AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 428 h! ~4 L& l: U+ C1 K
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。
" g/ B2 ]* F' K8 f5 `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 }: T4 P E% z8 S u; p: P
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。7 G4 \1 Z6 L! S# B9 m: 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5 L! e& v4 _4 I3 A/ K. \- f; x
当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。2 c! t3 e2 u: h9 ^" V" H/ p
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。6 r8 |5 v0 x1 z9 N+ S8 p/ c6 T
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/ r; T% t* p8 \8 P! ?( ^! _! C6 mNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards & U/ D6 S" ]2 q
Japanese Ships
" `- c5 Y, [9 K) I" Z+ { BB Ise: j6 ^$ S) j; Q' h% X8 j: t
CA Ashigara
& |/ a8 Q( W5 \# d CL Kinu
/ K: ^# s7 ]0 v% @- D DD Yugumo- V9 F/ ~" }& h' ?) x; l# n
DD Hatsuharu
) p7 F9 u/ ]# A& A! q& y DD Nenohi
. v( }+ q- _8 o1 f" ?, X$ k8 O DD Asakaze
3 Z9 {& n' U# E6 N/ l0 O7 L7 E DD Harukaze3 n2 l0 t, w4 z B
DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ( Z1 z m! v$ h3 g- v8 ], Y7 c O
Allied Ships3 Q, j0 Q# a. N0 ]0 S
PT TM-5
9 o2 k0 I: M7 @' Z1 A PT TM-6
. l1 d( Z- i% [8 \5 j R3 ? PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
7 g1 [& G5 d- M& S, {3 [' ?) F. g PT TM-80 v% v: ?* ^9 q
PT TM-10
8 M8 m* ` q! [4 t$ _ PT TM-11
2 a) n! X% Q: X' b PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; k" \- F. M! x0 ?0 F
PT TM-14( A/ `" |( t1 }9 z$ f: T! w
PT TM-15
% l8 w. y1 S/ x7 S: d MTB 7- z# @9 a8 V% ?0 L/ B$ [ K
MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 r9 T' X: q% P# B/ c7 O, a
MTB 26 / |8 F6 N1 k; g3 f- |) h q6 ]/ l
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight: f5 P; w3 P. \9 o! p
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards
m6 P$ }3 [6 O3 Z! V2 uRange closes to 8,000 yards...
- g3 `& a8 ]. f& u. DRange closes to 7,000 yards...
7 B+ B8 i/ y7 i* dRange closes to 6,000 yards...) s% X7 z' f: W5 W1 d
Range closes to 5,000 yards.../ }6 i* R7 W8 M" _# [1 S+ |0 b% @0 B- G
Range closes to 4,000 yards...+ v/ T) a8 D+ u+ R8 S. O& |
Range closes to 3,000 yards...* a& ?. c3 z* J7 N) s5 L
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
, E* d$ F+ u4 j9 _1 x+ K jRange closes to 1,000 yards...- E- f/ s+ r& F4 {3 h' W( j
Takeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'
1 D9 i Q5 N1 |' nDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards
/ O' H5 _ u( p9 s/ QDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards
4 E \3 h% M( n+ t3 PDD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards
p( O+ B \" [, |, dPT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards
, d% k0 k( R4 P! ]- ]( f8 s2 V3 FDD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards
$ {$ |1 U7 N" I' R! H/ RPT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
9 t! a. D% Y8 p1 q G6 CMTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards! _0 M! ?) i0 }( M1 [! k
Range increases to 2,000 yards
5 o! N- {% z" X5 h% ^DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards) E. W% q% O+ s4 _# ` N/ U2 F3 @
DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards
$ d8 s7 D j# u+ u5 z- ] X9 ~PT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards* S& [/ T% P0 q& H; m( j- Q6 C" R
PT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards
( E7 d f1 ^8 Z/ v% R& s' G) J( I- \Task forces break off... ( j% f+ d1 }6 H% J! K, m2 P! k" d
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards * [$ T! l" c. v2 }" J# o B5 [) o
Japanese Ships: r- O5 B4 b3 {# I) z$ G$ a, Q8 q
BB Ise3 Y4 M( f- p0 R0 J5 y; |' B" `
CA Ashigara
# h! `% G! a( g8 D CL Kinu
' @' t ?' b( a% r- N7 A- e7 P DD Yugumo$ S' I' a! a8 _3 a
DD Hatsuharu
; J1 H; [8 I3 p! ~ DD Nenohi2 x5 c2 } R8 i; L! i! R7 ?
DD Asakaze
$ B/ ~- Q* }% H2 X# y5 t! r) n& n DD Harukaze ' z \5 F3 b+ p4 ~
Allied Ships" P% A, S, @ g
PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) {" w$ R3 W2 C" F1 }# [! i PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
! q$ x+ H+ s/ R. [' h# K PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk2 u7 G6 s3 G% D# U2 r0 ^) d) H
PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& B( a& ?( f, G* q
PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 y8 P0 t2 i/ `9 C6 v
PT TM-14
1 O! P9 p: W5 J! f/ x, U$ ? PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; k, \; s T1 U' D MTB 7, Shell hits 1
7 f( Q5 |! k9 P MTB 26
& q4 W! S0 s( m5 q" HReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
8 R4 D, z% H ~; mMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
" s/ G7 ?3 U9 U) ^# v, URange closes to 11,000 yards...
8 R5 s& P+ |& i% [8 J# X/ }/ b3 ~Range closes to 10,000 yards...
- w5 N a. n0 ~- @: w1 ~- DRange closes to 9,000 yards... W( ?) t, g7 M9 b0 j6 S# R
Range closes to 8,000 yards...$ f, m% I8 w1 k$ A9 z
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
# R& n& J! Z9 t VRange closes to 6,000 yards...
( l! J3 y# X* u* V- ], e) ARange closes to 5,000 yards...
8 @7 F S$ z/ T2 q$ B, q2 `2 X1 VRange closes to 4,000 yards...
' ^* Q1 e! ~& [. ~( Q! SRange closes to 3,000 yards... }5 q% p) ~' @: g1 r0 L7 |
Range closes to 2,000 yards...* \2 G& Y+ ?' |* H$ v6 \* S u
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
" y) `! w# u) L- [+ d1 |CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards2 [" F9 Z. y) n/ ^. F7 N
PT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
+ m/ Q0 w: O' t! uPT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards
2 l* m$ L9 e7 WRange increases to 3,000 yards
/ Y( A; f* d$ ~3 ^! oCA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards, X8 }' R+ c5 d$ O2 V7 @
PT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards
! O3 |; y' R& o: J5 | _DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards
7 |" n2 W) |8 M& b5 u. G j6 i) iDD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards! q4 | z) n) g2 H% v
Range closes to 2,000 yards4 ~ B b9 y. w
PT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
1 G5 J" N1 k* o5 m+ {DD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards
: y3 F5 x6 m( N7 t5 Z3 jRange increases to 3,000 yards
# r+ _( j t6 @9 UPT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards. H: Y3 F3 _- W
PT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards8 [# l1 l% Z S& C- N- I5 C p& t
Range increases to 4,000 yards% G- B8 j9 e I
PT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards; j8 [- ?" l9 O4 v9 K7 _5 M& [" W
PT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards3 T: b G B, b7 u2 [3 [4 X; ~/ o) q
Range increases to 5,000 yards
1 N* q7 } `7 b% Q& @/ n1 WDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards' ?6 r; z" m! d; b- G
Range increases to 6,000 yards1 l0 l' D+ h+ F$ `& ?& Y' ~
DD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards7 q" N& X$ O& T2 e
Range closes to 5,000 yards
" W9 d$ M: ?. v5 p4 EDD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
1 V* r# i* t7 C: o- r. }7 aDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards1 A, d' g! m* Z, P& T+ b
DD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards: A2 J, Y$ j4 i# b
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
/ B' }! u ?' q2 y2 d5 `- gDD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards7 x7 U" B3 ]8 U1 ~, J/ \& _
DD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards. g1 {8 S/ N4 ^# s
Task forces break off... 2 y- Q6 f0 Y" m0 Z4 i, W
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2 F; a6 c- {; z" `Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91) 3 n9 l3 ~! z# J6 u4 G
44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
& G! H0 |; r( A! z. c. aJapanese Ships+ }4 S( o% L2 O8 \
xAK Toei Maru
9 @) e& L! W! t3 H( }3 U3 P) S- V xAP Katori Maru7 }; z% \: c8 E3 {' w* l/ {: u% T
xAP Suwa Maru( ?. @) {* q/ l9 d
xAP Ukishima Maru
0 I6 G9 f; _5 | U5 U PB Odatsuki Maru / Z( S2 C6 |7 v9 A
Japanese ground losses:) G' s6 \4 w c* v. q% P1 J- A0 M
11 casualties reported
! d, ] e% T! z& m. O, I Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; B7 p& d3 X8 l. M
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 O& W4 j6 @( e% j Z/ E. j1 ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ' o+ n5 _; I# a; m) M( i" Z/ K+ f
xAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops% B; i; N6 l0 R& i3 g9 [% p7 g: {
xAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops
8 U5 _' m: N7 D4 `* nxAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops
$ {- z; S- v2 E* t; K0 xDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards9 [0 r$ s! J' D4 s3 h/ j3 P) F
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards
" u1 e6 T9 _3 ?7 @6 @Japanese Ships$ o3 G3 b/ A9 S
CA Maya- k- \8 J, }* V5 f
CA Kumano9 }' ?% i6 T# l. b: V- z2 z
CL Nagara
1 U( G8 t4 W# g# X+ S CL Abukuma3 |. T( S" A! F, p8 o& V: T4 I
DD Hatsuyuki
5 E" R T% ?0 q8 D/ V( M; w DD Uranami
- Z* ~1 T9 n. O W DD Yugiri
0 h* i& b/ y. m. i DD Satsuki; s ?& o+ s1 m2 C( Y6 E
DD Minazuki2 N& x# z4 l6 m2 C" a/ W; ^5 p+ L1 x
DD Fumizuki
9 ]$ T0 V. K" }+ K9 C# T4 W DD Nagatsuki 2 c! X+ X# ]( C; R3 n1 c
Allied Ships4 @' d' f6 Z0 I: L* Z. V( t2 ^
PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 a9 V, n0 p+ c+ \5 i" k
MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 p3 X! d' s1 y( W7 H. X MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk 3 Z S2 S- Q2 M9 D2 A
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards2 I' l) q% V1 _& R, }. ]
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
0 g8 I2 A( N/ JJapanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards) A# a8 M% Q1 V Q
PT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards7 v# U) w: X( s/ C
CA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards
) T; w) h& W0 r1 ?Range closes to 22,000 yards7 ~; ~1 Z# f" i, D5 q H2 `
Range closes to 20,000 yards! \3 T( R( V: D6 s
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards% i* O7 g& c# J2 L! J" W3 L8 R1 p
DD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards% w- l/ A6 y. x
Range closes to 17,000 yards
@2 V' f; u) I& S8 M2 zRange closes to 15,000 yards- Z! E3 D+ y# K- Q1 \# z, {+ S9 m& n
DD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards5 q: a' Z% c6 o; K3 P/ w0 h5 K
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
0 a0 A9 l# A9 Q& b) \2 d+ ~( {DD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards) T; W. t+ v4 O; }. R1 ?3 b
Range closes to 11,000 yards( [+ \6 d" `4 J9 u
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards: m8 M8 {0 r1 J) C: G' L: M" }
DD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
% t) j0 [9 s/ m7 v/ l, O$ BDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards1 Z) k) l1 W! {; l
Range closes to 7,000 yards1 |% L% |1 L6 d$ Y( w. z- O
MTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards1 b- |/ ]# _! B0 z2 m
Range increases to 9,000 yards
$ }6 ~# Z" m. `! fCA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards
* W0 j4 m9 `( m* ?' ?- G1 k3 tRange increases to 12,000 yards
$ Q9 s4 y6 o4 X. V! O- jDD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards
4 G2 L; y* S3 ] b5 ~Range increases to 14,000 yards/ X; J3 g0 C4 {0 Z* l- I
MTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards
) S$ }0 v' d! _& iCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk... 6 I0 l y4 T& v2 f
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Morning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
( L, I* K: k- H* z( U4 DWeather in hex: Light cloud 7 r% _8 a0 y% r3 M8 I/ n6 w% ?
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.0 V. h: ? P i3 ^5 C( e/ f
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes / @; ? l9 W& q
Japanese aircraft
3 B: X, C1 `' B& X* _: h7 |- ~0 @ A6M2 Zero x 329 h9 F6 j- J0 ~4 q
G3M2 Nell x 336 x$ \/ t8 Y, P+ t" ^8 B6 J
G4M1 Betty x 30+ Z3 L& e) }5 v8 ]9 w% j
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37 8 X- o' _" W# A1 `
Japanese aircraft losses
* l7 I% c% S6 R G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
+ B9 y4 O7 o3 U, M O0 W6 _ G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
2 m, ]+ v1 i. Q/ u% I/ wAllied ground losses:6 J/ I2 m( s1 J
48 casualties reported
( {! |+ k- e. F; ]: l" [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 { x6 z* ]& X2 ]$ B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
" `9 ^2 r" z6 z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 ~, } o( P# u) |2 Q# D( \Aircraft Attacking:
8 Q' n. t: _* y 23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
/ q: F% p \- c) E R4 @( P8 B( F) c! R Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb) D: `9 \# c6 O6 e/ U) n0 W- W
30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet" m& c* b1 X5 v. N
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# s' n' }$ a' g; u
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet) X" j" m9 ~3 Y$ ^1 M
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb5 o; B0 N7 [; ^. o: ^% K
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet: l; N% u q3 ]# \# \ I U
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb5 e& ?, F2 t: ], V Q6 L. D& b
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
: C* A0 ~6 b0 Y) k* U" X Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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1 g f8 [8 {! r* d7 @7 h+ dMorning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang)
5 w \5 _8 o. x' hWeather in hex: Light cloud
9 m. {, r0 I2 k* r. j2 U9 _/ vRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 l" K: I4 R. hEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
# O0 u8 l3 J5 ^Japanese aircraft
4 M0 U- Q, M* Q1 i+ _ A6M2 Zero x 20
* u9 k) Q9 D0 D$ j0 y1 Q G3M2 Nell x 10
" C2 u; q( q6 x4 _+ F% F. n2 f G4M1 Betty x 28% u# s# d+ x' s+ ^1 G l
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20
$ g; Q, C% P- ?( _" _" uJapanese aircraft losses. ?- T# l" P. s5 h X
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged; r: K) v5 c: L6 J2 e
G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged ! g/ e+ t% \2 v, y8 A
Allied ground losses:$ _; v- Y' a8 \' b+ y6 U
61 casualties reported8 O: o4 o/ V0 r$ W% V4 o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled x% L p) Z9 @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
3 |2 G# x) n9 ]& l' h: O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; E& U& ?8 y R0 Y# ?3 \( cAircraft Attacking:
3 N0 B4 ]* ]& R# i# p% U' _ 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
' t, X& O3 c; X0 ^3 g Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb: d) W E2 v* g, b. y
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet: A- w6 X0 e9 L) K' L' k
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb6 C/ O( Q, b! G% {3 ^- Z
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
S& i) b* \$ a+ M. y Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
! @# J9 }. @& H' g6 p9 d" W- j5 QAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...% Y l# ^7 a( P$ t u- t$ m
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
/ F/ }5 D! }: m/ t7 W+ N6 mAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
* o$ _& a" J( w! D3 z2 Z( YAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
+ j. w% u f" T$ M6 nAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...1 \- |# u' |9 \! J* B7 X- [
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
1 Y4 {" T# Y; M1 p! B) B+ [- h6 bAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
" G( ~ W/ r, {. RAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
8 X3 p+ y8 s% Q. C3 ~Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...; A/ U' b: `* t5 W, t+ p4 a- m6 M
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...7 L! u& I7 c0 e
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3 R6 W+ B0 t1 i( T* k: _Morning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
7 s0 v- c) |( s3 \9 p4 ]+ F9 nWeather in hex: Light cloud % F% h4 v: i' X% d" A: k
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 G) X6 d0 j7 b/ s0 a
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
4 o, B, t- j/ E/ t$ M2 HJapanese aircraft4 f$ Z/ u, w( F8 k' h' y
A6M2 Zero x 7
& C5 `! r& ^- O6 ~% p Ki-21-IIa Sally x 174 H+ M9 X1 o0 V1 q7 a
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11 5 S. C6 |1 ]4 X3 j! b
Japanese aircraft losses
* Y, H* e3 `5 F Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged M8 j: u3 U% y$ P4 Y! h
Allied ground losses:
: X; _6 ]- |( D- _. I" y 85 casualties reported
* S; J" Q8 S! Q7 m( t' \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
5 |6 f. x& j* E. X( k" P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" V8 g9 ^. s: ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ I$ L k% I0 k$ _, i! w2 P' TAircraft Attacking:
/ x7 W2 J. E! M 17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
+ h1 D+ [( F8 J5 J3 ^5 J Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb$ }9 q! D( |9 L4 ?* y; c
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) ' N& z3 ]" T' T
Japanese Deliberate attack
3 S9 o5 g2 v$ C$ A5 F2 YAttacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759
/ \1 u: l; b- \4 t- `5 u: EDefending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
6 b3 q/ L& A5 _4 NJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 ) ]9 I& M; X- H2 B6 I s: d2 x
Japanese adjusted assault: 894
h$ m9 [. A( M% `Allied adjusted defense: 127 ) J ` |# ~( p, ^& o4 x) L4 D
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)
% b- `6 J" A5 PJapanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!
6 W; w4 d4 z1 ^9 `; n: f9 p# QAllied aircraft
( _# p0 ^! y/ g; ~4 b9 H( P no flights
. N/ z# W% f0 A% YAllied aircraft losses7 Y9 k$ G- U' d0 J4 i' ~
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed " p/ e+ ]- z2 U0 T& z P
Combat modifiers$ [: N: s! _3 {( E; N6 \
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
" M. J! ? h% a& T8 DAttacker: ' M* R# M5 p3 o* `
Japanese ground losses:
+ P( ]. @* q( a4 U5 c* i( ^ 1406 casualties reported2 ~& ~0 h1 H& b8 Y( _8 M6 c
Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled# q# ^7 H6 { X1 R! p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled' ]; F( L3 E! H' Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
8 b7 L( \) m& h# X1 i: V8 D H# } Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
9 V2 @# s6 V( H. YAllied ground losses:
- P2 E; T/ B- ?$ @% Q 7228 casualties reported
% o1 V! B0 J, u6 @ Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled" w' w6 ]& X) M1 Y1 B
Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled/ J, {% v2 G8 }
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
; P9 D. g1 R Z" H8 M- z/ J Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)
/ \/ b; H+ ]/ u3 O Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)* ?- J U$ e$ _
