Jan 1, 1942
Bases captured today: Taiping
Bases assaulted today: Dumaguete
Wenchow was bombarded by a 2 BB TF, causing significant damage -
Night Naval bombardment of Wenchow at 89,58
Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
CL Yura
CL Naka
DD Yugao
DD Fuyo
DD Asagao
DD Nagatsuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Asagumo
Allied ground losses:
191 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Heavy Industry hits 1
Manpower hits 5
Light Industry hits 1
Fires 6769
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17
Port hits 13
Port fuel hits 2
BB Hyuga firing at Wenchow
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Fuso
And for payback, the Allies bombarded Tavoy, at which I foolishly stationed some air transports waiting for aviation support for an airdrop -
Night Naval bombardment of Tavoy at 54,60
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 12 damaged
Ki-56 Thalia: 10 damaged
MC-21 Sally: 19 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CA Cornwall
CL Mauritius
CL Danae
CL Enterprise
DD Jupiter
DD Isis
DD Express
DD Encounter
DD Electra
Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Resources hits 2
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 56
Port hits 11
Port fuel hits 6
Carrier Division One hit Wake enroute to the Aleutians, causing minimal damage. Carrier Divisions Two and Three hit Lae and strafed some PTs there, doing little, though 1 PT is reported dead in the water.
In China, an attack on the road to Sian met heavy resistance -
Ground combat at 86,41 (near Loyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 29942 troops, 263 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 901
Defending force 34613 troops, 154 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 839
Japanese adjusted assault: 482
Allied adjusted defense: 397
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2373 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 252 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
665 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 69 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Assaulting units:
37th Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
41st Division
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
16th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
7th Group Army
On Luzon, an attack at Clark Field reduced forts to zero -
Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 21908 troops, 256 guns, 366 vehicles, Assault Value = 1015
Defending force 12214 troops, 196 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 87
Japanese adjusted assault: 262
Allied adjusted defense: 169
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
962 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
Allied ground losses:
763 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 53 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 21 (7 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Assaulting units:
1st Engineer Regiment
1st Recon Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
65th Brigade
38th/A Division
4th Tank Regiment
4th Division
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
38th/C Division
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Army
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
30th Fld AA Gun Co
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
31st Fld AA Gun Co
Defending units:
91st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
US Forces Far East
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Subic Bay Defenses
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
24th PS FA Regiment
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
I Corps
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
Many of the Japanese units were newly arrived at Clark and did not participate in this attack, but will participate in the coming SHOCK attack.
In Malaya, a shock attack with the just arrived Imperial Guard Division at Taiping, retreated the defending British/Indian units, pursued by Japanese tanks -
Ground combat at Taiping (49,75)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 17429 troops, 170 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 596
Defending force 5012 troops, 27 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 109
Japanese adjusted assault: 447
Allied adjusted defense: 35
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Taiping !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
279 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units pursuing 2
Allied ground losses:
1804 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 93 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 34 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (10 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 5
Units destroyed 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division
1st Tank Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
22nd Recon Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
Defending units:
6th Indian Brigade
28th Gurkha Brigade
3rd SSVF Battalion surrendered
224 Group RAF
2/215th Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
15th Indian Brigade
On Sumatra, an attack at Padang reduced forts to zero.
; Julia Child
