AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 09, 41
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ASW attack near Soc Trang  at 57,74
 
Japanese Ships
      APD Aoi, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage
      xAK Hokko Maru
      PB Kantori Maru
 
Allied Ships
      SS KXVII
 
Japanese ground losses:
      37 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
SS KXVII launches 4 torpedoes at APD Aoi
PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kantori Maru attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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ASW attack near Laoag  at 81,72
 
Japanese Ships
      SC Ch 11
      xAK Oigawa Maru
      xAK Hawaii Maru
      PB Kyo Maru #13
      PB Kyo Maru #12
      SC Ch 18
      SC Ch 17
 
Allied Ships
      SS Searaven
 
SS Searaven is sighted by escort
Searaven bottoming out ....
PB Kyo Maru #13 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Kyo Maru #12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 17 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Kyo Maru #12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 18 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Kyo Maru #12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Sub attack near Laoag  at 81,72
 
Japanese Ships
      SC Ch 17
      SC Ch 11
      xAK Oigawa Maru
      xAK Hawaii Maru
      PB Kyo Maru #13
      PB Kyo Maru #12
      SC Ch 18
 
Allied Ships
      SS Searaven
 
SS Searaven launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 17
Searaven bottoming out ....
PB Kyo Maru #13 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #12 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC Ch 18 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC Ch 17 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Kyo Maru #13 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #13 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #13 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #13 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #13 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Submarine attack near Singkawang  at 55,88
 
Japanese Ships
      SS I-162
 
Allied Ships
      AVP Poolster
 
AVP Poolster is sighted by SS I-162
SS I-162 launches 2 torpedoes
 
 
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Submarine attack near Pontianak  at 54,89
 
Japanese Ships
      SS I-166
 
Allied Ships
      AVP Poolster
 
AVP Poolster is sighted by SS I-166
SS I-166 launches 2 torpedoes
 
 
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Submarine attack near Pontianak  at 54,89
 
Japanese Ships
      SS I-166
 
Allied Ships
      AVP Poolster, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
AVP Poolster is sighted by SS I-166
SS I-166 launches 2 torpedoes
 
 
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ASW attack near Vigan  at 80,73
 
Japanese Ships
      xAKL Korei Maru
      PB Shonan Maru #17
      PB Shonan Maru #2
 
Allied Ships
      SS Searaven
 
SS Searaven is sighted by escort
Searaven bottoming out ....
PB Shonan Maru #17 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 77,61 (Hong Kong)
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 13
      G4M1 Betty x 45
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      49 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      21 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
      13 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 77,61 (Hong Kong)
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid detected at 97 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 15
 
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 G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 77,61 (Hong Kong)
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion, at 82,74 (Tuguegarao)
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      34 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      21 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid detected at 102 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 7
      Ki-51 Sonia x 18
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied Ships
      xAK Nanning, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
      xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
      xAK Bennevis, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
      xAK Fatshan, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
 
Port hits 3
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      18 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet
               Port Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
       7 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  ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-36 Ida x 21
      Ki-44 Tojo x 9
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-36 Ida: 1 destroyed by flak
 
Allied Ships
      xAK Hanyang, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
      xAK Nanning, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
      xAK Fatshan, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
      xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
      xAK Hinsang, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires
 
Port hits 3
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      21 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 10000 feet
               Port Attack:  4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 64th Chinese/B Corps, at 72,58 (Pakhoi)
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-51 Sonia x 19
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      30 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      10 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet * 
               Ground Attack:  2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
       9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet * 
               Ground Attack:  2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 64th Chinese/C Corps ...
Also attacking 64th Chinese/A Corps ...
Also attacking 64th Chinese/B Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha)
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-27b Nate x 8
      Ki-51 Sonia x 9
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      8 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 15000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 4/14th Punjab Battalion, at 55,53 (Pegu)
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      166 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-30 Ann x 6
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 15000 feet
               Ground Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Sub attack near Miri  at 63,85
 
Japanese Ships
      PB Eiko Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
      xAK Meiu Maru
      PB Nako Maru #2
 
Allied Ships
      SS O20
 
SS O20 launches 4 torpedoes at PB Eiko Maru
PB Nako Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nako Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nako Maru #2 attacking submerged sub ....
PB Nako Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nako Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 23415 troops, 321 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 633
 
Defending force 7160 troops, 132 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 220
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 449 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 337 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      418 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      357 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 64 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
    66th Infantry Regiment
    38th Division
    20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
    10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    2nd RF Gun Battalion
    3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    2nd Mortar Battalion
    5th RF Gun Battalion
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
 
Defending units:
    Rifles of Canada Battalion
    Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
    1st Middlesex Battalion
    Kowloon Brigade
    102nd RN Base Force
    Hong Kong Fortress
 
 
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Ground combat at Bayombong (80,75)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 35 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 4 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Bayombong !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
 
Assaulting units:
    Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /4
 
 
