23 December 1941
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2026 2:43 pm
IJN is unloading troops at Butuan. AV is in the Filipinos favor for now
IJA attacks a Deliberate Attack and Iba and the Filipinos hold
IJN CVLs spotted north of the Makassar Strait. Will they venture south? I have a lot of small ships moving stuff around
IJA attacks a Deliberate Attack and Iba and the Filipinos hold
B-17s did not hit Singkaweng despite orders to do soGround combat at Iba (78,75)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4174 troops, 106 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 125
Defending force 3292 troops, 69 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 141
Japanese adjusted assault: 46
Allied adjusted defense: 58
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Assaulting units:
47th Infantry Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
47th Field AA Battalion
48th Field Artillery Regiment
36th Const Co
37th Const Co
Defending units:
31st PA Infantry Division
1st PI Base Force
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Ground combat at Iba (78,75)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3093 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 134
Defending force 4810 troops, 130 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
Assaulting units:
31st PA Infantry Division
1st PI Base Force
Defending units:
47th Infantry Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
36th Const Co
48th Field Artillery Regiment
47th Field AA Battalion
37th Const Co
IJN CVLs spotted north of the Makassar Strait. Will they venture south? I have a lot of small ships moving stuff around