March 28, 1942
Allies start ground bombing the troopers at Palembang, but the first attack comes off very nicely after a small cruiser bombardment, and a supplemental invasion bringing more artillery and the Tiger of Malaya (HQc).
Lost a TB to a mine, probably two more minesweepers and another xak to defenses there.
The Java invasion is making a flank speed run to get in before April 1...pretty sure this is pretty darn reckless and I would be better off waiting...
Pre-Invasion action off Palembang (48,91) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
344 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Kumano, Shell hits 3
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 1
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
CL Kiso, Shell hits 4
CL Tama, Shell hits 2
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 1
CL Yura, Shell hits 4
CL Isuzu
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 1
CL Sendai, Shell hits 2
DD Yakaze
DD Ushio
DD Sazanami, Shell hits 1
DD Wakaba, Shell hits 1
DD Hatsushima
AMC Bankok Maru
xAK Aobasan Maru, Shell hits 3
DD Tachikaze
Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 38145 troops, 411 guns, 319 vehicles, Assault Value = 1358
Defending force 8388 troops, 119 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 316
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3
Japanese adjusted assault: 1155
Allied adjusted defense: 487
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
703 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 113 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 28 (1 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1116 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 127 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 24 (9 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Assaulting units:
5th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
38th Division
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Division
25th Army /1
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Rgt /2
Defending units:
Swan Battalion
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
Kendari Garrison Battalion
WS KNIL Territory Regiment
27th Australian Brigade
Palembang Coastal Gun Battalion
Palembang Base Force
Night Naval bombardment of Palembang at 48,91 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Takao
Allied ground losses:
150 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Refinery hits 1
Resources hits 1
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 14
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 1
E8N2 Dave acting as spotter for CA Mogami
CA Mogami firing at Palembang
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for CA Takao
CA Takao firing at Palembang Coastal Gun Battalion
Palembang Coastal Gun Battalion firing at CA Takao
