AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 04, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tawi Tawi at 71,92 Japanese Ships PB Showa Maru #3 PB Showa Maru #5 Allied Ships SS Skipjack SS Skipjack launches 2 torpedoes at PB Showa Maru #3 Skipjack 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,104, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Fuso CA Nachi DD Wakatake DD Kuretake DD Sanae DD Asagao DD Yugao Allied Ships HDML P 7 HDML P 17 HDML P 19 HDML P 20 HDML P 21, Shell hits 1, and is sunk HDML P 22, Shell hits 1, and is sunk HDML P 23, Shell hits 2, and is sunk Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 82% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards Fukada L. crosses the 'T' HDML P 23 sunk by BB Fuso at 11,000 yards HDML P 22 sunk by BB Fuso at 11,000 yards HDML P 21 sunk by BB Fuso at 11,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,104, Range 20,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Fuso CA Nachi DD Wakatake DD Kuretake DD Sanae DD Asagao DD Yugao Allied Ships HDML P 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk HDML P 17, Shell hits 1, and is sunk HDML P 19, Shell hits 1, and is sunk HDML P 20, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards BB Fuso engages HDML P 20 at 20,000 yards BB Fuso engages HDML P 7 at 20,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards BB Nagato engages HDML P 20 at 18,000 yards BB Nagato engages HDML P 19 at 18,000 yards DD Asagao engages HDML P 7 at 18,000 yards DD Sanae engages HDML P 7 at 18,000 yards DD Kuretake engages HDML P 19 at 18,000 yards DD Wakatake engages HDML P 17 at 18,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards BB Nagato engages HDML P 20 at 17,000 yards DD Yugao engages HDML P 7 at 17,000 yards DD Asagao engages HDML P 7 at 17,000 yards DD Sanae engages HDML P 19 at 17,000 yards Massive explosion on HDML P 7 HDML P 7 sunk by DD Wakatake at 17,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards BB Fuso engages HDML P 20 at 15,000 yards HDML P 20 sunk by CA Nachi at 15,000 yards DD Yugao engages HDML P 19 at 15,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards HDML P 19 sunk by BB Nagato at 14,000 yards HDML P 17 sunk by BB Nagato at 14,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 291 encounters mine field at Soerabaja (56,104) Japanese Ships DD Asagao DD Sanae DD Wakatake 6 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 82nd Chinese Corps, at 83,31 , near Ningsia Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 5 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 2 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 59th Chinese Corps, at 76,52 , near Kweilin Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 7 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 87th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 87th Chinese Corps, at 76,52 , near Kweilin Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 11 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 86th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 59th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 87th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 86th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 59th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 87th Chinese Corps, at 76,52 , near Kweilin Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 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: 13 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 59th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 87th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 59th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 87th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 damaged Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 86th Chinese Corps, at 76,52 , near Kweilin Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 4 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 59th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 86th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 75th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 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: 9 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 20th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 75th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 54th Chinese Corps, at 64,45 , near Paoshan Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 12 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 28th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 54th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 68th Chinese Corps, at 81,51 , near Changsha Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 25 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 25 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet * Also attacking 4th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 68th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 26th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 7 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Padang Cdo , at 44,85 (Padang) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 3 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 14 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Padang Cdo , at 44,85 (Padang) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 7 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 9 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 1000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 30 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 56,104 (Soerabaja) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 2 Allied aircraft DB-7B x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses DB-7B: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x DB-7B bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x DB-7B bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 59th Chinese Corps, at 76,52 , near Kweilin Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 12 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 59th Chinese Corps, at 76,52 , near Kweilin Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 3 Ki-30 Ann x 15 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 11 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 15 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 86th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 59th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 86th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 59th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 86th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 59th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 86th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 87th Chinese Corps, at 76,52 , near Kweilin Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 16 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 16 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 Kweiyang , at 74,49 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 