AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42! J- h4 p' y1 i
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。( H# K. E# a Q0 }7 Y$ z' W
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。" _8 K; r6 T# }/ P% p' 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。8 F9 a& j' ]' C7 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! B6 ]/ }2 N% ] c! y2 @
当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。+ V" n- p0 V- O3 |: U
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。/ i' S, ~5 ?* Z$ t! w/ {
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3 H _6 Z. y" r) gNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards
. t3 u$ ^. m' A- ?& G; VJapanese Ships
9 Z/ b( L) q+ x! S0 k1 w BB Ise
8 @ O8 Z' G2 I( W5 i% y CA Ashigara
0 a9 p& v4 R- ], m6 G CL Kinu
' @ ]2 X5 q# d& N, u DD Yugumo5 v0 a. S7 {' M0 U- B
DD Hatsuharu- y2 V9 w! r# n+ f, l6 J/ T
DD Nenohi
1 g2 j! w+ ^' V9 t- } DD Asakaze- |$ Q3 g' K0 j- F, b# Q: _- x
DD Harukaze
# I1 x+ I- J8 c& i DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 5 n3 ?! i; L+ w2 P! F5 d7 e. a! B2 Y
Allied Ships1 j/ b0 {- M# l" R. ^
PT TM-5
, S8 u6 u: C; e' u' J8 Z+ K9 v ~* D PT TM-6 a$ `+ d* v q( x9 s2 X8 _
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk. a. K0 y1 m5 I/ b" f9 ~' w
PT TM-8
3 i9 k+ p: i3 \( v4 ?0 M' x4 ] PT TM-109 p2 p+ L- h; u. o) |% ~
PT TM-11. l: _, f1 m& ?9 k8 i, H1 |
PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 o$ J' W9 f2 m4 h3 r! X/ v& O
PT TM-14
+ h4 j6 j. ?' @ g) c. u3 k PT TM-15
! W4 C6 p$ H0 X: h MTB 7. J) m$ l' m7 b
MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, O$ b c# }' A) A, N5 \, ] MTB 26
/ {% T% x6 E0 s4 i' `8 }Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
' Y" C1 s" H! r: ~* p+ u' G# G% jMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards' V2 S! w4 q0 _1 A8 Q) S
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
9 T$ |' h$ W' O" h* E, L+ a9 S: |5 uRange closes to 7,000 yards...
) S7 e9 g0 T& B; x* WRange closes to 6,000 yards...
- D3 m5 L/ G+ e& D+ Y% uRange closes to 5,000 yards...8 H+ u# M; U( c* s- `, a
Range closes to 4,000 yards...: |1 d1 b8 j2 `% Q& L! H. q' [
Range closes to 3,000 yards...# O' v: U" U& g4 a
Range closes to 2,000 yards...4 c \, H% V4 z. K/ {! p) u
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
% q" B+ C, O, a4 V; N g" G LTakeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'. ?$ D$ P0 z* G" h/ x
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards1 ~; a1 Y/ a2 w- `" A% ?
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards
9 u( u. |5 F0 `3 \: C8 P3 P9 xDD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards7 v; S9 L/ z: R: z3 e
PT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards
8 c3 e% G! u! u2 t" KDD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards+ A9 c1 n, ^/ U& U4 E) K" T; T
PT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards; R% Q. }) _$ r9 V n
MTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards2 F5 {) ~' r% h W) I# f
Range increases to 2,000 yards! h3 L9 s# @0 z/ m7 z
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards' d5 y; G7 j. D* ~, V; @
DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards
1 H" K+ Z% z5 F1 ]1 H" }& TPT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards
2 L) R% W* o; i+ ?7 mPT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards
h/ u8 I# @1 G1 {Task forces break off... , G0 q% k) t/ u4 O2 x1 I
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; W9 Z! c, f% I0 {0 `" KNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards 2 p* ^% O v. _
Japanese Ships
4 a$ n5 P8 _3 ~+ c: W BB Ise
. h8 w! Y6 o& r4 l3 L CA Ashigara6 b- D% X. R* K: M
CL Kinu
* r2 C/ l3 }; R- r7 e. i$ n DD Yugumo
/ G5 E) R# \( z# g9 G4 ?9 N9 a DD Hatsuharu
) q1 r- h C( Q0 a DD Nenohi
* x. h m1 C. b$ `9 {+ K DD Asakaze
. I! p& W) y' d. k T" j, s! V: j DD Harukaze 9 |3 G: { Q! ]. j! v2 V
Allied Ships
: g2 h, P' c1 V* P% j* A% m PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& ]2 ~+ G0 f$ k1 n
PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk+ o2 P6 j4 Z, X% y, _
PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk$ S; m; l. H9 m/ _
PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. n9 j* X5 v0 N5 i A: I PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 r! F0 d, u8 i" N4 w$ { PT TM-14$ c6 G' S1 m* F7 E9 i. q6 }
PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- o% [" |8 r- M. @/ Q, l MTB 7, Shell hits 1
4 T6 l" ?& E5 {* e+ N MTB 26 : R4 c" L, i( z( m( L
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight. q: K) U M% B! c8 V
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards; _% Q: A1 h, t# j5 m
Range closes to 11,000 yards...6 }( [1 a9 h; Q2 N6 K: x
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
# G, C2 M5 o n: f8 M7 x( ^8 x" xRange closes to 9,000 yards...+ M$ y. z% }$ {* ]' r, h
Range closes to 8,000 yards...( s& ?, e0 `2 V: N9 N+ ~
Range closes to 7,000 yards...9 h# b( }+ W) q4 n1 J0 |0 N5 k
Range closes to 6,000 yards...8 ?$ i6 ^# A; C& F) S8 J
Range closes to 5,000 yards...; f) ~, b: @) R o p$ A
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
! {+ _ k! V1 A" RRange closes to 3,000 yards...
+ W- l9 |" a2 k: d* a/ }6 V% |* | ~- ^+ kRange closes to 2,000 yards...9 A& { v& W4 z9 z# K" m0 P
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
4 [- N% ]( K- SCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards7 l9 y$ J- [9 p2 b/ {$ w2 ^2 z
PT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
3 t. I3 X5 Y8 f+ L7 c/ vPT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards1 x4 a# ]' S9 w
Range increases to 3,000 yards
" V; }; z! B' D7 e$ | ]# i" T$ K2 HCA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
! ~6 }3 k/ E5 ^1 |8 n/ u2 L- ePT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards
! H, Y* u9 W% @; GDD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards( A* s1 p) R3 B% J1 q7 ]# q# V: M
DD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards' [9 [+ O8 U; w' z4 E- b2 l9 U
Range closes to 2,000 yards" b5 c; m5 s3 c( u/ y, j( b
PT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
/ N0 L$ _& R+ ?& k. B M) H% nDD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards O& j5 g2 y# t& y
Range increases to 3,000 yards
9 [. _" r) p' c' p4 R: OPT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards& s$ m/ o# o- `! H7 f3 B" |
PT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards
; n9 L2 Z* E3 E) ?5 TRange increases to 4,000 yards
6 s3 `" F2 ?9 J( Q- q8 cPT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards9 o' [* I* t& R: O3 S% w
PT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards
) _- K, H& w1 z% h. f' U/ jRange increases to 5,000 yards' O. i; d3 K( {6 g( q# {
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards) m1 O7 e- n; X# E9 c5 H! ^
Range increases to 6,000 yards
D! h2 P: e3 [) o7 DDD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards0 t5 @ I3 L: T+ T$ j) G3 c5 _
Range closes to 5,000 yards: Q+ ]/ R/ w) l e* T; D& d
DD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards& Q8 a- F& n. U1 G
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
' |9 D5 u y, [. D: N* l3 rDD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
9 ~' P$ Z2 i; O0 i9 @DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
: C) y4 X3 J- cDD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
3 [6 V& w: e+ R; j& X# j" LDD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
* K4 O+ \' |8 q1 e3 V* ?" zTask forces break off...
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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
& K$ ~# {! B& j" j5 ]/ a- y% ^44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. - c, E" a# f5 ?6 P% b3 i& \
Japanese Ships- x- {. v3 T6 H' q l0 t
xAK Toei Maru/ Y3 q& r+ q# l0 l
xAP Katori Maru
|3 H$ Q# j( k& P) t xAP Suwa Maru
- u: ]2 X$ k0 ]# ` xAP Ukishima Maru! {. X- ^ G3 [2 Y- p# |
PB Odatsuki Maru
4 r! o5 ?8 I5 w3 e4 sJapanese ground losses:) D k% t$ G. k4 x: G$ |
11 casualties reported n' Z( M5 J4 c1 _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 a( g0 g/ U+ X! B
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled3 v7 O* g; ]. s1 {' O" Z# o7 D9 D t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ) F: @& O4 z* j1 Y' m
xAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops
# W/ s: l# n6 h; x X4 D LxAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops: ? f' l$ f( |9 o' H. X# W# S
xAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops: ~; R, I7 ~2 |
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards/ I+ h& M) Y6 Q; ?* _: J9 A4 K
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# `% g/ T: v7 k1 `; G9 p3 ADay Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards
* i5 h7 O0 S) H% G7 Y. U: kJapanese Ships
! Q- o' L: V, [' l% K. z CA Maya! J2 I" x' b$ |, x4 U- i ]- V# v
CA Kumano
$ F& {6 Q' d7 _ CL Nagara
. W1 `. M: r- a* I J CL Abukuma
! q, B* ~7 M* s+ [) Z DD Hatsuyuki! C- a4 q: a7 L2 x
DD Uranami j+ z5 R# d9 K. T$ a$ t" d
DD Yugiri
' @. Z% G0 m; i4 k; W- ~- | DD Satsuki
$ G+ l- [; M! D DD Minazuki
; ^* v" p1 m4 ? DD Fumizuki
( C% H5 ~% q5 s0 s' r DD Nagatsuki
1 ~6 [: d" K5 O: `. ~Allied Ships3 g9 L$ P1 I5 Y0 _
PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* i D* k' l5 V1 U6 e+ e7 a1 n MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 R6 h( F* ]. h' M8 N/ P MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' ?+ t P8 g4 R- R( X" g0 S8 g8 }Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards( d, i! B( }5 l1 A( C m1 |
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards& V, |4 `3 u+ E0 e. q) r3 n' H
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards' y( X* O' }" @
PT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards
! Y5 G7 o F& C* z1 |CA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards0 R/ ]8 Z8 f: D; ^ e9 s
Range closes to 22,000 yards8 R1 g; K4 ~& J ] n1 D6 E' M
Range closes to 20,000 yards
+ E8 B2 D. A, M# lDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards7 y0 }& y% M6 e. q; e/ I
DD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards" C: D2 M/ s$ m- l& A8 D8 G& T
Range closes to 17,000 yards
3 e7 Q) t4 e, ?. |5 gRange closes to 15,000 yards
8 G8 b7 w9 P: n! E2 kDD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
* q1 o. X& i) m& q! M0 a) |" N* lDD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
( Y0 [0 A& n. g& H% F2 i5 rDD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards3 L3 z% `6 V* C+ ]" v- C
Range closes to 11,000 yards
, O5 U ^; L+ x4 l- R" T; ?, j- CDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards8 M- _1 G, P1 h+ m
DD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
" S! m1 f& y6 ?6 r& q: KDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
( N& o: v z8 e7 CRange closes to 7,000 yards
' K9 }! v* v( e/ {6 l9 i6 }MTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards
5 P) s0 o' {" d" Z) r6 m' KRange increases to 9,000 yards+ U6 u M" |( I% ?7 ~5 @
CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards
( [$ J7 K, o" |) k4 B- b+ @/ FRange increases to 12,000 yards5 a; W r- n# R( ~* F
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards
7 i, w' \* E5 qRange increases to 14,000 yards5 d0 e" ~) q. T/ W" Y( i4 s
MTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards
* K5 e U3 q( a! T. C; \- TCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk... 8 c4 J0 Z( L1 y N) n; C1 n
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. c$ X$ w2 ^, Y" ^! Y0 cMorning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) " V" M' Y$ Y( s! Z* \2 Z; w# I
Weather in hex: Light cloud # ?9 h: U6 G/ h; p8 F2 M6 M
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 w# \7 u' B6 m* E3 S) m) FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
% o+ a& b& C- B( K# J4 r" i+ wJapanese aircraft6 D6 D- P* `1 K. H& v9 @
A6M2 Zero x 32
% M8 p* L$ {0 g9 ?. Q G3M2 Nell x 33' V& t! |! V" ^- U# Z) Q
G4M1 Betty x 30
9 g3 _6 Z7 H; Z; ~/ w Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37
# z! Z5 _; D# G0 `* f; lJapanese aircraft losses1 I! v- N" y4 l! I X
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged/ w. H9 c" v! @% h+ H
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
4 G( n5 E2 g: J' U( F1 ~1 K, ]Allied ground losses:2 T4 J+ I, R! X2 W
48 casualties reported
! ?5 o* W* }& f0 m2 Y6 u' J% e3 A Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
% K% @( b t! h: _2 ]. S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
' p0 U3 D8 X* y" e+ E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ X: Y! p( N6 EAircraft Attacking:% q P- G3 J9 A2 w' d2 A: b
23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
4 i; d; t/ U2 z2 F* L) a/ v Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
* {8 g& E+ x" v. b8 R9 _9 @. o' K s 30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
4 F4 H+ B: h; ~! o( Y Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
e* v+ n* Z- ]/ \9 Q4 e9 N, A/ ?: H 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
( w& ~& ? Y3 E9 n' I2 A/ ? Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
) g! W% j& |9 B5 @' ^4 G2 [5 T 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet: [ s! i/ k3 J3 F* A9 C
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb5 H* }/ \7 P2 G- a+ Y
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet, [% G( V1 C6 F( h
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# W. C/ U, l$ \) H
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Morning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang)
. [# z4 r. {6 j+ zWeather in hex: Light cloud
4 V$ g/ ~9 f7 ZRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 c0 n: I$ Y5 p& g4 R" \3 u% a M+ s
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
: t- a8 H, Z* Q+ g2 C7 eJapanese aircraft4 ?! c; m% p( V8 f/ K
A6M2 Zero x 20
3 u+ W1 \0 ^% V, V G3M2 Nell x 108 y2 S) F) N$ C5 y0 p
G4M1 Betty x 28
' d7 J% p- Y$ h: S, C2 ^4 O Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20
& ]* v% x' p* Z3 O9 {1 ?; {' J1 V# ]Japanese aircraft losses
/ s/ L E- o: x9 x, z3 |0 q G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged/ y7 _3 J1 }2 y2 M
G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged
4 h0 N' A5 j& r) }Allied ground losses:
/ x* Z! }/ D% k; t 61 casualties reported
7 G- Q" n$ G: q, |% f Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& y# [. k; D0 V) s& K! f! D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled. Z+ I0 w% L+ N# u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled $ @8 T! O) ?8 L. ?5 i
Aircraft Attacking:
; n" o4 v4 ~6 l* A( g 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
+ a. H% g }! X( d" v- ^+ x- c2 Q Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb" b$ H9 B5 o7 {' J. y
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
% k. J- e+ k) Z/ J( H3 `" A Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb4 G& z5 ~' ^& _4 ^. V
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet) I4 D. ^8 h9 ]2 Q3 M# k; ^
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb& e3 D# c# W8 [) `9 p4 b+ D
