Nothing of great import happened except for taking a shot at the Illustrious that missed[:(], a good attack at Kweiyang and losing 25 Tojos to 10 Hurricanes trying to sweep Chungking[:(].
July 16th 1942
Air Losses: 3 Japanese, 0 Allied, 0 Pilots
Japanese occupy: Kofaiu(air drop), Kweiyang[8D][8D]
Allies occupy:
Japanese land at:
Allies land at:
China
Kweiyang falls with the industry taken intact:
Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 36163 troops, 473 guns, 238 vehicles, Assault Value = 941
Defending force 37118 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 831
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 1940
Allied adjusted defense: 477
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kweiyang !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1493 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 144 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
12292 casualties reported
Squads: 448 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 445 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 32 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 33 (28 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 5
Of the three attacking divisions 2 are at about 50% disabled and one lightly damaged. Operations will now start to clear the road from Tuyun. 9 Artillery units are freed. Most will head to clear the road but some will head for Kunming area.
The 2nd Tank Division forms at Tuyun.
Mitchells bomb the manpower at Loyang and start fires. No damage to industry so far but 840 fires still rage.
Burma
Quiet
Australia
B-17 hit Fenton and do a worrying amount of damage
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 40
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
New Caledonia
3 BB Bombard Noumea followed by a land attack that does well for the Americans.
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 29533 troops, 597 guns, 415 vehicles, Assault Value = 1040
Defending force 23358 troops, 309 guns, 139 vehicles, Assault Value = 513
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Allied adjusted assault: 163
Japanese adjusted defense: 559
Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 0)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1320 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 108 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 36 (1 destroyed, 35 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
473 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 138 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 29 (1 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Assaulting units:
1st Marine Division
754th Tank Battalion
2nd Marine Division
193rd Tank Battalion
183rd Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Battalion
188th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Marine Defense Battalion
5th Marine Defense Battalion
Defending units:
53rd Division
10th Garrison Unit
41st Naval Guard Unit
15th Air Defense AA Regiment
32nd Ind.AA Gun Co
39th Field AA Battalion
3rd Air Defense AA Regiment
9th RF Gun Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
11th Air Flotilla
37th JNAF AF Unit
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4th JAAF AF Bn
Morale remains high amongst the defenders but the situation is poor. Supply is still good and unlikely to run out.
Pacific
Quiet
Engineering
Allies expand lots.
R&D
A6M5c to 7/44.
