Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A)

[Uncivil Engineer]

Feb 4, 1942 (continued)

These 4 engagements were followed by 2 more -



These amphib TFs were carrying a brigade of 48th Div and an SNLF; both have fragments survive, if they can get somewhere to unload.

In China, the 100th Chinese Corps was destroyed by tanks -

Ground combat at 89,56 (near Chuhsien)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1679 troops, 4 guns, 184 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

Defending force 846 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 100

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 100 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:

Allied ground losses:
1125 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 117 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Assaulting units:
23rd Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
51st Recon Regiment
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
14th Chinese Base Force
100th Chinese/A Corps
100th Chinese/B Corps

Near Pucheng, the 28th and 86th Chinese Corps open a retreat route to the east for the isolated 70th Chinese Corps -

Ground combat at 86,58 (near Pucheng)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6507 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 200

Defending force 16158 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 113

Japanese adjusted assault: 191

Allied adjusted defense: 61

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
4387 casualties reported
Squads: 173 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 269 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps

and they all retreat.

[Uncivil Engineer]

Feb 5, 1942

Bases captured today: Kwangchowan

An Allied xAP was torpedoed at Tulagi.

Balikpapan was swept of mines.

[Uncivil Engineer]

Feb 6, 1942

Bases assaulted today: Donggala

The xAP torpedoed yesterday at Tulagi was hit twice more and sunk!

We lost a mid-sized TK to a Dutch sub at Miri.

The Allied survivors of Rabaul wandered into Gasmata and were wiped out by attrition.

In the Aleutians, a Japanese ASW TF was wiped out by an Allied heavy cruiser TF near Adak.

All Japanese carriers are currently in port for repairs, but except for Kaga will be ready for action in a few days.

[Uncivil Engineer]

Feb 7, 1942

Bases captured today: Donggala

A night aerial bombing of Singapore did little damage; a sweep of Singapore by Zeroes downed 2 Buffaloes.

[Uncivil Engineer]

Feb 8, 1942

Bases assaulted today: Manokwari

An AMC and DD fast transport TF delivered part of a JNAF to Umnak before is was sunk by SBDs flying out of Cold Bay. Our feeble 4 Zero LRCAP was insufficient to stop them. But, with more engineers on Umnak, we'll EVENTUALLY get a level 1 airfield to accommodate Zeroes for CAP. I'm guessing Jakes on CAP won't be much good.

[Uncivil Engineer]

Feb 9, 1942

Bases captured today: Manokwari

CV Kaga arrived at Yokohama and will require 92 days in the shipyard to repair 14 flotation and 21 engine damage.

CV Lexington was reported sunk (it was damaged in the Aleutians back on Jan 27; see post #67), but email intel leads me to believe this new report is fog of war.

[Uncivil Engineer]

Coming Attractions



The numbers shown are the number of Chinese units in the hex.

[Uncivil Engineer]

Feb 10, 1942

BB Maryland bombarded Dutch Harbor, but inflicted few casualties.

A Zero sweep of Changsha downed 2 AVG planes.

[Uncivil Engineer]

Feb 11, 1942

One of the Rufe research factories at Hamamatsu reached 30(0) and was immediately changed to Zero A6M5 30(0).

BBs Nevada and Idaho bombarded Umnak.

[Uncivil Engineer]

Feb 12, 1942

CA New Orleans and CL Phoenix bombarded Dutch Harbor.

The Japanese 25th Army advanced into Singapore -

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 57780 troops, 649 guns, 483 vehicles, Assault Value = 1790

Defending force 39837 troops, 410 guns, 270 vehicles, Assault Value = 529

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 1275

Allied adjusted defense: 893

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
4328 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 436 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 70 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 88 disabled
Guns lost 27 (1 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Vehicles lost 32 (5 destroyed, 27 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2861 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 167 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 124 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 35 disabled
Guns lost 90 (8 destroyed, 82 disabled)
Vehicles lost 44 (5 destroyed, 39 disabled)

Assaulting units:
56th Division
18th Division
14th Tank Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
1st Tank Regiment
5th Engineer Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
5th Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
27th Australian Brigade
8th Indian Brigade
2nd Loyal Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2nd Malay Battalion
3/16th Punjab Battalion
SSVF Brigade
2nd Argylls Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
1st Manchester Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
1st Mysore Battalion
1st Hyderabad Battalion
5/2nd Punjab Battalion
137/155th Field Regiment
FMSV Brigade
III Indian Corps
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
109th RAF Adv Base Force
Malaya Army
Singapore Base Force
Singapore Fortress
110th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RN Base Force
111th RAF Adv Base Force
30 Battery/3 HAA
112th RAF Adv Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
29 Battery/3 HAA
Malayan Air Wing
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
5th Field Regiment
AHQ Far East
2nd ISF Base Force
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
223 Group RAF /1

In China, the first attack of our southern offensive (shown in post #86) kicked off with 2 tank regiments crossing the river, taking no casualties -

Ground combat at 82,55 (near Pingsiang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 768 troops, 0 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 80

Defending force 5915 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 201

Japanese adjusted assault: 87

Allied adjusted defense: 19

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
1361 casualties reported
Squads: 45 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 76 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
9th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment

Defending units:
9th Prov Chinese Corps

[Uncivil Engineer]

Feb 13, 1942

BBs Oklahoma and Nevada bombarded our troops at Dutch Harbor.

In China we continue to maneuver before delivering the big punch.

[Uncivil Engineer]

Feb 14, 1942

Bases assaulted today: Mussau Is.

BB Kongo arrived at Yokohama from the Aleutians with 30 system, 13 flotation, and 11 engine damage; it will require 67 days in the shipyard to repair, but also increase CV Kaga's repair time to 143 days (from ~92) if Kaga stays at Yokohama. Kaga and CA Tone will move to Tokyo (RSY = 40) or Hiroshima (RSY = 100).

[Uncivil Engineer]

Feb 15, 1942

Bases captured today: Mussau Is.

Bases assaulted today: Wake Is.

Pre-Invasion action off Wake Island (136,98) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 1
xAK Nichiyu Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
PB Fukui Maru, heavy damage
xAP Tsingtao Maru

Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
245 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

BB Yamashiro firing at Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion firing at BB Yamashiro
5in Mk 15 CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nichiyu Maru at 6,000 yards
BB Yamashiro firing to suppress enemy battery at 6,000 yards

Invasion Support action off Wake Island (136,98)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAP Tsingtao Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
BB Yamashiro

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

40mm M1 Bofors battery firing at xAP Tsingtao Maru
5in Mk 15 CD Gun battery firing at xAP Tsingtao Maru

Afternoon Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 43
B5N1 Kate x 27

No Japanese losses

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

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 4

Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1891 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

Defending force 1656 troops, 24 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Japanese adjusted assault: 48

Allied adjusted defense: 14

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
334 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
Maizuru 2nd SNLF

Defending units:
141st USN Stn Base Force
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion

Note that the naval gunfire support did more damage to the Allied defenders than the land combat.

Dutch Harbor was resupplied by a patrol boat.

An attack at Singapore reduced forts to 1 -

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 54918 troops, 654 guns, 480 vehicles, Assault Value = 1510

Defending force 38004 troops, 400 guns, 266 vehicles, Assault Value = 377

Japanese adjusted assault: 1039

Allied adjusted defense: 645

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1483 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 279 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 54 disabled
Guns lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
813 casualties reported
Squads: 44 destroyed, 87 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 84 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 55 (25 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (8 destroyed, 14 disabled)

The Pingsiang offensive has begun -

Ground combat at 83,52 (near Changsha)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 43014 troops, 374 guns, 262 vehicles, Assault Value = 1370

Defending force 42474 troops, 195 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 882

Japanese adjusted assault: 498

Allied adjusted defense: 967

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
942 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 102 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Vehicles lost 29 (3 destroyed, 26 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1950 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 215 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 20 (1 destroyed, 19 disabled)

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
39th Division
5th Tank Regiment
6th Division
40th Division
4th RGC Division
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
44th Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
23rd Group Army
29th Group Army

[Uncivil Engineer]

Feb 16, 1942

Bases captured today: Wake Is.

Night Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
CA Nachi

Allied ground losses:
238 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 16
Port hits 12
Port supply hits 1

F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Ise
BB Ise firing at Wake Island
CA Nachi firing at Wake Island

The PBs in this TF carry supply -

Pre-Invasion action off Wake Island (136,98) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
CA Aoba, Shell hits 1
PB Keijo Maru
PB Nagata Maru

Allied ground losses:
170 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled

BB Nagato firing at Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion
CA Aoba firing at Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion firing at CA Aoba
5in Mk 15 CD Gun Battery engaging PB Keijo Maru at 11,000 yards
CA Aoba firing to suppress enemy battery at 11,000 yards
PB Nagata Maru fired at enemy guns
PB Keijo Maru fired at enemy troops

After CA Haguro hit a mine at Wake (only 13 flotation damage) DDs cleared 13 mines.

Afternoon Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 44
B5N1 Kate x 27

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 5

Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1669 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Defending force 1279 troops, 23 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 16

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
829 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 90 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 32 (32 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
Maizuru 2nd SNLF

Defending units:
141st USN Stn Base Force
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion

The Pingsiang offensive continues -

Ground combat at 83,52 (near Changsha)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 42093 troops, 374 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 1625

Defending force 41081 troops, 194 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 724

Japanese adjusted assault: 850

Allied adjusted defense: 621

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1443 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 132 disabled
Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 77 (57 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1731 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 188 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
6th Division
3rd Division
5th Tank Regiment
40th Division
39th Division
4th RGC Division
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
26th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
23rd Group Army
29th Group Army

Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12173 troops, 100 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 359

Defending force 29256 troops, 230 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 650

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

Assaulting units:
22nd Division

Defending units:
78th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
9th Prov Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
30th Group Army
10th Group Army
57th AT Gun Regiment
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment

Ground combat at 82,53 (near Changsha)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6732 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 555

Defending force 16822 troops, 139 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 443

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

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

Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
51st Recon Regiment
8th Armored Car Co
55th Infantry Brigade
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
58th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps

At Moulmein, 4 British CLs were attacked by 43 Nells out of Victoria Point and Bangkok, and only 1 torpedo found its mark!

On the road from Nanyang to Sian, the Chinese have been withdrawing, down from 12 units to 1 -

Ground combat at 85,44 (near Nanyang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 34523 troops, 301 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 931

Defending force 10538 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 262

Japanese adjusted assault: 1219

Allied adjusted defense: 214

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
490 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2273 casualties reported
Squads: 106 destroyed, 77 disabled
Non Combat: 114 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
8th Ind Engineer Regiment
110th Division
36th Division
58th Infantry Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
76th Chinese Corps

[Uncivil Engineer]

Feb 17, 1942 SINGAPORE FALLS

Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 52
B5N2 Kate x 77
D3A1 Val x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 23 damaged
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed by flak

Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported [:(]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 60 [:(] now that I have to fix it!

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 53141 troops, 654 guns, 480 vehicles, Assault Value = 1333

Defending force 36938 troops, 375 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 287

Japanese adjusted assault: 1941

Allied adjusted defense: 613

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2079 casualties reported
Squads: 79 destroyed, 76 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 35 (4 destroyed, 31 disabled)
Vehicles lost 36 (2 destroyed, 34 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
39428 casualties reported
Squads: 597 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3403 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 144 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 480 (480 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 310 (310 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 38

Assaulting units:
56th/B Division
42nd Infantry Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
1st Tank Regiment
18th Division
11th Infantry Regiment
56th/A Division
5th Engineer Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
56th/C Division
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Army
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
27th Australian Brigade
1st Hyderabad Battalion
3/16th Punjab Battalion
8th Indian Brigade
2nd Argylls Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
SSVF Brigade
2nd Loyal Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Manchester Battalion
2nd Malay Battalion
1st Mysore Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
5/2nd Punjab Battalion
AHQ Far East
110th RAF Adv Base Force
FMSV Brigade
112th RAF Adv Base Force
III Indian Corps
Malaya Army
5th Field Regiment
29 Battery/3 HAA
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
137/155th Field Regiment
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Fortress
2nd ISF Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
109th RAF Adv Base Force
30 Battery/3 HAA
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
109th RN Base Force
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
111th RAF Adv Base Force
Singapore Base Force
223 Group RAF /1

Captured only 2 days later than historical, which can be expected since I played Malaya close to historically.
Unfortunately, resource, light industry, and heavy industry are all trashed to 1. The repair shipyard was totally trashed to ZERO. LI will be repaired to 10 (yeah, I know, it's a waste of supply); HI will be repaired to about 20; and the RSY to at least 30.

Five Brit CLs bombarded Tavoy, doing very little damage; then one of our subs put a torpedo in CL Danae leaving.

In China -

Ground combat at 83,52 (adjacent to Changsha)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 54998 troops, 502 guns, 195 vehicles, Assault Value = 1485

Defending force 39585 troops, 191 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556

Japanese adjusted assault: 1377

Allied adjusted defense: 595

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2183 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 322 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Guns lost 20 (2 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
9333 casualties reported
Squads: 193 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 374 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 26 (6 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th Division
40th Division
5th Tank Regiment
3rd Division
39th Division
4th RGC Division
13th Tank Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
26th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
23rd Group Army
29th Group Army

Both side fired artillery at Pingsiang.

[Uncivil Engineer]

Feb 18, 1942

Sub I-22 torpedoed and sank an xAP near Canton Is.

BB Mutsu and a DD moved to Umnak Is. preparatory to bombarding Dutch Harbor, but met an Allied TF -

Day Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island at 169,51, Range 4,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 3 destroyed
SOC-1 Seagull: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 12
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DD Mahan
DD Drayton
DD Clark, Shell hits 2, on fire

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms

Mutsu will retire to Honshu for repair.

Allied aircraft stationed at Ambon attacked our amphib TF inbound to Ambon and sank several transports. This TF and the escorting CL TF will retire to Babeldaob and wait for battleship and carrier support, which are preparing for the invasion of Burma.

In China -

Ground combat at 83,52 (near Changsha)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 51068 troops, 490 guns, 195 vehicles, Assault Value = 1178

Defending force 14579 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145

Japanese adjusted assault: 315

Allied adjusted defense: 95

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
443 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
6468 casualties reported
Squads: 246 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 204 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 17 (12 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Division
40th Division
39th Division
5th Tank Regiment
6th Division
4th RGC Division
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
10th Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps

Ground combat at 82,53 (near Changsha)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15368 troops, 80 guns, 216 vehicles, Assault Value = 558

Defending force 16879 troops, 139 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 450

Japanese adjusted assault: 460

Allied adjusted defense: 489

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
286 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1329 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Assaulting units:
8th Armored Car Co
51st Recon Regiment
55th Infantry Brigade
12th Tank Regiment
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
58th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps

And on the road to Ankang -

Ground combat at 83,44 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11980 troops, 104 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 282

Defending force 679 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 299

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 299 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
760 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 73 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
116th Division

Defending units:
77th Chinese Corps

[Uncivil Engineer]

Feb 19, 1942

Bases captured today: Kanhsien (vacated by the Chinese and occupied by a tank regiment)

Our TFs north of Ambon tried to retire to Babeldaob, but were caught by an Allied TF of 3 heavy cruisers and mauled -

Day Time Surface Combat, near Kofiau at 78,107, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage sank later
CL Nagara, Shell hits 5, on fire
CL Natori, Shell hits 10, heavy fires sank later
CL Kiso, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage sank later
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Akebono
DD Harukaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Nokaze
DD Hasu, Shell hits 1
DD Yanagi, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
CA Australia, Shell hits 3
CA Canberra
CL Perth
CL Hobart, Shell hits 2
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
CL Boise
DD Cushing, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Edsall, Shell hits 2
DD Stuart, Shell hits 2
DD Nestor, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Nizam, Shell hits 1
DD Rathburne

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards

As small compensation, a sub put 2 torpedoes in BB New Mexico at Dutch Harbor -

Sub attack near Dutch Harbor at 171,50

Japanese Ships
SS I-172

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
BB Idaho
DD Henley
DD Sims
DD Selfridge
DD Shaw

SS I-172 launches 4 torpedoes at BB New Mexico

In China -

Ground combat at 82,53 (near Changsha)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15184 troops, 80 guns, 216 vehicles, Assault Value = 532

Defending force 15834 troops, 138 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 376

Japanese adjusted assault: 401

Allied adjusted defense: 627

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
317 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
545 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
55th Infantry Brigade
8th Armored Car Co
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
51st Recon Regiment
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
72nd Chinese Corps
58th Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps

Up north on the road to Lanchow -

Ground combat at 88,31 (near Dalan Dzadagad)

Japanese Shock attack river crossing

Attacking force 21006 troops, 161 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 637

Defending force 6039 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123

Japanese adjusted assault: 870

Allied adjusted defense: 46

Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1554 casualties reported
Squads: 171 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 93 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 32 (30 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
26th Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
11th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps

[BBfanboy]

Your losses might have been worse had he not put the slow (25 kt.) Adelaide in the TF. Your TF probably broke away earlier because of that.

[Uncivil Engineer]

Feb 20, 1942

Having determined that CV Kaga would require 143 days in the Tokyo shipyard, it will move to Kobe via a coastal route with substantial escort.

Ha-43 engines advanced research from Sep to Aug '45; Ha-44 engines advanced research from May to Apr '43.

The area around Changsha in China has been static as we await the arrival of the 22nd and 15th Divisions at Pingsiang. The Chinese units one hex east of Changsha have been retreated to Changsha, but one unit has moved back into this hex to again block the advance into Changsha. I'll grind them down one corps at a time, if that what he offers!

Elements of 5th Division at Singapore began loading transports for northern (western) Sumatra. Two carrier divisions are ready to depart Georgetown to suppress Allied air power in southern Burma. 4th and 18th Divisions will follow from Singapore as transports become available.

In the South Pacific, 1st Division is resting at Rabaul while it prepares to take Milne Bay; 16th Division is on transports that had been diverted toward Wake Is. just in case, and is now headed for Buna while somewhat prepared for Port Moresby.

[Uncivil Engineer]

Feb 21, 1942

Wake Is. and Singapore were cleared of mines.

Feb 22, 1942

It sounded like 2 Allied ships somewhere hit mines (combat report shows it was 2 different PT boats, both at Milne Bay; one of them was later sunk by a Betty from 20,000 feet).

CV Kaga has arrived at Kobe and will require 90 days in the shipyard (4 system, 13 flotation, 21 engine damage). Seems long to me, but what do I know?

At Pingsiang, forts were reduced to zero -

Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34556 troops, 320 guns, 210 vehicles, Assault Value = 979

Defending force 27024 troops, 230 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 665

Japanese adjusted assault: 854

Allied adjusted defense: 377

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
1880 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 107 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1315 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 69 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 36 (1 destroyed, 35 disabled)

Assaulting units:
22nd Division
9th Tank Regiment
21st Division
15th/A Division
10th Tank Regiment
15th/C Division
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
78th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
9th Prov Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
57th AT Gun Regiment
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment