Air Combat
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Day Air attack on Ahmadabad , at 24,8 - there are 764 engineers available to repair damage to the base [:)]
Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 11
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
Swordfish x 20
Wirraway x 8
Kittyhawk I x 12
Allied aircraft losses
Fulmar: 2 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged
Swordfish: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Wirraway: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 8
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 2000 and 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10 - the daily routine missions continue
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 10
Wellington III x 26
Hudson I x 9
B-24D Liberator x 32
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Nichiryo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AP Tatsutake Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Zukai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Nikki Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
148 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 59
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
All Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
Ki-21 Sally x 99
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
Lysander I x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 8 destroyed, 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
Lysander I: 2 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied Ships
SS Salmon, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 23
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65 - sweeps will try to destroy the remaining fighters in Java
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
C5M Babs x 1
Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Fulmar: 4 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 19,59
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
A6M3 Zero x 21
Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 10 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CL Kiso, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 19,59
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
A6M3 Zero x 21
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
SBD Dauntless x 7
Kittyhawk I x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 19,59
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
A6M3 Zero x 21
Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 11 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Kiso, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Ground Combat
Ground combat at Ledo
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 21614 troops, 118 guns, 160 vehicles
Defending force 10954 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Ledo base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Kohima
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 10630 troops, 97 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 2460 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kohima base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Situation Report
India
It looks like the Allied troops from Dehli are trying to reach Rawalpindi - David probably want to buy as much time as possible.
No problem really as I need another month to prepare for the assault on Karachi.
In Burma/India we drive the Allies out of Kohima and Ledo and onto the paths leading to Mandalay and Myitkyina.
The concludes the limited offensive, a last effort will be made after India falls to capture the 3 remaining British bases in Burma and seal of China.
This will require another 2 divisions and some engineers. For now another division has been freed for offensive operations in India - I'm considering to
send it to Karachi together with the KB.
Java
Another fast transport unloads another batch of troops at Batavia, air strikes claim a bomb hit to a cl but many ac were shot down.
The 1st Car Div is now 2 days out of Singapore, it will aquire a few days rest before again sailing for the Indian Ocean. Several ships are slated for an upgrade in August, but this will be delayed until later this year. It's important to settle things in India and Java.
Situation Map: Burma & India
