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ASW attack near Tokara Retto at 99,62
Japanese Ships
E Hayabusa
E Otori
E Hato
Allied Ships
SS Grampus
spotting a dozen subs daily, having several ASW TFs doing nothing and if an engagement happens I have to be happy to even see DCs being dropped that score a hit in 1 out of 500 times...
SS Grampus is located by E Hayabusa
Grampus diving deep ....
E Hato fails to find sub and abandons search
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on 90th Chinese Corps, at 88,44 (Chengchow)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 74
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
928 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 67 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
32 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 19th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 92nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 120th Red Chinese Division ...
Also attacking 36th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 22nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 76th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 6th Group Army ...
Also attacking 23rd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 90th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 19th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 92nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 90th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 19th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 92nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 120th Red Chinese Division ...
Also attacking 22nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 90th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 19th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 92nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 90th Chinese Corps ...
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Morning Air attack on 42nd Chinese Corps, at 88,44 (Chengchow)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 12
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 46
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
607 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 27th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 47th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 9th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 61st Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 2nd Group Army ...
Also attacking 34th Group Army ...
Also attacking 42nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 27th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 47th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 9th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 42nd Chinese Corps ...
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Morning Air attack on 27th Chinese Corps, at 88,44 (Chengchow)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
272 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 5th War Area ...
Also attacking 27th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 5th War Area ...
Also attacking 27th Chinese Corps ...
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Morning Air attack on 28th New Chinese Division, at 77,59 (Canton)
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 6
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 60
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
347 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
13 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 14th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 60th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 24th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 80th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 93rd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 34th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th New Chinese Division ...
Also attacking 14th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 60th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th New Chinese Division ...
Also attacking 14th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 24th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 80th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 14th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 60th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th New Chinese Division ...
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Morning Air attack on 28th New Chinese Division, at 77,59 (Canton)
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 39th New Chinese Division ...
Also attacking 28th New Chinese Division ...
Also attacking 39th New Chinese Division ...
Also attacking 28th New Chinese Division ...
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Morning Air attack on 5th War Area , at 88,44 (Chengchow)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 14
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 39th New Chinese Division, at 77,59 (Canton)
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 38th New Chinese Division ...
Also attacking 39th New Chinese Division ...
Also attacking 38th New Chinese Division ...
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Morning Air attack on Red Chinese Army, at 88,44 (Chengchow)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 38
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
353 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 96th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking Red Chinese Army ...
Also attacking 96th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking Red Chinese Army ...
Also attacking 96th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking Red Chinese Army ...
Also attacking 96th Chinese Corps ...
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Morning Air attack on 18th Group Army, at 88,44 (Chengchow)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
319 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 92nd Chinese Corps, at 88,44 (Chengchow)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 36th Division, at 81,35 , near Lanchow
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
I-15-III x 4
SB-III x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SB-III bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 13th Division ...
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Morning Air attack on 104th Division, at 81,34 (Lanchow)
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
I-16-III x 8
I-15-III x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x I-16-III bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
3 x I-15-III bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 6th Group Army, at 88,44 (Chengchow)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Ground combat at 43,29 (near Nagpur)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17568 troops, 225 guns, 1805 vehicles, Assault Value = 1002
Defending force 19729 troops, 199 guns, 159 vehicles, Assault Value = 216
Japanese adjusted assault: 598
Allied adjusted defense: 287
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 81 (14 destroyed, 67 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
5939 casualties reported
Squads: 142 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 240 destroyed, 106 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 35 disabled
Guns lost 96 (61 destroyed, 35 disabled)
Vehicles lost 54 (31 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Units retreated 13
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
with another tank division taking part in the attack we force the enemy to retreat with a lucky 2:1... those troops are totally trashed now, sitting in the hex SE of Nagpur now... two infantry divisions at Nagpur are ordered to pursue, the tanks will go back to Nagpur for R&R...
Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
22nd Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Division
4th Tank Regiment
1st Tank Division
17th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
Defending units:
25th Indian Division
111th LRP Brigade
77th LRP Brigade
119th RAF Base Force
177 RAF Base Force
IV Indian Corps
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
118th RAF Base Force
117th RAF Base Force
12th Indian Engineer Battalion
112th RN Base Force
1st South India Base Force
14th Indian Light AA Regiment
166 RAF Base Force
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Ground combat at 43,28 (near Nagpur)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 24812 troops, 196 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 791
Defending force 2789 troops, 52 guns, 134 vehicles, Assault Value = 50
Japanese adjusted assault: 748
Allied adjusted defense: 31
Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
150 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
968 casualties reported
Squads: 98 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 26 (9 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 50 (30 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
to the West of Nagpur we catch the two motorized units that were retreating into this direction and for whatever reason weren't set to run... this costs the enemy more than a monthly replacement of Indian Inf squads which are the bottleneck in replacements like heary artillery is... really wonder why I haven't met any Australian Divs in India yet...
Assaulting units:
46th Division
38th Division
Defending units:
73rd Motorised Brigade
267th Armoured Brigade
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Ground combat at Canton (77,59)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 32611 troops, 257 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 899
Defending force 70788 troops, 304 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 510
Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Canton Special Base Force
2nd RF Gun Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
47th JAAF AF Bn
1st JAAF AF Coy
2nd JAAF AF Coy
Defending units:
98th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
60th Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
29th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
39th New Chinese Division
34th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
38th New Chinese Division
7th Chinese Corps
7th New Chinese Corps
1st War Area
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
16th Group Army
28th New Chinese Division
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
51st Chinese Corps
Jingcha War Area
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
57th AT Gun Regiment
20th Artillery Regiment
56th AT Gun Regiment
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