AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 09, 42
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ASW attack near Singkep  at 50,88
 
Japanese Ships
      PB Nako Maru #2
 
Allied Ships
      SS O21
 
SS O21 is located by PB Nako Maru #2
O21 bottoming out ....
PB Nako Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nako Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nako Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nako Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nako Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 87,59 , near Foochow
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 33
      G4M1 Betty x 55
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      34 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      32 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
      23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
      24 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       9 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 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 16th Construction Regiment ...
Also attacking 14th Chinese Base Force ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 16th Construction Regiment ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      15 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 24729 troops, 855 guns, 1759 vehicles, Assault Value = 1167
 
Defending force 80206 troops, 349 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2634
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 294 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 8235 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 28 (fort level 6) 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      1355 casualties reported
         Squads: 28 destroyed, 238 disabled
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 53 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 114 (7 destroyed, 107 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      1989 casualties reported
         Squads: 21 destroyed, 192 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
      Guns lost 19 (2 destroyed, 17 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    5th Tank Regiment
    20th Recon Regiment
    10th Tank Regiment
    12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
    12th Tank Regiment
    11th Tank Regiment
    3rd Tank Regiment
    9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
    8th Recon Regiment
    1st Recon Regiment
    9th Tank Regiment
    13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
    23rd Tank Regiment
    15th Tank Regiment
    26th Recon Regiment
    22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    11th Field Artillery Regiment
    10th Mortar Battalion
    10th Mortar Battalion
    8th Mountain Gun Regiment
    Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
    11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    13th Mortar Battalion
    4th Mortar Battalion
    6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    26th Field Artillery Regiment
    7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    28th Mountain Gun Regiment
    2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    1st Field Artillery Regiment
    Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
    11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
 
Defending units:
    53rd Chinese Corps
    58th Chinese Corps
    20th Chinese Corps
    10th Chinese Corps
    37th Chinese Corps
    73rd Chinese Corps
    99th Chinese Corps
    29th Group Army
    9th War Area 
    27th Group Army
    19th Group Army
    17th Chinese Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at Soerabaja (56,104)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 43730 troops, 459 guns, 407 vehicles, Assault Value = 1499
 
Defending force 17910 troops, 118 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 356
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 670 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 281 
 
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3) 
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      2331 casualties reported
         Squads: 8 destroyed, 213 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
      Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      2654 casualties reported
         Squads: 58 destroyed, 94 disabled
         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 72 disabled
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
      Guns lost 34 (13 destroyed, 21 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    5th Division
    III./124th Infantry Battalion
    38th/A Division
    4th Guards Division
    II./124th Infantry Battalion
    5th Guards Cav Regiment
    6th Tank Regiment
    38th/C Division
    14th Guards Rgt /6
    41st Guard Battalion
    2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy 
    16th Guards Rgt /4
    10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
    2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    4th JAAF AF Coy 
 
Defending units:
    Marinier Battalion
    2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
    3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
    Artilleriecommando Coastal Gun Battalion
    6th KNIL Regiment
    Loemafjang Base Force
    Djojakarta Base Force
    Banjoewangi Base Force
    Commandement Marine 
    2 ML-KNIL Aviation 
    Semarang Base Force
    MLD 
    Soerabaja Base Force
    Malang Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at Loemadjang (56,106)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 13089 troops, 120 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 444
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 424 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 424 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Loemadjang !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: 
 
Assaulting units:
    33rd Division
 
 
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Ground combat at Dobo (83,116)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 498 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 11 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Dobo !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: 
 
Assaulting units:
    32nd Nav Gsn Unit 
 
 
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Ground combat at 81,53 (near Changsha)
 
Allied Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 9313 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 333
 
Defending force 546 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
 
Allied adjusted assault: 60 
 
Japanese adjusted defense: 1 
 
Allied assault odds: 60 to 1 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      109 casualties reported
         Squads: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
      Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Units retreated 1
 
Allied ground losses:
      20 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
 
Assaulting units:
    86th Chinese Corps
 
Defending units:
    12th RGC Temp. Division
 
 
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Ground combat at Taberfane (82,117)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 534 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 3 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Taberfane !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)
 
Assaulting units:
    32nd Nav Gsn Unit /3
 
 
