AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 42
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ASW attack near Tawau  at 69,91
 
Japanese Ships
      DD Shikinami
      AK Sasako Maru
      AK Sado Maru
      xAK Zenyo Maru
      DD Ayanami
 
Allied Ships
      SS Porpoise
 
SS Porpoise launches 4 torpedoes at DD Shikinami
Porpoise diving deep ....
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Night Naval bombardment of Wenchow at 89,58
 
Japanese Ships
      CA Kako
      CL Kiso
      CL Tama
      DD Akikaze
      DD Okikaze
      DD Minekaze
      DD Kamikaze
      DD Akebono
      DD Amagiri
 
Allied ground losses:
      79 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
 
Manpower hits 3
Light Industry hits 3
Heavy Industry hits 1
Fires 132
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 14
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1
 
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Kako
CA Kako firing at 100th Chinese Corps
CL Kiso firing at Wenchow 
CL Tama firing at 88th Chinese Corps
DD Akikaze firing at 88th Chinese Corps
DD Okikaze firing at 100th Chinese Corps
DD Minekaze firing at Wenchow 
DD Kamikaze firing at Wenchow 
DD Akebono firing at 88th Chinese Corps
DD Amagiri firing at Wenchow 
 
 
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ASW attack near San Diego  at 223,107
 
Japanese Ships
      SS I-26, hits 1
 
Allied Ships
      DD Allen
      DD Chew
 
SS I-26 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Allen
I-26 diving deep ....
DD Chew fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Chew attacking submerged sub ....
DD Chew fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Chew fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Chew fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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ASW attack near Muntok  at 49,89
 
Japanese Ships
      PB Fuji Maru #4
 
Allied Ships
      SS O23
 
SS O23 is located by PB Fuji Maru #4
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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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131
 
Japanese Ships
      LSD Yamatsuru Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Allied Ships
      SS Gar
 
LSD Yamatsuru Maru is sighted by SS Gar
SS Gar launches 2 torpedoes
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58 
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 3
      G4M1 Betty x 30
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
 
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 7
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      20 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 SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58 
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 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 14
 
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: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 20
 
No Japanese losses
 
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 9
 
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: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 27
 
No Japanese losses
 
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 14
 
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 Wenchow , at 89,58 
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-44 Tojo x 5
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       5 x Ki-44 Tojo sweeping at 23000 feet
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 73
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 18 damaged
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed by flak
 
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      26 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Medan Coastal Gun Battalion, at 47,84 , near Pakanbaroe
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      12 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Tawau (69,90)
 
TF 31 troops unloading over beach at Tawau, 69,90
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 12978 troops, 114 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 416
 
Defending force 8772 troops, 77 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 223
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 296 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 195 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      661 casualties reported
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 52 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      116 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    53rd Division
 
Defending units:
    2/1st Ind Coy 
    Torres Strait Battalion
    Thurday Island Det. Battalion
    30th Australian Brigade
    Port Moresby Brigade
    Horn Isl  Det. 
    15th RAAF Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 58759 troops, 498 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1762
 
Defending force 29655 troops, 137 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 684
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 1486 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 2956 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      1951 casualties reported
         Squads: 72 destroyed, 157 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      1212 casualties reported
         Squads: 9 destroyed, 112 disabled
         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 44 disabled
         Engineers: 8 destroyed, 8 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    55th Infantry Brigade
    116th Division
    2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
    32nd Division
    36th Division
    22nd Division
    138th Infantry Regiment
 
Defending units:
    88th Chinese Corps
    100th Chinese Corps
    28th Chinese Corps
    16th Construction Regiment
    10th Group Army
    25th Group Army
    3rd War Area 
    14th Chinese Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at Kukong (79,57)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 4968 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 176
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 175 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 175 to 1 (fort level 1) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kukong !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: 
 
Assaulting units:
    102nd Infantry Regiment
    51st Engineer Regiment
 
 
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Ground combat at Pakhoi (72,58)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 5673 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
 
Defending force 1918 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 74
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 94 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 37 
 
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2) 
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      32 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      187 casualties reported
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
    3rd Militia Regiment
 
Defending units:
    64th Chinese/A Corps
 
 
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Ground combat at Puerto Princesa (73,83)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 1632 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
 
Defending force 141 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 30 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Puerto Princesa !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
 
Allied ground losses:
      127 casualties reported
         Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Units destroyed 1
 
Assaulting units:
    15th Naval Guard Unit
 
Defending units:
    2nd PI Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at Buna (99,129)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 696 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 23 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Buna !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+)
 
Assaulting units:
    II/81st Naval Guard Unit
 
 
