AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
2 h% R% L: W' m% N4 l' [9 S! y7 K$ IPT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。6 b& a- }. g5 {( x/ J2 K( x
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。
3 i% n/ L7 }( _+ i% C, D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。8 Z6 M4 l6 M: }
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7 C7 c- l6 e9 M" u& h
当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。
' e0 B, q8 Y2 K$ E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。( {, |, S8 x6 S4 F8 L
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" f h4 [5 B4 Z& r) {# v9 YNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards
* [& ]( i7 J5 u. j4 u nJapanese Ships( T+ W6 d* Q! P$ a7 \- y
BB Ise( T0 F! a3 l7 C: M, K
CA Ashigara! H ]# Z& w7 } V6 `; e1 [
CL Kinu
0 S% M! k: v, J; T+ y) d DD Yugumo
; d% `) \6 r( W- Y! D DD Hatsuharu
9 T U, Z. V5 X, d* u4 K/ w DD Nenohi2 R" T' L+ Z |1 j7 M8 }
DD Asakaze1 V! E& n% v h. h
DD Harukaze8 E* I" k& `% o: t5 _; n% Q0 a
DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 C% t2 ~+ d1 U- B* l8 v4 P2 sAllied Ships
6 _: ^2 C1 S' P7 @- l* R3 N; r PT TM-5
( j+ g f. u- x; U' Y9 h PT TM-65 D2 O0 M% H- N# t2 }
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk; h O9 F4 N: M
PT TM-82 n* E: x9 ^* N) F" l+ p
PT TM-109 l+ s( F- O7 H$ E1 `1 c5 j
PT TM-11& @5 ~6 N/ _" [
PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 Y0 m8 x& B. f( q; b PT TM-14
5 R& z* |# { N5 @, ^: y* |# O0 d PT TM-15
0 [0 y' u7 V9 Q) ^ MTB 7
0 B# C" }6 `: K4 w" g MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* h, H" Y7 ?8 Q# g7 s% V2 s MTB 26
8 a7 {# O3 [! J% lReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight9 n% v0 U2 _7 }0 p8 Q& u
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards
) \5 V8 J: Z+ w) |Range closes to 8,000 yards...
. _9 Z6 I ?1 B, r' u3 I' kRange closes to 7,000 yards...6 X( F; G! k, x1 q' P; W- G
Range closes to 6,000 yards...: d) q. S8 H- G* ?: D- i
Range closes to 5,000 yards...% G5 z C) c$ ^# L6 M7 |6 S& L( J
Range closes to 4,000 yards..." R: u8 |3 N6 h
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
2 _# M# {) c' H' W0 oRange closes to 2,000 yards...% m9 |! M% Q/ k7 J
Range closes to 1,000 yards...$ c+ P/ V( s9 q
Takeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'0 e0 k! s) c' ]" o, R- B& f
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards
* p0 `: z0 S7 w9 g& PDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards
% _# {- i7 D" i' g0 e9 ?3 K, |0 KDD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards
. _8 l5 X6 i6 B/ `7 x- sPT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards
8 |' O8 u7 _( B+ d4 lDD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards" f+ G, M& H9 F7 b2 z+ K2 g
PT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards* ^' H2 _: @6 G, ?. a7 M& h' e# X
MTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards7 e* h7 E8 G5 q& n1 s3 u. e- N7 C8 w7 b
Range increases to 2,000 yards7 F0 b0 ^$ G) y4 @4 h% U% L' K3 a
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards/ Q) K# ~1 h( x: k$ b# E
DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards7 k( S/ N& u) B9 K/ t
PT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards
6 b; z6 _2 Y8 S; IPT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards& j( g) Q# _2 S2 z6 J
Task forces break off...
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( }3 D$ ^# [( I p" h2 KNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards ; ?( V2 c0 f5 E. Y, g4 _4 x: k
Japanese Ships
1 `5 Q( h6 h7 f2 R* R. Q, g" g BB Ise. U/ ] ~% A4 E$ _! l4 J! k- S
CA Ashigara
: {& W8 o8 |; M) H' J2 F. z CL Kinu0 s) i* d% D* j
DD Yugumo
& c5 q# a: R7 Q6 u% A# ?$ {9 T DD Hatsuharu
$ H8 `, {8 p! u9 e DD Nenohi) t. `+ Q y2 c' J5 Z
DD Asakaze
! V b# b) U" d8 P DD Harukaze
0 I+ R! p% `6 H5 f- S6 g! b( BAllied Ships
, }+ b9 H% n+ k0 [7 ~ PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ m3 J* j8 @9 s; j, T2 F; A
PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk& N1 B& b0 ]6 G& |# ]1 `
PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
5 ^+ H8 P! A* e; w$ ] PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% v0 w) g& @% l9 ?# ?$ K PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. Z* g& W5 J1 q3 A8 }
PT TM-14' v0 d9 l: e$ ]$ s( e
PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 ?4 y$ L; k2 J1 E/ u( Y MTB 7, Shell hits 1
7 q% A2 C0 o9 Z$ _$ ~" A MTB 26 9 A8 F6 o) ]/ j [) o
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight, \2 v) ]; f9 @: @0 \6 _
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
5 h: n) X- [ r) E4 D$ VRange closes to 11,000 yards...
5 n7 P' y# ^; X- W" ~Range closes to 10,000 yards...
6 K# C$ `; ` eRange closes to 9,000 yards...
2 f! Q9 Y8 R7 Q5 ~* ]( }1 ERange closes to 8,000 yards...( ]4 P; Z& i7 f/ L
Range closes to 7,000 yards...1 A: I2 P9 q) j3 `5 O
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
2 H7 F* o5 N1 M0 W- N& F. V6 L! [0 KRange closes to 5,000 yards...2 n i2 R% e8 U E8 R+ ?6 f
Range closes to 4,000 yards...: h2 w1 D1 A: D7 Z9 y4 l
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
4 m1 Y. }, e# W6 I# M+ gRange closes to 2,000 yards...
, u# g! u( E2 GCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards" P3 j# Q* B6 C4 ?
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
5 x2 P7 L4 }6 h! p2 NPT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
5 a+ q; v: l# d9 j+ j! `PT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards2 D( E1 ~/ }( N/ t
Range increases to 3,000 yards
# o+ b1 C: \. }; _3 i5 _CA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
* a3 Y6 m& ~4 FPT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards
$ A I: {- L) D8 ~DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards* N# \* i3 X+ j3 V0 w
DD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
. ~4 K. [$ C7 \- CRange closes to 2,000 yards0 A# y5 b) V; n9 ~% ~5 F
PT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
2 U0 ?- y% i+ D: ~/ \4 A' P3 {DD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards2 Z. @* B* @, C
Range increases to 3,000 yards
' j7 C8 b+ T9 W) g/ b7 rPT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards; o/ @$ G3 S: O8 Y
PT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards$ p3 i' x; m4 B4 H, ]7 b5 E) A
Range increases to 4,000 yards
4 n+ q1 G5 o, SPT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards3 F: ]- D5 c) d3 D6 O( h2 F1 j% a0 ~
PT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards/ q) `# d9 O: U: m( D& g
Range increases to 5,000 yards
" w" B/ p4 n' p) x, f( m8 r$ ~DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards7 a& {* \% |1 K& s& V
Range increases to 6,000 yards; d! W9 J$ B% r3 q) a$ h- g1 }
DD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards
! S( j3 @. @/ U# z0 iRange closes to 5,000 yards+ |/ o0 l# n5 [$ S9 P& c" S# Y
DD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards& O1 U6 t, d# `8 Z/ ~6 P: x; j0 ^3 o
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards$ u, W7 y+ l* j/ E0 p
DD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards7 i6 p2 ]2 x. O: |4 c- Z
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
* k8 f- k2 m3 p, Y( A: YDD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
* L/ |. q2 [( X4 E; G" tDD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
' o5 t6 i+ o& _# NTask forces break off...
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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91) 3 ^3 v6 e. J" i) V8 f l( w. Y0 j6 F
44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 1 P4 I0 B0 {7 u: ]. d9 u
Japanese Ships+ K/ e4 Z+ ?$ r$ H
xAK Toei Maru
/ o8 o/ `" a& F4 d* v3 J% m& Y xAP Katori Maru& J" f9 \ N9 f: \0 y
xAP Suwa Maru( C9 E( Q/ @5 P0 \2 d) ^2 T
xAP Ukishima Maru
3 N2 c/ U! J6 \# Q6 r( w PB Odatsuki Maru / M* G0 J' [+ g) a
Japanese ground losses:
5 I9 m$ p! q4 i% I1 d% h/ u* S 11 casualties reported- I a: S; L9 ]; v7 l! |9 n. i3 q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 Z- B; i' c9 c( z2 Y Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled: p/ q/ l1 }! O" r( s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 a% F# e; w7 k% s; h
xAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops
9 R6 g) k( Z: }1 r/ Q0 x7 @xAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops
# k$ o# h$ G: uxAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops
/ l4 U% k$ P8 H [" sDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards0 Q% g9 V9 | y6 W3 z
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards
+ U S! z# J; E; S1 [9 W$ j( {Japanese Ships
" S! z* r/ a- G7 n. ] CA Maya2 Q) p! i r, t* B! i% A
CA Kumano
$ T6 l& |: u5 s6 X" } CL Nagara
% @$ e. `' |; @. I$ M CL Abukuma- h3 a3 H8 I+ \( d, {7 G* `# \( k
DD Hatsuyuki8 w6 @6 n4 k7 Q/ m: [/ ~8 w6 k
DD Uranami
# o: j" n1 Q4 i+ V9 z: L DD Yugiri
% I5 J$ D- A) w% G% F$ W9 L DD Satsuki
! P% D/ [9 E2 \- `3 s; z DD Minazuki5 }' u3 R9 ?; o+ W" S+ `
DD Fumizuki4 e1 E$ A. S( \
DD Nagatsuki
& X- J4 H& `) BAllied Ships
7 h0 l4 P! ?2 K$ e6 \" I PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ @ K; X( _0 E
MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 I" D3 }6 { G' N1 K$ ~6 l9 x
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk , @% t& O4 v4 ~: Q
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
9 m+ y# t# h" tCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
. N$ m7 m% S% x: ?3 O1 CJapanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards
& W* J1 J! d. r6 |0 H: f, `PT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards
0 E: I/ Q% l: I: j. g# I$ R8 I+ U3 }. PCA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards
# }" K" q# w; K, K; L/ w. F7 eRange closes to 22,000 yards J3 p$ m W$ y* ~7 Y2 g
Range closes to 20,000 yards
|4 U8 m+ p9 E# n7 zDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards$ \8 O( m$ S3 c" Y/ }/ y6 H
DD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards) A8 f& N! N+ i2 r4 N- Y" q
Range closes to 17,000 yards
5 y, C# W9 y3 zRange closes to 15,000 yards8 y/ H( P2 P- J- Q
DD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards4 I+ s& Q' g4 J/ I# _3 I& ~3 _3 z
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
+ x1 W) r7 |% x& vDD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards7 `2 W4 ^/ O0 s$ w3 ^) u F
Range closes to 11,000 yards5 y0 ^; W, ?* h
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards& o2 f& Z* ]' L# H& `
DD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
5 t. w+ X" b+ z/ r6 sDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards3 _5 }; Z# M& \4 |! g7 T6 m
