Sardaukar
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 23, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Argentina Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Suyozai Maru 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Argentina Maru at 10,000 yards 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Argentina Maru at 10,000 yards 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Argentina Maru at 10,000 yards PB Suyozai Maru fired at enemy troops 150mm CD Gun battery firing at xAP Argentina Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Donggala at 68,97 Japanese Ships TB Kamo DD Minekaze Allied Ships SS Sailfish, hits 1 SS Sailfish is sighted by escort DD Minekaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Minekaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Minekaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Minekaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Minekaze attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Sado Maru, Shell hits 1 PB Ginyo Maru Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging AK Sado Maru at 12,000 yards PB Ginyo Maru fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Donggala at 69,96 Japanese Ships CV Akagi DD Hatsukaze Allied Ships SS Seawolf SS Seawolf launches 4 torpedoes at CV Akagi DD Hatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Jesselton at 65,81 Japanese Ships xAK Mexico Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire Allied Ships SS Pike, hits 4 SS Pike attacking xAK Mexico Maru on the surface Reich, E.T. decides to submerge SS Pike due to damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 51,79 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 22 Buffalo I x 26 Hudson I x 6 Wirraway x 4 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Zinzan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAK Giyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAKL Kiko Maru Japanese ground losses: 75 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 3 x Hudson I bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 10 x Blenheim I bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 12 x Blenheim I bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 4 x Wirraway bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 100 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 51,79 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft Swordfish I x 5 Vildebeest III x 11 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAKL Kiko Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Zinzan Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Giyu Maru, heavy fires Japanese ground losses: 76 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Vildebeest III bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 5 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Kiko Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Zinzan Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 51,79 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Giyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Blenheim IV bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 51,79 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft Vildebeest III x 10 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Zinzan Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAK Giyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Vildebeest III bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Zinzan Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Giyu Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 51,79 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft Vildebeest III x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAKL Kiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Vildebeest III bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Eniwetok at 123,104 Japanese Ships xAK Celebes Maru, Shell hits 9 Allied Ships SS Tambor, hits 2 xAK Celebes Maru is sighted by SS Tambor SS Tambor attacking on the surface Murphy, J.W. decides to submerge SS Tambor due to damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 14986 troops, 133 guns, 120 vehicles, Assault Value = 461 Defending force 8468 troops, 32 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 252 Japanese adjusted assault: 334 Allied adjusted defense: 103 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 397 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 29 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1124 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 127 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled) Assaulting units: Kure 2nd SNLF 5th Tank Regiment 146th Infantry Regiment 62nd Infantry Group 24th Infantry Regiment 91st Naval Guard Unit 28th Shipping Engineer Regiment 5th Naval Construction Battalion Defending units: 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment 102nd PA Infantry Division Cagayan USAAF Base Force III Philippine Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 10877 troops, 292 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 797 Defending force 34879 troops, 366 guns, 187 vehicles, Assault Value = 520 Japanese adjusted assault: 24 Allied adjusted defense: 895 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 37 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1235 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 85 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 20 (1 destroyed, 19 disabled) Allied ground losses: 103 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 1st Tank Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 56th Infantry Regiment 113th Infantry Regiment 5th Division 148th Infantry Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment 56th Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 25th Army 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Defending units: 2nd Gordons Battalion 3rd Cavalry Regiment 2/17 Dogra Battalion 2nd Malay Battalion 5/14th Punjab Battalion 1st Malay Battalion 1st Mysore Battalion SSVF Brigade 11th Indian Division 1st Manchester Battalion 2nd Loyal Battalion 5/2nd Punjab Battalion 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment III Indian Corps 223 Group RAF 112th RAF Base Force Singapore Fortress 111th RAF Base Force AHQ Far East 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment Malaya Army Singapore Base Force 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 224 Group RAF 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 109th RAF Base Force Malayan Air Wing 2nd ISF Base Force 24th NZ Pioneer Coy 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 110th RAF Base Force 3rd Heavy AA Regiment 109th RN Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Malacca (49,81) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 1089 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 44 Defending force 2783 troops, 13 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 27 Allied adjusted assault: 3 Japanese adjusted defense: 20 Allied assault odds: 1 to 6 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: op mode(-), morale(-) Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 39 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Hyderabad Battalion 2nd Argylls Battalion 1st ISF Base Force Defending units: 4th Ind. Engineer Regiment 27th JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 24, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Miri at 64,83 Japanese Ships xAK Mexico Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXII xAK Mexico Maru is sighted by SS KXII SS KXII launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Mexico Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Horn Island at 93,130 Japanese Ships SS RO-33 Allied Ships AGP Aldebaran, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AGP Aldebaran is sighted by SS RO-33 SS RO-33 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Miri at 64,83 Japanese Ships xAK Mexico Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXII SS KXII launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Miri at 64,83 Japanese Ships xAK Midori Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXII xAK Midori Maru is sighted by SS KXII SS KXII launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Midori Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Sado Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging AK Sado Maru at 15,000 yards 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging AK Sado Maru at 15,000 yards AK Sado Maru fired at enemy troops 150mm CD Gun battery firing at AK Sado Maru 40mm Bofors AA Gun battery firing at AK Sado Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Sado Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging AK Sado Maru at 10,000 yards 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging AK Sado Maru at 10,000 yards 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging AK Sado Maru at 10,000 yards AK Sado Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Miri at 64,81 Japanese Ships xAK Midori Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXV xAK Midori Maru is sighted by SS KXV SS KXV launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Dadjangas at 76,93 Japanese Ships xAK Sinko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KIX xAK Sinko Maru is sighted by SS KIX SS KIX launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Sinko Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Sampit at 56,99 Japanese Ships DD Kasumi DD Arare DD Tanikaze Allied Ships SS O19, hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Dadjangas at 76,93 Japanese Ships xAK Sinko Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KIX SS KIX launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Toboali at 51,95 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 D3A1 Val x 9 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Allied Ships xAK Brastagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires xAK Jarapa, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Brastagi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 38 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 2 damaged Allied Ships xAKL Princessa, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Luzon, Bomb hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 14 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 14 x D3A1 Val bombing from 16000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 9 Ki-51 Sonia x 9 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships xAK Nanning, Bomb hits 1, on fire ACM Colonel Harrison, Bomb hits 1, on fire Port hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 17000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 15 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 31 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships AO Trinity, Bomb hits 1 TK Hai Kwang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Ethel Edwards, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Port fuel hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 31 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 14000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 15 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 31 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships AO Trinity, Bomb hits 1 TK Hai Kwang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Ethel Edwards, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Port fuel hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 31 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 14000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 19 B5N2 Kate x 12 D3A1 Val x 37 Allied aircraft B-339D x 12 CW-21B Demon x 6 75A-7 Hawk x 6 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak D3A1 Val: 7 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 2 destroyed 75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CL Java CA Houston CM Prins van Oranje, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk CL De Ruyter DD Barker DD Stewart Aircraft Attacking: 15 x D3A1 Val bombing from 17000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 11 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 15 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 4787 troops, 46 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 441 Defending force 7596 troops, 31 guns, 53 vehicles, Assault Value = 153 Japanese adjusted assault: 51 Allied adjusted defense: 69 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 210 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 44 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 400 casualties reported Squads: 32 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 62nd Infantry Group 5th Tank Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment Kure 2nd SNLF 146th Infantry Regiment 91st Naval Guard Unit 28th Shipping Engineer Regiment 5th Naval Construction Battalion Defending units: 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment 102nd PA Infantry Division Cagayan USAAF Base Force III Philippine Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Malacca (49,81) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2744 troops, 13 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 136 Defending force 1455 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40 Japanese adjusted assault: 16 Allied adjusted defense: 6 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: op mode(-), leaders(+), leaders(-), preparation(-) fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Allied ground losses: 352 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 4th Ind. Engineer Regiment 12th Engineer Regiment 15th Naval Guard Unit 27th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 1st Hyderabad Battalion 2nd Argylls Battalion 1st ISF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Baker Island (149,136) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 342 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 18 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Baker Island !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+) Assaulting units: I/84th Naval Guard Unit
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