20 SEPTEMBRE 1942
En Chine, nos Ki-21 Sally bombardent toujours les positions chinoises aussi régulièrement qu'une horloge suisse
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Afternoon Air attack on 66th Chinese Corps, at 84,55 , near Nanchang
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on 9th Chinese Corps, at 84,55 , near Nanchang
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on 9th Chinese Corps, at 84,55 , near Nanchang
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Les 6 divisions de la 13eme armée passent à l'attaque
Nous ne parvenons toujours pas à détruire les unités ennemies, mais les lourdes pertes qu'elles subissent ne laissent aucun doute sur l'issue finale...
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Ground combat at 84,55 (near Nanchang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 61095 troops, 505 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1945
Defending force 42257 troops, 255 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 757
Japanese adjusted assault: 1323
Allied adjusted defense: 113
Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1006 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 117 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Allied ground losses:
3945 casualties reported
Squads: 410 destroyed, 114 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 110 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 42 (28 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Nos escadrilles de bombardiers légers Ki-32 Mary ont été rebasés à Canton..
Leur efficacité dans l'appui au sol est limité mais ils peuvent s'avérer utiles dans des missions d'Interdiction pour ralentir le mouvement des unités ennemies, comme celles qui tentent d'évacuer Kukong avant que nous puissions achever l'encerclement de la ville...
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Morning Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps, at 79,57 (Kukong)
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 34
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Tant pis pour l'encerclement...
On ne peut pas laisser les chinois s'échapper impunément et nous décidons d'attaquer Kukong , défendue par le 7eme corps chinois...
Etrangement, malgré notre large supériorité numérique,; et le fait que la garnison ennemie soit très affaiblie par manque de ravitaillement , nous n'obtenons qu un rapport de 1 pour 2..
Mais encore plus étrangement, nos pertes sont quasi nulle et ce sont les chinois qui souffrent le plus...
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Ground combat at Kukong (79,57)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 69259 troops, 606 guns, 221 vehicles, Assault Value = 2683
Defending force 7866 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 345
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 62
Allied adjusted defense: 175
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
260 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
La journée ne se limite pas qu'à la Chine, car en Birmanie, les combats se poursuivent également, aussi bien dans les airs qu'au sol...
La veille, les alliés avaient bombardé nos troupes au nord de Magwe, sans causer trop de pertes....
Mais cette fois, on leur à préparer un petit comité d'accueil...
Des A6M3 Zero de la Marine épaulent les Ki-44 IIa et les quelques Ki-45 Nick qui ont été envoyés pour protéger nos unités des incursions ennemies...
Les bombardiers alliés arrivent en plusieurs vagues, toutes incluant plusieurs chasseurs d'escorte, mais nous disposons de l avantage du nombre et surtout de l'altitude.
Près d'une vingtaine d'appareils, bombardiers et chasseurs sont abattus contre seulement une poignée des nôtres...
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Morning Air attack on 5th Division, at 58,46 , near Magwe
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 20
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 24
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4
Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 5
Blenheim IV x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 4
P-38F Lightning x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-38F Lightning: 2 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 5th Division, at 58,46 , near Magwe
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 15
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 23
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6
Hudson IIIa x 10
Vengeance I x 2
Kittyhawk IA x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Hudson IIIa: 7 destroyed
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on 5th Division, at 58,46 , near Magwe
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 9
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 13
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
Mohawk IV x 10
Vengeance I x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Mohawk IV: 2 destroyed
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed
Mais lorsque l'ennemi envoie ses P38 Lightning en mission de chasse libre, sans être handicapés par la protection des bombardiers, c'est une autre histoire....
Car lorsque les Diables à 2 queues arrivent, nos pilotes sont fatigués après avoir déjà livré plusieurs combats et épuisé la plupart de leurs munitions ...
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Morning Air attack on Southern Army, at 58,46 , near Magwe
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 7
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Une partie de l'armée britannique a déjà franchi l'Irrawady. Elle sera bientôt hors d'atteinte et pourra poursuivre sa retraite vers l Inde...
Nous décidons donc de lancer une dernière attaque contre positions ennemies, toujours situées sur la rive sud de l Irrawady...
L'assaut est une réussite car nous forçons les britanniques à battre en retraite, et ils doivent traverser le fleuve en toute hâte, accentuant le nombre de pertes subies, qui est déjà très élevé...
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Ground combat at 58,46 (near Magwe)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 67206 troops, 891 guns, 516 vehicles, Assault Value = 1923
Defending force 30886 troops, 776 guns, 994 vehicles, Assault Value = 134
Japanese adjusted assault: 373
Allied adjusted defense: 117
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
4249 casualties reported
Squads: 47 destroyed, 263 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 58 disabled
Guns lost 55 (4 destroyed, 51 disabled)
Vehicles lost 19 (7 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
5319 casualties reported
Squads: 220 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 677 destroyed, 152 disabled
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 226 (162 destroyed, 64 disabled)
Vehicles lost 333 (208 destroyed, 125 disabled)
Units retreated 25
Units destroyed 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Au Sud Est de Rangoon, près de la frontière thailandaise, nous tentons d'éliminer les troupes ennemies coincées au Nord de Moulmein, en commençant par quelques bombardements aériens...
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Morning Air attack on 107th RAF Base Force, at 56,54 , near Moulmein
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 27
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on 107th RAF Base Force, at 56,54 , near Moulmein
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 58
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Les 41eme et 148eme régiments d'infanterie, aidés par les chars du 1er régiment blindé tentent d'éliminer la 7eme brigade blindée britannique, ainsi que des rampants de la RAF, tous coincés dans la jungle...
Les anglais résistent toujours mais chaque attaque les affaiblit, et n'ayant aucun espoir de s'échapper, ni de recevoir des renforts, leur destin est scellé...
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Ground combat at 56,54 (near Moulmein)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7614 troops, 46 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 303
Defending force 3743 troops, 26 guns, 216 vehicles, Assault Value = 137
Japanese adjusted assault: 194
Allied adjusted defense: 155
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
morale(-), supply(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
341 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
151 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
On s'écharpe en Chine, on s'étripe en Birmanie, et dans le Pacifique Sud, on se massacre également...
Comme attendu, les bombardiers alliés sont de retour au dessus de Guadalcanal, mais nous avons envoyé le 13eme Sentai et ses Ki-45 Nick...
Malheureusement, notre valeureuse escadrille ne peut aligner que 4 appareils lorsque les premiers bombardiers de l US Air Force font leur apparition...
Certes, 50% de l escadrille était au repos pour éviter de fatiguer les pilotes, mais il semblerait que les pistes de Munda soient trop courtes pour permettre à notre escadrille d etre complètement opérationnelle.
Nos 4 pilotes ne peuvent donc pas faire grand chose pour empêcher les appareils ennemis de larguer leurs bombes, mais ils parviennent à abattre 2 B26 Marauder...
Mais lorsqu un nuage noir de 74 B17 Flying Forteress s'approche, nos 3 Ki-45 Nick restants ne pourront que faire qu'une seule passe à travers la formation ennemies, et c'est un miracle qu'aucun de nos chasseurs ne soient abattus par les centaines de mitrailleuses ennemies qui crachent leur traçantes...
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Morning Air attack on Guards Mixed Brigade, at 114,138 (Lunga)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6
B-17E Fortress x 4
B-26 Marauder x 37
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 78th Infantry Regiment, at 114,138 (Lunga)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 50
B-17F Fortress x 24
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 6 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Les pertes de la journée...
Ah oui, j'oubliais.... Ambon....
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4536 troops, 44 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 121
Defending force 1895 troops, 30 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 19
Japanese adjusted assault: 67
Allied adjusted defense: 52
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
277 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)