AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
+ z" [7 H6 C o8 o9 xPT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 m% _- G A3 X6 P) [
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。
: ]8 |( x5 I) }5 L- ^" 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。) a8 B7 M9 i" H- ~" J) 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, U) d* S U5 Q' ~- D) Y
当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。" l- U' R5 M- s- H' c/ 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。+ W0 X8 ]) ^( i
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7 a& P" ~. Y# W# e# j; NNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards
2 h& D2 x. S( a jJapanese Ships8 E9 t: G% d. X2 l, A
BB Ise( F" v7 t7 R7 c' q* A
CA Ashigara
! {- b1 ?" U& `% j4 A5 I; n CL Kinu/ i+ ^) U2 B8 ~( k
DD Yugumo
: r- t) U4 }0 C8 G9 R' } y DD Hatsuharu9 V" G* N3 N9 u4 s
DD Nenohi w7 ^5 {. b- \, h- Z. ?
DD Asakaze- W1 ^3 T" Z% |- p' |* z+ h
DD Harukaze2 [1 r n# U' V2 v3 H( _5 e
DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk & b' o6 f0 G5 p8 T3 ?2 |% q$ M# G
Allied Ships
: H5 N3 V* v7 d( v: t9 N PT TM-5 m; q7 i2 Q/ X }: r; X9 p- z
PT TM-6$ g: C; L7 {% J6 V9 Q
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk) `1 b, y; U; w
PT TM-8. y8 F5 I) i" H, ~: x
PT TM-10* G0 I$ q9 G q2 b/ k! m* v& _) R
PT TM-11
3 r+ v! q N4 s PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ y. `0 {4 A' v3 `1 A PT TM-14
) h' D/ ~0 T! G* K PT TM-15
/ P7 z( F/ G$ L4 [ MTB 7
% I& F3 G8 ^1 N MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- V7 F* r, @4 u( v
MTB 26
% ]6 f j& ]& _& _* i2 HReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight% `# Z5 W/ B; p* a/ h
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards' S R9 C( k4 a: P" h
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
% {9 G' q; a; |" T' uRange closes to 7,000 yards...
) ~7 V# z/ M/ o* F9 u1 i5 P- XRange closes to 6,000 yards...; S( x/ v8 z: Y: V" h0 E2 n
Range closes to 5,000 yards...7 R8 p) Y- P+ Q" {
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
3 G, }% T9 l, ]Range closes to 3,000 yards.... S ^, m9 Z. M, U- m/ s
Range closes to 2,000 yards...( L3 `. t* Z$ a6 {$ B
Range closes to 1,000 yards...# E c% J) U$ p n( B( [4 A
Takeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'
! b& l$ w! n! @+ ]+ gDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards( o6 [* `0 ~0 y; P; @ D5 B6 g
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards
n0 |" Q' q2 [$ h- j" R4 u; IDD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards
6 e/ w% N" R2 e; U) A3 w/ EPT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards3 c, a& r' A `; O( ]/ B+ u$ w
DD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards& N! K! J2 }; J& G3 M& S6 @2 c: K
PT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
% d) D% j# F! RMTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
! c. H$ l* k! T! ~9 h4 R. Y6 Q+ sRange increases to 2,000 yards/ }$ m6 D' z* n# K
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards
# H$ \' a" C e; U- TDD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards
1 b6 Y* ^8 r3 m+ e6 `- M5 H- `PT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards3 V( J" k+ B/ {. }
PT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards
+ G% a( r& X# E) X/ j7 kTask forces break off... ) n0 `% v e) k! _/ O
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards
! w; g9 ]) J6 N! X; n8 OJapanese Ships
, G* G& Z1 O; t/ p9 i% O. [ BB Ise
4 [' I# e! h5 ^, l CA Ashigara5 E0 j7 }8 o) f9 M
CL Kinu
' [6 l$ i4 Q t DD Yugumo k5 I6 }" F: t6 T) A
DD Hatsuharu
, j# M6 h, A3 R+ Z: ?+ x DD Nenohi
6 l* \1 V+ E. e2 p DD Asakaze
