[font="Times New Roman"]August 11, 1942[/font]
Turns have been slow since getting back form Greece in this one. The invasion at Quinhon is solidified and troops are moving toward Cam Ran Bay on the NE coast and overland from Pnom Pen to Saigon. The KB is sitting at Samah. Looks like it's recharged and ready, but not sure what he'll try to do with it.
The Allied CVs move back and willl support landings close to Bangkok. He has some fighters there and I've sent in some preliminary amphibs to lure an airstrike. Two Brit CAs are shepherding the first troops in with some LR CAP for cover.
Most of the USN HQs, including Pacific Fleet and So Pac just landed at Kompong Trach! I also brought the big naval base force HQ as well. All of these are slated for the Indochinese ports once their taken.
Some Dutch refugees and a Marine Raider Battalion repel another attack at Beaufort. I hope to give them some help soon.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR August 11, 1942
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Ground combat at Beaufort (66,87)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 5192 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 202
Defending force 2425 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 65
Japanese adjusted assault: 31
Allied adjusted defense: 85
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
424 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
167 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
301st Ind.Infantry Battalion
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
41st Naval Guard Unit
48th Naval Guard Unit
4th/A Div /2
23rd Port Unit
32nd Port Unit
Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
1st Marine Raider Battalion
Makassar KNIL Cdo
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
35th Avn Sup
HQ TC Borneo
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Ground combat at 50,74 (near Georgetown)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12751 troops, 267 guns, 239 vehicles, Assault Value = 628
Defending force 1363 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
Allied adjusted assault: 199
Japanese adjusted defense: 5
Allied assault odds: 39 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1001 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Allied ground losses:
143 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
26th Indian Brigade
2/6th Armoured Regiment
132nd Infantry Regiment
Kowloon Brigade
10th LH Cav Regiment
18th Australian Brigade
2/5th Armoured Regiment
17th Australian Bde /2
2/2nd Hy AA Regiment
2/13th Fld RAA Regiment
Aus II Corps
2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
New Guinea Force
97th Field Artillery Battalion
21/22 Field Arty Regiment
Defending units:
3rd RTA/A Division
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Ground combat at 65,70 (near Quinhon)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1789 troops, 0 guns, 258 vehicles, Assault Value = 373
Defending force 1119 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
Allied adjusted assault: 42
Japanese adjusted defense: 11
Allied assault odds: 3 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
670 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Allied ground losses:
Units pursuing 4
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
46th Indian Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
1st USMC Tank Battalion
2/8th Armoured Regiment
27th Australian Brigade
205th Coast AA Regiment
6th Heavy AA Regiment
Defending units:
Kure 5th SNLF
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Here is a map of what's going on. The Japanese have about 7k troops at both Saigon and Cam Ran plus what look like base forces at some other nearby inland bases, like Bien Hoa. More and more Allied troops pour into Lompong Trach, with others on the way to Patani to make the crossing. I'm hoping the move to near Bangkok will force him to consider a pull back from Burma. We'll see.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
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