AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 10, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Quinhon at 66,70 Japanese Ships xAKL Muroran Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXIV xAKL Muroran Maru is sighted by SS KXIV SS KXIV launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Muroran Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 65,72 Japanese Ships xAKL Konei Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXVI SS KXVI attacking xAKL Konei Maru on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Flint Island at 173,165, Range 21,000 Yards Japanese Ships AMC Aikoku Maru Allied Ships xAKL Tamara xAK Lorrain Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards Range increases to 21,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Flint Island at 173,165, Range 21,000 Yards Japanese Ships AMC Aikoku Maru Allied Ships xAKL Tamara xAK Lorrain Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards Japanese TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 21,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Toboali at 51,93 Japanese Ships SS I-154 Allied Ships PG Herald ML No. 311 SS I-154 is sighted by escort I-154 bottoming out .... PG Herald fails to find sub and abandons search ML No. 311 fails to find sub, continues to search... ML No. 311 fails to find sub, continues to search... ML No. 311 fails to find sub, continues to search... ML No. 311 fails to find sub, continues to search... ML No. 311 fails to find sub, continues to search... ML No. 311 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Laoag at 81,72 Japanese Ships PB Kyo Maru #13 PB Taiko Maru SC Ch 15 DMS W-12 xAP Kokuryu Maru xAK Chuko Maru xAK Kinryu Maru xAK Hukuzyu Maru xAK Bunzan Maru xAK Matsukawa Maru xAK Akiura Maru xAK Hawaii Maru DD Inazuma DD Ikazuchi DD Samidare DD Yudachi Allied Ships SS S-40 SS S-40 is sighted by escort S-40 bottoming out .... DD Inazuma fails to find sub and abandons search DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub and abandons search DD Samidare fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yudachi fails to find sub and abandons search DD Samidare fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 Allied aircraft Blenheim IF x 3 Buffalo I x 29 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 6 destroyed CAP engaged: No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes No.27 Sqn RAF with Blenheim IF (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Raid is overhead No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 36 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 36 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 22000 feet CAP engaged: 24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 77,61 (Hong Kong) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 29 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 29 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 17000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 1 P-40E Warhawk x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 22000 feet CAP engaged: 24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead 24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 77,61 (Hong Kong) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 8 Ki-51 Sonia x 19 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Takao , at 84,65 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Ki-27b Nate x 11 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 22 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters to 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes 24th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 77,61 (Hong Kong) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 8 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Zamboanga at 76,90 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 10 B5N1 Kate x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Escalante R, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Dos Hermanos Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Laoag at 81,72 Japanese Ships DMS W-9 PB Kyo Maru #13 PB Taiko Maru SC Ch 18 SC Ch 15 DMS W-12 xAP Kokuryu Maru xAK Chuko Maru xAK Kinryu Maru xAK Hukuzyu Maru xAK Bunzan Maru xAK Matsukawa Maru xAK Akiura Maru xAK Hawaii Maru DD Inazuma DD Ikazuchi DD Samidare DD Yudachi Allied Ships SS S-41, hits 9 SS S-41 launches 4 torpedoes at DMS W-9 S-41 bottoming out .... DD Inazuma attacking submerged sub .... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub and abandons search DD Samidare fails to find sub and abandons search DD Yudachi fails to find sub and abandons search DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Laoag at 81,72 Japanese Ships PB Kyo Maru #13 PB Taiko Maru SC Ch 18 SC Ch 15 DMS W-12 xAP Kokuryu Maru xAK Chuko Maru xAK Kinryu Maru xAK Hukuzyu Maru xAK Bunzan Maru xAK Matsukawa Maru xAK Akiura Maru xAK Hawaii Maru DD Inazuma DD Ikazuchi DD Samidare DD Yudachi Allied Ships SS S-40, hits 4 SS S-40 is sighted by escort DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi attacking submerged sub .... DD Samidare fails to find sub and abandons search DD Yudachi fails to find sub and abandons search 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... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Guam Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Nagara DD Suzukaze DD Umikaze DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze PB Saiko Maru PB Myoken Maru xAK Yamafuku Maru CL Nagara firing at Guam USN Base Force DD Suzukaze firing at Guam USN Base Force DD Umikaze firing at Guam USN Base Force DD Kawakaze firing at Guam USN Base Force DD Yamakaze firing at Guam USN Base Force PB Saiko Maru fired at enemy troops PB Myoken Maru fired at enemy troops DD Umikaze fired at enemy troops DD Kawakaze fired at enemy troops DD Yamakaze fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Guam TF 342 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 106,95 Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 70mm T92 Howitzer lost from landing craft during unload of Kure 1st SNLF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,76 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1818 troops, 2 guns, 171 vehicles, Assault Value = 113 Defending force 176 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 149 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 149 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), leaders(-) disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-) Allied ground losses: 157 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 1st Tank Regiment 5th Recon Regiment Defending units: 3rd ISF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Laoag (81,72) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 10847 troops, 86 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 395 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 354 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 354 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Laoag !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 65th Brigade 2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 28th JAAF AF Bn 9th Field AF Construction Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 40th JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ichang (83,48) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 10249 troops, 69 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1708 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 998 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 998 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied forces CAPTURE Ichang !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+) Assaulting units: 67th Chinese Corps 68th Chinese Corps 8th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Corps 45th Chinese Corps 32nd Chinese Corps 75th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kweisui (92,35) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3922 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 291 Defending force 1541 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71 Assaulting units: 11th Chinese Corps 3rd Prov Chinese Corps Defending units: 1st Ching An Tui Brigade 2nd Ching An Tui Brigade 3rd Ching An Tui Brigade