AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
0 |% q) p2 T& g2 H9 P( OPT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。
3 t) a/ F& H' ?; A( A0 W( E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。/ m L3 z( j/ q7 d2 y
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 n' ~9 V7 h! R! ~) R4 k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
; K% X ^/ s3 x/ G9 X当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。' M8 ?- f7 T% l6 m% H$ q$ D0 Y
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
8 N& G! H5 `7 hJapanese Ships: a! R$ V* a5 T
BB Ise& P" b" i* B, h2 g: P* w
CA Ashigara/ o2 q8 I" z% q" Z8 L- Z
CL Kinu8 Z& E* v5 X2 R" s
DD Yugumo
! H# B3 A4 W* l, j# E DD Hatsuharu6 v1 s* D4 r+ g) M2 r" z$ I
DD Nenohi0 z C% A# L: o2 c
DD Asakaze* w0 L9 d8 ~6 s2 ?* U4 F( T9 d8 v
DD Harukaze7 a: z* _3 b& [
DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 K4 b" G' E. f. L t b# I. IAllied Ships
) J2 b S& m# ]9 x; u PT TM-5
. f! T7 F* S4 R PT TM-6. a$ F; w: t" C& r) J
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
, L% P, ]2 ^$ t4 P PT TM-85 }0 _7 K1 h& p& ?$ U; H
PT TM-10
' T( c! S. q, Q: P( r PT TM-11' L% m3 @0 p3 a& w9 C7 g1 m) d
PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk U: ^. T, j# W2 j( F/ t
PT TM-14
. d7 m4 ?2 x& m+ x! Y; D! w PT TM-15
, [8 @9 N2 T; W8 Q( m" U8 L MTB 7# _$ h3 q2 D+ f4 d6 v9 x1 W
MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- ^/ |) w9 A4 R
MTB 26 $ K! x" Q. y& R- G3 g7 B" z, f
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
' q2 N" U! j2 _3 f7 RMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards
; \1 G, l! k+ V3 y2 yRange closes to 8,000 yards...
) S9 I5 h" _" T4 ]7 X% _Range closes to 7,000 yards...
& ^$ S- u( M: V2 T$ K1 Y& l; IRange closes to 6,000 yards...
6 i& c, c4 Z5 j4 VRange closes to 5,000 yards.... }4 S* n( g. T7 r* `7 {# m; p, i
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
! `- `, |% F0 s% j5 }' xRange closes to 3,000 yards..." f1 C0 U; V) ?5 I3 J5 y9 k: S
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
* Y% j4 a) J7 K" s1 O+ g+ HRange closes to 1,000 yards...: | z; g, y7 T0 b
Takeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'; _: k. X& c0 m1 q" |
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards
& u2 A5 t! h! d K/ z* }& [' N1 tDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards, h4 i+ Y; b, J- ?. E
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards
% s. c! S( d# \; E# P5 ?2 C0 KPT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards1 N, g+ z7 Q8 C; t
DD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards
# z+ b! V' E# r. H& q' ~PT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
: Z* c1 |+ f! r- p( Z& nMTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards" r' f6 b' ^! Q4 a
Range increases to 2,000 yards, M, h+ [& ]3 g: r1 Q
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards
! r7 }, V& l" C2 o1 o3 gDD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards$ K+ d* T* \2 e6 k a# f$ \! @7 [
PT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards
" S' l& M$ m: ^# TPT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards
/ y) U$ [- x f/ p1 _, ?- j/ I. ~Task forces break off... $ x, {. q" @; ?( a: y
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7 d" g" @! v& _4 T( hNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards
% T" a# B$ K! N! Q1 PJapanese Ships- d9 r t7 L/ S- R) M, N
BB Ise
: d+ x3 F2 m$ B* G% o8 W CA Ashigara
. ?% P$ p/ {+ J2 d( I4 r CL Kinu
" K5 T+ H: W: g" k" N DD Yugumo2 Z' O& N. H& ]. K
DD Hatsuharu
" c! ]! [( ~2 w/ ~$ A DD Nenohi
: |! G4 Y2 J, k0 Y( c( L DD Asakaze6 l" J; I/ {4 y% U
DD Harukaze ) q6 `+ N; U1 E, I& d
Allied Ships% Q3 i, M8 q e6 d
PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. `# d+ \) G! e( n3 w+ Y
PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
4 e/ {- s& d @; H3 Q$ E0 m PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
% H' Q1 L9 D7 z ^4 L PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 W( ]' p4 K" V3 p0 ], w PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& w* I# |2 r/ I! F PT TM-14
: w- z2 [, s0 T7 E. g. H# _/ v PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 g/ V* r4 i( m% g* s0 Y
MTB 7, Shell hits 1
, F1 a, u+ M* x- @5 g6 J MTB 26 ; e; H( D8 E& A; G5 ~3 i! \
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
. n, x) a, `# q: B9 ?+ J [+ gMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards) I6 w+ M+ r3 ?3 [3 G E
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
3 e4 X$ k) [" w! _# }( c$ gRange closes to 10,000 yards...7 d5 M7 f* y$ X2 i1 e
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
b5 `: i N9 c3 Z! X0 b* Q" K, ]Range closes to 8,000 yards...
4 G" H; h7 ^: T5 r6 S9 ^0 {: IRange closes to 7,000 yards...7 h/ o" |: ?( ]$ S# x% J" C
Range closes to 6,000 yards...8 y. s8 H& |6 f; p" ^5 l
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
- q Q" M; k( A. q: wRange closes to 4,000 yards..., ~) z, X0 D- W& |4 q
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
6 t! h: q0 I' _Range closes to 2,000 yards...( h" i) D7 ]: h( c
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards3 j. k7 U6 [$ N( c8 ]
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards) \, B8 F$ a9 i9 E5 [- |
PT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
6 g- n" k: a$ n: U# V' MPT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards
; i# C5 {' w2 U& W3 m! q L9 D2 C. V' XRange increases to 3,000 yards+ K; P- @' P% t0 [6 O( t# j
CA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
0 g) `( h& s) b& s _PT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards
4 a! r1 g; A5 `! \ gDD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards
0 y3 J: _/ u+ V1 {DD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
# n7 O s& x7 J& l; Y5 d" c; mRange closes to 2,000 yards
& r# J) ]7 a5 bPT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards9 z2 n: a1 D+ S& i' I$ L4 j, Y
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards
6 j+ u7 R+ T7 p. R$ S# | KRange increases to 3,000 yards# Y% `; i9 r: D% U# v Z9 Q! O
PT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards6 q. D/ V# l: V& g! {! p
PT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards
. {+ M" }$ P# u. q8 u; n& JRange increases to 4,000 yards
7 |5 a- m. a9 ^& qPT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards$ p; T7 Q$ h' {7 E
PT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards
$ m) J* h. s5 h' ^& B; FRange increases to 5,000 yards
- |; V" E7 Q1 {4 c7 dDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
+ [0 a) q5 B [* N0 DRange increases to 6,000 yards
" Z! ]8 x6 D- jDD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards- Z; E& A6 F# H4 S* e
Range closes to 5,000 yards4 W& G4 _- e* T A6 N
DD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards4 k& q- j6 a% V9 J" B
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
8 \( R8 u. l' h DDD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards9 h2 G- e, m* h% e3 |; l8 P: o' O
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
2 o7 ?$ @: e& g q9 D) D6 [DD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
* |( g: ~8 S- X& e; [6 x( I l. }DD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards" v4 w" n4 z$ u2 ~ R& U) m
Task forces break off...
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( M( L! F: O4 d" kInvasion Support action off Palembang (48,91) , J' N% m, {( M
44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. , E" _7 a3 E9 F( |* \
Japanese Ships
_6 W3 s) v9 u- \ T xAK Toei Maru) n* q# K3 S# `
xAP Katori Maru
" M5 j# j' J# ^0 U/ E$ y6 l7 u xAP Suwa Maru
( m; s) I) b3 o0 I0 l0 n y* ~8 R xAP Ukishima Maru
9 r0 U5 O {4 g) w3 ^" x PB Odatsuki Maru
: L/ \% L. p: i/ y, `$ ^& hJapanese ground losses:
5 N: _5 W% D7 [: K9 N" X- h1 \ 11 casualties reported
* K% P2 F1 h" N& @' N3 G! y& |0 h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. s+ b% D6 R' [8 d. j+ Z# u
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled$ ?+ y7 V9 X3 `! f7 {7 t1 u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 f V+ a& e$ X1 {# g% I( uxAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops# n6 V; V) U1 p6 x
xAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops8 A& E; U4 Q; X! E" Q0 E
xAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops/ C$ N, W% ^0 k, g# j# G6 T
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
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# X/ Z: A& X6 y; F7 H5 H/ IDay Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards
; F8 f4 E$ [9 x' R1 t2 {Japanese Ships! H1 b5 O3 f) S: i/ h; ], q
CA Maya
1 _5 \7 Q2 I; K+ |8 E% O$ ?: | CA Kumano6 [1 ~2 t( E x A
CL Nagara8 N; ]/ _% C, @8 U( y
CL Abukuma
& t G/ i3 e O: A DD Hatsuyuki" z4 n: F: O; U# z2 o
DD Uranami
9 L# M; ^2 O( B2 I* r. O# D+ ? DD Yugiri& k: e5 a; @+ T e6 N' U
DD Satsuki
0 o. R& F/ D, s+ c& W% k/ ] DD Minazuki
2 |1 |. L! \+ u2 R, V, g6 R DD Fumizuki0 m9 i! b6 D3 }
DD Nagatsuki
3 H, y+ L7 f& I7 k2 ?& h: X: KAllied Ships3 a0 p- t4 ^( u- q9 Z
PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 C' j1 x; P$ g; K$ H! @/ c5 } MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! r9 _$ W0 j4 ` MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk 5 N& W, J1 Q5 Q& o
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards* @: V4 @7 @- V- i" @! d
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards$ m/ o5 r, W- D
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards4 f) Y7 e2 C+ L. o# l/ |" V# B
PT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards. ]% G% X v4 @, s
CA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards) V M; V7 \( n3 h8 ~
Range closes to 22,000 yards! y1 L6 @0 H( C5 o/ @: h1 n) ]- c3 P
Range closes to 20,000 yards
; ` l9 x9 P: f A3 O# X$ k& f0 xDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
1 |5 v; h8 g; ^: }' lDD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
2 ?8 J- G0 R, VRange closes to 17,000 yards
$ j1 _) `6 l( u \, |. ]2 TRange closes to 15,000 yards
. O" `" ?+ v- ^2 }2 T+ a2 zDD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
% X" P) n. n/ k- G5 Y3 T. XDD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
& c2 h$ J% ~) B1 [; v5 ?; IDD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
- ?% ?! ^- E3 V4 H, KRange closes to 11,000 yards
! }9 j# K' B0 V* pDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards, d5 j* [$ d: K5 e+ w
DD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards6 j' H( o) i" p. C' A' N
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards2 l Z9 x% s! i0 C9 O; K
Range closes to 7,000 yards
0 a8 T5 W9 V, CMTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards( _- ~3 A* Q( l& `7 Y0 H6 A& U- U
Range increases to 9,000 yards+ B. D. s; S# T* v+ F3 a
CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards
! J$ e6 K$ F# D( h/ Q" jRange increases to 12,000 yards
. ^# C; s- Y; t) c$ l5 m1 gDD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards
. e) m7 U& p1 c- e" `7 [( aRange increases to 14,000 yards# D9 I/ M: X8 |) k% I
MTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards4 j. u4 ~. z5 A* D, A8 E
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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7 ?. W u n0 H$ c5 `5 MMorning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
* C4 `5 F& [* K- Y5 R* N } U4 \Weather in hex: Light cloud {5 T# |4 u; F `
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
$ c6 F% j- b# c, Y4 `" n$ PEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
" R7 z; w# F) z* a$ ^' e5 i5 E' ~Japanese aircraft
, c* w3 L6 o. Z: S# P A6M2 Zero x 325 g' V% P" ?* z7 v0 N4 x3 a
G3M2 Nell x 33
( [* i- F* W/ C$ O N( a# n G4M1 Betty x 30
/ c3 c$ j! z: z2 p+ S" o- g Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37 & u8 Q$ b' p% o ^/ J
Japanese aircraft losses
, e/ \ k& O2 F; Z1 ^1 L- e G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
+ ~/ E& D |2 C+ Q0 l8 V G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
' O7 k$ L* q. O L# c) kAllied ground losses:
, n7 X% C: J" C, n8 F: ?: C 48 casualties reported
/ `2 Z2 @3 U0 A1 ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& I/ u# g* a! c8 i9 [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled! w8 v% `9 D- u' ?3 ~' E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 Q; G6 m X! F
Aircraft Attacking:( {- r9 E+ P0 H
23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet" J* x9 v8 ]# D$ L0 x0 v
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
x/ c: M0 q: Y 30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet! Q4 M" c5 `" F) R! [
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
- ]' _" ~1 t! e7 d# Z9 H; ~# c 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
( R# ^3 P; c2 W3 }, }$ Z Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
0 e0 f* y, ]9 P; N8 b$ r6 ^ 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
# w; @$ ~9 K9 ^3 ]4 w7 f& b Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
' k% ?" P, u+ j* P, G 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet4 g2 y* q/ Z& [: V8 x, \, ^
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb3 |+ p. c8 R/ a
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5 k! I- q/ y: w! c1 f0 NMorning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang) ) j: l# m7 H7 o$ t' P+ G$ ]5 C
Weather in hex: Light cloud . G6 h" D' p) Z0 X9 E1 ?
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." I9 w4 L! W& o, J! O+ N6 O
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
8 ^0 p0 p- K% dJapanese aircraft9 R& {) \6 d) H T
A6M2 Zero x 20
: O2 ^7 v( Y S1 A G3M2 Nell x 10
- T7 |* L: a0 V9 t; w3 t+ w G4M1 Betty x 28
0 ?4 g& c1 ]" A! a) e2 B, W, ` Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20
! \; L# _/ P/ r3 LJapanese aircraft losses
/ V' c- V5 c: Y4 I |" v G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
, p" ^9 P$ v9 u k G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged
7 ]! ?+ ~* V6 p9 AAllied ground losses:
5 b& I6 k2 j: F 61 casualties reported. @& b* x- ]+ G5 {% ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled% A3 t/ W, F( I6 U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled' r5 A: X; a: S9 L' B8 v( E% t# y, R5 \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 7 F8 s2 q5 a6 U2 V0 {4 Q
Aircraft Attacking:5 C9 u! r! r- Z! ~' N6 P4 g# U, e1 i
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet% H, p+ `, ?& N) w7 V
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb. M Y) A3 O, t7 V
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet9 s) r- q& p9 w1 C ]8 ?
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb- I4 p2 r# J$ v$ a ?6 q. O, M( \
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
* |+ ^5 W; \, M7 p1 C; j! N9 ? Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb% _5 z5 b) \! R
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
+ {. S0 A" O4 M8 ^+ u/ fAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
! u' ?$ U; j9 C; a3 r7 ^Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...- w! p1 V( m$ t% C+ L8 I3 z2 f' @
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
; e6 x5 g+ |1 s/ DAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...4 X' L, j' S' ^# e6 X! [% P1 \
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...4 W, U! d9 L7 K
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
" i! H/ } ~ }' uAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
3 G$ l% d0 y3 n3 b) [+ ~0 r+ oAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
) S9 m: ?( @$ s- s: {! A) _Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...1 j* W3 Y: J7 \- t2 R/ T
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2 ]0 @8 h# V9 s5 y UMorning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
( d) h* W. V5 D9 ~Weather in hex: Light cloud 6 f4 b- x0 }6 [: t s' Y
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." M& [0 i! j" ~& I3 E8 }
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes + B% b/ Q! A; E* R: t. {: q2 S
Japanese aircraft$ R/ C) |/ j& P: T$ z
A6M2 Zero x 7
0 N: u2 {4 W! M- h6 s Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
) f4 Y' b; }8 x) G9 C0 `9 d Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11 V- R% X: x1 Q; [* ]4 C1 b8 e
Japanese aircraft losses/ T7 `. X6 k6 Z& U. J0 p3 @0 M5 W
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
( z# U& |2 q* [( J5 aAllied ground losses:* [7 F1 K8 e. e
85 casualties reported* O, k2 L* B% B2 Y* s. w/ {) s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
- g: c* v& U2 Y% T7 G) Q8 o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ p4 u# R/ f4 o }) n- ~( c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 q7 F5 O4 W4 x' F* ` B qAircraft Attacking:& T0 {7 V6 h) }( i
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet+ F% b0 D+ O/ ?7 [2 z
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb2 A& W, f; ]5 e1 s7 Y1 l! ?5 \
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)
% w. A1 X* y/ t$ g" wJapanese Deliberate attack - r/ t" m5 Z3 M. P
Attacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759 1 J9 {2 e: P8 P) h% k) |& K$ @
Defending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
Z8 O4 a8 p' Q+ b2 GJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
$ Y$ ?" `9 d SJapanese adjusted assault: 894
7 B) t4 c/ Q( o2 u; c7 _/ K, FAllied adjusted defense: 127 6 H# |/ R% C! @* _4 X
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2) + x$ ~' H$ c1 D! Y7 T: o( ?
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!! ) t5 n" @6 i- k4 Q7 {
Allied aircraft
, p: A( y& F% _2 f/ ^* w no flights : X+ s* \: L3 @
Allied aircraft losses2 X+ y8 u) p' @; Y0 ]. l
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed
- x. B( R# @0 V9 P6 }: j$ ~4 J0 ZCombat modifiers
3 }7 m7 L0 ~! p9 T' q5 ]; TDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)$ j% |, Y U$ u" K7 k& h
Attacker:
1 L9 R1 m$ v# r6 SJapanese ground losses:
/ X; v6 p$ Q5 P+ ?; f9 s N5 h 1406 casualties reported
% O% N) H& A% i, j Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled( P2 X/ M# Z- V! _; h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
J2 k4 J! x; f3 \/ Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
5 P# Y% i" Z0 J2 a Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) - [1 W$ s: \) O+ o$ \. Q
Allied ground losses:5 J& a8 D4 Q7 j
7228 casualties reported' M+ q+ } t2 I9 X$ M1 i
Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled
! V. ?1 z* i3 X) b4 x Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled
, m- h# h( }. l$ n0 |" T Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled+ `4 g- L/ N; M% N# X
Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)
4 V; _6 v L" G5 r% V0 P Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)' F3 G. m2 L; j! c/ z
Units retreated 5/ Z& o5 Q8 v9 [, U7 A6 ~: @' c; e
Units destroyed 1
/ i, t# I7 M6 |8 WAssaulting units:! R" t- Q) w1 f) R7 j9 |
41st Guard Battalion
- v( l: _ P2 ]7 W Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
, c6 i0 V( W& I9 X" x0 I 38th Division- ?+ O9 h# \! b) Y3 b/ {7 l' g
II./124th Infantry Battalion' [! ?5 j; B$ f4 G/ L
2nd Recon Regiment
- I6 n' R2 O) |) A8 }4 B 6th Tank Regiment5 W2 E3 X \! y# U
53rd Division1 y5 X9 [& |. P( w
III./124th Infantry Battalion
6 Q5 A' J; T$ H+ Y. o6 H' o0 a7 x 24th Infantry Regiment
! l2 }) O$ Y% t' S1 c; n# q 16th Guards Regiment
' I. q, L# k* P 5th Guards Engineer Regiment9 h6 J V3 p; e& u! Q
Sasebo 3rd SNLF- t0 r+ B2 s7 n5 ^) a- P
Sasebo 8th SNLF
$ p+ S+ l+ e4 l2 o II./4th Infantry Battalion3 ?" |0 |7 u4 r* F) v
I./4th Infantry Battalion8 T8 }- D. S$ p% V+ ~8 L
2nd Engr Rgt /2
& U, S! ~7 m/ Y3 B. s 28th Shipping Engineer Regiment) R5 d# L# O% I' ^7 J- G h
11th Special Base Force/ Y. \' \ e1 N5 j: f
23rd JAAF AF Bn . ?& R' F, A5 W3 c# o( j2 o/ R
Defending units:
* i0 `% ^$ \$ k2 v/ H Korps Marechausee Battalion
9 }2 H4 `2 G8 F; z$ b2 S5 P NS KNIL Territory Regiment
; t7 y& K) R% D4 y6 f" ` [ Zuid KNIL Battalion
) J& U0 f2 W' c# Y" `- C WS KNIL Territory Regiment7 d( S0 v, W9 W' n% F' e+ C
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion; j- p' n* g& g: k9 d. ~# K* ]4 `
North Sumatra Base Force* f2 _; s, B! K
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Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50)
/ {4 e: R" F% T; a' \Allied Shock attack : P; i6 `2 I! P# M' } [; e
Attacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 ( `/ k: l7 j2 V% d$ a& ^) y! `' z
Defending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 8 f" l% r) O& ~3 k# j
Allied adjusted assault: 43 3 F6 @& _) W8 _6 P H7 j
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
& Q: h4 a5 ?. R- JAllied assault odds: 43 to 1
# M2 W0 E4 p% E4 ?9 wCombat modifiers
- p4 q" B0 d: v5 dDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)' b' R, [8 m3 @9 h [* f
supply(-)3 g! V2 ~2 _* m+ x/ S; z
Attacker: shock(+) 0 h2 _7 M$ r; |. F
Japanese ground losses:
- U; T3 |0 L" ~* | 168 casualties reported F3 F, H5 G8 n# x4 Y
Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled( H& a1 o% T2 j, b9 z2 s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* h G* ]. v* T9 R8 _$ I- b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 |- z$ T# @# k( O8 G- I! t3 r Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
/ G/ V" x: F/ o4 k$ U, X1 xAllied ground losses:
9 m) Y, e! T( a% R5 ]) { 70 casualties reported
; X4 w F! ` n$ | Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
3 {! i7 t G9 e( M4 K9 G d$ h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& a& |& x/ i* a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 0 b$ f- j0 S3 O5 o% h a7 N; }
Assaulting units:- O3 Y" T7 _9 L0 w6 M
Rangoon BAF Battalion) J6 {: t1 R4 \8 W. C
45th Indian Brigade
( x0 _! O9 a A 103rd RAF Base Force
. W# x6 u8 B2 T+ u* o6 u( ^ 109th RAF Base Force
$ W; e, K: C6 O5 X 104th RAF Base Force
' W5 n/ |" T t9 i# w- W5 F- C. x& j$ V 221 Group RAF
5 f' s4 a, A: Q( U# m2 [2 S5 m 107th RAF Base Force
2 j3 C- u# k0 C U% y J; r% R 106th RAF Base Force9 I$ _: q. E: T# f9 D# g
108th RAF Base Force
{# V. G( }3 l4 y) s- T; o 103rd RN Base Force2 V" S$ y+ G5 d( i* N4 o+ f/ \6 t5 _
AVG Ground Echelon : W' M6 o; M. a, J7 E) u L
Defending units:( L8 ]. {6 | H7 j1 }8 E
2nd Raiding Regiment 7 I: X5 R D3 K2 k6 o
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2 {3 z2 N$ `5 k$ \2 R2 J2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |