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jdsrae -> IJAAF Fighter Force (9/30/2019 1:58:01 PM)
Here's the current state of the IJAAF Fighter force. I need Oscars to replace the Nates and plan to use them, but need to balance their use against the rate that I can train replacement pilots. The rookies in Japan and Manchukuo are about 3-4 months from being of any use... The only "depth" I have in fighter pilots are the couple of units flying in China that have pilots with experience in the 50s and 60s. [image]local://upfiles/34194/885E79A4CF38442A8B0C1F653BEFD649.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> IJN long range maritime patrol force (10/1/2019 1:26:20 PM)
I'm on leave this week so getting a turn done per day. I just sent the orders for 13 Dec 41. I was feeling disorganised in SEAF and 4th Fleet areas, especially in relation to all of the gaps in the current naval search arcs. I feel like the USN CVs could be anywhere from Sydney to the Aleutians by now. This image shows my Plan A for covering the perimeter of the empire with overlapping naval search arcs. I've based the size of the circles on the 15 hex normal combat radius of the G3M2 Nell, so any planes that fly further than that will be a bonus. I've started moving these groups into position and will move more over the next few days. I want to try and spot any forward moves by the USN plus to get some eyes further south into the DEI. CL Boise has probably joined CL Marblehead and DDs somewhere near Tarakan/Balikpapan or Ternate. It wouldn't surprise me if the allies try to combine all of ABDA Flot now, seeing as they have taken some losses in smaller CA/CL led task forces against my 3-4xCA + DD task forces. IJN BBs are moving south to help counter a massed ABDA Flot. Kido Butai has rearmed and reorganised escorts (all 4xBB Kongo plus about 10xDD) and will conduct a clearing patrol over the next 5-7 days hunting for anything that floats around the DEI. [image]local://upfiles/34194/0C3722AA4A914DC9A3E8F78E8D4A10FA.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 12 Dec 41 report (10/1/2019 2:08:49 PM)
AFTER ACTIONS REPORTS FOR 12 DEC 41 – just a selection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Zamboanga at 75,88, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Aoba CA Kinugasa CA Furutaka CA Kako DD Oboro DD Uzuki DD Kikuzuki DD Yuzuki Allied Ships xAKL Sagoland, Shell hits 14, and is sunk xAKL Compagnia Filipinas, Shell hits 35, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 134,167, Range 18,000 Yards - Some action deep in the South Pacific Japanese Ships AMC Aikoku Maru – I just noticed that the Captain and crew of this ship are very inexperienced. Daytime experience jumped to 50+ after this action. If they can make it home I’ll replace the skipper. Allied Ships xAP Rangitiki, Shell hits 2 xAP Rangitata, Shell hits 1 Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 18,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 18,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages xAP Rangitata at 7,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages xAP Rangitiki at 7,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages xAP Rangitata at 10,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages xAP Rangitata at 14,000 yards Range increases to 16,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages xAP Rangitata at 16,000 yards Range increases to 18,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages xAP Rangitata at 18,000 yards Range increases to 20,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages xAP Rangitata at 20,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages xAP Rangitiki at 20,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 15,000 Yards – blockading Bataan/Manila escape attempts with 0 reaction to avoid the Bataan minefields. Japanese Ships CA Maya CA Ashigara DD Asakaze DD Harukaze DD Matsukaze DD Hatakaze Allied Ships xAKL Anakan, Shell hits 14, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 5,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Maya CA Ashigara DD Asakaze DD Harukaze DD Matsukaze DD Hatakaze Allied Ships PT-31 PT-32 PT-33, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-34, Shell hits 2, and is sunk PT-35, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-41, Shell hits 2, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 Allied aircraft P-26A x 4 P-35A x 2 P-40B Warhawk x 4 P-40E Warhawk x 10 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 2 destroyed P-35A: 1 destroyed P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Pakhoi at 72,58 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft B5M1 Mabel x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships – target practice xAK Hanyang, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th RTA/C Division, at 58,53 (Chiang Mai) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft – once Chiang Mai has an airfield I will ambush these sorts of flights with massed Oscars. H81-A3 x 11 Blenheim I x 9 Buffalo I x 7 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Blenheim I bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pakhoi at 72,58 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft B5M1 Mabel x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Hanyang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Hanyang -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Bombardment attack – another deliberate attack ordered for tomorrow to try and drop forts. Independent Bns will watch from the sidelines. Attacking force 2380 troops, 192 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 647 Defending force 6222 troops, 131 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 178 Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 40 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 1506 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 62 Assaulting units: Lark Battalion Rabaul Det. Base Force Defending units: Maizuru 1st SNLF – safely ashore despite what is showing as a CA+4 others allied ships in the hex. My old CL led amphib task force might run into trouble tomorrow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3884 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 463 Defending force 7984 troops, 72 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 276 – behind 3xForts so should be good. An IJA Division arrives tomorrow but in move mode. Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 12th Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 3rd Group Army Defending units: 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 12th RGC Temp. Division 18th RGC Temp. Division 52nd Road Const Co 67th JAAF AF Coy OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Dec 12, 41 - the main bits Kwangchowan is occupied by the Japanese - this was a surprise. The nearest troops I have are 2 x IJAAF Coys a few hexes away on Hainan. Nachi-1 on CA Nachi converting to size 3 from 1 Haguro-1 on CA Haguro converting to size 3 from 1 Myoko-1 on CA Myoko converting to size 3 from 1 PO2 Morita, M. of 3rd Ku S-1 attains ace status!! First ace of the war. Japanese forces CAPTURE Tuguegarao !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Hwaiyin !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Hollandia !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Manus !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Wewak !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Aitape !!! Fusan expands port to size 5 Mersing expands airfield to size 2 Kiyokawa Maru-1 on AV Kiyokawa Maru converting to size 9 from 6 Komatsushima Ku T-2 on CS Chiyoda converting to size 24 from 6 Sasebo Ku S-1 on CVE Taiyo converting to size 27 from 12 Chokai-1 on CA Chokai converting to size 3 from 1 PT-33 is reported to have been sunk near Lubang on Dec 12, 1941 PT-34 is reported to have been sunk near Lubang on Dec 12, 1941 PT-35 is reported to have been sunk near Lubang on Dec 12, 1941 PT-41 is reported to have been sunk near Lubang on Dec 12, 1941 xAKL Sagoland is reported to have been sunk near Zamboanga on Dec 12, 1941 xAKL Anakan is reported to have been sunk near Lubang on Dec 12, 1941 xAKL Compagnia Filipinas is reported to have been sunk near Zamboanga on Dec 12, 1941

rustysi -> RE: 12 Dec 41 report (10/1/2019 5:53:36 PM)
quote: This image shows my Plan A for covering the perimeter of the empire with overlapping naval search arcs. I've based the size of the circles on the 15 hex normal combat radius of the G3M2 Nell, so any planes that fly further than that will be a bonus. First off, 'normal' search ranges are 12. It has been stated here by very knowledgeable sources that searches beyond that will not often turn anything up. Second, you have very few air groups that may even cover that distance. You don't have enough Netties, and even if you did they're much needed for other duties. About the only plane you can eventually get in large enough numbers to put up 'effective' NS is the Jake. Its normal range is 8, and you have to resize lots of groups to get enough coverage. Also means you need to up its production. I've run it up to 90/month and its the single plane that has not deviated from that level for my entire game. I'm currently at the end of Jun '43, and have roughly 35 spares in the Jake pool. You have a naval search LBA called the Irving. Its range is good and it'll help. I generally convert them to Judy search initially for CV search groups. Later to be resized and back to land. You could also train up some army search A/C. The last model (forget the name) is a good aircraft for this use. I see you're mentioning drop tanks for search elements. Doubt that's a good idea, due to fatigue and op losses. TBH I haven't tried it, so have at it, just keep a close eye on said units.

rustysi -> RE: 12 Dec 41 report (10/1/2019 5:56:35 PM)
BTW. Noticed the 'hole' in the middle of your search map. Right where all your inputs will flow to your factories. Right where all his subs will be stationed.[:D] May need to close this up a bit.

PaxMondo -> RE: 12 Dec 41 report (10/1/2019 7:23:02 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rustysi quote: This image shows my Plan A for covering the perimeter of the empire with overlapping naval search arcs. I've based the size of the circles on the 15 hex normal combat radius of the G3M2 Nell, so any planes that fly further than that will be a bonus. First off, 'normal' search ranges are 12. It has been stated here by very knowledgeable sources that searches beyond that will not often turn anything up. The 12 hex limit is simple geometry; given that each plane covers 10 degrees, and the distance increases the search area does so by the square … after 12 hexes the search area is so large that a single plane cannot cover it adequately. You will also note that planes on longer than 18 hex will incur really high rates of damage.

jdsrae -> RE: 12 Dec 41 report (10/1/2019 8:22:25 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rustysi BTW. Noticed the 'hole' in the middle of your search map. Right where all your inputs will flow to your factories. Right where all his subs will be stationed.[:D] May need to close this up a bit. Just showing the perimeter and long range patrol groups. I’m training up about 50 size 24 Jake groups to cover “the hole”. It’ll take about 6 months to build enough Jakes and train up the pilots though. Thanks for the feedback on range, I’ll come up with a Plan Beer.

jdsrae -> RE: 12 Dec 41 report (10/1/2019 8:44:15 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PaxMondo The 12 hex limit is simple geometry; given that each plane covers 10 degrees, and the distance increases the search area does so by the square … after 12 hexes the search area is so large that a single plane cannot cover it adequately. You will also note that planes on longer than 18 hex will incur really high rates of damage. Thanks Pax. I will see what the coverage looks like with 12 hex circles. If that helps keep more planes flying rather than in the hangar that’s good. I think I will still start with patrols set at longer ranges than 12 to at least have a chance to spot big enemy task forces, especially CVs. If I restrict range to 12 for all groups, I’m guaranteeing not to see anything beyond that range. I’ll see what the damage and ops losses are for 15 hex patrol ranges but if I can’t keep the planes flying I will cut it back to 12.

jdsrae -> RE: 12 Dec 41 report (10/1/2019 8:56:40 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rustysi I see you're mentioning drop tanks for search elements. Doubt that's a good idea, due to fatigue and op losses. TBH I haven't tried it, so have at it, just keep a close eye on said units. Someone mentioned the idea a few months ago so I put it on here to remind myself to have a closer look at it. The main issue I see with it is that drop tanks burn supplies, and Japan doesn’t have an excess of supply. Plus with the geometry factor, I don’t think the cost in supply is worth it.

jdsrae -> RE: 12 Dec 41 report (10/1/2019 9:20:43 PM)
This Mavis patrol contact was on 11 Dec flying out of Babeldoab. H6K4 Mavis has spotted a Coastal Cargo class xAKL at 81,113 :::::::: an Allied xAKL is reported HIT That’s a 17 hex range spotting a task force of 3 ships, one xAKL hit and another reported as a TK. Current settings are 20 hex search radius, 18 plane group with 16 available, 50% flying at 6000 ft. Extreme overcast weather reported. Average experience and search skill about 70. Morale 99. Good luck and good pilots?

