AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 27, 42
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TF 102 encounters mine field at Batavia (49,98)
 
Japanese Ships
      DMS W-19
 
19 mines cleared
 
 
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TF 102 encounters mine field at Batavia (49,98)
 
Japanese Ships
      DMS W-19
 
15 mines cleared
 
 
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TF 102 encounters mine field at Batavia (49,98)
 
Japanese Ships
      DMS W-19
 
21 mines cleared
 
 
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TF 102 encounters mine field at Batavia (49,98)
 
Japanese Ships
      DMS W-19
 
13 mines cleared
 
 
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ASW attack near Muntok  at 49,89
 
Japanese Ships
      PB Nako Maru #2
 
Allied Ships
      SS KXIII, hits 2
 
SS KXIII is sighted by escort
PB Nako Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nako Maru #2 attacking submerged sub ....
PB Nako Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nako Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nako Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10
      Ki-30 Ann x 7
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 24
      Ki-51 Sonia x 7
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
      Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged
      Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
      10 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
       7 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
       7 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      15 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 Asiatic Fleet , at 78,77 (Bataan)
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid detected at 94 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-30 Ann x 15
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
      Ki-51 Sonia x 9
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      7 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      15 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
       9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
       3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses  ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet  ...
Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses  ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Asiatic Fleet , at 78,77 (Bataan)
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 54 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-36 Ida x 12
      Ki-49-Ia Helen x 30
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      7 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      12 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
      30 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses  ...
Also attacking 2nd PA Constabulary Division ...
Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses  ...
Also attacking 2nd PA Constabulary Division ...
Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses  ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet  ...
Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses  ...
Also attacking 2nd PA Constabulary Division ...
Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses  ...
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 27
      G4M1 Betty x 27
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      7 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
      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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Afternoon Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 18
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
 
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 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 81,53 , near Changsha
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-27b Nate x 3
      Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 3
 
Allied aircraft
      Blenheim IV x 5
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
CAP engaged:
10th I.F.Chutai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      3 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
      Raid is overhead
54th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      3 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
      Raid is overhead
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 54225 troops, 498 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1319
 
Defending force 21219 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 141
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 1166 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 592 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) 
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      594 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 62 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      1170 casualties reported
         Squads: 35 destroyed, 34 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
      Guns lost 20 (5 destroyed, 15 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    22nd Division
    2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
    32nd Division
    36th Division
    55th Infantry Brigade
    116th Division
    138th Infantry Regiment
 
Defending units:
    88th Chinese Corps
    28th Chinese Corps
    100th Chinese Corps
    25th Group Army
    3rd War Area 
    14th Chinese Base Force
    10th Group Army
    16th Construction Regiment
 
 
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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 45277 troops, 509 guns, 505 vehicles, Assault Value = 1378
 
Defending force 30263 troops, 335 guns, 399 vehicles, Assault Value = 586
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 512 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 559 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3) 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
 experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      2070 casualties reported
         Squads: 6 destroyed, 107 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
      Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 51 (3 destroyed, 48 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      818 casualties reported
         Squads: 9 destroyed, 73 disabled
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 25 disabled
         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 14 disabled
      Guns lost 40 (5 destroyed, 35 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    47th Infantry Regiment
    9th Infantry Regiment
    18th Division
    65th Brigade
    7th Tank Regiment
    16th Recon Regiment
    2nd Tank Regiment
    4th Tank Regiment
    Kanno Det 
    Kimura Det 
    1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
    20th Infantry Regiment
    48th Recon Regiment
    24th Nav Gsn Unit 
    48th Field Artillery Regiment
    8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
 
Defending units:
    Manila Bay Defenses 
    4th Marine Regiment
    21st PA Infantry Division
    45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
    2nd PA Constabulary Division
    Far East USAAF 
    USAFFE 
    14th PS Engineer Regiment
    26th PS Cavalry Regiment
    192nd Tank Battalion
    202nd PA Construction Battalion
    301st Construction Battalion
    57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
    Asiatic Fleet 
    1st PI Base Force
    194th Tank Battalion
    Provisional GMC Grp 
    I Philippine Corps 
    Clark Field USAAF Base Force
    Bataan USN Base Force
    200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
    Subic Bay Defenses 
    88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
    31st Infantry Regiment
    201st PA Construction Battalion
    803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
    301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
 
 
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Ground combat at Madioen (54,104)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 4532 troops, 33 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 149
 
Defending force 570 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 254 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 7 
 
Japanese assault odds: 36 to 1 (fort level 2) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Madioen !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), morale(-)
 experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      46 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      313 casualties reported
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 8 disabled
         Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
      Units retreated 1
 
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
 
Assaulting units:
    III./124th Infantry Battalion
    38th/A Division
 
Defending units:
    Madion Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at 43,73 (near Langsa)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 2168 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21
 
Defending force 210 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 20 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
 experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
 
Allied ground losses:
      29 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    14th Guards Regiment
 
Defending units:
    North Sumatra Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at Larantoeka (67,113)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 187 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 3 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Larantoeka !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-), supply(-)
 
Assaulting units:
    Yokosuka Assault SNLF /1
 
 
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Ground combat at Maumere (66,113)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 181 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 3 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Maumere !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-), supply(-)
 
Assaulting units:
    Yokosuka Assault SNLF /2
 
 
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Ground combat at Lomblen (68,113)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 181 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 2 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Lomblen !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-), supply(-)
 
Assaulting units:
    Yokosuka Assault SNLF /3
 
 
