AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 14, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Billiton at 53,92 Japanese Ships xAK Nihonka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Mexico Maru PB Naruto Maru #3 Allied Ships SS O16 Japanese ground losses: 34 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled SS O16 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Nihonka Maru PB Naruto Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Naruto Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Naruto Maru #3 attacking submerged sub .... PB Naruto Maru #3 is out of ASW ammo PB Naruto Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Naruto Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 9 G4M1 Betty x 62 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 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 9 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 88 Aircraft Attacking: 38 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 24 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 27 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 12 Aircraft Attacking: 27 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 66th Infantry Regiment, at 75,55 , near Kweilin Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 13 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Blenheim IV bombing from 3000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 19th Ind.Mixed Brigade ... Also attacking 66th Infantry Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 66,106 (near Makassar) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2084 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 81 Defending force 648 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Japanese adjusted assault: 27 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) Allied ground losses: 693 casualties reported Squads: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 63 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Assaulting units: Yokosuka Assault SNLF Defending units: Makassar Garrison Battalion Makassar Base Force