RE: Back into the Briar Patch - Uncivil Engineer (J) vs kevin hx (A) RA 5.5
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:49 am
1 – 5 March 1942
Executive Summary
Samarinda captured on 1st (oil only 1% damaged)
Umboi Is captured on 1st
Hollandia captured on 2nd
CV Kaga hit by 2 torpedoes in Celebes Sea on 2nd
Manila captured in shock attack on 2nd after battleship bombardment
Bengkalis captured on 2nd (oil undamaged)
Baybay captured on 4th (resource undamaged)
Pakanbaroe captured on 4th (resource undamaged)
Milne Bay will be captured on 5th
Philippines
Battleships bombard Manila on 1 and 2 Mar 42 and 14th Army attacks:
Resource and light industry at Manila are significantly degraded due to the series of naval bombardments.
Burma
Fighter sweeps of Rangoon by Zeroes and Oscars continue. Daily air losses are:
1 Mar 4 Jap 4 Allied H81-A3
2 Mar 0 Jap 0 Allied
3 Mar 1 Jap 3 Allied
4 Mar 0 Jap 1 Allied
Total 5 Jap 8 Allied
Other
4 of 6 Allied PT boats sunk at Samarinda during invasion
I-165 suffers 3 hits in Rangoon harbor and retires for repair
KXI sinks an AS with 4 torpedoes near Ambon
A previously damaged Japanese DD sinks near Attu
ASW ships put 5 hits on KXVII at Singapore
Java invasion forces begin loading at Singapore on 5th
Recently commissioned CV Junyo and CVL Nisshin, along with recently repaired BB Yamashiro, depart Nagasaki on 5th for Aleutian Islands via Paramushiro
Java Invasion
The basic plan is shown below, however, the sequence will be phase 1, 3, 2, then 4 only if needed. 5th Division and most support troops will land at Semarang on or about 10 Mar, followed by 56th Division landing at Tjepoe a day or 2 later. As Semarang is a level 5 port it will serve as the main supply port for future ops on Java.

Executive Summary
Samarinda captured on 1st (oil only 1% damaged)
Umboi Is captured on 1st
Hollandia captured on 2nd
CV Kaga hit by 2 torpedoes in Celebes Sea on 2nd
Manila captured in shock attack on 2nd after battleship bombardment
Bengkalis captured on 2nd (oil undamaged)
Baybay captured on 4th (resource undamaged)
Pakanbaroe captured on 4th (resource undamaged)
Milne Bay will be captured on 5th
Philippines
Battleships bombard Manila on 1 and 2 Mar 42 and 14th Army attacks:
Night Naval bombardment of Manila at 79,77 on 1 Mar 42
Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Fuso
Allied ground losses:
311 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 37 (23 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Light Industry hits 2
Manpower hits 4
Repair Shipyard hits 1
Fires 8672
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 33
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Ise
BB Ise firing at Manila
BB Fuso firing at Manila
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Night Naval bombardment of Manila at 79,77 on 2 Mar 42
Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Fuso
Allied ground losses:
290 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5
Port hits 2
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Ise
BB Ise firing at 51st PA Infantry Division
BB Fuso firing at Manila
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Ground combat at Manila (79,77) on 2 Mar 42
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 79901 troops, 890 guns, 711 vehicles, Assault Value = 2062
Defending force 55418 troops, 751 guns, 663 vehicles, Assault Value = 1191
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 3666
Allied adjusted defense: 547
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
8134 casualties reported
Squads: 203 destroyed, 222 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 75 disabled
Engineers: 19 destroyed, 81 disabled
Guns lost 52 (10 destroyed, 42 disabled)
Vehicles lost 93 (28 destroyed, 65 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
54105 casualties reported
Squads: 2509 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5149 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 218 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 998 (998 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 888 (888 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 32
Assaulting units:
65th Brigade
8th Recon Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
8th Engineer Regiment
48th Division
38th Division
16th Division
1st Division
17th Infantry Regiment
21st Division
2nd Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
48th Field AA Battalion
31st Special Base Force
Defending units:
31st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
14th PS Engineer Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
194th Tank Battalion
91st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Division
Bataan USN Base Force
USAFFE
I Philippine Corps Corps
Provisional GMC Grp
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Far East USAAF
Manila USAAF Base Force
Cavite USN Base Force
202nd PA Construction Battalion
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
II Philippine Corps Corps
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
201st PA Construction Battalion
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
Asiatic Fleet
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
Resource and light industry at Manila are significantly degraded due to the series of naval bombardments.
Burma
Fighter sweeps of Rangoon by Zeroes and Oscars continue. Daily air losses are:
1 Mar 4 Jap 4 Allied H81-A3
2 Mar 0 Jap 0 Allied
3 Mar 1 Jap 3 Allied
4 Mar 0 Jap 1 Allied
Total 5 Jap 8 Allied
Other
4 of 6 Allied PT boats sunk at Samarinda during invasion
I-165 suffers 3 hits in Rangoon harbor and retires for repair
KXI sinks an AS with 4 torpedoes near Ambon
A previously damaged Japanese DD sinks near Attu
ASW ships put 5 hits on KXVII at Singapore
Java invasion forces begin loading at Singapore on 5th
Recently commissioned CV Junyo and CVL Nisshin, along with recently repaired BB Yamashiro, depart Nagasaki on 5th for Aleutian Islands via Paramushiro
Java Invasion
The basic plan is shown below, however, the sequence will be phase 1, 3, 2, then 4 only if needed. 5th Division and most support troops will land at Semarang on or about 10 Mar, followed by 56th Division landing at Tjepoe a day or 2 later. As Semarang is a level 5 port it will serve as the main supply port for future ops on Java.



