Summary of Operations 8/15/42
Eastern US: Three US subs entering the game in the Eastern US as reinforcements are being dispatched to Capetown via off-map movement for eventual deployment to Colombo for operations in the Indian Ocean. Plans are to deploy additional US subs entering the game as reinforcements in the Eastern US to the Indian Ocean theatre via Capetown. These subs are intended to replace the Dutch-British submarine force that was destroyed in Colombo by a KB air attack on 6/12/42.
Hawaii: New entry appearing in Sunk Ships screen (Intelligence display) reports that Japanese sub I-1 sank SW of Niihau on 8/11 from a 500 lb bomb hit (result of a previous ASW air attack ?).
South Pacific: Daily coastwatcher entries from 8/14 Operations report follow.
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Belep Islands
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 109,131 near Shortlands, Speed 11 , Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 6 Japanese ships at 120,150 near Luganville , Speed 22 , Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Efate
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 6 Japanese ships at 120,150 near Luganville, Speed 22, Moving Northeast
Australia: Continued Jap bombing raids on Portland Roads. Latest AAR follows.
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Afternoon Air attack on Torres Strait Battalion, at 91,132
(Portland Roads)
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
G3M2 Nell x 14
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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DEI: Japanese continue air bombing raids on Ternate (Maluccas) for a third consecutive day.
Philippines: Japanese capture Cebu this game turn. AAR’s follow.
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Invasion Support action off Cebu
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
xAP Teika Maru
AK Yamakaze Maru
AK Yamazato Maru
xAP Teika Maru fired at enemy troops
AK Yamakaze Maru fired at enemy troops
AK Yamazato Maru fired at enemy troops
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Invasion Support action off Cebu
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
xAP Teika Maru
AK Yamakaze Maru
AK Yamazato Maru
xAP Teika Maru fired at enemy troops
AK Yamakaze Maru fired at enemy troops
AK Yamazato Maru fired at enemy troops
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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 10230 troops, 126 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 292
Defending force 3184 troops, 49 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 80
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 124
Allied adjusted defense: 43
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Cebu !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
3612 casualties reported
Squads: 187 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 262 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 64 (64 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 74 (74 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2
Assaulting units:
19th Division
56th JNAF AF Unit
Defending units: (both LCU eliminated)
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu USN Base Force
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Japanese amphibious landing is now underway at Baybay (Leyte). Japanese 12th Infantry Division arrived in Leyte after previously capturing Catbalogan (Samar) on 7/31. AAR follows.
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Amphibious Assault at Baybay
TF 317 troops unloading over beach at Baybay, 81,86
Japanese ground losses:
1329 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 120 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled)
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 12th Div
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 12th Div /4
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 12th Div /8
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 12th Div /12
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Jap LCU detected in hex adjacent to Bacolod, believed to be 24th Division advancing on Bacolod from Dumaguete (captured on 8/08).
Japanese capture Dumanquilas (western Mindanao). AAR follows.
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Ground combat at Dumanquilas (77,89)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1463 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 29
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Dumanquilas !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
14th Naval Guard Unit
(first report of this LCU in the known Japanese OOB)
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Southeast Asia: Jap air bombing raid against Port Blair (Andamans). Status of Port Blair base shows 20 port damage, airfield service damage 32, airfield runway damage 54. AAR follows.
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Blair , at 46,58
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 14
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 37
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 1000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon from British aerial recon – no Japanese ships anchored in port, two Jap TF’s in harbor (+1 from last report), 107 aircraft (42 fighters, 23 bombers), 7 Jap LCU’s. One of the Jap TF’s at Rangoon is a possible surface combat TF containing 10 ships.
China: Japanese ground bombardment at Sining continues, no change.
Withdrawal of all Chinese forces holding the Chihkiang area towards Chungking is now completely underway. Movement orders were issued this game turn to the last Chinese rear-guard LCU’s remaining in Chihkiang and adjacent hexes to begin pulling back. A Japanese advance from Kweiyang toward Chungking would threaten if not break the one line of communication between Chungking and Chinese forces holding the Chihkiang area.
Chinese rear-guard forces on the northern flank of the Chungking "pocket" area will complete evacuation of Tienshui dot base hex (top right of situation map) this coming game turn.
Current situation map of Chungking pocket area follows.
