I left off with the Allies in a hard fought battle at Tourane, the IJN supporting weaker fragments of IJA troops holed up there. The Allies were also moving up the Malay peninsula and attacking the retreating Japanese units there, low on supply and isolated. A large Japanese army still sits at Kluong, and at Temuloh the battle to reduce another stack has begun.
In the North the Russians move forward along several Axis into Manchuria, Northern China and the Chinese attack in isolated pockets where terrains and numbers allow.
On the 1st the Allies win the most strategic of the land battles fought that day in spite of heavy IJN units bombarding. Tourane falls, and Hue is next to be invested. A few battles prove more difficult, such as near Loyang where a small stack of Japanese units is reinforced and helped by the IJA to ward off a much larger Chinese army. Also, in Burma the Chinese suffer a bad defeat in rough territory and will pull back to wait for more Allied units to join and continue surrounding cut off troops there.
In the Pacific preparations begin for invasions at the Russian Aleuts in Japanese possession. I'll move before the end of October there.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 1, 1942
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Night Naval bombardment of Tourane at 66,65
Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
BB Kirishima
CA Suzuya
CL Tenryu
CL Yura
DD Yugao
DD Matsukaze
DD Yuzuki
DD Shirakumo
DD Ariake
DD Yugure
DD Harusame
Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
BB Hyuga firing at 11th Indian Division
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Morning Air attack on 5th Armored Car Co , at 86,43 , near Loyang
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 6
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 22
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 32550 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on 57th Chinese Corps, at 86,43 , near Loyang
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 6
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 31
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 5
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 3
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Allied ground losses:
377 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
31 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Ground combat at Temuloh (50,78)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 26934 troops, 388 guns, 847 vehicles, Assault Value = 1164
Defending force 15602 troops, 125 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 279
Allied adjusted assault: 385
Japanese adjusted defense: 37
Allied assault odds: 10 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
976 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 42 (32 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Allied ground losses:
290 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 58 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Assaulting units:
182nd Infantry Regiment
13th Australian Brigade
255th Armoured Brigade
5/14th Punjab Battalion
2/2nd Pioneer Battalion
17th Australian Brigade
44th Indian Brigade
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
150th RAC Regiment
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
7th Marine Regiment
5th Marine Regiment
2nd Cav Recce Regiment
754th Tank Battalion
2/15 Punjab Battalion
1st RAA Med Arty Regiment
2nd RAA Med Arty Regiment
Defending units:
38th Division
Yokosuka 5th SNLF
47th Naval Guard Unit
22nd JAAF AF Bn
2nd RF Gun Battalion
10th JAAF AF Coy
3rd Construction Battalion
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
26th Air Flotilla
26th Fld AA Gun Co
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army /1
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Ground combat at Tourane (66,65)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22910 troops, 282 guns, 557 vehicles, Assault Value = 729
Defending force 6114 troops, 73 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 87
Allied adjusted assault: 218
Japanese adjusted defense: 45
Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2)
Allied forces CAPTURE Tourane !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2149 casualties reported
Squads: 47 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 75 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 48 (32 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 96 (96 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 9
Allied ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 22 (2 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/5th Armoured Regiment
Mobiele Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/8th Armoured Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
22nd Australian Brigade
11th Indian Division
209th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
205th Coast AA Regiment
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
1st US Naval Construction Battalion
Defending units:
18th Naval Guard Unit
12th Tank Regiment
89th Naval Guard Unit
11th RF Gun Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion
Sasebo 6th SNLF
1st Engineer Co
26th JNAF AF Unit
12th JAAF AF Coy
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Ground combat at 62,70 (near Bien Hoa)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 819 troops, 4 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 41
Defending force 970 troops, 17 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
Allied adjusted assault: 18
Japanese adjusted defense: 10
Allied assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
1st Cav Regiment
763rd Tank Bn /1
Defending units:
4th/C Division
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Ground combat at 86,43 (near Loyang)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 35542 troops, 113 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1209
Defending force 8872 troops, 66 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 290
Allied adjusted assault: 46
Japanese adjusted defense: 149
Allied assault odds: 1 to 3
Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(-), disruption(-)
Japanese ground losses:
925 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 79 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 21 (6 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1528 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 223 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Assaulting units:
57th Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
Defending units:
110th/B Division
5th Armored Car Co
110th/C Division
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Ground combat at 60,48 (near Taung Gyi)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 13613 troops, 106 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 516
Defending force 22126 troops, 173 guns, 74 vehicles, Assault Value = 678
Allied adjusted assault: 99
Japanese adjusted defense: 2008
Allied assault odds: 1 to 20
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: disruption(-), supply(-)
Japanese ground losses:
378 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1860 casualties reported
Squads: 198 destroyed, 115 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled
Assaulting units:
7th New Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Corps
Defending units:
33rd/C Division
4th RTA/C Division
33rd/A Division
33rd/B Division
1st RTA/A Division
4th RTA/A Division
1st RTA/B Division
1st RTA/C Division
25th Field AA Machinecannon Company
15th Army
29th Field AA Machinecannon Company
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