AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
3 b( ?& u$ r& L9 a$ O# F) q. f- A ^PT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。
0 H4 g5 h W( H$ k( r" D+ R0 D% H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。7 |8 y; d- J% @
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。/ H3 e* c. X3 a
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
. m" w. ? P# v& M7 W+ a1 v当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。. U2 c) e) ]& x: b; z
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。1 `, u% ~4 S4 w0 Z1 ?$ r V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards
& E% Z/ a) Z! b. O: i; |8 |* gJapanese Ships
: p8 x. a) | O, r BB Ise8 O. g+ q9 g1 j8 O: r% }
CA Ashigara1 L& `! c; [" a; r; R2 ]
CL Kinu
; A% _& y! ? G) a v$ I2 n+ K( O DD Yugumo
* Q9 G% E# z$ a" X DD Hatsuharu
# W6 F% Y/ W, G5 j( a DD Nenohi" x$ q8 i) {) G3 d! V
DD Asakaze$ J" L1 G G: ^" q
DD Harukaze
# z9 O; A2 z" s! G/ f4 Q! D DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, t$ _( h, y E' h$ \$ TAllied Ships
0 w5 q7 Q* C$ L, | PT TM-5
) k2 H6 ^' A- f% a; f7 s PT TM-6! b4 ?9 m/ y% V
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk" j5 K3 O7 Y, V' O' N
PT TM-8
2 G( Z0 A: G3 O PT TM-10
% [" Q9 C a" ?+ I PT TM-11
) K2 b' H, i& T( B2 w+ Y PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# E5 N! Y T; V8 u$ p PT TM-14
: L! f: }- W' x+ K) r* V PT TM-15: n5 h6 C0 x4 F0 ]
MTB 7* _7 @# u( a9 _: e; d5 I* z
MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ H8 b7 H* L7 P, C3 I0 T! Y" ^7 j, j MTB 26
/ `7 f- ?, x; sReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight2 L( _2 t4 S1 b. T5 O; v
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards$ H% u% S- C; N5 i3 {0 H/ M; }' B2 I
Range closes to 8,000 yards...% r! r& {9 x& d
Range closes to 7,000 yards...2 @/ f) u: l7 l0 Q; X2 b) Y
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
$ H) a4 ]0 z- G/ n: \Range closes to 5,000 yards...
7 S' j% R. d+ F0 S' zRange closes to 4,000 yards...8 z+ o" O+ m" n
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
& s/ Z" y* g+ n$ C1 J2 URange closes to 2,000 yards...
. Q+ w. R" B0 ^9 b5 s2 f) mRange closes to 1,000 yards...
6 E4 m$ E4 h5 F) a3 STakeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'& w8 D( U5 h/ m7 E' p: N0 @0 x
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards
! L+ g3 q) E; RDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards
" A$ M& \5 x9 [3 a% A3 ^! d: k3 R( IDD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards4 z; f0 a3 c9 I5 Q0 |/ p1 E
PT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards
% M; e% M0 K- r; T" ODD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards
- r z: h# F+ j2 U& ^PT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards9 C3 n# A* h& j" u4 o. V, D! h
MTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards, X2 |7 R2 a: @. q+ T5 @7 e: X
Range increases to 2,000 yards# z) o) s) J b n
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards
4 @% B9 z2 T8 v. _DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards
( D/ z6 i1 {& Z; p5 }PT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards+ O& Y4 }* K+ ]/ @ K2 \: M0 H4 e
PT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards
/ Z' w- |; s* @/ @Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards
& d0 w2 |5 N! d. ~( ?Japanese Ships
/ O3 V0 T* `+ C1 N* X, B: E+ ]9 U BB Ise( K' `# U2 e' y& B
CA Ashigara9 t! a+ t+ p1 b% W
CL Kinu% y/ Z: G2 E$ l" G
DD Yugumo
2 u# D' e6 m/ ^3 i1 u/ i0 p: P" P; M" ] DD Hatsuharu
0 N& t2 r8 ^4 s DD Nenohi9 y ]) @3 v' ~7 W; _
DD Asakaze
8 l* H+ m0 r- _4 n. d5 d DD Harukaze
7 Q. \" C2 g' ?3 E) u6 C2 U# NAllied Ships; `: } M+ o0 u1 z5 s
PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 A0 C5 v6 h7 x7 G PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk" ?( H1 T b2 | v) Y& @# }
PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk6 }, h7 x' r. L
PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 a O, F* {+ z/ x6 d" U
PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 y U* _/ A( T4 W: T PT TM-14
" Y. C( ~+ ]0 G8 O PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 T) Q) }3 w6 k Y! ]) I MTB 7, Shell hits 1
, e* B; {& E0 C) {4 V6 v MTB 26
5 Z% L4 Z4 v- d# T b1 e* PReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight) j4 d2 }2 A" M2 N$ M4 R2 l+ R/ g
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
1 U; }( |) G2 ?* o6 |- uRange closes to 11,000 yards...# l% G% l" \% B" Z! l9 Y
Range closes to 10,000 yards...! K8 q1 Y) P' @1 Z9 f
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
6 o" c0 O) S$ s n! e7 ^% E5 kRange closes to 8,000 yards...
" ]- t$ _- d9 W3 \6 o. d+ X) DRange closes to 7,000 yards..., j- Y3 J- S$ r) c
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
4 T, N. B6 M% J6 Q4 DRange closes to 5,000 yards...
, D% M+ K& y& M& O" lRange closes to 4,000 yards...6 M" a) V+ t, U9 T3 {% E6 M
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
8 A4 m) {8 u0 ~/ hRange closes to 2,000 yards...
" _5 L( z+ ^ D1 H6 lCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
8 `2 z- [/ v% vCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
( F4 h* K& z4 j( ePT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards7 j0 i# n( o9 l7 @
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards
7 R2 _' m+ W7 v) ?. cRange increases to 3,000 yards" g2 Q$ ?, i' l
CA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
x7 o# C) Z, N+ v rPT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards
! [2 v# p9 _, m* R. mDD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards
; b# V8 U/ o9 k: O3 }DD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards$ n$ W4 A% @- _
Range closes to 2,000 yards; u) S# e3 _! |. f+ B7 U: h* f
PT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards4 \ b) E) o% B
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards, Q+ z! ~, k3 T! ]0 l8 j. l3 V# X
Range increases to 3,000 yards g0 D7 ~( y/ [7 e- c
PT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards
, z& d; B n% H& v3 RPT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards; p J3 n# S5 @6 p- N
Range increases to 4,000 yards
. H/ P& j( F9 H* [PT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards
+ r6 P7 D( d8 g9 g5 wPT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards
* V" _" \: h, h" [6 M" tRange increases to 5,000 yards
7 u5 |9 F8 x: x% z, UDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards- J2 [, L" N' ?) T5 A0 t% Z! e
Range increases to 6,000 yards/ J6 V, ]/ p& a: Z- ~! J" V
DD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards
8 j0 w q6 v* ~+ u" yRange closes to 5,000 yards' A# x" d) ^0 a8 y5 _
DD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
9 j$ p6 x$ B8 `1 Q( s2 vDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards. s) s3 p6 h" i
DD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards; @# Z8 L5 F# k+ ]) c
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
' m! O) A5 c! I0 n& IDD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
8 S2 T$ c4 J2 D# Y7 O$ D" BDD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards& Q, c2 Z ] I- J6 U* U) Z
Task forces break off... 0 a, ?5 h( G+ [ M! h2 |
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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91) 3 x& r% _5 K/ f) ?
44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. & X% Q {6 l' e
Japanese Ships; D) B: R& {0 i# \4 d
xAK Toei Maru
0 V1 g! L. F0 u, G( Q8 ~8 S+ A xAP Katori Maru+ B2 J8 U3 [/ i5 |- I6 d$ n
xAP Suwa Maru5 b3 `2 N+ b; z
xAP Ukishima Maru- x6 B$ J- R- F3 w7 Y/ s9 a, R
PB Odatsuki Maru
+ e! W+ b6 e* `8 h' I( ~! A4 s3 kJapanese ground losses:
6 M1 K1 z% I" i( L6 z 11 casualties reported! c, V4 F$ U* i4 t% X# H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# p9 u! f( Z" R) B8 O; x" j Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 N2 V" M7 J# i# o- i! I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( u- U, t3 Y1 c& gxAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops$ R& ?) y! W6 {& }! d1 S
xAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops4 v0 z5 F/ \/ ?: D/ x
xAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops
% L$ J% _) S) H, ] ^* {Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards) k* d3 h$ a7 Y& l+ Y( {/ z9 J4 K& U
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4 d4 c, L% M' r, Y2 X! S: H0 IDay Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards 4 \) r' Q* z- N1 v! d
Japanese Ships
1 H$ }# ]0 Y$ c) \# `; u CA Maya3 X x6 C* U. k4 Q
CA Kumano
$ y% D6 t0 E/ q$ ]2 A, p CL Nagara
" l q( |. D9 ?7 M CL Abukuma# a J5 {8 H" J3 L0 o4 m
DD Hatsuyuki
# Q4 h/ e: y' ` DD Uranami+ N% O0 N+ E9 i' `' v% n) _6 T
DD Yugiri. A; X4 ]" w" Q- O$ Q4 [6 S2 o
DD Satsuki# t+ S5 E( I+ F2 o
DD Minazuki
) w7 Y) v0 ]' {# d! U) A: a6 C4 f DD Fumizuki5 M( o& P6 q" |' x( b6 }
DD Nagatsuki
5 \) M5 K n3 B: Z0 {! x- AAllied Ships: T9 F; ]# q8 n0 j* x. G
PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
Y1 [4 M- B/ J9 i MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) G( e$ b0 l4 q% ~, i1 L MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ r" R0 w" B' L: I- ~( e* cMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
! q: ]/ J5 m2 [0 z& M/ Q. n. L" cCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards/ W7 Y+ l. r! X" u6 c+ h
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards
+ {2 ~+ @5 n' ~! iPT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards; r. @' ^4 ~6 v4 d
CA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards
3 z2 k: S" b, B+ `Range closes to 22,000 yards3 ]* i3 A2 V" F4 [5 s5 j
Range closes to 20,000 yards- i; e; l2 h7 {4 ?, s% K1 Q) @
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards( X- G5 j* |9 ?, b
DD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
8 \0 [4 ]6 ?* r1 s, {$ Y3 lRange closes to 17,000 yards' S" _6 T& R& N
Range closes to 15,000 yards
- j) U+ b: u5 n. } jDD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
6 O& ^* p1 j' z3 w) Q$ v8 mDD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
3 B" f8 D$ x V: Z+ c3 _DD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards5 m' Y5 d- X7 F, |7 S! d s
Range closes to 11,000 yards$ [8 r- W0 p( k8 O& Q3 Q
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards, t6 e8 o4 v" }- O
DD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
+ L3 ^$ y U) n2 V; I+ sDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards- h, O* g4 v( x! c1 o1 d6 n: F3 f
Range closes to 7,000 yards) k3 u6 r& Z7 [- Z7 }1 U6 w
MTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards
0 j2 O S" b4 v" W3 J( M4 b, s9 ?Range increases to 9,000 yards& E) |1 C( O. \8 y7 S
CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards" @, K8 F! N- U' v: w3 x
Range increases to 12,000 yards
7 w5 Y. \8 E) q) O. R5 N. C O' ADD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards; Y1 a/ L; E2 k
Range increases to 14,000 yards0 H) G7 b7 N$ t: g- d6 `$ Y
MTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards7 W# ^5 B. w: }2 g
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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' }4 F4 }4 p% Y/ N% l. b' |Morning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) 2 z6 z E: H0 Z7 W% `
Weather in hex: Light cloud ! B5 Y' x4 v: C
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! a: ~. @4 e' e$ O; Z D
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes & w& v0 u* E! K2 {
Japanese aircraft$ C! c5 g E: b
A6M2 Zero x 32
/ i( A: M3 q9 i5 B D4 d+ k G3M2 Nell x 33
( f3 g4 u, `; r- b; d7 G! S" z G4M1 Betty x 30
: b- k# h7 F5 A: ]3 D7 h Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37 0 |6 `$ t8 I$ U. x5 L |; h
Japanese aircraft losses
" F5 o @' Y$ @) @/ p: B: q# W G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
) |- l6 Y+ Z) K" f G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged - ]; p# ?$ G. y' b- F' @
Allied ground losses:
' i. b/ F# Z, F t 48 casualties reported% d' y9 G/ S) _) }" w! e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled( G; ], A8 o7 Y( A3 ~( y* p, Z" I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
. o+ \/ V6 u$ W0 S1 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ E, P8 T7 Y/ m/ zAircraft Attacking:
5 N4 ?' f0 l5 A U# r 23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
+ I/ @& y& U9 d4 G- j! M2 ` Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
* G7 p& @: z" M7 } 30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
- ] }4 q0 O9 }2 A1 p Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
|: @: k1 }- f/ i9 g 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
# g9 L z! G+ I1 C Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
; ~: Q2 b# b g! V' s 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
4 P8 ]$ }3 j, h1 ?% p+ E Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 a8 p2 ~) S2 f! ]+ E% v 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
. R' o( G" C( s9 l0 |7 J! X Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb. u' I& L( Y: @& H& G' J& j
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/ R8 I, [/ {& k R1 l6 \( dMorning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang) 5 o+ ? k& u [$ V. l) p
Weather in hex: Light cloud % z: j! T- C5 U4 H0 t
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# }. F7 n1 y! ?' H& V# |Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
# a' s4 b) P( ZJapanese aircraft
& r- E: w0 P2 F! X. A A6M2 Zero x 20
; B5 r& \' h& F/ W) W! t0 P G3M2 Nell x 10
) x3 {& K3 V; o4 k2 A/ | G4M1 Betty x 28 L/ Z2 z* {. q O9 K; q
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20 7 u8 p/ C) L- }* K* A1 N7 o6 a5 e
Japanese aircraft losses
f$ u# ?. k k% o G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged% w ` m" m# w. ~" q& K) |- @0 l" O
G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged
$ o2 u& f4 s3 jAllied ground losses:
$ K& ~2 q4 e" V, G 61 casualties reported
G# T& K6 Q. s$ i) [$ j Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 Y7 x0 L. K: r0 M0 K" v0 e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
2 g8 Y. E' T' |( m8 ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 9 V/ b/ O% k! b5 N7 q5 x( ~7 ^
Aircraft Attacking:8 U- v- [/ c* d; V( z/ Z
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet+ f3 ]. d; d8 L) U& m! F8 H% W/ j
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
0 p/ E( t+ L, q; v 10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet8 W. p# q. J2 n% x k1 [
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb; w" x/ R) s) }
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet' E) a. g: F r* G2 O! R
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
/ O" P: U# H" \9 X0 F4 WAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...: ` o3 Y& v0 G7 a. ^5 }: \
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
5 q4 Z3 D9 V' ?3 DAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...1 V: }' G& Z" U" j. a: b H1 R) Y
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
^; S- S! q/ |! p+ VAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
9 N- ?6 H# a$ h7 n3 lAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...! x, e$ @ c! A4 C
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
8 D, }3 U& M4 F' `* ~) E# |8 OAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ..., x1 C9 Z" s" K; f2 H
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
' L3 [# a) i( V- @- h; PAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...0 `6 F% }9 c1 \. _" B& q( A
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# O4 f# g+ D4 j& _3 LMorning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) 5 a: i+ _ t3 Q \* c. v9 x
Weather in hex: Light cloud
: J! n6 E9 V3 `Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 a# f5 H, |' U3 e( Q1 |/ \Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
' T! \8 V+ ?. a& \" ~: jJapanese aircraft
" a) {5 r6 W8 _- F3 ` A6M2 Zero x 7
' G$ U' a. x7 F" T* y) ~ Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
0 z& `9 `7 W2 Z; M Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
/ Y) G' |) G- U4 g! NJapanese aircraft losses$ s% q( @0 C: d# U) n* }( j& k
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
- _" }$ Y- ^: |5 Q' U! [Allied ground losses:
2 R9 C2 y9 W9 ?8 D 85 casualties reported
% U+ s+ Q# j' L- I/ t Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
, ]- S, E) i( h& {2 W1 C( o3 y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- r0 l! T- u2 \$ g/ k8 C" Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 o1 {6 r8 I+ k- j4 n. `% M; SAircraft Attacking:8 |; v* {2 [, m% r: b
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
3 K; t* r8 K' L) j5 H Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb, _( i( `* O" w" A: [5 L
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' ~# ^' q8 t, ?& ^1 vGround combat at Palembang (48,91) 3 q$ Q' X- F' N+ H) o- K
Japanese Deliberate attack 2 c( V7 j& k5 _2 _
Attacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759
: z; i; P" k% T; F; HDefending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332 + {) u" G' d' \3 g
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 2 N7 r' T& Z5 e1 I. G
Japanese adjusted assault: 894
+ e, F; z9 C9 \" xAllied adjusted defense: 127 5 |! r1 w! j+ {& q- \3 ^
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)
9 j' d: W# T- ?4 Q ?! ?4 I+ `Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!! - x& y( h, z' k' m. r( B7 y' L
Allied aircraft
- a% H* w1 c% j- v6 L no flights 4 \# v! C: ^/ f- F7 ]) \& J5 F2 L
Allied aircraft losses
0 v E1 H6 G( O# P7 R/ I/ S/ _ Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed
! p, X4 m m2 V, l2 ~ |* zCombat modifiers
7 p2 ?: i: n/ ?' j8 l; UDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)3 E" F8 @ w; Z' I, c: o# Z# r
Attacker:
0 {8 Y4 z$ S3 [, e3 N) cJapanese ground losses:# y. f2 |7 {: C! r
1406 casualties reported s& e t5 H9 U( U
Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled
% x' I' R/ J! ?$ \" U8 L) \' s; Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled: C! {5 u8 w+ f9 s, K6 b! d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled6 s7 Z( ?0 H! ^; ]; O, A
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
2 I* n# D& I$ ?Allied ground losses:' W3 f- v: y1 C0 n4 w
7228 casualties reported, a, z5 S# O. Q h7 f7 n% D) x! u
Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled! [ C. `7 g9 Z8 w( a$ N6 I
Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled
: O9 C2 d2 Z4 e- P% D0 b) G0 L Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled- c; L9 ^/ ^7 y& h
Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled) h8 k# C% l0 |4 _ ^; i K
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 t; k+ V; m* Z# G& A2 Y
Units retreated 5
2 v; G; c" j9 H4 G1 B* S Units destroyed 1
% P5 f* j7 `+ |! A& p: }( oAssaulting units:
% d) F' t b& E 41st Guard Battalion7 L* J4 h3 b! Q8 L% Y
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF4 o: z/ ^: A- D
38th Division
" g1 Y3 C4 v# o( s II./124th Infantry Battalion
+ Y, C+ ]% U" k7 y6 n3 i 2nd Recon Regiment
3 v0 h" N" @! H: C# X 6th Tank Regiment
( m/ S9 z3 u& ?8 @2 Y 53rd Division- x% f3 J( a' g2 N! R
III./124th Infantry Battalion5 Z) f# F: P2 l: N; r
24th Infantry Regiment- Y9 x9 c" |: I
16th Guards Regiment% N. f; ^( i! l) t. B+ P8 i
5th Guards Engineer Regiment
$ C" K$ Q$ M% O5 S6 U: g3 E Sasebo 3rd SNLF* c `1 e- N4 x1 Y; I" h
Sasebo 8th SNLF
4 f* Q- @8 k4 ~$ r4 j II./4th Infantry Battalion
" E) Y6 U) h7 r" P- ?" o, F, A/ s I./4th Infantry Battalion* g$ F$ G. c3 x6 U
2nd Engr Rgt /2
1 b& c; ^/ s$ G) O v 28th Shipping Engineer Regiment! n% S" {; `7 V, c$ \
11th Special Base Force
8 h# ?( u. }' A! a 23rd JAAF AF Bn
' m" g1 s( k1 S" T5 h+ V8 ]# g, LDefending units:
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NS KNIL Territory Regiment
1 L D; _, A8 @+ {* r/ G Zuid KNIL Battalion
s" n, D( T9 d9 K' ] WS KNIL Territory Regiment
1 Z$ f3 ^/ ~( y3 [- M So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
& Q9 N& V" |3 U& i) b+ V2 L& k1 c6 | North Sumatra Base Force1 T* B o/ f) F! n! |: R4 G
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Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50)
! f: p2 }7 M. v* e5 m) rAllied Shock attack - Q& J; P( V- w8 q# g8 j7 w! A0 o
Attacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188
G* W: ^2 d% ?( WDefending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 / G' I8 y+ O" R
Allied adjusted assault: 43
2 Z% H9 U; Z. zJapanese adjusted defense: 1 7 r$ Y3 C. g# V. b3 f
Allied assault odds: 43 to 1
. ?. y# h7 |& @1 `. MCombat modifiers7 t' U( x! A+ Z
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
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Attacker: shock(+) ! W9 `/ \+ V* f: t4 {; i# ?' X5 {
Japanese ground losses:
1 |- y* ^2 L% x% {5 T! V5 y 168 casualties reported
4 L4 s: c. v* P3 y Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
/ ^: R* A. O$ ]- Y( o# X$ g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& Q0 W! h. G) Y5 Z6 ^3 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 e V/ A+ Y& K. m9 z
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
/ B& c' G0 u+ t; O5 oAllied ground losses:4 }/ t T/ W7 g8 m5 g! ]* ^6 l
70 casualties reported+ ]+ j' W2 f: g9 S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled4 x! {* c2 A# ^6 h t+ j, r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; _/ ?2 U7 o1 f6 \4 x3 E0 S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ; ~, n/ C: D+ F* o! W
Assaulting units:
# \9 \: h& A( j( W7 N Rangoon BAF Battalion2 h! @+ E; J: E( w. z! v
45th Indian Brigade
# _' q' @* U' H# J+ H* E 103rd RAF Base Force/ F* R# o" K+ ~% o5 Z4 R' ~
109th RAF Base Force
3 @! ?6 b! g3 W1 N. M8 |8 p1 r% d 104th RAF Base Force) i( }% S! s- M" b( w
221 Group RAF ' k5 s: U/ ?$ i0 X
107th RAF Base Force6 b% e3 j! |# ^3 R5 p
106th RAF Base Force, Z; Q, q- \% n% h" v4 L
108th RAF Base Force
1 w; v1 W. X L7 K 103rd RN Base Force
8 u8 J, m9 A# ~5 y( j q& E AVG Ground Echelon 1 O8 { g5 U9 f7 f
Defending units:1 ~! D: Z& B+ a' y, e, x
2nd Raiding Regiment
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. W. J; P0 k( v" n8 ^% `2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |