AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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Amphibious Assault at Tandjoengbalai (47,78)
 
TF 11 troops unloading over beach at Tandjoengbalai, 47,78
 
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Salamaua (98,127)
 
TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Salamaua, 98,127
 
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Finschhafen (100,126)
 
TF 257 troops unloading over beach at Finschhafen, 100,126
 
Japanese ground losses:
      17 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of I./33rd Inf Regt 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 28th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 6
      G4M1 Betty x 30
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      13 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      25 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 28th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 27
      G4M1 Betty x 20
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
 
Allied ground losses:
      13 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 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
      27 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58 
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-44 Tojo x 5
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       5 x Ki-44 Tojo sweeping at 23000 feet
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 54365 troops, 498 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1395
 
Defending force 27609 troops, 134 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 479
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 759 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1267 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      2893 casualties reported
         Squads: 53 destroyed, 190 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 44 disabled
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 22 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      1186 casualties reported
         Squads: 35 destroyed, 47 disabled
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 41 disabled
         Engineers: 14 destroyed, 5 disabled
      Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    116th Division
    22nd Division
    2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
    32nd Division
    55th Infantry Brigade
    36th Division
    138th Infantry Regiment
 
Defending units:
    28th Chinese Corps
    100th Chinese Corps
    88th Chinese Corps
    16th Construction Regiment
    10th Group Army
    3rd War Area 
    25th Group Army
    14th Chinese Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at 81,53 (near Changsha)
 
Allied Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 50434 troops, 255 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1944
 
Defending force 576 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21
 
Allied adjusted assault: 828 
 
Japanese adjusted defense: 1 
 
Allied assault odds: 828 to 1 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: 
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      536 casualties reported
         Squads: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 36 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Units destroyed 1
 
Allied ground losses:
      26 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    58th Chinese Corps
    26th Chinese Corps
    20th Chinese Corps
    73rd Chinese Corps
    37th Chinese Corps
    10th Chinese Corps
    99th Chinese Corps
    27th Group Army
    19th Group Army
    9th War Area 
    29th Group Army
 
Defending units:
    23rd RGC Temp. Division
 
 
