Busting Fortress Palembang - PTBS (J) vs Grollub (A)

[PT boat skipper]

Luzon
A major victory occurs as the armoured brigade (4th & 7th Tank Regiments and the 48th Recce Bn) defeats a very disorganized allied "counter-attack" at Cabanatuan. Several allied units arrived the same turn as the japanese launch their shock attack. Two enemy infantry divisions (from Clark field) are forced to retreat back to Clark and two tank batttalions retreat north from where they came (and they are now trapped):

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2090 troops, 4 guns, 207 vehicles, Assault Value = 134
Defending force 6459 troops, 102 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 325

Japanese adjusted assault: 122
Allied adjusted defense: 50

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
169 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1285 casualties reported
Squads: 92 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 128 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 42 (41 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 101 (101 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
48th Recon Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
51st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
71st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion


Meanwhile, the 16th Div captures Batangas south of Manilla and there are signs that the allies are in full retreat from Manilla to Clark field.



Southern Fleet
Brunei, Manado, Tarakan & Samarinda are captured!

The alllies continue to be aggressive. During the night there is another naval battle at Sinkawang. However, the last japanese CA in the area, which was guarding the transport TF yesterday, has been organized into a proper TF.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Singkawang at 56,88, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago, Shell hits 4
DD Murakumo
DD Uranami
DD Shikinami
DD Asagiri
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Alden
DD Edsall, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD John D. Edwards
DD Whipple, Shell hits 2, heavy fires


Then the 22nd Air Flottilla attacks during the day:
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
G3M2 Nell x 10

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Whipple, on fire

Did Houston sink?

And:
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
G4M1 Betty x 7

Allied Ships
CL Dauntless, heavy damage

No hits again on a very damaged (crippled?) cruiser...


Just ONE day before the Ambor invasion force is in position, they are attacked by a handfull enemy divebombers (SB2U-3 Vindicator) flying from Ambon. Two of the three ships transporting an infantry regiments are hit and the chance for success is now very slim. The TF commander (onboard BB Ise) makes the decision to land anyway. The damaged AP is diverted to nearby Namlea where it will be beached so the tropps can be saved (half a regiment is onboard...).


3rd Air Division (Kohta Bahru)
There are signs that the enemy is sending more fighters to reinforce CAP above Singapore. AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 has been identified. Air combats (sweeps) will continue by the two Oscar daitai each flying every second day.

[PT boat skipper]

Luzon
11th Air Fleet is being transfered to west Borneo since the allies must have dispanded their few remaining fighters. 5th Air Division will take over CAP duties.

Tuguegarao is captured.


Southern Fleet
South of Singapore a japanese CL/DD TF intercept an allied TF heading north toward Singapore during the night (no moonlight).

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
DD Michishio
DD Uranami
DD Asagiri
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CL Glasgow
DD Encounter, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Express, Shell hits 2

And again:
Japanese Ships
CL Sendai, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
DD Michishio, Shell hits 1
DD Uranami
DD Asagiri
DD Yugiri, on fire

Allied Ships
CL Glasgow, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Encounter, on fire
DD Express, Shell hits 30, and is sunk

Sendai hit Glasgow with a 61cm long lance torpedo. Then, Glasgow hits Sendai with several 6inch salvos which turn her into a burning wreck...


On the return to Sinkawang:

Japanese Ships
DD Michishio
DD Uranami, Shell hits 1
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
CL Dauntless, Shell hits 41, and is sunk


And then:
Submarine attack near Singapore at 49,85

Japanese Ships
SS I-165

Allied Ships
CL Glasgow, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Glasgow is sunk. Something similar to this happened before...



22nd Air Flottilla attacks a convoy near Palembang:

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G3M2 Nell x 11
G4M1 Betty x 8

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4
CW-21B Demon x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAK Howra, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Van Ghent
DD Stewart, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AMC Pansy, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Taiping, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage



And then something similar happens again...

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 14
Vildebeest III x 10

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Yugiri, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
CL Sendai, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

They are both sunk. However, they did manage to help sink a very capable british CL (Glasgow) and a british DD.



Landnings at Ambon commences. No enemy air attacks - the divebombers moved to Balikpapan, from where they damaged two xAK at Tarakan.



4th Fleet
Two enemy DMs are spotted at Wake island by I-16 - this will get difficult. The Operation to finally capture Wake is slowly gearing up. 3rd Fleet is ordered to transfer several DMS to 4th Fleet.

[PT boat skipper]

Luzon
The allies are moving all available units to Clark field.


Southern Fleet.
There are still allied ships heading north into Singapore.


Night Time Surface Combat, near Singkep at 49,88, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Murasame
DD Harusame

Allied Ships
xAP Amra, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAP Tairea, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Glenorchy
xAP Kota Gede, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AM Eland Dubois, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage


Submarine attack near Palembang at 49,90

SS I-159

xAP Glenapp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


The Ambon situation. There will be no attack until reinforcement.

4th Coastal Gun Battalion
Molukken Garrison Battalion
Manado Garrison Bn /1
Ternate Det. Base Force
Sorong Det. Base Force
Ambon Base Force

VS:
4th Engineer Co /2
146th Infantry Rgt /3



16th Army
Malaybalay is captured on Mindanao. The mopping up continues.

[PT boat skipper]

Luzon
Manilla is captured! (the enemy had evacuated the city).


Southern Fleet
Air Recce from Namlea discover an enemy AIRCRAFT CARRIER and a SAG nine hexes south of Ambon. All naval units are ordered to clear the area. After some hesitation, the Southern Fleet withdraws a SAG led by CA Chokai.



China Exp Army
AVG 2 and 3 have been identified trying to LR CAP some moving chinese units south of Nanchang. Only two Ki-27 and no bombers are however lost in the "trap". There might be a pocket forming as chinese units south of Nanchang are on the move westward. 13th Army is informed and ordered to take action as soon as their units are relieved in garrison duties by the RPC.

The chinese tries to break through to the west south of Nanchang. However, 11th Bde has a good defensive position and is blocking the roads. Another brigade is moving south from Nanchang and the 23rd Army, in the south, has blocked another west-east road.

Ground combat at 85,56 (near Nanchang)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 11403 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 416

Defending force 5547 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 185

Allied adjusted assault: 345

Japanese adjusted defense: 610

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
176 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Allied ground losses:
1877 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 117 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled

Assaulting units:
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force

Defending units:
11th Ind.Mixed Brigade



Tsiaotso captured by 1st Army (since the chinese were withdrawing anyway):

Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17447 troops, 150 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 602

Defending force 1548 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 51

Japanese adjusted assault: 279

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tsiaotso !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
925 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 2 disabled
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
36th Division
16th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
5th New Chinese Corps

[PT boat skipper]

Luzon
AS Otus, which apperently must have been in Manilla since she was severely damaged by kates (CVL Ryujo) on the scenod day of the war, manage to escape from Manilla (she was in the harbor when the city fell) only to run into the waiting RO-33:

Submarine attack near Busuanga at 77,79

Japanese Ships
SS RO-33

Allied Ships
AS Otus, heavy damage

AS Otus is sighted by SS RO-33
SS RO-33 launches 2 torpedoes

AND:

Submarine attack near Busuanga at 77,79

Japanese Ships
SS RO-33

Allied Ships
AS Otus, heavy damage

AS Otus is sighted by SS RO-33
SS RO-33 launches 2 torpedoes


Unbelievable. AS Otus must be the luckiest ship in the war so far.


Situation at Clark field below. Many japanese units have not arrived yet. There are also one-two allied units moving north from Bataan.


Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 780 troops, 81 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 851
Defending force 32744 troops, 424 guns, 511 vehicles, Assault Value = 844

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
21st Division
48th Engineer Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
48th Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
51st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
14th PS Engineer Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
Asiatic Fleet
USAFFE
1st PI Base Force
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
Cavite USN Base Force
PAF Aviation
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
South Luzon Force
1st USMC AA Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Far East USAAF
4th Marine Regiment
Subic Bay Defenses
Manila USAAF Base Force
Provisional GMC Grp



Southern Fleet
Several B-17Ds (flying from Koepang, Timor?) hit the ground forces on Ambon. Did the allies believe that the decimated regiment was going to shock attack? The enemy aircraft carrier seems to have disapperared (south).


11th Air Fleet
For some reasons, a sortie is made against two HDML in Singapre and several Nells (eight) and a few Zeros are brought down by the allied CAP. A few allied fighters and one HDML are destroyed. 11th Air Fleet and 3rd Air Division are ordered to make a joint effort to clear the skies over Singapore.

[PT boat skipper]

Luzon
Bayombong seem to be the next battle as isolated allied units in northern Luzon are heading there (in order to break through to Clark field?).



Southern Fleet
In a very professional sneak attack the imperial navy prove their superiority in night fighting near Palembang.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Muntok at 50,89, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
DD Shirakumo
DD Murakumo
TB Hayabusa

Allied Ships
CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 1
DD Piet Hein



3rd Air Division
A sweep by 19 Ki-43-Ib Oscar over Singapore results in about equal losses (2-4 fighters each).

Two enemy xAKL heading north between Sumatra and Malaya are sunk by a Sonia daitai.



6th Fleet
RO-66 reports that CA Australia and one DD are heading toward Pago Pago.



China Exp Army

Leading elements of the 11th Army are following the retreating chinese towards Nanyang.

Ground combat at 86,46 (near Nanyang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12463 troops, 141 guns, 126 vehicles, Assault Value = 441

Defending force 5882 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 177

Japanese adjusted assault: 789

Allied adjusted defense: 15

Japanese assault odds: 52 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
173 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled


Allied ground losses:
4612 casualties reported
Squads: 155 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 134 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th Division
13th Tank Regiment
9th Armored Car Co
1st Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
7th Chinese Corps

[PT boat skipper]

Southern Fleet
Mines are discovered in Palembang harbor by I-158, which then hits one... She might make it back to base.

A few japanese DDs/TBs engages some PT-boats near Palembang during the night.



11th Air Fleet
A sweep over Palembang by Zeros shoot down about six dutch fighters for no own losses.

However, the ordered sweep over Singapore is cancelled because of bad weather. Thus both the 11th Air Fleet AND the 3rd Air Division (with 90 Ki-21 bombers) will have to fly tomorrow. Hopefully, the sweep by the 11th Air Fleet might come in first.


16th Army
Landings commence at Cebu and Iloilo.

A shock attack fails at Hong Kong. But it is now only a matter of days.

[PT boat skipper]

Luzon
First battle of Bayombong. The allies tries to shock attack while the japanese 4th Division arrives from the north the same turn.

Ground combat at Bayombong (80,75)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3227 troops, 60 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 300
Defending force 13816 troops, 125 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 506

Allied adjusted assault: 0
Japanese adjusted defense: 919
Allied assault odds: 1 to 99

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Allied ground losses:
1765 casualties reported
Squads: 89 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 31 (9 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Vehicles lost 24 (1 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Assaulting units: (these enemy units are now trapped in North Luzon)
31st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
194th Tank Battalion

Defending units:
4th Division (arrived this turn in combat mode)
4th Tank Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion



Southern Fleet
There are still allied naval units near Singapore-Palembang. Especially enemy DDs and PTs.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Singkep at 49,88, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Yudachi
DD Akatsuki
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Encounter
DD Isis, Shell hits 1

AND:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Singkep at 50,88, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Yudachi
DD Akatsuki
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Encounter, Shell hits 1
DD Isis


It was raining which might explain the disappointing result above. It would have been great to take out those two british DDs.

In some other actions, three enemy PT-boats are sunk nearby.



11th Air Fleet/3rd Air Div
Very bad weather over Singapore - no air attacks possible today. But there are still about 15 enemy ships located in Singapore harbor.



25th Army
Georgetown is captured (it was bypassed by the mobile units on their way south and thus captured somewhat late).



16th Army
Butuan is captured and a couple of enemy units surrender. Only a few enemy units left on Mindanao.
Iloilo is captured. But not Cebu - an infantry regiment is on its way.

[Capt. Harlock]

Night Time Surface Combat, near Singkep at 49,88, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Yudachi
DD Akatsuki
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Encounter
DD Isis, Shell hits 1

AND:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Singkep at 50,88, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Yudachi
DD Akatsuki
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Encounter, Shell hits 1
DD Isis

TF commander to Ayanami: turn off the shell magnet![;)]

[PT boat skipper]

Luzon
An intial attack is launched at Bayombong. The following allied units are trapped in a pocket (plus another PA infantery division one hex north).

Defending units:
31st PA Infantry Division
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
North Luzon Force
21st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion



25th Army
Kuala Lumpur is captured.

Temuloh is captured:
FMSV Brigade surrenders.
8th Indian Brigade is trapped.



11th Air Fleet/3rd Air Division
Finally the attack plan is executed.

A sweep by Zeros clear some of the heavy CAP over Singapore (and Palembang).

After the fighter sweep by 11th Air Fleet, Singapore harbour is hit by about 90 Ki-21s of 3rd Air Div (in two waves).

Allied Ships in Singapore harbor are hit/sunk:
CL Java, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Whipple, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Capetown, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Poelau Bras, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Kwangtung, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Hong Peng, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Banckert, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage (a major threat to IJN destroyers is removed)
DD Kortenaer, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Hong Siang, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships (2nd attack)
CL Java, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Capetown, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Whipple, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Glenorchy, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage


An allied TF is attacked (not that sucessfully) by the 22nd Air Flottilla SE Palembang.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
G3M2 Nell x 19
G4M1 Betty x 6

Allied Ships
xAKL Bust
xAP Mijer
DD Piet Hein
xAKL Schouten
AM Pieter de Bitter
xAP Le Maire, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CL Colombo


And, an attack is made at Palambang against Enterprise, that is, the HMS Enterprise. Despite light clouds no hits are reported...

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
G4M1 Betty x 6

Allied Ships
CL Enterprise


Southern Fleet
There are still some allied destroyers patrolling outside Palembang.


Day Time Surface Combat, near Toboali at 50,93, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Yura
CL Kinu
DD Yugumo
DD Natsushio
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
DD Yamagumo
DD Asagumo
DD Minazuki
DD Fumizuki, Shell hits 1
TB Kiji
TB Kamo

Allied Ships
DD John D. Edwards, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Parrott, Shell hits 3, on fire

[PT boat skipper]

Southern Fleet
An interesting enemy TF since there are many PT boats near Palembang.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu
DD Usugumo
TB Otori
TB Kasasagi

Allied Ships
AM Jan van Amstel, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
AGP Wega, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk



China Exp Army
Wenchow is captured by 13th Army (it was actually undefended!)

[PT boat skipper]

16th Army
Hong Kong is captured! A few DMSs from 3rd Fleet are ordered to clear the main shipping channel.



China Exp Army
Nanyang is captured by 11th Army (it was undefended). There are at least ten chinese units NW of the city, probably the first defence line before Sian.



4th Fleet
The enemy has reinforced Wake (by air transport? most probably not by ships).

Defending units:
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
2nd USMC Parachute Battalion
Wake USN CPNAB
1st Marine Defense Battalion

[PT boat skipper]

Luzon
Bayombong is captured! The following allied units surrender!

Allied ground losses:
4888 casualties reported
Squads: 529 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 570 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 170 (170 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 44 (44 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 7

Defending units:
21st PA Infantry Division
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
31st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
North Luzon Force
192nd Tank Battalion


14th Army is ordered by Southern Army to attack and capture Clark Field in two weeks.



11th Air Fleet/3rd Air Div
Fighter sweeps are conducted over Singapore. The loss ratio is 4 to 1.



Southern Fleet
A special TF (CL/DD/CM) put lots of mines at Toboali near Palembang. A US sub discovers this during the day by hitting one.

[PT boat skipper]

3rd Air Division
The allied makes the mistake of grounding all fighter aircrafts at Singapore the same day the second major air attack by 3rd Air Division takes place:


Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 75
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 10 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 33 damaged
H81-A3: 3 destroyed on ground
Buffalo I: 7 damaged
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed on ground
Hudson I: 5 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
xAP Hong Siang, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Glenorchy, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage



11th Air Fleet
Intelligence had suspected a "secret base" at Singkep just south of Singapore.

Morning Air attack on Singkep , at 49,87

Allied Ships
PT TM-9, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PT TM-8, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PT TM-10, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PT-35, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk


16th Army
Cebu is captured. 16th Army has now captured all targets (expect Ambon). Replacement troops will be ordered to some places in need of garrisons. In about one week, the entire 16th Army will be ready to resume major offensive operations in the DEI.



SE Area Fleet
Landnings commence at Rabaul. No resistance reported.



4th Fleet/Combined Fleet
KB launched air strikes against Wake island and hit the runway. Two Catalina are shot down (they were transporting something to Wake).

[PT boat skipper]

11th Air Fleet
A very interesting TF with very BIG xAP is sighted and attacked at Oosthaven. Are troops being shipped in or out?


Morning Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 48,96

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
G3M2 Nell x 18
G4M1 Betty x 13

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD Barker
AP Leonard Wood, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAP Wakefield, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
AMC Manoora
xAP West Point
xAK Filleigh, Torpedo hits 1

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled




Southern Fleet
First confirmed sub kill (SS Seal was the sub that hit the minefield at Tobali).

Sub vs Sub: SS I-160 attacking SS Seal at 50,96 - near Batavia

Japanese Ships
SS I-160

Allied Ships
SS Seal, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage


Then another allied ship hits a mine at Tobali.
PT-41, Mine hits 1, heavy damage



4th Fleet/Combined Fleet
There are many enemy submarines around Wake.

[PT boat skipper]

3rd Air Division
Most allied aircraft seem to have evacuated Singapore.


Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 72
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 13
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 17 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 damaged
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
DD Whipple, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Glenorchy, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Hong Siang, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage



11th Air Fleet
The allies seem to really want to unload/load whatever they are doing at Oosthaven since all available allied fighters seem to have been thrown into the fight.
Unfortunately, some Zeros ordered to execute a high-altitude sweep got ordered to do so during nighttime...


Morning Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 48,96

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
G3M2 Nell x 29
G4M1 Betty x 13

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 3
Buffalo I x 21
B-339D x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 4 destroyed
B-339D: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAP Van Imhoff, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PG Herald
xAKL De Klerk
xAKL Marudu
TK Pinna, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Kepong, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AM Pieter de Bitter, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
TK Anastasia, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Oriskany

Allied ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 4 disabled


And:


Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 2
Buffalo I x 1
B-339D x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAP Mijer
xAP Kajang
xAP Rooseboom, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled




4th Fleet/Combined Fleet
Wake island is bombarded by two CA. The second invasion will take place tomorrow!



China Exp Army
1st Army is now ready to conduct offensive operations and begin advancing near Loyang. The 40th Chinese Corps is forced to retreat west of Loyang.

[PT boat skipper]

11th Air Fleet

Muntok (outside Palembang) is captured by Airborne Assualt.


The air battle continues...

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 48,96

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32
G3M2 Nell x 18

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 2
Buffalo I x 14
B-339D x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed
B-339D: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAP Cap St Jacques, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Halizones, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Stanmore, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Peary




4th Fleet/Combined Fleet

WAKE ISLAND IS CAPTURED!

Only one DMS slightly damaged by coastal artillery. No ship hits mines.


Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8296 troops, 85 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 310
Defending force 1842 troops, 30 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 69

Japanese adjusted assault: 163
Allied adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
2060 casualties reported
Squads: 72 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (14 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2578 casualties reported
Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 180 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 83 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 30 (30 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 4

Assaulting units:
51st Naval Guard Unit 2nd landning (this unit was almost wiped out)
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
144th Infantry Regiment 2nd landning
61st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
2nd USMC Parachute Battalion
Wake USN CPNAB
1st Marine Defense Battalion




And AS Otus is spotted by air recce south of Iwo Jima!

[PT boat skipper]

Southern Fleet

I-166 sinks an allied sub (SS Perch) south of Saigon.

A dutch sub sinks an AO east of Tarakan.

Toboali is captured by naval paratroopers.



3rd Air Division
Singapore airfield is bombed again and at least one H81-A3 is destroyed on the ground.




11th Air Fleet

The allies keep losing ships, troops and aircrafts as the 11th Air Fleet begin to dominate the air space over Sumatra and western Java.

This allied TF was one hex to the west of Oosthaven. Is it reinforecments or are the allies withdrawing troops?

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
G3M2 Nell x 18

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 2

No Japanese losses
No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAP Tilawa, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
KV Jasmine, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AMC Kanimbla
xAP Kota Tjandi

Allied ground losses:
2169 casualties reported
Squads: 55 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 77 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 45 (43 destroyed, 2 disabled)



Morning Air attack on TF, near Tjilatjap at 51,102

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
G3M2 Nell x 11

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 2
75A-7 Hawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAP Matang
xAKL De Haan, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Elout



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 48,96

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31
G3M2 Nell x 28

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 1
Buffalo I x 15
B-339D x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 12 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed
B-339D: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAP Lancashire, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
KV Thyme
xAP Kota Pinang
xAP Kota Radja, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage



China Expeditionary Army
1st Army is advancing towards Sian between Loyang and Nanyang.
13th and 23rd Armies are ordered to advance and stop the withdrawal of about ten chinese units from southern China.

[PT boat skipper]

3rd Fleet (Luzon)
One small TF made a minor navigation error and ended up at Manila bay entrance. Result: one DMS and one xAK (transporting four large artillery pieces) were sunk. The third ship, an AMC, was not damaged. 3rd Fleet blames the TF Commander...

In a few days, the first attack will be made at Clark Field by the reinforced 14th Army (4th, 21st, 48th and 16th Division, plus one regiment from 1st DIV). The airfield is already severely damaged by daily air strikes by the 5th Air Division.



11th Air Fleet
The air attacks against ships at Oosthaven continues:

Allied Ships
CM Willem v d Zaan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Peary
xAK Kooringa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AMC Kanimbla, Torpedo hits 1

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Intelligence indicate about 13 units at Oosthaven and about 14 units at Palembang. It is still unclear if units are transported to or from Sumatra - or both.

The are also indications of at least one US aircraft carrier group operating somewhere southwest of Java.

The allies also seem to keep a large numbers of attack aircraft in reserve waiting for the invasion of Sumatra/Java.

The second stage will shortly begin IOT clear the identified main allied defense line in the SRA: Sumatra-Java-Timor-Ambon.




6th Fleet
I-26 reports one torpedo hit on a Colorado-class battleship NW of San Fransisco.



Combined Fleet
There seem to be a concentration of US ships at Midway. A couple of CA/CL reported.

Radio intelligence indicate that the US Pacific Command is not very happy about the fall of Wake.

[TheLoneGunman_MatrixForum]

ORIGINAL: PT boat skipper

There seem to be a concentration of US ships at Midway. A couple of CA/CL reported.

Any ideas where his carriers are?

If not, they could be in that vicinity either supporting operations to shore up Midway's defenses or possibly to go out and do some raiding on Japanese shipping.