1942 January 11
INVADED
Amphibious TF 20 unloading at Oro Bay
Amphibious TF 88 unloading at Saidor
Clark Field, Cagayan, Pontianak are also invested.
CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Maiana is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Johore Bahru !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Namatanai !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Saidor !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kofiau !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Rambutyo !!!
Overall
• The Empire is not letting any time slip away in getting the most out of our present weakness.
West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Lots of activity with enemy subs.
Pacific
• CL Marblehead and 2x DD's are on the way to show the flag at Nauru Island.
New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• The IJN is put on notice.
Sub attack near Gasmata at 102,129
Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu
BB Kirishima
CA Chikuma
CL Abukuma
DD Shiranui
DD Kasumi
DD Arare
DD Tanikaze
DD Hamakaze
Allied Ships
SS Pollack
SS Pollack launches 4 torpedoes at CV Hiryu
Pollack diving deep ....
DD Kasumi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Arare fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Tanikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Kasumi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Tanikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Tanikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tanikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tanikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
Philippines
• An armour only attack at Cagayan made good progress.
Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 131
Defending force 7258 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 198
Japanese adjusted assault: 15
Allied adjusted defense: 91
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 6 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Allied ground losses:
139 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Assaulting units:
Sasebo 8th SNLF
8th Tank Regiment
16th Naval Guard Unit
Defending units:
101st PA Infantry Regiment
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd Constabulary Regiment
Agusan Constab Battalion
Mindanao Force
Del Monte AAF Base Force /1
DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Lots of action involving our subs but none got hits on surface ships.
Japanese Ships
SS I-156, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Permit
SS Permit launches 2 torpedoes at 2,000 yards
I-156, leading the way for KB2 into the Java Sea, was sent packing.
• KB2 is 2 hexes SE of Toboali.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Toboali at 51,95
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 6
B-339D x 3
75A-7 Hawk x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak
B-339D: 1 destroyed
75A-7 Hawk: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Sazanami
CA Haguro
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x 139WH-3 bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 29070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 29070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
Zuiho-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
The Zero CAP was persistent and numerous and outlasted our hard-fighting escorts.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 49,98
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
B5N1 Kate x 10
B5N2 Kate x 13
D3A1 Val x 13
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 6
75A-7 Hawk x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 3 destroyed
75A-7 Hawk: 3 destroyed
Allied Ships
DD Kortenaer
CL Tromp
DD Banckert
CL Java, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL De Ruyter, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Witte de With
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
13 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
6 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
4 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
CAP engaged:
1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
2-VI.G.V with B-339D (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL De Ruyter
Java - 30, 9(4), 8(4), 0 - and De Ruyter - 38, 19(9), 10(1), 0 - are both in port at Batavia and will make for the yard at Soerabaja when conditions allow.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tjilatjap at 51,102
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
B5N2 Kate x 24
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AM Jan van Amstel, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AM Pieter de Bitter, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
They were very small AM's with 1 ASW weapon each. Good use of torpedoes.
• Our aircraft in the eastern DEI made many attacks on invading warships and convoys but got no hits. Enemy Zero's were a major obstacle and downed several aircraft.
• The part of the Dutch squadron not in port at Batavia will sortie to the Indian Ocean out of range of KB2 unless it braves the mines in Sunda Strait. Like wise the two RN TF's at Soerabaja will head into the Indian Ocean. The RN TF at Darwin will move east of Timor. All four TF's will be ready to rush KB2 is opportunity arises.
China
• The first reincarnated Chinese Army unit has arrived at Chungking. World War Z begins.
India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• 3 enemy units are adjacent to Moulmein.
Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Mmmmmmmmmm.
Complete combat report attached.
