AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
& ~8 }6 @ \* C xPT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。
& v* G9 F# |4 o- ^4 J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。
# S$ r R; C/ b5 X- p) l' a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。
' V( D2 |: l J* a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5 D8 Z9 p; T2 U8 J5 a
当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。) q4 g/ [$ O- J( j9 o' H( k
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。5 ^4 n, _+ i% L9 V* f1 _7 V4 v+ O2 O
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$ u, h4 G6 H* ]/ _( C) E- a) S5 M/ R4 UNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards $ w+ l3 [: y' c; h5 \
Japanese Ships# u* t" G9 X4 N% `
BB Ise* K! r0 d+ [! ]; T
CA Ashigara/ Q5 I) Q; Q) k' r$ z( d- ]
CL Kinu
2 T- w/ s G2 X% |: P5 Q DD Yugumo
$ W+ r5 H; v* b4 B DD Hatsuharu5 y0 @3 W% G V: b( r7 A$ p ], b" ]
DD Nenohi. ]5 J( G1 Z# a4 w3 V# C. ?7 s% o; k
DD Asakaze
: B8 ]" F/ [. T+ Q' U: a2 U! u' f7 m DD Harukaze! ~! d7 @" ~! H+ K
DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 H$ h2 ^3 r! n. f2 Y, bAllied Ships7 \5 Y0 V6 c2 S- x$ F# x
PT TM-5
( w* |- M, M9 K# Y PT TM-65 S5 i$ ^* H6 A
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
/ ?2 b0 C0 n( Q PT TM-8
0 u+ G0 V+ }' z* L. f6 @ PT TM-10
6 K1 ^7 l0 T: Z3 e' V3 M PT TM-11! F! y+ ~! K) O2 B
PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 B1 X5 T5 F. @+ ?: J
PT TM-14- o* m; e( s7 H# {/ V* ?
PT TM-158 L; n# s, z* r7 p) E
MTB 7
' t4 E, x1 [0 f$ Q" R MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 M- \! b8 c& `* R& u7 k$ @" \& y MTB 26 + n) u9 A3 V3 I( T+ ^, e
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight7 h9 ]% J; s$ i1 r8 {( Z
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards8 F2 [0 J$ l* ?2 }
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
! k1 b# Q, f8 X7 s& q% }* mRange closes to 7,000 yards...
; W/ X, j' L+ w) j" L9 D6 i& VRange closes to 6,000 yards...5 m5 V/ s( k, S% H8 w! ?
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
! C. P& ^; ?6 |1 ^ sRange closes to 4,000 yards...) H$ r/ g7 C- B2 k0 ]) |
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
! ?' m) h7 x/ V, I( DRange closes to 2,000 yards...
5 e7 o( A' t) }8 kRange closes to 1,000 yards...+ @! Y, [* Q& n& W6 v# p! G
Takeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'
7 d% }0 f$ D ]) }/ v& O z, EDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards
- Y- S+ Z" M( T5 V) {/ L- HDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards! `. N" U; D9 p1 Z3 `# | C d: v
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards
9 b, ~1 g$ k- G. k% s7 hPT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards
% l+ `- w. H- ^DD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards
% j4 g& V# S' `% ^ WPT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
/ n w" s4 c$ W3 _MTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards3 y# O W- c* ]' w
Range increases to 2,000 yards9 |( h* ~4 {. b* Z9 G, b
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards
) @; u2 Z" N4 O/ j8 O3 {DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards
: H0 O! D' z" @$ @0 zPT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards' _+ {% k4 h; G. B
PT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards$ h6 _ v* p2 O) h; a6 ]$ v, A
Task forces break off... " w9 o" [, @! f8 E2 K
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards 7 {* R7 x- |- a
Japanese Ships
! |' y V9 C$ I/ J+ h/ G BB Ise8 j S: M; B5 Z$ n5 Q+ u! e1 _" \: H
CA Ashigara
$ [3 Q* a6 _5 R+ h2 ^0 n CL Kinu( K; `$ _* K% U8 z/ P
DD Yugumo) I3 @& V/ c$ n. y
DD Hatsuharu0 M8 \: ?2 t/ E4 X
DD Nenohi
9 x A) w9 c! _- h( A1 E DD Asakaze1 c. c# m9 b4 t! R7 k6 a: b
DD Harukaze
# z& [1 R( i% WAllied Ships
0 i( G6 @1 Y1 |/ r PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& U1 E: ], `/ O6 ]+ x! s
PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
8 [$ J0 u/ a$ e% ^! _ PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
/ t5 N( r+ ?# d. @. ^- u/ ] PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& {+ ^! c* N/ k" I2 r6 D8 n
PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) s9 r& H, O/ } PT TM-14
) ~7 K9 W6 j. B PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 u& e; y9 g( o! ~ MTB 7, Shell hits 1# W. |! v# u" X$ [2 z: @% ]
MTB 26
, H6 }! t) y" [ k, _- `8 u, dReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
( I; N! ~! ^- A j$ ~) m; F9 z% A' KMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards3 |2 e, I, s( X6 U+ x* T
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
+ a% t( ^# h; V; p2 |! YRange closes to 10,000 yards...
, m i7 a/ _4 K, ?& v: QRange closes to 9,000 yards...; z* d* I& j7 I" `. f7 r5 K S' V
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
1 ?, l" [ A! |: M& NRange closes to 7,000 yards...9 V6 Z \7 u$ ~1 `4 p+ X, k7 e
Range closes to 6,000 yards...0 E! H; e( A8 x2 }0 @) b3 i
Range closes to 5,000 yards...! i$ `5 o" f5 f$ ^# I4 w4 S
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
2 D D6 r. V9 z- m1 s wRange closes to 3,000 yards...7 u+ S) o( d- w
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
3 h; D+ ]$ Z K2 E) ICONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
; J8 B! S; b6 ?- a: Q- T7 sCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
* b; k4 m- I% o, C' X0 {7 o j3 mPT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
2 y# i }6 g5 d4 l& wPT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards8 o+ o6 q# O8 F
Range increases to 3,000 yards
7 u0 ~' C, I1 n& [* a- BCA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards& |( k" l5 l/ V9 ~
PT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards8 T" o# ~' z; w5 c9 Y/ H
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards' O) ~" E; X* E" c
DD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
# m8 B5 P1 k, H* M0 {( G- U1 t( GRange closes to 2,000 yards3 y6 H' I. y0 j H
PT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
( T5 @& E4 ]1 ?DD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards+ ~ p# B( f" r: R7 m# j' i
Range increases to 3,000 yards+ \: C! @2 k/ v. M/ J
PT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards1 B4 v4 P8 J2 k0 J7 _
PT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards0 E3 D7 u2 t+ C5 X# n3 n8 i( k
Range increases to 4,000 yards; m' r3 E1 m8 N: i9 h0 |
PT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards/ t# c9 K" }# H! `9 `
PT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards7 e; w1 ?2 m# ?! H" n. i: M1 D) C' F
Range increases to 5,000 yards
9 J1 W0 g! Y4 w3 [8 d" F5 g7 pDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
' G0 O z6 {! \$ M% ?Range increases to 6,000 yards
3 t3 ?$ H7 `! z( a' |4 i- tDD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards
- |, B0 ^/ v% ?1 L5 y& pRange closes to 5,000 yards: }2 {& J _, n6 o7 b! v
DD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
) E! F/ X; e/ Q; cDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards8 V4 S7 U; F4 q6 U) _. K
DD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards' d; ~4 l# ?2 U7 M, e4 k5 |
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
; A3 M* Q5 Q( b9 hDD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
. x5 e( l% A# ~* U2 ^$ rDD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
! [8 W/ V. A1 j: j1 C C0 ITask forces break off... 3 C ?/ N; Q. k: }+ o1 e2 x
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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91) . s- J5 ]0 Y1 Q8 \
44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ( a5 v2 ~/ Y8 a4 Q/ k- o* J0 A- }* F
Japanese Ships
2 [. x9 P, _. ] xAK Toei Maru
9 y! G7 E% B; H# y. s7 k xAP Katori Maru
$ l, m& g3 h9 F3 `. r( G xAP Suwa Maru6 [( \# B1 U1 t
xAP Ukishima Maru
; [# M- X6 ~; J% H6 V PB Odatsuki Maru * L+ C* W& b4 A5 l% g4 t& ^
Japanese ground losses:! ?( I" h& D( M
11 casualties reported9 w$ W. b" K9 E! h- j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; r- a! h* k4 W8 E7 o- F) `: ?
