Big B
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Joined: 6/1/2005 From: Old Los Angeles pre-1960 Status: offline
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12 MAR 42 Singapore fell today after successive Japanese assaults. and in a surprise move Japanese paratroopers landed in a deserted Mandalay and captured that as well. There was heavy Air Combat over Rangoon today with Wirraways and Lysanders taking heavy losses - they are now being withdrawn from active units, while the Hurricanes and Buffalos traded losses with Oscars. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/12/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Cebu Island, at 43,57 Japanese Ships DD Samidare DD Harusame DD Yudachi DD Natsugumo Runway hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Moulmein, at 30,34 Japanese Ships CA Mikuma CA Atago BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 308 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Runway hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,28 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12 Ki-51 Sonia x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged Resources hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kunming , at 38,32 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 22 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Wuchow , at 42,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 8 damaged Resources hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 20 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 59 Allied aircraft Lysander I x 9 Wirraway x 6 Buffalo I x 40 Hurricane IIc x 26 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 4 destroyed, 12 damaged Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 19 destroyed, 12 damaged Allied aircraft losses Lysander I: 8 destroyed Wirraway: 5 destroyed Buffalo I: 19 destroyed, 2 damaged Hurricane IIc: 3 destroyed, 11 damaged Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 8 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 115 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 83 casualties reported Port hits 13 Port supply hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 18 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 22,51 Japanese aircraft Ki-48 Lily x 41 Ki-49 Helen x 16 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 13 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 12 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet 6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 7 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Moulmein , at 30,34 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Medan Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3020 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 98 Defending force 716 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17 Japanese max assault: 100 - adjusted assault: 41 Allied max defense: 14 - adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Medan base !!! Japanese ground losses: 51 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 1184 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singapore Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 119149 troops, 982 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 1778 Defending force 48838 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 515 Japanese max assault: 1444 - adjusted assault: 1279 Allied max defense: 447 - adjusted defense: 197 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore base !!! Japanese ground losses: 992 casualties reported Guns lost 34 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 78353 casualties reported Guns lost 204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Magwe Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 3728 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 125 Defending force 110 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Allied max assault: 132 - adjusted assault: 30 Japanese max defense: 5 - adjusted defense: 4 Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Magwe base !!! Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Mandalay Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 144 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 10 - adjusted assault: 12 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Mandalay base !!!
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