Date: '42 Feb 27 & 28
Pearl is quiet for four straight days
Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment;
c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division;
AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are
bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;
Landings: Sampit & Ambon (65th Bde to rescue the Assault Div)
CVs:
Japan -
KB: 13 ENE of Pearl
CVL: with KB
CVE: MIA
Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Lexington & Enterprise; CVLs Charlotte, Jacksonville, Wellington, Melbourne, and Hermes - at Albany
Mini-DS (CV Saratoga & Yorktown, CVL King's Mountain) - resting at San Fran
Subs:
Trigger hit once at Adak by 2 DDs
Salmon misses a big TK TF leaving Singapore.
I-5 is hit once 1 SW of San Fran. Just don't like pesky subs off my main American base.
Surface Action:
Day Time Surface Combat, near Seguam Island at 166,53, Range 2,000 Yards (4 ESE of Adak)
Japanese Ships
DD Akikaze, Shell hits 6, on fire
TB Hato, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
DD Bagley
DD Helm, Shell hits 2
DD Henley
DD Patterson, Shell hits 1
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards
I hold my breath during air attack phases expecting to see some Vals. None show up.
India: -
Burma: -
Shwebo -
Ground combat at Shwebo (59,45)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 40
Defending force 398 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
Japanese adjusted assault: 56
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 56 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Shwebo !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)
Allied ground losses:
445 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
6th Tank Regiment
Defending units:
Upper Burma BAF Battalion
China:
Yenan - my troops are now 2 SW of base on trail
27th - 54 Sally
28th - 39 Sally
Changsha -
27th - 30 Oscars followed by 12 Oscars with 43 Army bombers
28th - 30 Oscars followed by 12 Oscars with 44 Army bombers
Hengyang -
27th - sweeps by 18 Zero, 36 Oscars, 9 Zeros and then 4 Zero with 6 Army bombers
28th - Sweeps by 23 Zero, 14 Zero, 36 Oscars followed by 6 bombers
Ground combat at Hengyang (80,53)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 180 troops, 0 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 1043
Defending force 56347 troops, 451 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 1265
Assault collapses, survivors seek cover
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 21 (21 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
3rd Division
116th Division
39th Division
8th Armored Car Co
Defending units:
37th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
8th Route Army
53rd Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
57th AT Gun Regiment
19th Group Army
41st AA Regiment
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
33rd Base Group
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
20th Artillery Regiment
9th Chinese Base Force
The little Armored Car Co sacrifices itself, but does open back up a hexside for supplies.
Wenchow -
27th - 135 bombers
28th - 137 bombers
Kukong - 9 bombers
Pingsiang -
Changteh -
Philippines:
Cebu -
Borneo:
1 W Balikpapan - 14 Nell hit retreating troops
Sumatra:
Medan -
Djambi -
Padang - 18 Betty/Nell
Ground combat at Padang (44,85)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4006 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 144
Defending force 1494 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34
Japanese adjusted assault: 135
Allied adjusted defense: 19
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Padang !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
351 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
124th Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
Emmahaven Defenses
Padang Cdo
Java:
Batavia -
27th - 3 Tojo with 46 bombers
Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 27831 troops, 236 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 828
Defending force 25249 troops, 260 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 407
Japanese adjusted assault: 334
Allied adjusted defense: 685
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1521 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 98 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1380 casualties reported
Squads: 42 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
5th Division
55th Division
Defending units:
I Landstorm Cdo
2nd KNIL Regiment
I Marechausse Cdo
Tjepoe Cdo
IV Landstorm Cdo
1st Cav Regiment
4th KNIL Regiment
Groep Zud
1st KNIL Regiment
V Landstorm Cdo
VI Landstorm Cdo
HQ I KNIL Division
Batavia Defenses
KNI Zeemacht
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
A-I-Ld AA Battalion
Batavia KM Base Force
KNI Leger
HQ II KNIL Division
ABDA
VLG-III Sup Groep
John reports during phone call that another division is headed here due to the "Battling Bastards of Batavia."
28th - 3 Tojo with 40 bombers
Soerabaja -
27th - 13 Zeros sweep followed by 25 Sally
28th - 18 Zeros sweep followed by 41 Sally
Semarang -
SRA:
Ambon -
Kendari -
New Guinea/Solomons:
Hawaii:
Pearl - Supplies at 67,854
27th - [>:]
28th - [>:]
South Pacific:
Nuka Hiva -
North Pacific: -
Umnak -
27th - 8 Zeros on LRCAP from Adak down 2 of 8 B-18s
28th - 16 P-40E sweep downing 1 of 8 Zeros on LRCAP
Australia:
Engineers: San Diego P8; Madras F4; Sydney F3; Prince Rupert AF4;
Intel:
Notes:
Pearl - The respite helps me rest air groups and get airframes repaired.
Overall - only action is in Java and southern China. So not much to write home about. [;)]