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Base Forces Hold 1942-05-18 Talasea fell today. Fang-chen was liberated. "APD Lawrence hits Type 88 Mine at Kodiak" - The Empire continues vigorous mine warfare (Lawrence is in bad shape in port at Kodiak now). TK Genota went down to I-2 near Kingscote. Here convoy was escorted, but some of the available escorts are barely fit to be called such. The defenders at Clark Field withstood another attack. Although the casualty ratio is still in their favor, vital supplies were chewed up. There are now only two units at Clark with more than 100 supply on hand, and fully half have zero. quote:
Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 37818 troops, 475 guns, 227 vehicles, Assault Value = 1159 Defending force 47453 troops, 680 guns, 248 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144 Japanese adjusted assault: 661 Allied adjusted defense: 979 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2729 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 162 disabled Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 183 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 30 (9 destroyed, 21 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1447 casualties reported Squads: 16 destroyed, 29 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 81 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled Assaulting units: 4th Division 48th Division 21st Division 4th Tank Regiment 14th Army 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 5th RF Gun Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd RF Gun Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Defending units: 3rd/45th PS Inf Battalion 4th PA Constabulary Regiment 51st PA Infantry Division 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 41st PA Infantry Division 71st PA Infantry Division 31st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Constabulary Regiment 21st PA Infantry Division 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment 1st PA Infantry Division 194th Tank Battalion 11th PA Infantry Division 31st Infantry Regiment 91st PA Infantry Division 2nd/45th PS Inf Battalion 1st/45th PS Inf Battalion 4th Marine Regiment 2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment 1st PI Base Force Provisional GMC Grp Cavite USN Base Force Asiatic Fleet I Philippine Corps 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment II Philippine Corps 201st PA Construction Battalion 301st Construction Battalion Far East USAAF Clark Field AAF Base Force PAF Aviation 202nd PA Construction Battalion 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 1st USMC AA Battalion Nichols Field AAF Base Force USAFFE 14th PS Engineer Regiment 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment The real surprise was that the base forces at Warazup repelled an attack all on their own. They did have help from the Empire, as scouting indicates Imperial forces were already pulling out of Warazup. Obviously their services are wanted elsewhere and only one unit (unknown which one) was detailed to the attack while the rest hit the road. quote:
Ground combat at Warazup (63,41) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 9005 troops, 115 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 1064 Defending force 8728 troops, 97 guns, 138 vehicles, Assault Value = 53 Japanese adjusted assault: 135 Allied adjusted defense: 73 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), preparation(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 210 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 219 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 32 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Assaulting units: 148th Infantry Regiment 5th Division 33rd Division 14th Tank Regiment 18th/A Division 1st RF Gun Battalion 56th Field Artillery Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 103rd RAF Base Force 101st RAF Base Force 107th RAF Base Force 102nd RAF Base Force 104th RAF Base Force 108th RAF Base Force 1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment 106th RAF Base Force 100th RAF Base Force
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