AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
3 N f% m5 s5 P L6 e+ L' W% g" K& qPT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。! R; q' y, O g. c% Q9 [& ]3 S
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。' ~& S! y+ g5 Q! X/ x
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。( x" N% @+ r; ?6 Y$ T, o
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
& g6 M/ Y( W' [1 t, J# u* E当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。
! U3 u& r' ~7 F8 Q2 T% Q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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7 w! K$ h4 x! b# O: W/ aNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards
% ]8 D/ }. R5 O4 s) i' SJapanese Ships( U8 E0 P" K0 h, Q. Y/ R% C
BB Ise' O4 ?5 c0 t/ N, a' K! R1 n0 u
CA Ashigara* {: Z0 `! Q5 |) X1 a) ^
CL Kinu
8 s2 J- U3 V$ t DD Yugumo
$ ]* c; W2 V" Y6 M' L( M: {5 [' O6 P. ` DD Hatsuharu: a& y. v3 ]1 G( r
DD Nenohi
0 e) e; ?& N6 n DD Asakaze
7 j: I+ [4 ]% W6 ~9 U DD Harukaze
. U; w' `3 u) M& U" i DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk / V: N( T& a9 m% V. j9 {8 ?
Allied Ships
: T& U" Q; y9 x6 Z PT TM-53 r. y5 l: o: ~0 W G: s# ], ?7 _
PT TM-69 A5 s! _- o. U4 m' c {0 }# _
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
) ?9 D3 C5 w: Q# @ ?1 ? PT TM-8
) ]9 L$ u, {- u6 t$ {3 t6 d PT TM-10
5 H( f4 S3 ?& R! U. k1 B/ C L8 ? PT TM-110 M. ], m/ b' j- l9 ^8 @* d0 _
PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 h- A0 c3 U7 u4 C! H* s/ d PT TM-14
! z, M0 h1 [+ b# R7 c9 I PT TM-157 z1 _2 x% l; z/ t: o
MTB 75 @* s0 }( [3 ]& H; ^, s6 w! I
MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ k+ Y9 c `; D. m& }& i$ ]) d8 M
MTB 26 4 a& }9 j5 }" i" w# H+ \6 ?
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
4 c t# A1 i8 m, HMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards/ Q9 r9 s; {3 X6 `, @/ s
Range closes to 8,000 yards...& Z6 s i- Q9 ~" O& N
Range closes to 7,000 yards...$ U. b! [' n+ O4 o( g
Range closes to 6,000 yards...* B' L! X! `3 v% r
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
# \4 }" L8 Y% f4 vRange closes to 4,000 yards...
1 }* v# ~; m! n! {, p5 a I$ z9 p5 vRange closes to 3,000 yards..., k7 G9 K. k+ v6 K+ H
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
1 h# _. p/ w! b! ~! ZRange closes to 1,000 yards.../ R3 M! v9 i; a3 `# Z, A
Takeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'* N& \4 j7 ^- \) O c, e2 N4 T
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards, v+ \8 Z% `2 X$ k; ?$ z7 {$ p+ v
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards
- u6 X4 m! i" t! A8 u% QDD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards- ]2 y! F! ?' S& x* S7 S& ~
PT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards) C( q- @' N5 [ K3 O J! U# M$ _7 A! F
DD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards
0 f, v @1 I5 W% R- U# @PT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
0 }" T+ a1 }. N6 t. b" MMTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards, C. F% }3 s4 E% H
Range increases to 2,000 yards/ j; I x) z& e4 Q8 A
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards
. T! |# R7 D1 |' j/ a$ i4 ^DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards: }7 Z& O6 }0 ~' ]2 t, z
PT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards
( i5 M8 p$ Q' U# K6 T4 JPT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards. F: t' y$ ? {# Q% Z
Task forces break off... 6 Z8 [7 ]/ v6 v) i
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+ X& A. h7 X/ D: eNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards / a7 i6 {$ y+ z& u; S' ~
Japanese Ships
: a' d) i. }" r4 U6 m BB Ise
) T2 u2 r# @0 n CA Ashigara; {. {$ C' P: [9 C! v0 T
CL Kinu! l& @$ \, u+ \1 j5 O% }
DD Yugumo
4 F& N5 ?0 E9 s; Q DD Hatsuharu9 Z: L: ~+ _ d% U0 k
DD Nenohi- O- y/ D/ ?2 {5 ~! Z
DD Asakaze
4 d, W6 R. L; ^" j& d+ ^0 B/ ?7 A. @+ \ DD Harukaze
4 Y" H5 r/ I6 {( d) y" {Allied Ships" y* c9 k/ W8 s
PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ F; J; m2 _! V
PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
. B, H1 w& |9 O" X8 O l3 Q PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
# k5 n; ^& p! u' X4 W" g PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ S* U$ b! E+ G- h/ w; h
PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 z( H# L6 Z- Y' d* c( A
PT TM-14% Y) @$ o: F' p F, H
PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" \9 b0 `6 s7 C
MTB 7, Shell hits 18 n, ^: h! g* F% G; E& r6 x" ?5 o
MTB 26
0 R. g j' H; ?; sReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
# K/ k# C# l/ s! L* bMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
# u: p% r0 G, w* _, L* m% u) @& wRange closes to 11,000 yards...7 a$ @/ o2 o) ~
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
$ U: g+ w+ u' L! t" j5 }Range closes to 9,000 yards...
7 Y5 h7 h7 G7 R% W1 P" K/ \+ oRange closes to 8,000 yards...- c+ q0 r7 v# Y
Range closes to 7,000 yards...) |. D* E! a" O. L5 Y
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
4 e2 b9 i! ?. f! Q! E3 e Q. }6 v1 @Range closes to 5,000 yards...0 R) e% T+ |1 n1 u. K! d& Q1 Y4 [
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
( t- a. d% y7 n- `, j$ j8 TRange closes to 3,000 yards...3 L2 @1 w( N( P. l. A
Range closes to 2,000 yards...+ [3 g4 r% F3 t7 P7 B
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
& C5 _. X( k# m: g5 N: GCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards0 i# C9 k2 z6 ^4 Y2 S, _8 G
PT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
* {8 n ^/ H8 f# w4 ZPT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards
6 q8 Y' Q' L7 o, I6 mRange increases to 3,000 yards
# h2 X* Y7 \7 bCA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
, P# l4 {) @3 r- {$ V2 [0 r6 c# fPT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards
% V3 L4 B9 O3 B5 K/ ~DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards& Q4 h$ _0 ^0 a8 D
DD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
7 h* ?( R1 L& c l/ \Range closes to 2,000 yards/ k0 ?% t4 D( j9 `
PT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
9 X8 o8 r$ f8 I" X% M4 h5 `, ^4 u7 ADD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards2 V8 [0 T" r7 n
Range increases to 3,000 yards) C5 ]& w4 a3 @; Y4 M8 q X
PT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards
0 n5 v6 X! { D7 `9 fPT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards
# |9 C* M& D8 v9 a, GRange increases to 4,000 yards
- [6 a3 |# [3 }4 F' sPT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards
" u& _: @5 [- x( `, q& s; kPT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards
' i, U2 R) r/ h- J+ Z3 QRange increases to 5,000 yards8 S. Z7 T2 Z( [' m5 H- t- F+ p9 b
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards2 a- I! c |3 C
Range increases to 6,000 yards
R' {- B& |& q% @DD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards
2 z0 h$ E" r _9 |# Y4 hRange closes to 5,000 yards9 y, Y) M- [. m" T$ f/ o" c' a
DD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards6 U2 e0 K- F d
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards" U" s6 N0 L `( W
DD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
) ~% X. }$ U8 Q9 l* u% UDD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards9 m( j1 M" d5 a: _! ~, E
DD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
- R3 q0 r2 u) |& @, \" rDD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
8 `% {5 `' ?2 Q' A3 `: k. V5 ~) F9 WTask forces break off... 1 Z7 D0 O" o7 q G8 I! \9 y. ?
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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
: z% q; S: U; L3 |' ?9 M44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
, L& `* S+ d0 OJapanese Ships
( g" v7 l6 C4 d4 r xAK Toei Maru4 ]2 n h' N- d. \+ a8 D5 U
xAP Katori Maru" z* g, j$ u1 ~9 X4 r; T2 |: ?
xAP Suwa Maru
2 t6 ~) ^, a: T8 P! h7 S( ~5 M N4 g& A% ` xAP Ukishima Maru
3 O2 m: V. y O) [2 e& b PB Odatsuki Maru / K" ]; r: b' `5 b. _
Japanese ground losses:
. ~5 p" f) T. Y 11 casualties reported7 s* g0 S; n8 V! f( Z6 G1 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 S( L$ ]6 n. w3 h% Z# M Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled* M. N$ a4 X5 C. D7 O% H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* c+ J9 S6 E3 O- J9 G, V8 P( @xAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops# {2 c- D5 ^2 f1 K# d; U- ~* t d+ i
xAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops0 R$ f) f5 @0 H$ s$ R' Z' o
xAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops
- G! p: z% \ X' r0 Y1 FDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards# m% ?$ v8 C2 I1 J6 O3 F8 V
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# Z+ W k" l% W6 `- @1 g# y( |, xDay Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards
8 ^5 E( A& u5 S- gJapanese Ships
o2 \* t6 w* Y I CA Maya$ Q1 M4 V% n; h* q
CA Kumano
# X7 s) t( a% J6 d& o, j( Z3 e CL Nagara5 H" `! r" T2 }! d8 c. w
CL Abukuma
5 _: e' Y$ u( O# @ DD Hatsuyuki/ l3 X! w; Y7 F9 @- D$ o
DD Uranami; J9 S m; H+ Q
DD Yugiri# i% R: `" _/ r$ H5 x
DD Satsuki; z% j6 l! P+ h1 F
DD Minazuki
1 D8 H0 b0 P6 X! D' B DD Fumizuki% }6 y: |* b% _" H9 t' ^0 y
DD Nagatsuki
/ [: r3 w0 r7 J) \! \# o0 K# X; PAllied Ships
9 a4 Q6 Y+ {9 q# P2 D PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 H6 R* r# s' {5 E! j3 Y+ k MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ U0 i. o e' j& Q& Y' L8 |, ?
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" ]' @( ?; L+ H4 ]" dMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards1 O% L1 y U1 w/ @3 \
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
5 D! w' z. [1 M3 wJapanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards
0 |5 w* s) `2 ~- @8 SPT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards
' C% h8 S' m" J: \6 A/ }; S+ ^9 YCA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards
' U" ^5 n$ f5 O2 _! e D8 \& hRange closes to 22,000 yards1 v |1 C2 c& V* m9 @
Range closes to 20,000 yards
4 }9 s/ `: N# u! mDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
& r; D( M6 b5 j* NDD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards, ^, d# u+ K3 d+ o6 ~6 x9 w! n' I
Range closes to 17,000 yards9 v; R1 ]+ r& ^0 A% o& y9 o
Range closes to 15,000 yards) z4 u: t5 _6 |
DD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
. H0 L' Y! U! h6 A6 x. z* VDD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
, y4 Q# I7 B* s4 e& ZDD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
, l. K. ~; k7 O' e* ZRange closes to 11,000 yards4 m4 \, s7 `2 c8 Z: J
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
! M, E" P7 n5 sDD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards2 d. u4 z9 ], \
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards' z: t. d& F: O. w
Range closes to 7,000 yards
7 a( y: D- g9 S( b; aMTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards2 r2 ~4 r, O/ J; C8 ~
Range increases to 9,000 yards0 `& W, O; ~ G7 f
CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards
& C. S* ~/ d0 i0 [% XRange increases to 12,000 yards, [4 [4 i. r/ g( U
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards% z: K: W1 `3 S$ X* ]2 ~% v
Range increases to 14,000 yards5 U" ?( F' W4 g7 {9 ]5 X
MTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards/ y6 F! ?* B+ r, e1 \$ U
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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$ Y3 o; p" z7 U9 J" mMorning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
/ ~( C' l# r: l$ B- N: U! hWeather in hex: Light cloud
7 i" t! W4 h9 H r7 }0 [; w9 KRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 M$ B7 j, J5 |8 }Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 5 a$ m1 `! _/ I5 Z
Japanese aircraft1 M8 C- P0 o: M" e
A6M2 Zero x 32# v6 `; ?/ k" V" K+ G$ U$ ^# j
G3M2 Nell x 33
) H+ O, H) s: B4 ]0 Y+ y G4M1 Betty x 303 m+ P) V! g9 ?$ |' N1 h7 n
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37 q- Q% k' n4 u9 f6 g
Japanese aircraft losses
S1 Q B( g5 l: ^- p( {+ T G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged$ F' e# U$ n; W, @. a& B' R. R* ]# x
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged " e; t+ ^; O' J, y1 A7 y/ l" E
Allied ground losses:6 q2 X: D+ V; F; ~6 a+ ?8 E
48 casualties reported' R- _2 W+ |7 n0 O* ` V4 b% _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
$ b) a# t5 q7 J+ W) _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled) D( R1 E) I4 }4 J# k0 f, V" v3 M0 _& U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* @8 I, \3 [% S$ M7 B. f; c5 z6 TAircraft Attacking:
6 G/ r! L! k9 b! e* d6 g0 r 23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
4 m `" h/ Q7 N7 X: I% L Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb% J) V. f q. O# U
30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Z' l1 F- w$ j/ D" m4 q: f5 ] Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 q t4 Z" y5 A$ _7 Y% L 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
- ]0 g' r5 r, W9 I Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
2 {9 m/ \, `% F% p8 E1 k6 b 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
1 L, T/ \+ w5 u7 u' p$ v' M7 p, f Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb$ N% i j: }8 p
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
( b) O7 e. Y7 Z# y; q' p' p Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb! X( }$ V+ I, L6 ^8 l
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Morning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang)
) F; J, V5 n$ q0 D5 c( k% j9 z, Y3 g! BWeather in hex: Light cloud
9 u8 c" t, f1 X" W# U" \ O1 q4 ~Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
) @8 P; M0 N% O' ~7 WEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
; x: I, y5 c+ q. o' X( @Japanese aircraft+ L8 R. E+ `7 t- z" w$ B
A6M2 Zero x 20- X& v. ]/ t/ I1 ^- D! a
G3M2 Nell x 10! u1 ]/ u6 Z! G" \
G4M1 Betty x 28* W* n, z. k/ ~' u7 ?
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20
: y" |- Z& m* M$ @; R% ^2 e7 r; VJapanese aircraft losses
* Y, z; \, S% o! n9 ]0 E v G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged; i% d9 ~2 K2 f/ G9 x
G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged : W6 c, p4 n3 h4 V; O
Allied ground losses:8 o3 X1 j( n# ^0 f
61 casualties reported
* t# L0 |% n& V- p* O. i9 L Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 L" e! R/ c) k; _0 p. p( _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
% |3 V( Y5 h/ W6 Y6 b+ H+ T% Q2 ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 l$ |2 v2 u: ~3 j6 T0 `0 lAircraft Attacking:
3 q4 C) A0 I5 W 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet4 B/ i M, W/ p
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb% _: |% U2 [ g2 K- f5 i* N0 O y
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet# O0 X0 f7 W+ ^( L
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# \& R, P* w2 w1 z3 H$ C
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet0 G i' V7 R: @3 I5 }
