The Empire captured:
The Allies captured:
There were Imperial amphibious operations at:
There were Allied amphibious operations at:
Our subs took a tanker and a PB.
The upper Burma Road has been cleared completely.
The Indian para Bde has been on the march ever since being flown into Paoshan and will arrive at Kunming tomorrow. The first enemy unit has already made it to the town. The two tank units are now one hex west of Paoshan and moving as fast as they can. George fighters continue to sweep Kunming but also swept Paoshan today. They were reduced to fighting our radar beams, as all fighters based there were on LRCAP over Tsuyung.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ground combat at 63,45 (near Bhamo)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 16712 troops, 194 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 470
Defending force 4012 troops, 26 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 104
Allied adjusted assault: 333
Japanese adjusted defense: 40
Allied assault odds: 8 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1285 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 36 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Allied ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
96th Chinese Division
9th Australian Division
Defending units:
11th Infantry Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
The attack at Truk went poorly compared to last time with regards to casualty ratios, evidence in my mind that adequate rest tips the scales faster. Our force AV dropped to 660, a much larger dip, and fell significantly more than the defender's AV must have (from looking at the combat results). We did destroy a number of Imperial squads. The bombardment TF did not make it that far - I should have used full speed. They will bombard tonight to keep up the pressure.
The various task forces at and around Truk are refueling and will do so for the next day or two. PacAO is loading at Ponape and will be in place on Truk before the next ground assault.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ground combat at Truk (112,108)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 24204 troops, 395 guns, 508 vehicles, Assault Value = 749
Defending force 17533 troops, 223 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 356
Allied adjusted assault: 1145
Japanese adjusted defense: 1006
Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
528 casualties reported
Squads: 37 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (14 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
865 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 20 (1 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Vehicles lost 54 (5 destroyed, 49 disabled)
Assaulting units:
763rd Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division
762nd Tank Battalion
3rd Marine Division
Otago (Mtd) Rifles Regiment
1st AmphTrac Engineer Battalion
3rd Pioneer Battalion
3rd NZ Division
Defending units:
42nd Naval Guard Unit
Sasebo 5th SNLF
Guards Mixed Brigade
30th Infantry Regiment
48th Naval Guard Unit
46th Naval Guard Unit
41st Infantry Rgt /2
Truk Naval Fortress
4th Base Force
4th Port Unit
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The tanker sunk was NW of the Marianas, and there are seen 2x TK and 2x AK in the northern Marianas. Presumably the Empire is equipping bases there to carry the fight when the southern Marianas is invaded. The lighter carrier forces have been unseen for a few days, but these carriers are still operating to the west.