29000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Langkawi at 48,71 Japanese Ships AD Koshu Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Trusty AD Koshu Maru #2 is sighted by SS Trusty SS Trusty launches 4 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 40332 troops, 485 guns, 412 vehicles, Assault Value = 1134 Defending force 40348 troops, 98 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 737 Allied ground losses: 39 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 3rd Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 13th Tank Regiment 37th Division 3rd Division 5th Tank Regiment 36th Division 11th Tank Regiment 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 88th Chinese Corps 93rd Chinese Corps 9th Chinese Corps 98th Chinese Corps 92nd Chinese Corps 4th Chinese Cavalry Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 42153 troops, 376 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1317 Defending force 60090 troops, 238 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1591 Japanese ground losses: 55 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 102nd Infantry Regiment 13th Division 52nd Infantry Brigade 2nd Ind Engineer Regiment 55th Infantry Brigade 40th Division 9th Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 20th Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 72nd Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 75th Chinese Corps 78th Chinese Corps 27th Group Army 19th Group Army 29th Group Army 9th War Area 30th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 76,52 (near Kweilin) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1152 troops, 73 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault Value = 850 Defending force 31019 troops, 108 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 758 Allied ground losses: 60 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 19th Division 104th Division 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment Defending units: 86th Chinese Corps 59th Chinese Corps 87th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 81,43 (near Ankang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 13602 troops, 88 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 428 Defending force 1724 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 74 Japanese adjusted assault: 143 Allied adjusted defense: 10 Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 64 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 898 casualties reported Squads: 27 destroyed, 32 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 61st Infantry Brigade 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 5th New Chinese Corps 8th New Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Soerabaja (56,104) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 24716 troops, 202 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 717 Defending force 18529 troops, 212 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 390 Japanese adjusted assault: 160 Allied adjusted defense: 447 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: morale(-) Attacker: disruption(-), fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 2074 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 203 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1332 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 61 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 36 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 29 (3 destroyed, 26 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 38th Division Imperial Guards Division Defending units: 3rd Cav Sqdn II Marechausse Cdo Roodenburg Cdo Tjilitjap Cdo I/II Barisan Cdo 4th Cav Sqdn VIII KNIL Battalion Tjepoe Cdo Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn XIII KNIL Battalion 6th Cav Sqdn II KNIL Battalion I KNIL Battalion V KNIL Battalion III Landstorm Cdo II Landstorm Cdo Groep Zud III KNIL Battalion Marinier Battalion 1e-VLG-II Sup Afd NI-MLD A-II-Ld AA Battalion Tjiitjap KM Base Force Soerabaja Defenses 2e-VLG-II Sup Afd Soerabaja KM Base Force 3e-VLG-V Sup Afd VkA-1 Sup Afd 1e-VLG-IV Sup Afd 3e-VLG-IV Sup Afd Andir ML Base Force 2e-VLG-IV Sup Afd HQ II KNIL Division Madoeng Defenses VkA-2 Sup Afd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3893 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112 Defending force 2674 troops, 43 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 55 Japanese adjusted assault: 39 Allied adjusted defense: 64 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 125 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 127 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 20th Infantry Regiment Defending units: Molukken KNIL Cdo Molukken Mil'ie Cdo Laha ML Base Force Amboina Defenses AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 64,45 (near Paoshan) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 14021 troops, 123 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 Defending force 16260 troops, 62 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 Assaulting units: 18th Division 33rd/C Division Defending units: 28th Chinese Corps 54th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 807 troops, 76 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 214 Defending force 16794 troops, 137 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 228 Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 55th Engineer Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment 6th Tank Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 56th Field Artillery Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: I Marechausse Cdo XIV KNIL Battalion XI KNIL Battalion X KNIL Battalion I Landstorm Cdo 1st Cav Sqdn XII KNIL Battalion IV Landstorm Cdo A-I-Ld AA Battalion KNI Leger 1e-VLG-III Sup Afd 3e-VLG-III Sup Afd HQ I KNIL Division ML-KNIL Batavia Defenses Batavia KM Base Force KNI Zeemacht ABDA 2e-VLG-III Sup Afd 2e-VLG-V Sup Afd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Malang (55,105) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 354 troops, 0 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 38 Defending force 737 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Japanese adjusted assault: 31 Allied adjusted defense: 13 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd Tank Regiment Defending units: 5th Cav Sqdn HQ III KNIL Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2125 troops, 29 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 Defending force 3674 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 90 Assaulting units: Molukken KNIL Cdo Molukken Mil'ie Cdo Amboina Defenses Laha ML Base Force AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd Defending units: 20th Infantry Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sawahloento (45,85) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 882 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 24 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Sawahloento !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: 2nd Raiding Rgt /1