[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 26th May, 1942[/font]
Summary of Important Events:-
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Morning Air attack on Sian , at 83,41
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 24
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 34
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 54
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-43A-1 Lancer: 3 damaged
P-43A-1 Lancer: 2 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 22
Airbase supply hits 17
Runway hits 66
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Morning Air attack on Kweilin , at 76,54
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12
Ki-44 Tojo x 3
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 22
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Runway hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
AVG/2nd Sqn with P-40E Warhawk (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 1 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
Oh dear...that airfield is still operational.[:(]
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Morning Air attack on 55th Division, at 55,45 , near Akyab
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 25
P-40E Warhawk x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-39D Airacobra bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
The Akyab area of operations is never quiet!![X(]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
Allied aircraft
Hudson III (LR) x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson III (LR): 3 destroyed
CAP engaged:
24th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on 5th Guards Division, at 55,45 , near Akyab
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 41
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Blenheim IV bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
16 x Blenheim IV bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
13 x Blenheim IV bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
15th Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 9 damaged
Port supply hits 1
As significant elements of 14th Army will soon be landing at Buna, its doubly important to keep these monsters at bay.
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 61 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 45
G4M1 Betty x 69
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 28
Aircraft Attacking:
45 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
34 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
35 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Ground combat at 50,102 (near Tjilatjap)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 16972 troops, 177 guns, 86 vehicles, Assault Value = 625
Defending force 2986 troops, 25 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 77
Japanese adjusted assault: 255
Allied adjusted defense: 19
Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
171 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
230 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 12 (6 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 17 (11 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
56th Division
41st Infantry Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
Afdeling Ritman
Van Altena Battalion
Tjilitap Base Force
With no retreat path, these pocketed troops are doomed.
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Ground combat at 58,90 (near Kuching)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 5029 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 141
Defending force 94 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 124
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 124 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
124th Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
106th RN Base Force
Get rid of these jungle lurkers once and for all....
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Ground combat at Koepang (68,116)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4116 troops, 43 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 177
Defending force 1464 troops, 19 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
Japanese adjusted assault: 60
Allied adjusted defense: 17
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Koepang !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1815 casualties reported
Squads: 52 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 107 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 23 (23 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3
Assaulting units:
65th Naval Guard Unit
Sasebo 5th SNLF
84th Naval Guard Unit
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF
Defending units:
Timor Garrison Battalion
Dili Detachment
Koepang Base Force
