AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 13, 42
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TF 91 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
 
Japanese Ships
      DMS W-10
 
4 mines cleared
 
 
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ASW attack near Ambon  at 75,109
 
Japanese Ships
      DD Mike Solli
      PB Edo Maru
      PB Busho Maru
      xAK Syohei Maru
      DD Tawakaze
 
Allied Ships
      SS KXV
 
SS KXV launches 4 torpedoes at DD Mike Solli
KXV diving deep ....
DD Mike Solli fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Mike Solli fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mike Solli fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mike Solli fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mike Solli fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Sub vs Sub: SS O20 attacking SS I-162  at 59,106  - near Kangean
 
Japanese Ships
      SS I-162
 
Allied Ships
      SS O20
 
SS O20 launches 4 torpedoes at 4,000 yards
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 86th Chinese/A Corps, at 81,53 , near Changsha
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 9
      G4M1 Betty x 40
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 14
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
      G4M1 Betty: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
 
No Allied losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      263 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       1 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
      17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
AVG/2nd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      (14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
      14 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
      Raid is overhead
 
Also attacking 86th Chinese/C Corps ...
Also attacking 86th Chinese/B Corps ...
Also attacking 86th Chinese/A Corps ...
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Also attacking 86th Chinese/A Corps ...
Also attacking 86th Chinese/B Corps ...
Also attacking 86th Chinese/A Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 86th Chinese/A Corps, at 81,53 , near Changsha
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 20
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 10
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
 
No Allied losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      131 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
AVG/2nd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 196 minutes
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 86th Chinese/C Corps, at 81,53 , near Changsha
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 27
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 4
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
 
No Allied losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      134 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      25 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
AVG/2nd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 84 minutes
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 86th Chinese/A Corps, at 81,53 , near Changsha
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-30 Ann x 9
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      12 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
       3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 86th Chinese/B Corps ...
Also attacking 86th Chinese/C Corps ...
Also attacking 86th Chinese/A Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 86th Chinese/C Corps, at 81,53 , near Changsha
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 102nd Infantry Regiment, at 80,54 , near Hengyang
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Blenheim IV x 12
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese ground losses:
      55 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      12 x Blenheim IV bombing from 3000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 11865 troops, 818 guns, 699 vehicles, Assault Value = 1212
 
Defending force 83900 troops, 397 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2497
 
Japanese ground losses:
      10 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      262 casualties reported
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    3rd Tank Regiment
    5th Tank Regiment
    59th Infantry Brigade
    10th Tank Regiment
    12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
    12th Tank Regiment
    3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    1st Recon Regiment
    11th Tank Regiment
    20th Recon Regiment
    9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
    2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    23rd Tank Regiment
    13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
    26th Recon Regiment
    10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    10th Mortar Battalion
    26th Field Artillery Regiment
    22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    4th Mortar Battalion
    8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    11th Field Artillery Regiment
    20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
    6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    28th Mountain Gun Regiment
    8th Mountain Gun Regiment
    13th Mortar Battalion
    13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    10th Mortar Battalion
    1st Field Artillery Regiment
    Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
    1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
 
Defending units:
    37th Chinese Corps
    53rd Chinese Corps
    20th Chinese Corps
    73rd Chinese Corps
    58th Chinese Corps
    99th Chinese Corps
    10th Chinese Corps
    86th Chinese/A Corps
    19th Group Army
    17th Chinese Base Force
    27th Group Army
    1st Artillery Regiment
    9th War Area 
    29th Group Army
    26th Group Army
    6th War Area 
    7th Artillery Regiment
 
 
