INVADED
Amphibious TF 15 unloading at Derby
Amphibious TF 24 unloading at Broome
Amphibious TF 155 unloading at Wyndham
Batavia, Changsha, Soerabaja, Padang are also invested.
CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Obi is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Derby !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Broome !!!
Overall
• No carrier sightings.
West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near San Francisco.
• Large troop convoy proceeding peacefully.
• Additional AP's and AK's which arrived were gathered up at LA & SD and are on the way to SF to join the next troop convoy.
• Loading small, fast troop convoy for Australia: towed anti-tank Bn; field artillery Bn. When they clear the danger zone the two fast xAP's will speed through most of their journey without escort.
Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago.
New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• I am surprised Wyndham held.
Ground combat at Derby (64,127)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 9935 troops, 99 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 256
Defending force 582 troops, 6 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 233
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 233 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Derby !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Allied ground losses:
278 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
21st Division
Defending units:
Derby RAN Stn Base Force
Ground combat at Wyndham (70,127)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 2562 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69
Defending force 757 troops, 13 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 27
Allied adjusted defense: 13
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
47th Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
Wyndham RAAF Base Force
Ground combat at Broome (62,127)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3393 troops, 32 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 77
Defending force 890 troops, 9 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 35
Allied adjusted defense: 4
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Broome !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
394 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (5 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
146th Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
Broome RAN Stn Base Force
• Enemy sub activity near Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Geraldton. A large convoy is about 9 days away from arriving at Melbourne but with only 1 escort for 27 tankers and merchants it might need help as it draws near. The convoy will be near the northern tip of New Zealand in two days.
• Collectively, the enemy is ashore in NW with: 8th Tank Regiment, 21st Division, 47th Infantry Regiment, 146th Infantry Regiment. This force can take Darwin from landward and drive into central Australia. The Hudson's on naval search at Darwin are no longer needed there and are moving. The big question is: should we withdraw from Darwin to form a line where defenders will not be cut off? We are definitely pulling out units which cannot support the direct defense, such as excess air support, air HQ, etc.
Additional units (beyond what was previously described) are being sent to/through Alice Springs, Cloncurry, and Normanton.
• Fuel unloading at Wellington.
Philippines
DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• The Empire is taking its time; like a boa constrictor.
China
• Holding.
Ground combat at 64,44 (near Bhamo)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3699 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 116
Defending force 1777 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34
Japanese adjusted assault: 47
Allied adjusted defense: 52
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
BFF Brigade
1st Burma Brigade
Burma Corps
Mandalay BMP Battalion
India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Colombo.
Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Quiet.
Complete combat report attached.
