AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42
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Morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 3
      G4M1 Betty x 40
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      30 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      36 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       4 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
 
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 3rd War Area  ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 3rd War Area  ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 18
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      15 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      18 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 100th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 33
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      52 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 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
 
Also attacking 28th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid detected at 110 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7
      Ki-30 Ann x 10
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 24
      Ki-51 Sonia x 16
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
      Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged
      Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged
 
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 20
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
      16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
      10 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
       7 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses  ...
Also attacking Bataan  ...
Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses  ...
Also attacking Bataan  ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid detected at 107 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-30 Ann x 16
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      16 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid detected at 110 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 51 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-36 Ida x 12
      Ki-49-Ia Helen x 32
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 damaged
 
Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 35
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      12 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
      32 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 34th Division, at 83,48 (Ichang)
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Blenheim IV x 13
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese ground losses:
      9 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      13 x Blenheim IV bombing from 3000 feet * 
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 54056 troops, 498 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1331
 
Defending force 23286 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 216
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 890 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 778 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      846 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 62 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      1436 casualties reported
         Squads: 68 destroyed, 18 disabled
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 69 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
      Guns lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    32nd Division
    2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
    55th Infantry Brigade
    116th Division
    36th Division
    22nd Division
    138th Infantry Regiment
 
Defending units:
    88th Chinese Corps
    28th Chinese Corps
    100th Chinese Corps
    3rd War Area 
    10th Group Army
    25th Group Army
    14th Chinese Base Force
    16th Construction Regiment
 
 
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Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 20749 troops, 216 guns, 440 vehicles, Assault Value = 693
 
Defending force 20222 troops, 196 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 397
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 417 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 447 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1) 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      1213 casualties reported
         Squads: 26 destroyed, 43 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 13 disabled
      Vehicles lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      924 casualties reported
         Squads: 42 destroyed, 59 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
      Vehicles lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    5th Guards Cav Regiment
    16th Guards Regiment
    7th Ind.Tank Brigade
    6th Tank Regiment
    5th Division
    14th Guards Rgt /6
    1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
 
Defending units:
    4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion
    1st Regt Cavalerie 
    1st KNIL Regiment
    2nd KNIL Regiment
    Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion
    1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
    Roodenburg Battalion
    ABDA 
    Merak Base Force
    ML-KNIL 
    KNIL Army Command 
    1st KNIL AA Battalion
    1 ML-KNIL Aviation 
    Batavia Base Force
 
 
