AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 23, 42
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Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 9
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Tapanoeli Gsn Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 18
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 54
      Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 31
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      65 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      31 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 Tapanoeli Gsn Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 14
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
      Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      72 casualties reported
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 24330 troops, 141 guns, 774 vehicles, Assault Value = 1033
 
Defending force 44864 troops, 236 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1107
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 926 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 2896 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 2) 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      1518 casualties reported
         Squads: 24 destroyed, 73 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
      Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 140 (10 destroyed, 130 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      2109 casualties reported
         Squads: 19 destroyed, 109 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
      Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    3rd Tank Regiment
    8th Recon Regiment
    35th Division
    20th Recon Regiment
    16th Ind.Mixed Brigade
    5th Tank Regiment
    10th Tank Regiment
    9th Tank Regiment
    1st Recon Regiment
    11th Tank Regiment
 
Defending units:
    27th Chinese Corps
    92nd Chinese Corps
    2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
    41st Chinese Corps
    93rd Chinese Corps
    98th Chinese Corps
    15th Group Army
 
 
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 1283 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 74
 
Defending force 292 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 38 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 38 to 1 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)
 preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: 
 
Allied ground losses:
      59 casualties reported
         Squads: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    II./124th Infantry Battalion
    6th Field AF Construction Battalion
    9th Base Force
 
Defending units:
    Tapanoeli Gsn Battalion
 
 
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Tapanoeli Gsn Battalion Wiped Out at Palembang by attrition!!!
