The fortress of Bataan fell after minimal resistance.
As sveint appears to have guessed I have re inforced Java and will attempt to hold it.
Had he held off another month I would be confident of causing mayhem there.
But May is still a long way off when I can upgrade UK Airgroups and my Spits dont arrive until June.
So an early invasion may stop me holding.
I cannot believe Sveint when he says he is defensive in Burma India. It could be a deception plan
I have formed a very very powerful Corps in central India as my rapid reaction force consisting of 2 Elite Inf Divisions and 2 Armoured Bdes.
I would LOVE to commit that force to Java or Burma but I dare not take them off the rail net until I am certain he is fully committed in SOPAC JAVA or anywhere else.
He has a lot of forces to play with between Phillipines and Malayan armies and I need to be very careful not to leave India exposed.
I think Java is next but I cannot afford to take risks with India.
I have committed a US medium bomber gp to Java to replace 2 of the B17 Gps that I have evacced after the kicking they took at Batavia
Andy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/20/42
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Day Air attack on Banjarmasin , at 27,64
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
CW-22 Falcon x 5
Martin 139 x 12
Beaufort V-IX x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 18
B-25C Mitchell x 12
B-26B Marauder x 44
LB-30 Liberator x 22
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 67
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
15 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
9 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
16 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 105th IJN Base Force, at 55,90
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 11
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Corregidor CI Fortress, at 42,51
Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 15
Ki-48 Lily x 25
Ki-49 Helen x 24
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
7 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,36
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
SBD Dauntless x 31
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
PG Akitsu Maru, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 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 Andaman Island , at 23,34
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
SBD Dauntless x 44
Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 21
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
15 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
16 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Buna , at 55,90
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
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Ground combat at Bataan
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 169861 troops, 1206 guns, 315 vehicles
Defending force 35978 troops, 47 guns, 22 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese assault odds: 33 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
648 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
66516 casualties reported
Guns lost 145
Vehicles lost 7
