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The President of the United States
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Admiral H. R. Stark (Chief of Naval Operations)
Tagesbericht 03. Januar 1942
Pazifischer Raum/Australien/Südostasien
Pazifischer Raum/Australien/Südostasien
Pazifischer Raum
Japanische Kräfte landen auf Attu Island/westliche Aleuten.
Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
TF 447 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
Zwischen Mitternacht und den frühen Morgenstunden legte der Minenleger Verband über 400 Minen an der Küste von Midway Island aus. Diese sollen die Versorgung und Verstärkung der feindlichen Basis behindern.
Task Force 326 lays minefield at Midway Island ( 158 , 91) and sets course for Pearl Harbor
Ein vor dem Hafen von Suva auf Reede liegender Frachter wurde von einem japanischen U-Boot torpediert und versenkt.
Submarine attack near Suva at 132,160
Japanese Ships
SS I-18
Allied Ships
xAK Admiral Y. Williams, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Admiral Y. Williams is sighted by SS I-18
SS I-18 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Admiral Y. Williams
Im Gebiet um Papua Neuguinea spitzt sich die Lage zu. Während japanische Kräfte an der Milne Bay an Land gingen, sichtete ein Seeaufklärer nahe Port Moresby einen feindlichen Konvoi, der als Landungsverband angesprochen wurde. Die Garnison von Port Moresby wurde daraufhin in höchste Alarmbereitschaft versetzt. Der Einsatz der Trägerkampfgruppe "Fox" gegen diesen Verband wird nicht in Erwägung gezogen. Die 3 Träger des Verbandes liegen zur Zeit im Hafen von Suva und warten auf die Ankunft des Trägers Yorktown, der in ca. 1 Woche Suva erreichen soll. Erst dann soll der Verband wieder aktiv auf japanische Operationen reagieren und eingesetzt werden.
Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
TF 539 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost from landing craft during unload of III/66th Nav Gd /4
Südostasien
Auf Mindanao besetzten japanische Truppen die Stadt Malaybalay.
In Malaysia wurde heute die Festung Singapore mehrfach von feindlichen Bombern angegriffen. Zwar stehen keine eigenen Jagdmaschinen mehr zur Verteidigung auf den Flugfeldern bereit, doch konnte die in der Festung konzentrierte Flak rund 10 Bomber abschießen und weitere 20 beschädigen.
Morning Air attack on Singapore Base Force, at 50,84 (Singapore)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 11 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 destroyed by flak
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 109th RN Base Force ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking 109th RN Base Force ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Morning Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 16 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed by flak
Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 22nd Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 22nd Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
In China rücken die japanischen Verbände auf breiter Front weiter vor. Einige chinesische Einheiten wurden zerschlagen. Andere mussten sich unter Verlusten zurückziehen.
Ground combat at 82,55 (near Pingsiang)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 10896 troops, 104 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 299
Defending force 9513 troops, 139 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 195
Japanese adjusted assault: 172
Allied adjusted defense: 48
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
574 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 61 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Allied ground losses:
2893 casualties reported
Squads: 75 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 234 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 23 (16 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 5
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
39th Division
Defending units:
21st Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps
23rd Group Army
Ground combat at 90,49 (near Pengpu)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 5424 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
Defending force 240 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 92
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 92 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-)
Allied ground losses:
321 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
13th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Defending units:
Lusu War Area
Ground combat at 77,56 (near Wuchow)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 11916 troops, 103 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 394
Defending force 6963 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 158
Japanese adjusted assault: 149
Allied adjusted defense: 157
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
292 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 48 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
104th Division
Defending units:
62nd Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
16th Group Army
Ground combat at Kweiteh (90,46)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 542 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108
Defending force 459 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
Japanese adjusted assault: 28
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Allied ground losses:
481 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
8th RGC Route Brigade
Defending units:
69th Chinese Corps
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