AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
1 S' B0 ^; e8 ?2 L8 [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。7 o/ d9 e7 l) e: n) 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。) F5 W: _6 ^2 d- f, B3 t' e
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。
3 E g/ E" N" H$ {4 ^+ K/ h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
. ?4 E% @; E1 q6 B$ W7 u1 C2 V$ @当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。
1 ^. B+ W9 `# W1 H' e9 o( a( H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。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards
# R! }9 i4 y! R# K2 V" r) jJapanese Ships
/ y+ u: P$ h4 o; @. g$ r" @* P$ \: n0 z BB Ise" M) T/ M, Y1 y1 `7 D
CA Ashigara5 I- c& P" C& h5 \& ?+ R: S1 W
CL Kinu3 z- p, p& N X! @1 r% L9 P) G3 E
DD Yugumo+ o1 n# b& `/ P8 `- \. Y4 W4 v5 \
DD Hatsuharu7 u2 k ?% O! h
DD Nenohi
2 o9 y6 X: s/ [) G7 o# J DD Asakaze9 v9 v: q9 ~0 O. r& U! l
DD Harukaze
5 F1 V% j7 C! @# f% b$ _' C DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk # ~1 v3 H9 S" \: j" q1 e
Allied Ships6 J, h6 F, F4 M y+ A
PT TM-5% L7 Z W, |5 ~; r' y2 k) c
PT TM-6/ D& b9 [+ i) x1 C$ P+ j. G; I9 o. F
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk- Z7 D% ]/ U3 \0 [
PT TM-8: u+ X3 t! y/ s; r8 m* G2 l8 ?
PT TM-10; N5 W2 c/ w) R# b# q, ]9 D
PT TM-11" F) R* }2 H( j5 U- s8 s
PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; [8 a5 h8 N! |- [! e: `) I+ P8 G PT TM-14) _" g5 {2 @* R( N8 v
PT TM-15
+ V: m9 T7 t. A& h$ s1 G* | MTB 79 V4 A$ s2 F& P. J7 O# K4 \* _
MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* A. g' U2 o2 r- }1 g$ [2 V/ A
MTB 26
" f7 n1 u$ K: G1 E# RReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight6 p) }+ ? L9 i7 f( p
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards
5 K* `- _3 F8 c2 @7 E6 _9 u' C/ ^Range closes to 8,000 yards...) r; ~8 j" n, a) \; v4 H% y% @
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
3 V$ U, f2 u4 W6 ?" iRange closes to 6,000 yards...
* w. H G0 k W! \% hRange closes to 5,000 yards...$ k, {9 v* I8 j! ?
Range closes to 4,000 yards...$ D# s2 o% s% i5 G
Range closes to 3,000 yards...0 ], v( A9 n% g: M
Range closes to 2,000 yards...$ s; B2 H: Y. {7 G, x+ R
Range closes to 1,000 yards...; ^8 |# {+ E; v. \
Takeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'
7 Y: T: E6 e, y" t- d6 x: O% zDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards
9 d7 \& O& S; E( FDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards
4 D+ P' U: q% |% d r# b3 XDD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards
( u, I. z! |8 l) z4 Q1 N: r5 PPT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards
0 ? y+ R- W7 ]( r' @& vDD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards1 \' y! a7 }4 u% l
PT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
# @; t$ K& [; t9 |8 h+ x- tMTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
* P/ o" G& m* x, b uRange increases to 2,000 yards9 b, x2 X6 H6 b7 M# _9 Z
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards' l* @: X3 ~& z% L
DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards
& [+ n$ S8 I5 Q ]& P; X aPT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards
2 P2 p+ Z0 V7 q/ @7 P- EPT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards. }9 _. ^! h; s) Q: E* b6 V
Task forces break off... & j( g% ~9 }5 m; S6 F' s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards
! C, R1 P* n$ d& N0 ] ]. f) ?+ v% KJapanese Ships* ?2 n8 W# T! n9 A( b
BB Ise4 x6 N8 U5 N' ^" a* ]! p+ \
CA Ashigara3 @5 M, U$ M/ E( W Q7 g
CL Kinu/ q, [6 r0 C. x, r* Q3 y+ g
DD Yugumo
$ e( _ R) w" R4 V DD Hatsuharu
% V& i; x% ^' P) k0 G' @ DD Nenohi, i9 d T, M! u) s
DD Asakaze7 Q% k. r4 P. b. m* b
DD Harukaze
" J6 r4 n8 P1 EAllied Ships
4 b# _* K- H; F( Y6 P" l& P PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 Q. \" {! |) q( t3 } PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk9 \ ?2 x" y4 D: X
PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
. [: O$ b/ I+ B8 i: } PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 P' J/ @9 j7 l3 W8 @ T$ C Q
PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& b; t8 E$ t" I) D! v L9 c PT TM-14
6 O. J+ L* f9 G) J1 f1 H) e+ J PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk U1 N( b* O# h- m% H
MTB 7, Shell hits 1( K# m% f. k! s+ U" O; L
MTB 26
/ }, t2 f2 u, [ z( z# o3 zReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight. \9 L/ b* P, |% M* ^+ g7 O9 _
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards* A1 E; j c) L" R2 K8 k
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
' U q& [6 i6 q5 T* C' KRange closes to 10,000 yards...3 I; l X& N% c
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
7 I. _3 k& X9 t! X0 a1 o) IRange closes to 8,000 yards...
2 s9 v$ r+ B0 ?. G+ @Range closes to 7,000 yards...
' f6 Y) i( f% u$ A5 W" ^. B. T, Y# ERange closes to 6,000 yards...
% k' p5 c: G' p/ ^& \0 p5 \Range closes to 5,000 yards...# J _, L! m$ c B$ U
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
) _4 G- S" \7 f# R7 d- q6 i7 |, ]Range closes to 3,000 yards...
& Y2 Y' I/ z. L$ w! \Range closes to 2,000 yards...
5 n2 B. ^( x! S9 @9 f( F. TCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
/ e2 Q+ _& n% p$ V CCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
4 T3 L* q$ i& B- h$ ^; @PT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards5 d0 V9 ^4 R s* Z: v# t* @
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards+ Q3 x* ^ q' \+ C1 L7 a3 I v
Range increases to 3,000 yards
3 P) E% |2 h0 ~1 g) }CA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards# \+ w2 z" ^" S% \( V B4 C/ W9 G
PT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards3 Q7 g) f9 f& U) G. h3 m3 X
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards
9 g, v/ M8 t# y# {+ q- EDD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards. U4 i7 |$ Z$ D9 A: f( }
Range closes to 2,000 yards
2 \0 S2 O. N% y4 LPT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
/ L& @1 `) a) ]. {DD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards" r f. w P1 ]; R# {
Range increases to 3,000 yards
7 N& Z" {; H+ f+ m: @6 D& c+ XPT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards
0 V4 t6 M3 l- Q% E7 GPT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards/ i O/ _3 A6 m2 y$ h: g1 X3 a
Range increases to 4,000 yards: F0 G8 D0 S2 @( K) f
PT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards
& t' L% k1 L$ W3 k! G7 t4 `, cPT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards* B1 [; n, \" b, D
Range increases to 5,000 yards3 j) M. D' x; ], N0 N. }7 o0 s
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards: K" @1 M" U% Z3 I! p4 l3 y
Range increases to 6,000 yards
9 X' y$ q) w2 Y: N+ m+ R* j# VDD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards
" n5 [- V% h# ]Range closes to 5,000 yards2 R7 ?" \) |. D2 h! o
DD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards' i3 ^" k& `7 @# J4 J
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
, J9 e6 L2 p, Q* kDD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards( n/ x* @1 t4 L
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards* l2 Z- d) F; U& a
DD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards9 p+ r$ l$ l& G/ h
DD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
2 u" n, L& c9 z; H) U* }Task forces break off... ! X4 P5 ^) [# I
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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91) 6 s; `2 a8 U1 e- m, @