PaxMondo -> RE: 12 Dec 41 report (10/2/2019 1:46:37 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: jdsrae This Mavis patrol contact was on 11 Dec flying out of Babeldoab. H6K4 Mavis has spotted a Coastal Cargo class xAKL at 81,113 :::::::: an Allied xAKL is reported HIT That’s a 17 hex range spotting a task force of 3 ships, one xAKL hit and another reported as a TK. Current settings are 20 hex search radius, 18 plane group with 16 available, 50% flying at 6000 ft. Extreme overcast weather reported. Average experience and search skill about 70. Morale 99. Good luck and good pilots? Remember, it isn't that you can't, it lowers the probability. So, beyond 12, you must have overlapping arcs on interior paths. Outbound paths, just remember that you can easily miss things …. this time you didn't, but it don't count on it ...

Bif1961 -> RE: 12 Dec 41 report (10/2/2019 11:46:30 PM)
I don't know if this is a factor but large search planes have more eyes out looking compared to a two seater flaotplane searching.

jdsrae -> 13-14 Dec 41 report (10/3/2019 8:13:29 PM)
I’ve just spent a few days on a recon mission of southern NSW beaches. Surf was a bit rough for small landing craft! Safely back at Imperial General HQ and will post the 13-14 Dec action here later. The main news, Maizuru SNLF lands in the face of 2x RAN cruisers and captures Rabaul, but CL Kashima and most of the invasion task force is sunk... That’s about a 60 point haul for the allies but it was a day late to stop the base from falling. CA Canberra and CL Perth were reported with no escorts spotted. As they are here, ABDAFLOT is smaller than it could be. My SEAF operations will now pause until reinforcements arrive at Truk. A few more contacts from the long range Mavis patrols, but the fatigue of the planes is increasing and for that reason the 20 hex range doesn’t look sustainable... I will cut them back to 15 range 50% flying and see what happens over about the next week. COMBAT REPORTS FOR 13 DEC 41 – just a selection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,124, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed – was bought back for 5 Political Points and will become a size 24 Jake group to add to the ASW force. Japanese Ships CL Kashima, Shell hits 24, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk PB Chiyo Maru #4, Shell hits 6, heavy fires – sank later PB Choko Maru #2, Shell hits 1 PB Keijo Maru, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage – sank later xAK Ryunan Maru, Shell hits 2 Allied Ships CA Canberra CL Perth – a great uncle of mine was on HMAS Perth when she was sunk in the Sunda Strait with USS Houston. He survived four years in POW camps and returned home. Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards Getting, F.E. crosses the 'T' CL Kashima sunk by CA Canberra at 5,000 yards Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape CrackSabbath emailed to say he is pleased to finally score a tactical victory. His commitment of 2 x RAN cruisers with no DD escort is telling. I was expecting HMAS Adelaide which CL Kashima may have been able to hold her own against, but I was not expecting these two. He knows where Kido Butai is, knows that a lot of my subs are still around Pearl Harbour, and hasn’t seen me do much in SEAF or 4th Fleet yet. It was a calculated risk for him that paid off. I am moving 2 x Air HQ and Nells/Bettys to SEAF now, have grabbed the first round of bases with small SNLF units, so will pause for a few days in this area. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Maya, Shell hits 1 – cheeky little PT! Lucky for me it wasn’t a torpedo. CA Ashigara DD Asakaze DD Harukaze DD Matsukaze DD Hatakaze Allied Ships PT-31 PT-32 Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 4,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Maya CA Ashigara DD Asakaze DD Harukaze DD Matsukaze DD Hatakaze Allied Ships PT-31 PT-32, Shell hits 1 – now we’re even! Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 4,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Cagayan at 79,89 Japanese Ships – on their way to Cam Ranh Bay to rearm before moving to support operations in SWAF. BB Hyuga BB Ise BB Fuso BB Nagato DD Sanae DD Kuretake DD Wakatake DD Mikazuki Allied ground losses: 52 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Manpower hits 1 Fires 112 Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 13 Port hits 6 Port supply hits 4 BB Fuso firing at 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,124, Range 20,000 Yards Japanese Ships – I’d split these two ships off to keep unloading supply and act as bait to try and let the Kashima task force escape, but it didn’t work. The supply that this task force put ashore did help capture Rabaul. PB Nikkai Maru, Shell hits 12, and is sunk xAK Kazan Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk Allied Ships CA Canberra CL Perth Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 20,000 yards CA Canberra fires at PB Nikkai Maru at 20,000 yards CA Canberra fires at xAK Kazan Maru at 20,000 yards CL Perth engages PB Nikkai Maru at 16,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CL Perth engages PB Nikkai Maru at 8,000 yards CL Perth engages xAK Kazan Maru at 8,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 180,107 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-18, hits 4, heavy damage – my SSX didn’t have any BB to shoot at in Pearl Harbour so have been sitting around annoying CrackSabbath since 7 Dec. They’ve been launching torpedos at ASW task forces without success and are probably out of ammo by now. Allied Ships DMS Hopkins DMS Elliot DMS Long -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 19 Allied aircraft – limited resistance left from USAAF over Luzon and morale must be low as they don’t want to stay and fight. I feel I’ve done enough here to leave on Zero group flying sweeps and move the other one forward. Some Oscars here would be useful… P-40B Warhawk x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 24 Ki-51 Sonia x 3 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 11 – the purpose of this is to stop fort building in Wenchow. Chinese forces are forming a defensive line in the complex terrain from Wenchow to Chuhsien(?) a few hexes NW. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 15 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 10 – Clark Field, Manila and Bataan have about equal defenders each, which is a good sign for me. Clark Field shouldn’t have been able to build any forts but I haven’t been able to keep Manila damaged so it may have 1-2 forts. I haven’t been able to bomb Bataan yet but I’m not going to rush this. Once Manila and Clark Field are taken Bataan’s turn will come. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 G3M2 Nell x 15 Allied aircraft – Allies have largely given up on flying from Clark Field, with Manila now their main fighter airfield. P-26A x 4 P-40E Warhawk x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 21563 troops, 360 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 665 Defending force 6315 troops, 131 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 182 Japanese adjusted assault: 429 Allied adjusted defense: 281 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 – not long until Hong Kong falls. Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 662 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 27 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled Allied ground losses: 369 casualties reported Squads: 28 destroyed, 37 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1511 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 62 Defending force 286 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 – methinks he has flown out most of Lark Force, to Port Moresby? Assaulting units: Maizuru 1st SNLF Defending units: Lark Battalion Rabaul Det. Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Shortlands (109,131) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 385 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese forces CAPTURE Shortlands !!! Assaulting units: II/66th Naval Guard Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Madang (97,123) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 342 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese forces CAPTURE Madang !!! Assaulting units: 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 13088 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 461 Defending force 19057 troops, 176 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 652 Allied ground losses: 39 casualties reported – I have more and bigger guns, so I assume counter battery fire is doing this. I was thinking about putting in a deliberate attack before more Chinese units arrive (about 3 more are moving in from the SE) but I must have decided against it, or forgot! Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 12th Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 3rd Group Army Defending units: This force may just be ordered to sit tight until the cavalry arrives from 20th and 12th Armies to the north. 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 13th Division 12th RGC Temp. Division 18th RGC Temp. Division 52nd Road Const Co OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR 13 DEC 41 Alor Star is occupied by the Japanese Task Force 202 lays defensive minefield at Iki-shima ( 102 , 57) and sets course for Nagasaki/Sasebo Escort TF 335 (2 ships) formed from TF 72 and routed to Truk Cargo TF 72 aborts mission and returns to Babeldaob Task Force 193 lays defensive minefield at Tsushima ( 103 , 56) and sets course for Nagasaki/Sasebo B5N2 Kate from Hiryu-3 attacking an Allied DD at 55,81 an Allied SS is reported HIT PB Keijo Maru sinks at sea Major flooding aboard SSX Ha-18 Submarine TF 242 ordered to return to Kwajalein Island due to damage H6K4 Mavis reports submarine wake at 99, 69 near Daito Shoto D3A1 Val from Zuikaku-2 attacking a Barracuda class SS at 55,81 a KV Class class SS is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Zuikaku-3 has spotted an Allied ML at 50,85 an Allied ML is reported HIT 22 x L3Y2 Tina dropping Yokosuka 1st SNLF at Bayombong 9 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 27th JAAF AF Bn to Kota Bharu 10 x MC-21 Sally transporting 35th JAAF AF Bn to Kota Bharu Japanese forces CAPTURE Shortlands !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Madang !!! Tateyama Ku T-1 on CVE Taiyo converting to size 27 from 9 Kimikawa Maru-1 on CS Chiyoda converting to size 24 from 9 Loss of CL Kashima on Dec 13, 1941 is admitted Loss of PB Nikkai Maru on Dec 13, 1941 is admitted Loss of xAK Kazan Maru on Dec 13, 1941 is admitted CM Kung Wo is reported to have been sunk near Billiton on Dec 10, 1941

jdsrae -> 14 Dec 41 report (10/3/2019 10:23:52 PM)
COMBAT REPORTS FOR 14 DEC 41 – just a selection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near San Fernando at 79,73 Japanese Ships - I’m starting to get my ASW Divisions organised. There was a “hit-no explosion” on one of these SC, good shooting at such a small target, must be annoying not to see the bang! Probably as annoying as the “depth charges explode above target” messages I am seeing in response… SC Ch 10 SC Ch 11 SC Ch 12 Allied Ships SS Porpoise SS Porpoise launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 10 Porpoise diving deep .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub vs Sub: SS I-25 attacking SS S-28 at 185,98 – these are always fun to watch, but another miss! Japanese Ships SS I-25 Allied Ships SS S-28 SS I-25 launches 2 torpedoes at 3,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Pearl Harbor at 180,107 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-19, hits 12, and is sunk Allied Ships – at least I’ve been keeping these DMS from doing something else for the last week. DMS Elliot DMS Long DMS Dorsey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft P-26A x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 7 No Japanese losses – good to see Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 86,48 (Sinyang) – good target practice for my Advanced Training groups in China. Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 14 Ki-30 Ann x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 12th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 85th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 87,56 , near Chuhsien – more “Advanced Training” Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 6 Ki-51 Sonia x 12 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Bombardment attack – looks good for another deliberate attack tomorrow Attacking force 19056 troops, 354 guns, 202 vehicles, Assault Value = 625 Defending force 5976 troops, 130 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 159 Allied ground losses: 50 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Paotow (92,34) Japanese Bombardment attack – Recon by fire, looks good enough to try a deliberate attack tomorrow. I noticed that one of the Cav Bdes has a very good LGEN in command which doesn’t sit right with me. It’s not a high priority, but I will swap him out for a MGEN at some points and give him a Division. Attacking force 5410 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 265 Defending force 4565 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 168 Assaulting units: 4th Cavalry Brigade 1st Cavalry Brigade 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 81st Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,76 (near Kota Bharu) Japanese Bombardment attack – Deliberate attack to go in tomorrow to keep pushing these units back into central Malaya. Attacking force 3467 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 120 Defending force 2000 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 46 Assaulting units: 55th Infantry Regiment Defending units: FMSV Brigade 8th Indian Brigade 3rd ISF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 4142 troops, 76 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 221 Defending force 390 troops, 35 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Assaulting units: 1st Tank Regiment 22nd Recon Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 25th Army 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: Johore Bahru all but abandoned. I will attack at dawn. More troops are already moving from Mersing, including JAAF Base Forces to make use of the AF4. 29 Battery/3 HAA 30 Battery/3 HAA 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1511 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 62 Defending force 40 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 29 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses S.23 Empire: 1 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 53 casualties reported – Lark Force was bigger than this, so the combat squads have been flown out to somewhere. Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Assaulting units: Maizuru 1st SNLF Defending units: Lark Battalion Rabaul Det. Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bayombong (80,75) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 934 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58 Defending force 527 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25 Assaulting units: Yokosuka 3rd SNLF Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1 Defending units: Only a Bn, so the Paras will be let off the leash with a deliberate attack ordered for tomorrow. 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lubang (78,78) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 504 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 12 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lubang !!! Assaulting units: 2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48) Allied Bombardment attack – no damage inflicted, keep wasting that supply please! Attacking force 13047 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 459 Defending force 19102 troops, 178 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 654 Assaulting units: 12th Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 3rd Group Army Defending units: 13th Division 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 12th RGC Temp. Division 18th RGC Temp. Division 52nd Road Const Co OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR 14 DEC 41 Langkawi is occupied by the Japanese Extensive flooding aboard PB Chiyo Maru #4 B5N2 Kate from Shokaku-3 has spotted a Admiralty HDML class HDML at 50,84 an Allied HDML is reported HIT H6K4 Mavis reports periscope wake at 109, 63 near Nagoya – US subs were spotted moving NE from Manila so I have to assume some are around my Home Island ports by now. None of my convoys are moving without at least 1xPB escort. B5N2 Kate from Akagi-3 has spotted a P9 Mot. Launch class ML at 50,85 a P9 Mot. Launch class ML is reported HIT – I wonder how much damage is being done with these hits… B5N2 Kate from Soryu-3 has spotted an Allied HDML at 50,84 a S1 Mot. Launch class HDML is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Hiryu-3 attacking an Allied SS at 52,84 an Allied SS is reported HIT 20 x L3Y2 Tina dropping Yokosuka 1st SNLF at Bayombong Pumps fail aboard PB Chiyo Maru #4, flooding increases... Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard PB Chiyo Maru #4 Pumps fail aboard PB Chiyo Maru #4, flooding increases... Major flooding aboard PB Chiyo Maru #4 Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Lubang !!! Ominato Ku T-1 on CVE Taiyo converting to size 27 from 6 Tone-2 on CS Chiyoda converting to size 24 from 3 Loss of SSX Ha-19 on Dec 14, 1941 is admitted [image]local://upfiles/34194/87497D7188B641E5B755A943DC689CF8.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 15 Dec 41 report (10/3/2019 10:57:38 PM)
This is the plan for 6th Area Army (Southern China). 11th Army to push to Changsha and hold, deliberate attacks at fairly lengthy intervals to keep the defenders honest. Changsha is showing about 100k defenders so despite seeing some movement west out of it a few days ago it looks like CrackSabbath will make me fight for it. 13th Army will focus on Wenchow first, then Chuhsien, then eventually push W/NW to threaten Changsha's rear. 13xChinese units are spotted in this sector so this is a forward defence in complex terrain. Units from Korea Army are moving to reinforce this operation. 23rd Army will capture Hong Kong in a few days, then push into the Kukong/Wuchow area. Indochina flank. I'm withdrawing 4th IMR one hex into the jungle, and moving 21IMB around to the NW of Nanning. If the Chinese advance on Indochina I may be able to take Nanning with 21IMB from that direction. [image]local://upfiles/34194/B822DAD78604451FB229A7B5E8AD6A9C.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 15 Dec 41 report (10/4/2019 2:45:01 PM)
SUMMARY FOR 15 DEC 41 The sub war is heating up as I push a bit further into the DEI. A Dutch sub puts a good hit on CA Myoko near Zamboanga as it was covering the Cagayan landing. Myoko is a fair way from a safe port. On the other side of Borneo, KB has started on a fighting patrol through the Java Sea to sink whatever it can find. Hong Kong is captured with about 50% damage to industry. COMBAT REPORTS FOR 15 DEC 41 – just a selection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Billiton at 53,92 Japanese Ships – These ships are about half of the KB task force embedded escort BB Kirishima BB Hiei DD Shiratsuyu DD Ariake DD Yugure DD Wakaba DD Hatsushima Allied Ships SS KVIII, hits 1 SS KVIII is sighted by escort -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Zamboanga at 75,88 Japanese Ships CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1 – this one will bruise. I thought I saw the first hit as a dud but then a second hit exploded… If both had of exploded it may have been lights out for Myoko. DD Murakumo DD Usugumo DD Kagero DD Urakaze DD Shiranui Allied Ships SS KXVI SS KXVI launches 4 torpedoes at CA Myoko KXVI diving deep .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Soc Trang at 56,77 Japanese Ships CA Tone DD Kuroshio DD Hayashio DD Natsushio Allied Ships SS Seawolf, hits 1 SS Seawolf is sighted by escort – I need the escorts to keep doing this Seawolf bottoming out .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 30 Allied aircraft P-35A x 1 P-40B Warhawk x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 32 Allied aircraft P-26A x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 B5N2 Kate x 22 D3A1 Val x 22 Allied aircraft 75A-7 Hawk x 6 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses 75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships xAK George Livanos, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Taurus, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Sarangami, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk AM Jan van Amstel, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk xAK Kooringa, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Elcano, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Escalante R AM Abraham Crijnssen, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk AM Pieter de Bitter, heavy fires, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 49,98 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 B5N2 Kate x 13 D3A1 Val x 9 Allied aircraft B-339D x 6 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged D3A1 Val: 2 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships CM Willem v d Zaan TK Iris, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 48,96 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 B5N2 Kate x 9 Allied aircraft B-339D x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships TK Augustina, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 49,98 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 D3A1 Val x 13 Allied aircraft B-339D x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CM Willem v d Zaan, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 B5N2 Kate x 19 D3A1 Val x 50 Allied aircraft 75A-7 Hawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses 75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships TK Marpessa, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk – this was a big tanker. Nearly all of the TK and xAK hit this turn showed “fuel cargo burning” messages. xAK Kooringa, and is sunk AMc Merbabo, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AMc Rindjani, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAK Tarifa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk AMc Merapi, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AMc Smeroe, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tjilatjap at 51,102 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 B5N2 Kate x 22 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Siantar, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5842 troops, 80 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 262 Defending force 390 troops, 35 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Japanese adjusted assault: 163 Allied adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 54 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Johore Bahru !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 43 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 41 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 51 (51 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 38 (38 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 3 Assaulting units: 22nd Recon Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment 1st Tank Regiment 6th Tank Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 25th Army 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 30 Battery/3 HAA 29 Battery/3 HAA 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 16854 troops, 154 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 656 Defending force 13831 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 461 Japanese adjusted assault: 182 Allied adjusted defense: 127 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-) morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 279 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 337 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 34 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 12th RGC Temp. Division 13th Division – the experience of this Division is about 45, so they need to go back on the defence. More Chinese units are moving in from the SE so they need to save their energy for an attack that is probably coming from those troops when they arrive. 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 18th RGC Temp. Division 52nd Road Const Co Defending units: 12th Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 3rd Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 21239 troops, 360 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 641 Defending force 6020 troops, 130 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 157 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 468 Allied adjusted defense: 157 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Walrus II: 5 destroyed Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 788 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 55 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Allied ground losses: 6614 casualties reported Squads: 222 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 429 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 162 (162 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 92 (92 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 6 Assaulting units: 68th Ind.Infantry Battalion 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment 38th Division – is in pretty good shape so will move directly to Luzon as soon as I can clear the allied minefield and load them up. 67th Ind.Infantry Battalion 66th Infantry Regiment 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 21st Mortar Battalion 2nd RF Gun Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 5th RF Gun Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 23rd Army 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Defending units: Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion Rifles of Canada Battalion Kowloon Brigade 102nd RN Base Force 1st Middlesex Battalion Hong Kong Fortress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Paotow (92,34) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8268 troops, 78 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 265 Defending force 4588 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 170 Japanese adjusted assault: 162 Allied adjusted defense: 64 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), preparation(-) morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 131 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1805 casualties reported Squads: 108 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 1st Cavalry Brigade 4th Cavalry Brigade 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade – only this unit attacked. Chinese units are shown moving in from the east so they won’t pursue for now. Defending units: 81st Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,76 (near Kota Bharu) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3482 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 122 Defending force 2011 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47 Japanese adjusted assault: 89 Allied adjusted defense: 73 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 168 casualties reported – not good, they can have a rest for a few days. Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 38 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 55th Infantry Regiment Defending units: FMSV Brigade 8th Indian Brigade 3rd ISF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bayombong (80,75) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1119 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58 Defending force 527 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25 Japanese adjusted assault: 34 Allied adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 – but didn’t push them backwards. No problem, 65th Bde is two days away. Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 62 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: Yokosuka 3rd SNLF Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1 Defending units: 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Vanimo (93,117) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 614 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 12 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Vanimo !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: II/81st Naval Guard Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 89,47 (near Kweiteh) – this is in the open terrain in 12th Army sector, NCAA. I want to clear this area fairly quickly to join up with the Sinyang defenders. I plan to put in a deliberate attack every 3 days or so. Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3768 troops, 30 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 131 Defending force 4537 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 167 Japanese adjusted assault: 58 Allied adjusted defense: 50 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 224 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 266 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 35 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 32nd/B Division Defending units: 48th Chinese Corps OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR 15 DEC 41 Boac is occupied by the Japanese CS Convoy TF 42 will load Oil at Hakodate for return to Ominato SS I-121 lays minefield at Merak ( 48 , 97) and sets course for Saigon Escort TF 322 (1 ship) formed from TF 175 and routed to Brunei Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard CA Myoko - at the end of the turn damage sits at about 30 sys, 40 float. She's able to move 4 hexes a day and is 5 from Puerto Princessa. xAK Maebasi Maru collides with xAK Tatuno Maru at 103 , 55 B5N2 Kate from Kaga-3 has spotted an Allied CA at 48,96 an Allied TK is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Kaga-3 has spotted a ETC Type-M class TK at 49,98 an Allied AV is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Zuikaku-3 has spotted a Union Coastal TK class TK at 48,96 an Allied TK is reported HIT PO2 Honda, T. of Tainan Ku S-1 attains ace status!! B5N2 Kate from Akagi-3 has spotted a Pacific S Cargo class xAKL at 56,104 an Allied xAKL is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Kaga-3 has spotted xAK Siantar at 51,102 xAK Siantar is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Kaga-3 has spotted a Coastal Cargo class xAKL at 56,104 a Lake Cargo class xAKL is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Soryu-3 has spotted an Allied PC at 56,104 an Allied PC is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Shokaku-3 has spotted xAK Kooringa at 56,104 xAK Kooringa is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Zuikaku-3 has spotted a Pacific S Cargo class xAKL at 56,104 a Pacific S Cargo class xAKL is reported HIT 2 damaged ship(s) detached from CS Convoy TF 120 at Fusan, 4 cargo ship(s) and 1 escort ship(s) remain in TF – This resources convoy has only been running for a few days and they’re already crashing into each other! CS Convoy TF 120 begins loading Resources at Fusan for delivery to Shimonoseki Japanese forces CAPTURE Johore Bahru !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Vanimo !!! Yokosuka Ku T-2 on CS Chiyoda converting to size 24 from 9 xAKL Dos Hermanos is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 xAKL Elcano is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 xAKL Sarangami is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 xAKL Taurus is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 xAK Siantar is reported to have been sunk near Tjilatjap on Dec 15, 1941 xAK Tarifa is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 CM Willem v d Zaan is reported to have been sunk near Batavia on Dec 15, 1941 AMc Merbabo is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 AMc Rindjani is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 AMc Smeroe is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 AMc Merapi is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 AM Jan van Amstel is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 AM Abraham Crijnssen is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 xAK Kooringa is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941 TK Augustina is reported to have been sunk near Oosthaven on Dec 15, 1941 TK Marpessa is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 15, 1941

jdsrae -> 16 Dec 41 report (10/5/2019 1:27:32 PM)
SUMMARY FOR 16 DEC 41 CA Myoko made it to Puerto Princessa and is disbanded in port with damage Sys 39/Float 46 (25Major) / Eng 4. The FP has been offloaded but there is no CAP here. 2 x CVLs are covering the Cagayan landings where there are a lot more CAs and troops that need the CAP over them. One AR was already heading south towards Cagayan to setup a forward support base somewhere on Mindanao, so it has been diverted to assist. This is in range of B17s flying from Balikpapan so not sure I should leave Myoko here for long. COMBAT REPORTS FOR 16 DEC 41 – just a selection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 46 encounters mine field at Batavia (49,98) Japanese Ships SS I-122, Mine hits 1, heavy damage – I knew Batavia had mines so this was a failed gamble. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Muntok at 49,89 Japanese Ships SS I-162 – There will be a Board of Inquiry into this incident. Such a juicy target and only fires two torps! Allied Ships xAP Dominion Monarch – on the way to/from Palembang or Singapore, or somewhere else? KB is reversing course and a Nell group has moved to Johore Bahru with a Naval Search mission tomorrow to try and get eyes on who else this ship is travelling with. I don’t want reinforcements landing at either place. xAP Dominion Monarch is sighted by SS I-162 SS I-162 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Hong Kong at 77,61, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships – this was a tense little knife fight to watch as I need these DMS to clear the mines from Hong Kong. I also need them as escorts for upcoming amphibious task forces. DMS W-16 DMS W-17 DMS W-18 Allied Ships MTB 7 MTB 8 MTB 9 MTB 10 MTB 11 MTB 12 MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB 27, Shell hits 2, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 7,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards Harpole L. gains tactical advantage Range closes to 5,000 yards Harpole L. orders Allied TF to disengage MTB 27 sunk by DMS W-16 at 9,000 yards orders Allied TF to disengage – I am guessing that the [blank] means that Mr Harpole was on MTB 27 Massive explosion on MTB 26, MTB 26 sunk by DMS W-17 at 13,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft P-35A x 1 P-40B Warhawk x 1 P-40E Warhawk x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses – they aren’t sticking around long enough to be shot down. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses – more of the same -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 28 B5N2 Kate x 39 D3A1 Val x 13 Allied aircraft 75A-7 Hawk x 5 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses 75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed L-212: 1 destroyed on ground Allied Ships SS KVII, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk – fair trade, one Val for one K boat Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 20 Port supply hits 1 CAP engaged: 1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 2 scrambling) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Madioen , at 54,104 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft – I didn’t specify which ports or airfields to attack, leaving it up to tactical commanders to go hunting targets wherever they were spotted or they think best. A6M2 Zero x 6 B5N2 Kate x 15 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Makassar , at 65,106 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 15 D3A1 Val x 21 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 2 Port hits 3 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Bandjermasin , at 60,99 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 B5N2 Kate x 20 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 18689 troops, 177 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 634 Defending force 39471 troops, 280 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1168 – the Chinese arrive from the NW but about another 20-30k are moving in from the SE. I plan to sit and bombard as long as I get results like this, and let them try an attack against the level 4 forts. Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 12th RGC Temp. Division 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 13th Division 18th RGC Temp. Division 52nd Road Const Co Defending units: 30th Chinese Corps 55th Chinese Corps 12th Chinese Corps 29th Chinese Corps 77th Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 2nd Group Army 3rd Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 93,34 (near Kweisui) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 11773 troops, 112 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 401 Defending force 4775 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121 Japanese adjusted assault: 40 Allied adjusted defense: 64 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-), fatigue(-): Even though this hex is Mountain terrain, LGEN Izeki has been relieved of this command. His land skill was 54 and inspiration <50 which is a poor combination compared to many other worthy Div Commander candidates. LGEN Komoda was selected as his replacement with land skill of 68 and leadership/inspiration in the 60/70ish range. Fatigue is <20 so they will try again tomorrow. Japanese ground losses: 273 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Allied ground losses: 194 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 36th Division Defending units: Movement is showing west towards 11th Chinese Corps 17th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 88,41 (near Kaoping) Japanese Bombardment attack – Based on this information, a Deliberate attack will go in tomorrow. Attacking force 22888 troops, 243 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 778 Defending force 13673 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 346 Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 37th Division 41st Division 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 2 of the 4 Chinese Corps were pushed back here so are close to being combat ineffective. This is Mountain terrain though so it could still be close. 43rd Chinese Corps 34th Chinese Corps 33rd Chinese Corps 61st Chinese Corps 7th Group Army 8th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Batangas (79,78) – at the gates of Manila. Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 13579 troops, 115 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 457 Defending force 3263 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 137 Japanese adjusted assault: 208 Allied adjusted defense: 18 Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Batangas !!! Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+), fatigue(-). The 16th Div will pause here for a day or two to try and let some fatigue recover and also let 65th Bde (+) advance one hex closer to Manila from the north. Japanese ground losses: 75 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1099 casualties reported Squads: 100 destroyed, 31 disabled Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 30 (30 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 16th Division Defending units: 41st PA Infantry Division PAF Aviation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 14985 troops, 166 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 572 Defending force 2193 troops, 49 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 84 Japanese adjusted assault: 484 Allied adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 161 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen !!! Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 81 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 15 (7 destroyed, 8 disabled) Allied ground losses: 738 casualties reported Squads: 153 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 42 (32 destroyed, 10 disabled) Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Units destroyed 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 4th Tank Regiment – the light tanks are pretty fragile, being most of the casualties today. This unit will be kept back to avoid further losses at Clark Field where heavier US tanks will probably be waiting. I might use them to clear Iba on the right flank, but they need some infantry to go with them. 48th Division 7th Tank Regiment 30th Fld AA Gun Co 14th Army 47th Field AA Battalion 28th JAAF AF Bn 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 48th Field AA Battalion 40th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 11th PA Infantry Division 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1454 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60 – follow up forces are only a few days away. Defending force 2625 troops, 4 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 73 Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: Kure 1st SNLF 1st Naval Construction Battalion Defending units: 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment Cagayan USAAF Base Force Mindanao Force Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bayombong (80,75) Japanese Bombardment attack – 65th Bde hadn’t arrived in time to join a deliberate attack. Tomorrow they will clear this hex. Attacking force 2024 troops, 71 guns, 67 vehicles, Assault Value = 334 Defending force 462 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15 Assaulting units: 65th Brigade Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 40th Field AA Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 56th Const Co 3rd Engineer Construction Battalion Defending units: 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Butuan (80,89) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 921 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37 Defending force 2148 troops, 25 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 62 – deliberate attack ordered for tomorrow. Assaulting units: 103rd PA Infantry Regiment Defending units: Yokosuka 2nd SNLF 4th Naval Construction Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48) Allied Bombardment attack – caused zero damage with this ratio of guns but I don’t think this includes the artillery from the newly arrived units yet. Wait and see what happens tomorrow. Attacking force 12854 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1167 Defending force 18949 troops, 177 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 634 Assaulting units: 29th Chinese Corps 55th Chinese Corps 77th Chinese Corps 12th Chinese Corps 30th Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 2nd Group Army 3rd Group Army Defending units: 12th RGC Temp. Division 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 13th Division 18th RGC Temp. Division 52nd Road Const Co -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 89,47 (near Kweiteh) Japanese Bombardment attack – will shift back to defence tomorrow. Attacking force 3609 troops, 30 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 117 Defending force 4295 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 135 Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 32nd/B Division Defending units: 48th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 89,46 (near Kweiteh) Japanese Bombardment attack – based on this information, a deliberate attack is ordered for tomorrow. Attacking force 3789 troops, 30 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 135 Defending force 1298 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 32nd/C Division Defending units: 51st Chinese Corps 69th Chinese Corps OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR 16 DEC 41 Wuchow is occupied by the Japanese – this was unexpected. I was immediately penalised 1 victory point for not having the 20 AV garrison in place… I tried to fly something there but that’s not possible with restricted units. I have 1 x RGC unit earmarked for Wuchow and prepping for it, but that unit has to move on foot from somewhere near Shanghai, at least a few weeks away. Scrounging around for something else, I spy the I/33rd Infantry Bn sitting unutilised at Amami Oshima. It doesn’t withdraw for 133 more days so I will send a few small xAKL to move it to Wuchow. They will restore law and order until the RGC unit arrives and they are disbanded. Submarine TF 46 ordered to return to Saigon due to damage, SS I-122 sinks at sea. Repairs completed on DD Akebono at Saigon, ship returned to service – received minor damage during the battle with CA Houston. Repairs completed on DD Sazanami at Saigon, ship returned to service AK Kinka Maru runs aground while attempting to unload at Butuan. Damage is only 5/4/4. Japanese forces CAPTURE Batangas !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen !!! Mauban expands airfield to size 1 Ominato Ku S-1 on CVE Taiyo converting to size 27 from 12 – F pilot training group will move back to Ominato. Mizuho-2 on CS Chiyoda converting to size 24 from 3 – FP pilot training group then to ASW Force Ashigara-1 on CA Ashigara converting to size 3 from 1 Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Wuchow (76, 57)! SS KVII is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Dec 16, 1941 MTB 26 is reported to have been sunk near Hong Kong on Dec 16, 1941 MTB 27 is reported to have been sunk near Hong Kong on Dec 16, 1941

jdsrae -> 17 Dec 41 report (10/6/2019 4:31:16 AM)
COMBAT REPORTS FOR 17 DEC 41 – just a selection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Oosthaven at 49,96 Japanese Ships SS I-164 Allied Ships xAP Dominion Monarch, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. Reported sunk but I feel that is optimistic for such a big ship. Last spotted yesterday near Palembang so I'm guessing she's empty. xAP Dominion Monarch is sighted by SS I-164 SS I-164 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Iba at 78,75, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Naka, Shell hits 1 DD Natsugumo DD Minegumo DD Asagumo DD Murasame DD Harusame DD Yudachi DD Samidare Allied Ships PG Tulsa, Shell hits 11, and is sunk Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards – visibility improved after PG Tulsa started burning. CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards Knight V. orders Allied TF to disengage CL Naka engages PG Tulsa at 3,000 yards PG Tulsa sunk by CL Naka at 4,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 77 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Ships DMS W-18 DMS W-17 DMS W-16 64 mines cleared 38 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 12 – Oscars join the party but it’s almost over in the air over Malaya anyway Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 49,98 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 D3A1 Val x 9 Allied aircraft B-339D x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 2 destroyed Allied Ships xAP Poelau Bras, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Kota Tjandi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 6 – my leaflet drops to USAFFE pilots to give up the fight don’t seem to be working! No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft – no escort so a few easy kills, so this will just encourage them to keep fighting… Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 1 P-40E Warhawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 53,80 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 8 Allied aircraft – Some 1930s retro here. Nates v Stringbags and the Nates win. Heart stopper though as this is a big reinforcement convoy with a Division earmarked for the Singapore crossing. Swordfish I x 3 Vildebeest III x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Swordfish I: 2 destroyed CAP engaged: 1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 93,34 (near Kweisui) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 11449 troops, 112 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 368 Defending force 4641 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 106 Japanese adjusted assault: 72 Allied adjusted defense: 64 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(-), fatigue(-). Still got the leader (-) but minimal losses. The Chinese are moving west so I will keep up the daily attacks to try and break them before they escape. Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 182 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 36th Division Defending units: 11th Chinese Corps 17th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 88,41 (near Kaoping) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 22971 troops, 243 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 782 Defending force 13694 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 347 Japanese adjusted assault: 497 Allied adjusted defense: 385 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: This is a supporting attack in a Mountain hex to the north of the main effort to take Chengchow / Loyang that is a few days from beginning. This force will bombard for a few days before trying another DA. 683 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Allied ground losses: 1205 casualties reported Squads: 40 destroyed, 10 disabled – the destroyed are likely from the two Corps already busted and retreated into this hex, so minimal damage to the two fresh Corps. Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 37th Division 41st Division 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 43rd Chinese Corps 33rd Chinese Corps 34th Chinese Corps 61st Chinese Corps 7th Group Army 8th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bayombong (80,75) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8736 troops, 104 guns, 67 vehicles, Assault Value = 336 Defending force 462 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15 Japanese adjusted assault: 144 Allied adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 36 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), preparation(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 466 casualties reported Squads: 42 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: Oevrkill, and the allies now know what is advancing on this axis. 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment 65th Brigade Yokosuka 1st SNLF 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 40th Field AA Battalion 45th Field AA Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 9th Field AF Construction Battalion 56th Const Co 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Engineer Construction Battalion Defending units: 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,76 (near Kota Bharu) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 3412 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 Defending force 2030 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 55th Infantry Regiment Defending units: FMSV Brigade – combat ineffective with 0 AV 8th Indian Brigade 3rd ISF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Victoria Point (51,66) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3900 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 165 Defending force 279 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Japanese adjusted assault: 67 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 67 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Victoria Point !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 340 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 124th Infantry Regiment – this Regt will now move back and rail north to Chiang Mai to cover Northern Thailand until 33rd Division and other reinforcements can arrive. RTA/A Cavalry Division Defending units: 108th/2 Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Japanese Deliberate attack – just a probing attack. Reinforcements will land tonight. Attacking force 1454 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60 Defending force 2624 troops, 4 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 72 Japanese adjusted assault: 25 Allied adjusted defense: 25 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: Kure 1st SNLF 1st Naval Construction Battalion Defending units: 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment Cagayan USAAF Base Force Mindanao Force Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Butuan (80,89) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1515 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 62 Defending force 909 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35 Japanese adjusted assault: 26 Allied adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Butuan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 468 casualties reported Squads: 14 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Yokosuka 2nd SNLF 4th Naval Construction Battalion Defending units: 103rd PA Infantry Regiment – retreated NE. I will mop up that hex later. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Groot Natoena (57,83) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 504 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 23 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Groot Natoena !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: I/81st Naval Guard Unit – will reload immediately and move to SEAF. One AV moved in with this task force and will be used as a Jake ASW base to cover this critical corner of the South China Sea with some naval search FPs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 38018 troops, 280 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1174 Defending force 19044 troops, 178 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 642 Allied adjusted assault: 486 Japanese adjusted defense: 1197 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 4) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 321 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 44 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 1218 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 175 disabled – one Chinese Corps went to 0 AV. Three more units are still moving in from the SE. Chinese units are moving into the hex NW of Sinyang, so they may all escape across that hex side. If that happens I will let them go, as they will just move themselves in front of the tank heavy 20th Army bulldozer. Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled) Assaulting units: 12th Chinese Corps 55th Chinese Corps 77th Chinese Corps 30th Chinese Corps 29th Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 2nd Group Army 3rd Group Army Defending units: 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 12th RGC Temp. Division 13th Division 18th RGC Temp. Division 52nd Road Const Co -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 89,47 (near Kweiteh) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3649 troops, 30 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 120 Defending force 5380 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 162 Japanese adjusted assault: 47 Allied adjusted defense: 80 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: op mode(-), leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 295 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Allied ground losses: 47 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 32nd/B Division Defending units: One of these Corps just moved in overnight. The IJ Brigade Combat Teams aren’t doing very well in combat, but the front line is moving in the right direction. I’ll recombine this Division when I get more troops up near it. 48th Chinese Corps 69th Chinese Corps 89th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 89,46 (near Kweiteh) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3808 troops, 30 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 136 Defending force 517 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 Japanese adjusted assault: 67 Allied adjusted defense: 2 Japanese assault odds: 33 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+), fatigue(-) Allied ground losses: 148 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 32nd/C Division Defending units: 51st Chinese Corps OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR 17 DEC 41 Calapan is occupied by the Japanese Repairs completed on DD Arashio at Saigon, ship returned to service CS Convoy TF 95 begins loading Resources at Hakodate for delivery to Ominato ASW Combat TF 152 resumes patrol, enroute to 112 , 63 near Miyake-jima Submarine TF 244 ordered to return to Kwajalein Island due to damage CS Convoy TF 42 begins loading Fuel at Ominato for delivery to Hakodate Japanese forces CAPTURE Victoria Point !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Butuan !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Groot Natoena !!! Fusan expands port to size 6 – numbers of ships in each Resources convoy will increase to suit the new docking space. Mersing expands airfield to size 3 – that might do for this airfield now that I have Johore Bahru’s AF4 next door. Tone-1 at CA Tone takes E13A1 Jake replacements – the Jake pool was drained this turn after I upgraded all BB-1 and nearly all CA-1 air groups to fly it. CLs are mostly flying Alfs but they will get Jakes next. SS groups will keep flying Glens even though this is a “no house rules” game. All other FP groups that can are being resized to 24 and filling out with pilots who will train NS and ASW. They will all fill out with Jakes as they become available. Two of them that can will then upgrade to Rufes in about April/May 1942. Takao-1 at CA Takao takes E13A1 Jake replacements Chokai-1 at CA Chokai takes E13A1 Jake replacements Device(s) upgraded in 38th Division supplied from Hong Kong – tanks were upgraded Bako NGD Det T-1 on CVE Taiyo converting to size 27 from 3 Kiyokawa Maru-2 on CS Chiyoda converting to size 24 from 3 PG Tulsa is reported to have been sunk near Iba on Dec 17, 1941 36th JNAF AF Unit arrives at Tokyo – will move to SWAF

RADM.Yamaguchi -> RE: 17 Dec 41 report (10/6/2019 4:58:04 PM)
Two of them that can will then upgrade to Rufes in about April/May 1942. Jdsrae you seem to be doing an awesome job so far. i'm really looking forward to my Rufes too. I can't remember how many RD you have going on them. It's 2/12 in my game and i have 1 RD factory fully 30 repaired and several more close.

jdsrae -> RE: 17 Dec 41 report (10/7/2019 3:38:54 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RADM.Yamaguchi Two of them that can will then upgrade to Rufes in about April/May 1942. Jdsrae you seem to be doing an awesome job so far. i'm really looking forward to my Rufes too. I can't remember how many RD you have going on them. It's 2/12 in my game and i have 1 RD factory fully 30 repaired and several more close. So far so good, but it is early days yet. It feels like nothing much has happened the last few days as I wait for Army reinforcements to arrive at both Malaya and Luzon. Some are landing now with more to follow, which will let me move forward again in both areas. I'm also organising the Palembang invasion which will launch soon. My IJN combat task forces are about 50% reorganised now, but I still have lots of DDs in the "wrong" task forces that I want to shuffle about. I don't think I've shared my aircraft research or production yet. I'll try to post that soon.

