RHS Test 13C vs Shark: KB withdraws???

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18 Dec 1941 PM Air Phase

23 Ki-51s escorted by 24 Ki-43s attacked airfields at Kuala Lumpur.
No CAP. 4 Ki-51s lost, 6 damaged by AAA. 2 bombers destroyed on the ground.
22 Allied casualties and 1 gun lost. 14 airfield related hits.

26 Kates attacked Manila: 6 lost, 6 damaged.
1 hit on an RN PT unit and 1 hit on TK Manatawa - both badly damaged (else they would not
still be at Manila).

Ni Butai sent 30 Me-109s, 2 Petes and 11 Kates against Molokai airfields.
12 Allied fighters of 3 types on CAP. 1 Me, 1 Pete and 1 Kate lost. 1 Kate damaged.
7 Allied fighters lost. 2 airbase supply hits.

7 Dutch B-10s missed BB Yamato at Sarawak.

4 Blenheims and 5 Wirraways escorted by 12 Buffalos could not find Katori (already sunk) at Kota Bahru -
also they missed DD Nagatsuki.

12 Claudes scored 12 20mm hits on RN 2nd PT unit at San Fernando. [Claudes are armed with 20mm
in EBO family scenarios - something that was done historically only as a demonstration]

USN Sub Triton attacked an AP at Rabaul - but torpedoes failed to detonate.

Force Z ran in on Gen Santos - engaging 2 DD, 1 AP and 3 AK with BB Prince of Wales, BC Repulse, 2 RNN CL,
2 USN DD and 2 RNN DD. DD Murakumo hit 3 times and set on fire. DD Asagiri hit onse.. POW hit once.

Post Air Phase events

770 Japanese airborne troops took Gen Santos.

Japanese ground bombardment caused 45 casualties and 2 guns lost at Nanchang.

Ground combat at Canton [S China]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 41604 troops, 202 guns, 2732 vehicles, Assault Value = 951

Defending force 29891 troops, 327 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1049



Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kiungshan [Hainan]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16255 troops, 173 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 137

Defending force 2194 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58

Japanese max assault: 139 - adjusted assault: 125

Allied max defense: 40 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 41 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Vigan/Bangued

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2802 troops, 85 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Defending force 420 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Japanese max assault: 41 - adjusted assault: 19

Allied max defense: 16 - adjusted defense: 22

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)


Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Brunei [CW]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3950 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 110

Defending force 2244 troops, 5 guns, 188 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 97 - adjusted assault: 96

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 37

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Alor Star [Malaya]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 805 troops, 35 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 386

Defending force 31967 troops, 125 guns, 3151 vehicles, Assault Value = 187

Japanese Ground combat at Miri [Sarawak] was ineffective.

Ground combat at Nauru Island [GLB]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 752 troops, 17 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Defending force 7146 troops, 0 guns, 836 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese max assault: 7 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 47

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)


Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Nanchang [C China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 51384 troops, 473 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2295

Defending force 61230 troops, 888 guns, 591 vehicles, Assault Value = 1211


Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Kaifeng [Cent China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 19840 troops, 243 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1032

Defending force 82748 troops, 475 guns, 4336 vehicles, Assault Value = 1131

Allied ground bombardment at Canton was ineffective.
Allied Ground combat at 51,38 was ineffective


Ground combat at Lucena [Luzon]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14736 troops, 223 guns, 152 vehicles, Assault Value = 548

Defending force 26974 troops, 668 guns, 557 vehicles, Assault Value = 508

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


Allied ground bombardment at Davao was ineffective.
Allied ground bombardment at Brunei was ineffective.