20 AOUT 1942
Dans les Moluques, Ambon se transforme en cimetière naval pour les naves japonais....
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Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
35 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
xAK Nojima Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Yoneyama Maru, Shell hits 3
xAK Ryugi Maru
PB Tatsumi Maru
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nojima Maru at 8,000 yards
150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Yoneyama Maru at 8,000 yards
150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nojima Maru at 8,000 yards
xAK Nojima Maru sinks at sea
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Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
xAK Ryugi Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Yoneyama Maru, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Ryugi Maru at 9,000 yards
150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Yoneyama Maru at 9,000 yards
150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Yoneyama Maru at 9,000 yards
En Chine, la colonne ennemie est arrivée à moins de 60 km au Sud Est de Nanchang...
En fait, c'est là que nous l'attendions...
En effet, le terrain plat et sans relief offre peu de protection aux tropes ennemies qui sont soumises à un intense bombardement aerien
De plus entrant dans un hexagone où nous avions déjà nos troupes, il ne reste que le coté par lequel sont entrés les unités ennemis pour y faire passer le ravitaillement, et éventuellement pouvoir retraiter....
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Morning Air attack on 60th Chinese Corps, at 84,55 , near Nanchang
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 24
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning 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 26
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
315 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 4th Chinese Corps, at 84,55 , near Nanchang
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 22
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
245 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 93rd Chinese Corps, at 84,55 , near Nanchang
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
La RFA intensifie ses raids en Birmanie, utilisant ses bombardiers pour attaquer nos parachutistes déployés à Prome, mais aussi nos unités qui se trouvent le long de la frontière avec la Thaïlande...
3 Wellington Ic pousse même jusqu'à Chiang Mai, mais tombe sur une douzaine de Ki-45 Nick en patrouille au dessus de notre base aérienne...
Ils seront tous les 3 abattus....
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Afternoon Air attack on 7th RTA/A Division, at 58,53 (Chiang Mai)
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 12
Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 3 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on 55th Cavalry Regiment, at 58,52 , near Chiang Mai
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9
No Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on 55th Cavalry Regiment, at 58,52 , near Chiang Mai
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on 55th Cavalry Regiment, at 58,52 , near Chiang Mai
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 26
No Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on 55th Cavalry Regiment, at 58,52 , near Chiang Mai
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 6
No Allied losses
A Rangoon, nous poursuivons nos tirs d'artillerie pour surveiller la valeur combattive de la garnison ennemie qui nous résiste désormais depuis le 16 Juillet, date du débarquement de nos troupes sur les plages de la capitale birmane...
Mais alors que nos obus tombent sur les positions ennemis, l'artillerie ennemie qui devrait effectuer des tirs de contre batterie reste silencieuse....
Et pour cause, elle vient d'évacuer la ville avec tout le reste de la garnison...
Les unités que nous avions repéré la veille marchant vers le nord n'était pas un redéploiement d'unité vers le nord du pays, mais l'avant garde de l'armée britannique qui évacue Rangoon...
Etrangement, alors que les forces ennemies pouvaient encore tenir contre notre corps expéditionnaire, l'état major britannique a décidé d'abandonner Rangoon et de replier toutes ses troupes vers le Nord...
Il est possible que la prise de Toungoo a convaincu les généraux anglais qu'un encerclement était possible , menaçant de couper toute voie de retraite, et motivant ainsi le redéploiement des unités qui défendaient jusqu'alors Rangoon...
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Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4397 troops, 415 guns, 150 vehicles, Assault Value = 1425
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Situation en Birmanie :
