Eventually he will get Trincomalee; but every day that holds count. Notice CL Sendai on fire and 2nd Division fatigued!!!
the "reinforcements" from Colombo will likely be as fatigued and disrupted after so many naval bombings!
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Naval bombardment of Trincomalee at 31,47 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CA Takao
CL Sendai, Shell hits 4, on fire
Allied ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1
CA Atago firing at Trincomalee
CA Takao firing at 99th Indian Brigade
CL Sendai firing at Trincomalee Fortress
Trincomalee Fortress firing at CL Sendai
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Ground combat at Trincomalee (31,47)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 13761 troops, 135 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 389
Defending force 8835 troops, 64 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
Japanese adjusted assault: 73
Allied adjusted defense: 139
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
322 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 9 (8 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Assaulting units:
2nd Division
41st JAAF AF Bn
Defending units:
Trincomalee Fortress
99th Indian Brigade
