AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 17, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Sorong (82,107) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Hakata Maru #2 PB Kure Maru #5 xAK Nanrei Maru PB Hakata Maru #2 fired at enemy troops PB Kure Maru #5 fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Balikpapan at 64,98 Japanese Ships SS I-123 Allied Ships AO Trinity, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AO Trinity is sighted by SS I-123 SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes at AO Trinity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Sorong (82,107) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Taifuku Maru xAK Nanrei Maru xAK Taifuku Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Nanrei Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Sorong (82,107) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Taifuku Maru xAK Nanrei Maru xAK Taifuku Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Nanrei Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Hong Kong at 75,66, Range 19,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Asagiri DD Yugiri Allied Ships xAKL Joan Moller Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 19,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 19,000 yards... Allied Transport TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 24 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-43-Ia Oscar sweeping at 23000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... Also attacking Hong Kong ... Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... Also attacking Hong Kong ... Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... Also attacking Hong Kong ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 84,49 , near Hankow Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 9 Ki-30 Ann x 9 No Japanese losses 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 , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 39 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 21 Ki-44 Tojo x 9 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3 Ki-51 Sonia x 19 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb 21 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... Also attacking Hong Kong ... Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... Also attacking Hong Kong ... Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 91st PA Infantry Division, at 80,76 (Cabanatuan) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 12 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 194th Tank Battalion ... Also attacking 91st PA Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 9th Prov Chinese Corps, at 80,54 , near Hengyang Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 3rd New Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 9th Prov Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Burma Rifles Battalion, at 55,53 (Pegu) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 29 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 72 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Sorong (82,107) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Taifuku Maru xAK Nanrei Maru xAK Taifuku Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Nanrei Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 71,56 (near Lang Son) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 11059 troops, 84 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 359 Defending force 13687 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 299 Japanese adjusted assault: 187 Allied adjusted defense: 271 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: morale(-) Japanese ground losses: 794 casualties reported Squads: 30 destroyed, 89 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Allied ground losses: 270 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd Militia Regiment 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment 3rd Militia Regiment Defending units: 52nd Chinese Corps 64th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2211 troops, 153 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 441 Defending force 5620 troops, 119 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 113 Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 66th Infantry Regiment 38th Division 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 5th RF Gun Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd RF Gun Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Defending units: Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion Kowloon Brigade Rifles of Canada Battalion 102nd RN Base Force 1st Middlesex Battalion Hong Kong Fortress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at San Fernando (80,74) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 6478 troops, 57 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 218 Defending force 3498 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 130 Japanese adjusted assault: 139 Allied adjusted defense: 51 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE San Fernando !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 258 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1337 casualties reported Squads: 37 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 26 (26 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Kanno Det 47th Infantry Regiment Sasebo 1st SNLF Defending units: 11th PA Infantry Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 84,48 (near Ichang) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2382 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 101 Defending force 4877 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 165 Assaulting units: 11th RGC Temp. Division Defending units: 55th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sorong (82,107) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 450 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16 Defending force 114 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 16 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Sorong !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 88 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: III/66th Naval Guard Unit Defending units: Sorong Det. Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Brunei (65,87) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1104 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 44 Defending force 468 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 19 Allied adjusted defense: 5 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 147 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: I/81st Naval Guard Unit III/81st Naval Guard Unit Defending units: 107th RN Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ichang (83,48) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 60132 troops, 351 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1848 Defending force 15426 troops, 116 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 567 Allied ground losses: 229 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 39th Chinese Corps 68th Chinese Corps 59th Chinese Corps 45th Chinese Corps 32nd Chinese Corps 67th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Corps 75th Chinese Corps 26th Group Army 33rd Group Army Defending units: 34th Division 13th RGC Temp. Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 84,48 (near Ichang) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4877 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 165 Defending force 2382 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 101 Assaulting units: 55th Chinese Corps Defending units: 11th RGC Temp. Division