AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 19, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Calayan at 82,71 Japanese Ships SC Ch 1 SC Ch 3 Allied Ships SS Seal SS Seal launches 4 torpedoes at SC Ch 1 SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Takao at 84,64 Japanese Ships DMS W-14 xAP Kokuryu Maru xAK Hakusika Maru xAK Tarayasu Maru PB Taiko Maru PB Nanpo Maru PB Kiso Maru Allied Ships SS Porpoise, hits 1 SS Porpoise is sighted by escort PB Taiko Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Ocean Island at 132,135 Japanese Ships SS I-2 SS I-2 is sighted by escort Sub escapes detection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Saigon at 60,73 Japanese Ships xAK Iwashiro Maru PB Shonan Maru #6 Allied Ships SS KXI SS KXI is sighted by escort KXI bottoming out .... PB Shonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Quinhon at 67,68 Japanese Ships SC Ch 8 SC Ch 9 Allied Ships SS O19 SS O19 is located by SC Ch 8 SC Ch 9 attacking submerged sub .... SC Ch 9 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 9 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 9 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 9 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Rockhampton at 99,150 Japanese Ships SS I-25 Allied Ships xAK Vito, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Vito -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 16000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Rockhampton at 99,150 Japanese Ships SS I-25 Allied Ships xAK Iron Knob, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage xAK Iron Knob is sighted by SS I-25 SS I-25 attacking xAK Iron Knob on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Rockhampton at 99,150 Japanese Ships SS I-25 Allied Ships xAK Vito, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Vito is sighted by SS I-25 SS I-25 attacking on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Saigon at 60,73 Japanese Ships PB Shonan Maru #6, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Iwashiro Maru Allied Ships SS KXI SS KXI launches 2 torpedoes at PB Shonan Maru #6 KXI bottoming out .... Sub escapes detection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 13 Buffalo I x 29 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses H81-A3: 1 destroyed Buffalo I: 3 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 23000 feet CAP engaged: AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 25000. Raid is overhead No.27 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 25000. 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, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 30 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 4 Buffalo I x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 23000 feet CAP engaged: No.27 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 32000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Laoag , at 81,72 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 36 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 16 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: 24th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 29 scrambling) 5 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 14 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Laoag , at 81,72 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 28 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 17 No Japanese losses No Allied losses CAP engaged: 24th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 22 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 21000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 74 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 23000 feet 3 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 23000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Takao , at 84,65 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 Ki-27b Nate x 2 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 14 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Chowa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Suez Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Koyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Seian Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 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 (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters to 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes 4th Sentai Det B with Ki-27b Nate (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Laoag , at 81,72 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 24 Allied aircraft P-36A Mohawk x 25 P-40E Warhawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: 24th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 23000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1025 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 95 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 38 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 38 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 48th Recon Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment