General Hata S. looked at the landscape that had become his home for almost a month now. The sieged city of Hong Kong. Every time he reported to his supirors that Hong Kong should fall soon another week would go by without their lines breaking. Today his men where rested enough to attack yet again , however he held slim hope as their moral was wavering.
Moments into his contemplation a figure walked up beside him. "Sir , L General Nakano reporting as ordered from Canton.". Hata looked over to him , "And how many troops did you manage to pull from the Canton defence?".
A slight smile crossed Nakano's face , "Sir the chinese pulled out of Canton days ago after repeated bombardments from the IJN." He let the silence linger for a moment to get the most effect possible (always a good idea when bringing good news to a supiror to make sure the impact is full). After a satisfying 10 seconds of time to let the anticipation build in the Generals eyes he continued "So I brought the entire 51st Division sir".
General Hata's eyes lit up and smile crossed his face. Excellent , today will be a good day , an excellent day. As they drew up the plans for what would be the last day Hong Kong remained in british hands...
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/04/42
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Day Air attack on 25th Army, at 24,48
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 23
Ki-36 Ida x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 33135 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 33135 feet
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Day Air attack on 21st Mixed Brigade, at 23,48
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 7
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 21st Mixed Brigade, at 23,48
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 10
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 12
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Blenheim I bombing at 12000 feet
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Day Air attack on 90th Chinese Corps, at 50,26
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 11
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Australian Brigade, at 23,49
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Ki-21 Sally x 18
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Australian Brigade, at 23,49
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 18
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 5
Ki-21 Sally x 24
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
18 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 12000 feet
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Day Air attack on 81st PA Division, at 42,58
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 1000 feet
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Sub attack at 41,40
Japanese Ships
MSW Shintohoku Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Shawa Maru #10
MSW Mejima Maru
MSW Bisan Maru
MSW Aoi Maru
Allied Ships
SS S-38
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 976 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 22799 troops, 102 guns, 0 vehicles
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Ground combat at Hong Kong
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 46048 troops, 413 guns, 6 vehicles
Defending force 10102 troops, 19 guns, 3 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Allied ground losses:
15131 casualties reported
Guns lost 38
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Ground combat at Yenen
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 70855 troops, 874 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 34082 troops, 179 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
217 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Rangoon
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 21408 troops, 222 guns, 11 vehicles
Defending force 4314 troops, 12 guns, 4 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at Lingayen
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 852 troops, 0 guns, 56 vehicles
Defending force 4044 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2
Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Hanoi
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16068 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 27507 troops, 321 guns, 18 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 41,40
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 7129 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 3326 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles
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Ground combat at Ichang
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 18796 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 21539 troops, 220 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at 49,31
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 42359 troops, 321 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 53192 troops, 635 guns, 6 vehicles
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Ground combat at 48,33
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16267 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 20196 troops, 228 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Yenen
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 27668 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 106565 troops, 1263 guns, 11 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Rangoon
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4292 troops, 11 guns, 3 vehicles
Defending force 21185 troops, 216 guns, 10 vehicles
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Ground combat at 49,31
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13309 troops, 170 guns, 4 vehicles
Defending force 51539 troops, 321 guns, 0 vehicles