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled% z! K4 \5 {3 ^) V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled * u+ b8 H! _7 F# f
xAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops6 H! V0 z* o% O% [- v4 ~8 p3 q
xAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops
! p' L6 c0 `% h* e- s4 HxAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops8 z1 z. C5 e) l) x
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
2 f9 i" {3 @+ t3 e5 q------------------------------------------------% a% {* o) l5 P* ~& t, }8 l
Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards
! i6 T6 Q( y. L" UJapanese Ships
! k2 n+ W5 U/ k8 [5 a; V9 E CA Maya
/ |6 o# ?5 O5 t1 G3 |3 | CA Kumano
- B' ?" z% r6 ]; L6 V CL Nagara" U. s( ?/ G8 B* p) H
CL Abukuma# L {8 ^! D: Q8 W+ m3 `$ q
DD Hatsuyuki% `+ O7 k4 W/ a
DD Uranami0 v" a& m: `% [7 A/ I# W0 B
DD Yugiri; z/ |3 y( m# E1 _, |4 d5 E$ ] i9 U
DD Satsuki
/ R/ H! u3 z$ s: w DD Minazuki
$ v- ^) h3 i5 N8 j DD Fumizuki5 ^" _( g3 n! \6 }5 K' j9 ~
DD Nagatsuki 4 ?; M* J) D8 j- w
Allied Ships1 a* K- K, L" d+ e0 \
PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: z& ?/ {# I3 |7 O3 J/ }
MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: m9 A! r* _; m
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk 7 p3 o- m) ?; k% z; P( b K% I
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
$ S5 h+ S- v: Q: l$ r/ F! V1 O0 rCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards: t7 l, ~+ g6 t( s, c
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards$ ~7 }0 a3 _) ?; Q, I: x9 J
PT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards
. I2 ^ ? v* R: `' kCA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards
1 a- B9 s2 S; ?Range closes to 22,000 yards
/ `$ N$ g y; v, c0 l8 zRange closes to 20,000 yards
. H- g2 O4 Y8 x, \/ |: kDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards% ^% W( J! k7 r7 v
DD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards, u$ Z, x* \, }" ]5 n; P
Range closes to 17,000 yards" Z j G( S' y6 d6 |
Range closes to 15,000 yards( W, U* p" F! z' s
DD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards0 g) w( W' Q O. q: k% T( I
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
% b3 m# H0 a3 l- IDD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards) I) Z. T5 d" n& t1 ?
Range closes to 11,000 yards
7 i! C' ~9 ^4 M% E5 \9 mDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards5 y& w4 v8 _/ z" z8 b7 U" ?- `/ r
DD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
' y" t' K; d' @- p9 u( MDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
* q3 r7 K2 M. \: uRange closes to 7,000 yards
9 @& n! M+ q1 j# W: eMTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards
6 x: Z' H( g% K, [& m- ^Range increases to 9,000 yards
; ?! J/ R& l* g4 @! ^/ f. d& J) Y s$ vCA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards6 }5 x" c! U$ Q' c+ e( f
Range increases to 12,000 yards0 k Q, s5 N) s9 E* U- S ^; H) o" j
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards
9 f' @' Q6 Z' g+ A# pRange increases to 14,000 yards4 l0 t' Y# j$ ]/ U- g" _3 z6 {% a
MTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards6 j. o3 A- J# K/ D# ^) H
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... h' N& B5 T. [ h8 n
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5 e/ V+ h/ v2 ~3 s0 H* }. K: W" kMorning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
+ m0 ^$ i' Y' \/ f0 m' SWeather in hex: Light cloud
6 F, b% ?7 N9 W; b. \ yRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: P* X' Y) `- U6 yEstimated time to target is 6 minutes 2 Z5 v2 r& r9 @$ p+ t
Japanese aircraft: W( J3 } e* x: t3 H+ G, B
A6M2 Zero x 32" [0 O1 Q# l# {: i0 [. D1 r' `
G3M2 Nell x 33
9 C E2 }- k! b( a$ G# W G4M1 Betty x 304 g; ]; v7 @: }: G, N' @" O
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37 ( h% {$ i3 i/ T0 N% Q) [) W |
Japanese aircraft losses
N% T1 Y; _ o( d# ?) D5 X G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
7 R7 Q; N& w; V0 [1 \; ? G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged 8 w: B( c. N: j) M. a
Allied ground losses:
/ Q- r1 M- [& u n+ m 48 casualties reported
8 d$ S: |+ l0 A$ a, n1 j- { Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
9 ~7 h7 h2 W& E0 Y3 ^' z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled8 \. c& S+ s/ r6 Z% W4 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- A9 Q8 Y+ k0 j4 Z- q
Aircraft Attacking:
5 m9 Q( J8 |3 }1 [0 q 23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet( S+ e* d! d1 i5 P7 P' w
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 ]* {# {0 e" ^ 30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet5 i+ L, ?4 N# I1 p+ }9 F" G. }$ X
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
9 ]7 \' H4 D# \( w9 Z5 {! X7 ^ 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet4 ?" e% A3 [3 s6 C% B" C# [- `
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb9 i3 |! h4 R* ]" c) t
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
; Z" \0 i0 D5 g5 W) Q, `1 Y$ [ Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
9 q+ }( ^- E+ m! M% M9 Q* x 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
, H' S4 c6 D/ K/ J1 e/ M Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb6 f) o! i1 P7 e/ _; X
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Morning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang)
( ^/ ~+ p {3 G$ F3 J; L% o, f- PWeather in hex: Light cloud ; E- n2 k9 @6 r8 \: _
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
+ H* H0 f' Q- Z6 u& [) N3 uEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
' t8 z, o: Q/ j1 w2 mJapanese aircraft7 `* B' O' E0 z. A& s) Q
A6M2 Zero x 209 G: m! i8 {0 Y* b5 r! i
G3M2 Nell x 10, J7 y p3 a! U. D5 h4 G
G4M1 Betty x 28! C" \* ^* E3 R. f0 b
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20
% H* M) f, x" b- t3 ZJapanese aircraft losses! p9 P1 w0 V) \1 r
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
- g$ [8 }- \0 W' c* S t( d) w G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged 6 q8 D3 ?2 [7 N2 F$ P
Allied ground losses:
1 C, B: t# Z% K. X 61 casualties reported
/ u l; V; A6 l* W u Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled J2 [5 T" j$ ?( z% R6 Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
' ~ r! O# ~( z: ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ( @' ~6 R, F6 D. h/ S9 g! u. X
Aircraft Attacking:
9 M8 T) L+ R/ F" C 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
: f- a1 O& c: b Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb/ J4 L- h' i; z! v1 u
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
% W$ Z3 }8 z( K( ` Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb+ h1 a, T+ S; U( i! C0 O
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
7 \# R2 g) H( v) r Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
0 X+ g' r' ?9 P& j% l/ L5 gAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...4 J( g% k$ |, H* ~
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
: i' c) D3 F* i7 EAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...$ z a$ o& y) b& Z7 t4 V# T
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
4 Y1 A# T' \# Y; HAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...- ~% v, \8 W* t) Q
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...* Y2 S' f5 X( t/ a
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
5 R; e) W/ J3 l* @Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment .../ ?- Z$ {5 D. ]' O9 }! S
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...& D5 w, [+ K( f; _6 o8 t
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...2 q- N% D% Z I0 b. P3 u
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5 c* j3 x p7 G3 @8 P* wMorning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
3 G1 ]2 ^ F9 G8 ~ V4 l! D/ t( o6 h' zWeather in hex: Light cloud 3 v6 z3 n+ A, u$ X: a4 G# f) C
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
, `. D4 _, X( v; h3 y4 S6 bEstimated time to target is 1 minutes : @8 w3 R$ M9 V& J. c$ {
Japanese aircraft
: T8 ?6 h3 n a# [: |4 x/ o3 K& y A6M2 Zero x 7- A/ `. Q) ]9 x$ ~
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 174 k, I( G, _% @0 c
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11 / }; G7 r5 u6 |0 _. U
Japanese aircraft losses
# f1 ?8 l( ]' g4 m3 U9 R% O+ T Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged 7 O) @% E& F1 ~
Allied ground losses:$ o8 x3 k) u& C0 C
85 casualties reported
9 Z4 r7 N: O- ^( b Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
! O8 S7 U5 X6 ^" B0 [3 n. L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" `2 ?$ G( H% q3 z A4 G9 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled $ ?* N$ ^% a: J# y0 e
Aircraft Attacking:6 i! B7 F i0 o, J |2 m6 s
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet$ n9 ^' }6 a0 E" d4 m: A. z
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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# L, j' B/ z4 uGround combat at Palembang (48,91) ; k/ Z+ o* M! }' Q( }
Japanese Deliberate attack . U/ r, _" _3 M7 w8 q1 E" h' X
Attacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759
) N1 e( I2 b" {! c- [+ M: e2 MDefending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
. i$ b$ [5 E3 U4 v- q+ p- u0 n8 WJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
. ]$ ]6 n! t! y9 wJapanese adjusted assault: 894
0 y* _6 a. J; H" R6 o1 T, u7 F% VAllied adjusted defense: 127 ; K; ^9 f3 N( s% v
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)
0 {9 h/ C- b) a! @Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!! & n/ z$ h, P" d+ f6 f7 g
Allied aircraft
0 y. J3 h! S y1 o$ Y+ I6 _4 y no flights F! q6 r! |+ v4 u
Allied aircraft losses4 X' s& T1 W* K
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed
# q4 {0 [/ ]5 D; q. D5 T: Z4 ^Combat modifiers
; v& L$ ^+ c2 U5 U, rDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
, i# e$ g/ h3 x* z3 qAttacker: 9 n5 N1 J& k% Y, _3 F! n4 W
Japanese ground losses:
- f; F( A" g: ~ 1406 casualties reported
: U) A- j& s( ` Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled
' ~: k q, D0 p8 n/ ]7 ^+ P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
2 K5 u( D& n$ A6 O- \: J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled, ^0 T2 I% U0 k7 Q+ i. z# C
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
3 Z. n" h8 Q$ ]- mAllied ground losses:
$ h4 s7 B! o! a) j, `/ F! O 7228 casualties reported
$ h0 I' w' t' o$ s$ m# h Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled% W/ w8 f+ _5 c; R5 b
Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled4 b$ t) s+ y1 `7 ` ~& `4 \+ }
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled6 a. |+ c. s" b% p
Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)
( J( a. d5 P# q: T- |- M0 V Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
6 i. X+ O! h8 C ~: }/ Y Units retreated 54 d2 ^! Y }( K) {: y. i) ]
Units destroyed 1 & J- |; t( i3 C; I5 x" E
Assaulting units:
3 i1 ~* b m0 y. B% u% E 41st Guard Battalion4 S4 u6 v# U1 v. M' _& L# y
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF) O, X6 ]! ^ H+ t
38th Division7 p: [( G5 P- e$ S( a1 h
II./124th Infantry Battalion
# Y: ~4 u% j3 L4 P( \ 2nd Recon Regiment, q S7 o1 v4 X: |. g* Z
6th Tank Regiment# S/ Q6 C5 r. m/ b
53rd Division
# E1 p% f" U4 ~0 R III./124th Infantry Battalion
$ A3 h0 l0 b; K9 y. { 24th Infantry Regiment
& Q; R: l% z/ x' G7 G7 L+ M 16th Guards Regiment. L+ O! I& L' \) j
5th Guards Engineer Regiment( m: I2 w" o& A% ?
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
! P- ~2 l7 R* ]6 _1 {1 {, y Sasebo 8th SNLF
' u( l U) q# d/ t d! l/ p II./4th Infantry Battalion
4 o7 R1 _5 C" C I./4th Infantry Battalion2 w- f6 E. A5 F' C
2nd Engr Rgt /2" r Z% s1 \ [. O* t0 q5 \8 W4 n( d
28th Shipping Engineer Regiment
! h( z/ L8 X8 E7 Q1 w4 q 11th Special Base Force
6 I- N4 C0 \7 T8 e9 }' F$ [ 23rd JAAF AF Bn
$ {( c3 P# o4 w: N/ g+ u. F, IDefending units:
" o2 ~. ?, {8 @% D Korps Marechausee Battalion* M( |3 \' q5 y8 L
NS KNIL Territory Regiment
! u$ F1 }+ Q7 f- K3 ]& B: h9 B Zuid KNIL Battalion2 I1 S- ^& M& s' x" r3 J
WS KNIL Territory Regiment
% w+ O0 t/ t9 Q# S2 ` So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
& }5 }" b( n2 x' w- g' }" q& O North Sumatra Base Force, c/ |8 o" p2 |0 N( r" s5 V# r
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Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50) ; R. [! M4 f- ~5 O( S" k% \
Allied Shock attack
% u6 c# ]7 ?+ aAttacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188
2 n) c4 R% N1 R/ G% IDefending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 5 C9 G" a' |) }# s+ ~* w
Allied adjusted assault: 43
7 I! Q( `# z2 S2 m7 `$ X- TJapanese adjusted defense: 1 % S/ o s3 B! ^% x
Allied assault odds: 43 to 1
5 o# P0 \6 x3 s* U+ [Combat modifiers# m8 n! n$ L# o, K4 w$ c" ]$ e
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
& `$ S/ A. Q$ X supply(-)
; G2 b$ }% a7 Z. G. v* oAttacker: shock(+)
2 O5 `! S4 B- f! }, J. Z% l+ w/ SJapanese ground losses:
3 M) o' y2 \' y% A 168 casualties reported9 U7 `& ?2 s: O* @8 K
Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled3 Z, F& u1 q$ t2 l! a1 o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; _; K1 G t0 V( X& s1 h9 M1 v! G/ C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 N6 R9 l$ [$ |# R, b& J0 D
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 5 w; }/ t @+ }& b5 d6 U R
Allied ground losses:
: F2 M- l1 ~, T/ d9 r, L 70 casualties reported
0 _. r3 B6 G: { Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled% R1 V2 N& a" D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% `6 L( G v3 }0 y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ' B8 t9 ^- E3 `, B( U, K) i, q4 e) D
Assaulting units:
1 j) U, D; ]( |3 U9 `) V& X2 S Rangoon BAF Battalion: Y3 ^' ]1 S1 ?9 |- h& n/ F, |6 M
45th Indian Brigade
7 q' U; A( z5 R& _" ~/ Q$ U! s% a 103rd RAF Base Force( d }3 U1 S% l2 P0 d6 k" G
109th RAF Base Force9 h! c+ J+ Y! x9 \0 x: j: I7 U
104th RAF Base Force1 F" T- \& Y. b9 t$ f3 v. b3 [
221 Group RAF r) B u M. |% P2 l1 M0 e5 M
107th RAF Base Force
3 B" p3 c; q: b3 P 106th RAF Base Force
! Z& J1 u# d, r* h( N 108th RAF Base Force
8 v8 _7 g0 F( |. @ 103rd RN Base Force
8 N) w; n/ \2 o5 u, T# f3 S4 K AVG Ground Echelon . @8 V; s8 M! ^# p( }6 ^
Defending units:& I, R* Q, D3 R& \0 S, u9 T1 s
2nd Raiding Regiment
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2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |