AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 19, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 3 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) Japanese Ships DMS W-6 DMS W-5 DMS W-3 DMS W-2 DMS W-1 131 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kalidjati at 50,99, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Minekaze DD Asagao DD Tsuta Allied Ships TM-4 TM-10 TM-13 Reduced sighting due to 7% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 7% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 3,000 yards... Range closes to 1,000 yards... DD Tsuta engages TM-13 at 1,000 yards DD Asagao engages TM-13 at 1,000 yards DD Minekaze engages TM-13 at 1,000 yards Range increases to 2,000 yards DD Tsuta engages TM-13 at 2,000 yards DD Minekaze engages TM-13 at 2,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45 Japanese Ships DD Yugiri DD Asagiri Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 13 Port hits 6 Port supply hits 1 DD Yugiri firing at Akyab DD Asagiri firing at Akyab -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Cebu (80,86) 46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships APD Hagi TB Hayabusa Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled APD Hagi firing at 81st PA Infantry Division APD Hagi 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 Cebu (80,86) TF 121 troops unloading over beach at Cebu, 80,86 Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /3 15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /4 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost overboard during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships APD Hagi APD Hagi firing at 81st PA Infantry Division APD Hagi fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Chinese Corps, at 81,51 , near Changsha Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 8 G4M1 Betty x 22 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 77 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 22 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 5 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 68th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 4th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 68th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 4th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Chinese Corps, at 81,51 , near Changsha Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 20 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 68th Chinese Corps, at 81,51 , near Changsha Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 19 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 No Japanese losses Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Chinese Corps, at 81,51 , near Changsha Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 68th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 4th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 14 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 9th War Area ... Also attacking Changsha ... Also attacking 19th Group Army ... Also attacking Changsha ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 99th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 10 Ki-51 Sonia x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 27 Ki-30 Ann x 9 Ki-36 Ida x 19 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 damaged Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 31 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 27 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet * 19 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 1000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 30 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 75th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking Changsha ... Also attacking 29th Group Army ... Also attacking Changsha ... Also attacking 75th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking Changsha ... Also attacking 75th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking Changsha ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd Burma Rifles Battalion, at 58,47 (Meiktila) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 15 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 12 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 9th Burma Rifles Battalion ... Also attacking 3rd Burma Rifles Battalion ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Prov Chinese Corps, at 72,50 , near Kweiyang Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 38 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 60th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 2nd Prov Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 10th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 3 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 10th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 12 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 53rd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 10th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 53rd Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 9th Burma Rifles Battalion, at 58,47 (Meiktila) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 49 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 3rd Burma Rifles Battalion ... Also attacking 9th Burma Rifles Battalion ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 26th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 3 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 15th Division, at 71,51 , near Tuyun Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3 Allied aircraft SB-III x 6 P-40B Warhawk x 8 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment, at 71,50 , near Kunming Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft A-29A Hudson x 9 SB-III x 4 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x A-29A Hudson bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 4 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 68th Chinese Corps, at 81,51 , near Changsha Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 93rd Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 1000 feet * Ground Attack: 1 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships TB Hayabusa APD Hagi xAK Macassar Maru TB Hayabusa fired at enemy troops APD Hagi fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 49,101 (near Bandoeng) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1134 troops, 0 guns, 232 vehicles, Assault Value = 139 Defending force 2868 troops, 23 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 43 Japanese adjusted assault: 103 Allied adjusted defense: 28 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1406 casualties reported Squads: 48 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 33 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 9 (7 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 14 (7 destroyed, 7 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 14th Tank Regiment 1st Tank Regiment 7th Tank Regiment Defending units: IV KNIL Battalion IX KNIL Battalion Mobiele Battalion XV KNIL Battalion Andir ML Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2994 troops, 159 guns, 333 vehicles, Assault Value = 1255 Defending force 56684 troops, 196 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1328 Allied ground losses: 96 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 3rd Tank Regiment 37th Division 15th Ind.Mixed Brigade 3rd Division 23rd Tank Regiment 13th Tank Regiment 36th Division 11th Tank Regiment 2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 57th Chinese Corps 93rd Chinese Corps 9th Chinese Corps 98th Chinese Corps 92nd Chinese Corps 27th Chinese Corps 4th Chinese Cavalry Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 952 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1712 Defending force 81951 troops, 314 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2270 Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 102nd Infantry Regiment 2nd Ind Engineer Regiment 40th Division 52nd Infantry Brigade 55th Infantry Brigade 35th Division 13th Division 9th Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 53rd Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 72nd Chinese Corps 75th Chinese Corps 20th Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 78th Chinese Corps 99th Chinese Corps 9th War Area 27th Group Army 29th Group Army 19th Group Army 30th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 76,52 (near Kweilin) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1158 troops, 73 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault Value = 986 Defending force 33705 troops, 111 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 893 Allied ground losses: 52 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 104th Division 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade 27th Division 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment Defending units: 59th Chinese Corps 86th Chinese Corps 87th Chinese Corps 16th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kungchang (81,36) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 83 Defending force 4397 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 110 Japanese adjusted assault: 37 Allied adjusted defense: 424 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 11 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 73 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 15th Tank Regiment 1st Cavalry Brigade Defending units: 17th Chinese Corps 6th Chinese Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lanchow (81,34) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 14566 troops, 123 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 675 Defending force 23729 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 589 Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 7th Ind.Mixed Brigade 26th Division Defending units: 81st Chinese Corps 82nd Chinese Corps 34th Separate Brigade 8th War Area 8th Chinese Base Force 21st Chinese Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cebu (80,86) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 5546 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 196 Defending force 4468 troops, 32 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 148 Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 81st PA Infantry Division Cebu Constabulary 1st Port Maint Engineer Battalion Defending units: 146th Infantry Regiment