KXI patrolling at Saigon port exit was attacked again but damage is light and no need to return for repairs.
ASW attack near Saigon at 60,73
Japanese Ships
DD Shikinami
DD Yomogi
DD Fuyo
Allied Ships
SS KXI, hits 3
SS KXI is sighted by escort
KXI bottoming out ....
DD Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Fuyo fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yomogi attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub
Night bombarding of Wenchow continues, again no damage to troops.
Near Truk another tanker was hit but with fault torpedo. All the tanker activity around Truk indicates that KB is short of fuel after intensive one month operations around Fiji and New Caledonia. Subs in the area will try to chase the tanker.
Sub attack near Truk at 111,109
Japanese Ships
TK Akatsuki Maru
DD Akebono
DD Ariake
Allied Ships
SS Trout
SS Trout launches 4 torpedoes at TK Akatsuki Maru
Trout diving deep ....
DD Akebono fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake attacking submerged sub ....
DD Ariake attacking submerged sub ....
DD Ariake is out of ASW ammo
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
Troops in China and Bataan is hit from the air, this remains me I forgot to move the one P-40 out. I tried to hit Noumea, watchers reported ships in the port but no hits.
In DEI some oil is damaged.
Afternoon Air attack on Samarinda , at 65,96
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
Oil hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1/A with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead
On the ground front lot of bombardment in China by Japan. One depleted Chinese stack is attacked.
Ground combat at 85,46 (near Nanyang)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 4166 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 151
Defending force 1205 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19
Japanese adjusted assault: 139
Allied adjusted defense: 5
Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
576 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 5
Units destroyed 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
13th/A Division
Defending units:
7th New Chinese/B Corps
48th Chinese/B Corps
7th New Chinese/A Corps
48th Chinese/A Corps
48th Chinese/C Corps
7th New Chinese/C Corps