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 M* |4 b1 N2 x _Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
( K3 w& \ L, S! Q1 D! \1 |Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...: e1 C6 p9 L8 c7 j
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment .... z- T) @; \3 ~" o8 [
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...3 T% t* `: Y ~: D7 D9 V7 V' Q0 b
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...% e: Q4 F3 m9 g# |: Z- ~- G
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
3 j" e5 U* Y2 j# H( EAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
# k7 T- b3 S$ T7 V1 l& d& y! pAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...$ B0 r( F t5 b5 z: x7 `
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
7 T5 C# J, [7 l2 c+ f8 qAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
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Morning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
0 T" m7 o1 i' j& a' y# T& YWeather in hex: Light cloud
# p6 Z N0 l5 |8 K8 YRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
0 U0 |& T4 [$ u% A" B, g* xEstimated time to target is 1 minutes 3 c) E, M. Y3 V& [ \
Japanese aircraft
8 X% V; h( r3 ` A6M2 Zero x 7
W# n7 R N, p$ v6 h Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
/ q: h* k/ @$ r( `# q Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11 2 ?: x. K; t0 M" G& P7 H9 I
Japanese aircraft losses
6 ~/ k6 ]" H- F% t S* Z Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged 8 E$ K& M2 l$ g0 I% {
Allied ground losses:
W# [" Y2 W" e( Y 85 casualties reported
4 ?: O' u, ?$ o Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled, z+ B p! A* E1 M2 E5 n5 e7 Y* X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 R2 ?( ?* D/ b3 S/ s- z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% v/ s' }0 F9 v d; VAircraft Attacking:9 G# ?3 y* Z" f
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet$ n+ A9 T2 T. T, s0 R6 q; H
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb E+ E" F, }# g
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" O' r* n" t) FGround combat at Palembang (48,91) . v, i+ D8 P" n" ?$ O4 M
Japanese Deliberate attack
( r: E% Z- f: Q J3 p6 yAttacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759 # y- j2 K6 |" O8 ?; U$ Z/ z
Defending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332 + U% {8 |1 c# p+ A: ]
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 , }1 T) f# E% t T+ A
Japanese adjusted assault: 894
5 O9 A3 P- o* ?) EAllied adjusted defense: 127
) ?, V E' \ r7 zJapanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)
8 j+ w& _4 i9 k' v% Z4 MJapanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!
8 y& ^5 J% o- ?2 U, lAllied aircraft
! m# I7 r. h# p no flights 8 `9 y( \- a8 e$ p
Allied aircraft losses
! h+ J' ]- d5 N Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed
5 F: K3 }4 J2 f5 @ ACombat modifiers! ~9 x5 d- P6 M7 _- t+ z
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)0 G- [$ g2 b2 n z( w+ X. E
Attacker: 2 a+ w- |$ }8 K) b% { z7 u
Japanese ground losses:
$ m+ h, f% C- x, ], ]# e% F 1406 casualties reported3 e2 l; r# }% m# f5 z* s
Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled
( d6 T4 K* c3 X* `5 D- Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
2 ~, `# E" q" {2 Q+ f6 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
5 ^2 _7 x" o' l Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) & o0 s& A0 U0 P3 r# X$ h+ _2 B
Allied ground losses:
4 T7 `+ E2 Q/ }6 U1 m 7228 casualties reported; c/ Y6 m8 c7 I
Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled
) h, {( S( J& h& ^: G4 w4 D6 ]* ^8 L Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled
9 Q" u A8 ?, f G. R* Y+ } Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled7 T: u5 m$ B; O: h5 f/ h6 D5 J
Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled), l, h6 v) G- ~4 [
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 m; |3 x0 h$ v' Z! c
Units retreated 5
( k/ B& ~) D( d0 @$ H) T; Z* } Units destroyed 1
# G2 H9 x# S3 g6 D Y) eAssaulting units:
( X8 t- t* ]% O$ y( W) |3 N- d 41st Guard Battalion z# H5 c/ U) b& E _
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF/ E; b* E* M! ^! ^9 H
38th Division, f) ~3 D/ V S C
II./124th Infantry Battalion
# j& q& E+ [9 x! p 2nd Recon Regiment9 w. z9 L+ d0 z& b& m$ U9 [: Y2 i
6th Tank Regiment/ B+ H7 D5 g6 j: t" {" w" P
53rd Division( T- s1 T! H& \( k0 o. n; G% Z
III./124th Infantry Battalion9 S( @7 x/ C3 r; @
24th Infantry Regiment5 Q+ {! p0 N, s! ~% p/ W
16th Guards Regiment
: b4 k, ^8 M( I+ z 5th Guards Engineer Regiment
+ e( E! y/ d! _( L Sasebo 3rd SNLF
" q3 r" T6 D; X6 S Sasebo 8th SNLF
/ } i; @/ c* K3 } E, g/ ~5 L II./4th Infantry Battalion; T- t# g0 }/ ], t7 ]: a
I./4th Infantry Battalion) U1 [# u; Z% c
2nd Engr Rgt /2/ W8 ^( g0 k7 Q9 U0 p8 _; k
28th Shipping Engineer Regiment& z: @$ b7 h& o y' W) I. v
11th Special Base Force$ E7 O5 F2 t+ j8 j5 O
23rd JAAF AF Bn
7 B, A8 t P2 Z' P( M9 \# t, [Defending units:/ O+ Q. R4 D b/ Y$ {2 F) j/ R
Korps Marechausee Battalion* X8 e/ l; u' r" S% T! s, g
NS KNIL Territory Regiment
# ?# n2 y& _+ H/ Z9 U+ i Zuid KNIL Battalion; T w- Q4 g# [% N
WS KNIL Territory Regiment
6 k( C1 Y) `; K. V7 M. q& w So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
3 y, S; _+ M5 a2 } North Sumatra Base Force
6 `2 J$ B0 O; Y: ~) d* }' P s---------------------------------------------------- + E; X. L- o# M E4 O7 e* ~: X
Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50) 6 H" R* M r2 Y
Allied Shock attack
- l$ ]3 `6 S! K% _% }Attacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188
. X# h) V1 g) U2 e P/ i$ jDefending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
; V# e+ u) \8 Q& R9 dAllied adjusted assault: 43
; s2 `* o. g) g$ V: N9 s% E3 q1 NJapanese adjusted defense: 1 ! y) X5 |6 i3 {8 R! V8 |9 ^
Allied assault odds: 43 to 1
" U' C5 ~! x6 oCombat modifiers
- Z7 ^7 x3 Y w" r, b" Y XDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)( ~9 x+ e7 I; \; B
supply(-)9 s3 V( S' j, |( S. c
Attacker: shock(+) 7 `4 n& \0 Z n/ }+ {" ]4 F% P: h
Japanese ground losses:
. L+ Q, q4 m$ @7 F 168 casualties reported
' u$ |. A: O L+ a. r1 ~! y* D. N Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 ^3 x- u" ^, ?- E$ _/ ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 W5 D; N1 S4 H: f7 R7 j: z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ i6 h: r6 Z# T, c3 T5 w
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 h+ T* }6 z- W8 \6 t6 tAllied ground losses:
+ [. s; e" t0 v 70 casualties reported; T5 r: z( h" J' h/ ]7 \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled% T; M( e+ U- S* `( X5 B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ S6 g) s5 h1 \: L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 9 s* J) x6 l0 q
Assaulting units:
; g* [7 p6 W* b, G* I. J% c, Y& Y Rangoon BAF Battalion3 N- O G: a) F; Z
45th Indian Brigade1 M0 Y0 i# u8 y5 X8 c
103rd RAF Base Force B) r: t+ y4 M& W
109th RAF Base Force8 y9 u( O2 B6 y4 E. \8 w
104th RAF Base Force
- j7 r9 C: R: B8 B 221 Group RAF , B9 w4 F$ l j" F, `
107th RAF Base Force5 ^' l, C) S$ Q) _8 r
106th RAF Base Force
% i$ U. O3 j/ G: J5 g+ _# B* H& o 108th RAF Base Force8 s9 X9 {% d9 { ]: C- Y
103rd RN Base Force
2 u" N# ?9 z6 Z( R AVG Ground Echelon
9 Y* R* i; c0 |+ v" ]Defending units:8 G5 {9 ^3 |* d3 ]) e
2nd Raiding Regiment 9 D% Q3 `" F$ d3 F
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+ _4 [6 R9 T+ m' b9 h2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |