At dawn we slept...in the cab on the way back from Olongapo

[Cap Mandrake]

A unit remnant from the failed Sumatra landing hiked down the coast and captured Sibolga and is now getting pummeled by air

Morning Air attack on 268th Motorised Brigade, at 44,79 (Sibolga)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

JJ is going after the disorganized Gurkhas North of Ayuthia.

Morning Air attack on 254th Armoured Brigade, at 56,60 , near Ayuthia

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 35
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 29
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 25

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I Trop x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I Trop: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

[Cap Mandrake]

The Thai units at Rangoon are getting murdered by dive bombers. An Indian division has hiked down from Cox's Bazar and is hoping on the train in central Burma. Then they will have to march in to Rangoon and take the place. The other two Indian divisions are going to march over the hills and help out near Bangkok.

Morning Air attack on 6th RTA Division, at 54,53 (Rangoon)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Fulmar II x 16
Vengeance I x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

Strategic attack on heavy industry. That should end the war 32 seconds early.

Morning Air attack on Saigon , at 60,71

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 8

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 2 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 1

[Cap Mandrake]

Air attack on Samah, Hainan. Going to try to get some Indians over there...the curry version

Morning Air attack on Samah , at 69,63

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 13

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10

[Cap Mandrake]

PI: Day Star sailing close to the HI to get to Mindanao and has stare down with a Jap AK.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Daito Shoto at 93,77, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAK Kiyo Maru

Allied Ships
xAK Day Star

[Cap Mandrake]

This just in Clark AF bombed!

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

This just in Clark AF bombed!

AIR RAID CLARK FIELD THIS IS NO DRILL

[Cap Mandrake]

New Ireland and New Britain: Aussies coming ashore at Arawe. Bombing of New Ireland. Japs move planes up to Kavieng.

China: I forget. I think a Chicom Corps got spanked at Neikiang.

[Cap Mandrake]

*************Feb 1, 1943(e)***********

Eastern Command (west side of the map) Sneaky LYB's send a follow-up bombardment force to Little Andaman.

Night Naval bombardment of Little Andaman at 44,59

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu
DD Nenohi
DD Yamakaze
DD Hayashio

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 8
Port hits 5

On the basis of incoming flight vectors alone we brilliantly deduce the Japs are flying from Alor Star and stage an surprise raid!

We were wrong.

Morning Air attack on Alor Star , at 49,73

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 8

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 9

[Cap Mandrake]

Sumatra...they are still murdering our lads at Sibolga. Almost all disrupted.

Morning Air attack on 268th Motorised Brigade, at 44,79 (Sibolga)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 268th Motorised Brigade, at 44,79 (Sibolga)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

Hainan: The Indians come ashore at the smaller AF on Hainan and everything goes well so far. We flew in some AF support and have Chicom fighters on Hainan.

[Cap Mandrake]

Siam: Jap bombers go after our guys out in the open North of Bangkok

Morning Air attack on 254th Armoured Brigade, at 56,60 , near Ayuthia

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 41
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 31

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I Trop x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I Trop: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

The pitiless baaahstards cross the river North of Ayuthia and attack the helpless Gurkhas!

Ground combat at 57,60 (near Ayuthia)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 9522 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 310

Defending force 1898 troops, 50 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Japanese adjusted assault: 195

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 65 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1224 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 62 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (8 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (8 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
13th Garrison Unit
16th Garrison Unit

Defending units:
48th Gurkha Brigade
85th British AT Gun Regiment

[Cap Mandrake]

PI: Another bombing raid on Clark. Our AAA usually takes one or two Jap planes out every day.

Annoying, the KB, having been spotted in the Southern Philippine Sea just disappears. This is bad. It means we have to stop all the forward landings in the Solomons and New Britain.

[Cap Mandrake]

New Ireland and New Britain: We attack southern New Ireland and Gasmata

Morning Air attack on Namatanai , at 107,125

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 11
B-17F Fortress x 5
LB-30 Liberator x 4
B-24D Liberator x 8
P-40K Warhawk x 17

Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10

[Cap Mandrake]

Situation in Siam/Burma

[Cap Mandrake]

I give up on Tavoy. 70th Div and two other brigades are going to return toward Moulmein and take the road over to Rahaeng. One brigade stays at Tavoy to keep them honest.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Situation in Siam/Burma

Seems as though there are a couple of tasty, tasty IJA targets there in open terrain North of Bangkok. Do you think they'd fancy getting steamrolled by some LB-30/B-17/B-24, etc.? They're probably in range of Rangoon / Moulmein.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Hainan: The Indians come ashore at the smaller AF on Hainan and everything goes well so far. We flew in some AF support and have Chicom fighters on Hainan.

That smaller AF (Kiungshan?) has the advantage of not being in the malarial zone, but the rest of the island is ...
Use it for recovering from disruption and fatigue.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Hainan: The Indians come ashore at the smaller AF on Hainan and everything goes well so far. We flew in some AF support and have Chicom fighters on Hainan.

That smaller AF (Kiungshan?) has the advantage of not being in the malarial zone, but the rest of the island is ...
Use it for recovering from disruption and fatigue.

For their convenience, M&M Enterprises has just opened a luxury spa there with every amenity for the convalescing soldier...