Sardaukar
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Joined: 11/28/2001 From: Finland/Israel Status: offline
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Battles rage in China. MGBs in Port Blair prove their worth, sacrificing themselves to delay IJN cruiser TF. IJN CA is reported sunk and several cruisers damaged by "afternoon showers"...of bombs... Dutch counterattack throws IJA tanks back in Batavia. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 01, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Aogashima at 112,67 Japanese Ships TK Mitu Maru, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships SS Thresher TK Mitu Maru is sighted by SS Thresher SS Thresher attacking on the surface Hyman, W. decides to submerge SS Thresher due to damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tokara Retto at 99,62 Japanese Ships PB Sozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Tunny SS Tunny launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Blair at 46,58, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Mogami, Shell hits 1 CA Suzuya, Shell hits 1 CL Agano DD Oite DD Yunagi DD Nokaze Allied Ships MGB No. 310, Shell hits 2, and is sunk MGB No. 380, Shell hits 8, and is sunk MGB No. 381, Shell hits 17, and is sunk MGB No. 382, Shell hits 3 MGB No. 383, Shell hits 4, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Clark Field at 78,76 Japanese Ships xAK Midori Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage SC Ch 25 Allied Ships SS Stingray -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Arawe at 102,126 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 27 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 11 F4F-4 Wildcat x 9 TBF-1 Avenger x 16 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 3 destroyed No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Asahisan Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Kurogane Maru xAK Ansyu Maru Aircraft Attacking: 16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 G4M1 Betty x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships xAKL Coolana, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 12 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Arawe at 102,126 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 17 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 8 F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 TBF-1 Avenger x 16 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships xAK Kurogane Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Ansyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk PB Nikkai Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Blair at 45,59 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 16 Vengeance I x 14 Allied aircraft losses Vengeance I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CL Agano, Bomb hits 2, on fire CA Mogami, Bomb hits 1 CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 8 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Blair at 45,59 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft Vengeance I x 16 Allied aircraft losses Vengeance I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Nokaze CL Agano, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 2 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Agano -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Blair at 45,59 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Vengeance I x 16 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vengeance I: 3 damaged Japanese Ships CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Yunagi CA Mogami, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 2 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 4 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb Magazine explodes on CA Mogami -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Blair at 45,59 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim VD x 25 Hudson IIIa x 3 Vengeance I x 2 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim VD: 2 damaged Blenheim VD: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 6, on fire CL Agano, heavy fires DD Nokaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Liuchow (74,55) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 13157 troops, 104 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 589 Defending force 29328 troops, 175 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 893 Japanese adjusted assault: 696 Allied adjusted defense: 540 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1034 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 103 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Allied ground losses: 318 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 104th Division 1st Ind.Inf.Group 23rd Army Defending units: 31st Chinese Corps 60th Chinese Corps 13th Chinese Base Force 4th War Area 7th Artillery Regiment 57th AT Gun Regiment 9th Group Army 7th Chinese Base Force 49th AA Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 76,59 (near Canton) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 6856 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 180 Defending force 5331 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 Japanese adjusted assault: 122 Allied adjusted defense: 49 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 787 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 81 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Allied ground losses: 158 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade 67th Ind.Infantry Battalion 68th Ind.Infantry Battalion Defending units: 2nd Prov Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 88,43 (near Kaifeng) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 10980 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 881 Defending force 12329 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 467 Japanese adjusted assault: 164 Allied adjusted defense: 793 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 779 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 56 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 98 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 101st NCPC Route Brigade 13th Division 17th RGC Temp. Division 8th Ind.Mixed Brigade 16th RGC Temp. Division 15th RGC Temp. Division 11th Army 67th JAAF AF Coy Defending units: 61st Chinese Corps 98th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 32313 troops, 315 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 663 Defending force 36329 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 519 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 614 Allied adjusted defense: 982 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 970 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 95 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Allied ground losses: 725 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 110th Division 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade 36th Division 27th Division 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade 1st Army Defending units: 93rd Chinese Corps 27th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps 17th Chinese Corps 15th Chinese Corps 80th Chinese Corps 40th Chinese Corps 5th New Chinese Corps 24th Group Army 4th Group Army 3rd Construction Regiment 10th Chinese Base Force Jingcha War Area 1st War Area 14th Group Army 15th Group Army 4th Chinese Base Force 39th Group Army 7th Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 17267 troops, 192 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 621 Defending force 960 troops, 0 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 81 Allied adjusted assault: 698 Japanese adjusted defense: 27 Allied assault odds: 25 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 86 (28 destroyed, 58 disabled) Units retreated 1 Allied ground losses: 667 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 52 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 4th KNIL Regiment 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st KNIL Regiment 1st Regt Cavalerie Roodenburg Battalion 1st KNIL AA Battalion KNIL Army Command 1 ML-KNIL Aviation ML-KNIL 223 Group RAF Batavia Base Force Defending units: 11th Tank Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 84,48 (near Ichang) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 34510 troops, 216 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 691 Defending force 10472 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53 Allied adjusted assault: 558 Japanese adjusted defense: 75 Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 631 casualties reported Squads: 29 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 176 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 59th Chinese Corps 39th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Corps 1st Chinese Cavalry Corps 33rd Group Army Defending units: 58th Division 68th Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 02, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Balabac at 70,83 Japanese Ships TK Kaizyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires Allied Ships SS Seal TK Kaizyo Maru is sighted by SS Seal SS Seal launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Balabac at 70,83 Japanese Ships TK Kaizyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Seal TK Kaizyo Maru is sighted by SS Seal SS Seal launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Finschhafen at 101,126 Japanese Ships PB Nikkai Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-32 SS S-32 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Hamamatsu at 111,62 Japanese Ships xAK Hokkai Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Grayling xAK Hokkai Maru is sighted by SS Grayling SS Grayling launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Hokkai Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Merak at 48,97 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-46 Allied Ships xAKL Belawan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Belawan is sighted by SSX Ha-46 SSX Ha-46 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Belawan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Hamamatsu at 111,62 Japanese Ships xAK Hokkai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Grunion SS Grunion launches 4 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Victoria Point at 49,63 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Vengeance I x 27 Allied aircraft losses Vengeance I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Yunagi DD Nokaze Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000' * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 6 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 12 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 7 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000' * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Victoria Point at 49,63 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 1,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim VD x 6 Vengeance I x 14 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim VD: 1 damaged Vengeance I: 3 damaged Japanese Ships CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Nokaze DD Yunagi Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Blenheim VD bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 6 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000' * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000' * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Suzuya -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 88,43 (near Kaifeng) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 23404 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 826 Defending force 23708 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 922 Japanese adjusted assault: 312 Allied adjusted defense: 603 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1561 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 129 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Allied ground losses: 577 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 34 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 101st NCPC Route Brigade 8th Ind.Mixed Brigade 16th RGC Temp. Division 17th RGC Temp. Division 13th Division 15th RGC Temp. Division 11th Army 67th JAAF AF Coy Defending units: 91st Chinese Corps 61st Chinese Corps 98th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Liuchow (74,55) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 16014 troops, 120 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 488 Defending force 29084 troops, 175 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 865 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 62 Allied adjusted defense: 424 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 6 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1154 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 81 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 136 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 104th Division 1st Ind.Inf.Group 23rd Army Defending units: 31st Chinese Corps 60th Chinese Corps 57th AT Gun Regiment 13th Chinese Base Force 7th Artillery Regiment 7th Chinese Base Force 4th War Area 9th Group Army 49th AA Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 76,59 (near Canton) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 6303 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121 Defending force 5182 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 160 Japanese adjusted assault: 138 Allied adjusted defense: 45 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 264 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 122 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 67th Ind.Infantry Battalion 23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade 68th Ind.Infantry Battalion Defending units: 2nd Prov Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 84,48 (near Ichang) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 34391 troops, 216 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 676 Defending force 9940 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Allied adjusted assault: 452 Japanese adjusted defense: 55 Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 313 casualties reported Squads: 36 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 102 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 59th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Corps 39th Chinese Corps 1st Chinese Cavalry Corps 33rd Group Army Defending units: 58th Division 68th Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 88,43 (near Kaifeng) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 11118 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 864 Defending force 25436 troops, 182 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 665 Allied adjusted assault: 13 Japanese adjusted defense: 881 Allied assault odds: 1 to 67 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 207 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 635 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 63 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Assaulting units: 61st Chinese Corps 91st Chinese Corps 98th Chinese Corps Defending units: 13th Division 101st NCPC Route Brigade 17th RGC Temp. Division 8th Ind.Mixed Brigade 16th RGC Temp. Division 15th RGC Temp. Division 11th Army 67th JAAF AF Coy
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