Olorin (J) vs Sdhundt (A) --- GC (No Sdhundt please)

[PaxMondo]

Wow!!!
 
BANZAI!!
 
Very impressive.  Great Job!

[Olorin]

Thanks Pax! [:D]

For a moment there, I thought that Steven suffered from the SCLS, but he is recovered now.

So...is this a great strategic victory for Japan or what? The enemy is left with a few CVEs and the British CVLs for the next 9 months. Regarding Japan's strategy, post 264 is still valid fb.asp?m=3066051

Kido Buttai is sailing to Truk to repair minor damage, upgrade its fighter wings to the A6M3a and fill them with green pilots. After a few weeks of rest, I think I am going to start using KB for some SLOC raiding for a while. Elite pilots are not needed for that.

[obvert]

That is quite a few good days for the IJN! Congrats!

[Olorin]

Cheers, obvert [:)]

[Olorin]

Dec 16, 42

Australia

The rest of the 9th Division was unloaded in Exmouth during the night, along with a small SNFL company, an engineer unit. A naval guard unit is also been transfered by air from Port Hedland, bringing the total AV to 700. 9Div was not prepped for Exmouth at all, prior to its landing there.
The 1st US Amphib. Corps was repelled again. The bombardments by air and sea preceding the battle certainly helped:

Night Naval bombardment of Exmouth at 50,129 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
CA Atago
DD Shirayuki
DD Isonami
DD Hibiki
DD Yamakaze
DD Yudachi

Allied ground losses:
151 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)

BB Yamato firing at 5th Marine Defense Battalion
5th Marine Defense Battalion firing at BB Yamato
BB Mutsu firing at 1st Marine Division
BB Nagato firing at 2nd Marine Division
CA Atago firing at 1st Marine Division
DD Shirayuki firing at 1st Marine Division
DD Isonami firing at 1st Marine Division
DD Hibiki firing at 14th NZ Brigade
DD Yamakaze firing at 5th Marine Defense Battalion
5th Marine Defense Battalion firing at DD Yamakaze
DD Yudachi firing at 1st Marine Division

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Morning Air attack on 25th MG Battalion, at 50,129 (Exmouth)
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 63 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 45

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 17 damaged

Allied ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Morning Air attack on Exmouth , at 50,129
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 23

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 20
P-40K Warhawk x 8

No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 6

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Ground combat at Exmouth (50,129)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 34787 troops, 843 guns, 308 vehicles, Assault Value = 1009
Defending force 28655 troops, 270 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 706

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied adjusted assault: 136
Japanese adjusted defense: 873

Allied assault odds: 1 to 6 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1205 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 78 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1885 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 188 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 49 disabled
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 34 disabled
Guns lost 55 (4 destroyed, 51 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Marine Division
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
2nd Marine Division
3rd Australian Division
14th NZ Brigade
148th Field Artillery Battalion
101st USN Base Force
5th Marine Defense Battalion
N Force Detachment
44th Australian Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
25th MG Battalion
65th Coast AA Regiment
78th Coast AA Regiment
98th Coast AA Regiment
I US Amphib Corps
33rd Medium Regiment
140th USA Base Force
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
13th Australian Brigade
109th Tank Attack Regiment
F Det USN Port Svc

Defending units:
Kure 2nd SNLF
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
9th Division
65th Brigade
20th Infantry Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
24th Nav Gsn Unit /1
16th Engineer Regiment
22nd Port Unit
41st Air Defense AA Regiment
22nd JAAF AF Bn
8th JNAF Coy
28th JAAF AF Bn

KB2 launches another unnecessary strike against an allied TF in Geraldon, as it returns to Java. 7 pilots are KIA:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Geraldton at 48,141
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
B5N2 Kate x 16
D3A1 Val x 20

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 17
P-40K Warhawk x 15
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CLAA Van Heemskerck, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CLAA San Juan
CLAA Atlanta
CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 1
CL Sumatra

China
The Independent Brigade in Kienko is pinned by a fresh Chinese Corps, with more coming from Chungking. I am sending two divisions of the 1st Army there, but it doesn't look like they are going to make it in time to keep Kienko.

The Chinese airforce, what's left of it, started to bomb Kienko. I can't CAP the base yet, as the nearest functional airfield is in Ichang.

The Changsha Pocket is bombed by air every day, in preparation for the coming attack.

The Mongol Army is marching to Urumchi.

[Olorin]

Dec 17, 42

Astralia

Afternoon Air attack on 44th Australian Battalion, at 50,129 (Exmouth)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 58 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 49

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 3
P-40K Warhawk x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 27 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Afternoon Air attack on Exmouth , at 50,129
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 22

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4
P-39D Airacobra x 1
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Runway hits 1

China

I attacked the encircled Chinese force near Changsha and this time my divisions were not split and the result is quite normal. I will finish off this stack and then move against the other stack left in Changteh.

Ground combat at 81,53 (near Changsha)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 93034 troops, 854 guns, 513 vehicles, Assault Value = 3190
Defending force 40477 troops, 208 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 749

Japanese adjusted assault: 2179
Allied adjusted defense: 68
Japanese assault odds: 32 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1182 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Guns lost 23 (4 destroyed, 19 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
11710 casualties reported
Squads: 233 destroyed, 327 disabled
Non Combat: 123 destroyed, 204 disabled
Engineers: 33 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 51 (40 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
3rd Division
17th Division
57th Division
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Tank Regiment
22nd Division
60th Division
13th Division
24th Division
11th Tank Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
46th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
39th New Chinese Division
9th Prov Chinese Corps

They reinforced Kienko before me. My two divisions are about a week away, so it's likely that I am going to lose Kienko tomorrow:

Ground combat at Kienko (78,41)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 40337 troops, 216 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1767
Defending force 5714 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 205

Allied adjusted assault: 750
Japanese adjusted defense: 651
Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
337 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
204 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 66 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
64th Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Base Force

Defending units:
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade

[Olorin]

Dec 18, 42

Australia
No flights by 5th Aird Div or the enemy airforce today. The I US Amph. Corps bombards my troops again.

Port Hedland is attacked by 13 Liberators. Minimal damage to the airfield. PH still awaits for an air HQ. I am transferring the 26th Air Flotilla HQ from Nauru Island.

Morning Air attack on Port Hedland , at 57,129
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 20

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

China
The end is near for this Chinese stack...

Ground combat at 81,53 (near Changsha)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 91556 troops, 852 guns, 513 vehicles, Assault Value = 3045
Defending force 32331 troops, 161 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 284

Japanese adjusted assault: 1934
Allied adjusted defense: 33
Japanese assault odds: 58 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
381 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 87 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled

Allied ground losses:
9796 casualties reported
Squads: 709 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 406 destroyed, 93 disabled
Engineers: 36 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 48 (32 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
24th Division
60th Division
17th Division
9th Tank Regiment
13th Division
57th Division
3rd Division
22nd Division
13th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
20th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
39th New Chinese Division
21st Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps

Well, they kicked me out of Kienko, as expected. The bulk of the 1st Army is 1 hex to the west of Kienko. Two divisions are not going to be enough against a supplied Chinese force this big:

Ground combat at Kienko (78,41)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 39937 troops, 216 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1713
Defending force 5339 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 171

Allied adjusted assault: 275
Japanese adjusted defense: 67
Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kienko !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
Attacker: supply(-)

Japanese ground losses:
1904 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 57 disabled
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 15 (12 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
263 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 84 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
100th Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Base Force

Defending units:
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Ceylon
22 Liberators attack Trincomalee. 9 are shot down and 6 are reported to be operational losses:

Morning Air attack on Trincomalee , at 31,47
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 8

Burma

[Olorin]

Dec 19, 42

Australia

Morning Air attack on 44th Australian Battalion, at 50,129 (Exmouth)
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 61

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 4
P-39D Airacobra x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 4
P-40K Warhawk x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 destroyed, 26 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Ground combat at Exmouth (50,129)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 29785 troops, 820 guns, 230 vehicles, Assault Value = 918
Defending force 29868 troops, 283 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 753

Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
1st Marine Division
44th Australian Battalion
3rd Australian Division
13th Australian Brigade
2nd Marine Division
14th NZ Brigade
131st Field Artillery Battalion
101st USN Base Force
N Force Detachment
140th USA Base Force
5th Marine Defense Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment
98th Coast AA Regiment
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
I US Amphib Corps
25th MG Battalion
78th Coast AA Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
65th Coast AA Regiment
109th Tank Attack Regiment
F Det USN Port Svc

Defending units:
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
27th Electric Engineer Regiment
9th Division
65th Brigade
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
Kure 2nd SNLF
20th Infantry Regiment
24th Nav Gsn Unit /1
41st Air Defense AA Regiment
22nd Port Unit
8th JNAF Coy
22nd JAAF AF Bn
16th Engineer Regiment
28th JAAF AF Bn

China

Ground combat at 81,53 (near Changsha)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 91027 troops, 853 guns, 513 vehicles, Assault Value = 2986
Defending force 22569 troops, 100 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112

Japanese adjusted assault: 1464
Allied adjusted defense: 13
Japanese assault odds: 112 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
215 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
6858 casualties reported
Squads: 374 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 593 destroyed, 248 disabled
Engineers: 27 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 52 (51 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Assaulting units:
17th Division
60th Division
3rd Division
13th Tank Regiment
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
24th Division
9th Tank Regiment
57th Division
13th Division
22nd Division
11th Tank Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
79th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
39th New Chinese Division
46th Chinese Corps

This Chinese Corps has plugged me for the best part of 1942, sitting next to the railroad and possibly preventing resources from flowing to Port Arthur and/or Fusan. Well...it's gone now, let's see where the resources (nearly a million) in Singapore will go.

Ground combat at 71,55 (near Nanning)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 13552 troops, 124 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 464
Defending force 3624 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 397
Allied adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 132 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Allied ground losses:
5399 casualties reported
Squads: 37 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 469 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
12th Division

Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps

The Mongol Army is closing in on Umruchi:

Ground combat at 80,13 (near Urumchi)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3707 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 582
Defending force 224 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 133
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 133 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
Units pursuing 8

Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
3rd Ching An Tui Brigade
6th Mongol Cavalry Division
26th Recon Regiment
Mongol Garrison Army
11th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
21st Chinese Base Force

[Olorin]

Dec 20, 42

Australia

Morning Air attack on 3rd Australian Division, at 50,129 (Exmouth)
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 48

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)

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Morning Air attack on Port Hedland , at 57,129
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 20

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 15

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Ground combat at Exmouth (50,129)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 29892 troops, 820 guns, 229 vehicles, Assault Value = 934
Defending force 30232 troops, 283 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 779

Japanese ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Marine Division
44th Australian Battalion
13th Australian Brigade
3rd Australian Division
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
1st Marine Division
14th NZ Brigade
109th Tank Attack Regiment
140th USA Base Force
I US Amphib Corps
N Force Detachment
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment
5th Marine Defense Battalion
98th Coast AA Regiment
101st USN Base Force
65th Coast AA Regiment
131st Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
25th MG Battalion
78th Coast AA Regiment
F Det USN Port Svc

Defending units:
65th Brigade
9th Division
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
Kure 2nd SNLF
27th Electric Engineer Regiment
24th Nav Gsn Unit /1
22nd JAAF AF Bn
22nd Port Unit
8th JNAF Coy
16th Engineer Regiment
41st Air Defense AA Regiment
28th JAAF AF Bn

China
Finally, this Chinese stack is destroyed.

Ground combat at 81,53 (near Changsha)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 91008 troops, 854 guns, 513 vehicles, Assault Value = 2984
Defending force 11858 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Japanese adjusted assault: 1688
Allied adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 562 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
16245 casualties reported
Squads: 467 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 621 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 67 (67 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 4

Assaulting units:
22nd Division
13th Tank Regiment
17th Division
3rd Division
24th Division
60th Division
9th Tank Regiment
57th Division
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Division
11th Tank Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
31st Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
39th New Chinese Division

I bomb his troops in Kienko daily. A typical result:

Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 78,41 (Kienko)
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 64th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 64th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...

[Olorin]

Dec 21, 42

Australia

He pushed a strong battleship TF to Exmouth and bombarded my troops there quite successfully. 9 Division has 45 disruption and 35 fatigue. I did not see this coming. Last time I spotted these ships, they were fleeing to eastern Australia. Well, they came back and exploited the fact that the 3rd Fleet was refueling/refitting in Java. My naval search missed them entirelly and my picket subs were also refueling:

Night Naval bombardment of Exmouth at 50,129

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 24 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB Valiant
BB Prince of Wales
CA Frobisher
CA Hawkins
CA Astoria
CA Indianapolis
CL Boise
CL Nashville
CL Helena
CL St. Louis
CL Adelaide

Japanese ground losses:
317 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 26

And then I launched my daily air strike on the I US Amph. Corps, but this time, with my Tojos grounded from the night bombardment, his CAP decimated my bombers:

Morning Air attack on 25th MG Battalion, at 50,129 (Exmouth)
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 23

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 9
P-400 Airacobra x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 4


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Morning Air attack on 3rd Australian Division, at 50,129 (Exmouth)
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 53 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 19
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 24

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 4
P-400 Airacobra x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Meanwhile, he continues to bomb Port Hedland. This time he caused some damage, but I think he would be better off attacking Exmouth:

Morning Air attack on Port Hedland , at 57,129
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 28

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-57-II Topsy: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed on ground
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 6 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 14

In the end, he launched another deliberate attack in Exmouth. Forts were fortunately back to lvl 2, but the disruption caused by his battleships made the battle quite even:

Ground combat at Exmouth (50,129)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 34687 troops, 840 guns, 312 vehicles, Assault Value = 948
Defending force 30123 troops, 281 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 776

Allied adjusted assault: 340
Japanese adjusted defense: 561

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

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2128 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 141 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 40 (2 destroyed, 38 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1629 casualties reported
Squads: 49 destroyed, 153 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 28 (1 destroyed, 27 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2nd Marine Division
44th Australian Battalion
3rd Australian Division
1st Marine Division
13th Australian Brigade
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
14th NZ Brigade
98th Coast AA Regiment
N Force Detachment
109th Tank Attack Regiment
25th MG Battalion
78th Coast AA Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
140th USA Base Force
5th Marine Defense Battalion
65th Coast AA Regiment
101st USN Base Force
33rd Medium Regiment
131st Field Artillery Battalion
I US Amphib Corps
F Det USN Port Svc

Defending units:
9th Division
Kure 2nd SNLF
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
65th Brigade
20th Infantry Regiment
27th Electric Engineer Regiment
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
24th Nav Gsn Unit /1
22nd JAAF AF Bn
16th Engineer Regiment
22nd Port Unit
41st Air Defense AA Regiment
8th JNAF Coy
28th JAAF AF Bn

[Olorin]

Dec 22, 42


SE Fleet
I found this huge allied convoy NW of Suva, heading NW. Generally, there are lots of transports TFs running around in this area.

Sub attack near Tanna at 126,156

Japanese Ships
SS I-17

Allied Ships
xAK Exmoor, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
APD Waters
AP Barnett
AP U.S. Grant
AP Zeilin
AP Harris
xAP Morinda
xAP Murada
xAP Mildura
xAP Maori
xAP Van Landsberge
xAP Speelman
xAP Rochambeau
xAP President Fillmore
xAK George Livanos
xAK Moonta
xAK Anna Odland
xAK Cleveland Abbe
xAK Alcoa Pennant
xAK Timber Rush
xAK K.I. Luckenbach
DD Gilmer
DD Litchfield

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Submarine attack near Tanna at 126,156

Japanese Ships
SS I-17

Allied Ships
xAK Exmoor, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

China
The 11th and 13th Armies are gathering in Changsha, in preparation for the attack against Changteh, where the remaining trapped Chinese (some 10 Corps') are sitting.
Daily bombing of Changteh is softening them up.
Kienko is also bombed.

Australia
2 Liberators are shot down over Port Hedland. Otherwise, both sides are resting.

[ny59giants]

In Feb '43 he gets the B-24D2 at about 1.5 per day, so the 4e bomber menace gets worse. [:(] The Tojo and Nick are your best fighters to take them down. How is the George R&D efforts going?? They are the best I've seen in mid-'43 at bring those big boys down.

Send in some minelayers to Exmouth or a nearby hex to slow down his bombardment TFs.

[Olorin]

40 mines were layed a week ago, but his TF must have gotten through them intact. I need to lay more mines there.

Regarding R&D, I haven't been able to accelerate George at all. 3 x 30 factories are currently being repaired.
13(17)
16(16)
7(23)

I have accelerated Nick C. It will be available in March or February if I manage to gain another month.

[Olorin]

Dec 23, 42

Australia
Exmouth needs supplies. A small supply convoy is attacked, 3 Kasu Maru class freighters are lost:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Exmouth at 51,128
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 24
SBD-3 Dauntless x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
xAKL Sakae Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Fukuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Miyako Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk

China
Kienko's garrisons is bombed. The 1st Army is preparing for a river crossing to retake the base.
The Chinese bomber force is decimated while trying to bomb the army (I managed to bring some aviation support to Ankang and fly LRCAP from there):

Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 78,41 (Kienko)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21

No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
213 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Also attacking 64th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 64th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...

Burma
The 15th and 16th Armies are slowly being gathered in Cox/Bazar in order to attack and eliminate the allied pocket. It will take another week or so, before every unit reaches the base. In the meantime, the 3rd Air Div will try to soften them up. Today, 107 Helens attacked the allied stack and disabled 4 squads.

[Olorin]

Dec 24, 42

Australia
BatDiv3 bombards the allied troops in Exmouth. It was found by an allied sub, lurking in the shallow waters of Exmouth. Fortunes smiles at me.

Sub attack near Exmouth at 50,129

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
CA Kumano
CL Sendai
DD Shirayuki
DD Isonami

Allied Ships
SS Grayback, hits 5

SS Grayback launches 6 torpedoes at BB Yamashiro
Grayback bottoming out ....
DD Shirayuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Isonami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isonami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isonami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isonami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isonami attacking submerged sub ....
DD Isonami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Night Naval bombardment of Exmouth at 50,129 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CL Sendai
DD Shirayuki
DD Isonami
DD Hibiki
DD Yamakaze

Allied ground losses:
292 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)

My own subs spot some enemy cruisers heading northeast, but they don't score any hits. This is probably the same TF that bombarded Exmouth a few days ago. KB2 sorted to cover BatDiv2 and it can intercept this TF tomorrow:

Sub attack near Carnarvon at 47,136

Japanese Ships
SS I-27

Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis
CL St. Louis
CL Adelaide

SS I-27 launches 6 torpedoes at CA Indianapolis
I-27 diving deep ....
CL Adelaide attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-27 eludes CL Adelaide by diving deep
CL Adelaide cannot establish contact with SS I-27
CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search...
CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search...
CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search...
CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

China
The Mongol Army took Umruchi and captured its facilities intact (oil center 50, refinery 20). Just two Chinese bases left in the north:

Ground combat at Urumchi (79,11)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 690 troops, 0 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 96
Defending force 1588 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Japanese adjusted assault: 116
Allied adjusted defense: 35
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Urumchi !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Allied ground losses:
696 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 11 (9 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment
26th Recon Regiment

Defending units:
19th Chinese Base Force
21st Chinese Base Force

Kienko is bombed and more Chinese bombers are shot down over the 1st Army:

[Olorin]

Dec 25, 42

Australia
A bad day for KB2. The enemy SAG was probably a bait. I lost 20 pilots (killed or missing) trying to hit his cruisers while only scoring a torpedo hit and a couple of bomb hits:

Sub attack near Carnarvon at 47,135

Japanese Ships
SS I-27

Allied Ships
CA Frobisher
CA Indianapolis
CL Boise
CL Adelaide

SS I-27 launches 6 torpedoes at CA Frobisher
CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search...
CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search...
CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search...
CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search...
CL Adelaide attacking submerged sub ....
CL Adelaide loses contact with SS I-27
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Carnarvon at 47,135
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 101 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
D3A1 Val x 8

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 5
P-39D Airacobra x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Carnarvon at 49,133
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
B5N2 Kate x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Pundit, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Sirsa, Bomb hits 1, on fire

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Carnarvon at 46,135
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
B5N2 Kate x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged

Allied Ships
CM Bungaree, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Carnarvon at 47,135
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
B5N2 Kate x 23

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 5
P-39D Airacobra x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Boise
BB Prince of Wales
CL Helena
CA Indianapolis
BB Valiant, Bomb hits 2

As you can see, the strikes were not coordinated, some torpedo bombers were still using bombs and there were a few small allied transports in the area that dispersed the strikes.

Also of note, this allied airfield attack against Port Hedland:

Morning Air attack on Port Hedland , at 57,129
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 42

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7
B-17F Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-57-II Topsy: 2 destroyed on ground
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed on ground
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 10 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 33

[Olorin]

Dec 26, 42

Australia
- Despite the presence of KB2, the enemy SAG lingers near Carnavon. Interesting.
I've moved KB2 a bit to the northeast to avoid attacking and cover the Yamato TF (BatDiv1) coming from the north to bombard Exmouth.

- 30 mines are layed in Exmouth, bringing the total to 65. In about a week, another 95 mines will be layed. An ACM and some fuel are on the way to sustain the minefield.

- The 1st US Amph. Corps bombards my troops again. They have a 3:1 superiority in guns.

Ground combat at Exmouth (50,129)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 29544 troops, 818 guns, 229 vehicles, Assault Value = 920
Defending force 29557 troops, 277 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 723

Japanese ground losses:
88 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
3rd Australian Division
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
13th Australian Brigade
1st Marine Division
44th Australian Battalion
2nd Marine Division
14th NZ Brigade
65th Coast AA Regiment
109th Tank Attack Regiment
I US Amphib Corps
131st Field Artillery Battalion
78th Coast AA Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
98th Coast AA Regiment
33rd Medium Regiment
140th USA Base Force
5th Marine Defense Battalion
101st USN Base Force
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
N Force Detachment
25th MG Battalion
F Det USN Port Svc

Defending units:
20th Infantry Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
27th Electric Engineer Regiment
9th Division
Kure 2nd SNLF
65th Brigade
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
24th Nav Gsn Unit /1
8th JNAF Coy
22nd Port Unit
22nd JAAF AF Bn
16th Engineer Regiment
41st Air Defense AA Regiment
28th JAAF AF Bn

SE Fleet
Something is brewing in New Caledonia. Lots of transports, cruisers and destroyers in Numea and Efate. Could Steven gamble in the absence of KB, after its recent victory? If so, then he is going to lose. KB2 has been replenished in Rabaul and is heading southeast, just in case. 8 subs are forming a picket line off Guadalcanal.

Sub attack near Santa Maria at 120,148

Japanese Ships
SS I-21

Allied Ships
CL Columbia
CA Wichita
CA Quincy
CL Perth
DD Ward
DD Hammann
DD Sands

SS I-21 launches 6 torpedoes at CL Columbia
I-21 diving deep ....
DD Sands fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sands fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sands fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sands fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sands fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Burma
A supply convoy heading to Chittangong is intercepted by a small allied TF. I have 4 destroyers in Chittangong, but they did not react to this:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Cox's Bazar at 54,42, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Rikusen Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Nittatsu Maru
xAKL Anbo Maru
xAKL Shinrei Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
xAKL Toten Maru, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Yagi Maru
xAKL Shingetsu Maru

Allied Ships
DD Napier
PG Lawrence, Shell hits 1
PG Hindustan, Shell hits 1

Overall, my supply in India is good, but is could be better. I have 40k tons of supply between Chittangong, Imphal and my front line.

[Olorin]

Dec 27, 42

Australia
Argh!

Morning Air attack on Port Hedland , at 57,129
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 42

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7
B-17F Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-57-II Topsy: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed on ground
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 23
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 42

SE Fleet
Yes, I am almost certain that the enemy will attempt an invasion soon. The waters around Luganville are littered with allied ships. The KB is parked 6 hexes northeast of Kirakira, still unspotted.
Tulagi contains 44 Kates, 44 Vals, 27 Nells, and 62 Zekes. It's just about as much aircraft as it can service.

[Olorin]

Dec 28, 42

A great day!

SE Fleet
The allied invasion fleet moved against Guadalcanal, but their movement ended just one hex off Kirakira.
The turn strated with RO-68 putting 4 torpedoes into BB South Dakota:

Sub attack near Kirakira at 117,141

Japanese Ships
SS RO-68

Allied Ships
BB South Dakota, Torpedo hits 4, heavy damage
CA Australia
CA Quincy
CL Columbia
CL Perth
DD Ward
DD Hammann
DD Sands

SS RO-68 launches 6 torpedoes at BB South Dakota
RO-68 diving deep ....
DD Sands fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sands attacking submerged sub ....
DD Sands cannot establish contact with SS RO-68
DD Sands attacking submerged sub ....
DD Sands fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sands fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

My LBA attacks the allied invasion fleet first. Despite equal numbers in fighters, my Kates are mauled. At least they managed to sink two APs, full with allied troops:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 117,140
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 43
B5N2 Kate x 38

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 15
P-38G Lightning x 17
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 14 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 11 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAP Etolin, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Echunga, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK George Taylor, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires

Allied ground losses:
1612 casualties reported
Squads: 147 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 186 destroyed, 52 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 54 (54 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 89 (85 destroyed, 4 disabled)

The Kido Buttai launches her own package against a slightly weakened enemy CAP. KB has 300 aircraft, only half of them took part in this strike:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 117,140
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 44
B5N2 Kate x 61
D3A1 Val x 40

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 11
P-38G Lightning x 14
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
D3A1 Val: 10 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 2 destroyed
P-38G Lightning: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina
xAK George Taylor, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Tai Yin, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAP Speelman, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Mungana, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
APD Waters, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Alcoa Polaris, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Russell
xAK Manukai, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Zeilin, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
xAP Van Rees, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Siberg, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Morinda, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Alcoa Pennant
xAK Anna Odland, Bomb hits 1
DD Gilmer
AP Harris, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
xAK Bundaleer, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Peter Kerr, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
BB Washington
xAP Rangitiki
xAP Tabinta, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAP Malaita, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Timber Rush, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
1340 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 116 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 17 (13 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 89 (60 destroyed, 29 disabled)

13 Kates arrive late to the party and are cut to pieces. 6 pilots are killed:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 117,140
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 13

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 1
P-38G Lightning x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAK Alcoa Pennant
xAK Tarifa

Allied ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Australia
Ah, my poor ACM was found by the allied SAG.
A strange decision to push more capital ships into Exmouth, despite knowing that KB2 lurks nearby:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Exmouth at 50,129, Range 26,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
ACM Higashiyama Maru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
BB Valiant
CA Indianapolis
CA Astoria
CA Hawkins
CA Frobisher
CL Adelaide
CL St. Louis
CL Helena
CL Nashville
CL Boise

25 Nells take off from Broome, 18 reach their target, only 9 breakthrough the enemy fighters, to deliver two torpedoes into BB Valiant:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Exmouth at 50,129
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 18
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 25

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 4
P-38G Lightning x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 16 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Valiant, Torpedo hits 2
BB Prince of Wales
CL Boise

Then, the allies choose to launch a port strike on Exmouth, which is successfully countered:

Morning Air attack on Exmouth , at 50,129
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 39

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 23
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Port hits 1

The morning ends with a strike from KB2.
Of its 100 remaining aircraft, 59 took off.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Exmouth at 50,129
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 50 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
B5N2 Kate x 27
D3A1 Val x 8
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 22

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 1
P-38G Lightning x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAK Taiping, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
BB Valiant, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
BB Prince of Wales, Torpedo hits 1
xAK Subadar
xAK Jalakrishna, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

In the afternoon, 13 Nells attack again. These Tojos are not escorts, they are Exmouth's CAP. I guess this is not working as I thought it would:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Exmouth at 50,129
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 13
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 17

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 3
P-38G Lightning x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Adelaide
CA Indianapolis

KB2 strikes again and spends its last torpedoes on the allied battleships:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Exmouth at 50,129
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 51 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
B5N2 Kate x 20
D3A1 Val x 7
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 1
P-38G Lightning x 4
P-39D Airacobra x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Valiant, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Subadar, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Hawkins, Bomb hits 1
CA Astoria
BB Prince of Wales, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CA Indianapolis
CL Adelaide

What? I guess this is a supply convoy:

Amphibious Assault at Exmouth (50,129)

TF 164 troops unloading over beach at Exmouth, 50,129

Tomorrow, KB2 will simply offer CAP to the Yamato TF, which is just 4 hexes off Exmouth. I hope Tanaka lives up to his reputation and I expect the first battleship engagement to happen tomorrow.

Burma
Pfff! My TF was supposed to bombard Cox'Bazar, but after this "battle", it turned back. My destroyers in Chittangong did not react.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Cox's Bazar at 54,43, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
CA Takao
CA Maya
CA Chokai
DD Asashio
DD Michishio
DD Natsugumo
DD Fubuki

Allied Ships
xAK Santa Elisa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

My troops are finally gathered in Cox'Bazar. I launched a bombardment to test their strength. I outnumber them 2:1 in guns and almost 3:1 in AV. In any case, I will make sure he is out of supply before I attack:

Ground combat at Cox's Bazar (54,43)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 68329 troops, 682 guns, 480 vehicles, Assault Value = 2946
Defending force 34139 troops, 384 guns, 791 vehicles, Assault Value = 1128

Japanese ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
143rd Infantry Regiment
58th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
1st Recon Battalion
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
10th Tank Regiment
138th Infantry Regiment
21st Division
2nd Recon Battalion
4th Division
2nd Mobile Infantry Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
33rd Division
1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
2nd Mobile Engineer Regiment
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Mobile AA Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
15th Army
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
26th Indian Division
23rd Indian Division
255th Armoured Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
84th Indian Brigade
19th Indian Division
7th Indian Division
77th Chindit Bde /1
75th Indian Brigade
3rd Assam Rifles Battalion
2/9th Field Regiment
Madras Police Battalion
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
70th British Division

As you can see above, 5 divisions and almost 5 brigades are trapped here. They will be POWs soon.

Ceylon
- 35k tons of supply and 8k tons of fuel are delivered to Trincomalee. Building lvl 9 forts consumes almost 1000 a day.

- 4e bombers launch a port strike on Trincomalee, damaging the support ships:

Morning Air attack on Trincomalee , at 31,47
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 2 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
AD Sakido Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Toba Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Conclusion...
It was not wise for Steven to be so aggressive without the proper cover. I don't mind though, the allies continue to throw away capital ships.
I lost 111 airplanes, 65 pilots are KIA, 20 are MIA. In return, 65 enemy aircraft are shot down, 3 battleships are reported sunk, a lot of allied soldiers drowned.

[Olorin]

Dec 29, 42

Australia
Well, the surface battle in Exmouth went ok.
I expected a cleaner victory, considering that both allied battleships were already damaged. Before their sinking, they managed to damage Yamato. It will survive: 25sys, 14(7) flt, 4eng, but it's out of the war for many months:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Exmouth at 50,129, Range 12,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 1
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
BB Yamato, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
DD Shigure
DD Yudachi
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
BB Valiant, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 1
CA Astoria, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Hawkins, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Frobisher
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL St. Louis
CL Helena, Shell hits 1
CL Nashville, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Boise

