AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
; `/ S& M2 A o" |/ R: zPT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。$ @: e; I3 y7 \$ q
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。
2 a% i; S' V1 d5 R2 K- ]- o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。
" L: G4 t( Y5 r) H: y M9 H3 ?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/ [. v+ D6 z3 ~3 b) S v5 ?* R9 R
当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。9 t1 V2 S+ ?% w0 U) k# X; h9 u% m
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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" V" a3 e3 {5 A- V% g9 p6 m! T* bNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards - x4 E3 ]! y* T* R" \: @9 \
Japanese Ships3 o- x3 ?$ o/ g6 A2 Y; a8 U
BB Ise
: i8 n; A$ i1 P G l6 q CA Ashigara5 I) @5 r' a# n4 |1 _9 T* ~
CL Kinu: m3 s* ?9 W* F8 ?4 K' S
DD Yugumo
3 X$ F5 h8 D' Q1 X! r' k: R& }5 ` DD Hatsuharu
. A. L' O1 ^$ z DD Nenohi' G, Z$ `8 A5 t- m9 D) J. t
DD Asakaze
& @' s+ o9 U6 G0 I5 ]1 ? DD Harukaze7 Q v* {. ^: _' |9 N5 [
DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 8 `& d3 r/ Z5 J- {6 `
Allied Ships$ ~; h9 L+ R+ |9 P7 ~ V
PT TM-58 x% F, }4 c( c. r
PT TM-6
: z: b- r, V9 E$ r1 C PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
; O& T3 K1 o2 s PT TM-8
: ?( _. V) k5 M+ V PT TM-10 ?9 c4 q; m% G- l. n. j
PT TM-11! ^$ G% M7 j. ~' s1 f ]. v& X+ ]0 Y
PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 Q8 w6 [7 |" {/ l PT TM-145 W7 h2 U) z8 j; e
PT TM-15& z2 s& u [7 `! t
MTB 7 r2 Z; `& e0 n' o% j" h5 C* B [
MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 v+ J: ~+ y6 H: ~& |( o MTB 26
% [ o) k2 P& LReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
' p( V3 D( L( L1 R M- i9 q) dMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards
/ q5 s x. V6 @, d( B4 tRange closes to 8,000 yards...8 }- C3 M* x& g- M
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
4 @0 t. P7 S/ W ^( f; G3 ^Range closes to 6,000 yards.../ ?4 }: N+ f' p3 j( v$ k9 B" L
Range closes to 5,000 yards...! Z5 u2 j" W% ]! s, M- k% a( e
Range closes to 4,000 yards...3 ^7 N: ?8 \7 A) [9 q2 @9 r6 r
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
% U4 G! G- C8 j5 C) @( zRange closes to 2,000 yards...
! d4 D; D% d5 L2 |! o9 G: J4 T7 bRange closes to 1,000 yards...
* n* G" a. H8 C/ e3 Q g1 HTakeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'
' e2 W c5 O, ODD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards
! H9 t. ?+ K7 I4 J7 K' eDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards$ |, k/ A/ _/ K# Y" Q8 ?" U$ g
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards
4 N' N& s9 w* [5 R) Q) QPT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards* ?) z8 A4 j2 L% p d- |
DD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards
/ d5 D" f* R+ o. {3 A& m6 hPT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
$ O' i6 ^ b) i& ^+ LMTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
& K9 l% {7 i; {6 \" n/ CRange increases to 2,000 yards
% F! ] y( g1 b6 YDD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards- b3 T7 }# ]1 X" B7 g( ]- Z
DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards* c, H$ z0 ?& z7 A$ D3 F* K1 y
PT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards8 B, i5 @ U/ s2 z
PT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards: a8 ~- U" l7 c V/ F4 U
Task forces break off... ' u1 `8 D$ t; h7 e1 K: u C
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards
4 z1 N) q, ~7 q8 w* Z+ T8 D cJapanese Ships0 l1 @6 J8 W& i& \
BB Ise
( q* g0 t6 G9 u8 W CA Ashigara
8 C! T$ G# V: j: D+ X4 M% x CL Kinu6 {; N( B. A! r- u. \! w
DD Yugumo
- }" Z0 @0 M) {- R- ~+ M) G DD Hatsuharu
- M4 W" O3 K4 |+ n5 t" ?. o# n DD Nenohi+ V7 r$ S# l; _% |) f" R+ Y
DD Asakaze
# I) K3 |7 y$ r4 z DD Harukaze
# Z$ v) R7 A. @ w; d: I sAllied Ships, h. n5 R3 G/ C
PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 n- l& K: q1 O$ m PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) f# P% ^2 Z4 ?# |/ o; I
PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk: O( y! S2 \8 u0 e
PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' _/ h6 U& D" b+ u PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) N- l& c. Z/ D' a6 t2 l
PT TM-14, m/ s/ X8 l; ~; L6 g( l' P* c
PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk q4 |: x* T5 U. u
MTB 7, Shell hits 1
1 V |+ w, @0 H" }$ P; P; a& A MTB 26
& B7 c, O/ j& S k. H; l' ZReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight& Q% U8 c2 \ e6 O- c
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
+ f9 l$ G( U2 O: E3 ~8 J3 KRange closes to 11,000 yards...# |, U+ {4 u }" R8 r
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
3 h2 h" N7 X7 d5 M3 |, j. eRange closes to 9,000 yards...4 B6 Z6 X: k4 Q- K0 X8 y) O
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
3 u; H3 ]! \7 t: GRange closes to 7,000 yards..." O+ T& p' X" B& {1 v7 z5 Q
Range closes to 6,000 yards..." T/ k& S- c4 v6 L; C+ `
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
, J- [; E% \+ e0 I6 Q& z% @4 z; j( XRange closes to 4,000 yards...
3 F& P* Q+ h; j z! o2 |7 l7 U) m# @Range closes to 3,000 yards...' l6 B' ?% ^8 u/ r& ^0 z5 s0 G
Range closes to 2,000 yards... L* r% W4 j* s
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards6 P& @5 O* d/ E
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
# v3 T% ^3 ~& S0 aPT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards0 n* W% l F0 \0 x8 G0 ~
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards
3 S1 l9 E" y" B) H4 `2 t5 u1 |Range increases to 3,000 yards
& t. l- q' C4 j8 M% |4 z9 QCA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards1 |- ?% y X& |, H. y7 m% n* N
PT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards6 `6 m/ U9 X% h& f
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards
y4 r& Z1 H! @, v+ b$ ADD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards8 `; C; `2 Q' W* S( T
Range closes to 2,000 yards
* N# ^, O4 C$ L8 o# UPT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
" R7 h- x; E& \2 ]5 d/ yDD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards! ~" p3 M. P" v5 Z3 }* F6 W
Range increases to 3,000 yards0 M7 @/ I! L. x/ V3 g. t8 c( r
PT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards' P! x- E" o+ `* _" l1 P; [ h1 V
PT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards7 @+ d' L$ W$ A# h; l+ b* Z" U
Range increases to 4,000 yards
% s8 A2 b' i9 kPT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards
: M0 P9 Q, U2 t' UPT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards# R( e3 J: s) M) {& e0 Z! k
Range increases to 5,000 yards# a2 Z3 A+ U- f- ?/ p
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
9 j* ~0 U, E2 rRange increases to 6,000 yards) W: d3 z7 Z# S1 ]: C8 n8 E
DD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards$ l: n6 f! f+ \! G
Range closes to 5,000 yards
; Y- F( b9 `3 f& A: Z% BDD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards( v" H6 }# ^/ [' r/ [
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards* l8 E& J1 s. u
DD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
/ p% T9 v2 t9 V3 ~: |0 U7 pDD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards) M X3 s+ x G, r1 d
DD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards! W8 F% f* H' ]' _ X
DD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
% {9 ]0 d& A2 \. i1 D. `Task forces break off...
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: s9 L; _/ W, s$ n3 N! u# y# RInvasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
}' H. f, d( ^" I$ y# X44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. * n: M! _5 P0 @
Japanese Ships! |- o9 N% f2 c: z# V' M
xAK Toei Maru2 L2 U% o L( P! H! C
xAP Katori Maru% g: f, }# z1 x- P1 \( @5 N
xAP Suwa Maru
4 g1 r1 g; L* C6 |3 I xAP Ukishima Maru
/ Y. [* P- [" A, n1 f PB Odatsuki Maru x0 s9 y# o6 E0 n
Japanese ground losses:
[* k; z, A) g3 k, m1 ^ 11 casualties reported8 O6 \% e6 s% h _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 S' _3 t+ f) h7 ~ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled( R7 g" ]4 G' C# _: ~" G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- ` c- G$ _6 g' @; CxAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops. V" W B. z# W- ^& W! h
xAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops
. M+ z3 Z) K+ \xAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops# n L( X3 G. W9 _7 l+ G; P2 p' e! W
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards( w! _5 b$ ~% L5 g/ f) m% k1 y
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards * `7 T9 [, _4 z+ E$ }3 ]
Japanese Ships
/ d; ]7 c# E3 J5 A. M CA Maya
s0 B7 N& T7 B3 }( p4 \ CA Kumano
6 _" W! e& @4 E. o CL Nagara, {5 ]9 C; I- Y" A1 D
CL Abukuma
! a% [$ {1 a* h' c) c, ~ DD Hatsuyuki1 d( h6 v; U8 {, o6 {8 l
DD Uranami
) z. ~2 [5 e) q: N( k- Q DD Yugiri
6 H6 p5 \. y; p0 b DD Satsuki4 I4 b q# Y/ x" f' V+ t% G1 O
DD Minazuki
; e/ _+ w6 M; q; o- A/ O DD Fumizuki
, q! C) `/ W* D! _ DD Nagatsuki * j; B; {6 W, d0 N& n2 G+ ?
Allied Ships4 O4 e* {+ U( ^' h& ~
PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
h% h- O K- S0 b MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% v0 Y2 u" \1 h; v" u+ _
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 d! z* y4 N2 l+ H" i4 FMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
* Z R4 l9 o9 c6 T$ ~+ `$ \CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards7 W* v& y% y0 ^, {: C; `
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards
9 |) N1 t. A: GPT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards7 T" E- J, g, y3 j1 @0 v: x( g# a
CA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards
+ K! F; _2 l' w4 jRange closes to 22,000 yards" H: n0 {' W9 ]* m" M1 o- i6 k
Range closes to 20,000 yards
+ `7 C/ d! L1 s! eDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
: {3 K# E4 h9 x# z+ Y" g% @1 w v( fDD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
! S& A! d& \9 M" TRange closes to 17,000 yards, @' l( r& c' a8 j2 r# T; O
Range closes to 15,000 yards
7 `; d" ^9 n( b) G+ eDD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards0 X$ k4 b- Z" c+ p3 m: }+ p9 b
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
6 o9 Z: y2 |/ ]4 a; j1 D- F8 Q: L5 f$ eDD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards* \" n( u0 o( E& k) C4 E
Range closes to 11,000 yards
3 f, V. O" u, o* Q2 x- B" Q5 X8 L) w5 pDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards# \8 ?5 G( U% K$ I+ I @, S+ `
DD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
! Z x$ T0 j) c$ \. N1 D% \3 iDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards) p# D3 I& T8 t2 C/ R9 v
Range closes to 7,000 yards
# b4 k, L6 g: V7 E. {MTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards% m+ _0 q, T) u: Z8 P7 L
Range increases to 9,000 yards
4 f" W+ g5 a3 Y8 K8 M# i9 @CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards
) h( x/ b5 m9 e5 H) J* X* J5 S% P2 O: qRange increases to 12,000 yards
0 Z' w6 s4 ^" x' f* O" ]DD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards$ v( X, O# \+ T" n$ V! ]
Range increases to 14,000 yards
, W0 o; a. b5 P3 B) k7 X# {MTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards
5 p; M: s4 N- B: q+ yCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk... ' ~' K V9 \) p# C. F! u4 f; a
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Morning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) ; M1 Y. D, E! C5 f
Weather in hex: Light cloud
& h/ ?6 i5 `. {+ B4 D: kRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
" d4 p# X" ?$ w5 T1 N6 B$ [Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
/ [/ i8 i- p9 {: f T" S5 JJapanese aircraft
* _3 H5 [' ?6 R7 |, d4 L- Z* X A6M2 Zero x 32
1 Y8 ?' {2 B; Q* {6 J1 ]8 q G3M2 Nell x 331 \4 ?% {( p9 U4 m1 f
G4M1 Betty x 30- V( `# y% ^( J: D3 K1 s
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37 + g$ g, z8 K" v: G
Japanese aircraft losses
5 U C8 m$ R% F- p+ ?& u2 ^% ? G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
& j! _! Y. |' c! H- b; M G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged 2 r9 z5 k6 E% p+ Y) K- c8 x
Allied ground losses:" Z# O% U: j2 R) d% i
48 casualties reported4 F/ o% Y' l9 u; n! d$ c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
' l3 S2 Z2 ? S2 K6 g2 o0 _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
- I5 w" C" D& ~7 u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 U5 E- U3 ?1 P% p6 P% iAircraft Attacking:
7 {( B5 r: ~4 b) c% ` 23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet; c8 x) G3 f( j8 b* X2 d, u2 z3 c
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
1 ?8 u( N! w' w) G% N- t2 E 30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
: V4 K! L W4 j0 k# D F( s Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 K9 E: I) ]1 C2 l 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet5 w6 n+ z2 b7 S" m2 O8 J4 @
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb3 X! W3 C# t3 t, L$ z5 T4 a8 a% h
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet" Z% Z9 q$ ?! p- ]% A3 n
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
' T7 {; q; H5 t6 R 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet8 m9 n# I9 B% ^' ?' K4 x9 @" g
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb3 f7 O: M, ^) B. n! C
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s+ n( `' s; ^& ]+ e( LMorning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang) * k k o+ |: r! V
Weather in hex: Light cloud
T; w7 y5 Y$ Y; @4 S& ZRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.; p M" M7 P+ m. W/ ~! `1 e
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
; ~# P4 D3 o; U1 s4 XJapanese aircraft) A, `% e! I0 i, q4 K1 v1 y
A6M2 Zero x 20" o" T3 t+ `. p/ R
G3M2 Nell x 10
7 F# _3 T$ O" m( j G4M1 Betty x 28
/ K7 I3 R% c% e6 n/ s8 C! J( A5 H Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20
: K1 O+ A) {8 i! Q* SJapanese aircraft losses
8 O" l4 r8 _' X( A O% `. @. l G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged/ n9 @" r* h% C* t; S
G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged q0 D4 Z( }. Z9 B/ ~, |8 I% e
Allied ground losses:
8 ~% B. E8 A. z: e! S 61 casualties reported0 _) K0 V/ @$ `' z, ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& ]5 c) z2 f' e6 y# N( W& u% Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled6 `0 H9 f- j9 o& k* ?8 `2 ]0 r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 8 ?1 r- f5 t7 y' y
Aircraft Attacking:
7 \) n5 O1 h* V8 }9 q* { 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
( h3 @, q# v" J2 k8 f0 M Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb5 g( B/ `' d* J$ k5 n( O5 l/ n( P
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
: z8 [) ]% x( z& x- q# { Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb( \" D8 [; N) _" m+ k
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet `+ L3 `0 r& c! y5 _
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
5 C- F4 K6 c4 G; ^( k3 nAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
) f6 }5 F8 R2 D& N" U) DAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
4 G+ s+ D1 E0 q1 C. ]Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...$ d! E5 l( Z5 Z: S, ~9 i
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
2 J1 S" T' A# ^6 k! yAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ..." K M- r3 C- d
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...% Q% G) m& E" T/ _! |
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...5 |5 t0 d3 ~" A' b
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...& ]% H/ M; A% p) ~& l
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
- O2 W' D4 O$ }Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
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7 t6 [3 J6 ~/ X# q0 W* n- B# d( `, `Morning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) 8 A4 Q! ~+ n( k+ Q
Weather in hex: Light cloud " W) m1 q4 T8 |8 U0 @1 R
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 ]- ~' {6 G2 z5 _) ^: ^Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
$ {7 _8 a( Z# ]# u# ~1 H' }Japanese aircraft
: a, N' I9 O( x& L A6M2 Zero x 72 ^' E" c9 f" V$ }2 z
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
5 K: T& f1 p& }* T; W1 Y Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
2 ]4 ?- v6 w! R) ^# u7 d0 w/ tJapanese aircraft losses
, O5 Z- q8 b. J" c& y* D Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged 7 T8 p- _1 M' K n; w$ F
Allied ground losses:
* `' C0 s. q% G- r 85 casualties reported9 b* s2 R; v a1 v% T4 x- o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
& V. O$ i8 Q6 q$ `" I" P$ v# d Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, }% S. n, E* [3 a* G( h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 e( R C$ w, k! I# _" dAircraft Attacking: e+ f' E6 \7 Y" Q
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet$ H6 z0 m6 N Y) ~
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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3 O( `2 G G: M* T) gGround combat at Palembang (48,91) 3 M u& \: K h" l7 R X9 ?
Japanese Deliberate attack
' F. m' C% t6 [- Z, x( YAttacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759 5 J$ u9 V/ L1 r8 _- `
Defending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332 ; Y. t4 ?9 n3 M. F4 }! ^
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Z: n: [# U- \# t
Japanese adjusted assault: 894
8 O) x/ q: X) S+ BAllied adjusted defense: 127 6 ~/ Y$ Y) [/ U" v9 D
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2) ! L; `+ T4 _3 w3 m5 V9 O& \
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!! # J9 h0 m4 o# P; t7 C9 A5 v) y: L
Allied aircraft8 C; |/ j7 X! K% M5 W
no flights ! c- D; d8 D! m, C. g2 L
Allied aircraft losses5 ~) ?8 B. P4 F" J Q
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed
8 s4 `( I$ ^( M L( X: f, BCombat modifiers/ ]9 i) a* h1 Y( k
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)6 E% f* U# S' Y6 M/ C8 ~! ?
Attacker:
: x) a+ f. u+ g$ Y4 V9 zJapanese ground losses:% k( C5 L+ O' e# G
1406 casualties reported2 h. L9 P! Q; a: u2 f9 F
Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled, A7 ]. c J q9 Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled( q$ v! q& P1 r4 E* H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled" q/ M* ~" m3 L, g
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
: X) y6 z% r9 xAllied ground losses:3 [1 V1 @- ^) [. i
7228 casualties reported
- J# h% Y \" V0 y5 d/ Y Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled& y* ~0 p8 D* X+ Y5 w% {
Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled$ S3 h. z3 {' O7 m+ ~9 d" h
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled. |8 h/ W6 G S0 y% }
Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)- b/ g, n/ Y! b! C* q: q2 [. f
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 v' f/ O* v2 y
Units retreated 5
/ a0 O% y+ F/ J9 A+ f: m Units destroyed 1 8 |3 Q+ p: C, t8 H1 q! S
Assaulting units:3 W, k% V$ J4 X9 L& `! _. ], e7 w
41st Guard Battalion
7 ]# A+ G% F+ h& k5 M Yokosuka 2nd SNLF: u4 c3 @9 t7 C" z
38th Division
. c; ^# |* D4 u' e; \/ ]( q II./124th Infantry Battalion' Z. |% }4 P. M6 ^0 h! B+ ^
2nd Recon Regiment
8 R& E* x+ a' i4 u( a$ j) } 6th Tank Regiment; S1 \! t' k. J" C' K: Y$ B Q0 H- j
53rd Division7 s$ q8 f# h! c' y
III./124th Infantry Battalion3 s% _+ b2 |* ]
24th Infantry Regiment
* d! e! R- p7 r# M* B* C 16th Guards Regiment
8 g0 z! K0 g* `* Q. c2 ^0 _% D4 e 5th Guards Engineer Regiment
2 | d" J: O% f Sasebo 3rd SNLF; v% U7 ] D+ \
Sasebo 8th SNLF/ X' d5 Z( D) V: S( Y* z: q
II./4th Infantry Battalion' T& ~# Y7 b( Y; z4 z
I./4th Infantry Battalion
: ^) \( w& b2 m B 2nd Engr Rgt /2( v& @; q# f! L; K* S* e
28th Shipping Engineer Regiment
7 U4 d; m8 f. a, a1 V' S 11th Special Base Force
1 T! _/ ^# V$ G" \ 23rd JAAF AF Bn + [( e' W+ s+ ~) G( C" h
Defending units:3 @. a! D' x2 J& d7 X( H( h7 v, P
Korps Marechausee Battalion
7 Y& U5 g5 b: C; l3 b! O NS KNIL Territory Regiment
* o7 l/ Q+ x9 I* o Zuid KNIL Battalion
- l' d, a! L' g WS KNIL Territory Regiment
8 n% H5 [2 ?, _9 {. U, c So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion3 u6 x' l5 v0 X
North Sumatra Base Force
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$ X% p+ N& U+ b# h. oGround combat at Toungoo (57,50)
. ?9 |1 L7 @0 N8 v; k3 k: gAllied Shock attack
3 I% I3 C% D. X8 F v/ q0 ]( RAttacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 6 Y W( J& B1 a' h& r. P
Defending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 ( S$ v. F4 O# o; v
Allied adjusted assault: 43 8 W7 `/ t7 h5 _% o: ]
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
6 n& v4 k% [/ P# [) I; e" fAllied assault odds: 43 to 1
P* H% R* ^% ECombat modifiers/ |2 y5 ~" _; b& l3 C. a5 ]( p
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
& s6 t0 \: i2 O supply(-)
" q" E d% b2 D% {$ N, n AAttacker: shock(+)
: u. z: I( }& D- n' `- m- _Japanese ground losses:
7 v( u% N# a8 Y. X/ p 168 casualties reported
+ m* e+ V F8 i/ b Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 L, k! ? |' T+ [$ V0 ]7 Q, t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, S* }, t$ I& y' o# n% [/ e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' _: b6 w% }5 A
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 8 \, A* a: u, E |+ X) }3 q/ E
Allied ground losses:
& a; i/ c; `1 L: G" y 70 casualties reported/ h0 M4 J2 H, h% E* J0 n9 P% {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
5 _7 F) R0 `/ O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( D3 L* q( x# r. y1 z% c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 L G7 {5 A7 {& ]Assaulting units:
: a" G, T% o; {: O Rangoon BAF Battalion/ p2 o* q6 a9 u8 |
45th Indian Brigade6 u. D' e: R0 M+ g' X9 P% Q. M
103rd RAF Base Force' `* d6 [& L$ {: [+ V
109th RAF Base Force
# u* _: B$ y9 D/ s! X# _1 N8 H 104th RAF Base Force' Y. s% N- A) E8 J4 g3 L% j0 P1 h" I
221 Group RAF - Y% H, ~1 ]$ l- g2 ~* J
107th RAF Base Force
" U5 m, C" g; V 106th RAF Base Force
8 R1 e$ c" L. W7 C3 u, k 108th RAF Base Force
( W( O, d$ m7 {! O- \. Q1 U, _# F 103rd RN Base Force o& I& _! w/ x0 i% U, H5 M& D
AVG Ground Echelon
, y6 [' X N# ~* c; H. z, K' z7 UDefending units:2 R# h+ `8 C3 o* @' N
2nd Raiding Regiment . F* q& U5 h* M" B8 n" v% ~
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; e9 s8 D2 \5 H o2 x s: G1 o+ d2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |