AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 12, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Bandjermasin at 62,102 Japanese Ships SS RO-63 Allied Ships AG Gold Star, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AG Gold Star is sighted by SS RO-63 SS RO-63 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Japanese Ships xAK Hokko Maru xAKL Tatebu Maru xAP Huso Maru, Shell hits 1 xAP Brazil Maru, Shell hits 1 xAK Nittatsu Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Meiko Maru xAK Kuroshio Maru Allied Ships SS KXII, hits 3, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 90 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled xAP Brazil Maru is sighted by SS KXII SS KXII cannot submerge, must engage on the surface xAP Huso Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Brazil Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Nittatsu Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Meiko Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Kuroshio Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Huso Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Brazil Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Nittatsu Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Meiko Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Kuroshio Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Huso Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Brazil Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Nittatsu Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Meiko Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Kuroshio Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Huso Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Brazil Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Nittatsu Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Meiko Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Kuroshio Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Huso Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Brazil Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Nittatsu Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Meiko Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Kuroshio Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Huso Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Brazil Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Nittatsu Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Meiko Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Kuroshio Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Huso Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Brazil Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Nittatsu Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Meiko Maru firing on surfaced sub .... xAK Kuroshio Maru firing on surfaced sub .... Contact with submarine is lost -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Soc Trang at 58,74 Japanese Ships BB Fuso xAP Mizuho Maru TB Otori Allied Ships SS O19 SS O19 launches 4 torpedoes at BB Fuso O19 bottoming out .... TB Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Otori attacking submerged sub .... TB Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Balikpapan at 65,98 Japanese Ships SS RO-65 Allied Ships ACM Colonel Harrison ACM Colonel Harrison is sighted by SS RO-65 SS RO-65 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Laoag at 81,72 Japanese Ships DD Inazuma DD Ikazuchi Allied Ships SS S-36 SS S-36 is sighted by escort DD Inazuma fails to find sub and abandons search DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Laoag at 81,72 Japanese Ships DD Inazuma DD Ikazuchi Allied Ships SS S-36, hits 2 SS S-36 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Inazuma S-36 bottoming out .... DD Inazuma fails to find sub and abandons search DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi attacking submerged sub .... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Balikpapan at 65,98 Japanese Ships SS RO-65 Allied Ships ACM Colonel Harrison, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS RO-65 attacking on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Brunei (65,87) 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships TB Hayabusa xAK Zyuyo Maru DD Hagi Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled TB Hayabusa fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Brunei (65,87) TF 121 troops unloading over beach at Brunei, 65,87 Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 lost in surf during unload of 16th Nav Gd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Brunei (65,87) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships TB Hayabusa xAK Zyuyo Maru TB Hayabusa fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Soc Trang at 60,74 Japanese Ships AV Sanyo Maru xAK Kyokko Maru xAK Syoto Maru SC Ch 8 DMS W-6 Allied Ships SS O22, hits 2 SS O22 is sighted by escort O22 bottoming out .... SC Ch 8 fails to find sub and abandons search DMS W-6 fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS W-6 fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS W-6 fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS W-6 attacking submerged sub .... DMS W-6 fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS W-6 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 77,61 (Hong Kong) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 31 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 55 G3M2 Nell x 36 G4M1 Betty x 89 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak G4M1 Betty: 12 damaged G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed by flak Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 25 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 32 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 30 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 7 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Kowloon Brigade ... Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... Also attacking 102nd RN Base Force ... Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... Also attacking Kowloon Brigade ... Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... Also attacking Kowloon Brigade ... Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... Also attacking 102nd RN Base Force ... Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... Also attacking Kowloon Brigade ... Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... Also attacking Kowloon Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singkawang , at 56,88 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 G3M2 Nell x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 102nd RN Base Force, at 77,61 (Hong Kong) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 G3M2 Nell x 7 G4M1 Betty x 21 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 4 damaged G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 21 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 7 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... Also attacking 102nd RN Base Force ... Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... Also attacking 102nd RN Base Force ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singkawang , at 56,88 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 9000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 77,61 (Hong Kong) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 16 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 16 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manado Mil'ie Cdo , at 75,99 (Manado) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 9 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Chinese Corps, at 92,33 , near Paotow Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 62 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 45th Chinese Corps, at 82,47 , near Ichang Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 7 Ki-30 Ann x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 16th Group Army, at 76,57 (Wuchow) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 40 Ki-36 Ida x 24 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 10 Ki-51 Sonia x 27 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-36 Ida: 2 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 101 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb 17 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb 10 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 13th Chinese Base Force ... Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 13th Chinese Base Force ... Also attacking 16th Group Army ... Also attacking 13th Chinese Base Force ... Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 16th Group Army ... Also attacking 13th Chinese Base Force ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Lusu War Area , at 92,50 (Hwaiyin) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 17 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 51st Chinese Corps, at 89,46 , near Kweiteh Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 17 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 53 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 9 Ki-51 Sonia x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps, at 89,56 , near Chuhsien Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft G5N2 Liz x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 94 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G5N2 Liz bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 34343 troops, 397 guns, 201 vehicles, Assault Value = 934 Defending force 7694 troops, 132 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 211 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 773 Allied adjusted defense: 145 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 459 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled Allied ground losses: 7565 casualties reported Squads: 265 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 359 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 147 (147 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 79 (79 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 6 Assaulting units: 19th Ind Com Engineer Regiment 38th Division 66th Infantry Regiment 104th Division 20th Ind Com Engineer Regiment 2nd RF Gun Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 5th RF Gun Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Defending units: Rifles of Canada Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion 1st Middlesex Battalion Kowloon Brigade 102nd RN Base Force Hong Kong Fortress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hollandia (93,116) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 612 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 11 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Hollandia !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: I/66th Naval Guard Unit II/66th Nav Gd /2