AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 09, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 8 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 8 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Nauru Island (127,128) Japanese Ships DD Yunagi CM Okinoshima CM Tokiwa PB Nagata Maru Allied ground losses: 129 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) DD Yunagi firing at Wren Det. CM Okinoshima firing at Wren Det. CM Tokiwa firing at Wren Det. PB Nagata Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Nauru Island (127,128) TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Nauru Island, 127,128 Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 81mm Mortar lost from landing craft during unload of 51st Nav Gd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 80,73, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Kyo Maru #12 PB Kyo Maru #13 SC Ch 4 SC Ch 5 SC Ch 6 SC Ch 10 SC Ch 11 SC Ch 12 SC Ch 16 SC Ch 17 SC Ch 18 xAK Brisbane Maru xAK Hawaii Maru xAK Sanko Maru xAK Takao Maru xAK Bunzan Maru xAK Shinko Maru xAK Oigawa Maru Allied Ships MTB 9 MTB 10 MTB 11 MTB 12 Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 20,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 12,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near San Fernando at 80,74, Range 15,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Ikazuchi DD Inazuma Allied Ships MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 17,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 15,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 15,000 yards MTB 12 sunk by DD Inazuma at 15,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards MTB 9 sunk by DD Inazuma at 10,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards MTB 10 sunk by DD Ikazuchi at 9,000 yards MTB 11 sunk by DD Ikazuchi at 9,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 85,48 , near Sinyang Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 18 Ki-30 Ann x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 77,61 (Hong Kong) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 3 Ki-44 Tojo x 8 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3 Ki-51 Sonia x 19 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion ... Also attacking Rifles of Canada Battalion ... Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 77,61 (Hong Kong) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 107 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 50 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 21 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 102nd RN Base Force ... Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,76 , near Kota Bharu Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 25 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 25 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,76 , near Kota Bharu Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 29 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 29 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 64th Chinese Corps, at 72,58 (Pakhoi) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 10 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 64th Chinese Corps, at 72,58 (Pakhoi) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kowloon Brigade, at 77,61 (Hong Kong) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 4 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 81,72 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Murasame Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 81,72 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Takao Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 82,73 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Shirogane Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Guam , at 106,95 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 G4M1 Betty x 9 No Japanese losses Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Ocean Island (130,130) Japanese Ships CL Yubari CL Tatsuta CL Tenryu DD Oite Allied ground losses: 129 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) CL Yubari firing at Heron Det. CL Tatsuta firing at Heron Det. CL Tenryu firing at Heron Det. DD Oite firing at Heron Det. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Ocean Island (130,130) TF 16 troops unloading over beach at Ocean Island, 130,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Tarawa (136,128) TF 116 troops unloading over beach at Tarawa, 136,128 Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a SNLF Squad accidentally lost during unload of 53rd Nav Gd /2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 9084 troops, 197 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 629 Defending force 7289 troops, 132 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 223 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 41 Allied adjusted defense: 437 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 10 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 941 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 66 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Allied ground losses: 106 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 38th Division 66th Infantry Regiment 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 5th RF Gun Battalion 2nd RF Gun Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Defending units: Rifles of Canada Battalion 1st Middlesex Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion Kowloon Brigade 102nd RN Base Force Hong Kong Fortress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ocean Island (130,130) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1716 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 57 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 57 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Ocean Island !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Maizuru 2nd SNLF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nauru Island (127,128) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1626 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 26 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Nauru Island !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: 51st Naval Guard Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarawa (136,128) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1585 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 53 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 53 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarawa !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: 53rd Naval Guard Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 98 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 7 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses B-10B: 1 destroyed Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /5