AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
8 m3 A/ u7 b0 R H' A* }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。
6 I6 r+ j& X2 h( o) 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。
1 C, d( W, d, W5 r8 l0 T, m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。1 H' T, K, {( S- v! c
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
& w: R) i+ P2 ~3 \! w当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。
6 n; p3 Z) b1 ?; s9 \/ J- M% 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。* K3 h4 l- O" Q* n
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' R" ]4 t; S( h9 }, r0 j) NNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards
0 K1 ?8 _) J! f# P% n2 RJapanese Ships
# W: a9 b8 b( Y' X! D BB Ise
* H& q3 L# `4 p CA Ashigara
: G% M* q* r1 q7 Z; P; w4 J' i$ s CL Kinu& [5 s" i3 J2 x# p4 z* @) }& p3 U
DD Yugumo
2 }+ \0 D4 T" s# e9 D DD Hatsuharu w) F" H( G$ U( _; o" H8 I0 O" H& Z
DD Nenohi5 ^/ T* |% k: L1 X4 c
DD Asakaze% T) W% a" |9 i* w, o
DD Harukaze# L+ _+ f* I, @/ @ m8 {! ^" \
DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk & e0 i4 i) \) I( C# `7 d2 z* ^
Allied Ships
/ N9 c0 r+ g% X+ J& V, W PT TM-5
7 S, e7 A- M7 G PT TM-6& U* w9 p( W. w( Y6 L0 \" \4 R8 z
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk7 ~6 Z$ h) w0 h- Z5 H7 d
PT TM-8) I) Y0 {, W% b
PT TM-10
" E% \/ W' A' I! x2 ~. w2 K PT TM-11" v+ F" w+ S9 |! t; G3 k% X
PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 I) x6 z) {# _. r ?$ f+ f PT TM-14' s8 I9 R" w( O1 I
PT TM-154 I7 T$ I( M7 u% o2 ?
MTB 7
9 V- l6 b4 J" a4 \+ h8 P( V& _- F5 J MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% w7 E; B7 S& X) X0 E
MTB 26 " v8 m- i, @' p4 ~8 w8 [1 F5 @0 A
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight/ l# A1 p: O4 j4 v
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards4 H: @/ X1 A. n. h+ O. i9 P
Range closes to 8,000 yards.... G6 ?" I: q8 n0 @; y# `1 D, M
Range closes to 7,000 yards...# z) Z( O: ]& O D9 ]
Range closes to 6,000 yards...2 }% b0 a" f+ a+ g' m& I
Range closes to 5,000 yards...2 H% K; o0 a( j+ |) Q
Range closes to 4,000 yards...6 T. \0 L& L( s/ S `4 C; t7 O
Range closes to 3,000 yards...; _3 M9 d. q! f0 [! N6 s, l0 k
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
& P8 C; @" n2 T' |' iRange closes to 1,000 yards...$ y3 Y9 _- X" @- o
Takeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'6 s: Y. B0 a2 @! a
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards
* D# C7 Q( x# U# v6 ODD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards! Y# \+ r/ T' ?' ~
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards$ g/ R* H0 b9 ~
PT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards N, p% m7 P* S( y( Q1 _( T
DD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards6 _0 q" v" W; ]2 s& [% O( m
PT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
' w1 V1 o0 Y* a* i$ G3 ^MTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards! S* M% o9 ~. J& m. ]
Range increases to 2,000 yards( u) o$ v; q& _1 W8 p
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards
3 K: }" m9 J/ |$ ~& L* TDD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards- `+ t! D) d) G: T/ W4 n1 k& i
PT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards6 ]. R+ A7 @% |) Y$ `' O
PT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards, B9 g" b! }! m( p9 [5 x" q4 p
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards
8 F: E6 s+ X5 T/ L) HJapanese Ships# Q4 `) Q4 ^1 f2 P! x5 g+ [1 [; z
BB Ise. g# T- s! z0 d& z( x' p |0 L; o
CA Ashigara
: ]/ H9 v1 K5 @# v7 G: w" T0 j CL Kinu
0 g* z2 k/ _+ \% ^ DD Yugumo
" z! f& O6 i+ {; Z' ? ~% k DD Hatsuharu; M. |7 ~- y9 X- ~7 {
DD Nenohi: J/ R4 G. R4 f" D# M
DD Asakaze
- L$ J5 d I m: J0 l DD Harukaze
/ P" n9 o; ?1 h2 IAllied Ships
& x7 c2 [. F$ r* v' x: C# ^# e PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 z7 [0 a! Z: e+ p$ w" | PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk8 N( U& Q( l6 D5 D/ R
PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk& ]) N% E- z: m- ^+ ]5 V9 Q. _$ U
PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% Q- A I2 B T4 \; B
PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ |, F0 x* \. X" B4 E( s
PT TM-14
6 S# Q8 x9 r. M( Q) n% R8 ]+ \& V PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 n7 ^5 F* \, A2 ^% }
MTB 7, Shell hits 1" H% }! b& H* n+ h% E9 J
MTB 26
7 }0 t6 f% I* W- uReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
. L, b, \' |/ }Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
# l8 K, ~1 h8 D( S2 r: uRange closes to 11,000 yards...5 t' m- ^' J1 K+ D5 B; d7 c& Q
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
& L) ~1 n, a) j. V8 x4 s& JRange closes to 9,000 yards...$ \* E0 w/ a* k$ q* ^1 _% [
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
$ {9 u% c2 D$ E% w; wRange closes to 7,000 yards...' g' j7 y5 V0 m7 z& x/ K. o& O$ {: [. j
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
9 B- ^; {( p: K2 [- E( ^+ IRange closes to 5,000 yards...
& u9 m1 |' V7 |6 M' ~) SRange closes to 4,000 yards...
6 |+ [# O) T. HRange closes to 3,000 yards...
7 A2 B1 j4 Q& ^/ V0 `4 c2 sRange closes to 2,000 yards.... u- \# q# s3 r3 z# k3 I
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards8 z6 w2 U' i* F- y4 V- G: T
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards5 o* o2 S( J7 t6 R6 z: k
PT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards$ x2 C6 W: `" ?2 e% F) B
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards3 h3 P4 k; k. `6 I. Z5 ?7 U
Range increases to 3,000 yards
8 b9 B( Z- K/ h% Y; oCA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards9 u* l; w+ ]5 |: O1 |5 K! W( v
PT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards
3 ]8 g. [$ C/ S0 [/ {. N0 \DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards4 ]& @! s3 ~. u! @4 }# D
DD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
% Q$ h2 p: u$ ?6 c4 A# A7 SRange closes to 2,000 yards- I3 n G8 `' w# q6 W) P$ ~6 B
PT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
; H( I1 V7 i, JDD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards
) h0 @) {! X$ r- [7 \Range increases to 3,000 yards: Z' M: J+ `1 M/ B; b5 ?
PT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards) _, J" K8 Z" n, e
PT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards
3 W6 s# Y6 X0 f7 j$ eRange increases to 4,000 yards
' W* f& X5 a# ~9 H4 V9 D( JPT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards* @5 ]# ~7 b0 c& _ Z" y! P: i
PT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards
3 }6 ~4 i" E" I2 S! v( U: V# n( ?Range increases to 5,000 yards
+ k, h) N0 a% i+ t/ ~5 K" a* jDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
4 `( j; z4 C# P& y" NRange increases to 6,000 yards
0 r b6 \; v! W C" s z" jDD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards+ `/ V* E( \7 P# b0 D
Range closes to 5,000 yards
0 k0 L& g" F4 h9 s- \0 DDD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
, A d; o4 ?7 a K2 pDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
! R3 S) r: f9 P, d% dDD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards8 E% h7 a. i% H- R0 P2 O2 U
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards' V s& t' w& k3 ?
DD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards" u" v J3 d- h! R
DD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
6 e( Y! l) T! m9 D. cTask forces break off...
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7 _( c$ d' d2 ^0 A0 OInvasion Support action off Palembang (48,91) * h. I0 m- [9 S. a- a
44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
' `5 ?5 |2 Y! X. V y4 ?Japanese Ships
7 D% u# N9 s4 [: }2 D/ u xAK Toei Maru
! O4 g' O- _- |1 d xAP Katori Maru3 E3 N. ?" D, K! C# }- M
xAP Suwa Maru6 a/ }7 x$ n+ |, ?$ i+ m& i1 ]
xAP Ukishima Maru+ T1 L, V" y+ m/ K8 q6 f* _
PB Odatsuki Maru
1 X( f- x7 U. }5 S4 XJapanese ground losses:
' s( o3 k: b+ ~. o+ q/ J$ z 11 casualties reported' S/ A* \# y. t; T4 f) o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 k- z* A7 Y+ c3 |* r' c/ ?3 ]
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled" F6 c: f3 w+ w& J+ D, H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# M# x4 ]# s2 D7 t3 ~xAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops/ v9 G& X/ Y7 ]" n* u) _5 t
xAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops
; S/ |2 [& `. Y+ CxAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops
# O' e4 L( \) C" o( p; ODefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards& Y' x% e& {! T W4 R: U$ V! T
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards
7 }0 C( O# @8 s5 ]( [1 m/ Y1 ZJapanese Ships% B$ r3 H: n5 J& [/ @/ ~0 i
CA Maya$ B# \; @* V1 }
CA Kumano7 K0 t! X0 e# l" v+ L
CL Nagara0 E7 ]; G' @4 F/ p% k) w
CL Abukuma
2 l+ m8 k, B! k: K( l DD Hatsuyuki% ~( U+ Y* a8 b1 r$ ]; G1 f
DD Uranami
' T0 I% u3 J/ X! m1 D DD Yugiri
# k- [* p* t4 b E6 ?) { DD Satsuki
3 \, j2 M! g2 {, E9 C* {% E# F DD Minazuki' G4 c A, @2 Z9 [
DD Fumizuki2 ]: D1 B; K8 |$ V! v$ ?0 N5 x
DD Nagatsuki ! t2 d8 m* n/ S
Allied Ships
0 t/ _6 p) p' H PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- C5 ~; l7 V3 d& d8 {' }8 }9 S; c
MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 _/ P5 s2 `. p" Y0 h* @- f MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 c' [% z/ {7 I# N6 k1 AMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards+ r4 n/ K/ t9 }
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards7 E) p- s. O6 c( b$ z
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards% s0 s; u X6 ^/ ~ f
PT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards& t( p- T& j2 `$ G2 t% D
CA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards
' _1 _9 n5 l6 uRange closes to 22,000 yards/ v1 E& |' g( D( W7 l2 z3 `5 G
Range closes to 20,000 yards
" x8 X4 ]# E# ^DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
0 v" ?$ M |3 }) R3 h7 }; ~' sDD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
" |2 Y* J+ E: J6 Z6 g9 gRange closes to 17,000 yards
1 s& t2 ~) h+ r' Y* T WRange closes to 15,000 yards
+ I; O" v# |9 \1 z+ e, B: KDD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
* s+ C1 {9 U$ |( gDD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards, u. [0 j9 ^ T, m( r- E# n; q
DD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
) O9 f; F3 T/ w4 O+ f' k8 o4 d! V' rRange closes to 11,000 yards
& `3 m- i8 y3 \1 z( x: S" ZDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards& K$ j) {5 P$ s/ j
DD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
( o W" v5 d0 S& O; }5 p- LDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
9 S0 H3 E+ J1 Z8 GRange closes to 7,000 yards5 @0 F" q6 A. v
MTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards1 d# [7 _0 J4 T; z" ?9 s' y
Range increases to 9,000 yards0 y$ ]& w( t: d* {& y* k
CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards
/ |$ Z$ {5 p9 @% D# cRange increases to 12,000 yards2 a1 ^& g; }+ H6 g& N
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards3 Y1 @5 v) k* t) f$ {) T& Q
Range increases to 14,000 yards
: {& p' g! E( P. E0 b$ {5 ?4 zMTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards4 @2 u% X2 l2 f) }' E4 c9 r
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... " U8 D8 |3 v3 ^5 d6 [" N5 p
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Morning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) & Z8 y/ Q9 z( X5 U1 o5 m
Weather in hex: Light cloud - h6 o- k( d7 i, D: j! \
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 \0 b9 O1 `/ g) s
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 2 X$ J6 I. u# y6 ^: q* W& I
Japanese aircraft
1 Q4 A( U0 E5 Y3 v& [) _ g A6M2 Zero x 32
) h5 P O6 ]/ l7 `4 \ G3M2 Nell x 33
/ t9 t# n6 R5 ?$ E) M' ` G4M1 Betty x 30
; p+ d# ^0 s! D9 D Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37
7 t3 g. u# @& ]$ M- ~3 UJapanese aircraft losses
/ b/ a; e5 r+ ~+ \% P F G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
; x# p3 @0 f# k7 }" M, K5 N G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
# `6 F9 _3 h9 ]+ j, dAllied ground losses:
) W" U( \# ^+ N( D( q4 x6 B 48 casualties reported
, s) A5 ]" r W+ ]% r. m Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled: I3 H( q% m1 j& f$ _+ i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled! ?9 D7 ?2 }" V; e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( T6 ~! ]) ]: \Aircraft Attacking:
% P+ ^# W0 Z& f) M6 V 23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet! {: ?( i. B) |6 ?
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb: U! _ U: j& ~
30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
6 X( y }# r' h, } Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb1 t8 ]$ l! @0 p
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
, K) l$ Y" n5 Q: \: ] Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
/ f* a: |4 Z' ]4 Z7 Z% h" t 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet- K1 H+ j4 P( ]: R2 B5 A- ?+ g
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
( r. W, F& f$ M; @ 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet' J7 _6 \6 N; ~: S/ ]: W+ i
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb3 I" H* `. H# _( o5 d9 X
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8 D" I4 u. f" fMorning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang) 4 ~1 d' s) K9 o# T# r
Weather in hex: Light cloud
1 Z0 C# n1 t7 \" F% \Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.2 i$ J* q: F$ J8 X. M" |3 n
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
- j ?0 g4 _+ l- l, S1 gJapanese aircraft; }/ l S0 B1 W
A6M2 Zero x 20
" a" i3 t# B* u G3M2 Nell x 10$ P( V$ K8 ]7 l& M. G2 K e# [
G4M1 Betty x 28( \" O7 [9 \5 G% f; p3 x7 Q
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20
! G. k% K8 g7 JJapanese aircraft losses
, r, H5 |* @# H$ f9 }% O6 s G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged6 @. H8 S# B$ `
G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged
& \6 V4 J7 t7 w; {Allied ground losses:. Y% W# y3 l% C" G+ b
61 casualties reported* b1 g4 M. V5 h4 v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
# ]( `3 t6 h! x( I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
8 k* @& l# y1 E- i' J( s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 V4 R6 [- }, f# ^. C A- P; s2 sAircraft Attacking:9 q* ]1 R k& q* g; J& s- F
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
7 }; c1 d! e ?) _1 _* ~ Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb( K7 A9 U6 V4 ]. \
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet2 O3 [- W, o/ q$ j7 X- q6 Q
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
+ n/ `, @$ f! u 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
' |0 ? Z7 [8 T' w Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb+ v: p, R7 ^1 Y( z5 L
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
+ H' G% X0 K! K' |8 N8 pAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ..., B9 r; @$ U) t8 D8 w
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
1 D5 w$ d0 Z6 M1 b8 mAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
1 e. c+ g) a- g5 j% {% t) F( r- sAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...0 O& K7 H' g6 i" s$ d
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
6 e" ]7 U( V# r/ ?2 S/ E2 u" AAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
) J8 u3 O" X3 M# `. K6 f7 `Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...! k+ r$ c4 K1 D) K" a3 [* A
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
7 o5 I: B: y, R1 {! N+ f0 O, C4 aAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...9 F+ a+ r6 ~( x& l2 z2 F9 I. ~
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/ n( K1 k- v S7 A- [/ }Morning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
: v" n1 l' g; n9 _ xWeather in hex: Light cloud
) O$ p/ P) L: M8 f1 p( z; h0 y _Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
7 j, {7 B! `. ]Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
6 a$ U0 k" h/ A4 F3 YJapanese aircraft
" a9 r$ \5 q3 j) F: v& l6 Y4 k A6M2 Zero x 7+ ?% c }3 D! ]! F, y! T
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
- `/ f6 _& k; n# j, H% h Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11 8 P# b: o/ Z& {; R5 B7 f( Z
Japanese aircraft losses+ I% [) |, R8 L9 z" z
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
7 m% `, ?* K& GAllied ground losses:8 E& K! Z- E7 e6 T% f
85 casualties reported1 w: p$ S, q% Y$ u) S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
6 w5 f* c2 W/ I3 y: u: H3 d. u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 b1 G/ p! Q9 _& Y8 v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 7 A2 J+ X& ^4 @3 C+ N
Aircraft Attacking:8 z& {. {! k' Y+ |/ g# A: G8 e0 |
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet) ?& V+ e/ v; s9 q
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) 5 e0 h- i; N: `1 d
Japanese Deliberate attack
- a" Y$ c3 k) wAttacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759
5 N+ I$ P% j. p6 U6 k7 ZDefending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332 . g" G9 A$ L+ k& s2 x' h; O) Y
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 6 s; @& a% Y9 C. l' ?
Japanese adjusted assault: 894
. b" d4 g. H+ _: mAllied adjusted defense: 127 ' K. `. Y# S, L7 [* {+ T
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)
; w9 M+ d6 p" O" o' O* G4 sJapanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!
/ w; K ]& I) s' Q, bAllied aircraft3 [2 j8 v* z8 R; }+ ]
no flights
" x z# K; ?# ~% i% z: s& L2 iAllied aircraft losses7 E# o0 ], \5 E, l. \; ~
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed 7 N- P) |- L' h( i3 F2 F- t3 S5 i
Combat modifiers6 n" Z6 i+ q! }
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)% ^4 D' D3 w% J# I
Attacker: , v7 g! N. y% u" }9 b4 x$ A7 e
Japanese ground losses:
t/ u/ f5 ^1 b# C 1406 casualties reported
% X: m* y% W7 ~8 s2 Z: q+ d9 o Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled* L }- Q9 q4 _5 o2 ]; [$ u* ]3 m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
5 K8 i- _$ m# `4 W3 w, P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled- C2 M2 {7 z' U9 q
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
. V) T, v" t) t0 ?) I8 \7 \Allied ground losses:1 g9 X; U& i$ |* R0 ?
7228 casualties reported
7 j }3 {0 R: I4 E8 [: q Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled
5 t y3 G6 t+ |/ k7 h/ m Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled
1 W4 m3 k j, Y7 H5 s Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled: _' I) l% C9 e6 n2 \2 j
Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)4 C( h$ h) H B/ N( ]# O$ ?! e0 H+ U9 l
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
/ p$ m2 _: Z) S2 C8 J. e% H' j9 e Units retreated 59 Z0 p1 h& U0 S
Units destroyed 1 5 x# v$ M( p! O' o8 K8 w. C
Assaulting units:
) X* z; _' @( u! r 41st Guard Battalion' D z" X, R: H, S
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
( z* Q2 [6 E# c- x% \8 P 38th Division
( ^( I' r1 V1 w II./124th Infantry Battalion8 r4 z1 y5 n% [4 e
2nd Recon Regiment
; b+ }1 D$ s+ c' F5 R 6th Tank Regiment9 W j# @/ G" a
53rd Division, Y: ]$ X& p2 L: N/ y( g( Y; [
III./124th Infantry Battalion
! u, H$ V. G9 ~ 24th Infantry Regiment& {5 e6 T% c$ t U/ q$ t
16th Guards Regiment
C9 ^; `( ]6 g) b! A& _: A7 M 5th Guards Engineer Regiment
* N4 W; E! b. v Sasebo 3rd SNLF$ `* K7 |7 D6 x: Q$ ]
Sasebo 8th SNLF% S7 h A9 x( t) t* y0 P
II./4th Infantry Battalion8 S; n- O# e7 ^* D5 r2 ]
I./4th Infantry Battalion
5 u# B/ g; X, _8 l$ o 2nd Engr Rgt /2
e4 i# i+ A0 B( v* k 28th Shipping Engineer Regiment3 J7 Y% ]1 |9 }7 u1 o- P" A
11th Special Base Force* t5 i/ @7 i0 ^8 q) O$ X1 k/ e, d
23rd JAAF AF Bn - e; x+ v3 P R# b" v
Defending units:
! R. {( R7 w- h# o* a8 A2 @ Korps Marechausee Battalion
) ?; v1 R6 i( p! u8 U( C NS KNIL Territory Regiment
# u! b- u; z8 o Zuid KNIL Battalion
& H8 `8 L/ R4 G k- n* x WS KNIL Territory Regiment
7 A$ }8 Y* W3 E$ s So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion. [9 f1 Q# L* Y, Y$ q) P
North Sumatra Base Force: G' o+ ]6 T' P# i3 L
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7 Q5 k7 @4 |/ f2 z0 sGround combat at Toungoo (57,50) & J7 x, q( h: y; L) ^
Allied Shock attack
, J: x/ e3 L+ v5 s2 uAttacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188
1 {3 t' m6 @$ u' K6 tDefending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 # d, T: Y) Z0 x$ Y) d0 }9 I
Allied adjusted assault: 43
& O5 u6 h1 d4 a- P* k# qJapanese adjusted defense: 1 6 V/ H/ A% F; C( p
Allied assault odds: 43 to 1 6 _0 r& ^$ R7 h6 V; D( g, Q5 L
Combat modifiers+ J" o( J7 t& U( J
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
. I) _- Z9 g- a supply(-)
" Y, U, K2 ?6 p: ]) b2 |Attacker: shock(+) ! P9 C' @' R3 d v% R* U# ]
Japanese ground losses:# |& b* x" q7 |! Q; O
168 casualties reported
1 m+ z2 ]- N1 H) p. X& U' @6 { Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
6 N b1 W. D( d1 w; X5 x1 Q# E" d Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, D( [4 r+ u; Q4 M' l- o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) o- L9 f1 M& p0 H+ I
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
6 o; o0 S* V% u7 IAllied ground losses:
. }* e6 \; j9 q 70 casualties reported( r7 z+ W; I; s* g, I. D) u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled- T' X( W# l2 A8 \. H/ n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; z. `& p$ E% j) i; T4 P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled : ^; v1 s1 j! i: y3 |, k! a [% l7 j
Assaulting units:& D% U. d/ T& y4 L7 |* T {* I
Rangoon BAF Battalion5 @4 v7 W2 N* H- I
45th Indian Brigade! j" S5 t; | \
103rd RAF Base Force, B, e5 m# p6 D( k+ @' R/ T
109th RAF Base Force; S" S9 l: U/ _
104th RAF Base Force3 t: K1 `/ Y: I" U7 c' P. c
221 Group RAF
# B# V, a, S. L) Q0 } 107th RAF Base Force' X; [4 l6 b" K! G8 M4 J- w- V
106th RAF Base Force8 H3 X; \- X0 x; o1 T( m ]( @
108th RAF Base Force
& H, H" @; b# K 103rd RN Base Force7 s; d" `5 G% ?
AVG Ground Echelon
* Z8 i/ H6 X0 sDefending units:
0 W- R+ f& \5 E0 ? 2nd Raiding Regiment
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3 f1 ] o( @/ [2 ?2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |