19 Feb 1944
Soggy Biscuit failed. Five Indian Divisions appeared from nowhere and took all of 3 turns to annihilate my force at Johore Bharu.
Nothing much else has happened except that he has landed at Truk. Not something I would have done but it's quite interesting.
My troops have very little supply. I can only get it there by sub and transport aircraft, and yet they are doing quite well.
This was the second landing, the first was similar.
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Pre-Invasion action off Truk (112,108) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
354 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 19, on fire
BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 24
BB Nevada, Shell hits 23, on fire
DD Shaw, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Case, Shell hits 5
LCI-22, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
LCI-21, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Allen
LCI-83, Shell hits 1
LCI-23
PG Sacramento
DD Tucker
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Truk (112,108)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 11856 troops, 211 guns, 205 vehicles, Assault Value = 388
Defending force 9420 troops, 173 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 168
Allied adjusted assault: 145
Japanese adjusted defense: 1144
Allied assault odds: 1 to 7 (fort level 6)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
329 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
250 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
33rd Infantry Division
Defending units:
Maizuru 1st SNLF
1st Ind.Tank Co
66th Naval Guard Unit
7th Naval Const Bn /1
Truk Naval Fortress
4th Base Force
31st Army /1
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