AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 06, 42
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Submarine attack near Boeton at 70,108
Japanese Ships
xAK Delagoa Maru, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS S-40
Japanese ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CL Sendai
DD Minekaze
DD Tawakaze
Allied Ships
PT-20
PT-21
PT-22
PT-23
PT-24
PT-25, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-26
PT-28, Shell hits 1
PT-29, Shell hits 1
PT-30
PT-32, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-33, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
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Submarine attack near Puerto Princesa at 70,79
Japanese Ships
xAKL Nichizui Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Seal
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TF 168 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)
Japanese Ships
xAP Huso Maru, Mine hits 1
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Night Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
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Submarine attack near Jolo at 74,94
Japanese Ships
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon
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TF 168 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)
Japanese Ships
xAP Huso Maru, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
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Submarine attack near Donggala at 68,97
Japanese Ships
xAK Eli Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS S-39
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Billiton at 52,92
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 6
B-339D x 4
Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 5 damaged
139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 29
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Billiton at 52,92
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 6
Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 3 damaged
139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi
CL Natori
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6
Buffalo I x 16
Hudson I x 6
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Liverpool Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Keisho Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAK Hawaii Maru
xAK Shinwa Maru, Bomb hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
Vildebeest III x 10
Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Shinwa Maru
xAKL Sasago Maru
xAK Keisho Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Kyoto Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
490 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 15 (13 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 4
Vildebeest III x 4
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Tosei Maru
xAK Zuiko Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 4
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Tosei Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
Japanese ground losses:
497 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 53,78
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Tarayasu Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 51,79
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Allied aircraft
Vildebeest III x 10
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Hokuzyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 21042 troops, 450 guns, 340 vehicles, Assault Value = 421
Defending force 31658 troops, 412 guns, 354 vehicles, Assault Value = 883
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 0
Allied adjusted defense: 1705
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1640 casualties reported
Squads: 122 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 38 (4 destroyed, 34 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Assaulting units:
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
48th Division
65th Brigade
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Mortar Regiment
14th Army
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
4th Field Construction Battalion
Defending units:
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
Subic Bay Defenses
194th Tank Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
14th PS Engineer Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
I Philippine Corps
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Clark Field AAF Base Force
201st PA Construction Battalion
Asiatic Fleet
1st USMC AA Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
Far East USAAF
202nd PA Construction Battalion
301st Construction Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
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Ground combat at 71,56 (near Lang Son)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 6967 troops, 72 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 96
Defending force 10148 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 128
Japanese adjusted assault: 31
Allied adjusted defense: 131
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
767 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 14982 troops, 164 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 585
Defending force 15218 troops, 119 guns, 53 vehicles, Assault Value = 482
Allied adjusted assault: 263
Japanese adjusted defense: 399
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
817 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
265 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Assaulting units:
3rd SSVF Battalion
1st Hyderabad Battalion
5/14th Punjab Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Mysore Battalion
11th Indian Division
12th Indian Brigade
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
III Indian Corps
1st ISF Base Force
111th RAF Adv Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
113th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
5th Field Regiment
Defending units:
14th Division
28th Engineer Regiment
77th Infantry Regiment
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 07, 42
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Submarine attack near Jesselton at 66,83
Japanese Ships
xAK Italy Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Pike
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Makassar at 65,106, Range 2,000 Yards
(USN DDs do well too!)
Japanese Ships
xAK Azuma Maru, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Katuragi Maru, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD Alden
DD John D. Edwards
DD Whipple
Japanese ground losses:
226 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Makassar at 65,106, Range 2,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
xAK Ekkai Maru, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Kachidoki Maru, Shell hits 18, on fire
Allied Ships
DD Alden
DD John D. Edwards
DD Whipple
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Night Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 7
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 5
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
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Sub attack near Dadjangas at 79,94
Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1
CA Kako
CL Nagara
DD Karukaya
DD Arare
DD Tanikaze
Allied Ships
SS Salmon
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 5,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CL Natori
DD Yayoi
DD Mikazuki
DD Mochizuki
Allied Ships
MTB 7
MTB 10
MTB 26, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 49,96
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
CW-22 Falcon x 9
Allied aircraft losses
CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
CL Natori
CA Suzuya
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK San Francisco Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 75,109
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 3
B-339D x 1
Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AMC Asaka Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 7
Blenheim IV x 6
Buffalo I x 12
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
xAK Brisbane Maru
xAK Shinwa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Hawaii Maru
Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Allied aircraft
Vildebeest III x 10
Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Hawaii Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Brisbane Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3
Vildebeest III x 4
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Liverpool Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
xAK Brisbane Maru, on fire, heavy damage
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Submarine attack near Iba at 72,74
Japanese Ships
xAK Achou Maru, Shell hits 4
Allied Ships
SS Snapper
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