1942 February 23
INVADED
Amphibious TF 298 offshore of Stewart Island
Bataan, Changsha, Nanning, Toungoo are also invested.
CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Japanese forces CAPTURE Stewart Island !!!
Overall
• KB1 2 hexes NE Rekata Bay.
• KB2 @ Tarakan (sighting = 1x CVE, 1x DD)
West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• The troop/aircraft convoy for Australia departs tonight; 30 ships including 6 escorts routed to make surface or carrier raider intercepts very unlikely.
• A tanker/merchant convoy to bring fuel and supply to Pago Pago is loading at Los Angeles.
Pacific
• Building Pago Pago (airfield 4 + 23%) as fast as we can. Lots of sea traffic moving.
New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• KB1 is 2 hexes NE Rekata Bay heading NW; seems to be meandering.
• A number of subs off southern Australia.
• Charters Towers airfield at 4 + 98%. Lets hope we are not building it for the Empire.
Philippines
• Air raids and ground bombardment at Bataan.
DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Quiet.
China
• Position south of Sian holds.
Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 40305 troops, 443 guns, 676 vehicles, Assault Value = 1215
Defending force 92785 troops, 417 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2123
Japanese adjusted assault: 630
Allied adjusted defense: 3550
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
3165 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 220 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 49 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Vehicles lost 111 (8 destroyed, 103 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
3604 casualties reported
Squads: 136 destroyed, 168 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 17 (6 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Assaulting units:
23rd Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
36th Division
41st Division
3rd Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
37th Division
11th Tank Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
27th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
36th Group Army
15th Group Army
3rd Group Army
1st War Area
24th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
14th Group Army
39th Group Army
• The full assault was finally offered!
Ground combat at 86,41 (near Loyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 13875 troops, 76 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 460
Defending force 1132 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6
Japanese adjusted assault: 261
Allied adjusted defense: 9
Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
516 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Tank Regiment
59th Infantry Brigade
Defending units:
43rd Chinese Corps
• This on the road to Sian from Yenan.
Ground combat at 86,38 (near Yenan)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 40
Defending force 7362 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 114
Japanese adjusted assault: 30
Allied adjusted defense: 29
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment
Defending units:
19th Chinese Corps
22nd Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
6th Group Army
• There is an Imperial division at Nanning and if you recall our forces there have their preferred route of withdrawal cut, so we are pulling out.
• North or Kweilin the Imperials have once again moved faster than anticipated and could assault tomorrow, a day ahead of our reinforcements arrival.
India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Alarm has spread throughout the maritime community.
• The two AVG squadrons at Calcutta are preparing their (not) new (hand me down) P-40B's for front line duty in China. The mechanics estimate about a week.
Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• No subs on station.
Complete combat report attached.
