AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 16, 42
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Night Air attack on Samarinda , at 65,96 
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 7
 
No Allied losses
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
               City Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       3 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: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 6
 
No Allied losses
 
 
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: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 6
 
No Allied losses
 
Oil hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
               City Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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TF 102 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97)
 
Japanese Ships
      DMS W-19
 
6 mines cleared
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 76,57 (Wuchow)
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 9
      G4M1 Betty x 30
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      192 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 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
       5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       9 x G3M2 Nell 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
 
Also attacking 16th Group Army ...
Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 16th Group Army ...
Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 76,57 (Wuchow)
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 20
      Ki-27b Nate x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      48 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 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 62nd Chinese Corps, at 76,57 (Wuchow)
 
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:
      33 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 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 Bataan , at 78,77 
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 16
      Ki-51 Sonia x 7
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 damaged
      Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged
 
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 20
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      16 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
       7 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: Partial cloud
 
Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22
      Ki-51 Sonia x 9
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
 
Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 22
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
       9 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: Partial cloud
 
Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-30 Ann x 24
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged
 
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      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 Bataan , at 78,77 
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid detected at 107 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 50 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-36 Ida x 9
 
No Japanese losses
 
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 16
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 76,57 (Wuchow)
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-27b Nate x 6
      Ki-36 Ida x 13
      Ki-51 Sonia x 15
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      43 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      15 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
      13 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 16th Group Army ...
Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 16th Group Army ...
Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 16th Group Army ...
Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 16th Group Army ...
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 16th Group Army, at 76,57 (Wuchow)
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      11 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Wuchow (76,57)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 14649 troops, 143 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 518
 
Defending force 7310 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 217
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 241 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 50 
 
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 3) 
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      288 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 31 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      264 casualties reported
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 40 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    1st Ind.Inf.Group 
    66th Infantry Regiment
    19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
    30th RGC Division
    21st Mortar Battalion
 
Defending units:
    62nd Chinese Corps
    16th Group Army
 
 
