AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 06, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Hengchun at 84,68 Japanese Ships xAK Zenyo Maru PB Sozan Maru Allied Ships SS Sailfish SS Sailfish is sighted by escort Sailfish diving deep .... PB Sozan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Sozan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Sozan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Sozan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Sozan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 216 encounters mine field at 91,129 Allied Ships AM Pieter de Bitter AM Lark AM Quail AM Tanager AM Toowoomba AM Ballarat PG Herald, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PG Soerabaja AVD William B. Preston AVD Childs 38 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kobe at 107,61 Japanese Ships SC CHa-19 SC CHa-16 Allied Ships SS Salmon SS Salmon is located by SC CHa-19 Salmon diving deep .... SC CHa-19 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-16 fails to find sub and abandons search SC CHa-19 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-19 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-19 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-19 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 9000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Yokohama/Yokosuka at 114,62 Japanese Ships SC CHa-21 Allied Ships SS Triton SS Triton is located by SC CHa-21 Triton bottoming out .... SC CHa-21 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-21 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-21 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-21 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-21 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub vs Sub: SS I-157 attacking SS KX at 54,89 - near Pontianak Japanese Ships SS I-157 Allied Ships SS KX, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage SS I-157 launches 8 torpedoes at 4,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kanoya at 104,61 Japanese Ships PB Toshi Maru #7 PB Shuko Maru #5 Allied Ships SS Plunger SS Plunger is located by PB Toshi Maru #7 Plunger diving deep .... PB Shuko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shuko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shuko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shuko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shuko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lihue at 177,102 Japanese Ships SS I-4 Allied Ships DD Ellet, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CL Concord CL Trenton CL Detroit DD Patterson DD Conyngham DD Case DD Benham SS I-4 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Ellet I-4 diving deep .... DD Conyngham fails to find sub and abandons search DD Case attacking submerged sub .... SS I-4 eludes ASW attack from DD Case SS I-4 eludes DD Case by diving deep DD Benham fails to find sub and abandons search DD Case fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Case fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Case fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Case fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Case fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Case fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 106th RN Base Force, at 57,88 (Sambas) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 25 Allied aircraft 75A-7 Hawk x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 25 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead Also attacking West Borneo KNIL Battalion ... Also attacking 106th RN Base Force ... Also attacking West Borneo KNIL Battalion ... Also attacking 106th RN Base Force ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Subic Bay Defenses , at 79,76 (Clark Field) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 20 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 31 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion ... Also attacking 2nd PA Constabulary Division ... Also attacking Subic Bay Defenses ... Also attacking 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion ... Also attacking Subic Bay Defenses ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 52 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 33 Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 33 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 14 Runway hits 22 Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 10 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 12 Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion, at 67,91 (Tarakan) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 G4M1 Betty x 15 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Sambas Base Force, at 57,88 (Sambas) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 27 Allied aircraft 75A-7 Hawk x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 x D3A1 Val bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Hansa Bay TF 137 troops unloading over beach at Hansa Bay, 97,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 91,48 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5846 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 211 Defending force 199 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 199 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 199 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 278 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 13th Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 89th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 90,40 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 46486 troops, 457 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 1704 Defending force 34634 troops, 305 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 990 Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 12th Tank Regiment 36th Division 110th Division 37th Division 41st Division 1st Army 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 61st Chinese Corps 42nd Chinese Corps 129th Red Chinese Division 33rd Chinese Corps 120th Red Chinese Division 23rd Chinese Corps 34th Chinese Corps 115th Red Chinese Division 19th Chinese Corps 43rd Chinese Corps 4th Chinese Cavalry Corps 8th Group Army 7th Group Army 2nd War Area 6th Group Army 18th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 92,46 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5816 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 211 Defending force 1189 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40 Japanese adjusted assault: 112 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 112 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1030 casualties reported Squads: 45 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 69th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kweisui (92,35) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 23596 troops, 204 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 959 Defending force 22896 troops, 204 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 614 Assaulting units: 3rd Ching An Tui Brigade 1st Cavalry Brigade 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade 4th Cavalry Brigade 2nd Ching An Tui Brigade 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade 11th Indpt Infantry Regiment 1st Ching An Tui Brigade 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade 13th Indpt Infantry Regiment 11th Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 11th Chinese Corps 81st Chinese Corps 35th Chinese Corps 3rd Prov Chinese Corps 13th Group Army 17th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 30545 troops, 345 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value = 1319 Defending force 54282 troops, 923 guns, 678 vehicles, Assault Value = 2274 Japanese ground losses: 193 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 48th Recon Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment 65th Brigade 21st Division 2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 7th Tank Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 48th Field Artillery Regiment 14th Army 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 30th Fld AA Gun Co Defending units: 51st PA Infantry Division 21st PA Infantry Division 31st PA Infantry Division 11th PA Infantry Division 1st PA Infantry Division 41st PA Infantry Division 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 91st PA Infantry Division 192nd Tank Battalion 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion 194th Tank Battalion Subic Bay Defenses 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 2nd PA Constabulary Division 45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 71st PA Infantry Division 14th PS Engineer Regiment 31st Infantry Regiment 102nd PA Infantry Division Far East USAAF 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion II Philippine Corps PAF Aviation 1st USMC AA Battalion Manila USAAF Base Force Clark Field USAAF Base Force Provisional GMC Grp 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment I Philippine Corps 1st PI Base Force 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Surigao (81,88) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 930 troops, 4 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 36 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 18 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Surigao !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: 2nd Recon Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Shortlands (109,131) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1495 troops, 18 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 66 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 15 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Shortlands !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: Maizuru 2nd SNLF 1st JNAF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1697 troops, 102 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 2274 Defending force 39698 troops, 368 guns, 514 vehicles, Assault Value = 1308 Japanese ground losses: 198 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion 91st PA Infantry Division 2nd PA Constabulary Division 71st PA Infantry Division 41st PA Infantry Division 31st PA Infantry Division 192nd Tank Battalion 45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team Subic Bay Defenses 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 194th Tank Battalion 31st Infantry Regiment 1st PA Infantry Division 51st PA Infantry Division 21st PA Infantry Division 11th PA Infantry Division 14th PS Engineer Regiment 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 102nd PA Infantry Division 1st PI Base Force 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment Provisional GMC Grp 1st USMC AA Battalion 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment Far East USAAF Manila USAAF Base Force 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion Clark Field USAAF Base Force I Philippine Corps II Philippine Corps PAF Aviation 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment 48th Recon Regiment 65th Brigade 2nd Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment 21st Division 7th Tank Regiment 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 48th Field Artillery Regiment 14th Army 30th Fld AA Gun Co -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 54468 troops, 308 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1962 Defending force 16816 troops, 176 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 474 Allied adjusted assault: 1327 Japanese adjusted defense: 1965 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 4) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 969 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 55 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 31 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1274 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 91 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 109 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Assaulting units: 29th Chinese Corps 13th Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 12th Chinese Corps 48th Chinese Corps 90th Chinese Corps 41st Chinese Corps 92nd Chinese Corps 22nd Group Army 5th War Area 2nd Group Army 3rd Group Army 31st Group Army Defending units: 3rd Division 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 18th RGC Temp. Division 52nd Road Const Co 67th JAAF AF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Paotow (92,34) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 1159 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 44 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 7 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Paotow !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-), supply(-) Assaulting units: 83rd Chinese Corps