AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 16, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Jolo (74,90) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Heiei Maru #7 APD Fuji PB Heiei Maru #7 fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wake Island at 133,100 Japanese Ships AMC Kinryu Maru Allied Ships SS Triton SS Triton launches 4 torpedoes at AMC Kinryu Maru Triton diving deep .... Sub escapes detection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 182,106 Japanese Ships SS I-171 Allied Ships DD Patterson DD Bagley DD Henley SS I-171 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Patterson DD Henley fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Henley fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Henley fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Henley fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Henley fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Wenchow at 89,58 Japanese Ships CL Naka DD Yudachi DD Harusame DD Murasame DD Asagumo DD Natsugumo Allied ground losses: 34 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Manpower hits 2 Fires 74 Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 35 Port hits 8 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 CL Naka firing at Wenchow DD Yudachi firing at 100th Chinese Corps DD Harusame firing at Wenchow DD Murasame firing at Wenchow DD Asagumo firing at 100th Chinese Corps DD Natsugumo firing at Wenchow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Brunei (65,87) 9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Eiko Maru xAK Nojima Maru Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled PB Eiko Maru fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Brunei (65,87) TF 98 troops unloading over beach at Brunei, 65,87 Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 12 troops of a SNLF HMG Section lost in surf during unload of 2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Jolo (74,90) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Heiei Maru #7 xAKL Sasago Maru PB Heiei Maru #7 fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Brunei (65,87) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Eiko Maru xAK Nojima Maru PB Eiko Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Jolo (74,90) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Heiei Maru #7 APD Fuji PB Heiei Maru #7 fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Sandakan at 70,88, Range 19,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Ikazuchi DD Inazuma Allied Ships MTB 7 MTB 8 MTB 9 MTB 10 MTB 11 MTB 12 MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 19,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 19,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages MTB 27 at 19,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards DD Inazuma engages MTB 27 at 14,000 yards DD Inazuma engages MTB 26 at 14,000 yards DD Inazuma engages MTB 12 at 14,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages MTB 9 at 14,000 yards Burgess F. orders Allied TF to disengage Range closes to 10,000 yards DD Inazuma engages MTB 27 at 10,000 yards MTB 26 sunk by DD Inazuma at 10,000 yards DD Inazuma engages MTB 7 at 10,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards MTB 27 sunk by DD Inazuma at 7,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages MTB 12 at 7,000 yards DD Inazuma engages MTB 9 at 7,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Inazuma engages MTB 12 at 9,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages MTB 10 at 9,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages MTB 9 at 9,000 yards orders Allied TF to disengage Kudo, Shunsaku orders Japanese TF to disengage Range increases to 16,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages MTB 12 at 16,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages MTB 12 at 16,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages MTB 8 at 16,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kona at 180,113 Japanese Ships SS I-172 Allied Ships DD Shaw DD Cummings DD Tucker DD Reid DD Cassin DD Downes SS I-172 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Shaw DD Tucker fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Reid fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Cassin fails to find sub and abandons search DD Downes attacking submerged sub .... DD Downes loses contact with SS I-172 DD Tucker attacking submerged sub .... SS I-172 eludes DD Tucker by diving deep DD Reid fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Downes fails to find sub and abandons search DD Tucker fails to find sub and abandons search DD Reid attacking submerged sub .... SS I-172 eludes DD Reid by diving deep SS I-172 eludes ASW attack from DD Reid DD Reid attacking submerged sub .... DD Reid loses contact with SS I-172 DD Reid cannot establish contact with SS I-172 DD Reid attacking submerged sub .... DD Reid cannot reach attack position over SS I-172 DD Reid loses contact with SS I-172 SS I-172 eludes DD Reid by diving deep DD Reid fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Babeldaob at 90,96 Japanese Ships DD Nagatsuki DD Minazuki DD Satsuki DD Harukaze Allied Ships SS Snapper SS Snapper launches 4 torpedoes at DD Nagatsuki DD Harukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Harukaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Harukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Harukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Harukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Wenchow at 89,58 Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze DD Samidare DD Yamagumo Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Light Industry hits 1 Manpower hits 2 Heavy Industry hits 2 Fires 176 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 5 Port hits 4 Port fuel hits 2 DD Tachikaze firing at 100th Chinese Corps DD Samidare firing at Wenchow DD Yamagumo firing at Wenchow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 19 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 29 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 29 x Ki-27b Nate sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 27 Allied aircraft P-35A x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-35A: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-27b Nate sweeping at 20000 feet CAP engaged: 35th PG/34th PS with P-35A (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 25000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 77,61 (Hong Kong) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 41 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 3 G4M1 Betty x 46 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 135 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 24 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 22 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 102nd RN Base Force ... Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 102nd RN Base Force, at 77,61 (Hong Kong) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 111 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 36 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 98 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 30 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... Also attacking 102nd RN Base Force ... Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... Also attacking 102nd RN Base Force ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Prov Chinese Corps, at 75,58 , near Wuchow Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft B5M1 Mabel x 3 Ki-27b Nate x 8 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 69th Chinese Corps, at 91,45 , near Suchow Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft E7K2 Alf x 3 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x E7K2 Alf bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 48th Chinese Corps, at 87,49 , near Hwainan Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft B5M1 Mabel x 5 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-27b Nate sweeping at 20000 feet 3 x Ki-27b Nate sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 7000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 34 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 34 x Ki-27b Nate sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 17 Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 28th Chinese Corps, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 20 Ki-51 Sonia x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tenasserim BAF Battalion, at 53,62 (Mergui) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 11 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 13th Chinese Corps, at 87,46 , near Sinyang Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 9 Ki-44 Tojo x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 7 Ki-51 Sonia x 17 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-36 Ida: 2 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 9000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Kowloon Brigade ... Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... Also attacking Hong Kong ... Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... Also attacking Hong Kong ... Also attacking Kowloon Brigade ... Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ... Also attacking Kowloon Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kowloon Brigade, at 77,61 (Hong Kong) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 14 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-36 Ida: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 48th Chinese Corps, at 87,49 , near Hwainan Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 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-Ia Oscar x 1 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Ki-43-Ia Oscar sweeping at 25000 feet 3 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 25000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tenasserim BAF Battalion, at 53,62 (Mergui) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 69th Chinese Corps, at 91,45 , near Suchow Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 31 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 1 x 100 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 8000 feet * Ground Attack: 1 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tenasserim BAF Battalion, at 53,62 (Mergui) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 4,200 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1200 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 69th Chinese Corps, at 91,45 , near Suchow Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 8000 feet * Ground Attack: 1 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Ternate at 77,101 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Arashi Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tanaka , at 80,75 (Bayombong) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 10 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 23000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 23000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tanaka , at 80,75 (Bayombong) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Allied aircraft B-10B x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 1 x B-10B bombing from 1000 feet * Ground Attack: 1 x 250 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 23000 , scrambling fighters to 21000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 92 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Yokosuka 1st SNLF, at 80,75 (Bayombong) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Allied aircraft P-26A x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 23000 , scrambling fighters to 13035. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 24 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-43-Ia Oscar sweeping at 25000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 87,56 , near Chuhsien Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 53 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 22nd Indian Brigade, at 51,79 (Kuantan) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 6th Indian Brigade, at 50,74 , near Georgetown Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 74,90 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CL Tama Aircraft Attacking: 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 3000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 74,90 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships APD Fuji Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tawi Tawi at 70,91 Japanese Ships DD Inazuma DD Ikazuchi Allied Ships SS KXVI SS KXVI launches 2 torpedoes at DD Inazuma KXVI diving deep .... 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... DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Babeldaob at 91,96 Japanese Ships DMS W-8 xAP Haruna Maru xAK Yasukawa Maru PB Saiko Maru PB Myoken Maru Allied Ships SS Snapper SS Snapper is sighted by escort Snapper diving deep .... PB Saiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Myoken Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Saiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Saiko Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Saiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Saiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Digos (79,92) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 98 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 20 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Digos !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 8th Tank Regiment Kure 2nd SNLF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 91,39 (near Chengting) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 672 troops, 0 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 71 Defending force 1172 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16 Japanese adjusted assault: 46 Allied adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 645 casualties reported Squads: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 12th Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment Defending units: 83rd Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 18813 troops, 288 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 408 Defending force 7263 troops, 122 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 145 Japanese adjusted assault: 96 Allied adjusted defense: 605 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 6 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 491 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 15 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 118 casualties reported Squads: 20 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 38th Division 19th Ind Engineer Regiment 66th Infantry Regiment 20th Ind Engineer Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd RF Gun Battalion 5th RF Gun Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Defending units: Rifles of Canada Battalion 1st Middlesex Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion Kowloon Brigade 102nd RN Base Force Hong Kong Fortress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 82,57 (near Kanhsien) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5750 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 166 Defending force 5248 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 152 Japanese adjusted assault: 92 Allied adjusted defense: 31 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), disruption(-) fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 104 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Allied ground losses: 867 casualties reported Squads: 105 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 102nd Infantry Regiment 51st Engineer Regiment Defending units: 49th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wuchow (76,57) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 465 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 406 Defending force 5427 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 169 Assaulting units: 104th Division 21st Mortar Battalion Defending units: 62nd Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 90,47 (near Suchow) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 180 troops, 0 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 18 Defending force 1694 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36 Japanese adjusted assault: 8 Allied adjusted defense: 9 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 5th Armored Car Co Defending units: 7th New Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 89,46 (near Kweiteh) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 11509 troops, 98 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 391 Defending force 549 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Japanese adjusted assault: 606 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 606 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 429 casualties reported Squads: 42 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 32nd Division 10th Tank Regiment Defending units: 51st Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 93,34 (near Kweisui) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 6173 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 229 Defending force 5966 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 130 Assaulting units: 4th Cavalry Brigade 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 11th Chinese Corps 17th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Batangas (79,78) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 9060 troops, 37 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 318 Defending force 4075 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 103 Japanese adjusted assault: 149 Allied adjusted defense: 11 Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Batangas !!! Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 37 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1405 casualties reported Squads: 62 destroyed, 40 disabled Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 24 (24 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 16th Recon Regiment 65th Brigade 2nd Tank Regiment Defending units: 41st PA Infantry Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 3784 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 251 Defending force 24939 troops, 309 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 613 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 7th Tank Regiment Defending units: 4th Marine Regiment 51st PA Infantry Division 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 21st PA Infantry Division 35th Avn Sup 57th PS Infantry Regiment 194th Tank Battalion 192nd Tank Battalion 1st Constabulary Regiment II/Prov'nl SPM Grp 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion 1st USMC AA Battalion Clark Field AAF Base Force I Corps Far East USAAF 24th PS FA Regiment 200th Coast AA Regiment !/23rd PS FA Battalion US Forces Far East I/Prov'nl SPM Grp 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment III/Prov'nl SPM Grp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Zamboanga (75,89) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2248 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 Defending force 586 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Japanese adjusted assault: 48 Allied adjusted defense: 49 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 34 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 16th Naval Guard Unit 6th JNAF Coy Defending units: II/43rd PS Inf Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Jolo (74,90) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1797 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 72 Defending force 379 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17 Japanese adjusted assault: 27 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Jolo !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 46 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 304 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 15th Naval Guard Unit 8th JNAF Coy Defending units: Jolo Constab Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Zamboanga (75,89) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 554 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17 Defending force 2223 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58 Assaulting units: II/43rd PS Inf Battalion Defending units: 16th Naval Guard Unit 6th JNAF Coy