castor troy
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 19, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Donggala at 68,97 Japanese Ships CA Nachi CA Takao DD Kuroshio TB Hatsukari DD Sawakaze DD Asashio DD Hayashio Allied Ships SS KIX some juicy targets in that task force... SS KIX is sighted by escort DD Sawakaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Asashio attacking submerged sub .... DD Hayashio fails to find sub and abandons search DD Asashio fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Asashio fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Donggala at 69,96 Japanese Ships DD Sawakaze CA Nachi CA Takao DD Kuroshio TB Hatsukari DD Asashio DD Hayashio Allied Ships SS KIX SS KIX launches 2 torpedoes at DD Sawakaze KIX diving deep .... DD Sawakaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Asashio fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hayashio attacking submerged sub .... DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 G4M1 Betty x 23 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 58 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged No Allied losses Port hits 5 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: AVG/1st Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 4 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers AVG/2nd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (5 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 12 planes vectored on to bombers AVG/3rd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 90th Chinese Corps, at 76,54 (Kweilin) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 16 Ki-51 Sonia x 46 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb 11 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 38th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 31st Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 2nd Prov Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 13th Chinese Base Force ... Also attacking 4th Group Army ... Also attacking 90th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 38th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 90th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 38th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 31st Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 38th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 90th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 76,54 (Kweilin) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20 Ki-51 Sonia x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb 20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 5 Ki-51 Sonia x 16 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 57 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 2 destroyed Ki-51 Sonia: 6 damaged No Allied losses Port hits 1 surprise for the IJAAF as the AVG shows up in Luzon again... to my total surprise NONE of the Sonias were shot down even though lots of fighters were directly vectored onto the bombers... Mundy was lucky here... Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 7000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: AVG/1st Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling) 12 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers AVG/2nd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (12 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 12 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 17845 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers AVG/3rd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (12 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 12 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 3 Ki-36 Ida x 11 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 56 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed Ki-36 Ida: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 5 destroyed No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb another wave shows up, this time Idas with escorts and this time the enemy wasn't as lucky as we shot up both the escorts and the light bombers... 20 enemy aircraft were destroyed today for one damaged Airacobra... CAP engaged: AVG/1st Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling) 11 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers AVG/2nd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (16 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 16 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers AVG/3rd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 13 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 9225 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 14 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 D3A1 Val x 13 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Allied Ships HDML 1062 HDML 1097, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk ML No. 432 ML No. 363 enemy has carriers near Singapore now... and there seems to be more coming to Mersing under the cover of at least three enemy carriers... don't understand the move though as Singapore is just about to fall so unloading at Mersing and marching out of the hex just wastes precious time when the enemy could unload at Singapore after having cleared the mines there as I don't expect to see the defenders survive another IJA attack... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Mersing at 52,82 Japanese Ships xAKL Hokuan Maru xAKL Yamatsuru Maru xAKL Tamaki Maru xAKL Yamabuki Maru xAKL Shoan Maru xAKL Penang Maru xAKL Kokuyo Maru PB Chitose Maru PB Chiyo Maru #4 Allied Ships SS KVII, hits 6 KVII has to retire after a direct hit... SS KVII is sighted by escort PB Chitose Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Chiyo Maru #4 attacking submerged sub .... PB Chiyo Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Chiyo Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Chiyo Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Chiyo Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 73193 troops, 881 guns, 522 vehicles, Assault Value = 1690 Defending force 42043 troops, 409 guns, 277 vehicles, Assault Value = 192 Japanese adjusted assault: 765 Allied adjusted defense: 703 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 4315 casualties reported Squads: 19 destroyed, 258 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 49 disabled Guns lost 37 (4 destroyed, 33 disabled) Vehicles lost 32 (2 destroyed, 30 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1936 casualties reported Squads: 43 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 103 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 24 (5 destroyed, 19 disabled) Vehicles lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled) the end is near and Mundy knows it as he ordered a shock attack... Assaulting units: Imperial Guards Division Yokosuka 2nd SNLF 21st Infantry Regiment 5th Recon Regiment 113th Infantry Regiment III/124th Infantry Battalion Sasebo 8th SNLF 55th Engineer Regiment I/124th Infantry Battalion 56th Recon Regiment II/124th Infantry Battalion I/81st Naval Guard Unit Sasebo 3rd SNLF 55th Cavalry Regiment 56th Infantry Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 112th Infantry Regiment 12th Engineer Regiment 2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy 55th Infantry Regiment 91st Naval Guard Unit Yokosuka 4th SNLF 5th Engineer Regiment 6th Tank Regiment 148th Infantry Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion I./143rd Infantry Battalion 11th Infantry Regiment 114th Infantry Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment III/81st Naval Guard Unit 4th Ind Engineer Regiment 42nd Infantry Regiment 1st Tank Regiment 22nd Recon Regiment 41st Guard Battalion 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment 6th RTA Division 5th Field Artillery Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 54th Const Co 55th Const Co 5th Mortar Battalion 18th Mountain Gun Regiment 53rd Const Co 5th Field Construction Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 56th Engineer Regiment 2nd Ship Engineer Regiment 34th Field AA Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 56th Field Artillery Regiment 302nd Ship Eng Coy 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 20th AA Regiment Southern Fleet 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 21st JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 27th Australian Brigade 22nd Australian Brigade 11th Indian Division 9th Indian Division Malaya Army 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment 112th RAF Adv Base Force Malayan Air Wing AHQ Far East 2/17 Dogra Battalion Singapore Base Force 110th RAF Adv Base Force 2nd ISF Base Force 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 224 Group RAF 5/14th Punjab Battalion 2nd Loyal Battalion 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Singapore Fortress 1st Manchester Battalion 109th RAF Adv Base Force SSVF Brigade 109th RN Base Force 2nd Malay Battalion 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 113th RAF Adv Base Force III Indian Corps 111th RAF Adv Base Force 2nd Gordons Battalion 3rd SSVF Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sian (83,41) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 6741 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 210 Defending force 107000 troops, 432 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2550 Japanese adjusted assault: 0 Allied adjusted defense: 3397 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 5) Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 6464 casualties reported Squads: 282 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 145 disabled Engineers: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 26 (20 destroyed, 6 disabled) Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled WEIRD! Was asking about this suizide attack and was told the enemy didn't expect a shock attack across the river here... for a disabled engineer squad we completely trash an enemy brigade... was already looking forward to kick the unit out of the hex when I had to realize it retreated right out of the hex again... Assaulting units: 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 36th Chinese Corps 2nd Construction Regiment 57th Chinese Corps 76th Chinese Corps 7th Construction Regiment 3rd Construction Regiment 4th Chinese Cavalry Corps 1st Construction Regiment 19th Chinese Corps 16th Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Corps 8th Route Army 42nd Chinese Corps 1st Chinese Corps 4th Construction Regiment 6th Group Army 6th Chinese Base Force Red Chinese Army 10th Chinese Base Force 2nd War Area 5th War Area 18th Group Army 34th Group Army 15th Chinese Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Malang (55,105) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 27779 troops, 255 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 943 Defending force 35754 troops, 297 guns, 119 vehicles, Assault Value = 923 Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 8th Tank Regiment 33rd Division III/66th Naval Guard Unit 4th Division Miura Det 1st Indpt SNLF Coy 1st Engineer Co 1st Ind Engineer Regiment 15th Naval Guard Unit 16th Army 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: I/II Barisan Cdo 6th KNIL Regiment 4th KNIL Regiment Groep Zud Tjepoe Cdo 1st KNIL Regiment Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn 4th Cav Sqdn 1st Cav Regiment II Marechausse Cdo VI Landstorm Cdo III/IV Barisan Cdo 6th Cav Sqdn S Borneo KNIL Battalion 2nd KNIL Regiment V Landstorm Cdo Mobiele Battalion Tjilitjap Cdo Prajoeda Cdo W Borneo KNIL Battalion KNI Leger ABDA HQ II KNIL Division A-III-Ld AA Battalion HQ I KNIL Division A-I-Ld AA Battalion KNI Zeemacht HQ III KNIL Division
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