AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 28, 42
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ASW attack near San Francisco at 217,71
Japanese Ships
SS I-24, hits 1
Allied Ships
KV New Westminster
SS I-24 launches 2 torpedoes at KV New Westminster
I-24 diving deep ....
KV New Westminster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV New Westminster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV New Westminster attacking submerged sub ....
KV New Westminster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV New Westminster fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak
Runway hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Davao at 81,93
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
D3A1 Val x 13
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
xAK Koomilya, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
KB sinks one of my blockade runners to Bataan...
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
Massive explosion on xAK Koomilya
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Koomilya
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Talaud-eilanden at 83,96
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
B5N2 Kate x 22
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
xAK Liran, Bomb hits 9, and is sunk
and another one was targetted...
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Liran
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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 90119 troops, 1004 guns, 531 vehicles, Assault Value = 2398
Defending force 38782 troops, 364 guns, 240 vehicles, Assault Value = 146
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 930
Allied adjusted defense: 427
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1612 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 165 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 26 disabled
Guns lost 26 (2 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
2789 casualties reported
Squads: 57 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 191 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 43 (7 destroyed, 36 disabled)
Vehicles lost 23 (6 destroyed, 17 disabled)
amazing... Singapore still holds as we were able to build another fort level... but we can't hurt the enemy anymore and I would be surprised (again) if the base would be able to fend off another attack...
Assaulting units:
56th Engineer Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment
1st Raiding Regiment
III/124th Infantry Battalion
I./143rd Infantry Battalion
2nd Indpt SNLF Coy
91st Naval Guard Unit
III/81st Naval Guard Unit
I/81st Naval Guard Unit
6th Tank Regiment
144th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
II./143rd Infantry Battalion
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
Sasebo 8th SNLF
Imperial Guards Division
14th Tank Regiment
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
III./4th Infantry Battalion
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
7th Indpt SNLF Coy
I/124th Infantry Battalion
18th Division
II/124th Infantry Battalion
5th Division
41st Guard Battalion
Maizuru 1st SNLF
56th Recon Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
II/66th Naval Guard Unit
146th Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
6th RTA Division
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
20th AA Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
53rd Const Co
302nd Ship Eng Coy
5th Mortar Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
Southern Fleet
56th Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
5th Field Construction Battalion
54th Const Co
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
55th Const Co
21st JAAF AF Bn
Defending units:
11th Indian Division
9th Indian Division
2nd ISF Base Force
Malaya Army
113th RAF Adv Base Force
Singapore Base Force
III Indian Corps
2nd Malay Battalion
112th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd Gordons Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
109th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
SSVF Brigade
AHQ Far East
109th RN Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
5/14th Punjab Battalion
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
22nd Australian Brigade
110th RAF Adv Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
111th RAF Adv Base Force
27th Australian Brigade
Singapore Fortress
3rd SSVF Battalion
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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 59839 troops, 723 guns, 196 vehicles, Assault Value = 2189
Defending force 72439 troops, 725 guns, 287 vehicles, Assault Value = 1640
Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
82nd Naval Guard Unit
83rd Naval Guard Unit
63rd Inf Group Brigade
7th Tank Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
Guards Mixed Brigade
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
Kure 1st SNLF
Kimura Det
Kanno
4th Tank Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF
65th Brigade
47th Infantry Regiment
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
38th Division
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
II./4th Infantry Battalion
2nd Engineer Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
I./4th Infantry Battalion
Tanaka
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Ship Engineer Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Port Unit
45th Field AA Battalion
30th Fld AA Gun Co
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
37th Const Co
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
48th Field AA Battalion
40th Field AA Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
36th Const Co
30th JNAF AF Unit
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
14th Army
39th Field Const Co
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Construction Battalion
16th AA Regiment
38th Field Const Co
44th Field AA Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ship Engineer Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
23rd AA Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
47th Field AA Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
1st Naval Construction Battalion
37th JNAF AF Unit
Defending units:
2nd Constabulary Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
Cebu Constabulary
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
1st Constabulary Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regiment
81st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
II/43rd PS Inf Battalion
1st PA Infantry Division
4th Constabulary Regiment
24th Avn Sup
21st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
3rd Constabulary Regiment
61st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
31st PA Infantry Division
Jolo Constab Battalion
51st PA Infantry Division
Roxas Constab Battalion
11th PAAC Avn Sup
II Corps
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
Clark Field AAF Base Force
Subic Bay Defenses
US Forces Far East
Negros Constab Battalion
24th PS FA Regiment
4th PAAC Avn Sup
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Nichols Field AAF Base Force
Del Monte AAF Base Force
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
I Corps
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
1st Port Maint Engineer Battalion
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
we have confirmation that Kaga is sunk... she's listed as sunk by MK-10 mines but the mine hit was only the reason Mundy disbanded KB at Balikpapan, the B-17s and their 500lb bombs did the job...
; Julia Child
