AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
* W& u D5 H* }: l- L" ~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。
1 _9 X( T* A3 t: p; |2 ?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。9 Y- I& m# r2 \6 x
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 x) e& b: t; g0 o3 [
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
' `% l" A6 D1 y$ ~* g q当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。3 ~# b" d0 L- n# 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。7 `( v4 j" A9 p" k6 b; ?' p8 p
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& Y0 ^; M+ Y# C/ `/ G$ L- iNight Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards 9 r ^4 s- q4 R
Japanese Ships
3 J* ~, j7 F3 g BB Ise
& y0 `+ A* ~. M* `4 p! l) w- }. h CA Ashigara
5 ^! u- y1 `( n/ Z CL Kinu
# U1 i$ b) y3 L3 Y7 _$ J$ } DD Yugumo
8 O7 H' ~( t8 R: t8 r DD Hatsuharu
0 G2 |. l+ J- ~6 y8 f) N! p DD Nenohi( L9 p5 T/ Y" o
DD Asakaze8 t, F9 s* ?4 q; l
DD Harukaze
3 @7 y/ v P; r' e DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk # | E O9 Z0 F! x5 j
Allied Ships
7 w' Q% o1 w7 R C1 ?* b PT TM-5
) o% T' G: t1 T# a& Y- j8 z K PT TM-6
* _8 Q$ G. k7 K" c) h PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
2 K; v' U9 L' W- Z" z6 v( W. ? PT TM-88 P4 |- e/ j9 k
PT TM-10; h6 K' e3 c3 f5 f* [
PT TM-11
. R9 p, c0 U, O8 R) i4 E PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ q+ G. w3 _+ o. L
PT TM-14
9 a0 u! X, r: S PT TM-156 o; L5 E* z% H$ J [. s- B
MTB 7
* `' l5 X5 e! A1 g3 i MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 V' A- O: k6 |! Y& @
MTB 26
' a# s4 I3 e w. o9 ]Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight9 q6 |$ v2 [' t$ d' `: g1 @
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards
, c( f6 T2 L! v8 r6 V" w1 TRange closes to 8,000 yards...' D1 l- b H7 c+ |' m* z
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
( O, g, h2 V0 LRange closes to 6,000 yards...4 M I3 R, M& H7 K
Range closes to 5,000 yards...9 _ D+ }. u8 n0 z* U
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
7 s& k/ v" Q( ], s9 G7 t" [Range closes to 3,000 yards...
4 ?: \& J3 ]. c- N; z* IRange closes to 2,000 yards...
/ |% P. m& z, F) f# f- h2 Q- w; aRange closes to 1,000 yards...
% t2 b# [" P5 R- _Takeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'. q7 M- e+ s7 u' P
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards" T8 |1 H7 v. S
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards D' H) ^: e% r# V- a
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards
5 ^2 r A( `' e! X4 _PT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards [. z; }! I; L$ m
DD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards
7 G* a3 x# w- I, Z1 r8 I. yPT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
' ~! [6 C1 N- U6 i: @MTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
, P) m2 C9 ^3 R; gRange increases to 2,000 yards6 x( Y" I9 f6 o1 R
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards* g& z1 f$ | R4 @) M
DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards9 V! O/ Q3 \1 D0 \+ t; H
PT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards4 W! K* @7 l3 s
PT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards
, t: u2 o3 w; L4 `Task forces break off... - W% ~( k6 ^* A+ |6 t
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards
! r2 f! _6 o5 H" y' U8 f# ^Japanese Ships' \" R- k; y+ R7 g" y
BB Ise& O& C+ W& D8 K5 {
CA Ashigara
9 a2 o* c# f' C" p8 u5 F CL Kinu
/ n- O; c+ L/ Z' G$ ` DD Yugumo
4 Y$ j1 O$ E9 Y6 f/ H DD Hatsuharu
: a$ n l1 ~% H' z DD Nenohi
6 S( ~5 w4 d: A! s DD Asakaze
4 G& o+ Y/ {* M5 u C+ ?, T DD Harukaze 0 E9 g) | K, M. k$ y
Allied Ships% q" |3 s" \3 u1 v. C1 j0 I2 S. H
PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. a9 D' ^/ s& O" U' L) ?2 }1 k4 s PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk% Y# D$ R/ W. }# z, P4 b( t' e8 L) p# D7 Y
PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk9 i# i5 A# }" T: H0 o6 P4 a2 `* i
PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) H& E1 l2 Y% A PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- r8 e6 R! E7 z$ { PT TM-142 S+ a& v }5 `* i, ~6 u6 p
PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' B( c5 f e2 @1 W4 _
MTB 7, Shell hits 1# L* e% t0 E8 D5 H9 |
MTB 26
5 J/ j, }0 o% E! o1 `+ yReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight: B' b a, J$ C
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards* \2 ]* H' w/ r6 K* g7 u
Range closes to 11,000 yards...: F) @# a" O( o8 p8 q
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
" M) b9 h- Y( x! ^Range closes to 9,000 yards...
