Sardaukar
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 05, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Mutsu CA Chokai CA Myoko DD Sagiri DD Yukaze DD Tachikaze DD Numakaze Allied Ships PT-20 PT-32 PT-33 PT-59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kofiau at 80,107 Japanese Ships CL Katori, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Sealion SS Sealion launches 4 torpedoes Sub escapes detection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Christmas Island IO at 45,104 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 4 B-339D x 4 Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Kokai Maru, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Albacore I bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Canton Island (153,143) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Hiyoshi Maru xAK Mikasa Maru xAK Tokati Maru xAK Taijima Maru Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled xAK Hiyoshi Maru firing at Canton USN CPNAB xAK Hiyoshi Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Mikasa Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Tokati Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Hiyoshi Maru fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Canton Island (153,143) TF 80 troops unloading over beach at Canton Island, 153,143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Canton Island (153,143) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Mochizuki LSD Akitsu Maru E Saga Japanese ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DD Mochizuki firing at 3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion DD Mochizuki fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Canton Island (153,143) TF 301 troops unloading over beach at Canton Island, 153,143 Japanese ground losses: 75 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 20934 troops, 397 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 Defending force 18736 troops, 178 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 451 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 1 Allied adjusted defense: 931 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 931 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 427 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 30 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 55th Cavalry Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 55th Engineer Regiment 5th Division 113th Infantry Regiment 148th Infantry Regiment 112th Infantry Regiment RTA Cavalry Division 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 56th Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 15th Army 84th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: Rangoon BAF Battalion 4th Burma Rifles Battalion 1st Gloucestershire Battalion 1st Burma Division 16th Indian Brigade 108th RAF Base Force 107th RAF Base Force 221 Group RAF 103rd RN Base Force 100th RAF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2616 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 92 Defending force 1457 troops, 12 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 33 Japanese adjusted assault: 14 Allied adjusted defense: 11 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 230 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 157 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 27 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) Assaulting units: 53rd Naval Guard Unit 61st Nav Gd /4 11th Air Flotilla /1 Defending units: 3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion Canton USN CPNAB -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 06, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Canton Island (153,143) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Hiyoshi Maru xAK Mikasa Maru xAK Tokati Maru xAK Taijima Maru Japanese ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled xAK Hiyoshi Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Mikasa Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Tokati Maru fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Canton Island (153,143) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships E Saga LSD Akitsu Maru Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled E Saga fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Canton Island (153,143) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Hiyoshi Maru xAK Mikasa Maru xAK Tokati Maru xAK Taijima Maru xAK Hiyoshi Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Mikasa Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Tokati Maru fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Canton Island (153,143) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships E Saga LSD Akitsu Maru E Saga fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Mutsu CA Chokai CA Myoko DD Sagiri DD Yukaze DD Tachikaze DD Numakaze Allied Ships PT-20 PT-32 PT-33 PT-59, Shell hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Canton Island (153,143) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Mikasa Maru xAK Taian Maru xAK Tokati Maru xAK Taijima Maru Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled xAK Mikasa Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Taian Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Tokati Maru fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Canton Island (153,143) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships E Saga LSD Akitsu Maru Japanese ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled E Saga fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Arawe at 101,127 Japanese Ships xAK Tarushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1 Allied Ships SS S-42 Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) xAK Tarushima Maru is sighted by SS S-42 SS S-42 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tarushima Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Gasmata at 102,128 Japanese Ships xAK Amagi Maru, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-45 Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Arawe at 101,127 Japanese Ships xAK Tarushima Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-42 Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) SS S-42 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lihir at 108,123 Japanese Ships xAKL Seiko Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire Allied Ships SS S-27, hits 2, on fire Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled SS S-27 attacking xAKL Seiko Maru on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Semarang at 53,102 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 4 DB-7B x 3 B-25C Mitchell x 2 B-339-23 x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAP Kamakura Maru xAK Koryu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 3 x DB-7B bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Christmas Island IO at 45,104 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 3 B-339D x 2 B-25C Mitchell x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Nippo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Christmas Island IO at 45,104 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 6 Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Toyotu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Albacore I bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Banjoewangi at 57,107 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 4 DB-7B x 3 B-25C Mitchell x 2 B-339-23 x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAKL Konei Maru xAKL Hakozake Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 91 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 3 x DB-7B bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Christmas Island IO at 45,104 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 3 B-339D x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Nippo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Christmas Island IO at 45,104 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 6 B-339D x 2 Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Toyotu Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Albacore I bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Toyotu Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 19064 troops, 381 guns, 152 vehicles, Assault Value = 542 Defending force 18724 troops, 178 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 448 Japanese adjusted assault: 0 Allied adjusted defense: 679 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 286 casualties reported Squads: 15 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 13 (7 destroyed, 6 disabled) Vehicles lost 32 (32 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 65 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 55th Cavalry Regiment 112th Infantry Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 55th Engineer Regiment 113th Infantry Regiment 5th Division 148th Infantry Regiment RTA Cavalry Division 56th Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 15th Army 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 84th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 4th Burma Rifles Battalion 1st Gloucestershire Battalion 1st Burma Division Rangoon BAF Battalion 16th Indian Brigade 221 Group RAF 103rd RN Base Force 108th RAF Base Force 107th RAF Base Force 100th RAF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2921 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 83 Defending force 1237 troops, 12 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Japanese adjusted assault: 5 Allied adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 75 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 63 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 53rd Naval Guard Unit 61st Naval Guard Unit 11th Air Flotilla /1 Defending units: 3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion Canton USN CPNAB -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Busuanga (77,80) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 484 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 2 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Busuanga !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: op mode(-), leaders(-), fatigue(-) Assaulting units: 65th Bde /1
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