AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
; l1 P2 k" J9 f9 EPT编队突击巨港,被伊势带领的水面战编队拦截,交战中击沉日军一艘DD。
% ^/ R3 n0 S3 y8 O' W然而当鱼雷打光后,双方再次遭遇,没有鱼雷的PT被屠杀殆尽。$ S7 W: m! q8 p5 k" b- b; q
在飞机的支援下,日军仅一轮攻击就无损拿下巨港,倒是有点意外,本以为能顶一轮。
$ `! w# k1 l* o$ H& h, s东吁的第二伞兵突击团在盟军的突击下团灭,虽然日军并未占领东吁,但是在日军投降前& f, k) g' a# s& v1 A5 p+ W' P6 X
当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。8 |; H4 D+ W* J" y: Y9 D
仰光附近,防守地点河南岸日军兵力也增加了,且有过河迹象。 d Y* \! ~1 u p# Z: ~9 k
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2 q2 \7 g) D9 h7 dNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards $ ~/ S- l6 M- f8 L# ]1 ^3 i% u
Japanese Ships
3 Q" E* L2 P: J5 ~+ [+ b& H t BB Ise
. A& ?. K7 P: s CA Ashigara
* k. w- X1 J+ a CL Kinu0 ?4 [8 d, N& x+ m
DD Yugumo
+ Q& W. F# l1 _ DD Hatsuharu
7 @/ {' U# w4 M DD Nenohi2 `2 p9 G" R J7 S- N8 |& S
DD Asakaze6 i# }) W- z: Q$ [. S
DD Harukaze
+ }; V: f& \/ r3 u/ F DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk & N/ |" a3 D f2 [" t
Allied Ships" r" B& Z/ A4 {/ [
PT TM-5
+ L% \& |2 D5 Z+ u6 j! _" I/ | PT TM-6+ e( E# b3 W) U8 x/ ^. S& G( c$ e
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
- S- d$ ?7 }2 v8 W0 L$ e PT TM-8
1 W- V7 D- d i PT TM-10: y1 l" o( g7 M! V. m" D# y
PT TM-11
" R8 o7 S& T( _$ l; n- E PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- X" ~& Q4 H5 v0 S1 r$ W e) A
PT TM-14/ O7 _+ v' h7 I' f% d
PT TM-158 }8 { p6 q2 j6 r
MTB 7
7 s c) \9 ^8 i; G$ p8 t MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 u/ z$ ?/ J5 s4 U/ J1 k
MTB 26
$ m! b9 E( { I) o5 AReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight# U& n; H% ~$ k8 c/ B; Y8 |
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards
. p5 L8 V( b t/ |0 WRange closes to 8,000 yards...* l- n6 V2 Q# x: J7 F+ S v1 N/ [
Range closes to 7,000 yards...$ b6 s/ r+ A0 a9 ?: F0 a
Range closes to 6,000 yards... u7 }1 o+ y& [6 M t
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
+ [7 ?+ W, u3 ~2 w) URange closes to 4,000 yards...& ]4 z/ @% s) ]- ^) B' m8 {
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
7 N! Y2 C: Q# j5 `# V0 I$ F* T& _Range closes to 2,000 yards...& D% Y' h6 s0 `; M! O
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
# E2 _1 p+ Q* P/ XTakeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T') m1 v4 H/ n* e+ C5 @
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards
3 u) E, ^3 H7 _: X' tDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards$ N+ Z' r) F2 j. |- W
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards
+ T0 I; x! B& e w7 P9 C2 l( S. w5 IPT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards
& L* G( R& I8 |, z2 |: K- GDD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards
+ i% L7 K4 } R- c; f# mPT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards. r( B' D. ]' i0 t$ r. _2 d
MTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards1 I9 V( z$ Y5 t
Range increases to 2,000 yards' `: L; N5 v. u5 m, N, h- ^" R( } a
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards
4 n: ~; }" ?$ |( M( r0 J3 qDD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards! F/ p. L/ W8 d3 a6 U' a
PT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards3 {# \4 h' W" z7 E0 ^0 v. @( [
PT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards
3 H' S9 t; `% {+ A& e% ~; _Task forces break off... ( z% J' |3 x c2 U6 s- y1 {
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9 e* H! I0 E3 _3 \0 iNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards ; s ?! m3 c7 y3 s8 D
Japanese Ships7 K, P( T, p7 p
BB Ise- H& c* u, M* N. f3 W8 M* }
CA Ashigara
A4 L% Y3 z5 V! S/ t, _ CL Kinu
2 D l4 z& q; Z% K5 A4 ^- q" u8 _ DD Yugumo" p/ n$ L( ^) T# n, i
DD Hatsuharu
% D- O& h7 n# @* ^$ k& W% r DD Nenohi
1 m; P4 H7 Z( n4 k( T DD Asakaze
+ z1 B+ v+ g( t DD Harukaze
8 T: |: T+ w; _% ^8 S5 h' A3 x1 _: aAllied Ships& ` f5 Y" D( n
PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% |8 b v9 T' a* C1 R+ f/ J( q
PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk5 l- I( ` J+ S5 T2 Y
PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk0 p+ B+ N! m9 V4 F2 a
PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 I2 m4 a& e2 T PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 k! `) r- Q* U( i: t3 l, } PT TM-14
& o4 Z" C$ f1 a/ o8 v9 P; s PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk9 a6 P" v- @* w
MTB 7, Shell hits 1
5 M. e6 i" `# U7 ? MTB 26 % j1 w: N ~! w, h& z
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight( u# e1 H3 N, f/ v& d; `# z' e
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
4 G+ u$ f; ?! X9 }, O" U2 o" WRange closes to 11,000 yards...
# d! t5 O, I. u1 y! V- S$ u4 BRange closes to 10,000 yards...8 C& M; W5 l; B7 L* y2 D
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
$ ^) H/ ?" e+ ^8 [Range closes to 8,000 yards...
J- N8 r' m9 P" ZRange closes to 7,000 yards...+ l7 d) u; L/ t" ^( K
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
3 ?5 A3 ^% o( URange closes to 5,000 yards...
/ a+ V8 D, U6 H% s4 N+ tRange closes to 4,000 yards...
+ |3 {. E" R9 p* S+ |4 I, hRange closes to 3,000 yards...
# F5 T' k+ { z1 ^! ^( VRange closes to 2,000 yards...! i/ ^) g0 c) W' m1 W3 d/ e
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards4 T, D( ]* W" ^% J
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
1 a( ~. X( \ X8 N% q/ h/ z( t/ yPT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
$ z5 l# ~) p7 @4 @' V& CPT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards8 y/ b' F2 ^4 Q$ t/ i
Range increases to 3,000 yards
4 p$ \8 i7 x/ j& [CA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
: A* o/ L, s3 t3 {PT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards" j+ c- x( T. ^, ]: W1 C6 [
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards `, ]$ [% y8 i/ L. z5 `/ d5 F8 ~
DD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards. {* n' Z, [* E# y5 }8 b+ y$ T
Range closes to 2,000 yards
6 A! ^% C0 ^ Q6 W) FPT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
5 O! Z% d9 i$ aDD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards$ \7 { Q, D( ]1 o
Range increases to 3,000 yards* u: c% ?' V. A0 q: W
PT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards& t- I" O2 d: I! Y" y0 K5 k1 C
PT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards7 d3 C% k* h9 B
Range increases to 4,000 yards2 ~4 }* \3 c8 z' X6 F
PT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards: X8 u; ~5 v/ M7 Z% z) Y( P
PT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards, Z7 P+ a( H8 T3 x% K; j7 D
Range increases to 5,000 yards) d4 Q! e" G: N4 T9 s1 X- i
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards& u. Z8 \% ?$ s ~$ X; P
Range increases to 6,000 yards& K1 a6 S1 f) z$ f8 J
DD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards
3 `; o2 [. E1 ]0 b/ L. y2 RRange closes to 5,000 yards
2 l9 n8 N- V0 d& m/ W0 L3 zDD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
+ u6 c3 b5 N- K- w8 H! T# EDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards. M \: @7 r! H7 C ?2 m3 R
DD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards% k2 g( u7 ~% ?; U' J% i @2 x7 t1 U
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards9 S3 @3 }3 ?7 l( x3 s
DD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
5 {; j- o- O0 \5 ?' LDD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards: L4 v$ ~0 {2 x6 D
Task forces break off... 5 m- u4 _* V: G$ t) Y
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$ y/ y' K; M1 `" W# y3 l5 DInvasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
5 ^6 `4 r& i! ]& D$ m- C! {44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
! \' C- r! k2 D @" ~1 ~Japanese Ships4 {1 u8 A( C( ?
xAK Toei Maru
& b# X n7 |0 Y* ] xAP Katori Maru
/ j) z1 Q- r6 ]) x+ S1 B xAP Suwa Maru! L- P: N, B Q% c& f
xAP Ukishima Maru
" S& E9 H) h' i" H* C/ [( V7 v' ] PB Odatsuki Maru $ o9 J1 H. N# Z6 v1 W/ ^( U
Japanese ground losses:
; ]' N! |0 O. `0 _" O! a% a: [ 11 casualties reported3 v! u5 r. J7 k9 Z# j( Q8 p/ ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 G! T& f% ~: O" x8 a! p
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled8 A/ A* |1 ^6 _& p6 K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled * e# Z8 ]4 T% i
xAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops! m4 S7 c0 R+ q% k: L w+ k, \9 T
xAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops4 C, H: [7 T3 J" P9 T% q
xAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops. T* h8 E# h [; K
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards # W) j) \7 ~$ V* E+ z
Japanese Ships; A7 \! }, @ v$ n5 I9 m
CA Maya, Z: \1 V( s( f% n+ L
CA Kumano
( }/ F; L3 F9 r; | CL Nagara
5 v8 C; G7 c7 t8 `; ] CL Abukuma ]3 B5 m) j( d) o# a* S1 X. e
DD Hatsuyuki
0 J0 I# U" D# a/ h7 B- t, }/ K DD Uranami2 P& v/ ]; Q% ?$ @6 g. H! V
DD Yugiri
4 D0 U8 X* G9 Z2 C# ]8 J: ]. {: ~ DD Satsuki, i' r7 Z0 v9 Z/ A$ L# o5 I7 R
DD Minazuki0 D4 J3 O/ S/ b. U& m& I# R6 k
DD Fumizuki
. S9 C( W3 N& {4 M, w D8 { DD Nagatsuki ) u4 F& H. [- @: ~# x* b
Allied Ships+ O# |4 ?) z& w+ h! R ]; B0 h
PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 |8 G5 N4 e6 A' G0 i' {: A
MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ o! q# W' q% l5 h! p
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" c4 C: ?7 Q; s4 FMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards% L1 H/ n3 K* H2 d; V
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
& `8 u& W& m# e. F; L8 k) [Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards) X3 r- }5 \- o0 r6 b: f. d T' a4 C6 b
PT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards, O4 |) F, D8 q# c) m1 i+ V$ ]3 c
CA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards6 U$ J. B" k& Z9 N
Range closes to 22,000 yards
& r: A( A! Z& n) O5 DRange closes to 20,000 yards
# c4 q8 f9 K1 U( |+ C* yDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
. P3 I2 _5 C9 V2 m& bDD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards7 k7 A k4 G8 q
Range closes to 17,000 yards
- m6 v; M& l& v+ T% a5 ORange closes to 15,000 yards
% Z5 z0 H0 J! \9 c" nDD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
2 ?; j Z! v3 A% i DDD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards7 Q& @8 R6 ]! _
DD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
( v* @* p! L* ?: S+ {& x9 I& Y5 PRange closes to 11,000 yards
B0 I5 Z9 z! k3 RDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards0 B' s2 b' g/ N5 o& f2 p
DD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards$ H: x6 I( X& A, T6 f1 G! q% ~0 Q# C
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
6 P0 M" [2 t+ m g! |4 |6 IRange closes to 7,000 yards* X3 A( m! ]7 X# `# p% B1 I& H" `
MTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards% F: ?7 j, Z6 t" G! ?
Range increases to 9,000 yards, K3 w# j2 w- L9 B( x/ f5 s
CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards
# f0 e N f0 d+ w5 O! W, k9 jRange increases to 12,000 yards
& q o* Q8 g2 S% ?7 o8 e bDD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards2 O4 x. Z$ y' Q5 c7 R# L, l: V/ t
Range increases to 14,000 yards
( {2 @" O" {( [& H! D4 {5 `3 D( R4 RMTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards% Y+ D8 x" d' [2 ?7 I( Y, V
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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/ w' Y* C' V+ fMorning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) & K1 m- N2 D2 m& A
Weather in hex: Light cloud & `' Y6 C' p# g- g
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.; v& k0 g6 h, v+ C* N& w
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
: x( R: R: g; TJapanese aircraft+ ~5 U/ F2 X) r8 m
A6M2 Zero x 32( W* T5 N8 d4 h3 g; m
G3M2 Nell x 334 p$ a1 a4 G0 } `3 B
G4M1 Betty x 30
i. l3 X! q" n' d6 P7 [2 T1 }3 J Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37
; W# o, o* @" P& V# J$ R4 s& f7 EJapanese aircraft losses4 y Q- X# {* t$ D+ _$ \0 Y
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged: j0 i& \( @, y8 f/ |( S
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
+ y$ K$ d: t& t7 w9 ^& _; m ?' eAllied ground losses:
9 @, N" s+ J @ 48 casualties reported
) k: Q! v3 P; E A Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 u9 t' {4 k6 a9 l/ W3 Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
/ J; r' h- D3 | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! h% H$ h( M5 c6 \& @/ B& T
Aircraft Attacking:& L. ^+ a! B/ _
23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet7 P) S2 V- k, K: ?4 ^7 r' ~3 A' C$ u
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb' ^; x; \2 C4 y9 l( Z' }- ^
30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
# a* t$ G3 m2 b Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb/ R& H0 |, `" [+ G1 j9 L
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet1 r: `- [, o, ?
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
9 t9 | k( ] b4 p! X, h 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
3 T4 r1 X' m/ M Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
1 w$ d P) F% r: c 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet* f8 d7 t4 [0 h1 P
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang) 3 _4 }" o0 k# B) ?5 u* @4 T
Weather in hex: Light cloud 8 b& W* D) P' ?$ A0 P6 P
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.0 H! }" P$ L0 A( Y# h6 W3 f
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes / i( q& T) K6 s9 w
Japanese aircraft% v; l* K! H0 e$ S- V
A6M2 Zero x 20. |9 I! O1 c' Q! d. p; z7 Q
G3M2 Nell x 10
5 W f0 T" J7 m5 I* H9 Q0 h& h G4M1 Betty x 28
8 }( i! P7 k/ o# V: d4 @ Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20 # _: M; ?" b) q* d
Japanese aircraft losses
) i1 ~. R0 l3 E# O K G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
& F) U8 L& Y( Y. ]7 s0 @5 A6 R G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged
7 [& @3 @( D a. ~Allied ground losses:
" n9 f; S* @) A; B 61 casualties reported
2 \0 P. K% U! i9 x5 V8 w5 }8 T Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
+ Z6 ?9 M1 c; n# r; I% N% ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled2 }& M3 j) z, E+ N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 3 o) Z; M, l2 C8 S; p
Aircraft Attacking:
2 i9 I( Z# _7 [( o 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
. l- y2 a( \4 h& {* a2 Z2 o Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 k$ }. f2 r8 y5 M& R# v1 j 10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet# j9 z* s2 D* z+ q; `
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
/ o8 |4 T0 G3 u) Q5 p 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet% {* t3 {" d/ r( f/ S, K3 t2 k
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
, Z1 Y, _6 X9 n" tAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...; n* Q, z* A) l O. N7 Q7 B9 f
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...; y' K1 {( `) Y/ Q
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
& y& Z4 t+ O% p) DAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
7 x: b6 K8 J' o& @! E/ l1 nAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...) N0 e: r+ [# f! v6 N2 a+ |7 A* i! ^
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...6 j8 K" ^2 C* l& h7 O
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...: l. ^9 V# O' a# D) } S
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
0 x! O' z! l7 g+ s5 sAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...$ i, B* r4 X5 U5 ]0 u
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...) [5 \) k+ S% H; Q% ^% c U: g
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Morning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) 5 x" ^4 l4 J6 i" J
Weather in hex: Light cloud
`# o, ?5 l% I4 i* l: |+ }& ORaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
) Z4 H$ ?3 X6 ]% N; A8 P7 AEstimated time to target is 1 minutes 9 p1 r" q9 x# w+ Q9 X! `
Japanese aircraft
) u1 P$ u. Z0 l, z1 H# O0 H+ j$ X A6M2 Zero x 7
* }' K) X: F! m Ki-21-IIa Sally x 178 f( Q0 [6 H! e
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
Y' E7 N$ n& M# _& vJapanese aircraft losses$ @* s3 R8 H+ m3 s% ?
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged 1 c! `6 m5 @# J& R2 l: @2 [. r
Allied ground losses:
. H# a; O4 O2 H! U& j 85 casualties reported
5 I4 i# T7 H1 w. s" `3 z9 F Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled7 i; x4 E1 b! b, p- a/ f6 `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- `7 ^7 h% S, d. W0 }& B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 4 p9 K" {. f$ x( {* w. V' f/ h
Aircraft Attacking:
* v3 s$ k; [7 M2 N6 k3 O 17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
( I: J9 C, I5 v Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb3 r5 \8 n% s. u" z" v( \
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) 6 l% T3 h) U' K/ C- X
Japanese Deliberate attack
0 S; {) T% n4 V OAttacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759
) R) I! {4 @0 t+ JDefending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
, q1 p0 q" Y" {0 E, L; s. yJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 & e& a1 Z5 g+ `7 @, H" r/ O
Japanese adjusted assault: 894 # o" C# G) W7 n
Allied adjusted defense: 127
- u- x6 k/ z3 I: T8 o* K" S5 AJapanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)
6 U. K8 w% h% R mJapanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!! $ e7 [! F. M+ x1 v3 \4 R' V' k
Allied aircraft' w( q+ h) J( O: P- \( p0 c# F+ R
no flights & {/ H" @: f* `# j3 w
Allied aircraft losses8 `! Y+ d7 G6 C: d8 U# l
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed : T' M) y5 M. I5 z
Combat modifiers
. @- V0 Z1 W5 w+ T1 m4 YDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)9 f9 t% a0 ]* d" t! k
Attacker:
1 O& k4 J1 l* J6 y% sJapanese ground losses:3 e' p; h Y& u& H/ A+ p. }1 q
1406 casualties reported6 W2 o" {8 a) S, [5 v# ~1 s# U
Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled
: [8 v) x8 T* I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
5 y5 l' t4 c$ ^$ b v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled) b; d/ z, d- N2 F
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
5 c& @! k* H M& |Allied ground losses:; R" ?$ d/ Q L6 F
7228 casualties reported
' o: B6 D9 ?) e Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled4 ^ u q0 s9 I. A* \
Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled/ @; k. @. a! A& `+ j4 r
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 f5 }9 F! J" x& {, J8 x' W Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled). I+ g) @$ V8 f/ ?* J
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ K3 h9 p$ g" D" Q, h
Units retreated 52 B8 Q& E% E5 R6 s9 o
Units destroyed 1
% x0 E6 v+ [! s; l* j$ a3 G' WAssaulting units:* I1 G7 Y2 ^( n# {1 k% C
41st Guard Battalion3 a7 p9 \- Q- ~. o
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF8 X+ Y2 s5 r8 b( c
38th Division1 I# T1 L+ T/ u" V! z
II./124th Infantry Battalion
3 [5 i! ^. S( M% F3 F 2nd Recon Regiment
7 {2 S" C* n9 {5 z/ M. k 6th Tank Regiment
6 F) Z% _9 b7 b 53rd Division6 n1 D% |6 Z4 v1 \
III./124th Infantry Battalion5 g& U) w. F" q/ T3 [8 H
24th Infantry Regiment
2 u) i. A% J6 }# o' g/ I3 p 16th Guards Regiment
. P3 S: g4 w# w, X 5th Guards Engineer Regiment8 q9 U6 H) r, q0 z3 b: ?4 s3 n
Sasebo 3rd SNLF/ b6 N/ U+ [1 ]% n/ B3 L1 \9 T
Sasebo 8th SNLF9 U3 }2 v6 i/ T. {+ }
II./4th Infantry Battalion0 b4 B7 \2 Z9 e& z
I./4th Infantry Battalion
$ L; {- j; j9 c# b& ^$ t 2nd Engr Rgt /27 C) O) Z, a. E+ v( F
28th Shipping Engineer Regiment
) g- l4 I9 t* ?4 O 11th Special Base Force4 y4 ~: [3 g1 i3 C) b
23rd JAAF AF Bn 6 Y7 V6 `( |$ u
Defending units:& j' K" ^! N' I5 ^
Korps Marechausee Battalion, |& Z3 y/ Y3 o4 \
NS KNIL Territory Regiment( u5 V1 z, ]( l6 @
Zuid KNIL Battalion8 u7 }4 J5 o+ ^* V% G
WS KNIL Territory Regiment
& A; f9 A. O( l$ Z2 c2 Y So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion. T* C. u' I2 X) @! ]( B
North Sumatra Base Force' n7 j c2 o5 J& h8 i
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Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50)
% w# J* K# L( j/ {4 o& `/ cAllied Shock attack
0 [7 M& \. B, ]4 G- k4 J" BAttacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188
" R! e' {3 a/ A: ` a* o0 [. zDefending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
- c/ \4 l" u( g5 o9 pAllied adjusted assault: 43
8 d+ T: P+ s* s X# q- V! H$ uJapanese adjusted defense: 1
/ u2 A1 L2 }8 z( e, P, s- RAllied assault odds: 43 to 1
# b) i. D" O# ?/ D: uCombat modifiers% z! H& x4 L+ B: Z( X7 a0 \* \' P& z
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
3 j# w- l/ s: C) @. @) B supply(-)
+ _4 w) P% ?$ h9 o& p6 G! x4 d& c2 P2 _Attacker: shock(+)
+ I: \- x# v& [1 q% Z2 XJapanese ground losses:, k v- _* B' C
168 casualties reported. D: X0 i: M; ]! R
Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled" U5 B- Q- X: n; n B: w# i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 d% z$ U& x1 J0 u+ l, [2 O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) d2 Z5 ^ |0 V7 u2 X( _6 i
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
4 y6 }3 t! H9 k7 b2 C# bAllied ground losses:
5 c! @& y- {- E3 Q5 O6 P 70 casualties reported- S! y! w" H- i B3 P- u7 H+ F) {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
" Y5 g. b( p& s2 m0 A8 c- Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( O+ x- ~( \1 r, R% H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 I8 w, d4 H* ]8 B1 aAssaulting units:$ x+ ]; g: Q p" f! Y6 _! P
Rangoon BAF Battalion6 a) m: A9 T' N9 ~# }) V9 |9 ~
45th Indian Brigade; }5 _, j5 c/ D4 T" O2 T) _& e
103rd RAF Base Force
" F J/ W4 Z ?( d: g9 z( J0 \ 109th RAF Base Force8 Q; M( e5 g1 w3 K& _
104th RAF Base Force9 `0 h/ g% w% w4 f
221 Group RAF ( i4 ~5 ]1 x. x8 n7 f# ]2 k) r
107th RAF Base Force: |1 p9 Z7 B. I# b* G. x4 N
106th RAF Base Force
# F8 U. ?* B9 F) C: J; | 108th RAF Base Force: ]1 ~* ]" B4 P0 ^8 N8 I2 f
103rd RN Base Force
8 ^+ V7 e' H, j2 _ AVG Ground Echelon
: J: @4 _; F4 s# iDefending units:
9 K. @& L! P* ]: B/ g' F 2nd Raiding Regiment $ m) Y. m4 i. E% V7 v
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1 }: q- z, @" p% k* ]2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |