AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 07, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 5 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 9000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Groot Natoena at 60,84 Japanese Ships BB Haruna BB Kongo CA Haguro CL Jintsu CS Chitose DD Tokitsukaze DD Samidare DD Harusame DD Murasame DD Shiratsuyu Allied Ships SS KXI SS KXI is sighted by escort KXI diving deep .... DD Samidare fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Harusame fails to find sub and abandons search DD Murasame fails to find sub and abandons search DD Shiratsuyu fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Samidare fails to find sub and abandons search DD Shiratsuyu fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shiratsuyu attacking submerged sub .... DD Shiratsuyu fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shiratsuyu fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shiratsuyu fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Takao at 83,66 Japanese Ships DMS W-17 xAP Mizuho Maru xAK Yamagiri Maru PB Rokko Maru #2 PB Seki Maru #3 SC Ch 18 Allied Ships SS Saury SS Saury launches 4 torpedoes at DMS W-17 Saury diving deep .... PB Rokko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Seki Maru #3 fails to find sub and abandons search SC Ch 18 attacking submerged sub .... PB Rokko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 18 attacking submerged sub .... SC Ch 18 cannot establish contact with SS Saury SC Ch 18 loses contact with SS Saury SC Ch 18 cannot establish contact with SS Saury SS Saury eludes ASW attack from SC Ch 18 PB Rokko Maru #2 fails to find sub and abandons search SC Ch 18 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 18 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 18 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 18 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Kuching at 61,86 Japanese Ships BB Haruna BB Kongo CA Haguro CL Jintsu CS Chitose DD Tokitsukaze DD Kuroshio DD Samidare DD Harusame DD Murasame DD Shiratsuyu Allied Ships SS KIX, hits 10, and is sunk SS KIX is sighted by escort DD Samidare fails to find sub and abandons search DD Harusame fails to find sub and abandons search DD Murasame attacking submerged sub .... DD Murasame cannot establish contact with SS KIX DD Shiratsuyu fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Murasame fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shiratsuyu attacking submerged sub .... DD Murasame fails to find sub and abandons search DD Shiratsuyu fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shiratsuyu fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shiratsuyu attacking submerged sub .... SS KIX eludes DD Shiratsuyu by hugging bottom SS KIX forced to surface! DD Samidare firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kanoya at 104,61 Japanese Ships PB Yachiyo Maru PB Takashima Maru PB Showa Maru #5 Allied Ships SS Plunger SS Plunger launches 4 torpedoes at PB Yachiyo Maru Plunger diving deep .... PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub and abandons search PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 108,93, Range 22,000 Yards Japanese Ships AMc Banshu Maru #8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Boise Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards Range closes to 22,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards Range closes to 21,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards CL Boise engages AMc Banshu Maru #8 at 19,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards AMc Banshu Maru #8 sunk by CL Boise at 16,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kuching at 61,86 Japanese Ships BB Haruna BB Kongo CA Haguro CL Jintsu CS Chitose DD Shiratsuyu DD Kuroshio DD Samidare DD Harusame DD Murasame DD Tokitsukaze Allied Ships SS KXV SS KXV is sighted by escort KXV bottoming out .... DD Samidare fails to find sub and abandons search DD Harusame fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Murasame fails to find sub and abandons search DD Tokitsukaze fails to find sub and abandons search Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 20 Buffalo I x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses H81-A3: 3 destroyed Buffalo I: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 25000 feet CAP engaged: AVG/2nd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 10 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses H81-A3: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 25000 feet CAP engaged: AVG/2nd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 26000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 77 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Subic Bay Defenses , at 79,76 (Clark Field) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 19 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 30 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 3 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 21 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 2nd PA Constabulary Division ... Also attacking 51st PA Infantry Division ... Also attacking Subic Bay Defenses ... Also attacking 2nd PA Constabulary Division ... Also attacking Subic Bay Defenses ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 40 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 17 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 18 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Singapore Base Force ... Also attacking Singapore Fortress ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 73,94 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 5 Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Hyuga Aircraft Attacking: 5 x 139WH-3 bombing from 4000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singkawang , at 56,88 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 5 damaged Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 73,94 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 4 Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Ise Aircraft Attacking: 4 x 139WH-3 bombing from 4000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion, at 67,91 (Tarakan) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 34 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Yokohama/Yokosuka at 114,62 Japanese Ships xAK Nitisan Maru xAK Onoe Maru PB Kenkon Maru Allied Ships SS Triton SS Triton launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Nitisan Maru Triton bottoming out .... PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Shikuka at 126,43 Japanese Ships xAK Eli Maru 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kanoya at 104,61 Japanese Ships xAK Yoneyama Maru xAK Tyoko Maru xAK Daisin Maru xAK Kosin Maru xAK Toyokawa Maru xAK Mito Maru PB Seikai Maru Allied Ships SS Plunger SS Plunger is sighted by escort PB Seikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Seikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Seikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Seikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Seikai Maru attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 90,40 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 46560 troops, 457 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 1712 Defending force 34692 troops, 305 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 997 Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 37th Division 36th Division 12th Tank Regiment 110th Division 41st Division 1st Army 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 23rd Chinese Corps 120th Red Chinese Division 115th Red Chinese Division 19th Chinese Corps 43rd Chinese Corps 129th Red Chinese Division 34th Chinese Corps 61st Chinese Corps 33rd Chinese Corps 42nd Chinese Corps 4th Chinese Cavalry Corps 2nd War Area 7th Group Army 6th Group Army 8th Group Army 18th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kweisui (92,35) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 23664 troops, 204 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 968 Defending force 22931 troops, 204 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 620 Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd Ching An Tui Brigade 3rd Ching An Tui Brigade 1st Cavalry Brigade 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade 1st Ching An Tui Brigade 11th Indpt Infantry Regiment 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade 4th Cavalry Brigade 13th Indpt Infantry Regiment 11th Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 35th Chinese Corps 81st Chinese Corps 11th Chinese Corps 3rd Prov Chinese Corps 13th Group Army 17th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 30410 troops, 345 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value = 1316 Defending force 54619 troops, 923 guns, 689 vehicles, Assault Value = 2276 Japanese ground losses: 311 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd Tank Regiment 2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment 21st Division 48th Recon Regiment 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment 65th Brigade 7th Tank Regiment 48th Field Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Army 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 30th Fld AA Gun Co Defending units: 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion 31st Infantry Regiment 14th PS Engineer Regiment 31st PA Infantry Division 41st PA Infantry Division 11th PA Infantry Division 45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 192nd Tank Battalion 21st PA Infantry Division 91st PA Infantry Division 51st PA Infantry Division 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 71st PA Infantry Division Subic Bay Defenses 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion 1st PA Infantry Division 2nd PA Constabulary Division 194th Tank Battalion 102nd PA Infantry Division 1st USMC AA Battalion 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment I Philippine Corps Manila USAAF Base Force 1st PI Base Force Clark Field USAAF Base Force II Philippine Corps Far East USAAF Provisional GMC Grp 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion PAF Aviation 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Atimonan (80,79) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1025 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 38 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 36 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 36 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Atimonan !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 16th Recon Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hansa Bay (97,121) 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: 8 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Hansa Bay !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1720 troops, 102 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 2276 Defending force 39459 troops, 368 guns, 514 vehicles, Assault Value = 1302 Japanese ground losses: 268 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 194th Tank Battalion 21st PA Infantry Division 14th PS Engineer Regiment 31st PA Infantry Division 41st PA Infantry Division 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion 1st PA Infantry Division 11th PA Infantry Division 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion 31st Infantry Regiment 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 71st PA Infantry Division 51st PA Infantry Division 192nd Tank Battalion 91st PA Infantry Division Subic Bay Defenses 2nd PA Constabulary Division 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 102nd PA Infantry Division PAF Aviation Provisional GMC Grp Manila USAAF Base Force 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment I Philippine Corps 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion 1st PI Base Force 1st USMC AA Battalion II Philippine Corps Far East USAAF Clark Field USAAF Base Force 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 48th Engineer Regiment 21st Division 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment 48th Recon Regiment 65th Brigade 7th Tank Regiment 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 48th Field Artillery Regiment 14th Army 30th Fld AA Gun Co