GHQ REPORT
27 July 1942
SOUTHERN EXPEDITIONARY ARMY (Burma-Java-Ambon)
Enemy sitrep:
ALERT! enemy movement to the E from hilly area WSW Tezpur.
Note: enemy intentions are unclear
Current op:
INMON SAKUSEN:
2nd Area Army: Gen. Otozo Yamada has assumed tactical command of 16th, 17th and 25th Army.
General attack is in progress.
16th Army: Three divisions (
9th, 19th and
38th) IVO Silchar.
2nd Division is advancing to the east.
25th Army:
Four divisions (IGD, 5th, 56th and 18th) are advancing to the east.
17th Army: 52nd and 53rd Divisions are in hilly area WSW Tezpur.
10th Division is NE of Silchar.
21st Division: at Imphal.
4th Division: 45 miles SW Imphal.
15th Army: defending Rangoon, Mytikynia and Lashio.
2nd Army: Southern Expeditionary Army's reserve force (24th and 25th Division) is at Singapore.
Combined Fleet:
KB1:
on raid mission until 7 August.
KB2: refitting in Kure/Yokosuka.
dai-2 Senkansentai (Kongo and Haruna) at Singapore.
dai-1 Senkansentai (Nagato & Mutsu) near Rangoon.
dai-15 Suiraisentai: at Singapore.
2nd Fleet:
dai-2 Suiraisentai: at Rangoon.
3rd Air Army: at Rangoon.
21st Air Flotilla, 3rd & 5th Air Division: Tezpur airfield was attacked and damaged, no enemy aircraft encountered.
Losses:
Japanese aircraft
NIL
Enemy aircraft
NIL
Note: during next 24H the main effort will be offensive air operations.
Planned op:
INMON SAKUSEN Conquest of Ceylon (2nd Army)
INMON SAKUSEN Landing at Port Blair (16th Army).
SANGOKUICHI SAKUSEN: re-deployment to China (16th Army).
CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY
Enemy sitrep:
120+ fighters at Chungking.
Enemy is moving ground reinforcements toward 11th Army (
se SITMAP below).
Current op:
North China Army (1st, Mongol and 12th Armies): Mongol army is advancing west of Yenan.
China Exp Army (11th and 13th Armies): 11th Army is conducting mopping-up operations around Ichang.
Ground combat at 81,49 (near Changteh) - Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12421 troops, 155 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 425, adjusted assault: 52, supply(-)
Defending enemy force 8844 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 336, adjusted defense: 623, terrain(+), experience(-)
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 11
Assaulting units:
13th Division
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Japanese ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Defending enemy units:
2nd Chinese/B Corps
2nd Chinese/C Corps
Enemy ground losses:
468 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
13th Army is moving forward to defensive positions SE Changsha.
25th Air Flotilla: Changsha airfield attacked and severely damaged.
Planned op:
SANGOKUICHI SAKUSEN: the total conquest of China.
4th FLEET (Central Pacific)
Enemy sitrep:
NIL.
Current op:
NIL.
Planned op:
KATSUIRO SAKUSEN: third phase: Torres Strait
SOUTHEAST AREA FLEET (New Guinea - South Pacific)
Enemy sitrep:
Alert: very heavy radio traffic at Noumea.
Enemy strongpoints are Port Moresby (60+ fighters) and Horn island (20+ fighters). 20+ bombers (B-25) are based at Merauke.
Current op:
Buildup of air (lvl 4) and naval bases at:
Shortland (finished!) and Tulagi.
Buildup of air (lvl 4): Hansa Bay, Kavieng and
Madang (finished!).
Planned op:
Buildup of air (lvl 4) and naval base at: Manus
KATSUIRO SAKUSEN: third phase: Torres Strait
5th FLEET (North Pacific)
Enemy sitrep:
Submarines spotted IVO Hokkaido.
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:
Many submarines spotted west of Rangoon and Victoria Point.
Submarines spotted north of Hokkaido.
Current ASW op and convoy movements:
RED:
1. Chittagong-Rangoon-Singapore: Losses: 1 PB and 1 E (18 JULY), 1 PC (21 JULY), 1 PC (22 JULY), 1 AMC (23 JULY), 1 AK (24 JULY).
GREEN:
2. Singapore to Japan: Losses: NIL
GREEN:
3. Borneo to Truk: Losses: NIL
GREEN:
4. Shanghai/Korea/Manchuko to Japan: Losses: NIL
GREEN:
5. Karafuto-Hokkaido to Honshu (Japan): Losses: NIL
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: (1.) all operations of smaller convoys will cease (when necessary missions are completed). Only larger convoys and fast transports will be utilized until return of AMBER status. The main problem is that the enemy is operating search aircraft from Port Blair while a group of enemy submarines is concentrated in the waters between the Andaman islands and the mainland.
Planned ASW op:
Deploying ASW-air units to airfields North Borneo - Central Philippines.