Units retreated 5
& t9 B3 |( P x Units destroyed 1
1 @6 F0 O; h; r. BAssaulting units:
$ J) u" X/ f5 I# R" P( S" [ 41st Guard Battalion. u+ ]4 M* u+ D5 Q& J" m
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF; A h; V9 e4 d
38th Division
( t' D/ L9 Q7 W. H' F4 l II./124th Infantry Battalion
) a) {2 L4 l P% P1 | 2nd Recon Regiment
4 o; R1 d5 t" d6 p0 r 6th Tank Regiment4 n6 c% I/ Q( M. o
53rd Division/ M3 n C) m2 l& t
III./124th Infantry Battalion
! y6 ]8 Q6 |3 q h6 n 24th Infantry Regiment
l# T4 h8 b U- y3 O% v0 N) K2 M 16th Guards Regiment
: i* b8 A5 n( F, B) n 5th Guards Engineer Regiment
1 ~' c Q! }2 Y( [ Sasebo 3rd SNLF, A( K9 m$ U- l$ w @6 x ]; h+ d
Sasebo 8th SNLF
2 K' n2 i: q& m2 ~2 @- {0 [ II./4th Infantry Battalion
9 h( \' N( V7 r I./4th Infantry Battalion$ v" P# {6 Y8 h* y4 `3 a
2nd Engr Rgt /2+ F5 H* q" \* n Q2 U
28th Shipping Engineer Regiment
2 ~) Y. A$ L# u 11th Special Base Force
5 [9 H# o/ W- E6 |7 N 23rd JAAF AF Bn
6 L- m0 u3 z2 b) H& l9 g: [$ pDefending units:
8 R6 O2 t- Y: u% S# e9 W6 l6 ~2 f: V Korps Marechausee Battalion
" u7 O: C N: B NS KNIL Territory Regiment! s) H$ w+ o9 P1 o) \: ]4 y
Zuid KNIL Battalion
) T: u" G* S- ]+ B* _( l WS KNIL Territory Regiment
+ F3 Q$ `; N, |1 T+ T So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion" c' ^" V' u/ @: f9 |
North Sumatra Base Force: F' x! s( M: }+ ^: l- T
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8 T8 S# }$ g; a! I3 h1 U8 `Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50)
5 W* c8 V% i; t* N! U% W) F8 [Allied Shock attack
6 i1 y6 I; p, E- h, qAttacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 0 u- N% {1 m! j' l+ S
Defending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
3 u: L& l. i W; p ]) H$ B; HAllied adjusted assault: 43 - D" E% O3 {9 h* K2 r
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
, o8 q7 [/ A/ c! u: WAllied assault odds: 43 to 1 7 i3 u5 ]6 ^- M2 \7 j- _4 B
Combat modifiers8 k, R5 c! a* d& A
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)+ X& h3 C2 Z& _9 o) H/ l/ M
supply(-)! X% k% x& f$ ? ~- `! y: e/ @
Attacker: shock(+)
3 O0 A! Z: A. C4 {% g& h& KJapanese ground losses:
* X& e$ l- |4 O; a8 M3 s: w) p 168 casualties reported
) [5 C6 F+ A! j9 B: Q% g- E Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
) G3 Q* X, u8 L( C- P2 j" _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; h" ~5 P* z' q4 }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 b7 n3 o( o# |# n7 V( q. e5 [
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
* W& S# q3 S8 M, f/ R2 XAllied ground losses:
8 V) m2 K8 x0 e g5 J4 b# P' } 70 casualties reported# v" B$ C* M$ K9 ~: s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
+ g! i% f- I2 {4 C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 h% ]/ y1 k$ {1 e1 n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 6 F# [1 @ p! j/ d
Assaulting units:3 `: W, X; v9 m" _8 S9 y; g o1 k
Rangoon BAF Battalion
, O0 X% Q1 _/ T5 G- B 45th Indian Brigade2 p) J+ t' x9 ~, j2 {1 o4 k
103rd RAF Base Force
. b" a+ {5 w l: ~; x 109th RAF Base Force
l0 r9 F" X. u8 I1 `1 p# r" l, ] 104th RAF Base Force
; J B% \0 A6 p% h' n: A7 y$ | u 221 Group RAF 3 r6 |, Y. Y) i _0 a" j d* _
107th RAF Base Force
1 }& k0 f* ]9 P. C4 {* R9 q5 g 106th RAF Base Force
, h6 [" s. ~) t- w- S1 Y4 S( U 108th RAF Base Force5 G! O. t: ~/ i: V
103rd RN Base Force! v: u v3 n' w7 c2 X* w
AVG Ground Echelon
% W7 ^# p3 F. f% H6 y. H" yDefending units:
# T; L* X- N$ ~+ Q2 C3 R 2nd Raiding Regiment
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2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |