Losses
Buitenzorg
Still grinding down his remnants at Haiphong.
Ground combat at Haiphong (68,57)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 21471 troops, 266 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 620
Defending force 1168 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36
Allied adjusted assault: 42
Japanese adjusted defense: 2
Allied assault odds: 21 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: disruption(-)
Japanese ground losses:
174 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
60th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
35th Group Army
57th AT Gun Regiment
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
Defending units:
2nd VM Division
An attack against the Chinese at Lanchow.
Ground combat at Lanchow (81,34)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 10935 troops, 119 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 317
Defending force 7645 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 87
Japanese adjusted assault: 76
Allied adjusted defense: 121
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: disruption(-)
Japanese ground losses:
648 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Allied ground losses:
549 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Assaulting units:
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
26th Engineer Regiment
4th Mongol Cavalry Division
11th Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
11th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
8th War Area
17th Group Army
5th Chinese Base Force
8th Chinese Base Force
My destroyers at Perth bombard again without result. I'll pull them back to Sydney
Not a whole lot otherwise. Lots of convoys in transit. I'm estimating the Manila force reaching in 14 days. Probably a bit longer for the Aussies to Melbourne. He has troops about 2/3 the way between Brisbane and Newcastle. Can't tell if they're moving or not. My heavies have been bombing them.
Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 94,164 , near Coffs Harbour
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Morning Air attack on 53rd Naval Guard Unit, at 94,164 , near Coffs Harbour
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 53rd Naval Guard Unit, at 94,164 , near Coffs Harbour
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb