AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42# v) A$ T/ [5 c+ q
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。" G! e" k4 e' q$ U. Y
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。) C% a7 e- o& Z3 r, G
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$ {. C( K2 O& \& Q0 ?% d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- i/ B8 f* G$ m/ h" t
当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。# K: L. w9 g8 s; N7 T9 z# b% H
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。4 A% n! a) k* T( [" l
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" Q4 t. ]* W. g! TNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards ! b6 z( P% z& | A- e
Japanese Ships3 G, }9 j7 I6 |( [0 W* @/ g6 @
BB Ise1 P8 H$ [# B; n
CA Ashigara; f6 g# U& L, Q6 s. I O
CL Kinu
( q4 S; v) V3 @9 H. e DD Yugumo
6 W( x: N5 ? z# ` DD Hatsuharu
; Q8 V* x6 v7 d2 R6 S# P5 v DD Nenohi
! N. ~2 W: V1 s# q. y; e DD Asakaze% ]! @1 R! c# V! h9 l% G
DD Harukaze
+ }# }5 b+ X& r8 E8 t8 ?8 t DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk % [: \$ k* d9 Q7 r! _. m U
Allied Ships
" R8 Z1 ?1 M& K' P, u PT TM-5
D" I: Q9 S( W* E: E; L1 A PT TM-6; t1 U/ ]# L/ z) K( D
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk- Q" q4 P; T/ r' H
PT TM-8
% l8 T& d, k/ W- T8 c PT TM-10
: U/ l, B0 H0 j9 W2 z PT TM-11
5 f3 J3 |- E4 F1 c; [ PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 C/ m+ \- y% m
PT TM-14: W. u$ B6 F$ v. h
PT TM-15
4 c/ _* Z; H+ G( p! `# _* i0 v' z& O MTB 7- D6 v- T! \+ c1 w! ^
MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 A7 t# F# P1 l1 T. P( J% E/ e8 O
MTB 26
& b/ ~3 M. h) f* ?2 MReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
9 `4 h! x2 D X. l: m# N$ E2 B. TMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards4 I- R2 O4 N3 N- i, y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
! N/ ~; w5 n3 {Range closes to 7,000 yards...
4 b8 Z1 t( r' p- i" O( JRange closes to 6,000 yards...+ H, X4 ?, o# k4 K/ G
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
8 j, c+ `% f9 O4 FRange closes to 4,000 yards...
' [- i6 A% f( dRange closes to 3,000 yards...( s! t, H$ }" X* D$ P8 n; X \; ^7 i
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
" I8 c, [4 Y* w) ~Range closes to 1,000 yards...
: i: i2 M$ u- T: y" ], S3 g4 ETakeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'
7 [9 I, G5 u& D7 z {! n2 BDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards
; ]) u- p0 s/ L# L6 _DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards
% H. L6 o" u/ k, `! YDD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards
1 Z C2 `/ }$ g6 Q* S/ WPT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards
- i! f3 d4 `$ xDD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards! g# h- F1 A1 s$ l/ Q- y8 }
PT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
6 e9 b3 U* K/ q% ]8 G9 ]MTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards) F9 l! R' G6 `. p! k' U; t
Range increases to 2,000 yards e9 F: C4 |8 F! c9 j- _
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards2 H* s2 O# [; w' H! y% E* y
DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards
3 [9 V b" x5 W) L7 KPT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards! n* S2 v, ^& T5 D# `' h. c, b- d
PT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards7 l$ Z4 A4 X0 I# G: J! \
Task forces break off...
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% A. y8 {2 \! Y, x8 S' iNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards 7 L/ h6 }# \4 l! ]
Japanese Ships
. z% T, @' D; q' g& }9 l' q BB Ise; O& G, a/ W) I/ ?0 u+ X
CA Ashigara; u$ {& v# ^) [, X% J. |( `! U" S( L
CL Kinu
% E6 ?/ X; ~) G& k1 W3 z, c2 q DD Yugumo5 b7 r9 G: Z0 X4 K% |% L
DD Hatsuharu- x( N/ [" ^, d2 P
DD Nenohi
- j7 m- r: a3 d0 V: U8 ` DD Asakaze
- Q! ~5 q3 e- N DD Harukaze
- W2 ]; a o( K0 {4 wAllied Ships
$ h& _' h# @- b6 t1 } PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 R8 I4 F- a6 Y4 E
PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) p$ v0 F! ]$ B# l4 t1 t; C( ?* Y0 T
PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
- u( `! D" Z, @9 A2 D# R$ P PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ \$ c+ `9 P& G# a
PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; H0 p' z) M$ F' i7 b; c( i$ y
PT TM-14+ h# `; r" z: J0 s
PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 Z" L5 Y I2 ] _8 }
MTB 7, Shell hits 1 y7 M3 I7 B" j2 T. ]( \
MTB 26 5 W2 [' }; C7 n8 `4 l7 h3 x
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
7 z% }& [7 L7 J: {1 o; yMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards0 e" q$ F- ?4 ^# L$ l
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
|$ E) g# `& i- E" e6 ^) F: `Range closes to 10,000 yards..., v" b- ^/ G+ M, x0 Y' |
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
9 G/ L+ _/ S* g. P* mRange closes to 8,000 yards..." N. E/ F0 H9 F/ H' s) R
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
, t! }; L# _$ n i) M) HRange closes to 6,000 yards..." S. i, h8 R/ x4 M, X) |6 G
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
6 e& c- I% {$ n+ v; O! u0 G8 fRange closes to 4,000 yards...0 X/ i8 v* h( U5 f" c$ c! ]7 |
Range closes to 3,000 yards.../ C) ~2 E# I3 D
Range closes to 2,000 yards...) `% u6 ]" [) \
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
. d$ F; W5 C0 H6 qCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
y5 w+ A% ~. \ X. {PT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
% Z3 x! g+ _) v. S {! t; MPT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards
( A, o+ t, @5 _# VRange increases to 3,000 yards5 E. h- b. I- B' i9 O" k' ?
CA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards+ H9 N( R9 G9 m8 b+ ^6 J
PT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards
8 O! L* k- D# p# vDD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards
& q7 N+ e: U) z6 cDD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards: S2 j" _' E; [, _9 I% |# o, f, H* b
Range closes to 2,000 yards- C, C7 k2 [. A
PT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards
4 M) g) l) |$ ^2 K( o8 `DD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards
( ?: ^9 [. K6 {- M0 m: l, i' R; rRange increases to 3,000 yards$ |7 \& x/ [6 X6 u
PT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards% f" @0 f0 T6 e7 |
PT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards
/ t( w: z# r0 ~, ~2 v& \1 BRange increases to 4,000 yards, l$ k9 e6 M/ l0 S! X6 H' ?
PT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards
) v* T- B3 L( M6 S2 V3 [) aPT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards
" R5 H. ?. Q/ c) _. sRange increases to 5,000 yards0 G) L6 v- f9 h( p4 T/ f2 `" D
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards8 `' c2 U9 @ @# t& E- V
Range increases to 6,000 yards
4 U* m+ M5 _$ J. {DD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards0 G6 K: y6 H+ W/ W1 ~
Range closes to 5,000 yards
+ i7 c( r8 ?- Q1 @, zDD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards- f* K5 _6 M9 b" \
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
" t& A6 V8 A( h5 b' j% xDD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
# S/ U9 k9 j f$ fDD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards3 b4 P: y$ O/ O6 |4 g
DD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards; |5 T1 H! T$ n. w" ~; ^ I6 s
DD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
% ~0 U8 y3 _" Y3 f6 f3 b* R2 _* M. dTask forces break off...
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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
0 D5 k9 D; N6 Y' w5 N44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
) S5 @/ `# g: oJapanese Ships- \* F% P- t' T1 s2 X3 ~" N
xAK Toei Maru
3 Q/ d) f( S/ |" p4 Y, d6 p xAP Katori Maru1 j( e- r& e' b2 a) Q1 J3 H
xAP Suwa Maru' M1 { [% U0 b& C7 R' d
xAP Ukishima Maru
* e2 R# f4 y& E1 ~9 j6 X" t) ?% } PB Odatsuki Maru $ w: ~6 I6 U! u* I5 p+ ?
Japanese ground losses:
: e5 n6 \$ z6 n! w# U( J% F 11 casualties reported0 q3 ]0 ~1 }: }- O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% M. i5 y7 X( d. x+ |6 } Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled. F5 e0 @0 O1 O" Q' G& _6 @1 R! G2 k- w8 L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled , T& Q2 s) D+ ?) `2 k
xAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops* @: _0 g+ T- b+ R
xAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops
3 S: z+ z$ \% z# L6 a8 ~xAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops
" T( J- ^0 b* D, K t3 L/ TDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards" l) B: `+ i$ H4 s, U4 U7 ?; S
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards
* U' f" G8 H wJapanese Ships, ^ O( _8 o6 x0 ?
CA Maya# x" i3 P; A5 ~" c; C9 X0 E2 P
CA Kumano
: o- u9 I* `3 V6 C+ {9 v CL Nagara
* o2 C( ?( o/ y# T; o) I, V CL Abukuma
n! ~" c; f! [8 K$ l# H) p DD Hatsuyuki
O" m5 K8 q9 j! v, R DD Uranami* Q) O+ D7 L4 Y; s3 p t- \
DD Yugiri
8 b: x+ D/ d; \8 j8 Q k5 u DD Satsuki
$ ?) V- P3 D5 r DD Minazuki
/ ^* ^+ d, F3 X1 c* S; m DD Fumizuki% ^4 e( J5 k! b' i7 |
DD Nagatsuki
# r+ Z$ D! j& u5 ]6 J: w( P* GAllied Ships
9 i8 @8 q! |% y PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# w. `: M1 f; i4 D0 l$ A3 A& S
MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# P( Z/ V3 e1 w' V6 s6 _% U MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% r9 L+ K E' w) {) F) ^Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
& o- M5 y: A- {0 ^% UCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
: D2 M+ c# r- f+ cJapanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards
& z+ x' w/ q0 u" }5 fPT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards o( Z% y" v( A9 o2 o; T! H
CA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards
3 Z" V3 E. J; A! W, o# t* k6 ORange closes to 22,000 yards$ c8 d/ I: M r3 \" N; m) D/ S
Range closes to 20,000 yards
7 W# H0 h. g5 _0 T( J" Y6 Q( LDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
' n+ Q% V9 i) ?; N# X. K& U2 EDD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
( I: Y5 ^0 Q: P' E6 ERange closes to 17,000 yards
3 E. U$ [! B, I% [8 Z" rRange closes to 15,000 yards
3 `. P( w3 L/ _, U1 s3 |; MDD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards7 x2 F$ j2 e- i2 o. o* V
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards% [$ R2 D7 f5 S; ?+ F
DD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
+ B+ k5 u8 ^, E+ S# c+ `Range closes to 11,000 yards5 H& n7 D$ M( `7 ?; S* [
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
; p S4 V4 z6 e- h0 z8 ODD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
( Z3 v5 ^0 `& k" l0 g% gDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards8 _4 _" X) Z1 K8 u0 H
Range closes to 7,000 yards) q- u9 m8 l& a6 W+ Z/ S3 k8 |
MTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards; B3 _+ s1 T& I; Z j7 V
Range increases to 9,000 yards: [0 z7 ^; H9 N: R. ^
CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards
# V% N4 D4 X' g% j3 U8 @0 X6 r* vRange increases to 12,000 yards* h. l x- ]+ m: I9 ]5 @7 b8 v/ R
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards0 T7 ^' ] K' Y; A0 z% y8 P$ L
Range increases to 14,000 yards
; @5 f# S6 h# fMTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards- ?8 R4 e* ^) Z% O9 F- |, k
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... K2 X u, w3 w! M" b3 {
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7 }0 U9 k- Z8 v) Y& ~8 RMorning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) / g) P- R4 t$ ]5 N) ?% r% b
Weather in hex: Light cloud
. ?5 [7 l& n7 Y$ @. s$ v% VRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.2 Y0 f5 A, I/ N, B) x" G! c5 ?
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 4 h* t7 e1 E6 ]8 T$ N: b6 W
Japanese aircraft! J9 I7 @: o0 _, p6 R: f
A6M2 Zero x 32' k/ J; y9 w- I' w; Q
G3M2 Nell x 33
1 E- ^+ I" I1 Q6 H% E; x) J4 o G4M1 Betty x 30/ z" x! W' j# X- P
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37
0 H3 W& v n Q- e6 SJapanese aircraft losses/ A I2 g' r5 l; U
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
% Z2 @7 H! E2 q1 D$ U* y4 N G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged 2 ~& ^! Y) g: M3 j
Allied ground losses:
; _5 K0 k( Z0 T9 Z9 f 48 casualties reported1 D$ c. I5 k( K5 Y9 ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# h6 b2 y0 `( m0 U& ^8 p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled3 o6 |1 I8 n3 F1 \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. x0 [/ P" b4 U& j& L) x UAircraft Attacking:
o/ m. I. q1 g% z$ ]& S, V 23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet+ d/ B3 X l7 Q& Y# m
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
, k4 B, ?! ~% H1 d# X 30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet; Y$ y6 }/ X# W9 y
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 E9 \/ C! ], |. k! \) b! u! [; S
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
( x7 X$ J, x& s: W Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# ^8 K, i5 i7 n T0 ~* W
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet3 u6 ^4 K4 j1 q- e) e& Y
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb* p7 e. h4 S: _: y5 @/ H& Z- N
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet% P$ l) S5 p! U7 d2 g I
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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4 H6 ~. a! T8 JMorning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang)
1 ?% O9 K! C9 H \! ~% r+ w" C0 ~# D4 HWeather in hex: Light cloud
& _" r% u% X$ J$ C8 z0 XRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
) `; z- @& ~# G0 W9 C3 s% l. JEstimated time to target is 5 minutes ) L& [% [& n4 F2 z, W" @" t8 D& `
Japanese aircraft
/ ?& {6 f6 I* Y% A6 r A6M2 Zero x 20
) o5 ~. a, E; q% b G3M2 Nell x 10
/ b4 L I" ~- e# I( ] G4M1 Betty x 283 h3 c$ Y; o8 e! C$ _% s
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20
. r' D4 f/ W# M5 |; sJapanese aircraft losses4 d% o) ]) {+ d% l: {9 |
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
/ W1 T5 g' j% b9 c. S& e: u- L* o9 S G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged * P7 a C5 r7 H: S+ i: k
Allied ground losses:9 k: p! W# p4 r# u+ [
61 casualties reported, Y+ o# Q3 `" w9 E P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled0 f, ^8 i0 q3 L# W" x& p7 z! R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled8 h) O8 J* l8 o3 C" G7 C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 k2 Z+ R; q+ ]' d. B& l: f+ QAircraft Attacking:
5 o6 H5 I. l( K' I9 C 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
3 K( l6 N1 X J$ L Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb; e' K7 U. A7 H" `3 C6 B
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
: C2 ? _. s1 b* [$ |8 a* R; w Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb6 ]3 `, Y" P3 G3 ]( s% ^
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
6 c1 m5 ]+ x7 V; u; M Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
% [5 K% v! w% U; }# o$ VAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...8 C* I3 H$ Y+ E. S) t- Q9 ^4 O
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...: Z' C B# k, j5 m7 w$ K8 Q
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
) z- d2 p- R& {9 ^5 t' k9 lAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion .... o6 [6 ~3 S7 r
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
1 x7 K( e5 r j5 Y: W( M# k. b1 KAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
. @$ Q% j! v0 ^Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...! f4 _: T7 K% t) f5 }
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
* ~' n) F: [ y |Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...9 ]0 t( \; ]& u. t8 s1 y7 y& j
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...8 i% M& D& v. u& q; d
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- a, x* ] i9 t. h" B; LMorning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) 3 p' h3 F; a1 r5 g' H
Weather in hex: Light cloud . |$ N Q+ z' Z" Y7 I
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.1 a- Z" ?# R( ]( e
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
# a7 h; v; ?; O: J" WJapanese aircraft
6 k2 c+ B! H& g" E' p; s A6M2 Zero x 7
+ K# C" J3 V" R& g Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
4 Q" E6 H1 l/ V! u2 s Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
) |0 t' x1 P" M2 nJapanese aircraft losses
# Z& { Y, s. @0 T Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
) ~8 |0 [% l; f/ I& QAllied ground losses:8 Y9 I0 L* I! f0 L0 W7 z
85 casualties reported
* ^% u& f; Y* X* O5 g5 n2 I Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
! B+ N0 X( O, y+ m& ~8 h% i( k4 z4 U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 C4 j6 v+ c+ r" p* a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ! c9 J! j' k$ g; M
Aircraft Attacking:
" G2 A* }8 F" F% A7 t 17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
3 i+ P; n# D) Y' A6 c2 D Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) # Q- C) ?. l; r6 q; g
Japanese Deliberate attack
- m- i) e& C' t, L) ZAttacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759 5 r9 a* J9 b8 h4 c, _
Defending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332
1 N* L* q5 w* L g6 d7 D% Z" A' H GJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 7 r e1 n4 a) h: F0 _ e+ r& J6 v
Japanese adjusted assault: 894 & T' `2 H3 y" C/ S
Allied adjusted defense: 127
1 N# g1 t/ r: V4 T3 {0 D# tJapanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2) $ `" ~" @4 V7 G/ u2 x
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!
; W0 P1 a2 [ {3 t/ EAllied aircraft
3 T$ N$ G$ H9 s( t2 ^2 q: K no flights 7 _. X& _- W; E: F% l: p4 C
Allied aircraft losses
! V8 L, }1 h5 j% p- O Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed ! [: R# @9 y+ n( [
Combat modifiers5 g2 U- i9 g2 s; a/ S! y
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
; W$ i8 v( D" {: n$ k& b" |: ~Attacker:
4 ]" h, X6 f+ N0 AJapanese ground losses:
0 ?% ]: s& g8 T# k( C$ i 1406 casualties reported/ S1 u6 _; x3 @: u
Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled
- V% r% o* w }! R( L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled$ L; j% y# y: S8 R+ m3 K* e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled p" g7 j2 `$ @$ [
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
" _9 u3 a; ~2 g& Q. w: c; QAllied ground losses:! {( e. M( A3 R
7228 casualties reported
/ K+ d, B: Y, t8 r9 ^8 @) q! X Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled
( E7 ^ J' N+ a5 a# ~ w7 H Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled2 R4 A) G" G3 x) d& V( ?
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
. o. L7 v1 `( ? Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)
: v: y$ a& r \ N/ _0 t* h Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
8 ~) R! @8 \. M& ^: Y Units retreated 5- t! z& @& c9 I& B: [
Units destroyed 1
" p. M+ S9 s) ^# [# OAssaulting units:! n2 A5 @$ r3 }- M- r) r4 I" s. e% R
41st Guard Battalion
4 b4 Q, g# S8 t# S8 G* d& L8 e Yokosuka 2nd SNLF9 T H/ A% X* r; B& n, b" P/ X
38th Division
7 F1 f4 @' [2 x II./124th Infantry Battalion, h, J' s4 `, i
2nd Recon Regiment
7 y8 p& y# s9 q% H8 [' b* `' A 6th Tank Regiment `$ d) M" L8 F# B% \. m! }* h
53rd Division- O- G4 _7 [5 v. d/ M
III./124th Infantry Battalion
9 _- G$ T2 e# W( R; F. K/ v 24th Infantry Regiment4 |/ w: y( n" W0 O
16th Guards Regiment
$ w& n5 m. L U& L+ n& C 5th Guards Engineer Regiment+ ]1 m; o, G; Q, |
Sasebo 3rd SNLF* ^3 ?# J- u" G; z8 f% o* {" \+ p
Sasebo 8th SNLF7 E' Z! |( o/ r8 L
II./4th Infantry Battalion
: D/ j8 q# _8 T5 h* [ B) Y( k I./4th Infantry Battalion
& J8 m: Z+ c2 ~) ~+ c& E 2nd Engr Rgt /2* d! D5 U0 [. K3 c
28th Shipping Engineer Regiment
1 Q& ]2 P' [$ |( S0 N2 r. Y$ f 11th Special Base Force
# V/ T- E( v' L8 w0 q, q 23rd JAAF AF Bn & R( F+ L/ [) f7 b# |0 J# A
Defending units:5 H+ C" P$ C2 X6 |- g; D$ O( X
Korps Marechausee Battalion
. ?4 A& `1 N1 r. a- H3 { NS KNIL Territory Regiment
8 ]. y/ _2 k3 s: h Zuid KNIL Battalion, ]* o* n# d+ A7 d/ ]+ A
WS KNIL Territory Regiment2 p# V% d* i0 x+ q* C: K
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion6 g! m, Z2 X# u6 o6 C' T% P. I) i0 [
North Sumatra Base Force
. q/ F6 B% a; ^6 v- z$ B* H----------------------------------------------------
8 r6 N% w0 b5 W n& [8 c! qGround combat at Toungoo (57,50) + a7 y G1 C$ {1 K/ ?3 p; A5 |8 U
Allied Shock attack
6 C6 _& Z2 Z- ]! Y1 PAttacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188
3 a* B! \1 M8 y0 a5 `: ^5 m, nDefending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 1 ]8 `0 t4 I7 P( I( Q3 X
Allied adjusted assault: 43
0 H: a4 m7 K. M6 W+ D5 l2 wJapanese adjusted defense: 1
/ E# S, W- l5 wAllied assault odds: 43 to 1
4 @& d; H' K) u( YCombat modifiers& U0 }; R/ A5 P1 P& I3 R
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)- E6 r2 j! J; V$ M7 g
supply(-)9 s6 @: u' N3 O
Attacker: shock(+)
, J2 y$ u0 u5 W! b* AJapanese ground losses:/ C7 B1 v. b" ?$ n. D; e
168 casualties reported/ l6 P" v! Q! D$ J4 ]! z6 R
Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled; J- _2 g, Y3 V1 G) r% D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 C: U$ D$ q3 w& W ?# Q, W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% L% h6 J- P% O, S
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) * G# K8 Q$ {. c, u/ u
Allied ground losses:
# X$ e2 `: V% n 70 casualties reported2 ~1 \, K8 ^9 C0 R8 A5 l; y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled V& _- ~1 a! }$ _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 ~ a- K( ^/ }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled . U0 H; c8 ]; @! F) H; H
Assaulting units:
' F- i* N" v; c, z0 c7 F! K Rangoon BAF Battalion
" \- i7 O$ }, B 45th Indian Brigade
! s, U; \5 U0 c; l 103rd RAF Base Force
6 Q: }2 d+ j- s( `" E& o 109th RAF Base Force; v {7 ?1 |! D
104th RAF Base Force
o+ {( t) Z4 a4 k0 E! @1 j# Z 221 Group RAF 8 a9 R: m; t2 Q3 n; M3 w
107th RAF Base Force' Q' d# O1 R( K% {& d/ g
106th RAF Base Force
J- E3 G6 V+ w( X 108th RAF Base Force. ^7 [# `: A) l* M
103rd RN Base Force7 g+ u4 z, x3 ^$ x# Q
AVG Ground Echelon $ T$ v0 p& E7 \0 h" S
Defending units:# W4 ^6 e% ~) {6 {5 @
2nd Raiding Regiment 0 H, _: i* V/ t, i& X, V5 s1 P
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2 ]+ R: \5 n& R4 _: T2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |