AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 04, 42
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Pre-Invasion action off Beaufort (66,87)
 
4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK Awazisan Maru
      LSD Assam Maru
 
xAK Awazisan Maru firing at 107th RN Base Force
xAK Awazisan Maru fired at enemy troops
LSD Assam Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Beaufort (66,87)
 
TF 236 troops unloading over beach at Beaufort, 66,87
 
12 Support troops lost in surf during unload of II./4th Infantry Bn /2
 
 
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Invasion Support action off Beaufort (66,87)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
 
1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK Awazisan Maru
      LSD Assam Maru
 
xAK Awazisan Maru fired at enemy troops
LSD Assam Maru fired at enemy troops
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 28th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 3
      G4M1 Betty x 25
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 14th Chinese Base Force ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 25th Group Army ...
Also attacking 28th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 14th Chinese Base Force ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 28th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 25
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      25 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 20
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      9 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
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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Morning Air attack on 14th Chinese Base Force, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 33
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      8 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      33 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 14th Chinese Base Force ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 14th Chinese Base Force ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 13 damaged
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak
 
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      26 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 31
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 10 damaged
 
Airbase hits 9
Runway hits 7
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      31 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 54725 troops, 374 guns, 881 vehicles, Assault Value = 2036
 
Defending force 43541 troops, 234 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 928
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 1206 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1915 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      2479 casualties reported
         Squads: 7 destroyed, 196 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
      Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 36 (1 destroyed, 35 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      2409 casualties reported
         Squads: 27 destroyed, 221 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 54 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    35th Division
    9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
    3rd Tank Regiment
    5th Tank Regiment
    2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    1st Recon Regiment
    5th Armored Car Co 
    20th Recon Regiment
    9th Tank Regiment
    3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    8th Recon Regiment
    14th Division
    10th Tank Regiment
    59th Infantry Brigade
    11th Tank Regiment
 
Defending units:
    2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
    92nd Chinese Corps
    93rd Chinese Corps
    41st Chinese Corps
    27th Chinese Corps
    98th Chinese Corps
    15th Group Army
 
 
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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 791 troops, 12 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 24
 
Defending force 2525 troops, 29 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 50
 
Assaulting units:
    VII KNIL Battalion
    Tarakan Base Force
 
Defending units:
    Yokosuka 4th SNLF
    22nd JAAF AF Bn 
 
 
