AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 28, 42
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TF 102 encounters mine field at Batavia (49,98)
 
Japanese Ships
      DMS W-19
 
7 mines cleared
 
 
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Pre-Invasion action off Ndeni (120,143)
 
17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
Allied Ships
      DD Talbot
      DD Evertsen
      APA President Polk
 
Japanese ground losses:
      6 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
DD Talbot firing at 61st Naval Guard Unit
DD Evertsen firing at 61st Naval Guard Unit
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Ndeni (120,143)
 
TF 161 troops unloading over beach at Ndeni, 120,143
 
Allied ground losses:
      691 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 112 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 190 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 39 (0 destroyed, 39 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 109 (0 destroyed, 109 disabled)
 
12 Naval Support troops lost in surf during unload of 255th USN Base Force
13 troops of a USA 41 Rifle Squad accidentally lost during unload of 3rd Infantry/A Div /3
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 11th Army, at 81,53 , near Changsha
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-27b Nate x 3
      Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 3
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 24
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-27b Nate: 2 destroyed
      Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 2 destroyed
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      23 x P-40B Warhawk sweeping at 14000 feet
 
CAP engaged:
10th I.F.Chutai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
54th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
      Raid is overhead
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 36
      G4M1 Betty x 59
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      14 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      29 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
      23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
      36 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       7 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 Asiatic Fleet , at 78,77 (Bataan)
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22
      Ki-30 Ann x 6
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
      Ki-51 Sonia x 4
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
      Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged
      Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      8 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
       4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
       6 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses  ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet  ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-30 Ann x 15
      Ki-51 Sonia x 9
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged
 
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
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 2nd PA Constabulary Division, at 78,77 (Bataan)
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 53 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-36 Ida x 9
      Ki-49-Ia Helen x 12
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
      12 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking USAFFE  ...
Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses  ...
Also attacking USAFFE  ...
Also attacking 2nd PA Constabulary Division ...
Also attacking USAFFE  ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 2nd PA Constabulary Division, at 78,77 (Bataan)
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-49-Ia Helen x 19
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      19 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 11th Army, at 81,53 , near Changsha
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 3
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x P-40B Warhawk sweeping at 14000 feet
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 53819 troops, 498 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1273
 
Defending force 20506 troops, 107 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 95
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 951 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 763 
 
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:
      397 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      616 casualties reported
         Squads: 22 destroyed, 13 disabled
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled
         Engineers: 5 destroyed, 10 disabled
      Guns lost 9 (5 destroyed, 4 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
    32nd Division
    116th Division
    55th Infantry Brigade
    22nd Division
    36th Division
    138th Infantry Regiment
 
Defending units:
    88th Chinese Corps
    100th Chinese Corps
    25th Group Army
    28th Chinese Corps
    14th Chinese Base Force
    3rd War Area 
    10th Group Army
    16th Construction Regiment
 
 
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Ground combat at Tjilatjap (51,102)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 15000 troops, 138 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 524
 
Defending force 5728 troops, 41 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 175
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 764 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 99 
 
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 1) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tjilatjap !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      379 casualties reported
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 35 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      5965 casualties reported
         Squads: 132 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 432 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 51 (51 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 126 (126 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Units destroyed 6
 
Assaulting units:
    2nd Recon Regiment
    4th Guards Division
    16th Guards Rgt /4
 
Defending units:
    Lijfwacht Cav Sqn 
    Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion
    Afdeling Ritman 
    5th Coastal Gun Battalion
    Van Altena Battalion
    Tjilitap Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at Ndeni (120,143)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 1622 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59
 
Defending force 10067 troops, 147 guns, 314 vehicles, Assault Value = 207
 
Japanese ground losses:
      30 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    61st Naval Guard Unit
 
Defending units:
    3rd Infantry/A Div /1
    3rd Infantry/B Div /1
    3rd Infantry/C Div /2
    119th USAAF Base Force
    46th Construction Regiment
    43rd Construction Regiment
    255th USN Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at 43,73 (near Langsa)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 2174 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21
 
Defending force 174 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(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
 
Allied ground losses:
      234 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Units destroyed 1
 
Assaulting units:
    14th Guards Regiment
 
Defending units:
    North Sumatra Base Force
 
 
