AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 06, 42
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 113,140
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK Konan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
      PB Shuko Maru #5, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
      22 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Konan Maru
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      6 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
      15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      7 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Asiatic Fleet , at 78,77 (Bataan)
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
      Ki-51 Sonia x 9
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      6 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
       6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-36 Ida x 9
      Ki-49-Ia Helen x 24
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
      24 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK Daijukyo Maru, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
      PB Shonon Maru #15, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Daijukyo Maru
 
 
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Ground combat at Siangtan (81,52)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 79293 troops, 805 guns, 155 vehicles, Assault Value = 2317
 
Defending force 92828 troops, 433 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2816
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 776 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1337 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1) 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      3361 casualties reported
         Squads: 96 destroyed, 495 disabled
         Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 43 disabled
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled
      Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 58 (58 destroyed, 0 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      1932 casualties reported
         Squads: 9 destroyed, 218 disabled
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 44 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    13th Tank Regiment
    6th Division
    58th Infantry Regiment
    Kyuko Naval Guard Unit
    40th Division
    13th Division
    3rd Division
    9th Armored Car Co 
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
    61st Infantry Brigade
    39th Division
    18th RGC Temp. Division
    1st Mortar Battalion
    14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    2nd Ind. Engineer Regiment
    52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
    8th Ind. Engineer Regiment
    15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
    22nd AA Regiment
    14th RGC Temp. Division
 
Defending units:
    87th Chinese Corps
    46th Chinese Corps
    78th Chinese Corps
    99th Chinese Corps
    70th Chinese Corps
    53rd Chinese Corps
    26th Chinese Corps
    72nd Chinese Corps
    2nd Chinese Corps
    5th Construction Regiment
    30th Group Army
    26th Group Army
    7th Artillery Regiment
 
 
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Ground combat at 88,59 (near Wenchow)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 50242 troops, 460 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1256
 
Defending force 12999 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 1747 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 26 
 
Japanese assault odds: 67 to 1 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      183 casualties reported
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      7422 casualties reported
         Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 295 destroyed, 10 disabled
         Engineers: 9 destroyed, 11 disabled
      Guns lost 27 (22 destroyed, 5 disabled)
      Units retreated 8
 
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
 
Assaulting units:
    32nd Division
    116th Division
    22nd Division
    36th Division
    2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
    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 Bataan (78,77)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 45342 troops, 510 guns, 504 vehicles, Assault Value = 1382
 
Defending force 25789 troops, 232 guns, 362 vehicles, Assault Value = 345
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 611 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 163 
 
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      1329 casualties reported
         Squads: 6 destroyed, 80 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
      Vehicles lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      33212 casualties reported
         Squads: 589 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 2133 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 103 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 303 (303 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 401 (401 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Units destroyed 27
 
Assaulting units:
    9th Infantry Regiment
    18th Division
    7th Tank Regiment
    1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
    2nd Tank Regiment
    65th Brigade
    4th Tank Regiment
    20th Infantry Regiment
    Kimura Det 
    Kanno Det 
    47th Infantry Regiment
    16th Recon Regiment
    48th Recon Regiment
    24th Nav Gsn Unit 
    8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    48th Field Artillery Regiment
    1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
 
Defending units:
    4th Marine Regiment
    45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
    Manila Bay Defenses 
    31st Infantry Regiment
    2nd PA Constabulary Division
    26th PS Cavalry Regiment
    803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
    Asiatic Fleet 
    21st PA Infantry Division
    202nd PA Construction Battalion
    201st PA Construction Battalion
    301st Construction Battalion
    14th PS Engineer Regiment
    88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
    Bataan USN Base Force
    1st PI Base Force
    57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
    Subic Bay Defenses 
    USAFFE 
    Clark Field USAAF Base Force
    200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
    194th Tank Battalion
    Far East USAAF 
    Provisional GMC Grp 
    192nd Tank Battalion
    I Philippine Corps 
    301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
 
 
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Ground combat at Soerabaja (56,104)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 10210 troops, 147 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 443
 
Defending force 17880 troops, 115 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 356
 
Japanese ground losses:
      6 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      13 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    5th Guards Cav Regiment
    38th/A Division
    2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy 
    6th Tank Regiment
    38th/C Division
    III./124th Infantry Battalion
    14th Guards Rgt /24
    10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
 
Defending units:
    3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
    Marinier Battalion
    Artilleriecommando Coastal Gun Battalion
    2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
    6th KNIL Regiment
    Banjoewangi Base Force
    Semarang Base Force
    Djojakarta Base Force
    Loemafjang Base Force
    Commandement Marine 
    2 ML-KNIL Aviation 
    Soerabaja Base Force
    MLD 
    Malang Base Force
 
 
