AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 08, 42
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Invasion Support action off Samarinda (65,96)
 
4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
Japanese Ships
      AK Kyushu Maru
      DD Ayanami
 
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
 
 
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TF 69 encounters mine field at Rangoon (54,53)
 
Japanese Ships
      DMS W-12
 
14 mines cleared
 
 
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Night Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-27b Nate x 31
      Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 24
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 6
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
               City Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (8 airborne, 23 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      8 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 9000 
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (6 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      6 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 9000 
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
 
 
 
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Night Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-27b Nate x 31
      Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 24
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 8
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed
 
Allied aircraft losses
      B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
               City Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (31 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      31 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
      Raid is overhead
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (24 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      24 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
      Raid is overhead
 
 
 
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Night Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-27b Nate x 30
      Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 24
 
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:
1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (30 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      30 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
      Raid is overhead
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (24 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      24 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
      Raid is overhead
 
 
 
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Sub attack near Muntok  at 49,89
 
Japanese Ships
      PB Fuji Maru #4
 
Allied Ships
      SS O23
 
SS O23 launches 2 torpedoes
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Pre-Invasion action off Tarakan (67,91)
 
36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
Japanese Ships
      DD Samidare
      DD Harusame
      DD Murasame
      xAK Atutasan Maru
 
Japanese ground losses:
      19 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      122 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
DD Samidare firing at Tarakan Base Force
DD Harusame firing at VII KNIL Battalion
DD Murasame firing at Tarakan Base Force
DD Samidare fired at enemy troops
DD Harusame fired at enemy troops
DD Murasame fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Tarakan (67,91)
 
TF 135 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 67,91
 
Japanese ground losses:
      58 casualties reported
         Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
13 troops of a SNLF Para Squad lost in surf during unload of Yokosuka Assault SNLF
13 troops of a SNLF Para Squad accidentally lost during unload of Yokosuka Assault SNLF /2
13 troops of a SNLF Para Squad lost from landing craft during unload of Yokosuka Assault SNLF /2
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Ontong Java (115,131)
 
TF 186 troops unloading over beach at Ontong Java, 115,131
 
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
 
TF 257 troops unloading over beach at Tulagi, 114,137
 
 
 
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TF 69 encounters mine field at Rangoon (54,53)
 
Japanese Ships
      DMS W-12
 
16 mines cleared
 
 
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Morning Air attack on NS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 48,90 , near Palembang
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 73
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 53
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      497 casualties reported
         Squads: 19 destroyed, 20 disabled
         Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 29 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      26 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
      24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
      29 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
 
 
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 46514 troops, 364 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 2035
 
Defending force 48507 troops, 277 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 967
 
Japanese ground losses:
      13 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      29 casualties reported
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    1st Recon Regiment
    9th Tank Regiment
    5th Armored Car Co 
    23rd Tank Regiment
    15th Tank Regiment
    3rd Tank Regiment
    14th Division
    5th Tank Regiment
    9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
    8th Recon Regiment
    59th Infantry Brigade
    20th Recon Regiment
    35th Division
    2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    8th Armored Car Co 
    10th Tank Regiment
    3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    11th Tank Regiment
 
Defending units:
    96th Chinese Corps
    27th Chinese Corps
    93rd Chinese Corps
    92nd Chinese Corps
    41st Chinese Corps
    2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
    98th Chinese Corps
    15th Group Army
    36th Group Army
 
 
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Ground combat at Samarinda (65,96)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 5406 troops, 49 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 136
 
Defending force 189 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 68 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 68 to 1 (fort level 1) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Samarinda !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      19 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      277 casualties reported
         Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Units destroyed 1
 
Assaulting units:
    Sasebo 3rd SNLF
    Sasebo 8th SNLF
    12th JAAF Base Force
 
Defending units:
    Samarinda Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 806 troops, 12 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 24
 
Defending force 4461 troops, 51 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
 
Allied ground losses:
      8 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    VII KNIL Battalion
    Tarakan Base Force
 
Defending units:
    Yokosuka 4th SNLF
    Yokosuka Assault SNLF
    22nd JAAF AF Bn 
 
 
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Ground combat at Ontong Java (115,131)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 797 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 22 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Ontong Java !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
 
Assaulting units:
    52nd Nav Gd /1
 
 
