AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 24, 42
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Invasion Support action off Port Moresby (98,130) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
 
76 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
Japanese Ships
      CL Tatsuta
      CL Tenryu
      DD Kuretake
      DD Oboro
      LSD Yamatsuru Maru, Shell hits 2,  on fire
      LSD Fukuyama Maru
      DD Kisaragi
 
Japanese ground losses:
      95 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
15th RAAF Base Force firing at CL Tatsuta
CL Tenryu firing at 15th RAAF Base Force
15th RAAF Base Force firing at CL Tenryu
DD Kuretake firing at 30th Australian Brigade
15th RAAF Base Force firing at DD Oboro
6" Mk XI/XII Gun Battery engaging LSD Yamatsuru Maru at 9,000 yards
6" Mk XI/XII Gun Battery engaging LSD Yamatsuru Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Oboro fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
 
 
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Invasion Support action off Puerto Princesa (73,83)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
 
1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
Japanese Ships
      LSD Matsutan Maru
      LSD Raizan Maru
      DD Yugiri
 
Allied ground losses:
      23 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
LSD Matsutan Maru fired at enemy troops
LSD Raizan Maru fired at enemy troops
DD Yugiri fired at enemy troops
 
 
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ASW attack near Fergusson Island  at 103,132
 
Japanese Ships
      PB Takunan Maru #5
      xAK Nikki Maru
 
Allied Ships
      SS S-23
 
SS S-23 launches 2 torpedoes at PB Takunan Maru #5
S-23 diving deep ....
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Submarine attack near Nadi  at 126,164
 
Japanese Ships
      SS I-7
 
Allied Ships
      xAK City of Elwood, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
xAK City of Elwood is sighted by SS I-7
SS I-7 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK City of Elwood
 
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 96,135, Range 8,000 Yards
 
Japanese Ships
      CV Kaga
      CV Hiryu, Shell hits 1
      CV Soryu, Shell hits 3
      CV Shokaku
      CV Zuikaku
      CV Akagi
      BB Yamato 2
      BB Musashi 2, Shell hits 1
      CA Suzuya, Shell hits 8
      CA Kumano
      DD Isokaze
      DD Shiranui, Shell hits 1
      DD Urakaze
      DD Tanikaze
      DD Arare, Shell hits 1,  on fire
      DD Kasumi
      DD Sazanami
      DD Ushio
 
Allied Ships
      BC Repulse, Shell hits 10,  on fire
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire
      CA Exeter
      CL Glasgow
      CL Caledon
      DD Evertsen
      DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 1,  on fire
      DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 2
      DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 1
 
 
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 64% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages CA Exeter at 8,000 yards
CL Caledon engages CA Suzuya at 8,000 yards
DD Piet Hein engages CV Kaga at 8,000 yards
BC Repulse engages BB Yamato 2 at 8,000 yards
CL Caledon engages CA Suzuya at 8,000 yards
DD Piet Hein engages DD Sazanami at 8,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages DD Arare at 8,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Piet Hein at 8,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages DD Evertsen at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages BC Repulse at 5,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages CA Exeter at 5,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages CA Australia at 5,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages CL Caledon at 5,000 yards
BC Repulse engages CV Kaga at 5,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Piet Hein at 5,000 yards
BB Yamato 2 engages BC Repulse at 5,000 yards
DD Evertsen engages DD Urakaze at 5,000 yards
DD Evertsen engages DD Arare at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
BC Repulse engages CV Akagi at 2,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
CL Caledon engages CV Soryu at 2,000 yards
BC Repulse engages CV Hiryu at 2,000 yards
DD Arare engages DD Piet Hein at 2,000 yards
DD Piet Hein engages DD Ushio at 2,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages DD Sazanami at 2,000 yards
DD Piet Hein engages DD Arare at 2,000 yards
DD Piet Hein engages DD Urakaze at 2,000 yards
DD Piet Hein engages DD Shiranui at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
BB Yamato 2 engages BC Repulse at 4,000 yards
BC Repulse engages CV Shokaku at 4,000 yards
CL Glasgow engages CA Suzuya at 4,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Van Ghent at 4,000 yards
BB Musashi 2 engages BC Repulse at 4,000 yards
BB Yamato 2 engages DD Kortenaer at 4,000 yards
DD Arare engages DD Evertsen at 4,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages BC Repulse at 4,000 yards
DD Evertsen engages DD Ushio at 4,000 yards
DD Arare engages DD Van Ghent at 4,000 yards
DD Tanikaze engages DD Evertsen at 4,000 yards
DD Evertsen engages DD Urakaze at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages CA Australia at 7,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages DD Urakaze at 7,000 yards
DD Kortenaer engages DD Arare at 7,000 yards
DD Sazanami engages DD Kortenaer at 7,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages DD Tanikaze at 7,000 yards
DD Kortenaer engages DD Urakaze at 7,000 yards
DD Kortenaer engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages DD Van Ghent at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
BB Yamato 2 engages BC Repulse at 10,000 yards
BC Repulse engages CV Zuikaku at 10,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages CA Australia at 10,000 yards
CL Caledon engages CA Suzuya at 10,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages CL Glasgow at 10,000 yards
BC Repulse engages BB Musashi 2 at 10,000 yards
BB Yamato 2 engages DD Kortenaer at 10,000 yards
BC Repulse engages CA Kumano at 10,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages BC Repulse at 10,000 yards
DD Sazanami engages DD Kortenaer at 10,000 yards
DD Piet Hein engages DD Kasumi at 10,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Van Ghent at 10,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages DD Piet Hein at 10,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...
 
 
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Sub attack near Kiriwina Island  at 103,131
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK Sumatra Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
      xAK England Maru
      PB Takunan Maru #5
 
Allied Ships
      SS Thresher
 
SS Thresher launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Sumatra Maru
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Night Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 31
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 8
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
 
No Allied losses
 
Oil hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
               City Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (8 airborne, 23 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      8 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
 
 
 
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
 
1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
Japanese Ships
      BB Hyuga
      BB Ise
      DD Yukaze
      DD Hayate
      DD Oite
      DD Matsukaze
      DD Asakaze
 
Allied ground losses:
      205 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 19 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
 
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 26
Port hits 10
Port supply hits 2
 
E8N2 Dave acting as spotter for BB Hyuga
BB Hyuga firing at Port Moresby 
BB Ise firing at Port Moresby 
DD Yukaze firing at Port Moresby 
DD Hayate firing at Port Moresby 
DD Oite firing at 15th RAAF Base Force
15th RAAF Base Force firing at DD Oite
DD Matsukaze firing at Port Moresby 
DD Asakaze firing at Port Moresby Brigade
 
 
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Invasion Support action off Port Moresby (98,130)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
 
12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
Japanese Ships
      LSD Yamatsuru Maru, Shell hits 1,  on fire
      LSD Fukuyama Maru
 
6" Mk XI/XII Gun Battery engaging LSD Yamatsuru Maru at 9,000 yards
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 3
      G4M1 Betty x 31
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 1
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
 
No Allied losses
 
Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 50
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      21 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      1 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
      Raid is overhead
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 20
 
No Japanese losses
 
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 12
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 6
      G4M1 Betty x 20
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
 
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 27
 
No Japanese losses
 
Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 20
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 47
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 19 damaged
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed by flak
 
Allied ground losses:
      7 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 16
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Buna (99,129)
 
TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Buna, 99,129
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 13314 troops, 114 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 453
 
Defending force 9085 troops, 77 guns, 53 vehicles, Assault Value = 276
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 349 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 189 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) 
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
 experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      426 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 44 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      541 casualties reported
         Squads: 6 destroyed, 62 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    53rd Division
 
Defending units:
    30th Australian Brigade
    Torres Strait Battalion
    2/1st Ind Coy 
    Thurday Island Det. Battalion
    Port Moresby Brigade
    Horn Isl  Det. 
    15th RAAF Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 12209 troops, 241 guns, 93 vehicles, Assault Value = 600
 
Defending force 37766 troops, 460 guns, 484 vehicles, Assault Value = 853
 
Japanese ground losses:
      312 casualties reported
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      12 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    7th Tank Regiment
    16th Recon Regiment
    48th Recon Regiment
    Kanno Det 
    2nd Tank Regiment
    9th Infantry Regiment
    4th Tank Regiment
    1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
    Kure 1st SNLF 
    9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    48th Field Artillery Regiment
    15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
 
Defending units:
    14th PS Engineer Regiment
    21st PA Infantry Division
    194th Tank Battalion
    31st Infantry Regiment
    Subic Bay Defenses 
    57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
    192nd Tank Battalion
    4th Marine Regiment
    Manila Bay Defenses 
    45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
    26th PS Cavalry Regiment
    2nd PA Constabulary Division
    1st USMC AA Battalion
    I Philippine Corps 
    201st PA Construction Battalion
    Asiatic Fleet 
    USAFFE 
    Provisional GMC Grp 
    200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
    803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
    202nd PA Construction Battalion
    Far East USAAF 
    1st PI Base Force
    Clark Field USAAF Base Force
    88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
    Bataan USN Base Force
    301st Construction Battalion
    86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
    301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
 
 
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Ground combat at 56,89 (near Pontianak)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 1141 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38
 
Defending force 96 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 30 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-)
 supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
 
Allied ground losses:
      111 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Units destroyed 1
 
Assaulting units:
    III./124th Infantry Battalion
 
Defending units:
    Singkawang Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 4577 troops, 49 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 221
 
Defending force 12978 troops, 114 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 416
 
Assaulting units:
    2/1st Ind Coy 
    30th Australian Brigade
    Torres Strait Battalion
    Thurday Island Det. Battalion
    Port Moresby Brigade
    Horn Isl  Det. 
    15th RAAF Base Force
 
Defending units:
    53rd Division
 
 
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Ground combat at Bengkalis (48,82)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 2113 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 9 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 1) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Bengkalis !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)
 
Assaulting units:
    14th Guards Rgt /3
 
 
