RE: 1942 October 15
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 1:43 am
1942 October 15
INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Kweiyang, Tuyun, Urumchi are invested.
CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Overall
• No carrier sightings.
West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• No enemy sub activity detected. Enemy sub activity near Dutch Harbor, Kodiak,
• All convoys report no contacts.
Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.
• All convoys report no contacts.
• The first troop convoy at Suva has only a little equipment plus supply and fuel remaining to unload.
New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• No enemy sub activity detected.
• All convoys report no contacts.
• Incoming or outgoing?
• Recon says 2 units at Darwin.
• The 1st Tank Bn, with 34 AV including 23 Matilda II tanks, is now at Darwin. Given the bombing report above, they will attack at once. Help will arrive tomorrow and be on the line the following day.
Philippines
DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
China
• Took them a very long time to push most of the defenders out of this position.
India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• No enemy sub activity detected.
• Today was the last day of the monsoon season in and near Burma.
Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
Complete combat report attached.
INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Kweiyang, Tuyun, Urumchi are invested.
CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Overall
• No carrier sightings.
West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• No enemy sub activity detected. Enemy sub activity near Dutch Harbor, Kodiak,
• All convoys report no contacts.
Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.
• All convoys report no contacts.
• The first troop convoy at Suva has only a little equipment plus supply and fuel remaining to unload.
New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• No enemy sub activity detected.
• All convoys report no contacts.
• Incoming or outgoing?
ASW attack near Darwin at 75,123
Japanese Ships
PB Takuna Maru #7
Allied Ships
SS Skipjack
SS Skipjack is sighted by escort
Skipjack bottoming out ....
PB Takuna Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takuna Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takuna Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takuna Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takuna Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
• Recon says 2 units at Darwin.
Morning Air attack on 26th Air Flotilla , at 76,124 (Darwin)
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 25
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
291 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Also attacking 32nd JAAF AF Coy ...
Also attacking 26th Air Flotilla ...
Also attacking 32nd JAAF AF Coy ...
• The 1st Tank Bn, with 34 AV including 23 Matilda II tanks, is now at Darwin. Given the bombing report above, they will attack at once. Help will arrive tomorrow and be on the line the following day.
Philippines
DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
China
• Took them a very long time to push most of the defenders out of this position.
Ground combat at 81,39 (near Tienshui)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 47762 troops, 430 guns, 178 vehicles, Assault Value = 1353
Defending force 24281 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 273
Japanese adjusted assault: 1238
Allied adjusted defense: 457
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
1068 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 114 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 11 (3 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
5861 casualties reported
Squads: 224 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 235 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
3rd Division
17th Tank Regiment
34th/A Division
17th Division
37th Division
41st/B Division
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
7th Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
Jingcha War Area
India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• No enemy sub activity detected.
• Today was the last day of the monsoon season in and near Burma.
Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
Complete combat report attached.