44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. % k4 n8 [' _$ ~. \/ Z
Japanese Ships+ L, Z4 I c9 K1 S7 @
xAK Toei Maru
/ j1 f2 ?+ X7 G+ A, d xAP Katori Maru
' u& ^# w. h0 g. K6 S, A xAP Suwa Maru
" s, e- t2 |. o/ q3 E- M2 z9 O xAP Ukishima Maru
! s4 ^5 `+ |% |- e# q2 X6 q PB Odatsuki Maru / G ?+ a) E8 \; S2 n) K
Japanese ground losses:/ ~8 G' F4 j5 x" a7 z
11 casualties reported
0 [: {: P3 c# ]- H4 b Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, N6 o$ O. R! o5 |# V
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled% \/ f1 M) K1 [- q; N1 v7 f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 9 g& H) Q+ O% d0 R7 X
xAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops% l2 `' a' j) T0 l x3 f% t! Z
xAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops
+ h, C3 l( A! [! \! G, YxAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops$ c4 R- y; A, @6 A
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards3 H1 g2 d6 p# ~% o7 k' _/ A
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& `# T" ^6 L; A, v: B% j. ]! {/ gDay Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards
' Y& [0 u E0 c T5 L- L: eJapanese Ships
: K7 ^: H! n7 \ k4 i" s- S2 M$ S CA Maya( s" y o# w( U3 p' r
CA Kumano$ r8 f& R3 m) w, m! Z- n: S
CL Nagara# R, G7 d2 g* }/ v8 S
CL Abukuma
% O- b- _7 G( s* [' f DD Hatsuyuki4 _1 y9 l) J: ?$ h6 t( z' [- r3 T
DD Uranami8 q+ J! c& a7 M; y7 [) p @9 S
DD Yugiri
/ O& e2 f6 v: T( ]0 y. `+ @, a DD Satsuki
1 _; ^: r* M# L- K* c8 o# Q DD Minazuki
; Y9 j9 x, d4 l. ^& `' ~ DD Fumizuki
6 q' Z5 Q, H+ E1 N5 Q, z DD Nagatsuki
) h4 D, V' k& OAllied Ships
, U/ K) e P; y) _! e PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 t& x2 q. S& z- } MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" H8 K: k! j0 N, y/ H9 f) K# E) @/ M' } MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk 6 G0 j- a$ @% {3 C5 v* Z, T2 s; B
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
; u: r" ?' c% p& D, r" g4 }* SCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
R1 X$ G. C" r" E; S0 Y, C& iJapanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards
7 B9 d3 Q' w2 N; ~" f q: b0 f% MPT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards7 b" `$ s9 X# j
CA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards
$ D4 } p* B$ C* G9 _+ d/ pRange closes to 22,000 yards
' g2 ~( k S, t) m! O7 M! |Range closes to 20,000 yards/ C% G" Q# J5 p+ K4 x; o) z
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
8 E# u( H' R3 C8 k; P6 TDD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards9 ^; }( `; P7 v; a
Range closes to 17,000 yards
% |; p" |* M) tRange closes to 15,000 yards
1 j7 \0 V9 C. X, w6 h* ^DD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
0 f2 R2 ^8 D/ aDD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
8 t5 S) a+ x' p" u7 EDD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
$ ^: R6 \ D0 l8 IRange closes to 11,000 yards& j- l ^3 _; n! s; B0 v
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards1 C: ~* b& M& j+ f* k! h
DD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
% j2 o4 e2 j& I' n7 HDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
A6 n/ q0 A7 \( [: RRange closes to 7,000 yards
4 z& C! z& `: e* k& }7 h1 v5 hMTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards
0 C; Y, P n/ z, m( e) URange increases to 9,000 yards) w4 ?8 Y! J; g5 m) c
CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards
: k" @ @& R) k% zRange increases to 12,000 yards
: Q4 K6 _( v" G4 @4 MDD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards
2 L0 t4 b% ?. U% e2 `Range increases to 14,000 yards
4 s2 q3 E. \1 [# hMTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards- F& L& @% |6 j+ c6 b
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... # g. q" P1 F; t: |
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Morning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) 9 `9 U$ K; {6 `: P6 b
Weather in hex: Light cloud
+ |) l6 {" q; H2 F: H3 c' xRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 Q$ @. b& U) _( u1 ~# m
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
n! r. `( J0 Q/ p9 e4 {8 d1 U$ oJapanese aircraft
, G; ?; h, y( t/ D6 c A6M2 Zero x 321 T! ?, A% e6 _2 d2 {1 N+ C
G3M2 Nell x 33
8 N+ Z7 n4 E# U; _ G4M1 Betty x 30! \6 x# T9 J3 k
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37
' Q4 v1 I& V0 t" SJapanese aircraft losses
- B3 G% O( g6 z G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged& ~& ^& X; w) A6 o& l+ V
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
* Z" I) l- _" x% ^8 }- vAllied ground losses:
( p8 s+ F7 M Z% Z" N 48 casualties reported% W& f3 w# `6 _( c& P6 W5 a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 W& U* M1 |+ O$ w' l2 t% u" g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
& Q5 h' {# |6 r0 Z: E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' b' a4 j1 @. x7 K. }0 a% R+ sAircraft Attacking:
4 p+ ~4 F7 v9 ^2 a 23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
5 i" ]5 m i+ Q! D/ l" j) t Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
+ r( ]! }( Z( Z 30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
3 s1 V. Q3 I, A' Z5 l! i' e Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
5 R: Z6 l8 @5 e! F0 n8 @. ^ 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet5 c0 j/ d# }6 w% D# q; Y" u
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 A6 ?+ e- Z: ?5 I 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet+ {( D% i) P2 \* v& }3 m W
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb( ~, ]7 }& O9 H @7 A( E8 r
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
6 \0 o4 l# [$ O" D3 m+ k Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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' V' A, J; H9 P3 o8 d' AMorning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang) 8 H, Z$ b6 r$ y6 `( a! s8 j
Weather in hex: Light cloud
# u3 f2 a. ]$ e t" Q; xRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 d* s$ V1 ~# D3 iEstimated time to target is 5 minutes ; B. q% E" `$ b; K, j
Japanese aircraft
" G2 _" I" N* R2 Q A6M2 Zero x 20
, h* h3 E% d* W: [: Y1 l' M G3M2 Nell x 10
5 J& D3 L+ `% N7 M2 U G4M1 Betty x 281 R: o# H' h0 _/ y' u, }. H
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20
- V( \+ A+ X( f; c( @* MJapanese aircraft losses
& M P1 t4 O9 X' e' u G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
' C( w/ d, H z! U P) F! A G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged
3 y' ?! R% c @: y% ?0 NAllied ground losses:4 c7 F/ Z: S2 I: j
61 casualties reported
. F' K1 p) s k8 r' e3 j) M& v+ D/ ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) v6 l% F3 L7 s7 B" Y6 t( Y7 K* G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
9 o$ x9 M; H# v! l1 G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 5 j4 G2 N) \- V" y7 R' H6 v
Aircraft Attacking:* @ _8 ^! u) f* E
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
6 P. b% V, H v E Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb+ p' z% Q; y: ~' {+ q; W! k
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet( b* g/ ~) s; Y
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
8 [* [9 ], }; t" `6 `- p 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet5 {3 o2 p. A0 W$ @' Y) O; Y
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
/ K# L% u u7 [$ a# _Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...! P; H% J9 V2 _* c+ E( C' v
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...$ K9 b, G( x1 o
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
! S7 }0 ~8 ~7 c& Z3 y0 y/ Z& |, XAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
7 R5 Q- z4 U# n. o H! vAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...# E# F- e( I0 M& d
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
0 p9 n, Y) i4 H `& B! l. l- B! rAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...; H$ a2 @( q. _+ d J, X0 d8 K
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
6 |* Z; ?' u/ Y! A5 r) `7 V, gAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...0 ]+ v! @6 l' x. N4 P7 v2 v* n
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
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Morning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) . O& ? h8 o p
Weather in hex: Light cloud + u- e" s3 @5 _& l- B
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.) n, A3 {; m8 }$ B# h
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
0 c6 ^, J/ ~8 R0 Y" g* pJapanese aircraft4 K$ [+ I/ Y) K# k" k
A6M2 Zero x 7
' Q- E: X* t9 ~ Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17& E5 I% t5 \* e$ q
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
?- `5 U" H* w4 E6 H4 m3 I8 OJapanese aircraft losses4 ~0 P/ A; U* i) z* U8 G
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged ' {+ h6 n( f. {. V& L' L
Allied ground losses:
: V2 C' K' y7 f2 e( ^! b 85 casualties reported
( S% t4 l4 t# _1 ?5 Q" x4 B. ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
* g. S/ e* G! r6 j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
' c5 r( F: V/ ~- v+ p* y9 [6 c; J) f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled % ~+ H# @+ ~: B
Aircraft Attacking:: E; J8 V, g/ w3 j
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet" B; x9 s4 R/ Q. h: N
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) 8 c7 }3 C$ ~5 `; a
Japanese Deliberate attack
: \+ p4 e! S7 P4 E# h' TAttacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759 : F" K+ h0 t$ k* z
Defending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332 ; E5 \% B! b0 x
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 " s4 I. F& X5 A% o, G* v- Z
Japanese adjusted assault: 894
/ w1 P6 M' y0 @$ s8 ], x! ]Allied adjusted defense: 127 * x- ?% e3 A+ F3 Y* H
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2) , W4 }4 c I4 [ H$ ^# Q: k; s
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!
. q2 [: h3 b; F" sAllied aircraft
0 {* n# Q3 k3 Y+ f4 L+ G* w no flights
) a, X9 u7 F9 W* b; T. UAllied aircraft losses
j1 X( d N' @) M7 @. W3 w' } Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed 9 c+ Z' T3 G2 _4 f G* E0 w Y
Combat modifiers, F& p& ~7 J3 f; |% p4 z
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)5 u6 U2 s" e: t$ x1 ^ x
Attacker: ; N% p4 m% m5 s2 R7 J, M# O' a
Japanese ground losses:8 J5 N2 T: _# r8 \' i
1406 casualties reported1 I7 D4 O5 r; l
Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled
. v1 ]1 ?, b$ _, H3 w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled& f( ^; x" D/ E+ J0 B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled# g: U7 N- B9 U# n' N1 a
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
3 Q! ?; R: w5 Y% j7 @, i! l* xAllied ground losses:
$ |9 W. R8 ~" V+ K# m) T 7228 casualties reported, C" N, D- A$ o- H: O c" M
Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled" b& Z7 @: g6 x: ?
Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled
+ e/ M9 F R! E4 h% v: Q: I Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 d9 p* G U- X Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled); ~) Y7 e. _* u2 T' l& N5 }
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
0 V4 X# Y! b8 z9 O! U- [ m* r Units retreated 57 P% N$ G' l7 g! `$ F. n
Units destroyed 1
7 y; v, r: a6 U* M# I/ }Assaulting units:5 P: [& q/ Z+ ]4 g5 B
41st Guard Battalion
7 x8 O7 w* h& e/ y Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
- G0 ^8 j5 R0 H/ {- t; q# w 38th Division$ P- T+ u, h1 H8 j- p+ G
II./124th Infantry Battalion0 N* X3 X$ o# K' H- `
2nd Recon Regiment! c" U1 ~0 G6 U+ d
6th Tank Regiment
" j% N6 B7 w. |) H 53rd Division# |# c' s' h* z6 h2 {
III./124th Infantry Battalion
9 w" t6 f& ?) R! K4 _4 i3 ~7 l 24th Infantry Regiment, q* V* w! l2 h0 a7 ^3 i
16th Guards Regiment
# U/ r/ F4 t6 Q" F7 G 5th Guards Engineer Regiment4 Y/ C6 l9 c- @( V5 k l* F+ ?
Sasebo 3rd SNLF& G: U) y1 m; w4 I+ ^; O. i
Sasebo 8th SNLF( `: E: E C+ T1 V7 I5 a
II./4th Infantry Battalion+ ]7 d% g; w/ S5 k5 A! [
I./4th Infantry Battalion4 t# v; s8 o3 ?
2nd Engr Rgt /2
& A* q% R) ]- l7 r 28th Shipping Engineer Regiment. K w k1 t+ Z8 G, B
11th Special Base Force
0 H) r& j4 E' w! E9 } 23rd JAAF AF Bn
x' R6 ~7 z7 }& M& [& a/ `Defending units:
' ^# {( h. H+ l O& y' C0 K Korps Marechausee Battalion
9 W% ? j# Q' C* w# L! b! D# m% K NS KNIL Territory Regiment
7 G0 E7 X9 V3 \! z Zuid KNIL Battalion
1 f2 T1 [0 ^$ { WS KNIL Territory Regiment$ v7 b0 F; f; O$ c3 x' _0 r
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
4 e; P3 @1 @/ x6 N2 e7 ^ North Sumatra Base Force
! G' z8 H+ d" Q9 n. M \) K/ d---------------------------------------------------- ) \( l; E" b' U, c+ V! d, F5 |
Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50)
- K$ Z" r% x0 h# g" P) R! V5 V* F8 jAllied Shock attack ; R7 I, c. |" \8 |' W
Attacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 & U" f% {! r# P
Defending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
* k1 P# m" \( J1 I: z/ fAllied adjusted assault: 43 . P) y7 o! v# G) P; c: j2 n& C
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
3 Z5 Y R% \& G6 a6 e" aAllied assault odds: 43 to 1 ) I- \: @- @0 s+ @2 O
Combat modifiers
& c+ V) y! M) @( |5 p+ m) LDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
8 @8 V+ z" H) Y# V+ L) x supply(-)
9 u) }6 w) Z! y# S$ @Attacker: shock(+) ( s2 q4 d1 F% U
Japanese ground losses:" X" o! i; r0 _- B" [
168 casualties reported6 k' m% F0 Q- B# S& Z
Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled% J% V, Z# K, r: c# s8 v/ L, M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% k( N+ a/ Q# q6 `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" W& s; e2 h* I t: w& m) K Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 4 V9 @. O. k3 L
Allied ground losses:
' M# K6 B U" f3 J, x 70 casualties reported! p; [ J6 m% x- w" M) f% _8 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
+ ]3 {/ N. n6 M$ @1 ~6 C! g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- ~8 I+ Q) H( L0 g; U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' T8 m2 K5 p# m. c% i) w9 g4 oAssaulting units:
! Q2 Z6 S N5 Q) ~; q Rangoon BAF Battalion
( V; [% I8 U! w A: j 45th Indian Brigade
& R# q$ C& P$ K% y. B, i0 l) a 103rd RAF Base Force
3 X6 ~+ |( H) y+ y6 i! M 109th RAF Base Force
, {9 a' _: P. L: ?) W6 \ 104th RAF Base Force
* q9 O& A! y$ D6 Z 221 Group RAF 3 Y ^& x7 W# x0 e4 P
107th RAF Base Force* t$ F2 f" ~+ B0 u
106th RAF Base Force! N5 H( G6 ~- w/ K& q
108th RAF Base Force
. W* r _$ v0 [" u" b 103rd RN Base Force
9 | V2 w+ w$ _6 B AVG Ground Echelon
( @: L3 _% a$ |9 i0 f( }% xDefending units:
8 `: R8 e0 a2 r" t4 I. B2 L. H6 B 2nd Raiding Regiment
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2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |