INVADED
Amphibious TF 121 unloading at Cebu
Urumchi, Changsha, Lanchow, Kungchang are also invested.
CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Overall
• KB1 in the Java Sea west of Sampit.
West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• 6th USMC Rgt arrived and has been assigned to Wotje,
Pacific
• Fuel still unloading at Pago Pago.
New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Subs near Sydney.
Philippines
• Spies report Bataan harbor cleared of our mines.
• Cebu is our second to last possession in the Philippines.
Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5546 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 196
Defending force 4468 troops, 32 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 148
Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu Constabulary
1st Port Maint Engineer Battalion
Defending units:
146th Infantry Regiment
DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Only part of our forces retreated.
Ground combat at 49,101 (near Bandoeng)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1134 troops, 0 guns, 232 vehicles, Assault Value = 139
Defending force 2868 troops, 23 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 43
Japanese adjusted assault: 103
Allied adjusted defense: 28
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1406 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (7 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (7 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
14th Tank Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
Defending units:
IV KNIL Battalion
IX KNIL Battalion
Mobiele Battalion
XV KNIL Battalion
Andir ML Base Force
• Troop convoy sighted moving north through the Straits of Malacca. Defenses at Medan alerted. There is also an Imperial unit nearing Medan overland.
China
• Our air raid against the western infiltration main body was opposed but escorts got them through.
Morning Air attack on 15th Division, at 71,51 , near Tuyun
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3
Allied aircraft
SB-III x 6
P-40B Warhawk x 8
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb
3 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
• Other enemy units are nearby but here is the initial commitment at Lanchow.
Ground combat at Lanchow (81,34)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14566 troops, 123 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 675
Defending force 23729 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 589
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
26th Division
Defending units:
81st Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
8th War Area
8th Chinese Base Force
21st Chinese Base Force
• First attempt at Kungchang. The armour came from the south, past Sian.
Ground combat at Kungchang (81,36)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 83
Defending force 4397 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 110
Japanese adjusted assault: 37
Allied adjusted defense: 424
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 11 (fort level 3)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment
1st Cavalry Brigade
Defending units:
17th Chinese Corps
6th Chinese Base Force
• At Urumchi, one of the two enemy units has pulled out back on the road they both arrived on. Perhaps our encirclement maneuver (long from fruition) is anticipated or perhaps that unit is needed to secure bases left without garrison in the path of our monster base force rampaging through the outback.
India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• And so it begins.
A few days ago sub Trusty was detected but it was clearly not IJN carriers as they were spotted in the Java Sea. The IJN will likely stay close to air cover from Rangoon until carriers are assigned to the Indian Ocean.Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
Japanese Ships
DD Yugiri
DD Asagiri
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 13
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 1
DD Yugiri firing at Akyab
DD Asagiri firing at Akyab
Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• 7 subs on station, no contacts.
Complete combat report attached.
