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TF 107 encounters mine field at Soerabaja [Java] (23,66)
Japanese Ships
MSW RTN Chao Phya
MSW W.12
MSW W.11
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TF 99 encounters mine field at Hilo [Hawaii] (116,74)
Japanese Ships
MSW W.20
MSW W.19
DMS Ishigaki
DMS Kunashiri
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TF 99 encounters mine field at Hilo [Hawaii] (116,74)
Japanese Ships
AK Hiyori Maru, and is sunk
MSW W.20
MSW W.19
DMS Ishigaki
DMS Kunashiri
And a month after she got hit Hiyori Maru sinks.
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TF 107 encounters mine field at Soerabaja [Java] (23,66)
Japanese Ships
MSW RTN Chao Phya
MSW W.12
MSW W.11
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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged
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Day Air attack on Moulmein [Burma] , at 30,34
Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 38
Ki-48-I Lily x 120
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Airbase hits 25
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 63
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Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55
Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 6
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 13
Ki-43-I Oscar x 21
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 135
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 112
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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Red 47th Guerilla Regiment, at 50,34
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 26
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Red 47th Guerilla Regiment, at 50,34
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 21
Ki-27 Nate x 17
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Red 27th Guerilla Regiment, at 51,31
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 26
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on ROC 208th Division, at 46,41
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 damaged
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Sub attack at 22,46
Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CA Maya
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashio
DD Oshio
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Hatsukaze
Allied Ships
SS O16, hits 1
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Ground combat at Olongapo/Bataan
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 80634 troops, 1192 guns, 386 vehicles, Assault Value =
2144
Defending force 15093 troops, 423 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value =
408
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese max assault: 1915 - adjusted assault: 1478
Allied max defense: 388 - adjusted defense: 619
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Japanese ground losses:
1258 casualties reported
Guns lost 43
Allied ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Okay, maybe tomorrow then [:D]
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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12602 troops, 294 guns, 160 vehicles, Assault Value =
643
Defending force 25560 troops, 410 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value =
694
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Ground combat at Ye [Burma]
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 2254 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 109
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Allied max assault: 96 - adjusted assault: 98
Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 98 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Ye [Burma] base !!!
And everything which would let his Mikes be within range of Rangoon is now mine again. This is good as I really want to make this a Zero vs ALL Allied fighter planes in India contest. My reason is that if he makes 200 Zeroes and 200 Mikes a month it is obviously MUCH better to just try to kill 200 Zeroes than to kill 200 Zeroes PLUS 200 Mikes ( especially as the Mike outclasses everything I have except the MiG-3 and P-40E/Spits ).
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Ground combat at Magwe [Burma]
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 1063 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40
Defending force 549 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25
Allied max assault: 66 - adjusted assault: 64
Japanese max defense: 20 - adjusted defense: 10
Allied assault odds: 6 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Catanduanes [Samar]
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 197 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 8 - adjusted assault: 4
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Catanduanes [Samar] base !!!
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Ground combat at Choybalsan [MGLA]
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 200 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34
Defending force 692 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 6
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 4
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Hmm, I wonder why the Japanese are conducting this assault. The only thing which makes sense is that he is planning to use this as a base for deeper paraborne assaults into the strategic depth of Siberia. Obviously this is being done to prevent me from basing bombers deep in the hinterland but I've taken steps to protect the bases which I must hold.
And below you can see the rather large number of divisions which are going to be freed up from the Phillipines by mid-February.
