AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 423 k- t! W2 u$ y* |& Y
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。
. ?( Z) d3 T$ t& C; k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。
( r+ R2 J7 n% e3 c2 A' g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。
, V0 ^* z7 C7 t2 g6 z& 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
! O O( @# ]$ b/ F& A8 y9 q" h当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。
: B( y! n& ~9 O* l7 o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。+ j/ A5 |3 a( z4 {. X, [0 J
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0 T( }) I! N R$ V: G d0 b5 FNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards
) B. r) }3 g q R6 H3 V f$ Q& N; VJapanese Ships
- S( X( F6 G3 f BB Ise
. x; a! R/ R: q; G! W# u8 Q" l9 Q9 @ CA Ashigara% U4 s+ @! C3 t; p$ f
CL Kinu4 p- t: H" m6 l" ?' P: W6 B
DD Yugumo6 E: T% C5 y) V, ^. v$ E0 ?
DD Hatsuharu# q) q* ^1 ?4 b6 A/ B
DD Nenohi
$ x$ U) l8 g7 O! P DD Asakaze
: G; Y( _8 ]7 F2 u7 ^. J4 B DD Harukaze- U2 g @" R1 o. M7 f. P: M
DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- B, O6 b1 n$ j2 k+ N' xAllied Ships4 |% a; e6 Y$ r; ~) O
PT TM-5% C- ?3 Y3 m) i* W
PT TM-6; ^* l7 f/ d" j2 E- }0 i% p
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
6 e3 F- }4 a7 A+ l. b! U PT TM-8 }, E0 O0 t4 Y2 U
PT TM-10( K' I: g( Y" m% p
PT TM-115 V5 u7 t e: T: z0 {" |* `) ?
PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) |- r7 o$ K. ?7 F' v% k+ `7 l" Y PT TM-14
( K" O. e1 g. X/ Y PT TM-15
( Q7 Y! i+ z0 J2 h# W MTB 7: m/ P) B) U$ v4 ~# D
MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ W4 B* `2 @% c) o' C, ]
MTB 26 / z" Z) W+ z6 ?% M1 E
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
; @' A2 ^3 }& r6 kMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards- F" X4 J1 G* {: e1 y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...' Q. w. @8 i- w$ ]. e3 {0 n
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
! e" u: L, _5 U1 D& D0 NRange closes to 6,000 yards...$ h% W( w3 M9 f* N" ]) `. z; A ?3 _
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
2 K& P8 M! R! t; `! g5 \9 V# sRange closes to 4,000 yards...
6 }1 K$ @7 c3 {* I" Z. G8 ARange closes to 3,000 yards...! I3 X7 @' d* m7 H- V
Range closes to 2,000 yards...! g8 L- p( r# x: g: ]& h- f
Range closes to 1,000 yards...2 G3 V# K$ G, H, f0 R' t0 `
Takeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'
" @, }# O& ?, X6 qDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards
f0 G& ~% h5 ]; W6 J- f) S" k8 eDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards+ \8 r) ~* D) m2 T6 G7 W
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards
- b4 A: i" h) a2 m' V# V) @1 CPT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards) w* X1 t$ P; `! ]- e
DD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards, N9 `! U! v" l5 [
PT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
3 `- ~- z/ E) ~. J) B% _MTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
8 y% S: @, ^4 ?Range increases to 2,000 yards
: I9 Y* P! n* A; c. uDD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards0 X; }4 T3 h- z5 ?! e! c
DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards: ?6 J4 ]" g0 l8 s/ {' T; _
PT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards5 m4 @9 p: r8 l; Z+ `( n# A" H
PT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards9 @4 l- x# Z" B7 ]1 e f
Task forces break off...
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/ _, d: v$ Y2 X' l9 b: \9 `3 h+ i! rNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards
. E( p/ H9 }5 J* j+ v2 RJapanese Ships
. s* Z! A# t6 v1 y P- q# u BB Ise
' y9 g. J) c1 N CA Ashigara1 E) f/ @, g; X- c! u
CL Kinu
6 L3 X0 N l; b# S% O% o* X DD Yugumo
1 }& p; e! Q( O. `) H N( o DD Hatsuharu
" Q* U" N# w L l; W2 A DD Nenohi
9 z- o* D5 w8 c- a DD Asakaze; ~ u) U" S2 J
DD Harukaze , _/ S- V% w4 @
Allied Ships; M( y8 G6 C, Q9 i4 I6 B v$ r/ Y
PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ j& v, R. Q( b) }! J8 Y: d- U
PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
) r- K |' ~% L1 { PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk* \" d5 r3 S2 n7 g5 O) b* g
PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% E! U. ?5 n1 o3 a5 L; f* Y PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 e, F/ S2 V; c/ d+ g PT TM-14
?% n r) D+ E$ z PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) c9 k" z) w- L' ]" x7 e8 x MTB 7, Shell hits 19 |* Q8 E4 c2 Y3 ?" V1 D$ X1 d) }- X
MTB 26
' P7 N9 ]! v/ o) @% OReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
5 j3 z! J0 n0 \8 d5 g" a: tMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
/ M7 `5 P# k. o+ a2 S* r( |Range closes to 11,000 yards...% X8 L7 S. t+ ~0 d/ I- E: m
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
$ Z8 y) e. Y K5 Y8 lRange closes to 9,000 yards...7 I" X# F; y# Z$ ]/ f0 N
Range closes to 8,000 yards...! P% P2 G2 {; i5 e9 Z4 `$ M
Range closes to 7,000 yards..., W4 A1 n3 W3 C- a" x/ M$ a4 `
Range closes to 6,000 yards...; g- v }% H; `" E) a9 A
Range closes to 5,000 yards...+ c' U) X. }8 j6 E! P! y
Range closes to 4,000 yards...9 W2 E( s0 g3 C( p, P
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
: o8 j; p" \; G% W; D1 o/ RRange closes to 2,000 yards...* w3 P( |8 q9 O2 e, T6 K5 N# q5 L
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards9 _4 M1 z* \3 \
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
; Y7 u- q5 [7 ?( |. {* nPT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
. w. E8 j" }- T* D9 QPT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards
+ L! R0 `5 M4 I1 V% O# }+ ZRange increases to 3,000 yards
/ H; f9 R/ L# sCA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
% O" S* Z" ^* @6 FPT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards
( d% ^" H% E/ X8 \DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards! z& ]* a. R# E( ?' s& }
DD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards& u% {8 k% T: d0 p. U$ S) l
Range closes to 2,000 yards
6 @+ y9 S$ S1 y% o! ?PT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
5 x2 m% q9 x0 E9 y6 H1 G3 i% E" FDD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards7 X$ B& d4 Z) ?7 S
Range increases to 3,000 yards* R: F% e8 F% H1 K& @5 |
PT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards
! ]; {" _8 T5 a4 ?PT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards+ U- V9 b& A( [* b$ F3 q. \
Range increases to 4,000 yards
% h. }! ]5 o2 Q/ _- SPT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards+ |, u! Q; i/ k0 S$ V" D
PT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards% K" G; F! Z( s
Range increases to 5,000 yards o# B0 X1 d7 w. b$ w8 @
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
+ l2 Z& i7 l. N7 z7 @. x4 ORange increases to 6,000 yards
^& X P: Z; V9 `& H: mDD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards
) C' f9 N7 q1 R9 E# W3 R$ \* V, SRange closes to 5,000 yards
0 \* ^! a% d: C; O8 NDD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
. h! k3 N2 @ e/ e- u) LDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards+ ~$ y: [+ }$ Q6 F4 K% I
DD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards! \/ P; n- Z, n+ c+ c
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards) L6 S$ p6 z2 G
DD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
2 o: \9 O8 d% F! p3 W* ~1 RDD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
% \9 K* J4 e1 S9 z8 Z2 Y% l9 _Task forces break off...
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& M; m: Y! d* J: B" b' yInvasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
% I' ?1 a# C9 @8 b5 }44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
: q! @2 [3 D$ `7 `. R) VJapanese Ships3 u' ]! _; J p4 J9 ], t: e
xAK Toei Maru1 r) @( m7 ]0 R, C/ h: D; B; P0 i* w' D( B
xAP Katori Maru
- N% S K. F1 u8 V xAP Suwa Maru( ^4 Z* j/ F. u& A' A7 r
xAP Ukishima Maru
2 ]: H3 |. _) i4 ]: I+ L PB Odatsuki Maru
0 V4 v* K+ M; [" ~# |# Z9 AJapanese ground losses:8 |* X+ B" J3 T& ^! C6 ?
11 casualties reported) J- V8 V. A: l f8 {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) P5 ~2 ^% U* \: y) R5 O: I& _6 q
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 ]: { [. U! @$ P; ]6 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 z1 ?. ^2 U, b1 p; Y# q. ^xAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops
. o# V. E0 y8 uxAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops# J* }( e/ ]% N# E: T
xAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops7 `% H, b+ H O3 Q' c) M/ d
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards1 r; z$ T+ z, Q' u& c
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, X4 f% K+ v* b3 GDay Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards # T4 x% w/ O: g$ i% ^
Japanese Ships: I+ T2 n \: R" z9 Z7 | J5 w
CA Maya
7 } [& Q2 c; ?/ ]1 a8 [0 Z( g CA Kumano2 [1 \6 g: M1 Q" b. O
CL Nagara
8 e, }3 k4 \9 N( Y9 C8 j% U) i CL Abukuma" d, e. y% l5 Z0 l) L
DD Hatsuyuki1 T+ M/ B( K) m7 F4 }: K
DD Uranami4 }3 p* z+ p+ C( w
DD Yugiri, t2 X8 K0 \1 M$ Y/ r8 G, j$ `
DD Satsuki
5 x, V; P' Q3 t' }# e* |# U DD Minazuki
# q3 l$ t. H+ b+ U DD Fumizuki5 K. _5 T3 J5 @/ c
DD Nagatsuki # K0 M# x+ @0 h# d# O. ?* W Z; ^: Z1 g) Q
Allied Ships" ~0 B8 \$ c) i) m% F
PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( f8 c* b0 F$ v( v, x
MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! |5 A$ Z5 s; U4 K
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk ! n" M7 v- ?8 Q) O
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards5 {& T6 R! u; Z9 f0 i; m
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
2 b9 M3 p) M, E, w) T$ B% `Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards8 r D/ k/ [6 U6 N. F5 v
PT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards" C) T) j% w- `2 u$ [- m E) Q
CA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards" `% _6 t# R% [# s5 B* D! w
Range closes to 22,000 yards
/ P) U! x! H" O/ ]Range closes to 20,000 yards V* K* m) s% X8 c5 ~
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards n0 A5 O2 T9 i# I, M: q
DD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
+ T& l) B* [, g$ c0 g4 D& M% gRange closes to 17,000 yards
6 g2 d* k h8 x* o0 QRange closes to 15,000 yards( I7 Y1 ?( J% ]) H& r2 p
DD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards+ U! ^4 w; N( R
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
+ U7 D- n/ e2 w& }8 M# S! S! [2 cDD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
0 u1 z2 ~- P+ dRange closes to 11,000 yards6 v1 @5 X) k# N- r% }5 g
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
+ i& e J& {6 q% `DD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards4 N' h. G; |+ b! k' ~8 [
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
, F) n0 O# `+ P. Z% ?Range closes to 7,000 yards7 P/ R* Q7 b6 o5 Y/ ?. R4 N+ Q9 O
MTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards, C0 ^& @+ A8 l/ u
Range increases to 9,000 yards1 N) u8 x7 C. S; j
CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards
( W( b$ |) X4 NRange increases to 12,000 yards3 E' E. F* b" O1 B; a) z
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards
- ?9 c8 g1 m. q6 @, F. p1 QRange increases to 14,000 yards8 {% U) d2 ?) n. Z
MTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards
, ]# v5 u. z0 V( @1 H* Q7 _Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Morning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
) O* V2 M7 V1 Y: d% X3 DWeather in hex: Light cloud . d% t3 H/ Q7 L) O/ H
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
2 d% J: A( }4 y" {# T/ oEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
+ X; L$ ?9 S3 f7 E$ \6 iJapanese aircraft
8 n5 j3 O- w% [+ e A6M2 Zero x 32& w- ~2 i/ w( x
G3M2 Nell x 33
. m* {7 S6 ?* j V G4M1 Betty x 30$ V9 L5 i7 E+ D/ Y4 { H F2 Y
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37 : ]& u8 w% ?+ R# E5 \7 |6 | i. {4 {
Japanese aircraft losses0 W2 D+ f* t: j; h7 b. v: T! r$ a0 f
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
( _& Z; p' Z& x( x) M0 w G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
. C+ n0 b; a$ O0 T vAllied ground losses:% l; [5 J: y' t/ }/ p0 r% i
48 casualties reported
1 P. i5 V9 I# u+ H' a) d6 a4 e Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
+ ^7 e: D& t$ j9 {+ ]0 v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled& W4 x; ?5 W5 E( n( ~" F6 ~5 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& e& `- K4 Q( J$ u4 f1 @Aircraft Attacking:/ n0 p! S5 D E; ^: T0 ^; |! p! m( S5 r
23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet& p' ^# K y$ D' Y$ u8 ~( n: s& N ?8 u8 I
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
' ]! M A% H, H6 j0 P x 30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet3 s& b- x$ A M" K) ?
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb- C, Q6 U- ^9 k& \" T5 C
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet' d/ g( Y. v. O* k- \
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
h7 D2 s0 n: h s 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
. W2 n$ ^9 E/ B. X G+ B Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
: F4 a- ?9 C& r u7 q 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet, B3 R/ [* S& A5 m' D+ ]
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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8 ]0 l& Y0 x* d) o; q1 \Morning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang) ! q. V% G9 `$ V2 p5 y8 J
Weather in hex: Light cloud
5 |! ?% ~- T4 eRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# O G+ u9 U8 d1 t& ~Estimated time to target is 5 minutes 9 Q" N3 J& ]3 s6 A; |9 [( G
Japanese aircraft
7 t2 i. m, S% y# z% m A6M2 Zero x 200 r9 x# c3 Z" r( Z& n" B6 @( g
G3M2 Nell x 10
. L3 S* R/ Y" Q6 T) ^3 t) A9 a G4M1 Betty x 283 u9 M0 c8 h1 t1 t
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20
( z6 w! {" e9 aJapanese aircraft losses
( y$ C$ P& v2 }" X/ e G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
. |" \7 L1 n% I4 L" ? G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged
7 L* z; {' l! E( z' QAllied ground losses:
( j0 P' W: _, v- F) S 61 casualties reported& O& ?- E7 T& q3 a9 N$ r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled, M: B( J3 L) j! O& O5 X3 v! }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
5 y- q: |$ s: }" m: h7 S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# l0 e4 u- O @& A5 n N* u! S5 DAircraft Attacking:
( q9 n$ l5 w. s0 e9 {! ^ 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet. X, w/ z$ T6 U$ H; y
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
" n9 r* c( E7 n. m: \2 L: J" @ 10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
4 E, }9 P# C1 h! X9 L Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 P" K7 ]0 t3 }# B; [/ V 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet% D! `: Z* r2 ]% d0 N ~
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
" v/ x; B6 n6 l* G3 \" }5 c6 R4 @Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...3 p- W/ H: g3 a9 Z, w5 S) d7 f
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...) Z, k% N8 H) K1 c0 m, T
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...1 p1 V( n8 @! |% J
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...5 O: v' }: X8 {; t6 K1 d, q4 |/ y
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...& y0 H, R& c6 n( |% U. q
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
- S7 |+ s8 g, p% y$ U/ Z4 ^' CAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
; N. Z0 g/ D0 A! y9 ^6 lAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
+ X' i7 ~% B+ O7 ?- M' Z' c1 QAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...2 B0 m6 L+ {7 K! \4 G3 Q
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
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* z3 g) ~" e/ p3 b1 Y/ \2 z2 M5 B5 lMorning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
& C: k5 `, X2 O6 V( _% n. CWeather in hex: Light cloud 7 H9 v! S: T/ @! |1 c2 y
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: n2 M3 I( b: h# x/ B1 _, R
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes + E& Y z9 G* k) O" J
Japanese aircraft- e* r" M8 f' z0 \! B4 D$ U
A6M2 Zero x 7
0 C0 u3 U1 ` G7 y( Q Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
9 f; l5 |2 v" k5 R% g, C Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
/ w% W6 T. [/ @! B3 t) q5 j9 uJapanese aircraft losses
' s1 y9 q7 Q8 w$ _# V Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged * @2 s+ e2 b, L; n, ~( e
Allied ground losses:
" \7 S! ]8 e" o8 ]9 X+ p, ?, X 85 casualties reported! s! T2 e; Z& v9 Z* Q0 l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
" w! L4 V2 j% i5 L. O$ E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
. _( N+ O. f% h. U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( ]/ I6 v9 U0 g( ~) `+ oAircraft Attacking:
/ q' Y6 A( F5 Z5 S( p 17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet1 X) @! n0 k! p( \$ D$ M* j& s
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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4 V, t4 c. o) M- c# |+ r6 eGround combat at Palembang (48,91) 6 K, n5 B2 G6 ~8 {! o$ n; n0 W
Japanese Deliberate attack 4 Y- K1 h$ o, R9 f
Attacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759 ( s6 Z* M( K) v7 t) ~
Defending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
# r7 s* [& | V+ @" `, m; q; N; eJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
5 _, O# H1 W: |' S& f2 U9 `# A! gJapanese adjusted assault: 894 : ^1 K# }) a/ j* u! N
Allied adjusted defense: 127
% v+ v, T+ f/ s7 hJapanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)
4 a! Y/ O6 t% i( A; B- ~" T( DJapanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!
* X5 ^/ S5 Y& pAllied aircraft/ j* Z/ g3 j6 l* o! h* V5 R2 H
no flights 4 q2 J5 C4 j9 _# m0 q" \ `& y6 f) {
Allied aircraft losses g" F* L1 I# H( D. i/ {- E
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed
& Z5 S3 a: U$ vCombat modifiers
, l+ Q; a9 g$ p. U2 c" {Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
) n5 j t8 T T( \5 jAttacker:
4 w, w! s+ j' W7 XJapanese ground losses:
# s# I" y7 z3 h, r4 C' w, ] 1406 casualties reported; U( K! B i5 X
Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled& a) W" x3 C/ `( q/ U3 Y3 N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled8 a5 }8 k) K; h4 x8 c2 U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled+ Y. }; f+ D$ ?- Z w
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) $ w( Y/ l1 `& F% `6 @ h
Allied ground losses:% F# Q5 _# ^( w! U' h
7228 casualties reported
' J" B; e) U3 k$ L4 J Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled
4 f: g5 r: V$ i7 ~" Y5 X8 X Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled
) ], Q4 W1 t. c: y1 G+ W2 d Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled W% g Q: K, s3 [* @9 K. J1 b4 B' C
Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)
% O$ X1 ?' G. @ Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
0 K1 q2 @ L( j0 { Units retreated 53 |% x4 \9 h2 a- ~& a
Units destroyed 1
% W* o5 S# K4 k( S5 f6 j8 wAssaulting units:! ^% [7 Z* f" U7 T5 v0 |7 x# O
41st Guard Battalion# |' S1 W0 q$ i* q
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF) Y% K# i8 i1 D4 ` Y
38th Division4 O7 ?* q( O" q! b
II./124th Infantry Battalion* `% ^3 t+ U j/ U. T7 g* e9 P
2nd Recon Regiment
1 n# U x6 b- Y$ y 6th Tank Regiment) A* b- O' n: S( R6 l
53rd Division& ?" M5 P) p( `5 T, Z9 p
III./124th Infantry Battalion
2 }) O% L+ I4 B 24th Infantry Regiment; D1 f! q9 y1 K% g. `
16th Guards Regiment
X1 g, S. ?+ a7 u+ D 5th Guards Engineer Regiment
7 v1 }! c9 c' z6 G$ P# H+ i Sasebo 3rd SNLF
. A9 x: j- t( V R) t6 w3 l Sasebo 8th SNLF: P( C% e0 J U3 v0 d
II./4th Infantry Battalion+ W' |+ J6 _6 L0 j
I./4th Infantry Battalion
& s1 P! h, R0 `+ }7 m& B' @2 x 2nd Engr Rgt /2
% R5 B9 m8 i6 D; W2 @, E- P: t- ~ 28th Shipping Engineer Regiment
/ B2 J/ X$ {. I6 y+ ?, g1 B/ P9 p 11th Special Base Force
% g5 |9 j2 K- _2 _ } 23rd JAAF AF Bn . I( e3 j+ D1 s% c$ [% G
Defending units:( X: h+ `1 w6 O5 @5 O
Korps Marechausee Battalion0 x) W J3 k6 w% {+ }
NS KNIL Territory Regiment
4 u9 }6 R; @7 T7 J; `+ Z Zuid KNIL Battalion
4 H2 s+ X$ I- b' [7 F/ } WS KNIL Territory Regiment
- F0 u+ ^; x8 ~$ {8 {' {5 g So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion2 G0 ~* @/ y7 ^" s C+ C
North Sumatra Base Force
: N$ I; T# x$ ~----------------------------------------------------
% }+ H Z0 `& B9 [; W! pGround combat at Toungoo (57,50) , h, ^! _! Y, q- I$ Z
Allied Shock attack
! J3 T9 A6 P, |& v: Y$ L1 F5 t/ oAttacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188
8 X: V3 ?, c% O/ @Defending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
+ ~7 v8 J: J3 i4 yAllied adjusted assault: 43
/ b/ {+ L' K7 F" Q& `3 UJapanese adjusted defense: 1 / |, q: Y) @! F6 p
Allied assault odds: 43 to 1
& M) j c5 W1 Q0 MCombat modifiers+ s4 p) W; ?5 N# T Y8 I
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)# {$ U: K) q$ p3 g9 s E* R0 o! @. [
supply(-)
}4 a5 J4 K. t- h' FAttacker: shock(+) ' u, c; {: t2 a/ @0 X
Japanese ground losses:. ^7 N+ E O I" q: t; p/ m
168 casualties reported
; p9 z& J: y$ t6 {' n Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled0 T0 k( b2 J. ~ B, F2 x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 K6 x$ n1 ^% ` K6 {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# _( W# Q4 e# s9 g" c. E Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 4 x% `( o% T2 ]; v: U6 f
Allied ground losses:
+ d+ u g" c5 k# R9 x7 M+ u$ s K% O 70 casualties reported: M0 l) H0 i. r$ w% d# F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled ~, v! R% o) g) {% `! [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 q5 ]- V, w3 T x3 c' Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 f1 ^% N9 G, @& G; o0 ]Assaulting units:9 X6 F/ V) _4 C. O
Rangoon BAF Battalion
{, h/ G9 e. ~ 45th Indian Brigade6 ~( t% \2 c( G$ E0 F5 ~! E; ]" X7 N3 L
103rd RAF Base Force
: [& Y6 t4 @* { h 109th RAF Base Force
+ U6 g5 z* O( x2 v$ x 104th RAF Base Force
3 s8 u; a9 P& ?* n" i4 c$ y 221 Group RAF
! i8 _' `4 [: ]# q1 w+ R! p 107th RAF Base Force
' p4 x2 C0 e4 Q 106th RAF Base Force
! f7 h8 B t' P; ^3 M& X7 r" V 108th RAF Base Force
! P* g1 z! A) W# p' v$ x 103rd RN Base Force7 R9 I7 b( {9 B7 H: p
AVG Ground Echelon
* [( _! @* D8 D3 |Defending units:
l" U+ h' W: C. E7 Z- c- l 2nd Raiding Regiment 3 U, _4 L. K& b9 t! F
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2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |