AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/25/42
Surface Combat
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Naval bombardment of Iloilo, at 42,56
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Hasu
DD Numakaze
DD Okikaze
CL Oi
CL Kitakami
CL Tama
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
Allied ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Runway hits 5
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2
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Invasions
Coastal Guns at Iloilo, 42,56, firing at TF 14
TF 14 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56
Japanese ground losses:
119 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Iloilo, 42,56, firing at TF 14
TF 14 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56
Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Iloilo, 42,56, firing at TF 123
TF 123 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56
Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Iloilo, 42,56, firing at TF 123
TF 123 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56
Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Macassar, 30,69, firing at TF 89
TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Macassar, 30,69
Japanese ground losses:
129 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Macassar, 30,69, firing at TF 20
TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Macassar, 30,69
Japanese ground losses:
76 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Macassar, 30,69, firing at TF 89
TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Macassar, 30,69
Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
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Air Combat
Night Air attack on Batavia , at 19,59
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 34
G4M1 Betty x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Sibolga, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Senang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Modjekerto, Torpedo hits 1
AP Van Diemen, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Poelau Tello, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Sipora, Bomb hits 1
SS KXVII, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Runway hits 1
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
14 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
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Night Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged
Allied Ships
AP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Elout, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Night Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 40
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 5 destroyed, 9 damaged
Allied Ships
AP Van Overstraten, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Bengalen, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Port hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
19 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Night Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 20
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 44
G4M1 Betty x 14
Ki-21 Sally x 72
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 11 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Catalina I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied Ships
SS KX, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Lake, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 4
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
14 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
H6K4 Mavis x 1
Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 8
Brewster 339D x 3
Buffalo I x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Brewster 339D: 7 destroyed
Buffalo I: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Day Air attack on Zuid Garrison Battalion, at 20,55
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23
Ki-21 Sally x 30
Ki-48 Lily x 28
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
15 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
18 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 9
CW-21B Demon x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Hawk 75A: 16 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF, near Muntok at 21,55
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Martin 139 x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
AP Tainichi Maru
AP Sangetsu Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Brewster 339D attacking at 100 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground Combat
Ground combat at Macassar
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1575 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1602 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Palembang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 6430 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 6043 troops, 75 guns, 7 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Situation Report
The day/night attacks on Rangoon and bases in DEI were successfull.
11 ships were hit, including 2 subs. 2 transports and one sub reported sunk.
Allied Air Losses:
Air to Air 19
Ground 10
Flak 1
Japanese Air losses
Air to Air 1
Flak 7
Op losses 4
The Zero sweeps were particularily efficient and destroyed many Dutch fighters on CAP.
Wobbly denied that he had cruisers south of Java, but I spotted a bb/ca group heading NW of Darwin today.
With a little luck my naval bombers will attack them tomorrow. I reduced the number of bb's heading towards Palembang, don't want to show all my assets and at the same time destroy the oil facilities.
3 ca's and 3 dd's are now heading towarsds Truk. They will make a lot of noice and escort troop ships all over the place.
I told Wob that I hoped to land a K.O. blow, but now where - but hinted somewhat ironically that occupying New Zealand should be sufficient to force an end to hostilities [;)] Not sure whether he thinks I'm really going to land in India or expand soutwhards.
KB is passing by Kavieng today, the tankers are still unobserved in the Coral Sea [:(]
Map over todays operations in DEI:
