Jan 21st & 22nd 1942: some bases fall
Landings:
Subs:
I-15, I-19, and I-23 are lurking off Pearl. Add a third three DD ASW TF to the hunt. 18 plane SBD-2 group is training and hunting at 2000'
KXVI is 7 west of Babeldoab and get 2 TT hits on an xAP sinking her.
CVs:
KB & company - MIA
Burma/India:
Toungoo -
Malaya:
Singapore - over 90 Sally hit AF on 21st. ground bb on 22nd shows the 33 ID has arrived as odds are now 2045J:799A.
Kuantan -
China:
Wuchow - 11 Nates with over 35 bombers attack troops only.
Wenchow - daily ground bb followed by deliberate attack [467J:739A].
Philippines:
Manila - daily ground bb both days. 60 bombers on 22nd
Cagayan -
Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 16753 troops, 202 guns, 188 vehicles, Assault Value = 594
Defending force 11061 troops, 118 guns, 61 vehicles, Assault Value = 250
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 301
Allied adjusted defense: 103
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
774 casualties reported
Squads: 28 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
5045 casualties reported
Squads: 119 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 319 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 53 (53 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 27 (27 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 8
Units destroyed 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
Miura Det
21st Division
1st Kure Assault Division
Defending units:
1st /101st PA Battalion
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd/101st PA Battalion
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Division
III Philippine Corps
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
2nd/101st PA Battalion
Sumatra:
Palembang - No damaged Oil or Refineries!?! [:@] [:(]
Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 6833 troops, 77 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 273
Defending force 3559 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23
Japanese adjusted assault: 155
Allied adjusted defense: 49
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)
Japanese ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
746 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 168 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (24 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 6
Units destroyed 3
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment
II./124th Infantry Battalion
55th Engineer Regiment
III./124th Infantry Battalion
6th Tank Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
Defending units:
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
Djambi Base Force
Padang Garrison Battalion
Pontianak Base Force
Palembang Base Force
Singkawang Base Force
Riouw KNIL Battalion
West Borneo KNIL Battalion
Padang Base Force /1
Benkoelen -
Java:
Tjilatjap -
Outside Batavia - 4 ID grinds up my survivors with two deliberate attacks. Most LCUs are destroyed now.
Ground combat at 50,98 (near Batavia)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 18186 troops, 234 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 432
Defending force 5500 troops, 58 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 16
Japanese adjusted assault: 526
Allied adjusted defense: 9
Japanese assault odds: 58 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1117 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 301 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 62 (62 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 26 (26 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 7
Assaulting units:
4th Division
Defending units:
1st Regt Cavalerie
2nd KNIL Regiment
KNIL Army Command
1st KNIL AA Battalion
Semarang Base Force
1 ML-KNIL Aviation (a fragment was flown to India to re-build as she has 100 Aviation Support)
4th KNIL Regiment
ABDA
Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion
Bandoeng Base Force
Madioen - base falls on 21st and I send 21 fighters and 34 bombers to hit his troops on 22nd causing minimal casualties.
Ground combat at Madioen (54,104)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7311 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 275
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 250
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 250 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Madioen !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker:
Assaulting units:
Guards Mixed Brigade
Borneo:
Kuching -
Ground combat at Kuching (58,88)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 1200 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43
Defending force 1456 troops, 15 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 15
Japanese adjusted assault: 44
Allied adjusted defense: 13
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuching !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), disruption(-)
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
624 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
III./4th Infantry Battalion
Defending units:
2/15 Punjab Battalion
106th RN Base Force
Sarawak Force
Brunei -
Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 1104 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 44
Defending force 828 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 33
Allied adjusted defense: 9
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
I/81st Naval Guard Unit
III/81st Naval Guard Unit
Defending units:
107th RN Base Force
100th RN Base Force
Eastern DEI:
Lautem - 8 Zeros on LRCAP miss my 3 Dutch bombers as they miss his transport here.
Other:
Ground combat at Nadzab (98,125)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 444 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 5
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Nadzab !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-), fatigue(-)
Assaulting units:
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
Engineering:
Christmas - AF1; Port Blair F2
Notes/Plans:
Second major reinforcement TF for Australia leaves San Fran - 22BG (44 B-26), 35 PG (105 P-39), 49 PG (79 P-40E), 2x AA, and 65k supply. Looking at the new airframe data done by Symon/JWE that will be incorporated into RA, the P-39s will be more useful.
Tom has been lucky again, as industry falls to him undamaged. [:(]