3 K6 }/ g, G; N+ `Range closes to 8,000 yards...
7 B% r; @* n# D# w2 h, T: y3 LRange closes to 7,000 yards...
$ M# j- O: o# s) [. q7 ]5 K, b0 SRange closes to 6,000 yards...
. s0 c" D' q4 k/ i) C* j ^Range closes to 5,000 yards...
: |, b7 ?, r* n3 d9 s6 Q' G; aRange closes to 4,000 yards...
, S$ f) ^" k9 ^9 w) A, mRange closes to 3,000 yards... v; H* c& u9 G \5 f# i
Range closes to 2,000 yards...2 P; o3 O b+ p" _' K
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards6 s+ O& w) {1 U( \
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
: a3 m1 y4 o k2 oPT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards4 Z; [- Y+ ]2 \. `; H
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards
( ^, E8 x4 J( t( E, _* MRange increases to 3,000 yards9 ?( l! d1 s+ G4 z. z3 c: L
CA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards: }* b8 f. u2 A% N! k; P7 a
PT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards5 ]1 i `6 i& L8 S
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards
1 I1 V6 F- K6 ]DD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards
/ z! `1 ?0 F6 ?* S L" tRange closes to 2,000 yards+ X# C E9 R! S p7 b' z. f# f
PT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards; b( K1 q0 `+ k. f- b( ]9 d
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards0 {4 b% { G3 }$ Y1 e7 Z1 h) u: N1 x
Range increases to 3,000 yards+ i& @- I; O4 R* Y9 V+ l6 D4 ~
PT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards
( u. x% u- Z/ z1 L5 M( ^4 tPT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards, n; [! r8 G8 R5 p& U7 m5 C4 k
Range increases to 4,000 yards
2 P$ r: c5 X- [. U$ I3 OPT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards
. e$ }: Y; x! J' F# G' t1 O# OPT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards7 r) z0 ~0 r `' b+ E- s. a0 y
Range increases to 5,000 yards
3 |. a+ V- _4 B5 `DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards- t) e" v4 H- X' I# G) o
Range increases to 6,000 yards1 b* p; _! b+ I+ `$ y
DD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards
) }/ P, W8 \7 a' X. b- ? |Range closes to 5,000 yards
C* X" X% A8 A4 L* X, n8 m; BDD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards, v' z! X. z7 a8 o5 s: r/ T1 D9 D
DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
1 q3 L5 {) {8 u5 [& G IDD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards/ H6 `2 \6 l; \" x$ j& y
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
& C" R# D: D E" J- MDD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
- [. }/ @# Z/ s8 z) c; u" ?DD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards& |- G4 ]. n/ a. a
Task forces break off...
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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
5 D3 z6 N% L$ F! @# L44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
+ h6 V |9 X0 Y A/ S6 YJapanese Ships
, B5 M: s4 M" f, E$ B xAK Toei Maru7 T/ t! c' x) S7 [$ `: Y3 }. A
xAP Katori Maru0 `* Y9 o4 i+ Z
xAP Suwa Maru
# d: ^7 z. q# _6 X/ A xAP Ukishima Maru9 Y2 {! a% h7 O. n2 G
PB Odatsuki Maru & q# _4 ~' S' I6 L
Japanese ground losses:
/ \. w9 N. q0 l/ ? 11 casualties reported9 z; @; q- M1 Q* d: ^: R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 S6 ]' P1 X5 a" A7 n( ~ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled' d' C% ?1 r8 R8 |- R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled , C0 h2 f4 l) W2 K, _ a
xAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops2 O8 Y7 o- U# e& _# V
xAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops6 U; V/ C: b2 h9 Z" K, k, h* |
xAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops$ Z% i+ [( C5 M0 e+ L/ H* E
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
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8 c# L! P1 N; C; e; Z+ TDay Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards
7 w! {* d. R7 z) @' ?9 ?: |* X# uJapanese Ships3 ]" C; e3 T' S8 |3 {+ y- Z6 c
CA Maya" k; e( o0 D. N% U- e+ |
CA Kumano
! w1 ~" N& ~: ^( `" W CL Nagara
; Z4 {/ }4 T2 Z9 @" V0 I3 ?2 D CL Abukuma# ~; I2 V- I* w+ e) |. D
DD Hatsuyuki
/ ~' _* J( W9 Q" G3 c3 o DD Uranami% B) x2 { w* q/ r
DD Yugiri5 }+ s( A1 E6 V3 p
DD Satsuki
1 q- S3 ?* H7 z0 O DD Minazuki2 d# \ a3 b+ |$ D8 b+ Q7 g$ J4 q
DD Fumizuki/ ?( i5 D' _, e9 F2 A& {# d; C
DD Nagatsuki
2 J* H9 t R9 ~& j! E LAllied Ships
' U& b% e+ f6 D/ S8 {$ |* @ PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 i3 t- ~; F6 \) W0 g$ M" G MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- F- h2 M9 s9 e0 t" O/ b% v) X- D! p
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; q3 t0 c- a; N) j. V! W+ HMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards+ j+ ?. [+ k1 u) F9 }0 q
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards) m$ D; ]1 m9 k* {, w- a# H4 c
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards
& I' w( H+ I: ^) `7 [PT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards# m) I+ Z& j5 S/ d3 d
CA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards3 G0 U1 {& l. X: l$ @& }1 c
Range closes to 22,000 yards$ w- I) [- j9 Y6 e* @) _% y
Range closes to 20,000 yards
" ^4 [( r: ~- B( CDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards" w& M8 f/ ?% q8 F. \& o! M$ n
DD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards/ b1 x9 Q% J; m L8 g
Range closes to 17,000 yards
+ N4 w* s J3 z4 c* A* P' t; ^Range closes to 15,000 yards
- F6 \3 D3 Y& S9 F( |; B# T' pDD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
3 W2 e" [4 E1 s9 ? A. wDD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
; Y0 m0 {! ~* H. U1 l5 t9 vDD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards, }) P+ Y! c; o1 g. w, l+ A2 k+ N
Range closes to 11,000 yards' _% E* W p; X [0 |; ^) D8 Q
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards& U7 r1 Q4 k- O
DD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards9 W& m( Y/ `! X( F% |
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards5 I+ H2 t( c5 {0 F
Range closes to 7,000 yards% w( g* D& t! P% a9 `; W( C
MTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards
% D) @0 V5 \0 A# [ z7 ^& uRange increases to 9,000 yards& I l" s8 _" P, q: c
CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards
% J; d2 @" Z u# K) `0 g- U, L" HRange increases to 12,000 yards
0 j- ^9 z6 C6 M% D# Z: @DD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards
8 u& p7 e6 L9 g& }# P9 \' NRange increases to 14,000 yards
8 d& \! i/ Q: B0 ~, aMTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards
, ?/ x B9 l g& T% }5 b/ iCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk... 3 z! L8 b v/ q, l# X
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# S0 _+ g( M/ @0 W% aMorning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) ) p J1 e, w) k9 ]' ?% O0 I
Weather in hex: Light cloud
: o* g* R& P4 c6 rRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.2 D( `1 q6 u3 O/ i! B
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes # \7 K5 Q+ v% C2 m6 n# U
Japanese aircraft
/ w! ^6 @, E% N: N# I8 L A6M2 Zero x 32
9 y% u9 D' \: M/ j- R1 z! p7 l" @ G3M2 Nell x 33
- q9 V+ z* B; P G4M1 Betty x 30
: {0 g# b8 y9 G+ B: R' J3 S6 J$ D Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37 / P% Q$ a0 v! j( O3 X8 L# ~; A
Japanese aircraft losses
( v. p$ u4 P+ z1 z5 S G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
) X; s) o8 C4 h2 s. Y; P G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
/ ?/ V1 [8 s4 _9 c2 PAllied ground losses:
