SierraJuliet
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14 November 1942 HOME ISLANDS SS Thresher launches 2 torpedoes and misses at 99,56 near Saishu To. Japanese Ships xAK Mansyu Maru xAK Taijima Maru xAK Syoryu Maru xAK Kaisyo Maru xAK Tyoyo Maru xAK Singapore Maru xAK Hague Maru xAK Borneo Maru PB Teibo Maru #2 PB Mikitade Maru SS O16 launches 2 torpedoes at 109,62 near Ise. Japanese Ships xAK Nihonka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Yosida Maru #3 xAK Unyo Maru #2 DD Numakaze SS KXV launches 4 torpedoes and misses at 93,68 near Naha. SS KXV launches 2 torpedoes and misses at 93,68 near Naha. Japanese Ships PB Kakyu Maru TK Ayazono Maru TK Okigawa Maru PB Heimei Maru SS Porpoise launches 2 torpedoes and misses at 103,68 near Daito Shoto. Japanese Ships xAK Achou Maru xAK Yoneyama Maru xAK Kashu Maru xAK Nanman Maru xAK Kokai Maru PB Kyo Maru #10 BURMA Japanese morning Air attacks on 44th Indian Brigade at Moulmein – 99 casualties (18 non-combat squads destroyed + 4 vehicles destroyed). Japanese deliberate attack at Moulmein. Attacking force 43904 troops, 681 guns, 466 vehicles, Assault Value = 1269 Defending force 76393 troops, 1031 guns, 1492 vehicles, Assault Value = 844 Japanese adjusted assault: 425 Allied adjusted defense: 95 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1012 casualties reported Squads: 9 destroyed, 54 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Vehicles lost 19 (2 destroyed, 17 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1717 casualties reported Squads: 50 destroyed, 78 disabled Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 64 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 36 (8 destroyed, 28 disabled) Vehicles lost 14 (8 destroyed, 6 disabled) Assaulting units: 55th Division 2TD 6th Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 2nd Division 9th Division 48th Division 2TD 7th Tank Regiment 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 40th Field AA Battalion 92nd JAAF AF Bn 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 12th Base Force 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 45th Field AA Battalion 34th Field AA Battalion 102nd Ship Eng Coy 14th' Army 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 31st Field AA Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 22nd JNAF AF Unit 15th JAAF AF Bn 93rd JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 14ID 36th Indian Brigade 70th British~ Division 17th Indian' Division 18th British Division 39th Indian Division 7th Australian Division 6th Australian Division 19th Indian' Division 14ID 88th Indian Bde /3 7th Armoured~ Brigade 85th British AT Gun Regiment 12th Indian Construction Battalion 2/1st Med Regiment Burma Corps~ 46th Indian Brigade 2/9th FA Regiment 45th Indian Brigade Prajoeda Cdo 2nd Loyal Battalion 2/11th FA Regiment 14ID 23rd Indian Brigade DEI Japanese afternoon Air attack on TF near Dili at 71,117 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 86 B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 62 D3A1 Val-Kanbaku x 68 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate-Kankoh: 2 damaged D3A1 Val-Kanbaku: 6 damaged Allied Ships xAP Murada, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Dardanus, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage xAK Reael, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk xAP Candioa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAP Kajang, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAP Legaspi, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk xAK Cardross, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAP Mijer, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk xAKL Induna Star, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Demosthenes, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAK Lowana, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires xAKL Tidore, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Poyang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAP Candesa, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAP Anshun, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAKL De Weert, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAKL Balikpapan, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk xAK Mernoo, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Tohiti, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage E Stronghold xAP Elcano xAKL Muliama, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Mangola, Torpedo hits 1 xAP Siaoe, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Charon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Empire Hamble, Bomb hits 4, on fire xAK Capitaine Illiaquer, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Mortlake Bank xAKL Magallanes, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk xAKL Tomori, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAP Rooseboom, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Generaal Verspyck, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Pahud, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAP Pijnacker Hordijk, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 3908 casualties reported Squads: 90 destroyed, 115 disabled Non Combat: 225 destroyed, 259 disabled Engineers: 25 destroyed, 24 disabled Guns lost 104 (81 destroyed, 23 disabled) Vehicles lost 39 (29 destroyed, 10 disabled) Massive explosion on xAP Legaspi Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Legaspi Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Tohiti Massive explosion on xAKL Muliama Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Balikpapan Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Rooseboom Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Murada Massive explosion on xAP Pijnacker Hordijk Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Pijnacker Hordijk Japanese afternoon Air attack on TF near Dili at 71,117 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 14 B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Lowana, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Mundalla xAK Cagou, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk E Stronghold Japanese afternoon Air attack on TF near Dili at 71,117 Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 18 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAP Rochussen, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAP Pijnacker Hordijk, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Banjoewangi xAP Tjitjalengka~, Torpedo hits 1 xAKL Argosy Lemal (S-6), Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CM Willem v d Zaan, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Generaal v. Swieten Allied ground losses: 1314 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 46 disabled Engineers: 13 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 14 (13 destroyed, 1 disabled) SS I-158 is sighted by escort at 71,117 near Dili. Allied Ships AM Finch xAKL Toradja xAKL Mortlake Bank AM Quail SS I-158 launches 4 torpedoes at 71,117 near Dili. Allied Ships xAK Poyang, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Repairs completed on TK Hofuku Maru at Hiroshima/Kure+, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Hatsuharu at Yokohama=+, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Kisaragi at Yokohama=+, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Nenohi at Singapore, ship returned to service Previous report of sinking of SS KXV incorrect. Ship sighted and engaged at 93, 68 F1M2 Pete-Kan from Hiei attacking a Porpoise class SS at 70,110 E8N2 Dave from Mikuma-2 attacking an Allied SS at 74,108 an Allied SS is reported HIT Bangkok expands fortifications to size 3 Three Pagoda Pass expands port to size 1 Okamoto N. of 60th Sentai is promoted to 1LT Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuching (58, 88)! Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Padang (44, 85)! Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 82/43 (82, 43)! Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 77/56 (77, 56)! Loss of xAK Nihonka Maru on Nov 14, 1942 is admitted CM Willem v d Zaan is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAP Candesa is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAP Legaspi is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAP Candioa is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAKL Argosy Lemal (S-6) is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAK Charon is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAK Cagou is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAP Kajang is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAP Mijer is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAP Pijnacker Hordijk is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAP Rochussen is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAP Murada is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAK Cardross is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAK Lowana is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAK Mernoo is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAKL Magallanes is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAK Poyang is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAKL Tidore is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAKL Tomori is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAKL Balikpapan is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAKL Pahud is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAK Reael is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 xAP Siaoe is reported to have been sunk near Dili on Nov 14, 1942 82nd I.F.Chutai' arrives at Mutankiang
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