AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
& q _$ L- G- `/ B5 VPT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。9 Q$ L! k) Y6 n1 o! p+ a! b6 `
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。
% O6 d e" Y8 t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。0 w. a$ z: n u( B: V* L
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
# J/ C* @5 H2 J" i+ B0 J! w+ ]当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。
4 {- K1 V# }! Q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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7 c/ [# n' H9 P8 k/ j, xNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards
; o$ k- X# M; Y. KJapanese Ships
! T2 I ]4 y" G4 k5 ?: w2 Y/ x- t BB Ise$ H1 ` f/ Y4 u# C4 K
CA Ashigara
, I6 s+ `$ r r, D8 Q+ _4 M8 C CL Kinu
* M# g; Y' ^4 i- Y; _: E DD Yugumo; B/ H3 T5 K% w, Q( V3 {6 L2 m
DD Hatsuharu
" O& C2 I1 [+ a3 o; P, H! D DD Nenohi
, \; i9 s0 g2 R% B4 X7 | DD Asakaze
6 _9 f' U2 r5 Q0 _( S DD Harukaze
, s7 r+ _ {; G1 O3 n! O) l" S DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. b3 w+ R; ^2 o! q4 VAllied Ships
) b1 ?. ]7 [! x9 e0 z) Y- T PT TM-5
) R3 J3 [1 n5 {; J# d0 ]& [6 D PT TM-60 K8 k* a _" J' n0 v
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk& u# d; |% x8 [5 y
PT TM-8
0 H( l3 N- Y7 G8 D+ |% N# f PT TM-10" \" S8 I* q5 {/ y0 A/ v0 f
PT TM-11' B5 o. S0 v( @1 o1 b. x' w
PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 G3 O p4 L7 V: q6 ^ PT TM-14
1 R& v! }/ ~/ `+ E7 u$ F) K PT TM-153 H0 c6 ?9 c/ q2 t" J3 n9 }
MTB 7
9 o5 G7 a, f* A. k1 G MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 ]9 d5 y3 p5 V- U m
MTB 26 * h8 H) P' h3 j, @! z- `1 v
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight* s2 [4 t, t2 I- L, E
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards
( c, a w+ d3 vRange closes to 8,000 yards...
$ w" r; p! y! P1 b Y+ |/ oRange closes to 7,000 yards.... e8 Q, A) U" t: ~
Range closes to 6,000 yards...9 e q6 k: H; _( v' I
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
: {8 d+ x' M) g' H$ }7 m$ W; N; pRange closes to 4,000 yards...# R4 z" V! @% i \; p
Range closes to 3,000 yards...6 G+ v2 k ~4 m+ |" E9 _+ \! H
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
7 n! e" c5 _% ?0 x8 R; A+ G9 `( zRange closes to 1,000 yards..., @1 q$ }1 ?* L* H/ S
Takeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'
1 _9 H# Q- J4 O4 ~- X8 z. nDD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards5 f, @' M# H: Y; ~! {
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards! Q+ \+ ]/ y* n) p8 |8 s( S
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards
. |6 a6 ^, |; o7 H' y l; GPT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards
5 C F! g3 t0 @/ ^, U. x4 Q1 rDD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards
. }/ P/ X$ [3 @- MPT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
/ P, q. i. I$ M( c$ q7 U3 EMTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards7 e( G0 r! f1 N% V8 \3 j! p8 G
Range increases to 2,000 yards. U# s4 ?$ ^3 R! e
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards
# _, J$ V& P( ^8 z* ]# WDD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards
( C+ x: \$ q" y7 z3 T" WPT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards
; T' J, S0 G! h: sPT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards$ h! I4 N. V# K
Task forces break off... 7 b& v( L5 _3 l0 _6 J( M7 ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards 8 {' V4 { z7 d" @
Japanese Ships
0 N; q3 B! @0 }% W BB Ise( q0 h# }+ }/ x7 F
CA Ashigara
. y, _/ y) M+ I7 b CL Kinu2 D( ]; a2 F1 r% V5 `7 }7 Z$ t8 p
DD Yugumo
$ ?. S5 |, M: q% }( r* w1 r DD Hatsuharu* a) m. J) H( ]9 ^. [
DD Nenohi
9 y" j( F" D' R+ j DD Asakaze
( A# X7 W9 Y: U( m F) x DD Harukaze + e7 ~) S, p$ m% y. g; u! f1 v3 R ?. K
Allied Ships6 b6 s! E! ]1 S
PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 V d# W, R5 M/ ^, ]2 a PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
- W1 X* ]3 j4 A8 P, Y% I. O PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk; k! q$ y% z. R
PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 e8 R0 H1 n2 r+ [ e. c PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 B4 B; c5 W+ ^) C9 }3 s
PT TM-14
8 e5 Z$ b3 @1 |( v; Y0 h$ F9 E! J5 D PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: l- _+ J2 W, ?+ U4 ~" I1 ` MTB 7, Shell hits 1. M4 r- c1 l1 S1 t( G: l& O
MTB 26
- Z6 z1 w* R' v, x) f; c& aReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
: G4 a v3 s& K7 E: W8 ?0 X1 N& H+ hMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards3 s0 k( p: B# t
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
- L3 G* D; E4 MRange closes to 10,000 yards...
# K. F- L& H2 j4 T6 O5 pRange closes to 9,000 yards.../ R# y2 P4 }2 y/ c$ O0 h" Z
Range closes to 8,000 yards... A5 J5 E% b+ \5 @, S7 u s
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
1 i' Y+ O' n! N& N0 `Range closes to 6,000 yards...4 C0 c" x) D& f" B
Range closes to 5,000 yards...7 W% r% C, d4 d& r& j' b0 b0 {
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
) G) s" ]: o7 p& ]- ^Range closes to 3,000 yards...
4 E2 B7 E. l% ?, e: u0 q4 `Range closes to 2,000 yards...
4 \8 [: ~/ ^% g) c' Z0 V7 {8 ^CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
1 B, {4 C4 J: C6 P$ lCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards; g3 u- Y; f1 W( Z. y1 d+ A$ o
PT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards. ?6 v: R6 ^ P0 N' d8 E& b, r6 }; V
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards4 J3 v/ t& u X9 U' |
Range increases to 3,000 yards
4 E) C4 q6 m7 j* WCA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
2 t' G5 K+ D/ Q3 u. xPT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards! d5 @) q: R0 A
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards. G1 k" O" W) D. w5 y9 |
DD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards1 K% F+ t# K/ f) c9 e
Range closes to 2,000 yards, i' ?- k4 h) r& b w- o( S
PT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards; u8 f! i5 J; i$ u* y
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards0 b8 d7 d. Y7 e; B! R9 }. R2 }7 S
Range increases to 3,000 yards( K3 k& K8 N8 Z( ~
PT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards# P. g. B9 z6 o! ^4 j7 ?* R
PT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards
% z3 t# f3 p: p6 K4 O9 QRange increases to 4,000 yards! g5 ]7 l- c4 k T2 o! ?
PT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards3 K4 r+ v8 a8 Z# n1 j: w8 U
PT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards
8 H6 w7 {$ A7 i O8 L' ^* zRange increases to 5,000 yards# V( z( W* U( u8 i( |5 w. Y# D- u
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards) l8 t( ? k! p3 W, k( i( K/ X
Range increases to 6,000 yards3 ]+ y' e( e3 P1 }( Z+ D: J
DD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards
+ c9 t# J8 e$ f% r+ s# \& SRange closes to 5,000 yards+ G$ [3 o: L4 F* M
DD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
/ S( c2 f5 W6 t) Q- ^; WDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards# T. `) O' g- x
DD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards O- {* X9 N3 }0 V$ ~" `, t
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
/ e, x" Z" p/ G; b5 a6 dDD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
3 L9 V) K+ g9 {6 b: ZDD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards1 c4 v ^, N; ~. n v4 E
Task forces break off... & e# Y8 m# j- y+ Q. e
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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91) ( [* t6 Y7 b) z
44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ) a t. O2 h3 w& D* Q5 }% Z- I+ E4 I
Japanese Ships
6 h! Q" @- f! |0 X xAK Toei Maru$ u8 }+ y: [2 K# H( C
xAP Katori Maru0 W& S( q& Z5 I# k
xAP Suwa Maru
8 y L% X6 |, j5 i/ u1 T xAP Ukishima Maru$ p9 y( t0 V, H. U. p
PB Odatsuki Maru
- x- [2 \# L$ ~$ m. ^ ~) A. rJapanese ground losses:
. z/ k+ F6 n0 C' u 11 casualties reported" o7 j6 R% b. z! h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. n( ^2 f' ?# {& H! ~5 A/ r Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled2 k, D+ Q4 r% R, ~0 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ e1 r: l# O6 AxAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops
$ X1 K, R3 E. \$ |- x$ Q0 uxAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops3 [0 n8 H1 M; D, ]3 S8 m
xAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops
9 Z) c( O' I% H. L% ^. IDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
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( ^% B `5 _* m- IDay Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards
6 m7 H! R* i; Q3 m7 FJapanese Ships
0 c- `2 `, c- K CA Maya( m$ A9 r7 L6 z# E
CA Kumano
2 l1 J1 w) U* v- } CL Nagara5 H& g# j( @. m9 A5 p+ x: T
CL Abukuma
9 B% c5 q1 f" J' p' k1 ~" ~4 z- x DD Hatsuyuki
" C3 U8 q1 g) k DD Uranami3 Y3 u+ C4 N, K" q. Y) {0 Q7 T
DD Yugiri6 j: z$ K8 O* C' F3 N
DD Satsuki
9 q N2 e- J# |5 n2 @$ n' U/ F DD Minazuki9 s `) C3 z* Y+ ~
DD Fumizuki2 B0 j; |$ j# g
DD Nagatsuki
% y4 l* L1 A; M5 a- S7 y4 j, lAllied Ships& `2 h5 Q8 u" ~7 \! R1 H; Z' q! E" O
PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) G7 s6 B/ z$ o
MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 f0 ]. x" M R8 Y! ^4 b MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; f3 W( N7 Z: z! R5 K$ y5 \1 RMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards4 ?) u3 l) U! s: p! u
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
* [% A3 N# [$ v( ?8 dJapanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards4 O6 {. Q4 e; J3 s7 N
PT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards7 s7 x. H3 l# ]% t0 O) r
CA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards+ {8 r- v, j% ~% ]. J7 d
Range closes to 22,000 yards
- }3 L3 e4 t7 G' f0 h9 JRange closes to 20,000 yards1 @# K5 Q! a: x m: k
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
8 Y) l1 M9 R9 e3 uDD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
9 p% [& \# i+ |1 g3 ]) vRange closes to 17,000 yards9 k; b9 P" l8 z5 Z4 w
Range closes to 15,000 yards
$ _7 p+ i3 A' x0 f6 U. sDD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards5 \5 i) n" C* y9 \6 u8 Q
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards f9 f; {$ @- H- v
DD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
f" Y5 X) g) R2 lRange closes to 11,000 yards# @7 [- s+ m3 {: G+ M3 R$ q
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards0 ^' C& ~+ M: M. V$ P) \8 Q- u- M. l
DD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
$ v/ x8 [3 M+ a! a& d0 nDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards7 ^- L2 [6 O7 ~& O! E
Range closes to 7,000 yards
! X$ D+ y" ~. ]* R# _MTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards7 t6 ~) L% L' j2 z6 ^1 U% ~6 `4 I! v
Range increases to 9,000 yards6 @ J4 D0 g/ n/ \" ^# J
CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards
4 [3 o& {" J% x) Y% k& Z" G) [Range increases to 12,000 yards8 a5 [8 I, w6 J, r# E
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards" p/ C) W @6 G+ g
Range increases to 14,000 yards C1 @7 {0 g/ ?. l
MTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards+ |1 C. g+ \; D; n4 Q: _
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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, v1 Q, u: t8 i M/ _! e3 qMorning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) " ?8 [6 c. ], A- D. W
Weather in hex: Light cloud
1 s: P4 i* [3 ]" [: ERaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.# I. ?. y. k# s
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
" W' ^' u, p* X5 n5 b& YJapanese aircraft& g9 H5 I+ D) p
A6M2 Zero x 32
! ~# Q4 y- u8 v9 f; `. T G3M2 Nell x 339 V( O: c2 j& R I# i
G4M1 Betty x 30
" m& C* k' W" w. {7 | Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37 ( [9 ?+ S# W# |$ P. E) s5 F
Japanese aircraft losses6 r- Y! F. e' W' s) k
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
7 R. U3 Z. d& N& I4 t G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
9 q L) O& k: w M' B6 ?: I* t z: TAllied ground losses:
' W! K+ |3 s; M, X2 \ 48 casualties reported% D8 s: P2 E' k* ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; g9 B- u! P' @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
% f* S$ @/ ?* Q, R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 F# |2 M3 F1 u3 G# n- S- G5 `4 I
Aircraft Attacking:( a- w% N! C. \3 p2 t+ I
23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
* a8 Z/ L, a" Z Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# |7 d* x2 F- Q0 f) b
30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
$ m2 H1 _0 ]- H4 Y5 M Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
; G: `$ U/ d+ x7 c 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
' O* D; P6 F& z+ @7 v Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
" L/ l6 L5 E( P/ u" q 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
3 f) N, e8 ^- a1 ]' ` Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb* A* g. M% A+ d8 _ U9 Y( }$ ~
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
; { D4 {1 p% t( ?# Q$ J/ c! O Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb4 t k+ |4 p3 ^9 y
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Morning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang) - F- U& d0 F7 j+ s. l# F
Weather in hex: Light cloud % o) z1 N* B3 M, J
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. D1 l3 o/ p4 {$ [2 S* a. {5 Q
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
. L Y( g' I( [' PJapanese aircraft$ Y/ K6 ]3 K' d
A6M2 Zero x 20( ~1 q. {1 e) k3 c7 L
G3M2 Nell x 10
+ u. W4 {) h, u5 W/ l, J, r G4M1 Betty x 28
$ m* e E, i" I5 c Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20
6 j: `, F+ R4 c# Z0 rJapanese aircraft losses. x4 d2 r/ G5 L- m5 p, W; G
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged4 `. K6 ~3 m3 H% q( T* v
G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged
@1 Z6 q" k, @5 m) n; Y! yAllied ground losses:; P+ r, ]$ i0 s/ y
61 casualties reported
3 B4 N- M, q4 Q2 V+ L9 o Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled; U, h) V$ M* G: e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
* _0 F( |- p8 R) ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 L; p+ n8 \. C. Z1 O l5 c1 _8 ^Aircraft Attacking:( \3 ?) i2 i& ^ N* }7 x% b
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
2 d3 }3 }4 ?) X" q5 t( \ Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb n1 d% Z) b; E% P
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
8 j) K! k& f9 u X2 a Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb1 Q- ?3 ^* W7 f0 d+ }( H
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet" m, }# m( k. X: x3 y2 y2 c
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb" |, ~ T; j3 j, e
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...8 A1 F6 Q* N' [- }* ^9 p# R
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...; T' s- X& }1 w( ?+ T' @
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
1 ]$ l0 Z$ s4 V$ S8 ~- g$ S% wAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
" ^" p: ~6 O( `; j8 v% @Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...# G: _. ]5 N7 D0 z x; o/ p
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
4 l; [4 r0 K1 o+ ]/ I4 IAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
5 t- ?& O/ u' U* `5 B* MAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
) X0 W0 W/ T. i9 M4 @+ m7 WAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...' T6 _8 S% j+ s
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion .... e/ o$ v, m+ v7 ]8 E# f
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Morning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) ) N3 b4 A: P" Y& r' N
Weather in hex: Light cloud
. }% [: c* L" ?, v$ w! h4 k5 J- eRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
+ W' \9 O! T; P6 ]3 l/ p6 kEstimated time to target is 1 minutes
' L/ _8 Z! G' x7 G# r$ DJapanese aircraft
i# n: X3 L8 w: d- R A6M2 Zero x 7
" |2 l- W: o( k5 `& U: z Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
* J' _/ i7 `. u Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11 7 N9 y* z9 \7 k" v9 l5 z3 i% D8 j
Japanese aircraft losses
: M$ Y: L7 f! L+ x+ ` `6 i Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
. k5 a# q0 R! r/ C; ZAllied ground losses:9 @! S- H0 N5 J H3 q' j9 T! }& M7 @7 V }
85 casualties reported
( ~2 C2 s, d# ?; s9 j Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled9 R9 W# h1 F! G8 \! o2 r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
: E" E# M# d0 M7 J2 l" \* X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 y( `' B- [- }) I+ z, EAircraft Attacking:
6 l6 Z% O" M6 M 17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
6 [9 w# t# m t& Q2 }/ P Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb3 {1 i1 Q( \9 j+ z- ^+ o3 Q9 {! f
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)
) F/ Q# r. z% [( @# VJapanese Deliberate attack . o. I! K) J) G) ]6 o
Attacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759
7 j% w1 l4 i# r3 N4 h% a) U9 b8 a# xDefending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332 0 |# p8 G% Y: f
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 5 l) s9 l- L% @* F0 v. c. `% f
Japanese adjusted assault: 894
0 L4 C; a2 q' V3 c3 oAllied adjusted defense: 127 + y e0 x+ h% f- U; i5 i/ M- |, a% H
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2) , [6 |4 S) R$ P+ l/ [: E
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!! q; d% Q: V$ w$ f% z; u/ E! q5 _* s
Allied aircraft' P9 p' M( B# |' `. h1 e9 T
no flights & b: e4 k4 w' a; t$ j
Allied aircraft losses8 J, z1 M- _# w6 U; K: y
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed 5 }5 q7 e9 A+ C! h: ]3 @- W
Combat modifiers
' }3 f9 M& p9 |/ z2 } U+ mDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
, y$ ^: k4 F3 u& d" A/ FAttacker: 8 z+ C% E+ L/ [8 l* l
Japanese ground losses:$ X/ f4 j! h3 q* J( P3 `& v
1406 casualties reported
3 Y/ g; U5 p+ J Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled2 p3 M2 f4 Q( J; r v6 G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
; D: @, B S) ?5 ]0 E! B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
& g2 Y$ f6 {% [2 [ Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) " B5 n' s: {. i* t* r# L( E
Allied ground losses:
1 e, I. z9 [8 F7 l9 Y) v3 N 7228 casualties reported# a1 |) `6 n6 q, t+ h i. f% S
Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled
/ V0 Q. x# X2 ~+ O1 m Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled
- _7 k- C( Y% L$ j$ x- ^ j Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled& n2 f3 B5 s5 ^, C8 I# I0 {/ D
Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)0 j+ H( _) e5 N. T& l, r7 v
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 H3 n5 [: g9 k/ W
Units retreated 5/ `8 H5 M! e. u/ K
Units destroyed 1
1 Z- r% s' Q1 A' } e3 A8 bAssaulting units:- u8 e! A) o" v/ s) z* h
41st Guard Battalion( X! `6 \0 }3 Q7 i% O9 i, s
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF+ L: }9 j. B2 B
38th Division6 X( E) K; B- l( Y" ?: d
II./124th Infantry Battalion
/ ?8 _2 ] J' d' _: m 2nd Recon Regiment2 F2 L. g' @. `) x( @2 C8 w
6th Tank Regiment8 S, t& S5 m- g+ w
53rd Division/ b; ^1 L ?: x$ b
III./124th Infantry Battalion
4 t* }7 \- y' m$ c 24th Infantry Regiment/ R r7 |3 K5 m; f. Y% }0 o
16th Guards Regiment, G" k% f- Q/ A6 A
5th Guards Engineer Regiment, W% v7 Z! `; Y4 p6 T r
Sasebo 3rd SNLF" b5 e& {+ z) d% K7 X @9 T: i
Sasebo 8th SNLF
2 F# P7 X: G# S, [9 T4 ~ II./4th Infantry Battalion
" u4 F# f6 C: u' P0 T I./4th Infantry Battalion0 I6 m$ ?6 `3 [! l
2nd Engr Rgt /2
) j! M6 W. w7 @' _+ V 28th Shipping Engineer Regiment
1 v8 O! j7 I; o1 K. b6 e! g6 n) [ 11th Special Base Force
, ?' C* [3 y5 k, R( w0 k 23rd JAAF AF Bn # Z% k8 p3 s+ c( r, j
Defending units:+ m" r2 y/ x- S+ p* _
Korps Marechausee Battalion \; I9 m7 z0 _
NS KNIL Territory Regiment% f; V. M+ k1 M( P/ I$ l
Zuid KNIL Battalion4 E0 A5 _! z. D) t& M8 F
WS KNIL Territory Regiment6 q% Z. P2 e5 m s
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
7 w- e. m* X+ B( h1 A2 D+ E North Sumatra Base Force+ G( Q0 x9 _& S2 E7 j
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& k" G1 x Q7 ?, t# H- U8 @) j8 i3 |Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50)
) j# D8 ~- Y; j) Q5 pAllied Shock attack
0 z8 R- Q7 ^8 Q" f) O1 Y4 d) q2 LAttacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 + e0 j5 q% z# z# a
Defending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 / z9 f+ i9 g" z* b# s2 G% B: |
Allied adjusted assault: 43
8 x/ r- c A$ m7 U4 b" wJapanese adjusted defense: 1
6 q+ O/ K2 ? Y: n7 p4 a2 nAllied assault odds: 43 to 1 - K6 I2 N: H0 e( S2 D8 }9 J
Combat modifiers& A% K! b- v* m2 @; a E. A
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)& T2 ^% \* x$ m# Y& v% D
supply(-)
4 H3 c7 p I# f. SAttacker: shock(+) * o' ]/ W4 n# A( O. @' i
Japanese ground losses:
$ a3 \/ d& b. j! H' L 168 casualties reported
; \4 k6 M5 u- D9 P/ Z, ]8 \5 U Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled* c+ ~ u! h3 C) p$ y9 L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% m6 x, y$ [, D ^! P* a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! o) x& M+ O) h" A Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) ' v) D' x) H6 w- m" J
Allied ground losses:; W" N* @6 `4 ~' A. d# t1 ]" }- }
70 casualties reported
+ H" ~0 f: |( c, ?2 R2 ~" v& L# Q R. @6 j Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled9 L2 |) w. s7 U; @8 s/ L- h/ L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
F% o! w1 O; k5 v- T8 W0 D4 \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled W/ ^; S; T: h9 F: {5 u
Assaulting units:
+ ^2 v# H. Y* j) M7 ] Rangoon BAF Battalion8 a! {6 c; s, @$ M2 m, k. ^
45th Indian Brigade
' H3 i. n0 p6 K* [$ s" F! T- | 103rd RAF Base Force
4 o/ q' B, f' N2 \) {' C$ b! Y4 g 109th RAF Base Force5 G& D+ I! Y' k( t1 t
104th RAF Base Force
7 Z! @8 O+ U& ~5 L 221 Group RAF
/ A4 t% `: d& Z( Q 107th RAF Base Force
+ Q8 M$ r/ N7 H. ~ c; o 106th RAF Base Force
: |* S4 k& C$ ~( R/ G$ y$ n 108th RAF Base Force
& p ^- L1 F& E2 |3 w 103rd RN Base Force
1 s' ~) W6 {9 t. ]! f& W AVG Ground Echelon / U) a0 ~8 w% ]) H8 t. D
Defending units:0 s Z5 ?2 u- [6 j& ^
2nd Raiding Regiment ) @( M" E) E: \3 g
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2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |