AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42( Q% z5 ^) n- ~8 u
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# H) K% j$ `/ l
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。
( Z6 p/ K0 j) q8 ~2 J8 B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。4 B' ?; I) n2 {$ x* G! t* }
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
1 e, Q% e3 S7 C" i9 ?- U! t5 B8 n当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。# Z9 y7 v3 B' a" D6 x: z' 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。( b7 ?/ Z* e# D% ?2 H. b, y+ s7 C
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards 1 M1 _% @# B: g3 y4 Y8 R( ]5 M" V
Japanese Ships% w% W! C. E; c, f
BB Ise
& Q) l' F; F P: v( w; a CA Ashigara8 C" F S9 O0 G! i" w) j
CL Kinu
9 W+ t+ c4 \+ J- Z! u8 i8 A6 `5 @2 J DD Yugumo
+ T$ R8 [0 R' x* c. l DD Hatsuharu
! Y2 n! }3 ?1 I( n8 P; _) A/ j7 X) K DD Nenohi
6 V9 ?/ b# v o' B5 Z DD Asakaze
& J! [+ f6 s' _" k* N DD Harukaze
- I+ K: M6 x3 Y8 L3 n4 { DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- q M# E, H. |; p ]- e3 HAllied Ships' u, {' j: }% R
PT TM-5
* e+ L6 g/ ]6 Z9 X& t3 C& P5 z PT TM-6% s& n v) `" ?+ \ q
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
2 F6 ~% E3 y5 q( I PT TM-8& I' T- c5 k, t) \% Q$ |: {
PT TM-106 x) ]7 ~9 ]# x, _8 z
PT TM-110 J. ]# g5 W) M2 a9 O
PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 O* j% I6 ?9 e( j, K; K
PT TM-14
- k0 w& T; g) e( X, n1 V5 \ PT TM-15. Q3 W7 r1 p6 h# B
MTB 7$ ~# u! n `* p5 Y+ y
MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: k2 m Z& I- W1 U MTB 26
- Y5 M/ u. l( t0 h3 BReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight# q; A7 y; a( T% ?& U
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards
8 _1 x5 J) w* W- ZRange closes to 8,000 yards...
7 g S, n( M- d6 W/ s+ d& GRange closes to 7,000 yards...% T4 k1 @$ n* j( x2 l
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
+ S, X# v; A% {( w6 q2 R/ @4 vRange closes to 5,000 yards...
0 m; A* {' Z/ }! e, d* x& hRange closes to 4,000 yards...7 ^/ O+ K% b( p1 o
Range closes to 3,000 yards...! R m. M, T" l) W8 }/ t
Range closes to 2,000 yards.... f3 A. N- P: S8 m! o7 C4 s
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
# t1 ^% j& @0 J( W* JTakeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'
9 m1 J& i0 E. v2 l% ]! d. WDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards
% E/ i) O6 ?5 k4 S4 p6 `DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards
" z# N- k0 U. G* p0 FDD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards
' t8 B* L6 f+ xPT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards- n" [0 I- D, P
DD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards5 M( f) }8 {6 n, a( P5 W: N; p) {' u
PT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards$ S7 k3 V, ?6 C# A/ H ^
MTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
, Y: f5 }/ g8 J: i" Y) PRange increases to 2,000 yards
4 @9 G- [7 }# Q' \9 MDD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards! U O5 B4 _+ Z1 Y# k8 R/ ]
DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards
E' m) l& S. @PT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards
* m, m( p; _( F2 y3 e2 U& y- q& ZPT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards2 v( Y% |& j# Y& r# U/ y f
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards
7 ?& k' | ?/ y; \9 a5 r' aJapanese Ships
5 x m* _7 T# ] BB Ise I7 ]! g2 h8 @
CA Ashigara
7 f7 Y% [' I$ o) M6 [2 O' b8 G CL Kinu+ Y* \; C+ A' e; {$ _# H
DD Yugumo
- U2 j6 ]8 X4 i3 \; n7 w DD Hatsuharu
; c! S. J! }" P$ e4 F1 e. s DD Nenohi" w- o7 m# B. W6 L6 d' } T
DD Asakaze
8 r7 v+ G( o4 \, y, Z$ F$ \ DD Harukaze
# z( u8 Z2 A- G" P% U: cAllied Ships
5 r4 s+ q. H! ~- H PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ B$ p' ]3 L! u; w7 O, y PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk3 p3 t. c: M. {, C6 ~/ _
PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk3 G3 m) P& S6 ?0 r- s3 y3 O+ y4 ~
PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% `0 |% `& d+ N) F PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 M2 ]1 V% D# V7 o2 D PT TM-14
2 J' r! |$ D* g7 ?& F2 C! J PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: s& O! I: U$ V
MTB 7, Shell hits 1" j6 K0 b ]0 ?% z5 l U
MTB 26 " e: l& k( v5 w. V, E1 N$ ^
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
- O$ n% |# R# _Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards3 F7 |0 c: s; J( d$ G3 k' `8 n- M
Range closes to 11,000 yards...- \+ i' Y) T6 H! f% E) r
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
5 y8 z% `8 v e! u) jRange closes to 9,000 yards...2 I1 N2 F2 h' \+ S! r( \8 ? x7 ?
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
1 n+ I! K; ^5 ?/ K2 }) o, ERange closes to 7,000 yards...( }# z# ?" f* k) k( e6 N& s, p
Range closes to 6,000 yards...; [3 ~8 c6 k; s; m
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
6 G. X' Z8 c' Y _" N% {( n* _: _$ K: ?Range closes to 4,000 yards...- @* _' Y; B* \0 L' I
Range closes to 3,000 yards...# q8 I0 J- E; N- M" i( ~; g1 s
Range closes to 2,000 yards...8 a7 [( Q; q& n8 o! G
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards* e0 H! Y, I/ N" l: b" {6 }
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards$ g- r$ I4 \+ \: R- \( J& J" n
PT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards+ z- W6 B0 V, P: K: t7 A
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards
, P) K! ~1 D% E6 q/ S2 }6 iRange increases to 3,000 yards u, W) X b' S5 D
CA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
2 _0 w3 q# t; {9 SPT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards
- }* G% [7 c2 W' F! h% _6 UDD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards
$ W" T& C2 A* C/ \+ Y, u% yDD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
* }0 N9 q2 K. f3 O4 X1 ZRange closes to 2,000 yards, G" e( B8 O8 I! |3 D2 H
PT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
+ g* V3 q" @7 w8 `; @4 bDD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards
& m1 V( T% _6 B- @. c) ?Range increases to 3,000 yards( X/ O/ Z1 c1 X R+ j- {
PT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards2 z w7 L0 i, I `
PT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards. D$ e6 d0 |! x( ?& P9 S" _) d( ]
Range increases to 4,000 yards
+ q/ ]% B1 f/ _. JPT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards
' P- P6 A6 V# ], T6 J2 k! {5 gPT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards7 O1 M: X# `6 E6 `! W' E
Range increases to 5,000 yards m; u: I) n& R9 [# w9 |
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
+ p( m2 ]5 Z0 S4 Y9 yRange increases to 6,000 yards
: i) g* d$ d$ V* I5 Z, ~DD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards% A5 m" [/ B% Q* U; Q) o. N9 t
Range closes to 5,000 yards- u% b( w9 K) R' g% N3 m* @9 Y0 p, l2 b. Z
DD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
, p0 @) [7 l8 k! Q) UDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards- G2 {: H h L! @- C# I
DD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
8 V) g5 ]) {7 i: x, w# c) qDD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
4 E( a7 s) J/ F$ ?6 d' g1 VDD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards' q9 ?' q0 S( p8 \% R; `1 x" n5 `
DD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
l; @" f0 H7 h( oTask forces break off... * B H, I9 O$ [$ B/ I7 k4 q
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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
% ~6 s# U- ~* U$ K: \44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. $ C/ U' H W: @9 l. a2 Q
Japanese Ships
0 h- H& N% s- w: |; _1 f9 J5 f xAK Toei Maru
! ~& \+ Q4 _5 D. |0 ~4 [ xAP Katori Maru
+ p1 }: r) h# V xAP Suwa Maru) G+ f9 i1 P* }& m! j L( g) Q
xAP Ukishima Maru
% z% i2 t1 Q5 @3 z! X7 T+ ~ PB Odatsuki Maru 8 J9 P D @# _' h: v# H* j3 Z
Japanese ground losses:
0 b' P' p, ^$ D! d 11 casualties reported
; H w+ |, {. A ~, `( U8 `+ W Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ M) d2 p- T5 {2 `& n6 Q+ p
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 |' u7 Y# E9 N0 B. G: l1 ]+ N1 d) M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) y8 p3 I9 h) O2 g$ LxAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops
8 D: J/ T- G* {, r6 h2 Q: Z% yxAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops4 k8 I# U/ J: B; K" ?+ l8 F
xAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops
; L7 R1 N C5 `/ T$ X2 }Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
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7 T* e! b5 \" V O2 s3 G' qDay Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards
& |! c' K+ m" v: b8 SJapanese Ships) z: c' Z! y+ T# D) n, s
CA Maya* B: z6 s( T& L9 P
CA Kumano
( a% Z! U$ r5 f! t* D7 D& @9 F CL Nagara
: y. z: Q# d8 _1 f' m/ v4 f7 Y CL Abukuma
- N/ ^3 H+ \7 W0 x. H6 Z! @, R DD Hatsuyuki
g/ j1 B3 J: I; @! g+ h DD Uranami
! B4 g4 D, j5 T1 Q! M# h, z% J DD Yugiri- w( P/ L2 p4 Z" @
DD Satsuki
2 X5 e& e& k3 P. W- r4 V# X& \ DD Minazuki
7 f$ [2 Q! z: w9 A$ w9 E8 w DD Fumizuki
5 K$ Y+ M; _3 u) ] DD Nagatsuki
8 n# V v( a0 y+ vAllied Ships! {: l2 y% L5 D' b2 B$ r
PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) I" D% X- B1 y9 ^2 v2 i% W J- O( {& t
MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! Y( G6 k' r$ K3 u7 e/ t MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk $ g. r, P2 V+ v- G O5 O0 W6 X
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
|3 Y3 ^. a' n$ A8 YCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards8 c2 G2 i {8 } ?2 Y6 z. u
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards( u4 F6 D7 J9 K$ y
PT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards# ~1 q* k8 J# {- u
CA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards0 Y: D; |+ ]) W. V% M. }
Range closes to 22,000 yards
9 m9 j. T& Z. V% ERange closes to 20,000 yards8 Q6 u: k1 N5 A9 D
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards( `$ Z# B, {( @ s1 r
DD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
" \' E" x2 X I2 H" K9 G3 v$ }* kRange closes to 17,000 yards0 | K" `/ e& d/ G5 H* r
Range closes to 15,000 yards: m) Z3 v+ n3 f* A' H$ N1 @$ P1 }
DD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards1 u" O0 E( Z A- ~9 V1 s9 b
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards& s4 B% i5 {2 P" C
DD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
4 J" ` @7 ~; P; XRange closes to 11,000 yards. h& v" z% y8 a4 s2 M2 y9 N' r6 e
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
: i" d2 E q2 w8 D. p0 n- J3 [# _DD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
2 N" p# B H1 @, F! w# n N3 M ^& n3 vDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
7 @2 L8 L+ q$ V" `4 ]Range closes to 7,000 yards) p& k) y+ y9 e7 s; U/ U) l
MTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards1 a+ v" h- X! K6 w4 _( S, L
Range increases to 9,000 yards" r# w0 A9 E" W" ~8 A/ A
CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards* h s+ U. l' m8 H* c
Range increases to 12,000 yards
5 K- H9 J' W2 ^DD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards
5 [; I0 C# k' E$ @! ^# h( M6 d& VRange increases to 14,000 yards' @; X6 v* H( e, G. w! t% N: ~" A
MTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards
3 B0 z# C' D- [% fCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Morning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) k$ E& a1 c. r6 p3 z1 {
Weather in hex: Light cloud
( M: T: t. |$ C/ N' t- C+ d* WRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
' \5 n, }' F" h5 _% O4 eEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
, o! P/ L5 T. qJapanese aircraft
: s) E) k& m( k4 R; M0 X A6M2 Zero x 328 D O, @/ ?( A4 R* }1 `
G3M2 Nell x 33' p+ @$ J T l# }
G4M1 Betty x 304 ?& d$ _& F' K: I. X
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37
; z5 M' w, p% d7 F4 h) [# cJapanese aircraft losses
* j" Q3 k' k0 l% ? G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged. W5 b$ ~4 r2 I3 B( p
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
5 Y$ \8 P. k: tAllied ground losses:4 M4 m' P8 P$ Z3 U2 q: p
48 casualties reported
; l7 ]8 ^( K" o Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
1 ]/ {2 N, z# m$ D4 L5 | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled, V8 T* C3 ^& {7 e7 \4 |9 H* e2 s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 X8 i. S1 d5 f; T8 ?$ O
Aircraft Attacking:
0 \& [4 A* d5 M C, H( A 23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet% G' ]7 S% z7 }
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb2 T0 i; ]$ R( z1 _
30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
7 |( G- B: y7 c }6 V, N; Z Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
: k& d( W* V% y# P- b5 ~, A7 w7 t7 m/ { 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
$ `9 ~# f- a$ T4 o2 L: X# {" y9 x Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb9 m5 X- q* _) m/ A) \/ ~
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
I8 \5 b4 y- B4 g: j Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb: z! b& Q# U$ Q" x+ v& \
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
! t& Z6 E, \- V7 ? Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb K5 C* d I0 w7 D
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; G5 d1 U1 l& q1 l; c2 GMorning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang)
+ f, b1 p' n- C# F2 G- {* YWeather in hex: Light cloud
1 a' _- q; _. E4 YRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 _7 a& J3 Q' q! lEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
+ E! H/ E9 K1 M) S8 v D' YJapanese aircraft
0 d$ S% ~0 P$ h% \ A6M2 Zero x 200 ]0 v' s! P) l: q" _5 U
G3M2 Nell x 103 X$ j+ s8 h- V6 ], q0 h, D
G4M1 Betty x 28' ?6 f; x" u l* [! F& _1 s
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20 . u( C; c8 V: I
Japanese aircraft losses
* J* C1 z% O0 o, \4 a4 i G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
' h: q1 ~. ]/ U G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged
8 V# H. F! G& x0 R0 t. k4 m) yAllied ground losses:
/ V& ?% k. u7 H9 V" b$ {' H# T/ [ 61 casualties reported$ ?+ P0 Z* v' E9 |/ \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled+ {( V# [, `3 \- d2 r. w! K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled$ l5 H1 s& ^7 ^! D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) M# u$ f% w0 m3 o4 x4 }+ b, RAircraft Attacking:) c/ U _9 P8 m* B0 {8 v' E
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
5 O% V/ k5 n; Y+ V Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
8 Q* ^9 e" g1 \: y. G# j" v 10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
! A& q- S' ?. x Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
2 J3 R. O+ z' {- Z4 W3 f' E3 c p 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
5 k t: r7 n1 ^5 s9 h Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
' V- n! b$ L6 [! I- cAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion .... }+ ?' ~7 F# L) |5 ?
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...' Y4 J8 W' M5 G3 I/ U
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...7 H# A. u+ `# o1 r" k4 \; r
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...- a; p/ W+ A# C% k* a- S% A3 q
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...& p7 R) o4 E* z, B+ ^
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...' G( j4 K' t% P9 D
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion .... H4 T: y }! r$ G2 ]3 H; Z; h
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...7 ~* }! k$ ?: S& \# n
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...9 T! w% z8 j( Q( i
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
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$ q! d- y' V) {Morning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) & f8 B8 |# [- J6 N0 ~, G( }6 b
Weather in hex: Light cloud 2 C: s7 S/ N N8 g% c2 ^ Q
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 o) H. Y$ G+ R" {9 `) R2 @Estimated time to target is 1 minutes . U; F% _+ D( G* g: V
Japanese aircraft% M' C+ Q U9 n/ ?8 i) D& Y
A6M2 Zero x 76 M9 \# p2 J+ k2 N4 _
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17- ~) { a" e$ Z# Q1 X/ H
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
2 \- L. ^5 y1 C1 M/ ?7 Z. oJapanese aircraft losses
: p! O0 G9 `' h Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
1 p" H4 N# O( D1 `Allied ground losses:
2 y# f6 b9 D$ ?9 D5 K 85 casualties reported% G) F9 O" N: V8 R7 E# e7 s/ p8 i4 A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
{6 `1 {8 e8 \7 \+ f( H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 s( G# Q$ b& x4 _$ } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled . W1 L1 s5 Z( Z! t- Y$ _# e
Aircraft Attacking:( a" s% w: h w
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet7 i/ }( j* r2 I2 R; F- ?4 F6 e% d
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb& [! M$ D; F; Z* V- H. {% m. W6 x" q
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% s" q% n0 |' s1 ^$ `Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) $ g1 l* c+ }" N+ U" R, U) A( ?& _
Japanese Deliberate attack & A. v% Y4 w7 U. R. \
Attacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759
- e. p0 F0 a4 p' MDefending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
7 C7 E, H' s" X" O1 SJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
$ V5 b" H7 w) Q4 K( y4 [Japanese adjusted assault: 894
$ N% W& p L2 H* NAllied adjusted defense: 127 , q9 X2 r& T+ ]$ l: }
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2) * w* }3 q: m' S5 F& ]
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!! . V8 w6 O M) w/ W5 P K
Allied aircraft4 c- Z0 Q( f" ^: E0 w2 X; f
no flights 3 G9 F4 l" ]9 s; W& A2 `/ K2 P
Allied aircraft losses) @5 ^; S4 B) a- F" E: l- _3 G D3 s( K
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed 6 J1 @" e$ i$ J; Y* w3 c$ V: u
Combat modifiers$ J* M1 Q$ R) k( i9 m5 b
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
7 f c2 }% u+ J" T' UAttacker:
& n2 h, K- T! f8 k6 jJapanese ground losses:
; E- u# |* A# Q% T0 N }( Q8 P 1406 casualties reported
5 O* f) U1 G1 ^7 l9 W4 z3 ^9 V Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled
, \7 b$ w% G% x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled( {, v5 y4 ^& u4 w0 j) O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
4 V) l f7 n$ y# w1 K1 N Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) ( i6 E% N: _$ `) E* S+ l( v
Allied ground losses:+ X3 e" H+ a2 L& l7 X& P
7228 casualties reported2 E; {9 }# Z$ \$ B* }8 Y; T
Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled
: q4 ~# c g, \) J' i+ a- ? Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled
- g0 A+ b: Q2 P) V Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled+ y7 b# O$ x- F1 ^% C1 i( c- A
Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)
* C8 c: e8 y$ O u# |: U7 } Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 V) L- i6 h# Q# i: g3 N
Units retreated 5
7 v3 e' ~) M1 H" d0 u' f. i Units destroyed 1
- h& C8 o9 z. J. [1 kAssaulting units:
2 I- [/ K$ D: S2 w4 u6 a1 s8 g 41st Guard Battalion8 u E ?/ l' Q8 K
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
9 g* r h5 {- L% e- V5 I 38th Division% f+ L3 [# ]! m: J! B: h
II./124th Infantry Battalion4 |/ j- h3 g: Z2 s
2nd Recon Regiment- k; K- M" O5 t( `+ z
6th Tank Regiment
# a: s5 b7 j) c4 {1 l' C% M! _+ Z 53rd Division' J, M# [3 s4 n6 M6 ?0 i; Y& Z/ R1 d
III./124th Infantry Battalion$ |4 @4 |2 ^6 K$ Z
24th Infantry Regiment5 G. O0 N$ a z1 n9 X: Q( v
16th Guards Regiment& P+ T0 H" d/ d
5th Guards Engineer Regiment% Y! @) x# y9 N0 y6 I# n! {
Sasebo 3rd SNLF# h; C. j" {0 `
Sasebo 8th SNLF
% G7 V6 R9 U# p# j* M& Y II./4th Infantry Battalion- k3 r' C7 h1 i7 U8 T& T- y
I./4th Infantry Battalion' O, g+ u, E |+ q
2nd Engr Rgt /2
9 R+ e) Y I* X- p# s! e; c7 J 28th Shipping Engineer Regiment+ c& \" d7 ]6 F6 Z: S0 M- t" f8 f: Y
11th Special Base Force3 u/ s/ u( _ h. x
23rd JAAF AF Bn " o5 T& E( i0 ~0 G3 [ w+ J
Defending units:
: T, U! I" o3 P) s4 t0 B0 b0 @; s, U Korps Marechausee Battalion
: U9 C: o0 ^" i5 \8 w0 U NS KNIL Territory Regiment8 F: W W; y; J2 u" k+ j
Zuid KNIL Battalion( U" `' J/ R; _) J' q" w
WS KNIL Territory Regiment3 q y7 o% j4 v: T/ ^
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion/ U% \0 p( \0 a# X3 |6 f
North Sumatra Base Force
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6 O% c/ J2 o0 a; h$ K( G3 C9 LGround combat at Toungoo (57,50)
3 t! D& F* s! l$ jAllied Shock attack 7 T `6 [1 u2 ~" P+ _1 ~; O
Attacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 . D ~# F8 G1 h& O3 U, Y5 G
Defending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
+ p: Q7 p! Y$ U8 O+ aAllied adjusted assault: 43 ) F& M: z! E8 R2 ? }( @8 A
Japanese adjusted defense: 1 & u0 X: J7 H/ y/ j" A/ t
Allied assault odds: 43 to 1 5 T8 _& D) N* Q' h" G
Combat modifiers* V$ Y) S$ y- X7 n. U) _% H# {# q
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)$ M) M) L8 M+ N+ {) ~$ F+ S4 P
supply(-)
7 z* R. ^8 w0 U# NAttacker: shock(+) . c3 \3 ?' p6 g6 X; c) d" Y- P
Japanese ground losses:
) h1 I' w* H2 X: T 168 casualties reported8 f/ T* _, C/ [
Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled+ a% Z0 V1 O4 {+ _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 u5 O6 }7 H9 b% p0 I% R1 U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; G5 m1 H/ Z" X: L5 E1 v6 E Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
5 v* \# Y4 h, W& QAllied ground losses:
) C. O7 G+ w" p; \ 70 casualties reported
* T& f8 d& W1 P" o Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled& D+ [$ ]4 W6 f8 R d& g6 B8 ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; C- l& j3 }: E) Q* z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 7 |; }1 j6 N3 t. P/ Y p% u: w7 p
Assaulting units:; J5 T4 F; R& R5 A& s7 x" `
Rangoon BAF Battalion% i1 M0 O% v% I, l8 \
45th Indian Brigade- U* x. Z. \% |
103rd RAF Base Force; B$ y) ^, J* g3 J, P4 W
109th RAF Base Force( D& A; r7 R7 l) M$ [. `! r
104th RAF Base Force
$ V9 B, u) B: H; C* |2 _* | 221 Group RAF
+ N8 ?6 H" Q2 ?' ]" {" z, u 107th RAF Base Force: `- c7 w1 S }( n
106th RAF Base Force
! k5 r4 V3 {: i8 d2 r 108th RAF Base Force
! @- ~7 Z1 s% U0 o3 B 103rd RN Base Force- y1 m1 V: s: ?% b. V
AVG Ground Echelon
! S8 d$ f( D$ GDefending units:
; j0 L A8 t" F- S' W5 O 2nd Raiding Regiment ( b9 k8 p# x, j% M
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1 `3 t$ x- A/ k# i2 @8 Y2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |