AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 08, 42
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Amphibious Assault at Busuanga (77,80)
 
TF 196 troops unloading over beach at Busuanga, 77,80
 
 
 
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Pre-Invasion action off Ambon (76,109) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
 
38 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
Japanese Ships
      DD Tatsuyuke
      xAP Katori Maru, Shell hits 1
      DD Katsutade
      LSD Shoyu Maru
      DD Yugumo
 
DD Tatsuyuke firing at 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
4th Coastal Gun Battalion firing at DD Tatsuyuke
150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Katori Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Katsutade firing to suppress enemy battery at 7,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Ambon (76,109)
 
TF 340 troops unloading over beach at Ambon, 76,109
 
Japanese ground losses:
      18 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
 
70mm T92 Howitzer accidentally lost during unload of 21st Div /1
12 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 21st Div
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 21st Div /6
12 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 21st Div /6
12 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 21st Div /6
12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 21st Div /6
12 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 21st Div /6
12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 21st Div /7
12 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 21st Div /7
 
 
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Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
 
16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
Japanese Ships
      DD Yugumo
      LSD Shoyu Maru
      DD Tatsuyuke
 
Japanese ground losses:
      26 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
4th Coastal Gun Battalion firing at DD Yugumo
DD Yugumo firing at 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
DD Yugumo fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 64th Chinese/B Corps, at 73,60 (Kwangchowan)
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 3
      G4M1 Betty x 27
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      136 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      17 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
       5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP 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
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 64th Chinese/B Corps, at 73,60 (Kwangchowan)
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 6
      G4M1 Betty x 20
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      40 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 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
       6 x G3M2 Nell 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 64th Chinese/B Corps, at 73,60 (Kwangchowan)
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 20
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      21 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 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 64th Chinese/B Corps, at 73,60 (Kwangchowan)
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 27
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      55 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 x G3M2 Nell 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 64th Chinese/B Corps, at 73,60 (Kwangchowan)
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-36 Ida x 24
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
      Ki-51 Sonia x 21
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      7 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      21 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet * 
               Ground Attack:  2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
      24 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
       6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 64th Chinese/B Corps, at 73,60 (Kwangchowan)
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 64th Chinese/B Corps, at 73,60 (Kwangchowan)
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-51 Sonia x 15
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet * 
               Ground Attack:  2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
       6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet * 
               Ground Attack:  2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 1896 troops, 172 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 1697
 
Defending force 48022 troops, 634 guns, 449 vehicles, Assault Value = 482
 
Allied ground losses:
      63 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    33rd Division
    5th Division
    38th Division
    18th Division
    15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
    6th Guards Division
    3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    56th Field Artillery Regiment
    25th Army
    5th Mortar Battalion
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    3rd Mortar Battalion
    14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
 
Defending units:
    27th Australian Brigade
    11th Indian Division
    22nd Australian Brigade
    9th Indian Division
    111th RAF Base Force
    Malaya Army
    2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
    1st Malay Battalion
    223 Group RAF 
    224 Group RAF 
    III Indian Corps
    1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
    109th RAF  Base Force
    3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
    1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
    SSVF Brigade
    22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
    Singapore Fortress
    Malayan Air Wing 
    2nd Loyal Battalion
    AHQ Far East 
    Singapore Base Force
    3rd Heavy AA Regiment
    110th RAF Base Force
    112th RAF Base Force
    24th NZ Pioneer Coy 
    2nd ISF Base Force
    109th RN Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at Billiton (52,93)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 414 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 8 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Billiton !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+)
 
Assaulting units:
    4th JAAF AF Coy 
 
 
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Ground combat at Madjene (65,103)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 2021 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 84
 
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 Madjene !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)
 
Assaulting units:
    Yokosuka Assault SNLF
 
 
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 504 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 70
 
Defending force 12016 troops, 101 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 443
 
Assaulting units:
    Molukken Garrison Battalion
    4th Coastal Gun Battalion
    Ambon Base Force
 
Defending units:
    21st Division
 
 