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
" B3 W- s- b; z3 h& ~4 `5 |Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...2 r8 h/ @+ c* ?8 v* ]. g0 R$ X9 B) w% V
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...- e; r% ~& Z) @- N1 u0 r- y: O
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
! Y! z5 n4 v/ G& w8 N7 vAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...0 ~' c1 t6 n0 i7 P
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
" W+ C/ n3 m8 d, |Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
2 s3 L: \, d1 U; m: P/ n# p1 s mAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
' T- h& o& L- h0 C& B- uAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
7 E) b1 ~0 {3 h9 B3 J* vAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
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1 Y; S7 \4 Q- \3 iMorning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) 2 Y9 k6 ?5 o& b1 J8 }! e7 ^4 v3 u
Weather in hex: Light cloud
) I! y- s1 w, a" m0 B4 R! @Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.- r; k! B' X5 J9 |; P
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes 1 t0 R, o T8 `7 ?" s; T
Japanese aircraft+ X. O; ?9 }9 T4 z
A6M2 Zero x 7
; t& d' r3 ?2 C3 g; E1 ~+ W Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
|+ R: Y& I. r/ s Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11 t9 R4 l( |/ G/ @4 Q
Japanese aircraft losses! {# e. b: I" T% }$ l
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
0 W! ~1 R4 i# ~! L0 B1 Q$ H) sAllied ground losses:
, ]* x7 o( E* n, \% B 85 casualties reported- y/ d) w- g* w# p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
1 c7 y! ?) ^) G( u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 _% `! v9 L- {" X0 t: ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 5 R0 G. x6 ]( `; A; Y2 K z' |
Aircraft Attacking:( b3 i" h5 s* V. E
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
- |1 T4 [1 E; y6 m' D Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb- x( H# |9 p$ o6 G
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! X+ P8 z7 o. k& `& C+ @. \Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) & G2 y% K# D# e) Y- ^. u- S/ O
Japanese Deliberate attack
" I( P% C: r+ H% K; a0 d% `. W# nAttacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759
% C. r1 Y: p$ u3 }Defending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
0 g5 E9 L$ t# ^1 i5 SJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 5 E. T: S, I1 A
Japanese adjusted assault: 894
a+ p5 C4 O* ~! vAllied adjusted defense: 127 1 k* t8 q* b( h q* w3 L
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)
7 s5 L$ p& Q8 d1 s' G$ JJapanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!
! N1 T& @' Z0 F- L7 uAllied aircraft
2 e1 w) O# f3 m d3 m& k( \ no flights 0 M2 v8 Z+ x8 l
Allied aircraft losses
s( a; l; P8 J3 o; ~8 G, g- P# d Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed & L$ |. `# e0 d, Q" Q" }
Combat modifiers7 c; ?( x8 N8 W( I8 W" Q
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
( t6 K5 ^+ T2 p5 ?+ wAttacker: 4 ^2 l5 |! { ^- c* G3 ?
Japanese ground losses:5 }6 w1 X$ X$ Z! U4 P1 Y3 k6 r
1406 casualties reported
! o# B S+ k6 k. }( M Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled" V, U' b, l" F( N4 {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled- T/ s) L' {; Q# H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled4 r5 b8 s2 M% s: m9 n
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) / ^# w& N! x) T. H3 A; d
Allied ground losses:+ H& J$ a2 c3 Z1 M$ V
7228 casualties reported7 U! A2 G, C7 C: I8 B. ^5 u
Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled9 c* `# R2 w" A, |4 H( o
Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled
7 r7 B3 C7 i6 G Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
# P8 i1 y1 g$ I/ m Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)
+ N$ v6 x J, d. a# l1 b Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
6 U4 C% w8 G! [2 u$ x# X2 K Units retreated 5
4 |! b/ @; x8 {; K8 I; ` Units destroyed 1 ) I% t- @% k* |' C( M
Assaulting units:
) E+ p, L7 r( p( n+ x 41st Guard Battalion
' ~* B; Q2 q- l, @0 q Yokosuka 2nd SNLF) |8 @3 [0 l: `4 Y% |" J5 l
38th Division9 j* @* b- k6 H& s2 y
II./124th Infantry Battalion
* m/ P' y& h' I0 K6 ? 2nd Recon Regiment* \ Q4 Y# B* m4 E0 E
6th Tank Regiment
! u! U) F% {/ Z/ C C5 x* l2 y: ^* z' Y 53rd Division
" a4 B; i8 l8 Q- |8 D III./124th Infantry Battalion
+ e& |' o+ r; S! D. t: e* S8 u8 ^ 24th Infantry Regiment& }0 J% u% ~" E. ^
16th Guards Regiment# ]% e2 ?: r) @' V
5th Guards Engineer Regiment8 w& |9 Y! a& v1 @. ]+ b" Z
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
A0 \" u6 _% Z Sasebo 8th SNLF
( o; ?; h) f. r p1 t0 @ II./4th Infantry Battalion8 Q% j, C$ _$ [
I./4th Infantry Battalion
/ H# I/ t: Q$ ?8 K 2nd Engr Rgt /2, t0 ` S6 t- U
28th Shipping Engineer Regiment
8 b, B, |# ^4 } 11th Special Base Force6 k# c; h! r, g' X$ n% ~/ Y
23rd JAAF AF Bn % R6 n- E% X' |" |7 q
Defending units:
5 o1 {6 h! O5 a# r2 n Korps Marechausee Battalion& v; h5 w7 _" J6 X
NS KNIL Territory Regiment6 d; @3 ]& v$ F0 h
Zuid KNIL Battalion
% x" s# q1 `2 u; ~' z4 _ WS KNIL Territory Regiment
/ G4 J$ k! @4 X: W7 G7 p! ` So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
, T1 j) F4 Q. ] North Sumatra Base Force. x5 f% J7 Y9 O# O: P
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7 S8 j8 j6 ~& [) I5 tGround combat at Toungoo (57,50)
- K. h1 }9 g7 a5 G3 ~) v. ]. FAllied Shock attack
! a% L+ y# @& a8 g2 p# }4 hAttacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 8 f; c' ~' n4 b, W4 |" A
Defending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
9 o* K2 E- K1 i& A- D( Y# _/ ?Allied adjusted assault: 43 9 P" A+ y) A* b: `8 M. L& s' x
Japanese adjusted defense: 1 4 q g! n; {/ u) Q- r) j
Allied assault odds: 43 to 1 G% c9 u$ {7 z3 w: {: c
Combat modifiers
& o" p7 q4 G9 w. \Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-). m* j4 ]' Y: F+ o* ]/ }$ o1 m8 W
supply(-)1 Z) m5 G+ h& D! r# v4 p
Attacker: shock(+) ; U- q- Y1 a/ Z% ^6 ?7 _. i! _. C2 m
Japanese ground losses:7 J; d+ \& A2 O
168 casualties reported
6 |' n6 o& L+ V( v" l) G6 Y, P Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled3 b8 w7 i; N1 t2 e/ P0 g3 P. U% J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, P# b2 M# B5 }7 Z* P1 f- K/ E. k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) s2 d U# y' T: e6 X
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) - n! w% N7 d7 R+ u [4 [. r
Allied ground losses:
4 x. Z# c! b* _: ` 70 casualties reported& V" r$ l; u0 X, ^) T3 n4 {6 s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
" |+ ^! D1 E: s; [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 z& D& S' ^9 h; n5 h( c- K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 6 Q( r6 M( S6 W6 V
Assaulting units:
/ |2 D6 L% ]" a2 g" t Rangoon BAF Battalion3 V q) g0 n+ u2 g8 `6 m( A
45th Indian Brigade; x1 q" z2 G6 Y; H% J0 o# t
103rd RAF Base Force
& L0 S7 F, P4 O3 K 109th RAF Base Force
; j- \3 ?, _- ]: g- g5 J+ o( h* [ 104th RAF Base Force6 U( ?/ {# Z k' u
221 Group RAF 6 r! `9 b) |' o7 x2 i3 `
107th RAF Base Force, ^6 Y/ c$ z b$ }% C, r
106th RAF Base Force
0 f1 u5 F2 h- u& e4 `/ e+ m. ? 108th RAF Base Force
% j( q8 P+ h/ I8 @5 x/ U" K 103rd RN Base Force3 I- r' ^4 H% q- r
AVG Ground Echelon
3 ~6 u- l2 f7 eDefending units:
3 ^5 \& W, E5 |% U+ r5 ~; j9 { 2nd Raiding Regiment $ j, ?% }" i5 u4 X8 a9 C
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2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |