Operation Kneecap - Mundy (J) vs. castor troy (A) - (restricted)

[BBfanboy]

You did get a result from that first Dutch PT attack:

xAP Ussuri Maru collides with xAK Syoan Maru at 55 , 105

Edit: I see in subsequent engagements Syoan Maru took two PT torps but was still there in the last engagement. Tough ship!

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Wirraway_Ace

ORIGINAL: castor troy

ORIGINAL: jedwardpita

Very exciting last two days. I have not seen a better high reward/low risk trap. [&o]

Thanks and welcome to the AAR. Wasn't much of a trap though and I fear it could have played out better as the losses to ships (I hate losing ships) were severe. Even if it was a victory overall I think the loss of a BB is not something that gets public applause in the States.

You can keep it out of the papers for a while, as was done with the loss of Lexington after the Battle of the Coral Sea.

What would also make a difference in real life although not in the game is the fact that the ships were lost after the battle so the wounded crew members as well as the rest of the crew could be removed in a more orderly fashion that the ship sinking before that happened. It does not state that in the report but that is something to consider when it comes time to announce the victory where the known enemy losses are announced along with a statement that there was significant damage to some of the Allied ships as well.

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

You did get a result from that first Dutch PT attack:

xAP Ussuri Maru collides with xAK Syoan Maru at 55 , 105

Edit: I see in subsequent engagements Syoan Maru took two PT torps but was still there in the last engagement. Tough ship!

Stirring up amphib convoys often results in damaged ships but usually they aren't in danger of being sunk if it isn't a small escort rammed by a freighter. I do like to see these messages though [:D]. Two torps (if not wrong due to FOW) should do her in I guess.

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: Wirraway_Ace

ORIGINAL: castor troy


Thanks and welcome to the AAR. Wasn't much of a trap though and I fear it could have played out better as the losses to ships (I hate losing ships) were severe. Even if it was a victory overall I think the loss of a BB is not something that gets public applause in the States.

You can keep it out of the papers for a while, as was done with the loss of Lexington after the Battle of the Coral Sea.

What would also make a difference in real life although not in the game is the fact that the ships were lost after the battle so the wounded crew members as well as the rest of the crew could be removed in a more orderly fashion that the ship sinking before that happened. It does not state that in the report but that is something to consider when it comes time to announce the victory where the known enemy losses are announced along with a statement that there was significant damage to some of the Allied ships as well.

This is true and a very good point. West Virginia didn't blow up like real life Arizona but she took several penetrating hits from Hiei so the damage inside the ship would be quite severe I guess. And then there were the 50 20cm hits from the heavy cruisers, which would be HE most likely. I guess the loss of life on West Virginia would be high in the end.

Brave ship

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 13, 42
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Invasion Support action off Malang (55,105)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

408 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
AMC Bankok Maru
DD Hatsuharu

Japanese ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Night Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 58 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak


not a good idea to attack at that height but only a couple of bombers are coming in...


Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 67590 troops, 853 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 1650

Defending force 56374 troops, 476 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 1050

Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
I./4th Infantry Battalion
III./4th Infantry Battalion
15th Naval Guard Unit
41st Infantry Regiment
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
67th Naval Guard Unit
Guards Mixed Brigade
9th Infantry Regiment
II/19th Naval Guard Unit
8th Tank Regiment
55th Division
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
88th Naval Guard Unit
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
33rd Division
Miura Det
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
1st Raiding Regiment
4th Division
1st Engineer Co
Kimura Det
20th Infantry Regiment
II./4th Infantry Battalion
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
46th Naval Guard Unit
6th Indpt SNLF Coy
91st Naval Guard Unit
10th Garrison Unit
64th Naval Guard Unit
79th Garrison Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
16th Army
10th RF Gun Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
36th Field AA Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
41st Field AA Battalion
25th Army
II/66th Nav Gd /2

Defending units:
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
3rd Cav Sqdn
Tjilitjap Cdo
1st KNIL Regiment
Makassar KNIL Cdo
VII KNIL Battalion
Makassar RK Cdo
Roodenburg Cdo
IV Landstorm Cdo
Mobiele Battalion
Marinier Battalion
4th Cav Sqdn
1st Cav Regiment
6th Cav Sqdn
III/IV Barisan Cdo
Riouw Cdo
Groep Zud
II Marechausse Cdo
I/II Barisan Cdo
2nd KNIL Regiment
4th KNIL Regiment
III Landstorm Cdo
Prajoeda Cdo
6th KNIL Regiment
I Marechausse Cdo
VI Landstorm Cdo
Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn
V Landstorm Cdo
I Landstorm Cdo
Tjepoe Cdo
S Borneo KNIL Battalion
2/15 Punjab Battalion
Hedland RAN Stn Base Force
A-II-Ld AA Battalion
Broome RAN Stn Base Force
VLG-II Sup Groep
KNI Leger
VkA-2 Sup Afd
221 Group Base Force
1st Bengal Construction Battalion
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
HQ II KNIL Division
HQ I KNIL Division
224 Group Base Force
ABDA
VkA-3 Sup Afd
VLG-I Sup Groep
Pathan Construction Battalion
ML-KNIL
VLG-V Sup Groep
VkA-1 Sup Afd
HQ III KNIL Division
II Landstorm Cdo
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
VLG-IV Sup Groep
A-I-Ld AA Battalion
NI-MLD
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
VLG-III Sup Groep
1st Madras Construction Battalion
VkA-4 Sup Afd
106th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 33217 troops, 278 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 1042

Defending force 82516 troops, 926 guns, 391 vehicles, Assault Value = 1650

Japanese ground losses:
140 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
Marinier Battalion
1st Cav Regiment
Groep Zud
1st KNIL Regiment
I Landstorm Cdo
Tjilitjap Cdo
III Landstorm Cdo
I/II Barisan Cdo
6th KNIL Regiment
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
Makassar RK Cdo
V Landstorm Cdo
3rd Cav Sqdn
Roodenburg Cdo
II Marechausse Cdo
4th KNIL Regiment
Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn
S Borneo KNIL Battalion
2nd KNIL Regiment
Prajoeda Cdo
III/IV Barisan Cdo
VI Landstorm Cdo
Riouw Cdo
Mobiele Battalion
I Marechausse Cdo
Tjepoe Cdo
VII KNIL Battalion
6th Cav Sqdn
Makassar KNIL Cdo
4th Cav Sqdn
IV Landstorm Cdo
2/15 Punjab Battalion
221 Group Base Force
VkA-2 Sup Afd
ML-KNIL
Hedland RAN Stn Base Force
II Landstorm Cdo
NI-MLD
VkA-1 Sup Afd
VLG-V Sup Groep
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
VLG-I Sup Groep
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
KNI Leger
1st Bengal Construction Battalion
A-I-Ld AA Battalion
VLG-II Sup Groep
Pathan Construction Battalion
224 Group Base Force
VLG-III Sup Groep
ABDA
VkA-3 Sup Afd
HQ II KNIL Division
HQ I KNIL Division
HQ III KNIL Division
1st Madras Construction Battalion
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
VLG-IV Sup Groep
VkA-4 Sup Afd
Broome RAN Stn Base Force
A-II-Ld AA Battalion
106th RN Base Force

Defending units:
91st Naval Guard Unit
1st Engineer Co
15th Naval Guard Unit
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
II./4th Infantry Battalion
55th Division
20th Infantry Regiment
88th Naval Guard Unit
10th Garrison Unit
II/19th Naval Guard Unit
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
Guards Mixed Brigade
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
64th Naval Guard Unit
8th Tank Regiment
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
67th Naval Guard Unit
41st Infantry Regiment
I./4th Infantry Battalion
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
33rd Division
1st Raiding Regiment
III./4th Infantry Battalion
Kimura Det
9th Infantry Regiment
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
4th Division
Miura Det
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
6th Indpt SNLF Coy
46th Naval Guard Unit
79th Garrison Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
41st Field AA Battalion
36th Field AA Battalion
16th Army
10th RF Gun Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
25th Army
9th RF Gun Battalion
II/66th Nav Gd /2

[Nomad]

I must say CT, your AAR title was correct, you have certainly kneecapped Mundy.

[Wirraway_Ace]

ORIGINAL: Nomad

I must say CT, your AAR title was correct, you have certainly kneecapped Mundy.

Yep

[jedwardpita]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: Wirraway_Ace

ORIGINAL: castor troy


Thanks and welcome to the AAR. Wasn't much of a trap though and I fear it could have played out better as the losses to ships (I hate losing ships) were severe. Even if it was a victory overall I think the loss of a BB is not something that gets public applause in the States.

You can keep it out of the papers for a while, as was done with the loss of Lexington after the Battle of the Coral Sea.

What would also make a difference in real life although not in the game is the fact that the ships were lost after the battle so the wounded crew members as well as the rest of the crew could be removed in a more orderly fashion that the ship sinking before that happened. It does not state that in the report but that is something to consider when it comes time to announce the victory where the known enemy losses are announced along with a statement that there was significant damage to some of the Allied ships as well.

The largest disaster for England [the sinking of the Lancastria, 4,000 killed] was not officially acknowledged until after the war. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-33092351

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 14, 42
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Night Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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ASW attack near Sydney at 92,168

Japanese Ships
SS I-121

Allied Ships
DD Conyngham
DD Perkins
DD Cushing


engaging a minelayer sub off Sydney... not sure the sub was on a minelaying mission, we will put some AM to sea...


SS I-121 is located by DD Conyngham
DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Cushing fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Sydney at 92,168

Japanese Ships
SS I-121, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Conyngham
DD Perkins
DD Cushing

SS I-121 is sighted by escort
I-121 diving deep ....
DD Perkins fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Cushing fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Cushing fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Cushing attacking submerged sub ....
DD Cushing cannot establish contact with SS I-121
SS I-121 eludes DD Cushing by diving deep
DD Cushing attacking submerged sub ....
DD Cushing cannot reach attack position over SS I-121
DD Cushing cannot reach attack position over SS I-121
DD Cushing fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Cushing attacking submerged sub ....
DD Cushing cannot reach attack position over SS I-121
DD Cushing is out of ASW ammo
DD Cushing is out of ASW ammo
DD Cushing is out of ASW ammo
DD Cushing is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 31
LB-30 Liberator x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
479 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled


the heavies work over the two base forces at Balikpapan...


Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...


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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 68337 troops, 853 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 1739

Defending force 56821 troops, 477 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 1084

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
164 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
67th Naval Guard Unit
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
Kimura Det
Miura Det
20th Infantry Regiment
91st Naval Guard Unit
8th Tank Regiment
1st Engineer Co
4th Division
46th Naval Guard Unit
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
Guards Mixed Brigade
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
I./4th Infantry Battalion
II/19th Naval Guard Unit
55th Division
64th Naval Guard Unit
1st Raiding Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
III./4th Infantry Battalion
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
II./4th Infantry Battalion
9th Infantry Regiment
6th Indpt SNLF Coy
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
10th Garrison Unit
33rd Division
88th Naval Guard Unit
15th Naval Guard Unit
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
79th Garrison Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
16th Army
36th Field AA Battalion
41st Field AA Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
25th Army
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th RF Gun Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion
II/66th Nav Gd /2

Defending units:
II Marechausse Cdo
IV Landstorm Cdo
1st KNIL Regiment
Groep Zud
VI Landstorm Cdo
3rd Cav Sqdn
I Marechausse Cdo
Tjilitjap Cdo
4th KNIL Regiment
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
VII KNIL Battalion
2nd KNIL Regiment
6th Cav Sqdn
Mobiele Battalion
Makassar RK Cdo
6th KNIL Regiment
III Landstorm Cdo
I/II Barisan Cdo
V Landstorm Cdo
Roodenburg Cdo
III/IV Barisan Cdo
Prajoeda Cdo
Tjepoe Cdo
1st Cav Regiment
Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn
Makassar KNIL Cdo
4th Cav Sqdn
S Borneo KNIL Battalion
Marinier Battalion
I Landstorm Cdo
2/15 Punjab Battalion
A-II-Ld AA Battalion
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
VLG-I Sup Groep
VLG-III Sup Groep
ABDA
Hedland RAN Stn Base Force
Riouw Cdo
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
VkA-3 Sup Afd
ML-KNIL
Pathan Construction Battalion
VLG-V Sup Groep
NI-MLD
Broome RAN Stn Base Force
221 Group Base Force
HQ III KNIL Division
KNI Leger
1st Bengal Construction Battalion
VkA-1 Sup Afd
HQ I KNIL Division
HQ II KNIL Division
224 Group Base Force
VLG-IV Sup Groep
VkA-4 Sup Afd
VLG-II Sup Groep
II Landstorm Cdo
VkA-2 Sup Afd
1st Madras Construction Battalion
A-I-Ld AA Battalion
106th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 30945 troops, 279 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 1070

Defending force 83484 troops, 926 guns, 391 vehicles, Assault Value = 1738

Japanese ground losses:
278 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
I Landstorm Cdo
II Marechausse Cdo
Tjilitjap Cdo
3rd Cav Sqdn
1st KNIL Regiment
1st Cav Regiment
Mobiele Battalion
V Landstorm Cdo
Makassar KNIL Cdo
Marinier Battalion
4th KNIL Regiment
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
III/IV Barisan Cdo
VI Landstorm Cdo
Tjepoe Cdo
I/II Barisan Cdo
Groep Zud
S Borneo KNIL Battalion
Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn
6th KNIL Regiment
4th Cav Sqdn
6th Cav Sqdn
2nd KNIL Regiment
Makassar RK Cdo
Roodenburg Cdo
I Marechausse Cdo
IV Landstorm Cdo
VII KNIL Battalion
Prajoeda Cdo
III Landstorm Cdo
2/15 Punjab Battalion
Broome RAN Stn Base Force
221 Group Base Force
Riouw Cdo
HQ I KNIL Division
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
HQ III KNIL Division
VLG-III Sup Groep
1st Bengal Construction Battalion
VkA-3 Sup Afd
Pathan Construction Battalion
ABDA
HQ II KNIL Division
II Landstorm Cdo
VkA-4 Sup Afd
VLG-IV Sup Groep
VLG-II Sup Groep
KNI Leger
VLG-V Sup Groep
VkA-1 Sup Afd
1st Madras Construction Battalion
NI-MLD
Hedland RAN Stn Base Force
VkA-2 Sup Afd
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
A-II-Ld AA Battalion
224 Group Base Force
ML-KNIL
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
A-I-Ld AA Battalion
VLG-I Sup Groep
106th RN Base Force

Defending units:
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
II./4th Infantry Battalion
Guards Mixed Brigade
41st Infantry Regiment
15th Naval Guard Unit
III./4th Infantry Battalion
Miura Det
9th Infantry Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
55th Division
Kimura Det
33rd Division
88th Naval Guard Unit
67th Naval Guard Unit
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
I./4th Infantry Battalion
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
1st Raiding Regiment
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
91st Naval Guard Unit
64th Naval Guard Unit
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
1st Engineer Co
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
10th Garrison Unit
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
46th Naval Guard Unit
4th Division
6th Indpt SNLF Coy
20th Infantry Regiment
II/19th Naval Guard Unit
79th Garrison Battalion
16th Army
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th RF Gun Battalion
25th Army
36th Field AA Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
41st Field AA Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion
II/66th Nav Gd /2



both CA Canberra and DD Lamson sank at Koepang today... this brings our total losses from the naval engagement at Koepang to 1 BB, 1 CA and 4 DD plus all the other damaged ships... the IJN lost more CA/CL than we did plus the transport and troops aboard them but strategically the most important was the impeded invasion of Timor...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 14, 42
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Night Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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ASW attack near Sydney at 92,168

Japanese Ships
SS I-121

Allied Ships
DD Conyngham
DD Perkins
DD Cushing


I-121 still on patrol so probably wasn't a minelaying mission...


SS I-121 is located by DD Conyngham
DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Cushing fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Sydney at 92,168

Japanese Ships
SS I-121, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Conyngham
DD Perkins
DD Cushing

SS I-121 is sighted by escort
I-121 diving deep ....
DD Perkins fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Cushing fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Cushing fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Cushing attacking submerged sub ....
DD Cushing cannot establish contact with SS I-121
SS I-121 eludes DD Cushing by diving deep
DD Cushing attacking submerged sub ....
DD Cushing cannot reach attack position over SS I-121
DD Cushing cannot reach attack position over SS I-121
DD Cushing fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Cushing attacking submerged sub ....
DD Cushing cannot reach attack position over SS I-121
DD Cushing is out of ASW ammo
DD Cushing is out of ASW ammo
DD Cushing is out of ASW ammo
DD Cushing is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 31
LB-30 Liberator x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
479 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...


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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 68337 troops, 853 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 1739

Defending force 56821 troops, 477 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 1084

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
164 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
67th Naval Guard Unit
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
Kimura Det
Miura Det
20th Infantry Regiment
91st Naval Guard Unit
8th Tank Regiment
1st Engineer Co
4th Division
46th Naval Guard Unit
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
Guards Mixed Brigade
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
I./4th Infantry Battalion
II/19th Naval Guard Unit
55th Division
64th Naval Guard Unit
1st Raiding Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
III./4th Infantry Battalion
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
II./4th Infantry Battalion
9th Infantry Regiment
6th Indpt SNLF Coy
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
10th Garrison Unit
33rd Division
88th Naval Guard Unit
15th Naval Guard Unit
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
79th Garrison Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
16th Army
36th Field AA Battalion
41st Field AA Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
25th Army
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th RF Gun Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion
II/66th Nav Gd /2

Defending units:
II Marechausse Cdo
IV Landstorm Cdo
1st KNIL Regiment
Groep Zud
VI Landstorm Cdo
3rd Cav Sqdn
I Marechausse Cdo
Tjilitjap Cdo
4th KNIL Regiment
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
VII KNIL Battalion
2nd KNIL Regiment
6th Cav Sqdn
Mobiele Battalion
Makassar RK Cdo
6th KNIL Regiment
III Landstorm Cdo
I/II Barisan Cdo
V Landstorm Cdo
Roodenburg Cdo
III/IV Barisan Cdo
Prajoeda Cdo
Tjepoe Cdo
1st Cav Regiment
Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn
Makassar KNIL Cdo
4th Cav Sqdn
S Borneo KNIL Battalion
Marinier Battalion
I Landstorm Cdo
2/15 Punjab Battalion
A-II-Ld AA Battalion
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
VLG-I Sup Groep
VLG-III Sup Groep
ABDA
Hedland RAN Stn Base Force
Riouw Cdo
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
VkA-3 Sup Afd
ML-KNIL
Pathan Construction Battalion
VLG-V Sup Groep
NI-MLD
Broome RAN Stn Base Force
221 Group Base Force
HQ III KNIL Division
KNI Leger
1st Bengal Construction Battalion
VkA-1 Sup Afd
HQ I KNIL Division
HQ II KNIL Division
224 Group Base Force
VLG-IV Sup Groep
VkA-4 Sup Afd
VLG-II Sup Groep
II Landstorm Cdo
VkA-2 Sup Afd
1st Madras Construction Battalion
A-I-Ld AA Battalion
106th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 30945 troops, 279 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 1070

Defending force 83484 troops, 926 guns, 391 vehicles, Assault Value = 1738

Japanese ground losses:
278 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
I Landstorm Cdo
II Marechausse Cdo
Tjilitjap Cdo
3rd Cav Sqdn
1st KNIL Regiment
1st Cav Regiment
Mobiele Battalion
V Landstorm Cdo
Makassar KNIL Cdo
Marinier Battalion
4th KNIL Regiment
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
III/IV Barisan Cdo
VI Landstorm Cdo
Tjepoe Cdo
I/II Barisan Cdo
Groep Zud
S Borneo KNIL Battalion
Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn
6th KNIL Regiment
4th Cav Sqdn
6th Cav Sqdn
2nd KNIL Regiment
Makassar RK Cdo
Roodenburg Cdo
I Marechausse Cdo
IV Landstorm Cdo
VII KNIL Battalion
Prajoeda Cdo
III Landstorm Cdo
2/15 Punjab Battalion
Broome RAN Stn Base Force
221 Group Base Force
Riouw Cdo
HQ I KNIL Division
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
HQ III KNIL Division
VLG-III Sup Groep
1st Bengal Construction Battalion
VkA-3 Sup Afd
Pathan Construction Battalion
ABDA
HQ II KNIL Division
II Landstorm Cdo
VkA-4 Sup Afd
VLG-IV Sup Groep
VLG-II Sup Groep
KNI Leger
VLG-V Sup Groep
VkA-1 Sup Afd
1st Madras Construction Battalion
NI-MLD
Hedland RAN Stn Base Force
VkA-2 Sup Afd
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
A-II-Ld AA Battalion
224 Group Base Force
ML-KNIL
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
A-I-Ld AA Battalion
VLG-I Sup Groep
106th RN Base Force

Defending units:
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
II./4th Infantry Battalion
Guards Mixed Brigade
41st Infantry Regiment
15th Naval Guard Unit
III./4th Infantry Battalion
Miura Det
9th Infantry Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
55th Division
Kimura Det
33rd Division
88th Naval Guard Unit
67th Naval Guard Unit
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
I./4th Infantry Battalion
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
1st Raiding Regiment
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
91st Naval Guard Unit
64th Naval Guard Unit
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
1st Engineer Co
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
10th Garrison Unit
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
46th Naval Guard Unit
4th Division
6th Indpt SNLF Coy
20th Infantry Regiment
II/19th Naval Guard Unit
79th Garrison Battalion
16th Army
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th RF Gun Battalion
25th Army
36th Field AA Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
41st Field AA Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion
II/66th Nav Gd /2

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 15, 42
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ASW attack near Sydney at 92,168



Japanese Ships
SS I-121, hits 4, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Shaw
DD Conyngham
DD Perkins


third day of engaging the damn sub, first time we score a direct hit...


SS I-121 is located by DD Shaw
DD Perkins attacking submerged sub ....
DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Perkins attacking submerged sub ....
DD Perkins cannot reach attack position over SS I-121
DD Perkins is out of ASW ammo
DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6
B-17E Fortress x 17
LB-30 Liberator x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
139 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 17

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...


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Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 69473 troops, 854 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 1833

Defending force 57001 troops, 477 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 1098

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
116 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
II/19th Naval Guard Unit
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
4th Division
41st Infantry Regiment
Miura Det
64th Naval Guard Unit
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
II./4th Infantry Battalion
15th Naval Guard Unit
III./4th Infantry Battalion
20th Infantry Regiment
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
1st Engineer Co
6th Indpt SNLF Coy
1st Raiding Regiment
I./4th Infantry Battalion
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
91st Naval Guard Unit
Guards Mixed Brigade
10th Garrison Unit
8th Tank Regiment
46th Naval Guard Unit
88th Naval Guard Unit
55th Division
67th Naval Guard Unit
33rd Division
Kimura Det
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
79th Garrison Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion
16th Army
3rd Mortar Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th RF Gun Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion
36th Field AA Battalion
41st Field AA Battalion
II/66th Nav Gd /2

Defending units:
Tjepoe Cdo
4th KNIL Regiment
Tjilitjap Cdo
3rd Cav Sqdn
6th Cav Sqdn
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
VI Landstorm Cdo
Mobiele Battalion
I/II Barisan Cdo
I Landstorm Cdo
I Marechausse Cdo
Roodenburg Cdo
Prajoeda Cdo
V Landstorm Cdo
III Landstorm Cdo
4th Cav Sqdn
Makassar KNIL Cdo
IV Landstorm Cdo
1st KNIL Regiment
II Marechausse Cdo
S Borneo KNIL Battalion
Makassar RK Cdo
Marinier Battalion
Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn
III/IV Barisan Cdo
II Landstorm Cdo
2nd KNIL Regiment
1st Cav Regiment
6th KNIL Regiment
Groep Zud
VII KNIL Battalion
Riouw Cdo
2/15 Punjab Battalion
NI-MLD
A-II-Ld AA Battalion
A-I-Ld AA Battalion
Pathan Construction Battalion
1st Bengal Construction Battalion
HQ II KNIL Division
VLG-III Sup Groep
VkA-4 Sup Afd
Hedland RAN Stn Base Force
KNI Leger
ABDA
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
HQ III KNIL Division
1st Madras Construction Battalion
221 Group Base Force
VkA-2 Sup Afd
224 Group Base Force
VLG-V Sup Groep
VLG-II Sup Groep
VkA-3 Sup Afd
ML-KNIL
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
HQ I KNIL Division
VLG-I Sup Groep
VLG-IV Sup Groep
Broome RAN Stn Base Force
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
VkA-1 Sup Afd
106th RN Base Force

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 42
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ASW attack near Donggala at 70,96

Japanese Ships
APD Nadakaze
AK Awazisan Maru
xAK Zinzan Maru
xAK Hokkai Maru
xAK Syoto Maru
xAK Hiyoshi Maru
xAK Kano Maru
DD Samidare
DD Yugumo

Allied Ships
SS KX


my subs really haven't been a factor other than hunting down the damaged IJN BBs so far...


SS KX is sighted by escort
KX diving deep ....
DD Samidare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugumo fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Samidare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Samidare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Samidare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Samidare fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Afternoon Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6
B-17E Fortress x 29

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


this will take forever... I'd give a lot for 300 Sallies instead of the 150 heavy bombers I've got... for every strike against this completely undefended target about 8% of the bombers need repairs/maintenance and within just a couple of days halve of your bomber force is sitting damaged at the airfield and it takes week to get them back into operational state again while as the Japanese my bomber units usually can bomb 24/7 at near full strength...


Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 8

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 78245 troops, 885 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1911

Defending force 57257 troops, 477 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1126

Japanese adjusted assault: 579

Allied adjusted defense: 2896

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 4)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
7530 casualties reported
Squads: 144 destroyed, 516 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 156 disabled
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 26 disabled
Guns lost 58 (9 destroyed, 49 disabled)
Vehicles lost 49 (4 destroyed, 45 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1724 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 93 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 57 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (7 destroyed, 6 disabled)


next attack at Malang, nearly the same result even though the Japanese don't take as many destroyed squads this time... it's really a pity the Dutch don't have engineers on Java as level 6 forts here would cause even more trouble and I brought in Indian engineers too late...


Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
6th Indpt SNLF Coy
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
Guards Mixed Brigade
10th Garrison Unit
Kimura Det
46th Naval Guard Unit
64th Naval Guard Unit
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
Miura Det
II./4th Infantry Battalion
41st Infantry Regiment
67th Naval Guard Unit
II/19th Naval Guard Unit
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
I./4th Infantry Battalion
20th Infantry Regiment
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
1st Engineer Co
91st Naval Guard Unit
4th Division
55th Division
15th Naval Guard Unit
III./4th Infantry Battalion
9th Infantry Regiment
88th Naval Guard Unit
33rd Division
1st Raiding Regiment
79th Garrison Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion
16th Army
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
36th Field AA Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
25th Army
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
41st Field AA Battalion
II/66th Nav Gd /2

Defending units:
4th Cav Sqdn
I Marechausse Cdo
Tjilitjap Cdo
Mobiele Battalion
III Landstorm Cdo
IV Landstorm Cdo
S Borneo KNIL Battalion
3rd Cav Sqdn
Marinier Battalion
Riouw Cdo
6th Cav Sqdn
II Landstorm Cdo
VI Landstorm Cdo
II Marechausse Cdo
Makassar KNIL Cdo
4th KNIL Regiment
V Landstorm Cdo
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
1st KNIL Regiment
6th KNIL Regiment
Prajoeda Cdo
III/IV Barisan Cdo
Roodenburg Cdo
Tjepoe Cdo
Groep Zud
2nd KNIL Regiment
Makassar RK Cdo
I Landstorm Cdo
I/II Barisan Cdo
1st Cav Regiment
VII KNIL Battalion
2/15 Punjab Battalion
221 Group Base Force
A-II-Ld AA Battalion
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
VLG-V Sup Groep
Hedland RAN Stn Base Force
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
VLG-III Sup Groep
1st Bengal Construction Battalion
VLG-II Sup Groep
A-I-Ld AA Battalion
1st Madras Construction Battalion
VLG-IV Sup Groep
VkA-4 Sup Afd
HQ I KNIL Division
NI-MLD
VkA-1 Sup Afd
Broome RAN Stn Base Force
HQ III KNIL Division
ABDA
VkA-3 Sup Afd
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
VLG-I Sup Groep
HQ II KNIL Division
Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn
Pathan Construction Battalion
ML-KNIL
224 Group Base Force
VkA-2 Sup Afd
KNI Leger
106th RN Base Force

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 18, 42
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TF 54 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Ships
AMc Aioi Maru
AMc Keijin Maru
AMc Tamazono Maru

8 mines cleared


Argonaut's mines...


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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 110 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 8
G4M1 Betty x 54

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 26


lots of IJNAF bombers attacking out of Soerabaja now... guess he wants to wear down my supply stocks now... when the battle really started here we had 90,000 tons of supply at Malang and it will still last for months even with constant fighting...


Aircraft Attacking:
23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
8 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 85 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 14
G4M1 Betty x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 45
LB-30 Liberator x 3

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
263 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled


more destroyed than disabled squads... the two IJNAF base forces are dying...

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...


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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2220 troops, 234 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value = 1656

Defending force 56735 troops, 476 guns, 172 vehicles, Assault Value = 1097

Allied ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
6th Indpt SNLF Coy
Kimura Det
91st Naval Guard Unit
67th Naval Guard Unit
4th Division
15th Naval Guard Unit
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
1st Raiding Regiment
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
46th Naval Guard Unit
III./4th Infantry Battalion
41st Infantry Regiment
33rd Division
II./4th Infantry Battalion
20th Infantry Regiment
64th Naval Guard Unit
88th Naval Guard Unit
8th Tank Regiment
Guards Mixed Brigade
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
I./4th Infantry Battalion
10th Garrison Unit
Miura Det
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
55th Division
II/19th Naval Guard Unit
9th Infantry Regiment
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
79th Garrison Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
25th Army
9th RF Gun Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
36th Field AA Battalion
1st Engineer Co
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th RF Gun Battalion
16th Army
41st Field AA Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
II/66th Nav Gd /2

Defending units:
Groep Zud
6th Cav Sqdn
3rd Cav Sqdn
I Landstorm Cdo
Tjilitjap Cdo
Makassar RK Cdo
Prajoeda Cdo
III/IV Barisan Cdo
V Landstorm Cdo
Roodenburg Cdo
VI Landstorm Cdo
1st Cav Regiment
Makassar KNIL Cdo
Riouw Cdo
Tjepoe Cdo
IV Landstorm Cdo
1st KNIL Regiment
III Landstorm Cdo
2nd KNIL Regiment
4th KNIL Regiment
Mobiele Battalion
6th KNIL Regiment
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
II Landstorm Cdo
Marinier Battalion
II Marechausse Cdo
I Marechausse Cdo
VII KNIL Battalion
S Borneo KNIL Battalion
I/II Barisan Cdo
2/15 Punjab Battalion
HQ III KNIL Division
1st Bengal Construction Battalion
Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn
224 Group Base Force
VkA-2 Sup Afd
VLG-IV Sup Groep
A-I-Ld AA Battalion
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
VkA-3 Sup Afd
A-II-Ld AA Battalion
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
VLG-III Sup Groep
Broome RAN Stn Base Force
Pathan Construction Battalion
Hedland RAN Stn Base Force
VkA-4 Sup Afd
ABDA
VLG-II Sup Groep
NI-MLD
HQ I KNIL Division
4th Cav Sqdn
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
221 Group Base Force
ML-KNIL
1st Madras Construction Battalion
VkA-1 Sup Afd
VLG-I Sup Groep
HQ II KNIL Division
VLG-V Sup Groep
KNI Leger
106th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Padang (44,85)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5463 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 180

Defending force 2288 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

Assaulting units:
43rd Naval Guard Unit
42nd Naval Guard Unit
63rd Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Emmahaven Defenses
Padang Cdo
Pakanbaroe Cdo

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 19, 42
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TF 54 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Ships
AMc Aioi Maru
AMc Keijin Maru
AMc Tamazono Maru

22 mines cleared



placing 50 mines here resulted in the probable loss of a tanker so all in all minewarfare isn't really worth it... on the other hand the 50 mines Argonaut placed at Balikpapan also caused a mine hit on Kaga and her destruction in port by the B-17...

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Afternoon Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 18
G4M1 Betty x 59

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

Airbase hits 22
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 44

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 10 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 53 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 76221 troops, 889 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 1761

Defending force 56849 troops, 476 guns, 172 vehicles, Assault Value = 1112

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 724

Allied adjusted defense: 3676

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 3)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
7629 casualties reported
Squads: 206 destroyed, 386 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 86 disabled
Engineers: 23 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 99 (24 destroyed, 75 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (4 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1329 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 84 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 19 (2 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (5 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units destroyed 1


enemy keeps attacking and for the first time reduces a fort... over 200 combat squads destroyed today while we are still mostly suffering disabled squads... one of the small units was destroyed today... enemy is way over 500 destroyed combat squads here already... go Dutch!


Assaulting units:
15th Naval Guard Unit
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
Guards Mixed Brigade
I./4th Infantry Battalion
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
55th Division
4th Division
III./4th Infantry Battalion
8th Tank Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
1st Raiding Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
Miura Det
46th Naval Guard Unit
33rd Division
II/19th Naval Guard Unit
6th Indpt SNLF Coy
1st Engineer Co
88th Naval Guard Unit
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
II./4th Infantry Battalion
67th Naval Guard Unit
10th Garrison Unit
64th Naval Guard Unit
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
91st Naval Guard Unit
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
Kimura Det
79th Garrison Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion
16th Army
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
41st Field AA Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
25th Army
36th Field AA Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
II/66th Nav Gd /2

Defending units:
6th Cav Sqdn
II Marechausse Cdo
VII KNIL Battalion
Tjepoe Cdo
Groep Zud
3rd Cav Sqdn
VI Landstorm Cdo
S Borneo KNIL Battalion
Mobiele Battalion
Tjilitjap Cdo
IV Landstorm Cdo
Riouw Cdo
I Marechausse Cdo
Marinier Battalion
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
III Landstorm Cdo
III/IV Barisan Cdo
I Landstorm Cdo
Makassar RK Cdo
V Landstorm Cdo
6th KNIL Regiment
Makassar KNIL Cdo
1st KNIL Regiment
2nd KNIL Regiment
I/II Barisan Cdo
Roodenburg Cdo
1st Cav Regiment
4th KNIL Regiment
Prajoeda Cdo
2/15 Punjab Battalion
VLG-III Sup Groep
A-II-Ld AA Battalion
ABDA
VLG-II Sup Groep
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
HQ III KNIL Division
Hedland RAN Stn Base Force
VLG-V Sup Groep
1st Madras Construction Battalion
1st Bengal Construction Battalion
II Landstorm Cdo
HQ I KNIL Division
4th Cav Sqdn
Pathan Construction Battalion
VkA-1 Sup Afd
A-I-Ld AA Battalion
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
Broome RAN Stn Base Force
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
KNI Leger
NI-MLD
VkA-2 Sup Afd
HQ II KNIL Division
VLG-I Sup Groep
ML-KNIL
VkA-3 Sup Afd
224 Group Base Force
Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn
221 Group Base Force
VLG-IV Sup Groep
VkA-4 Sup Afd
106th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Padang (44,85)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5481 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 182

Defending force 2296 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60

Assaulting units:
42nd Naval Guard Unit
43rd Naval Guard Unit
63rd Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Padang Cdo
Emmahaven Defenses
Pakanbaroe Cdo

[BBfanboy]

castor troy: third day of engaging the damn sub, first time we score a direct hit...

Think of it as a training prop for your DD's ASW experience![:)]

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

castor troy: third day of engaging the damn sub, first time we score a direct hit...

Think of it as a training prop for your DD's ASW experience![:)]

I've checked all four DD's experience and none went up even a single point. With tracker I always go through ship experience levels after each engagement if hits were scored. Odd thing is that you get more exp out of a battle if your ships are hit too and not only hitting the enemy.

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 20, 42
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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 3
G4M1 Betty x 95

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 19 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 13



over a hundred IJNAF bombers at Soerabaja now which is quite a potent anti shipping force... attacking at 8,000 ft gives our flak the chance to down a bomber or two...

Aircraft Attacking:
31 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
19 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
22 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 12
G4M1 Betty x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 8 damaged

Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Padang (44,85)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5481 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 182

Defending force 2320 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Japanese adjusted assault: 57

Allied adjusted defense: 52

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
183 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
229 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


the Dutch at Padang hold but I doubt this is going to go well for long...

Assaulting units:
43rd Naval Guard Unit
42nd Naval Guard Unit
63rd Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Emmahaven Defenses
Padang Cdo
Pakanbaroe Cdo

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 21, 42
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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 94

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 46


enemy loses another three Betties today...


Aircraft Attacking:
29 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
14 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 7
G4M1 Betty x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 10
B-17E Fortress x 31
LB-30 Liberator x 8

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
224 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)



not sure my B-17 will be able to kill these two base forces in open terrain any time soon... the bomber units rather run out of operational bombers...

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...


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Afternoon Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Amphibious Assault at Puerto Princesa (73,83)

TF 45 troops unloading over beach at Puerto Princesa, 73,83

Japanese ground losses:
146 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


unloading unprepped troops here...



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Ground combat at Padang (44,85)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5382 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 171

Defending force 2114 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Japanese adjusted assault: 36

Allied adjusted defense: 34

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(-), fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
194 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


we hold another day but the enemy has a 4:1 advantage in assault value...


Assaulting units:
42nd Naval Guard Unit
43rd Naval Guard Unit
63rd Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Padang Cdo
Pakanbaroe Cdo
Emmahaven Defenses

[BBfanboy]

castor troy: not sure my B-17 will be able to kill these two base forces in open terrain any time soon... the bomber units rather run out of operational bombers...

Good time to stand them down and perhaps move them to a rear area to upgrade and/or replenish aircraft. It's best not to become too routine in your places of attack and origin base lest he work out a counter to it.

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

castor troy: not sure my B-17 will be able to kill these two base forces in open terrain any time soon... the bomber units rather run out of operational bombers...

Good time to stand them down and perhaps move them to a rear area to upgrade and/or replenish aircraft. It's best not to become too routine in your places of attack and origin base lest he work out a counter to it.

Their based at Kendari, pretty much out of scope for the Japanese to bomb the base as there are plenty of fighters and it's a flak nest. He could only attack out of Soerabaja but that's very long range. Leaves him with a bombardment TF covered by KB though.