1/3/42
Malaya
Bad news continues in Malaya. The Japanese cross the causeway:
Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 45551 troops, 492 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 1585
Defending force 33370 troops, 420 guns, 283 vehicles, Assault Value = 687
Japanese adjusted assault: 496
Allied adjusted defense: 735
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
4510 casualties reported
Squads: 139 destroyed, 71 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 68 disabled
Engineers: 35 destroyed, 40 disabled
Guns lost 57 (26 destroyed, 31 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
2168 casualties reported
Squads: 36 destroyed, 148 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 23 disabled
Guns lost 46 (8 destroyed, 38 disabled)
The only good news is that the forts didn't drop. My troops are now down to about 500 AV however.
DEI
Well, I was correct in predicting an attack against Kopeang last turn. Not much I can do about it though. It hasn't been reinforced & the base will fall shortly.
So Pac
What appears to be a lone Japanese CVL is spotted east of the Solomons, headed SE.
West Coast
Quixote is waging an ever more aggressive submarine offensive. There are two Jap subs within spitting distance of both San Francisco & San Diego. I believe there are at least a couple more subs further out, too. I'd estimate the IJN subs sank at least 6 transports in this area in recent days and heavily damaged 2 more.
Transports from all over the map are just starting to trickle in. They're almost all unescorted so it's a happy hunting gtound for the Japanese.
Despite a lot of naval search & ASW patrols, plus 3 weak ASW TFs, I've had no luck at all with these subs. While I did have the foresight to set the entire 39th Bomber Group to ASW training on Dec 8th I did unfortunately overlook filling those squadrons with pilots. Admiral Bonnie was so disappointed in me when we noticed it that she ate my glasses last night.
