Jun 14, 1942
A very active day!
Bases assaulted today: Roti (vacant)
The carriers and battleships in the Andaman Sea regrouped yesterday, then moved to do some damage to the Brits today. A five BB TF moved to bombard Moulmein, and sank a PG on the way in -
Night Naval bombardment of Moulmein at 55,55 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Albacore I: 1 destroyed on ground
Martlet II: 1 damaged
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
BB Kirishima
BB Kongo
CL Nagara
DD Tachikaze
DD Sagiri
DD Uranami
DD Shirayuki
DD Ariake
DD Murasame
DD Kasumi
DD Natsugumo
Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (5 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Port hits 1
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Yamashiro
I expected more damage from 5 battleships. The fact that British carrier aircraft were there indicates that one of the carriers hit 2 days ago may be in trouble (or worse).
At the same time, a heavy cruiser TF encountered British light cruisers at Rangoon -
Night Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,54, Range 11,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 1
CA Mogami, Shell hits 4
CA Kinugasa
CA Kako
CL Kitakami
DD Akigumo
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Arashi
DD Michishio
DD Minekaze
DD Akikaze
Allied Ships
CL Enterprise
CL Dauntless
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
CL Caledon, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Arunta, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Tenedos, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Foxhound
DD Jupiter, Shell hits 1
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Hashimoto, Shintaro crosses the 'T'
Tennant, W.G. orders Allied TF to disengage
Magazine explodes on CL Caledon
Tennant, W.G. orders Allied TF to disengage (I guess they didn't listen the first time)
Task forces break off...
These cruisers then met a destroyer TF, which managed to escape (the first time). But, were reengaged -
Night Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,53, Range 10,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Mogami
CA Kinugasa
CA Kako
CL Kitakami
DD Akigumo
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Arashi
DD Michishio
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1
DD Akikaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
Allied Ships
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Express, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight (looks like the moon came up!)
When the sun came up -
Day Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,54, Range 25,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 17, on fire
CA Mogami, Shell hits 2
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6
CA Kako, Shell hits 2
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage (sank later)
DD Tokitsukaze, Shell hits 4
DD Arashi, Shell hits 3
DD Michishio, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Akikaze, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CL Enterprise, Shell hits 5, on fire
CL Dauntless, Shell hits 2
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Arunta, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
DD Tenedos, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Foxhound, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
DD Jupiter, Shell hits 3, on fire
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
Tennant, W.G. orders Allied TF to disengage
Task forces break off...
Day Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,54, Range 24,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Mogami
CA Kinugasa, on fire
CA Kako
CL Kitakami
DD Akigumo, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Tokitsukaze, on fire
DD Arashi, on fire
DD Michishio, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Minekaze, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD Thanet, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
Moulmein was bombed by the Japanese in 3 waves, but did negligible damage. Chiang Mai was bombed by the Brits, which damaged the airfield, but no Japanese planes are there.
The Akagi TF attacked Koepang with minimal success -
Afternoon Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
B5N2 Kate x 13
D3A1 Val x 14
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Runway hits 6
The Hiryu, Soryu, Junyo, Shoho TF attacked several TFs in the vicinity of Rangoon, UNESCORTED -
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 52,54
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
Japanese aircraft
B5N1 Kate x 7
B5N2 Kate x 5
D3A1 Val x 35
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N1 Kate: 4 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 7 destroyed, 14 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
BB Revenge, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
BB Prince of Wales
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 53,54
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 14
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
DD Arunta, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Enterprise
DD Foxhound, on fire
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 49,52
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
Allied Ships
PG Lawrence, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Jehangir
xAK Surada, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Garmula, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
Massive explosion on PG Lawrence
The Zeroes must have been held back for CAP (set at 30%), but the TF WAS NOT ATTACKED.
A fragment of an Aussie brigade that had been landed adjacent to Milne Bay, walked in and was destroyed -
Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 14010 troops, 132 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 326
Defending force 202 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
Japanese adjusted assault: 146
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 146 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
Attacker: disruption(-), fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
278 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
1st Division
9th Field Construction Battalion
2nd JNAF AF Unit
Defending units:
19th Australian Bde /1
A Dutch sub fired torpedoes at CVE Hosho between Manado and Ambon, but they failed to detonate!
