AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 25, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Ailinglaplap at 133,118 Japanese Ships xAKL Kaito Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Trigger xAKL Kaito Maru is sighted by SS Trigger SS Trigger launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Kaito Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tsu at 108,63 Japanese Ships PB Hong Kong Maru PB Takunan Maru #8 PB Karimo Maru PB Yahonui Maru Allied Ships SS Trout SS Trout is sighted by escort Trout diving deep .... PB Karimo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yahonui Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Karimo Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Yahonui Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yahonui Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yahonui Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yahonui Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ponape at 118,109 Japanese Ships DD Yugure DD Kuretake Allied Ships SS Haddock SS Haddock launches 4 torpedoes at DD Yugure Haddock diving deep .... DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Kuretake attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Sian , at 83,41 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 5 G4M1 Betty x 11 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 9 Runway hits 28 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 5 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Red Chinese Army ... Also attacking Sian ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Sian , at 83,41 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell 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 Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 28 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Sian , at 83,41 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 14 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Paoshan , at 65,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 10 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 15000 feet * Airfield Attack: 1 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changteh , at 81,50 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-IIa Lily x 7 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 1000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 78th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 31 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 29 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet * 2 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 75th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 10th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 78th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 78th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 92nd Chinese/A Corps, at 83,41 (Sian) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 124 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 93rd Chinese/C Corps ... Also attacking 92nd Chinese/A Corps ... Also attacking 93rd Chinese/C Corps ... Also attacking 92nd Chinese/A Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 9 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 19 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,128 (Katherine) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 15 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 10 damaged Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 13 (3 destroyed, 10 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 4 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 5 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 CAP engaged: 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 46th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 3 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Sian , at 83,41 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13 No Japanese losses Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 68,50 (Mengtze) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 27th Chinese/A Corps, at 83,41 (Sian) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 39 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sian (83,41) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2988 troops, 159 guns, 335 vehicles, Assault Value = 2630 Defending force 82698 troops, 238 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1071 Allied ground losses: 480 casualties reported Squads: 18 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Assaulting units: 23rd Tank Regiment 37th Division 34th Division 17th Division 3rd Division 36th Division 3rd Tank Regiment 41st Division 12th Tank Regiment 13th Tank Regiment 25th Division 15th Tank Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 98th Chinese/A Corps 4th Chinese Cavalry/B Corps 12th Chinese/A Corps 9th Chinese/C Corps 16th Chinese/B Corps 33rd Chinese/A Corps 4th Chinese Cavalry/C Corps 88th Chinese/B Corps 9th Chinese/B Corps 88th Chinese/A Corps 12th Chinese/C Corps 27th Chinese/A Corps 93rd Chinese/B Corps 129th Red Chinese Division 51st Chinese Corps 38th Chinese/C Corps 93rd Chinese/A Corps 57th Chinese/B Corps 4th Chinese Cavalry/A Corps 12th Chinese/B Corps 61st Chinese/A Corps 57th Chinese/A Corps 38th Chinese/B Corps 16th Chinese/C Corps 92nd Chinese/B Corps 92nd Chinese/A Corps 98th Chinese/B Corps 93rd Chinese/C Corps 33rd Chinese/C Corps 61st Chinese/C Corps 9th Chinese/A Corps 88th Chinese/C Corps 27th Chinese/C Corps 38th Chinese/A Corps 27th Chinese/B Corps 92nd Chinese/C Corps 33rd Chinese/B Corps 16th Chinese/A Corps 98th Chinese/C Corps 57th Chinese/C Corps 15th Chinese Base Force 120th Red Chinese Division 12th Chinese Base Force 37th Group Army 13th Group Army 4th Group Army Red Chinese Army 61st Chinese/B Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 930 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1326 Defending force 62960 troops, 238 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1763 Assaulting units: 40th Division 52nd Infantry Brigade 13th Division 102nd Infantry Regiment 2nd Ind Engineer Regiment 55th Infantry Brigade 9th Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 72nd Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 75th Chinese Corps 20th Chinese Corps 78th Chinese Corps 9th War Area 19th Group Army 29th Group Army 27th Group Army 30th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 76,52 (near Kweilin) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 300 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 866 Defending force 33637 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 772 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 19th Division 104th Division 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion Defending units: 37th Chinese Corps 59th Chinese Corps 87th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 81,48 (near Ichang) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 6750 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 211 Defending force 5650 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 199 Assaulting units: 13th Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 63rd Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 64,45 (near Paoshan) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 14477 troops, 162 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 555 Defending force 16687 troops, 62 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 585 Assaulting units: 18th Division 33rd/C Division 3rd Mortar Battalion Defending units: 28th Chinese Corps 54th Chinese Corps