AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 18, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Roi-Namur at 131,113 Japanese Ships CM Tsugaru Allied Ships SS Silversides SS Silversides is sighted by escort CM Tsugaru fails to find sub, continues to search... CM Tsugaru fails to find sub, continues to search... CM Tsugaru fails to find sub, continues to search... CM Tsugaru fails to find sub, continues to search... CM Tsugaru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Katherine RAAF Base Force, at 76,128 (Katherine) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 21 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed, 3 damaged No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 1 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 35th FG/39th FS with P-39D Airacobra (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 12 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Also attacking 19th Australian Battalion ... Also attacking Katherine RAAF Base Force ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 14 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: 14 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 46th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 25th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 65th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 8 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 25th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 8th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 25th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 8th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 25th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 65th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 18 Ki-49-Ia Helen x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 46th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 65th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 46th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 65th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 25th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 5 Ki-49-Ia Helen x 14 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: 14 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-Ia Helen x 10 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 46th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 8th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Chinese Corps, at 81,39 , near Tienshui Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 3 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Paoshan , at 65,45 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 10 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 15000 feet * Airfield Attack: 1 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 46th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 11 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changteh , at 81,50 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-IIa Lily x 3 No Japanese losses Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 1000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 20th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 29 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 29 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet * Also attacking 26th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 20th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 20th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 5 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 7th New Chinese Corps, at 68,50 (Mengtze) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged Runway hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 47th Infantry Regiment, at 76,128 (Katherine) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 15 P-39D Airacobra x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 264 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 47th Infantry Regiment, at 76,128 (Katherine) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 P-39D Airacobra x 2 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 38 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 47th Infantry Regiment, at 76,128 (Katherine) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 15 P-39D Airacobra x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 159 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Sian , at 83,41 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 11 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 2000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 93rd Chinese/B Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 46th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 46th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sian (83,41) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 57427 troops, 603 guns, 963 vehicles, Assault Value = 2359 Defending force 87031 troops, 275 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1246 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3 Japanese adjusted assault: 426 Allied adjusted defense: 707 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 904 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 76 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 43 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 146 (6 destroyed, 140 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2250 casualties reported Squads: 35 destroyed, 75 disabled Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 69 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) Assaulting units: 9th Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Regiment 37th Division 17th Division 25th Division 36th Division 13th Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 34th Division 15th Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment 3rd Division 11th Tank Regiment 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 120th Red Chinese Division 33rd Chinese/B Corps 61st Chinese/C Corps 57th Chinese/B Corps 88th Chinese/A Corps 51st Chinese Corps 98th Chinese/B Corps 9th Chinese/B Corps 4th Chinese Cavalry/C Corps 88th Chinese/C Corps 16th Chinese/B Corps 27th Chinese/A Corps 33rd Chinese/C Corps 9th Chinese/C Corps 12th Chinese/B Corps 61st Chinese/B Corps 27th Chinese/B Corps 93rd Chinese/B Corps 12th Chinese/C Corps 129th Red Chinese Division 12th Chinese/A Corps 38th Chinese/B Corps 33rd Chinese/A Corps 92nd Chinese/C Corps 61st Chinese/A Corps 38th Chinese/A Corps 98th Chinese/C Corps 9th Chinese/A Corps 16th Chinese/C Corps 57th Chinese/A Corps 4th Chinese Cavalry/A Corps 4th Chinese Cavalry/B Corps 93rd Chinese/C Corps 88th Chinese/B Corps 16th Chinese/A Corps 38th Chinese/C Corps 93rd Chinese/A Corps 27th Chinese/C Corps 98th Chinese/A Corps 92nd Chinese/B Corps 92nd Chinese/A Corps 57th Chinese/C Corps 4th Group Army Red Chinese Army 13th Group Army 12th Chinese Base Force 15th Chinese Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 78,51 (near Chihkiang) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 19756 troops, 138 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1044 Defending force 40090 troops, 188 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1106 Assaulting units: 51st Infantry Brigade 6th Division 9th Division Defending units: 25th Chinese Corps 8th Chinese Corps 46th Chinese Corps 65th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 930 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1326 Defending force 62524 troops, 238 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1742 Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled) Assaulting units: 52nd Infantry Brigade 40th Division 55th Infantry Brigade 2nd Ind Engineer Regiment 13th Division 102nd Infantry Regiment 9th Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 26th Chinese Corps 75th Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 72nd Chinese Corps 20th Chinese Corps 78th Chinese Corps 29th Group Army 9th War Area 27th Group Army 19th Group Army 30th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 76,52 (near Kweilin) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1300 troops, 86 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault Value = 870 Defending force 33560 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 761 Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 19th Division 104th Division 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment Defending units: 37th Chinese Corps 59th Chinese Corps 87th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 81,39 (near Tienshui) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 28408 troops, 198 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 991 Defending force 34576 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 942 Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade 59th Infantry Brigade 11th Division Defending units: 1st Chinese Corps 7th Chinese Corps 11th Chinese Corps 96th Chinese Corps 36th Group Army Jingcha War Area 39th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 64,45 (near Paoshan) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 14477 troops, 162 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 Defending force 16677 troops, 62 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 579 Assaulting units: 18th Division 33rd/C Division 3rd Mortar Battalion Defending units: 28th Chinese Corps 54th Chinese Corps