% s. f! ^8 M$ |. A4 M3 }* d/ j5 ] DD Harukaze
4 V) J/ F, v' S; p6 pAllied Ships. Z. s6 ], W+ m7 r# d3 k" M% ~% }
PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 l7 s& ^1 m' v6 m8 I4 P( H9 Q0 h
PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
" j; h! E, I& s4 |7 |9 ^3 `( s PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk. O) ^/ ]) J7 j: z6 B3 K
PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 x/ N ?8 v* a" f2 H6 c2 |+ Z
PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! J7 |, L+ b0 ]8 G: V+ T PT TM-145 t+ X$ i/ n4 T, y+ p
PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 C0 k3 ^7 P! |6 o
MTB 7, Shell hits 1: o5 \, E' p& R8 q; j* i
MTB 26 ) o2 l7 t) H2 R! X/ R, M
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight5 j1 n' M% P9 {. x
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
7 a) P8 z) I% \( |, v6 ORange closes to 11,000 yards...5 k# w L# @. X m! ]" K
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
7 @) |0 T6 ^( Q& E: P$ H2 QRange closes to 9,000 yards...0 Q O5 R* S' V5 z/ J4 n
Range closes to 8,000 yards.... d2 o/ w' n a+ \6 {3 u8 x
Range closes to 7,000 yards...2 B" M8 A/ G. q( z5 D, |
Range closes to 6,000 yards.... p" w0 u; V% _7 W
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
! d; E1 V% l& d; @# \3 K4 bRange closes to 4,000 yards.../ d( @* I$ N5 x
Range closes to 3,000 yards...0 k# f, o/ m/ b) p/ T5 H
Range closes to 2,000 yards...1 S; ]2 d; X# {# R
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards$ s3 a4 E; L! U" n
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards. T6 F- q7 ~3 B- C+ x( s2 K1 c
PT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards; A/ |4 z- P! N& Q5 ^( H% _
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards2 |3 @ I5 a6 H% m
Range increases to 3,000 yards
4 b& \- p1 a* J8 @+ T8 C0 GCA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
' n0 d$ u0 o/ T& Y3 sPT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards& T# K" b5 X: f
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards; U4 \% P+ R1 z$ J1 p# r: Z* R4 W2 O
DD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
% n0 h8 S1 K; T6 E, {0 nRange closes to 2,000 yards
' I" D: n, z% ?' M' f) WPT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
/ c7 L9 E$ o/ \DD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards H6 H2 r' S4 P& @+ x* b$ n
Range increases to 3,000 yards, z+ a3 u( f- _0 \* O; i2 ^ b
PT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards) w( o; j/ k6 N$ i! w. Q5 K) c( m9 T
PT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards, q5 o! d; v- M: u
Range increases to 4,000 yards
1 x+ z1 Y7 n/ j6 @5 K! WPT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards
9 P+ r, {9 r4 `7 L% M2 sPT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards2 b/ @% e# x# q$ n' |+ g v* }% u
Range increases to 5,000 yards
# L, ~, j5 k/ T) ZDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards0 U2 B* J. k. {/ M. M! i7 s" U
Range increases to 6,000 yards9 ?7 c8 n1 [: w8 V1 I0 U) a0 T
DD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards
+ d: Y! c6 {1 p$ Z% t6 W2 vRange closes to 5,000 yards+ f2 q: I1 m- K+ A: o, ?
DD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
2 H# A+ ^" P$ \& N" S/ YDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
; m9 l% @# z' d0 b: C4 U d x- oDD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards2 F! v& `3 [% @3 N$ q' {
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
# p9 X" H1 v+ O$ r9 ]4 QDD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards/ z9 l2 Z5 ^" `3 e# R7 T
DD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards6 b0 _- |2 z: t* Z7 j
Task forces break off...
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: T7 x# T2 G3 Q! L' L2 @: }# T0 GInvasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
( G! u$ }+ Q2 N% p. v( T, l2 N44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 4 ]6 Z- A: H. W1 G8 U
Japanese Ships& s" X7 |8 K! J J
xAK Toei Maru
. @% `$ N/ w% u2 K xAP Katori Maru
, I6 k) @3 t' _ E+ O' ^ xAP Suwa Maru
7 p% e$ k) d: q! q" q! Q7 n- T xAP Ukishima Maru
! g4 }9 W) [8 b0 T' d. f PB Odatsuki Maru
L% x; H3 p" M9 @* G A9 K2 v7 V5 mJapanese ground losses:- t8 v3 |' Z$ D2 f( {5 O+ U2 L+ C
11 casualties reported+ Q5 ]8 C. S- r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 Z; N: W, k' ], v- a# J2 D Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled. T! e5 g- i m2 w% o$ `- x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 1 K4 P7 G n% Z& C5 p
xAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops
% U& p- L% f0 r8 a' Y% G8 Z2 fxAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops
; w v$ ?7 J. Z) H2 ixAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops
( ~3 _ L2 u3 V0 d( [" RDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards) Q& h6 D6 l4 N% u( X
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards . p5 T% d( U t4 |1 y( X
Japanese Ships* o8 K+ N: J" M8 H
CA Maya( V% J/ j7 P4 A
CA Kumano, G9 q4 t% | j! _
CL Nagara
; S2 ^$ _8 F, C; L- j CL Abukuma7 V7 S) G6 ], Z! ~ B. n5 x
DD Hatsuyuki: Y M8 a* e7 V g) k
DD Uranami% K& x0 ?& v) R/ g4 g4 h
DD Yugiri
8 I4 S$ W) [ V: l! T4 | ~2 M DD Satsuki
`1 C8 v8 B7 A' }8 L DD Minazuki
" \2 I2 E1 w2 R; @1 p% t DD Fumizuki
: P- _. j9 N) n- X2 c4 j; e$ C. U. H DD Nagatsuki $ ~( K, p) ~( T0 `, I% n$ ^9 k
Allied Ships+ Z2 W: ?% I7 y) ~8 P
PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 |. J7 ^# c9 r- y5 [" K MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 Q; V5 \% u% d0 Z
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk / S( l3 u6 E+ N. ~" _2 H
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
" T" K2 u# D$ l: s. J6 RCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards* q! a& i* o, R# U: C
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards
: A9 \/ L' O9 l0 h( OPT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards1 t% ~- K) r- k3 S$ x( l
CA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards
X7 H& A/ h4 P8 a: \/ cRange closes to 22,000 yards
8 Q* c2 ~% s- c) e4 ^Range closes to 20,000 yards2 u0 u& V% g. P3 M, h# T
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
) d2 V. K3 a# f; a' b# tDD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards# [$ e3 C l9 U2 F
Range closes to 17,000 yards& E! a" y+ c; Y |' U5 q
Range closes to 15,000 yards6 y# h4 g# A2 ^: y8 U! G
DD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
& V3 K( l! @. d; H% u! x0 v: XDD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
3 D' g. k, S* @9 j+ {- ~DD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
* y; J5 ]; `+ C8 W8 K' J% A+ ?Range closes to 11,000 yards' W% i5 H0 J* f' o) O+ |
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
/ l% G& u3 z& L4 t. B# j1 i9 r/ wDD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
0 U4 q+ r: d/ v% O% sDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
5 r, T0 W/ j& D8 G" GRange closes to 7,000 yards
8 D4 @8 O' _! KMTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards
: k/ _: Q4 Q" }) e/ @0 ARange increases to 9,000 yards
* U& L8 i" c8 q. ^& `8 t5 _# t5 q( o) W* ~CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards( `8 I( M4 ]; K4 _3 y. O1 _' [
Range increases to 12,000 yards
8 p; _9 D3 j9 u' k2 gDD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards
* q' P2 _$ I8 p, q' k. DRange increases to 14,000 yards& |6 \& q4 L" I* R, e# k2 k2 Q
MTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards9 u7 ]* v& `! J, V5 {% f0 O, j
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... 7 l/ @+ D: k+ j. d; X/ r0 r
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Morning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
