splashell (A) vs. gervabit

[splashell]

January 15th, 1942 major events:

-an xAKL encounters a large CV TF near Port Moresby, consisting of carriers Kaga, Hiryu, Soryu, Zuiho, CS Chiyoda and BB Kirishima
-SS Argonaut gets a shot at CV Hiryu, missing with 4 torpedoes
-BBs bombard Manila now that Bataan is open
-3 divisions make an attack at Chushien, with 1:2 odds but bringing forts down to 1
-Noumea holds yet against another shock attack. The Japanese are banzaing furiously

[splashell]

January 16th, 1942 major events:

-I-15 sinks an xAKL off Port Moresby
-BBs Ise, Yamashiro and Fuso bombard Manila. There is for sure AKE support nearby
-S-40 gets sunk in Singapore during a bombing raid while refueling
-DD Akatsuki hits a mine at Manila, and lists as being sunk
-An SNLF unit lands at Koumac
-Japanese capture Kolaka, the base NW of Kendari pushing the remaining Dutch units into the jungle

-Noumea holds against an unbelievable attack. I don't think it will hold off for any longer. There is simply NO MORE fighting power left. It must be due to the fact that the Japanese are so worn down of almost a week of continuous attacks on the base:



Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 9133 troops, 76 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 226

Defending force 3184 troops, 42 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 63

Allied adjusted defense: 40

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
190 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
192 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (5 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Assaulting units:
53rd Naval Guard Unit
51st Naval Guard Unit
144th Infantry Regiment
61st Naval Guard Unit
52nd Naval Guard Unit
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
5th Naval Construction Battalion
6th Naval Construction Battalion
23rd Air Flotilla
4th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
198th Field Artillery Battalion
34th Infantry Regiment
Noumea Base Force

[BBfanboy]

Overuse of shock attacks is one of the mistakes that new players often make. They see the X2 multiplier for the SA but they don't pay enough attention to how much fatigue and disruption their troops suffer if they don't succeed. Back to back SAs are usually unsuccessful. The rule is: grind with bombardments, bombing and deliberate attacks, then SA when it is clear the enemy is heavily disrupted and suffers a combat malus or three. Your opponent is showing a disruption malus. If he gets a supply malus too, he may end up losing a lot more troops than you.

[RangerJoe]

Frequent shock attacks by decent armoured units work great when the enemy does not have much artillery nor anti-tank capabilities. [:D] Other ground units just make a deliberate or a bombardment attack to support. But if you do shock attack with armoured units, strip out any soft devices.

[gervabit]

In my defense, shock attacks are not performed by all units at the same time, what really happens is the refusal to surrender, they do not know the benefits of sake

[splashell]

Well the war has progressed again. Here's a timeline from January 17th to January 22nd, 1942. I will be posting an overall victory count and situation fairly shortly.


January 17th, 1942 major events:


-I-15 sinks an xAKL off Port Moresby
-Another DD, Asakaze hits a mine at Manila
-I-153 sinks an xAKL at Oosthaven
-Large xAK Shinogawa Maru hit by 3 Dutch torps between Kendari and Makassar, reported sunk
-One PB hit by torp off Cam Ranh, reported sunk
-Manila bombarded by BBs
-65th Bde landed at Noumea

-Deliberate attack at Singapore:


Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 69991 troops, 673 guns, 344 vehicles, Assault Value = 1961

Defending force 52634 troops, 576 guns, 290 vehicles, Assault Value = 840

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 1534

Allied adjusted defense: 1955

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
7598 casualties reported
Squads: 187 destroyed, 445 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 127 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 46 disabled
Guns lost 61 (19 destroyed, 42 disabled)
Vehicles lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2524 casualties reported
Squads: 56 destroyed, 201 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 95 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 30 disabled
Guns lost 40 (7 destroyed, 33 disabled)
Vehicles lost 24 (3 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
56th Recon Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
5th Division
113th Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
114th Infantry Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
143rd Infantry Regiment
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
12th Engineer Regiment
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
56th Field Artillery Regiment
53rd Const Co
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
32nd Field AA Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
302nd Ship Eng Coy
36th JAAF AF Bn
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
35th JAAF AF Bn
55th Const Co
25th Army
15th Army
84th JAAF AF Bn
5th Field Construction Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
35th Fld AA Gun Co
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
96th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
12th Indian Brigade
SSVF Brigade
11th Indian Division
1st Hyderabad Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
3rd SSVF Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
2nd Malay Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
1st Manchester Battalion
1st Malay Battalion
8th Indian Bde /1
113th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
5th Field Regiment
Singapore Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
AHQ Far East
223 Group RAF
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Malaya Army
Malayan Air Wing
III Indian Corps
3rd Cavalry Rgt /1
112th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RN Base Force
1st ISF Base Force
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
110th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
Singapore Fortress
109th RAF Adv Base Force
224 Group RAF
111th RAF Adv Base Force
5/14th Punjab Bn /1


-Noumea still holds another attack. Attackers are plainly too tired to attack despite the huge raw AV difference
-Chushien holds an attack with 1:2 odds, fort level holding 2
-Koumac taken










January 18th, 1942 major events:

-A few more PT boats sunk at Palembang
-Nells sink 4 xAKL at Rangoon (but they did their job)

-Attack at Manila:

Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 73143 troops, 780 guns, 422 vehicles, Assault Value = 2165

Defending force 32214 troops, 177 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 706

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 1670

Allied adjusted defense: 735

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1403 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 197 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 53 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2853 casualties reported
Squads: 82 destroyed, 200 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 78 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 24 disabled
Guns lost 44 (15 destroyed, 29 disabled)

Assaulting units:
9th Infantry Regiment
33rd Division
16th Recon Regiment
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
38th Division
16th Engineer Regiment
Kimura Det
48th Division
4th Division
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
Kure 1st SNLF
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
45th Field AA Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Army
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Construction Battalion
40th Field AA Battalion
3rd Naval Construction Battalion

Defending units:
57th PS Infantry Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
27th Avn Sup
91st PA Infantry Division
1st Constabulary Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
2nd Constabulary Regiment
4th PAAC Avn Sup
US Forces Far East
II Corps
Asiatic Fleet
Nichols Field AAF Base Force
Cavite USN Base Force


-Noumea finally falls to the fresh 65th Bde attack

Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16932 troops, 118 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 415

Defending force 2590 troops, 35 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Japanese adjusted assault: 93

Allied adjusted defense: 31

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Noumea !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
897 casualties reported
Squads: 28 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 29 (29 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 38 (38 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
61st Naval Guard Unit
51st Naval Guard Unit
4th Tank Regiment
52nd Naval Guard Unit
144th Infantry Regiment
65th Brigade
53rd Naval Guard Unit
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
6th Naval Construction Battalion
5th Naval Construction Battalion
23rd Air Flotilla
4th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
34th Infantry Regiment
198th Field Artillery Battalion
Noumea Base Force

-Makassar falls on first attack










January 19th, 1942 major events:

-I-155 sinks an xAKL off Rangoon
-Bettys sink an xAKL at Port Moresby
-Nells sink an xAK, 2 xAKL and PC off Rangoon

-Manila falls. This goes to show how one small mistake can cause a major negative chain of events during a war:

Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 71048 troops, 780 guns, 422 vehicles, Assault Value = 1963

Defending force 30031 troops, 163 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 479

Japanese adjusted assault: 1784

Allied adjusted defense: 323

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Beech 18-S: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
1633 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 46 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
33034 casualties reported
Squads: 1118 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1266 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 88 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 237 (237 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 15

Assaulting units:
4th Division
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
33rd Division
48th Division
9th Infantry Regiment
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
Kimura Det
7th Tank Regiment
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
38th Division
Kure 1st SNLF
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Army
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Construction Battalion
40th Field AA Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
45th Field AA Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Naval Construction Battalion

Defending units:
27th Avn Sup
21st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
57th PS Infantry Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
1st Constabulary Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
2nd Constabulary Regiment
4th PAAC Avn Sup
Nichols Field AAF Base Force
Asiatic Fleet
US Forces Far East
II Corps
Cavite USN Base Force

-Palembang holds with 1:2 odds










Major events for January 20th, 1942:

-S-18 puts 2 torps into an xAK at Amchitka island, reportedly sunk
-Major clash near Chengchow, Chinese forces are evacuating the clear terrain for better defensive terrain. Still I think delaying capture of Chengchow and Loyang have been worth it.

Ground combat at 87,44 (near Chengchow)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 46022 troops, 366 guns, 328 vehicles, Assault Value = 1633

Defending force 72703 troops, 332 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1447

Japanese adjusted assault: 852

Allied adjusted defense: 723

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2541 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 199 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3444 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 371 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled

Assaulting units:
32nd Division
13th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
110th Division
5th Tank Regiment
20th Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
13th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
80th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
7th New Chinese Corps
1st War Area
39th Group Army










Major events for January 21st, 1942:

-S28 puts 3 torps into an xAK at Amchitka, reportedly sunk. We see ACMs at this island so possibly minefields are laid
-Cruisers bombard Palembang
-Second clash off Chengchow, evacuating still ongoing but soon completed:

Ground combat at 87,44 (near Chengchow)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49688 troops, 404 guns, 328 vehicles, Assault Value = 1426

Defending force 57876 troops, 294 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1090

Japanese adjusted assault: 812

Allied adjusted defense: 710

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2077 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 170 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 28 (5 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2736 casualties reported
Squads: 63 destroyed, 210 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 28 (1 destroyed, 27 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment
20th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Division
9th Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
110th Division
13th Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th Tank Regiment
32nd Division
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
39th Group Army


-Palembang finally falls under increasing pressure, Japanese have had several weeks to ship continous reinforcements from Malaya and there was not too much to do about it without surface assets
-Near Taiyuan, 2 Chinese corps behind enemy lines have been tying a Japanese mixed regiment and several NCPC brigades










Major events for January 22nd, 1942:

-I-169 sinks an xAKL off Port Moresby. Not a lot we can do about these subs for now
-CA Mogami and DD Murasame reportedly hit mines at freshly laid minefields off Palembang, both reportedly sunk (Witp tracker confirms). Huge if true
--Small AMc sunk at Amchitka
-Dutch bombers score 300kg bomb on CA Mikuma, heavy Japanese losses (500 casualties, 50 support squads destroyed/disabled) reported so these were probably ferrying some support units
-Another attack near Chengchow, troops hold albeit with heavy losses and hex evacuated tommorrow:

Ground combat at 87,44 (near Chengchow)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 48596 troops, 434 guns, 327 vehicles, Assault Value = 1768

Defending force 55652 troops, 293 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 885

Japanese adjusted assault: 691

Allied adjusted defense: 638

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1017 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 74 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 87 (11 destroyed, 76 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3480 casualties reported
Squads: 137 destroyed, 118 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 54 (2 destroyed, 52 disabled)

Assaulting units:
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
36th Division
5th Tank Regiment
32nd Division
3rd Tank Regiment
20th Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th Tank Regiment
13th Ind.Mixed Brigade
110th Division
13th Division
9th Tank Regiment
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
12th Army
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
39th Group Army

-Chushien continues to tie up 3 divisions:

Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35892 troops, 330 guns, 97 vehicles, Assault Value = 803

Defending force 14245 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 274

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 491

Allied adjusted defense: 253

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
1031 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 77 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled

Allied ground losses:
247 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Division
17th Division
116th Division

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
10th Group Army

[BBfanboy]

How much damage to the oil and refinery was there after the IJA took Palembang?

[gervabit]

[font="Arial"]In a previous bombardment damage 2 of oil, in the capture, 9 of oil and 8 refineries were damaged[/font]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: gervabit

[font="Arial"]In a previous bombardment damage 2 of oil, in the capture, 9 of oil and 8 refineries were damaged[/font]

That's not much.

[gervabit]

In previous turns, I attack the port and the airfield with + - 50 Lb planes, and two Tfs in coastal bombardment, and on the turn of the attack, bombard it with 3CA + DD and air attacks on the troops.

[splashell]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

How much damage to the oil and refinery was there after the IJA took Palembang?

Yes, not a lot of damage despite several weeks of (more or less) continuous bombardment runs. Also there were only a few engineers at Palembang, they are pretty scarce in to begin with (in this scenario). Singapore has a lot but they are scattered over so many LCUs that it's hard to really get too many into Palembang.

[splashell]

Major events for January 23rd, 1942:

-Our sub minelaying efforts are paying off, as intelligence believes that as many as 4 DDs hit mines on the approaches to Palembang and Balikpapan today and were sunk
-Another cargo TF was intercepted by CL Trenton at Amchitka, sinking 1 E and an xAK
-Troops landed at Balikpapan, Dutch bombers strafe and hit 2 300kg bombs on an xAP


-Another deliberate attack on Singapore reduces forts to 1:

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 62507 troops, 619 guns, 320 vehicles, Assault Value = 1777

Defending force 50890 troops, 567 guns, 287 vehicles, Assault Value = 692

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 2580

Allied adjusted defense: 1029

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2818 casualties reported
Squads: 71 destroyed, 259 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 65 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 53 disabled
Guns lost 25 (6 destroyed, 19 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3055 casualties reported
Squads: 120 destroyed, 83 disabled
Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 130 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 102 (27 destroyed, 75 disabled)
Vehicles lost 33 (10 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
114th Infantry Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
56th Recon Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
143rd Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
5th Division
12th Engineer Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
56th Engineer Regiment
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
5th Field Construction Battalion
35th Fld AA Gun Co
302nd Ship Eng Coy
25th Army
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Army
55th Const Co
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
53rd Const Co
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
32nd Field AA Battalion
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Loyal Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
1st Malay Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
12th Indian Brigade
3rd SSVF Battalion
11th Indian Division
2nd Malay Battalion
1st Manchester Battalion
SSVF Brigade
8th Indian Bde /1
113th RAF Adv Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
Singapore Base Force
1st Hyderabad Battalion
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Singapore Fortress
109th RAF Adv Base Force
III Indian Corps
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2nd ISF Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
224 Group RAF
109th RN Base Force
223 Group RAF
112th RAF Adv Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
1st ISF Base Force
111th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
Malaya Army
5th Field Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
110th RAF Adv Base Force
5/14th Punjab Bn /1

-Near Chengchow, an attack decimates a Chinese corps: the rest of the Chinese troops are now going to better defensive posture (already preoccupied by other units), Loyang and Chengchow are still held and some mobile reserves will be shifted according to where the enemy schwerpunkt is pointing.

round combat at 87,44 (near Chengchow)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 63612 troops, 558 guns, 357 vehicles, Assault Value = 1675

Defending force 22509 troops, 142 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 291

Japanese adjusted assault: 2385

Allied adjusted defense: 54

Japanese assault odds: 44 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
542 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
13343 casualties reported
Squads: 565 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 459 destroyed, 72 disabled
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 41 (41 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
11th Tank Regiment
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
36th Division
110th Division
20th Ind.Mixed Brigade
32nd Division
13th Ind.Mixed Brigade
3rd Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
13th Division
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
12th Army
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps


-Combat ongoing at Chushien reduces forts to 1. This base has been a good defensive position for a long time though and a lot of enemy blood has been spilled here:

Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35165 troops, 330 guns, 97 vehicles, Assault Value = 724

Defending force 13880 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 241

Japanese adjusted assault: 435

Allied adjusted defense: 184

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
1669 casualties reported
Squads: 93 destroyed, 62 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled

Allied ground losses:
745 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 58 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Division
17th Division
116th Division

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
10th Group Army

[splashell]

Major events for January 24th, 1942:

-SS KXIV most likely sinks small xAKL off Badeldaob with 8 4" shells
-ANZAZ cruisers raid Noumea sinking 2 PBs, and bombard the base:

Night Naval bombardment of Noumea at 115,160

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K4 Mavis: 48 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 11 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 49 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
CA Canberra
CA Australia
CL Perth
CL Achilles
CL Leander
DD Le Triomphant
DD Stuart

Japanese ground losses:
761 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 84 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 13
Runway hits 80


-A PB hits a mine off Balikpapan, whether sunk is not sure
-S-34 puts 14 shells into xAK Tsukuba Maru at Attu island
-Shock attack at Chushien repelled:


Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 33332 troops, 330 guns, 97 vehicles, Assault Value = 603

Defending force 13304 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 192

Japanese adjusted assault: 563

Allied adjusted defense: 358

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
1247 casualties reported
Squads: 51 destroyed, 91 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled

Allied ground losses:
604 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 53 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Division
17th Division
116th Division

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
10th Group Army

[splashell]

Major events for January 25th, 1942:

-DMS-W12 reportedly hit a mine off Palembang
-ANZAC cruisers had some main and secondary battery shells left from the previous night, so they make another bombardment, which was much less effective:

Night Naval bombardment of Noumea at 115,160

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Canberra
CA Australia
CL Perth
CL Achilles
CL Leander
DD Le Triomphant
DD Stuart

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

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Seagull V acting as spotter for CA Canberra
CA Canberra firing at Noumea
CA Australia firing at Noumea
Seagull V acting as spotter for CL Perth
CL Perth firing at 65th Brigade
CL Achilles firing at 65th Brigade
CL Leander firing at 65th Brigade
DD Le Triomphant firing at Noumea
DD Stuart firing at 65th Brigade

-DD John D. Ford was sent on a recon mission at Sinkawang where air search indicated an AKE TF, where she ran into 2CA and 4 CL and was promptly sunk

-3DD sink an AVP in the Banda sea
-Dutch bombers hit 2 bombs on an xAKL at Balikpapan
-Carriers show up 14 hexes east of Townsville, sinking an AMC

-Another attack at Singapore:

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 59655 troops, 617 guns, 314 vehicles, Assault Value = 1594

Defending force 48302 troops, 536 guns, 277 vehicles, Assault Value = 586

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 1164

Allied adjusted defense: 1609

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

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

Japanese ground losses:
4978 casualties reported
Squads: 161 destroyed, 163 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 72 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 56 disabled
Guns lost 49 (11 destroyed, 38 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2054 casualties reported
Squads: 101 destroyed, 52 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 157 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 23 disabled
Guns lost 48 (13 destroyed, 35 disabled)
Vehicles lost 41 (19 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
148th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
56th Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
5th Division
12th Engineer Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment
56th Recon Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
143rd Infantry Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
25th Army
5th Field Construction Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
55th Const Co
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
35th Fld AA Gun Co
15th Army
302nd Ship Eng Coy
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
32nd Field AA Battalion
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
53rd Const Co
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2/17 Dogra Battalion
1st Manchester Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
11th Indian Division
SSVF Brigade
8th Indian Brigade
3rd SSVF Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
12th Indian Brigade
2nd Gordons Battalion
5th Field Regiment
112th RAF Adv Base Force
1st Hyderabad Battalion
113th RAF Adv Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
Malaya Army
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
2nd ISF Base Force
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
109th RAF Adv Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
1st ISF Base Force
111th RAF Adv Base Force
223 Group RAF
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
AHQ Far East
224 Group RAF
109th RN Base Force
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
III Indian Corps
Singapore Fortress
2nd Malay Battalion
110th RAF Adv Base Force
Singapore Base Force
1st Malay Battalion
5/14th Punjab Bn /1

-Another attack on Chushien repelled, but time looks to be running out:

Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22525 troops, 206 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 520

Defending force 12801 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139

Japanese adjusted assault: 122

Allied adjusted defense: 220

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

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

Japanese ground losses:
234 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
372 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Division
17th Division
116th Division

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
10th Group Army

-Attack on Tsiaotso (NE of Loyang)

Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13384 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 837

Defending force 14500 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 303

Japanese adjusted assault: 186

Allied adjusted defense: 475

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1588 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 113 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
375 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
63rd Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
16th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
27th Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps
Jingcha War Area
14th Group Army

-Balikpapan is captured:

Ground combat at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7147 troops, 99 guns, 74 vehicles, Assault Value = 198

Defending force 1838 troops, 29 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Japanese adjusted assault: 87

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Balikpapan !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed
139WH-3: 1 destroyed

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
799 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 21 (17 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
2nd Recon Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
Miura Det
15th Naval Guard Unit
20th JNAF AF Unit
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
22nd Special Base Force
1st Base Force /1

Defending units:
VI KNIL Battalion
Balikpapan Defenses
Balikpapan MLD Base Force
1e-VLG-I Sup Afd

[BBfanboy]

splashell: -3DD sink an AVP in the Banda sea

Kindly indicate who is sinking whom?

[splashell]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

splashell: -3DD sink an AVP in the Banda sea

Kindly indicate who is sinking whom?

Sorry, Japanese sunk the AVP.

[splashell]

Welcome to February 1942! The war has moved on, and I'm sure the fall of Luzon in mid-January will make things very, very tough going forward. A storm is gathering, so to say. Most of the events for this period focus around a catastrophe in Burma where long ranged bombers wreck havoc on shipping and surface raids in various places on the map.



January 26th, 1942 major events:

-BB Fuso, CAs Atago and Chokai spotted SE of Ternate where they sink an xAKL
-SS Swordfish gets a shot at BB Ise with 4 torps, missing
-CA Maya sinks an xAKL east of Manado
-I-25 sinks an xAKL in a surface duel off Cairns
-In China a Japanese tank regiment bombed east of Lanchow with some success, destroying/disabling 18 vehicles
-Betties torpedo and sink 2 xAK at Rangoon and a third, later scuttled
-Japanese advance in Sumatra to the west coast and north, pushing remaining Dutch out of their way



January 27th, 1942 major events:

-BB Ise and CA Suzuya sink an xAKL near Balikpapan
-SS O20 puts a torp into an xAK off Makassar
-Betties from Bangkok sink or damage 10xAK/xAKLs near Ramree island, effectively shutting down operations
-One or two CVE sighted at the Aleutians, where Kates attempted to torpedo CL Trenton but missed



January 28th, 1942 major events:

-SS Ro62 sinks an xAKL off Townsville
-Nells/Betties sink 7 HDML and an AMc in Batavia harbor



January 29th, 1942 major events:

-3 Japanese DDs sink 4 xAKL at Tjilatjap
-Further 8 vehicle losses inflicted by bombing east of Lanchow



January 30th, 1942 major events:

-CA Maya and CL Tatsuta raiding west of New Zealand (based out of Noumea, where allies managed to leave a sizable stock of fuel) run into an (empty) cargo TF, sinking 2 American DDs and 4 xAKLs. Still, Japanese will need to resupply this base sooner or later
-CL Sumatra and a DD attempts to night intercept the 3 Japanese DDs at Tjilatjap, but only 1 shell hit scored on both sides and contact broke off
-A major night bombing raid launched on Palembang oil and airfield facilities with every available aircraft that can carry a bomb (including Catalinas), scoring only a few hits there. Though newly obtained recon indicates that Palembang port and airfield facilities are still quite heavily damaged. Most aircraft strayed in the night
-Betties score a few bomb hits on 2 SS in Soerabaja repair yard
-The attack on Chushien resumes with 2 divisions:

Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22681 troops, 206 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 510

Defending force 12620 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 116

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 315

Allied adjusted defense: 208

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
365 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
246 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled

Assaulting units:
17th Division
116th Division

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
10th Group Army



January 31st, 1942 major events:

-3 American DDs raid Tarawa, sinking CL Katori, 2 PBs and an xAP, which appeared to be empty
-SS Silversides puts a torpedo and finishes off another already damaged xAK at Tarawa
-2 American CAs and 2DDs sink a Japanese AMC raiding north of New Zealand
-SS Cuttlefish puts 2 torps into an xAK at Adak island
-I-22 sinks a Dutch AM off Perth
-Another attack on Chushien:
Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22423 troops, 206 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 486

Defending force 12339 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 89

Japanese adjusted assault: 212

Allied adjusted defense: 199

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
643 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 68 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
269 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
17th Division
116th Division

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
10th Group Army

-2 Japanese mixed inf regiments cross the river into Nanning:

Ground combat at Nanning (72,55)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8856 troops, 72 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 259

Defending force 17758 troops, 87 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 217

Japanese adjusted assault: 96

Allied adjusted defense: 391

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
359 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
256 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment

Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
35th Group Army
9th Chinese Base Force

[gervabit]

Empire of the Sun at 1-2-42

[splashell]

The beginning of February is marked by a carrier clash. Allied air search had been following 3 IJN (Akagi, Shokaku and Zuikaku) carriers loitering north of New Caledonia for almost a week and an ambush attempt was made with unspotted US carriers. Shokaku takes a bomb hit, while Saratoga takes a torpedo. Other results of the fight result in a large number of bombers shot down on both sides. Poor performance of bombers and unexpected carrier movements resulted in lackluster and inconclusive results for the allied side. At least 60 bombers were shot down on both sides over the 2 day clashes. In retrospect, the ambush attempt was worth a shot and the idea was to eliminate the range advantage of Japanese aircraft by rushing the unspotted US carriers in the night right next to the Japanese carriers, allowing the short ranged Devastators to fly as well and take advantage of the local numerical allied superiority. This never materialized.

Elsewhere, Japanese troops land on Java with little opposition. Also large formations spotted heading to Burma from northern Thailand. Also the RAF carries the heavy burden in protecting a last ditch effort to dump supplies to Rangoon, which proves to be such a fight of attrition the British can’t win. US Army fighters have not yet arrived to India in numbers.

In China, a massive battle for the encirclement of Nanyang seems to be erupting, NW of Nanyang.




February 1st, 1942:

-I wonder if this is real or a wet dream of the coastal fort gun operator ? (didn't show up on the combat replay).

TF 89 encounters mine field at Singapore (50,84) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

25 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DMS W-15, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS W-5, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS W-1, Shell hits 6, Mine hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Singapore Fortress firing at DMS W-15
DMS W-15 firing at Singapore Fortress
Singapore Fortress firing at DMS W-5
DMS W-5 firing at Singapore Fortress
Singapore Fortress firing at DMS W-1
DMS W-1 firing at Singapore Fortress
12 mines cleared


-Encounter north of New Zealand:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Norfolk Island at 117,172, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Aoba, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City
CA Astoria
DD Dunlap
DD Mahan


-1 PB sunk near Makin by 3 DDs


-I-22 sinks an AM near Busselton


-CA Kinugasa and Furutaka wander near Suva, getting a total of 5 1000lb bombs and a few more 500lb bombs from Vindicators and devastators stationed there


-Chushien captured:

Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22017 troops, 206 guns, 59 vehicles, Assault Value = 443

Defending force 12123 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Japanese adjusted assault: 383

Allied adjusted defense: 142

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Chuhsien !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
4106 casualties reported
Squads: 137 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 217 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 28 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
17th Division
116th Division

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
10th Group Army


-A Chinese corps gets caught by a tank regiment, which grinds it down:

Ground combat at 92,36 (near Kweisui)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 372 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 39

Defending force 5220 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 135

Japanese adjusted assault: 16

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
177 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
3rd Prov Chinese Corps










February 2nd, 1942

-Inconclusive clashes with Kinugasa and Furutaka at Suva:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 1
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3
CL Tenryu
DD Uzuki

Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 1
CL Helena
DD Sims
DD Perkins
DD Fox
DD Hatfield



Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 131,161, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 1
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis
CL Helena
DD Sims
DD Perkins
DD Fox
DD Hatfield



-The inconclusive carrier battle begins:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Anatom at 122,161

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 33

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CV Akagi
CV Zuikaku
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Efate at 118,155

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
B5N2 Kate x 43
D3A1 Val x 17

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 27
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
F4F-3 Wildcat x 59

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 15 destroyed, 5 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed, 8 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 1
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
4 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
10 x D3A1 Val bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
1 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

Morning Air attack on TF, near Ouv'ea at 115,157

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
F4F-3A Wildcat x 7
TBD-1 Devastator x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AKE Nitiryu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AKE Sakido Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PB Kaikei Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp


Morning Air attack on TF, near Tanna at 122,157

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Morning Air attack on TF, near Anatom at 122,161

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32

Allied aircraft
SBD-2 Dauntless x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-2 Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku
CV Shokaku


Morning Air attack on TF, near Tanna at 122,157

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBD-1 Devastator x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu, on fire
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb


Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tenryu
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Kinugasa
Furutaka dead in the water …



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ouv'ea at 116,156

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 4
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Toyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
201 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)


-Heavy clashes over Rangoon between RAF Hurricanes/P40 AVG squad and Oscars and Zeroes:

Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 44

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 6
Hurricane IIa Trop x 25
Hurricane IIb Trop x 20
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 2 destroyed
Hurricane IIa Trop: 2 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed


Afternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 2
Hurricane IIa Trop x 19
Hurricane IIb Trop x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 5 destroyed

Afternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 2
Hurricane IIa Trop x 19
Hurricane IIb Trop x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed


-2 Chinese corps NE of Nanyang pushed out of the hills by what might be called a doomstack. The battle for encirclement of Nanyang is following shortly


Ground combat at 86,44 (near Nanyang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 42910 troops, 362 guns, 221 vehicles, Assault Value = 1259

Defending force 9214 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 202

Japanese adjusted assault: 1093

Allied adjusted defense: 65

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
905 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 70 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4775 casualties reported
Squads: 167 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 90 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
9th Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
13th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
61st Infantry Brigade
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
6th Division
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
12th Army
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
7th Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
21st Group Army










February 3rd, 1942

S-35 depth charged:

ASW attack near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Japanese Ships
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
SS S-35, hits 2, heavy damage

SS S-35 is sighted by escort
DD Ushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ushio attacking submerged sub ....
DD Ushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


-Invasion fleet of Java:


ASW attack near Bandjermasin at 62,102

Japanese Ships
APD Shimakaze
TB Tomozuru
APD Hagi
APD Fuji
xAP Huso Maru
xAP Koan Maru
xAP Kamo Maru
xAP Miike Maru
xAP Husimi Maru
xAP Brazil Maru
xAK Nishi Maru
xAK Ryujo Maru
xAK Ryugi Maru
xAK Midori Maru
xAK Chihaya Maru
xAK Manyo Maru
xAK Syohei Maru
xAK Terukawa Maru
xAK Kokai Maru
xAK Kirishima Maru
xAK Hawaii Maru
xAK Brisbane Maru
DD Hagikaze
DD Maikaze
TB Kiji
TB Hiyodori

Allied Ships
SS O19, hits 3, heavy damage


Second day of carrier clashes result in nearly 60 shot down US dive bombers and a handful of Nells. Between day 1 and 2 the tallies for lost bombers were pretty equal.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Tanna at 121,158

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
G3M2 Nell x 8

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 30
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
F4F-3 Wildcat x 53

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed

Morning Air attack on TF, near Tanna at 121,158

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
D3A1 Val x 12

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 22
F4F-3A Wildcat x 15
F4F-3 Wildcat x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 7 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CV Yorktown



Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 115,160

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
SBD-3 Dauntless x 58

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 10 destroyed, 10 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku
CV Shokaku
BB Hiei
CV Akagi




Morning Air attack on TF, near Anatom at 121,161

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-3A Wildcat x 5
TBD-1 Devastator x 14

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Uzuki, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 115,160

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 3
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 2
SBD-2 Dauntless x 17
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 destroyed
SBD-2 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku
CV Akagi
BB Hiei
CV Shokaku



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tanna at 121,157

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-3A Wildcat x 5
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
TBD-1 Devastator x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage



-On Java, the Dutch air force sorties against invaders, scoring some bomb hits on transport




-Near the hills in Taiyuan, Chinese forces, which had been sitting there for quite a while, get pushed out with the help of an additional division:

Ground combat at 90,39 (near Taiyuan)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22826 troops, 152 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 672

Defending force 14520 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 285

Japanese adjusted assault: 341

Allied adjusted defense: 125

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
978 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 74 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
5203 casualties reported
Squads: 57 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 216 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 3



February 4th, 1942

-SS Grayling spots 4 AOs south of Truk and shoots one, missing
-CA Takao and a CL bombard Kuching
-Another day of fighter clashes over Rangoon

Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 22

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 15
Hurricane IIb Trop x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed


Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 15
Hurricane IIb Trop x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 12
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 15
Hurricane IIb Trop x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed







February 5th, 1942


-SS Cachalot fires 4 torps at CV Zuikaku off Noumea, at least 1 hitting but failing to detonate

-2/3rds of a division landed at Port Moresby, tipping the balance of raw power for the Japanese

Pre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

126 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
CA Kumano
CA Ashigara
DD Michishio
PB Yomei Maru
PB Teimei Maru
PB Shinko Maru
xAK Yoneyama Maru

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

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

-2 American DDs sent to intercept the landing force, thought to initially consist of a few PB/DD escorts only. Neither sinks in the following battle (the report is FOW), one of them sinks the next day.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 17,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 7
CA Ashigara
CA Kumano
DD Arashi
DD Michishio
PB Shinko Maru
PB Teimei Maru
PB Yomei Maru
xAK Achou Maru
xAK Aki Maru
xAK Jinshu Maru
xAK Kashu Maru
xAK Koyo Maru
xAK Sugiyama Maru
xAK Tsuyama Maru
xAK Toei Maru
xAK Yasuteru Maru
xAK Yahiko Maru, heavy damage
xAK Yoneyama Maru

Allied Ships
DD Fanning, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DD Flusser, Shell hits 1, and is sunk


-I-159 sinks an xAKL off Darwin

-Clashes continue over Rangoon:

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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 17
Hurricane IIb Trop x 19
P-40E Warhawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed



Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 8

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 14
Hurricane IIb Trop x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged

No Allied losses

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

Runway hits 5

A-24 Banshees score a few bomb hits on transports at Port Moresby










February 6th, 1942

-Australian cruisers making a bombardment run, cross paths with the IJN CV TF during the night. They were on full speed and with retirement allowed, getting away. IJN carriers were temporarily unspotted in the previous day, probably due to weather, though known to be in the vicinity:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 114,160, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku
CV Akagi
BB Hiei
CA Tone
CA Aoba, Shell hits 1
CA Kako
CL Abukuma
CL Tatsuta
DD Akigumo
DD Kagero
DD Urakaze
DD Kasumi
DD Oboro
DD Kikuzuki

Allied Ships
CA Canberra, Shell hits 3
CL Leander
CL Achilles
CL St. Louis
DD Downes
DD Stuart, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Le Triomphant


-On Java, the Japanese armada lands troops land at Semarang. A few mines here and there and the Dutch bombers get a couple of hits, but nothing that will stop or even slow the invasion.

-Over Rangoon, this time Zeroes sweep and result heavier losses for the British fighters.

Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 18
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed


Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 14
Hurricane IIb Trop x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIa Trop: 2 destroyed
Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 8
Hurricane IIb Trop x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed


-Banshees score a few more hits at Port Moresby:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Achou Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Yahiko Maru
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 2

-DD Stuart gets finished off:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 113,161

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
D3A1 Val x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk

[Q-Ball]

If I follow all of that, I think you came out ahead; looks like you sank a couple CAs and AKEs, and it only cost you planes and CV damage. You also let your opponent know you can be aggressive with your CVs.

It's risky, though, bringing them out with TBDs and Buffalos!