AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 12, 42
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Invasion Support action off Moulmein (55,55)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 64,98, Range 9,000 Yards
Allied Ships
AG Gemma, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
BB Kirishima engages AG Gemma at 9,000 yards
AG Gemma sunk by BB Kirishima at 6,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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ASW attack near Balikpapan at 65,98
SS Tarpon is sighted by escort
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Night Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 4
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Night Naval bombardment of Moulmein at 55,55
Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
DD Asagumo
DD Minegumo
DD Natsugumo
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
Manpower hits 1
Fires 2182
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 28
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 2
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ASW attack near Auckland at 117,184
SS I-17 is located by AM Muritai
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Pre-Invasion action off Samarinda (65,96) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
63 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 1
CA Aoba
DD Akebono
DD Amagiri
DD Asagiri
DD Ushio
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Amphibious Assault at Samarinda (65,96)
Invasion Support action off Samarinda (65,96)
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Sub attack near Batavia at 49,97
SC Ch 9
SC Ch 8
Allied Ships
SS KXV, hits 1
SS KXV launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 9
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ASW attack near Donggala at 68,97
SS S-39 is located by DMS W-15
S-39 diving deep ....
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ASW attack near Donggala at 68,97
SS S-39 is sighted by escort
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Morning Air attack on Bandoeng , at 50,100
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 22
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Morning Air attack on 86th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77
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Morning Air attack on 107th RAF Base Force, at 56,52 , near Pegu – moving through the open hex
Allied ground losses:
182 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Also attacking 221 Group RAF ...
Also attacking 107th RAF Base Force ...
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Morning Air attack on 107th RAF Base Force, at 56,52 , near Pegu
Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 1st Burma Division, at 55,55 (Moulmein)
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Morning Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 49th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on Bandoeng , at 50,100
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Morning Air attack on 107th RAF Base Force, at 56,52 , near Pegu
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
Allied ground losses:
129 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 107th RAF Base Force, at 56,52 , near Pegu
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 64th Chinese Corps, at 72,58 (Pakhoi)
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Morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 107th RAF Base Force, at 56,52 , near Pegu
Ki-32 Mary x 12
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77
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Morning Air attack on 107th RAF Base Force, at 56,52 , near Pegu
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98
G3M2 Nell x 15
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AMc Digoel, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Glenapp, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Kota Tjandi, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on Sabang Base Force, at 44,70 (Sabang)
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Afternoon Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)
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Afternoon Air attack on Padang , at 44,85
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Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
A6M2 Zero x 43
B5N2 Kate x 78
D3A1 Val x 91
Allied aircraft
75A-7 Hawk x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships – I was hoping to find a bit more than one AMc!
AMc Tjerimai, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Donggala at 68,97
Captain of SS S-39 elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
ACM Uchide Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
ACM Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 13326 troops, 113 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 524
Defending force 4553 troops, 116 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 177
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 195
Allied adjusted defense: 124
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Japanese ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 27 (1 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
165 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
1st Tank Regiment – moderate disablements to light tanks due to the shock attack.
4th Division – in good shape
6th Tank Regiment – newly arrived, didn’t attack this turn
Defending units:
Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
4th KNIL Regiment
3rd KNIL AA Battalion
Bandoeng Base Force
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Ground combat at 84,43 (near Nanyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 86123 troops, 945 guns, 1356 vehicles, Assault Value = 3080
Defending force 10610 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 91
Japanese adjusted assault: 2076
Allied adjusted defense: 28
Japanese assault odds: 74 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-)
Japanese ground losses:
116 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
5805 casualties reported
Squads: 514 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 312 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 19 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 41 (29 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Units destroyed 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
90th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
5th War Area
41st Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2860 troops, 248 guns, 157 vehicles, Assault Value = 1944
Defending force 64397 troops, 330 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1886
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Ground combat at Kukong (79,57)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 23380 troops, 231 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 792
Defending force 13125 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 410
Japanese adjusted assault: 560
Allied adjusted defense: 411
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
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Ground combat at 91,38 (near Chengting)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5694 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 193
Defending force 11192 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 324
Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Defending units:
35th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
13th Group Army
83rd Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2640 troops, 108 guns, 253 vehicles, Assault Value = 1407
Defending force 50373 troops, 312 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1538
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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)
Japanese Deliberate attack – I realised after I’d sent the turn that they are still set for another deliberate attack tomorrow… Fatigue and disruption are still too high for my liking to attack again, but the orders and set. My only hope is that the defenders are worse off on fatigue and disruption than the attackers.
Attacking force 48549 troops, 616 guns, 565 vehicles, Assault Value = 1817
Defending force 25199 troops, 485 guns, 437 vehicles, Assault Value = 612
Japanese adjusted assault: 745
Allied adjusted defense: 437
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2056 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 164 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 94 disabled
Vehicles lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
905 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 69 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 89 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 22 disabled
Guns lost 40 (8 destroyed, 32 disabled)
Vehicles lost 27 (3 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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Ground combat at Samarinda (65,96)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 951 troops, 26 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 26
Defending force 592 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26
Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
VI KNIL Battalion
Samarinda KNIL Battalion
Balikpapan Base Force
Samarinda Base Force
Defending units:
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF – reinforcements are on the way
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Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 8440 troops, 82 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
Defending force 15935 troops, 149 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 437
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Ground combat at Sabang (44,70)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 9165 troops, 85 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 325
Defending force 2728 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 114
Japanese adjusted assault: 212
Allied adjusted defense: 33
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sabang !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
179 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1552 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
5th/A Division
5th/B Division
Defending units:
Sabang Garrison Battalion
Korps Marechausee Battalion
2nd Garrison Battalion
Sabang Base Force
OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 12, 42
Torokina is occupied by the Japanese
D3A1 Val from Soryu-2 has spotted an Allied PG at 56,104 an Allied PG is reported HIT
B5N2 Kate from Soryu-3 has spotted an Allied PT at 56,104 an Allied PT is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from Zuikaku-2 has spotted a TM-4 class PT at 56,104 a TM-4 class PT is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from Zuikaku-2 has spotted an Allied LCVP at 56,104 an Allied LCVP is reported HIT
Search B5N2 Kate destroyed by CAP at (56,104)
B5N2 Kate from Soryu-3 has spotted a Elco 77ft PT class PT at 56,104 a Elco 77ft PT class PT is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from Shokaku-2 has spotted an Allied AM at 56,104 an Allied AM is reported HIT
B5N2 Kate from Shokaku-3 has spotted an Allied PT at 56,104 an Allied PT is reported HIT
D3A1 Val from Zuikaku-2 has spotted an Allied PT at 56,104 an Allied PT is reported HIT
B5N2 Kate from Zuikaku-3 has spotted a Elco 77ft PT class PT at 56,104 a Elco 77ft PT class PT is reported HIT
B5N2 Kate from Zuikaku-3 has spotted a TM-4 class PT at 56,104 a TM-4 class PT is reported HIT
17 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 1st Raiding Regiment to Hanoi
8 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 17th JAAF AF Bn to Rangoon
12 x MC-21 Sally transporting 62nd JAAF AF Bn to Rangoon
6 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting 1st Raiding Regiment from Ramree Island
20 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting supplies to Pegu
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sabang !!!
Hanoi expands airfield to size 3
Singapore expands airfield to size 8 – will stop there for now.
Miri expands airfield to size 5
Karachi expands port to size 7
Ledo expands airfield to size 5
Hollandia expands airfield to size 2
Yenki expands airfield to size 2
DD Parrott is reported to have been sunk near Zamboanga on Dec 07, 1941
AG Gemma is reported to have been sunk near Balikpapan on Feb 12, 1942
AMc Digoel is reported to have been sunk near Batavia on Feb 12, 1942
