AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
* v* B5 O% O" t' D: N4 F2 G) ~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。
$ W- l% U4 [$ R7 g9 b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。% T/ `2 Z5 \5 q+ [
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。
9 z e/ w' h) l I5 C z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
c+ A3 x/ Z: `; E当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。
5 C: B- a" Z' R$ W8 y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。8 W+ O! r/ `# s/ _4 _4 Z
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' y! O6 u7 H/ HNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards ! N3 K* `2 q: ^1 H" J: ?
Japanese Ships
+ d+ s/ u9 J* `$ R BB Ise4 E' d; B- y) O3 @0 [" T, h
CA Ashigara% W. n- h5 f+ a* V! ]9 _' Z
CL Kinu
3 e1 t. V! c+ o% k1 `4 P/ ] DD Yugumo* E( ?! J: t! t0 C |9 {, z @& [
DD Hatsuharu
; e9 @% P0 x. i* w DD Nenohi
, `" |6 | Z# y1 I7 H9 i: C# V DD Asakaze: k2 l. s& j5 B) z& G
DD Harukaze
% e* A, r- E5 j% {9 w2 \4 y DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 6 _8 ~- r2 q [( V' ^2 @/ N
Allied Ships) b h3 H+ R, }
PT TM-5+ r! k; Q) j K' J" J4 C5 B
PT TM-6' o: ^+ P) _$ s+ F
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
& z: Q# f' B8 P8 \% i; p PT TM-8
( _% Q c- M5 b2 ? PT TM-106 ~3 ~+ T( o) C7 i9 w
PT TM-11* ~+ A# v. D" H6 ?) N
PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( B% t% \6 f$ R2 | c$ p% [
PT TM-14
/ O, O0 C# J; G) Z6 N PT TM-15
# p8 x2 j1 ^2 { MTB 74 G. `% \3 r" I0 J
MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; E) f* g+ e( Z' o$ _ MTB 26
+ r# y9 n% n4 l( e- E+ sReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight3 s9 p- C, V1 H: u* `, F5 Y
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards6 P3 G; a) B% m( h% W( w, h
Range closes to 8,000 yards...3 h0 F P4 J% v, {
Range closes to 7,000 yards...0 C5 p: u6 R, b3 U
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
/ n6 z/ \5 u( [7 HRange closes to 5,000 yards...
, q p0 {. n$ e. T. R: ERange closes to 4,000 yards...6 \# W+ [1 v' b& q8 O/ G- j
Range closes to 3,000 yards...& R; Q& n' [# r5 Q& @8 P: T
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
5 R& {% s+ ]1 R, H* qRange closes to 1,000 yards...- h; O" r3 O7 B; \4 d; |0 w1 A
Takeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'
1 g) |1 L: W: E, M- VDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards: }7 t: A: G, P+ v2 E; K9 i
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards, }& g: M( P# ^2 W
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards
2 q" v" b- _( ~& W3 S) i: jPT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards
. F! o( n- ]- g' E' pDD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards- D5 b# j# b$ N6 ^* A6 a
PT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards. b) r: j- V% w ^: |4 ]* w3 m3 o
MTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
: d5 M$ |6 u+ Y1 r" X8 `Range increases to 2,000 yards/ T$ v5 p' w, ~; B/ V; N4 \
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards/ ?) w$ q8 w! { V2 B" g9 [- U
DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards4 c, ~4 f( ]. r8 P$ Z! \7 a* w
PT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards0 ^- w3 N! ]) I; v/ y
PT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards# b) L5 U4 [4 u$ q3 h
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards
0 ~( g/ e' Z* x* tJapanese Ships
6 ?. L9 K* X+ e7 ] BB Ise
% ?+ U* j, j3 s3 s2 ~. Q& u' o/ j CA Ashigara
) B" n, B9 p) e# U1 K( I; ` CL Kinu ^! W/ N3 M8 r ?: [8 ~( p
DD Yugumo
/ y+ P5 d) {" Z2 D3 V7 L DD Hatsuharu
6 ?- ]6 M" w+ s2 `! X DD Nenohi
$ b. O/ X1 {2 O0 i! o1 ] DD Asakaze3 e7 n8 e& X2 g, x
DD Harukaze , |5 b3 @0 ^- a: J
Allied Ships1 P+ [6 \" t y) v/ a/ s- A
PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' a7 ]# k# [1 Q' }4 d6 Q2 h( P PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk2 w+ @8 k4 }$ w+ P6 A1 e
PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
9 J$ u$ H* d4 X. r: A PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. w) j; K- o7 V5 a& L$ u
PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ p* Y5 @# @8 E- H: X
PT TM-14
/ Q- ?- ]$ C' d! s1 i' w* H; e PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! l! I2 d' m" G# o+ ], _ MTB 7, Shell hits 1/ N8 i% M/ X2 t
MTB 26
& K) H- h3 m, ]" t- ]0 g9 x; ?Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
' X4 d( ]4 W; XMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards0 U- Z4 y- X T+ u( N. b
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
% L& z5 X4 I, }, K! ^5 t7 uRange closes to 10,000 yards...
+ Z* L K6 e! X+ gRange closes to 9,000 yards...2 t/ A& W) p; g6 s. O P
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
7 F6 K8 Y" [1 j& sRange closes to 7,000 yards.../ k5 E8 r5 \6 c% M! M [* b7 C
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
' }3 W/ \$ }/ V% A+ QRange closes to 5,000 yards...
* C; {. }3 y% F% A) [' e( U$ NRange closes to 4,000 yards...
. z. k0 l8 l8 o# e) ^. k7 t7 F0 hRange closes to 3,000 yards...
& {$ q( O8 ]7 P5 y% A" FRange closes to 2,000 yards...
; c( w0 a! ~- h' W4 f/ |CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards7 G8 p5 ~: P: X* q7 h2 g. {; F# w
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
3 h, O$ h; P- B, K6 _PT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
5 \3 X* X2 O7 A2 @8 DPT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards2 @. a4 E. Y. N/ b
Range increases to 3,000 yards
6 v6 V4 f! y4 w4 {0 c+ WCA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards) Q/ V9 Y" L k3 f* O/ Z
PT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards
* k% a- ?0 @# Y) XDD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards7 U, G) v% Q$ K/ \& Y9 y8 W
DD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards! p( F B' n" g; V2 \
Range closes to 2,000 yards
2 C1 B3 K* t' `PT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
( b- H2 w9 e- s2 b* W/ n- mDD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards \3 l: P# F6 v w4 b* m
Range increases to 3,000 yards4 S ?$ K4 V) J
PT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards
( s+ c$ O6 k2 K' KPT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards1 a" E/ W- V& x: }4 x
Range increases to 4,000 yards
9 s+ c8 w4 B2 M! g( b5 ]$ @PT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards- l: d8 l2 t7 q) F* h% e W5 J
PT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards
! ^0 l( d2 r8 T# N% f: V) r6 W1 HRange increases to 5,000 yards# A: q8 i1 W& s' e, _6 x. J! g/ R
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
2 H- a( u) S( n2 t" U$ J+ ?Range increases to 6,000 yards a6 ?# Z' M* f. `- ^( L
DD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards
9 i2 U. X; ~( ^$ m% K3 mRange closes to 5,000 yards
* A+ U |1 o9 O {2 LDD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards7 V9 M3 ]. s' C) K5 T, f( X3 A0 ^
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards. H! L+ u Y3 }4 [$ P" l
DD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
+ p, i R5 j1 X/ W' B/ G* e; tDD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards" }$ o" N4 m+ c3 M# f
DD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards: L7 t( ~4 Y2 U; ?% z4 c
DD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
6 [9 H: k6 i1 n4 ^- A- b; }' B& p0 h# \Task forces break off... / ]! l/ d. F% z6 Q6 D. Q1 q
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4 D) |9 }! H* f/ ~% VInvasion Support action off Palembang (48,91) 6 @! T+ D4 _3 D) W# M) I. P9 n
44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
+ ]/ K# ^* d* z5 B8 b7 U. ]Japanese Ships8 |4 F. b# M X9 i
xAK Toei Maru
: r0 U; n* W2 n5 {. P4 V# I, @ xAP Katori Maru
$ o! G# Y* ~5 P2 p xAP Suwa Maru! n# O- x3 f! _9 X3 Y( K
xAP Ukishima Maru
3 m# W7 g0 c4 U* M PB Odatsuki Maru ( {$ y4 F, ^" t" }7 R, ~& g
Japanese ground losses:7 {% Y( \4 X& v% d u
11 casualties reported
+ K: D; l5 q# d" U6 I9 p' R. Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: u1 Z% H+ \+ X4 L% s6 i/ i5 x3 Y
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ W% z d( H+ N6 F# A3 G# `4 u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ Y" n9 w" S* b6 U( n; SxAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops
2 c% I b* b' B3 |+ Y: p4 T2 uxAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops
. C0 G% j y) m6 G! i3 |( ^xAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops
( e" e6 w4 R2 B1 B; `% I0 qDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards N# g8 q a# |$ q4 y$ a
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards
& Q( `# X6 F# ^/ F: S7 x0 B8 \Japanese Ships
/ r. d; V2 I9 X1 h; y9 i CA Maya
. ?! K" i5 v* T/ y2 A CA Kumano
" M: c8 N- W7 s5 |( Y CL Nagara5 E# E1 \7 l0 G0 f! j
CL Abukuma
5 k- f/ I* X* v' i; U7 W$ x DD Hatsuyuki" u# d$ `% v, A M
DD Uranami" Y( T1 h6 X2 \6 B& D
DD Yugiri$ L! O5 O m# O2 h* H' F$ B
DD Satsuki
' F1 A* a" S: t( u& C DD Minazuki5 I5 C7 o( o; {
DD Fumizuki
% ?( c4 a% H. W5 \0 f2 _! Z0 S DD Nagatsuki
. H. X8 }/ a+ KAllied Ships2 o! c: j- K* h @1 V
PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 r: h5 j# W) E* E MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# \7 W* q. t$ p& @9 P
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 D7 F) w9 t6 m! o" KMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
. V# d7 T2 V: y o9 R$ ]CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
& \" U, Y7 i5 F/ kJapanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards
; g P" f: ~8 R* G% D9 V1 _PT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards
! q0 U5 |1 N) _' hCA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards
# m1 g7 ?) \0 H: w7 Q* ^Range closes to 22,000 yards _; j" J! d: B" M5 W
Range closes to 20,000 yards
7 T6 F/ y" p' D: P, QDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
# j2 s( \7 r+ _# G0 q# L6 ^1 ODD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards' P! D2 J0 c; D( y' K
Range closes to 17,000 yards7 l& D; a' \0 A7 w. V' \& y
Range closes to 15,000 yards, @! G6 n3 Z% ]# M
DD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards ]4 o) N3 n3 V, n( I" }' A" [
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
( x1 W q+ G- l% F; jDD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
# g5 y3 ^8 Y# f) ZRange closes to 11,000 yards# G. S5 |: V% L; K$ q& h% M H0 q( ^
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards5 c4 _1 d O; ^9 A
DD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards0 \3 }3 e7 h$ i7 p2 q
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards. Y% ~1 }& g& I" E6 D
Range closes to 7,000 yards
5 K( z& V" b! E! U1 N% ~8 F4 iMTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards
5 s- K) z! _2 _5 X; ]* ^: {Range increases to 9,000 yards
/ E- _/ U& r" _, p7 cCA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards4 q* v7 b! j+ |# c I7 e& K4 F
Range increases to 12,000 yards* @4 [7 e( i: _
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards3 s( `1 R& f0 O7 P9 \! B+ q& B
Range increases to 14,000 yards' n# l" L6 A! D% r# Y! k! I
MTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards
4 k6 v, e9 J$ `$ YCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Morning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) ' B& j( C1 r$ X; S3 S; F7 f* C
Weather in hex: Light cloud ) J( d% O# Q+ C# Z3 {
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.& b: M' V$ g) O% A' x/ G
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
* u, y4 g: O! @( F& AJapanese aircraft3 J1 V0 o) k1 }2 t* p
A6M2 Zero x 323 i# a* M3 ]% O/ Z w$ ?" ^' }+ {
G3M2 Nell x 33
4 O( V/ _& M3 j0 G, g G4M1 Betty x 30! ^* v$ W1 \4 L: b: e w7 y
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37
" h1 p* q @; U- E1 CJapanese aircraft losses) v3 W4 h0 @/ V2 f+ S- r% k* i
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged# `! X# X% Y8 P8 [9 T- F U
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
5 e1 a7 H; Z7 h2 I4 ^1 B" w7 LAllied ground losses:$ u: o/ a# c2 L+ I6 O- U7 o
48 casualties reported1 T$ @2 u% q) L* a- u7 j; i0 h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
7 G- W& O7 F; o( \. }) Y( d5 p2 c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
: ]- n* R# R3 g, K9 r1 b. \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) l# C" y7 T7 C1 R! j: L: X
Aircraft Attacking:: w$ T! _" R% d
23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
+ s! q, N: N# Z* X0 R0 e' Q5 J) l6 |$ e Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
" s1 F% _/ F& s0 G 30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
" {$ F: E" a- A1 c2 W3 V Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb% @2 q8 Y9 B5 V' i# F& Z( _
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
1 f+ S2 e- w$ P* l" J2 I Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
$ P/ T# q8 G/ [+ I8 l7 Z3 X; G 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet1 K8 c: F( B6 v# Z' ]1 P
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 r7 t) k4 M! \0 X9 W) S8 o( I
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet: q4 j! `5 k2 }
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 e8 }3 {0 C' f/ i' G" }
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Morning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang)
# ^9 S" X) s: B* k, E3 @% _+ KWeather in hex: Light cloud
( C. s9 Q6 I* b9 v% RRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
* u+ [/ W) i3 r! q) jEstimated time to target is 5 minutes 0 P& H( ^4 G" {8 e
Japanese aircraft
# n; ?7 |; }; R. o. R3 _ A6M2 Zero x 20; P$ z3 M7 S( V6 T
G3M2 Nell x 10
. F, w. a R& [4 t5 b G4M1 Betty x 28
' u. u; L4 c: p* ?4 ]% K& Z Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20 0 }8 g; w& ?, G" Q- I/ H1 ?0 r
Japanese aircraft losses* c$ p8 o$ R: O) t8 C
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
! T5 n2 x% i \( d! q* B. K G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged
! Y# D3 f3 w$ L9 RAllied ground losses:
8 K4 e! {8 F- D* o! ?: X c 61 casualties reported
) Y3 H q1 m, r% I6 h* a0 I# g5 V Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 X, i0 V) B* g( [5 T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
) Z8 L* }1 Q% y5 i: o3 | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- b0 T8 o& ~/ ~5 q2 A3 |Aircraft Attacking:+ l3 j, _9 p0 Z
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet5 q+ x+ U. m! |9 |" S6 c
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
- X3 [" A0 f9 i+ ]3 ^3 r 10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet# d% X9 n6 y2 w; `" o; y! a
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
' R2 U" o- U/ ]8 O' R' y 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet6 d& c# p; U) }( J! U+ w R' I
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb6 H7 u$ i* A3 t( I$ p; X: W/ |& k
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
5 t. {4 E8 f/ H' X: Z; iAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
