1944 September 15
The Empire captured:
The Allies captured:
Ternate
There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:
There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Sabang
Imperial Naval Bombardments
Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Ternate
Our subs had it easy. Too easy.
Quiet in China.
The invasion of Sabang went well. Surat Thani appears about to fall.
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Ground combat at Sabang (44,70)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1846 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 71
Defending force 10609 troops, 144 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 369
Assaulting units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
35th JAAF AF Bn
Defending units:
81st (West African) Division
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Ground combat at Surat Thani (51,68)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 40102 troops, 714 guns, 605 vehicles, Assault Value = 1101
Defending force 14935 troops, 138 guns, 63 vehicles, Assault Value = 320
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Allied adjusted assault: 736
Japanese adjusted defense: 359
Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)
Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
895 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (11 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
691 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 74 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Assaulting units:
20th Indian Division
26th Indian Division
5th Indian Division
3rd (Special Force) Division
Defending units:
2nd INA Gandhi Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
11th/A Division
11th/C Division
29th Army
32nd Field AA Battalion
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First attack has been ordered for tomorrow at Sabang. The 5th Indian Div will rest at Sabang tomorrow while the others continue to attack.
An Imperial convoy had the temerity to appear near Alor Star.
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Alor Star at 49,73
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 50 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter TF.X x 16
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter TF.X: 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Malta Maru
xAK Liverpool Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Yamagiku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Beaufighter TF.X launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Alor Star at 49,73
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter TF.X x 15
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Malta Maru
xAK Liverpool Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Tyoyo Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Beaufighter TF.X launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Alor Star at 49,73
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 12
Barracuda II x 15
Corsair II x 24
Hellcat I x 6
Seafire IIC x 4
Martlet II x 11
Wildcat V x 5
Allied aircraft losses
Albacore I: 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Tyoyo Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Yamagiku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Malta Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Barracuda II launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
5 x Barracuda II launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
12 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Alor Star at 49,73
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
Allied aircraft
Avenger II x 18
Corsair II x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Malta Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
PB Nanei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PB Tatebu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PB Heizan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Avenger II launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
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Our fly boys took the afternoon off!
One more day to head off the enemy running through the jungle and keep him from the road.
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Ground combat at 62,66 (near Pakse)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3033 troops, 46 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 279
Defending force 2053 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24
Assaulting units:
11th Airborne/A Division
11th Airborne/B Division
11th Airborne/C Division
Defending units:
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
33rd Division
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After tomorrow the armor and infantry charged with the river crossing NE of Hanoi will move out (the remainder of the armor assigned will arrive tomorrow). 3 units and more than 6k troops oppose them. Hanoi has most of the air support it needs and more will arrive before the river crossing. Haiphong airfield is fully supported. In addition to recon, we have 32x Thunderbolt I between the two, 100x P-47D at Hanoi (132 front line fighters for defense and escort), 75x P-47D25 and 50x P-51B at Haiphong. Those are capable of reaching Canton and Hong Kong in regular range with drop tanks and will be the sweepers. Most are resting to repair planes and recover morale from extended operations. Current recon shows 100x fighters at Canton and 44x fighters at Hong Kong.
Infantry has also begun arriving at Haiphong for the river crossing to the E. There is one more division boarding trains at Vinh.
Ternate is liberated!
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Night Naval bombardment of Ternate at 78,102
Allied Ships
CA Prome
CA Baltimore
Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 16
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 2
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Prome
CA Prome firing at Ternate
CA Baltimore firing at Ternate
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Ground combat at Ternate (78,102)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4465 troops, 178 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 106
Defending force 3730 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68
Allied adjusted assault: 40
Japanese adjusted defense: 4
Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 2)
Allied forces CAPTURE Ternate !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
147th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
Defending units:
12th Garrison Unit
2nd JNAF AF Unit
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The stubborn defenders have taken to the jungle astride the base.
Indochina.
