AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 10, 42
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Morning Air attack on 64th Chinese/B Corps, at 73,60 (Kwangchowan)
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 3
      G4M1 Betty x 50
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      114 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
      25 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 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 rain
 
Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 33
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      77 casualties reported
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      33 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 Singapore , at 50,84 
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 54
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 27
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      108 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Airbase hits 20
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 45
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      27 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid detected at 111 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20
      Ki-30 Ann x 24
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
      Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged
      Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed by flak
 
Runway hits 2
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 9th Indian Division, at 50,84 (Singapore)
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      82 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 9th Indian Division, at 50,84 (Singapore)
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      24 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 64th Chinese/B Corps, at 73,60 (Kwangchowan)
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-51 Sonia x 16
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet * 
               Ground Attack:  2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
       7 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet * 
               Ground Attack:  2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 31
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 7 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      40 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
Airbase hits 20
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 22
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      31 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 64th Chinese/B Corps, at 73,60 (Kwangchowan)
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
      Ki-51 Sonia x 15
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      14 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      15 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet * 
               Ground Attack:  2 x 50 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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Afternoon Air attack on 64th Chinese/B Corps, at 73,60 (Kwangchowan)
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-36 Ida x 14
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      14 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-36 Ida x 6
 
No Japanese losses
 
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 11965 troops, 101 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 438
 
Defending force 2346 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 592 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 34 
 
Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Ambon !!!
 
Allied aircraft
      no flights
 
Allied aircraft losses
      PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      217 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      1948 casualties reported
         Squads: 85 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 144 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 31 (31 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Units destroyed 3
 
Assaulting units:
    21st Division
 
Defending units:
    Molukken Garrison Battalion
    4th Coastal Gun Battalion
    Ambon Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 63366 troops, 788 guns, 327 vehicles, Assault Value = 1571
 
Defending force 46042 troops, 626 guns, 440 vehicles, Assault Value = 434
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 1243 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 557 
 
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      2654 casualties reported
         Squads: 30 destroyed, 165 disabled
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 20 disabled
         Engineers: 11 destroyed, 13 disabled
      Guns lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      53385 casualties reported
         Squads: 1031 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 4926 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 263 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 788 (788 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 572 (572 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Units destroyed 27
 
Assaulting units:
    18th Division
    5th Division
    15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
    33rd Division
    38th Division
    6th Guards Division
    3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    56th Field Artillery Regiment
    25th Army
    3rd Mortar Battalion
    5th Mortar Battalion
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
 
Defending units:
    27th Australian Brigade
    11th Indian Division
    22nd Australian Brigade
    9th Indian Division
    109th RAF  Base Force
    AHQ Far East 
    SSVF Brigade
    111th RAF Base Force
    Malayan Air Wing 
    2nd ISF Base Force
    24th NZ Pioneer Coy 
    223 Group RAF 
    1st Malay Battalion
    Malaya Army
    Singapore Base Force
    1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
    224 Group RAF 
    2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
    1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
    22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
    3rd Heavy AA Regiment
    112th RAF Base Force
    110th RAF Base Force
    3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
    III Indian Corps
    Singapore Fortress
    109th RN Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at Kwangchowan (73,60)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 3768 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121
 
Defending force 1050 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
 
Assaulting units:
    4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
 
Defending units:
    64th Chinese/B Corps
 
 