$ \- Q& {/ P% F# V% DAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ..." c6 n; U- W7 K* I- h4 j7 b
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
% y6 ^ p: z" k2 _! T. p0 KAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
. m8 C4 P4 ~. \+ r9 PAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...2 m3 ^2 M. A5 \8 t
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
" J' p8 H' H# g4 B/ j' JAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
5 a8 u* z. E" T/ HAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
8 }- P* b; o; t- b6 }6 ]Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
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Morning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
0 A* X% [6 r' B1 ]' H) m& {Weather in hex: Light cloud
8 C6 l; k- t( ]7 lRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.) K+ H" z! `$ o5 Z% |& [6 H7 _
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes / m2 J+ e$ B6 ~' t% a: h- k
Japanese aircraft
# h' d& C1 a4 {3 `. H- \ A6M2 Zero x 7
2 W9 Z; A' l4 [ Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17, O* l5 h t. r
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
% I, ^* F6 A* r' I) ? N- @Japanese aircraft losses
* G& L! a0 C7 W$ v( I. I; e2 Z) M* d Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
' G/ m& k6 e3 F1 `; OAllied ground losses: a8 @6 K) t: a5 @! a! [ S
85 casualties reported
- B: z+ I" k" b- Q. l9 J0 B. s+ X& s Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled9 \' b2 G) o! S/ |, e3 s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ h3 P2 j, Y( ]1 Q+ ]. D) @* j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 3 q, {( W ]3 F7 f E( z) `6 X
Aircraft Attacking:
2 T9 x. L9 m$ [- M 17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
( |) G A* a$ h- @3 N7 I7 o Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) % s, i5 W* W* R* J: W1 `5 J+ ^
Japanese Deliberate attack
$ m# [$ y# l% R8 X. d1 R6 B& qAttacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759
3 y1 H% v+ m% J. xDefending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
: C: l- W2 G E5 s, F5 \# j8 DJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
( K, d6 [, F6 h$ wJapanese adjusted assault: 894 4 K4 m3 m; l0 G" | n2 b2 A% m
Allied adjusted defense: 127 - R4 g2 C$ m# g; J* p
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2) 4 p' q: N8 }; T. T: K- o
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!
' E! _% R3 M9 v+ cAllied aircraft0 B) L+ T- l( M- s3 W. g
no flights
+ E; U; [6 k" Y; h% uAllied aircraft losses7 s- l8 i, |" |5 S" c7 k4 `
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed " R$ \# {4 y+ I
Combat modifiers
; S& F! v" Q" ?" Z gDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)$ l3 |. y e" ^+ E+ B2 K L
Attacker:
5 C% W1 S, D9 V7 R0 t! p5 JJapanese ground losses:
$ @/ p2 s N4 L8 w, _ 1406 casualties reported
( H% q2 G7 m! i3 y1 { Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled
2 R0 q# ^& y7 P; X/ {* r$ @; E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
& C; c, N5 O4 |3 A9 y1 P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
! v( @1 X' s: D0 U! H/ V Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
" v- J- H9 J7 m/ _5 O3 dAllied ground losses:
1 g6 P. X8 V2 \2 R 7228 casualties reported
. H9 N8 u+ X/ T* K; c Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled
+ s) f V- f( c4 `7 e( u Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled/ ^" h3 L7 i) g' P; H, ?
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 Q" N. a: z7 J; H9 q K Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)
`: A3 k- C. w, ]: v1 d% M* K Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)( \0 o* a8 v+ Q% F# r
Units retreated 5
; c/ s$ Z" G' }. _( K$ D% W# d Units destroyed 1
9 E1 c+ B$ N1 v9 f8 DAssaulting units:( c8 X9 d1 ^* X) k% z
41st Guard Battalion% S. {% V* F4 Z' R
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF6 q. Q+ _6 U0 g W# ?/ L
38th Division
; ]4 q; e2 a; O$ j# ]( x6 N8 A II./124th Infantry Battalion% ?& Z/ [$ ?* S: }6 u" R" T
2nd Recon Regiment- D$ s7 `0 S5 U4 G$ f) h
6th Tank Regiment
( h/ \2 A# ~, r% A. \ 53rd Division. v) m8 K2 p6 w. o9 m; d7 a
III./124th Infantry Battalion
! k- n% r% Z" U" v" q8 b, d7 j, O 24th Infantry Regiment: M3 q I+ q7 }) v+ ~3 x
16th Guards Regiment
7 E$ {8 f. \8 l 5th Guards Engineer Regiment
% q( X5 _# j, z9 X; f4 S Sasebo 3rd SNLF
1 `3 s9 X% G! p3 }1 ]3 y6 l8 Z Sasebo 8th SNLF K0 J1 x8 S- e0 y- u
II./4th Infantry Battalion
/ C1 O3 v4 V' F" g- i I./4th Infantry Battalion( X" T/ M r' P% n v
2nd Engr Rgt /2
% N! e9 T9 v9 x& L" n4 Q 28th Shipping Engineer Regiment
4 g0 i/ ~0 ~- g, I 11th Special Base Force
, s: G# S- u: h T7 P; H7 P 23rd JAAF AF Bn # ]5 [: o& Q3 Q
Defending units:
( e' m( e! W8 y# C" e9 Y% F7 J Korps Marechausee Battalion
0 M( x, R. t6 P: U+ l$ K& I" b0 G NS KNIL Territory Regiment
) |8 P0 l& v1 c* Q0 N/ V* m' W4 o8 l Zuid KNIL Battalion
, ^ i4 x9 Q! s. y WS KNIL Territory Regiment
6 r, W% ?2 s, k" a0 B" `) V9 r So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
9 m" n" i% x, G5 l+ y2 y North Sumatra Base Force
, N; p: j. _1 R) e# O* j' y5 w: _---------------------------------------------------- ; J: p. X4 Y1 U& T8 A8 }2 Q
Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50) + ~& J7 {2 L( l- }$ ~
Allied Shock attack
& F& C7 X6 Y: p3 y* O8 jAttacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188
8 w+ K1 [0 F) G% y1 H5 UDefending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 8 D; e4 V1 ^" D* D- y
Allied adjusted assault: 43
9 U, y9 ^+ N8 \8 xJapanese adjusted defense: 1
: m* I F/ L6 N1 }+ x8 G, |Allied assault odds: 43 to 1 6 E5 A8 M7 U1 C% M7 b k
Combat modifiers
( J0 ]) i7 t. M8 c; N6 b5 cDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
* r+ ], T& ?: a supply(-)
: u/ k) C/ b$ p$ ^Attacker: shock(+) # Z4 D. z4 p' x& Q- Y# H1 y$ l9 W( p
Japanese ground losses:
H! X/ d& J# x" c 168 casualties reported
1 i+ F* k; r u, s2 {; c7 Z; | Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled. T3 H9 E$ r* N5 T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 y) d8 M" L( {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ ?' y& j* B* B. e; S' G# y& Y$ R Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
G9 l4 |2 z6 T- K& oAllied ground losses:7 Y2 K1 t( k) {& c% \: K1 ~
70 casualties reported
2 [1 A" Z2 f# s Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
3 k1 a- d( _8 ?' L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) J& z: {$ d8 O7 h V& h, a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* K( L% {8 Z3 _" y: sAssaulting units:$ n" u* v6 t% t' i
Rangoon BAF Battalion
U% L; \ A* Q7 J% Z; s0 c" ^ 45th Indian Brigade
/ k ]( S1 F" t5 g5 j 103rd RAF Base Force
! J5 z3 ^5 e7 a& `: f3 Y- l- m7 { 109th RAF Base Force3 ?' r9 ]$ Q' l$ y/ N( m
104th RAF Base Force6 n4 z6 i2 ]& s. P/ V5 A. @$ j
221 Group RAF & s7 J& x6 _- L8 R" n
107th RAF Base Force
9 t& d( o2 I! c; } 106th RAF Base Force0 T3 x$ `- M7 N
108th RAF Base Force; ^5 [0 A$ Y4 u7 I8 H3 ?8 H
103rd RN Base Force
' j! {6 _6 `; A- H' Z8 } AVG Ground Echelon
, f3 U% z/ `/ }4 u/ Q- M. F5 HDefending units:
1 e3 a, s& G* N. E) [' V* e1 o 2nd Raiding Regiment 7 l. w4 J7 s" @9 d& w; v1 F
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7 u6 S: N; \/ C5 F0 m m7 q( g2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |