AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
- {5 O/ h2 N- sPT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。
% ^/ [3 m+ i5 X6 j2 `8 U! C+ N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。
1 q; S9 s0 t9 G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。
1 y# `- t9 g$ a; u; H# i! t9 Y [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9 O5 q& A7 X1 U# v( q o7 @/ j
当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。) J# n: N% Z+ C+ \% _
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。6 J {0 J2 Z; ?5 v
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+ }2 n9 }1 ? k( l/ i) k" U& ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards ( y# R2 M7 M) j6 Z5 r U) J0 Z0 W
Japanese Ships7 Q0 J9 E2 }$ O' T/ s5 S( G/ @
BB Ise0 N, h- R5 I' @* H/ l
CA Ashigara
% q- e1 q& B' y3 {3 o5 W* J' q CL Kinu+ {) Z5 x, e4 M% A, R( E3 B
DD Yugumo7 r) [ r9 E, s& A& v, ?! K
DD Hatsuharu
: J, m1 @ D2 ? DD Nenohi
3 {; G1 C2 u" [( t0 ^7 L; ` DD Asakaze" S/ ^: w, a& [* ~
DD Harukaze
. q; L2 A/ A" P DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 h/ e( i. F# Q; B# |Allied Ships
9 d6 _6 z W; d+ \9 w PT TM-5
& j/ T1 }' Q1 w% Z }2 ` PT TM-68 L4 f0 y6 u* y( W* z' D e
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk2 ^7 ^8 y: M8 x H! N7 \8 v/ k
PT TM-85 {3 m) M+ m) w1 p/ M R
PT TM-10
3 M# N: ]0 s+ ?( B* }/ t PT TM-119 z+ L, [% e7 \$ j/ j* A
PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( u$ ~ R1 y. J: J
PT TM-140 R$ Z+ E5 H- {7 b c. ^
PT TM-150 o8 V* H4 b7 c* o" `7 Y2 g
MTB 7- K+ ?3 V9 S$ n w9 I s
MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 f- Z3 f+ K1 R- }/ z3 J MTB 26
& {7 e9 k- y9 t6 \8 |" nReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight b: s9 z5 E9 |8 E% k& d# B
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards
, J% c9 ~ w( t& b/ [7 |2 L8 J, j ]Range closes to 8,000 yards...
2 @, l9 {7 I, m3 u7 kRange closes to 7,000 yards...
$ T. Q; A3 g& FRange closes to 6,000 yards...
( s3 e5 {( q: v# U$ h" RRange closes to 5,000 yards...
; Q+ w: I( x) b4 JRange closes to 4,000 yards...1 w8 Q7 Y( ^) ]" ?0 @) x
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
6 ^, p* ?3 f$ Y, RRange closes to 2,000 yards...6 K% {& |. H) d( I3 `
Range closes to 1,000 yards...% m3 H1 T2 x! Q0 D9 u
Takeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'
, D3 W8 a9 W: T& iDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards
& n2 W' E5 c' ~: z JDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards8 G! E# a! j5 ?+ a7 V4 O4 u( ]% T
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards% a- H' i4 k0 J- c4 Q, u+ L& ^
PT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards
& I, Q) h& A/ ?1 o$ K& ~7 `, oDD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards
. ~- b) F( B6 Z9 c& |4 I7 ]3 dPT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
9 J0 l, I, [3 H& ]! ]MTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
, D3 c/ @: F6 e2 D. x! BRange increases to 2,000 yards1 n: r" d6 f/ c9 b) d
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards0 g2 q/ w2 Q& U9 I( U+ A1 X
DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards1 j# _+ M7 R! B6 |2 P
PT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards
6 I% p, O+ e/ {5 m. N* F. sPT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards
+ X) Y" j' q5 F. c7 GTask forces break off...
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% b! h0 d# v' M' e2 O: L6 f/ RNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards
4 j$ w, r) R! A6 ]* vJapanese Ships
, E5 p* I& r6 ], l: M8 e# l, f BB Ise$ ]) m+ w6 f+ \7 A- ?# Q# {
CA Ashigara
5 p% v @6 O, u9 l; I CL Kinu- d0 F; Q6 j8 r
DD Yugumo
$ ]% Y5 b8 w2 u4 A DD Hatsuharu6 `- O( _; `. ?# D
DD Nenohi; D4 d# j/ p* ]1 C$ q' @' y" N" f
DD Asakaze% r0 g3 [# |1 {! ?
DD Harukaze
2 `1 R3 k# U, qAllied Ships0 e: z% u5 u) A, t* \3 x6 T+ N- r
PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 O- v/ x, J) X$ u. p PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk, I9 w6 |3 q3 b4 Y) n
PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
6 d1 D& v0 L! g! M: h, Q PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 O( W9 @5 b( J0 n1 t# O- ~0 f$ _ PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 Y* h0 j1 S& @2 ]$ @" o PT TM-14- |$ F/ A: \9 ?& f1 M0 ~2 c, q
PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 g# p% k! T/ x& y; P MTB 7, Shell hits 1
R0 h/ e6 h4 B4 b7 u2 J MTB 26 ; p0 X+ @3 C8 |( `' k( j
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
, j4 L- C! E6 ~8 M* c2 ^Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards t e! s& b& b7 A N, l) A
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
; p) n$ T8 o* `/ z% P, h/ oRange closes to 10,000 yards...2 h: Z B1 g+ H; W1 f% Y
Range closes to 9,000 yards...* v! P: }, j3 N' l8 U; r; E1 d
Range closes to 8,000 yards...( t) X4 k# P7 O
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
* M1 b$ x: d9 S) j5 i& m1 a* zRange closes to 6,000 yards...3 |$ N0 {# }. b& ^+ P& Q9 x$ l
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
4 D+ r5 z! s5 x" ~Range closes to 4,000 yards...
& r1 S& Q# P9 ]4 a3 bRange closes to 3,000 yards...
5 R, J" C+ M& F `* m4 _( lRange closes to 2,000 yards...9 h( [. Y2 ?/ P, M* y
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards) U0 Y9 G- _; t
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
& ~. d: ?! W5 ~2 t, @0 |PT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards1 R$ O8 [) }) N
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards& f$ `# P3 L: N% _+ p
Range increases to 3,000 yards
4 F* i& J9 g, j0 W: ECA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards( l; x2 t8 a9 B; S! s+ }' q
PT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards
: n% v5 `. X2 ODD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards& e: P* F0 H6 ^2 e; M4 s8 A X
DD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards8 i, I9 M0 \3 j& }) y: ~
Range closes to 2,000 yards1 {5 _; K7 y; T& S9 R, {# I
PT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards, R/ _; y( A; h
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards
5 {8 g" k; g+ W) ~$ CRange increases to 3,000 yards
4 L. _. J+ U7 Q' z% e ?PT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards
8 |& d+ p' C% q* ?0 QPT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards* }% c7 J; m2 {( F
Range increases to 4,000 yards Y( t3 \! i6 ^0 \
PT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards
/ [# P# t6 u5 lPT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards. U+ C- S) z8 {7 o6 X+ V
Range increases to 5,000 yards8 o, f' a( {5 W9 `: A
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards& e' ~ d3 L2 [: b/ E6 {) ~/ C
Range increases to 6,000 yards. @( ]0 L; x+ U" e" r/ m% W
DD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards1 n/ a& P% {& z' O; R. S
Range closes to 5,000 yards/ Q/ A* u: H7 U! Y6 T! v5 J6 l
DD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
9 ?; x* |/ d. P7 e& LDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards/ |. q, @2 d& K& ]7 M
DD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
( j6 B( F7 }: c3 PDD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
7 E9 c6 Y; d( q4 {2 s8 g+ yDD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards) E, N1 K' ?5 \' U3 X( K
DD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards. {0 L R1 O+ X) n0 P
Task forces break off... " v* T9 {! t) r' w' r, ~
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$ u0 b* K8 n. D' V6 @. v! v6 ^Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91) " Q, X% Q3 N3 H: @1 { n
44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. o; Y6 i$ J f* b
Japanese Ships
& Q& Q) e9 l! Q5 U; _) b& A xAK Toei Maru2 [* O( ]0 s8 t/ u2 s( y
xAP Katori Maru, i) ^3 P( k: S% D6 c" k
xAP Suwa Maru
( o/ w; D6 u- Q- v0 A' v xAP Ukishima Maru; s4 ~7 S0 z! B' T: ^% N+ w
PB Odatsuki Maru ' Q3 @8 d' X) H
Japanese ground losses:
) d% x( ^0 M. b( K9 b 11 casualties reported
& r. J' y* p+ L% Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ K' m. I8 c+ y+ _0 x Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ d3 h0 L7 ^1 r9 l: V+ C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
^) ^) d1 i C8 ^( {1 \1 }, uxAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops+ h; L8 y; f: A; u9 ^/ j! p
xAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops
0 P& s+ C2 B2 D8 G- n) N+ W' _xAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops' R2 U+ {% p1 g7 G2 E5 m
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards% e7 @: I' g. d6 O6 E! h1 T
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards v% Q2 C; u# X* |& {
Japanese Ships( }* p6 w0 i# Q1 u4 p9 d; u$ P9 M
CA Maya$ d" w9 {% ~2 k; B- ^& R
CA Kumano
) d* c# }3 l9 h+ K CL Nagara
0 U. C, X3 b9 \% g$ E2 b. o) a6 {$ A; r CL Abukuma
' }+ \: c9 y' \2 {' q; F DD Hatsuyuki
- |' O! ~9 [( |6 X% u DD Uranami2 f/ g3 e2 h+ K" J& C* l
DD Yugiri
; F) Q! t1 f6 r# Q( B DD Satsuki) w2 `! R- p# S; z/ H/ a7 T
DD Minazuki
9 u& V1 g3 X* |, d DD Fumizuki
4 a/ \6 D# W8 F7 r( T- O: j DD Nagatsuki $ o6 Y7 q/ w7 G. ?8 o
Allied Ships0 O$ o' F& X5 ^0 e j) ^. }! F
PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
K; l% U% G- U5 a: r MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) g, F8 R% W* V8 V( e- @1 o MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk " {2 V+ K0 p: X
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards2 C; h' x! H8 c7 Q% i! Y* H6 M/ z h
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
8 G1 E5 o' J$ @* e- N. WJapanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards
% {" G. `: e2 D3 R' \- I. A3 DPT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards
! ~- T4 T5 ~4 E+ M8 G0 a+ H$ uCA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards) c0 ~+ R4 t4 a6 T4 o0 X
Range closes to 22,000 yards
2 ]% z# _1 M7 H% `$ W' c6 WRange closes to 20,000 yards
; ]" O+ R/ ~& Y) |) o- I" ZDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
4 }5 b0 ?: P% F1 nDD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards- a8 |" F! |! g% ?
Range closes to 17,000 yards: ^; m* z" g& |+ O# U, s
Range closes to 15,000 yards
* g ^! }2 {6 M* f: z$ u5 pDD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards6 {. t3 C r- q+ b
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards0 ~" O7 R/ T8 R- |5 p4 e
DD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
5 W+ h! R; t! U) a8 ^Range closes to 11,000 yards
6 n9 w4 b; Q, j2 C; ]) F- r$ PDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
! s9 a1 z) z$ T, k6 I( \4 lDD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards5 @5 @/ @3 y3 i, B( c/ @3 w- Z% @9 B
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
' s. e9 V- H9 I, u" J9 LRange closes to 7,000 yards
" {6 e5 G: T7 EMTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards
9 z! q9 X; [, K8 _0 V) ORange increases to 9,000 yards2 N% c$ v- [9 ]$ {9 W) \
CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards
9 B8 Z* S4 |" }9 L$ NRange increases to 12,000 yards& g( U/ r" J9 @' v W/ i: @: L4 `
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards
: t! P% M/ Z& {$ W: }( u4 BRange increases to 14,000 yards
( b: v+ E9 b; O) S& C. ~MTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards
+ `9 k: _- T4 D5 Z# eCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk... * {+ s/ x {6 E7 T+ U8 y
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Morning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
7 N" K ?! d4 q' W$ q. \Weather in hex: Light cloud + i1 i+ Y6 q; n4 H) H+ T
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' n% T* Z- {8 b+ Z
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
@( T! G' i" P" N1 x) pJapanese aircraft7 O( F) R2 Q. \
A6M2 Zero x 320 `7 h, t9 [$ q7 v
G3M2 Nell x 339 U |( r9 y( \
G4M1 Betty x 30
4 H8 Z- o9 e, H Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37 1 S8 y0 t( h, S
Japanese aircraft losses$ }# }" U* A/ c! D
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
! G5 ^* \( a, r6 j G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
4 J% M( A4 Y0 t2 s4 r* BAllied ground losses:9 ~( N' Y) i! Z& I' ?6 o( @
48 casualties reported& H/ l; i+ g- b7 p1 U4 S7 d0 i7 N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled) t$ D: Z( R7 J7 r) m' U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
* p3 K0 u1 w9 x1 h: B- f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; m6 |0 ~. k2 i; p0 CAircraft Attacking:+ Z" M3 K; N5 }2 J
23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
2 _3 r9 E, x; B" q0 c9 \ Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb5 @% G: w8 s- W% F
30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
, r9 L2 n4 l) D8 A w! d Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
; ]1 [9 ^3 i" [: N. y; H 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
O% F( J4 Y( p9 y2 \, p Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
- _/ T( |& n2 }% S. Q% X 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
2 E4 V5 {( Y0 ]+ V) Z# z Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb- n6 {* @# t3 y& A) o* D
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
# e; |/ u, V9 _' P3 i& I Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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, C4 {2 I+ L I d) {Morning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang)
( z- i) R" J. Q. k8 f TWeather in hex: Light cloud
: p! B8 \/ o7 G! ^$ q5 B, E* o# t" ~6 ?Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. j u. [ h, V* {; @8 a2 X2 g) D
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes & L3 i2 e! j6 `; K4 D8 v) P
Japanese aircraft- w5 |, J* \& n1 R; S# q- Y
A6M2 Zero x 20; R: v8 p$ N$ e* l
G3M2 Nell x 10* f: \$ J# m+ s6 k8 U3 f
G4M1 Betty x 28
2 E: q r, ^0 R' S2 [% I! }4 d Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20
8 p; t# W) E F# q a# ]& y& a: HJapanese aircraft losses7 w8 d, C$ o8 s5 X' q5 s' j
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
* ?5 ]4 o. i' @8 y1 H G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged % i. o* j$ J& N% L1 l
Allied ground losses:, K1 m5 Y0 `' I. f% N+ x4 H9 t" \7 g
61 casualties reported
* }4 c4 D- i+ d; u; D! X Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& F* I. T, R P+ b" p& X* h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled9 [0 i3 N7 `& z9 }8 W- V2 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ C, ^) b$ [% ]% e( g WAircraft Attacking:8 b9 I- j% P& D: `& }* t
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
9 c6 C/ B# N; a3 ] P Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb ^9 H2 {/ y/ L2 N9 i9 w( z, p$ O
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet4 V# j/ l) M8 v: J
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
: k% z! ?# N) J" [ 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
9 c; ~6 u) D9 ]3 c% T' [ Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb1 c' D: [1 ~& _! w$ C
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
) A* h* A( z- K6 U9 }& u+ y" xAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...3 A5 C, [" w: p& o
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...3 G5 d8 [4 u+ P! }7 `
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
2 [6 f0 y) u D' aAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
1 \3 u. t2 R3 Q% T! i3 AAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
5 |. ]% N1 d9 W0 P2 j/ fAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ... `: K; i9 E3 q# U3 p
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
* }. R4 X9 c" V& A( `2 `Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
0 z8 O" j) S) ]4 NAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...( s5 O, o4 y. Y0 k+ t0 W% R; r
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3 J; |% v* X0 VMorning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
9 L9 m6 O. j! {4 \Weather in hex: Light cloud
$ |! v# p0 C3 @1 B! _Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
% O& T/ Q. J2 G3 P( G) H$ ?! b- }Estimated time to target is 1 minutes / W) X6 I6 o& ?2 G
Japanese aircraft, Z* _ K( R: i: Z1 }
A6M2 Zero x 7# H3 x6 r3 G& N( S0 n
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
: B; _; t' W: j. a- D+ C6 x$ S Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
) K" L: L; |4 C: k1 ?, L# VJapanese aircraft losses
' C3 B) d: w4 C Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged + {1 z+ q. I5 X5 E d
Allied ground losses:, t0 A* t4 o) v4 l% Y5 E5 N
85 casualties reported$ f9 i p7 `8 f% f% a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled0 o0 q0 _. v$ @" Y3 v5 I) u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# @9 }' _: ]6 j7 P; D- i }$ T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled # O3 B# s9 }$ W& \* R7 n) }( y/ f
Aircraft Attacking:
$ H7 O' H L* Q+ x, R 17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet, w+ L: ~4 c7 m% _* g% f$ n
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb4 M" L8 w3 g; d9 p+ V/ m- G' \
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) * C6 g" @' o! V+ Y# H
Japanese Deliberate attack , ^' H' o! _% v( @5 P$ Z s+ K! Y
Attacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759
) H* o" v, ^# t0 I4 Y7 D6 e2 [3 {Defending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332 H) `: S9 t6 s% a
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 4 m6 x) E; D5 C: H
Japanese adjusted assault: 894 0 R( W) R" R5 M2 i, N
Allied adjusted defense: 127 5 l2 c7 s; [7 \0 v- E
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)
; B# i4 v2 d# M$ b1 oJapanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!
5 ]3 _4 b8 Q: D4 iAllied aircraft4 n% w8 k" o$ W& Y g
no flights : E" w9 C. H/ G! Y$ ]7 |. g
Allied aircraft losses
0 @& H( _0 A7 ?; A* b; y& |) Y( R Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed
7 F9 s' k, Z% ^- W" X8 N* HCombat modifiers
+ G; L- f6 H$ h4 ^- C7 t+ p" J2 \+ {Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)5 |/ d' P* h1 g$ G7 @! l3 k0 |
Attacker: " [7 _% l$ g1 X* Q `8 t
Japanese ground losses:
& |' D7 |% c i/ S! o 1406 casualties reported
' [( \. f& R" Q; l Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled
+ y7 [+ U4 W& N& z# ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled# \! W8 j2 ^2 Z" o; _4 k( P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
9 _ a2 C! @8 j, Q' c Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
, T, [- I: r/ E, IAllied ground losses:# U) b+ Z* V! G' A2 A# Z' ?: W
7228 casualties reported {+ g- F9 \: H t; c" p
Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled
1 }& C# t) a# ?% z3 _ Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled
* C: m; a1 i" w0 H: h0 i Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled( o: _; j$ ]" Y8 ~( Y1 `$ l/ w( @2 H
Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)5 M3 \5 A) X# X9 M
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 g; ]% j5 M/ k9 O
Units retreated 5' i8 u0 g5 U3 d: d
Units destroyed 1 8 E3 f7 B+ m, b0 Z
Assaulting units:4 X+ m- w A( G4 x7 r$ Q& U
41st Guard Battalion
) U* w4 ?% _/ m; a; w F Yokosuka 2nd SNLF8 W) f* s! H8 c% q2 _
38th Division
/ |0 s# s6 Q( s2 _0 r II./124th Infantry Battalion% D/ {8 N* r& Y# K2 e
2nd Recon Regiment. b: ^; Z9 N! L
6th Tank Regiment% d6 y: q6 I& I2 Q& c
53rd Division( L+ T) |/ k1 H+ J. p; u
III./124th Infantry Battalion
' u: \0 B0 x* p3 I 24th Infantry Regiment
1 N+ H3 o d# |" b 16th Guards Regiment c2 \+ T0 n8 G* u( {& m$ ?8 h+ T
5th Guards Engineer Regiment
3 F7 g& O+ U9 K Sasebo 3rd SNLF
) Q4 W2 x, ]' c" W Sasebo 8th SNLF; i/ Z+ X" H% |( q& D8 E
II./4th Infantry Battalion! l' n% n Y" S8 ?
I./4th Infantry Battalion
# l* o( t9 i% ^ 2nd Engr Rgt /2
& {) R6 b) B" B# [# [ 28th Shipping Engineer Regiment
/ \" z& x$ q: `5 z$ L' J# p0 L 11th Special Base Force
0 u' |1 {$ _( E1 @; S, y 23rd JAAF AF Bn ; l- O6 _7 P9 y1 G2 i
Defending units:
# h4 y: ]3 T- j2 x* N* m Korps Marechausee Battalion
6 r' C; p% _8 g. {! h3 b NS KNIL Territory Regiment
! ]4 }& e' d1 P- Q' F Zuid KNIL Battalion
/ ?, L" G6 Z; \- V WS KNIL Territory Regiment1 J( z0 z( c6 y1 {' A1 i/ d! l
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion+ H7 D. |" q9 [/ G: W/ ^- f
North Sumatra Base Force/ E: c+ m& R, {; \$ k4 Z( I
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7 v1 b; q0 C ^! [% r# z& _Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50)
4 C9 A2 y2 K- }* p4 k+ VAllied Shock attack
) I) j8 o( p. j* z/ e* AAttacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 ' b5 g) f4 f+ Z3 c& k
Defending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
. [2 U2 K% Z( d3 N$ ^5 C) wAllied adjusted assault: 43 [1 ~0 | b! }# o2 W' w
Japanese adjusted defense: 1 : q1 f' H6 z* f$ }, g% _- ]! K" ?3 d
Allied assault odds: 43 to 1
- C) j% c; x/ f8 fCombat modifiers
0 ^" ?( v Z* F+ o( L6 QDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-): g! ^5 j- d5 M$ N' o4 b z* E6 ]
supply(-)
, g/ [& n+ W% c9 yAttacker: shock(+) 2 b; _, r& F* ^
Japanese ground losses:
" u) Z2 W7 s$ n0 d5 m& I$ j) Q2 s 168 casualties reported% |& n7 B4 M: |8 i- T
Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
/ R- j2 m4 _2 Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" r) s8 ]& w2 c& E2 ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 e: X4 l- d5 M; Y# l% D' j
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) z6 h* ~0 U) L9 f
Allied ground losses:
8 N Z4 q s- M) B0 ? 70 casualties reported9 H9 f+ X" C3 e( I$ d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled& r# r* f- i$ d" `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' A& c9 z+ @* R. _; ~7 p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( e! R) ]/ K4 {& ]7 I7 f* ~Assaulting units:
' q+ B/ G4 ^ F5 b% Z Rangoon BAF Battalion
- U0 e3 n0 k$ M: x& a# h8 h0 P, w/ o 45th Indian Brigade; ?1 w' F& Y6 s4 m' R
103rd RAF Base Force3 s# ?! T7 N0 _/ x) f
109th RAF Base Force
" `$ v) p @+ a+ D$ j 104th RAF Base Force
8 Y+ \ Z( t! s: c 221 Group RAF . v) U% ?- s/ J$ |
107th RAF Base Force
( {, Y" y" `& s$ |$ @! w 106th RAF Base Force
P# u( I& L) ]: y v0 ` 108th RAF Base Force
7 {1 @0 E, T4 G; C8 W. b* ?' D 103rd RN Base Force% v" V* Q7 I; @. z, J5 \
AVG Ground Echelon k+ d5 z, i2 r: K- j
Defending units:4 u' D6 m. S3 F( h3 @( N
2nd Raiding Regiment
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9 _8 r3 r. c& _) N9 W4 N2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |