Rio Bravo
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March 17, 1943 The skies over Burma rumbled with Japanese and Allied fighters and roared with the thunder of Allied bombers. Opening Note Captain Haggard’s submarine sinks Japanese TK near Mendy Island. El Lobo bombs Chengtu once, Chungking twice, and near Toungoo once (hex 57,49). Over 150 Allied bombers, escorted by 100 Aircobras and over 250 Warhawks, bomb Shwebo, Mandalay, Lashio, and Ramree Island. Allied torpedo and dive bombers sink a Japanese xAK, heavily damage an xAK, and heavily damage a Japanese PB in port at Ramree Island. Both sides experienced heavy damage and loses to fighters and the Allies took heavy damage and some loses to bombers. El Lobo forces the 4th Chinese Corps to surrender SW of Chungking (hex 76,49). El Lobo forces the Indians to retreat NE of Toungoo (hex 57,49), clearing the road from Northern Burma to Rangoon. Allied artillery shells Shwebo, one hex East of Ramree Island (hex 55,48), and Lashio. Allied SS Sealion Sinks Japanese TK Mirii Maru Near Mendy Island The Allied puts two torpedoes into the Japanese TK causing heavy fire and heavy damage. The TK slipped below the ocean waves as Allied submariners shouted out, “Remember the Boisie El Lobo!” Japanese Bomb Chengtu Once No Japanese losses. Allied Losses 61 casualties 10 squads disabled 4 hits (Airbase) 3 hits (Airbase Supply) 27 hits (Runway) Japanese Bomb Chungking Twice Japanese Losses 3 damaged (Ki-21-IIa Sally) 1 damaged (Ki-49-IIa Helen) Allied Losses 19 casualties 9 squads disabled 17 hits (Airbase) 4 hits (Airbase Supply) 45 hits (Runway) Japanese Bomb Near Toungoo (hex 57,49) Once Japanese Losses 15 damaged (Ki-49-IIa Helen) Allied Losses 4 destroyed (P-40K Warhawk) 1 destroyed (P-40E Warhawk) 7 casualties 2 squads disabled Allies Bomb Shwebo Twice Japanese Losses 1 destroyed (A6M5 Zero) 1 destroyed (Ki-44-IIc Tojo) 79 casualties 9 disabled squads Allied Losses Allied Losses 5 destroyed and 15 damaged (B-24D Liberator) 5 destroyed (P-40E Warhawk) 3 destroyed (P-40K Warhawk) Allies Bomb Mandalay Twice Japanese Losses 85 casualties 9 squads disabled Allied Losses 1 destroyed and 15 damaged (B-17E Fortress) 8 damaged (B-24D Liberator) Allies Bomb Lashio Five Times Japanese Losses 7 destroyed (A6M5 Zero) 3 destroyed (J2M2 Jack) 4 destroyed (Ki-44-IIc Tojo) 13 casualties 2 squads disabled Allied Losses 3 destroyed and 7 damaged (B-24D1 Liberator) 1 destroyed and 5 damaged (B-17E Fortress) 7 destroyed (P-40E Warhawk) 7 destroyed (P-40K Warhawk) Allies Bomb Ramree Island Five Times Japanese Losses xAK Sumanaura Maru: 2 bomb hits, heavy fires, heavy damage, and sinks. xAK Kamoi Maru: 1 bomb hit, on fire. PB Taiko Maru: 1 bomb hit, heavy fires, heavy damage. 2 destroyed (A6M5 Zero) 2 destroyed (Ki-43-IIb Oscar) 1 destroyed (Ki-44-IIa Tojo) 23 casualties 4 squads disabled 1 hit (Port) Allied Losses 1 destroyed (Albacore 1) 4 destroyed (Beaufort 1) 1 destroyed and 1 damaged (Swordfish 1) 1 damaged (P-39D Aircobra) 4th Chinese Corps Surrenders SW of Chungking Ground combat at 76,46 (near Chungking) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 14113 troops, 125 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 443 Defending force 3774 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Japanese adjusted assault: 422 Allied adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 60 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 34 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 4302 casualties reported Squads: 261 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 252 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 3rd Division 27th Electric Engineer Regiment Defending units: 4th Chinese Corps Indians Retreat NE of Toungoo Ground combat at 57,49 (near Toungoo) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 50123 troops, 523 guns, 505 vehicles, Assault Value = 1715 Defending force 17612 troops, 307 guns, 652 vehicles, Assault Value = 312 Japanese adjusted assault: 1172 Allied adjusted defense: 471 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 835 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 73 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled) Vehicles lost 39 (5 destroyed, 34 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3428 casualties reported Squads: 52 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 310 destroyed, 117 disabled Engineers: 19 destroyed, 7 disabled Guns lost 78 (57 destroyed, 21 disabled) Vehicles lost 250 (174 destroyed, 76 disabled) Units retreated 6 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 5th Recon Regiment 19th Tank Regiment 21st Division 38th Division 1st Mobile Engineer Regiment 1st Tank Regiment 33rd Division 15th Ind. Engineer Regiment 11th Infantry Regiment 5th Guards/C Division 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 38th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 255th Armoured Brigade 19th Indian Division 267th Armoured Brigade KNIL Army Command 86th Coast AA Regiment 48th Light AA Regiment RAF 221 Group Base Force Allies Bombard Shwebo Japanese Losses 72 casualties 2 squads destroyed 7 squads disabled Allied Losses 4 guns lost 1 gun destroyed 3 guns disabled Allies Bombard East of Ramree Island Japanese Losses 89 casualties 1 squad destroyed 8 squads disabled No Allied Losses Allies Bombard Lashio Whoop-tee-doo! Japanese Losses 4 casualties 1 squad disabled No Allied losses. 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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