Burma (July 14th 1944)
The push towards Bangkok and Malaya peninsula has now started.
A two weeks earlier we did have quite an substantial air to air battles.
This was triggered by the supply and reinforcements convoys I did send into Rangoon.
The events took place 4th and 5th of July 1944...
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,54
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 56 minutes
Japanese aircraft
B6N1 Jill x 26
G3M3 Nell x 26
P1Y1 Frances x 23
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 4
Mosquito FB.VI x 3
Spitfire VIII x 7
P-38H Lightning x 6
P-38J Lightning x 6
P-51B Mustang x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
B6N1 Jill: 6 destroyed, 7 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
P1Y1 Frances: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Allied Ships
CVE Battler, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
CA Cumberland
CVE Begum, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DE Narbada
BB Queen Elizabeth, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CL Caradoc
CL Hobart
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,54
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
G3M3 Nell x 48
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 2
Mosquito FB.VI x 1
Spitfire VIII x 5
P-38H Lightning x 4
P-38J Lightning x 5
P-51B Mustang x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
G3M3 Nell: 7 destroyed, 19 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Mosquito FB.VI: 1 destroyed
P-38H Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-51B Mustang: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
CL Hobart
BB Queen Elizabeth, on fire, heavy damage
CLAA Van Heemskerck
CA Cumberland
DE Electra
DE Sutlej
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 24
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 6
Mosquito FB.VI x 9
Spitfire VIII x 29
P-38H Lightning x 19
P-38J Lightning x 17
P-51B Mustang x 22
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 7 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Corsair II: 1 destroyed
P-38H Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-51B Mustang: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 49
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 4
Mosquito FB.VI x 5
Spitfire VIII x 22
P-38H Lightning x 17
P-38J Lightning x 14
P-51B Mustang x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 7 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Corsair II: 1 destroyed
Mosquito FB.VI: 2 destroyed
P-38H Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-51B Mustang: 2 destroyed
I did lose CVE and few other surface combat ships. Also Dave nailed some xAK's but paid an price for all of this.
If the combat reports are to believed japanese did lose around 120-200 aircraft in this offensive operation.
The main thing though is that the supplies and troops did unload and now I'am set to go towards Bangkok and Malaya.
In the ground we did cross river at Moulmein. As expected this this was costly maneuver and we did lose around 20 000 men either dead or wounded.
Last turn we did launch our first assault againts the base. These troops are supported by very large and yet somewhat ineffective bomber squadrons. Including B29's.
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Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 111445 troops, 2530 guns, 2251 vehicles, Assault Value = 4038
Defending force 73022 troops, 898 guns, 806 vehicles, Assault Value = 1769
Allied adjusted assault: 2084
Japanese adjusted defense: 3579
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2450 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 235 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 185 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 22 disabled
Vehicles lost 70 (6 destroyed, 64 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
3521 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 217 disabled
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 397 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled
Vehicles lost 114 (58 destroyed, 56 disabled)
Assaulting units:
Provisionl Tank Brigade
29th British Brigade
6th Australian Division
19th Indian Division
6th New Chinese Corps
254th Armoured Brigade
23rd Indian Division
5th Indian Division
26th Indian Division
77th Chindit Brigade
150th RAC Regiment
255th Indian Tank Brigade
81st (West African) Division
7th Indian Division
20th Indian Division
11th (East African) Division
18th British Div /1
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
209th Combat Engineer Battalion
8th Medium Regiment
XV Indian Corps
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Defending units:
33rd Division
14th Division
29th Div /1
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
24th Infantry Regimental Combat Team
2nd Guards Division
112th Infantry Regiment
53rd Division
1st Recon Regiment
21st Ind.Mixed Bde /1
Southern Army /1
40th Field AA Battalion
Burma Area Army
25th JAAF AF Bn
2nd Area Army
11th RF Gun Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
23rd AA Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Area Army
15th JAAF AF Bn
45th JNAF AF Unit
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
62nd JNAF AF Unit
28th Army
5th Air Defense AA Regiment
48th Field AA Battalion
7th JAAF Base Force
35th Field AA Battalion
38th Field AA Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
62nd JAAF AF Bn /1
15th Army
36th Field AA Battalion
21st Fld AA Gun Co
51st Field AA Battalion
25th JNAF AF Unit
9th RF Gun Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
9th Field AF Const Bn /1
It might take a bit undoing to dislodge these enemy troops but that will happen eventually.
