Rio Bravo
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Combat Report for June 23, 1942 I do not like those nasty aircraft with red dots on them! Japanese War Ships Bombard Koggla: Pre-Invasion action off Koggala (29,50) 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Fuso BB Nagato CL Kinu DD Ayanami DD Shirakumo PB Nanrei Maru PB Kenan Maru PB Hakkaisan Maru PB Kamitsu Maru xAK Nissen Maru Allied ground losses: 103 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB Fuso firing at 9/8th Punjab Battalion BB Nagato firing at 9/8th Punjab Battalion CL Kinu firing at 9/8th Punjab Battalion DD Ayanami firing at 9/8th Punjab Battalion DD Shirakumo firing at 9/8th Punjab Battalion PB Nanrei Maru fired at enemy troops PB Kenan Maru fired at enemy troops PB Hakkaisan Maru fired at enemy troops PB Kamitsu Maru fired at enemy troops DD Ayanami fired at enemy troops DD Shirakumo fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards Japanese Capture Kweiyang: Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 75229 troops, 783 guns, 114 vehicles, Assault Value = 2732 Defending force 22776 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 533 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 1291 Allied adjusted defense: 371 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kweiyang !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1332 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 120 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled Allied ground losses: 4341 casualties reported Squads: 174 destroyed, 99 disabled Non Combat: 281 destroyed, 47 disabled Engineers: 67 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 63 (38 destroyed, 25 disabled) Units retreated 11 Units destroyed 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 51st Infantry Brigade 40th Division 55th Infantry Brigade 39th Division 3rd Division 104th Division 6th Division 19th Ind.Mixed Brigade 8th Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd RF Gun Battalion RGC Army 2nd JAAF AF Coy 23rd Army 5th RF Gun Battalion 21st Mortar Battalion 28th Mountain Gun Regiment 1st JAAF AF Coy 67th JAAF AF Coy Defending units: 86th Chinese Corps 63rd Chinese Corps 52nd Chinese Corps 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps 29th Group Army 19th Group Army 16th Group Army 13th Chinese Base Force 7th Chinese Base Force 17th Chinese Base Force 9th Group Army 1st Group Army 74th Chinese Corps 20th Chinese Base Force Japanese Amphibious Assault at Koggla: Amphibious Assault at Koggala (29,50) TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Koggala, 29,50 Japanese ground losses: 225 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 31 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Japanese Amphibious Assault Hex Number 73,117: Amphibious Assault at 73,116 TF 251 troops unloading over beach at 73,116 Japanese ground losses: 480 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 62 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 48 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 124th Infantry Rgt /11 10 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 124th Infantry Rgt /14 Japanese Destroy Kendari Base Force Near Palopo: Ground combat at 67,102 (near Palopo) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4157 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 157 Defending force 83 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 140 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 140 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), morale(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 68 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 10th Garrison Unit Defending units: Kendari Base Force My Ears Hurt! Japanese Bombard Chinese South of Tienshui for the Umpteenth Time: Ground combat at 81,39 (near Tienshui) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 64365 troops, 1203 guns, 753 vehicles, Assault Value = 1856 Defending force 20080 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 297 Allied ground losses: 422 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 37 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 10th Division 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 7th Ind.Mixed Brigade 59th Infantry Brigade 37th Division 14th Division 26th Field Artillery Regiment 12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd RF Gun Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 4th RF Gun Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 6th RF Gun Battalion 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 7th RF Gun Battalion 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st Field Artillery Regiment 1st Ind. Field Artillery Regiment 10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 11th Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 71st Chinese Corps 77th Chinese Corps 36th Chinese Corps 79th Chinese Corps 120th Red Chinese Division 14th Group Army 18th Group Army 13th Chinese Corps 6th War Area 129th Red Chinese Division The Reason(s) Why I do Not Like Zeros! Morning Air attack on 38th Division, at 31,47 (Trincomalee) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 10 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Yawn Morning Air attack on 38th Division, at 31,47 (Trincomalee) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 10 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 95 minutes Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 76 minutes Punts Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 31,47 (Trincomalee) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 29 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 16 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Not sure why the Allied Bombers didn't inflict any ground damage? The Bombers were set to "Ground Attack" at 1,000 feet with range of 4 (within normal flight range). Not sure why the Allied Fighters didn't intercept the Zeros? Escorts were set to "Escort" at 10,000 feet with range of 4 (withing normal flight ranges). Best Regards, -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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