AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 15, 42
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Night Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 49,90
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      139WH-3 x 3
 
Allied aircraft losses
      139WH-3: 1 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
      CV Zuikaku
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 2000 feet
               Naval Attack:  3 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
 
 
 
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Night Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 49,90
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      139WH-3 x 4
 
Allied aircraft losses
      139WH-3: 3 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
      CV Akagi
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       4 x 139WH-3 bombing from 2000 feet
               Naval Attack:  3 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
 
 
 
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Night Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 49,90
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      139WH-3 x 6
 
Allied aircraft losses
      139WH-3: 2 damaged
      139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak
 
Japanese Ships
      BB Musashi 2
      CV Shokaku
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 2000 feet
               Naval Attack:  3 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
 
 
 
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Night Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 49,90
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      139WH-3 x 3
 
Allied aircraft losses
      139WH-3: 2 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
      CV Shokaku
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 2000 feet
               Naval Attack:  3 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
 
 
 
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ASW attack near Suva  at 132,161
 
Japanese Ships
      SS I-10
 
Allied Ships
      DD King
      DD Rathburne
 
SS I-10 is located by DD King
DD Rathburne fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Rathburne fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Rathburne fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Rathburne fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Rathburne fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Palembang Base Force, at 48,91 (Palembang)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 24
      D3A1 Val x 66
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      72 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      22 x D3A1 Val bombing from 16000 feet
               Ground Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      22 x D3A1 Val bombing from 16000 feet
               Ground Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      22 x D3A1 Val bombing from 16000 feet
               Ground Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking Padang Base Force ...
Also attacking Palembang Base Force ...
Also attacking Padang Base Force ...
Also attacking Palembang Base Force ...
Also attacking Padang Base Force ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Palembang Base Force, at 48,91 (Palembang)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      11 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      21 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Palembang Base Force, at 48,91 (Palembang)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 24
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 23
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      23 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Subic Bay Defenses , at 79,76 (Clark Field)
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 20
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Subic Bay Defenses , at 79,76 (Clark Field)
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 27
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      6 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 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
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 18698 troops, 104 guns, 767 vehicles, Assault Value = 850
 
Defending force 22754 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 539
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 703 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 913 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      1175 casualties reported
         Squads: 43 destroyed, 49 disabled
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 43 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
      Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 89 (5 destroyed, 84 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      1782 casualties reported
         Squads: 42 destroyed, 190 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
      Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    1st Recon Regiment
    3rd Tank Regiment
    9th Tank Regiment
    10th Tank Regiment
    35th Division
    5th Tank Regiment
    8th Recon Regiment
    20th Recon Regiment
    11th Tank Regiment
 
Defending units:
    98th Chinese Corps
    93rd Chinese Corps
    27th Chinese Corps
    5th New Chinese Corps
 
 
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 8199 troops, 44 guns, 104 vehicles, Assault Value = 196
 
Defending force 4309 troops, 43 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 110
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 190 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 31 
 
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      300 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      2075 casualties reported
         Squads: 62 destroyed, 12 disabled
         Non Combat: 61 destroyed, 7 disabled
         Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 33 (32 destroyed, 1 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Units retreated 7
 
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
 
Assaulting units:
    II./124th Infantry Battalion
    6th Tank Regiment
    Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
    9th Base Force
 
Defending units:
    Zuid KNIL Battalion
    Padang Garrison Battalion
    So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
    Padang Base Force
    Djambi Base Force
    Pakanbaroe Det. 
    Palembang Base Force
 
 
