JUNE 13TH-18TH, 1942
CBI:
I was wondering where all of Japan's SAA divisions were hiding.....there are only NLFs, SNLFs and naval guards surrounding the Allied strongpoints at Singapore and Manila. There are maybe 4-5 divisions in Australia and then there were the 29 LCUs at Batavia.....the Allies are still trying to figure out where the next Japanese blow will land.
Then 2 days ago, 2 large transport TFs arrive off Moulmein. 4E bombers are staged into Mandalay to level the Jap airfield at Rangoon while the RAF medium bombers stage into Akyab to hammer the IJN transports unloading at Moulmein:
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13
Allied aircraft
Liberator III x 15
A-29 Hudson x 27
B-17E Fortress x 43
LB-30 Liberator x 12
B-24D Liberator x 23
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Liberator III: 9 damaged
A-29 Hudson: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 10 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 10 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
2194 casualties reported
Guns lost 51
Airbase hits 25
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 83
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Day Air attack on TF, near Moulmein at 30,34
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 13
Blenheim IV x 7
Wellington III x 70
Hudson I x 26
P-38F Lightning x 21
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
PG Taiko Maru
AK Atago Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Hokusho Maru
AK Belgium Maru
AP Kinryu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
MSW W.15
AK Denmark Maru
AK Yamabato Maru
AK Madras Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Kamo Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Atlantic Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
PG Santo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tatsuha Maru, Bomb hits 1
AK Melbourne Maru
AK Hofuku Maru
AK Sanko Maru
AK Nichiran Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
PG Nishho Maru
AP Miike Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
APD Patrol Boat No. 36, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Hokusho Maru, Bomb hits 1
AK Nankai Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8
Allied aircraft
Liberator III x 6
A-29 Hudson x 22
B-17E Fortress x 28
LB-30 Liberator x 10
B-24D Liberator x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Liberator III: 3 damaged
A-29 Hudson: 6 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
621 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 36
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Day Air attack on TF, near Moulmein at 30,34
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 3
P-38F Lightning x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Rakuyo Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Moulmein at 30,34
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 16
Blenheim IV x 6
Wellington III x 65
Martin 139 x 6
Hudson I x 28
P-38F Lightning x 19
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
MSW W.15
AK Genkai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Tazan Maru
AK Keizan Maru
AK Yamabato Maru
AP Kamo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Myoko Maru
AP Miike Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Atlantic Maru
AK Choko Maru
AK Hokusho Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
PG Kure Maru #5, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
APD Patrol Boat No. 36, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
AK Nanka Maru
AK Kenshin Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Denmark Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Morioka Maru, Bomb hits 1
AK Atago Maru, heavy damage
AK Shinko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Chohei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Rakuto Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Nankai Maru #2, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Nichiryo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
Day Air attack on TF, near Moulmein at 30,34
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 12
Blenheim IV x 5
Wellington III x 60
Martin 139 x 5
Hudson I x 24
P-38F Lightning x 20
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Nichiryo Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Sanko Maru
AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Natisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Batavia Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Hokusho Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
PG Nishho Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Belgium Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Fukko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kamo Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Hofuku Maru
AK Melbourne Maru
AK Nagano Maru
AK Genkai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Tacoma Maru
PG Kure Maru #5, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tazan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
All the RAF bombers at Akyab and the USAAF A-29s at Mandalay are placed on naval attack for tomorrow...the weather will be clear and we intend to sink quite a few Japanese transports.
Japan now has 3 LCUs ashore at Moulmein totaling 50,000 troops....probably at least 2 divisions were landed at Moulmein the last 2 turns. Japan also has 37,000 troops at Rangoon but most of these are base forces, construction engineers and AA units....my flak losses have been extraordinary over Rangoon....especially for the Allies. An entire F-4 recon squadron was destroyed by flak here....even flying at max altitude at 30,000 feet.
Japan has 30,000 troops at Meiktila....the 21st Division and 4th Mixed Regiment is making its way towards Lashio.
Perhaps Steve is making a belated effort to shore up his western flank.....still Im am concerned with all the LCUs and shipping that have concentrated at Batavia.
In China, Japan had 100,000 troops make a breakthrough 60 miles west of Hangchow on the Nanchang/Shanghai road. My 6 Chinese corps that were defending were forced to retreat SE along a secondary road to an out of supply position instead of retreating West down the main road towards Nanchang where their supply comes from......typical WitP silliness...now those 6 corps are isolated and will probably be destroyed.
AUSTRALIA:
In central Oz, the vanguard of the IJA force heading south from Darwin reaches the outskirts of Alice Springs. The Allies have about one and a half divisions in Alice Springs behind level 2(soon to be level 3) forts.....we will see if the entire 100,000 strong IJA force has moved south from Daly Waters in its entirety to assault Aice Springs.
In SW Oz, 2 Jap tank regiments beccame overextended on their advance from Perth to Adelaide....about 240 mi NW of Adelaide they were ambushed by an US Army division and 2 tank units after beeing pounded by A-29s for a week:
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Ground combat at 26,108
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 43993 troops, 409 guns, 274 vehicles, Assault Value =
1017
Defending force 4524 troops, 0 guns, 115 vehicles, Assault Value = 117
Allied max assault: 1732 - adjusted assault: 1604
Japanese max defense: 61 - adjusted defense: 14
Allied assault odds: 114 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
374 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 15
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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The 2 Jap tank regiments are now ruined and Allied armor and a RCT will pursue them back towards Perth.
DEI:
All Japan has at Palembang is 35th Brigade and some combat engineers....they get repulsed for the 3rd time:
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Ground combat at Palembang
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 16674 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 223
Defending force 14684 troops, 78 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 243
Japanese max assault: 202 - adjusted assault: 62
Allied max defense: 254 - adjusted defense: 1576
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)
Japanese ground losses:
584 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Allied ground losses:
316 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
The IJA 25th Army HQ is foced to retreat from the hex...probably to commit hari kari. Dont know why Japan doesnt bring more to the party here....our supply is virtually unlimited.
Over at Batavia, the number of ships in port increaded from 136 to 172 in one turn while the number of LCUs decreased from 29-21 units. Meanwhile, SigInt informed us that the 6th Mountain Gun unit is loaded on an AK at Batavia....looks like Steve is loading up his ships at Batavia and then disbanding them into port so I dont see any naval movements.
Im really wondering what Steve has planned for all the ships and LCUs at Batavia.....reinforce Burma or western Oz.....or a new invasion on the SE coast of OZ hoping that I will overcommit my forces into the interior?
COMMENTS:
After saving up for a month and a half, I just purchased the 7th Infantry Division in SF and am loading it on fast APs for Australia. With the Japanese invasion of Oz, Ive been buying up all the US LCUs I can to reinforce SE Oz. The Allies are desperately short on aviation units for the central and south Pacific as these too have been sent to OZ to service the 1000 plus US AC sent there. I will need to acquire more aviation engineers and get them to NE Australia, the south and central Pacific before any USN counteroffensives can commence.
Im getting tired of worrying about Japans potential offensives...its almost time for Japan to begin worrying about mine......
