13.04.1942-14.04.1942
Wake wird weiterhin von See und aus der Luft umgegraben, doch die Bomben unserer Fliegen finden irgendwie kaum noch Ziele, als aber die Bodentruppen vorrücken wimmelt es nur so von Feinden
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Night Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
BB Hiei
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
Allied ground losses:
129 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5
Port hits 6
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Morning Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
D3A1 Val x 72
Runway hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on 161st Infantry Regiment, at 136,98 (Wake Island)
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 20
Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4608 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 99
Defending force 2689 troops, 66 guns, 105 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Japanese ground losses:
220 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
180 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 14 (3 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Assaulting units:
52nd Naval Guard Unit
53rd Naval Guard Unit
5th Base Force
Defending units:
161st Infantry Regiment
Wake USN CPNAB
D Det USN Port Svc
Unsere Luftwaffe stattet den chinesischen Truppen in Chengchow mal einen Besuch ab
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Morning Air attack on 10th Chinese Base Force, at 88,44 (Chengchow)
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 33
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 27
Allied ground losses:
243 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 15th Chinese Corps, at 88,44 (Chengchow)
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 15
Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Bei Kanhsien versuchen wir endlich die feindlichen Kräfte zu vertreiben, aber die Chinesen sind zäh
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Ground combat at 82,57 (near Kanhsien)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 24181 troops, 218 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 879
Defending force 13708 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 524
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
1290 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 80 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 70 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1117 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 70 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 60 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Ground combat at 82,57 (near Kanhsien)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 23287 troops, 218 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
Defending force 12870 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 440
Japanese ground losses:
563 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1313 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 92 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Weitere Aktionen:
° Unsere Minenräumer räumen die Minen vor Bataan und Manila, nun ist hier der Weg für unsere Schiffe frei
° Vor Nagasaki treiben sich eine Menge feindlicher U-Boote herum, unsere ASW-Verbände gehen auf die Jagd