& s+ \2 X' T% u( X& a 48 casualties reported
' h# ]; J1 D7 ^+ J( ~8 i Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
8 c6 H1 c9 L ^1 C' b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
* j3 K+ {0 L5 Y" Q% t5 T0 w4 F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 h; k' b% [/ o; t! d; N$ Q# e6 I
Aircraft Attacking:# J4 ^1 H0 A4 u! P5 X! Y) P% g
23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet7 V5 f- \$ M) q7 n; u
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb5 V# A; Y( H( z# E2 }0 E$ y
30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet5 E6 @, _& G Y6 z" G b. f
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
, R8 |1 O- U5 H1 p 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet' W6 D: `! U) ]: ^2 g8 z; {6 ?
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
1 F# I0 C0 h7 a, ^ 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
, K# V9 L6 G6 _- N Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
/ Q2 e& f% _7 t7 ` 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
) q9 a) P0 Y9 }8 c& ^* A Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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% G$ E, ^0 F1 I& r' U. @! t8 t& PMorning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang) 5 J3 c' |. M- h6 b- ?
Weather in hex: Light cloud
; a) l' @, Q5 R+ U" u2 VRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. u) e2 H( z0 i) n0 G# p' \2 S1 u
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes 2 Z+ O& m' b8 u1 Z8 B) y4 A/ ^
Japanese aircraft
! f. b! F/ B+ }6 t+ j+ C8 t A6M2 Zero x 20( Q- S* ]/ s1 R2 J# [, s7 f
G3M2 Nell x 10
$ r% z1 T8 n0 w8 {" U" J G4M1 Betty x 28
- l- m1 s# @- A5 T2 e Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20 5 @3 U( s! t- J7 B6 l; s( {
Japanese aircraft losses; \5 x2 @2 m% [" Q
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged" ^" ~. s1 l: [0 J
G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged M3 E* ?4 g5 p. U; e' _2 n7 k
Allied ground losses:
; z$ p2 t ?5 ~3 u9 @ 61 casualties reported+ D4 Y$ a" u2 A' V9 p" a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled# H& U4 N7 u. x5 E! Z" L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
: R4 ^% P; i. D: p5 e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Z, t; D, ^9 T6 \Aircraft Attacking:
- e8 P; H" ?8 w$ r W 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
1 j9 h/ t1 k! b! R6 F' Z) s* B Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 r0 A7 ?8 Z# P4 q1 h
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
: o% |0 m* k0 f7 a, S# Y/ Y" I Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 \, [9 G( N4 @6 K% x* G: i$ o
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet4 M% G7 c) H7 M
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
; ^) d( k* k3 m) lAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...% x" h- V+ e& W+ y% t
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
! Y4 ~9 T$ O* U& r" TAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment .... m" L, j/ Z! Q/ W
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ..." u/ v0 @7 w% X) [, O1 R' K
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...2 Z& H% s4 @' c& {
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...' {* b4 b0 G. v$ f# g( K
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
$ z$ E+ n: r1 HAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
6 K% w) _ k+ r0 {+ A$ tAlso attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
- \8 N* b! N* p! T' |+ g4 ^Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
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Morning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) 1 r: H4 B& q7 U% r! t8 W
Weather in hex: Light cloud . q2 W8 R/ t7 J% E
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 Z6 H) e% O6 jEstimated time to target is 1 minutes
0 F+ O7 A; b% y4 o$ l% y, QJapanese aircraft' M+ Q7 g6 C8 z; Y; z
A6M2 Zero x 7
- y* M5 j9 J4 D Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
; s8 E' R" d8 ~3 w W2 t8 ~1 } Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11 , V/ Z( @* n6 `6 e: x
Japanese aircraft losses! F# `5 P" g6 J" x- u* ?- Y% k$ \
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
1 G# W4 b: ^# `Allied ground losses:
! g" r9 L7 E' P( Y+ _ 85 casualties reported+ Q v/ \' J6 o$ ]+ a8 f; B4 O7 v4 _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
- j: V. J' ^# G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
& R2 B8 o+ t f6 T, N7 d# y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled F; Y) c! N% f6 _6 P5 b+ ^9 D0 m5 ^
Aircraft Attacking:
' Z5 l# @; ]/ H. ]3 ~ 17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
: c/ N: F% S8 R5 L) n, P. Q7 A Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb. b% u& g0 J; }0 c9 ?
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) - B+ E% F) R; C* O2 f
Japanese Deliberate attack
% q! C3 v* r' C0 b1 [ i& b/ G. ?$ eAttacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759 , A8 G4 u4 h. F: S
Defending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332 7 y2 o; @ W% x( A0 q9 x* ~
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
- ^1 {! m y4 ~# g! YJapanese adjusted assault: 894 * q+ i/ F% R: K l' L$ [! D
Allied adjusted defense: 127 7 b3 g/ I8 _; z) ?- K4 f3 i
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)
# ], V- l9 V+ A7 J( p8 Z tJapanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!
$ J& c1 f1 ]. u- C" ~Allied aircraft! s# P3 v; u6 m& q
no flights
: N: ^9 ], K# I( Y( V, k- PAllied aircraft losses# ~' P# ]* T/ u' J9 q4 J6 ~
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed
& s2 c( B* x; m( j6 u0 PCombat modifiers1 h& `$ X$ d' I# |6 R/ j% g, _
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)+ T- ~/ F2 C$ w/ t6 |6 e1 d+ J
Attacker:
9 n/ _" I, `0 a9 CJapanese ground losses:
* K# q4 ~" W' b" ~ 1406 casualties reported6 B8 A" |0 Q7 d- ]4 N" Z7 D
Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled
+ G& X, I0 m0 g& b! z6 c) x6 H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled' K1 d. R2 X x4 ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled+ M6 C! ?9 D- O- h/ `' r7 `
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
; T9 I* |% P! i5 s* Y5 z$ OAllied ground losses:" C2 T- G b! x; G) A
7228 casualties reported
8 ?, k. c& J/ B. \5 M0 P1 n Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled
& ]! g! U* B1 T& ^ Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled( [$ f+ i. S4 o3 x& B/ c! Z
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled5 u' D# E8 C7 J
Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)
$ ^4 {% Q+ P+ X" b* H+ m; F0 v Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Q& s! [4 ~/ T l D Units retreated 52 i4 x( D% C+ O1 G! ?5 b4 @
Units destroyed 1 F7 f* B! x7 v' ~8 Y
Assaulting units:
0 W$ m! M9 ]1 F+ Q6 m" ?$ g 41st Guard Battalion
2 w' G7 `: y) T* x6 B3 P5 o Yokosuka 2nd SNLF! A/ h7 G$ u9 ~9 a- E/ |
38th Division
- H! f( t8 i6 p; d& c8 J II./124th Infantry Battalion
+ x' M7 Z, U7 D- i 2nd Recon Regiment& Z5 {9 [1 w$ X. ~- Y0 {" y& N5 v
6th Tank Regiment
4 M( ^* f4 R+ e* b/ o 53rd Division
* T' A: z6 }1 J: A3 T III./124th Infantry Battalion( f3 d. W. [0 j/ X7 e% ~: U
24th Infantry Regiment
. m/ k5 j6 Q" ]+ ^ 16th Guards Regiment" m# @5 u& m" H0 j2 _ m
5th Guards Engineer Regiment
; j4 E4 ]) M/ v1 K- R% y% C4 u Sasebo 3rd SNLF9 n3 i6 v Q/ u1 `/ M" l
Sasebo 8th SNLF: ^7 X3 t* c: d# j* Z6 r
II./4th Infantry Battalion" c. [; y+ k0 ?1 l7 s: @$ j
I./4th Infantry Battalion
. ]2 j8 b4 Q. f0 k 2nd Engr Rgt /21 h/ h, j+ O4 X+ X
