1942 September 01
The Empire captured:
The Allies captured:
There were Imperial amphibious operations at:
There were Allied amphibious operations at:
Tuna got two bites at the apple and made good, but the night began with KXII leading the way.
Submarine attack near Tavoy at 52,57
Japanese Ships
xAK Brisbane Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS KXII
xAK Brisbane Maru is sighted by SS KXII
SS KXII launches 2 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Agrihan at 115,87
Japanese Ships
xAK Kiyozumi Maru
xAK Madras Maru
xAK Juko Maru
PB Teibo Maru #2
Allied Ships
SS Tuna
SS Tuna launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kiyozumi Maru
Tuna diving deep ....
PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Sub attack near Agrihan at 115,87
Japanese Ships
xAK Sakido Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Juko Maru
PB Teibo Maru #2
Allied Ships
SS Tuna
SS Tuna launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Sakido Maru
PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
The amazing Chinese 11th Corps once again was defeated 2 to 1 and once again chose to ignore that fact, by holding their positions! This is important because it gives time for others to respond to the new Imperial axis of attack.
Ground combat at 92,32 (near Paotow)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 19408 troops, 166 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 573
Defending force 5566 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 162
Japanese adjusted assault: 268
Allied adjusted defense: 95
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
208 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
404 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 52 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Assaulting units:
2nd Ching An Tui Brigade
19th Division
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
11th Chinese Corps
Yamashiro and friends hit Cox's Bazar in the night but achieved little. Mutsu and company then stepped up and repeated the performance.
Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
DD Natsushio
DD Hatsukaze
Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
BB Yamashiro firing at 70th British Division
CA Kako firing at 70th British Division
CA Furutaka firing at 70th British Division
DD Natsushio firing at Cox's Bazar
DD Hatsukaze firing at 70th British Division
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
CL Yura
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
BB Mutsu firing at 70th British Division
CL Yura firing at 70th British Division
The 70th was targeted during both runs but decided not to notice. 92mi away across the river, an IJA unit has made the Australians position. Movement has therefore been halted both divisions will attack tomorrow, hopefully before another Imperial formation arrives. Blenheims will harry the advancing troops to slow their movement, while Mitchells and Wellingtons pound the new arrivals to aid the attack.
The B-17s were busy again over Akyab, although the results were meager. All came home safely, but after two days of morning and afternoon runs against the merchants while being pestered by irritated fighter planes, all of the crews are in need of rest and thus will not fly against the troops in the jungle.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 68
B-17F Fortress x 24
P-40E Warhawk x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
xAK Kashii Maru
xAK Hakkai Maru
xAP Teifu Maru
xAP Mizuho Maru
xAK Kinugasa Maru
AMC Bankok Maru
xAK Asakasan Maru
xAK Kinai Maru
xAK Asosan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Kinugawa Maru
xAP Teia Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Tokyo Maru, heavy fires
xAK Atutasan Maru
xAK Canberra Maru
Japanese ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
12 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
50th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000
Raid is overhead
3 planes vectored on to bombers
64th Sentai Det with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead
84th I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000
Raid is overhead
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Tokyo Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Asosan Maru
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 54
B-17F Fortress x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 2 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
AMC Bankok Maru
xAP Mizuho Maru
xAP Takatiho Maru
xAP Kamo Maru
xAP Kokuryu Maru
xAK Kashii Maru
xAP Teifu Maru
xAP Teia Maru, heavy fires
Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
50th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000
Raid is overhead
64th Sentai Det with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead
84th I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000
Raid is overhead
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Teia Maru
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-17F Fortress x 18
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 4 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Kinugawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Kokuryu Maru
xAP Kamo Maru
xAP Mizuho Maru
xAP Takatiho Maru
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
12 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
50th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 91 minutes
84th I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 61 minutes
Many ships entered the yards for upgrades today. The weather was good enough for a transfer that a squadron of Wildcats, recently shipped to Pago Pago, flew into Suva. The carriers and troops convoys continue to move unnoticed. Enterprise and Yorktown have replenished at Pearl Harbor and are now leaving for the South Pacific. The 40th Infantry Division has been bought out at San Francisco and should finish upgrading to USA 42 Infantry squads before transport is ready to move them. BTW, I have several times as much supply on Pago Pago as I have in all of China.
Here is a look at that situation in Burma.
