Game date is 3rd of February 1942
Malaya
The siege at Singapore continues. I still do have some supplies left there so maybe I can hold onto it a bit longer.
China
Rob has started an aggressive Industry campaign at China.
Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Ki-21 Sally x 40
Ki-49 Helen x 12
Ki-15 Babs x 4
Allied aircraft
Curtis H81-3A x 34
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Curtis H81-3A: 10 destroyed, 9 damaged
Heavy Industry hits 5
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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 40
Ki-49 Helen x 10
Ki-15 Babs x 3
Allied aircraft
Curtis H81-3A x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Curtis H81-3A: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Heavy Industry hits 15
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Day Air attack on Wuchow , at 42,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 24
Ki-15 Babs x 2
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 20
Hmmm. This is definately not good situation. It seems that AVG cannot compete againts Zero's either. [8|]
The good news came near Homan where sizeable enemy force was stopped.
Ground combat at 50,31
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 58066 troops, 774 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 1695
Defending force 28830 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 931
Japanese max assault: 1288 - adjusted assault: 749
Allied max defense: 969 - adjusted defense: 607
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
964 casualties reported
Guns lost 35
Allied ground losses:
303 casualties reported
Guns lost 16
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Ground combat at 50,31
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 56438 troops, 721 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 1622
Defending force 28488 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 913
Japanese max assault: 1002 - adjusted assault: 308
Allied max defense: 907 - adjusted defense: 619
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
1367 casualties reported
Guns lost 23
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
281 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Central & North Pacific
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Australia, NZ & South Pacific
KB showed up near Noumea. Unfortunately my LBA pilots did not score any hits.
Day Air attack on TF at 71,110
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48
F1M2 Pete x 16
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 6
Beaufort V-IX x 3
P-40E-1-CU Warhawk x 4
A-24 Banshee x 10
B-25C Mitchell x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged
P-40E-1-CU Warhawk: 2 destroyed
A-24 Banshee: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 9 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CV Hiryu
CV Soryu
CV Akagi
....than it was time for the KB to strike. (3rd NZ Brigade had tough luck being on these transports)
Day Air attack on TF at 72,112
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 41
D3A Val x 63
B5N Kate x 69
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged
B5N Kate: 4 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Dakotan, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Puerto Rican, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Arizonan, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Atlanta City, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PG Tui, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Santa Rita, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Georgian, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Iowan, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kohala, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Atlantic, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Allied ground losses:
788 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Otherwise Rob is grabbing those bases around Guinea with tiny forces.
India & Burma
The enemy is now 60 miles South of Mandalay.
Japanese paratroopers managed also to capture the base at Akyab.
DEI
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Philippines
Rob is still prepping his forces at Clark Field and Manila.
Cagayan was bombarded twice by Japanese Imperial Navy.
