Bottlenecks? Oh those bottlenecks! SierraJuliet (J) vs Mundy (A)

[SierraJuliet]

16 December 1942

DEI

SS Pickerel is sighted by escot at 49,89 near Muntok.

Japanese Ships

DD Samidare

Japanese bombardment attack at Makassar.
Attacking force 866 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43
Defending force 1564 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

BURMA

Japanese morning Air attacks on 7th Australian Division at Moulmein – 7 casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at Moulmein.

Attacking force 51836 troops, 731 guns, 465 vehicles, Assault Value = 1471
Defending force 30306 troops, 179 guns, 741 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Japanese adjusted assault: 532
Allied adjusted defense: 23

Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
172 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
827 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 166 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 35 (4 destroyed, 31 disabled)

Assaulting units:
65th Brigade
4th Raiding Regiment
2TD 6th Tank Regiment
48th Division
5th Division
2nd Division
55th Division
14th Tank Regiment
2TD 7th Tank Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th' Army
12th Base Force
34th Field AA Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
102nd Ship Eng Coy
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
18th British Division
39th Indian Division
19th Indian' Division
7th Australian Division
17th Indian' Division
6th Australian Division
Burma Corps~
70th British~ Div /7

Allied Unit(s) surrounded at Moulmein

54/47 is occupied by the Japanese.

CHINA

Japanese afternoon Air attack on Chengchow – 4 runway hits.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13

Allied aircraft

P-66 Vanguard x 3

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

PHILIPPINES

Japanese bombardment attack at Cebu – J 27 casualties.
Attacking force 1320 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
Defending force 5307 troops, 70 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 171





Repairs completed on CA Takao at Singapore, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-17^ at Kobe=, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on PB-32 (Aoi) at Kobe=, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on PB-33 (Hagi) at Kobe=, ship returned to service

Christchurch expands airfield to size 7
Kienko expands airfield to size 3
Ban Pong expands port to size 2
87/45 expands fortifications to size 1

Previous report of sinking of CL Birmingham incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuching (58, 88)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kukong (79, 57)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Pucheng (86, 57)!

xAP Morinda is reported to have been sunk near Milne Bay on Apr 02, 1942

[SierraJuliet]

17 December 1942

PHILIPPINES

SS Haddo launches 4 torpedoes and misses at Corregidor at 76,77.

Japanese Ships

TB RTN Takbai
PB RTN Chow Praya
xAKL RTN Valaya
xAKL RTN Redang
xAKL RTN Bhanurangsi
xAKL RTN Ciann
xAKL Genmei Maru
DD Fuyo


BURMA

Japanese morning Air attack on 7th Australian Division at Moulmein – 5 casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at Moulmein.

Attacking force 54578 troops, 731 guns, 525 vehicles, Assault Value = 1470
Defending force 28365 troops, 171 guns, 698 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Japanese adjusted assault: 402
Allied adjusted defense: 19

Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
935 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 80 destroyed, 198 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 45 (17 destroyed, 28 disabled)

Assaulting units:
4th Raiding Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
2nd Division
2TD 6th Tank Regiment
65th Brigade
55th Division
48th Division
5th Division
2TD 7th Tank Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
14th' Army
102nd Ship Eng Coy
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
34th Field AA Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
12th Base Force
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
Burma Corps~
39th Indian Division
17th Indian' Division
7th Australian Division
6th Australian Division
18th British Division
19th Indian' Division
70th British~ Div /7

Allied Unit(s) surrounded at Moulmein

56/49 is occupied by the Japanese.

CHINA

Japanese afternoon sweep on Chengchow – no CAP encountered.

Japanese deliberate attack at 83,59

Attacking force 35070 troops, 395 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 1416
Defending force 3141 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 130

Japanese adjusted assault: 1336
Allied adjusted defense: 229

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE 83/59!!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
140 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
3800 casualties reported
Squads: 91 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 99 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
15th Division
39th Division
58ID 52nd Infantry Brigade
22nd Division
13th Army
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
5th Guerilla Base Force
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D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Kaga-2 attacking a Porpoise class SS at 107,94
an Allied SS is reported HIT
B5N1 Kate-Kankoh from Shoho-2 attacking a KVIII Class class SS at 106,124
Ki-51a Sonia_ from 71st I.F.Chutai' attacking an Allied SS at 84,68

Eniwetok expands airfield to size 4
Stockton expands airfield to size 5

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Suchow (91, 47)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Phnom Penh (58, 69)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Clark Field (79, 76)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuching (58, 88)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Padang (44, 85)!

[SierraJuliet]

18 December 1942

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SS Barb attacking on the surface at 65,71 at Cam Ranh Bay.

Japanese Ships

TK RTN Samui, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

This will teach me for sending out lone ships (a tanker of all things) in what I think are backwaters. Allied subs are everywhere, and we are nowhere near 1944!!

BURMA

Japanese morning Air attacks on 7th Australian Division at Moulmein – 3 casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at Moulmein.

Attacking force 54441 troops, 731 guns, 524 vehicles, Assault Value = 1458
Defending force 26054 troops, 161 guns, 639 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Japanese adjusted assault: 373
Allied adjusted defense: 17

Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1412 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 195 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 60 (15 destroyed, 45 disabled)
Units destroyed 1 (Surely in their final days now that the big divisions are starting to evaporate)

Assaulting units:
65th Brigade
55th Division
14th Tank Regiment
5th Division
2TD 6th Tank Regiment
48th Division
4th Raiding Regiment
2nd Division
2TD 7th Tank Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th' Army
1st RF Gun Battalion
34th Field AA Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
102nd Ship Eng Coy
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Base Force
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
15th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
6th Australian Division
39th Indian Division
18th British Division
7th Australian Division
Burma Corps~
17th Indian' Division
19th Indian' Division
70th British~ Div /7

Allied Unit(s) surrounded at Moulmein

Allied Unit(s) Wiped Out at Moulmein by attrition!!!!!!

CHINA

Japanese afternoon sweep on Chengchow – no CAP encountered.




Repairs completed on DD Usugumo at Yokohama=+, ship returned to service

Ki-51a Sonia_ from 71st I.F.Chutai' attacking an Allied SS at 85,68
an Allied SS is reported HIT
G4M1 Betty-Rikko from Kanoya Ku K-1'/C has spotted an Allied PT at 91,132
an Allied PT is reported HIT
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Kaga-2 attacking SS Pollack at 106,94

Kaifeng expands port to size 4
Suva expands airfield to size 9
71/56 expands port to size 4
Shangrao expands fortifications to size 2

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kiangtu (91, 51)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Suchow (91, 47)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Tangshan (96, 41)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Clark Field (79, 76)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuching (58, 88)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Padang (44, 85)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 88/38 (88, 38)!

Loss of TK RTN Samui on Dec 18, 1942 is admitted

19th Army arrives at Tokyo=

[SierraJuliet]

19 December 1942

PHILIPPINES

SS Permit is sighted by escort at 77,69 near San Fernando.

Japanese Ships

xAK Yoneyama Maru
xAK Izumo Maru
xAK Yasukawa Maru
xAK Kanko Maru
PB Kyo Maru #10

AUSTRALIA

Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay – 55 casualties (1 gun lost), 10 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 37 runway hits.

Japanese aircraft

no flights

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 11 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed on ground
A6M3 Zero-Reisen: 15 damaged
A6M3 Zero-Reisen: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 19 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships

CL St Louis
CL Sumatra
DD Van Ghent
DD Evertsen
DD Kortenaer
DD Piet Hein
DD Nizam~
DD Napier~
DD Nestor~

Damage stands at Port 0, Airfield Service 11 and Airfield Runway 25. It has been some time since the Allies used Milne Bay for a bombardment run. My only counter is to have ships present ready to meet them. A difficult proposition as I don’t know when they will arrive until … oh look Allied ships lobbing shells. The other problem of course is having my ships present which make nice targets for the Allied bombers and of course the ever present sub threat. No bomber follow up to this naval bombardment. I would have thought that this would have been in order to suppress this airfield as quickly as possible. As for the Allied plans in the region… well I do wonder if something is coming soon or this is a theatre where a build up is happening, but the main event will happen in some other place. The recent behaviour of the Allied deathstar where it moved out in force towards the Marshall Islands and then promptly withdrew has me contemplating just where will the Allies push next. Their carriers are all available so is it to be the Pacific or will the Indian Ocean become the launch pad for their counter offensive.

CHINA

Japanese morning Air sweep on Chengchow – no CAP encountered.

BURMA

Japanese morning Air attacks on 6th Australian Division at Moulmein – 5 casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at Moulmein.

Attacking force 54770 troops, 733 guns, 515 vehicles, Assault Value = 1454
Defending force 22838 troops, 109 guns, 580 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese adjusted assault: 406
Allied adjusted defense: 17

Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
436 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 63 destroyed, 67 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 61 (52 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
4th Raiding Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
55th Division
65th Brigade
2nd Division
48th Division
5th Division
2TD 7th Tank Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
102nd Ship Eng Coy
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
14th' Army
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
34th Field AA Battalion
12th Base Force
15th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
19th Indian' Division
Burma Corps~
6th Australian Division
7th Australian Division
18th British Division
17th Indian' Division

Allied Unit(s) surrounded at Moulmein




G4M1 Betty-Rikko from Kanoya Ku K-1'/C has spotted an Allied ML at 91,132
an Allied ML is reported HIT
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Kaga-2 attacking an Allied SS at 107,94
B5N1 Kate-Kankoh from Shoho-2 attacking a Electric Boat S-42 class SS at 106,124
Ki-51a Sonia_ from 71st I.F.Chutai' attacking SS Haddo at 86,70

Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard SS I-23^

90/52 expands port to size 2
83/59 expands port to size 2

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Foochow (86, 60)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Clark Field (79, 76)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuching (58, 88)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kukong (79, 57)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Padang (44, 85)!

HDML P-12 is reported to have been sunk near Alor on Dec 27, 1941

[RangerJoe]

Minisubs and a minefield at Milne Bay might help. Float planes on night search might give the subs warning and increase the DL on the enemy task forces and increase the odds of a successful attack.

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Minisubs and a minefield at Milne Bay might help. Float planes on night search might give the subs warning and increase the DL on the enemy task forces and increase the odds of a successful attack.

Great suggestion. I have the minefield in place. Will get some minisubs organised and float planes for night time search shouldn't be too difficult to rustle up. If Ed leaves the airfield alone from aerial bombing for a bit even better.

[RangerJoe]

You could use longer ranged Mavis aircraft.

If you go back and can find a pattern of how many days it is between bombardments, then you might be able to run in fast and ambush him - especially on a low visibility night before he gets radar. It does not have to be low moonlight, even just overcast not to mention storms. Then, of course, even Japanese MTBs could be a surprise.

If he is still there during the daylight, low level bombers with bombs should wreck those ships, no need for torpedoes against those thin hulls. If you get float planes there, Jakes at 1000 or even 100 feet should dampen the DDs ardor for these trips. Yes, you would take losses, but you can replace planes easier than ships and while he does get a lot more ships later, he won't have them now.

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

You could use longer ranged Mavis aircraft.

If you go back and can find a pattern of how many days it is between bombardments, then you might be able to run in fast and ambush him - especially on a low visibility night before he gets radar. It does not have to be low moonlight, even just overcast not to mention storms. Then, of course, even Japanese MTBs could be a surprise.

If he is still there during the daylight, low level bombers with bombs should wreck those ships, no need for torpedoes against those thin hulls. If you get float planes there, Jakes at 1000 or even 100 feet should dampen the DDs ardor for these trips. Yes, you would take losses, but you can replace planes easier than ships and while he does get a lot more ships later, he won't have them now.

I'm going to have to go back sometime but there is possibly enough bombardment runs to get a sense of how long it took between them. We have just got to the low point of moonlight visibility so brighter nights each turn for a while. Plenty of storms going on in this game.

MTBs... excellent. Have to see if I can purchase them from supply. Slips my mind that does. If not they are all quite a long ways away.

Ed never hangs around for daylight. I'd appreciate that but they are in and out in no time.

Good food for thought and I will check things out after the next turn.

[SierraJuliet]

20 December 1942

DEI

IJ troops unloading over beach at Denpasar.

CHINA

Japanese morning sweep on Chengchow – no CAP encountered.

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SS Bonita launches 2 torpedoes at 73,72 near Paracel Islands.

Japanese Ships

PB Hakata Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Minami Maru
xAKL Yamafuku Maru
xAKL Kyokusei Maru
xAKL Giyu Maru
PB Hirotama Maru

BURMA

Japanese deliberate attack at Moulmein.

Attacking force 54780 troops, 733 guns, 515 vehicles, Assault Value = 1458
Defending force 20955 troops, 102 guns, 517 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Japanese adjusted assault: 575
Allied adjusted defense: 15

Japanese assault odds: 38 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
384 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 136 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
55th Division
5th Division
65th Brigade
2nd Division
14th Tank Regiment
4th Raiding Regiment
48th Division
2TD 7th Tank Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Base Force
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th' Army
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
102nd Ship Eng Coy
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
34th Field AA Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
15th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
18th British Division
Burma Corps~
6th Australian Division
7th Australian Division
17th Indian' Division

Allied Unit(s) surrounded at Moulmein





D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Kaga-2 attacking a KXIV Class class SS at 107,94

Astoria expands airfield to size 6
83/59 expands fortifications to size 1

Ace pilot Shirane, A. of Akagi-1 is promoted to LCDR

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuching (58, 88)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Padang (44, 85)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 88/38 (88, 38)!

Loss of PB Hakata Maru #2 on Dec 20, 1942 is admitted

CL Capetown is reported to have been sunk near Ramree Island on Oct 27, 1942
xAP Merkur is reported to have been sunk near Milne Bay on Apr 02, 1942
DD Lightning is reported to have been sunk near Cox's Bazar on Oct 28, 1942

KM MSD Soerbaja arrives at Kobe=

[RangerJoe]

Ed never hangs around for daylight. I'd appreciate that but they are in and out in no time.

But if he loses enough ops points at night, it might slow him down and he might be in range during the day. It is worth a try if you think that you can slow him down. Maybe have the subs and MTBs disbanded in port unless he is reconning it. If he is, then maybe a dot base close by. Same thing for the Jakes, flying from a dot base with aviation support flown in unless it is also being reconned. Otherwise an AV disbanded in port. Even a Naval attack at night can use up his ops points, even if there is no damage.

[SierraJuliet]

21 December 1942

CHINA

Japanese morning sweep on Chengchow – no CAP encountered.

PACIFIC

SS Seal is sighted by escort at 112, 108 near Truk.

Japanese Ships

xAK Taijima Maru
xAK Syoryu Maru
xAK Nitian Maru
xAK Oridono Maru
xAK Yamahagi Maru
xAK Sumatra Maru
xAK Hamburg Maru
xAK Ceylon Maru
PB Teibo Maru #2
PB Mikitade Maru

BURMA

Japanese deliberate attack at Moulmein.

Attacking force 54778 troops, 733 guns, 514 vehicles, Assault Value = 1456
Defending force 19450 troops, 94 guns, 494 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 493
Allied adjusted defense: 11

Japanese assault odds: 44 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
706 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 146 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 60 (7 destroyed, 53 disabled)

Assaulting units:
55th Division
2nd Division
48th Division
14th Tank Regiment
65th Brigade
5th Division
4th Raiding Regiment
2TD 7th Tank Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
34th Field AA Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
102nd Ship Eng Coy
14th' Army
12th Base Force
15th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
18th British Division
7th Australian Division
6th Australian Division
17th Indian' Division

Allied Unit(s) surrounded at Moulmein

53/51 is occupied by the Japanese.

DEI

Japanese deliberate attack at Denpasar.

Attacking force 1370 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
Defending force 175 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 53
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 53 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Denpasar!!!

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

Allied ground losses:
204 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
Kure 3rd SNLF

Defending units:
KNI Leger




G3M3 Nell-Chukou from 752 Ku K-1' attacking a Electric Boat S-42 class SS at 49,89
an Allied SS is reported HIT

Soerabaja expands fortifications to size 1

A6M3a Zero-Reisen upgrading to A6M5 Zero-Reisen at Maebashi

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Tangshan (96, 41)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Phnom Penh (58, 69)!

DD Laforey is reported to have been sunk near Cox's Bazar on Oct 28, 1942

I expect there will be pain coming up at Buna. I have here the 17th Army, Maizuru 1st SNLF, 67th Naval Guard and 17th Naval Construction. All very good excepting that they have exhausted their supply and the Allies have a large stack camped out at Kokoda. Reinforcements in the form of 14th Division and 25th JAAF AF Bn (I badly require aerial support here) are going to be dropped off. I expect plenty of nasties to come out of PM so there is carrier support in the form of Junyo + 2 CVL and 2 CVE just to the north and air support from Milne Bay. The vaious fleets do not appear to have been sighted due to storms so the first the Allies will see of them is when they turn up at the beaches…. Hopefully.

[RangerJoe]

Another trick to hide the task forces is to disband them at a dot base. Unless it is reconned, they should not be seen except for SigInt.

[SierraJuliet]

22 December 1942

DEI

SS KVIII launches 2 torpedoes at 76,109 near Ambon.

Japanese Ships

xAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1 (Damage is 15 15 03 00)
xAK Hokkai Maru
xAKL Toten Maru
xAKL Fuyukawa Maru
xAKL Uji Maru
PB Takunan Maru #5

SS Salmon launches 2 torpedoes at 62,103 near Madjene.

Japanese Ships

xAKL Shingetsu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Gamitsu Maru #1
xAK Iwaki Maru
xAK Enju Maru
xAK Anzan Maru #2
xAKL Junpo Maru
xAKL Korei Maru
xAKL Matsutan Maru
PB Shonan Maru #1
PB Sonan Maru #6

SS KVIII launches 2 torpedoes and misses at 76,109 near Ambon.

Japanese Ships

xAK Heito Maru
xAK Hokkai Maru
xAK Chile Maru
xAKL Toten Maru
xAKL Fuyukawa Maru
xAKL Uji Maru
PB Takunan Maru #5

Pamekasan is occupied by the Japanese.

CHINA

Japanese morning sweep on Chengchow – no CAP encountered.

BURMA

Japanese morning Air attack on 6th Australian Division at Moulmein.

Japanese deliberate attack at Moulmein.

Attacking force 54098 troops, 725 guns, 508 vehicles, Assault Value = 1463
Defending force 17629 troops, 88 guns, 462 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 691
Allied adjusted defense: 9

Japanese assault odds: 76 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
1606 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 250 destroyed, 120 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 33 (30 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 97 (79 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
65th Brigade
2nd Division
14th Tank Regiment
5th Division
48th Division
55th Division
4th Raiding Regiment
2TD 7th Tank Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th' Army
1st RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
12th Base Force
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
102nd Ship Eng Coy
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
7th Australian Division
6th Australian Division
18th British Division
17th Indian' Division

Allied Unit(s) surrounded at Moulmein





Repairs completed on SS I-8^ at Hiroshima/Kure+, ship returned to service

SS I-121* lays minefield near Milne Bay (101, 134).

G4M1 Betty-Rikko from Kanoya Ku K-1'/C has spotted an Allied ML at 91,132 (Portland Roads)
an Allied ML is reported HIT
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Kaga-2 attacking an Allied SS at 109,93
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Kaga-2 attacking an Allied SS at 109,93
an Allied SS is reported HIT
B5N1 Kate-Kankoh from Shoho-2 attacking a Barracuda class SS at 106,124
a Triton class SS is reported HIT

83/59 expands fortifications to size 2

Ace pilot Hatekeyama, Y. of 202 Ku S-1 Det A' is promoted to CPO
Ace pilot Okano H. of Hiryu-1 is promoted to PO1

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kukong (79, 57)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Padang (44, 85)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 88/38 (88, 38)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 77/56 (77, 56)!

Loss of xAKL Shingetsu Maru on Dec 22, 1942 is admitted

KM MSD Batavia arrives at Kobe=

All of the TFs at Buna are spotted during this turn. No air attacks from PM. Surprised at this. Perhaps the hornet nest will react tomorrow. Most of 14 Division is ashore and the AF Unit will start going ashore overnight. The much-needed supplies will also start unloading. 2 Catalina I and 1 PBY-5A Catalina were reported shot down today. I know that 2 of them went down over Buna where long range Zeros from Milne Bay were waiting. What was of interest was that the Zeros who claimed the kills were set for CAP at 2000’so I do wonder what those Cats were doing searching at such a low level that they became targets for the Zeros. The carrier support a couple of hexes away appears to have avoided detection this turn.

Over in Burma I wonder if the Allies are attempting to remove troops or are they setting a minefield trap. Perhaps both. I have insufficient supply available to order an assault against these units… at present. A couple of small SAG TFs are ordered to the area to investigate.

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Another trick to hide the task forces is to disband them at a dot base. Unless it is reconned, they should not be seen except for SigInt.

Thanks Ranger Joe I shall keep this one in mind.

[LargeSlowTarget]

Japanese assault odds: 76 to 1 - those Allied dogs at Moulmein just won't give up, eh?

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget

Japanese assault odds: 76 to 1 - those Allied dogs at Moulmein just won't give up, eh?

Superb soldiers. No doubt. One of those remaining divisions did surrender last turn but the message flashed by too quickly to make out which one was finally broken.

[SierraJuliet]

23 December 1942

HOME ISLANDS

SS Plunger is sighted by escort at 100,56 near Saishu To.

Japanese Ships

PB Busho Maru
xAK Sanura Maru
xAK Nansin Maru
xAK Meisho Maru
xAK Azuma Maru
xAK Sydney Maru
xAKL Shun Yuan
DD Shikinami

SS O21 is sighted by escort at 104,56 near Fukuoka

Japanese Ships

DD Amagiri

DEI

SS Scorpion launches 2 torpedoes at 56,103 near Soerabaja.

Japanese Ships

PB Kyo Maru #11 – 1 hit by torpedo which failed to explode
PB Gamitsu Maru #1
xAK Iwaki Maru
xAK Enju Maru
xAK Anzan Maru #2
xAKL Junpo Maru
xAKL Korei Maru
xAKL Matsutan Maru
PB Shonan Maru #1
PB Sonan Maru #6

BURMA

Japanese morning Air attack on TF near 54/50 at 54,50

Japanese aircraft

G3M2 Nell-Chukou x 22

Japanese aircraft losses

G3M2 Nell-Chukou: 1 damaged

Allied Ships

xAP Otaru
xAP Japan
xAP Ceylon
xAP Kentung
xAP Panthay
xAP Marella, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Japanese afternoon Air attack on TF near 54/50 at 54,50

Japanese aircraft

G3M2 Nell-Chukou x 22

Japanese aircraft losses

G3M2 Nell-Chukou: 1 damaged

Allied Ships

xAP Panthay
xAP Marella, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Punjab, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Ananda, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Hotspur~

Japanese deliberate attack at Moulmein.

Attacking force 54088 troops, 725 guns, 508 vehicles, Assault Value = 1463
Defending force 14577 troops, 60 guns, 388 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 463
Allied adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 66 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
1198 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 110 destroyed, 124 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 52 (1 destroyed, 51 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
48th Division
14th Tank Regiment
2nd Division
65th Brigade
5th Division
55th Division
4th Raiding Regiment
2TD 7th Tank Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
102nd Ship Eng Coy
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
14th' Army
1st RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
12th Base Force
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
7th Australian Division
6th Australian Division
17th Indian' Division

Allied Unit(s) surrounded at Moulmein

CHINA

Japanese afternoon sweep of Chengchow – no CAP encountered.





Repairs completed on CL Kashima at Hiroshima/Kure+, ship returned to service

D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Kaga-2 attacking SS Gurnard at 107,96
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Kaga-2 attacking a KV Class class SS at 108,94
a Electric Boat S-18 class SS is reported HIT
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Kaga-2 attacking SS Gurnard at 107,96
G3M2 Nell-Chukou from 701 Ku K-1 Det has spotted xAP Marella at 54,50
xAP Marella is reported HIT
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Kaga-2 attacking an Allied CL at 108,94

Itbayat Island expands port to size 3

Aircraft A6M5a Zero-Reisen advances R&D

DD Akigumo beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo=

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuching (58, 88)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kukong (79, 57)!

xAKL Wafu Maru arrives at Ominato+

xAP Marella is reported to have been sunk near 54/50 on Dec 23, 1942
xAP Punjab is reported to have been sunk near 54/50 on Dec 23, 1942
xAP Ananda is reported to have been sunk near 54/50 on Dec 23, 1942

Another Catalina falls to CAP over Buna. This time from CAP operating at 8000’. No Allied aerial attack at Buna. Troops are off the ships at Buna and supplies are being dumped ashore at break neck pace. Miss Nell turns up and has some success against those Allied ships attempting to rescue the ex Rangoon based and now cut off Allied ground forces. Another division calls it a day at Moulmein. Yesterday what was left of the 18th Division surrendered.

[SierraJuliet]

24 December 1942

DEI

SS KVIII is sighted and attack by escort at 76,109 near Ambon.

Japanese Ships

xAK Hokkai Maru
xAKL Toten Maru
xAKL Fuyukawa Maru
xAKL Uji Maru
PB Takunan Maru #5

Allied Ships

SS KVIII, hits 3

HOME ISLANDS

SS Plunger launches 2 torpedoes at 99,59 near Fukue-jima.

Japanese Ships

xAK Kusuyama Maru – 1 torpedo hit – failed to explode
xAK Tatuha Maru
xAK Ryotaku Maru
xAK Juko Maru
PB Okuyo Maru #2

BURMA

Japanese morning Air attack on TF near Akyab at 53,45

Japanese aircraft

G3M2 Nell-Chukou x 23

Japanese aircraft losses

G3M2 Nell-Chukou: 1 damaged
G3M2 Nell-Chukou: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships

xAP Mysore, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Fortune~
xAP Siam, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Kobe, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Shwemyo
xAP Otaru

Allied ground losses:
707 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Japanese morning Air attacks on 6th Australian Division at Moulmein.

Japanese deliberate attack at Moulmein.

Attacking force 54151 troops, 723 guns, 508 vehicles, Assault Value = 1472
Defending force 12621 troops, 54 guns, 367 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 474
Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 94 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
516 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 198 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 99 (1 destroyed, 98 disabled)

Assaulting units:
65th Brigade
55th Division
4th Raiding Regiment
2nd Division
5th Division
14th Tank Regiment
48th Division
2TD 7th Tank Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th' Army
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
102nd Ship Eng Coy
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Base Force
34th Field AA Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
15th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
6th Australian Division
7th Australian Division

Allied Unit(s) surrounded at Moulmein. Just the shattered remains of the 2 Australian Divisions left.

57/48 is occupied by the Japanese.

CHINA

Japanese morning sweep on Chengchow – no CAP encountered.

AUSTRALIA

Allied morning Air attack on TF near Buna at 99,129

Japanese aircraft

A6M3 Zero-Reisen x 12

Allied aircraft

B-25C Mitchell x 4
B-25C Mitchell x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 10
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M3 Zero-Reisen: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships

CA Atago
CA Maya, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Allied morning Air attack on TF near Buna at 99,129

Japanese aircraft

A6M3 Zero-Reisen x 3

Allied aircraft

Kittyhawk IA x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 13

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M3 Zero-Reisen: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships

xAK Teihoku Maru
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1
xAK Iburi Maru
CA Maya, on fire

Allied morning Air attack on TF near Buna at 99,129

Japanese aircraft

A6M3 Zero-Reisen x 1

Allied aircraft

B-25C Mitchell x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships

CA Atago, Bomb hits 1
CA Chokai

Allied morning Air attack on TF near Buna at 99,129

Allied aircraft

B-25C Mitchell x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships

CA Maya, on fire
CA Chokai

Allied afternoon Air attack on TF near Buna at 99,129

Japanese aircraft

A6M3 Zero-Reisen x 8

Allied aircraft

B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 6
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships

CA Maya, on fire
CA Atago

Allied afternoon Air attack on TF near Buna at 99,129

Japanese aircraft

A6M3 Zero-Reisen x 2

Allied aircraft

Kittyhawk IA x 11
B-25C Mitchell x 18
P-40E Warhawk x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships

xAK Tarushima Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Chokai
CA Maya, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Ikuta Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Wakaba
CA Atago






D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Kaga-2 attacking an Allied SS at 107,94

CPO Matsumoto, Y. of 202 Ku S-1 Det A' is credited with kill number 10
CPO Okazaki, M. of 202 Ku S-1 Det A' is credited with kill number 12…. And is lost. Our 2nd hight ace gone.
Damaged A6M3 Zero-Reisen from 202 Ku S-1 Det A' does not return, pilot reported killed…. Quite possibly CPO Okazaki, M.

D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Kaga-2 attacking a Barracuda class SS at 107,94
Ki-48-Ib Lily-Sokei from 8th Sentai attacking SS Permit at 84,68

Brunei Bay-Seria expands fortifications to size 2
Tjilatjap expands fortifications to size 1
82/51 expands port to size 4

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuching (58, 88)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Padang (44, 85)!

xAP Siam is reported to have been sunk near Akyab on Dec 24, 1942
xAP Kobe is reported to have been sunk near Akyab on Dec 24, 1942
xAP Mysore is reported to have been sunk near Akyab on Dec 24, 1942

The 2 bombs that hit Maya caused considerable damage. A good drop of supply has been made. Time to get out of Buna

[SierraJuliet]

25 December 1942

BAY OF BENGAL

SS I-158 is sighted by escort at 53,42 near Cox’s Bazar.

Allied Ships

xAP Whang Pu
xAP Talifoo
xAP Mindoon
xAP Java
DD Hotspur~

Night Time Surface Combat near Cox's Bazar at 53,42 Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships

CL Kinu, Shell hits 1
CL Kuma
DD Sagiri
DD Okikaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires

Allied Ships

DD Fortune~, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hotspur~
PC Sutlej, Shell hits 2
xAP India
xAP Katha, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
xAP Japan, Shell hits 2
xAP Java
xAP Ceylon
xAP Otaru
xAP Kabul
xAP Assam
xAP Mindoon
xAP Kelat
xAP Panthay
xAP Kentung
xAP Kawlin
xAP Talifoo, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Shwemyo
xAP Whang Pu, Shell hits 1

Allied ground losses:
664 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 36 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 92% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 92% moonlight: 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
DD Fortune~ collides with xAP Kelat at 53, 42
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

Allied morning Air attack on TF near Cox's Bazar at 53,42

Japanese aircraft

Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft

CW-22 Falcon x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 9
DB-7B x 3
P-43 Lancer x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships

DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio

Allied morning Air attack on TF near Cox's Bazar at 53,42

Allied aircraft

B-339D x 11
DB-7B x 9
P-43 Lancer x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships

DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Tokitsukaze

I am very torn on the prospect and chasing down this rag tag convoy. We are very close to Calcutta and I do very much fear the air power that must be here. Not to mention that Hermes may well be holed up here as well. On the other hand, getting amongst this convoy and dealing with even more of the rescued troops would be beneficial. I shall be sleeping on this before the turn goes. I so want to roll the die, but I think that prudence shall win out. Those Japanese surface forces are best kept for another day and not frittered away for the sake of some soldiers.

CHINA

Japanese morning sweep on Chengchow – no CAP encountered.

BURMA

Japanese morning Air attacks on 6th Australian Division at Moulmein – 4 casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at Moulmein.

Attacking force 54193 troops, 723 guns, 508 vehicles, Assault Value = 1478
Defending force 10801 troops, 51 guns, 335 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 629
Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 125 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
638 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 227 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 56 (6 destroyed, 50 disabled)

Assaulting units:
65th Brigade
55th Division
14th Tank Regiment
4th Raiding Regiment
2nd Division
48th Division
5th Division
2TD 7th Tank Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
102nd Ship Eng Coy
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th' Army
12th Base Force
15th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
6th Australian Division
7th Australian Division

Allied Unit(s) surrounded at Moulmein

AUSTRALIA

Allied afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay – 1 port hit.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3 Zero-Reisen x 29
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 23
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 10

Allied aircraft

B-17E Fortress x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay

Japanese aircraft

A6M3 Zero-Reisen x 22
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 21
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6

Allied aircraft

B-17E Fortress x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M3 Zero-Reisen: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged

Japanese Ships

xAKL Boko Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay – 2 port hits and 1 port supply hit.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3 Zero-Reisen x 10
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 17
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6

Allied aircraft

B-17E Fortress x 9
B-24D Liberator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships

ACM Eifuko Maru #15, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Boko Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay – 4 casualties, 2 port hits.

Japanese aircraft

A6M3 Zero-Reisen x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3

Allied aircraft

B-17E Fortress x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships

ACM Eifuko Maru #15, and is sunk

DEI

Mataram is occupied by the Japanese.





xAKL Boko Maru sinks in port

Repairs completed on SS I-32^ at Soerabaja, ship returned to service

Itbayat Island expands fortifications to size 1
Kunming expands airfield to size 5
Soerabaja expands fortifications to size 2
87/46 expands port to size 1
Dongxiang expands port to size 3

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kiangtu (91, 51)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Phnom Penh (58, 69)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kukong (79, 57)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Padang (44, 85)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 88/38 (88, 38)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 77/56 (77, 56)!

Loss of ACM Eifuko Maru #15 on Dec 25, 1942 is admitted

xAP Katha is reported to have been sunk near Cox's Bazar on Dec 25, 1942
xAP Talifoo is reported to have been sunk near Cox's Bazar on Dec 25, 1942

17th Garrison Unit arrives at Kumamoto=

[SierraJuliet]

26 December 1942

BAY OF BENGAL

So, after sleeping on it prudence lost the day. I decided to go for daring. Set those ships to full speed and run a course along the expected route the convoy would take towards Calcutta. Give a destination of Port Blair and set a way point 2 hexes away from Calcutta. My hope is that if I do locate the convoy the full speed run will get us well away from aerial threat once daylight arrives.

Night Time Surface Combat near Diamond Harbour at 52,41 Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships

CL Kinu
CL Kuma, Shell hits 1
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships

DD Hotspur~, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PC Sutlej, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP India
xAP Japan
xAP Java
xAP Ceylon
xAP Otaru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Kabul
xAP Assam
xAP Mindoon, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Kelat, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Panthay
xAP Kentung
xAP Kawlin
xAP Shwemyo
xAP Whang Pu

Allied ground losses:
620 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Low visibility due to Rain with 85% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 85% moonlight: 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
Massive explosion on xAP Kelat
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

Night Time Surface Combat near Diamond Harbour at 52,40 Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships

CL Kinu
CL Kuma
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships

xAP India
xAP Japan, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
xAP Java, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Ceylon, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Kabul, Shell hits 1
xAP Assam
xAP Panthay
xAP Kentung, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Kawlin, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
xAP Shwemyo, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Whang Pu, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
2764 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 107 destroyed, 145 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Poor visibility due to Rain with 85% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 85% moonlight: 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 6,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
Massive explosion on xAP Shwemyo
Nishio, Hidehiko orders Japanese TF to disengage
Task forces break off...

Exactly the result I was hoping to execute. By end of day the Japanese warship have almost made it back to Port Blair.

SS RTN Sinsamudar launches 2 torpedoes and misses at 51,39 near Diamond Harbour.

Allied Ships

xAP Kabul

SS I-154 launches 2 torpedoes and misses at 51,39 near Diamond Harbour.

Allied Ships

Sutlej, heavy fires, heavy damage

PACIFIC

SS I-22 is sighted by escort at 194,107 near Lahaina.

Allied Ships

xAK Hercules
PC Girasol

SS I-3 launches 2 torpedoes and misses a 181,107 near Pearl Harbour.

Allied Ships

DD Farenholt
DD Bailey

DEI

SS Grampus launches 2 torpedoes at 75,98 near Manado.

Japanese Ships

xAK Hokkai Maru – 1 hit by torpedo which fails to explode
xAK Ikushima Maru
xAKL Toten Maru
xAKL Fuyukawa Maru
xAKL Uji Maru
PB Takunan Maru #5

Japanese deliberate attack at 68,104 near Kolaka.

Attacking force 552 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22
Defending force 151 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 23
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1

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

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

Assaulting units:
II/81st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Kendari Cdo

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attack on Chengchow – no CAP encountered.

83/44 is occupied by the Japanese.

BURMA

Japanese morning Air attack on 6th Australian Division at Moulmein – 12 casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at Moulmein.

Attacking force 54424 troops, 722 guns, 508 vehicles, Assault Value = 1491
Defending force 8935 troops, 46 guns, 298 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 486
Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 162 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1801 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 291 destroyed, 167 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 32 (31 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 112 (39 destroyed, 73 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
14th Tank Regiment
65th Brigade
5th Division
55th Division
2nd Division
48th Division
4th Raiding Regiment
2TD 7th Tank Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
12th Base Force
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
14th' Army
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
102nd Ship Eng Coy
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
15th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
6th Australian Division
7th Australian Division

Allied Unit(s) surrounded at Moulmein






Repairs completed on DD Makinami at Yokohama=+, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Takanami at Yokohama=+, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Shiratsuyu at Yokohama=+, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on TK Oita Maru at Yokohama=+, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on TK Yamaoka Maru at Yokohama=+, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CV Zuikaku at Yokohama=+, ship returned to service

G3M3 Nell-Chukou from 752 Ku K-1' attacking an Allied SS at 49,89
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Kaga-2 attacking an Allied DD at 107,94
G4M1 Betty-Rikko from Yokosuka Ku K-1 attacking an Allied SS at 106,124
an Allied SS is reported HIT
B5N1 Kate-Kankoh from Shoho-2 attacking a Porpoise class SS at 106,124

Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard DD Okikaze

Cocanada expands airfield to size 1
Dongxiang expands fortifications to size 1

Previous report of sinking of SS Tuna incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Clark Field (79, 76)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuching (58, 88)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Padang (44, 85)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 83/44 (83, 44)!

xAP Japan is reported to have been sunk near Diamond Harbour on Dec 26, 1942
xAP Java is reported to have been sunk near Diamond Harbour on Dec 26, 1942
xAP Ceylon is reported to have been sunk near Diamond Harbour on Dec 26, 1942
xAP Otaru is reported to have been sunk near Diamond Harbour on Dec 26, 1942
xAP Mindoon is reported to have been sunk near Diamond Harbour on Dec 26, 1942
xAP Kelat is reported to have been sunk near Diamond Harbour on Dec 26, 1942
xAP Kentung is reported to have been sunk near Diamond Harbour on Dec 26, 1942
xAP Kawlin is reported to have been sunk near Diamond Harbour on Dec 26, 1942
xAP Shwemyo is reported to have been sunk near Diamond Harbour on Dec 26, 1942
xAP Whang Pu is reported to have been sunk near Diamond Harbour on Dec 26, 1942
xAK Tjibesar is reported to have been sunk near Rangoon on Oct 11, 1942

67th Sentai arrives at Kushiro
AH Muro Hospital arrives at Yokohama=+