AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 42
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Morning Air attack on 86th Chinese/B Corps, at 81,53 , near Changsha
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 20
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 4
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      20 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet
 
CAP engaged:
AVG/2nd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 86th Chinese/B Corps, at 81,53 , near Changsha
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 3
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 5
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
 
CAP engaged:
AVG/2nd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 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 34 minutes
 
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
 
TF 188 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
 
Allied ground losses:
      777 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 91 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 49 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 84 (0 destroyed, 84 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 85 (0 destroyed, 85 disabled)
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 11839 troops, 818 guns, 695 vehicles, Assault Value = 1306
 
Defending force 84626 troops, 417 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2517
 
Japanese ground losses:
      17 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 21 (9 destroyed, 12 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      197 casualties reported
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    59th Infantry Brigade
    9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
    12th Tank Regiment
    2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
    23rd Tank Regiment
    3rd Tank Regiment
    5th Tank Regiment
    10th Tank Regiment
    20th Recon Regiment
    1st Recon Regiment
    11th Tank Regiment
    26th Recon Regiment
    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    1st Field Artillery Regiment
    11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    10th Mortar Battalion
    10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
    2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    26th Field Artillery Regiment
    8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    10th Mortar Battalion
    8th Mountain Gun Regiment
    11th Field Artillery Regiment
    4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    13th Mortar Battalion
    12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    28th Mountain Gun Regiment
    4th Mortar Battalion
    4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
    12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
 
Defending units:
    20th Chinese Corps
    73rd Chinese Corps
    58th Chinese Corps
    10th Chinese Corps
    99th Chinese Corps
    53rd Chinese Corps
    37th Chinese Corps
    86th Chinese/A Corps
    26th Group Army
    18th Artillery Regiment
    7th Artillery Regiment
    27th Group Army
    19th Group Army
    9th War Area 
    17th Chinese Base Force
    1st Artillery Regiment
    29th Group Army
    6th War Area 
    86th Chinese/C Corps
 
 
