AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Koepang (68,116) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Nako Maru xAP Takatiho Maru xAP Atsuta Maru xAP Tsingtao Maru xAK Nako Maru fired at enemy troops xAP Takatiho Maru fired at enemy troops xAP Atsuta Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Ambon at 76,109 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Oi, Shell hits 1 Amboina Defenses firing at CL Oi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Koepang (68,116) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Dairen Maru xAP Hoten Maru xAP Tsingtao Maru xAP Dairen Maru fired at enemy troops xAP Hoten Maru fired at enemy troops xAP Tsingtao Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Koepang (68,116) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Dairen Maru xAP Hoten Maru xAP Tsingtao Maru xAP Dairen Maru fired at enemy troops xAP Hoten Maru fired at enemy troops xAP Tsingtao Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 87th Chinese Corps, at 76,52 , near Kweilin Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 18 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 7 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 18 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 86th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 59th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 87th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 59th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 87th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 87th Chinese Corps, at 76,52 , near Kweilin Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 3 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 5 Ki-30 Ann x 21 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 16 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 21 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 86th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 87th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 86th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 87th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 37th Chinese Corps, at 76,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 23 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 5 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kweiyang , at 74,49 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 10 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 29000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 59th Chinese Corps, at 76,52 , near Kweilin Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 9 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 86th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 59th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 87th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 59th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 59th Chinese Corps, at 76,52 , near Kweilin Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 11 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 11 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 86th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 59th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 78th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 10th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 78th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 54th Chinese Corps, at 64,45 , near Paoshan Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 13 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 56th Chinese Corps, at 80,43 , near Ankang Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 7 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 15000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 26th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 86th Chinese Corps, at 76,52 , near Kweilin Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Padang Cdo , at 44,85 (Padang) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 26 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 13 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 34 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 26 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Emmahaven Defenses ... Also attacking Padang Cdo ... Also attacking Emmahaven Defenses ... Also attacking Padang Cdo ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 16 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 11 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 13 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 1000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 30 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 38th Division, at 56,104 (Soerabaja) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 2 Allied aircraft DB-7B x 6 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x DB-7B bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 3rd Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000. Raid is overhead 64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 59th Chinese Corps, at 76,52 , near Kweilin Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 5 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 87th Chinese Corps, at 76,52 , near Kweilin Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 4 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 59th Chinese Corps, at 76,52 , near Kweilin Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Koepang (68,116) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Dairen Maru xAP Hoten Maru xAP Tsingtao Maru xAP Dairen Maru fired at enemy troops xAP Hoten Maru fired at enemy troops xAP Tsingtao Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 40519 troops, 485 guns, 412 vehicles, Assault Value = 1164 Defending force 40146 troops, 87 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 737 Allied ground losses: 69 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 3rd Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 5th Tank Regiment 37th Division 36th Division 13th Tank Regiment 3rd Division 11th Tank Regiment 2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 98th Chinese Corps 9th Chinese Corps 93rd Chinese Corps 92nd Chinese Corps 88th Chinese Corps 4th Chinese Cavalry Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 42173 troops, 376 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1319 Defending force 60243 troops, 238 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1600 Japanese ground losses: 74 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 13th Division 40th Division 2nd Ind Engineer Regiment 52nd Infantry Brigade 102nd Infantry Regiment 55th Infantry Brigade 9th Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 26th Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 75th Chinese Corps 72nd Chinese Corps 20th Chinese Corps 78th Chinese Corps 27th Group Army 19th Group Army 9th War Area 29th Group Army 30th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 76,52 (near Kweilin) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1158 troops, 73 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault Value = 854 Defending force 30895 troops, 108 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 747 Allied ground losses: 37 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 19th Division 104th Division 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment Defending units: 86th Chinese Corps 59th Chinese Corps 87th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Koepang (68,116) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5701 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112 Defending force 1017 troops, 0 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 26 Japanese adjusted assault: 97 Allied adjusted defense: 9 Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Koepang !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 94 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1118 casualties reported Squads: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 65th Brigade Defending units: Timor Cdo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3751 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 98 Defending force 2610 troops, 42 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 51 Japanese adjusted assault: 74 Allied adjusted defense: 40 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 118 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 139 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 20th Infantry Regiment Defending units: Molukken KNIL Cdo Molukken Mil'ie Cdo Amboina Defenses Laha ML Base Force AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 63,96 (near Melak) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1276 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43 Defending force 7 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 21 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: Miura Det Defending units: II Samarinda Cdo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 64,45 (near Paoshan) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 14012 troops, 123 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 555 Defending force 16282 troops, 62 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 558 Assaulting units: 18th Division 33rd/C Division Defending units: 28th Chinese Corps 54th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 807 troops, 76 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 219 Defending force 16778 troops, 136 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 226 Allied ground losses: 43 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 55th Engineer Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment 6th Tank Regiment 56th Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: XIV KNIL Battalion I Landstorm Cdo XII KNIL Battalion XI KNIL Battalion X KNIL Battalion 1st Cav Sqdn I Marechausse Cdo IV Landstorm Cdo KNI Zeemacht 3e-VLG-III Sup Afd A-I-Ld AA Battalion ABDA KNI Leger 1e-VLG-III Sup Afd Batavia KM Base Force Batavia Defenses HQ I KNIL Division ML-KNIL 2e-VLG-III Sup Afd 2e-VLG-V Sup Afd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Malang (55,105) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 39 Defending force 711 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Japanese adjusted assault: 17 Allied adjusted defense: 19 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+), fatigue(-) Allied ground losses: 83 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd Tank Regiment Defending units: 5th Cav Sqdn HQ III KNIL Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2047 troops, 28 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 Defending force 3643 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 85 Assaulting units: Molukken KNIL Cdo Molukken Mil'ie Cdo Laha ML Base Force Amboina Defenses AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd Defending units: 20th Infantry Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Probolinggo (56,105) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 235 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 16 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Probolinggo !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /1