wneumann
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Summary of Operations 11/18/42 Eastern US: Transport convoy EX-23 (27 ships) departing the Eastern US for Australia via Capetown. Cargo aboard convoy EX-23 includes 136K supply and 35K fuel, no air units or LCU’s. North Pacific: No further contact reported with the unidentified Jap submarine detected SW of Bella Bella off the Canadian west coast on 11/17. Air and surface ASW patrols by Canadian forces continue. Central Pacific: Sigint entry for 11/17 reports intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Roi-Namur. Detected status of Roi-Namur shows undetermined Japanese aircraft based on the island, also evidence airfield is expanded to maximum size. Current size of Roi-Namur airfield is 4(1). Known Jap LCU’s on Roi-Namur from available intelligence data include HQ 24 Air Flotilla, 2 Sasebo SNLF Co, 6 Base Force. No other visible Japanese forces or activity at Roi-Namur. Central/South Pacific: Sigint entry for 11/17 reports intercepted radio transmissions from one or more unidentified Jap TF(s) at hex location 163, 152 NW of Penhryn Island. Movement information of this contact is not available. Location of this contact is not within range of Allied naval air search. The contact in this Sigint report could be a Jap submarine patrol, could be a KB sortie – either way Pillager is likely making an attempt to locate and interdict transport shipping (convoys) between the mainland US and South Pacific. No US or Allied naval forces or shipping is presently moving or operating near the contact location. Current movement courses set for several transport convoys in transit between the South Pacific theatre and mainland US are expected to potentially take them through a possible operating area of the detected Jap TF(s) in the event the Jap TF(s) move far enough southward from their current position. No action is being taken at this time to re-route the convoys as none of them are currently nearby, though this could be a possibility later depending on further developments. Naval air search flights from Tahiti and Christmas Is have been activated. Jap submarine identified as I-29 spotted in Christmas Is base hex, encounters US AVD Hulbert arriving at Christmas Is. AVD Hulbert also sighted Jap float plane flying over Christmas Is base hex. AAR’s follow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at Christmas Island – 174,141 Japanese Ships SS I-29, hits 1 Allied Ships AVD Hulbert SS I-29 launches 2 torpedoes I-29 bottoming out .... SS I-29 eludes AVD Hulbert by hugging bottom AVD Hulbert attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at Christmas Island – 174,141 Japanese Ships SS I-29 Allied Ships AVD Hulbert SS I-29 launches 2 torpedoes I-29 bottoming out .... AVD Hulbert fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Pacific: US sub patrol intercepts Jap replenishment TF due south of Truk, torpedoes a Jap AO. AAR follows. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lihir at 111,117 (NE of Kavieng, SW of Ponape) Japanese Ships AO Shiriya, Torpedo hits 1, on fire E Kunashiri AO Tsurumi AO Shiretoko AO Naruto DD Uzuki Allied Ships SS Albacore SS Albacore launches 4 torpedoes at AO Shiriya Albacore diving deep .... DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Another US patrol sub intercepts a nearby Jap transport TF in the same general area of the contact in the AAR above. It certainly appears Pillager is intent on pushing fuel cargo southward from Truk. AAR of this action follows. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ponape at 114,119 (SE of Ponape) Japanese Ships TK Nanrei Maru TK Juko Maru PB Kosin Maru #3 Allied Ships SS Gar SS Gar launches 2 torpedoes at TK Nanrei Maru Gar diving deep .... PB Kosin Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sigint entry for 11/17 reports intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Thousand Ships Bay (Solomons). Detected status at Thousand Ships Bay shows no visible Japanese forces or activity. Evidence of airfield construction activity underway at Thousand Ships Bay was observed. Daily coastwatcher entries from 11/17 Operations report follow. Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lunga Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Shortlands Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tulagi Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Ndeni Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Buna Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Koumac Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Noumea Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Luganville Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 114,136 near Thousand Ships Bay, Speed 12, Moving Southwest Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tulagi Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Buna Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby Coastwatcher Report: xAP Brazil Maru reported in port at Rabaul DEI: Dutch sub K-XVI off the southern exit of the Sunda Strait continues contact with Jap surface ASW. Latest AAR follows. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Oosthaven at 46,97 (S of Oosthaven) Japanese Ships SC Ch 8 PB Higashiyama Maru PB Choyo Maru #2 Allied Ships SS KXVI SS KXVI launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 8 KXVI diving deep .... PB Choyo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South China Sea: Japanese mop-up amphibious landing at Groot Natoena. AAR follows. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Groot Natoena (57,83) TF 33 troops unloading over beach at Groot Natoena, 57,83 Japanese ground losses: 54 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 42 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (0 destroyed, 7 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, 2 Jap TF’s in harbor (-1 from last report), 50 aircraft (50 fighters, no bombers), 8 Jap LCU’s. China: Pillager managed to slip a lone Jap LCU through a gap in the the lines and it’s making a run for Chengtu – and it looks like it will get there. If so, this Jap LCU will capture Chengtu. Situation map follows. Latest AAR’s from southern front outside Chungking follow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 75,47 (SE of Chungking) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 33985 troops, 322 guns, 136 vehicles, Assault Value = 1210 Defending force 50126 troops, 272 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1866 Japanese adjusted assault: 536 Allied adjusted defense: 1396 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 4876 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 482 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 44 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled Vehicles lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled) Allied ground losses: 816 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 78 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 110th Division 39th Division 17th Tank Regiment 7th Ind.Mixed Brigade 138th Infantry Regiment 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 21st Mortar Battalion Defending units: 45th Chinese Corps 46th Chinese Corps 68th Chinese Corps 32nd Chinese Corps 67th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Corps 49th Chinese Division 3rd War Area 26th Group Army 27th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 75,46 (S of Chungking) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 88148 troops, 825 guns, 222 vehicles, Assault Value = 2742 Defending force 12406 troops, 96 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 254 Japanese adjusted assault: 1811 Allied adjusted defense: 37 Japanese assault odds: 48 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 856 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 41 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Allied ground losses: 6283 casualties reported Squads: 180 destroyed, 117 disabled Non Combat: 181 destroyed, 115 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 35 (15 destroyed, 20 disabled) Units retreated 3 Units destroyed 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 13th Division 70th Division 15th Division 59th Infantry Brigade 40th Division 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade 36th Division 34th Division 32nd Division 11th Army 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 74th Chinese Corps 29th Group Army 10th Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 76,47 (E of Chungking) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 12379 troops, 141 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 429 Defending force 12766 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 448 Japanese adjusted assault: 356 Allied adjusted defense: 409 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 139 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled) Allied ground losses: 237 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 22nd Division 4th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 58th Chinese Corps 63rd Chinese Corps 65th Chinese Corps 78th Chinese Corps 30th Group Army 12th Group Army 25th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 73,42 (S of Chengtu) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 28768 troops, 236 guns, 74 vehicles, Assault Value = 938 Defending force 14636 troops, 157 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 457 Japanese adjusted assault: 392 Allied adjusted defense: 385 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 1546 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 131 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Allied ground losses: 587 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 165 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Guns lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled) Assaulting units: 35th Division 104th Division 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 28th Chinese Corps 88th Chinese Corps 24th Chinese Corps 39th New Chinese Division 10th Group Army 28th New Chinese Division --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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