All of this power and their national will seems to be stronger than ours

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The situation unfolding in Java. 21st Division is enroute from Shanghai plus a number of other supporting units.

Batavia is the primary goal here.

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List of ships sunk in order of most valuable.

I shall have to work hard to manufacture some favourable sea battles in order to get warships on this list.

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The points standing on 1 January 1942.

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Pilot score card as of 01 January 1942.

Carrier Div 5 pilots have been a stand out thanks to plenty of opportunities coming their way.

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2 January 1942

MALAY/DEI

SS KXVIII is twice located near Semarang – no hits on her.

Troops are ashore at Sorong.

Zuid KNIL Battalion at Praboemoelih is bombed – 7 casualties.

13 Betty, near Tandjoengbalai at 47,79, locate and sink HDML 1096 – 1 torpedo hit.

Aerial attack on ground forces at Singapore – 1 Nell and 1 Sally lost to flak, 38 casualties.

Ternate is bombed – 1 Do-24K-1 destroyed on the ground, 6 airbase hits, 15 runway hits.

Japanese deliberate attack at Taiping achieves 85-1 odds and the base is captured. 9J casualties to 270A casualties and 109th RAF Base Force and 3rd SSVF Battalion are destroyed.

Japanese bombard Singapore – 23A casualties (1 combat squad destroyed).

Japanese deliberate attack at Morotai captures the undefended base.

Serasan is occupied by the Japanese.

CHINA

Wuchow is bombed – 3 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hit and 44 runway hits.

Wenchow is bombed – 3 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 15 runway hits.

Port attack at Pahkoi – 2 Port hits, 1 port fuel hit and 1 port supply hit +

xAKL Chengtu, Bomb hits 2, on fire

7th Chinese Corps at 86,49 near Sinyang is bombed.

Japanese bombard Changsha – 161 Japanese casualties.

Japanese bombard Wenchow – 12 Japanese casualties.

Japanese bombard Wuchow.

Japanese bombard Nanning.

Japanese bombard at 71,56 near Lang Son.

PHILIPPINES

Japanese bombard at Bataan – 25J casualties to 4A casualties. AV here is about equal 261J to 212A so some more troops will be called in before an assault is ordered. Japan currently has the following units in the hex and they need extra muscle to do the job.

65th Brigade
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

The Allied units are comprised of

2nd/45th PS Inf Battalion
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
201st PA Construction Battalion
Manila Bay Defenses
202nd PA Construction Battalion
Bataan USN Base Force
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

Japanese deliberate attack at Bayombong achieves 54-1 odds 49J casualties to 179A casualties (12 combat squads destroyed). The 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion is trapped here and appears to be prepared to put up stubborn resistance before succumbing. The terrain is assisting their defence.

PACIFIC

Japanese bombard Rabaul – the Allies have deserted and left a token force of B Coy/NG Rifles with an AV of 4. The base will be taken tomorrow.

Japanese bombard Kavieng – again another token force of 2/1st Ind Coy. Sir Robin has been busy.

III/84th Naval Guard Unit arrives at Saipan.

JAPAN

CMs Wakataka, Ukishima and Kyosai begin laying defensive minefield at Tsushima. When the Americans do start to look at the inland sea I hope that one or two subs might wander to close to the little eggs.

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3 January 1942

MALAY/DEI

SS KVII is sighted and attacked by ASW near Semarang. The escort manage to score 1 hit.

SS KX launches 4 torpedoes at DD Fubuki and misses near Semarang.

Troops are ashore at Ternate.

Dutch PT Boats come out to play during the day near Semarang. They find Kongo and companions – PT TM-7 and 9 sunk out of 6 Allied ships spoiling for a fight. DD Arashio and CA Takao are awarded the sinking. The forces re engage again near Tjepoe for an inconclusive action.

SS KXVIII launches 2 torpedoes at DD Kuroshio and misses near Semarang.

Luck runs out for the group of Dutch PT Boats as they run into Myoko and Nachi near Semarang. All 4 (PTs TM-4,5,6 and 8) are sunk. Myoko takes credit for 3 of the boats. Not long after the Japanese fleet finds another group of 6 Dutch PTs. Myoko sinks TM-13, TM-14 is struck by 1 shell and they Allied boats flee.

Zuid KNIL Battalion at Praboemoelih is bombed – 24 casualties.

Near Semarang 4 139WH-3 escorted by 3 B-339D are met by 8 Zero. 1 bomber and 1 fighter destroyed and bombed drop harmlessly around Nachi.

Next raid is made up of 5 139WH-3, 5 CW-21B Demon and 4 75A-7 Hawk. 6 Zero and 6 Oscar meet them and knock down

139WH-3: 3 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 2 destroyed
75A-7 Hawk: 2 destroyed

III./4th Infantry Battalion, at Soerakarta is bombed by 4 139WH-3 and 9 CW-22 Falcon. 2 Zero and 6 Oscar on CAP. 2 Falcon destroyed and 10 Japanese casualties on the ground.

14th Tank Regiment, at 56,54 , near Moulmein is targeted by 6 Blenheim with 5 Zero on CAP. 1 Blenheim IF destroyed.

Allied troops at Singapore bombed – 1 Nell lost to flak, 67 casualties (1 non-combat squad destroyed).

Ternate is bombed – 2 airbase hit, 2 airbase supply hits and 9 runway hits.

Afternoon air attack on TF near Semarang – 3 139WH-3 and 2 B-339D against 3 Zero. 1 B-339 downed and Jintsu avoids the bombs.

Japanese bombard at Singapore – Japanese lose 2 guns destroyed to 53 Allied casualties (1 combat squad destroyed).

Japanese deliberate attack at Soerakarta achieves 22-1 odds (fort level 1) and the base falls. 146 casualties (5 combat squads, 24 non-combat squads and 27 vehicles destroyed). Mobiele Eenheid Battalion and Djojakarta Base Force retreat.

Japanese deliberate attack at Sorong achieves 9-1 odds (fort level 1) and the base is captured. 1 Do-24K-1 destroyed along with Sorong Det. Base Force.

PACIFIC

SS I-21 scores 1 torpedo hit on xAK Maetsuycker (heavy fires, heavy damage) at 204,97 near San Francisco.

SS I-17 scores 2 torpedo hits on xAK Bundaleer (on fire, heavy damage) at 210,86 near San Francisco.

Japanese deliberate attack at Rabaul achieves 41-1 odds (fort level 1) and the base is captured. 3 Hudson 1 destroyed on the ground. B Coy/NG Rifles (9 combat and 9 non-combat squads destroyed) is eliminated.

Japanese deliberate attack at Kavieng achieves 19-1 odds (fort level 0) and the base is captured. 18J casualties to 132A casualties. 2/1st Ind Coy is destroyed.

CHINA

Yamashiro and Fuso bombard Wenchow – 144 casualties.

Pakhoi is bombed – 1 port hits + xAKL Chengtu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage.

Chinese troops at Wuchow bombed – 12 casualties.

Wenchow is bombed – 7 runway hits.

Japanese bombard at Changsha – 136J casualties to 17A casualties.

Japanese bombard at Wenchow.

Japanese deliberate attack at Wuchow achieves 5-1 odds (fort level 1) and the base is captured. 497J casualties to 3223 Chinese casualties (66 combat squads and 180 non-combat squads destroyed). 4 Chinese units retreat. It has helped a lot to have 104th Division back together so this attack could succeed.

Japanese bombard at Nanning. I’ve just realized that 21st Ind. Mixed Brigade is up against 9th Chinese Base Force here… a deliberate attack is in order.

Japanese bombard at 71,56 near Lang Son.

PHILIPPINES

Manila is bombed – 1 airbase hit and 3 runway hits.

Japanese deliberate attack at Bataan achieves 1-3 odds (fort level 2) – 651J casualties to 193A casualties. Many more Japanese troops ordered here to clean up before Manila is assaulted.

Japanese deliberate attach at Bayombong achieves 38-1 odds. 37A casualties and 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion continues to hang on.

Boac is occupied by the Japanese


PO1 Fujiwara A. of Yamada Det S-1/C is credited with kill number 5 and attains ace status!!
PO2 Sakai V. of Yamada Det S-1/B is credited with kill number 5 and attains ace status!!

CL Achilles and DD Thanet are both confirmed to have been sunk.

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4 January 1942

MALAYA/DEI

In the night time, near Semarang, 3 Japanese destroyers skirmish with 5 Dutch PT boats. Lots of action but no hits. In the daytime, however, Kongo, Takao, Atago and company catch up with the PTs and sink TM-12 and TM-15 before the Dutch successfully disengage.

SS KVIII attacks and misses DD Fubuki near Semarang.

Troops unloading over beach at Lolobato.

Troops unloading over beach at Jesselton.

Near Semarang only 1 Zero is on hand to meet 3 139WH-3 and 2 B-339D. 1 Dutch fighter downed and Kongo gets a drenching from bomb misses.

The next raid sees 8 Zero up against 3 139WH-3 and 1 B-339D. 2 bombers and the fighter are shot down.

Raid 3 has a CAP of 10 Zero and 6 Oscar to get past…. 3 139WH-3, 3 CW-21B Demon and 3 75A-7 Hawk this time. 2 139 and 1 Demon destroyed and the raid breaks up.

2 T.Iva turn up and manage to avoid the 14 Zero and 4 Oscar hanging around. They also manage to not disturb their targets.

Semarang raids continue with 2 139WH-3 attempting to crash through the 14 Zero and 4 Oscar CAP… 1 bomber destroyed.

Yet another small raid… 3 139WH-3 against 8 Zero – 2 bombers splashed.

Followed by another 4 139WH-3…. 3 bombers destroyed by the same CAP.

The raids continue into the afternoon. 8th and final raid sees 7 Zero take on 3 139WH-3 and 1 B-339D. 2 bombers and 1 fighter destroyed.

Zuid KNIL Battalion at Praboemoelih is bombed – 6 casualties.

111./4th Infantry Battalion at Soerakarta has 2 Oscar on CAP when 4 139WH-3 and 6 CW-22 Falcon turn up. No planes reported lost and no damage reported on the ground.

SS KVIII launches and misses DD Usugumo near Semarang.

Japanese deliberate attack at Singapore achieves 1-1 odds (fort level 2) and reduces the forts to level 1. 2180J to 1200A casualties. 2 Allied units destroyed. 1’m feeling good about a good result here in a couple of days when the next assault is delivered.

Japanese deliberate attack at Ternate achieves 59-1 odds and the base is captured. 1 Do-24K-1 destroyed on the ground and Ternate Det. Base Force is eliminated.

PHILIPPINES

Manila is bombed – 2 runway hits.

Troops unloading over beach at Balabac.

Japanese deliberate attack at Bayombong achieves 92-1 odds and captures the base. The plucky 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion is eliminated.

Japanese bombard Bataan – 1 Japan vehicle lost to 23A casualties.

CHINA

Wenchow is bombed – 1 airbase supply hit and 9 runway hits.

7th and 84th Chinese Corps at 86,49 near Sinyang are bombed.

Pakhoi is bombed – 4 port hits and 1 port fuel hit.

70th and 86th Chinese Corps at 86,55 near Kiukiang are bombed.

Liuchow is bombed – 2 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 9 runway hits.

Japanese bombard Changsha – 20J to 9A casualties.

Japanese bombard Wenchow.

Japanese bombard Pucheng.

Japanese bombard Nanning…. Forgot to order deliberate attack… next turn.

Japanese bombard 71,56 near Lang Son.

Japanese bombard Kweiteh.

BURMA

3 Blenheim I bent upon upsetting 14th Tank Regiment at 56,54 near Moulmein are harassed by 5 LRCAP Zeros. I’ve been expecting Todd to make bombing runs here. I have two small Zero detachments based at Chiang Mai and they are taking it day about to provide long range CAP here to hinder the attempt to disrupt the advance.

PACIFIC

Feni Islands is occupied by the Japanese.


PO1 Kusumoto M. of Shokaku-1 is credited with kill number 5 and attains ace status!!

PO2 Okano H. of Shokaku-1 is credited with kill number 4 and 5 to attain ace status!!

PO1 Matsubara K. of Yamada Det S-1/C is credited with kill number 5 and attains ace status!!

The pilots on board Shokaku will need to get a grip on themselves before victory disease takes over….. it has even started to ebb over into my psyche!


Paramushiro-jima expands airfield to size 1.

SC CHa-25 arrives at Niigata.

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5 January 1942

MALAYA/DEI

Minesweepers started clearing an Allied minefield at Ternate.

SS KVIII shots and misses at DD Natsushio near Semarang. She then launches another 2 torpedoes and misses against DD Yugiri.

SS Sturgeon locates AMc Toshi Maru # 1 and Takunan Maru # 3 near Itbayat Island and elects not to launch torpedoes.

Zuid KNIL Battalion Praboemoelih is bombed – 14 casualties.

During the afternoon near Mergui 14 Nate locate and sink ML No. 311 with a single 50kg bomb hit. Drinks all round to this lucky fighter pilot. I did see this vessel skulking around the Malayan coast recently. It came up on recon as a possible minelayer so I wanted it gone. The Nates were handy and I decided to give them a run at targeting ships. It worked.

Japanese bombard Singapore – 53A casualties (1 combat squad destroyed).

Japanese capture Lolobato.

Japanese deliberate attack at Jesselton achieves 3-1 odds (fort level 2) and reduces forts to 1. 11J to 6A casualties.

CHINA

Liuchow is bombed – 8 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hits and 28 runway hits.

Wenchow is bombed – 8 casualties, 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 12 runway hits.

30th Chinese Corps at 84,47 near Ichang is bombed – 28 casualties.

Pakhoi is bombed – 2 port hits and

xAKL Halldor, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

32nd Group Army at 85,55 near Nanchang is bombed – 4 casualties.

Japanese bombardment at Changsha – 14J to 17A casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at Wenchow achieves 1-2 odds (fort level 0) – 897J to 290A casualties. I will need more firepower here to winkle this nest of Chinese out of home.

Japanese bombard Pucheng.

Japanese deliberate attack at Nanning achieves 2-1 odds (fort level 1) and the fort is reduced to 0. 7J to 140A casualties.

Japanese bombard 71,56 near Lang Son – 10 casualties.

Japanese bombard Kweiteh.

PHILIPPINES

Manila is bombed – 2 airbase hits and 19 runway hits.

Japanese bombard Bataan – 4 Japanese guns lost to 7A casualties.

Balabac is occupied by the Japanese.

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6 January 1942

MALAYA/DEI

SS KX locates one of the troop convoys returning to Saigon. The escorts make sure she keeps her head down.

The amphibious TF at Kalidjati attracts attention. 3 139WH-3 escorted by 4 Buffalo I take on 17 Zero. CAP claims 1 Buffalo and 2 bombers and flak another fighter. The transport continued with uninterrupted unloading.

I./4th Infantry Battalion at Madioen attracts the attention of 2 B-339D, 6 CW-22 Falcon and 3 75A-7 Hawk. 1 Zero contested the airspace – No losses reported on either side.

During the afternoon near Langsa 13 Betty locate and sink KDML 1097 with 1 torpedo.

Near Singkawang SS KXVII shoots and misses at TB Kamo. The escort manage 2 hits on the sub in return.

Troops unloading over beach at Manokwari.

Japanese bombardment at Singapore -

81 Allied casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Japanese deliberate attack at Madioen achieves 4-1 odds and capture the base. 7 L-18 Lodestar are destroyed on the ground. 129 Allied casualties inflicted and Madion Base Forces retreats.

Japanese deliberate attack at Jesselton achieves 2-1 odds (fort level 1) and forts are reduced to 0. 6 Allied casualties.

CHINA

Yamashiro and Fuso turn up for their regular bombardment of Wenchow - 130 casualties +

Manpower hits 1
Fires 110
Runway hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

Wenchow is bombed – 1 airbase hit, 2 airbase supply hits and 14 runway hits.

30th Chinese Corps at 84,47 near Ichang is bombed.

32nd Group Army at 84,55 near Nanchang is bombed – 35 casualties.

Pakhoi is bombed – 2 port fuel hits.

Japanese bombardment at Changsha – 6J to 20 casualties.

Japanese bombardment at Wenchow.

Japanese bombardment at Pucheng.

Japanese deliberate attack at Nanning achieves 3-1 odds (fort level 0) and the base is captured. 37J to 517A casualties. 9th Chinese Base Force retreats.

Japanese bombardment at 71,56 near Lang Son.

Japanese bombardment attack at Kweiteh.

BURMA

14th Tank Regiment at 56,54 near Moulmein is the target of 4 H81-A3 and 3 Blenheim I. 7 Zero are on hand and claim 2 of the H81-A3. 3 Blenheim make it through to drop their 250lb bombs into the jungle.

PHILIPPINES

Japanese bombardment at Bataan – Japanese lose 9 guns and 4 vehicles destroyed.

PACIFIC

Thousand Ships Bay is occupied by the Japanese

INDIA

SS I-123 lays minefield at Trincomalee.


PO2 Handa H. of Ryujo-1 is credited with kill number 4 and 5 and attains ace status!!
PO1 Koizumi G. of Yamada Det S-1/B is credited with kill number 5 and 6 and attains ace status!!

DD Shinonome beginning refit in shipyard at Saigon.
DMS W-1 taken out of commission to begin refit at Saigon.

The task of upgrading has begun.

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7 January 1942

MALAYA/DEI

KXVIII is sighted and lost by ASW near Kalidjati.

Troops unloading over beach at Gorontalo.

Japanese deliberate attack at Singapore achieves 1-1 odds (fort level 2) and forts reduced to 1.

Japanese ground losses:
2607 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 157 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Guns lost 24 (2 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
883 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 85 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 18 disabled
Vehicles lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)

I’m very conscious here that my aerial bombardment has not quite been doing the job required as Todd seems to be getting the forts back up to level 2 very quickly. I’m also closely watching the fatigue rates for my troops here as they are rising to quite high levels.

Japanese deliberate attack at Kalidjati achieves 204-1 odds (fort level 2) and the base is captured. 8 L-212 destroyed on the ground. 24J to 344A casualties. I guess no one would expect any more from Kalidjati Base Force up against 21st Division, 2nd Recon Regiment and 6th Tank Regiment. The two tank regiments are off in hot pursuit.

Japan captures Manokwari.

Japanese deliberate attack at 74, 100 near Sidate achieves 2-1 odds. J8 to A37 casualties. The defenders of Manado have been hunted down and here they will have to make their stand.

Japanese deliberate attack at Jesselton achieves 1-1 odds (fort level 0). 108th RN Base Force suffers 15 casualties.

PHILIPPINES

At 77,80 near Busuanga Natori and 6 DD locate PT Q-111. There is an exchange of gunfire but no damage reported. They have another go at each during daylight but again everyone fights another day.

Manila is bombed – 5 casualties, 1 airbase supply hit and 4 runway hits.

Japanese bombard at Bataan – Japanese lose 1 gun destroyed.

CHINA

Wenchow is bombed – 10 casualties, 4 airbase hits, 4 airbase supply hits and 14 runway hits.

30th Chinese Corps at 84,47 near Ichang is bombed – 12 casualties.

32nd Group Army at 84,55 near Nanchang is bombed – 36 casualties.

Pakhoi is bombed – 1 port hit.

Japanese deliberate attack at 87,45 near Chengchow achieves 4-1 odds. J114 to A2477 casualties. The Chinese lose 129 combat and 100 non-combat squads destroyed in this action. 69th Chinese Corps, 85th Chinese Corps and 7th New Chinese Corps retreat. Hopefully they will be in disarray for some time to come.

Japanese bombard Changsha – 6J to 8A casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at 85,55 near Nanchang achieves 1-2 odds – 1116J to 153A casualties. Fortunately on disabled combat squads (52) and 12th Ind. Mixed Brigade can lick its wounds for a bit. 70th

Chinese and 86th Chinese Corps brush off the attack.

Japanese bombard Wenchow.

Japanese bombard Pucheng – 8A casualties.

Japanese bombard at 71,46 near Lang Son.

Japanese bombard at Kweiteh.

Japanese capture undefended Chuhsien.

BURMA

14th Tank Regiment at 56,54 near Moulmein has the Allies attention. 5 Blenheim turn up as well as 4 Zero – 1 bomber claimed by the Zeros.

PACIFIC

Russell Islands is occupied by the Japanese.


Allied victory points drop below 10 000. Current score is Japan 4985 to Allies 9990.

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8 January 1942

CHINA

Yamahsiro and Fuso visiting Wenchow again 144 casaualties +

Manpower hits 1
Resources hits 1
Light Industry hits 1
Fires 1710
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11
Port fuel hits 1

Wenchow is bombed – 2 runway hits.

Japanese bombard Wenchow – 9A casualties.

30th Chinese Corps at 84,47 near Ichang is bombed.

32nd Group Army at 84,55 near Nanchang is bombed – 17 casualties.

Pakhoi is bombed – 2 port hits.

Japanese bombard Changsha – J6 to A49 casualties.

Japanese bombard Pucheng – J11 casualties.

Japanese bombard at 71,56 near Lang Son.

Japanese bombard Kweiteh.

PACIFIC

Troops unloading over beach at Gasmata.

MALAYA/DEI

I decide to send in 6 Zeros to sweep Soerabaja. They find 2 B-339D, 3 CW-21B Demon and 3 75A-7 Hawk. 1 Demon claimed for a Zero lost…. An ace downed!

II./4th Infantry Battalion at Madioen is the target of 1 B-339D, 2 CW-21B Demon, 7 Falcon CW-22 and 2 75A-7 Hawk. 6 Ki-43-Ic Oscar claim the B-339D and 1 Falcon before the Falcons each drop 2 x 50kg GP bombs.

Troops unloading over beach at Namlea.

Troops unloading over beach at Kudat.

1st Mysore Battalion at 49,77 near Temuloh is bombed – 14 casualties.

During the after near 4 139WH-3 and 2 T.Iva make a run on a surface combat TF. 3 Zero on hand and 1 of each type of enemy plane destroyed. Atago sails through 300kg bomb splashes.

Japanese bombard Singapore – the bombardment is regularly destroying a couple of combat squads each day now.

Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Japanese shock attack at 49,77 near Temuloh as 41st Infantry Regiment crosses the river. 95-1 odds achieved against 1st Mysore Battalion which is destroyed. 14J to 518A casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at Bandoeng achieves 5-1 odds (fort level 1) and the base is captured. 325A casualties. 2 Allied base forces present. 1 is destroyed and the other retreats towards Batavia.

Japanese deliberate attack at 74,100 near Sidate achieves 3-1 odds. 46A casualties.

Japanese capture Gorontalo.

Japanese deliberate attack at Jesselton achieves 2-1 odds (fort level 0) and the base is captured. 3J to 135A casualties. 107th and 108th RN Base Force retreat into an uncertain future in the jungle.

BURMA

3 Blenheim harass 14th Tank Regiment at 56,54 near Moulmein. 5 Zeros don’t impede their passage this time around.

PHILIPPINES

Manila is bombed – 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 12 runway hits.

Japanese deliberate attack at Bataan achieves 2-1 odds (fort level 2) and forts reduces to 1. 790J to 942A casualties.

Butuan is occupied by the Japanese.


6 newly converted ACM join the navy list in the HI.

PO2 Koizumi R. of Shokaku-1 is credited with kill number 4,5 and 6 and attains ace status!!

Repairs completed on xAK Shinfuku Maru at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service. This is one of the xAK involved in a gun duel with an American submarine… good to have her back in service.

[SierraJuliet]

9 January 1942

MALAYA/DEI

Ambon comes into the realm of my focus.

TF 52 encounters mine field at Ambon (76,109) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AMc Wa 14, Shell hits 2
AMc Wa 10, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 mines cleared

Troops unloading over beach at Ambon.

TF 52 encounters mine field at Ambon (76,109) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Japanese Ships
AMc Wa 14, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4th Coastal Gun Battalion firing at AMc Wa 14
AMc Wa 14 firing at 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
6 mines cleared

I lose both of the AMc but they have completed their job… locating and clearing some of the mines. Hopefully no transports will fall victim to these eggs now that they have been found.

I./4th Infantry Battalion at Madioen is under attack from 1 Demon, 6 Falcon and 1 Hawk. 2 Oscar damage a couple of enemy planes before the bombs drop.

Singapore is bombed – 4 Buffalo in the skies but the bombers have 5 Oscar for support. 1 airbase hit and 4 runway hits.

Japanese deliberate attack at Singapore achieves 1-1 odds and reduces forts to 1.

Japanese ground losses:
2234 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 159 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 49 disabled
Guns lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
546 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 84 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 46 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Quite the hard slog going on here and I probably would have done well to have 1 more division here… but that division was diverted to Java. It will take a little longer but Singapore will fall and still well before the real life timetable. I’m going to take a few days to allow for disruption and fatigue to come down. In the meantime more shelling of the beleaguered defenders.

Japan captures Namlea.

Japanese deliberate attack at 74,100 near Sidate achieves 13-1 odds. 56A casualties and the survivors from Manado must be on the very edge of oblivion.

Japanese capture Kudat.

Allies bombard at Ambon.

PACIFIC

And on the other side of New Guinea this happens:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Gasmata at 103,127, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAKL Tomozono Maru #3, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Shinwa Maru, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
xAKL Taiyu Maru, Shell hits 8, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Australia
CA Canberra
DD Stuart
DD Le Triomphant

Well this was always going to happen somewhere sooner or later. No troops lost so that is good. On the bright side I have a position now on 2 Australian cruisers. I guess they will be operating out of Townsville. I am working on a little plan to see if I can catch with them with something more substantial than transports and hopefully turn the tables here. Hard though not to feel proud of Australian warships getting the first decent attrition on the IJN.

Japanese capture Gasmata…. Now to do something about the non existent naval transports as those meant to take the troops off have started life as a future tourist draw card reef.

CHINA

Liuchow is bombed – 4 airbase hits, 7 airbase supply hits and 14 runway hits.

30th Chinese Corps at 84,47 near Ichang is bombed – 8 casualties.

70th Chinese Corps at 84,55 near Nanchang is bombed – 32 casualties.

Japanese bombard Chagsha – 6J casualties.

Japanese bombard Wenchow.

Japanese bombard Pucheng.

Japanese deliberate attack at 71,56 near Lang Son achieves 1-2 odds. Just missed out on a 1-1 on adjusted AV J102 to A105!. 159J to 97A casualties. Looks like everyone is on a level footing here with 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment up against 52nd Chinese Corps. I shall have to find something more if I want to winkle this Chinese unit out of the way.

Japanese bombard at Kweiteh.

Hwaiyin is occupied by the Japanese.

PHILIPPINES

Manila is bombed – 4 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hit and 20 runway hits.

Japanese bombard at Bataan. Japan lose 3 guns destroyed to 56A casualties (2 non-combat squads destroyed).

BURMA

Japan captures Moulmein.


Ouch… my shipping losses just jumped from 5 to 10 vessels! Luckily 3 of them are 1 point ships.

[SierraJuliet]

10 January 1942

MALAYA/DEI

SS KVII is sighted and escapes near Semarang.

Troops unloading over beach at Tandjoengpinang.

SS O16 is sighted and escapes near Mersing.

SS KXII is ferreted out near Pontianak and escorts to a transport convoy manage 1 hit on the submarine.

The Dutch are looking for TFs again. Near Sepandjang 3 139WH-3, 1 B-339D and 1 75A-7 find 27 Zero instead. 2 139WH-3 are claimed as destroyed.

1 CW-21B Demon and 5 CW-22 Falcon are out to bomb II./4th Infantry Battalion at Madioen. 2 Oscar are on alert to counter their raid.

Carrier Div 5 has been operating to the east of Soerabaja. Today the scouts locate TK Angelina apparently attempting to make a run from Soerabaja. 12 Val escorted by 18 Zero brush past the CAP of 1 Hawk and demolish the little tanker with 8 bomb hits.

In the afternoon near Tandjoengbalai 8 Nell attempt to eliminate AM Toowoomba but can’t manage a hit on the little vessel.

Medan Garrison Battalion at Medan is bombed – 5 casualties.

Troops unloading over beach at Loewoek.

Japanese bombard Singapore

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Japanese bombard Sambas.

Japanese deliberate attack at Tjilatjap achieves 1-2 odds (fort level 1) – J182 to A30 casualties. I went in a little blind here and only have 2nd Engineer Regiment and 3rd Mortar Battalion up against Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion, 5th Coastal Gun Battalion and Tjilitap Base Force. We shall sit tight until Batavia has been dealt a blow and conquered.

Japanese and Allies bombard at Ambon.

Japanese capture Tjepoe.

Japanese deliberate attack at 74,100 near Sidate achieves 12-1 odds. The Manado survivors lose another 82 casualties.

PACIFIC

SS RO-33 gets a look in a DDs Stuart and Le Triomphant near Deboyne Islands. She shots off 4 torpedoes at Stuart and misses. I expect that Australia and Canberra are with these two returning to Oz.

Troops unloading over beach at Koumac.

CHINA

Liuchow is bombed – 2 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 15 runway hits.

Wenchow is bombed – 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 2 runway hits.

70th and 86th Chinese Corps at 84,55 near Nanchang is bombed – 11 casualties.

Pakhoi is bombed – 1 port fuel hit.

30th Chinese Corps at 84,47 near Ichang is bombed – 5 casualties.

Japanese bombard Changsha.

Japanese bombard Wenchow.

Japanese bombard Pucheng – 7A casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at Kweiteh achieves 1-1 odds. This is a battle of the lightweights with 6th RGC/A Division and 6th RGC/B Division (12 adjusted AV) against 51st Chinese Corps (8 adjusted AV). We shall attack again on the morrow and see what can be achieved. J15 to A15 casualties.

PHILIPPINES

Manila is bombed – 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 6 runway hits.

Japanese bombard Bataan – 19 A casualties.

Tablas is occupied by the Japanese.

BURMA

14th Tank Regiment at 56,53 near Pegu is still exciting the attention of Allied bomber pilots. 3 Blenheim today and they manage to avoid the 5 Zero CAP.

[SierraJuliet]

11 January 1942

CHINA

Yamashiro and Fuso making their regular Wenchow run – 287 casualties (8non-combat and 2 Engineers destroyed) +

Resources hits 1
Manpower hits 1
Fires 150
Runway hits 10
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

Liuchow is bombed – 3 airbase hit, 2 airbase supply hits and 34 runway hits.

Wenchow is bombed – 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 11 runway hits.

30th Chinese Corps at 84,47 near Ichang is bombed – 14 casualties.

70th and 86th Chinese Corps at 84,55 near Nanchang is bombed – 20 casualties.

Pakhoi is bombed – 7 port hits and 1 port fuel hit.

Japanese bombard Changsha – 7J casualties.

Japanese bombard Wenchow – 18A casualties.

Japanese bombard Pucheng.

Japanese deliberate attack at Kweiteh achieves 4-1 odds and 51st Chinese Corps (265 casualties) is forced to retreat. A win to elements of the 6th RGC Division.

PHILIPPINES

Manila is bombed – 2 airbase supply hit, 2 airbase hits and 11 runway hits.

Japanese deliberate attack at Bataan achieves 3-1 odds (fort level 1) and the base is captured. J 564 to A 8280 casualties. The following Allied units are destroyed.

2nd/45th PS Inf Battalion
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
Manila Bay Defenses
202nd PA Construction Battalion
Bataan USN Base Force
201st PA Construction Battalion
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

Burias is occupied by the Japanese

MALAYA/DEI

Singapore is bombed – No escorts so 12 Sally try to blaze their way past 2 Buffalo I – 2 Sally shot down and 1 lost to flak – 1 airbase hit.

2nd raid on Singapore meets no flak (and has an escort) but still loses a Sally to flak – 2 airbase hits and 10 runway hits. At the end of the turn there is some damage to the AF at Singapore. I have not seen that for a while.

II./4th Infantry Battalion at Madioen gets more attention. 1 B-339, 1 Demon, 5 Falcon and 1 Hawk against 2 Oscar.

Medan Coastal Gun Battalion at Medan is bombed – 44 casualties.

Japanese bombard Singapore.

Allied ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Japanese bombard Sambas.

Japanese and Allies bombard at Ambon.

Japanese deliberate attack at 74,100 near Sidate achieves 51-1 odds and the dogged resistance of Manado Garrison Battalion and Manado Base Force is over. 553 Allied casualties.

Japanese capture Loewoek.

Japanese deliberate attack at Tandjoengpinang achieves 11-1 odds (fort level 1) and the base is captured. 1 Do-24K-1 is destroyed on the ground and Bintan Det. Base Force is destroyed – 94 casualties.

PACIFIC

Japanese capture Koumac.

AUSTRALIA

SS I-158 lays minefield at Perth.

[SierraJuliet]

Last turn this pops up in the Indian Ocean. I had sent AMCs Akagi, Hokoku and Kinryu Maru into the Indian Ocean with the idea of trying some commerce raiding. I used Carrier Div 5 as cover and hoped they would break through the DEI island chain unobserved... hopefully the did but only Todd knows the answer to that question.

So this turn I check on their progress towards a line where I think ships might be sailing with Perth as a destination. I find instead that they have parked themselves right next to Allied ships at the end of the turn. No idea what they might be. Recon suggest 5 ships. They are moving southeast which puts them on a heading direct to Port Headland.

I decide to take a chance that they are merchants (hopefully unescorted) and order my 3 raiders to split up and try for intercepts.

Possibilities...

A. 3 dead AMCs

B. 3 victorious AMCs or something close to that.

C. Todd sees them and scatters the merchants if that is what they are.

[SierraJuliet]

Here is the situation in Java. It has unravelled far more quickly than I ever expected.

5 units located in Batavia and some very many units at Soerabaja. Batavia first and then we shall move on the other prize. Intel also suggest some 30+ ships holed up in Soerabaja but I don't have the aerial power down this way just yet to do something about it.

[SierraJuliet]

Well they got away. Nicely sidestepped my waiting trap. In retrospect it would have been better to spread those AMC around.

Intel suggests 6 ships and they appear to be xAKL. Now to decide what to do with these raiders as I'm guessing that Todd has a good idea that something is lurking in this neck of the woods.

Not sure but leaving them out in the Indian Ocean is only inviting proper surface units to pounce. This little exercise does tell me that Todd appears to be using the small groups of transports and the like to shuttle around the Indian Ocean.... doing goodness knows what but clearly up to no good as far as I'm concerned.

[SierraJuliet]

12 January 1942

PACIFIC

SS I-4 operating near Port Kembla locates xAKL Sibolga. A surface action ensues with the little freighter hit by 7 shells and last seen with heavy fires and heavy damage after a massive explosion. Next morning the residents of Port Kembla will be wagging tongues about the fires on the doomed ship painting a lurid scene of the war. The war was no longer reading material in the newspapers; it was on their doorstep.

CHINA

Liuchow is bombed – 5 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hits and 25 runway hits.

30th Chinese Corps at 84,47 near Ichang is bombed – 12 casualties.

70th and 86th Chinese Corps at 84,55 near Nanchang is bombed – 11 casualties.

52nd Chinese Corps at 71,56 near Lang Son is bombed.

Japanese bombard Changsha – J6 casualties.

Japanese bombard Wenchow.

Japanese bombard Pucheng.

Japanese bombard at 71,56 near Lang Son.

PHILIPPINES

Manila is bombed – 2 airbase hits and 4 runway hits.

Japanese bombard at Manila. I don’t have my full attacking force here yet but the amount of defensive AV gives me food for thought. I’ve been letting 38th Division idle at Canton while deciding where to employ them. Decision made… they are on the move to Manila. I shall order bombardment until the February while my forces are getting into position for the first assault.

Attacking force 730 troops, 52 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 591

Defending force 53474 troops, 776 guns, 703 vehicles, Assault Value = 1965

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
16th Division
8th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
1st Naval Construction Battalion

Defending units:
31st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
41st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
71st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
51st PA Infantry Division
1st/45th PS Inf Battalion
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
14th PS Engineer Regiment
3rd/45th PS Inf Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
USAFFE
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
Far East USAAF
1st USMC AA Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Asiatic Fleet
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Cavite USN Base Force
Manila USAAF Base Force
II Philippine Corps
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
I Philippine Corps
Provisional GMC Grp

Japanese bombard at Iba.

MALAYA/DEI

1 CW-21B Demon, 6 CW-22 Falcon and 1 75A-7 Hawk attempt to bomb II./4th Infantry Battalion at Madioen. 2 Ki-43-Ic are on hand and shoot down 1 Demon and 1 Falcon to foil the raid.

Singapore is bombed – 1 Nell lost to flak. 4 casualties, 5 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hit and 7 runway hits.

Medan Coastal Gun Battalion at Medan is bombed - 7 casualties.

Japanese bombard Singapore -

Attacking force 1165 troops, 116 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 1146

Defending force 27316 troops, 365 guns, 208 vehicles, Assault Value = 331

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

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

Japanese bombard at Sambas.

Japanese and Allies bombard at Ambon.

Obi is occupied by the Japanese

BURMA

14th Tank Regiment at 56,53 near Pegu is bombed by 3 Blenheim after they get past the CAP of 5 Zero.

[SierraJuliet]

13 January 1942

MALAYA/DEI

Coastal guns at Ambon score 1 hit on xAKL Nichiryo Maru… massive fires and she sinks.

Near Ambon SS S-39 shots and misses at PB Nichi Maru #1 in the transports escort. The ASW record 4 hits on the sub.

Near Pamekasan SS I-123 scores 2 torpedo hits on CM Rigel – last seen with heavy fires and heavy damage.

Near Miri SS O20 locates 3 PBs heading back to CRB. She scores 1 hit on PB Tokotsu Maru to sink her.

Sweep of Singapore by 5 Oscar finds 1 Buffalo – no planes downed.

Singapore is bombed – 1 Nell and 2 Sally lost to flak, 1 airbase hit and 6 runway hits.

Batavia is bombed – 3 Nell go in and find 3 Buffalo I and 1 B-339D and 2 Nell are lost.

Medan Coastal Gun Battalion at Medan is bombed – 30 casualties.

Japanese Deliberate attack at Singapore achieves 1-1 odds (forts reduced to level 1)

Japanese ground losses:
2432 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 175 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1047 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 62 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 27 (2 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)

I feel I am getting close here but not quite there yet.

Japanese deliberate attack at Sambas achieves 1-1 odds and reduces forts to 0. J76 to A104 (2 combat squads destroyed) casualties. I shall attack here again tomorrow.

Japanese and Allied bombard at Ambon.

Tambelan-eilanden is occupied by the Japanese.

CHINA

Last turn a sub was spotted near the north of Formosa. I suspected it would be heading towards my regular battleship bombardment run at Wenchow so no bombardment for a bit and I set up as many ASW TFs in the area as I could muster. DDs Sawakaze and Yukaze located SS Sturgeon after the sub shot and missed on Sawakaze…. 3 depth charges hits – 1 being a penetrating hit.

Liuchow is bombed – 3 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 19 runway hits.

30th Chinese Corps at 84,47 near Ichang is bombed – 31 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed).

Japanese bombard Changsha – 6J to 23A (1 combat squad destroyed) casualties.

Japanese bombard Wenchow.

Japanese bombard Pucheng - 10J casualties.

INDIAN OCEAN

My little commerce raid jaunt in the Indian Ocean pays off at 54,124 near Port Hedland when my favourite raider AMC Hokoku Maru falls upon a little convoy of 5 xAKL.

Japanese Ships
AMC Hokoku Maru

Allied Ships
xAKL Soerabaja, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Parigi
xAKL Schouten, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Sipirok, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Sipora, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Later in the day at 53,125 near Exmouth AMC Kinryu Maru finishes the survivor.

Japanese Ships
AMC Kinryu Maru

Allied Ships
xAKL Parigi, Shell hits 6, and is sunk

PHILIPPINES

Manila is bombed – 4 casualties, 6 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 17 runway hits.

Japanese bombard Manila – J18 casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at Iba achieves 17-1 odds (fort level 0) and the base is captured. 1st PI Base Force is destroyed (221 casualties).

PACIFIC OCEAN

Zuiho operating in the Coral Sea locates xAK Carolinian and 10 Kate send her to the bottom with 4 torpedo hits.


2nd Raiding Regiment arrives at Kagoshima
38th Field AA Battalion arrives at Hamamatsu
39th Field AA Battalion arrives at Hamamatsu
41st Field AA Battalion arrives at Osaka/Kyoto
82nd Naval Guard Unit arrives at Tokyo
83rd Naval Guard Unit arrives at Tokyo
4th Indpt SNLF Coy arrives at Saipan
5th Indpt SNLF Coy arrives at Saipan
7th Indpt SNLF Coy arrives at Truk
8th Indpt SNLF Coy arrives at Babeldaob
10th Special Base Force arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka

[SierraJuliet]

14 January 1942

PHILIPPINES

SS KXV is located near Laoag and escapes.

Manila is bombed – 1 airbase hit, 3 airbase supply hits and 12 runway hits.

Japanese bombard at Manila – J53 (1 combat squad destroyed) casualties to 1 Allied vehicle destroyed.

CHINA

Liuchow is bombed – 1 airbase supply hit and 3 runway hits.

7th and 84th Chinese Corps at 85,49 near Hankow is bombed – 44 casualties.

70th and 86th Chinese Corps at 84,54 near Nanchang is bombed – 21 casualties.

52nd Chinese Corps at 71,55 near Nanning is bombed.

Japanese bombard at Loyang.

Japanese bombard at Changsha.

Japanese bombard at Wenchow.

Japanese bombard at Pucheng. J9 casualties.

MALAYA/DEI

Near Mergui AM Toowoomba is found by 14 Nate. She is struck by 4 50kg bombs and finally succumbs.

Singapore is bombed – 1 Nell lost to flak, 18 casualties, 9 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 33 runway hits.

Near Semarang at 53,102 5 139WH-3, 1 B-339D, 1 CW-21B Demon and 1 75A-7 Hawk come looking for a TF to bomb. 13 Oscar stand in their way. 2 129WH-3, 1 B-339 and 1 Hawk are reported destroyed. Some bombers get through and make an unsuccessful attack on xAK Brisbane Maru.

5 CW-22 Falcon make a run on 26th Fld AA Gun Co at Semarang. 11 Oscar greet them and 1 Falcon is reported destroyed.

3 139WH-3 attack a small destroyer TF near Pamekasan. DD Shiratsuyu is picked out but nimbly avoids the 300kg bombs.

Medan Coastal Gun Battalion at Medan is bombed – 11 casualties.

xAK Akiura Maru is hit by 1 shell during invasion action at Ambon. 4 fires reported.

Japanese deliberate attack at Batavia reduces forts to 1 and achieves 5-1 odds and the base is captured. On the ground;

B-339D: 1 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:

204 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Allied ground losses:

1564 casualties reported
Squads: 72 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 138 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 23 (23 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)

The following Dutch units retreat.

KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion
4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Batavia Base Force
Bandoeng Base Force

Japanese deliberate attack at Kuala Lumpur achieves 2-1 odds (0 forts) and the base is captured. J11 to A324 (32 combat squads destroyed) casualties. 22nd Indian Brigade retreats.

Japanese bombard at Singapore – A25 casualties (1 combat, 1 non-combat and 1 engineer squad destroyed).

Japanese bombard at Tjilatjap.

Japanese deliberate attack at Sambas achieves 2-1 odds (fort level 0) and the base is captured. 1 Do-24K-1 destroyed on the ground. J112 (1 combat squad destroyed) to A694 (16 combat and 38 non-combat squads destroyed) casualties.

Japanese and Allies bombard at Ambon.

Toboali is occupied by the Japanese.

BURMA

3 Blenheim I make the regular run to attack 14th Tank Regiment near Pegu. 5 Zero intercept but do nothing more than harass the bombers.

DD Murakumo beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo
DMS W-9 taken out of commission to begin refit at Pescadores
DMS W-17 taken out of commission to begin refit at Pescadores
DMS W-18 taken out of commission to begin refit at Pescadores

xAK Nisshun Maru arrives at Osaka/Kyoto
xAKL Uragami Maru arrives at Maizuru
2nd Raiding Sentai arrives at Kagoshima

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