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Malay Operation 12/07/41
IJA
Southern Army
25th Army
JAAF
3rd Air Division
IJN
Combined Fleet
2nd Fleet
3rd Fleet
6th Fleet
JNAF
22nd Air Flotilla
25 Army,
5 Division,
Carp(鯉兵団),
1 Tank Rgt and support elements landed at
Singora.
Their orders are to advance towards
Georgetown and the western coastal road.
The I
mperial Guards Division and the
14 Tank Rgt are being transported to
Singora trough
Thailand by rail.
They are held in reserve and preparing for the
Singapore assault operation, they will be the first to cross
Johore.
Elements of the
18 Division,
Chrysanthemum (菊兵團), landed at Kota Bharu,
IR 56 and
12th Engineer Regiment,
IR 55 and
IR 112 of the
18 Division and the
6 Tank Rgt are held in standby at
Cam Ranh Bay.
Also available for
Malaya are the separate
I/II/III of
IR 124 at
Cam Ranh.
IJN will support the landing with additional shore bombardments and
JAAF by ground bombing.
JAAF 3 Air Division support units are preparing to land in
Khota Baru in a few days but will be diverted to
Patani to prepare that AF in case
Kota Bharu is not taken as planned.
If
IR 56 takes
Kota Bharu, next landing will be prepared to
Kuantan after the airfield at
Kota Bharu is operational and IJN is ready to support.
Rest of the
25 Army will concentrate around the
Saigon-Cam Ranh Bay area and most will travel to
Malaya by rail.
Priority is given to the
JAAF 3 Air Division movement over to the
Malayan peninsula to free up the
JNAF 22 Air Flotilla to support the Borneo and Sumatra operations.
Both
JAAF and
JNAF covered the landings with CAP,
JAAF also sweeped and hit the airfields in central
Malay.
Minimal and sporadic response from the
RAF, most exciting incident was when CA
Mikuma took a hit.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singora at 51,72
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
Allied aircraft
Vildebeest III x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Vildebeest III bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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; Julia Child
