AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 27, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Ponape at 118,109 Japanese Ships xAKL Tenposan Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire Allied Ships SS Haddock, hits 2 xAKL Tenposan Maru is sighted by SS Haddock SS Haddock attacking on the surface Taylor, A.H. decides to submerge SS Haddock due to damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Lihue at 173,116 Japanese Ships SS I-29 Allied Ships CL Concord DD McCall DD Gridley DD Maury SS I-29 launches 6 torpedoes at CL Concord I-29 diving deep .... DD Maury fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Maury fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Maury fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Maury fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Maury fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Ponape at 118,109 Japanese Ships xAKL Tenposan Maru, Shell hits 21, on fire Allied Ships SS Haddock, hits 2 xAKL Tenposan Maru is sighted by SS Haddock SS Haddock attacking on the surface Taylor, A.H. decides to submerge SS Haddock due to damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Sydney at 91,167 Japanese Ships SS I-171, hits 2 Allied Ships KV Hollyhock KV Aster SS I-171 is sighted by escort I-171 bottoming out .... KV Hollyhock fails to find sub and abandons search KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Aster attacking submerged sub .... KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Aster attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Sian , at 83,41 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 7 No Japanese losses Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 15 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 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 9th Chinese/A Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Sian , at 83,41 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 3 No Japanese losses Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 10 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 2000 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: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 16 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 39 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Airfield 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 SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Sian , at 83,41 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 15 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 115 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 15th Chinese Base Force ... Also attacking Sian ... Also attacking 27th Chinese/A Corps ... Also attacking Sian ... Also attacking 12th Chinese Base Force ... Also attacking 93rd Chinese/C Corps ... Also attacking 57th Chinese/C Corps ... Also attacking Sian ... Also attacking 9th Chinese/B Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 93rd Chinese/B Corps, at 83,41 (Sian) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 19 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 193 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 19 x G4M1 Betty 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: Light rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 15 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 15 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 8th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 46th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Cav Recce Regiment, at 76,128 (Katherine) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 B5N2 Kate x 10 D3A1 Val x 11 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 67 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 35th FG/39th FS with P-39D Airacobra (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Raid is overhead Also attacking 1st Tank Battalion ... Also attacking Katherine RAAF Base Force ... Also attacking 8th Cav Recce Regiment ... Also attacking 1st Tank Battalion ... Also attacking Katherine RAAF Base Force ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 65th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 7 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 5 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 8th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 46th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 8th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 46th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 7 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 25th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-Ia Helen x 19 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 25th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Sian , at 83,41 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 32 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 138 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 11 Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 57th Chinese/A Corps ... Also attacking Sian ... Also attacking 92nd Chinese/B Corps ... Also attacking Sian ... Also attacking 12th Chinese/B Corps ... Also attacking Sian ... Also attacking 16th Chinese/C Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Chinese Corps, at 81,39 , near Tienshui Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 15 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 26th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 27 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet * Also attacking 75th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 26th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 26th 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 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 10th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 26th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 7 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 76,128 (Katherine) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 12 P-39D Airacobra x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 81 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 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 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Raid is overhead 3rd Ku S-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 Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 76,128 (Katherine) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 5 P-39D Airacobra x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed 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: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 46th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 2 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: Light cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 13 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 8th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3 Ki-49-Ia Helen x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Paoshan , at 65,45 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 15000 feet * Airfield Attack: 1 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 176,114 Japanese Ships SS I-23 Allied Ships CL Raleigh, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage DD McCall DD Gridley DD Maury SS I-23 launches 6 torpedoes at CL Raleigh I-23 diving deep .... DD Maury fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Maury fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Maury fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Maury fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Maury fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Katherine (76,128) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 16173 troops, 124 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 515 Defending force 3643 troops, 21 guns, 121 vehicles, Assault Value = 93 Japanese adjusted assault: 112 Allied adjusted defense: 38 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 160 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 8th Tank Regiment 4th Division 47th Infantry Regiment Defending units: 8th Cav Recce Regiment 1st Tank Battalion 19th Australian Battalion Katherine RAAF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sian (83,41) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2982 troops, 159 guns, 336 vehicles, Assault Value = 2693 Defending force 81307 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1039 Allied ground losses: 329 casualties reported Squads: 36 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 34th Division 12th Tank Regiment 13th Tank Regiment 37th Division 41st Division 23rd Tank Regiment 36th Division 15th Tank Regiment 3rd Division 9th Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Regiment 25th Division 17th Division 11th Tank Regiment 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 4th Chinese Cavalry/C Corps 12th Chinese/C Corps 61st Chinese/B Corps 16th Chinese/B Corps 38th Chinese/C Corps 88th Chinese/B Corps 129th Red Chinese Division 93rd Chinese/A Corps 57th Chinese/B Corps 9th Chinese/A Corps 9th Chinese/B Corps 93rd Chinese/B Corps 4th Chinese Cavalry/A Corps 38th Chinese/A Corps 27th Chinese/B Corps 27th Chinese/A Corps 98th Chinese/A Corps 61st Chinese/A Corps 16th Chinese/C Corps 33rd Chinese/A Corps 12th Chinese/A Corps 16th Chinese/A Corps 38th Chinese/B Corps 57th Chinese/A Corps 61st Chinese/C Corps 92nd Chinese/B Corps 93rd Chinese/C Corps 88th Chinese/A Corps 33rd Chinese/C Corps 98th Chinese/B Corps 12th Chinese/B Corps 92nd Chinese/A Corps 33rd Chinese/B Corps 51st Chinese Corps 9th Chinese/C Corps 98th Chinese/C Corps 88th Chinese/C Corps 92nd Chinese/C Corps 27th Chinese/C Corps 57th Chinese/C Corps 15th Chinese Base Force 37th Group Army 13th Group Army 120th Red Chinese Division Red Chinese Army 12th Chinese Base Force 4th Group Army 4th Chinese Cavalry/B Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 930 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1325 Defending force 63124 troops, 238 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1774 Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 40th Division 2nd Ind Engineer Regiment 13th Division 55th Infantry Brigade 52nd Infantry Brigade 102nd Infantry Regiment 9th Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 75th Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 20th Chinese Corps 72nd Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 78th Chinese Corps 19th Group Army 29th Group Army 27th Group Army 9th War Area 30th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 76,52 (near Kweilin) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 300 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 868 Defending force 33708 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 781 Assaulting units: 19th Division 104th Division 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion Defending units: 59th Chinese Corps 37th 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 5555 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 193 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 = 556 Defending force 16709 troops, 62 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 587 Assaulting units: 18th Division 33rd/C Division 3rd Mortar Battalion Defending units: 28th Chinese Corps 54th Chinese Corps