AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 05, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6 Allied aircraft P-38F Lightning x 25 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet * CAP engaged: 47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000. Raid is overhead 1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes 11th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 36000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 36000. Raid is overhead 64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Raid is overhead 260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft Wellington Ic x 16 B-25C Mitchell x 12 Allied aircraft losses Wellington Ic: 13 damaged Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed by flak B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged Refinery hits 8 Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Wellington Ic bombing from 5000 feet City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 16 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 12 B-24D Liberator x 20 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged Oil hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 9 No Allied losses Oil hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft B-17F Fortress x 11 Allied aircraft losses B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged Oil hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-17F Fortress x 12 No Allied losses Oil hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 12 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 41,600 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 13 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 35600 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Urumchi (79,11) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2694 troops, 28 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 140 Defending force 1902 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 82 Japanese adjusted assault: 39 Allied adjusted defense: 17 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 115 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 79 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 6th Mongol Cavalry Division 1st Cavalry Brigade 4th Cavalry Brigade 7th Mongol Cavalry Division Defending units: 9th Separate Brigade