AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 30, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kalidjati at 50,99, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Asakaze DD Hatakaze xAP Huso Maru xAP Ural Maru xAP Kasado Maru xAP Kowa Maru xAP Palau Maru Allied Ships TM-13 Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards Both TF attempt to withdraw! Range increases to 12,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Chinese Corps, at 81,51 , near Changsha Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 4 G4M1 Betty x 22 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 64 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 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 4 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 ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Chinese Corps, at 81,51 , near Changsha Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 17 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 17 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: Clear sky Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 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 99th Chinese Corps, at 81,51 , near Changsha Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 47 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 18 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: Severe storms Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 68th Chinese Corps, at 81,51 , near Changsha Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 11 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 99th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 68th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 17 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3 Ki-51 Sonia x 3 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 53rd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking Changsha ... Also attacking 29th Group Army ... Also attacking Changsha ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 10th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 11 Ki-51 Sonia x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 20th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 10th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 9 Ki-36 Ida x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 7 Runway hits 14 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 18 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 1000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 30 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 72nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking Changsha ... Also attacking 30th Group Army ... Also attacking Changsha ... Also attacking 72nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking Changsha ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 94th Chinese Corps, at 72,50 , near Kweiyang Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 17 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 54 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 60th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 94th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 60th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 94th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 53rd Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 13 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet * 10 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 75th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment, at 71,50 , near Kunming Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft SB-III x 7 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb 2 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb 2 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Tank Regiment, at 51,103 , near Tjilatjap Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-339D x 4 CW-22 Falcon x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x CW-22 Falcon bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 10 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 8000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 3 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 3 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kalidjati at 50,99 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 Allied aircraft Do-24K-1 x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses CAP engaged: Yamada Det S-1/A with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 8000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes Yamada Det S-1/B with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 72nd Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 26 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 26 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 5 x P-40E Warhawk sweeping at 10000 feet * CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lanchow (81,34) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 22445 troops, 161 guns, 255 vehicles, Assault Value = 794 Defending force 23799 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 592 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 64 Allied adjusted defense: 481 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 7 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 73 (3 destroyed, 70 disabled) Allied ground losses: 405 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 9th Tank Regiment 7th Ind.Mixed Brigade 15th Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment 26th Division Defending units: 82nd Chinese Corps 81st Chinese Corps 34th Separate Brigade 8th War Area 8th Chinese Base Force 21st Chinese Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2994 troops, 159 guns, 331 vehicles, Assault Value = 1168 Defending force 45515 troops, 158 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 893 Allied ground losses: 129 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 23rd Tank Regiment 34th Division 37th Division 15th Ind.Mixed Brigade 3rd Division 36th Division 3rd Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 92nd Chinese Corps 98th Chinese Corps 9th Chinese Corps 93rd Chinese Corps 27th Chinese Corps 4th Chinese Cavalry Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 937 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1328 Defending force 70543 troops, 276 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1888 Assaulting units: 40th Division 13th Division 55th Infantry Brigade 102nd Infantry Regiment 2nd Ind Engineer Regiment 52nd Infantry Brigade 9th Ind Engineer Regiment 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 20th Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 53rd Chinese Corps 75th Chinese Corps 72nd Chinese Corps 78th Chinese Corps 9th War Area 27th Group Army 19th Group Army 29th 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 = 1013 Defending force 33698 troops, 111 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 889 Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 104th Division 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade 27th Division Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment Defending units: 59th Chinese Corps 86th Chinese Corps 87th Chinese Corps 16th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,101 (near Tjilatjap) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 12606 troops, 104 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 357 Defending force 1369 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 Japanese adjusted assault: 250 Allied adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 62 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 84 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 395 casualties reported Squads: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 4 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Imperial Guards Division Defending units: IX KNIL Battalion Andir ML Base Force A-III-Ld AA Battalion Tjiitjap KM Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 807 troops, 76 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 408 Defending force 17130 troops, 142 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 245 Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 38th Division 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 56th Field Artillery Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: X KNIL Battalion I Landstorm Cdo 1st Cav Sqdn XIV KNIL Battalion XI KNIL Battalion XII KNIL Battalion I Marechausse Cdo IV Landstorm Cdo KNI Zeemacht HQ I KNIL Division ABDA 3e-VLG-III Sup Afd A-I-Ld AA Battalion ML-KNIL 1e-VLG-III Sup Afd 2e-VLG-III Sup Afd KNI Leger Batavia KM Base Force Batavia Defenses 2e-VLG-V Sup Afd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 60,46 (near Mandalay) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3789 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 125 Defending force 1413 troops, 0 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 114 Allied adjusted defense: 19 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Allied ground losses: 69 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 112th Infantry Regiment Defending units: Burma Corps Upper Burma BAF Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Melak (63,95) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 275 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Defending force 275 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Japanese adjusted assault: 15 Allied adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Melak !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 93 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1 Defending units: II Samarinda Cdo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sampit (58,97) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 288 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 9 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Sampit !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /1