Godzilla {J: Andav} vs. Rodan {A: witpqs}

[Macclan5]

'Panzer army' China.

I recall I have seen/read an AAR like this in past. Very old.

Once through the hilly / mountain / forest south of Sian this panzer army can try to swing around 'north for lack of better term' to attacking into the plains and against the Chinese capital. A "Patton Pivot" once Sian is captured.

It was very effective as I recall.

I hesitate to offer you advise ~ a rookie to an expert ~ however if British Anti Tank guns are near Ledo, you have the air transport, and victory points to purchase out - you may want to consider a re-enforcement along this line.

[witpqs]

I think the greatest problem with defending against tanks in China is the Chinese Army units have so few anti-tank weapons. The squads themselves never get any - anti-armor remains at 5 through all upgrades IIRC - and there are only a few organic to the units. Only two specific anti-tank units. Once those devices are lost there are practically no replacements. Add in the low starting experience of Chinese units and it's a bad situation!

[zuluhour]

I'm looking forward to trying an assault on an armor unit in woods or woods/rough if it's alone.
I may have a chance in Burma soon. Of course one try is no sand box but I do have a thickish
cranium and am not adverse to experimentation. I have a vision of 3:1 .....

[witpqs]

1942 February 20

INVADED
Bataan, Singapore, Changsha, Toungoo are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Amphibious TF 298 offshore of Auki



Overall
• KB1 is 4 hexes west of Reef Islands.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Repairing minor damage to ships in preparation for the troop/aircraft convoy.


Pacific
• Pago Pago airfield is now size 4. The convoy with aircraft for Pago Pago is more than a week away; they could arrive sooner but are taking a route perceived safer.

• A slight search pattern adjustment in case KB1 heads for Pago Pago.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• KB1 is 4 hexes west of Reef Islands, heading east. They were definitely unseen even though under our search umbrella.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Utupua at 122,144

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
B5N2 Kate x 6
D3A1 Val x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 7 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Downes
CL Trenton
DD Conyngham

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Morning Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 120,150

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
TK Petronella, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
PG Herald, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
9 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Petronella
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PG Herald

Morning Air attack on TF, near Utupua at 122,144

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CL Trenton
CL Concord

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

• Claims are made of 2 IJN subs sunk today (one claim might refer to an old sinking).

Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,160

Japanese Ships
SS I-18, hits 1

Allied Ships
AM Townsville
AM Launceton

Captain of SS I-18 elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
I-18 diving deep ....
AM Townsville fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Townsville fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Townsville fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Townsville attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-18 eludes ASW attack from AM Townsville
AM Townsville fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Sydney at 92,168

Japanese Ships
SS I-174, hits 3, heavy damage

Allied Ships
APD Edsall
APD John D. Edwards

SS I-174 is located by APD Edsall
I-174 diving deep ....
APD John D. Edwards attacking submerged sub ....
APD John D. Edwards fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD John D. Edwards fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD John D. Edwards fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD John D. Edwards fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Combined they are worth more than three times the 2 ships we lost today. Our cruisers will make full speed SE to Pago Pago.


Philippines
• Again: with better results!

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 79,89

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
PBY-5 Catalina x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Zyuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Singapore took some base damage today so instead of building fortifications it looks like the old fortress will fall soon. I anticipate an attack tomorrow

• Triple beer rations distributed at Ambon.


China
• A little maneuvering in the Sian/Ankang area, nothing big so far.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Calcutta airbase is expanding rapidly.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• No contacts.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 February 20

KB1.

[scondon87]

My experience is that at this point in the war, Allied NavS pilots are not to be trusted! Most of them are around 50 NavS, which is a little low for consistent results, IMO. Once they're uniformly 70, I get more comfortable relying on them. However, if you've got good pilots, maybe there's a search hole that the enemy has found and exploited? Or he's running the KB around at full speed, which seems crazy.

Just my 2 cents, at least.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: scondon87

My experience is that at this point in the war, Allied NavS pilots are not to be trusted! Most of them are around 50 NavS, which is a little low for consistent results, IMO. Once they're uniformly 70, I get more comfortable relying on them. However, if you've got good pilots, maybe there's a search hole that the enemy has found and exploited? Or he's running the KB around at full speed, which seems crazy.

Just my 2 cents, at least.

I agree. The only hole was if KB1 was a good bit east and sped west with a patrol back east. I am not sure if that would require a full speed run, and I doubt he had a reason to do that. I think anywhere KB1 was had at least single coverage and it's even possible it was under double coverage.

[witpqs]

1942 February 21

INVADED
Bataan, Singapore, Changsha, Toungoo are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Auki is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE San Jose !!!



Overall
• KB1 is 2 hexes east of Stewart Island.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Combined troop/aircraft convoy loading at San Francisco for Australia; one unit is packing so the convoy should finish loading the day after tomorrow.


Pacific
• Sub(s) off Suva. We have no convoy traffic anticipated there for quite some time to come.

• All the NZ units on Fiji are now equipped with NZ Inf Section 41 squads.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• KB1 is dawdling east of Stewart Island.

• CM Bungaree has completed all repairs possible at Rockhampton, now with flotation 61(61) . An escort will attempt to get her to Brisbane for further repairs.


Philippines
• More clean up.

Ground combat at San Jose (78,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6145 troops, 51 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 192

Defending force 2880 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Japanese adjusted assault: 79

Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE San Jose !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1498 casualties reported
Squads: 100 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 161 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 22 (22 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Assaulting units:
146th Infantry Regiment
Sasebo 2nd SNLF

Defending units:
61st PA Infantry Division
San Jose Constab Battalion
Roxas Constab Battalion

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• PBY's and Do's from Ambon made attacks against shipping at Tarakan but lost 4 of their number for the attempts.

• Singapore base damaged enough there is no hope of fortification building with the final attack imminent.


China
• An Imperial unit has appeared on the road 3 hexes north of Nanning, obviously having moved from Indochina. Drat!

• The Imperials are also also moving in force (8 units) up the road north of Kweilin.

• This will yield a full attack tomorrow.

Ground combat at 86,41 (near Loyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 459

Defending force 1329 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Japanese adjusted assault: 18

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Tank Regiment
59th Infantry Brigade

Defending units:
43rd Chinese Corps

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Building and fortifying in progress.

• 18 Aus Bde and two other units boarding ships at Aden bound for Karachi.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• No subs on station.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 February 21

Better scouting of KB1 today, but are there really 6x fleet CV in task force now?

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

1942 February 21

Better scouting of KB1 today, but are there really 6x fleet CV in task force now?

I'd guess four by the numbers if this is consistent with your previous views of the planes. 18 x 4 = 75 for fighters.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: witpqs

1942 February 21

Better scouting of KB1 today, but are there really 6x fleet CV in task force now?

I'd guess four by the numbers if this is consistent with your previous views of the planes. 18 x 4 = 75 for fighters.

Oh. I was thinking the numbers of planes might still be unreliable in the mouse over. I was ready to accept 6 carriers because a) he has had time to get them together, and b) he might be concentrating to deal with the arrival of Hornet. We are using variable reinforcement dates (I forget which number we chose) so he can't be sure: Hornet arrives in about 15 days at the Panama canal.

[witpqs]

1942 February 22

INVADED
Bataan, Changsha, Nanning, Toungoo are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Sintang is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!



Overall
• No carrier contacts.

• The loss of Singapore will greatly increase the Imperial submarine menace in the Bay of Bengal.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• The convoy for Australia is mostly loaded. One unit has finished packing and is loading and another has just pulled into the train station and will transfer directly to ships.


Pacific
• DL of Pago Pago is 2/1 but none of the TF there show a DL. It seems the Empire is looking for our carriers.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Several subs off southern Australia. We put 4 hits on one of them.

• KB1 did not pursue and has either slipped beyond our search or engaged the cloaking device.

• The USA 182 Inf Rgt arrived at Melbourne, as did the 811 Av Eng Rgt, which will proceed to Charters Towers.


Philippines
• Our bastion at Bataan continues to vex the vandals.

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• The accountants put their foot down about Singapore. We could have drawn the matter out much longer, but they were firm that taking a write-down now would put the shareholders in a better position for the long term. I think they are more interested in next quarter which will immediately look better after this quarter comes in looking so awful, but they deny the charge.

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 81230 troops, 778 guns, 611 vehicles, Assault Value = 2436

Defending force 48541 troops, 498 guns, 321 vehicles, Assault Value = 750

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 2403

Allied adjusted defense: 901

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2829 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 351 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 35 disabled
Guns lost 35 (1 destroyed, 34 disabled)
Vehicles lost 79 (13 destroyed, 66 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
59623 casualties reported
Squads: 1103 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2897 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 199 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 517 (517 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 327 (327 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 42

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Regiment
5th Division
Imperial Guards Division
2nd Division
14th Tank Regiment
18th Division
148th Infantry Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
38th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
25th Army
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
2/17 Dogra Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
27th Australian Brigade
22nd Indian Brigade
1st Manchester Battalion
SSVF Brigade
8th Indian Brigade
15th Indian Brigade
2nd Argylls Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
3/16th Punjab Battalion
2nd Malay Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
28th Gurkha Brigade
5/2nd Punjab Battalion
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
109th RAF Adv Base Force
Singapore Fortress
5/14th Punjab Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
29 Battery/3 HAA
112th RAF Adv Base Force
110th RAF Adv Base Force
137/155th Field Regiment
Singapore Base Force
11 Battery/3 HAA
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
109th RN Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Malaya Army
1st ISF Base Force
30 Battery/3 HAA
Malayan Air Wing
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/215th Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
111th RAF Adv Base Force
AHQ Far East
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
III Indian Corps
5th Field Regiment

China
• Bombardments in many places and - surprisingly - another poking attack east of Sian where a full attack would surely have evicted our troops.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Proceeding as to most recent plan.

• Calcutta airfield just made size 6, allowing the two AVD Sqns there to upgrade. They both went to P-40B because it has a longer range without drop tanks and when things go bad in China I want to extract as many airframes as possible and not give unnecessary VP to the Empire.

• A Hurricane Sqn arrived at Colombo but will they have time to train before facing KB pilots?


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• No subs on station.


Complete combat report attached.

[zuluhour]

Can we get a glimpse of the "lucky number scorecard"? (I will always remember my dad when I was pre teen
at the Oriole games checking the "lucky number" in the program.) I always have angst at this juncture when
Singpore and Bataan fall swaying the VPs and making AV look inevitable.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!

Would that I could see those pretty words.[:'(]

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

Can we get a glimpse of the "lucky number scorecard"? (I will always remember my dad when I was pre teen
at the Oriole games checking the "lucky number" in the program.) I always have angst at this juncture when
Singpore and Bataan fall swaying the VPs and making AV look inevitable.

I did not even check it this turn! [&:]

I am still concerned about most/all of China falling this game, and I'm pretty sure the VP for all those bases was a large factor in the VP equation last game. I overcame it but the Allies' LCU losses was such a large number it took forever to get that piece in the Allies favor. Also, in China and elsewhere I have not been able to deliver much hurt at all to IJ ground forces. Just a bit here and there.

I'm working hard to get the air forces ready before major air battles begin. The navies are mostly being marshaled for battles that matter strategically in conditions as favorable as I can make them. By holding the USN carriers in place I've been able to conserve tremendous amounts of fuel at a time when I had much less capacity to move fuel, so I should have plenty available for them to move fast when the time comes.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: witpqs

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!

Would that I could see those pretty words.[:'(]

That is a wild game you have going there!

[zuluhour]

Very simian errrr I mean similar situations......

[witpqs]

1942 February 23

INVADED
Amphibious TF 298 offshore of Stewart Island
Bataan, Changsha, Nanning, Toungoo are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Japanese forces CAPTURE Stewart Island !!!



Overall
• KB1 2 hexes NE Rekata Bay.

• KB2 @ Tarakan (sighting = 1x CVE, 1x DD)


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• The troop/aircraft convoy for Australia departs tonight; 30 ships including 6 escorts routed to make surface or carrier raider intercepts very unlikely.

• A tanker/merchant convoy to bring fuel and supply to Pago Pago is loading at Los Angeles.


Pacific
• Building Pago Pago (airfield 4 + 23%) as fast as we can. Lots of sea traffic moving.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• KB1 is 2 hexes NE Rekata Bay heading NW; seems to be meandering.

• A number of subs off southern Australia.

• Charters Towers airfield at 4 + 98%. Lets hope we are not building it for the Empire.


Philippines
• Air raids and ground bombardment at Bataan.

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Quiet.


China
• Position south of Sian holds.

Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40305 troops, 443 guns, 676 vehicles, Assault Value = 1215

Defending force 92785 troops, 417 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2123

Japanese adjusted assault: 630

Allied adjusted defense: 3550

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5

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

Japanese ground losses:
3165 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 220 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 49 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Vehicles lost 111 (8 destroyed, 103 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3604 casualties reported
Squads: 136 destroyed, 168 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 17 (6 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Assaulting units:
23rd Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
36th Division
41st Division
3rd Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
37th Division
11th Tank Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
27th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
36th Group Army
15th Group Army
3rd Group Army
1st War Area
24th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
14th Group Army
39th Group Army

• The full assault was finally offered!

Ground combat at 86,41 (near Loyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13875 troops, 76 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 460

Defending force 1132 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese adjusted assault: 261

Allied adjusted defense: 9

Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
516 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Tank Regiment
59th Infantry Brigade

Defending units:
43rd Chinese Corps

• This on the road to Sian from Yenan.

Ground combat at 86,38 (near Yenan)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Defending force 7362 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 114

Japanese adjusted assault: 30

Allied adjusted defense: 29

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
19th Chinese Corps
22nd Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
6th Group Army

• There is an Imperial division at Nanning and if you recall our forces there have their preferred route of withdrawal cut, so we are pulling out.

• North or Kweilin the Imperials have once again moved faster than anticipated and could assault tomorrow, a day ahead of our reinforcements arrival.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Alarm has spread throughout the maritime community.

• The two AVG squadrons at Calcutta are preparing their (not) new (hand me down) P-40B's for front line duty in China. The mechanics estimate about a week.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• No subs on station.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 February 23

KB1, in the sights of USS Plunger. In addition to other large USN subs we have a number of S-boats assigned to the waters south of here. They have less unreliable torpedoes.

[witpqs]

1942 February 24

INVADED
Amphibious TF 298 offshore of Kirakira
Bataan, Changsha, Nanning, Toungoo are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• KB2 @ Tarakan.

• Harbin airfield has expanded to size 7. Is this just pro forma or is the Empire planning something involving Manchuria???

• Drat:

Previous report of sinking of SS I-26 incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• The fuel/supply convoy for Pago Pago leaves tonight.

• The troop/aircraft convoy for Australia is 4 hexes west of the Channel Islands and proceeding without incident.


Pacific
• Mine fields laid at Truk.

TF 237 encounters mine field at Truk (112,108)

Allied Ships
SS Grampus, Mine hits 1, on fire
SS Gar, Mine hits 1

Enemy mine fields mapped too.

TF 204 encounters mine field at Truk (112,108)

Japanese Ships
AMc Seki Maru #3
AMc Fumi Maru #2

4 mines cleared

Efficient buggers.

• No DL on Pago Pago today.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• No sighting of KB1.

• Charters Towers airfield is size 5. B-17 strikes against Port Moresby will resume tomorrow.

• Subs aplenty off southern Australia.


Philippines
• Quiet.

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Still quiet. Dispatching subs to intercept expected transport convoys heading into Singapore.


China
• North of Kweilin.

Ground combat at 76,52 (near Kweilin)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1158 troops, 73 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault Value = 1045

Defending force 18926 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 522

Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
104th Division
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
27th Division
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment

Defending units:
86th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
16th Group Army

Another unit with 423 AV will arrive in combat mode tomorrow.

• Not sure what kind of artillery they are using but our troops are still digging in. Supplies are also becoming hard to come by in China.

Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2520 troops, 144 guns, 271 vehicles, Assault Value = 1317

Defending force 90124 troops, 411 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1916

Allied ground losses:
372 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
37th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
3rd Division
36th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
41st Division
11th Tank Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
92nd Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
15th Group Army
14th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
24th Group Army
15th Chinese Corps
3rd Group Army
1st War Area
36th Group Army
39th Group Army

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Moving additional fighters to Colombo.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• 2 subs on station, roughly south of Tokyo.


Complete combat report attached.