AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
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Invasion Support action off Sambas (57,88)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
 
6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
Japanese Ships
      E Saga
      LSD Assam Maru
 
E Saga fired at enemy troops
 
 
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Night Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 26
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
               City Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      6 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
 
 
 
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Night Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 26
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 6
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
               City Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (26 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      26 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
      Raid is overhead
 
 
 
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Night Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 26
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 6
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
               City Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (26 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      26 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
      Raid is overhead
 
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Ndeni (120,143)
 
TF 120 troops unloading over beach at Ndeni, 120,143
 
 
 
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Invasion Support action off Sambas (57,88)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
 
8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
Japanese Ships
      E Saga
      LSD Assam Maru
 
E Saga fired at enemy troops
 
 
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Singkep at 49,87, Range 13,000 Yards
 
Japanese Ships
      DD Shigure
      DD Yugure
      DD Ariake
 
Allied Ships
      HDML 1097, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
 
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 13,000 yards
Yoshida, Shoichi crosses the 'T'
DD Yugure engages HDML 1097 at 13,000 yards
Ashby H. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 8,000 yards
Massive explosion on HDML 1097
HDML 1097 sunk by DD Ariake at 8,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
 
 
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Invasion Support action off Sambas (57,88)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
 
5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK Awazisan Maru
      LSD Kaisyo Maru
      LSD Assam Maru
 
Allied ground losses:
      7 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
xAK Awazisan Maru fired at enemy troops
LSD Kaisyo Maru fired at enemy troops
LSD Assam Maru fired at enemy troops
 
 
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Invasion Support action off Sambas (57,88)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
 
6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK Awazisan Maru
      LSD Kaisyo Maru
      LSD Assam Maru
 
Allied ground losses:
      7 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
xAK Awazisan Maru fired at enemy troops
LSD Kaisyo Maru fired at enemy troops
LSD Assam Maru fired at enemy troops
 
 
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 18273 troops, 102 guns, 769 vehicles, Assault Value = 820
 
Defending force 27995 troops, 160 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 575
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 390 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 538 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1) 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      458 casualties reported
         Squads: 7 destroyed, 47 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      1257 casualties reported
         Squads: 14 destroyed, 123 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    8th Recon Regiment
    1st Recon Regiment
    20th Recon Regiment
    9th Tank Regiment
    10th Tank Regiment
    3rd Tank Regiment
    35th Division
    5th Tank Regiment
    11th Tank Regiment
 
Defending units:
    98th Chinese Corps
    2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
    93rd Chinese Corps
    27th Chinese Corps
    5th New Chinese Corps
    15th Group Army
 
 
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Ground combat at Sambas (57,88)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 6173 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 212
 
Defending force 765 troops, 5 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 104 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 7 
 
Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 1) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sambas !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
 morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      42 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      507 casualties reported
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 73 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Units retreated 1
      Units destroyed 2
 
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
 
Assaulting units:
    2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy 
    III./124th Infantry Battalion
    14th Guards Regiment
 
Defending units:
    2/15 Punjab Battalion
    Sambas Base Force
    106th RN Base Force
 
 
