AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 05, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Truk at 114,109 Japanese Ships CM Takashima Allied Ships SS Greenling SS Greenling launches 4 torpedoes Greenling diving deep .... Sub escapes detection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Sydney at 91,168 Japanese Ships SS I-172 Allied Ships KV Auricula KV Hollyhock KV Aster SS I-172 is sighted by escort I-172 diving deep .... KV Hollyhock fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Aster fails to find sub and abandons search KV Hollyhock fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Hollyhock fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Hollyhock fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Hollyhock fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 36th Chinese Corps, at 81,42 , near Ankang Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 13 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 4 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 14th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 36th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Chinese Corps, at 79,50 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 31 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 31 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Chinese Corps, at 79,50 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-Ia Helen x 19 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 10 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 8th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 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: Clear sky Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 5 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 2 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 65th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 15 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-IIa 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 46th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 8th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 11 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-21-IIa 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 ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Paoshan , at 65,45 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 8 No Japanese losses Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 15000 feet * Airfield Attack: 1 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 14 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 14 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 8 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 12 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 25th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 16 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: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-IIa Lily x 15 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 15 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: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 39 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 3 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet * 12 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 75th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 26th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 20th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 68,50 (Mengtze) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 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: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Chinese Corps, at 79,50 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chihkiang , at 78,50 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 21 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 1st Tank Battalion, at 77,127 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 2nd Tank Battalion, at 75,128 , near Katherine Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 8 D3A1 Val x 5 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 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 1000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 8th Cav Recce Regiment, at 77,126 , near Fenton Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 2 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: 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 46th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 10 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb 18 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 8th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-Ia Helen x 8 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Sydney at 91,168 Japanese Ships SS I-170 Allied Ships KV Auricula KV Hollyhock KV Aster SS I-170 is sighted by escort I-170 diving deep .... 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 fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 83,40 (near Sian) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 37183 troops, 311 guns, 114 vehicles, Assault Value = 1027 Defending force 56528 troops, 126 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 609 Japanese adjusted assault: 473 Allied adjusted defense: 115 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: op mode(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 2297 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 180 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled Allied ground losses: 15561 casualties reported Squads: 729 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 782 destroyed, 71 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 32 (29 destroyed, 3 disabled) Units retreated 32 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 17th Division 34th Division 37th Division Defending units: 27th Chinese Corps 33rd Chinese/B Corps 12th Chinese Corps 9th Chinese/A Corps 98th Chinese Corps 129th Red Chinese Division 92nd Chinese Corps 88th Chinese Corps 9th Chinese/B Corps 57th Chinese/A Corps 35th Chinese Corps 81st Chinese Corps 61st Chinese Corps 16th Chinese/C Corps 38th Chinese/A Corps 93rd Chinese Corps 33rd Chinese/A Corps 16th Chinese/A Corps 57th Chinese/C Corps 13th Group Army 120th Red Chinese Division 51st Chinese Corps 9th Chinese/C Corps 4th Group Army 4th Chinese Cavalry/A Corps 33rd Chinese/C Corps 38th Chinese/C Corps 37th Group Army 12th Chinese Base Force 38th Chinese/B Corps 15th Chinese Base Force 4th Chinese Cavalry/B Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 930 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1327 Defending force 63489 troops, 238 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1801 Assaulting units: 102nd Infantry Regiment 2nd Ind Engineer Regiment 13th Division 55th Infantry Brigade 52nd Infantry Brigade 40th Division 9th Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 72nd Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 20th Chinese Corps 26th Chinese Corps 75th Chinese Corps 78th Chinese Corps 27th Group Army 9th War Area 29th Group Army 19th 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 = 868 Defending force 33862 troops, 110 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 810 Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 8 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 64,45 (near Paoshan) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 14486 troops, 162 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 557 Defending force 16782 troops, 62 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 594 Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 18th Division 33rd/C Division 3rd Mortar Battalion Defending units: 28th Chinese Corps 54th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nias (42,79) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 491 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8 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 Nias !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-), supply(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 1st SNLF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nookanbah (66,130) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 1179 troops, 0 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 24 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Nookanbah !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: 3rd Tank Battalion