jdsrae -> 18 Dec 41 report (10/7/2019 3:39:19 AM)
COMBAT REPORTS FOR 18 DEC 41 – just a selection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 77 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61) 81 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Saigon at 61,74 Japanese Ships SC Ch 8 SC Ch 9 Allied Ships SS KXV Captain of SS KXV elects not to launch torpedoes at this target – that’s interesting. Less chance of my SC being sunk if the sub skippers think they are too small to waste torpedoes on them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 77 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61) 81 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 208 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61) 69 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59 Allied Ships SS Seadragon – is lurking in the deep water hex next to Sasebo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 No Japanese losses – it looks like there are no allied fighters left over Singapore. Time to look for other targets to sweep up. Aircraft Attacking: 10 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Clear sky – finally some clear skies over Singapore after many days of bomber raids have been scrubbed due to bad weather over the target. Time to put some holes in the runway and port to slow down any fort building that has happened. Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 43 Ki-27b Nate x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 27 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 49,98 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 35 D3A1 Val x 9 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 16 B-339D x 2 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 4 destroyed B-339D: 1 destroyed Allied Ships xAP Glenapp, Bomb hits 3, on fire xAP Van Cloon, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage CAP engaged: 2-VI.G.V with B-339D (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) – previously Singapore defenders No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) – previously Singapore defenders. Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Van Cloon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 No Japanese losses – no USAAF fighters left over Manila Aircraft Attacking: 25 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 93 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 37 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 20 No Japanese losses Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 G3M2 Nell x 6 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48) Japanese Bombardment attack – Seemingly no effect. Perhaps it increases allied disruption and fatigue, but not casualties. Attacking force 10887 troops, 104 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 597 Defending force 38421 troops, 279 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1040 Assaulting units: 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 13th Division 12th RGC Temp. Division 18th RGC Temp. Division 52nd Road Const Co Defending units: 12th Chinese Corps 55th Chinese Corps 30th Chinese Corps 77th Chinese Corps 29th Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 2nd Group Army 3rd Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 93,34 (near Kweisui) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 11499 troops, 112 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 373 Defending force 4402 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 89 Japanese adjusted assault: 149 Allied adjusted defense: 85 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 – getting closer to 2:1 odds in this Mountain hex Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 352 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 41 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 36th Division Defending units: 11th Chinese Corps 17th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 88,41 (near Kaoping) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 22524 troops, 243 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 731 Defending force 12877 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 283 Japanese adjusted assault: 638 Allied adjusted defense: 223 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 417 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 40 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 5971 casualties reported Squads: 205 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 281 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 8 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 29 (29 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 6 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! All units retreated SW towards the 12th Army main effort. All of these allied units are trashed with two Corps now combat ineffective. Assaulting units: 37th Division – this unit will hold in the Mountains for now to rest up a bit 41st Division – this unit will advance one hex to the West 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment – this unit will advance to support 41st Div. Defending units: 34th Chinese Corps 33rd Chinese Corps 61st Chinese Corps 8th Group Army 7th Group Army 43rd Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,76 (near Kota Bharu) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 3487 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121 Defending force 2025 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47 Assaulting units: 55th Infantry Regiment Defending units: FMSV Brigade 8th Indian Brigade 3rd ISF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 106,123 (near Kavieng) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 402 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16 Defending force 91 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Japanese adjusted assault: 5 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(-), fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: I/66th Naval Guard Unit – this unit will advance again to destroy the 2/1st Defending units: 2/1st Ind Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1442 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 223 Defending force 2552 troops, 4 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 65 Japanese adjusted assault: 48 Allied adjusted defense: 25 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 61 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 144th Infantry Regiment Kure 1st SNLF – only this unit attacked as the others were landing. The 144th IR will join in tomorrow. 23rd JAAF AF Bn 97th JAAF AF Bn 1st Naval Construction Battalion 8th JAAF AF Coy 10th JAAF AF Coy Defending units: 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment Cagayan USAAF Base Force Mindanao Force Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 89,47 (near Kweiteh) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 3387 troops, 30 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 94 Defending force 5289 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 149 Assaulting units: 32nd/B Division Defending units: 48th Chinese Corps 69th Chinese Corps 89th Chinese Corps OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR 18 DEC 41 Lucena is occupied by the Japanese SSX Ha-22 abandoned due to heavy damage CS Convoy TF 135 begins loading Resources at Fusan for delivery to Shimonoseki G3M2 Nell from Bihoro Ku K-1 Det has spotted a Thronycroft HDML class HDML at 50,84 a Thronycroft HDML class HDML is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Soryu-3 has spotted a P17 Mot. Launch class ML at 50,85 a P17 Mot. Launch class ML is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Akagi-3 has spotted xAP Glenapp at 49,98 xAP Glenapp is reported HIT D3A1 Val from Soryu-2 attacking a O19 Class class SS at 53,89 a Electric Boat S-18 class SS is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Soryu-3 has spotted a P1 Mot. Launch class ML at 50,85 a P1 Mot. Launch class ML is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Zuikaku-3 has spotted xAP Glenapp at 49,98 xAP Glenapp is reported HIT 77th Sentai Det A converting to Ki-43-Ic Oscar – at Bangkok. Once the 77th Det B receives Oscars in a few days and all aircraft are ready, they will move to Chiang Mai to set up an ambush. Kamikawa Maru-2 on CS Chiyoda converting to size 24 from 3

jdsrae -> 19 Dec 41 report (10/7/2019 4:35:01 AM)
The allies scored two small tactical victories today, but neither of them critical. COMBAT REPORTS FOR 19 DEC 41 – just a selection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59 Japanese Ships xAKL Konsan Maru PB Chohakusan Maru xAK Shirashika Maru xAK Nitiyo Maru xAK La Plata Maru xAK Horai Maru PB Sento Maru PB Rokko Maru #2 PB Koei Maru Allied Ships SS Seadragon Captain of SS Seadragon elects not to launch torpedoes at this target – I’m not complaining, but what was wrong, too many targets to choose from!? I hope this sub skipper stays in command and isn’t replaced when he gets back to port. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Truk at 112,107 Japanese Ships xAK Yamaura Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage. The first working USN torpedo of the war finds one of my big fast Yusen transports… This was only one hex from Truk. Damage is 18 sys, 56 float (28 Major) and 1 of fire. She’s carrying part of the 6th Naval Construction Bn and will make Truk next turn to unload. Truk is a P6 with 448 Naval Support right now, so I’m hoping they can put the fire out before it gets worse. This ship will then spend a long time in port to repair as much as possible before moving back to Japan to fix the major damage. xAK Keiyo Maru DMS W-12 Allied Ships SS Gudgeon SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Yamaura Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 18 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses CAP engaged: No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) – Singapore still has one fighter unit defending, but struggling to keep planes in the air. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 25 Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 9 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 27 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 3 damaged – there are still some allied TBs at Singapore too. I need to keep these away from my troop ships coming soon. Runway hits 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on RTA/C Cavalry Division, at 55,58 , near Tavoy Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 9 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Blenheim I bombing from 3000 feet – I might use the Bangkok Oscars to setup a LRCAP ambush here soon, before moving them to Chiang Mai. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Japanese aircraft – finally a big coordinated raid on Singapore, this one based out of Saigon. I’ll be moving these groups soon as the Air Flotilla HQ units step forward. G3M2 Nell x 60 G4M1 Betty x 40 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied Ships xAP Matang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Kepong, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Lyemun, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAP Sin Kheng Seng, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Runway hits 2 Port hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 29 Ki-27b Nate x 29 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses S.19 Singapore III: 1 damaged Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23 Ki-32 Mary x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAP Matang, and is sunk Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 2 damaged Wirraway: 2 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 93,34 (near Kweisui) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 11503 troops, 112 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 372 Defending force 4119 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 Japanese adjusted assault: 291 Allied adjusted defense: 46 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 1519 casualties reported Squads: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! These units are pushed NW along the grey road. 36th Div will pursue immediately. This also releases 2nd IMB to pursue the Chinese Corps it kicked out of Paotow a few days ago. An advance into NW China could now start, although after one more attack I think I will move 36th Div back towards the centre and just screen this area with IJA and Mongolian Cavalry units. Assaulting units: 36th Division Defending units: 11th Chinese Corps 17th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,76 (near Kota Bharu) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3516 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 122 Defending force 2035 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 Japanese adjusted assault: 46 Allied adjusted defense: 19 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 189 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 568 casualties reported Squads: 43 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 41 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 2 – one stayed put, so another deliberate attack will go in tomorrow to clear this hex. Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 55th Infantry Regiment Defending units: FMSV Brigade 8th Indian Brigade 3rd ISF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5358 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 548 Defending force 2490 troops, 4 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Japanese adjusted assault: 100 Allied adjusted defense: 25 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 125 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 400 casualties reported Squads: 27 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 88 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 36 (36 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Units destroyed 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: I have some small xAK/xAKL coming to ferry some of these units to nearby targets. Cagayan will serve as the forward staging area for SNLF operations to clear Mindanao and advance into the Celebes and Borneo over the next month or so. The clearance of the Philippine Islands will also happen in parallel, so the plan is to do a starburst of SNLF units on small boats from Cagayan. Sasebo 8th SNLF 15th Naval Guard Unit – prepped for Manado, not that it matters much with the amphib bonus but it will go there anyway. 144th Infantry Regiment – this Regt will help clear Mindanao, then move to Burma to reform the 55th Division. Yokosuka 4th SNLF – prepping for San Jose in the Philippine Islands Kure 1st SNLF – this unit will help to clear Mindanao while prepping for Miri where it will move to garrison and eventually become the 24th Special Base Force. Sasebo 3rd SNLF – reloading on amphib TF to assault Zamboanga 16th Naval Guard Unit – prepped for Ternate. 23rd JAAF AF Bn – Allocated to support 5th Air Div, this unit will provide aviation support at Cagayan temporarily, then move forward either to the Celebes or Dutch New Guinea. I’m undecided at the moment. 97th JAAF AF Bn – as above, in support of 5th Air Div groups. 8th JAAF AF Coy - in support of 5th Air Div groups 10th JAAF AF Coy - in support of 5th Air Div groups 1st Naval Construction Battalion – en route to SWAF, most likely Miri/Brunei area initially to build the port to help oil export and airfields to help defend the area. 8th JNAF Coy – prepping for Ternate 6th JNAF Coy – prepping for Manado Defending units: 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment Cagayan USAAF Base Force Mindanao Force Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 89,47 (near Kweiteh) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 5307 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 151 Defending force 3432 troops, 30 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 99 Allied adjusted assault: 68 Japanese adjusted defense: 31 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: morale(-) Japanese ground losses: Not good, the Chinese are not following the script in this sector! 1240 casualties reported Squads: 28 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units retreated 1 Allied ground losses: 274 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! The unit withdrew to Kweiteh where a recruit trainee standard NCPC Bde provides the garrison. Assaulting units: 48th Chinese Corps – I think this unit did the damage, as it is fresh. The other two are close to being ineffective. 69th Chinese Corps 89th Chinese Corps Defending units: 32nd/B Division – the sister Brigade Combat Teams will converge from neighbouring hexes to plug this gap in the line. It will be interesting to see if the Chinese units advance or take the opportunity to try and withdraw. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 88,45 (near Kaifeng) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3746 troops, 31 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 136 Defending force 332 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 69 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 69 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 194 casualties reported Squads: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 35th/C Division – just up the road from the reverse of the 32nd/B. Defending units: 51st Chinese Corps OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR 19 DEC 41 Polillo is occupied by the Japanese SS I-17 in ARD Dublon ARD at Truk* - damaged vic Pearl Harbour about a week ago. The ARD will repair all damage in about 30 days time. CS Convoy TF 138 begins loading Resources at Sapporo for delivery to Hirosaki/Aomori B5N2 Kate from Akagi-3 has spotted an Allied HDML at 50,84 a Admiralty HDML class HDML is reported HIT H6K4 Mavis from Toko Ku T-1 has spotted an Allied xAKL at 82,107 an Allied xAKL is reported HIT G3M2 Nell from Bihoro Ku K-1 Det has spotted a P37 Mot. Launch class ML at 50,85 a P37 Mot. Launch class ML is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Kaga-3 has spotted an Allied HDML at 50,84 an Allied HDML is reported HIT B5N2 Kate from Kaga-3 has spotted an Allied ML at 50,85 an Allied ML is reported HIT CS Convoy TF 13 begins loading Oil at Shikuka for delivery to Wakkanai Japanese forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!! 7th Tank Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Lingayen – T89A to T97 Medium Tanks. I just checked the database and the firepower ratings don’t improve, but the armour rating goes from 17 to 25. That should help with survivability in combat. While in the database, the Type 95 Light Tank (the only vehicle used by the 4th Tank Regt) only has an armour rating of 12, so while it is called a “tank” I will to try and remember to use the 4th Tank Regt more as an armoured car or scout unit. Maizuru Ku T-1 on CS Chiyoda converting to size 24 from 4 Chitose-1 on CS Chitose converting to size 24 from 12 Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Wuchow (76, 57)! I'm still being punished for no garrison because the Chinese ran away... SC Ch 24 arrives at Osaka/Kyoto – SC Ch 24/25/26 will form an ASW Div based at Tsingtao, provide a standing ASW patrol in the Yellow Sea to help protect the Port Arthur – Japan resources convoys. I’ve already spotted one USN sub up there. SC Ch 26 arrives at Okayama – as above xAP Matang is reported to have been sunk near Singapore on Dec 19, 1941

jdsrae -> RE: 19 Dec 41 report (10/8/2019 11:03:54 AM)
My favourite merchant ship just made it safely past USS Seadragon to dock at Sasebo, so I celebrated by appointing a new CO. Thankfully he is so mediocre that it cost me 0 PP. This ship and all of her class will sit in port until 6/42 when the TK upgrade becomes available. [image]local://upfiles/34194/50D3AE77A5F149EE9EF6C422DC60EB45.jpg[/image]

rustysi -> RE: 19 Dec 41 report (10/8/2019 6:18:47 PM)
quote: I’m training up about 50 size 24 Jake groups to cover “the hole”. Sounds like a start.[:D]

rustysi -> RE: 19 Dec 41 report (10/8/2019 6:31:38 PM)
quote: 23rd Army will capture Hong Kong in a few days, then push into the Kukong/Wuchow area. There is an unit down here that may board ship. Keep that in mind.

