AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42- ^- P6 q/ S$ r$ D0 I/ F- Y' ^$ l
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。) n* G6 K0 Z% ?
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。9 ~. D- L# ^# `, ]5 w
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。
6 E( n; \% _: ]1 n/ Y! S; P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
' y5 T i2 Y( Q/ K+ a当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。
8 E: C/ }0 x' }# F( h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
7 w. A; U: x; T* I* CJapanese Ships
: O: a2 @( q$ H: y) | BB Ise, n) S5 L) a c; H& i, ^
CA Ashigara2 o! _$ L% T2 ^) j2 u
CL Kinu, h3 x- s% {' v5 ]
DD Yugumo
2 v) H) j0 F$ ]* b1 M6 W# Z7 T2 t* T. P DD Hatsuharu
! `4 j; j) M+ m( U% i8 ~& K DD Nenohi% ^9 n y! p/ ^5 y; U% G$ y
DD Asakaze
: f: Z: [3 j" K% e, d( E3 B DD Harukaze. e) ]) _- |; j5 c' F+ l g
DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk % o) f( P7 R0 ]* `4 f5 E, r" N6 o
Allied Ships" H* G3 n+ p' l/ Q
PT TM-5
% D* z B7 n/ \/ a3 v' ? PT TM-6; b. @2 L9 C' `/ R
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk6 s/ M e) M6 V0 t5 |0 C6 W
PT TM-8; S, \% m# h& ?- v% m
PT TM-10. J- | E$ M( j- Q3 W/ h9 E6 P
PT TM-11
9 h! n* c5 t9 k) e$ @2 X/ { PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 S% q9 x$ A) }8 o
PT TM-14
0 S) u7 J! p: C0 m" o& K PT TM-15
) D7 Y2 `2 K% P8 b( I MTB 72 g4 ]' Z8 q* L& N0 S% f
MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# M! \. R! g9 L' f! N
MTB 26
8 e/ X7 [: }: G3 }. N1 z" ?& H: yReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight- }( K z2 @+ f- ?+ H. w& i E
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards
% V8 f! q( |8 q0 R# n7 vRange closes to 8,000 yards...
2 l( Y+ d3 X) Z* j) C: [& {0 i( GRange closes to 7,000 yards...; s/ J* ^. R8 N2 S7 Y
Range closes to 6,000 yards.../ @3 ?& u2 r' X% W' u! i+ R) H" ?
Range closes to 5,000 yards...; j) G7 z$ x9 f( w) m6 V5 _# \$ ?
Range closes to 4,000 yards...- D' P( n$ H% p/ |! A" p
Range closes to 3,000 yards...7 X1 p$ r6 d+ x/ s% ?4 o! N
Range closes to 2,000 yards..., F+ ]" d0 A' g! f2 n; Q& N
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
2 U' W( v6 l# x5 [2 z7 ~2 R' iTakeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'; t$ G$ }$ V% A6 B- X
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards8 ]' E" D% B. z2 D6 g- T; I; w9 |. Z6 M
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards% Z# b3 j5 J' ^% c$ W. W7 \
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards$ a$ ]# |1 i3 g- w {. Q. F; {3 S
PT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards' ]( }# ?3 X% r8 V: D8 H
DD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards- E' J8 P# w$ @% l. L3 }
PT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards1 f% l+ E6 M- [9 ^/ D# G
MTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards9 W i8 C* m& W t4 u
Range increases to 2,000 yards
7 ?$ c% s. T3 Y+ Z1 U, lDD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards: L: l! l" Y8 S p, `2 V
DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards
2 T3 b8 y' }, n K \PT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards* x6 B" t' X5 H( K) x
PT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards' J; z, K+ E2 I2 |3 V$ m' o
Task forces break off...
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* K, e! s& f# Q3 s) hNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards
0 g& ` d/ Q& O3 `+ AJapanese Ships
+ D; w- I& J! c6 L0 e$ p BB Ise, ~1 E7 R- ^+ v3 F# _" c, T
CA Ashigara+ ~0 T! c% v( u6 v
CL Kinu; N4 Z( ]9 J8 I$ @
DD Yugumo
+ m1 U! k- F% s' G! d; i DD Hatsuharu
5 ~0 I) h! L' @2 b DD Nenohi
2 w6 L3 H# B; m DD Asakaze
* I. \) [7 m5 L; Z& E, y DD Harukaze
6 r# S- w( v: u2 L# b, zAllied Ships
$ _ l' m. Y \: R e7 A PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& D( f% L+ F% T# A6 U: ^1 x4 F
PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk. @8 M9 Q# ^! P4 O& J
PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
# j" k5 [: V! K; z- q; t PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% c+ t( z% d4 W) r; u2 E
PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# `/ J( g l$ s; G. U* C2 `5 } PT TM-14
: s+ z$ C! Z% G; h PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# N O: u7 K, G; i' W* S. t3 D MTB 7, Shell hits 10 p2 ?# s. V% P) x& Q/ w i
MTB 26
1 N, N9 a5 Z% M8 K% c% X' c% wReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
2 n% K* l/ ?* }+ NMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
\ B4 {" e' PRange closes to 11,000 yards...$ U9 f" j6 f) o5 N2 L
Range closes to 10,000 yards...+ Y7 z+ Z$ X+ g" e( g8 W* t: f
Range closes to 9,000 yards...9 z0 q5 x+ m! _+ S7 F# X: S
Range closes to 8,000 yards...) s' w% P/ z' l e9 ^) N
Range closes to 7,000 yards...% n- l% J# c/ A" N
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
: V" k F- |0 h! F6 Q% LRange closes to 5,000 yards...6 u0 _! \* {* ]8 I$ i3 T
Range closes to 4,000 yards... v4 w6 {% I0 Q/ D( Z0 c8 Q$ L
Range closes to 3,000 yards...6 p: X! W9 A* B6 r' _ w
Range closes to 2,000 yards...# q! m* \/ [2 u4 n1 H
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards3 o$ s! Z5 S% b& e
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards' I& m7 |* q0 N7 t
PT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards/ w$ u9 f4 L3 w0 |% X' Z
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards$ [' G! W4 e! s! o* }5 f
Range increases to 3,000 yards
; A5 L3 G5 I& F E. E" lCA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
: n4 u; Z: p* k- APT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards4 y/ R; v4 `3 l. T: r
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards
: g( ?4 w% ]8 M" ?( UDD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards o/ y' L1 Y- i' M
Range closes to 2,000 yards
4 Y5 N0 p% X# L/ A: `3 f6 Z6 ePT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
9 F* j! s4 W" m5 JDD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards
4 n1 V- M$ t1 f8 FRange increases to 3,000 yards
; @2 c5 d" Q2 ~. F" pPT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards1 X) `/ }+ Q5 W; X4 s) C* J4 d
PT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards
! y5 ]1 |# l \9 fRange increases to 4,000 yards2 }9 a1 _# c: o" W# Z2 F; H6 K
PT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards- w5 O4 V( w( [8 z2 D& L+ N& H
PT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards' X, g5 E) y- ^8 y
Range increases to 5,000 yards
% X5 w8 w" F% R9 aDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
7 J* k6 Y3 \+ j8 X0 IRange increases to 6,000 yards
" d& ]1 d# M Z, JDD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards# W- w/ c3 ^+ b% w# E
Range closes to 5,000 yards
- t- A7 Z0 y( JDD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
# j2 @' B: ^* G& Y- ]7 [DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards0 h+ ?% k1 t3 F# W5 C' X: n5 m7 X
DD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards8 E4 p$ y ?* S% c
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
& J8 U4 N% _) R# m# |. t; LDD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
; V3 m2 ~3 g4 S* u0 ?DD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
5 I5 Z/ P2 b7 d/ ~7 ?/ Y1 Z$ E, N9 dTask forces break off... 5 i3 H; |& ^& U
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$ }' E5 g% h/ I5 d2 e3 k+ P \+ BInvasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
/ \' a' p9 b0 ?& [44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
# f2 o% F: {3 X. b# PJapanese Ships
! G: C; T! _% k. A6 u+ s xAK Toei Maru
% H2 N2 N" J. a; l: T" ^" J3 k+ f xAP Katori Maru# G! d. @. o8 O$ \ a2 A# j
xAP Suwa Maru, i- _: k$ @/ L2 \
xAP Ukishima Maru" i" {! [ U0 J% Z G
PB Odatsuki Maru
! B" b& Z8 ^) W: j" t1 VJapanese ground losses:) K9 _. x% F9 F; L9 _- m
11 casualties reported
0 m: L: ]- K# T( C; Y& \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. I) S' _6 l, y6 n; Q
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
: u* s; j% N8 O4 s- B, f/ |1 N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 B* R6 \' C+ [: f0 f# MxAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops
* a! n4 b7 s$ `+ E) ExAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops
: [# e3 s( s% Q7 ? N) vxAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops
+ W& [; c' H( `# o: ]6 `* gDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
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8 J' L9 K |8 {- }& ^) xDay Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards
0 C- b" l# z9 G! w+ P; OJapanese Ships. \( N6 }- a1 i) X7 c+ e. o7 m
CA Maya
B* z' K& ~4 X, t" U4 d5 f# x CA Kumano
3 S# m0 Z1 L7 ]7 i CL Nagara
# e$ Z5 m9 _+ q3 a: S CL Abukuma2 W8 |. v6 w+ v% e2 N; S9 q( i/ ?
DD Hatsuyuki
, i N* L5 g* ]& l& H DD Uranami
* T7 b5 g. o6 j2 S; v# s DD Yugiri
( U" q- d+ H( r5 c DD Satsuki! \ |6 \7 `4 k- M1 i, W0 _
DD Minazuki; x5 t' R7 J' h& g* w* N8 a2 w1 ^% w
DD Fumizuki
0 C$ a4 V: p* {1 ~0 d9 k V DD Nagatsuki 4 Y" W! u# @. w- G7 }
Allied Ships' e3 m3 D I% B2 o
PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! d# [8 p+ n6 V1 J5 b: l1 y
MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% E R- b5 B4 x% f MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk & o' Z, d! V9 M( Y) |/ O& U: h; `
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
, k9 x2 c. z/ {3 c5 j. g6 y. aCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
. y# I2 Y# X2 W' o2 h1 C* b5 G7 QJapanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards- k5 h* u) O( \; U; X0 e
PT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards
' m4 n5 \- F: G: V* t7 `CA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards [, r$ {/ _$ T# L
Range closes to 22,000 yards- n5 a$ z, l; T. F# r! P
Range closes to 20,000 yards' [6 R" w s$ J% C& ~+ ~1 _4 \
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards) Q4 [) R* v! a% C4 X/ c& y
DD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards0 J8 c9 b2 r3 C! R% x
Range closes to 17,000 yards
- ]5 t* g, J8 R \2 z( NRange closes to 15,000 yards
' t$ b5 P9 @5 a+ |' zDD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
: {# l/ E4 s8 o4 |, T$ EDD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards5 J1 e2 @- `3 |% {* h. ?# l
DD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
: R! z) z- ]! J! f2 Y5 JRange closes to 11,000 yards
3 d- ?0 u8 p) v' P" x& UDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
7 [# w: j8 S. `6 z, O2 x7 a9 O, d) vDD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
" e/ n3 L$ @/ v$ JDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
4 i7 |% \ g2 N8 J* d( r# J" ]8 kRange closes to 7,000 yards
. Q% T1 P; e, R. N2 C+ _, S" IMTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards
: [6 E0 Y! |$ S/ R; rRange increases to 9,000 yards! l' B* Q' J$ H; S$ i
CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards) O* v0 b6 D" e, \
Range increases to 12,000 yards& p, p$ V7 m; d' ? R& Z9 h! h; {, a
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards
+ [5 z/ r L7 W `. `/ yRange increases to 14,000 yards
* V" \4 w; Z9 v9 c0 T' p- y; }( KMTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards
* z# v& z1 Z; \Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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" k6 Z$ f6 h9 J5 y3 HMorning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) 2 _/ l# }: r' {* \' C' S
Weather in hex: Light cloud ( U. @" M" H Y1 V
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
' U: H; N& B, a0 k; @) iEstimated time to target is 6 minutes ; s5 g1 O& Q- }: V3 R" N, Y
Japanese aircraft8 `3 J* c3 k% i! E0 Y3 `- L
A6M2 Zero x 320 s1 x/ `+ L; U" h
G3M2 Nell x 332 p; q4 R# u/ r% U
G4M1 Betty x 30- T# L8 W @ C a
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37
& |4 V2 k& J% m2 B5 J/ l* lJapanese aircraft losses9 @" Y" x$ F9 u9 F% I3 ^3 s
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
* D7 ^* W4 \+ \% y; S ` G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
( r4 _2 S; t# ?9 T2 }Allied ground losses:
0 D9 Y2 \: V+ n 48 casualties reported
: |! `/ [ N( o Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 d) V3 w. ?7 }# c+ w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled& \8 u. ~' |" O- [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 \ p. b8 F' Z' ~( {% h3 {Aircraft Attacking:
! Z1 h+ U `2 e 23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet5 p6 @8 u$ J9 L0 Z& V
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb. P( c. ~' d R" Q$ _
30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
( N% Y3 ^( o, X; ^ Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
5 x/ S2 E4 k& a7 C( P t! Z# E" w% u 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
6 e5 W9 j# w; u7 E Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 ~: G3 S- e l# m1 h. I 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet. i' u" i4 a6 w$ j
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
2 z4 W% w( W7 C 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
- j& C% l5 p; @% S9 ]( P9 _* |; O 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) # k7 u! ]$ ?! H
Weather in hex: Light cloud
' Z# n, v) X9 k3 u9 h3 c2 w* _Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 X" r( ~# A. f1 t9 t8 @Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
- Q3 N- ^6 i; w+ F- F" F* e& C" [- HJapanese aircraft
; V( v" Z; R% W! W. q# T' c. O5 J% g A6M2 Zero x 20
% z- l) ^$ x6 g* e1 _ G3M2 Nell x 10
: D! G3 Q& F: l3 k& Y: s G4M1 Betty x 281 r- {$ A7 S' j& @
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20
5 r1 @2 O" e; r) I/ hJapanese aircraft losses
1 W: Y9 B% |' H9 }- V: d. V8 W' K G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
! e" n$ @; [+ J) w G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged # Q6 J8 ]0 d6 G! K
Allied ground losses:
3 H4 s9 O. l3 T P8 T 61 casualties reported
) w7 C, g% O8 U) I' F. U Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled# H% X& }, E! J1 X, i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled7 ~ w% h$ R; ^& e9 N. C. a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; u! `" W; W6 ~- w. W6 y& TAircraft Attacking:
! f U* c3 k' D# B6 b( c) ^. j' Z 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet) n. Z3 \7 l4 ^
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb' }. W8 \& W# Y7 e' V& p
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet+ o: W* W1 Q0 u
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb' [2 H- _/ _+ J4 f
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet, e) I7 g* @% [0 Q2 E8 U2 N) u1 i
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
0 c, O: q5 ~; g' m! C- \- sAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
6 v+ K" f5 |3 B+ `Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...8 }; z3 W. ^# v1 u' v* `- e, k
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...& W0 W# b" r" x I0 V5 Z
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...' p9 i9 _0 w8 F. ?
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...8 o4 I% c# g0 X7 N6 f
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
# ~) W3 u& p4 v6 H( x$ aAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
% X* m* B) Q* Q' [* gAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
2 ^6 G6 O" q0 x6 t# t3 E+ i5 ~Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
. q0 e5 o0 a% B' e; A F# NAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
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Morning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
$ f: h( b( ^2 o/ _& e) m# ]" _$ zWeather in hex: Light cloud
4 O8 s/ V( }- S' R" FRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
. H r" a" o8 S, FEstimated time to target is 1 minutes 8 f/ N% ]( _* b: k4 G% y, O4 @
Japanese aircraft
: _- f& B1 S @8 x% V) d( |0 O# n( f7 @ A6M2 Zero x 7
) H' A$ X% |" y Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
" |: z. Z$ O; N% W8 B" d, C& P Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
9 G# d) I8 G! R4 @3 }6 Q' GJapanese aircraft losses
" w4 y/ d+ t& w0 b Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
* w5 E. z- f- H' ^8 w4 r! wAllied ground losses:/ m$ c" C5 G m. n: m6 P# K
85 casualties reported' H# a5 h9 F) N# s: i! E) F, T6 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
8 \" j: w# g% W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 d2 U# R6 `% _1 N% {5 q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! C- Y, _+ u0 [3 z n: G5 _7 ~1 rAircraft Attacking:
* n) N7 t/ p& ?( g$ s4 ]$ b; v 17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet2 x! m. V, |( d+ I n. z
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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5 _+ M8 O" h" `Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)
" h0 p+ R$ i; Q+ r8 D8 H1 d1 _Japanese Deliberate attack
. \6 a' R/ ^/ [, c: R" ^Attacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759 $ K5 }) l2 p4 l9 p7 E- S
Defending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
# O, P5 V _$ _! bJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 % s$ }: o+ f# B" U! U
Japanese adjusted assault: 894 / H' J7 k; U4 f$ A
Allied adjusted defense: 127
2 f5 R/ P4 Z( e1 ]6 g" S" X2 iJapanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)
* y% N4 U$ v l/ c7 Z Y5 NJapanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!
4 H6 ?9 ^ I0 \ U& a+ s* j, _% sAllied aircraft9 C7 r1 E) W0 O- H1 Q
no flights
+ V' D1 c8 t6 i5 E* Z) J; zAllied aircraft losses
, u7 C; L. Z: E: P8 D* ~0 i# n- [ Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed
* L( O: N% q+ gCombat modifiers$ R1 w7 }4 [: Y1 p0 R. U; d
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)2 Z" A w, l! d/ k* w5 _8 ^
Attacker:
! T, J- O0 C. _0 ^4 v, jJapanese ground losses:# E$ U, p8 \/ u+ V
1406 casualties reported8 n% x8 Y. p# J& H2 }9 r; T
Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled
; v3 V/ G5 a/ I& L! r: ]4 S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled5 l8 m; Z4 _2 Z. A( @! }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
# o! {. t: k T0 A0 `$ v Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) ; m4 ~/ b4 O" F2 Y# {
Allied ground losses:
, O- x- l3 a5 { s1 u 7228 casualties reported; ?! `) R3 Y# W$ K7 `% q# K) j
Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled
, L9 N. N; d" [3 [. j0 L | Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled3 {8 j6 {, ]1 z; f- E
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
: j. P9 n4 a3 r8 C2 I Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)% H- k3 t, k5 a- A6 e' S( K( ?
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
5 X; X& P) ?8 s" U8 m+ ~ s% E Units retreated 5: d5 Y& |* ?4 z3 M4 X
Units destroyed 1
0 w c+ \6 H9 N) p) ?Assaulting units:
* G! g7 F6 p1 P( [ 41st Guard Battalion7 u. E2 X* r2 E# R& k
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF3 s+ c5 I' g4 \ H% b3 ?! d
38th Division
. \. P; R) \0 D, D M9 g1 E II./124th Infantry Battalion2 |0 ?2 R$ n- U f s/ m
2nd Recon Regiment
5 n# C% A7 [ f E* w: U5 w0 @3 x 6th Tank Regiment- r1 a5 |7 N5 A* w/ |6 G
53rd Division
6 H7 r( }7 }& C) G III./124th Infantry Battalion
, f! c# m w2 N- O4 e 24th Infantry Regiment2 W, I% f* ~. D, h1 V
16th Guards Regiment. r K" ^+ s: c. E* ^, w* s
5th Guards Engineer Regiment1 d- r" D8 N+ n" a- q
Sasebo 3rd SNLF+ [9 R, H# z# j: g& u
Sasebo 8th SNLF
6 S3 b* I2 @; b) t II./4th Infantry Battalion
9 f' i' _1 @! w$ T I./4th Infantry Battalion
/ C" y( @4 M( M) r( T% i- K0 O 2nd Engr Rgt /2
' [4 G9 z$ j/ h) a 28th Shipping Engineer Regiment
8 P3 C3 w: d ]- d1 d/ g 11th Special Base Force- }( ]. Z, y: i% I
23rd JAAF AF Bn
' L, U" B1 U @& E% [) ?2 T8 v" rDefending units:" V4 n' |$ N k7 s; u# J
Korps Marechausee Battalion, b; h: T' }! U5 D
NS KNIL Territory Regiment- T$ X: T7 u7 S, z# ?8 p* T
Zuid KNIL Battalion6 O" `: y, w4 ~0 z) X1 f+ R
WS KNIL Territory Regiment
, E; ^5 g" m- G$ J: c* K5 n So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion+ ?& y; e& Z6 q+ R# M& O
North Sumatra Base Force
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9 Z7 t5 s( t& B: WGround combat at Toungoo (57,50) * e, C# y6 ]4 }7 }
Allied Shock attack
$ c9 k2 T& [; ~) TAttacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188
$ R5 J$ ]" g ], u" Q: ^$ c+ ]3 ^Defending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
6 u* {' S0 L P$ A) A$ `& S0 g% qAllied adjusted assault: 43
' y! d2 \: M; O$ o9 XJapanese adjusted defense: 1
$ s6 K. r. w. Y0 z* B, qAllied assault odds: 43 to 1
6 n4 }5 @; d* |Combat modifiers
- r4 g8 H$ N% i1 i* q# XDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)$ W4 V+ B' ^% R& R+ o$ N4 ^
supply(-)
$ U$ @( @+ R" I3 N! QAttacker: shock(+) 5 b3 @8 g! {. X ]' u6 s# f
Japanese ground losses:& L$ q$ _% L" A# e$ {
168 casualties reported
6 @) t/ \3 ^! F7 X" b9 a# r Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled: T4 t$ J% Y! H) p! {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, {! N; f8 ?1 T; d; | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& _- ^; y# _0 ?6 U* [
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 2 V: S: n$ o# v3 X- O
Allied ground losses:
5 x. e+ X0 ~: |% u7 h& ^ 70 casualties reported
3 E# `5 W8 X' H7 J: { Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled: g2 V! g0 L4 o' I, A" R/ ?2 q9 X2 M5 W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 t0 W. o, M9 E) f3 z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; T; Y0 j1 ]1 x2 @6 {Assaulting units:
% G, r9 U0 B% S) k# u4 z+ U! Y Rangoon BAF Battalion
* K: k g$ H) o& N i2 T- r 45th Indian Brigade
. {" o; {6 |8 Q: B0 w 103rd RAF Base Force% |5 v9 c( y6 P7 i, R* ]3 ~* O3 J
109th RAF Base Force% m' A$ P$ @, m! p f: l, A
104th RAF Base Force! [) _" I( |2 l5 k9 `/ s- D" B
221 Group RAF
' ~/ ~( l1 I& K$ j* i3 _# W7 g8 A 107th RAF Base Force3 D* m% H9 e) {) z4 Y9 v
106th RAF Base Force
" H( `* o) o! {: _6 V) ~: B" i 108th RAF Base Force' e$ C5 x7 k& k1 I8 j. i
103rd RN Base Force
& s# H& V& l% D: } AVG Ground Echelon
* z- }( d9 G( s+ W; |( S3 q' CDefending units:
' Y2 d7 c I7 U2 I 2nd Raiding Regiment
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2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |