Arnhem44
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CENPAC Wake climbs to fort level 2, still no sign of the Japanese, VMF-211 was taken off by Lexington in a drive by sailing so the Marines are pretty much on their own. The first fuel supply convoys are loading up at PH to resupply Oz and SWPAC bases. SWPAC Kavieng and Hollandia fall to the IJN. Southeast Asia Air attacks over Georgetown, Hong Kong, Tavoy, Rangoon. Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 21420 troops, 321 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 633 Defending force 6649 troops, 132 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 227 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 541 Allied adjusted defense: 417 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 519 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 352 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 49 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment 38th Division 66th Infantry Regiment 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 2nd RF Gun Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 5th RF Gun Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Defending units: Rifles of Canada Battalion 1st Middlesex Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion Kowloon Brigade 102nd RN Base Force Hong Kong Fortress 2 Regiments worth of IJA land at Atimonan in Central Luzon in what I assume is a move on Manila from the south. CBI The IJA begins it's move into Burma by attack Victoria Point. Sigint also pointing to the 33rd Division being prepped for an attack on Rangoon via Thailand. A Chinese LCU moving into Ichang from across a river triggers a shock attack and is mauled, good thing it's just that lone division, the rest of the stack is still intact. Ground combat at Ichang (83,48) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 10465 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1693 Defending force 20951 troops, 154 guns, 136 vehicles, Assault Value = 792 Allied adjusted assault: 0 Japanese adjusted defense: 896 Allied assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Allied ground losses: 3120 casualties reported Squads: 92 destroyed, 270 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled KXIV reacts into Miri and fires a spread of 6 at Kaga but only 1 connects, she's bracketed but should be able to limp home in one piece. Force Z is making a run to get into position for a shot at Kaga the next turn, am baffled as to why RIII continues to risk a flattop in such a fashion. Sub attack near Miri at 64,87 Japanese Ships CV Kaga, Torpedo hits 1 CA Chokai DD Hatsushima DD Ushio DD Sazanami DD Wakaba Allied Ships SS KXIV, hits 15 The IJN subs are themselves not doing too hot, 8 separate attacks by IJN subs on ASW patrols around the PH area result in a string of misses although I-166 does well by putting 3 into Mauritius in 2 separate attacks and sinking the first significant Allied surface combatant. Allied Sub killboard KXII - xAK Kusuyama Maru (4,875t) KXIII - xAK Seisyo Maru (4,875t) KXIV - xAK Meiu Maru (4,875t) KXVII - PB Eiko Maru (2,780t) Probable S-36 and KXII - xAKL Gyokurei Maru (2 torps - on fire, hvy dmg - 09/12/41) S-40 - xAK Hakusika Maru (1 torp - on fire, hvy dmg - 10/12/41) Stingray - xAK Tamashima Maru (1 torp - on fire, hvy dmg - 12/12/41)
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