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16 Jan 42
30 Zeros sweep Soerabaja for the first time. The Dutch Air Force thought they were ready, but they were not. 20 or so Dutch fighters rise to meet the enemy. 5 75A-7 Hawks, 5 CW-21B Demons, and 4 B33Ds are lost, with no enemy losses, not even to ops. The Dutch fighters are ordered to stand down and wait for an opportunity to escort naval bombers.
2 Oscar squadrons sweep Moulmein for the first time. There's no CAP here. There's a squadron of AVG H-81s at Rangoon. I move the other 2 squadrons south from Calcutta, to join the upcoming defense of Rangoon and Pegu.
Enemy bombing of the usual spots, including Singapore.
Maizuru 1st SNLF invades Lae. KB is near but not seen today.
The Dutch put up a good defense at Makassar, which is attacked for the first time today. A 1 to 2 attack doesn't touch the level 1 fort. 184 enemy casualties, and 117 Dutch. Almost all losses for both sides are disabled losses.
Kolaka is lost, as is Tandjoengpinang, adjacent to Singapore.
The third attack at Singapore takes place, with the enemy missing a 2 to 1 attack by a fairly slim margin.
Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 38579 troops, 465 guns, 241 vehicles, Assault Value = 1082
Defending force 31657 troops, 326 guns, 224 vehicles, Assault Value = 165
Japanese adjusted assault: 896
Allied adjusted defense: 479
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1778 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 108 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 38 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
2446 casualties reported
Squads: 141 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 46 destroyed, 122 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 26 (9 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 59 (47 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Units destroyed 2
Assaulting units:
114th Infantry Regiment
12th Engineer Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
22nd Recon Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Engineer Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
5th Field Artillery Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
Defending units:
2nd Gordons Battalion
3/16th Punjab Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Manchester Battalion
1st Malay Battalion
SSVF Brigade
27th Australian Brigade
5/2nd Punjab Battalion
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
111th RAF Adv Base Force
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
Malaya Army
2/17 Dogra Battalion
2nd Malay Battalion
29 Battery/3 HAA
Singapore Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
III Indian Corps
2nd Loyal Battalion
Singapore Fortress
Malayan Air Wing
223 Group RAF
2nd ISF Base Force
224 Group RAF
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
109th RN Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
AHQ Far East
5th Field Regiment
Singapore will be lost soon, but the enemy losses are mounting. Here's a summary of losses in the 3 attacks so far:
First attack (shock) on 10 Jan 42
Japanese ground losses:
3799 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 269 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 38 disabled
Guns lost 20 (2 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
2603 casualties reported
Squads: 55 destroyed, 135 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 69 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
Guns lost 49 (19 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Vehicles lost 27 (7 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Second attack on 14 Jan 42
Japanese ground losses:
3112 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 191 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 42 destroyed, 24 disabled
Guns lost 25 (5 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
2150 casualties reported
Squads: 125 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 133 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 29 (10 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Vehicles lost 40 (12 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Then the attack today:
Japanese ground losses:
1778 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 108 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 38 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
2446 casualties reported
Squads: 141 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 46 destroyed, 122 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 26 (9 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 59 (47 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Units destroyed 2
508 enemy combat squads disabled so far. I like that.
< Message edited by apbarog -- 5/28/2018 5:46:20 AM >
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RE: Did You Know I Used to Drive a Rollercoaster?: Apba... - 
-- is that if your TF was set to mission speed, that could include high speed runs at appropriate times during the action. The only way to avoid this -- I think -- is to set to cruise speed, but then your TF may miss some opportunities. Mission speed appears to work well for most situations. But I would be interested to hear a more definitive word on the matter.
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