jdsrae -> RE: 19 Dec 41 report (10/10/2019 6:12:41 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rustysi quote: 23rd Army will capture Hong Kong in a few days, then push into the Kukong/Wuchow area. There is an unit down here that may board ship. Keep that in mind. Got it, 38th Div is part of 16th Army in game so it will move out of China with the other Hong Kong victors that can to Luzon, including the artillery and combat engineers. This is my TS Ops Plan for keeping the Divisions of the Southern Expeditionary Army busy for the next 4-6 months. The dates that the IJA achieved in real life are shown as par for the course, and I will judge my level of success against how I go against the historical dates. It's a little harder to meet these deadlines in game because the Philippines and Dutch units don't surrender en masse when the capital falls, but this gives me some target dates to aim at. The General Defence Army Divisions that I am going to work towards saving enough Political Points to buy out for use in the Southern Expeditionary Army Group are also shown, with the years that the later ones can be recombined as Divisions. [image]local://upfiles/34194/57739B2430D54EEDB1018D6CFB6C11E6.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 20 Dec 41 report (10/10/2019 6:40:01 AM)
COMBAT REPORTS FOR 20 DEC 41 – just a selection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Midway Island at 159,91 Japanese Ships SS I-22 Allied Ships – the USN has a brazilian DDs, but it’s good to keep chipping away at them. DD Reid, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Downes SS I-22 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Reid DD Downes attacking submerged sub .... DD Downes cannot reach attack position over SS I-22 SS I-22 eludes DD Downes by diving deep Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 18 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 destroyed – IJAAF pilots starting to get a bit of combat experience -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 50,82 (near Johore Bahru) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 13932 troops, 168 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 475 Defending force 2173 troops, 7 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 113 Japanese adjusted assault: 244 Allied adjusted defense: 11 Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(-), fatigue(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 819 casualties reported Squads: 32 destroyed, 54 disabled Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 5th Division 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 34th Field AA Battalion Defending units: 28th Gurkha Brigade – attempt to break through to Singapore repulsed with heavy losses. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,76 (near Kota Bharu) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3367 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 109 Defending force 188 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 97 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 97 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 128 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 55th Infantry Regiment – this unit will continue to advance into central Malaya. Defending units: 3rd ISF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tavoy (54,60) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3366 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127 Defending force 602 troops, 4 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Japanese adjusted assault: 111 Allied adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tavoy !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 245 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 112th Infantry Regiment – this unit will pursue, however Moulmein has been reinforced so I will not let them advance that far without reinforcement or they will be vulnerable to counter attack. Defending units: 108th RAF Base Force OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR 20 DEC 41 Atimonan is occupied by the Japanese CS Convoy TF 42 will load Oil at Hakodate for return to Ominato Repairs completed on DD Yugumo at Saigon, ship returned to service – as one of my best DDs it will move to join a BB task force at CRB. Japanese forces CAPTURE Tavoy !!! Gifu expands airfield to size 3 – no more supply wastage to support industry expansion in this hex. The engineers will now move to Ominato to expand the port there. Kinugasa-1 at CA Kinugasa takes E13A1 Jake replacements Okamoto Det converting to A6M2 Zero – based at Truk. HQ 23rd Air Flotilla has arrived at Truk with torpedoes! Chitose Ku K-1 Det converting to G3M2 Nell – at Truk. This is the small 2 plane det that will now move back to vic Kwajalein to reattach to its parent. Tateyama Ku T-2 on CS Chiyoda converting to size 24 from 4 AMC Kiyosumi Maru arrives at Osaka/Kyoto – skipper replaced with a decent one. I am starting to think about plans for sending out a few long range AMC raids. Potential target areas are the SE Indian Ocean like the allied convoy routes to Perth to see if the AMCs can get some action. Potentially North Pacific, but that’s a higher risk of allied CVs lurking. I’m wondering if I give the AMC decent skippers, and set them to low threat tolerance, will they withdraw at the first sight of USN carrier based planes overhead or is this just a good way to get them sunk? DD Reid is reported to have been sunk near Midway Island on Dec 20, 1941 xAK Hanyang is reported to have been sunk near Pakhoi on Dec 12, 1941

jdsrae -> 21 Dec 41 report (10/10/2019 6:41:03 AM)
COMBAT REPORTS FOR 21 DEC 41 – just a selection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59 Japanese Ships DD Yugao TB Kasasagi DD Susuki DD Kiku DD Hishu Allied Ships SS Seadragon – I don’t have depth charges that go deep enough, so I am just going to have to set Sasebo bound task forces to go around this hex. SS Seadragon launches 2 torpedoes at DD Yugao Seadragon diving deep .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 165,112 Japanese Ships SS RO-66 Allied Ships DMS Lamberton, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, later reported sunk xAKL Manini SS RO-66 launches 2 torpedoes at DMS Lamberton RO-66 diving deep .... Sub escapes detection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Saigon at 61,74 Japanese Ships xAKL Hachirogata Maru APD Nadakaze xAK Keisyo Maru xAKL Fukuyo Maru PB Saiko Maru PB Chosa Maru Allied Ships SS KXV Captain of SS KXV elects not to launch torpedoes at this target KXV bottoming out .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85, Range 5,000 Yards Japanese Ships – clearing a path for my DMS to move through once Singapore is captured. CA Tone CA Chikuma DD Kuroshio DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio DD Hayashio Allied Ships ML No. 310, Shell hits 1, and is sunk ML No. 311, Shell hits 1, and is sunk ML No. 310 sunk by CA Tone at 5,000 yards ML No. 311 sunk by CA Tone at 3,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59 Japanese Ships xAP Huso Maru PB Kyo Maru #13 PB Kyo Maru #12 Allied Ships SS Seadragon SS Seadragon launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Huso Maru – I believe one of these was a “hit no explosion”, so I really need to set my task forces to go around this hex before one of the detonators works… Seadragon diving deep .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 – empty skies over Palembang -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 – and Manila. Multiple bombing raids go in unchallenged. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Japanese aircraft – empty skies over Clark Field with multiple bombing raids going in Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17 Ki-30 Ann x 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 10th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Japanese aircraft – uncontested skies over Changsha but I am wary that this could change at any moment. Or, perhaps the Chinese Air Force has withdrawn to India? Ki-27b Nate x 9 Ki-51 Sonia x 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 33 G4M1 Betty x 20 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied Ships xAKL Tatung, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Lyemun, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 2 Allied aircraft Vildebeest III x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Tone CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1 – deck armour hit… Certainly not fun watching Vildebeests get up close and personal with my CAs Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Vildebeest III bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack – recon by fire. Not great odds for a deliberate attack but I will try one to see what the fort levels are at and work on burning up some Chinese supply. I will let my troops dig themselves some field fortifications for a few days first. Attacking force 48534 troops, 518 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1643 Defending force 61292 troops, 336 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1731 Japanese ground losses: 64 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 6th Division 39th Division 3rd Division 40th Division 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 11th Army 1st Mortar Battalion Defending units: 58th Chinese Corps 37th Chinese Corps 74th Chinese Corps 20th Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 99th Chinese Corps 5th Construction Regiment 9th War Area 27th Group Army 29th Group Army 17th Chinese Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 92,38 (near Chengting) – Mountain hex so not good odds for a deliberate attack, but the IJ 1st Division is a crack unit so I will let them dig some field forts before testing the defences. I have one more Division (recently recombined from subordinate units) one hex to the NE, but it would need to conduct an assault river crossing to join the party. I’ll try to wear down the Chinese defenders a bit first before they make the crossing. Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 13565 troops, 116 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 464 Defending force 16044 troops, 120 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 442 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Division Defending units: 83rd Chinese Corps 35th Chinese Corps 3rd Prov Chinese Corps 13th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8731 troops, 104 guns, 67 vehicles, Assault Value = 334 Defending force 1985 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 80 Japanese adjusted assault: 240 Allied adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 60 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 50 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units pursuing 2 – I’d set the 2 x Combat Engineers to reserve to save their strength for Manila. Their pursuit will be cancelled. Allied ground losses: 658 casualties reported Squads: 40 destroyed, 62 disabled Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment 65th Brigade Yokosuka 1st SNLF Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 40th Field AA Battalion 9th Field AF Construction Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 45th Field AA Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 56th Const Co 3rd Engineer Construction Battalion Defending units: 91st PA Infantry Division OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR 21 DEC 41 Siargao is occupied by the Japanese SS I-17 in ARD Dublon ARD at Truk Japanese forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!! Uttaradit expands airfield to size 1 – I’m building this air base in north/west Thailand as it is on the railway line. Hong Kong expands fortifications to size 1 Furutaka-1 converting to E13A1 Jake Katori-1 converting to E13A1 Jake – Jake pool remains drained as CA/CL airgroups upgrade to it as soon as they roll of the production line. Ominato Ku T-2 on CS Chiyoda converting to size 24 from 4 Ryujo-1 on CVL Ryujo converting to size 36 from 12 – RADM Yamaguchi’s CVL Squadron arrives at CRB for reorganisation and refit. I don’t have enough Zeros to upgrade this airgroup yet but it now has about 27 Claudes. Zuiho-1 on CVL Zuiho converting to size 21 from 12 – immediately upgraded to 21 x Zeros and pilots assigned to fly each one. Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Wuchow (76, 57)! – garrison troops are now en route. DMS Lamberton is reported to have been sunk near Johnston Island on Dec 21, 1941 xAP Kepong is reported to have been sunk near Singapore on Dec 19, 1941 ML No. 310 is reported to have been sunk near Tandjoengpinang on Dec 21, 1941 ML No. 311 is reported to have been sunk near Tandjoengpinang on Dec 21, 1941