28th Shipping Engineer Regiment
) g4 `" n% N; i3 ^% q& M 11th Special Base Force+ H* b# | H+ e1 P, X, Z- T
23rd JAAF AF Bn
) u) @$ d0 O; {1 w1 A& v$ Q7 tDefending units:; e F1 x+ U, V( O
Korps Marechausee Battalion. d! ^. K1 L f. X2 K# j {
NS KNIL Territory Regiment" ~& n2 c) D/ l' R0 O6 t A8 |8 `
Zuid KNIL Battalion; B! G+ Y8 k, y$ d% G9 D1 D2 r$ G
WS KNIL Territory Regiment6 P; q; D& u0 ~/ C% f) S
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion {7 e) |- L3 A& o7 Z
North Sumatra Base Force
- X, D8 v0 B8 b4 {# v% {( X---------------------------------------------------- 6 ^1 {4 o4 L* `9 j* \2 p1 D( ^" G
Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50)
5 }" |# a$ l8 ?: a5 T* P: O6 \Allied Shock attack 4 e g4 N8 u8 e4 i1 s( o& ~. r7 }, |
Attacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 9 J5 {0 {, E& I/ p* a1 l4 j: ^
Defending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 4 G! [& t z1 B, o3 ^7 S
Allied adjusted assault: 43 ' X+ a$ A- s0 z8 ?: f. N @
Japanese adjusted defense: 1 c( b1 z& p1 i! W# S0 O, X5 Q
Allied assault odds: 43 to 1 1 }* e/ s5 k1 w: @
Combat modifiers4 I5 E, r2 h4 B$ O0 C0 o
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
; |% w. X7 R! W: M7 ~ supply(-)
/ d6 T! e7 I: o$ S' q. D5 n: L/ rAttacker: shock(+) / r9 o" j' E' G0 {2 A) v& W4 n' Q
Japanese ground losses:
# i' i' A& a9 e1 Q" v 168 casualties reported: v5 _# V, ~' d' r! a
Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
0 a6 R! X: Q# U7 u- f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 r. \# S4 V! w6 Q; ~2 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: y9 M7 |% N7 v4 N Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
" A5 p* y2 `8 Z; B7 }2 eAllied ground losses:
J) P) V3 Y# J% T- X% x 70 casualties reported" T0 i1 Y& L$ j) i0 ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
! W$ k% L _8 f b' K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! O- X% J8 O/ f5 f( Q$ T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ( P$ b( W9 k+ g. y3 M( Y9 J$ `
Assaulting units:5 t5 @5 D$ {4 s) X* G3 f
Rangoon BAF Battalion
2 ~$ g2 u/ x- } 45th Indian Brigade; W5 E+ N; s/ U* Q
103rd RAF Base Force1 t+ H5 l$ Q* F, _7 h* l; s
109th RAF Base Force
% ]0 {5 _" e9 H( @ 104th RAF Base Force- W* o8 G# {! N7 w* V
221 Group RAF ' Q U) D' G; T8 m9 e
107th RAF Base Force
) `6 k& i1 x( V5 S+ S/ d 106th RAF Base Force
& N+ `8 L$ M* U2 l7 r9 |! p' y 108th RAF Base Force0 k( F% l; t" Q9 Z% w; X, N
103rd RN Base Force
1 g- D6 r5 S( v, _$ o; ^ AVG Ground Echelon
}7 k. h& D' w A' T L9 hDefending units:0 B3 r* \+ N: s* n
2nd Raiding Regiment
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6 h7 n- B/ N/ h. p) H+ [8 m2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |