At dawn we slept...in the cab on the way back from Olongapo

[Cap Mandrake]

The sneaky bastards must be.

[Cap Mandrake]

Main USAAF medium and heavy losses

[Cap Mandrake]

PI: More air to ground attacks at Bataan...then...

Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 29038 troops, 400 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 767

Defending force 25902 troops, 353 guns, 249 vehicles, Assault Value = 142

Japanese adjusted assault: 922

Allied adjusted defense: 229

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
1030 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 90 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 17 (2 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
27714 casualties reported
Squads: 598 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2394 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 462 (462 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 311 (311 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 45

Assaulting units:
28th Division
48th Division
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
762nd Tank Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
11th PA Infantry/C Division
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
24th PS FA Regiment
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
182nd Infantry Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
Bataan USN Base Force
4th Constabulary Regiment
1st Constabulary Regiment
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
11th PAAC Avn Sup
II Corps
3rd Marine/A Div /2
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
501st Coast AA Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
2nd Constabulary Regiment
301st Construction Battalion
US Forces Far East
11th PA Infantry/B Division
4th PAAC Avn Sup
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Clark Field AAF Base Force /1
11th PA Infantry/A Division
Manila Bay Defenses
54th British Bde /1

[Cap Mandrake]

It was a tough fight. We wore out multiple Jap divisions and engineering regiments.

[Cap Mandrake]

2300 men of USFFE HQ escape to the ski town of Malaybalay on Mindanao by air transport. Notice anything?

[Cap Mandrake]

Look...I'm not saying it was just but mostly the white guys got out. It's 1943(e), after all.

[Cap Mandrake]

About 8,000 HQ and aviation support flunkies, 3500 men of 182nd IR, 2000 of Br 54 Brigade plus about 1500 PA infantry and the remnant of 31st US IR got out to Mindanao.

4th USMC was already virtually destroyed so they "volunteered" to stay

[Cap Mandrake]

We have started getting the aviation guys out of Palawan and a PA regiment back from Panay with the goal of holding out as long as possible on Mindanao and Cebu

[Cap Mandrake]

Defenses of Mindanao. Not really enough infantry or supply

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Is Mr Hata still buirding Nerrs in June '43???

Well, they have a 21 hex normal range with a torpedo. [X(]

[Cap Mandrake]

Br 54 Brigade at Butuan still has '41 squads and not very many of them but does have her heavy equipment. They are still attached to III Indian Corps so if I attach the to USFFE and put them in rest with USFFE in Malaybalay will they upgrade? Or do I have to move them back to Malaybalay?

[Cap Mandrake]

Never mind. I just realized they have remnants on Palawan and freaking Hollandia. I will have to reunite the remnants as I recall.

[Cap Mandrake]

Sumatra: Jungle fighting north of Medan

Ground combat at 45,75 (near Medan)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7155 troops, 150 guns, 97 vehicles, Assault Value = 225

Defending force 3109 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76

Allied adjusted assault: 94

Japanese adjusted defense: 107

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
356 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
45th Indian Brigade
21st Australian Brigade
6th British Brigade

Defending units:
Ichiki Det.
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
91st Naval Guard Unit

[Cap Mandrake]

Borneo (forgot to mention): Very large landing force with CVE support ang hundreds and hundreds of disabled squads and poor swimmers but it will probably work because the Dutch/USMC force at Tawau is very weak.

Pre-Invasion action off Tawau (69,90)

73 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Fuyo
DD Wakatake
AK Yamazato Maru
CVE Chuyo

Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

DD Fuyo firing at 3rd Marine/A Division
DD Wakatake firing at 3rd Marine/A Division
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Tawau (69,90)

TF 25 troops unloading over beach at Tawau, 69,90

Japanese ground losses:
1195 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 146 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 77 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 53 (0 destroyed, 53 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)

[Cap Mandrake]

Thailand: Brutally effective B-24 attack at Nakon. This should be the end of that offensive.

Morning Air attack on 1st Guards Division, at 58,61 (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 17

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 8
B-17F Fortress x 6
B-24D Liberator x 9
B-24D1 Liberator x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
357 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

Carolines: Wolei and Truk AF down. It's a milk run

Morning Air attack on 16th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,103 (Woleai)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 5
B-24D1 Liberator x 40
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 11

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
230 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

We have started getting the aviation guys out of Palawan and a PA regiment back from Panay with the goal of holding out as long as possible on Mindanao and Cebu

A musical telegram to General MacArthur:
(sung to the tune of "Life Could Be A Dream"}

Cebu, Cebu, Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na, Cebu, Cebu
Life could be a dream
If you could be here with me on
Cebu, Cebu
Just north of Min-dan-ao
In the Philippines' sweet heart!

[Cap Mandrake]

We have bombers too and they mess up Wolei to keep the Japs focused on the Carolines and Beazelbob

Morning Air attack on 16th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,103 (Woleai)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 5
B-24D1 Liberator x 40
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 11

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
230 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

And Nakon in Siam

Morning Air attack on 1st Guards Division, at 58,61 (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 17

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 8
B-17F Fortress x 6
B-24D Liberator x 9
B-24D1 Liberator x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
357 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

And Medan in Sumatra

Morning Air attack on 38th Division, at 46,76 (Medan)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Vengeance I x 31

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
167 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled