AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 08, 42
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ASW attack near Soerabaja at 56,103
Japanese Ships
DD Yanagi
TK Shinfuku Maru
TK Yamamiya Maru
TK Shoun Maru
TK Fukoku Maru
TK Fukko Maru
TK Kurogane Maru
TK Juko Maru
PB Eiko Maru
Allied Ships
SS O21, hits 3
another tanker convoy gets away without damage... [:(]
SS O21 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Yanagi
PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Eiko Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 19
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 38
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 42
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 41
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 7 damaged
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 9
Runway hits 41
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Bandoeng , at 50,100
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 46
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 69
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
23 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on WS KNIL Territory Regiment, at 46,80 , near Tandjoengbalai
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 16
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
288 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking North Sumatra Base Force ...
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
Also attacking WS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
Also attacking North Sumatra Base Force ...
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
Also attacking WS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
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Morning Air attack on Luganville , at 120,150
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 47
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 26
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Luganville , at 120,150
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6
No Allied losses
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Luganville , at 120,150
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 7
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 9
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
bombing the airfield to keep the IJ from building forts...
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 99,129 (Buna)
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 35
B-17F Fortress x 18
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 99,129 (Buna)
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 26
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Buna got a single nav guard that will be heavily bombed and taken out by paras later on...
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3970 troops, 255 guns, 284 vehicles, Assault Value = 2118
Defending force 63725 troops, 835 guns, 574 vehicles, Assault Value = 1890
Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
11th/B Division
38th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
48th Division
8th Tank Regiment
16th Division
11th/A Division
7th Tank Regiment
65th Brigade
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
11th/C Division
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
31st Infantry Regiment
14th PS Engineer Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
31st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
81st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
61st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
51st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Division
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
II Philippine Corps
Manila USAAF Base Force
Asiatic Fleet
PAF Aviation
41st PA Infantry Division
1st PI Base Force
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
USAFFE
I Philippine Corps
Provisional GMC Grp
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
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Ground combat at Luganville (120,150)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 21562 troops, 467 guns, 448 vehicles, Assault Value = 625
Defending force 11839 troops, 106 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 135
Allied adjusted assault: 363
Japanese adjusted defense: 89
Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)
Allied forces CAPTURE Luganville !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1517 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 53 (53 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (18 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
253 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
32nd special base force was the only enemy unit left that got real combat value but the airfield attacks disrupted the base force (something that doesn't happen to inf units) and today's deliberate attack finally took the base... phew, that was quite a task... 24th Div isn't looking really good anymore, having suffered well over 100 disabled combat squads I will soon relieve my two Inf divisions and bring in fresh units to finish off the Japanese...
Assaulting units:
24th Infantry Division
25th Infantry Division
154th FA Bn
111th USN Base Force
112th USA Base Force
116th USAAF Base Force
198th Field Artillery Battalion
Defending units:
11th Garrison Unit
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
10th RF Gun Battalion
39th JNAF AF Unit
32nd Special Base Force
45th JNAF AF Unit
26th Air Flotilla /1
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 49070 troops, 681 guns, 1139 vehicles, Assault Value = 1772
Defending force 1443 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
Allied adjusted assault: 1190
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 1190 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1396 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 65 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Assaulting units:
2nd Australian Division
40th Infantry Division
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
754th Tank Battalion
41st Infantry Division
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
5th Australian Division
I Australian Corps
4th Field Artillery Battalion
119th USAAF Base Force
109th USN Base Force
137th USA Base Force
147th Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
22nd Air Flotilla
42nd JNAF AF Unit
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Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Rabaul
we took Rabaul without suffering any notable losses, biggest loss was an xAK that ran aground during D-Day...
this is how the victory point ratio looks like after the loss of Rabaul and Luganville... [:D]