( t2 C' K+ R0 o( C4 ~ rWeather in hex: Light cloud
5 k. d' e4 H# i! X* W; k0 t/ VRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 o: C9 W8 |: J1 X" {Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
H9 C, h5 V8 M/ cJapanese aircraft
+ f$ O9 Y1 k/ S, z5 C9 S6 @ J3 J. A A6M2 Zero x 32
( b2 b% h* F( H v! e G3M2 Nell x 33* ]. o3 x- C8 R
G4M1 Betty x 307 x# J, u+ ~7 ~8 k( w+ e
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37
7 u- X! r' ~9 m0 g q- _Japanese aircraft losses
; W( `( u( A+ ]* Z, y1 o G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged7 M( i+ s5 v2 T' M7 [1 z4 w
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
0 D) F2 S* ]/ E8 u8 cAllied ground losses:
) ]& ^+ R; s* e% j. M- d 48 casualties reported1 L# z* l- D! u1 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled( h2 s7 T0 Q+ `# V1 r* c. D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
( F3 n3 d+ j _! S" ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! [. V1 T9 M: W6 w, m+ n
Aircraft Attacking:: y: ?6 @" i. t! n- B- A4 e
23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
( t, D5 Q y# p3 d" z5 e) l Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
- N6 D0 R* A/ s/ |* v5 d- ~ 30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet, a; T% {' v2 i* F
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 |7 W' `6 c4 c7 n$ p
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
: _" @ M3 [" B" U7 C Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 {5 Y% D; Q1 W2 w/ P+ v( ~3 j( B
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
! u- p- J9 b( o/ s2 |1 H Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 |' r( S$ M* K
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet& ?) L7 G% } W/ I; M3 p
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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5 ?2 t. _. J6 l( A" n7 NMorning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang) " _2 @' X9 o$ F. e
Weather in hex: Light cloud
/ p* k; w8 W0 L0 JRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.$ H& g5 ~: o ]9 x7 d! ~" w0 L
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes " ~+ d6 \( V% s8 G3 v t0 h+ ] h
Japanese aircraft- b) ^9 t) b0 @, J/ ]7 _
A6M2 Zero x 20
1 z$ [# v' y# R+ e0 d G3M2 Nell x 109 s8 x3 Y% Q$ ]2 B
G4M1 Betty x 28# R6 ~( o+ Z p' H* Y+ I
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20
9 p g M% S. yJapanese aircraft losses
' c+ L- u7 S7 ~ G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged4 V- v+ D9 q' G! `7 ^5 q5 l( D7 a
G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged + ~5 D$ ]* Q/ L) }; h
Allied ground losses:
6 H. ~1 m+ Q2 F 61 casualties reported) {1 g( L" W+ x" [3 d2 X) V$ F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 E- Y T% X- V7 }, T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled2 L4 p( p# {% w, V$ c3 p" _; T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled $ N, ]8 r3 L4 L
Aircraft Attacking:
3 r- G8 U. k0 S" M# A+ i$ p 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet/ k6 ]6 A' M* J2 C# m: H; U: V" @
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb) ~! j8 S+ y, S( a! M! P5 j
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet% n1 L8 d9 y- r, _: ~
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
' {' k$ w! f+ ] 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
6 Q. {4 F: i+ l6 F Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 ~7 w0 k. x g% A* j+ `+ N
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
0 r7 G8 Y d2 NAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...2 l2 H' Y; L6 x h
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...' A$ ]. N1 m& p; I3 n9 Q
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
. i5 n$ d$ e' M8 F/ x( uAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...# `8 G* f/ Y3 A; `, W7 F+ m
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...+ H% p9 p/ A/ I( I4 N" g
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
* r. p8 Q6 Q, ~& j2 P$ oAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...' z% }+ p, F# F$ o" s# ^7 H
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
" D9 S! d; }- nAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
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Morning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
6 c- P/ u. k' u+ g; QWeather in hex: Light cloud
; y0 g; C* E/ g, Q, ]& sRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
" {6 V" M I, R' I: u7 D' W! k6 E+ ]Estimated time to target is 1 minutes , u$ e# v! t- `9 b
Japanese aircraft
. R& Y& m7 Y0 z$ c/ s) D A6M2 Zero x 7( Q( ]0 K T& u, E- R+ J
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17- i c3 Q& o2 O( p/ l+ `
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11 5 C, ]) P7 u# c2 U! D0 G: m
Japanese aircraft losses
1 z8 G0 [/ C1 z* L/ v3 d0 I Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged * M0 A# C1 K: \' r" P2 R
Allied ground losses:) v) p; c. u) [0 Y# m$ E1 |; b
85 casualties reported
& |6 H, u! n" d9 d% H Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
; m8 a9 U' W& H6 I9 w! {" ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 M( h' B0 S% _( M. x; D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ j9 m5 r$ ], l; v# K. l1 C: bAircraft Attacking:$ A3 c' p5 e! d
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
9 g7 x; |( c; s1 c( w0 m2 d8 p3 @ Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb8 Q% Y: A) k) p2 G" i
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) * ]9 L8 V1 B. V1 D( r( }4 G
Japanese Deliberate attack
* X( ?) ?+ e: B: ]* K% w' v6 fAttacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759
$ Z3 Y5 O* `9 Z4 p6 yDefending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332 # t% R& Y' P# W) V
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 1 F5 F. o+ |# t! c6 e# x: ]8 g! s
Japanese adjusted assault: 894 0 l0 I+ G" x8 W1 U) l1 R1 O! o
Allied adjusted defense: 127 & p$ ?) k4 Z& p: i- T% b
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)
5 @& |/ C4 L% }. \Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!! & U7 _1 t8 A2 m. s9 W S
Allied aircraft. c& n* Q2 C, _+ }
no flights * Y; c! p4 O4 `: k* E+ c
Allied aircraft losses. M# c' m; R" J' r! p+ h. K* y
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed
6 g2 _, V, k0 z' t( Q: `Combat modifiers
$ a( W: \+ o0 ?' ^+ D: W ADefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)2 L) Z y& d+ P$ L3 q, Q
Attacker:
2 k! d/ Z7 h% z" V# B& u) v5 uJapanese ground losses:
/ d- G5 p3 Q' \; N! m3 Z7 q7 x5 D 1406 casualties reported
. n' @, s5 H: r. Y# }& c% h Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled
& [3 i m& Y% c8 j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
7 @! U8 d2 a7 h: _" B7 _) { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled5 s7 Q* h8 Q ]- ~1 C- u
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
. A# t$ v& z2 l4 ?, I! ^Allied ground losses:& d+ f' S5 l+ ^6 D) n
7228 casualties reported& \- n9 z* ~: ^9 [. J
Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled
# z+ ^6 k3 N$ }' T% L* [* ~1 R Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled2 n8 w+ s2 c f5 O
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled2 G2 d- f7 r( g+ L" m9 ?/ K
Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)1 t: K% q% V! k% X
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled); S- `# e3 F- e( q! l6 w9 s
Units retreated 5) @# q: s2 O; E
Units destroyed 1 : |) c" H3 o( z8 P7 {0 e; ~
Assaulting units:; [: o9 S1 E. ]0 ?/ s
41st Guard Battalion: |% U3 C8 L" W& `' V. b
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
; s; q; D+ e+ T( b. n 38th Division
1 Q- [& i% V& {& h1 t5 x3 R! t II./124th Infantry Battalion
! O* Z* O4 y. p, [. X7 a 2nd Recon Regiment
/ B3 h( I2 Q0 |+ M. ^ 6th Tank Regiment: F0 V$ W" p3 j6 G/ L
53rd Division
( c0 v: @9 ^1 l' o9 V III./124th Infantry Battalion. E. U$ T4 Q% y! }- ~0 b4 k
24th Infantry Regiment% T$ J4 i; ]- H' h( ?
16th Guards Regiment
* H- ^" S. s1 V2 | 5th Guards Engineer Regiment
9 o: m, I# U6 i% G# n% s( q Sasebo 3rd SNLF+ C+ P& F5 v7 z0 ]/ E
Sasebo 8th SNLF
2 W( L% p9 W- X II./4th Infantry Battalion
4 y$ T1 q# X: _" i. N/ S I./4th Infantry Battalion7 W3 ]! x* L8 _% M% i L4 l6 ?# g
2nd Engr Rgt /2
8 e5 p- V z8 p8 p P6 X 28th Shipping Engineer Regiment
! }! \: X5 t! `. s$ n 11th Special Base Force3 u, d$ c& [ f* z4 ~
23rd JAAF AF Bn
- a+ I5 }5 |7 ]% n* \8 |Defending units:: e& I) ~9 W Q) ^
Korps Marechausee Battalion8 Y k7 P3 ^. y0 a4 ~4 E* D# j
NS KNIL Territory Regiment+ s; ?4 ^0 x9 |0 }( O# Z$ C( c
Zuid KNIL Battalion
" B' F2 L' }6 ~ A- b2 E; D5 C WS KNIL Territory Regiment
$ R* d% }/ O7 x So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
5 ]& T4 |$ H* I6 P North Sumatra Base Force
1 L- i0 r9 c$ Y1 e; x---------------------------------------------------- 6 L: [* e9 T* a, M1 F0 I1 |
Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50)
( n+ V4 A& ^% E- f$ f$ M1 PAllied Shock attack
! J$ w5 G- R+ }' n; H( T" ^" p5 BAttacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 - g" p5 z8 r y4 `3 r* ?
Defending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
" v; z! \: f8 J7 w, P4 A' b1 `Allied adjusted assault: 43
1 q6 V0 A- W: y3 t0 B9 jJapanese adjusted defense: 1 7 `$ [) J& B+ W0 |; c( v
Allied assault odds: 43 to 1
% ~( v+ P. {3 O! k/ M% y- ~Combat modifiers
+ D; F& k8 Y% g6 ADefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
! \8 D6 N* c% ~9 B supply(-)
' s5 u& V. F4 i. ^0 T% D" UAttacker: shock(+) 2 u$ t( S$ l& @0 y
Japanese ground losses:
! w0 F& f2 ^) Y; ?6 w: z 168 casualties reported
0 \' A. u+ ?% Z4 d2 e9 l7 I Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
' ~3 d* n( j# }9 N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 R6 z& c* O. W# g$ B! X1 y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 V0 c: T+ o! m* p! w" ?8 }9 m Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
" Y+ K$ K) e& y! [& w* IAllied ground losses:
; R7 M, _; t5 o' L; _# J9 P2 ? 70 casualties reported
1 Z, X% y- a+ B, s$ v Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled0 N5 g" u* k* K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ ~, L2 @& _, E% V, r2 `+ ]6 P+ R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled % |1 F9 \9 K; P6 v4 a4 s
Assaulting units:3 i* \7 ]: H( Z L
Rangoon BAF Battalion$ X! C! R+ I% F
45th Indian Brigade
( K, U: G4 B" u1 R0 Z4 I/ {0 W 103rd RAF Base Force) H9 B4 x; B' C2 X- `' {9 w
109th RAF Base Force
( `! Z, d( ]: `9 K 104th RAF Base Force6 P) e7 e! s. V$ P
221 Group RAF & o# v" G5 V, F k
107th RAF Base Force. _! {0 X8 s( f! r3 p- n
106th RAF Base Force
9 T% W) a* Y: A0 I2 ?8 w# W 108th RAF Base Force
0 y2 S$ m, E6 H, A' B 103rd RN Base Force
5 K( O4 X+ T7 w3 Q6 T* M% t AVG Ground Echelon
3 Z | v& ?6 zDefending units:! |% Q+ i) Y+ g+ Y. n
2nd Raiding Regiment 1 B2 T v* {! `
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2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |