AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
% y6 J% c1 b. V; W! a: VPT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。5 {5 |' [5 P- I" z& J: r
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 k5 `' _' \5 `5 d5 b! }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。$ `# t6 J; t+ g
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
" k4 m% }2 a4 h5 z: ~ ]当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。" U6 B/ w' T4 I6 e, w0 o; z: ?" x2 a" _
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。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards
& \- o! L2 w4 SJapanese Ships: }" l9 S6 A2 Q6 `! G" G$ j
BB Ise
* ^5 P# k! N# @4 h+ q2 t( i4 e* { CA Ashigara
7 A" X* V( e. O4 V6 \+ }' L. o CL Kinu
# D1 R6 F% H9 V3 w7 W8 t/ T DD Yugumo$ n- [ z$ M* X4 E& C
DD Hatsuharu
9 \0 [! O2 k; u/ b' O5 h- o DD Nenohi: s+ {) D7 o! L/ _
DD Asakaze* F. \& [" o7 G8 t8 r1 P
DD Harukaze
2 [! |) r4 X/ T! O/ B! m5 q, u DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 1 C& S( }, E. y4 I5 ]* |
Allied Ships
1 p- a$ u6 H, u- r5 I5 r8 q PT TM-54 a' v; X9 Q/ d* s
PT TM-6
; g; f, O, _$ e+ m J( I PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk% g/ ]' s+ B; p+ m/ U
PT TM-87 ]2 q1 i6 E6 U& G2 j
PT TM-10
: ~) i# w6 T; Y: t PT TM-113 U: H: ]9 ^% [, F% V
PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 [3 ~' A8 a0 w
PT TM-14
7 X) x. n( _: h7 P+ L3 s1 |7 k2 G" `# x PT TM-15
/ C; g, y' U$ p) r# G1 o5 C MTB 7
; i, ~/ O7 K% l& z MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 @2 q3 q, s" }! `4 x/ Z
MTB 26
, G( J4 t) I. }0 j! uReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
! i: p2 x' z" U& g- lMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards. A/ X n# N4 w \1 ~, \1 \
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
. h8 g1 u6 \* a' w2 s3 ^7 MRange closes to 7,000 yards...
! H% \8 V; i( w, O p4 G2 ?Range closes to 6,000 yards...4 f1 m+ u: K# M1 j/ w# S5 X, V7 g, [
Range closes to 5,000 yards...; j9 L& M, Q' B. J1 o; r" W$ w* Q
Range closes to 4,000 yards...- E9 \& i3 ^1 R6 S$ e7 g
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
9 @/ \/ C/ u) s' O7 x. I5 `' WRange closes to 2,000 yards... V9 G9 ~& w$ l; _
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
* I" T) [/ _' e3 XTakeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'
7 p. N, q# w$ rDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards
- W5 }: r' R$ ?7 ZDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards) ^) y4 {9 d- T: g
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards* H# H8 Z# K; y* f/ M- F2 C4 @
PT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards; q6 u+ L7 x/ ?- P9 ?# N
DD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards- t$ ^6 T2 U( H/ \5 A" l
PT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
$ v+ e& m9 {3 [; m% ?# HMTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
1 d- n/ N0 u: Y+ H, X6 JRange increases to 2,000 yards- O3 y/ ^- i3 v
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards% U; ^- S8 z \( F
DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards' e" J( d2 q% w1 I5 m L5 m
PT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards+ |9 a' Q) Y4 B; R/ W7 ]7 c2 S
PT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards
2 w$ ~5 R1 a" }" X6 e' b& m2 U+ ^Task forces break off... - T* V- a T$ ?- o, x* D
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards # D- z$ u5 g; n
Japanese Ships# D9 q3 M1 r: u" s$ l
BB Ise
# I4 F& s- \5 L" `* J CA Ashigara# q; b( I+ V7 F
CL Kinu3 z/ z4 E3 E- v8 [6 j7 Q
DD Yugumo
4 E- E+ h8 p. q* X) G' F K DD Hatsuharu: X1 y9 u' q$ Y( y0 {: x
DD Nenohi
* ?: v, P: s; Q2 Q, ?5 ? DD Asakaze
7 T% n9 [$ a8 [; O DD Harukaze ( p7 q" d( D6 A& ?
Allied Ships
6 a' T- a# d2 o3 Y+ a* d1 |/ ?# j PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% g9 r$ ]) V5 P& _ PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
1 H; l: n* i4 O5 v PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk0 ?& q4 U9 r7 }5 X4 c$ S) i$ e
PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! s0 |! e& E& k PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! z+ _4 |9 ]8 a
PT TM-14
j8 @0 z$ @: \$ M PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" S7 A+ E6 T* L MTB 7, Shell hits 1
7 u% r! y7 y8 U! t MTB 26
: P' Y( z8 s& t" `Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight) L X, _* P4 b2 I
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards( z" O9 B& R1 Y9 n2 i6 F/ \
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
+ e1 s: l' |4 t# O! c0 _Range closes to 10,000 yards...
& i! ~; F. N# \5 J6 {' @Range closes to 9,000 yards...
4 M& N& Z7 R6 Q% gRange closes to 8,000 yards...
! b y( A' q+ h% _Range closes to 7,000 yards..." L6 C5 v% v# M' G) Y5 I
Range closes to 6,000 yards..., }; C2 B. E7 v5 p% _ C
Range closes to 5,000 yards...8 \/ y& B2 Y4 f; }) e
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
3 }5 L X+ H) D' Q' f, i" z0 B/ DRange closes to 3,000 yards...
2 Z0 I; b& u. G$ A8 Z/ ]Range closes to 2,000 yards...
$ K8 o. S. D) `9 ?& K. vCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
% h; T2 b; \2 |: U7 nCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
! f% R2 W3 s4 W f# w$ M7 Q! J" ^PT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
6 O) U2 R4 O& a+ I% H% OPT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards
% o7 Q+ S) H4 {( e, i, xRange increases to 3,000 yards0 Q+ U1 O" w/ @+ y& Y" I5 b
CA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
% O/ u5 }6 m* m* S$ y- vPT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards9 \& u4 o* H7 \7 V& X; }1 M
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards
4 h8 B1 @) c4 G0 BDD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
: t# v7 ]* D" l' U# Z; i/ vRange closes to 2,000 yards
' L" S& C$ ~: k/ ~- C7 uPT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
. R% g. U! D: M- B7 n' p- X! q+ G; \# zDD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards8 m0 x0 H. ?" C! }% R
Range increases to 3,000 yards
( I F9 {9 Y) g6 }$ O, A5 \PT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards
" v0 M1 u6 J2 x; _. |PT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards/ Z, |1 m8 G5 d" n( ?+ c6 H
Range increases to 4,000 yards
1 @* T, z6 U1 L/ MPT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards8 L/ Q) B; b/ A" k2 f6 T$ t1 V
PT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards
" }/ w- L# V! y" `$ S: e4 ^Range increases to 5,000 yards
0 ^8 Q/ V& z2 [5 g7 {6 XDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
$ l1 Z% @; q7 URange increases to 6,000 yards& V4 P- |7 T& P) H* D* w- H
DD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards
" V/ s0 r( |+ }& N8 n1 Z# XRange closes to 5,000 yards r: a5 b, {4 C
DD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
/ W# u! U9 F1 h& r% H0 ]( Z3 P/ LDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards: t) L) X: b5 \# G+ y" B8 C; i8 p6 k
DD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
# j; q& a7 \' fDD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
% w* S1 [. G4 fDD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards6 b6 ~# P* Q0 ~; H( E6 |* Y
DD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards) p: M) H9 v! w2 ~# b$ T
Task forces break off... 9 p" b9 {; @! s- L. w" S/ `
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: z# o9 d# e$ D/ E* dInvasion Support action off Palembang (48,91) 8 Q8 d8 [7 A: y
44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
4 x9 e- K! n7 h) xJapanese Ships6 O& {9 B5 O+ c+ l3 X) B8 K% F7 v3 z
xAK Toei Maru
6 n3 n& ~% Z- c Y5 R F/ Z xAP Katori Maru9 p% |0 u. U0 F% j( P; l) Y$ n
xAP Suwa Maru9 P. v* J( B1 w |5 L5 m* A" B: x! P
xAP Ukishima Maru
& d; u* {+ P u PB Odatsuki Maru * b7 \$ b: R& L( U+ h1 W! e: v
Japanese ground losses:
: T$ O/ o0 k& Q, _% | 11 casualties reported
0 @! \1 t! j y) R2 ? o9 [# t+ J Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( s1 g$ X4 z A& U7 E7 u* K Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled7 G* T1 u+ d W( i4 {5 z0 v1 A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ! l3 w* E C' t+ J- B, d
xAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops7 V: V9 a7 q# _; c( x4 _0 {
xAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops
0 a- A' D6 q% o# KxAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops3 ~# _# F$ J- @# i2 d' z* g- W
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
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6 c9 A. S1 Q& g3 L! O5 I `9 xDay Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards # |# n1 U" W% q s+ F; N+ s
Japanese Ships: s/ J, F2 _# W/ W& y
CA Maya
4 x+ }9 i6 B L* j CA Kumano" n' w7 A! l* z* a. L. u! l
CL Nagara
3 @1 w) u* _: b2 b7 } CL Abukuma7 x/ ?* L& N- m9 b/ A% x: Z3 P" [
DD Hatsuyuki( N( n0 H4 A! \' w6 u# t
DD Uranami
2 \% W' E$ T! O: \5 R DD Yugiri
8 S- L+ G' i0 h g9 y1 x4 r& h DD Satsuki
: A" Y8 s+ U3 N. ]) S) H DD Minazuki5 _ \( v! P! h+ h
DD Fumizuki
/ T- n( d7 _4 H DD Nagatsuki
6 q2 c% y5 s2 o/ h$ gAllied Ships
0 [& d+ i3 f4 a, S- `1 y" }% g$ ^ PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# U! B8 ^! F$ V: w8 I$ r% g! F+ i MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" w7 G6 D* D/ B+ m1 U* n, L' E$ ? MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: o! u- k' \- [/ SMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards9 Q5 Z: K6 A+ U& O% O
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
4 \- n. K' r8 @Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards, |6 Z' s) L5 S! g! Q% |
PT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards
6 r7 [4 `' B& J: U+ NCA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards
' @6 b6 f5 h G* K5 }" W: lRange closes to 22,000 yards6 s' H, y. r- Y) V
Range closes to 20,000 yards2 k& \% j+ C7 k' x
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
4 n: S8 p- k1 a- x$ O) rDD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
( _) x/ k9 i2 a; U6 cRange closes to 17,000 yards F3 N2 E6 ?( f- l+ |+ B
Range closes to 15,000 yards
. F. O) ^; i9 Q1 O( b- rDD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
' \% [) J) f6 f( B: k/ dDD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards- H# \# ?2 F% G! ~4 x3 e+ ~2 T
DD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards$ [. c' {# e2 d% `' X- e1 H$ [" c( A* i
Range closes to 11,000 yards
3 Y5 Q( f; ^) x/ P2 eDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards% X( n+ ]- Y, S8 K& ]% I
DD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
0 C! m) A. i5 ?! ?" E6 n5 L6 ~- C; r* VDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards9 f/ g4 e/ H) k
Range closes to 7,000 yards7 l3 N, ]7 K. n$ f3 k
MTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards, t2 l" x6 N3 c5 T' a& V4 Q+ B
Range increases to 9,000 yards7 ?7 K# d0 q2 @" g
CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards
8 `; q& y# ^5 i$ t2 v! w5 w' pRange increases to 12,000 yards; h! [' F( j1 x& ^4 o+ [- w
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards5 T9 L% @+ s( Y/ K7 o
Range increases to 14,000 yards+ X2 L* Y% x6 z, D2 \- Z# Y
MTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards
* h6 `8 a7 a. n9 x; sCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk... % L/ W1 k* T( A! v+ A
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Morning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
/ m5 ~+ N6 V- u b/ Q$ nWeather in hex: Light cloud 2 ]% f# l6 W; F. @! q) e- a
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 P z2 \/ ^; e. ^* z0 ~0 p" AEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
1 |6 _, H H# vJapanese aircraft9 w( w" f& y) T2 |. c
A6M2 Zero x 32) G6 S; O3 D, P0 j
G3M2 Nell x 33
/ ]6 _2 V6 U# w7 J G4M1 Betty x 30
. _ Z+ t0 U3 } Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37 ! @" w. h8 l1 S2 y
Japanese aircraft losses
: N3 f7 }7 A( `: { G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged0 V8 r4 ?+ N* u, x. B, I: Y# g5 S
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
- y9 }/ q+ y) }. A& v- r- f& \Allied ground losses:& y' g. d: O; P7 ]5 i# Y
48 casualties reported
1 M/ B& U2 i- ~ [# d Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- m: X9 O: B6 R$ k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
6 V* l! H1 j6 E+ c" P( k3 \7 r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 y! r/ \; ]2 a0 E! A" DAircraft Attacking:
8 E8 n2 O* s9 P7 B4 W 23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
2 ~; }8 n1 }/ L! @9 |. X' n Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
0 t) m$ Q ^% c6 y 30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
2 D" @3 j3 f) [ Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
- U4 ?+ [) E! n' @6 n 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet6 s- l' V- | U8 `
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb [+ Z& |5 U) @
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet& R( `( R' O5 _. a$ v
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb2 W8 \* M& c0 b2 N4 s* B- O
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
1 C3 V/ n1 t- g! @4 E 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) , P: ]# d3 f5 `; T, b1 `2 w+ u
Weather in hex: Light cloud
) q9 p+ ]( ^# K q2 P ^' b) NRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. v8 J; z! Q$ B& o8 Y2 `
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
8 @$ ~7 x: d2 e6 N3 E$ o* JJapanese aircraft& b$ \: r- \2 s6 V- I% w
A6M2 Zero x 20
5 ~, C' v$ G" a) y G3M2 Nell x 102 B. K3 ~' o. w' b p
G4M1 Betty x 28
9 Z- P$ B5 H! c A5 ~+ s0 o/ n! J Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20 8 j- P3 A) a7 K5 _! ~) v
Japanese aircraft losses7 b! j6 a+ X/ a: k
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged% s- N1 I9 G1 S$ a6 g
G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged . C' i1 n- l+ z q5 j) }; x4 N9 o
Allied ground losses:7 ?9 b1 J# e7 X
61 casualties reported
1 g' ^' P: _4 O% g M: ]( X Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled t' u: X4 h4 C/ _ t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled) s0 L. M5 B& x! c& s7 ~2 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled + K% b5 i- | p0 ?2 q, z
Aircraft Attacking:
) E! H4 p7 B( [- F& [3 }* g 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet( s# U% E2 K% A8 _
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb5 V( `8 j7 ]% }( ]' t) h2 W8 M3 [
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet. K" D Y# `$ A/ {& O1 j
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb2 A# ~! P7 q% H
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet9 B0 {0 y# ~) t! w' w* [* R! j ~
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb( o" g& P; e1 b, B& j# o* a* U6 e4 Y8 Z
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
) `0 k2 e' y2 B5 XAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ... V2 ]+ ]' c& q- {3 n
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
3 G% L* c2 L, N9 _/ `+ rAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
9 u: \* Y! }0 |+ P% F# p9 k NAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...$ n9 I$ G! t# x7 g% ~# k6 c' |$ K
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
z5 m1 ~, Z0 |5 o G( `Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...# t& S1 L' M6 ^. i8 g6 Q1 ^# b' w ^, q* b
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
; D/ B3 y3 `1 ^2 p$ U4 i" @& iAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...6 Q4 z2 Z$ e5 s" C9 c( x2 r- v
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...7 B; O( q$ {+ \$ i B/ W2 N U2 M
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Morning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
, {) h Q6 M; v8 b# i, @5 j6 Y; AWeather in hex: Light cloud
8 b% e$ A1 T4 O" C0 G3 I8 NRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.8 l4 C2 x- x% _
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes ! m- V5 d8 F7 v% B* T
Japanese aircraft
9 ?( E: y9 [. i9 U9 c A6M2 Zero x 7
F5 `1 k/ z1 \5 c; C# |. M6 e- S Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
: B& p! d! u8 ?( J Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11 : Y7 Z5 r8 H7 \
Japanese aircraft losses9 Q5 o+ ]; @4 T
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
" K1 x$ U2 M, o. Y) Z% kAllied ground losses:( j* a: m5 I( L |( R
85 casualties reported
$ \, i) P* |1 M Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled6 R; E) [! }% r6 T% X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" ^6 w" c: V2 Y2 m3 b+ [# A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 5 e1 x7 r: M1 O6 m$ T& D
Aircraft Attacking:: @# D7 A. q8 ~. H5 B: ?
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet5 G2 Q- j, v% T9 G/ l
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb8 q d l7 b+ A0 ?; H/ f
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m5 S, v6 g7 V% t) _/ [Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)
! w! c3 Y; j- ?5 K& YJapanese Deliberate attack , J) J. W% k, |, ]
Attacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759 7 }/ b3 j! T- u: W9 O$ X& z
Defending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332 $ u' {- i! r' O' U/ q' G$ i T" e- p
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 # e2 |* R9 x1 U9 F! D% O) K2 [
Japanese adjusted assault: 894 2 F( f _. z A& V7 [
Allied adjusted defense: 127
; e- |4 h2 E* }Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2) $ A `% i- l m; ~% n% J }( e
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!! / F& |7 h( h+ S" V' L& c. K
Allied aircraft) u9 r% g& L. @3 A' @
no flights 4 w- D- R( ~% f/ u0 x
Allied aircraft losses
6 d6 D* E) |. C2 l1 s X Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed 7 f5 V, Y H k( d6 g8 E o# {
Combat modifiers
; |8 g- ?5 j3 qDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)" z$ P% H! }9 U8 A: t
Attacker: ; P0 `2 o4 M6 m+ A! m
Japanese ground losses:
# Q- @' D; N3 U g8 h, s F) |( ~ 1406 casualties reported1 P Q7 v0 I8 }1 j2 ^9 f
Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled& i7 b2 Z1 E& F D) d$ w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
( C2 j$ j$ b- `2 n8 [ i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled: N5 Q* O4 i" w: d
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) " x5 p7 ^ D9 e) g- Y; [7 o7 d
Allied ground losses:. [( v' w7 C. Q& F/ g8 M
7228 casualties reported
/ {1 W7 ]( u! I* c Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled
( x L7 V2 R" q7 H9 e7 E% [ Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled+ V: l' ^9 D" L7 M: f9 { m% y
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled" a) c* q6 g& ?& T& h; X* E
Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)
0 x9 F- T X3 d9 U. g1 D; {( @ Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled); a( S4 Y2 @' e% u4 [: j
Units retreated 5' c9 d; d: j: e8 n6 [
Units destroyed 1
2 S8 }5 P" E, h( G8 aAssaulting units:
+ S% A* w5 z8 D: U% ]% A 41st Guard Battalion* z7 _9 f1 w" ]/ f8 R9 q+ X
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF$ z" N* I' ^3 s9 ?9 W- _: v$ ~
38th Division3 q% K# c& r- A4 X# E* s6 \1 j
II./124th Infantry Battalion
$ ~8 ?5 z# I( M6 a7 e 2nd Recon Regiment
% s0 k' n! E* V! n& r% G3 @' x" m [ 6th Tank Regiment
- ^) _! W5 @, w5 N& L 53rd Division
* F4 C4 z. X6 V III./124th Infantry Battalion) T7 C. C) h4 [, p: {% F: z5 j. h
24th Infantry Regiment4 O1 S9 _' e" p( f
16th Guards Regiment9 L& X) T" p# E+ B6 i8 m3 [
5th Guards Engineer Regiment
, A) s/ M6 x: K1 C+ h Sasebo 3rd SNLF
. M" C4 G3 m6 ~- j3 f ^ Sasebo 8th SNLF G6 C+ [1 C* j# e _+ q7 ~3 u0 M
II./4th Infantry Battalion
3 B- T% n' O4 ]( p' ` L B4 p7 j! g I./4th Infantry Battalion
`7 g" |: ]9 w7 g" Q8 k, q1 ] 2nd Engr Rgt /2" e2 D _) X: t
28th Shipping Engineer Regiment
- s- E& `7 M& [ ^% ~% p 11th Special Base Force
. L6 k- n Z/ f" V6 u8 ] 23rd JAAF AF Bn
q5 e. K8 t+ l( q L* a s# tDefending units:
; w- V7 K* r9 [' S) Z Korps Marechausee Battalion4 ]# S# D6 N# b, g3 y1 x& u
NS KNIL Territory Regiment8 g0 l/ }2 l9 D9 e$ T, i
Zuid KNIL Battalion9 {: X- j% x+ B9 m( o; q& e
WS KNIL Territory Regiment
! d7 e# D8 O( @2 _ So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
* Q/ Y! o! i. Q5 f0 h1 G! X; [ North Sumatra Base Force c) ~% g+ L4 T# K2 `
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" E5 |' c$ o: i- mGround combat at Toungoo (57,50) # j/ a/ a1 `* h0 s
Allied Shock attack 0 z4 h4 M, A- I
Attacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 A$ U- u* Y! w- ~1 Z8 R
Defending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 8 o9 F) x! L" }6 T. Z
Allied adjusted assault: 43
5 `0 ^$ q6 i$ S0 E" B& }$ JJapanese adjusted defense: 1 3 L8 v3 c% T& l% C @' s a
Allied assault odds: 43 to 1
, G* `# b* n4 M8 Y; gCombat modifiers2 \# ~2 ]& O. F0 |" l
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
~0 _0 |8 l- t" e' m& C* o supply(-)9 A3 k- H9 F4 [. C/ B2 a
Attacker: shock(+)
7 |4 S# W' @5 l) u# a/ `Japanese ground losses:
# F& b' u8 h4 {) Q+ r2 o9 U* v 168 casualties reported
7 \/ }* J: N. N" B2 |+ Y, M9 u Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled. r* K( {' ]6 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% J; b1 { b8 N0 x f9 G! s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( Q9 v8 ]' J8 d: L Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
) i: Q- O, N8 n$ nAllied ground losses:
7 Y3 X' F" X3 g' H$ e 70 casualties reported" @5 f; G1 N j2 k4 g6 w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
' o7 I f6 Y$ l5 z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- ]3 V# X6 S& b% D9 v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, l. V8 U9 c/ ^% IAssaulting units:
! A8 k' X+ \& a2 Y. o0 Q, j5 p( K Rangoon BAF Battalion
+ E$ k( p; c* ] 45th Indian Brigade# l5 P( M$ `+ n$ ]) \
103rd RAF Base Force" E8 K- Z. d) n( e# }, c7 u4 ^! F2 e
109th RAF Base Force
/ B: b, B8 h5 ~- f 104th RAF Base Force
& h4 `: q# M/ y/ q1 R0 t 221 Group RAF $ ^ U2 b7 p2 b! o: d9 U) s! n
107th RAF Base Force
~. G5 W* Y9 X v( [6 I0 s+ E 106th RAF Base Force
/ j1 i% f N, I3 s5 J 108th RAF Base Force$ {: S+ S# \% ?% W+ F* k
103rd RN Base Force L/ ^. [" `$ Z, Q8 Q9 W
AVG Ground Echelon , q% }: v& K- Q) v" [0 B
Defending units:
& p( r9 x; ?) T+ C- X 2nd Raiding Regiment
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2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |