Speedysteve
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Hi all,
A 2 day update.......
PI -
30 Japanese bombers attacked Clark on 29th January. A few shells come our way too. Other than that and my little firneds (FP's) at Bataan landing a bobm on AMC Akagi Maru not much to report.........
Well other than a little miracle I've been praying on for the past week  I had secretly dispatched 6400 tonnes of supply on the damaged AK Boero at Palembang. She AMAZINGLY sailed all the way to Bataan unnoticed and is unloading now! Recon was spotted overhead so I wonder if Faber has seen her at Bataan now? We can but pray....IF I unload 6400 tonnes of supply that will keep me going for another week at Clark.....
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Malaya -
The Japanese attacked again on the 28th.....my men gave up some ground but fought fiercely:
Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 44094 troops, 501 guns, 126 vehicles, Assault Value = 1532
Defending force 36596 troops, 472 guns, 249 vehicles, Assault Value = 786
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 1025
Allied adjusted defense: 1177
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2098 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 102 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 153 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 31 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
2987 casualties reported
Squads: 61 destroyed, 103 disabled
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 337 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 26 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (6 destroyed, 25 disabled)
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Java -
Madoien fell to the Miura Rgt supported by Tanks on the 28th.
Batavia still holds firm though:
Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 16638 troops, 249 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 504
Defending force 15992 troops, 182 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 364
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 317
Allied adjusted defense: 673
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
892 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 57 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 62 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
624 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
The last Singapore Buffalo Sqn (RNZAF) flew from Soerabaya to Makassar before heading to Australia.
Talking of Makassar my brave Dutch forced the Kure 1st SNLF back into the Jungle with 200 casualties! Go Dutch
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Other areas -
Amazingly Noumea resisted the first Japanese attack on 29th:
Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8256 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
Defending force 2539 troops, 74 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 36
Japanese adjusted assault: 109
Allied adjusted defense: 112
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
157 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Assaulting units:
Guards Mixed Brigade
Sasebo 2nd SNLF
Defending units:
New Caledonia Det
114th USAAF Base Force
147th Field Artillery Regiment
131st Field Artillery Battalion
115th USAAF Base Force
148th Field Artillery Battalion
Interestingly recon puts the 40th Bde and 20th Recon both in Keijo, Korea. Now the 40th is reportedly preparing to invade Darwin....either a hoax or an assembly area of the Australia invasion?!?
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India -
With Burma all but gone to the Japanese (Shwebo fell on 29th) I figured it time to detail a little of the defence of India.
Personally I would love Faber to invade it. I have positioned strong forces here.
7th ARM, Ind Div, 254th ARM Bde + 3 Ind Bde's are stationed around Calcutta.
18th UK is spread around the area Mangalore to Madras + 23rd/19th Indian Divisions.
6th Australian will take up positions from Vizangapatam (sp?) to Calcutta and Diamond Harbour.
A few Ind Bde's occupy Chittagong and some light forces will cover Imphal and Kohima.
I will try to draw Faber into India by appearing to only lightly defend Imphal/Kohima which I will at the start. Of course interior lines of communication and rail would allow me to mass 2 x top class Divisions, 4 Ind Divisions, 7th ARM, 5 Ind Bde's etc.....+ ART, forming up Ind ARM, Infantry Bde's etc etc if needed.
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Submarine warfare -
A poor 2 days with only a few missed and dud attacks.
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Aggressive little pom you are! 
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