AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
' a+ z7 o6 F4 _; O/ nPT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。$ Z! k, f. [6 _8 ]- R8 {
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。
& G- J( y+ E% n0 g/ B& {; Q) A* N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 Q4 \2 _( D# O$ 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4 H' t5 F1 I% c
当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。4 B& }% \# I& | ~8 z4 C7 o
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 8 {+ v& a: d- o: z4 [: N
Japanese Ships
- Y# S+ o% y: y" o BB Ise
: m* |' Q) p/ a. L3 v* d CA Ashigara
. [0 p7 y+ ^ c0 O. L; ]8 D CL Kinu
$ e$ z2 [3 ?5 Y/ T! { DD Yugumo; T5 \2 ]3 Q3 ^1 b" u+ I( B' M
DD Hatsuharu
/ p n3 E/ T1 @! T8 j DD Nenohi0 i$ s: L: M: _% k) z" `. ~/ B* h
DD Asakaze+ w4 Y8 p$ ]/ E' U5 I0 r
DD Harukaze$ k% v# v0 k% U# q3 M3 x" e
DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk . C5 D! h! _0 _4 J$ O$ E4 r
Allied Ships
/ P& ~$ L. X4 R" z PT TM-5
3 J7 ?8 |- p5 m' Z: s PT TM-67 G; n% W+ z5 B. p
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk; f) i/ Z' I: N" G9 Y
PT TM-8
4 H7 T) Z# m C9 I6 y! c PT TM-10" m' {$ ~0 N5 n' t: U: o
PT TM-11 k! k( P5 @5 ?; @2 x( ~+ g6 Y
PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# }$ L2 [; _# Q s4 ?4 S PT TM-14
, `6 `- b: j4 u9 S7 c2 N4 H PT TM-15) W7 v/ ] h7 D+ @$ R6 S
MTB 7
9 a$ K+ E/ L) k: \. W MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 E0 q U4 w( O& j
MTB 26
# f$ L' t: w6 S- Q% Z+ ~7 m _Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight: i# ^0 J, L( d4 z8 Y# d" o6 J* O
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards
+ V( [7 |: w I8 I% R) E% FRange closes to 8,000 yards...) `$ ~3 j& P! a- `3 t
Range closes to 7,000 yards...3 a8 k* a2 y+ p, g6 d
Range closes to 6,000 yards.../ w Z. S: g* I9 U; M1 J
Range closes to 5,000 yards...: L4 N1 i% x( t
Range closes to 4,000 yards...: e) U4 Y+ }+ _' J& v+ K) B. A
Range closes to 3,000 yards...( s+ }' C5 W/ |% r( A
Range closes to 2,000 yards...5 A5 m+ z" L2 P
Range closes to 1,000 yards...% p1 ^2 B) W- L
Takeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'! c* l" P! s1 r
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards0 F$ U, r- G( F7 x: G4 W) |
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards
0 e! M5 O% B$ Y9 Z- QDD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards4 s% |' T; D; f8 W: {) V
PT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards" f2 ^$ E+ Y1 Y5 T
DD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards
1 v( h; e: a6 l* M' RPT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
4 J- o" D; r; T( zMTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
! x! j9 A* j+ @/ f( Q0 b' U+ YRange increases to 2,000 yards% O, s; w7 A8 i
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards3 }+ `1 j* ]& |
DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards" l D, ]/ I) T( ?) V
PT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards
9 X7 l; k- e# k' g2 U UPT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards4 o* k% ` l5 }, x
Task forces break off...
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- D7 o5 O+ D( y9 x- V$ i1 [" `. vNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards 3 J) c0 Z' j" W1 Q k2 M# V) `: h
Japanese Ships9 b- l% n4 A# |7 D- G8 m/ O
BB Ise/ g' [& }+ e; G8 M8 r3 _
CA Ashigara3 p7 ?2 C9 a# v) h" U* W" u
CL Kinu4 T, |# j5 u4 b6 P
DD Yugumo
8 D* W* N R c" I! P& l DD Hatsuharu
8 p, |0 {# n" R% K% v8 b DD Nenohi: C5 b) i, b' y% f% ]
DD Asakaze
4 Y# p6 U- t9 Q1 w4 s/ n DD Harukaze 3 S! e' {# }# S: x
Allied Ships
# M: l4 I! ?9 }) p% u# h PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 e4 L, j$ c6 g/ h0 d PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk5 Y: ^. i% ]3 J" }
PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) p* n4 K U0 _+ i5 P
PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% K0 C, p( n. S5 G% d
PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" I- ]1 m4 s* h0 H- e" a PT TM-14
8 j$ [+ |- Z- P PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 H: J. w" e, R: ~ MTB 7, Shell hits 1; |, `0 a: F4 {
MTB 26 0 A, A9 B: N9 }, k* o
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight% l- G9 V; j" e* A: e8 u
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
# D# a; d* T4 FRange closes to 11,000 yards...+ O9 {1 v2 t, I9 a3 M$ J6 ?
Range closes to 10,000 yards...1 C% h/ H; i7 F& _4 q
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
4 ]6 X, o" i7 n9 b2 U$ P; VRange closes to 8,000 yards...' U6 p: @( i4 {/ N: o5 u( x
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
" E. Y; H. q( F- v6 n: ERange closes to 6,000 yards...2 B, E1 Z9 g6 d* t& x2 {" n
Range closes to 5,000 yards...( f0 V( \! K; C
Range closes to 4,000 yards...( j |" i ~- V
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
. H! n0 @# K$ |4 z7 Q4 G1 p, [8 O! V# |- ARange closes to 2,000 yards...
$ i1 n( O' u) u* Y9 OCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards+ H9 i3 k( @) J j% R1 g
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
+ N0 x. l. a: fPT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards( ], f& n" A/ R. i* k# s: i* s9 q& `
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards9 f: p* K% C( F. u$ \- H& w- R
Range increases to 3,000 yards4 Y8 N# i3 \ t6 I5 x) h
CA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
+ O+ \) Z" L8 b; D, v0 b; }PT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards8 T5 D5 M1 G) N9 x! \, ?
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards
: }( C3 T. a# g0 T7 S8 _& R; N/ bDD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards. W2 C2 J7 g, V! u" \' e7 ?
Range closes to 2,000 yards
7 J, g3 `3 G# d/ fPT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
, t/ |) F- [$ h/ g6 L/ T& G/ UDD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards
' X/ C* M0 f" [1 C( d) i, ERange increases to 3,000 yards1 x$ y+ [ v1 t3 Z/ S
PT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards
# @3 C5 |: \5 d0 EPT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards) F, t9 G1 X% X6 @4 k% t! o6 \4 Y
Range increases to 4,000 yards
% ], F" D4 w5 ]3 |PT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards
6 x; _, d/ |: Y$ V+ ~0 X6 qPT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards6 K6 W& z6 P8 ]
Range increases to 5,000 yards# Z# G. f: c+ z" Q
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards! c5 b8 V7 h9 n; ~0 @% I
Range increases to 6,000 yards
6 E, @! Z: E! c$ X% kDD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards# v7 Z6 G$ ^8 ?1 T- [) H
Range closes to 5,000 yards. ?6 Y! L- A4 q1 s* m" a
DD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards2 T9 O1 z1 H; T2 E% F7 w( J; C5 o
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
. {2 l B- @6 u, A l, X+ p8 S! \DD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
+ ]. b. t; T/ r/ CDD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
/ N, r$ {5 a9 P" ~5 [) WDD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards6 |7 x$ J& _2 a/ {+ Z$ j; h( S
DD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
5 S: o: a5 z6 J c7 JTask forces break off...
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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
9 q8 M+ r; _( q% q2 c44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
7 H3 _: Y2 F# |7 g/ Q" o. ~Japanese Ships# c& E4 a# ?2 _( i' e! g
xAK Toei Maru
4 Y1 {7 ~9 d* a$ K% o xAP Katori Maru/ u B$ }; p% x# R
xAP Suwa Maru X' ?. M, |7 c0 H( f# k3 h
xAP Ukishima Maru
. A% R. K7 R; a o3 H& d2 b PB Odatsuki Maru & I2 S+ E3 x" e. F6 p
Japanese ground losses:
! f8 R" q: U7 v) M) Q& i6 H 11 casualties reported
1 d9 }4 g3 j& ~& V Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% o7 r) v6 x5 K0 j
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
! N1 h- J7 A* A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 d2 e; C: W4 D
xAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops
& j& Z+ u9 L3 f! a! ExAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops( n7 `) D$ \4 A2 q# Z8 x3 a
xAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops
) s: ?. d- b9 R! uDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards& f' T% P" f0 h! y5 m; {
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards 4 }5 f- R; W3 X
Japanese Ships
1 o: V: M3 x: j H! z CA Maya3 r' v) Q9 v6 h( ?" _4 E# a) b' R
CA Kumano2 @' w, q6 ^- ?) J
CL Nagara
8 D2 G" B5 j1 r& ^ CL Abukuma
8 p+ h: C( O, N, [6 B DD Hatsuyuki
) l, w- B, a9 }" g4 N/ w DD Uranami
0 I- ^' ^- O: e) H; x6 x DD Yugiri. Z6 {2 W8 L D; X& X g g9 ?
DD Satsuki
! \. Z* H2 V6 @8 X8 p, A* v1 l DD Minazuki
' N' E6 ~6 W: s8 o* t* F DD Fumizuki( i9 I2 l* [: l, u
DD Nagatsuki
( Q8 d* a& D+ ~5 H5 `! JAllied Ships
9 A/ }( n- j7 }6 L X+ c9 C4 o PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, |; x4 A7 |! [0 i- X MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ S$ r" U, ?" K' J MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk * z1 E5 e: W( [
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards$ s- {. \% F6 C) S
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards0 [' ?; U# {+ Q, E, h+ c: T
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards
% S% g" g0 z* J* t yPT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards
( }1 }% D( B* ECA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards
9 C8 ^5 w3 A% X( x# B1 Q: RRange closes to 22,000 yards4 u- ^$ C0 _8 }
Range closes to 20,000 yards! L5 |9 J. G0 X
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards9 P" X. O i! u% x
DD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards# j3 F, Y* B0 t# \! i; g. T
Range closes to 17,000 yards7 y% R1 z1 D1 l( W/ J* i( [0 T
Range closes to 15,000 yards
! a m* B( I0 t. @9 F* ?DD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards, Q4 D* X) o9 V9 `1 f* ^' F
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards# z" @: \; L: u! H; T
DD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards; U' y! w* N8 I5 e6 Z4 z$ ^
Range closes to 11,000 yards' S s, Q9 y9 R7 p$ Y% x9 G: J
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
! {1 f( {1 e' ~2 p3 [0 D' |DD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
) W' U w7 G/ g- z8 uDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards: t$ A4 ]7 i. Y
Range closes to 7,000 yards
( \4 j+ U6 s. dMTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards
2 C# k6 Z! i- K2 |9 P0 t3 u, jRange increases to 9,000 yards
- m! |+ f7 P# ACA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards8 D- x" A! f+ z/ l) j' X+ C
Range increases to 12,000 yards# F8 z$ U: r% h3 h! f+ m+ }
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards. h+ s5 _7 I4 `, S2 X, S2 G) F
Range increases to 14,000 yards
6 H6 A1 H. C( b. x8 ?& m2 U( Z. fMTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards
4 b T$ {; Y$ L0 j) ACombat ends with last Allied ship sunk... ' s5 |" u7 w" l$ y$ U9 U
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Morning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
4 q9 _: r! ~" s' c8 W D( J1 SWeather in hex: Light cloud 6 v' @0 F* J# \* g3 w
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. ^" X$ B5 d$ l7 G
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
; c9 G% n) ] g+ dJapanese aircraft; S% o7 M! R. B, j& F3 h' L; G
A6M2 Zero x 32$ N" n& L4 V2 d! x" r+ L
G3M2 Nell x 33
4 f1 K- {% c# h1 u G4M1 Betty x 30 U) J2 Z# y( j# `
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37 6 J; `9 _1 D f' k; r
Japanese aircraft losses- D+ }6 Q6 V2 ?( M( v P
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged7 k- z! G, J+ L- ?- M, Y2 c
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged ) f3 z6 J8 [. D k" r
Allied ground losses:2 ^" V0 _" n! K' ]
48 casualties reported/ C' `$ v, }# R$ Y I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: x# n# [ |7 i4 |) d3 P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled6 K# ^: U- k( Y/ l8 D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 J& I/ I9 D5 z. ]- ^6 `- x9 m3 l {Aircraft Attacking:& i4 A/ K. J" K2 o& |
23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet1 {0 |9 X: @, `3 `/ L" Q; p
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 ~; o5 N- ?; e
30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
8 b; L% l5 A( W# @ U4 K Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb8 B& q4 o! ]! d1 s
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet8 b. ~2 H3 u( U0 G4 o$ w. K: K
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb* R' z, r# I9 t5 E3 l+ |/ [
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet& n0 B* q" h3 \ s+ |
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb* l1 O; @% F2 A! c: I9 K
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
3 R. ]+ |* z- Z5 Y( m: u) Q$ H Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb* @" k Z1 {, [* Z6 {& P# U( `+ l/ _
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Morning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang)
0 E+ O: p; ]( Y+ P) K, lWeather in hex: Light cloud 3 ?1 L' l2 q T3 g
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. y2 L5 ]2 ^, K$ w5 D
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
: T+ Q- A1 {0 QJapanese aircraft0 V: D" N; h# u0 b
A6M2 Zero x 20+ O/ Q$ l( l7 x7 }( t8 u% P& R
G3M2 Nell x 10) M# b; h$ ?: D$ P% b7 }" D
G4M1 Betty x 28
8 B* g5 u1 c! Z U+ d; {. \3 P2 H X Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20 ) ?$ C& u2 r; F p* u4 u' ?6 t. A
Japanese aircraft losses( a3 a1 X* q, d
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged8 n' e; C7 e3 L/ Z( U* L; j; [
G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged ! C _( @) m3 I$ h0 T
Allied ground losses:
D, h: t7 X, D% e 61 casualties reported
6 u# b7 g8 u% L/ r8 e5 M Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled0 d [ G6 L; f" e" C2 v8 }; s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled+ g/ b$ {# F; [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" z4 t2 S& u# q( p6 v' [Aircraft Attacking:$ v3 P" d4 P5 l6 n
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
3 ?# K9 z# M: u4 U+ k+ D x Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb3 z# v; N7 g) R$ y1 I
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet5 S# G' X( S7 K& {
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb! Z* y: v6 L% V' {0 ^
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
" m5 \( Y/ Q7 f% r Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
. P' {8 Y1 h$ u. dAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...) z7 Y2 f" B, p! f/ o: X
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...* c$ h& |5 }* w+ T3 k
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...2 g: L. t9 t. i2 s) Q8 \
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...5 ^$ H2 O0 z) I
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
% e- t k* c4 D/ u2 J9 uAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...) p& B4 T2 q$ M' _. n
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion .... x4 H4 u0 B" Z+ f# L
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
# |, S1 o7 s5 S, m+ ?Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...; |$ b, b: W) O" ~
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
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/ M( t, k; V0 ?$ {0 w* c" DMorning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) * a {8 D/ S& O- U
Weather in hex: Light cloud
" h; U" T" x; a. \1 l8 WRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 F( S0 C% @, i1 E* @# qEstimated time to target is 1 minutes
7 ]0 M+ {+ W; y) z2 Q8 H/ _Japanese aircraft' _# H, H/ L! M8 A2 R
A6M2 Zero x 7
! C! \! Q" x8 Y* V8 w. G Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
+ H- W- Z$ @" Q3 }: E) i5 } Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
2 i% Z; `6 M) C" T7 l5 IJapanese aircraft losses2 M% {! R% k- B6 f4 ?( i
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged 1 Q& Z% j$ {" ^5 t7 d4 A
Allied ground losses:
7 G: \4 o7 r' m X 85 casualties reported3 }$ Y. Q, t2 m/ }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
% P( g( H" W2 e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, }; j: T* r9 }+ n8 { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled : W: L, `7 O( i) Y6 K
Aircraft Attacking:
6 k; W9 P! C* S/ |2 U2 m 17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet: r Y( Z- m4 a# w5 p2 a
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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+ @3 l( M0 X/ a+ n+ h3 M2 m8 \& MGround combat at Palembang (48,91)
_2 V, {9 X# n8 N( t9 EJapanese Deliberate attack
) f# _3 G9 I7 y$ K& dAttacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759 % A: i- O: k' d9 `$ |: |: H
Defending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
7 |( k% M0 }) o0 yJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 4 B4 E" c8 L/ {: d: y4 j
Japanese adjusted assault: 894 5 K4 _9 ~" i% t. U5 J
Allied adjusted defense: 127 0 Z4 s5 ~; s' A; F, b
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2) # \5 R9 z6 y$ j8 s) Z3 I9 D! C
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!
+ c" n* [. Z% ]0 M* f+ U' LAllied aircraft
* k" V% f& I4 X1 }" n8 R' i no flights * f! P) B9 k2 s# W2 y
Allied aircraft losses: ~1 t; H# o* p5 o7 h3 ] X
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed * F7 ]7 t+ v1 K9 j
Combat modifiers' `' j3 z$ O( c h7 o
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
4 a' p3 J# M/ sAttacker:
, z1 |! i& ~* i) `3 @* CJapanese ground losses:
`. _3 x8 f$ I- y 1406 casualties reported
* p2 ]" e2 E6 N1 I( O; H Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled3 N9 G& v- ]- I) l5 {. \1 j6 P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
/ U& _6 h6 v m3 N, F3 S" s( O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
4 l# P5 O. ]* }8 O9 o9 u% x+ @( X Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
0 o- U& X5 b7 \+ @! x( LAllied ground losses:6 C: N1 V3 s8 ^/ e; H Y! t0 z0 W
7228 casualties reported
5 k0 n! U8 I7 k+ k- l4 ?+ D) { Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled
- h! n: w& a: \' F/ u+ T0 }( Y Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled
# G |# ?8 o# R" Q7 f5 P) \ Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled! T& q2 |4 U2 w
Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled) R; I- @- W' _7 g
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled), D+ h; ]7 s$ G$ A
Units retreated 5/ h3 E' l2 y, W; _- G
Units destroyed 1
- c3 F6 p8 z6 fAssaulting units:
. ]6 ?; N t D; f% W 41st Guard Battalion
& s U q( t$ M8 c Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
* h: n+ z. ?% U+ v; h' x/ X3 ?1 Z, l 38th Division2 T( E! s- j) s6 u$ ?
II./124th Infantry Battalion$ |- ]: F7 N8 v+ s: M
2nd Recon Regiment
$ Y: }8 ~/ v0 _* i, p8 } l$ M N 6th Tank Regiment
+ K" W) `6 D4 H$ \* k4 q 53rd Division. \ P2 i( l6 W4 B5 H
III./124th Infantry Battalion
/ [2 `7 E- j1 ]& g 24th Infantry Regiment; d( |5 \) ~% k$ Z' c! x
16th Guards Regiment
7 U- e$ z' `( U4 r' F$ T5 L 5th Guards Engineer Regiment: ?5 p! m5 M% K4 ^
Sasebo 3rd SNLF7 d0 |: J4 C `5 w
Sasebo 8th SNLF* L: }) \3 G) v, p L; l( a
II./4th Infantry Battalion9 A+ ?$ R! @0 T- t* V$ o: y
I./4th Infantry Battalion
5 E' t% g# e2 B. A W2 z, L+ I- j 2nd Engr Rgt /2
6 {9 I3 a# }! V7 a6 M) ^ 28th Shipping Engineer Regiment( w, y' h2 k! F# F' l* I+ g8 v
11th Special Base Force8 E w3 B& d1 F6 h- Z6 m; e: R
23rd JAAF AF Bn
) m4 G# u+ z6 I5 s( _Defending units:
6 I2 D+ P! q# Q, s, { Korps Marechausee Battalion$ b. G: Q1 r) v/ s8 E
NS KNIL Territory Regiment6 l: F( K. ~+ E2 t; e
Zuid KNIL Battalion
/ N& `/ e; P8 v. g WS KNIL Territory Regiment
# Y; F0 F1 e/ M- M So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
% U; V" l: f! O% J* [( q North Sumatra Base Force* J1 ^- u9 `" Q/ H1 P7 C3 a* O
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7 u( K8 F: k8 R) y8 ~" D4 ZGround combat at Toungoo (57,50) . d; n6 h; d% _# W! q- n; g+ c
Allied Shock attack
4 r0 B4 o. y# c# G: OAttacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188
6 ~9 X' I0 R$ w" c" o5 w) @Defending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 7 @$ T! Y e/ D, [( d. H2 M6 a
Allied adjusted assault: 43
( ?5 B. U+ \5 qJapanese adjusted defense: 1
5 y8 I# | m' I6 W+ YAllied assault odds: 43 to 1 % a1 Y [! r, y+ Y4 [: V% @. q
Combat modifiers
2 G. _4 n* F, R3 _4 }, z5 v# NDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
; p8 z# S6 f( ~7 X8 s supply(-)) f4 R" y% N( H
Attacker: shock(+) 7 k7 F4 p- C+ s8 {6 b/ a
Japanese ground losses:. z4 F/ q1 h; j" Y
168 casualties reported
?* G1 `! ]) P$ q* P0 {# { Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
+ `' a2 i( U& { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 [. c& M* L7 k1 ?7 b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ |9 ]7 K2 Y6 \# ^& L. S
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 3 ~6 I9 }) z. H: s8 o! d7 |+ _
Allied ground losses:- D' A' J8 h" l. Y8 d+ h
70 casualties reported" P4 H" _8 o3 @$ J/ z3 J" F8 |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
- `2 B; c h* i; \, ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! v2 g$ _+ s1 J4 J# |1 J* E0 f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 `: v& x( B6 | @Assaulting units:. Q# a e/ j: a6 c9 G
Rangoon BAF Battalion8 W; W& d) \" r0 f" T) I1 H
45th Indian Brigade
$ R o2 B8 b, m3 N 103rd RAF Base Force0 f) n5 q8 J0 w" ^; x7 o; T
109th RAF Base Force
( J! Q- y! q: W, b0 G% i0 ` 104th RAF Base Force
* o. R9 ?! @$ Z0 m$ n 221 Group RAF $ k+ A( Y) C, _9 y' x5 C
107th RAF Base Force: r: r6 Q5 g/ t& k' [
106th RAF Base Force
- }2 m1 `4 r) E 108th RAF Base Force
; @% v) y! B- r# V2 N) |7 D3 f 103rd RN Base Force
5 s$ {* |" z5 t$ S AVG Ground Echelon
0 W. j- z( G" A: b1 l4 t2 xDefending units:
5 t5 k$ e9 g- s$ r/ g! T1 L 2nd Raiding Regiment : Z" Z! j: X8 g. |( M; r. r
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2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |