AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
" d7 r8 C) N. I& e6 LPT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。& c7 x/ [" |8 i# T
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。
2 L) W6 S6 V6 \( U, 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。
" A& l) O8 x# k8 {- q2 }/ l4 r) z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
8 u. n' b6 r! c5 g9 W当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。
5 t+ ^/ Q' H: d- C7 p% V1 ]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。" s6 C0 k b& @1 c9 t
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$ ^& U$ o. d$ S- A; j3 X9 V( jNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards . r- D9 l* h! `! z" m' x, b
Japanese Ships/ w# a& K! ~& R7 U% c2 _5 Q
BB Ise6 A1 W* H L, |' C4 E4 b
CA Ashigara
0 b+ q$ Z% b y' f8 ^, Q CL Kinu) v9 q( k" ]& I; n
DD Yugumo# x3 U* b/ B6 P$ V+ ^
DD Hatsuharu
9 B9 x3 t& X% j9 t+ U DD Nenohi
3 g& V# f- U, X2 Y+ {0 c* y! D DD Asakaze v7 ]. G1 I9 ?# J
DD Harukaze
! J" n( {1 m+ s/ Z# ~6 L DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; ?; A4 e1 u2 l+ ^! z) F2 Q0 W' WAllied Ships
; t! A7 L6 B9 z$ ~ PT TM-5
- P6 z, c$ X* w1 o& M PT TM-64 ~3 ?$ P% j$ r9 I y0 ?
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
# x' [4 D% m/ g. t: T# z2 X7 X PT TM-8
5 R4 K+ F+ E- U7 X- L PT TM-10
: o9 [1 \2 w: }: D4 Y PT TM-11
3 X: ]* [( I7 L5 K* o% h. P PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& Y3 S) v6 W8 F/ ?
PT TM-14
; S" h% F4 E8 Z$ z. L8 e( F PT TM-15 ]8 H8 u; H) [
MTB 7
- j( K2 h* q' b( W2 G0 ~ MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' z. R( ^. _7 n5 L' {7 u MTB 26
! }! k8 M, p; yReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
$ p% G4 G( U; M* \Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards
# l1 t, G2 Y% f% uRange closes to 8,000 yards...' @. P+ c$ R0 g9 O- v
Range closes to 7,000 yards...) ^, u& I# |* D* o1 p
Range closes to 6,000 yards...- ]. y* Y' K! Z" S( Z, R$ ~* [
Range closes to 5,000 yards...( \/ v- z: M/ v( h; o9 X
Range closes to 4,000 yards...0 F( Y+ ~' j2 n5 q4 t7 A K
Range closes to 3,000 yards.... W6 O' B' k9 K! ]
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
5 S( n3 P6 V4 _! u/ Q/ P8 vRange closes to 1,000 yards...
7 Y7 L" t. Q+ |. c0 LTakeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'
% g- l" k/ @$ j8 `DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards
- V% T7 s- r1 z$ h( VDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards- `4 u }# t" w
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards8 H5 z% H, R6 e8 Y" R* v, {8 E
PT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards+ D* A$ o' G5 D
DD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards& G# m- ^+ Y8 I; _* L% T
PT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards" k4 b# H( o! F {
MTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards8 C# C" w8 e8 y( j$ l2 v) k
Range increases to 2,000 yards
- B' c1 w8 ~: F7 U+ qDD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards, t: D4 j# Z9 Y( p
DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards
' t# t& g8 }& ?" nPT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards
& Y9 w/ T/ R# T7 zPT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards( i, l5 Z' ]3 N7 u4 b
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards # }' a8 _( O/ k3 }) w
Japanese Ships$ n- ~8 [' X$ z2 P$ Y" U
BB Ise
2 L* S/ `3 _5 K* ]7 q6 c' U3 J9 l CA Ashigara
o9 v6 ^! H+ Q, I$ `( y i CL Kinu
1 \, F: E) k# y" B DD Yugumo
* K2 N! }% ~- S/ Z# T DD Hatsuharu- d v' S. ?+ z+ D2 m
DD Nenohi
9 T2 i7 j- g. k DD Asakaze
^3 n! V; W& r5 [ DD Harukaze
1 E! V. Y3 g2 PAllied Ships
$ O* p! Q) y: p# j+ _1 \+ n5 I) n PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' }$ r7 c7 q- ^' I4 t+ _* j PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk& x8 P7 r6 K: N, y
PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk! ^6 E0 j* b2 Y2 n# @
PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 K* F# X' u* q7 N: O1 l T0 r) t
PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 n' h1 @" }3 b' t( D+ _
PT TM-14
7 a7 m, ^2 ~5 g7 w PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- {2 Z, ~# T2 v) y' N
MTB 7, Shell hits 1* L& Z* h3 C( v( d3 m, `& [* w; e
MTB 26 : O9 r" F+ J; y# l* K2 h) F
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight4 B/ Q7 g% V6 ^# `
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
. ^7 O0 s- V$ i' N$ RRange closes to 11,000 yards...
4 L# n |1 {* O) e0 T) WRange closes to 10,000 yards...: x" \. b# ]0 t3 J( z
Range closes to 9,000 yards...( z+ Y/ ~) O- V; V) Y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...5 l0 ~ a; `5 V* l
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
2 R+ t8 P/ D. x$ s' _8 ?Range closes to 6,000 yards...* C t$ R5 y7 v2 t! L& g/ H
Range closes to 5,000 yards...- O# x$ T, _; e& R/ X
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
) n/ u! T) I$ [6 [Range closes to 3,000 yards...
- `0 y" \# I8 |Range closes to 2,000 yards...
" h+ t5 _+ i j4 i* b9 r3 BCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
8 t u* T4 p r8 r1 V( W5 t& eCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards# V/ t" \5 Y" T
PT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards$ ?! m1 o& ~; R. m" U7 o/ I, u3 S
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards
" B( z }; \9 k# U7 F ?Range increases to 3,000 yards, v( o% \8 s, o" F3 b4 i
CA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
F1 ^' A( s& GPT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards
( a, b+ d$ U0 NDD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards
! T$ _9 w9 w7 z* J: Q9 bDD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards7 |( M- ]7 B i) h+ `4 J
Range closes to 2,000 yards( @, B7 H' ]5 D5 m1 m3 a% V. B0 O4 H- r
PT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
8 ~ u' b) o ?) v) \DD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards
( w( B; G3 ?2 d- a; n i9 }Range increases to 3,000 yards
' X- [6 j. e |# M4 mPT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards2 S( _8 _0 j; Y6 K6 m* J1 [
PT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards
6 A5 C4 V+ \3 |Range increases to 4,000 yards+ m4 Z) d* q9 O' o
PT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards0 e F' `# P7 F5 R6 J% W" ]5 J* {
PT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards
0 a2 @9 k6 Z& [$ [( \! ~Range increases to 5,000 yards0 j8 L4 f' L) h+ i, M( z/ L
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
# c* D- f, D% a5 x# eRange increases to 6,000 yards
8 s- W2 T' K+ X# l) Q1 FDD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards0 |4 `9 r6 j: m% `. z
Range closes to 5,000 yards
9 z q4 R- c# u5 DDD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
* J( H% [: T! CDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
K5 Y0 W+ a, TDD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
, p3 e m* ~. O! m% \DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards' o7 U! @, B" I/ {; q' u
DD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
0 d" \2 Y/ ] SDD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
7 k7 a. A. ]0 E5 CTask forces break off... # w. }( C) Y9 V( Q7 K
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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91) ( O: ~$ z5 f6 u, U
44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
& x7 Q! {" C+ ?+ \Japanese Ships. _1 Z8 K9 m$ N! _! T' |
xAK Toei Maru
! W$ t5 I' \' j, b' _9 X0 K3 K3 P) m' ^- c9 P xAP Katori Maru
8 }: h7 a7 C9 Y+ F( R; @0 O$ r0 c, T xAP Suwa Maru& P& k/ }$ a. R1 M
xAP Ukishima Maru
( n) [4 G/ ~6 y h PB Odatsuki Maru 8 F5 j3 o/ V( Q$ ]
Japanese ground losses:# B5 |8 P4 W) Z! d& F: F
11 casualties reported
% k0 x( T C+ l7 F4 @/ R1 V7 d" [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 d1 d1 n' Y. {# N0 _' |" M
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ _% g' P4 ^, V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 @* J5 s( `, e: \& ?4 ~7 @xAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops
3 ^9 `$ n* k7 ]+ HxAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops( d: v5 n. s d# ]! m$ w
xAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops
# F, Q9 Z( } I" n8 v; w6 R9 P0 A0 qDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards4 T! @! T, v" {4 K& ?5 L3 [& D; G
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards 7 V. g1 V# t- w3 V6 g [9 x8 y: g
Japanese Ships
" W# f7 V( {- ~3 S' }% ]9 x% `; a CA Maya* ^2 K5 P' h; m- ?5 E
CA Kumano
. T) T2 |/ T& s8 }& R3 x* ] CL Nagara# l/ m+ r. m7 |# ~- G& K2 X( ?
CL Abukuma- a# J# T9 z( F0 j" c8 c
DD Hatsuyuki2 V O2 e7 N! v% D& o) H) y
DD Uranami) Y8 M# P4 m& \( C$ ]4 T9 G4 G' U
DD Yugiri
3 [ T+ K( C5 G' n DD Satsuki4 @& Y; i c8 x
DD Minazuki
2 f j. k- V& A& [" s& P! x, j* m DD Fumizuki; D7 R( G7 U2 p" O8 e8 M
DD Nagatsuki 8 }+ \ u, n5 H- t
Allied Ships
0 G; b! ]- g& ~2 e+ t3 E PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 W( b9 ~' l& t/ ~ MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# G2 g& v% `9 J MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk ! ~/ U6 b. v. E6 A1 s/ ^7 O, c
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards: n( [+ g. o" i' B+ j
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
8 f( P+ `, b0 @" ^$ cJapanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards
0 Q$ g. V6 p* w [& m1 b; F/ \PT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards
2 w0 W( L9 x, n* E% G" cCA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards
7 N- j3 H/ b' f; ~8 [- WRange closes to 22,000 yards9 H: y* j0 ?! `7 @3 P& m+ k- O
Range closes to 20,000 yards
+ V( h# ]8 T; ] s% W$ p7 vDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
# M; q& p8 [2 `9 F( Z) E% YDD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards Y( d/ T1 Z' g4 o5 E) V" C: Q Z
Range closes to 17,000 yards R: r0 r, ]( Z9 z9 k( W4 q
Range closes to 15,000 yards
0 n% I1 L5 J3 l, e3 Y) E* dDD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
4 ?$ \2 O6 _, J7 Z1 }DD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
6 r: W! |- p5 B* Y+ r, t4 ]1 gDD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
4 Q2 q T% m1 R4 V" {6 ?Range closes to 11,000 yards
5 [1 k& T* |, d& ^5 }. d, uDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
8 \8 _4 \/ B% H; g$ h" yDD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
; J S! T! h/ c* z6 ^# aDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
7 u" l/ G9 Y; X8 E- a4 URange closes to 7,000 yards
1 K* L: O; Q+ ]$ J+ \ y5 B% b" QMTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards$ o' [) q) q2 x/ K# A
Range increases to 9,000 yards* H3 \8 c" x1 @# L: Y
CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards+ U7 L( |- ~9 x* [; z5 N8 r/ U- C' H3 j
Range increases to 12,000 yards
3 \# U- U) ]' E' `$ {2 HDD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards: R: z6 Z9 a @( d8 `
Range increases to 14,000 yards
# Q; K* B# r$ F9 H9 eMTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards
& m9 Y! E0 ~3 `0 I6 ^, _) ECombat ends with last Allied ship sunk... $ I5 e# l6 [# t4 A# ^5 E) R1 `$ b
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) q+ Z5 k/ f d+ Z9 L8 B" kMorning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
6 ~% Q) Y( J* U# C7 I8 t- IWeather in hex: Light cloud ' n @3 J# J; h$ V
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
- t; Y( Y! R+ ]% ]: TEstimated time to target is 6 minutes ; U/ {8 w$ T5 K. [* v/ e% K5 R* M
Japanese aircraft* _9 r9 `( `8 s! V( ~2 B3 d) e
A6M2 Zero x 32. K! b; ~- W* Y4 x
G3M2 Nell x 33
8 g0 r* d- s! C) U G4M1 Betty x 30$ X8 D* Y; v" Q$ u2 z
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37 ! d, }2 ]4 ]. C5 q% W
Japanese aircraft losses2 D3 t8 i+ Z: b+ y7 O) ^6 }; N
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
* S! |+ y/ p' F8 I& I$ r G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged 4 T" J2 ~+ z& V! ~5 M0 j9 Y
Allied ground losses:' g9 n. ?8 A: ~) @ W4 I
48 casualties reported
4 d. F- ?: T. @: a5 K" V Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled: x( k2 Q/ u5 V/ t5 X- j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled) C$ }7 T- e- H- \, p; i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 |8 I& o: r- K- pAircraft Attacking:
1 u4 M& e; w) o! J3 h+ D6 W 23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet' ]. m: Q3 r6 ?% D7 W, }! A; M6 q
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 n% R3 r" u, `# s3 g: B 30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet% [( u; O6 R. N0 v
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb5 w+ q: u; Z% Y2 K( B6 O
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
& t- w" W* ?' i6 k Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 }( g3 u9 T" S% {7 W( P7 @. k. e2 c+ j 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet5 T( P" u' u6 H( ?) V0 u- C, z
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
" R) U6 o) @- n 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
: m" o* b, l1 r1 X; X9 g 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) 5 j: M% I% S$ }8 b8 g
Weather in hex: Light cloud n( M; C/ z4 M( Y( K
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 z `, P5 f& k0 ^( v6 Q3 B, `Estimated time to target is 5 minutes " b% g. V- |' _
Japanese aircraft. }$ N! Y$ \: q+ f" T. j
A6M2 Zero x 200 x6 w; a& K1 C/ X- w
G3M2 Nell x 10% N% [' d4 A( u5 r' M
G4M1 Betty x 28
- g$ T0 V/ N) Y! j+ o Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20
# v& d& n0 A; J% j& D" }Japanese aircraft losses
" e+ ?3 }! T3 y6 }9 o- ?! ~ G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged4 Y/ j( y/ d- @, C1 O& z5 v
G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged
5 I9 t$ B3 @9 ]. T3 R" |Allied ground losses:! q" \7 s. {9 m8 {; [/ j
61 casualties reported+ n+ D" F& ?3 S8 a7 b1 p1 A7 x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled7 e2 Y- @( c3 v! s1 b5 o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled6 ~/ V' q, v+ V4 C/ C0 ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- @( O/ S' ]3 a) X/ y; qAircraft Attacking:
, R- _4 X% b* v# y* X+ e 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet$ D. X2 A2 O2 F
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb6 A5 x: |, R7 G/ `
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
0 G5 s8 }4 X& R# E) g Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
1 T: E0 i; M$ O2 c6 } 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet- I- U, C p2 E, [' i) D& J
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb, ^% f# \2 k9 P Y. x! \3 k+ _
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...1 O1 k* C8 u" b8 _$ O2 o
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
2 C1 m6 d% j/ X4 ~7 |Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
( N" A6 M5 P; G0 [, m: X- HAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...7 S3 _$ A8 }2 u) D+ u
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...' M. A0 ~, W6 N
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
3 u' [0 A! o) U' y2 L7 f' J( qAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
2 U& e+ w# q- `7 EAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
( R( y1 y. y" yAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...: k% ~' x, _ ]+ _, ?& ?1 e3 t& p/ l/ z
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...# m3 T9 X! v6 Q
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, w l; V4 B# n% S0 XMorning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
; J! f$ u4 E# K3 sWeather in hex: Light cloud
# c) r) D% a- E, ]. c7 c1 |8 `: ~Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.1 ^8 Z) X6 J: h3 L1 I
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes $ l( ` m i9 Y9 _1 y- ~6 q
Japanese aircraft$ I% c0 i$ L0 V& X+ i
A6M2 Zero x 7
7 w9 |5 D1 Y4 [! A Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
8 c# d7 d7 m7 z* j Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
( f2 Z+ M' z) t( L4 I4 Y7 |Japanese aircraft losses
, @8 B B8 A* ^1 Z4 x5 ?- s; e E Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
+ _9 {& T7 q$ o8 cAllied ground losses:, q2 v1 P M# L
85 casualties reported/ z+ J9 ]% }4 E$ r0 j& |4 Q7 H4 T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled4 k) Y, S' U" S' k8 z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ t" Y) f1 i( q/ ~: |+ O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & x5 n' C# Q! C& ~4 U
Aircraft Attacking:, @' \: @0 \. ]6 v8 W2 E, Y4 s
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet0 j$ q& s& e& Q3 e1 X2 ]' l" g
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) + C6 S- r1 l" ^1 B/ Y/ Z$ p
Japanese Deliberate attack
& \! Y2 C" {4 @, M8 ^Attacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759
! e( c" M7 {! V& |% RDefending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332 8 l2 v1 m. ~: H' X
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
7 j8 ]! K% y6 o( H& r8 c3 }Japanese adjusted assault: 894
. s0 Y1 \5 Y- {( X# ^3 LAllied adjusted defense: 127
+ w* `0 H6 d. ]2 f. f* VJapanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2) , ]# u6 v) z0 O: M8 S
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!
S2 K$ B% ^+ `( a. EAllied aircraft
@+ D- v# ^! O: d* u4 O no flights & e' r8 a8 n6 U1 L" `
Allied aircraft losses* R) j m# h0 W
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed
, G: s3 q& J$ c: Z' O# eCombat modifiers; g. @9 X* v3 x! `5 Y( \. G
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
4 W- _! J3 _+ j8 x& s% D) D$ _Attacker: & Y+ y, e- t: I, O' ~
Japanese ground losses:* R% L i2 C" \5 y" m
1406 casualties reported( A/ R$ ^# h7 @* I' x7 X
Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled
8 Q- @! J& s) c' V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled+ K" `( \* y3 p$ e% h ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
4 X8 R2 n+ ]0 h. _ Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
4 v# A. I2 K! P6 S8 p, R: |5 `& wAllied ground losses:
1 n1 @" x( u! t3 n' d4 |1 k. N2 m 7228 casualties reported- i) d5 y+ a6 ]/ k
Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled& k3 _" {- X; C" _; v
Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled6 Y) ~, E0 t w. u
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled* |) j' [9 Z* u" h
Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)
" j7 f- L4 D# ~) H Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) e, r6 m( O9 Y- g
Units retreated 5
' |1 X% H( H6 @) d) u5 H* M Units destroyed 1
' R3 E/ [5 ?* A4 v( d4 pAssaulting units:/ p0 g' ~; ^4 `* Q
41st Guard Battalion
3 Z9 h) O& T5 O& A Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
& b; }( h9 E' t# @ 38th Division
% W5 v+ y, ~; `( I II./124th Infantry Battalion
, J4 Q0 ]0 d( V$ f3 z) a 2nd Recon Regiment9 z8 `+ ]; j; o. G( v& w3 w! D( g
6th Tank Regiment0 n1 W) q% P9 r) j9 ?
53rd Division" C5 B# b. k2 E" e- Y9 A# N; c" R
III./124th Infantry Battalion
1 t( i8 b/ W3 [3 f, ^) @ 24th Infantry Regiment
# C( _0 u4 ^ q 16th Guards Regiment" |1 e p8 x }
5th Guards Engineer Regiment
8 ~5 V/ R/ X, R" B* @$ | Sasebo 3rd SNLF7 J& F, w5 r4 {& u" g0 e6 i/ w
Sasebo 8th SNLF
1 ]" q1 G7 _; n; C% W II./4th Infantry Battalion
k( v0 t9 a7 F I./4th Infantry Battalion
$ R z0 f+ n* E1 z$ x6 h% _ 2nd Engr Rgt /2# K- y. t. R. Z6 f) T
28th Shipping Engineer Regiment1 C7 V/ H( D5 w' O
11th Special Base Force
7 `3 m$ }& }, c# \$ m1 n( y 23rd JAAF AF Bn
9 N# r4 o0 X v: m+ bDefending units:
0 B. R/ q2 _/ i, p1 c+ @& D Korps Marechausee Battalion
- ^7 O2 V/ C6 Z0 `' A NS KNIL Territory Regiment
1 D# Q+ @3 ^ Y a: j! ^ Zuid KNIL Battalion
# W, a2 M# J0 o5 s+ Y WS KNIL Territory Regiment
' K7 V! ?, G8 w% _, Y So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
/ p$ ?5 W$ t. }! c North Sumatra Base Force% M( u4 y( p, _
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/ V- e" d! j! e% `4 m% F/ i4 k3 _6 mGround combat at Toungoo (57,50)
2 m0 g" ~6 s# y/ F5 @# |Allied Shock attack : e) _% W* {7 G/ ?; P6 v* A
Attacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 , G& M! W7 S2 o' E0 z j
Defending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 ; K6 h6 ~" F) f8 U( H' _5 {
Allied adjusted assault: 43
$ g5 K. K1 H& @ E5 F) dJapanese adjusted defense: 1 4 Z* M& ?5 r7 n0 |5 o
Allied assault odds: 43 to 1
1 z( B" S$ q" J3 OCombat modifiers
1 ^' |; ~- X `' [! n. k( `4 EDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)& \) V' x: c* ?1 {, @ N) q
supply(-)8 b) o" m) T# n, A" c
Attacker: shock(+) ! [5 Z! j, t5 }/ r7 T
Japanese ground losses:, \/ W O3 _! |5 { H
168 casualties reported2 L5 @2 ~) G5 h! M
Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
s# c. S4 y7 N8 ^- Y" r7 H& L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 K$ j0 @4 _+ j, u7 _- J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 G/ }2 z' C* t2 p Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
" B4 O2 k! J1 KAllied ground losses:5 w$ g: v _; S- \+ I
70 casualties reported
" W5 _# y4 v4 A. `: z9 V0 F1 [& E Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled' n0 G+ M8 U. z- Z S W# }2 f, \- Z7 d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 d9 G! q h& P' P+ l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled - k8 Q+ i* W; p% l3 Y& o
Assaulting units:
9 }& P3 [- P" \0 _& J6 s Rangoon BAF Battalion: L4 I8 c. H5 @- ?7 p' J+ n
45th Indian Brigade
" m" q1 i4 r( ` 103rd RAF Base Force$ s* ^8 O" n& c+ C1 `+ o% Z
109th RAF Base Force
+ E6 d; T, L' X, C6 q; N- O 104th RAF Base Force& p$ s- i& A# m4 B: N5 K( X
221 Group RAF + H! d; I7 b0 ^2 N; e* ~8 B
107th RAF Base Force
1 b Y1 y) ?7 d 106th RAF Base Force
' e$ N/ j+ D% I: s$ F, { 108th RAF Base Force
" E# Y* J' Y S; t0 `, ^& ? 103rd RN Base Force/ |" f: R! Z; w- r/ {
AVG Ground Echelon : e( i N' r9 F7 [
Defending units:( J8 F; X+ M5 Q# w0 |4 Z
2nd Raiding Regiment
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2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |