AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 04, 42
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 88,44 (Chengchow)
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-30 Ann x 9
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 10
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-30 Ann: 6 destroyed
 
No Allied losses
 
CAP engaged:
AVG/3rd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      10 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 17000.
      Raid is overhead
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Subic Bay Defenses , at 79,76 (Clark Field)
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid detected at 89 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 40
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      16 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
      20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Asiatic Fleet , at 79,76 (Clark Field)
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 27
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 6 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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ASW attack near Soc Trang  at 57,74
 
Japanese Ships
      PB Fuji Maru #3
 
Allied Ships
      SS KXVII
 
SS KXVII is sighted by escort
KXVII bottoming out ....
PB Fuji Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Ground combat at Paotow (92,34)
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 5109 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 181
 
Defending force 2844 troops, 40 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
 
Assaulting units:
    81st Chinese Corps
 
Defending units:
    1st Cavalry Brigade
    4th Cavalry Brigade
 
 
