AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 30, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 98,63 Japanese Ships SC CHa-24 SC CHa-17 Allied Ships SS Cachalot SS Cachalot launches 4 torpedoes at SC CHa-24 SC CHa-24 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-24 fails to find sub and abandons search SC CHa-17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-17 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Hengchun at 83,67 Japanese Ships SC Ch 2 SC Ch 3 Allied Ships SS Sealion SS Sealion is located by SC Ch 2 Sealion diving deep .... SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 3 attacking submerged sub .... 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 Hengchun at 83,67 Japanese Ships SC Ch 1 SC Ch 3 SC Ch 2 Allied Ships SS Sealion SS Sealion is located by SC Ch 1 Sealion diving deep .... SC Ch 2 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 2 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 2 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 2 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 2 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Quinhon at 66,70 Japanese Ships SC Ch 9 SC Ch 8 Allied Ships SS KXIV SS KXIV is located by SC Ch 9 KXIV diving deep .... SC Ch 8 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 8 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 8 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 8 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 8 attacking submerged sub .... SC Ch 8 loses contact with SS KXIV SS KXIV eludes ASW attack from SC Ch 8 SS KXIV eludes ASW attack from SC Ch 8 Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Toboali at 50,95 Japanese Ships SS I-164 Allied Ships xAKL Bintoehan, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAKL Bintoehan is sighted by SS I-164 SS I-164 launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Bintoehan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Shikuka at 126,43 Japanese Ships PB Teiko Maru Allied Ships SS Sculpin SS Sculpin is sighted by escort Sculpin bottoming out .... PB Teiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Teiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Teiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Teiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Teiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Hengchun at 83,67 Japanese Ships SC Ch 11 SC Ch 12 Allied Ships SS Sealion SS Sealion launches 4 torpedoes at SC Ch 11 SC Ch 12 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 12 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 12 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 12 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 12 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Hengchun at 84,68 Japanese Ships SC Ch 11 SC Ch 12 Allied Ships SS Pike SS Pike is located by SC Ch 11 Pike diving deep .... SC Ch 12 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 12 attacking submerged sub .... SC Ch 12 cannot reach attack position over SS Pike SC Ch 12 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 12 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 12 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kanoya at 104,61 Japanese Ships SC CHa-16 SC CHa-4 SC CHa-19 Allied Ships SS Plunger Captain of SS Plunger elects not to launch torpedoes at this target SC CHa-19 fails to find sub and abandons search SC CHa-16 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-16 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-16 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-16 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-16 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 82,73 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft P-36A Mohawk x 19 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 19 x P-36A Mohawk sweeping at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 82,73 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 4 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x P-40E Warhawk sweeping at 10000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 33rd Chinese Corps, at 90,40 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 41 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 8000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 42nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 33rd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 42nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 33rd Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 82,73 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 25 PBY-4 Catalina x 16 Allied aircraft losses PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged Japanese Ships DD Natsugumo, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Asagumo DD Minegumo Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x PBY-4 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 8 x PBY-4 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 43 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 13 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 24000 feet 14 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet 15 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet CAP engaged: 24th PG/3rd PS with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 82,73 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft P-36A Mohawk x 19 P-40E Warhawk x 4 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x P-40E Warhawk sweeping at 10000 feet * 19 x P-36A Mohawk sweeping at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 103rd PA Infantry Regiment, at 80,90 (Malaybalay) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 19 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 14 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 54 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 31 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 41 Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 82,73 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 18 PBY-4 Catalina x 9 Allied aircraft losses PBY-4 Catalina: 4 damaged Japanese Ships DD Yamagumo DD Minegumo Aircraft Attacking: 7 x PBY-4 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 2 x PBY-4 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 29 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 19 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses O-47A: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 31 Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Stearman 75M: 1 destroyed on ground O-47A: 1 destroyed on ground Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 28 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 24 Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Lae TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Lae, 99,126 Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 8 Engineers lost overboard during unload of 7th Naval Const Bn /1 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost in surf during unload of Maizuru 1st SNLF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 90,40 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 47418 troops, 457 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 1681 Defending force 33641 troops, 295 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 959 Japanese adjusted assault: 1076 Allied adjusted defense: 1195 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2475 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 128 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 73 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Allied ground losses: 794 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 114 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 65 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 37th Division 36th Division 110th Division 41st Division 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 34th Chinese Corps 115th Red Chinese Division 43rd Chinese Corps 120th Red Chinese Division 19th Chinese Corps 33rd Chinese Corps 61st Chinese Corps 42nd Chinese Corps 23rd Chinese Corps 4th Chinese Cavalry Corps 6th Group Army 2nd War Area 8th Group Army 7th Group Army 18th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1151 troops, 106 guns, 61 vehicles, Assault Value = 1283 Defending force 52906 troops, 872 guns, 724 vehicles, Assault Value = 1867 Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) Vehicles lost 15 (4 destroyed, 11 disabled) Assaulting units: 65th Brigade 48th Recon Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 21st Division 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment 7th Tank Regiment 48th Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 30th Fld AA Gun Co Defending units: 194th Tank Battalion 71st PA Infantry Division 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion 14th PS Engineer Regiment 51st PA Infantry Division 21st PA Infantry Division 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 11th PA Infantry Division 41st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Constabulary Regiment 91st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Infantry Division 31st PA Infantry Division 45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 192nd Tank Battalion 31st Infantry Regiment 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team Subic Bay Defenses 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment Cavite USN Base Force Asiatic Fleet 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion South Luzon Force 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment USAFFE 1st PI Base Force Provisional GMC Grp Manila USAAF Base Force PAF Aviation Far East USAAF North Luzon Force 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment Clark Field USAAF Base Force 1st USMC AA Battalion 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Taiping (49,75) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 7259 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 254 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 179 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 179 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Taiping !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 55th Infantry Regiment 114th Infantry Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 10011 troops, 132 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 332 Defending force 4995 troops, 43 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 Japanese adjusted assault: 247 Allied adjusted defense: 85 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 413 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 427 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 37 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: II./4th Infantry Battalion I./4th Infantry Battalion 16th Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 102nd PA Infantry Regiment 2nd/101st PA Battalion 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment 103rd PA Infantry Regiment 1st /101st PA Battalion 3rd/101st PA Battalion Cagayan USAAF Base Force Mindanao Force Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kavieng (106,122) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 325 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 16 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kavieng !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy