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

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

I will elaborate on Japanese Sig Int, in lieu of Alfred.

In my experience, Japan received an "At Sea" radio intercept. It most likely a "Heavy Volume." The sub likely increased the chances of getting the intel.

This is perhaps Japan's greatest intel weapon that goes largely ignored by most JFBs. Often times the loading and unloading of troops at ports will generate such reports.

Kitchen Sink invasions will generally trigger a report each day, especially if there is some type of listening unit near by.

It is my pure speculation that subs or other Japanese devices aid in generating sigint. I have nothing other than personal experience to back up that claim.
Long ago I became convinced Allied naval search provided a similar aid when arcs were at least in the neighborhood of (not necessarily covering) IJN assets. It makes perfect sense submarines provide the same/similar benefit.

A careful analysis of Japanese SigInt can lead to some stunning surprises, as oftentimes the Allies simply discount it. What can a 1/0dl really tell? But they lack the insight of having played Japan, and don't realize the trend, the location, yields actionable intelligence.
Been RL busy... must push Intel Monkey development. A couple of nice tools would help JFB's with that.

[witpqs]

1942 July 13

INVADED
Amphibious TF 193 unloading at Denpasar
Changsha, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Sipora is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Denpasar !!!



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Stinkin' torpedoes!

Sub attack near Truk at 114,110

Japanese Ships
xAK Kuraido Maru

Allied Ships
SS Finback

SS Finback launches 2 torpedoes

• Two hexes NE of Kusaie Island we have sighted a CS moving east towards the Marshall Islands.

• 9x CA, 3x CL, and 21x DD are forming into TF's at Pearl Harbor and will sail tonight to meet the rest of the fleet. One DD will follow after a quick day in the shipyard.

• Three USN Air HQ's are loaded aboard 5x APD each; they will remain at Pearl Harbor to sail a more direct course as the invasion convoys near the targets.

• Two PBY Sqns for air search are ready to go (one has been operating from PH to boost ASW efforts recently), as are two Kingfisher Sqns. The latter would need a lift as they lack the range to transfer.

• Still no SigInt bearing directly on targets.

Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Truk (112,108).

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Ambrym, Sydney.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Fuel unloading at Melbourne.

• I think they are training up their crews.

Sub attack near Darwin at 74,124

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Sculpin

SS Sculpin launches 2 torpedoes
Sub escapes detection

Sub attack near Darwin at 74,124

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome

Allied Ships
SS Stingray

SS Stingray launches 2 torpedoes at DD Shinonome
Sub escapes detection

ASW attack near Darwin at 76,124

Allied Ships
SS Pollack

SS Pollack is sighted by escort
Sub escapes detection

• They slowed our movement; we slowed their movement, damaged them, and identified them. An infantry regiment! Good news on the open planes with B-17's supporting and more of our armor on the way. I have reset the movement of the 3rd Tank Battalion to the hex immediately to the east, and will continue on in that fashion. The idea is to keep the regiment pursuing along the current course so promote engagement by both the B-17's and the USA TD Bns en route. The next hex might have been made tomorrow so all that movement was lost, but this is the best way.

Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 69,130 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 2

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
200 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

• Three ships including 2x PC have been spotted, under heavy cloud, moving SW in the Coral Sea having just entered that body of water from the Solomon Sea. They do not appear to be angling for Port Moresby or Horn Island. What gives?

• All New Zealand infantry squads are up to '41 standards.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• The fight against the impossible continues, but is now solely in the hands of the officials and populace of Chrimas Island (IO) and Cocos Islands.


China
• Only Burma Corps HQ left to airlift out of China; that will take 2 or 3 days.

• The remaining Chinese Air Force bomber squadrons have been bought out and moved to India.

• The Empire's plan for China is becoming clear. They seek to prevent us from falling back to the mountains with sufficient force to hold them. The mountains themselves are being pressured to force infiltrations which will crack the defenses before reinforcements arrive. The road out of Changsha is on the way to being fully invested - every hex - to prevent those crack troops from redeploying or retreating in a useful (to us) direction after combat. The forests east of the Chungking plain are being infiltrated more heavily. While all this is going on the surviving ex-Sian defenders are watched by three divisions as they are training targets for Imperial death gliders. Whether intended or not can't be known, but their slow destruction delays their re-arrival as undeads. Their numbers upon re-arrival will be substantial enough to slow down the conquest of the Chungking plain to some degree. Delaying their arrival to give Imperial forces time to fully set up their offensive is hastening the fall of China.

• What to do at Changsha?! Our troops there are highly experienced, yet if they withdraw the Changsha supply source will be lost then instead of when they are defeated. I am considering pulling out the Changsha defenders; possibly replacing them (if I can pull it off) with other units to hold longer (and be lost of course). Opinions? Suggestions?


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• Disappointed our mine field at Rangoon has had no customers.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 July 13

It would be so sweet if this were leading an invasion down here in the next few turns!

[Lowpe]

Need a picture of Changsha Triangle to help.

[witpqs]

1942 July 13

China.

[witpqs]

1942 July 14

INVADED
Amphibious TF 253 offshore of Trinkat
Changsha, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near San Francisco, French Frigate Shoal.

SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: Japanese SS at 170,107 near French Frigate Shoal , Speed 10 , Moving West

CVE Long Island with a batch of destroyers and an ASW TF (I forgot to disband those two) will prosecute the sighting and perhaps give the impression the DB was from her.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Dang!

Sub attack near San Francisco at 216,73

Japanese Ships
SS I-6

Allied Ships
AM Wasaga, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AM Chignecto

Massive explosion on AM Wasaga
SS I-6 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Wasaga
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Suva.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• The fleet is heading for Laysan Island to break away from the IJN sub.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Sydney, Aoba Island.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Fuel unloading at Melbourne. One convoy is departing for the States.

• Showing the flag.

ASW attack near Kavieng at 106,121

Japanese Ships
TB Chidori
TB Hatsukari

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel

SS Pickerel is located by TB Chidori
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Another festival of depth charges.

ASW attack near Darwin at 74,123

Japanese Ships
DD Shirakumo
xAK Zuiko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Spearfish

SS Spearfish launches 4 torpedoes at DD Shirakumo
Spearfish bottoming out ....
Sub escapes detection

ASW attack near Darwin at 74,123

Japanese Ships
xAK Zuiko Maru
xAK Kuritake Maru

Allied Ships
SS Stingray

SS Stingray is sighted by escort
Stingray bottoming out ....
Sub escapes detection

ASW attack near Darwin at 74,124

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Stingray

SS Stingray is located by DD Wakaba
Stingray diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

ASW attack near Darwin at 74,122

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
xAK Zuiko Maru
xAK Konzan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Swordfish

SS Swordfish launches 4 torpedoes at DD Shinonome
Sub escapes detection

ASW attack near Darwin at 74,122

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
xAK Zuiko Maru
xAK Kuritake Maru

Allied Ships
SS Tarpon

SS Tarpon launches 2 torpedoes at DD Shinonome
Tarpon bottoming out ....
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Darwin at 74,124

Allied Ships
SS Sealion

SS Sealion is sighted by escort
Sealion diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

Sub attack near Darwin at 74,124

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Swordfish

SS Swordfish launches 2 torpedoes
Swordfish diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

• Easy come, easy go.

ASW attack near Sydney at 91,168

Japanese Ships
SS I-172, hits 1

Allied Ships
KV Hollyhock
KV Auricula
KV Aster

SS I-172 launches 2 torpedoes at KV Hollyhock
I-172 diving deep ....
KV Hollyhock fails to find sub and abandons search
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster attacking submerged sub ....
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Sydney at 91,168

Japanese Ships
SS I-170

Allied Ships
AM Doomba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AM Bombay

SS I-170 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Doomba
I-170 diving deep ....
AM Bombay fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Bombay fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Bombay attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-170 eludes AM Bombay by diving deep
AM Bombay fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Bombay fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Sydney at 91,168

Japanese Ships
SS I-170, hits 1

Allied Ships
KV Aster
KV Auricula
KV Hollyhock

SS I-170 is located by KV Aster
KV Hollyhock fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Hollyhock fails to find sub and abandons search
KV Aster attacking submerged sub ....
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• 1x Nick, 1x Zero, 2x B-17 lost.

Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 69,130 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 4

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 82 minutes
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 104 minutes

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes

• That small TF/convoy in the Coral Sea yesterday is nowhere to be seen today.

• The B-17D's at Cloncurry will raid Darwin airfield tomorrow.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Wrong assessment so far as zombie delay: they attack!

Ground combat at 83,39 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36221 troops, 311 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault Value = 926

Defending force 36920 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 301

Japanese adjusted assault: 381

Allied adjusted defense: 351

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
906 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 83 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2001 casualties reported
Squads: 128 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 94 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
34th Division
17th Division
37th Division

Defending units:
81st Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese/A Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
16th Chinese/A Corps
57th Chinese/A Corps
12th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese/A Corps
27th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese/A Corps
35th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
57th Chinese/C Corps
9th Chinese/B Corps
38th Chinese/B Corps
33rd Chinese/C Corps
129th Red Chinese Division
13th Group Army
15th Chinese Base Force
16th Chinese/C Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry/A Corps
12th Chinese Base Force
9th Chinese/C Corps
37th Group Army
120th Red Chinese Division
51st Chinese Corps
38th Chinese/C Corps
4th Group Army
33rd Chinese/B Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry/B Corps

• We are beginning to rotate the experienced units out of Changsha to preserve their experience.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• No enemy sub activity detected.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 July 14

Ruh-roh!

[witpqs]

1942 July 15

INVADED
Changsha, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Trinkat is occupied by the Japanese



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor (2 subs i nTF 4 hexes SW Pearl Harbor), San Francisco.

• One convoy nearing San Francisco reports DL 4/4.

• Long Island will continue to stalk submarine sightings in Hawaiian waters protected by two destroyers while the other 4 have formed an ASW group to attack the subs.


Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Harassing all supply convoys into the Marshall Islands.

Sub attack near Kusaie Island at 125,116

Japanese Ships
xAK Kuraido Maru

Allied Ships
SS Herring

xAK Kuraido Maru is sighted by SS Herring
SS Herring launches 2 torpedoes

• The fleet is undetected.

• The fleet is moving to 160, 97, 4 hexes just south of due west from Laysan Island.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Sydney, Vanikoro, Ndeni.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Fuel unloading at Melbourne.

• The destroyer sweeps continue. Yes they chew up our torpedoes, but even torpedoes which miss destroyers work just as well as torpedoes which miss juicy targets. And our subs are gaining experience.

ASW attack near Darwin at 74,124

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Stingray

SS Stingray is located by DD Wakaba
Stingray diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

Sub attack near Darwin at 74,124

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Seawolf

SS Seawolf launches 4 torpedoes
Sub escapes detection

Sub attack near Darwin at 74,124

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Sculpin

SS Sculpin launches 2 torpedoes
Sculpin diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

• They slow us again.

Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 69,130 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 6

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

• And we them.

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes

• Now the Empire has more to think about. They will continue trying.

Afternoon Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Afternoon Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 4

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• A pretty wimpy performance for such a good defensive position. Omen of things to come?

Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 14874 troops, 126 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 442

Defending force 12614 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 438

Japanese adjusted assault: 520

Allied adjusted defense: 502

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
849 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 89 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
24th Division

Defending units:
55th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps

• This result was good and our guys attack tomorrow with one unit in full supply and the other very low on supply.

Ground combat at 66,44 (near Paoshan)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3807 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

Defending force 19069 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 458

Japanese adjusted assault: 1

Allied adjusted defense: 715

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 715

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

Japanese ground losses:
1137 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 98 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
29th Chinese Corps
28th New Chinese Division
4th Chinese Base Force
3rd Chinese Base Force
14th Chinese Base Force

•


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Karachi.

• Our minefield at Rangoon is discovered and is being cleared.

• The 102nd RAF Base Force, in its new mountain hex, is just streaking along at 2 miles per day; twice its movement rate in the last hex!

• The elements of the 2nd British Division are loading aboard ships at Aden for transit to India.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 July 16

INVADED
Changsha, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Japanese forces CAPTURE Christmas Island IO !!!



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Lihue.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Our ASW group 4 hexes SW of Pearl Harbor has DL 4/4.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Enderbury Island

• All convoys report no contacts.

• various of our subs have been stalking this ship for days. Got one!

Submarine attack near Kusaie Island at 126,116

Japanese Ships
xAK Kuraido Maru

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise

xAK Kuraido Maru is sighted by SS Porpoise
SS Porpoise launches 2 torpedoes

Sub attack near Ebadon at 130,116

Japanese Ships
xAK Kuraido Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Trigger

SS Trigger launches 2 torpedoes

• The fleet remains free of any DL.

• The fleet is moving 6 hexes west to 154,97.

• Still no SigInt indicating reinforcement of any target.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Reef Islands, Lismore

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Fuel unloading at Melbourne.

• They slow us but as their unit has changed direction ours will remain in combat mode for now.

Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 69,130 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

• No fighter opposition today; we continue to get supply hits.

Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

• We are doing damage!

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 68,131 , near Nookanbah

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

• A unit of undetermined size has appeared just west of Katherine moving into that city. A B-26 unit will bomb/recon tomorrow from Tennant Creek.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• A newly explored position for the Empire.

Ground combat at 80,43 (near Ankang)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12507 troops, 98 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 405

Defending force 35522 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1253

Assaulting units:
32nd Division

Defending units:
22nd Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
20th Artillery Regiment
23rd Group Army
18th Artillery Regiment
22nd Artillery Regiment

• I like this result!

Ground combat at 66,44 (near Paoshan)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14081 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 457

Defending force 2877 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

Allied adjusted assault: 216

Japanese adjusted defense: 46

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
793 casualties reported
Squads: 41 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
29th Chinese Corps
28th New Chinese Division
3rd Chinese Base Force
4th Chinese Base Force
14th Chinese Base Force

Defending units:
112th Infantry Regiment

• Lots going on in China. From west to east: Enemy still closing on Paoshan directly from across the mountains; We ejected an enemy unit with sever losses from above Paoshan; Enemy NW of Wuchow is moving cross country to infiltrate after seeing we moved out one unit; enemy infiltration still increasing just west of Changsha; our swapping of units in Changsha continues; enemy has a division on the road into the Chungking plain.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Karachi.

• Progress.

Calcutta expands airfield to size 8

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 July 16

A new wrinkle in NW Australia.

[witpqs]

1942 July 16

China.

[Lowpe]

How is the great Changsha rotation doing? Lots of movement pips.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

How is the great Changsha rotation doing? Lots of movement pips.

Underway and it looks like it started early enough to succeed or largely succeed. The Empire is moving more units into Changsha.

[witpqs]

1942 July 17

INVADED
Amphibious TF 253 offshore of Little Andaman
Changsha, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings. Sqn Ryujo-1 seen in action over Katherine.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Kure Island, Lihue, Pearl Harbor, San Francisco.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• A temporary escape.

ASW attack near San Francisco at 216,73

Japanese Ships
SS I-6

Allied Ships
SC PC-578
SC-519

SS I-6 is located by SC PC-578
I-6 diving deep ....
SC PC-578 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC PC-578 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC PC-578 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC PC-578 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC PC-578 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• The fleet reports no DL.

• The fleet is moving 6 hexes almost due west to 149,99. This will put them 1 hex beyond the line taken by the old CL TF; they will still be within our own air search coverage.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Sydney.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Got away.

ASW attack near Brisbane at 96,161

Japanese Ships
SS I-170

Allied Ships
AM Wollongong
AM Kalgoorlie

SS I-170 is located by AM Wollongong
I-170 diving deep ....
AM Kalgoorlie fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Kalgoorlie fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Kalgoorlie fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Kalgoorlie attacking submerged sub ....
AM Kalgoorlie fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• They slow us not because we stayed in combat mode anyway.

Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 69,130 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 5

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

• So it is a different Rgt of 21st Division.

Morning Air attack on 21st/C Division, at 75,128 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

• Still doing damage on Darwin.

Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 8

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

• Getting some good licks in plus giving Imperial Nick a bad day.

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 69,131 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 69,131 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 69,131 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

• Both the 21st/A Division and the 21st/C Division have disappeared! Is this a sighting failure by multiple of our units or was the 21st Division due to withdraw?


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Retreated and reduced to somewhat over 100 AV.

Ground combat at 83,39 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 50474 troops, 439 guns, 120 vehicles, Assault Value = 1286

Defending force 33474 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 220

Japanese adjusted assault: 614

Allied adjusted defense: 253

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
765 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled

Allied ground losses:
10774 casualties reported
Squads: 252 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 546 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 30

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Division
17th Division
34th Division
37th Division

Defending units:
81st Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese/B Corps
57th Chinese/A Corps
35th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese/A Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
57th Chinese/C Corps
12th Chinese Base Force
4th Group Army
4th Chinese Cavalry/A Corps
33rd Chinese/B Corps
33rd Chinese/C Corps
16th Chinese/A Corps
38th Chinese/A Corps
37th Group Army
15th Chinese Base Force
61st Chinese Corps
13th Group Army
38th Chinese/C Corps
9th Chinese/C Corps
129th Red Chinese Division
16th Chinese/C Corps
33rd Chinese/A Corps
98th Chinese Corps
120th Red Chinese Division
51st Chinese Corps
38th Chinese/B Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry/B Corps

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Karachi,
...and Ceylon:

TF 271 sighted by Japanese Torpedo Bomber at 30,46 near Dambulla

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

Have the turn and need to work it. Might not finish tonight.

One invasion convoy has been detected. Heavy volume of radio transmissions at Truk. I must assume a major sortie. Advice, comments?

[dave sindel]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Have the turn and need to work it. Might not finish tonight.

One invasion convoy has been detected. Heavy volume of radio transmissions at Truk. I must assume a major sortie. Advice, comments?

How far out from invasion destination ?

[JoV]

Advice, comments?

You are a braver man than me if you proceed [:D]

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: dave sindel

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Have the turn and need to work it. Might not finish tonight.

One invasion convoy has been detected. Heavy volume of radio transmissions at Truk. I must assume a major sortie. Advice, comments?

How far out from invasion destination ?

22 hexes.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: JoV

Advice, comments?

You are a braver man than me if you proceed [:D]

Yes, but I am going to do so obliquely. I hope at least I can burn some major IJN fuel.

[zuluhour]

involuntary panic