AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
P" O+ F0 b, H& w4 aPT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。
& v0 E+ C% M1 h" I4 G, Q! @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。
) e1 K6 K( Q/ `) d0 Y! R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 h: g, j1 C4 a1 ?
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# G v% m! Y7 K7 }# o
当地的盟军部队均无法战略转移至他处。
5 Z$ |$ y( _# _* H8 H) ]* A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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 1,000 Yards
! b' t2 T } X, i4 H9 ^' zJapanese Ships" ~7 w9 @4 I- f7 m8 T
BB Ise
; [( J0 O; a5 u. @% O3 p% H CA Ashigara+ v/ {5 W: L' {3 w' W; i' C8 L
CL Kinu& W% b O! B$ i3 q
DD Yugumo
8 Z; \ n8 N- n9 t+ `& D/ p |1 Z7 j- j DD Hatsuharu2 [9 m! L4 M! K# x) B# Z; M4 W
DD Nenohi
0 d7 U1 C- S; n( B; h% @; O" |& K8 N DD Asakaze
0 C1 a' {8 n5 C }- c1 v DD Harukaze
' T" a' ?0 `& t/ H& ^ DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ( i- n7 s+ S7 K+ {6 { Y
Allied Ships+ } Q( o2 x: c: X6 B
PT TM-5: \/ z6 G! J* {6 p
PT TM-6
$ T( n9 ~5 Q5 \4 P8 ?4 P. P! O2 } PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk8 h% j+ ] a6 X! E" n: N, z9 U
PT TM-8
Q9 o6 M8 f2 e/ w! S$ Y8 f PT TM-10
/ x9 U4 h# Z8 D" C3 l PT TM-11
- d: T t( j' _' n& }9 x PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. V, E9 i0 M. L" `
PT TM-14! o% k8 ~' `1 y; G8 u" ^4 G+ n% L& k
PT TM-15
( W/ V. o- j, T& m$ Y I2 f MTB 77 W2 y7 w. p( @9 K
MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- u! w9 n' H- ]1 s
MTB 26 0 u+ A$ I3 G5 T3 [$ ?3 q* {
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
; U9 Q7 x* C! j- t; K4 e. OMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards
, {, @% r( K" N, L# [) B8 CRange closes to 8,000 yards...6 V$ U& }, B& L' U7 W& F
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
1 ~; p' x8 C) P( X) `1 _( cRange closes to 6,000 yards...5 U& I4 `+ n) v: s3 K2 i5 e( w
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
. i' T- r, ~' h7 g5 CRange closes to 4,000 yards...
4 Q4 Q4 B* d7 C: g5 t! DRange closes to 3,000 yards...
$ e h( V8 B) H. qRange closes to 2,000 yards...
7 E, O" _9 C. O1 c5 n0 E( M6 ]Range closes to 1,000 yards...
: s; o& [/ F, e# \/ j% WTakeda, Isamu* crosses the 'T'+ B) s" G8 l6 U0 D) b- c
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-14 at 1,000 yards3 w7 ^: Q. z+ {5 `- X4 T
DD Matsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 1,000 yards
( k1 ^; O* V' ^4 j5 y2 ]. `& o. rDD Harukaze engages PT TM-11 at 1,000 yards
& G& P* p4 A3 t; BPT TM-8 engages DD Matsukaze at 1,000 yards
* r: d( ^0 @5 n, _- J( wDD Matsukaze sunk by PT TM-6 at 1,000 yards
8 k+ q2 |( [; W8 q9 C: JPT TM-12 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards
6 E7 I! r5 m, _3 F$ \MTB 8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 1,000 yards4 m; \' E5 J* \9 y. g) ]: w
Range increases to 2,000 yards( `' |- ?, L% F: B4 ~
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-15 at 2,000 yards: f" _5 [( E G0 Q/ P% ~
DD Yugumo engages PT TM-14 at 2,000 yards
4 R3 @) X5 }6 D) d! pPT TM-10 engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards' i f' i [: p: e; p- H9 c" g+ T
PT TM-7 sunk by DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards
# x3 s. i2 B( G6 ~/ a$ Z' kTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 2,000 Yards
/ i& X: @2 f X+ N/ w; L( ]Japanese Ships
* Y9 |5 R0 y Z/ S& J BB Ise. ~) O, r) f$ C, @
CA Ashigara& J! b9 h/ ~( ?" W) N# Q# d! g" i6 P
CL Kinu- [0 C: B. r# _: X
DD Yugumo
" C/ Y1 I4 Z1 g5 \; k DD Hatsuharu! R/ ~6 y1 U0 {$ i
DD Nenohi R4 o) D' i5 J- H! K$ Q. X0 B
DD Asakaze
- k2 ?' u7 O" v0 O DD Harukaze
1 H% C; D1 e4 }; a, e) gAllied Ships
# f" m- ?& M) N' @" ? PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 Q, L3 V! R* e A0 z PT TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
7 L W3 ]0 G" X# q( t PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk& n$ o m- J/ D2 P
PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 | p# v; O$ r- \5 {; o PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ L# J2 u0 G- _* n# b- h M PT TM-14
6 O# N h+ ], u X4 u PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ J" s1 i- }& {5 ^/ E MTB 7, Shell hits 1
. o9 x) p& G+ Y9 R$ {5 O/ H MTB 26 ) C4 ^& U) i. J* c' U
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
7 ^3 v3 F( l* D& c- pMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards4 h. T) x: G# \- V w0 i
Range closes to 11,000 yards...8 v+ A/ D: \$ P2 w# ~9 c2 q7 d8 \- R
Range closes to 10,000 yards...7 v$ w! Z1 c( d% u3 x" u6 }
Range closes to 9,000 yards...$ n1 N% w3 }6 k+ P2 |+ |2 G+ ?
Range closes to 8,000 yards...- ~+ i( L. `( K0 d+ b
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
+ P, m+ S3 N6 k* ?Range closes to 6,000 yards...
% r Z& O# C: u! b- \Range closes to 5,000 yards...
8 j: v! W/ w0 o# ?6 J. m. Q: c bRange closes to 4,000 yards...
& _- Y+ a; K; I' l" eRange closes to 3,000 yards...
+ A$ `& j. @9 X; MRange closes to 2,000 yards...
: i2 ^- h1 J" x7 V2 E& qCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
, C$ l9 ~% E2 m: \4 cCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
$ i O0 x4 I* z e- [& M7 R! CPT TM-15 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards; N E# J+ u( X- |4 Z1 M( o0 |
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards
S5 q6 u/ e. @/ c5 CRange increases to 3,000 yards
d/ [* b- O4 \CA Ashigara engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards6 m: y6 T. Y K5 D# J T: l) a6 c
PT TM-6 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 3,000 yards( q9 q0 e3 G1 ]+ G% K$ N
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 3,000 yards
( h8 y. ~- l' I# ?+ xDD Hatsuharu engages PT TM-8 at 3,000 yards3 n2 b9 N" n3 B; \, R% d" p4 R# X. i+ Q
Range closes to 2,000 yards
# i& q9 ~$ z$ ?# h: o2 d5 d0 yPT TM-10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards4 S/ G3 c8 z' c5 k3 W
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-8 at 2,000 yards: o! x, h) M7 C J
Range increases to 3,000 yards
- n' M* Y3 U( uPT TM-8 sunk by DD Yugumo at 3,000 yards, T, |# p7 m+ U
PT TM-14 engages DD Asakaze at 3,000 yards1 j0 \, y- t) p: }
Range increases to 4,000 yards. ~. H' s2 R: f
PT TM-14 engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards
0 M" v2 a- B e9 m7 FPT TM-11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 4,000 yards
+ S% d( J9 s" o2 r: u2 ~Range increases to 5,000 yards
8 B7 S0 a+ i% L$ A6 pDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
- I" H. r1 D0 n9 l9 Q# c* ~) z5 o5 ERange increases to 6,000 yards/ V1 ~( @0 l# c- c/ {/ J% w8 }, Q
DD Harukaze engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards7 @2 y& w) ?; o: [+ ?7 i# h
Range closes to 5,000 yards
# @0 ?: x. { C- [) iDD Harukaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
2 }& v( Q5 p" l+ k6 N+ }1 d& H$ D, IDD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 5,000 yards
2 @- S6 I# ]8 S' |$ p! _DD Nenohi engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards. w# O/ U l _' m8 M7 D5 E+ w
DD Harukaze engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
) A! Z( c+ R! a: J; |9 O! a7 RDD Asakaze engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards
# b$ F h5 {( y8 g3 v" mDD Yugumo engages MTB 26 at 5,000 yards; d7 \2 U6 [6 n* d6 X. }
Task forces break off...
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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
2 h% _3 N' s) F$ B* D44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
' F% |% a e; v! {Japanese Ships
) r0 e1 T- q# q" b xAK Toei Maru! w- B# y$ X& }
xAP Katori Maru
5 U1 e# G# A! y( W* z! \$ h$ W xAP Suwa Maru
% Z9 h1 M& p, a; a B# g f xAP Ukishima Maru6 J' T3 k$ d- |' \
PB Odatsuki Maru
$ j- N( l9 M* IJapanese ground losses:4 y0 L( N, ^: Q
11 casualties reported" L+ v/ ~* S( i% L- q# R1 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& i; S2 W9 J+ Q' b+ i/ G) r# X Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 _$ c% M8 H4 l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 3 q% H" A2 A8 [8 s
xAK Toei Maru fired at enemy troops9 K) |3 p1 c( Y" O, x/ m1 a" L
xAP Katori Maru fired at enemy troops \9 ^4 Q" x8 l/ j6 o: o5 n; H
xAP Suwa Maru fired at enemy troops- r+ r. s+ T7 _, ?4 [3 ~7 Y
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards2 ?. a% M* |/ ]) i* h
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards ( Q3 K3 [& N+ k7 E# N7 b
Japanese Ships" A, {& X8 z6 w# b! S
CA Maya, o9 B( e: i; l( @. t+ H
CA Kumano% C9 H% [$ Q n; z6 |( \- L
CL Nagara$ x" ?* h6 n0 n+ {" b7 t
CL Abukuma
5 d+ c* ? h& H t0 O DD Hatsuyuki+ D/ I/ o2 A5 ~! V6 f
DD Uranami+ }3 Q+ W# e& }3 y6 @
DD Yugiri1 ]/ [/ }: ]; L5 \8 T
DD Satsuki* }/ p v; b6 d# z6 T0 A6 s
DD Minazuki8 X( l+ m, n, l b4 b8 y
DD Fumizuki
% G9 e8 Q- l A6 A: z' c DD Nagatsuki
5 [- d# X- G& [6 ]. S! O; P5 |4 eAllied Ships
2 s; f5 q7 c* ` PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 T" d, r; v4 Z: s" }
MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ p4 ?$ F D" m9 N4 d
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# b! Z5 b9 Z, b4 u! @; ?/ xMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
) q Q! `1 Z9 ?( O T$ T. i" @4 P6 t# KCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards/ g$ Q# j! n5 ?, t, l" F
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards3 u( a+ E0 J& I7 Z6 C5 l& H
PT TM-14 sunk by CA Maya at 25,000 yards& A- y4 f8 @4 g) I" x
CA Maya fires at MTB 26 at 25,000 yards
+ ], m5 _/ W4 }0 u' q: J. ?Range closes to 22,000 yards8 X( b+ O& d$ j
Range closes to 20,000 yards$ I7 R1 a% g# F
DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards0 c) q& f6 F. a$ O c
DD Hatsuyuki engages MTB 26 at 20,000 yards
" f1 x4 T. @* o4 c5 S. dRange closes to 17,000 yards
4 w# Z1 e* O$ t( u, E" GRange closes to 15,000 yards
! E B6 a- `& p" p) eDD Nagatsuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
# R5 p7 d# O8 i" G# PDD Fumizuki engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
, G8 \+ t& ~; D/ I1 ]5 z5 u8 A6 |DD Uranami engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
7 R e* @! `* w8 j& b1 ^Range closes to 11,000 yards
. [7 D# h! f. P1 w) eDD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards* k. g. u2 Q9 I9 J- @
DD Minazuki engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
8 \/ T0 o |1 h, [DD Yugiri engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards5 M0 D+ z* P' j+ P; t+ k0 X2 N5 o
Range closes to 7,000 yards& ^7 S! I$ Z V; e( z& S
MTB 26 sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards. D" B: E8 B8 K: L: ~; G4 {
Range increases to 9,000 yards& ~, O# f! H0 c: j2 p5 h
CA Kumano engages MTB 7 at 9,000 yards
B1 p. x& `1 B2 q/ s4 o* ], p% O }Range increases to 12,000 yards) C. K% ?2 J5 n7 ]5 J! I. p
DD Fumizuki engages MTB 7 at 12,000 yards! A* Q1 ~. m5 s5 h- g6 |
Range increases to 14,000 yards
. b5 j1 k" P/ @/ Y NMTB 7 sunk by DD Fumizuki at 14,000 yards
) K2 {4 }% ~/ A3 ^7 E! RCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk... : Q! ~4 A7 n$ x3 @
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5 T* A& O4 ]% Y) B5 J7 |( rMorning Air attack on Zuid KNIL Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang) 8 y: f* Q) Y" B( k3 x
Weather in hex: Light cloud
# W% D8 Q# {3 ]' S z3 ~9 l- U5 TRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 E/ X6 a: @6 z7 L* _
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
+ s1 o" J5 n: l( P4 d$ s! X5 r* X! iJapanese aircraft. p0 @) ]4 ?1 w) l
A6M2 Zero x 32
" a1 y6 c0 s5 T N% V G3M2 Nell x 33
! o( i; h0 @# ?8 _. L$ c G4M1 Betty x 30' i. @3 Q% X$ |* ^
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37
% e2 B( T" w9 T2 S9 F2 J& tJapanese aircraft losses/ O/ s1 _1 ~7 u$ A. Y' h- z" ~5 F
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged/ t$ {4 r1 u# w' X/ a$ S
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged * `( e9 j" e- G3 G/ n! m
Allied ground losses:
, \4 k' A! y3 E 48 casualties reported3 W- s9 a# X# D) A, a7 {! U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
" s/ B- Z) G; s8 ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
+ j& u: J2 f/ [7 s2 o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 t/ J/ B4 N- W2 t% H
Aircraft Attacking:# Y# U9 `! a' X: H Y) I
23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet3 J4 H8 j5 f3 {1 d
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
) q* Y% m5 p- D 30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet4 G: H0 b9 `! j. T5 e% Y
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
5 q* Q( j+ [' J8 |' j' A4 R+ I 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet, Q' {9 J6 o5 X7 [2 ~
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 u. Q1 S4 v1 y! f, c 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
0 y1 T. o8 i6 ] Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# G- E( B+ G ^8 Y) N) R) ], c
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
+ h+ i% {: g: L5 O# f5 b Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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/ U9 M2 Y2 ?$ k% i3 f: v9 TMorning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,91 (Palembang) 6 P5 p# O* o, h7 h
Weather in hex: Light cloud 1 Z) C, ]. X7 H% o; E
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.; ?% g4 L4 a! L# t4 B- L
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
$ r; | J0 x8 R4 T& j* PJapanese aircraft2 r" D, L2 c* k/ V& j
A6M2 Zero x 20
. p' I$ V; C; r1 K6 o# j G3M2 Nell x 10
' \5 ]4 _8 e7 R, N! V( G! K G4M1 Betty x 28) l6 b h. a# {4 b0 u7 R
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20 ; w% H$ m U' _: F0 C5 n! S x- i
Japanese aircraft losses
* B) Y: C2 n8 i# x) N G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
/ F0 W6 S$ r3 K9 T. W i' }# { G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged
! r$ r9 Y- r' u! [3 M1 jAllied ground losses:
0 W6 v# X4 h4 y: M0 e* W' y+ A 61 casualties reported
2 y# x3 H; S- p+ X Y7 U, e Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled, t* u2 Q9 t6 s1 c
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled; v! H8 l: c4 F b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ n1 L1 f- C- s% h' g3 WAircraft Attacking:
1 R2 Q* n! F6 W1 q0 Y1 K 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
" B% E H! @0 {3 F! p Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# ^1 }3 K& Z! S8 H/ u# D4 q
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet8 m% ?$ J" v% o. t. w: H
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
& ^8 w3 `; ^; } 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet/ ?7 H6 @, s2 N: |8 \
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb6 ], [5 U& k0 p/ L8 h
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
( t0 g5 @/ c7 H% |9 x RAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
) z1 Y6 Q4 D- S E0 j' J9 PAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ..., W7 o& n9 m3 E3 U8 L) ^- [0 a2 V
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
8 G7 g( `- v: u3 z' k+ ~2 }$ {Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...% C" `- P U& i2 w3 X
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...( O5 I3 U" D- M$ y
Also attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
4 s* X- d- y5 h: C/ C9 _! {) hAlso attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...1 }, A, t' K+ k
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
P8 x8 B, Y& M9 FAlso attacking Zuid KNIL Battalion ...
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8 O! k7 {: ^! I8 `) G5 hMorning Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
( w. C, y5 p, O- ~9 I4 SWeather in hex: Light cloud 5 V& m5 a3 p) A; @" N3 {
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
( E. Y3 q% ]* |# ]Estimated time to target is 1 minutes 2 ~# q v! |5 a' c( D
Japanese aircraft. }5 E. C Q) r+ _/ {- |
A6M2 Zero x 70 d) ]7 }! _1 o7 B' ^2 ~( S0 |
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
) x; D1 o' q" }9 d4 c6 ]4 ?& k Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11 0 }5 d3 q% [ D# Y0 U8 k# f0 A
Japanese aircraft losses
* I7 P0 M2 O, a, Q/ L Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged / s" ^* ^- `/ }- u
Allied ground losses:% r3 p" o+ p" p- [* N* }) }
85 casualties reported
5 F/ `. x6 P/ a Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
& M% |/ H$ T3 m( j9 W! L9 y6 f3 F, ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% P. v( `$ X- F7 x' V+ H+ h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled * i5 ^# A# A( y
Aircraft Attacking:
2 m1 i1 l% n: x4 Z# s( a+ h 17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet, {6 K" I& M D- W2 F! E. s
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb, s' f6 S: }4 b- k9 `
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)
0 ?! c) |3 R+ |% C! yJapanese Deliberate attack , |$ k2 _- _7 j9 s8 {
Attacking force 50521 troops, 432 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1759 ( ]) Z6 g' K4 e0 o5 K6 h: S' [
Defending force 8808 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 332 4 n( ~5 u q8 a/ H C$ h' s- ?& P/ c
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 0 c. P" @* ?& O( ^1 G
Japanese adjusted assault: 894
4 y; f8 ~+ Y6 L8 O% v- U. @) IAllied adjusted defense: 127 . s; S. ]$ [( }) ?- z
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2) % b, e( e% X! L
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!! : P* Q" y/ e4 ^, h2 M; ~
Allied aircraft$ d! J$ E( ~& e' {
no flights " N* g6 a7 q) n$ Y3 ]- G. A% _
Allied aircraft losses& P r6 N3 ?- |" l- _0 K- A
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed
% X$ j2 _2 A, Z6 a5 TCombat modifiers
3 N% |0 R6 U- j; b* {: m$ }9 wDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)" A( i$ U' |6 y9 c$ n& z
Attacker:
1 n. `0 j# y. GJapanese ground losses:% A. y9 y0 q! B( u) i8 i7 @
1406 casualties reported
. t- S8 w( H2 f5 P) x, O Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled. @& A3 h! g) v( c& P b; y q# N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled7 r+ ] V8 W" `, \$ W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
6 M9 y: Y; l. _2 ^: X& W7 [* X4 S Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) ' r0 ] {9 m' X6 d: H) B5 S% S
Allied ground losses:% [0 k$ l! Z0 o( _' d
7228 casualties reported
+ E& F* V. n: i$ f; n s Squads: 160 destroyed, 42 disabled
; w, K4 F& [9 `5 ?7 j+ R. O Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 14 disabled' T* y/ V4 C# V9 ~; o
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 B* |% W7 X: J+ i8 |+ G Guns lost 44 (41 destroyed, 3 disabled)9 P% ]$ c8 ?6 }+ t1 P
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
& a) L2 E. e7 K0 ~0 Y& L* ] Units retreated 5/ \! W- n4 l i( N
Units destroyed 1 . m2 D! q$ W% A" s4 P
Assaulting units:0 `3 ~( Y5 |8 Q1 x
41st Guard Battalion7 k8 C% q3 [ L! s1 s, o: D8 ^
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
6 x& i3 I# T/ d$ t, @& t3 M 38th Division9 J* I B6 \7 _) k* S* F
II./124th Infantry Battalion
- [ m# o2 J O8 R3 X* l, E6 S- B 2nd Recon Regiment {& V5 e/ J; _* p v
6th Tank Regiment3 D1 z; S( l% {% R& Y8 Q$ s1 O5 g
53rd Division+ E3 ]5 ?: g+ ^* r* `% I3 v, v
III./124th Infantry Battalion
; I1 A) A5 K4 K 24th Infantry Regiment+ `. s7 H$ W, p% v- L
16th Guards Regiment
' U: `. y+ r. ]" p! t' R+ z 5th Guards Engineer Regiment
% H3 ^* x. p: [% T# s Sasebo 3rd SNLF4 Z$ a7 L$ X# M5 f* _
Sasebo 8th SNLF; f, n8 V% a6 c& V) m
II./4th Infantry Battalion$ D; Q6 z( e/ U: ]8 q
I./4th Infantry Battalion
! u) c) K4 q, V7 }3 i* o3 k! V' Q 2nd Engr Rgt /2
1 _ X" z, y' B# d7 o 28th Shipping Engineer Regiment
; P" _/ |0 l& i" H" i% t. `7 y 11th Special Base Force
9 h# s+ w! s. e2 L; b* N. n% m 23rd JAAF AF Bn
! p$ ?$ j& u2 ZDefending units:
+ @- u, }" I) i" [ Korps Marechausee Battalion, }" e, f" A3 p/ V
NS KNIL Territory Regiment
7 _: _; h/ i6 r! ~ Zuid KNIL Battalion/ Y4 W+ u6 I. @4 ]# j
WS KNIL Territory Regiment
8 N/ ~. y$ ~1 e9 G1 [; ^ So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion+ l+ ^/ [$ K2 c( y4 } w# r+ K1 J- B
North Sumatra Base Force
9 e& _3 U/ p/ y3 I0 d. [----------------------------------------------------
4 d! \: P/ Y$ L' y% aGround combat at Toungoo (57,50)
4 J9 x. {0 m) y, s( x0 tAllied Shock attack
/ a8 S9 d$ ~5 b* \4 nAttacking force 2605 troops, 28 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 188
}/ T9 M8 \5 Z) }, g% ^Defending force 563 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
% N& _( T" ]! X# o6 D4 tAllied adjusted assault: 43 0 ]' m4 k+ q! }$ Y& t3 f
Japanese adjusted defense: 1 , ?6 @7 l7 |# B1 t% c. q1 c+ S7 g
Allied assault odds: 43 to 1 ' R8 y" H& u$ q
Combat modifiers
+ I' a8 t T8 F+ T% PDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
, A5 M9 X) G V5 Z5 X* E2 _" } supply(-)
$ s. C' f I/ B2 R. G6 r' ?Attacker: shock(+)
& K5 T4 t' @+ p) H, V) i& A6 fJapanese ground losses:" v6 s! @+ I8 q: S
168 casualties reported8 }9 t. t) P/ q3 Q# X7 L
Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 @6 S7 r9 y# b" ]6 _: T, N8 s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ D c. ^% ~$ k( U, ~8 }# g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ [- d- ]! v: F2 q9 S. t
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
* x4 y1 ~. L0 U( F* ]Allied ground losses:- g) q% w' b! q% r! p8 s! U4 S
70 casualties reported4 ?9 q$ u5 }3 A9 u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
3 U1 _8 S& z. U: X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 |# N" t/ g0 b4 H K/ a( L' k# O- |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled " M0 v: ?/ `% W! Z- N
Assaulting units:, b7 ]$ i0 S6 W+ x0 N
Rangoon BAF Battalion/ s0 F/ ~& \% t, E% a" z
45th Indian Brigade# R% O+ |, \ j( d
103rd RAF Base Force
7 V; g! K" C7 c0 V1 _' c8 }5 ? 109th RAF Base Force
- @2 C) s* T/ [6 d% o* k/ d 104th RAF Base Force- l: M8 a* {6 D$ @8 y: h7 v
221 Group RAF
8 V) e7 ?4 }, `& E8 Z# f+ S$ _ 107th RAF Base Force+ t# K) M: D+ Y7 l% F# U
106th RAF Base Force
9 s1 D" ~3 ]) z A2 B 108th RAF Base Force
1 a) K5 y2 u4 E9 h% N 103rd RN Base Force
; H! u; F1 b2 h" x/ a2 J! Z" e AVG Ground Echelon
0 X0 T) N# A9 `1 n H* ADefending units:5 H' f; q ]9 j& t& K3 l) ]
2nd Raiding Regiment 0 h, f" D: u$ J' ]3 y" z O+ z! x- j
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2nd Raiding Regiment Wiped Out at Toungoo by attrition!!! |