22.Dezember 1941
China
Bis auf einige Luftangriffe ist alles ruhig.
Borneo
Landung bei Kuching.
Invasion Support action off Kuching (58,88)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AK Hirokawa Maru, Shell hits 2
DD Shirakumo
AK Kinka Maru, Shell hits 1
AK Tosan Maru
xAK India Maru, Shell hits 2
DD Hakaze
xAK Victoria Maru
xAP Argentina Maru
AMC Saigon Maru, Shell hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Amphibious Assault at Kuching (58,88)
TF 124 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 58,88
Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Der Landangriff auch Kuching
Ground combat at Kuching (58,88)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1532 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 210
Defending force 1487 troops, 9 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 50
Japanese adjusted assault: 26
Allied adjusted defense: 17
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
153 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
II./124th Infantry Battalion
I./4th Infantry Battalion
2nd Engineer Regiment
II./4th Infantry Battalion
2nd Recon Regiment
Defending units:
Sarawak Force
2/15 Punjab Battalion
106th RN Base Force
Nur die gestern gelandete Einheit hatte den Befehl Kuching anzugreifen. Ich werde heute alle stürmen lassen!
Singapur
Amphibious Assault at Kuantan (51,79)
TF 123 troops unloading over beach at Kuantan, 51,79
Japanese ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Kuantan kann damit heute gestürmt werden. Dann muss Luftwaffe verlegt werden und ich bin dann näher an Singapur dran.
Philippinen
Morning Air attack on Aparri , at 82,73
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 3 destroyed
Nach einigem Wundern stellte ich jetzt fest, dass man keine Sweeps von Luftbasen Stufe 1 fliegen kann. Daher auch die ruhigen Tage auf den Philippinen.
U-Boot Waffe
Submarine attack near Cooktown at 93,135
Japanese Ships
SS I-170
Allied Ships
xAKL Bidelia, Shell hits 29, heavy fires, heavy damage
Diskussionstoff
Morning Air attack on Babo , at 83,111
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 11
No Allied losses
Oil hits 16
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
11 veraltete Hudson Bomber werfen 4 Bomben und zerstören damit 16 Öl. Ohje, wie fair.