AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 19, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Palembang at 49,90 Japanese Ships AMc Wa 19 Allied Ships SS KIX SS KIX is sighted by escort AMc Wa 19 fails to find sub, continues to search... AMc Wa 19 fails to find sub, continues to search... AMc Wa 19 fails to find sub, continues to search... AMc Wa 19 fails to find sub, continues to search... AMc Wa 19 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Muntok at 49,89 Japanese Ships PB Fuji Maru #4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXIII SS KXIII launches 2 torpedoes KXIII bottoming out .... Sub escapes detection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 41 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 34 G4M1 Betty x 60 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 36 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 34 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses ... Also attacking 2nd PA Constabulary Division ... Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 38 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 27 Ki-51 Sonia x 16 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 11 Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 13000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 13000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 13000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 110 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 32 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 13000 feet Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 53rd Chinese Corps, at 74,56 , near Liuchow Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 23 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 12 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 12 Ki-51 Sonia x 21 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-36 Ida: 2 damaged Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged No Allied losses Allied ground losses: 182 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: AVG/1st Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Raid is overhead Also attacking 26th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 44th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 2nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 53rd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment ... Also attacking 53rd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 26th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 2nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 53rd Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 53 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 9 Ki-49-Ia Helen x 3 No Japanese losses Runway hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 36 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-Ia Helen x 29 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 damaged Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 29 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 110th Division, at 85,45 (Nanyang) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 12 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Blenheim IV bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 43,72 (near Sabang) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 3650 troops, 25 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 74 Defending force 458 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 65 Allied adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Allied ground losses: 179 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 14th Guards Regiment 38th/A Div /3 Defending units: North Sumatra Base Force