Range closes to 7,000 yards I4 S2 `& c$ B, Q) P/ f
MTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards! t! D: r* q5 `8 F
Range increases to 9,000 yards$ p$ ~5 j3 P! V7 K0 \
CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards
2 W' @6 J( d1 Q* z8 zRange increases to 12,000 yards: o8 M; h/ f# v4 D2 E. m
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards
% [& o: _% F, d. r5 VRange increases to 14,000 yards
0 a0 v. n( B3 V% x9 cMTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards, b6 m# \& _6 N$ W. d9 g3 G
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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* c- Q6 l0 K. g/ w* [, UMorning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) # v7 Y8 _( Q5 F/ L, K3 N" T
Weather in hex: Light cloud
# t0 R3 r1 C- f `8 y$ d4 x) k; PRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 F- N+ ]% r' S- @; z$ \Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 9 m( d* v `. W+ z j
Japanese aircraft
' P W% X% K# E: V2 b A6M2 Zero x 32
0 q7 I, y- i0 h/ \' l G3M2 Nell x 33
w0 D2 r( F+ Q0 V( m& ] G4M1 Betty x 30
5 _9 o1 a% G- c F6 z Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37
9 d Y; U% V! f$ t! mJapanese aircraft losses
! p: k/ S5 R2 U d2 ?9 E' l/ z G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged7 M: e% g( R/ T0 q8 X& s$ l4 {
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged ( g; w9 m' Y/ ^. ]6 `
Allied ground losses:; ]! \$ R- P1 H+ E8 ]0 m* a; v
48 casualties reported
0 _1 u- q, c7 C Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled% C, Z7 {- _+ M7 B8 t( ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled3 {1 I* k8 ^! B5 ^/ {+ h4 f0 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& b, e# V; ^4 m o- t
Aircraft Attacking:
, Q. o% p. g$ r 23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
) Y) ]& Q0 H# v' Z1 t Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
) ~! j2 ]0 u9 @+ G( D 30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
* n; m. b/ e! a- ?' Y Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
. A5 Y* C' x5 n 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet0 U4 ^# C |- {! i4 Z' E8 C# u
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
% k5 p n8 L5 \8 b 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet# v$ Q5 C$ ?! T2 Q: H8 e& f
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
) C7 ~7 u7 |# M9 m/ B2 C# ~( t1 A 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
0 F6 ]. G. M2 w: I9 S/ T5 S Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb1 j: P% J. A' C3 v
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; Z2 h% u# v5 U: \; K2 B4 G* iMorning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang) : L c( o) a3 Y
Weather in hex: Light cloud 2 i- N2 K3 Z Z% J) l! ?$ k# i8 Z r2 Z
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
. \9 Z# \5 U. f- x+ I+ d1 DEstimated time to target is 5 minutes 6 [' U4 W* |) o! |) n
Japanese aircraft n, `1 {- Y$ m' g. M8 f
A6M2 Zero x 20/ W/ h1 p& n. Z/ D
G3M2 Nell x 107 x- Y+ b" w8 k9 E0 } F) X% k
G4M1 Betty x 28# B; C$ l# E' w" P9 V' Q
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20 ( @) F; g( D$ G: O1 x5 m ?
Japanese aircraft losses
3 T' @3 }5 o4 ]* y2 k, ?1 g G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
( T% P$ Y0 ^& c! c G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged 2 u$ o& x1 E" C& `$ f! I# @
Allied ground losses:2 V4 i2 K' {" b0 P& ^
61 casualties reported
* |! w) c5 M; i U% Q3 u7 ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ ~) ?1 ^& j0 M) C5 Q; E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
7 P* b; z$ }( y9 Y/ E6 {( E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; I( Q- b, F" `. RAircraft Attacking:1 Q5 g1 ?7 P3 m3 ]0 Z! G d' D
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
! B$ R8 T, C1 w( y Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
5 j2 z# G9 S" W 10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet& `1 a6 {' p1 t n
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
( F+ ^1 y) {6 u; V( p 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
/ A6 `+ m0 x6 N- v; X Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb6 |. F, x( d& b
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
- ?$ a* E: l$ U" G' ^4 xAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
e! j# Z- b$ ^5 o/ j& R0 PAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
1 k" s' K3 M& s5 EAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
+ B2 s' I' J/ o7 E. f: TAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...2 `& i4 R& u% [2 h' N3 R* x0 |
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
3 `# u% M! M5 [7 bAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...' G" H# M9 o$ p$ z0 C @
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
; P7 ^) V$ K7 o- {: v" Y3 y- uAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
6 f( A& T6 k- W$ K8 z/ EAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
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$ R5 q/ j0 d9 XMorning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
& f! S' r: @; b# L$ E2 bWeather in hex: Light cloud + Y7 \, N2 x" `4 e
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
2 }3 I: c; N* O/ P y3 LEstimated time to target is 1 minutes 4 D( R/ V7 X1 Y6 T0 T
Japanese aircraft
+ k( u2 ^1 ?: v: ]0 e- A, W* _ A6M2 Zero x 7
+ N6 W3 {6 M G- R$ e Ki-21-IIa Sally x 179 r8 S* C6 I2 o0 e' K6 W# M/ k1 _* B6 q
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
7 S& T3 v5 F9 Q/ D V0 nJapanese aircraft losses: @8 s# `+ M, U& r, x
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
8 c! `/ d5 B* t* ]Allied ground losses:
( G \/ F: [/ k4 z* Q _! q 85 casualties reported
/ A: h; K+ g2 @* h; W Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
6 f# w) o, b) \4 Y0 Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled/ S* U* T0 B& |3 ]# H5 c, C& u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ ]- e" [( G5 R: ^* @' zAircraft Attacking:% F' l, _! j2 U$ Z; ]2 }
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet: y$ d/ u) C" v* r8 q
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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, `% @( s* s3 O% ^7 kGround combat at Palembang (48,91) , J% l9 K! I c: j
Japanese Deliberate attack
. A1 N0 ?4 V4 @" HAttacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759 8 a; a: L# ]: S$ K3 M! b$ L
Defending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332 6 p% N A$ f. M0 \( v) ~+ ^- A4 k
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 2 j! ~# h- z: s) v/ o) O+ a& q! [
Japanese adjusted assault: 894
| ~8 P3 |3 L. J* k) xAllied adjusted defense: 127 ! s8 ~3 H2 Q+ Z8 f1 }
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2) 6 n- F0 j- k+ I: S
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!! & G( E9 A) _; ^0 o2 }
Allied aircraft E* v) C4 p6 s" E
no flights
# O) W( R( I- @' hAllied aircraft losses
; c$ ~# ]8 h" g# T" D Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed
+ J# d d; E1 T" C; ~% qCombat modifiers
+ ^$ u- i- E2 h+ |# @: m" W" n' `/ eDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
+ |/ {! H5 \2 r, @2 z: m. iAttacker: t z3 n z" x4 z" k. m
Japanese ground losses:7 Y; k6 |; C: e) F8 g0 g1 \
1406 casualties reported( ]# E# K- a3 g5 `
Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled
7 ~1 Q: M0 \5 y, E, ~" n6 { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
/ W2 V) y4 ^0 O7 h; D4 {1 w1 S/ [ C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
m/ D1 n0 X; J6 O( T. _ Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
5 b& d8 ?0 j2 O9 N& p8 oAllied ground losses:
! q8 P) l: `9 A) q& i# j 7228 casualties reported
; v3 E4 w2 H; o7 E% _ Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled/ |! w1 g5 O- C7 c' N
Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled
3 I8 A6 K, h9 o; ] Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled6 D/ m2 M$ A) `: {* B n- J
Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)
! o" Y x' d; u Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 y& _7 f& c! A- f' R
Units retreated 5
6 J1 x! x1 a5 J# \: n Units destroyed 1 4 P4 o. G; z C* R5 q% A9 z
Assaulting units:
0 I$ H# k- O) k' l# Q: s 41st Guard Battalion7 g1 p$ i7 [; k% z1 W! D. e$ g" W
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF9 ?7 M( r9 F$ |2 l; x
38th Division
/ t2 ~8 `8 D5 C) a* s% `; ^ II./124th Infantry Battalion
. r9 n3 t6 h4 r! A 2nd Recon Regiment
9 b7 r5 [, N Z ]) k- B3 ]1 @ 6th Tank Regiment
# p- x* W$ a9 O Q0 V 53rd Division
; v$ F; f Y8 y& y1 \ III./124th Infantry Battalion
* Z0 Z8 A$ P: j! Z) v& \ 24th Infantry Regiment
7 R0 L+ I: C+ q 16th Guards Regiment
( i' p3 ~8 T% b0 [ 5th Guards Engineer Regiment
3 Z# m% v+ [& G6 y- `7 u Sasebo 3rd SNLF
6 i3 o" G' z/ b7 q3 G7 L Sasebo 8th SNLF# Q: x( Q8 M0 ~
II./4th Infantry Battalion
3 p" [8 T2 \; f$ y" [ v' R I./4th Infantry Battalion& N& G; [2 N$ |7 F4 d( a/ }
2nd Engr Rgt /29 U" r" U I& f
28th Shipping Engineer Regiment
) u* K7 x- }8 A9 Y8 d! p7 B* L 11th Special Base Force0 a( J: j1 T7 f. l# c3 }
23rd JAAF AF Bn
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Korps Marechausee Battalion
/ \5 ~0 n# w* l8 z! q1 Z7 ^ NS KNIL Territory Regiment
( h& h$ @7 G+ P! K3 g Zuid KNIL Battalion& S, }1 L: o. \: j: N
WS KNIL Territory Regiment
# P0 b7 R' p5 L So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion# j" |# @1 {# f+ O
North Sumatra Base Force5 t, s+ J# X2 X; ]. f" G4 w$ W ?0 L
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2 G0 |# x0 n6 I$ q' dGround combat at Toungoo (57,50) : C4 @" V3 ` T: ^3 G7 u. z2 p
Allied Shock attack
( s1 v* x$ J7 y. nAttacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 5 s5 ]! b) G, ]/ X8 w+ `
Defending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
. O, W% `' `" Y9 i" J! C. gAllied adjusted assault: 43
5 G# u* c; _+ N" Y$ N& E& {, D& ~: U" TJapanese adjusted defense: 1
# H" S4 C+ T, X4 T/ V$ SAllied assault odds: 43 to 1
/ M6 q [9 ~6 d2 x( I9 ^6 c4 ACombat modifiers$ n$ Z5 V4 m K6 F$ M
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
1 P, F: { X X4 R' U9 j4 ? supply(-)
7 p6 r2 v( D. A2 q! b3 ^' OAttacker: shock(+)
( b! B7 G* x NJapanese ground losses:* q" h/ |: k# N+ S
168 casualties reported
! O; ` d/ r4 u Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled0 z" K o( O3 ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 u. l/ c. z* M f; [* { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; _) i- R$ o% \5 N( Q; |0 j
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) ) M0 v4 O H: R0 _
Allied ground losses:8 r) n- }$ T% s0 @: ]7 u, `
70 casualties reported
* ~ l' l. ~) o% N \/ f9 L- m) T Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
- u8 F/ o7 U8 g$ H, k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 |/ g$ X5 R6 q" x7 K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 [: V! j4 y6 DAssaulting units:% E4 n( q) B/ p% v
Rangoon BAF Battalion
: R I# r! c) o, ]3 ? 45th Indian Brigade
" c. Z5 [8 ~) H1 e# ? 103rd RAF Base Force
; `; G7 z( {( u6 U 109th RAF Base Force
2 ?' `6 R4 }' L! D' A% @9 y 104th RAF Base Force
, u% z+ ~* U/ j; j8 ]9 i 221 Group RAF 9 _) Q) h( ?4 ]
107th RAF Base Force
: W8 c! p3 u# z; Y: M" ?$ f. r 106th RAF Base Force
4 U( F4 P5 y) F$ I+ o7 ^6 S 108th RAF Base Force# Z+ d; v- n. f
103rd RN Base Force4 J5 _, X0 z, J6 S7 z6 W
AVG Ground Echelon
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2nd Raiding Regiment
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3 G% i" Y) o: x3 z2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |