1944 January 08
The Empire captured:
The Allies captured:
Wotje
There were Imperial amphibious operations at:
There were Allied amphibious operations at:
Wotje
Three of our subs got hit hard, with Tinosa sinking. In return our subs got an xAP and an xAKL. IJN E class ASW vessels are making life more difficult for our subs, perhaps due to recent upgrades?
The carnage from the air in China was as usual. Now three Imperial units seen entering the city from the west. 4,074 AV there. The ground battle at Tsuyung went very well.
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Ground combat at Tsuyung (68,46)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 32349 troops, 425 guns, 234 vehicles, Assault Value = 830
Defending force 1837 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53
Allied adjusted assault: 768
Japanese adjusted defense: 13
Allied assault odds: 59 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), supply(-)
Attacker: supply(-)
Japanese ground losses:
2663 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 51 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Allied ground losses:
413 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Assaulting units:
27th Infantry Division
7th Australian Division
200th Chinese Division
22nd Artillery Regiment
102nd RAF Base Force
NCAC
2nd Group Army
X' Force
Tenth USAAF
16th Chinese Base Force
Defending units:
Tanaka
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Another of the trapped units has made the road between Paoshan and Tsuyung, two hexes from each. it will be attacked tomorrow.
The battle near Toungoo went better than last time, but was still very tough. 2,626 AV present in the hex at this moment.
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Ground combat at 56,51 (near Toungoo)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 124239 troops, 2025 guns, 2844 vehicles, Assault Value = 3195
Defending force 53747 troops, 486 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 1326
Allied adjusted assault: 1491
Japanese adjusted defense: 1817
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2323 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 258 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 33 (4 destroyed, 29 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
7095 casualties reported
Squads: 202 destroyed, 341 disabled
Non Combat: 67 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 85 destroyed, 87 disabled
Guns lost 99 (64 destroyed, 35 disabled)
Vehicles lost 105 (52 destroyed, 53 disabled)
Assaulting units:
Gardner's Horse Regiment
50th Tank Brigade
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
150th RAC Regiment
254th Armoured Brigade
23rd Indian Division
75th Indian Brigade
7th Indian Division
Provisionl Tank Brigade
255th Armoured Brigade
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
20th Indian Division
14th Indian Division
8th Indian Brigade
192nd Tank Battalion
2nd British Division
17th Indian Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
22nd (East African) Brigade
29th British Brigade
1st Garrison Brigade
4th Marine Division
19th Indian Division
268th Motorised Brigade
26th Indian Division
78th Light AA Regiment
48th Light AA Regiment
77th Heavy AA Regiment
2/1st Med Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
IV Indian Corps
27th Indian Field Artillery Battalion
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Defending units:
53rd Division
56th Infantry Regiment
29th Division
14th Division
1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
40th Inf Group Brigade
77th Infantry Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
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The B-24 groups made many hits on Rangoon, but none of them were supply hits.
Allied bombardments in the Pacific.
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Wotje
Allied Ships Bombarding Saipan
Allied Ships Bombarding Saipan
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Peleliu
Allied Ships Bombarding Saipan
Allied Ships Bombarding Yap
Allied Ships Bombarding Saipan
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan
Allied Ships Bombarding Wotje
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Allied Ships Bombarding Saipan
Allied Ships Bombarding Tinian
Wotje was seized outright by the assault force and secured by the end of the day.
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Ground combat at Wotje (135,115)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 3818 troops, 32 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 133
Defending force 879 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7
Allied adjusted assault: 166
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 166 to 1 (fort level 5)
Allied forces CAPTURE Wotje !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
484 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 99 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2
Allied ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Assaulting units:
131st Cmbt Engineer Regiment
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
1st Fiji Commando Battalion
Defending units:
Wotje Naval Fortress
Wotje Base Force
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Our 4EB hit Koepang again, the airfield now showing 84% damage. Likewise Ternate was hit again and brought to 37% damage in spite of fighter opposition.
We slipped this surface action group into position for an attack on shipping into Iwo Jima undetected until today. They were attacked several times by Betty bombers that appeared to fly from Iwo Jima. The xAP mentioned earlier was at Iwo Jima, so perhaps we can hit that convoy tonight? If not, it seems likely that we have disrupted the Emperor's shipping timetable!
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Sub attack near Iwo-jima at 108,77
Japanese Ships
xAP Kashima Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
LSD Shinshu Maru
AK Sasako Maru
xAP Horai Maru
xAP Miike Maru
xAK Zenyo Maru
DD Asagumo
Allied Ships
SS Flounder
SS Flounder launches 2 torpedoes at xAP Kashima Maru
DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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