Sardaukar
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Joined: 11/28/2001 From: Finland/Israel Status: offline
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 06, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 9 B-24J Liberator x 7 B-29-1 Superfort x 3 P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 12 P-51B Mustang x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 Japanese aircraft losses F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed on ground No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 F-6C Mustang x 8 P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 6 P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 6 P-51B Mustang x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-102b Randy: 1 destroyed on ground F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 23rd Port Unit , at 99,126 (Lae) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 8 B-24J Liberator x 11 P-38L Lightning x 10 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 47 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wakkanai at 122,47 Japanese Ships xAKL Jindai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage xAKL Doryo Maru E No.43 E Ukuru Allied Ships SS Cero -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 126846 troops, 1913 guns, 1707 vehicles, Assault Value = 3613 Defending force 29475 troops, 372 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 161 Allied adjusted assault: 1074 Japanese adjusted defense: 673 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 3886 casualties reported Squads: 94 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 195 disabled Engineers: 11 destroyed, 39 disabled Guns lost 56 (17 destroyed, 39 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1131 casualties reported Squads: 25 destroyed, 89 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Guns lost 27 (1 destroyed, 26 disabled) Assaulting units: 475th USA Regiment 111th Chindit Brigade Provisionl Tank Brigade 82nd (West African) Division 26th Indian Division 81st (West African) Division 150th RAC Regiment 25th Indian Division 11th PAVO Regiment 22nd (East African) Brigade 36th Indian Division 16th Light Cavalry Regiment 11th (East African) Division 14th Chinese Corps 19th Indian Division 39th Indian Division 23rd Chindit Brigade 5th Indian Division 35th Group Army Defending units: 38th Division Hong Kong Def Force 8th Ind.Infantry Brigade 15th Garrison Unit /1 32nd JNAF AF Unit Canton Special Base Force 31st Ind.Mixed Regiment 15th RGC Temp. Division 28th JAAF AF Bn Hong Kong Special Base Force 59th Construction Battalion 16th JAAF Base Force 22nd Ind.Mtn Gun Battalion 75th Field AA Battalion 21st Mortar Battalion 2nd Fleet 47th JAAF AF Bn 13th Ind.Infantry Brigade 2nd JAAF AF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lae (99,126) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 29703 troops, 410 guns, 452 vehicles, Assault Value = 943 Defending force 8354 troops, 24 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Allied adjusted assault: 226 Japanese adjusted defense: 64 Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Lae !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3859 casualties reported Squads: 75 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 237 destroyed, 56 disabled Engineers: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 30 (30 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 26 (26 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 5 Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 8th Australian Division 1st Australian Para Battalion 2/7 Cavalry Cdo Battalion 30th Australian Brigade 1st Australian Division Port Moresby Brigade Defending units: 36th Infantry Regiment 55th Division 89th Naval Guard Unit 66th Infantry Group 3rd Air Division 23rd Port Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 07, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Hamamatsu at 112,62 Japanese Ships TK Daibi Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Bonefish -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Nagoya at 110,62 Japanese Ships xAKL Kaiho Maru PB Pa-25 xAK Enoura Maru xAKL Nachigawa Maru xAKL Mihara Maru E Sado Allied Ships SS Dorado, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 9 B-24J Liberator x 8 B-29-1 Superfort x 3 P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 24 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-51b Sonia : 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lae at 99,126 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-57-II Topsy x 5 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-57-II Topsy: 3 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships DE Eichenberger, Kamikaze hits 4, on fire, heavy damage (sunk) Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-57-II Topsy flying as kamikaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 57,103 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft T.IVa x 3 PV-1 Ventura x 6 P-38L Lightning x 22 Allied aircraft losses PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged Japanese Ships SC CHa-166, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Ailinglaplap at 133,117 Allied Ships BB Tennessee BB California BB Pennsylvania BB Arizona BB Oklahoma BB West Virginia BB Colorado CA Quincy CA San Francisco CL Columbia CL Santa Fe Japanese ground losses: 352 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Airbase hits 20 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 45 Port hits 27 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tokara Retto at 99,63 Japanese Ships xAK Bansei Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Runner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Ailinglaplap (133,117) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 97 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CA Minneapolis CA Astoria CL Mobile, Shell hits 2 CL Richmond CL Concord DD Bennion DD Bennett DD Beale, Shell hits 1 DD Charles Badger DD Bache APA Sheridan CVE Nehenta Bay DD Bradford Japanese ground losses: 370 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Ailinglaplap (133,117) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 69 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CL Birmingham CL Biloxi DD Cogswell DD Claxton DD Chauncey APA Winged Arrow CVE Fanshaw Bay Japanese ground losses: 228 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 137 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ailinglaplap (133,117) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 17262 troops, 239 guns, 427 vehicles, Assault Value = 550 Defending force 7576 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 106 Allied adjusted assault: 259 Japanese adjusted defense: 12 Allied assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 4) Allied forces CAPTURE Ailinglaplap !!! Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 2032 casualties reported Squads: 63 destroyed, 31 disabled Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 80 disabled Engineers: 29 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 46 (24 destroyed, 22 disabled) Allied ground losses: 932 casualties reported Squads: 14 destroyed, 78 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 93 disabled Engineers: 7 destroyed, 23 disabled Guns lost 30 (4 destroyed, 26 disabled) Vehicles lost 132 (19 destroyed, 113 disabled) Assaulting units: (forgot to put TF with base forces to Do not unload...so they assaulted too...oh well, minor casualties) 766th Tank Battalion 754th Tank Battalion 25th Infantry Div /11 165th USA Base Force 37th Aviation Base Force 228th USN Base Force 190th USAAF Base Force 20th USN Naval Construction Battalion Defending units: 42nd Naval Guard Unit 22nd Special Base Force 23rd JNAF AF Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 126332 troops, 1912 guns, 1706 vehicles, Assault Value = 3561 Defending force 27338 troops, 366 guns, 126 vehicles, Assault Value = 126 Allied adjusted assault: 795 Japanese adjusted defense: 589 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 2435 casualties reported Squads: 62 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 96 disabled Engineers: 21 destroyed, 29 disabled Guns lost 56 (31 destroyed, 25 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 695 casualties reported Squads: 27 destroyed, 67 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled) Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled) Assaulting units: 475th USA Regiment 23rd Chindit Brigade 150th RAC Regiment 19th Indian Division 111th Chindit Brigade 11th (East African) Division 22nd (East African) Brigade 82nd (West African) Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 26th Indian Division 39th Indian Division 25th Indian Division 14th Chinese Corps 11th PAVO Regiment 16th Light Cavalry Regiment 81st (West African) Division 36th Indian Division 5th Indian Division 35th Group Army Defending units: 31st Ind.Mixed Regiment 38th Division 13th Ind.Infantry Brigade 15th RGC Temp. Division 28th JAAF AF Bn 16th JAAF Base Force Hong Kong Def Force Hong Kong Special Base Force 21st Mortar Battalion 2nd JAAF AF Coy 32nd JNAF AF Unit Canton Special Base Force 75th Field AA Battalion 2nd Fleet 59th Construction Battalion 8th Ind.Infantry Brigade 47th JAAF AF Bn 22nd Ind.Mtn Gun Battalion 15th Garrison Unit /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42nd Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Ailinglaplap by attrition!!! 23rd JNAF AF Unit Wiped Out at Ailinglaplap by attrition!!!
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