wneumann
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Summary of Operations 5/12/42 Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 5/11 reports heavy volume of intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Truk. Detected status of Truk base showing undetermined Jap planes based on Truk plus ships in port. No other visible Japanese forces or activity noted at Truk. South Pacific: Coastwatchers report 13 Japanese ships in port at Rabaul. DEI: Japanese capture Tawau, Sinabang and Lautem. AAR’s follow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tawau (69,90) – North Borneo Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 952 troops, 0 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 78 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 36 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 36 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tawau !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(+), fatigue(-) Assaulting units: 8th Tank Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinabang (42,76) – island off SW coast of Sumatra Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2883 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 79 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 37 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 37 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Sinabang !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: 33rd Infantry Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lautem (72,115) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 712 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 4 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lautem !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: 42nd JNAF AF Unit (new LCU not previously reported in known Japanese OOB) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat action between Japanese 18th Infantry Division and a Dutch LCU remnant in the interior of eastern Sumatra. AAR follows. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 46,89 (S of Djambi) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 13585 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 464 Defending force 246 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 210 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 210 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 332 casualties reported Squads: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 18th Division Defending units: Zuid KNIL Battalion (LCU eliminated) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philippines: Japanese ground bombardment of Bataan continues. AAR follows. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bataan (78,77) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 3415 troops, 337 guns, 250 vehicles, Assault Value = 1279 Defending force 58013 troops, 924 guns, 805 vehicles, Assault Value = 1891 Allied ground losses: 49 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled) Assaulting units: 19th Division 1st Ind. Engineer Regiment 12th Division 24th Division 48th Division 9th Garrison Unit 6th Tank Regiment 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 25th Army 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 56th Field Artillery Regiment 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 14th Army 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 10th RF Gun Battalion 11th RF Gun Battalion 8th RF Gun Battalion 9th RF Gun Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 56th Engr Rgt /19 Defending units: 194th Tank Battalion 14th PS Engineer Regiment 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion 31st Infantry Regiment 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 192nd Tank Battalion 41st PA Infantry Division 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion Manila Bay Defenses 4th Marine Regiment 1st PA Infantry Division 51st PA Infantry Division 11th PA Infantry Division 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment 4th PA Constabulary Regiment 21st PA Infantry Division 31st PA Infantry Division 91st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Constabulary Regiment 71st PA Infantry Division 2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment PAF Aviation 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion 202nd PA Construction Battalion 201st PA Construction Battalion Bataan USN Base Force USAFFE 1st USMC AA Battalion Far East USAAF Cavite USN Base Force Provisional GMC Grp 301st Construction Battalion Clark Field USAAF Base Force I Philippine Corps 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment 1st PI Base Force II Philippine Corps Manila USAAF Base Force 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burma: Dutch sub patrolling off Rangoon maintains contact with Japanese surface ASW it had engaged in the same hex location last game turn. Latest AAR follows. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Rangoon at 52,55 (S of Rangoon) Japanese Ships PB Shanan Maru #16 PB Tokuho Maru #5 Allied Ships SS K-XIII SS K-XIII launches 2 torpedoes at PB Shanan Maru #16 PB Tokuho Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- China: Japanese launch new ground assaults at Sian and Tuyun. AAR’s follow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sian (83,41) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 119672 troops, 1266 guns, 269 vehicles, Assault Value = 3828 Defending force 85664 troops, 571 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2555 Japanese adjusted assault: 2401 Allied adjusted defense: 3131 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 6299 casualties reported Squads: 17 destroyed, 569 disabled Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 274 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled Vehicles lost 28 (1 destroyed, 27 disabled) Allied ground losses: 11013 casualties reported Squads: 36 destroyed, 750 disabled Non Combat: 170 destroyed, 719 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 48 disabled Assaulting units: 116th Division 15th Division 40th Division 36th Division 70th Division 7th Ind.Mixed Brigade 13th Division 35th Division 5th Armored Car Co 32nd Division 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade 110th Division 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade 26th Division 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 12th Army 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 1st Chinese Corps 47th Chinese Corps 80th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps 3rd Construction Regiment 23rd Chinese Corps 40th Chinese Corps 9th Chinese Corps 27th Chinese Corps 33rd Chinese Corps 38th Chinese Corps 15th Chinese Corps 61st Chinese Corps 34th Chinese Corps 57th Chinese Corps 93rd Chinese Corps 76th Chinese Corps 2nd Construction Regiment 36th Group Army 39th Group Army Red Chinese Army 15th Group Army 24th Group Army 34th Group Army Jingcha War Area 1st War Area 4th Group Army 12th Chinese Base Force 14th Group Army 15th Chinese Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 27803 troops, 420 guns, 244 vehicles, Assault Value = 928 Defending force 13127 troops, 264 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 243 Japanese adjusted assault: 407 Allied adjusted defense: 298 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 287 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 768 casualties reported Squads: 19 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 24 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 104th Division 9th Armored Car Co 13th Tank Regiment 38th Division 2nd RF Gun Battalion 5th RF Gun Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 21st Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Defending units: 49th Chinese Division 3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps 2nd Prov Chinese Corps 64th Chinese Corps 62nd Chinese Corps 55th Prov Chinese Division 31st Chinese Corps 93rd Chinese Division 16th Group Army 2nd Chinese Base Force 35th Group Army 4th War Area 9th Group Army 7th Chinese Base Force 9th Chinese Base Force 13th Chinese Base Force --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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