1942 April 20
INVADED
Batavia, Urumchi, Changsha are also invested.
CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Watampone is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Soerakarta !!!
Overall
• No carrier sightings.
• Here is the message expected today:
DD Mikazuki is reported to have been sunk near Kingscote on Feb 16, 1942
West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Yard work.
• Large troop convoy proceeding to PH quietly.
Pacific
• Building and ships transiting.
New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• A number of subs on station.
• Fuel unloading at Wellington.
Philippines
DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Pushed back farther.
Ground combat at Soerakarta (53,103)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12633 troops, 104 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 354
Defending force 5171 troops, 31 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 95
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 129
Allied adjusted defense: 61
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Soerakarta !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
2005 casualties reported
Squads: 60 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 79 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 14
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division
2nd Tank Regiment
Defending units:
4th Cav Sqdn
I KNIL Battalion
VI Landstorm Cdo
Groep Zud
II KNIL Battalion
Tjepoe Cdo
Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn
V KNIL Battalion
Tjilitjap Cdo
Tjilitjap Defenses
HQ II KNIL Division
V Landstorm Cdo
Samarang Defenses
Cheribon Defenses
• Our intrepid fliers continue attacking.
• A number of subs on station.
China
• A victory.
Ground combat at 76,52 (near Kweilin)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 74944 troops, 655 guns, 206 vehicles, Assault Value = 2290
Defending force 33323 troops, 110 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 868
Japanese adjusted assault: 278
Allied adjusted defense: 1297
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: supply(-)
Japanese ground losses:
7802 casualties reported
Squads: 187 destroyed, 341 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 44 (15 destroyed, 29 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
625 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Assaulting units:
27th Division
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
19th Division
104th Division
6th Division
35th Division
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
Defending units:
59th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
16th Group Army
Even better, the stacking limit for this hex is 40,000 so the Empire is incurring penalties for about 100%. Scouting shows 88,720 troops, 640 guns, 192 AFV. good to see that attacker supply(-).
• Imperials have moved into China from Burma. One unit so far. Lao Cai, just across the border with Indochina, has built to size 1 airfield.
• The other units ex-Lanchow got away before the rearguard was destroyed.
Ground combat at 81,33 (near Lanchow)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 14437 troops, 123 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 554
Defending force 1282 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 668
Allied adjusted defense: 4
Japanese assault odds: 167 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Allied ground losses:
1730 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 149 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
26th Division
Defending units:
81st Chinese Corps
India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Several units being redeployed in India have reached destinations; others still moving.
• No further enemy sub sightings so we are still moving large supply convoys to Colombo from Cape Town. Over 325,000 supply there now.
• A number of subs on station.
Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• 1 sub on station. No contacts.
Complete combat report attached.
