AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 136,98, Range 1,000 Yards
 
Japanese Ships
      CL Yubari
      DD Oite
      DD Hayate
      DD Yukaze
 
Allied Ships
      xAK Yunnan, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
 
Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 1,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
DD Yukaze engages xAK Yunnan at 1,000 yards
DD Yukaze engages xAK Yunnan at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
CL Yubari engages xAK Yunnan at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
xAK Yunnan sunk by CL Yubari at 3,000 yards
xAK Yunnan sunk by CL Yubari at 3,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
 
 
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Night Air attack on Samarinda , at 65,96 
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 6
 
No Allied losses
 
Oil hits 2
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
               City Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Night Air attack on Samarinda , at 65,96 
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 3
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
               City Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Night Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
 
Japanese Ships
      CL Yubari
      DD Yukaze
      DD Hayate
      DD Oite
 
Allied ground losses:
      4 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 19
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
 
CL Yubari firing at Wake Island 
DD Yukaze firing at Wake Island 
DD Hayate firing at Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion firing at DD Hayate
DD Oite firing at Wake Island 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid detected at 115 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-30 Ann x 24
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 16
      Ki-51 Sonia x 16
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged
      Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged
 
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      16 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
      24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
 
Runway hits 11
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-36 Ida x 9
 
No Japanese losses
 
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Babo (83,111)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 450 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16
 
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 0) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Babo !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)
 
Assaulting units:
    Bandasan SNLF
 
 
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Ground combat at Langsa (46,74)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 2107 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 Langsa !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)
 
Assaulting units:
    14th Guards Rgt /3
 
 
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Ground combat at Merak (48,97)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 977 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
 
Defending force 468 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 2 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 3 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-), fatigue(-), supply(-)
 
Allied ground losses:
      16 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    16th Guards Rgt /12
 
Defending units:
    Merak Base Force
 
 
