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1942 May 08 INVADED Batavia, Changsha, Ambon, Soerabaja are also invested. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Japanese forces CAPTURE Kendari !!! Overall No carrier sightings but convoy activity in line with that of a few days ago mitigates that KB1 might be in or near the Coral Sea but simply be unsighted. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Enemy sub activity near San Francisco. quote:
TF 359 snooped by Japanese Float Plane at 216,70 near San Francisco TF 67 observes E14Y1 Glen at 218,70 near San Francisco Pacific Bad aim? quote:
Submarine attack near Eniwetok at 126,113 Japanese Ships xAK Kuraido Maru Allied Ships SS Grayling xAK Kuraido Maru is sighted by SS Grayling SS Grayling launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kuraido Maru New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain Enemy sub activity near Sydney and Brisbane. We lost a DMS on mine sweeping duty to a dastardly sub. quote:
Sub attack near Newcastle at 92,167 Japanese Ships SS I-16 Allied Ships DMS Dorsey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DMS Southard SS I-16 launches 4 torpedoes at DMS Dorsey DMS Southard fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS Southard fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS Southard fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS Southard fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS Southard fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Lots of TF/convoy activity passing around the tip of New Guinea to Port Moresby. Three separate groups of ships were seen during combat but only one at the end of the day. That group shows as 2x CL, 2x DD and was attacked by B-17's without effect. quote:
ASW attack near Milne Bay at 100,134 Japanese Ships PB Toshi Maru #3 PB Tama Maru #8 Allied Ships SS Thresher SS Thresher is located by PB Toshi Maru #3 PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub and abandons search PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub quote:
ASW attack near Milne Bay at 100,134 Japanese Ships PB Toshi Maru #3 PB Kyo Maru #7 PB Tama Maru #8 Allied Ships SS Thresher SS Thresher is located by PB Toshi Maru #3 Thresher diving deep .... PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub .... PB Tama Maru #8 cannot establish contact with SS Thresher PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub and abandons search PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub This seems a bit overkill. quote:
4th Division is planning for an attack on Horn Island. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya Celebes has fallen; we still have mines at Kendari. quote:
Ground combat at Kendari (70,106) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4062 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127 Defending force 1044 troops, 13 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 29 Japanese adjusted assault: 106 Allied adjusted defense: 27 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kendari !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1200 casualties reported Squads: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Assaulting units: 9th Infantry Regiment Defending units: Kendari KNIL Cdo Kendari ML Base Force Higher HQ assures us that evacuation convoy for the 20th Infantry Regiment will be here any day now. quote:
Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3679 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 89 Defending force 2532 troops, 42 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 Japanese adjusted assault: 16 Allied adjusted defense: 106 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 6 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 105 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 134 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 20th Infantry Regiment Defending units: Molukken KNIL Cdo Molukken Mil'ie Cdo Laha ML Base Force Amboina Defenses AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd quote:
Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1951 troops, 27 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 34 Defending force 3596 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 80 Assaulting units: Molukken KNIL Cdo Molukken Mil'ie Cdo Amboina Defenses Laha ML Base Force AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd Defending units: 20th Infantry Regiment Our fliers keep striking but are thwarted by enemy LRCAP. China Staying alive and burning time! quote:
Ground combat at 81,29 (near Sining) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 14550 troops, 123 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 462 Defending force 902 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Japanese adjusted assault: 434 Allied adjusted defense: 10 Japanese assault odds: 43 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 299 casualties reported Squads: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 26th Division Defending units: 34th Separate Brigade India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Enemy sub activity near Karachi. quote:
Hudson I from No.8 Sqn RAAF attacking a Japanese SS at 92,167 Another Chinese Army unit has arrived at Ledo and begun taking replacements as fast as possible (Rest mode). Ledo was attacked by Imperial sweepers today, which I believe was the first time. Our Buffaloes will need some help. quote:
Morning Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 6 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet CAP engaged: No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 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 10 minutes quote:
Morning Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 32 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes In still more Ledo news: NCAC HQ has been airlifted to Ledo from Tsuyung. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Hmm; those torpedoes went right under the target... quote:
Submarine attack near Shanghai at 96,56 Japanese Ships xAK Yamakaze Maru Allied Ships SS Tambor xAK Yamakaze Maru is sighted by SS Tambor SS Tambor launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Yamakaze Maru Complete combat report attached.
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