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 33rd Chinese Corps, at 89,41 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 24 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 58 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 51st Chinese Corps, at 90,45 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 24 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: Still trying to dodge the AVG in China and put some hurt on the mobs roaming around in our rear areas ... 204 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 9th Armored Car Co , at 85,49 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Eek, Chinese bombers knocked out two of our Armored Cars SW of Sinyang!!! SB-III x 6 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb 4 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 13th Tank Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 52,77 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 8 Blenheim IV x 15 Hudson I x 18 B-17D Fortress x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 5 damaged Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: Huge losses to the Imperial Guards South of Kota Bharu... 167 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 3 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 5 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 15 x Blenheim IV bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 8 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on II/66th Naval Guard Unit, at 106,122 (Kavieng) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 1 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 1 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bayombong , at 80,75 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 15 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 15 x P-40E Warhawk sweeping at 6000 feet CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 23000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on II/66th Naval Guard Unit, at 106,122 (Kavieng) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft Hudson I x 2 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Sorong at 82,107 Japanese Ships Nik's Sorong invasion gets the Coup De Gra from the Allied submarines ... xAKL Kashiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-36 SS S-36 is sighted by xAKL Kashiwa Maru SS S-36 launches 4 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 26883 troops, 278 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 730 Defending force 60718 troops, 387 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1440 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: Our artillery park is putting a perceptible hurt on the Chinese ... we hope ... 375 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 14th Ind.Mixed Brigade 116th Division 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 52nd Road Const Co 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 11th Army 67th JAAF AF Coy Defending units: 77th Chinese Corps 12th Chinese Corps 7th Chinese Corps 48th Chinese Corps 55th Chinese Corps 13th Chinese Corps 30th Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 3rd Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 86,49 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 6798 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 206 Defending force 6507 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 168 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: One hex SE of Sinyang ... we obviously need momre firepower here if we will continue our artillery duel 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion Defending units: 84th Chinese Corps 21st Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 89,41 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 6619 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 196 Defending force 4837 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 135 Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: I think this is in North China up in the hills ... 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 33rd Chinese Corps
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