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January 21 - 22, 1942

The air bridge to Palembang seems to be working and supplies are starting to pick up. I'll see how long it lasts. The base is again shelled by cruisers and destroyers, and in addition, the Japanese land another division, namely the 33rd Division. Not long ago, intelligence reported to me that preparations were still being made for an attack on Rangoon. Her preparation will be very low. In total, the opponent at Palembang has a strength of about four divisions. Intelligence also informs me that another convoy is heading towards Benkolen. We'll see if it's true.
Not much going on elsewhere. The Changsha defenders raised the fort to 3 again, so the Japanese sacrificed their 10k men unnecessarily.
Air losses (J:A) 7:3

January 23, 1942

Today is a slightly optimistic day. At night, Japanese battleships shell Lautem in Timor. An unimportant target with minimal defenses. It is likely that the Japanese have moved to Surabaya AE and are replenishing here. I will increase submarine surveillance of this port.



A few days ago, intelligence reported that the 144th Regiment was sailing to Wake to land there. The last time this unit captured Guam, I sent two aircraft carriers with an escort to verify this report. I think the whole regiment drowned. Another TF is reported nearby. Only one ship, but the survey reported that it also attacked and hit the tanker Naruto. Decision making is hard. Since it is January 1942, I will play very carefully. Kido Butai is now probably one day sailing from Truk, one day refueling and a third day may be within range. But it could have refueled earlier from the tankers, so I decide to make a quick retreat.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 119,98

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 10
F4F-3 Wildcat x 14
SBD-2 Dauntless x 14
SBD-3 Dauntless x 44
TBD-1 Devastator x 12

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Eizan Maru
xAK Kazan Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Daihachikyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Hokkai Maru, Bomb hits 9, and is sunk
xAK Shinwa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Nittai Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
xAK Kunitu Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Daijukyo Maru, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Yae Maru, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Japanese ground losses:
4125 casualties reported
Squads: 117 destroyed, 116 disabled
Non Combat: 84 destroyed, 94 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 18 (10 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 119,98

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBD-1 Devastator x 12

Allied aircraft losses
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Daihachikyo Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kunitu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Shinwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Japanese ground losses:
2743 casualties reported
Squads: 100 destroyed, 63 disabled
Non Combat: 43 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 70 (65 destroyed, 5 disabled)

The Japanese decided to attack Palembang and test the defenses. Although they managed to reduce the fortifications to 2, but they are repulsed and we will see how the fight continues. I managed to slightly increase the stock again, so I hope I can last a little longer. The base will fall, but here and in Singapore I must delay as long as possible. Once Palembang falls, Australia and India will be in danger. Unfortunately, I don't know if all the units were involved or if it was a defense test.

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 58257 troops, 648 guns, 459 vehicles, Assault Value = 1925

Defending force 22867 troops, 321 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 843

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 491

Allied adjusted defense: 1714

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 2)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
4962 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 455 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 52 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 55 disabled
Guns lost 32 (1 destroyed, 31 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2071 casualties reported
Squads: 43 destroyed, 139 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 43 (20 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Assaulting units:
33rd Division
38th Division
Imperial Guards Division
41st Guard Battalion
II./124th Infantry Battalion
6th Tank Regiment
I/81st Naval Guard Unit
112th Infantry Regiment
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
15th Guards Regiment
17th Indpt Guards Regiment
51st Field AA Battalion
6th Field AF Construction Battalion
23rd AA Regiment
1st JAAF Base Force
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
18th JNAF AF Unit
9th JAAF AF Coy
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
27th JAAF AF Bn
2nd RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
33rd JAAF AF Coy
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
85th JAAF AF Coy

Defending units:
VI KNIL Battalion
Riouw KNIL Battalion
Barisan KNIL Regiment
Zuid KNIL Battalion
West Borneo KNIL Battalion
1st KNIL Regiment
18th British Division
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
2/15 Punjab Battalion
Padang Garrison Battalion
4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Kendari Garrison Battalion
Tapanoeli Gsn Bn /1
SSVF Brigade
6th KNIL Regiment
Samarinda KNIL Bn /1
Pakanbaroe Det.
Makassar Garrison Bn /1
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
Djambi Base Force
Padang Base Force
Singkawang Base Force
Teloekbetoeng Base Force
Bintan Det. Base Force
Palembang Base Force

Air losses (J:A) 7:6

January 24, 1942

The Japanese have main targets and the actions are the same every day. Primarily massive raids with the aim of depleting units and supplies. Surprisingly today a new attack on Palembang, I expected the Japanese to rest a bit. But the result is good for me, because a large number of forces are destroyed, not just disabled.

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 54592 troops, 649 guns, 459 vehicles, Assault Value = 1564

Defending force 21266 troops, 305 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 698

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 524

Allied adjusted defense: 4318

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 8 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3363 casualties reported
Squads: 123 destroyed, 141 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1415 casualties reported
Squads: 30 destroyed, 64 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 33 (8 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

The Japanese also crossed the strait to Singapore today. I expected to cause more losses, but it won't be here for a few days either.

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 36459 troops, 494 guns, 359 vehicles, Assault Value = 1193

Defending force 47223 troops, 595 guns, 427 vehicles, Assault Value = 1287

Japanese adjusted assault: 495

Allied adjusted defense: 1685

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 4)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
7392 casualties reported
Squads: 127 destroyed, 630 disabled
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 70 disabled
Engineers: 31 destroyed, 62 disabled
Guns lost 72 (13 destroyed, 59 disabled)
Vehicles lost 65 (2 destroyed, 63 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
812 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 148 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 25 (5 destroyed, 20 disabled)

S-36 torpedoed the loaded AK Syunsei Maru. I think it will sink.

ubmarine attack near Hengchun at 83,68

Japanese Ships
xAK Syunsei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-36

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Air losses (J:A) - 13:1 (It looks ominous, but all are operational losses from a large number of takeoffs. AVG is resting.)

January 25, 1942

Japanese submarines operate in large numbers off the west coast and around major bases. I'm trying to keep them underwater with patrol planes, but I don't know if it's effective, and it ties me up with a large number of planes that I could use for training. Unpleasantly.

My submarines are also under surveillance. Today dive bombers attacked submarines around Truk => KB arrived. KXV is damaged by planes off Surabaya and has to sail for repairs.

Even in Ichang, the Japanese tried to bypass my troops defending the road. One auxiliary division encountered the entire 20th Army Group and was deservedly punished.

Ground combat at 81,49 (near Changteh)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 53777 troops, 278 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1751

Defending force 2248 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 105

Allied adjusted assault: 1517

Japanese adjusted defense: 11

Allied assault odds: 137 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2378 casualties reported
Squads: 109 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 43 destroyed, 68 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
225 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
18th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese/C Corps

Defending units:
11th RGC Temp. Division

Intelligence reports that the 24th Regiment is about to land at Lae. I could prepare a welcome.

Air losses (J:A) - 8:3

January 26, 1942

Today is a bit more action. USS Tresher encountered a lone tanker and the commander decided that the gunners would practice.

Sub attack near Chichi-jima at 112,76

Japanese Ships
AO Shiriya, Shell hits 45, heavy fires

Allied Ships
SS Thresher, hits 4

The main event of the day is the Japanese attempt to land on Timor near Koapang. Admiral Halsey's USS Enterprise has arrived just in time and is another training session for our pilots. The invasion has no fighter cover and much of the ships have been sunk or hit. At the beginning of January, I left the torpedo bombers in Australia, where pilot training i and replaced them with a group of dive bombers.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 1

Allied aircraft
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
SBD-2 Dauntless x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Marei Maru
AMC Hokoku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Yamahuku Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Clyde Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Nisso Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Izan Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Ganges Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAKL Yanagigawa
xAK Burma Maru

Japanese ground losses:
669 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Morning Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 11

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Norfolk Maru
xAKL Kitahuku Maru
AMC Aikoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Kyosei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
247 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 11
SBD-2 Dauntless x 32

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AMC Hokoku Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Nisso Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
AMC Aikoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Nagisan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Mitu Maru
xAKL Kitahuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Yanagigawa, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Nitiai Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Shinfuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Montevideo Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
1671 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 82 disabled
Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 52 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

A TF of cruisers sent towards Lae is spotted by enemy dive bombers. They might be from Rabaul, but there might be an aircraft carrier nearby. I take a cautious step back. Another part of the AVG got into action today with the aim of defending Nanyang from airstrikes. This was done and at least 6 Ki-30 Ann are shot down. Cpt. Gunvordahl has already scored his 12th kill and is the most successful Allied pilot.

Air losses (J:A) - 21:2

January 27, 1942

Not wanting to take too many chances, I pulled the TF around the USS Enterprise a bit closer to Australia and sent a surface TF to the Koapang landing site. There are only 3 ships left in place, which I quickly sunk. The other ships departed. Since the reconnaissance later found about 30 fighters at the nearby airfield in Lautem, it was probably a trap for my onboard air force, which would probably suffer unpleasant losses. Part of the Guard Mixed Bde is held at Koapang. The rest went down with the ships, which is a nice catch.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 68,116, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAK Mitu Maru, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Kyosei Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Houston
CL Java
CL De Ruyter
CL Tromp
DD Vampire
DD Vendetta
DD Van Nes
DD Witte de With
DD Evertsen
DD Kortenaer
DD Van Ghent

The Japanese land in Sumatra at Tandjoengbalai. The enemy will advance north to Medan. In China, I decided to make the enemy a little angry. Part of his troops advanced across the river west of Ichang and then tried to cut off my 26th Army Group holding the bridges across the river. Ichang is probably weakly defended now, so I decided to take Ichang with a surprise strike. This was done today and although I have some losses, the city is occupied by the Chinese army. Now I could try to surround the Japanese troops across the river, but that would put me in bad terrain and lose my ability to move. I'll just hold the city, move part of the 20th Army Group here and hopefully force the enemy to withdraw part of their forces here. I need the Japanese not to increase the pressure on Changsha.

Ground combat at Ichang (83,48)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 32840 troops, 234 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1085

Defending force 18572 troops, 166 guns, 53 vehicles, Assault Value = 482

Allied adjusted assault: 1706

Japanese adjusted defense: 231

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Ichang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
3565 casualties reported
Squads: 188 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 201 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 64 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 73 (51 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Vehicles lost 48 (46 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Allied ground losses:
2548 casualties reported
Squads: 72 destroyed, 282 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
67th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
26th Group Army

Defending units:
34th Division
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th RGC Temp. Division

Air losses (J:A) 7:1

Not much going on these days, so only by telegraph...

January 28, 1942

Heavy cruisers shell Palembang again. The amount of supplies is not good.
AK Marena was sunk by I-24 off Christmas Island. Sending ships without an escort is suicide.
Air losses (J:A) - 4:0

January 29, 1942

The Japanese land at Kendari and Benkoelen. They are landing additional reinforcements at Palembang.
AVG is once again above Changsha. It's a beautiful sight. We can also deal with patrolling Zeros.
I put a Chinese fighter squadron into combat for the first time over Nanyang and the Japanese lose three bombers.
Air losses (J:A) - 37:2

January 30, 1942

The Japanese land in Medan. Why? Coastal artillery damaged many of their ships and they already have Tandjoengbalai nearby and can come overland. I do not mind it.
Intelligence reports an impending invasion at Sabang.
Air losses (J:A) - 7:2

How did that AK manage to sink I-24? Ramming? And what kind of escort do you think I-24 should have had?

Those Japanese landings on Sumatra suggest he is making the Strait of Malacca safe for passage of ships to the Bay of Bengal. With Palembang still in your hands he should have been sending his troops there, or to a port nearby.

BBfanboy wrote: Mon Oct 03, 2022 9:14 pm How did that AK manage to sink I-24? Ramming? And what kind of escort do you think I-24 should have had?

Those Japanese landings on Sumatra suggest he is making the Strait of Malacca safe for passage of ships to the Bay of Bengal. With Palembang still in your hands he should have been sending his troops there, or to a port nearby.

Sorry I'm tired, of course it was the other way round
It always lands in all places. Malaya, Java, Sumatra. He doesn't walk

In case of landing in India, I don't know what I will do yet. With the number of routes and the possibilities of para-dropping, it seems to me to be indefensible except for Bombay or Karachi.

January 31, 1942

The Japanese continue their landing at Medan. Again, several ships are damaged.
I-122 sank a small cargo ship off Ceylon.
So far the heaviest raids on Kukong and Palembang.
Air losses (J:A) - 20:3

Summary January 1942

It’s the end of January and with it the month’s summary. According to other AARs, the overall situation does not deviate from normal. I started playing the game to have a comparison with Deaniks. Here the opponent uses the air force much more for massive airstrikes on their main targets in DEI and China. It’s really annoying, but it also brings me success. The Japanese have double the loss of aircraft! The Japanese are partly to blame for this because I think they don’t give their pilots enough rest and have high operational losses. Two AVG squadrons then shot down another 212 aircraft.



Burma
As you can see from the map, there is peace in Burma. The Japanese are doing an intensive recon of my bases and that’s why I keep at least a small unit everywhere. I don’t want them to do paradrops somewhere. I am not yet aware of any large unit going to the Burmese front. West of Chiang Mai I detected a probably tank unit advancing towards Pegu.



Malaya
Japanese forces occupied all of Malaya and attacked Singapore directly at the end of the month. I think they don’t have enough forces to capture the fortress quickly, so I hope I can stay here at least until March. No massive airstrikes yet, only Ki-43’s checking so I don’t get angry. I have nothing to do at the moment. I have withdrawn the rest of the fighter planes to India and am re-arming them.

DEI
The Japanese clearly dominate in this area. At the start of the war, Kido Butai was here and forced me to withdraw all surface forces out of her reach. I thus prevented more losses on the ships. But at the same time, I made the mistake of not going back fast enough. I could complicate the enemy’s landing operations. Borneo is in Japanese hands with the exception of Tarakan. In Java I only symbolically hold Batavia and Bandoeng from where I supply Palembang with planes. The same situation is in Sumatra. I’m holding Palembang against the odds, the rest are Japanese or disembarking here. The Japanese continue to reinforce troops in Palembang and there will be a bloody battle for the city. I have nowhere to retreat and I don’t want to. I still don’t understand why in both Java and Sumatra the opponent did not advance by land, but landed at every base on the coast. Maybe because of the speed, but where the artillery was stronger, he also had ship losses.



It’s difficult for me to deploy a fleet here now. After losing Surabaya I have nowhere to refuel and have to refuel from small tankers at sea or in Perth, Australia. The Java Sea is full of Japanese submarines and under the control of planes from Balikpapan and Singkawang. So I stay on the outer edge and wait for an opportunity. I managed to destroy the invasion fleet off Koapang, drowning almost the entire Guard Mixed Bde. Sometimes one of my Dutch subs is successful. Soon they will have nowhere to replenish their torpedoes and the nearest bases are in Perth and Ceylon. I plan to send half of them to the Indian Ocean to defend the Indian coast, as I have no doubt that an invasion will occur.



Pacific
Nothing to write about yet. The Japanese occupied several empty bases - Tulagi, Shortland, Baker Island, Canton Island. Twice they attempted to invade Wake. It was repulsed by ground troops in December, and in January I was able, through intelligence, to sink the 144th Infantry while moving from Guam to Wake. I won’t reinforce him, because you can’t place a strong garrison here, but I will try to transport, at least supplies. Kido Butai attempted a raid into the Pago Pago area but was unsuccessful. I managed to locate the KB already in the area of the Solomon Islands and I redirected all the convoys in time. So for a whole month KB was on the way from DEI to Japan and then to the South Pacific and back to Truk. I don’t know where they are right now.

China
The Japanese begin to advance slowly. Up north near Paotow they managed to push out of the mountains, but I don’t see any progress yet. The northern front is probably not important to either side. One tank unit is moving north of Yenan, but I don’t know its exact position or target. I won’t look for them, they will appear somewhere. The Japanese cleared the area west of Kaifeng and the first units advanced to Nanyang. I have less defense here because I don’t want to give the Japanese bases without a fight. Some forces are trying to bypass my positions in the mountains at Loayng. I’m bringing reinforcements here, but I won’t back down. I can stay in the mountains for a long time, and if my troops find themselves in Jaon’s rear, they will tie up his forces or I will succeed in blocking the movement of supplies.

The main Japanese forces advance on the city of Changsha from the east. So far I have managed to stop the advance of the Japanese from the south. From the south, the Japanese are also advancing on Kukong, which is now the target of massive air raids. In the event that the city falls, the Japanese will open the way from the south and I will have to clear the Changsha area. I think the Japanese know this very well because intelligence reports troops moving by sea to Amoy. So the pressure from the south will increase. I will keep the city itself. Changsha is not abandoned. So far I have also managed to stop the advance from the west at Liuchow and the Japanese had to retreat back across the river.

I caused minor problems for the Japanese at Ichang. The 26th Army Group was blocking the road from Ichang to Changteh and therefore the Japanese decided to bypass it from the north. They left only one division to defend Ichang. So I waited for the Japanese to try to bypass me and the 20th Army Group in ambush crushed this bypass. At the same time, the 26th Group moved across the river in a swift strike and captured Ichang on the first day. My plan now is to advance part of the 20th Army Group and push the Japanese further away from Ichang. I have no greater ambitions and I have to think that the 20th and 26th army groups are my strongest groupings and I will have to quickly withdraw them back to the west.

February 1, 1942

The Japanese continue to attack my bases and reinforce and secure the area. They tried to land a force at Padang, my aircraft carriers arrived in the area and most of the ships were sunk or damaged. The Japanese retreat to the north.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Padang at 44,86

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 11
SBD-2 Dauntless x 32

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Kenyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Noto Maru
xAK Kokai Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Koryu Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Tatumiya Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Yoshinogawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Yahiko Maru

Japanese ground losses:
1694 casualties reported
Squads: 63 destroyed, 60 disabled
Non Combat: 43 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Padang at 44,86

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 12
Fulmar II x 8
Sea Hurricane Ib x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires
xAK Kenyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Noto Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Koryu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk

Japanese ground losses:
751 casualties reported
Squads: 37 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Unfortunately, the situation in Palembang is serious and I won't be able to keep him for long.

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 65941 troops, 749 guns, 463 vehicles, Assault Value = 2044

Defending force 19908 troops, 288 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 593

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 722

Allied adjusted defense: 754

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3747 casualties reported
Squads: 111 destroyed, 151 disabled
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 55 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2279 casualties reported
Squads: 112 destroyed, 67 disabled
Non Combat: 55 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 34 (8 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

The Japanese are also attacking Cagayan and Medan, but the situation here is not critical.

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3865 troops, 31 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 196

Defending force 9726 troops, 57 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 373

Japanese adjusted assault: 110

Allied adjusted defense: 185

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
193 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
72 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Ground combat at Medan (46,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5953 troops, 63 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 224

Defending force 4553 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 144

Japanese adjusted assault: 33

Allied adjusted defense: 37

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)

Combat modifiers
Defender: fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
722 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 56 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
513 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Air losses (J:A) - 10:9

February 2, 1942

At night I found only one solitary ship off Padang and sent it to the bottom. I follow the rest of the ships to the north, apparently they want to disembark in Sabang.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Padang at 44,85, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAK Yahiko Maru, Shell hits 10, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City
DD Craven
DD Gridley
DD Balch

Japanese ground losses:
286 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Today the Japanese ventured their planes over Chunking and I have another pilot who is a double flying ace.

Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 9

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 destroyed

On the ground, my defenses are on edge, but so far I'm deflecting all attacks.

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 63560 troops, 746 guns, 462 vehicles, Assault Value = 1879

Defending force 17819 troops, 276 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 469

Japanese adjusted assault: 627

Allied adjusted defense: 1114

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1669 casualties reported
Squads: 85 destroyed, 82 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 60 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 26 (15 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1621 casualties reported
Squads: 128 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 50 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 27 (18 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14749 troops, 117 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 508

Defending force 18043 troops, 90 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 698

Japanese adjusted assault: 327

Allied adjusted defense: 1369

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 3)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: supply(-)

Japanese ground losses:
2320 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 172 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
151 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

(This was naive with one division)

Ground combat at 87,41 (near Tsiaotso)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5836 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 210

Defending force 5897 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 220

Japanese adjusted assault: 93

Allied adjusted defense: 130

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
223 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Ground combat at Medan (46,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5297 troops, 62 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 160

Defending force 4160 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 103

Japanese adjusted assault: 54

Allied adjusted defense: 61

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)

Combat modifiers
Defender: morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
430 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

The Chinese are driving the enemy further from Ichang. The Japanese 34th Division is now just a table entry.

Ground combat at 84,48 (near Ichang)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 73738 troops, 415 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2297

Defending force 13261 troops, 124 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value = 281

Allied adjusted assault: 2123

Japanese adjusted defense: 517

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
5909 casualties reported
Squads: 186 destroyed, 58 disabled
Non Combat: 154 destroyed, 52 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 52 (20 destroyed, 32 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Allied ground losses:
1712 casualties reported
Squads: 93 destroyed, 149 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

February 3, 1942

Off Ceylon I probably managed to sink a Japanese submarine. The success was attributed to DE Sutej accompanying the small Dutch tankers.

ASW attack near Koggala at 29,52

Japanese Ships
SS I-158, hits 7, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DE Sutlej

After some time, Allied bombers got into the action again. I moved an unused squadron of Devastators from Australia to Port Moresby because intelligence was reporting a Japanese invasion of Lae. It could have been better, but there were some hits.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Lae at 99,126

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBD-1 Devastator x 14

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Nissan Maru
xAK Toko Maru

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lae at 99,126

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBD-1 Devastator x 14

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Wales Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Nissan Maru
xAK Omi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (3 destroyed, 8 disabled)

My campaign off the coast of Sumatra is more successful and this time the convoy took it off Medan, unfortunately the troops are already landed.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Medan at 46,76

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 12

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 12
Fulmar II x 8
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 10
SBD-2 Dauntless x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Chojun Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAKL Kamishima Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Tama Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAKL Suez Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAKL Bokuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Taiyo Maru, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
xAK Yamura Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Keizan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Buyo Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk

The Japanese just want Palembang. The attacks have been ongoing for the third day in a row. Another banzai attack today. The situation is critical. The only combat-ready unit is the British 18th Division.

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 62631 troops, 737 guns, 463 vehicles, Assault Value = 1834

Defending force 16410 troops, 260 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 419

Japanese adjusted assault: 906

Allied adjusted defense: 586

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
1714 casualties reported
Squads: 73 destroyed, 214 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 37 disabled
Guns lost 25 (7 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2627 casualties reported
Squads: 118 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 23 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 65 (31 destroyed, 34 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Air losses (J:A) - 14:7

February 4, 1942

For the first time, a British submarine is successful near Sabang. HMS Truant torpedoed the large cargo ship Nankai Maru.

Sub attack near Langsa at 47,72

Japanese Ships
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Truant

Otherwise, today is a rather quiet day. The Japanese bombard Kukong massively. In the Pacific, they land on Funafuti. And once again the defenders of Palembang must face a bayonet attack.

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 60409 troops, 733 guns, 462 vehicles, Assault Value = 1670

Defending force 14761 troops, 236 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 351

Japanese adjusted assault: 292

Allied adjusted defense: 385

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
2252 casualties reported
Squads: 73 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 41 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 34 (8 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
1676 casualties reported
Squads: 117 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 93 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 12 (11 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Air losses (J:A) - 5:3

February 5, 1942

The airstrikes on Kukong are still escalating. About 200 bombers arrive today and bomb the whole area. There is nothing I can do about it and it will be necessary to withdraw from Kukong to better positions.

Today, the Japanese again attack Palembang, Batavia, Changsha and Medan. There are losses on both sides.
Intelligence reports that the 116th Division is moving on riverboats to Wuchang and the 113th Infantry Regiment wants to capture Tarakan. Apparently the enemy is angry with several bombers attacking oil fields all over Borneo.

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 57368 troops, 726 guns, 383 vehicles, Assault Value = 1580

Defending force 13431 troops, 216 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 337

Japanese adjusted assault: 138

Allied adjusted defense: 469

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 1)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1354 casualties reported
Squads: 40 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1235 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 72 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 16 (6 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15950 troops, 205 guns, 141 vehicles, Assault Value = 514

Defending force 10553 troops, 102 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 206

Japanese adjusted assault: 45

Allied adjusted defense: 503

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 11 (fort level 3)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1577 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 81 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Vehicles lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
732 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 69190 troops, 761 guns, 126 vehicles, Assault Value = 2088

Defending force 78047 troops, 406 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2330

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 1010

Allied adjusted defense: 9747

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 9 (fort level 2)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
7655 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 477 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 83 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 60 disabled
Vehicles lost 69 (2 destroyed, 67 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1430 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 178 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 22 (1 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Ground combat at Medan (46,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5152 troops, 63 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 156

Defending force 3976 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 96

Japanese adjusted assault: 29

Allied adjusted defense: 81

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
308 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
243 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Air losses (J:A) - 11:5

February 6, 1942

A very calm day. The Japanese also need rest and that's why there are no ground attacks today. Dutch submarine O-21 torpedoes AK Ikuta Maru in Makassar Strait, and reconnaissance planes report Japanese aircraft carriers anchored in Surabaya. Probably bKB.

Air loses (J:A) 10:1

February 7, 1942

I deployed AVG again today because the impudence of the Japanese knows no bounds. Japanese bombers fly to Chunking without escort. CPT Grunvordahl improved his record to 16 kills. I don't think I would want to be Japan's minister of war industry. Since I'm starting to get more 80+ pilots, I decided to move them to TRACOM and save them for later fights. Why lose them in a meaningless skirmish over China.



Just as intelligence reported, the Japanese are landing 2 infantry regiments in Tarakan. It will be quick.
It's bloody in Palembang. The Japanese do not look at losses and attack. I'm out of stock. RIP

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 59649 troops, 739 guns, 464 vehicles, Assault Value = 1625

Defending force 12481 troops, 210 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 298

Japanese adjusted assault: 322

Allied adjusted defense: 349

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1189 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 77 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 21 (3 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
744 casualties reported
Squads: 51 destroyed, 63 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Guns lost 20 (7 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Air losses (J:A) - 18:4

February 8, 1942

The Japanese captured Tarakan today and are attacking Palembang again. I'm out of units and even the 18th Division is less than half full. The only success the Chinese fighters have over Changsha and we have the first Chinese ace.

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 55736 troops, 699 guns, 384 vehicles, Assault Value = 1615

Defending force 11478 troops, 201 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 221

Japanese adjusted assault: 151

Allied adjusted defense: 190

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
538 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1213 casualties reported
Squads: 45 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 50 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 31 (25 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Air losses (J:A) - 15:4

February 9 - 10, 1942

The only submarine in the Philippine area torpedoed a Japanese cargo ship loaded with troops. This is due to the intelligence that reported the transfer of reinforcements to Lingayen a few days ago.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 09, 42
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Sub attack near San Fernando at 79,73

Japanese Ships
xAK Huzikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires

Allied Ships
SS S-36

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

xAK Huzikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-36

Patrol planes report further submarine strikes in the San Francisco and Pearl Harbor areas. Hopefully it will be possible to push the enemy further from the bases. The Japanese attack Palembang again. It will be over in a few days.

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 56743 troops, 717 guns, 388 vehicles, Assault Value = 1620

Defending force 10578 troops, 179 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 173

Japanese adjusted assault: 206

Allied adjusted defense: 241

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
939 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 59 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1032 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 27 (23 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Air losses (J:A) - 17:7

February 11, 1942

Today is a very bad day. The Japanese again attacked Palembang and the remnants of the defenders retreated. I'm rather disappointed. I was hoping to delay the Japanese more. Nor did it manage to damage the oil fields and refineries. Only 51 Oil and 56 Refineries are damaged. I guess I couldn't do more.

The Japanese have also captured Paotow in northern China and are advancing on Lanchow. At least I managed to hold off the entire Japanese division for two months.

Today's only success is driving the advanced units from Bandoeng and destroying about 20 Japanese tanks.

Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7708 troops, 103 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 291

Defending force 640 troops, 2 guns, 77 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Allied adjusted assault: 195

Japanese adjusted defense: 31

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
191 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 20 (19 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Air loses (J:A) - 7:1

February 12 - 13, 1942

The Japanese land at Gasmata. I airlifted most of the units that retreated here from Rabaul to Port Moresby. The Japanese continue their massive bombardment of Kukong and I decide to retreat to Changsha. This position is unsustainable and I am losing units unnecessarily. AVG deployed again at Changsha and Chinese fighter squadron at Nanyang. I destroyed 11 Japanese planes in the air with 3 of my own losses. That's not bad.

Morning Air attack on 72nd Chinese Corps, at 82,53 , near Changsha

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
D3A1 Val x 3

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Unfortunately, I also make mistakes. I forgot to cancel the air supply to Palembang and the Japanese flak had a practice. Fortunately, I only lost 4 planes. I have nowhere to move or convert them. Looking at Palembang today, it looks like 150 Oil and 168 Refineries are damaged. I don't know if FOW applies to this, but that would be nice.

I found out today that the Japanese are massing tank units at Nanyang. I don't know if they will head to Sian or Ankang, but I am ready for either option. From Indochina, the Japanese marched over the mountains to Mengtze. There's no defense here, but I don't think I'm in much danger from here. Still, I send reinforcements to Kunming and the bombers are ordered to attack. This will also let me know what unit is here.

Air losses (J:A) - 26:12