GHQ REPORT
16 June 1942
SOUTHERN ARMY (Burma-Java-Ambon)
Enemy sitrep:
ALERT! major air battle over Tezpur, NE India.
ALERT! major concentration of enemy troops against 19th Division, 16th Army. Enemy might launch major attack in 72H.
Current op:
INMON SAKUSEN:
16th Army: Three divisions (9th, 19th and 38th) are in forward defensive positions with secure LOC to Chittagong.
Note: all available ground forces in NE India will support and reinforce 16th Army and 19th Division in particular.
25th Army: IGD, 18th and 56th Divisions are reorganizing at Rangoon. 5th Division and army artillery units will support 15th Army's attack on Myitkynia.
17th Army: 10th Division at Comilla: will march eastward IOT support 16th Army. 52nd and 53rd Divisions at Singapore.
15th Army: advancing towards Myitkynia.
Enemy launched second attack south of Imphal (59,41): Deliberate attack:
6379 troops, 114 guns, 273 vehicles, Assault Value = 227, adjusted assault: 164, adjusted attack: 93
Defending Japanese force 6248 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 233, adjusted defense: 685
Japanese defending units:
4th/A and C Division
Japanese ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Enemy Assaulting units:
7th Armoured Brigade, 22nd (East African) Brigade
Enemy ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Note: the terrain is very difficult and the attack was easily contained again.
Combined Fleet: Concentrated near Rangoon and Singapore.
dai-1 Senkansentai (Nagato & Mutsu) will support 2nd Fleet.
TF will bombarded Port Blair unsuccessfully - the two coastal artillery regiment need to be suppressed during a future amphibious operation with daily multiple battleship bombardments.
2nd Fleet:
Suiraisentai at Chittagong.
21st Air Flotilla, 3rd & 5th Air Division: a major air battle happened over Tezpur (see map below) as our forces interdicted enemy ground movements toward 19th Division:
1. Initial sweep
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37: 5 destroyed
Enemy aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 11
P-40E Warhawk x 62: 4 destroyed
2. Initial interdiction against 50th Tank brigade
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 31: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 82: 1 destroyed
Enemy aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 8
P-39D Airacobra x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 39: 1 destroyed
3. Second interdiction against 254th Armoured brigade
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 40: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 88: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 23
Enemy aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 38
3. Second sweep
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 22: 5 destroyed
Enemy aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 4: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk x 33: 2 destroyed
3rd Fleet
Searching for enemy TF north of Australia (Darwin).
Planned op:
16th Army operation II: Landing at Port Blair.
SANGOKUICHI SAKUSEN: 16th Army operation III:
CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY
Enemy sitrep:
NIL.
Current op:
North China Army (incl 1st, Mongol and 12th Armies): Mongol and 12th Armies are replacing remaining 1st Army units in frontline positions.
China Exp Army (incl 11th and 13th Armies): 11th Army will in one day begin a minor offensive IOT destroy Chinese field units.
25th Air Flotilla: attacked again Henyang airfield successfully.
Planned op:
SANGOKUICHI SAKUSEN: the total conquest of China.
4th FLEET (Central Pacific)
Enemy sitrep:
ALERT! several enemy cruisers (
CL Marblehead and CL Phoenix identified by search aircraft) located seven hexes east of KB2 and nine hexes east of baker island. Due to bad weather, no air attacks were possible from KB2.
Current op:
KATSUIRO SAKUSEN: second phase: Withdrawal of
KB2 to Kure for TR3 (
training, rest, repair and refit) in June-July.
All TFs are underway.
Planned op:
NIL.
SOUTHEAST AREA FLEET (New Guinea - South Pacific)
Enemy sitrep:
Enemy strongpoints are Port Moresby and Horn island.
Current op:
Buildup of air (lvl 4) and naval bases at: Hansa Bay, Shortland and Tulagi.
Buildup of air (lvl 4): Madang.
Planned op:
KATSUIRO SAKUSEN: third phase: New Caledonia and SE Port Moresby
5th FLEET (North Pacific)
Enemy sitrep:
Enemy submarines SE Karafuto.
Current op:
Garrison and airbase units are being deployed from Ominato to the Kurile islands and Karafuto.
Planned op:
NIL.
ASW and CONVOY COMMAND
Enemy sitrep:
Enemy submarines west of Rangoon and Victoria Point.
Enemy submarines SE Karafuto.
Current ASW op and convoy movements:
AMBER:
Singapore to Japan: xAK Montreal Maru was damaged and then scuttled near Iriomote at 91,63 (8 JUNE).
GREEN:
Borneo to Truk: NIL
GREEN:
Shanghai/Korea/Manchuko to Japan: NIL
RED:
Karafuto-Hokkaido to Honshu (Japan): xAK Sangetsu Maru damaged and sinking near Wakkanai 816 JUNE)
PB Hozugawa Maru was sunk near Wakkanai at 124,48 (12 JUNE).
xAK Nitiho Maru was sunk near Wakkanai at 124,48 (9 JUNE).
GREEN = no losses due to enemy action (last 10 days).
AMBER = minor losses due to enemy action (last 10 days).
RED = losses due to enemy action (last 10 days).
Note: all convoys north of Hokkaido will cease operations for the next week.
Construction of airfields North Borneo - Central Philippines.
Planned ASW op:
Deploying ASW-air units to airfields North Borneo - Central Philippines.