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 57% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Tanaka, Raizo crosses the 'T'
Magazine explodes on BB Valiant
BB Valiant sunk by BB Nagato at 12,000 yards
BB Prince of Wales engages CA Atago at 12,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Astoria at 12,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages CA Atago at 12,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CL Boise at 12,000 yards
CA Atago engages CL Nashville at 12,000 yards
CL Helena engages CA Atago at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
BB Yamato engages BB Prince of Wales at 10,000 yards
CA Frobisher engages CA Atago at 10,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Hawkins at 10,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Astoria at 10,000 yards
DD Ushio engages BB Prince of Wales at 10,000 yards
CL Boise engages CA Atago at 10,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages CA Frobisher at 10,000 yards
CA Atago engages CL Helena at 10,000 yards
CA Atago engages CL St. Louis at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
BB Yamato engages BB Prince of Wales at 8,000 yards
CA Frobisher engages BB Mutsu at 8,000 yards
BB Nagato engages BB Prince of Wales at 8,000 yards
CA Astoria engages CA Atago at 8,000 yards
BB Prince of Wales engages DD Ushio at 8,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages CL St. Louis at 8,000 yards
CA Atago engages CL Nashville at 8,000 yards
CA Atago engages CL Helena at 8,000 yards
BB Prince of Wales sunk by DD Shigure at 8,000 yards[:D]
CA Atago engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Helena at 6,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CA Astoria at 6,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Astoria at 6,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Indianapolis at 6,000 yards
CA Atago engages CL Boise at 6,000 yards
CA Atago engages CL Nashville at 6,000 yards
CA Atago engages CL Helena at 6,000 yards
CA Atago engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Frobisher at 9,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CA Astoria at 9,000 yards
BB Nagato engages CA Indianapolis at 9,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Indianapolis at 9,000 yards
CA Hawkins engages DD Ushio at 9,000 yards
CA Atago engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
CA Atago engages CL Helena at 9,000 yards
CA Hawkins engages DD Yudachi at 9,000 yards
CL Adelaide engages CA Atago at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Frobisher at 13,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Hawkins at 13,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Astoria at 13,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages CA Atago at 13,000 yards
CL Boise engages CA Atago at 13,000 yards
CA Astoria engages DD Hatsuyuki at 13,000 yards
CL Adelaide engages DD Nenohi at 13,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages CL Adelaide at 13,000 yards
CA Atago engages CL Adelaide at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Except Yamato all my other ships were undamaged.

Another airfield attack by his 4e bombers:

Morning Air attack on Port Hedland , at 57,129
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 42

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-17F Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-57-II Topsy: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 18

SE Fleet
The enemy fleet retreats in haste. They spread small picket ships all over the place and that prevents the KB from finishing off the important ships (the APs carrying troops). Two lone destroyers are obliterated.

It seems that South Dacota survived yesterday, but today is again found by my brave subs. This makes for 6 torpedo hits in two days:

Submarine attack near Ndeni at 118,142

Japanese Ships
SS RO-65

Allied Ships
BB South Dakota, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage

BB South Dakota is sighted by SS RO-65
SS RO-65 launches 6 torpedoes

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ASW attack near Kirakira at 117,141


Japanese Ships
SS RO-68

Allied Ships
CA Australia
CL Columbia
CL Perth
DD Ward
DD Hammann
DD Sands

SS RO-68 is sighted by escort
RO-68 diving deep ....
DD Sands fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sands fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sands fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sands attacking submerged sub ....
DD Sands is out of ASW ammo
DD Sands fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

I did not intend for these Nells to attack Ndeni, but they did. Fortunately, the 50+ fighters he has there were LRCAPing his invasion fleet and lots of cruisers, two hexes to the west of Ndeni:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Ndeni at 120,143
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 6 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
CA Australia

Some Nells do attack the allied invasion fleet...most of them are destroyed for no gain:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ndeni at 118,141
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 15
G3M3 Nell x 9

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 7
P-38G Lightning x 12
F4F-3A Wildcat x 10
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 7 destroyed
G3M3 Nell: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

Burma
- The 3rd Air Div flies unopposed over Cox'Bazar with 112 bombers and only manages to disable 1 squad...

- I have 4 destroyers in Cox'Bazar, trying to effect a blockade. They are attacked, one DD gets hit by a 250 lb SAP bomb and has to retire (25 system damage). My CAP shots down 5 Hurricanes and 2 Vengeance bombers.

China
The 11th and 13th Armies entered Changteh yesterday and found 8 Chinese Corps' there. There are also another 3 or 4 corps' SW of this base, but they are pinned.

Ground combat at Changteh (81,50)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 87603 troops, 849 guns, 172 vehicles, Assault Value = 3230
Defending force 44347 troops, 297 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1312

Allied ground losses:
144 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
13th Division
57th Division
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
17th Division
3rd Division
9th Tank Regiment
110th Division
22nd Division
12th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
North China Area Army
13th Army
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
3rd New Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
8th Chinese Corps
58th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
4th Chinese Corps
17th Construction Regiment
23rd Group Army
25th Group Army
30th Group Army
6th Construction Regiment
78th Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Base Force
9th War Area
6th War Area
29th Group Army
27th Group Army
19th Group Army
20th Group Army
14th Construction Regiment