Rio Bravo
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Combat Report for June 3, 1942 News Flash: El Lobo invades Ceylon! Japanese Finally Capture Ambon: Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 9349 troops, 84 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 247 Defending force 2563 troops, 32 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 23 Japanese adjusted assault: 100 Allied adjusted defense: 46 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Ambon !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 125 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1615 casualties reported Squads: 89 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 280 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 40 (40 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 3 Assaulting units: 65th Brigade 5th Amphibious Brigade 9th Field AF Construction Battalion Defending units: Molukken Garrison Battalion 4th Coastal Gun Battalion Ambon Base Force Japanese Battleship Bombards Trincomalee: Night Naval bombardment of Trincomalee at 31,47 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Japanese Ships BB Hiei Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB Hiei firing at Trincomalee Fortress Trincomalee Fortress firing at BB Hiei Japanese Amphibious Assualts Trincomalee: Amphibious Assault at Trincomalee (31,47) TF 272 troops unloading over beach at Trincomalee, 31,47 Japanese ground losses: 587 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 71 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 79 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 11 (0 destroyed, 11 disabled) Japanese Destroys Chinese 10th Corps Near Chihkiang: Ground combat at 77,50 (near Chihkiang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 49038 troops, 575 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 1503 Defending force 130 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 940 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 940 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 179 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 36 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 39th Division 40th Division 3rd Division 57th Infantry Brigade 55th Infantry Brigade 5th RF Gun Battalion 2nd RF Gun Battalion 2nd JAAF AF Coy RGC Army 21st Mortar Battalion 1st JAAF AF Coy 8th Mountain Gun Regiment 28th Mountain Gun Regiment 67th JAAF AF Coy Defending units: 10th Chinese Corps Japanese Shove Allies Back Near Palopo: Ground combat at 68,103 (near Palopo) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4203 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 161 Defending force 638 troops, 9 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 Japanese adjusted assault: 149 Allied adjusted defense: 13 Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 38 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 282 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 10th Garrison Unit Defending units: Kendari Garrison Battalion Kendari Base Force Japanese Shove Chinese Back Near Bandjermasin: Ground combat at 60,98 (near Bandjermasin) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3903 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 140 Defending force 535 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Japanese adjusted assault: 63 Allied adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 198 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 11th Garrison Unit Defending units: SE Borneo KNIL Battalion Japanese Destroy Tarakan Base Force Near Tandjoengselor: Ground combat at 67,93 (near Tandjoengselor) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Defending force 129 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 59 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 59 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 136 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 85th Naval Guard Unit Defending units: Tarakan Base Force Trincomalee Coastal Guns Light Up Japanese Invasion Ships! Pre-Invasion action off Trincomalee (31,47) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 123 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Yukaze, Shell hits 5, on fire xAK Brisbane Maru, Shell hits 1 DD Isonami xAK Arimasan Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire xAK Katuragi Maru, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Syozui Maru PB Nanrei Maru PB Kenan Maru PB Kunitu Maru PB Hakkaisan Maru PB Bunzan Maru AK Yamasimo Maru Japanese ground losses: 186 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DD Yukaze firing at Trincomalee Fortress Trincomalee Fortress firing at DD Yukaze 6" Mk V/VII Gun Battery engaging xAK Brisbane Maru at 6,000 yards DD Yukaze firing to suppress enemy battery at 6,000 yards 6" Mk V/VII Gun Battery engaging xAK Arimasan Maru at 6,000 yards DD Yukaze firing to suppress enemy battery at 6,000 yards 6" Mk V/VII Gun Battery engaging xAK Katuragi Maru at 6,000 yards DD Yukaze firing to suppress enemy battery at 6,000 yards PB Syozui Maru fired at enemy troops PB Nanrei Maru fired at enemy guns PB Kenan Maru fired at enemy guns PB Kunitu Maru fired at enemy troops PB Hakkaisan Maru fired at enemy troops PB Bunzan Maru fired at enemy guns Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards Allies Hold Their Ground Near Makassar! Ground combat at 65,105 (near Makassar) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1222 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42 Defending force 639 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17 Japanese adjusted assault: 19 Allied adjusted defense: 11 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+), fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 73 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 16th Naval Guard Unit Defending units: Makassar Garrison Battalion Allies Bommbard Japanese at Trincomalee! Ground combat at Trincomalee (31,47) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 7104 troops, 71 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 141 Defending force 2513 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68 Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: Trincomalee Fortress 99th Indian Brigade Defending units: 143rd Infantry Regiment Best Regard, -Terry
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"No one throws me my own guns and tells me to run. No one." -Bret (James Coburn); The Magnificent Seven
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