AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 01, 42
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ASW attack near Muntok  at 49,89
 
Japanese Ships
      PB Fuji Maru #4
 
Allied Ships
      SS O23
 
SS O23 is sighted by escort
O23 bottoming out ....
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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Afternoon Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 59
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 23 damaged
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 7 destroyed by flak
 
Allied ground losses:
      33 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 9th Indian Division ...
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed by flak
 
Allied ground losses:
      20 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Singapore Base Force, at 50,84 (Singapore)
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 14
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 8 damaged
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 destroyed by flak
 
Allied ground losses:
      13 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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ASW attack near Muntok  at 49,89
 
Japanese Ships
      PB Fuji Maru #4
 
Allied Ships
      SS O23
 
SS O23 is sighted by escort
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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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 1896 troops, 173 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 1595
 
Defending force 48502 troops, 644 guns, 520 vehicles, Assault Value = 500
 
Allied ground losses:
      43 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    56th Recon Regiment
    144th Infantry Regiment
    56th Engineer Regiment
    15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
    33rd Division
    5th Division
    38th Division
    18th Division
    6th Guards Division
    3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    56th Field Artillery Regiment
    3rd Mortar Battalion
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    25th Army
    5th Mortar Battalion
    14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
 
Defending units:
    2nd Loyal Battalion
    27th Australian Brigade
    3rd Cavalry Regiment
    11th Indian Division
    22nd Australian Brigade
    9th Indian Division
    1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
    1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
    3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
    2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
    110th RAF Base Force
    223 Group RAF 
    2nd ISF Base Force
    112th RAF Base Force
    3rd Heavy AA Regiment
    Malayan Air Wing 
    109th RAF  Base Force
    III Indian Corps
    224 Group RAF 
    22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
    SSVF Brigade
    AHQ Far East 
    1st Malay Battalion
    Malaya Army
    Singapore Base Force
    111th RAF Base Force
    24th NZ Pioneer Coy 
    Singapore Fortress
    109th RN Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at Zamboanga (75,89)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 1716 troops, 18 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 62
 
Defending force 932 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 88 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 19 
 
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Zamboanga !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      50 casualties reported
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      1351 casualties reported
         Squads: 61 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 53 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Units destroyed 2
 
Assaulting units:
    Sasebo 3rd SNLF
 
Defending units:
    4th/101st PA Battalion
    4th PI Base Force
 
 
