Morning Air attack on Alor Star , at 49,73
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 3,200 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1200 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 27
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 16
Swordfish I x 6
Vildebeest III x 22
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 5 destroyed
Japanese Ships
xAP Koan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Kashi Maru
xAK Kokai Maru
xAK Hokko Maru
xAKL Meiko Maru
xAK Ayato Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Chihaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Enju Maru
xAP Huso Maru
the ancient biplane torp bombers will be the second threat at some point eventually, after the pilots went through six weeks of enhanced training (if they live that long)... Mundy has put LRCAP over the beaches which means really bad news for our escorts but luckily all bombers get through and even sink a couple of ships for no loss...
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
12 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
6 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
CAP engaged:
Yamada Det S-1 with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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ASW attack near Laoag at 79,71
Japanese Ships
DD Murasame
DD Asagumo
DD Minegumo
DD Natsugumo
DD Samidare
DD Yudachi
DD Harusame
Allied Ships
SS S-41
SS S-41 is sighted by escort
DD Samidare fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yudachi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Harusame fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Ground combat at Alor Star (49,73)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 40
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 13
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor Star !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: op mode(-), leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
1st Tank Regiment
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Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 31402 troops, 393 guns, 205 vehicles, Assault Value = 790
Defending force 7445 troops, 132 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 144
Japanese adjusted assault: 602
Allied adjusted defense: 209
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
315 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
618 casualties reported
Squads: 45 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 14 (3 destroyed, 11 disabled)
next attack will seal the faith of Hong Kong's defenders...
Assaulting units:
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
66th Infantry Regiment
38th Division
104th Division
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
Defending units:
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
Rifles of Canada Battalion
1st Middlesex Battalion
Kowloon Brigade
102nd RN Base Force
Hong Kong Fortress
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Ground combat at 51,76 (near Kota Bharu)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3996 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123
Defending force 252 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 58
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 58 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-)
Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
56th Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
3rd ISF Base Force
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2290 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 72
Defending force 2400 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 70
Assaulting units:
Manado RK Cdo
Manado Mil'ie Cdo
Defending units:
15th Naval Guard Unit
8th JNAF Coy
would have really liked to kill that nav guard unit still on the ships...
; Julia Child
