AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 17, 42
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ASW attack near Palembang  at 49,90
 
Japanese Ships
      PB Fuji Maru #4
 
Allied Ships
      SS KIX
 
SS KIX is sighted by escort
KIX bottoming out ....
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 3
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 27
      Ki-51 Sonia x 16
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged
      Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged
 
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 22
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 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
       3 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: Light cloud
 
Raid detected at 102 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
 
Runway hits 9
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      23 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: Light cloud
 
Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-30 Ann x 22
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged
 
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      22 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: Light cloud
 
Raid detected at 102 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-36 Ida x 9
      Ki-49-Ia Helen x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      5 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Runway hits 10
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
       3 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 Bataan , at 78,77 
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-49-Ia Helen x 29
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 damaged
 
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 16
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      29 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 1st Army, at 86,43 , near Loyang
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Blenheim IV x 15
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese ground losses:
      63 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      15 x Blenheim IV bombing from 3000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 37th Division ...
Also attacking 1st Army ...
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 28th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 30
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      30 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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Afternoon Air attack on 28th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 18
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      24 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 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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Afternoon Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 27
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      53 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 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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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 53068 troops, 498 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1220
 
Defending force 21504 troops, 126 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 150
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 789 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 577 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      475 casualties reported
         Squads: 9 destroyed, 48 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      964 casualties reported
         Squads: 38 destroyed, 26 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled
         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 17 disabled
      Guns lost 26 (2 destroyed, 24 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    55th Infantry Brigade
    36th Division
    116th Division
    22nd Division
    2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
    32nd Division
    138th Infantry Regiment
 
Defending units:
    28th Chinese Corps
    88th Chinese Corps
    100th Chinese Corps
    14th Chinese Base Force
    10th Group Army
    3rd War Area 
    25th Group Army
    16th Construction Regiment
 
 
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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 15196 troops, 132 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 517
 
Defending force 5665 troops, 129 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 178
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 439 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 208 
 
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3) 
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker: supply(-)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      450 casualties reported
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      127 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
      Guns lost 27 (1 destroyed, 26 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    I/81st Naval Guard Unit
    I./4th Infantry Battalion
    4th Guards Division
 
Defending units:
    Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
    4th KNIL Regiment
    3rd KNIL AA Battalion
    Kalidjati Base Force
    Bandoeng Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at Ramree Island (54,48)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 23 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 4 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Ramree Island !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
 
Assaulting units:
    1st Raiding Rgt /2
 
 
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Ground combat at Semarang (53,102)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 576 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
 
Defending force 270 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 15 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 1) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Semarang !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      11 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      90 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Units retreated 1
 
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
 
Assaulting units:
    14th Guards Rgt /24
 
Defending units:
    Djojakarta Base Force
 
 
