All of this power and their national will seems to be stronger than ours

[SierraJuliet]

23 July 1942

PACIFIC

Troops unloading over beach at Vella Lavella.

INDIA

SS I-175 scores 3 torpedo hits on xAP Rohna at 37,5 near Karachi and completes the job started by I-122.

SS RO-33 comes under ASW attack at 37,5 near Karachi. She escapes but gets a look a major RN vessels.

Allied Ships

BC Repulse
CA Dorsetshire
CL Mauritius
DD Encounter
DD Electra
DD Jupiter
DD Fortune

Cawnpore is bombed – 4 runway hits.

Afternoon Japanese sweep of Hyderabad (Sindh)

Japanese aircraft

A6M3 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft

Hurricane IIb Trop x 5
Mohawk IV x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Afternoon Japanese sweep of Colombo

Japanese aircraft

Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft

Hurricane IIb Trop x 16

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed

Goa is bombed – 1 Ki-21-IIa lost to flak, 2 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 7 runway hits.

HOME ISLANDS

SS L-9 is subject to a fruitless ASW attack by 3 SC at 106,56 near Hiroshima/Kure.

MALAYA/DEI

Sweep of Tarakan – unopposed.

Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion at Tarakan is bombed.

CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 12 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hit and 56 runway hits.

Tuyun is bombed – 4 runway hits.

Changteh is bombed – 5 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 29 runway hits.

Japanese shock attack at 75,48 near Kweiyang.

Attacking force 39058 troops, 375 guns, 138 vehicles, Assault Value = 1375
Defending force 8677 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 89

Japanese adjusted assault: 978
Allied adjusted defense: 197

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:

629 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Allied ground losses:

4050 casualties reported
Squads: 357 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 133 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 20 (19 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:

15th Division
3rd Division
37th Division
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:

60th Chinese Corps
38th New Chinese Division
1st Group Army

Japanese bombard at Changteh – A 5 casaulties.
Attacking force 1510 troops, 187 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1092
Defending force 24894 troops, 99 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 867

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 6900 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
Defending force 51325 troops, 415 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1773

AUSTRALIA

Morning Japanese air attack on Townsville – another fruitless city attack.

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero x 35
B5N2 Kate x 53

PHILIPPINES

Cebu is bombed – 1 airbase supply hit and 3 runway hits.



Allied Aircraft sighted over Mishan.
Allied Aircraft sighted over Hailar.

LT Akamatsu, S. of 3rd Ku S-1 Det B is credited with kill number 5.
LT Akamatsu, S. of 3rd Ku S-1 Det B attains ace status!!
WO Miyajima A. of 64th Sentai Det is credited with kill number 4.
WO Miyajima A. of 64th Sentai Det is credited with kill number 5.
WO Miyajima A. of 64th Sentai Det attains ace status!!
WO Miyajima A. of 64th Sentai Det is credited with kill number 6.

Pilot Oba U. is reported as having been found.

xAP Rohna is reported to have been sunk near Karachi on Jul 23, 1942.

[Crackaces]

ORIGINAL: SierraJuliet

Looking for a little help in understanding something here. The game is currently about a week into September '42. My A6M3 pilots have been rudely surprised to meet Spitfire VIII pilots. From everything I've read in game these planes aren't due until October '43.

Is this one of the emergency reinforcements caused by the Japanese overrunning India????

As soon as you captured New Delhi you released the "Lions" so to speak the Spitfires are in that package ...

If your opponent has any imagination I might propose that you have over expanded and you might ride high for another
three months or so .. but after that you might find it difficult to find a reasonable defensive line .. building this line will be interesting ..

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: Crackaces

ORIGINAL: SierraJuliet

Looking for a little help in understanding something here. The game is currently about a week into September '42. My A6M3 pilots have been rudely surprised to meet Spitfire VIII pilots. From everything I've read in game these planes aren't due until October '43.

Is this one of the emergency reinforcements caused by the Japanese overrunning India????

As soon as you captured New Delhi you released the "Lions" so to speak the Spitfires are in that package ...

If your opponent has any imagination I might propose that you have over expanded and you might ride high for another
three months or so .. but after that you might find it difficult to find a reasonable defensive line .. building this line will be interesting ..

Many thanks Crackaces. Emergency reinforcement was the only thing I could think up on this one. I knew that I had unleashed the lion so to speak but hadn't figured on dealing with such a fine fighter so soon. Guess Mr Tojo is going to have to hold the line in the air as best he can. Todd is basically penned up for the time being in Karachi with the bulk of his forces and I never seriously expected to break into that bastion. Those spitfires are going to give me a move a long.

[SierraJuliet]

24 July 1942

HOME ISLANDS

SS Saury comes under ASW attack at 97,67 near Daito Shoto. She escapes.

INDIA

Morning Japanese sweep of Hyderabad (Sindh)

Japanese aircraft

Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36

Allied aircraft

Hurricane IIb Trop x 17
Hurricane IIc Trop x 7
Mohawk IV x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed

Cawnpore is bombed – 4 runway hits.

Japanese deliberate attack at Agra.

Attacking force 10530 troops, 184 guns, 112 vehicles, Assault Value = 650
Defending force 5223 troops, 113 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 144

Japanese adjusted assault: 139
Allied adjusted defense: 120

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), preparation(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:

479 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled

Allied ground losses:

267 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:

2nd Tank Regiment
38th/B Division
1st Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
38th/A Division
38th/C Division
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:

20th Indian Division
3rd NW Frontier Base Force
1/1 Central Detach.

CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 7 airbase hits, 5 airbase supply hits and 42 runway hits.

Tuyun is bombed – 1 airbase supply hit and 16 runway hits.

Changteh is bombed – 1 airbase hit, 4 airbase supply hits and 26 runway hits.

IJA 12th Tank Regiment at 74,47 near Kweiyang is bombed – 2 vehicles destroyed.

IJA 13th Tank Regiment at 74,47 near Kweiyang is bombed.

Japanese capture undefended Chihkiang.

Japanese bombard Changteh – A 16 casualties.
Attacking force 1510 troops, 187 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1569
Defending force 24953 troops, 99 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 872

Japanese bombard Kukong – A 6 casualties.
Attacking force 6895 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
Defending force 51297 troops, 415 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1773

Japanese bombard at Tienshui – 8 casualties.
Attacking force 11971 troops, 94 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 477
Defending force 100042 troops, 338 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2455

AUSTRALIA

Torres Strait Battalion at Horn Island is bombed – 4 casualties.

Morning Japanese air attack on Townsville

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero x 36
D3A1 Val x 67

Japanese aircraft losses

D3A1 Val: 13 damaged
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed by flak

MALAYA/DEI

Riouw KNIL Battalion at Singkep is bombed.

Sweep of Tarakan – unopposed.

Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion at Tarakan is bombed.

PHILIPPINES

Cebu is bombed – 1 airbase hit and 8 runway hits.

PACIFIC

IJA Troops unloading over beach at Epi.

Vella Lavella is occupied by the Japanese.


Allied Light Bomber sighted over Mishan.
Allied Fighter sighted over Hailar.

Repairs completed on xAK Hokumai Maru at Rangoon, ship returned to service.

Eto U. of 61st Sentai is promoted to 1LT.

xAK Ikauna is reported to have been sunk near Addu on Mar 03, 1942.

[SierraJuliet]

25 July 1942

AUSTRALIA

SS I-168 scores a single torpedo hit on CL Adelaide at 91,168 near Sydney.

Japanese Ships

SS I-168, hits 1

Allied Ships

CL Adelaide, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Vampire
DD Voyager
DD Stuart
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Arunta
DD Vendetta

Torres Strait Battalion at Horn Island is bombed.

PACIFIC

SS Tarpon fires and misses at AO Iro at 106,141 near Rossel Island.

Japanese Ships

AO Iro
DD Asagumo
DD Yamagumo
AO Hayamoto
DD Inazuma
DD Ikazuchi

Epi is occupied by the Japanese.

CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 7 airbase hits, 4 airbase supply hits and 32 runway hits.

Tuyun is bombed – 7 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hits and 7 runway hits.

Morning Japanese sweep of Chungking

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft

P-43A-1 Lancer x 10

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

P-43A-1 Lancer: 1 destroyed

Kienko is bombed – 1 airbase hit, 3 airbase supply hits and 8 runway hits.

IJA 13th Tank Regiment at 74,47 near Kweiyang is bombed – 1 vehicle lost.

Japanese bombard Changteh – A 19 casualties.
Attacking force 1510 troops, 187 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1588
Defending force 15604 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 522

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 6895 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
Defending force 51257 troops, 413 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1771

Japanese bombard at Tienshui.
Attacking force 11966 troops, 94 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 477
Defending force 100181 troops, 338 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2468

MALAYA/DEI

IJA Troops unloading over beach at Singkep.

Japanese sweep of Tarakan – unopposed.

Riouw KNIL Battalion at Singkep is bombed – 11 casualties.

Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion at Tarakan is bombed.

INDIA

Goa is bombed – 1 runway hit.

1/1 Det. West Coast at Goa is bombed.

Cawnpore is bombed – 1 airbase hit, 2 airbase supply hits and 3 runway hits.

Morning Japanese sweep of Hyderabad (Sindh)

Japanese aircraft

A6M3 Zero x 29

Allied aircraft

Hurricane IIb Trop x 18
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
Mohawk IV x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M3 Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Japanese deliberate attack at Agra.

Attacking force 16835 troops, 226 guns, 424 vehicles, Assault Value = 616
Defending force 5049 troops, 113 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 122

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 519
Allied adjusted defense: 49

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Agra !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:

90 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:

4450 casualties reported
Squads: 153 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 377 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 120 (120 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 61 (61 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Assaulting units:

1st Tank Regiment
38th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:

20th Indian Division
3rd NW Frontier Base Force
1/1 Central Detach.

PHILIPPINES

Cebu is bombed – 4 airbase hits and 11 runway hits.



Repairs completed on DD Maikaze at Bombay, ship returned to service.
Repairs completed on DD Umikaze at Bombay, ship returned to service.
Repairs completed on DD Isokaze at Bombay, ship returned to service.
Repairs completed on DD Yudachi at Bombay, ship returned to service.
Repairs completed on DD Shiratsuyu at Bombay, ship returned to service.

Allied Medium Bomber sighted over Jodphur.
R-10 sighted over Hailar.
R-10 sighted over Mutankiang.

PO1 Kobayashi, K. of Tainan Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5.
PO1 Kobayashi, K. of Tainan Ku S-1 attains ace status!!

Ace pilot Iwashita V. of 64th Sentai Det is promoted to 2LT.

E Yaeyama beginning refit in shipyard at Hakodate.

[SierraJuliet]

26 July 1942

AUSTRALIA

SS I-168 is subject to attack at 91, 168 after she misses with 2 torpedoes at DD Voyager.

Japanese Ships

SS I-168, hits 1

Allied Ships

DD Voyager
DD Vampire
DD Stuart
DD Arunta
DD Vendetta

MALAYA/DEI

Sweep of Tarakan – unopposed.

Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion at Tarakan is bombed – 1 Ki-43-Ic lost to flak.

Riouw KNIL Battalion at Singkep is bombed.

Japanese bombard at Singkep.
Attacking force 355 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11
Defending force 310 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 2 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hits and 23 runway hits.

Tuyun is bombed – 1 airbase hit and 6 runway hits.

Kienko is bombed – 7 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hit and 19 runway hits.

Changteh is bombed – 5 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 26 runway hits.

IJA 13th Tank Regiment at 74,47 near Kweiyang is targeted – CAP is present.

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft

A-29A Hudson x 12
SB-III x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

A-29A Hudson: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged


IJA 13th Tank Regiment at 74,47 near Kweiyang is targeted – CAP is present.

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft

SB-III x 8

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

IJA 13th Tank Regiment at 74,47 near Kweiyang is targeted – no CAP

Allied aircraft
SB-III x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese deliberate attack at Changteh.

Attacking force 49204 troops, 599 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 2053
Defending force 15563 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 516

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 1110
Allied adjusted defense: 149

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Changteh !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:

1351 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 129 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled

Allied ground losses:

5109 casualties reported
Squads: 168 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 224 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 16 (16 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:

32nd Division
27th Division
110th Division
6th Division
26th Division
23rd Army
4th Mortar Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
1st Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:

74th Chinese Corps


Japanese deliberate attack at 75,48 near Kweiyang.

Attacking force 25965 troops, 253 guns, 138 vehicles, Assault Value = 942
Defending force 10682 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 474

Japanese adjusted assault: 861
Allied adjusted defense: 253

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:

741 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:

3159 casualties reported
Squads: 130 destroyed, 135 disabled
Non Combat: 103 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:

15th Division
37th Division
13th Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:

99th Chinese Corps

Japanese bombard Kukong – A 5 casualties.
Attacking force 6900 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
Defending force 51239 troops, 413 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1774

Japanese bombard at Tienshui – A 10 casualties.
Attacking force 11966 troops, 94 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 477
Defending force 100257 troops, 335 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2475

PHILIPINES

Cebu is bombed – 2 airbase hits and 10 runway hits.

INDIA

Cawnpore is bombed – 2 runway hits.

Silchar is occupied by the Japanese.



Repairs completed on xAP Teiko Maru at Madras, ship returned to service.

Allied Light Bomber sighted over Jodphur.
Allied Torpedo Bomber sighted over Hailar.
Allied Aircraft sighted over Mutankiang.

[SierraJuliet]

27 July 1942

INDIA

The war finds the IJN. I’d been darting around just out of land bomber range from Karachi for some time. Hope to conjure an aerial shot at British transports from Kaga and company. Every day saw a new course change but today I manage to chart a course into mortal danger.

SS Trusty gets the first decent Allied submarine result of the war at 34,9 near Karachi.

Japanese Ships

CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Yamato
CS Nisshin
DD Oyashio
DD Murakumo
DD Kasumi
DD Natsugumo

Allied Ships

SS Trusty

Ammo storage explosion on CVL Shoho
Ammo storage explosion on CVL Shoho


Morning Japanese sweep of Hyderabad (Sindh)

Japanese aircraft

A6M3 Zero x 25

Allied aircraft

Hurricane IIb Trop x 18
Hurricane IIc Trop x 2
Mohawk IV x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 2

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Goa is bombed – 5 casualties, 1 airbase supply hit and 8 runway hits.

Cawnpore is bombed – 2 runway hits.

And to round out the day for SS Trusty in the same location.

Japanese Ships

BB Yamato, Torpedo hits 1
CS Nisshin
DD Oyashio
DD Murakumo
DD Kasumi
DD Natsugumo

Allied Ships

SS Trusty

MALAYA/DEI

Riouw KNIL Battalion at Singkep is bombed – 7 casualties.

Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion at Tarakan is bombed.

Japanese bombard at Singkep.
Attacking force 379 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
Defending force 297 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

CHINA

Kienko is bombed – 2 airbase supply hits and 7 runway hits.

70th Chinese Corps at 80,50 near Changteh is bombed.

IJA 12th Tank Regiment at 73,47 near Kweiyang is bombed.

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 6900 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
Defending force 51218 troops, 412 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1771

PHILIPPINES

Cebu is bombed – 2 runway hits.

AUSTRALIA

Torres Strait Battalion at Horn Island is bombed – 10 casualties.

PACIFIC

IJA troops unloading over beach at Panggoe.




Repairs completed on xAK Somedono Maru at Rangoon, ship returned to service.
Repairs completed on xAK England Maru at Soerabaja, ship returned to service.

R-10 sighted over Hailar.
Allied Aircraft sighted over Mutankiang.

Repairs completed on CV Hiryu at Tokyo, ship returned to service.

Loss of CVL Shoho on Jul 27, 1942 is admitted.

[Bif1961]

Promotion for the Captain of the Trusty, if he survives.

[SierraJuliet]

28 July 1942

[:-] Now, now Bif1961 you are meant to be commiserating with me not lauding my enemy. [;)] This part of the map is becoming a torpedo alley. Any shipping takes a risk operating in these waters. Well done Todd for getting a result.

MALAYA/DEI

Japanese sweep of Tarakan – unopposed.

Riouw KNIL Battalion at Singkep is bombed – 22 casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at Singkep.

Attacking force 388 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13
Defending force 276 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese adjusted assault: 13
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singkep !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Allied ground losses:

411 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:

III/81st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:

Riouw KNIL Battalion

CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 16 airbase hits, 4 airbase supply hits and 31 runway hits.

Tuyun is bombed – 1 airbase hit and 2 runway hits.

74th Chinese Corps at 80,50 near Changteh is bombed.

IJA 13th Tank Regiment at 73,47 near Kweiyang is bombed.

IJA 12th Tank Regiment at 73,47 near Kweiyang is bombed.

Kienko is bombed – 2 airbase hits and 3 runway hits.

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 6900 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
Defending force 51192 troops, 412 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1771

AUSTRALIA

Torres Strait Battalion at Horn Island is bombed.

INDIA

Multan is bombed – 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 8 runway hits.

Cawnpore is bombed – 4 runway hits.

Morning Japanese sweep of Hyderabad (Sindh)

Japanese aircraft

A6M3 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft

Mohawk IV x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

Mohawk IV: 2 destroyed

PHILIPPINES

Cebu is bombed – 1 airbase hit and 7 runway hits.




Allied Fighter sighted over Hailar.
Allied Fighter sighted over Mutankiang.

CVL Ryuho arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka.

[SierraJuliet]

29 July 1942

INDIA

SS Greenling shots and misses DD Yudachi at 36,10 near Karachi.

Japanese Ships

DD Yudachi
DD Umikaze

Allied Ships

SS Greenling

7th Armoured Brigade at Tezpur is bombed – 20 casualties.

1st Patiala Lancers Regiment at 49,9 near Multan is bombed – 31 casualties.

Cawnpore is bombed.

Goa is bombed – 3 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 8 runway hits.

Japanese capture undefended Rangpur.

MALAYA/DEI

Sweep of Tarakan – unopposed.

Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion at Tarakan is bombed -1 Ki-43-Ic lost to flak.

Balikpapan Base Force at 67,92 near Tarakan is bombed – 5 casualties.

CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 11 airbase hits, 8 airbase supply hits and 50 runway hits.

74th Chinese Corps at 80,50 near Changteh is bombed – 9 casualties.

IJA 12th Tank Regiment at 74,48 near Kweiyang is bombed – 1 vehicle lost.

Tuyun is bombed – 12 runway hits.

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 6890 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 247
Defending force 51201 troops, 411 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1777

AUSTRALIA

Torres Strait Battalion at Horn Island is bombed.

PHILIPPINES

Cebu is bombed – 1 airbase hit and 1 runway hit.

PACIFIC

Panggoe is occupied by the Japanese.



Allied Aircraft sighted over Yenki
Allied Fighter Bomber sighted over Hailar

[SierraJuliet]

30 July 1942

INDIA

Morning Japanese sweep of Hyderabad (Sindh)

Japanese aircraft

A6M3 Zero x 19

Allied aircraft

Hurricane IIb Trop x 7
Hurricane IIc Trop x 2
Mohawk IV x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 2

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Mohawk IV: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

1st Patiala Lancers Regiment at 49,9 near Multan is bombed – 33 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed).

Cawnpore is bombed – 1 airbase supply hit and 3 runway hits.

7th Armoured Brigade at Tezpur is bombed 13 casualties (1 vehicle lost).

Goa is bombed – 1 Ki-49-Ia lost to flak.

Japanese bombard at Multan – A 19 casualties.
Attacking force 190 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71
Defending force 14302 troops, 143 guns, 126 vehicles, Assault Value = 518

CHINA

Kukong is bombed – 4 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hits and 25 runway hits.

Tuyun is bombed – 2 airbase hits, 6 airbase supply hits and 8 runway hits.

Kienko is bombed – 2 airbase hits and 2 runway hits.

74th Chinese Corps at 80,50 near Changteh is bombed – 6 casualties.

IJA 116th Division at 74,48 near Kweiyang is bombed – 78 casualties.

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 6900 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
Defending force 51117 troops, 409 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1773

AUSTRALIA

Torres Strait Battalion at Horn Island is bombed.

Torres Strait Battalion at Horn Island is bombed. KB doing a little more work on the return to Truk.

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero x 36
B5N2 Kate x 49
D3A1 Val x 49

Japanese aircraft losses

B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:

195 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

SS KXV scores on a replenishment TF at 108,135 near Munda.

Japanese Ships

AO Toei Maru, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Shinonome
AO Nippon Maru
DD Namikaze
DD Nokaze

Allied Ships

SS KXV

MALAYA/DEI

Balikpapan Base Force at 67,92 near Tarakan is bombed.

Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion at Tarakan is bombed – 1 Ki-43-Ic lost to flak.

Sweep of Tarakan – unopposed.

CM Hatsutaka lays defensive minefield at Singkep.

PHILIPPINES

Cebu is bombed – 2 runway hits.




PO1 Shimakawa, M. of Tainan Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5.
PO1 Shimakawa, M. of Tainan Ku S-1 attains ace status!!
PO2 Hori, M. of Tainan Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4.
PO2 Hori, M. of Tainan Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5.
PO2 Hori, M. of Tainan Ku S-1 attains ace status!!

Allied Fighter sighted over Hailar.
Allied Fighter sighted over Yenki.

Repairs completed on xAK Sugiyama Maru at Nagasaki/Sasebo, ship returned to service.

CV Hiyo arrives at Kobe.

Loss of AO Toei Maru on Jul 30, 1942 is admitted.

22nd Tank Regiment arrives at Sapporo.
56th JNAF AF Unit arrives at Tokyo.

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31 July 1942

INDIA

Morning Japanese sweep of Hyderabad (Sindh)

Japanese aircraft

A6M3 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft

Hurricane IIb Trop x 1
Mohawk IV x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed

7th Armoured Brigade at Tezpur is bombed – 5 casualties.

1st Patiala Lancers Regiment at 49,9 near Multan is bombed.

Goa is bombed – 2 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 7 runway hits.

1/1 Det. West Coast at Goa is bombed.

Morning Japanese sweep of Colombo

Japanese aircraft

Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft

Hurricane IIb Trop x 16

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Cawnpore is bombed – 1 airbase hit.

Morning Japanese sweep of Colombo

Japanese aircraft

Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft

Hurricane IIb Trop x 12

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed

Japanese bombard at Multan – A 14 casualties.
Attacking force 360 troops, 29 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 517
Defending force 1650 troops, 24 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

Japanese deliberate attack at Goa.

Attacking force 13502 troops, 134 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
Defending force 369 troops, 12 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 429
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 429 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Goa !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:

11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:

330 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:

2nd Division

Defending units:

1/1 Det. West Coast

Allies bombard at Multan – A 5 casualties.
Attacking force 175 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69
Defending force 14307 troops, 143 guns, 126 vehicles, Assault Value = 517

MALAYA/DEI

Sweep of Tarakan – unopposed.

Balikpapan Base Force at 67,92 near Tarakan is bombed – 11 casualties.

Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion at Tarakan is bombed – 1 Ki-43-Ic lost to flak.

CHINA

Morning Japanese sweep of Chungking

Japanese aircraft

Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 26

Allied aircraft

P-43A-1 Lancer x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

P-43A-1 Lancer: 1 destroyed

Kukong is bombed – 7 casualties, 3 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 42 runway hits.

Tuyun is bombed – 2 runway hits.

74th Chinese Corps at 79,50 near Chihkiang is bombed.

Morning Japanese sweep of Chungking

Japanese aircraft

Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft

P-43A-1 Lancer x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

P-43A-1 Lancer: 1 destroyed

IJA 116th Division at 74,48 near Kweiyang is bombed – 133 casualties.

IJA 3rd/B Division at Kweiyang is bombed – 38 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed)

Japanese bombard at Kukong.
Attacking force 6900 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
Defending force 51079 troops, 409 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1769

PHILIPPINES

Cebu is bombed – 1 airbase hit, 2 airbase supply hits and 12 runway hits.

AUSTRALIA

IJA troops unloading over beach at Horn Island.

Japanese shock attack at Horn Island.

Attacking force 3803 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123
Defending force 135 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 26
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Horn Island !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)

Allied ground losses:

168 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 3

Assaulting units:

65th Bde /6

Defending units:

Thursday Island Det. Battalion
Horn Isl Det.
Torres Strait Battalion



Repairs completed on xAKL Kaishi Maru at Singapore, ship returned to service.
Repairs completed on xAKL Kaisyo Maru at Singapore, ship returned to service.

Allied Fighter sighted over Hailar.
Allied Aircraft sighted over Yenki.

xAK Hofuku Maru arrives at Hiroshima/Kure.

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Southern India. Apart from Mangalore and the bastion of Colombo the rising sun covers the map.

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North Western India sees Delhi captured and current focus on Multan.

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Northern Central India sees efforts concentrating on the encirclement of Cawnpore. It looks tricky with those rivers helping to protect it.

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Steady progress on the eastern side of India.

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The road towards the central China plains is open. A river crossing to be attempted.

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Leading pilots.

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Points table.

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Current production totals.