SierraJuliet
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25 March 1942 CHINA Kanhsien is bombed 9 casualties, 3 airbase hit, 2 airbase supply hit and 7 runway hits. Kukong is bombed 2 airbase hit and 9 runway hits. 46th Chinese Corps at Shaoyang is bombed 40 casualties. 41st Chinese Corps at 84,47 near Ichang is bombed 44 casualties. Pakhoi is bombed 2 runway hits. Changsha is bombed 9 runway hits. Sian is bombed 8 airbase hits, 6 airbase supply hit and 28 runway hits. Japanese bombard at Changsha J 132 casualties (1 non-combat squad and 1 engineer squad destroyed + 1 gun lost). Attacking force 29884 troops, 358 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1009 Defending force 74999 troops, 348 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2527 Japanese deliberate attack at Kanhsien. Attacking force 37686 troops, 381 guns, 126 vehicles, Assault Value = 1241 Defending force 32981 troops, 259 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1206 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 644 Allied adjusted defense: 197 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kanhsien !!! Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 873 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 97 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Allied ground losses: 11500 casualties reported Squads: 384 destroyed, 85 disabled Non Combat: 323 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 82 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 37 (35 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units retreated 6 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 39th Division 17th Division 51st Division 13th Army 4th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 25th Chinese Corps 49th Chinese Corps 50th Chinese Corps 9th Prov Chinese Corps 21st Chinese Corps 3rd New Chinese Corps Japanese bombard at Sian A 255 casualties (12 combat squads, 2 non-combat squads and 1 engineer squad destroyed). Attacking force 6336 troops, 97 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1869 Defending force 136163 troops, 892 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3114 Japanese bombard at Pakhoi. Attacking force 3486 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 114 Defending force 5060 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 207 MALAYA/DEI Korps Marechausee Battalion, Langsa Base Force and Medan Garrison Battalion at 45,74 near Langsa is bombed. A convoy loading resources at Bandjermasin comes under attacks
perhaps Balikpapan needs to be neutralized before my merchant ships are exposed to further aerial attack. Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Uyo Maru Japanese deliberate attack at Djambi. Attacking force 12273 troops, 106 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 398 Defending force 2132 troops, 13 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 57 Japanese adjusted assault: 358 Allied adjusted defense: 15 Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Djambi !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(-), preparation(-) morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1506 casualties reported Squads: 15 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 79 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 3 Units destroyed 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Imperial Guards Division Defending units: Zuid KNIL Battalion So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion Djambi Base Force Teloekbetoeng Base Force Palembang Base Force Japanese deliberate attack at Dili. Attacking force 1441 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58 Defending force 660 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23 Japanese adjusted assault: 11 Allied adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(-), preparation(-) fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: op mode(-) Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 16th Naval Guard Unit Defending units: Timor Garrison Battalion Dili Detachment PHILIPPINES 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion at Manila is bombed 58 casualties (1 non-combat squad destroyed. 91st PA Infantry Division at Manila is bombed 78 casualties. Japanese deliberate attack at Manila. Attacking force 74177 troops, 843 guns, 854 vehicles, Assault Value = 2196 Defending force 46714 troops, 654 guns, 613 vehicles, Assault Value = 1207 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 2503 Allied adjusted defense: 1107 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3851 casualties reported Squads: 22 destroyed, 211 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 64 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 111 disabled Guns lost 30 (2 destroyed, 28 disabled) Vehicles lost 141 (16 destroyed, 125 disabled) Allied ground losses: 25307 casualties reported Squads: 1934 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2373 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 219 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 596 (596 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 338 (338 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 31 Assaulting units: 2nd Tank Regiment 7th Division 7th Tank Regiment 1st Ind. Engineer Regiment 24th Nav Gsn Unit 4th Tank Regiment 65th Brigade 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment 38th Division 48th Division 1st Engineer Co 8th Tank Regiment 16th Division 23rd Nav Gd Unit 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st Naval Construction Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 16th Army 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 36th Const Co 2nd Base Force 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 39th Road Const Co 14th Army 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 31st Special Base Force Defending units: 51st PA Infantry Division 31st Infantry Regiment 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 21st PA Infantry Division 71st PA Infantry Division 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 41st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Infantry Division 11th PA Infantry Division 14th PS Engineer Regiment 91st PA Infantry Division 31st PA Infantry Division 192nd Tank Battalion 4th Marine Regiment 194th Tank Battalion 2nd PA Constabulary Division II Philippine Corps USAFFE Manila USAAF Base Force 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment I Philippine Corps 1st USMC AA Battalion 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion Far East USAAF 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion Cavite USN Base Force 301st Construction Battalion Asiatic Fleet Clark Field USAAF Base Force 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment Provisional GMC Grp Japanese bombard at Cagayan J 22 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed). Attacking force 1471 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60 Defending force 10365 troops, 70 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 438 Taytay is occupied by the Japanese. DD Shirakumo beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore. DD Kikuzuki beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore. Certainly a big day for the IJA with the fall of Manila, Djambi and Kanhsien. After a short break the cessation of the Manila siege will free up 4 tank regiments, 12 artillery units, 2 army HQs and 3 divisions for operations elsewhere. Sitting in the wings will be 7th and 56th Division and 65th Brigade. These three bore the brunt of the IJA losses and will need some time to repair before they are thrown back into the fray. 23rd and 24th Naval Garrison Units will be united with their respective Port Units to make up 2 new Special Base Units. I shall have to work out what gets to travel to the Indian adventure and what needs to stay in the Pacific. Cagayan also needs to be finished off to more or less complete the Philippines operation. As for Manila
quite the surprise. Only 3 port damage to repair and light industry completely intact and only minimal damage to resources. The repair shipyard is the only thing needing real attention as it is 100% ruined. Djambi reveals all oil untouched and ready for use. The fall of Kanhsien will free up a couple of divisions, an artillery unit and a HQ unit to move to Hengyang and assist with threatening Changsha from the rear flank. I expect the troops expelled from Kanhsein will flee to Kukong which will see 13 Chinese units holed up in Kukong. The airfield is already at 100% damaged so I will continue with the aerial pounding and leave those troops to hang on a limb for a while.
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