SierraJuliet -> 25 August 1942 (3/27/2016 12:00:10 AM)
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25 August 1942 AUSTRALIA SS I-165 scores a torpedo hit on xAK Exchange at 48,148 near Busselton. SS I-6 follows up on the same ship with 2 torpedo hits. CHINA Kukong is bombed 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 12 runway hits. Tuyun is bombed 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 8 runway hits. IJA 70th Division at 77,44 near Chungking is bombed 86 casualties. Japanese shock attack at 75,45 near Chungking. Attacking force 40744 troops, 592 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 2160 Defending force 94798 troops, 432 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3661 Japanese adjusted assault: 465 Allied adjusted defense: 1407 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: op mode(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 8767 casualties reported Squads: 164 destroyed, 392 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 83 disabled Engineers: 9 destroyed, 102 disabled Guns lost 80 (9 destroyed, 71 disabled) Vehicles lost 24 (1 destroyed, 23 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2763 casualties reported Squads: 25 destroyed, 246 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Assaulting units: 15th Division 37th Division 17th Division 116th Division 104th Division 26th Division 8th Ind. Engineer Regiment 21st Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind. Engineer Regiment 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 87th Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 32nd Chinese Corps 44th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Corps 8th Chinese Corps 79th Chinese Corps 91st Chinese Corps 53rd Chinese Corps 94th Chinese Corps Japanese bombard at Kukong. Attacking force 6900 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248 Defending force 49951 troops, 387 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1702 Japanese deliberate attack at 83,44 near Ankang. Attacking force 24652 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 888 Defending force 485 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 362 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 362 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 432 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 102 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 69th Division 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade 2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment Defending units: 90th Chinese Corps INDIA 16/5th Mahratta Battalion at 56,36 near Dacca is bombed 109 casualties (1 squad destroyed). Calcutta is bombed. Mangalore is bombed 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 3 runway hits. Afternoon Japanese sweep of Hyderabad (Sindh). Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 25 Allied aircraft Hurricane I Trop x 8 Hurricane IIb Trop x 16 Hurricane IIc Trop x 8 P-40E Warhawk x 37 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Afternoon Japanese sweep of Hyderabad (Sindh). Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 9 Allied aircraft Hurricane I Trop x 7 Hurricane IIb Trop x 5 Hurricane IIc Trop x 6 P-40E Warhawk x 22 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane I Trop: 1 destroyed Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed Afternoon Japanese sweep of Hyderabad (Sindh). Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 42 Allied aircraft Hurricane I Trop x 5 Hurricane IIb Trop x 4 Hurricane IIc Trop x 6 P-40E Warhawk x 14 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Japanese bombard at Lahore A 14 casualties. Attacking force 13632 troops, 143 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 460 Defending force 10789 troops, 31 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 399 Japanese bombard at 56,36 near Dacca A 12 casualties (2 combat squads destroyed). Attacking force 3953 troops, 36 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 191 Defending force 245 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese bombard at 57,36 near Dacca J 26 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed). Attacking force 3873 troops, 34 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 142 Defending force 1329 troops, 26 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 99 MALAYA/DEI VI KNIL Battalion at 67,92 near Tarakan is bombed 6 casualties. PACIFIC SS S-18 is located at 114,140 near Guadalcanal and subjected to a fruitless ASW attack. S-18 then comes hunting for her attackers and launches 2 torpedos at PB Kyo Maru # 6 they miss. Repairs completed on CA Chikuma at Truk, ship returned to service. Repairs completed on SS I-154 at Soerabaja, ship returned to service. Repairs completed on xAK Bandoeng Maru at Ominato, ship returned to service. Repairs completed on xAK Denmark Maru at Ominato, ship returned to service. Allied Aircraft sighted over Hailar. Allied Fighter Bomber sighted over Yenki. CDR Kozono, Y. of Tainan Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5. CDR Kozono, Y. of Tainan Ku S-1 attains ace status!! PO2 Sakai, T. of 3rd Ku S-1 Det B is credited with kill number 5. PO2 Sakai, T. of 3rd Ku S-1 Det B attains ace status!! xAK Exchange is reported to have been sunk near Busselton on Aug 25, 1942.
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