AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 17, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 102 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97) Japanese Ships DMS W-19 1 mine cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Samarinda , at 65,96 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 4 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 24th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (9 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 5000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Samarinda , at 65,96 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 24th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (27 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 27 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Samarinda , at 65,96 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 8 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 24th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (27 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 27 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Samarinda , at 65,96 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 24th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (27 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 27 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 Allied Ships BB Resolution BB Ramillies BB Royal Sovereign BB Revenge CL Colombo CL Capetown CL Enterprise CL Perth Japanese ground losses: 175 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB Resolution firing at 53rd Division BB Ramillies firing at 53rd Division BB Royal Sovereign firing at 53rd Division BB Revenge firing at 53rd Division CL Colombo firing at 53rd Division CL Capetown firing at 53rd Division Walrus II acting as spotter for CL Enterprise CL Enterprise firing at 53rd Division CL Perth firing at 53rd Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 102 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97) Japanese Ships DMS W-19 14 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 16th Group Army, at 76,57 (Wuchow) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 9 G4M1 Betty x 50 Ki-27b Nate x 3 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 7 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged No Allied losses Allied ground losses: 294 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 32 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 24 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 24 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 5 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: AVG/2nd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Raid is overhead Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 16th Group Army ... Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 16th Group Army ... Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 16th Group Army ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 76,57 (Wuchow) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 27 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged No Allied losses Allied ground losses: 43 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: AVG/2nd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20 Ki-30 Ann x 24 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 24 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 13000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 13000 feet Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 13000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 37 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9 Ki-51 Sonia x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 13000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 13000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 76,57 (Wuchow) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 3 Ki-36 Ida x 20 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 Ki-51 Sonia x 21 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged No Allied losses Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb 20 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: AVG/2nd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 116 minutes Also attacking 16th Group Army ... Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 16th Group Army ... Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 16th Group Army ... Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 106 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 49 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 12 No Japanese losses Runway hits 13 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 16th Group Army, at 76,57 (Wuchow) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wuchow (76,57) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 14410 troops, 143 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 494 Defending force 6607 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 176 Japanese adjusted assault: 602 Allied adjusted defense: 24 Japanese assault odds: 25 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Wuchow !!! Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), disruption(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 267 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 2535 casualties reported Squads: 86 destroyed, 45 disabled Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 66th Infantry Regiment 1st Ind.Inf.Group 19th Ind.Mixed Brigade 30th RGC Division 21st Mortar Battalion Defending units: 62nd Chinese Corps 16th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Pare Pare (66,104) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2021 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 84 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 39 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 39 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Pare Pare !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka Assault SNLF