To the bitter end, sveint(J) vs McPhie(A)

[Andy Mac]

Bugger IJN hit Amboina I was about to evac the base force but looks like the IJN is hitting it in force.

Reports indicate a major effort with lots of transports.

I suspect Betties will be operating from that choke point within 3 days.

The six week extra period of weakness is starting to look like a bad tradeoff even this early.

SOPAC area of operations are deemed secure by High Command as is Australia with the arrival of 500 US combat aircraft on Fiji.

(May not be enough on its own but 2 US combat divisions have also deployed in theatre).

This is a calculated gamble as I have stripped a large proportion of West Coast Command of aircraft to do it but I suspect that Sveint will not be in a position to exploit it and substantial reinforcements are on the way.

Canada Command and NoRPAC are fully intact and can be redeployed if required.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/16/42

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Night Air attack on Tavoy , at 28,37

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
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Naval bombardment of Amboina, at 39,73

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze
DD Kamikaze
DD Samidare
DD Urakaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Shiranuhi
DD Isokaze
CL Oi
CL Abukuma
CL Natori
BB Ise
BB Nagato
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei


Allied ground losses:
191 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 15
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 5

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TF 60 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 39,73


Japanese ground losses:
691 casualties reported

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TF 60 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 39,73


Japanese ground losses:
127 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF, near Arawe at 57,89


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 5


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Kiso
DD Shiratsuyu

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
G3M Nell x 10
G4M1 Betty x 11

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Rhesus, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Adelong, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PG Swan, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 5
Buffalo I x 4
Vildebeest IV x 9


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 damaged
Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
5 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Naval bombardment of Amboina, at 39,73

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze
DD Kamikaze
DD Samidare
DD Urakaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Shiranuhi
DD Isokaze
CL Oi
CL Abukuma
CL Natori
BB Ise
BB Nagato
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei


Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 16
Port hits 9
Port fuel hits 6
Port supply hits 3

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TF 55 troops unloading over beach at Morotai, 43,68


Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39036 troops, 539 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 42341 troops, 296 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 205204 troops, 2368 guns, 22 vehicles

Defending force 133193 troops, 851 guns, 76 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
141 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wuchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24892 troops, 360 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 60296 troops, 440 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 52180 troops, 682 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 78982 troops, 683 guns, 108 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Moulmein

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 19756 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 23304 troops, 235 guns, 90 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 64160 troops, 771 guns, 121 vehicles

Defending force 12 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1089 to 1



Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at 30,34

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2912 troops, 0 guns, 195 vehicles

Defending force 13551 troops, 133 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
129 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 14

Allied ground losses:
193 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Arawe

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 401 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Arawe base !!!



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Ground combat at 30,34

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13283 troops, 124 guns, 2 vehicles

Defending force 2720 troops, 0 guns, 178 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 3


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Ground combat at Moulmein

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12018 troops, 137 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 19756 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

[Andy Mac]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/17/42

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TF 60 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 39,73


Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported

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Night Air attack on Tavoy , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 8
Blenheim I x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed


Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
8 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
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Naval bombardment of Amboina, at 39,73

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze
DD Kamikaze
DD Samidare
DD Urakaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Shiranuhi
DD Isokaze
CL Oi
CL Abukuma
CL Natori
BB Ise
BB Nagato
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 21
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 3

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Sub attack at 129,62

Japanese Ships
SS I-26

Allied Ships
TK Admiral Wiley
PG Charleston
AVD Casco
PG Dawson
AP Mount McKinley
AP Crescent City
AVD Ballard
APD Sands
APD Humphreys

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TF 60 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 39,73


Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina at 39,73


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
SBD Dauntless x 51


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 10 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 8, on fire
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 7, on fire
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
BB Ise, Bomb hits 2
DD Tokitsukaze

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Mindanao, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Sag Sag at 57,88


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 7


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW Noshiro Maru #2
AP Tateyama Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Sag Sag, 57,88


Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Amboina

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15077 troops, 121 guns, 21 vehicles

Defending force 675 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 407 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Amboina base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39089 troops, 542 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 42415 troops, 297 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 239443 troops, 2563 guns, 309 vehicles

Defending force 133552 troops, 851 guns, 77 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

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


Japanese ground losses:
3240 casualties reported
Guns lost 152
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
3809 casualties reported
Guns lost 123
Vehicles lost 6


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Ground combat at Wuchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24963 troops, 360 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 60386 troops, 439 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Samarinda

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14463 troops, 163 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 139 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Samarinda base !!!



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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 74704 troops, 913 guns, 31 vehicles

Defending force 79175 troops, 683 guns, 108 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Moulmein

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19722 troops, 143 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 23737 troops, 241 guns, 90 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
482 casualties reported
Guns lost 15

Allied ground losses:
231 casualties reported
Guns lost 11


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Ground combat at Davao

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19971 troops, 230 guns, 7 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 100 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Davao base !!!



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Ground combat at 30,34

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2698 troops, 0 guns, 176 vehicles

Defending force 13410 troops, 131 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
190 casualties reported
Guns lost 11


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Ground combat at Morotai

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 473 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Morotai base !!!



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Ground combat at 30,34

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13074 troops, 114 guns, 2 vehicles

Defending force 2602 troops, 0 guns, 167 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 4


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Ground combat at Moulmein

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16088 troops, 174 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 18583 troops, 114 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1



What a turn !!!

Allied preperations for Operation Talisker <now cancelled following discovery of CV force>
resulted in one of my Carrier strike forces being in a position to hit the Japanese forces at Amboina.

No CV cover force detected but in one more turn Betties will be operating from Amboina

I have damaged 4 Japanese Battleships but looks like Superstructure hits only with no critical hits although we are a long way from a IJN port so I may get lucky.

Devestators just dont have the range to allow Allied CV's to be decisive at this stage.

Andy

[sveint]

The BBs will need a few new guns... but no real hits were scored.

[Andy Mac]

Aye unfortunately thats what it looked like to me as well.

But thats what 6 BB's with minor damage so it put a crimp in the IJN's bombardment force if nothing else.

Now for the next Battle Java and Sumatra let battle commence.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/19/42

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Night Air attack on Tavoy , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 6
Blenheim I x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 damaged

Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Naval bombardment of Port Moresby, at 53,91


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
Hudson I: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
Wirraway: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Wakatake
DD Yunagi
DD Asanagi
DD Hayate
DD Oite
CL Yubari
CL Tatsuta
CL Tenryu
CL Katori
CA Furutaka
CA Aoba
BB Hyuga
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Mutsu


Allied ground losses:
423 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 4

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 21
Runway hits 42

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Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 29,35


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 6
Buffalo I x 6
Hurricane II x 2
Vildebeest IV x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
58 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 30,34


Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 14
Vildebeest IV x 2
P-40B Tomahawk x 5


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 6
Beaufort V-IX x 11


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 15000 feet

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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39371 troops, 545 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 46992 troops, 299 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 228971 troops, 2210 guns, 300 vehicles

Defending force 123261 troops, 519 guns, 67 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

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


Japanese ground losses:
2973 casualties reported
Guns lost 64
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
3376 casualties reported
Guns lost 128
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Wuchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24940 troops, 360 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 60454 troops, 443 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 75099 troops, 920 guns, 31 vehicles

Defending force 92615 troops, 831 guns, 205 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 30,34

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11556 troops, 107 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2406 troops, 0 guns, 150 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
214 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 14

[Andy Mac]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/20/42

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TF 56 encounters mine field at Singapore (23,50)

Japanese Ships
MSW Toshi Maru #2
MSW Rokko Maru
MSW Musashi Maru
MSW Hinode Maru #20
MSW Choun Maru #21
MSW Choun Maru #18
MSW Choun Maru #7

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Night Air attack on Tavoy , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 5
Blenheim I x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 1 damaged
Blenheim I: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
5 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kiriwina Island, 57,93


Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 30,34


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 6
Buffalo I x 5
Hurricane II x 17
Vildebeest IV x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on 4th New Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 12
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
Ki-51 Sonia x 20

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
12 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4
Beaufort V-IX x 8


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 15000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet

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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39440 troops, 547 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 47091 troops, 295 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 226026 troops, 2111 guns, 296 vehicles

Defending force 117785 troops, 354 guns, 64 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
5046 casualties reported
Guns lost 133
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
3261 casualties reported
Guns lost 40
Vehicles lost 2


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Ground combat at Wuchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24942 troops, 361 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 60561 troops, 440 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 75218 troops, 925 guns, 31 vehicles

Defending force 92926 troops, 831 guns, 205 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ground combat at Cotabato

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19968 troops, 231 guns, 6 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 200 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cotabato base !!!



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Ground combat at 30,34

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13232 troops, 123 guns, 2 vehicles

Defending force 2192 troops, 0 guns, 133 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 130 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
287 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 25

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

[Andy Mac]

News Flash News Flash

Chiang and Mao in historic agreement all commanders at Homan to be shot.

(Nothing at all to do with High command keeping them there when they should have moved on after Forts dropped to lvl 0)

I am in danger of not holding Sian and getting caught by the death march retreat

Andy



All commanders of the
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/21/42

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TF 56 encounters mine field at Singapore (23,50)

Japanese Ships
MSW Toshi Maru #2
MSW Rokko Maru
MSW Musashi Maru
MSW Hinode Maru #20
MSW Choun Maru #21
MSW Choun Maru #18
MSW Choun Maru #7

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Night Air attack on Tavoy , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 6
Blenheim I x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 4 destroyed, 9 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on 4th Mixed Brigade, at 29,36

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 7
Buffalo I x 4
Hurricane II x 4
Vildebeest IV x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on 6th Tank Regiment, at 31,34

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 14
Vildebeest IV x 2
P-40B Tomahawk x 6

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Cebu Island at 42,58

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Luzon, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 6
Beaufort V-IX x 9

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4

No Allied losses

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on Balikpapan , at 31,64

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
G4M1 Betty x 20

No Japanese losses

Port hits 1


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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39544 troops, 552 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 47238 troops, 294 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 219621 troops, 1954 guns, 292 vehicles

Defending force 113457 troops, 242 guns, 61 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Homan base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
4032 casualties reported
Guns lost 79
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2030 casualties reported
Guns lost 40
Vehicles lost 6


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Wuchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24993 troops, 362 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 60633 troops, 440 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 75348 troops, 936 guns, 28 vehicles

Defending force 93260 troops, 834 guns, 206 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kiriwina Island

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 301 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kiriwina Island base !!!

[Andy Mac]

Oops Palembang convoy got a kicking.....


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/23/42

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TF 56 encounters mine field at Singapore (23,50)

Japanese Ships
MSW Toshi Maru #2
MSW Rokko Maru
MSW Musashi Maru
MSW Hinode Maru #20
MSW Choun Maru #21
MSW Choun Maru #18
MSW Choun Maru #7

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Night Air attack on Tavoy , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged


Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 4th Mixed Brigade, at 29,35


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 7
Buffalo I x 4
Hurricane II x 3
Vildebeest IV x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Woodlark Island at 59,94


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Kiso

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,59

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Luzon, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on Moulmein , at 29,35


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4
Beaufort V-IX x 9
P-40B Tomahawk x 6


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 15000 feet
6 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 15000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94


Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 7
Hudson I x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Genoa Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
G4M1 Betty x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Empire Chaucer, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Steelmaker, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
TK Empire Steel, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Empire Chaucer, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
TK Empire Amethyst, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
G4M1 Betty x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Camphuys, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 19,59

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed


Allied Ships
AP Rochussen

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Van Neck, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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TF 46 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94


Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 49361 troops, 549 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 1666 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39710 troops, 553 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 50820 troops, 323 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Wuchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25095 troops, 362 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 60906 troops, 440 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 75312 troops, 936 guns, 29 vehicles

Defending force 92976 troops, 828 guns, 205 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Woodlark Island

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Woodlark Island base !!!



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Ground combat at Clark Field

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 62374 troops, 717 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 93623 troops, 946 guns, 186 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
129 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 1

[Andy Mac]

Major problems for the Allies.

Sian is going to be a race...

Can I hold on long enough to get my troops out of the northern death route....

Only time will tell

Im running out of fighters as well

major fights over Rangoon and another convoy got kicked getting out of Palembang.

I have a plan but I am not sure if it will work.

SOPAC reinforcement goes well

[Andy Mac]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/26/42

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Night Air attack on Tavoy , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 7
Blenheim I x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
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Naval bombardment of Palembang, at 20,55


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 4 destroyed, 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Asagiri
DD Uranami
DD Murakumo
DD Usugumo
DD Shinonome
DD Fubuki
DD Maikaze
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma

Allied Ships
TK Empire Steel, Shell hits 1
TK Empire Amethyst, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Camphuys, Shell hits 1, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
393 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 14
Runway hits 66
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

To much heat at Palembang !!!!!

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Day Air attack on Sian , at 47,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Runway hits 26

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,57

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
G4M1 Betty x 26

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Homer, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Virginian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Honolulan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

Dammed Betties where was my LRCAP
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Buna at 55,90


Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4
Hudson I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Kiso

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
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TF 1 troops unloading over beach at Tacloban, 44,58


Japanese ground losses:
79 casualties reported

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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Buna, 55,90


Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39924 troops, 560 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 50994 troops, 323 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 154675 troops, 1531 guns, 8 vehicles

Defending force 103400 troops, 268 guns, 10 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
285 casualties reported

Very Worrying ....
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Ground combat at Wuchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25402 troops, 363 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 60881 troops, 447 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Jambi

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4682 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Jambi base !!!



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Ground combat at Lanchow

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4778 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 40 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lanchow base !!!



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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 75017 troops, 914 guns, 27 vehicles

Defending force 87265 troops, 829 guns, 200 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at 30,34

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37280 troops, 351 guns, 1 vehicles

Defending force 14020 troops, 153 guns, 4 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 62610 troops, 718 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 93241 troops, 922 guns, 188 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
336 casualties reported
Guns lost 11


Time to cut and run in Northern China

[Andy Mac]

A few more turns pass and all is quiet.

I may escape the Sian Langchow deathmarch.
Sveint just took the last northern city so my army should retreat towards chungking when forced out.

Apart from that all quiet

Andy

[Andy Mac]

Thoughts on the war so far...

We are now at the end of January.

The last few turns have been quiet but the storm is building.

My CV force is intact (which is unusual for me as I usually lose at least one allied CV before now)

China not going to well although I have 2000 Assault points in Sian holding until the rest of my northern army retreats onto the hex. My plans are to run as fast as I can into the interior as I have finally got it through my thick head that I cannot stop the Japanese on the rail line.

West Coast/ Cent Pac large well escorted convoys fill the shipping lanes. I feel exposed here so I am putting a lot of effort into securing the various hubs on my transport route.

Australia/ NZ Kiwis and Aussies are safe enough I dont think Sveint will try anything to audacious in this theatre until he has secured DEI and by that time they should be secure.

Phillipines still holds but will not last forever. I am strongly dug in and hope to hold on as long as I can.

Burma Rangoon is still held in force with heavy forts Mandalay and Northern Burma is garrisoned to prevent a smash and grab. I expect huge battles around Rangoon over the next month.

India/ Java/ Sumatra I can gove no detailed info here as its classified Top Secret. Since I abandoned Singapore I have 12 Bgdes to play with the exact split of where I have deployed or intend to deploy these formations will make or break the defence of India Northern Aus and western DEI.

I have increased my period of weakness by abandoning Singapore I am still not certain it was a wise tradeoff.

Only time will tell......

Andy

[Andy Mac]

Ohhh and last but not least SoPAC area.

Im getting a kicking I still hold PM but unless I heavily reinforce it is untenable.

I could stick 3 ex Singapore Bgdes in there but not sure if its worth it.

It is a plan I am debating internally at the moment.

Andy

[Andy Mac]

Sian Falls Chinese in full retreat

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/31/42

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Night Air attack on Tavoy , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
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Naval bombardment of Gasmata, at 59,90

Japanese Ships
DD Oite
DD Mochizuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Uzuki
DD Yayoi
DD Oboro
DD Yugumo
CL Tama
CL Kinu
CL Yura
CL Kashima
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
BB Hyuga
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Mutsu


Allied ground losses:
256 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on 21st Division, at 29,33


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 8
Buffalo I x 5
Hurricane II x 14
Vildebeest IV x 10


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
8 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
14 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Loa Koeloe
AK Parigi
AK Senang

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Buna , at 55,90


Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 8
Hudson I x 4


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet

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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 40032 troops, 563 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 51162 troops, 323 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 225099 troops, 1854 guns, 296 vehicles

Defending force 120111 troops, 291 guns, 6 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sian base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
1734 casualties reported
Guns lost 57
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
2587 casualties reported
Guns lost 59
Vehicles lost 2


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Ground combat at Wuchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25718 troops, 361 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 60961 troops, 449 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 74837 troops, 881 guns, 23 vehicles

Defending force 83780 troops, 790 guns, 200 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at 29,33

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 56098 troops, 643 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 10642 troops, 127 guns, 3 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Shortlands

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 452 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Shortlands base !!!



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Ground combat at Sandakan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 520 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sandakan base !!!



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Ground combat at Clark Field

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 58742 troops, 681 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 98576 troops, 895 guns, 329 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
380 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

[Andy Mac]

Another quiet turn ...

My plans proceed.

Andy


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/01/42

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Night Air attack on Tavoy , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 5
Blenheim I x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-57-II Topsy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged


Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
5 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
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Naval bombardment of Menado, at 39,67

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze
DD Kamikaze
DD Urakaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Shiranuhi
DD Isokaze
CL Abukuma
CL Natori
BB Ise
BB Kirishima


Allied ground losses:
218 casualties reported

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 30
Port supply hits 2

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TF 1 troops unloading over beach at Ormoc, 43,57


Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported

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TF 54 troops unloading over beach at Buin, 64,92


Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 29,33

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 8
Hurricane II x 14
Vildebeest IV x 10
P-40B Tomahawk x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
58 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
8 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
14 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 47,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 14
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
Ki-51 Sonia x 10

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35

Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 9
P-40B Tomahawk x 9

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Buna , at 55,90

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 9
Hudson I x 4

No Allied losses


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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39991 troops, 563 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 51202 troops, 319 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Wuchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25772 troops, 362 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 61040 troops, 447 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 75572 troops, 904 guns, 24 vehicles

Defending force 90065 troops, 789 guns, 205 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 58906 troops, 679 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 99236 troops, 920 guns, 332 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
192 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

[sveint]

Japanese thoughts...

Everything going according to plan. DEI is under control and we should capture it on schedule. Phillipines have been rough but should fall on schedule. China is going very well. Finally in the Southeast Rabaul is operational as a major base and we're planning further offensives.

[Andy Mac]

7th February Sitrep

As Sveint is no doubt fully aware I am going to attempt to hold onto Rangoon and weather the siege.

One potential use for the forces saved from Singapore is to act like the Hammer to Rangoons Anvil from Mandalay...

Allied GHQ is confident that Rangoon can hold long enough for any offensive to come to pass...

Allied Fighters claim to have shot down over 100 fighters and bombers for little loss in the last two days over Rangoon. (Nates for escort on Sallies and Lillies against the AVG and two Hurrican Sqns ....Massacre in the skies...I expect elite zeroes any day now)

Southern Sumatra/ Java Timor and Borneo are shaping up to be a real humdinger of a barney I will reveal nothing classified however I will say at least a portion of the MAG has been deployed to reinfoce this area.

I am 100% certain I can hold Northern Australia now I have troops heavy bombers and lots of fighters there now (no no just Wirraways)

I am less confident about PNG where I think I am weak.

Solomons I am on the recieving end of a drubbing and China is a disater in the north I narrowly escaped the death march but Sveint has a clear run in the north now.

I am still committing far to much force to protect my West Coast Super Convoys (A result of a PBEM against a pair of Japanese Commanders who caught me being a lil lazy....In that game a 100 ship convoy from West Coast got caught by KB 300 miles from Pearl where the escorts were waiting to split them up into lots of little convoys....That little disater set back SOPAC reinforcemtns by 3 months and lost me a lot of men and aircraft ever since I am ultra cautious in protecting my convoys)

Anyway thats the story so far.

I think Southern DEI and Burma are going to be lots of fun.. and everywhere else panfull.

My impression so far is its pretty even with no decisive blows struck by either side Sveint may disagree with that but I think this one is going to be a lot of fun.

(Unfortunately Allied Supreme Commander is recconoitering Beaches on Cyprus in the Eastern Med for the next week so Pacific is anticipated to be quiet for 7 days [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D])

[Andy Mac]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/05/42

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TF 14 troops unloading over beach at Catanduanes, 45,55


Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Menado, 39,67, firing at TF 60
TF 60 troops unloading over beach at Menado, 39,67


Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported

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Night Air attack on Tavoy , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 7
Blenheim I x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
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Sub attack at 49,91

Japanese Ships
SS I-159

Allied Ships
TK Gertrude Kellogg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TF 14 troops unloading over beach at Catanduanes, 45,55


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Coastal Guns at Menado, 39,67, firing at TF 60
TF 60 troops unloading over beach at Menado, 39,67


Japanese Ships
DD Natsugumo

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Day Air attack on 18th Division, at 29,33

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 3
Buffalo I x 4
Hurricane II x 4
Vildebeest IV x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 47,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 19
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
Ki-51 Sonia x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
G4M1 Betty x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Steelmaker, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 15
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 25
Ki-51 Sonia x 13
Ki-21 Sally x 29
Ki-48 Lily x 14

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 5
Hurricane II x 8
P-40B Tomahawk x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 29 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 41 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 5 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 27 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed
Hurricane II: 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Halldor
AK Vitorlock, Bomb hits 2
AK Herleik, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AK Woolgar, Bomb hits 2
AK Nordhval

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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
G4M1 Betty x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 9 damaged


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 11
Hudson I x 3

No Allied losses

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Naval bombardment of Menado, at 39,67

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze
DD Kamikaze
DD Urakaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Shiranuhi
DD Isokaze
CL Abukuma
CL Natori
BB Ise
BB Kirishima


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 8


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Ground combat at Munda

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1177 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Munda base !!!



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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 40265 troops, 569 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 51062 troops, 316 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wuchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25989 troops, 364 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 61239 troops, 442 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 75751 troops, 906 guns, 23 vehicles

Defending force 90883 troops, 791 guns, 204 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
159 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 59574 troops, 679 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 103973 troops, 920 guns, 333 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Menado

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1357 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 17625 troops, 213 guns, 4 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Gasmata

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 628 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 496 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

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



Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported

[sveint]

Rangoon looks like a big bag of victory points to me right now... we'll see.

[Andy Mac]

Hmmm nasty nasty IJN sinking my supply convoy.....

And not a single bomber launches

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/06/42

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Night Air attack on Tavoy , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 29,34

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Chokai
CA Mogami
CL Sendai
CL Jintsu
CL Isuzu
DD Nowaki
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze
DD Asashio
DD Oshio
DD Arashio
DD Akatsuki
DD Hibiki
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
AK Deslock
AK Forafric, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AK Jalapalaka
AK Joan Moller
AP Taiyuan
AK Vitorlock, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Nordhval, Shell hits 2
AK Halldor, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Herleik, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
AK Nord, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
AK Norse Carrier, Shell hits 20, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AK Woolgar, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

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Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Kanimba
AP Van Diemen

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Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Parigi
AK Loa Koeloe

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Day Air attack on Buna , at 55,90

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 11
Hudson I x 3

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 27,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7
Ki-21 Sally x 54
Ki-48 Lily x 16

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged


Allied Ships
AK Jalapalaka, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Nordhval
AK Deslock, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Taiyuan
AK Joan Moller, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 40293 troops, 569 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 51154 troops, 317 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wuchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26026 troops, 364 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 61438 troops, 444 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 75908 troops, 910 guns, 23 vehicles

Defending force 90518 troops, 776 guns, 204 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Taung Gyi

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19531 troops, 143 guns, 2 vehicles

Defending force 3503 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Taung Gyi base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Menado

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17633 troops, 211 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 1360 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Menado base !!!



Allied ground losses:
2346 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


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Ground combat at Naga

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21057 troops, 243 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 3196 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 59743 troops, 681 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 104159 troops, 926 guns, 333 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
308 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

[Andy Mac]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/07/42

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Night Air attack on Tavoy , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 7
Blenheim I x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
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Naval bombardment of Kendari, at 33,71

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze
DD Kamikaze
DD Urakaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Shiranuhi
DD Isokaze
CL Abukuma
CL Natori
BB Ise
BB Kirishima


Allied ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 16
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 6

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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 47,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 15
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
Ki-51 Sonia x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
15 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Van Diemen
AP Kanimba

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 56
D3A Val x 44
B5N Kate x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Loa Koeloe, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Senang, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Parigi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tavoy , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 4
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 6
Beaufort V-IX x 9
P-40B Tomahawk x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Buna , at 55,90


Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 11
Hudson I x 4


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
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TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Sabang, 19,41


Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 40329 troops, 569 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 51198 troops, 316 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wuchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26076 troops, 363 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 61662 troops, 441 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
72 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 75875 troops, 910 guns, 23 vehicles

Defending force 90669 troops, 777 guns, 204 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
273 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


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Ground combat at Naga

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21013 troops, 245 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 294 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Naga base !!!



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Ground combat at Clark Field

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 59744 troops, 681 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 104043 troops, 926 guns, 334 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
234 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Rangoon

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 83583 troops, 869 guns, 785 vehicles

Defending force 22770 troops, 265 guns, 15 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 20 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1019 casualties reported
Guns lost 34
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
291 casualties reported
Guns lost 15


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!