AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 04, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub vs Sub: SS I-158 attacking SS KXII at 56,102 - near Soerabaja Japanese Ships SS I-158 Allied Ships SS KXII SS I-158 launches 2 torpedoes at 4,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 154 encounters mine field at Tarakan (67,91) Japanese Ships DD Tsuta 2 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Truk at 111,109 Japanese Ships xAK Hokkai Maru DD Hayate Allied Ships SS Sailfish SS Sailfish launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Hokkai Maru DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tawi Tawi at 70,91 Japanese Ships AO Hayamoto, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AO Iro PB Showa Maru #5 Allied Ships SS KXVI SS KXVI launches 4 torpedoes at AO Hayamoto KXVI diving deep .... PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 13 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 17 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 9 damaged Runway hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Singapore Fortress ... Also attacking Singapore ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 18 G4M1 Betty x 14 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 4 damaged G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 12 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 19th Chinese Corps, at 88,38 , near Yenan Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 23 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 55 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 6th Group Army ... Also attacking 19th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 78th Chinese Corps, at 80,53 (Hengyang) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 19 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 16th Indian Brigade, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 15 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2nd King Own YLI Battalion ... Also attacking 16th Indian Brigade ... Also attacking 2nd King Own YLI Battalion ... Also attacking 16th Indian Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 16th Indian Brigade, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 9 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 10 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 10 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 15000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4/8th Gurkha Battalion, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 9 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 2 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 16th Indian Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44 Tojo x 2 Ki-51 Sonia x 24 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 4 damaged Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 21 Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 9000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 9 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-48-Ib Lily: 6 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 6 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak Airbase supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 22nd Chinese Corps, at 88,38 , near Yenan Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 52 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 23rd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 22nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 23rd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 22nd Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 16th Indian Brigade, at 55,50 (Prome) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps, at 79,53 , near Hengyang Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 2 Ki-51 Sonia x 12 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 3rd New Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 63rd Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 19th Chinese Corps, at 88,38 , near Yenan Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 3 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 85,44 , near Nanyang Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 1,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 85,44 , near Nanyang Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 14 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 1000 feet * Ground Attack: 1 x 30 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 41st Chinese Corps, at 85,44 , near Nanyang Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 16 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 1000 feet * Ground Attack: 1 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 42nd Chinese Corps, at 85,44 , near Nanyang Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Normanby Island (102,133) TF 88 troops unloading over beach at Normanby Island, 102,133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 9367 troops, 72 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 305 Defending force 6808 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 151 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 27 Allied adjusted defense: 319 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 11 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 61 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: Yokosuka 4th SNLF 8th Tank Regiment Miura Det 146th Infantry Regiment 16th Naval Guard Unit Defending units: 103rd PA Infantry Regiment 101st PA Infantry Regiment 3rd Constabulary Regiment 102nd PA Infantry Regiment 2nd PA Infantry Regiment Agusan Constab Battalion Mindanao Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 85,44 (near Nanyang) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2526 troops, 143 guns, 271 vehicles, Assault Value = 804 Defending force 44982 troops, 232 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1036 Allied ground losses: 436 casualties reported Squads: 16 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 41st/B Division 37th/A Division 41st/C Division 10th Tank Regiment 41st/A Division 11th Tank Regiment 37th/B Division 37th/C Division 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 3rd Chinese Corps 41st Chinese Corps 120th Red Chinese Division 42nd Chinese Corps 115th Red Chinese Division 30th Chinese Corps 92nd Chinese Corps 3rd Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1049 troops, 87 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1232 Defending force 54967 troops, 190 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1342 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) Assaulting units: 6th Division 13th Division 40th Division 1st Mortar Battalion 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 53rd Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 20th Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 75th Chinese Corps 9th War Area 19th Group Army 27th Group Army 29th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kiuchuan (82,26) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 6750 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 211 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 102 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 102 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kiuchuan !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bataan (78,77) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1461 troops, 88 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 469 Defending force 30569 troops, 382 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 547 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 14 (7 destroyed, 7 disabled) Allied ground losses: 76 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 65th Brigade 48th Engineer Regiment 20th Infantry Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 21st PA Infantry Division 192nd Tank Battalion 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 31st Infantry Regiment 51st PA Infantry Division 45th PS Infantry Regiment 1st Constabulary Regiment 301st Construction Battalion 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 2nd Constabulary Regiment 57th PS Infantry Regiment 31st PA Infantry Division 4th Marine Regiment 4th Constabulary Regiment 1st USMC AA Battalion I Corps I/Prov'nl SPM Grp I/43rd PS Inf Battalion Far East USAAF US Forces Far East 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion 35th Avn Sup 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment III/Prov'nl SPM Grp II/Prov'nl SPM Grp Bataan USN Base Force 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment !/23rd PS FA Battalion Clark Field AAF Base Force 24th PS FA Regiment Manila Bay Defenses 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 14855 troops, 278 guns, 93 vehicles, Assault Value = 1810 Defending force 50609 troops, 530 guns, 340 vehicles, Assault Value = 862 Japanese ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled) Assaulting units: 18th/B Division 5th Engineer Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment 2nd Division 18th/A Division 14th Tank Regiment 55th Engineer Regiment 11th Infantry Regiment 1st Tank Regiment Imperial Guards Division 18th/C Division 34th Field AA Battalion 56th Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 25th Army 5th Field Artillery Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 5/14th Punjab Battalion 3/16th Punjab Battalion 3rd Cavalry Regiment 2nd Argylls Battalion 8th Indian Brigade 1st Manchester Battalion SSVF Brigade 2nd Malay Battalion 15th Indian Brigade 28th Gurkha Brigade 2nd Loyal Battalion 2/17 Dogra Battalion 22nd Australian Brigade 27th Australian Brigade 22nd Indian Brigade 2nd Gordons Battalion 5/2nd Punjab Battalion 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment Malaya Army III Indian Corps AHQ Far East 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment 137/155th Field Regiment 109th RN Base Force 1st ISF Base Force Singapore Fortress 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 24th NZ Pioneer Coy 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 111th RAF Adv Base Force 2/215th Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment Malayan Air Wing 112th RAF Adv Base Force 109th RAF Adv Base Force 30 Battery/3 HAA 29 Battery/3 HAA 11 Battery/3 HAA Singapore Base Force 272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment 110th RAF Adv Base Force 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 5th Field Regiment