jdsrae -> 22 Dec 41 report (10/10/2019 6:43:01 AM)
COMBAT REPORTS FOR 22 DEC 41 – just a selection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59 Japanese Ships: TK convoy escorted by old DDs Allied Ships. It looks like USN subs lurking around Japan Home Island ports is going to be a consistent theme. SS Snapper SS Snapper is sighted by escort -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Iriomote at 89,64 Japanese Ships: xAP convoy returning to Sasebo for reorg escorted by old DDs Allied Ships SS Trout SS Trout launches 2 torpedoes at DD Asakaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kuantan at 56,78 Japanese Ships: 4th Div about to unload at Mersing to join the Singapore assault force Allied Ships SS Swordfish SS Swordfish launches 2 torpedoes at xAP Montevideo Maru Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Saigon at 61,74 Japanese Ships: KB escorted by 2 x BB Kongo and all 10 x DD Shiratsuyu. The DDs screened the bigger ships from this sub. Allied Ships SS KXV SS KXV launches 2 torpedoes at DD Shiratsuyu – lucky they missed, as those torps rarely dud. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 Japanese aircraft – clear skies over Palembang A6M2 Zero x 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Japanese aircraft – clear skies over Manila. Time to move these Zeroes forward. A6M2 Zero x 18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 18 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 14 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 1 – the RAF are still persisting at Singapore. No Japanese losses No Allied losses CAP engaged: No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82 Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 8 Allied aircraft Vildebeest III x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 4 destroyed – the IJAAF 1st Sentai rack up a few victories and the survivors abort -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 63353 troops, 521 guns, 1014 vehicles, Assault Value = 2426 Defending force 12028 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 283 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 2497 Allied adjusted defense: 56 Japanese assault odds: 44 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Chengchow !!! Japanese ground losses: 984 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 49 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3937 casualties reported Squads: 115 destroyed, 99 disabled Non Combat: 501 destroyed, 67 disabled Engineers: 95 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 46 (36 destroyed, 10 disabled) Units retreated 5 – retreated NW to Loyang Units destroyed 4 – That just means they return in a month… I didn’t take note of the destroyed units as it was happening but I think it included both construction regiments. I will see who is missing when I get to Loyang in a few days. Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 12th Army – This force (less Chengchow garrison) will move immediately to Loyang to capture it. The Chinese have a large force in the dot base one hex NE of Loyang that may now try to move back to defend the city. I don’t mind if they do move SW, but I would prefer that they stay put so I can push them back into the rough terrain in 1st Army sector and let them rot there. 8th Division 10th Division 11th Division 27th Division 10th Ind.Mixed Brigade – will remain as Chengchow garrison for now. HQ 20th Army and Corps Artillery Reserves are following up from the hex to the NE. 3rd Tank Regiment – 7 x tank regt is effectively an armoured Division. This force will move SW immediately after Loyang is captured to relieve the 11th Army units defending Sinyang. 5th Tank Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 10th Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 50th Field AA Battalion 55th Field AA Battalion 57th Field AA Battalion Defending units: 3rd Construction Regiment 8th New Chinese Corps 15th Chinese Corps 40th Chinese Corps 7th Construction Regiment 51st Chinese Corps 1st War Area 24th Group Army 10th Chinese Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 37157 troops, 414 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1648 Defending force 61365 troops, 336 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1734 Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 3rd Division 6th Division 39th Division 40th Division 11th Army 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion Defending units: 10th Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 37th Chinese Corps 20th Chinese Corps 99th Chinese Corps 74th Chinese Corps 58th Chinese Corps 5th Construction Regiment 9th War Area 29th Group Army 27th Group Army 17th Chinese Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 92,33 (near Paotow) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 11652 troops, 112 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 382 Defending force 2807 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31 Japanese adjusted assault: 176 Allied adjusted defense: 13 Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1544 casualties reported Squads: 42 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 36th Division – 36 Div will now move SW towards 1st Army sector, leaving this area to an IJ Mixed Bde and cavalry units to harass and screen. Defending units: 11th Chinese Corps – now combat ineffective. 17th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 92,38 (near Chengting) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 13565 troops, 120 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 464 Defending force 16050 troops, 120 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 443 Assaulting units: 1st Division – I think I have the 26th Division in the hex to the NE, with 36th Div to move here as well to push these Chinese troops back from the Mountains. Defending units: 35th Chinese Corps 83rd Chinese Corps 3rd Prov Chinese Corps 13th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Surigao (81,88) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1506 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60 Defending force 566 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 Japanese adjusted assault: 24 Allied adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Surigao !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) Allied ground losses: 354 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Combat ineffective and pushed into a non-base hex. I don’t want to waste this SNLF on chasing them for a few weeks there and back so will not pursue. I will look for a small garrison to leave in this base to protect against it returning and mop it up later. Assaulting units: Yokosuka 2nd SNLF Defending units: 103rd PA Infantry Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 89,47 (near Kweiteh) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 4065 troops, 42 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 151 Defending force 5137 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 130 Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 32nd/A Division Defending units: This Chinese force is showing movement to withdraw to the NW so I will let them go and mop them up later, likely with the 7 x Tank Regts. 69th Chinese Corps 48th Chinese Corps 89th Chinese Corps OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR 22 DEC 41 SS I-158 leaving patrol zone to replenish at Kwajalein Island Busuanga is occupied by the Japanese E14Y1 Glen from I.8-1 has spotted a Clemson DM class DM at 172,109 E14Y1 Glen sighting report: 2 Allied ships at 116,160 near Noumea, speed 16, Moving Southwest Japanese forces CAPTURE Chengchow !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Surigao !!! Cam Ranh Bay expands port to size 6 – on the way to a P7 for use as a backup CV rearm capable port to Singapore. Lingayen expands airfield to size 2 Kiyosumi Maru-1 converting to E13A1 Jake – CA/CL air groups reorganisation to Jakes continues slowly. I’m only building 2 x Jakes a day right now but the Jake factory expansions are repairing so this will steadily increase. Nagara-1 converting to E13A1 Jake 3rd CCF Det T-1 on CS Chiyoda converting to size 24 from 3 – trainee pilots are filling out these units and are set to 100% Training on Naval Search, Range 0. I’m keeping the most experienced pilot in these ASW groups as the Chief Instructor and sending all the other 50-60 experience pilots to the Reserve Pool to give me some depth in basic trained pilots to replace any losses on BB/CA/CLs. The rookies are having to take turns to fly the 3-4 float planes on training sorties. xAK Whangpu is reported to have been sunk near Muntok on Dec 17, 1941

jdsrae -> 23 Dec 41 report (10/10/2019 1:46:52 PM)
My stuff up in the air over Singapore today with KB Vals diving into heavy flak and paying the price for it. This was unintentional, I just failed to change the airgroup secondary missions after their previous venture into the Java Sea. A waste of 15 elite DB pilots. COMBAT REPORTS FOR 23 DEC 41 – just a selection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Palmyra at 171,132 Japanese Ships SS RO-65 Allied Ships xAKL Mexican, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Mexican is sighted by SS RO-65 SS RO-65 attacking on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Mersing at 52,82 Japanese Ships – a troop convoy bringing another Division for the Singapore crossing Allied Ships SS O19 SS O19 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kinugasa Maru O19 bottoming out .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Muntok at 49,89 Japanese Ships SS I-162 Allied Ships xAKL Marudu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Marudu is sighted by SS I-162 SS I-162 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Marudu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 G3M2 Nell x 22 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Bisayas, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAKL Corregidor, Bomb hits 1, on fire Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17 Ki-30 Ann x 20 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9 No Japanese losses Also attacking Subic Bay Defenses ... Also attacking Clark Field ... Also attacking 26th PS Cavalry Regiment ... Also attacking Clark Field ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 42 D3A1 Val x 39 Japanese aircraft losses – This was not fun to watch. I gave the AA gunners defending Singapore some unintentional target practice after forgetting to adjust KB’s airgroups… Total losses for the day were 15 highly experienced Val pilots killed and about 20 Vals either destroyed or written off. I can replace the Vals but don't have any DB pilots with more than about 50 experience so this was an own goal. D3A1 Val: 25 damaged D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed by flak Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 Ki-27b Nate x 8 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 6 Allied aircraft Vildebeest III x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak CAP engaged: Yamada Det S-2 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 20 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Lyemun, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: Less hazardous at 23k feet compared to what the Vals faced at 3k feet 9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 23000 feet * City Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 11 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 23000 feet * Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 15 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied Ships xAKL Lyemun, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Port hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 28 D3A1 Val x 13 Japanese aircraft losses – can’t fault their courage going back again in the afternoon. I was hoping to see poor weather roll in but no such luck. D3A1 Val: 6 damaged D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Kuala Lumpur , at 49,79 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 D3A1 Val x 18 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 2 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Muntok at 49,89 Japanese Ships SS I-162 Allied Ships xAKL Bust, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Bust is sighted by SS I-162 SS I-162 attacking on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 37206 troops, 414 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1655 Defending force 61422 troops, 336 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1738 Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Iba (78,75) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 4698 troops, 49 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 202 Defending force 3984 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 140 Assaulting units: 4th Tank Regiment 48th/A Division – the rest of 48th Div will arrive in this hex in a day or two and clear it, then move to Clark Field. Defending units: 11th PA Infantry Division 31st PA Infantry Division 1st PI Base Force OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR 23 DEC 41 Dinagat is occupied by the Japanese Repairs completed on AG Shuntai Maru at Nagasaki/Sasebo, ship returned to service – the first xAK and xAKL conversions are starting to become available for use. AG will move to ASW Div locations to rearm SC Divs. Repairs completed on ACM Tatsumi Maru at Nagasaki/Sasebo, ship returned to service. More ACM are becoming available and they are moving to defensive minefield locations. CS Convoy TF 13 begins loading Oil at Shikuka for delivery to Wakkanai – Oil and Resources convoys in NEAF are nearly all in place. CS Convoy TF 131 begins loading Resources at Amami Oshima for delivery to Kagoshima CS Convoy TF 137 begins loading Resources at Muroran for delivery to Ominato CS Convoy TF 42 will load Oil at Hakodate for return to Ominato B5N2 Kate from Kaga-3 attacking an Allied SS at 51,81 an Allied SS is reported HIT Mauban expands airfield to size 2 – SE of Manila. I will stop airfield construction here now. Brunei expands airfield to size 1 – an IJNAF AFU is on the way to both Miri and Brunei, bought out of China, to support some fighter cover over the oil fields. Kako-1 converting to E13A1 Jake 77th Sentai Det B converting to Ki-43-Ic Oscar – the whole 77th Sentai including A & B Dets now has Oscar Ic and very good pilots. Once the aircraft are all repaired I will move them to northern Thailand and start tangling with the AVG and any other Rangoon defenders. 2nd CCF Det T-1 on CS Chiyoda converting to size 24 from 3 – there are only a few more FP groups to resize near the Home Islands. In a few days CS Chiyoda will move to CRB where about another 15-20 groups are waiting to be resized. Mizuho-1 on CS Chitose converting to size 24 from 20 – CS Chitose is at CRB. It will take a few more week to resize all FP groups here and get them training. By then I will have naval search and fighters in 4th Fleet and SEAF areas so will then move both 24 capacity CS forward to resize the remaining FP groups in those areas. Kiyosumi Maru-1 on AMC Kiyosumi Maru converting to size 2 from 1 xAKL Mexican is reported to have been sunk near Palmyra on Dec 23, 1941 xAKL Marudu is reported to have been sunk near Muntok on Dec 23, 1941 xAKL Bust is reported to have been sunk near Muntok on Dec 23, 1941

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